"Creepy" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that headline

A professional headshot-style portrait of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair with bangs, wearing a white collared shirt against a purple gradient background. The image is paired with a headline about a debut novel inspired by an age-gap relationship, presented in a glossy magazine format. Extracted text: INDY/BEST Jennette McCurdy's debut novel is inspired by her own "creepy" age-gap relationship