Me: [sends a patron's files to them]
Patron: Oh, I thought you added me to scold me for not submitting my sketch request this month!
Me: Oh god no! I wouldn't do that, lol!
Patron: I need to get on that, wow, it's already the 21st...
Me: [LOOKING AT THE DEADLINE, WHICH WAS THE 15th] so... bad news

bro,

I used to just leave the submission form open indefinitely but I started getting people just casually tossing their request in like two weeks after the deadline so I started closing the form

Oh buddy....

casually sending "please don't yell at me" vibes to this patron, who has not responded yet

they're new and seem nice and I don't want to lose them 8')

"I thought you added me to scold me" "absolutely not" "responds by yelling" Sure would be a flip

hopefully that. does not. happen.

OKAY THEY JUST RESPONDED, all is fine lmao

The vast majority of my customers are complete sweethearts whose worst crime is being socially awkward or a little rude by accident, but the ones who are jerks really scar you for life.

slowly puts down my rock.....

no one was a jerk to my friend, ok

YEAH NO WORRIES, CRISIS AVERTED THEY'RE A SWEETIE

I just get very nervous when I have to let people know they paid for a month but didn't give me their details in time for me to add them to that batch 8')

this image I made awhile back remains relevant, as much as people make me pull my hair out sometimes I do genuinely have SO much affection for my patrons

Except When Someone Stews Angrily And Shittalks Because I Got An Unspecified Detail Of Their Fetish Wrong