Not the version you post. The version you actually are once the door closes. Shadow Self is the identity that exists in the gap between who you present and who you really are not darker for the sake of it, just unfiltered. No performance for an audience, no version curated for approval. This is the self that shows up when nobody's watching and nothing needs to be explained or softened for anyone else's comfort. Everyone has one. Most people spend their whole life keeping it out of frame. Meet the version you hide. Two circles, overlapping but never fully merging — because this identity was never meant to replace the one you show the world. Just to finally get acknowledged.