it's only bcause i spent many years having to weed out thefts and even though i have not had to do it in over a year my brain still does it anyway and as someone who is wholly against art theft of any sort i don't make an effort to stop doing it XD
it's totally alright darling, just give it to someone else<3 i think you are really swell and i want to make sure i dont have a chance of changing that opinion of you
i've had a lot of problems with people stealing art and using stolen references so if i never see your art i never have to risk seeing something i am not ok with. it's happened enough times that this is a lot easier(and for sure almost everyone who has stolen has assured me they did not steal so i cannot just ask)