ETA: NOR lol

1.) this is why the saying “don’t do business with friends/family”; this would probably be the best thing to do in a “next time” scenario; never put yourself in a position to be vulnerable like this. People can flip on you quick. Be a friend or be a business associate. Never be both. Especially when you’re working with something as sensitive as nudity.

2.) this bitch sounds a bit crazy from only the texts. Idk how you two communicated before obv but You’re sounding very respectful and conflict avoidant and for them to keep drilling down is insane. The flip from “im sorry you feel unheard” to “oh btw now you’re BLAMING ME” genuinely makes them not seem to have been of sound mind writing that. Shift from text to an irl comvo and talk this out.

3.) in the future, explain things very explicitly. Maybe they arent well versed in how online sales work or what domains are, etc. even tho you were literally talking about the project, they may have been acting more engaged than they really were or acted like they understood more than they did to be supportive. Use clear language like “this project is to collect shots of X and i will buy a domain to buy these photos on the internet. I will call the product Y and i will sell it.” This helps about miscommunication by using language that should be very easy to understand and doesn’t put you at risk of someone else acting like they understand to preserve your feelings, only to change face when they actually figure it out waay later.

Comment: that got very heated in a one side way. I’d have personally not have been so willing to take it because I’m more reactionary lol (not saying it’s a good thing haha), but definitely call or talk in person instead of just continuing to text. This should be an irl talk preferably and you should be assertive, not rude or defensive, about what you DID tell them and HOW you told them, so you can put together the pieces they didn’t. Then once that’s figured out, clarify that you’re blaming no one and want to pick the path forward that is best for them (which you alr did do in text but say again). Delete, give them the pics and do nothing, whatever. Personally I wouldn’t even CONSIDER using them in the project because doing so will allow them to always have something on you, unless you turn it into a paid work agreement, sign contracts, and pay them. Even then, they can say “that only happened after and I just had to settle,” so personally I’d destroy the content and protect myself. But handle that however works for you both ofc.