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I used to be one of his biggest fans. His Serina project was just so whimsical and fascinating, I was a bit obsessed with it for a while. But a long time ago, he made a ton of patreon advertisements during a dry period where he didn't post anything else. Most artists would be called greedy and money grubby if they pulled the same thing, but all I said was "when the next free post coming?" And he threw a temper tantrum saying "it'll take longer now because of you". I was appalled an artist could be so immature; but then some other guys said he had horrible experiences with trolls in the past telling him similar things. So I felt sorry for him and apologized for making him feel bad, but he didn't say anything. I still felt like he hated me for what In said though I meant no harm, so I tried to reach out to him in any way to know we were cool. Eventually I just tried to ask a question about Serina for him to answer like we used to do. But he never answered. So I asked again……. and then he blocked me. He thought I was spamming him? I did not mean to spam, I just wanted to know we were cool. It's one thing when a small user blocks you, but another thing entirely when an artist you follow blocks you. So I tried to find a way to get him to unblock me, asking lots of people on deviantart. But then all of a sudden he unblocked me. I wasn't sure if he just blocked me by accident or if he was really that angry at me. I tried to ask him why, but again, no response. There was no communication between us at all. So afraid I was of maybe angering him further, I just kept silent for months watching his art never commenting, always feeling this air that he still holds it against me.
But then a few weeks ago, the silence was broken when he uploaded an art piece with an obvious cropping error. Literally no one else brought it up, even though it brought the art piece down. I just had to say something, but I thought if I told him directly he would block me again, the guy was completely unpredictable. So I commented about it on his friends latest serina post thinking some other fan would see it and then tell sheather without mentioning me. But instead out of nowhere I got at least 10 of his fans calling me a moron for "being toxic and hating" as they called it. Like…. it was just some constructive criticism. Then they brought up the whole patreon thing which I was already over with months ago and didn't care about, saying I'm a bad person. Of course at that point I lashed out at them for the uncalled-for disrespect, but I just kept getting harassment. So I deleted my comments just to silence it all because I am not dying on this hill. But then those same fans went and warped the story to sheather into me being the bad guy, and he blocked me again. At this point, I have had it, I wanted to talk to sheather face to face. So on the latest curious archive video on youtube I told sheather to talk to me and settle whatever problems we had like gentlemen.
And then today, he unblocked me on deviantart and finally talked to me. And my god, he was so….. ARROGANT! My hunch was right, he so held a huge grudge over what I said months ago even though I apologized, and over the slightest constructive criticism that literally any other artist would take in stride. But I still tried to be nice. I even apologized a second time that I didn't mean to hurt his feelings; that I was tired of thinking of him as petty and being scared to comment anything on his art. Even though at that point I was MORE than deserving of a big apology myself, I told him he doesn't need to and I just want to agree to put all this behind and just be artist and watcher again like we used to do. He claimed to "agree" even though he was still rude about it. I finally felt relieved that I could fully enjoy Serina again. So as good faith I commented how I liked one of his latest art pieces………… AND THEN he said "sure you do, asshole". I said "I thought we agreed to put all this behind us, why are you being a dick?".
Then without another word he invited me to his discord server. I almost never use discord, but I figured he wanted to talk about something serious. I joined, and what happened next………. can't be described as anything but bullying. He got ALL of his followers into one place before me, and they all insulted me, called me braindead, toxic, asshole, hater, and a TON of racial slurs and slurs and other types of slurs I don't feel comfortable saying here. They even mocked me for the other art I had favorited like that has anything to do with anything and not just a bunch of petty screeching monkeys being mean. And sheather just watched and laughed while pitching in his own hurtful comments, and said he's just going to block me again when deviantart allows it. That JERK tricked me! Fooled me into thinking we were finally cool, then luring me into his own little cesspool to attack me and belittle me like I'm some criminal. This manipulative fucker just wanted to create his own villain out of an innocent man for the rest of his community to feel "banded and united against". Newsflash: most communities and fanbases don't need enemies to be against, only toxic ones like yours do.
I've been on the internet for over a decade, and I have NEVER been so disrespected and treated like trash. This jerk does not deserve to get away with this thinking he's the hero or some shit. That's why I'm putting it out there, what he did, which was basically cyberbullying and manipulation. He abused his "power" to gang up against someone with no following to stroke his own ego. This man goes ballistic at the slightest perceived provocation, holds grudges, and does not take criticism at all; something no self respecting artist would ever do. Sheather if you're reading this….. you wanted me to hate you SO BADLY? Well you succeeded. I hate you sheather, you are the worst person I have ever followed. I feel ashamed that I used to look up to you. I'll never be able to enjoy Serina ever again, because that art style now just reminds me of the pain and misery I was forced through. I hate you so god damn much. and I hope the whole internet finds out what you truly are.
Definitely don't follow his art, and ESPECIALLY don't give him any money on patreon, he doesn't deserve a penny. Sorry for ranting, I just needed to vent all this torment. Now I need to do background checks on any artists I follow to know I won't by lynched at steak again.
