6 years ago, I got an art commission request from a client (let’s call her Blue) asking me to draw her’s and her boyfriend’s (let’s call him Green) player characters from an MMO game doing cute couple things. I accepted, I finished the artwork, and Blue loved it. I post the art online as I usually do, and didn’t think much of it. That art commission eventually got buried into the depths of my online gallery, covered up by 6 years of more commissions, projects, and personal pieces.
Fast forward to 2024. Suddenly last month, I get a comment on that art piece from a blank account, accusing Blue of being a cheater/homewrecker. Because the account had no posts and a generic name, I just figured it was someone trolling with a sock puppet, deleted the comment, blocked the account and moved on with my life.
Then today, I received an odd DM from a completely different account. It’s also blank and the stats said it was created 15 minutes before the DM landed in my inbox. This new account explained he was Green, and he had an affair with Blue. Green is married. He confessed the affair to his wife and was trying to fix things, but that art commission from 6 years ago was bothering her and he requested I remove that piece from the internet.
Here’s the weird part: Blue commissioned me again earlier this year for a 2nd art piece featuring the same 2 MMO characters. Green (and likely his wife) seem to be unaware of this, because there was no ask about removing the 2nd piece. I did post the 2nd piece as well, on the same website as I did the 1st. Green only asked me to remove the 1st piece, which is buried in 6 years of posts. It’s puzzling to me how they were able to find that one, but not the most recent 2nd one??
As a note, I don’t know any of these people in real life. They’re just random internet strangers to me. I’ve just been minding my own business for 6 years and suddenly I had tea land right in my lap.
And if the guy who sent me that DM happens to read this, not deleting the art. Sorry. I’m not the one who cheated.
