#Jay could be out here seeing current nya too

[kindaasrikal]

Since Jay proposed to Nya and almost accidentally accepted Kai’s (practice) proposal, that means he moved to both smith siblings. Who’s to say that since his new forbidden minifig is with Morro’s in the leaked new set, that he won’t be trying to move to both of the Wojira duo too.

And its because he also looks similar to Nya, like how Kai does.

Jay: man for some reason you look really attractive.

Morro, who looks similar to early seasons Nya: what the hell.

Bonus+

Jay: i really wanna make out with you for some reason :(

Morro: you are a MARRIED MAN.

[tornoleander]

Wow, you're the beta reader for bbnb? I didn't know that. (So you can confirm that Hat is infact not dead because I haven't seen any activity from them in a while and my brain always jumps to worst case scenarios)

Anyway, definitely didn't forget to respond for like a week, but here are some of my theories/scenarios:

-I still think Cole's the one who'll remember bits and pieces because A. He's a ghost B. Hat used he/him when talking about who will remember and C. It would be incredibly emotionaly impactful

-HOWEVER, I think Pixal could also remember some stuff. None of the emotional stuff but she did technically die when Nadakhan erased her. Besides, it could be fun to see her try to let Jay or Nya know she remembers while still stuck to Zane.

-also Zane's falcon died but he was never mentioned in this fic so 😔

-Jay DEFINITELY has c-ptsd. Like, 100%, I'm sure the nurse/psychologist whose name I forgor would agree with me

-I'm pretty sure Wu just died by some falling island or something like that. Or he could've died by the storm, that would be cool.

-I know he said that swearing is a sign of weak verbal skills but I feel like Jay would start swearing more for comfort. Like, Nadakhan hated it but never truly did anything horrible to him because of it :)

most of the scenarios in my head play out with the ninja being captured again

-for example, Jay using his internal electricity to shock someone when they all have vengestone

-or them getting tazed and Jay sending the current back like he did in the electric chair

-or they're all traped and saying shit like "there's no other option" or something and Jay replying with "suicide's still an option" like that's a normal thing to say which obviously worries the others

And then there's the non captured scenarios

-something something Jay falling into autopilot after being told/asked to clean to ship and ends up also cleaning the hull "Why are you cleaning the bottom? We're in the air and you're not even tied to anything???" ".... trauma response?"

-or just straight up Jay having a panic attack out of seemingly sowhere (Cole said he wished he could eat cake again)

Anyway, those are the things I could think of right now, there's more but it's 3:39am and I'm tired :3

Hope it's not too long lol

Yep! As of ch 15. Me and hat have been chatting for a while and I bug them for feedback on Art accuracy so I help them with some writing corrections too!

I have been working on beta reading earlier chapters as well currently half way through 4. It is certainly an experience but now I yell my feelings into comment instead of just the void

*reaches through horrific horror to correct spelling mistake.

Yup Hat is alive! They were just fixated on something else for a while but they are back.

Ok now for scenarios

-Cole remembering bits……. I will refrain from giving my thoughts.

-Pixal and Zane’s falcon died pretty early so I do think they may remember up till then but It probably wouldn’t help understand much.

-I don’t think Wu died? But it’s not impossible.

-CPTSD?

I will ask hat about this one but seeing as bbnb events qualify as at least 4/6 of these causes of it AND ptsd is a tag I’m going to give it a yeah. Cause non complex ptsd is typically less prolonged.

-the swearing I do think he might do more but not necessarily for comfort

-For your head scenarios I am not sure all the ways hat is planned show how the events of the fic messed him up. But I know they’re a big fan of consequences for events…

From what I’m guessing he is going to be trying his best to hide everything and it’ll be somewhat canon compliant? But to be fair He is pretty consistently the most mentally unstable ninja. Take This with a big grain of salt I’m saving the analysis for my skybound video, but his behavior does generally line up well with SA surivers. the first time that Jays a prisoner post Skybound is when he says “You don’t argue with a man who’s navel is that close”

Which

Drives me insane by the way

Side tangent, I’ve been doing a lot of Skybound digging for my eventual video essay. And my current best theory on why this is a line has to do with SA of men being played for laughs.

Like older audiences are supposed to hear that and find it fucking funny. It’s unfortunately not uncommon in kids programming. My quest to best explain why S6 is so uncomfortable has been… enlightening. Terrified of approaching a controversial topic so I have been learning a-lot about approach and how to not be awful. But my fixation is being channeled led into the eventual Skybound video.

