[ WP ] You live in a world where people 's shadows show who they truly are at their core . Some shadows look like monsters , some look like animals . You are the only person in the world with no shadow .

It is human nature to hide the truth of oneself. Some do it out of fear of judgment, others out of shame and self-loathing, and others still specifically to deceive. No matter how hard they try, though, nobody can hide their shadow. Many view their shadow as a curse, showing the true self even through the lies and attempts to snuff it out. Others embrace their shadow and, in a way, use it as guidance, as a reference point for decision-making and lifestyle choices. 
 
 I have no shadow. I am unable to hide myself and unable to find solace in the fact that my shadow knows who I am. I am my true self, yet I am many selves depending on the situation I find myself to be in. I am lost, but at least I am free. 
 
 My mother will always be a tortoise. My father will always be a dragon. My brothers and sisters will always be a tiger, a snake, a raven and an octopus. 
 
 I, however, am blank, empty. I am nothing. And I am everything. 
 
 Today is the day I find out what that means.
