#I like gay cole a lot I just think bi/pan cole is also nice :)

[realityandrebirth]

For the 99 lego ships thing, maybe phantomshipping (cole/seliel/jerahn from ninjago)

I have no idea who jerahn is sorry (I'm not caught up on ninjago; only finished s13 recently) but this ask just reminded me that one of my secret favorite ninjago ships is cole/jay/nya/seliel. I don't like cole/seliel by itself for reasons, but when it's added to a polycule where cole is also dating jay and nya… and also considering nya/seliel is an excellent ship & has about as much evidence as cole/seliel… it's Nice!

[symphonic-concert]

Ninjago LGBTQ+ Headcanons 'cause I'm way in over my head

After taking a break from watching Ninjago for 4-ish years, I'm back and deeper in the ship spiral than I've ever been. I kinda like all Ninja ships (besides the Lloyd ones) so let's just get into it!

Sexualities

Cole is gay

Zane is panromantic and on the ace spectrum

Jay is a bi disaster

Lloyd is pan/biromantic ace

I'm not sure about Kai but he has a preference for guys

Nya is wlw/polysexual

Skylor is bi

Pixal is polysexual/polyromantic and on the ace spectrum

Misc

Cole had a little thing for Zane when they first met

It was short lived, but he and Zane are very close and Zane has a special place in Cole's heart

Kai also had a bit of a crush on Zane in the earlier seasons, and thought his oddness was endearing

Lloyd had a crush on Cole when he was younger, but Cole was oblivious and ofc didn't reciprocate anyway so the feelings eventually faded

Lloyd just thought he was super cool and nice and liked his hair a lot

Jay also had a thing for Cole around S3

That's part of the reason he fought so hard with Cole over Nya, because he was confused and didn't understand why he felt that way about his best friend

Also it kinda sucked to see his two crushes getting so close

But he worked through it on his own, came to terms with his sexuality and his romantic feelings for Cole eventually faded. When he was sure of how he felt, he and Nya made it official

Both Pixal and Zane admire the aesthetic-ness of Jay's curly hair and freckles together

Regretfully, Jay thought teen Wu was good looking

I interpreted Skylor's "Keep in touch" at the end of Season 4 as a casual breakup with Kai 😅 so I headcanon that she and Nya always flirted with each other whenever they saw each other after

Kai totally didn't mind and was too busy being smitten with Cole anyway

Lavashipping (probably my favourite ship so it has its own section!)

They've both had crushes on each other for ages, though Kai's was momentarily diminished when he met Skylor

When they have that party on the Bounty in Season 1 after retrieving all four Fang Blades, Kai grabbed Cole's hands and they just danced together, laughing for the rest of the song.

Jay and Nya noticed and gave each other smirky, knowing looks like 😏

When recounting the rest of the trials they faced on Chen's Island to each other, Cole thought it was cute that Kai couldn't skate and decided he'd take him one day to learn

Plus Cole got them all to lie on the bed in Kai's room partly so he could be near him

He was a little torn over Kai's crush on Skylor but he mostly thought Kai was adorably hopeless

You know how after Cole danced the Triple Tiger Sashay in S1, Kai ran up to him and just hugged him? He didn't know or care if what he felt was platonic or romantic, he was just so proud of Cole and wanted to show him

So Cole knows Kai's comfortable with hugging him and he kind of turns to Kai whenever he's in major need of comfort

After he turned into a ghost, I headcanon that he approached Kai, just leaned into him and let himself be held (as best as he could). Kai, of course, wanted to support him as much as possible and they both love each others' touch, so it was a win-win

That was also when Cole's hands first solidified, which is why he's not surprised when he hugs Nya later and the same thing happens

One of Kai's favourite songs is secretly that Glow Worm song from Season 8 that Cole sang all the time

Cole thinks that under his cocky attitude and hotheaded-ness, Kai has the kindest heart because of how encouraging he always was (particularly in S1-5)

Kai thinks Cole is one of the sweeter people he's ever met, though he loves his tough side

He thinks about what a good father Cole is gonna be when they have their own kids lol

My memory's not the best and I've only seen up to Season 9 so apologies if anything doesn't line up very well with canon! Hope you enjoyed!