Behind the Scenes: Summer of the Wilds
A look into how this story came to be and what it means.
Starting Point
This started out as a story about a confused boy trying to make sense of what he wanted. That was the seed. Making Gabe a virgin came a little later, but once it was there, I knew it was right. It added a kind of tenderness that grounded everything—this wasn’t just about figuring out who he liked, but what it meant to share that kind of closeness with someone for the first time.
