That's okay, who said art needed a background
You do what you want to do, if the people around you don't like it, who cares
If it makes you happy, that's what matters
(Though I must say, I really admire your art. Its somewhat sad that you can do a dodgey outline of a manga character and get 500 favourites
while real, original art gets it a little tougher, your doing well on that front though
)