~OttaDave

Hello lovely people,

There are going to be some changes regarding this account that I'm going to detail here. So some of you might know I've been under some harassment here on the platform regarding my stories. To some people the situation is I'm either writing too much aquaphilia material, not enough, switching between M/M M/F F/F too much, not using old characters (that I have purposely written out on purpose) etc. I have had one individual in particular which I was originally going to name in this journal, but ultimately decided that I'm not gonna fight harassment with harassment on here. I've been an active user on Furaffinity since 2016, I enjoy writing in my free time and so I go out of my way to make sure I contribute to the community that I have been with for a very long time. So let me address some changes:

1. I will not be using this account anymore. All recent works will be switched to  queensaffira which is my new account. The reason I don't want to use this account anymore, aside from the harassment on it, is that it just isn't me. Some know this and some done, but I'm a transwoman in the process of HRT. When I started OttaDave, I was male in mind and body; I created the account when I wasn't aware of the gender dysphoria making itself known. My first fursona: Dave, the otterdog, is no longer representative of the person I am and is a relic of a past I've long left behind. Any story characters pre Saffira, my current sona will not be present in future works. I know some have asked about Dave and Jack as characters coming back, but I'm just not comfortable digging into that past. Those stories still hold up that I wrote back then, and so I will leave this page up for people to enjoy those tales.

2. My sexual preferences have changed. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has stirred up a slight shift in preference. Going from some who was a purely gay male, to a bi-sexual female because of chemical change is going to change the focus on my stories a bit. So those upset that I don't do pure M/M focus, I'm sorry. A big part of my writing process is that I have to be in a particular mood for a particular fetish, sexual lean towards who characters engage within the context of the story, and overall I have to write as I feel it or the work suffers. A huge part of why I did what I did to write back then is not doing stories I actually liked, but what people wanted. That mindset to only do what others asked me to do rather than writing what I actually wanted to write caused massive burn out. I'm still going to write, but in the context of it all I'm going to write what I wanna write and how I wanna write it. I don't mind constructive criticism, but I'm not an assembly line for aquaphilic needs. The big inspirations that led me to writing such as: iconjeevestheroo:  lei-lani  -rufus- I went back recently and start reading some of their older tales again. I had kind of a reawakening; I stopped enjoying the writing I was currently doing, and I could see where the decline began in my work. So the new account will be a chance to write as I did before. Unbound from a single fetish, and free to explore stories I actually want to tell.

3. I cannot express this enough. When I do a gift story for someone, I do it out of the goodness of my heart. I don't expect money, art, or any sort of payment. While I have had people gift me art in the past for writing for them, I will NEVER ask for payment. I don't get paid to do this and my intention was always to be a hobby writer, nothing more. So when I promise some gift story work, I do so with the intention that I do it on my own time and rule set. I respect people's rules regarding people's characters and ideas, but I will not write things that go against my own principles or be pressured to write faster than I am capable of. I have a life, this is not my job, and I do not get paid for it. So please respect that if I'm working on something for you, that is on my own time and out of my kindness.

4. In terms of aquaphilia, this community has inspired me greatly. The rotten apples of it though.. their actions have made me slowly resent the fetish. I spoke about the assembly line feeling. I'm doing this because this is what my community has wanted. I should have stopped that mindset as soon as it began. I love the fetish still deep in my heart, but I'm sick of writing it. So there will be a break in aquaphilic material. When I will begin writing it again I don't know, but when I do it will be on  queensaffira

5. Wall of shame. So I have never wanted to point anyone out and I will stick to my principles in this journal and not bother giving them attention. On my  queensaffira page, there will no be instating a wall of shame for future bouts of harrasment. This might be a bit harsh, but I want people to know I'm not some person to be battered because I'm not filling a quota, or doing something that appeases your own personal need for a particular fetish or character. I respect that sometimes emotions run high, but I will not be walked over because of my love for the community at large.

Final remarks:

Those who have been with me since the beginning, new fans, and those who have got to see my journey thus far: Thank you. From the absolute bottom of my heart, I cannot express how much your love means to me. Every comment, favorite, follow, message, and shout is a point of pride for me. That I can give back to you guys who got me here means everything. I'm sorry that I've had to come off so extreme lately, but the circumstances warranted a minor change. So please, if you want to see the newest stuff from me coming soon go to  queensaffira I will not be deleting this account as I want people who find enjoyment in my old tales to still be able to enjoy them on the page that they originated. I love you all, and I hope to see you guys on my new page.