Pursuit of Purity

A smile. A real, true smile.

Art for arts sake is something special - it is the pure, unfettered representation of the human consciousness, untethered from the needs or expectations of society. And yet, can such art truly exist? Is 'pure art,' real? Is it any worse to create with hopes that the world offers a boon for your efforts, than it would be to create for the sake of bleeding your heart and soul? The puruit of purity is a dangerous one - one that may never bear fruits.

(CW: inferred self harm, minor descriptions of gore)