Akira

♀| 🎨Artist | 🐾Furry | 🐕German Shep Dog | 18+

SFW Art @CandyFoxStudio
Vent Accnt @SnarlingGShep

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[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

Since this place sucks, here's this: @ https://t.co/2YniY3Yx8j !! I've got more art to re-post onto there but I deleted all of my art on Twitter using Redact. I may also delete my profile pic and header on Twitter too because I don't know if they'll use it for AI.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

Anyone want to kidnap me so I can live in the UK, Germany, Switzerland or something like that instead? America sucks now. America is dead. 🫠

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

Thank you SO SO MUCH to the people who’ve donated money over to me to help with me getting a new mattress and computer chair! 🥺 I appreciate it SO much! I’m really grateful for your help and kindness. 💕 This will all help me out so much!

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

These are pics of him today. Fur grown back but grown back kind of wavy and weird looking.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

I also feel obligated to post updates on the surgeries Shadow got done that a lot of you generously helped fund. ❤️ Didn't reach the fund in pure donations and I used a lot of my own money to get him the surgeries he needed, but, it helped.
CW: Potential shock/gore I guess?

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[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

Kind of embarrassing to post this but this is my "bed" lately. I was using a twin mattress for a while but it has started making my back feel horrible b/c it's old so I switched to this. The computer chair has been used for ~7 or so years. It's old and hurts my back to sit in.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

My back pain is crippling now and sitting at the computer to draw isn't much better. Please help me fund a mattress and a new computer chair... 😢 https://t.co/NvJMYbhvtS
I also opened an Etsy store https://t.co/tQI4zvkFhr and have my online shop up --> https://t.co/vRByG41Wd2

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

My back has absolutely had it this morning when I woke up. My back shouldn't be feeling the worst it can be after I sleep every time.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@Reshi96 Thank you for your empathy. ❤️I really don't have many friends at all because I keep to myself so much. But also, I've been hurt/back-stabbed a lot (esp. in situations involving my dumb ex-bf) so it's really hard for me to trust people.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

I’m so tired of being stuck where I am financially and my health has only gotten worse with time. I’ve been really quiet but feel like I need to say something or else I will do something very destructive. I’ve felt more and more angry, frustrated, and fed up over time.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@Cafein8dChemist I've tried very hard to get a new job but can't seem to get one. 😢 I even paid to have my resume written by a professional in 2022. With ppl being ghosted from jobs all the time and ppl being laid off I'm starting to feel like I need to do art full-time as a goal in the future.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@Cafein8dChemist Your words aren't meaningless to me. ❤️I appreciate your empathy for what I'm going through.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

One of my biggest problems is that I tend to keep to myself, keep quiet and not rock the boat but, even in the art space it causes me to get so ignored and not help me there either. I’m so fucking frustrated.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

I’ve tried very hard to work my way up in management at my job and I have more of the supposed qualifications than them but then watch new people get promoted while I’m ignored. I’ve been doing this for YEARS now and mentioned it to them a long time ago.

[Momma Sciggles @Sciggles]

https://t.co/Kn0hC0ZxW8

"Sometimes the most important thing a person can ever say is 'I was here.'" -@Dragoneer 2024

I am sorry to be coming to you all like this. As the majority know, Dragoneer passed away on August 6th. I have been asked to keep Fur Affinity going in his stead. I will be honest. It is terrifying. I've lost my best friend. Someone that I always thought would be there for me and lift me up. The grief is monumental, and this was not a position I ever thought we would be in.

I know that Dragoneer wanted Fur Affinity to keep going after his passing. And that is exactly what we want to make sure happens. But we cannot do it on our own. We are calling on the community to come together during this hard time to keep our online home going. Not just for ourselves but for everyone else that considers FA as such. He was a good man and always put the community before himself. He would rather go into debt or go without than let FA close. He knew what it meant to the community. So many people still rely on Fur Affinity. It's where many of us started out nearly two decades ago. People have built friendships, relationships, families, communities, and careers on FA.

We are also here to ask for assistance for his mother, Rita. She has been going through such a difficult time. Dragoneer's father passed away two years ago, she recently lost her sister, and now her only son has also passed. She is devastated. I have known her for 14 years, and never once has she asked for any kind of help... but she needs it now.

We need help covering a variety of unforeseen expenses: the medical bills left behind, funeral costs (there will be a private family and public celebration of life), and making sure Rita has the means to get by while she manages his affairs. We also need help keeping the lights on at Fur Affinity during this unanticipated transition.

The goal is high, but please understand that it has all these things in mind. The minimum goal of $75k* ensures these unexpected needs are met for her and covers one month of the expenses Fur Affinity requires. We will be fundraising for as long as possible. If you've ever used Fur Affinity, or if Dragoneer/Preyfar/Wren has ever touched your heart with friendship, please share this around. Please help make his passing a little easier by taking care of his family and legacy. He put his all into FA; it's time we show him how much it all means to us, hold it high as a community, and keep it thriving.

Thank you for every bit of help.
With love,
Sciggles, Rita, and the Fur Affinity team.

*In the interest of transparency, the following is a breakdown of the costs. Many are estimates until we have specifics; however, we will be posting the Fur Affinity transactions as they happen. Anything sent to Rita will just be shown as a lump deposit out of respect.
$27k - Medical expenses
$20k - One month estimated FA costs to help with legal transition
$17k - Balance due to IMVU for FA’s buyback (estimated)
$12.6k - Six months mortgage on Dragoneer's house so Rita has time to sort things
$8k - Public celebration of life (estimated)
$3k - Medical examiner and cremation (estimated)
$3k - Family’s funeral (estimated)
$1k - Urn (estimated)
$1k - Rita’s travel costs (estimated)
??? - IRS (unknown total at this time)

https://t.co/Kn0hC0ZxW8 (art by @ArtieNuki)

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@TakumFox Thank you so much for your input! 🩷I will keep these suggestions in mind then!

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

So what kind of YCH’s do y’all want? I’m planning on finishing all owed commissions soon and may make some YCH’s again.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@HorizonVelcro Thank you for commenting and letting me know! ^^ I enjoy the femdom pieces too and will probably make more of those in the future. 😈 I got to publish your finished YCH commission too already! 😅

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

@wugglesnsfw Thank you so much for explaining in depth what you would be interested in for future YCH's! These are the best kinds of comments! ❤️ I do like hypno stuff a lot still. I was originally planning on shying a bit away from Pokemon in the future perhaps...but am still open to it.

[Akira @AkiraShepherd]

It has only recently started getting dangerously cold here so now it's more of an issue. When it was warmer out it felt like the temp in here could reach the 70's easily, but now? No. And for a week it is looking like a high of 27 degrees and a low of 6 degrees. So, not great.