The following is a transcription of a twitter thread that I put together about midway through August. I did have to censor one name, because as I understand they're still partially existant in the fandom and naming them would open me to administrative action on FA because it would technically make it a callout. If you were on the Inflationation way back when, though, you'll know who I'm talking about.

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Every so often, I get someone who doesn't really understand what my deal is. Why would I choose to exist as a clearly childlike character instead of a handsome character whomst maybe could bang if they chose?

Truthfully, "Nemo" is a self-defense mechanism.
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A long time ago, I used to go by "Benni Hana," maybe some of the geezers among you will remember. Things were good. I liked being Benni. Things stopped being good when a guy named S started going way over the line with his open sexual interest in the character.
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I was young, and he was relentless, and the culture of consent wasn't as strong as it is today. Telling him "no I'm not interested" did nothing but making Benni more of an achievement. Eventually S started offering money, good money, upwards of 45 USD to scene with him.
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It was something that I later learned he did quite often with others, I know people who took his money and I know people who turned him down. But when turning him down did nothing, I decided I had to get creative.

So I killed the character.
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It was admittedly a little over the top. There was a death announcement, there were condolences, there was a full-ass funeral, the whole thing was very cheesy. To further build defenses, I adopted the identity of a new character I had built a few months previous, "Nemo."
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Of course because I took the object of his sexual obsession away, S then spent the next three years telling people that I swapped out Benni for invented reasons like "oh he's a child predator, don't deal with him." I dealt with it, I was at least free from him.
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(As a fun aside, he came back after the three years wanting to make up. I asked him "why did you tell people this hateful shit when you knew it wasn't true." His answer was "I don't know, it seemed funny at the time." ...We did not re-establish communication.)
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I was originally going to only establish Nemo for a little while, but I found that the benefits... fit. I didn't have to look over my shoulder to watch for sexual predators. I was everyone's favorite nephew. I was doted on. And most importantly, I was fucking cute.
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I continued to exist in fandom spaces, and I continued draw, and I chose not to stop drawing inflation or vore because I felt that my budding asexuality was pretty obvious. Over time, I've caught flak over it. I've accepted that this is just part of the deal I made.
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I've been asked, "why don't you swap back, S's been gone for a decade now" a few times. And I could, I suppose. But the truth is, I'm happier being Nemo now than I had ever been as Benni. I get to express parts of my personality that no other character was suited for.
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I've had people choose not to deal with me because my situation made them feel comfortable. Thats their choice, and I respect that. I do what I can to make myself inobtrusive, I use warning tags so that I can be avoided, but I avoid CW warnings to not give the wrong impression.
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I can't and won't force other people to accept my nature, but neither will I change it for them. I go out of my way to exist so that I can be easily avoided. If I make you uncomfortable, please make use of the effort I have put in, and live a good life without me in it.
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I wasn't sure if I should release this, maybe it was a little too public, maybe a little too forthcoming. Well its out now, and I can't take it back. Take this information, make the choices you make, and live your lives.

Just remember, I'm the cutest animal there is, mfers 👑