Hope I answered what you wanted to know and It wasn’t purely my Adhd rambling

[only-lonely-stars]

Put Through the Ringer (Chapter 1)

[Chapter 1 - you are here!] // [Chapter 2] – (FFN) (AO3)

Summary:

"Right now, I don't know if I want to kiss you or shove you off this bridge." "Uh… can I pick?" (Alternatively: Nya is mad at Jay on their anniversary, but he has a sort-of explanation.)

With a waterfall behind them and clear skies above, Jay and Nya faced each other, both standing on a simple bridge. It was above the basin which the waterfall fed, with mist often thrown up to create the most exquisite rainbows. It was a lovely setting, and if it weren't for earlier events that day, they might have been seen enjoying it and their anniversary. However, that wasn't quite what was happening, as Jay was currently being put through the ringer.

"Right now, I don't know if I want to kiss you or shove you off this bridge," Nya fumed, facing Jay and the waterfall behind him.

Jay laughed nervously, looking behind himself at the turbulent waters below, with the bridge's edge not more than three feet behind him. "Uh… can I pick?"

She growled. "No, Jay! No, no you can't." She pointed up at him, already in his personal space, only a foot away from him. "I just can't believe you. You didn't tell me you were in there?"

"Of course I didn't tell you! It was a surprise!" He readjusted his footing, trying to get more secure. "Come on, Nya. Let me step away from the edge, and I'll explain."

"You'd better." She stepped back to the center of the bridge, allowing him a little more space, which he took in relief.

"I will." He sighed. "I'm just– let me appreciate stable ground for a minute." He took a few moments to do just that with closed eyes, all the while withstanding her withering glare, and then finally nodded. "Okay. Okay, stable ground appreciated."

"Good." She crossed her arms, more unmoving than a brick wall. "Now would you be so kind as to explain why you were snooping in my room and my things?"

He blushed. "I wasn't snooping! I was looking for something!"

"That's the same thing, Jay! Why were you looking in my things?! What happened to 'respecting privacy?'"

"Okay, I know it sounds bad, but I can explain why, okay?" He frowned, wanting to reach out to her, but knowing it wouldn't help. "See, I heard this thing about how you can approximate someone's ring size using their shoe size. I didn't know if it was accurate, but I figured it was good enough, so I tried with mine, and it worked. Perfectly!"

She raised an eyebrow, not following much at all. "And?"

"And… I wanted to… surprise you." He hung his head a little. "I saw a ring I knew you'd like. It's really pretty, and I wanted to get it for you, but the place selling it doesn't do resizing. You get the size you need, and that's it. I still wanted to surprise you, so I figured I could use your shoe size to figure it out. The only shoes you leave in the coat closet don't have tags, though, so I had to use a different pair."

She nodded. "All my other ones are kept in my bedroom closet."

"Exactly!" He looked back up at her. "I didn't know they were in the closet, though, so I looked everywhere I could think of. I didn't want to look anywhere too personal, but I accidentally did, and then I got out of there immediately, and it was too late, and then you came in, and– and–"

She sighed heavily, covering her eyes with a hand. "You bolted."

"…Yep." He looked away, blushing in embarrassment. "I'm really sorry, Nya. I didn't mean to intrude on your privacy. Especially not on our anniversary."

It took her a minute to collect her thoughts enough to speak, mostly wondering about why it had to be such a mess that came of sweet intentions. "Okay. I forgive you. No pushing you off the bridge."

His heart almost stopped for a moment. "Really?"

"Really." She looked up at him and smiled. "Just don't ever do it again."

He grinned back at her. "Consider it done. Never accidentally snooping in your private things again, promise."

"Good." She reached out to touch his face, then kissed him softly, enjoying how he immediately responded. "Just so you know, I wear women's nines."

He blinked, refocusing. "What– oh, you wear size nine?"

She smiled, admiring his electric blue eyes and how they darted around. "Yes, I do."

"Oh!" He grinned. "Okay! Size nine, gotcha– I'll just go and do that!" He laughed a little. "That's exactly what I needed!"

She giggled a little. "You know, you and I could just go and get professionally sized. Since I ruined the surprise and all… we might as well."

He nodded. "Oh yeah. We could do that. That would work better anyway, wouldn't it?"

"It would." She took his hand, threading their fingers together. "Then I can get you a ring in the future too, maybe."

"Sure!" He smiled, admiring how their hands fit together tightly. "I know I'd like anything you got me."

"Likewise." She smiled back. "In fact, want to go do it today?"

"I'd like nothing better!" He kissed her hand, playing up the part of a gentleman. "Shall we, my lady?"

