JDI! It's great to see/read you again. It has been years!
Of course we don't see you as a jerk. Although I would have liked to have seen some KOTOS art by you, I can completely understand if that's something you are not going to do right now. I think we all will respect that you want to have your character separate from the KOTOS story universe. (And I assume the Duckz Roleplay universe as well) I think we'd be the jerks if we read your message and then refused to; this seems important to you, for you to come back to address it.
Even if you are not going to be contributing writing or art, do you think you'll be stopping in to chat every once in a while? Whether or not you do, we are happy to see you. If you intend to use your character in something original, I wish you all the best! Your strong imagination always impressed me. God bless!