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2️⃣ Ivy's earliest concept was an alter ego, representing someone I wish I was: strong, confident, and just an overall badass. I learned about alter egos from Disney's Read It and Weep (a movie I almost forgot about) 🕸️

3️⃣ Story ideas spawn from many things, including songs, shows, and quotes from my husband ❤️

4️⃣ I like stylizing text with things like Z̸͚̀a̵̪͠l̶͔̓ĝ̸͔ǫ̴̓ ̸̫͛ṱ̶͊é̷̟x̷͔̾t̸͚̅ or colors as I believe reading should be a visual experience. I really should push it further, tho!

5️⃣ Some names I've used for side characters, like Anneliese, Erika, Dominick, and Julian, are from Barbie's Princess & the Pauper (PEAK cinema btw) 💖

6️⃣ I often describe Arte's hair as "so blond it was almost white." I tried to look up where I heard this phrase, and after some digging, I believe it came from Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series, which I read aaaages ago.

7️⃣ The jewel on Ivy's chest uses the same shape as the one on Jasmine's headband as she's my favorite Disney princess 👑

8️⃣ I almost made Ivy's last name Valentine since I love romance and the letter V, but it turns out Ivy Valentine is already a prominent character in Soulcalibur, a game I am not familiar with 😅

9️⃣ Arte and Ivy have rings because they do get engaged at some point! I just like writing about The Chase™

Unraveling, (stylized as ᴜ ɴ ʀ ʌ ᴠ ᴇ ʟ ɪ ɴ ɢ) is a series of drabbles featuring aristocrat Arte Kingsley and his bodyguard Ivy the Spider. The title is a reference to spiderwebs and has two meanings: 1) breaking apart and 2) revealing, which are key themes.

I write these drabbles whenever inspiration strikes, so there is no particular order. In fact, each one can exist on its own. This is intentional as I find the idea of continuity stressful; one-shots allow me to write freely.

I did try to write a novel some time ago--with one overarching story, chapters, and such--but it hit a wall and stopped me from writing for a while. I have a vague plot and a lot of ideas (some more fleshed out than others), but I have a hard time weaving them together. Maybe one day...?

(I'm rereading some of it now and ughghh... SO. CRINGE. 💀)