Trivia: You're It. was inspired by the "You" and "Youth in Revolt" book series. Both series have the word "you" in the titles, I went with something "you" adjacent. I wanted a protagonist that wasn't a typical male chasing a woman kind of story. So, I leaned into a queer main character.
The nonbinary part came from someone I was talking to many months ago. I wondered how one writes a nonbinary character. Then I found Tag's unhinged voice while writing entry #1 and the rest is history.
I will admit that a tiny part of the story was based on truth: I live in my ex's garage and one day, I found myself high as hell just staring at her room from my door. Then the missing pieces of "You're It." came to me: a queer protagonist changing their whole identity around to move in with their ex. Beyond the living with our exes, Tag and I cope with and handle our emotions differently.
