Norma Khan
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Norma Khan |
| Occupation: | security guard |
| Relationships: | Barney Guttman (friend, coworker), Badyah Hassan (friend, coworker) |
| Fandom: | Dead End: Paranormal Park |
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Norma Khan is a protagonist of the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park.
Canon
Norma is a neurodivergent young woman who has a lifelong hyperfixation with prolific actress Pauline Phoenix. She takes a job at Phoenix Parks, a Pauline-inspired theme park, where she has to confront her fears, the park's supernatural happenings, and the unsettling true nature of Pauline herself.
Fandom
Norma is canonically neurodivergent, and the show's creator realized he was autistic in the process of writing her character. She is also bisexual and Pakistani-American. The portrayal of multiply-marginalized characters like her as protagonists has garnered the show much positive fan and media attention.
Norma appears in a great deal of fanworks for the series. The pairing of her and Badyah Hassan is currently the most popular ship in the fandom on AO3.
Example Fanworks
Art
- Norma :) by jeeperssqueakers
- THIS EPISODE MAKES ME BRAINROT SO HARD by maldito-arbol
- you’re my frankenstein, and i’m your monster!! by earlgrayart
Fic
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