I read once that what we don't like it other people is something that we don't like in ourselves. While I have issues with that idea in general, it seems to apply in this case, if Ellery is viewing her Muses as "other".
Me and My Muses is a Web comic of 1:6 scale ball-jointed dolls (BJDs), following a young queer woman, Ellery Langrock, and the various magical and sexy characters in her head. New episodes every Monday!