West of Normal Character development weekend.

As I get deeper into building the world of West of Normal, more characters are going to start wandering into it.

Fin and Darcy aren’t random. They’re Luna’s stuffed animals. The ones that get dragged from room to room, guarded like ancient relics, and occasionally sacrificed during zoomies. They’ve earned their place in the canon.

Soon you’ll probably see the yellow ball and the red bone make appearances too. Those are sacred objects. Powerful artifacts. Capable of ending naps, starting arguments, and summoning chaos at exactly the wrong moment.

There’s also the gray squirrel. I’ve labeled him Peanut.

Peanut the Demon Squirrel shows up daily like he pays rent. He sits just close enough to be disrespectful. Close enough to be personal. Luna has a very complicated relationship with him. Somewhere between sworn enemy and unfinished business.

I’m pretty sure when he shows up in the strip, he’ll be wearing Braveheart-style war paint. Because that feels accurate. And fair.

West of Normal isn’t about big heroes or epic quests. It’s about the small worlds we build around the things that matter to us. The routines. The jokes. The dog toys. The imaginary wars fought through the window every morning. And what happens when all of that exists in the same space as politics, celebrities, news, and world events… because those things affect them too, whether they asked for it or not.

More characters coming.

The world’s getting bigger.

Luna’s still in charge.

And me… I might pay for everything, but apparently I’m just along for the ride.

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