Ah! The much awaited resurrection of the NKK touting demon. Lol ... that demon has put all the ShivIka-ians in a tizzy once again. I was wondering when this would happen and have been anxiously waiting for it to be frank. Now, hopefully, we have ShivIka back on track with no external distractions like a smirking Tia or a phone waving Hunterwali Mrs. K . We have real problems to work out not the constant drama.
Breaking and overcoming the NKK wall IS the ShivIka journey.
NKK was the way of life for Shivvay pre Annika. NKK still exists post being married to Annika not because Shivvay believes in it anymore, it is more a like an addiction that he needs to break. We all know how long it takes for bad habits to die and as for addiction, the remedy is cold turkey in most treatments.
Besides, he did not say Annika did not matter to him and only NKK did. He said both matter at this point and that is the major struggle that HE has to go through. It is a deeply embedded belief and will need a major struggle to overcome and redefine it. Not make it disappear, mind you, only redefine it.
NKK is a big part of Shivvay and his principles - right or wrong that is not the issue. He never claims to be perfect and does not even try to attain that perfection. He has been and is content the way he is except when his beliefs, principles etc clash with what he feels for Annika.
He has not bothered to address that struggle as he had Tia, Mrs. K and all the crap the NB's threw at him to hide behind since his wedding to her. With that gone the NKK demon who ruled SSO has reared its head once again but this time he does not enjoy the monopoly in Shivvay's world as there is another, and in fact, a stronger contender for dominance over the Shivvay part in SSO.
While NKK was sleeping, he was blissfully unaware of the birth of another, the birth of his twin arch nemesis - Family Tradition and Values who is partnering with Love. The Demon that rules the Oberoi Family Values and Traditions on marriage, its sanctity, commitment and its values has a powerful ally - Love and Emotions.
As for Annika, she has her own Demons but that is for another day and time. Right now we shall focus on Shivvay.
We no longer need NB's as the villains anymore both these individuals already have enough conflict to put the NB's to shame. I for one am happy that at last Shivvay's NKK and Annika's past is going to be explored
They are both very unexplored territories.