Mabel's kids + a note (Patreon)
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I'm sure you have all noticed that it's taken me a really really long time to introduce Mabel's son Chase despite the fact that I've mentioned here and there that he exists. I've had people ask me if I decided to scrap the idea, if I changed my mind, if I was just taking a while to design him, etc etc. And the answer is no, I have not scrapped him - in fact his design has existed for many many months and has been a character that I draw privately.
When I first announced Mabel would have a 15 yr old son back in like... wow, almost a year ago now? So about October/November of 2017... I was immediately bombarded by messages of people expecting sexual things to happen between Chase and Mabel. I won't get into them, but they were generally pretty graphic "requests", and I made sure to make clear that there are not, and never will be any plans for such a thing. I continued to get messages asking about it, some people even stating they were going to draw fanart of Mabel and Chase in sexual depictions together. This disgusted me greatly.
Please understand why I have been so hesitant to even speak of him before now despite the fact that I have mentioned him multiple times in the past. I am hesitant to post this here, heck, I am even hesitant to post this explanation because I'm worried people will tell me to just ignore the gross messages/potential fanart. Please understand, I can't ignore something like that and it does make me very uncomfortable.
That being said, after much deliberation and thought, I have decided to officially release his design and have him integrated into future comics/stories involving Mabel. I am releasing him here first, to my patrons whom I trust a lot, before going public with his design and this explanation.
As always thank you guys for all your support. Despite my fears I am really excited to finally introduce this character that has just been living quietly inside my head for all these months. Please, feel free to ask any questions about him if you want!
Thank you!!