16 questions with Peter Pan’s Shadow

It’s always who is Peter Pan’s Shadow and never HOW is Peter Pan’s Shadow…

Photo | Sara Qadoumi
  1. What’s your real name?
    Peterificus Panificus Shadominium—but I shortened it to Peter Pan’s Shadow because Peter couldn’t stop saying it with a really fancy accent and it got really annoying.

  2. What’s your favourite time of the day?
    I think midday—I look the clearest at that time of day, as opposed to being washed out by my five o’clock shadow, literally.

  3. What is the worst thing you’ve had to be a shadow for?
    Sigh…Sometimes, Peter hits the griddy on his way to see Wendy, and to avoid suspicion from regular people, I have to do it too—I need at least 24 hours of solitude afterwards to recover from the hit my ego takes.

  4. Does Peter Pan shower?
    He’s convinced that being in Neverland protects him from ageing AND from getting dirty, so no… sometimes at night, when he smells extra yucky, I’ll disconnect myself and get a diffuser started in the room. He’s a work in progress.

  5. Do you shower?
    Next question, please.

  6. Gym routine?
    Glute bridges, walking lunges, lat pull-downs…Gotta keep up my figure while Peter fights Captain Hook—you never know who’s gonna show up to these fights!

  7. What are the three things you can’t live without?
    Hand cream (the wind dries me out when Peter flies), decompression socks (Peter moves around a lot, especially when he’s bamboozling Captain Hook, and it makes me faint sometimes) and vitamin D (I don’t get sunlight, so this one’s necessary).

  8. Who has more rizz, you or Peter Pan?
    I think I am more mysterious & honestly, I’m funnier than Peter. Plus, I can do lots of really cool tricks, like shapeshift, which I think makes me better at rizzing.

  9. How would you define yourself in 3 words?
    Adventurous, entrepreneur, thinker.

  10. What’s your biggest pet peeve?
    Gravel-y roads. It’s like acne for shadows—it is a devastation to my complexion.

  11. Top Spotify artist right now?
    Olivia Rodrigo. bad idea right? is really fueling the baddie era I’m going through at the moment.

  12. What’s your favourite game?
    Hide-and-seek. I’m reaaaallllyyyy good at it. OH, and Jenga. I’m really smooth.

  13. What’s the first thing you would do if you became disconnected from Peter?
    Run away with Tinkerbell. I think we’re both quite under-appreciated by Peter, he can be so self-absorbed sometimes.

  14. Skincare routine?
    Cleanser, hyaluronic acid, retinol cream, moisturiser, exfoliate, hydrating face mask, and SPF (even if there’s no sun!!!)

  15. Any advice to people aspiring to be part of the Lost Boys?
    Don’t do it. It’s just a group of boys with no ambition or hobbies, frolicking around all day with sticks they found on the floor and animals they befriended in the woods. I think a couple of them might be rabid, but take that information with a grain of salt.

  16. Lastly, what is one thing you wish people knew about you?
    It gets lonely sometimes, being a shadow. I’d love to be invited to a silly sleepover & brain rot for a little bit, with a sitcom in the background! I’m a teenager on the inside.