SAJ-Man

Recently, I was inspired by a wonderful piece of artwork by Xibalbapiixan titled Tas Bein. Tas Bien is a Spanish phrase, often spoken as a question meaning: "You Okay?" This question got the gears turning in my head again. I am not much of a shipper myself, but Shadikal is my single favorite fictional ship of all time. I had often thought about the two character's interaction in the past and what they have to offer one another. One thing that had always pressed against my mind though were the series of obstacles that might come up in their relationship due to Shadow's trauma. (Tikal has trauma too, but that's a bit too long to get into today.) One big question I asked myself is if Shadow would ever really get over the past and be fully healed? If you have friends or relatives who think about the past a lot and whom also take any form of relationship very seriously, then you might notice that the pains of the past often come back in their lives--even years after the supposedly