The thing people teased you for might be the thing that makes your work stand out.

What gets mocked at fifteen is often just something unusual in a place where being the same feels safest. That does not make the teasing okay and it was never your fault. It does mean the trait itself was not the problem, and outside that room it can be the reason your work does not look like everybody else’s.

Think of the thing you learned to hide. Ask whether it still needs hiding where you are now. If not, let one piece of it into what you make and see what happens.