Pain

Some of this is fan art... of fan fiction. Yeah, I went there. Read this story and you'll see where I got the inspiration for drawing Shen as a youngster:

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Apparently, I like Lord Shen more than I thought. I was actually reading fan fiction, which is... highly unusual. Nevertheless, I found a couple of particularly touching and bittersweet stories, one of which can be found via the link above, and was thoroughly enjoying myself both reading them and then creating fan art.

That one story, "Life and Times", is particularly touching. It's easy to envision Shen growing up in such an environment and in such a predicament. I especially like how the author kept him mute for several years -- it's believable and ties in well with the overall personality of the character. Give it a read if you like Lord Shen and if you don't mind fan fiction.

-- Mitch

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