#i havent watched the show in years so plz forgive me

[xnightmare-eyesx]

I am cringe, but I am free

Doodles of Jack and my oc (still unsure on the name but I was thinking Shade to keep it on the nose ya know)

I wanted to draw a new older design of Jack since I can never settle on a design (He's like 20-ish)

And the way he'd meet Shade would be during a shen gong wu hunt he'd find them in a cave or a ruin where they're just chilling, like a ghost. They aren't very responsive but Jack's like the very first human they've ever seen.

So Jack thinks that hey, this shadow creature guy could make a great henchmen/lab assistant! So he tells them to stay put.

After he gets his butt kicked by the monks he brings them home and realized they are just a blank slate of a shadow person. He slowly begins to teach them how to be a person (he tries his best he's not the great at being a normal person) and slowly over time Shade gains a sense of self and personality and likes and dislikes.

And Jack is super not used to having another person hanging out with him twenty four seven that doesn't think he's annoying and isn't a ghost.

The years go on and they form a really cool duo of evil boy genuis and his shadow monster accomplice!

And it all culminates to one day Jack realizes he really really likes having Shade around. And he's like 'wtf I have feelings? Romance? ew, but-' and so he panicks and tries to act cool and calm. But he fails miserably and fumbles his words.

Shade doesn't care that he's making a fool of himself, they like his dorky side. Shade knew a while back that Jack had a crush on them because subtly isn't Jack's strongest skill.

And the feeling is mutual is just that neither knows how to confront the idea of going from friends, pals, to romance? Jack chickens out and Shade doesn't know that they can just tell Jack they like him and the rest will sort itself out with time. (They think it's hilarious to see him pining)

And they live happily ever after as an evil duo/eventual partners type deal? It's that dynamic of a monster who's never known companionship learning to be happy and seek out happiness with a person who feels like a social reject and rejects society but also really deep down wants friends and joy too <3