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hey guys! so i hear everyone hates s7 (hands of time), and as someone who really enjoys the season, i'm realizing i don't have much to think about for my rewrite :0 i'd love to hear about some general critiques of s7, what can be done better, or what just plain doesn't work, from all of you guys! cuz i just think its a funny season :] the funny sillies

(do also lmk if you'd be ok with me using those ideas as inspiration for my rewrite if i end up really liking the direction that goes in)

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Snow Leopard Zane again. My vision 🔮

Nakey 🤭

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Skybound AU where Nya is never caught because every time Nadakhan gets close to her, she clips one of these in to break up her bob cut, which deactivates his Delara Radar and makes her effectively invisible

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HOW MANY NINJA DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB

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Sorry, what’d you say? My mind was somewhere else.

You don’t need to ask, I’ll show you

Tgirl Zane and Nya 🩷

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dumping pt 2

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jaynuary day 2 - s1 / snake

come on. i had to. everyone LOVES once bitten twice shy, it's THE definitive snay episode that all jay fans are normal about. gotta pay respect to the classics!

also VERY happy with the colors i went with, the skin looks appropriately Geen

also tbh this might be my favorite jay i've ever drawn? he just looks so small and afraid and also fluffy as hell lol

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jaynuary day 1 - pilots

ignore me posting this two days late, i was Busy As Hell ✨✨ BUT! here's day 1! the pilot episodes are so special, and the introduction of jay with wings really stuck with me. shoutout to first meetings!

doing a season-by-season basis is gonna be super fun to do, bc it'll show how jay changes and matures over the years of being a ninja, as well as the design changes that come from it! i love my lil bluejay :]

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posting day 1 and 2 soon i was busy 😔 some jaynuary host i am

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Jaynuary day 1 - pilots/invention

Tfw you're trying to save your sister and some weirdo's trying to flirt with her through you

Jay my guy what are you doingggg you haven't even met this girl you only heard of her 2 seconds agoooo

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JAYNUARY DAY 1 - PILOTS / INVENTION

Something about Jay's wings from the first pilot have always just stuck with me as a core memory, so I knew exactly what to draw for today!

Its VERY rough - I have a very busy month ahead of me, so most of the days I end up posting will either be very roughly finished like today's or just some cleaned up sketches. I'm just up for the challenge - I think drawing like this every day this month will do me some good lol, especially if it's my boy Jay (I have not drawn him NEARLY enough for a while)/

Below - the scene from the pilot, very poorly screenshotted from youtube

I can't wait for this month to fly by, now! This will be so much fun, and thank you so much @nin-jay-go for hosting this!

Have a lovely day!

-Lee :)

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Memories

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When you’re best friend gets shot in the head because you were arguing with him while fighting nindroids and his death haunts you and then he literally haunts you in the form of his half-alive corpse tailing and talking to you, infected by the very matter of the evil ass entity your other friend just died to kill.

In other words i remembered an AU i had.

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cramming in a few legos before the year is over

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Just Don't Call Me Late For Dinner

transgirl Zane and picking out a new name.

“So,” Cole asks with an air of curated nonchalance, like asking the question he’s about to ask might be uncouth, “Do I still… call you Zane, or have you um, picked out a new name?”

She glances over at him, pausing the mental calculation she and Pixal had been working on to pin him with a soft smile. The question was meant in good faith, an effort to be supportive, but they were currently held prisoner in the dungeon of a madman, “Zane is fine. I have not had much time to think about my name, and considering our current situation I do not think it’s wise to split my attention.”

Cole chuckles a little at that which is good, she was trying to add a bit of levity to her words with the inflection of her voice, “That’s fair. Just let me know if anything changes, yeah?”

“Of course.” She goes back to work, the conversation sitting in the back of her mind for her to examine later.

I would be happy to take a break and consider the matter of your name, Pixal informs her in that familiar matter-of-fact way, It could prove a good mental reset, though i imagine that term does not accurately ascribe itself to AI.

Thank you, but really, I am okay. I would prefer not to pick out a new name while in captivity. She thinks back at her, a dungeon is not quite conducive to the process. I would prefer something so important not be sullied by this experience.

Understood. Pixal says simply, and they move on from the topic.

Later, after everything is over and done and mostly-processed, Cole glances up at her as she enters the living room with a curious smile, “how was the mall?” He asks her.

