PENELOPE, THE CLEFT PEDALLER

I've had a concept in mind for a very long time of an angel-adjacent character who sacrifices their halo to repair the wheel of their cherished bicycle. Over time the concept evolved to incorporate more pedestrian and athletic theming, such as the jumpsuit, and broke away from the "divine" concept towards one more alike that of a dead soul lost in purgatory. The cloudy visuals of the character and setting took shape when I grew attached to the morbid aesthetic of a cracked skull, and a crack in the clouds. I've spent many hours working on this character, to the point where a story has formed around her and this "Highway" that I would like to tell someday, maybe as practice for a graphic-novel format.

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I've abandoned and restarted the project multiple times over the last few years and am just relieved to have finally finished it. I want to thank you for taking the time to give this your attention. I hope it brought you some small amount of joy.