Shikamaru is amazing super wonderful amazing. He was my favorite Naruto character, and your portrayal has made him even favorite-er. And I'm always really fascinated by his threads because of how naturally he flows off of very different characters like Tony Stark and Katara, and I think I'm going to read every thread with the latter I see because of how awesome their friendship is. And I love how Aang's CR with Shikamaru is progressing in a subtle but really effective way. That vending machine thread was pure legendary. I don't think I have any specific criticism, but I'll gladly settle for throwing blind praise at you.