“Looks like you got a lot of stuff.” Lloyd comments from his spot on the carpet in front of the TV. He’s laying flat on his back and reading a comic book above his head casually.

“It was a total success!” Kai answers for her.

She supposes that is alright, considering he did most of the heavy lifting when it came to her new fashion choices. He had an eye for clothing- it was the main reason she’d brought him along. Before she’d rebuilt herself, everything she owned was bulky and big and picked out for how it hid her silhouette. With her new body, she found her old wardrobe… lacking character. Boring. But having been so ignorant to the fashion world, she’d enlisted the resident stylist for his help. Thank the first master for all those magazines he got every month. She’d done her homework before they went out and knew somewhat what was in style and what she liked (they didn’t always overlap) and Kai had helped her build outfits and pick out several cornerstone pieces in her new wardrobe.

“I am happy with our trip.” She says with a smile, setting down several bags. Kai took the liberty of showing off a few of her new things. Dresses, skirts, jeans and tops, sweaters and shoes. It had been a long day, but she felt exhilarated by the experience instead of exhausted and sad like she always had when shopping in the mens section.

“Speaking of new things, given any thought to your name?” Cole asks again, the question much more casual than the first time he’d asked.

She wasn’t completely unobservant to social cues, and she’d certainly noticed and appreciated that they were all somewhat avoiding the name Zane for her since she’d informed them of her new identity. Her life as of recently was full of a myriad of nicknames.

“I am… still thinking about it.” She admits a bit bashfully, “I’m not sure where to begin.”

“It’s a big decision. Do you need any help?” Jay says without looking away from the video game he was currently horribly losing at.

She takes a moment to ponder that before she sits down on the couch next to Cole, “I would be open to suggestions.” She says agreeably, “Are there any names you think would fit me?”

Cole humms and flips his sketch pad to a new page, scribbling Possible Names? On the top, “Well, that depends. What are you wanting? Something that starts with the same initial?” he thinks for a moment before he starts writing things down as he says them aloud, “Zinnia? Zoey? Zuri?”

“Zinnia sounds too similar to Nya,” She says with a shake of her head before shooting the girl a smile, “I mean no offense.”

“None taken,” Nya says with a shrug, “I get it. What about something more technology based? Perl? Ada? Siri? Maybe Julia or Ruby?”

Jay curses as his character dies on screen before throwing his two cents in, “Tera or Zetta, like the bytes?” He starts the level over again, “We could get weird with it. Circuit? Mimo? Variable?”

“Variable!?” Kai repeats, looking at Jay like he’s grown a second head.

“Var is a beautiful name for a girl!” Jay insists instantly, defensively huddling over the controller in his hands.

“I’m not sure about that one Frosty.” Kai says frankly before his eyes light up, “Hey, what about names having to do with ice? I’ll look some up.” He says excitedly, pulling out his phone.

While he’s doing that, she leans over to see what Cole has written down so far and to also stage whisper to him, “You do not have to write down Variable.”

“It’s not that outrageous!” Jay pouts.

“Okay, what about Winter? Neve? Noelle?” He clicks over to another article, “This one says Frostine but that feels a little heavy handed to me. Ooh, I like Ivy and Holly if you want something more nature-y. Aurora is nice too.” He narrates as he scrolls through different lists.

“Neve feels like something my Father would have picked in another life,” She says wistfully, “But I am not certain it feels quite right for me in this one.”

“How about Lena?” Lloyd offers up, peeking over his comic.

“Isn’t that Fritz Donnegans love interest in starfarer?” Nya asks suspiciously.

“Actually she’s his twin sister.” Jay corrects, “Well they made her his sister in the third movie, before that it wasn’t canon.”

“I thought the third movie was about Fritz Donnegans dad turning evil.”

“No, those are the prequels. That’s the sixth movie they made.” Lloyd says as he flips his comic book back open.

Nya rolls her eyes, “If it’s a prequel then chronologically that is the third movie.”

“We’re getting off topic.” Cole interrupts before the conversation can devolve any further. He holds out his sketchpad for her to examine, “Do any of these speak to you?”

Zinnia Zoey Zuri Perl Ada Siri Julia Ruby Terra Zetta Circuit Mimo V Winter Neve Noelle Frostine? Ivy Holly Aurora Lena

“I like Perl?” She offers.

“That didn’t sound very confident.” Kai points out with a raised brow.

“Okay, so that’s the closest. What do you like about it?”

