i can't remember who made the original one of these, sorry!!

the one on the left is my old fursona, who i had when i was around 14-19 years old. i made her when i didn't even know i was trans yet, and then in my 20's i eventually hated that old part of myself (thanks trauma and gender dysphoria) and stopped drawing her after half a decade.

these past couple of years i've been deliberately learning to forgive and be kind to my younger self, remember that i was just a kid and didn't deserve the bullying and shit i went thru for being different, and that it wasn't my fault for not knowing i wasn't a girl. i've also been reigniting some of my old interests and passions again without internalised shame. it's really helped me process and reconnect with my inner child that i used to hate.

i think i'll keep my old/retired fursona around, like how people keep childhood photos. for a long time, that blue and grey fox was me!! i just look different now :p