This...could be seen as a continuation or followup to this journal, and I would certainly urge you to read that one first. I apologize in advance if this all seems a bit jumbled and ungainly. I am not really sure how to approach this other than through a ramble.

Recently, an individual approached me to ask if it would be okay for them to create a model after one of my forms. They noted that on my profile it says I expressly do not allow for fanart or the like without my permissions. I was very relieved that they saw that and were abiding by that. It is not a kindness that everyone has presented, unfortunately, which originally led me to putting up that disclaimer. I was initially quite young when I received my first piece of unsolicited "giftart" from someone I did not know. The...subject matter wasn't something I was interested in. Overall, the situation made me very uncomfortable and along with a couple of other bad experiences, it rooted a persisting anxiety in me. One of many to add onto the pile over the years lmao...

Regardless, I understand that there are a lot of mixed opinions on this sort of thing. For many people it is all alright because they are all characters. Elements of fiction to be tinkered with. It is all very detached for them. Nothing wrong with that perspective. It is just not the one that I hold. For me, they are not just characters or the like. They are my forms, kinda like sonas, and so it matters a great deal to me. I simply do not want for any of my selves to featured/depicted in a way that I am not comfortable with or does not fit them, and especially not without my permission/consent. I know that quite a few also feel similarly, which is one of the qualities of the fandom that I really enjoy as a whole. This sort of consensus of "receive permission first". But yes, I know that not everyone has that mindset and that is fine. It is just a difference in perspective and that's how it is. My position has not changed, so I am still very much "please ask and obtain my permissions first!"

With all that said, to arrive to the meat of this journal and why I have brought up the whole giftart/fanart vs permissions stuff, I think that at this point I just want to cement here in journal that I am pred in vore. I imagine that most have already gotten that impression from all of my recent artwork, but I wanted to clarify it all the same.

Unless stated otherwise, it should be assumed that I am the role of predator in vore. Especially in the case of artwork, where I heavily lean into using my pred forms.

To clarify, it is not that I am entirely pred only or anything. It just more depends on the form of myself involved (what sona/OC is used). Many of my forms are pred only and therefore immune to being preyed upon themselves (just how they are, please be respectful to that as I would respect your boundaries and desired role). Examples of those would include my anthro snake Salabyss, my anthro galaxyquaza (the one with hair :P), and many others.

Other of my forms are equally capable of being predator or prey, where it is more dependent on the situation or which way I am leaning at the time. An example would be my anthro sparklequaza (the bald one with a flower on their horns :P). Although I do admit that because of my pred-leaning overall, quite a few still end up being pred.

And then there are others that are virtually only ever prey. Not so much that they are incapable of being pred, but it is rather unlikely save for rare instances. An example of those would be, ironically, my feral rayquaza version. As you might guess, I do not use them quite as often anymore or obtain much artwork of them any longer given my pred-leaning inclinations. I still experience those moods, of course, mind you, but not as often as before. One of the reasons that I am finding it more and more difficult to really "trust" in occupying that role with most others, I guess? I dunno. It is difficult to explain.

Anywho, I know that I have sort of touched on that kind of stuff in this journal, but I wanted to reiterate all the same just in case. Assume that I am pred for the most part haha ~ At this point, I would just prefer to be regarded as that baseline and just feel it would be better overall. And with that, this leads into my final little topic discussion. This one relates back to the mention of the first journal at the top of this one.

Provided that I am the pred in the situation, I guess I am alright with most of whatever. That is to say, I am fine with digesting the prey if they want it, with coughing up their bones if they want it, with having it be a lot more rough and involving some slight blood and breaking of their bones and compacting on the way down, etc etc. That is essentially my final compromise with the rest of the vore community--so long as I am the pred. Be that as it may, it will still depend on my mood (I still prefer my absorption especially), given that much of those things still really aren't my personal cup of tea. Also...still no scat or anything particularly gross... Sorry, I just don't find any interest in any of that stuff. It is not "too extreme" or anything, it is just entirely unappetizing to me. Huge turnoff. Please do not involve me in anyway.

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In short

1. Please still ask me for permission for any kind of giftart/fanart, etc. I am not opposed to it or anything. It is just very personal to me and I have had bad experiences from people not asking for permission first.

2. Unless stated otherwise, assume that I am predator (only). Especially in terms of art. This should be especially kept in mind for #1 or if anyone would like to get some art together in the future. While I may still end up using some of my forms that can be prey here and there, predator is generally my preferred role overall.

3. In addition to my major boundary of absorption (see first linked journal), my backstop compromise is that so long as I am the pred in the situation, I am fine with whatever. (*Still mood-dependent and NO scat/grossness). If you want to me to digest you, break your bones or cough them up, etc, then sure whatever. Just depends on muh mood at the time.

So yuh, am pred. Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk. You are allowed to leave now, or are you? u.u ~