She rolls the name around her head for a long moment, trying to figure out why it stood out to her, “It is one syllable, like Zane. It does not end in an ‘a’ sound.”

“Short and to the point. I can work with that.” Nya tilts her head to think, “Sage. Elle? Skye?”

“Skylor” She reminds Nya with a shake of her head.

“Jade?” Jay suggests, “Oh, too similar to Jay.”

“And Harumi. Jade princess?” Lloyd points out with a cringe.

“Oh, right.”

“Wynn? Oh, hey, Wren? You like birds.” Cole scribbles down the new names while she mulls over his options.

“Wren is closer.” She says slowly, “A high contender for sure.”

“Birds!” Kai says excitedly, “What are more one syllable birds?”

Lloyd closes his comic book again so he can think better, “Lark?”

Nya taps her fingers against her chin, “How about Dove?”

“Raven?”

“That’s two syllables Jay.” Kai groans.

Jay throws his hands up in defeat, “I’m not good at this!”

“Dove.” She repeats suddenly into the room, the name tasting sweet and comfortable on her tongue, “I think my name is Dove.”

“Nya you got it!” Kai whoops before he deflates, “Aw, I'm jealous she picked your suggestion.”

Nya sits back with a smile, preening at her choice.

Cole’s smiling ear to ear as he straightens up on the couch, “Alright, let’s try it out! A little role-play.” He turns his body to face her and pretends to hold a cup in one hand and a marker in the other, “Alright, Ma’am, i’ve got a Venti Oat milk latte with toffee nut and pumpkin.” He spins off the top of his head.

“I would not order that.” She interrupts, “I do not like toffee.”

“Can I get a name for your order?” Cole railroads on, giving her a meaningful look.

She doesn’t roll her eyes at his shenanigans because this whole thing has been incredibly sweet, “My name is Dove.” She tells him, the words fitting perfectly in her mouth. There’s a joy bubbling up her chest making her giggle as he pretends to scribble her name down on an invisible cup.

“It’s spelled D-O-V-E.” Jay explains slowly as Cole writes.

“Just in case you weren’t sure.” Lloyds plays into the bit.

“Shut up.” Cole rolls his eyes, but there’s no real heat to it before he offers her a genuine smile, “That’s a great name.”

“It suits you.” Kai adds and Nya nods along.

“Thank you.” Dove says, unable to hide her bright smile.

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More comfortable in her body, more touchy-feely 💕

She often flusters her teammates

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bumping this again but also to say that i'm gonna be following the jaynuary tag if people don't want to tag me in the post :0 excited to see what everyone does!

HELLOOOOOOO NINJAGO COMMUNITY AND JAY FANS TUMBLRWIDE! i have created (mostly for myself lol) an official jaynuary prompt list!

the seasons are mostly there for myself, as my goal will be to redraw a screenshot or scene from every season i can, but in case anyone else wants to participate in jaynuary alongside me, i added an additional prompt (inspired by the season) for more generality and as a full on prompt list! for those who can't read the images, the list is under the cut

(for day 27, it is not necessary to know anything about the possible leaks or things for dr3, you can just go off the secondary prompt if you're living the spoiler-free life! the secondary prompt has nothing to do with the leaks themselves)

if anyone participates, feel free to tag me if you want, but otherwise, have fun! it's what jay would want :]

list here ↓

DAY 1- pilots / invention

DAY 2- season 1 / snakes

DAY 3- season 2 / growing up

DAY 4- season 3 / technology

DAY 5- interlude i / gameshow

DAY 6- season 4 / elemental

DAY 7- season 5 / fear

DAY 8- season 6 / pirates

DAY 9- dotd / remembering

DAY 10- season 7 / mystery

DAY 11- interlude ii / training

DAY 12- season 8 / tea

DAY 13- season 9 / dragon

DAY 14- season 10 / love

DAY 15- interlude iii / relaxation

DAY 16- season 11 a / heated

DAY 17- season 11 b / cold

DAY 18- season 12 / video games

DAY 19- season 13 / fantasy

DAY 20- the island / vacation

DAY 21- season 14 / oceanic

DAY 22- season 15 a / trouble

DAY 23- season 15 b / flight

DAY 24- interlude iv / connection

DAY 25- dragons rising 1 / boredom

DAY 26- dragons rising 2 / moon

DAY 27- possible dr 3 / wild

DAY 28- bizarro / identity

DAY 29- fanseason / silly

DAY 30- alternate universe / mystery

DAY 31- free day!