Giant Spider Lesbian lore time:
Chris/Kris (the giant spider lesbian in question) is roughly based off of the tarantulas that my grandmother used to take care of, rather than the "traditional" spiky armored type.
Because... I mean... Fluffy spiders are better for cuddling.
He still uses he/him pronouns because he honestly just feels more comfortable using them, but the whole incident of turning into a giant spider lady threw his gender all out of whack. He very vaguely identifies as a lesbian, but he's got a lot of jelly in his jam that he needs to unpack before he can make any conclusive statements about it.
For future characters, I'm debating whether or not to include a lamia. On one hand, cliche, on the other hand, lamias make gay brain go brrrrrr
Also there's something very fun to me about the idea of a scene where a drider, a lamia, and a normal human all try to cuddle without exploding into a big noodly mess
On that note, 3-4 main characters feels right. This isn't the sort of story that works with a huge ensemble cast, but I'm sick and tired of writing monogamy.
Welp, that's all the book updates for today. Chapter 3 is about halfway done. I'm gonna go to bed. 🕷️