Thanks for your kind words Eric! I'm happy to share a bit of the process, I've been trying to be better about taking more screenshots along the way so I can share more later.
I have that struggle also, sometimes I am so wrapped up in what I'm working on it can be hard to tell if it is any good or not. But I do love self imposed boundaries on creative decisions because without them there is too many options and that can really muddy the creativity (at least for me)
haha I love those puns! And they are accurate to the characters as well! I did want there to be this distance between the characters in the illustration. I wanted it to be clear that Leif needs Midnight but the opposite isn't necessarily true, although Midnight does protect Leif.