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𝑛. 𝐴𝑛 𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑑𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡; 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑛𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒.

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Cosplay has always been an escape for me, so what better way to honor that than to welcome you all to my paradise?

This change has been a long time coming, and Phantom of the Opera will forever be my most cherished association. However, with the increase in algorithmic censorship, I’ve grown concerned that including a sensitive term in my handle is not of benefit to long term branding and growth.

In regards to branding and growth, it’s apparent that I’ve pigeonholed myself into a very small niche. I’ve been told that I shouldn’t cosplay from content sources that bring me joy because those sources are associated with “cringy” fandoms, so they “expect better” from me. I’ve also been told that I shouldn’t “regress” and work to overcome my perfectionism by creating for fun, non-craftsmanship or competition oriented cosplays.

I adore historical cosplay. I like drama, details, accuracy, skill development, and challenging myself as a craftsman. I do not like that I’ve restricted myself to creating cosplays that fit into genres my work is already associated with, like historical or gothic or 100% accuracy.

For those reasons, I want to shift my cosplay trajectory and focus on applying myself towards exploring cosplays I’ve avoided due to that self-imposed niche pressure. I want to post more progress, and more in general! This does not mean I won’t be making fancy, historical, deeply romantic and highly detailed cosplays, but I want to expand my horizons and share all aspects of cosplay that bring me joy!

Plus, I love tropical vibes and aesthetics, and paradise is whatever you make it out to be. I’ll always be the 𝔒𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔞 𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔰𝔱 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔐𝔬𝔰𝔱. 🖤