I picked up Procreate when I was in a bit of a writing rut, hoping to court creativity by trying something new without any pressure to succeed. Completely unexpectedly, this story began to unfold for me, wobbly at first, becoming what it is today over the course of many months.

The illustration is from when I tried my hand at digital art early last year, a twist on one of
Art with Flo's amazing tutorials (https://youtube.com/@ArtwithFlo).

Fun fact: this experiment sparked the opening scene of the story. Here it is as a phone wallpaper.