She giggled a little as they began to walk, heading to Jay's car, parked only a few hundred feet away. "Yes, we shall." This was a nice way to spend their anniversary; three years really was worth celebrating, after all. Nobody could say Jay had bad taste, anyway… she wondered what this ring looked like.

[qiangweirosa]

a talk

" As Nya and Jay finally start planning their wedding, Nya is haunted by memories of darker times. Ironically enough, Jay is the only person who could possibly understand what she's going through.

or, ninjago writers dont bring up their skybound trauma enough so im taking matters into my own hands. "

relationships: jay/nya, nya & kai, cole & jay tws: hurt/comfort, flashbacks, skybound trauma wc: 1821 extra: set sometime between the end of crystallized and the merge!

read on ao3!

Kai sat down on the bed.

“Come on, spit it out.”

Nya glanced at him, barely turning her head. She laid on her bed in the monastery, and had been staring at the ceiling for quite some time before Kai came in. He looked at her expectantly, an eyebrow raised and his head tilted towards her. She sighed.

“What are you talking about?”

She asked only half heartedly; she knew more than enough that Kai wouldn’t take her avoidance as an answer. Nya sat up, and stared at her own hands, fidgeting in her lap.

“You know what I’m talking about.”

Of course she knew. With another sigh, she looked back at Kai and took his expression in: behind the surface-level annoyance, she could see worry. Of course he’d be worried about her, she thought, especially since she’d been acting unusually in the past few days, if not weeks.

Nya glanced back down before speaking up.

“I don’t think you’d be able to help. Don’t worry about me too m-”

“Does it have to do with your and Jay’s secret?”

Nya froze. Her eyes widened, and her mouth fell open for a few moments. She looked at Kai, her eyebrows furrowing in silent confusion. Perhaps her expression was what prompted him to speak up again, elaborating on his statement.

“You know, the thing you two keep trying to be secretive about?? When you exchange glances, giggle together, and whatever.”

She blinked.

“You noticed??”

“Uh, I think we all noticed, Nya.”

“Oh.”

This was unexpected. Nya sighed again and shook her head, leaning her head back against the board of her bed.

“Yeah, it is.”

Kai nodded. He seemed to take it better than Nya had imagined; though maybe that was because he’d already known she was hiding something from him. Well, it wasn’t like it had been the first time she kept secrets from Kai, or the rest of the team. But he certainly had reacted better than he did when he found out she was Samurai X. She was somewhat thankful.

She felt a hand rest on top of hers, and looked back at Kai to see him looking directly at her. His face had become much more caring; but Nya knew him. She could tell he wasn’t entirely enjoying the fact that she wouldn’t talk to him. Nonetheless, he still tried to put those feelings aside and give her advice.

“Then maybe you should talk to him, if it’s bothering you this much. Sulking over it on your own isn’t gonna solve anything.” He shrugged.

Nya smiled. She knew he was right, it wasn’t like she hadn’t thought about doing it. It just wasn’t an easy topic to bring up, for either of them. In all the years that had passed since then, they had only really talked about it twice; and only because they had been having worries about it.

Which, technically, was the case here too.

She nodded at Kai, thanking him and intertwining her hands with his. He smiled back, pulling her in for a hug, or the closest thing to a hug they could manage in their current position, leaving them both laughing about it. Soon enough, he left her room, leaving Nya alone once again to her thoughts. 

She looked down at her necklace. Although she didn’t like to wear it when fighting or practicing - jewelry during a fight is practically a direct ticket to choking, she wore it almost every other time. Which wasn’t a lot, now that she thought about it, but it was still enough to be significant to her. The necklace had her yang pendant on it, the one Jay had given her when he proposed to her a few years back. She gazed at it fondly, playing with it with her hands.

A few moments later, she had made up her mind. She would talk to Jay about this entire situation, and hopefully they would get past it. Finally. She knew deep down that, obviously, a talk wasn’t going to make their shared trauma disappear, but hopefully it would make her feel better, for now at the very least.

Today was an off day for the ninja; meaning Jay was most likely to be found either on the couch playing video games, or in the kitchen snacking on something. As soon as Nya walked into the living room, a smile crept onto her face and she chuckled to herself. It seems living with the same people for so many years really makes you aware of their daily habits, she thought.

She approached the couch, leaning her hip against as she crossed her arms to look over the scene in front of her. Cole and Jay were going at it, intensely focused on whatever game they were playing - looks like Prime Empire , she thought - to the point they hadn’t even noticed she was here. A bit further away, sitting at the table, was Lloyd, absentmindedly fiddling with his phone. He however, seemed to notice Nya, acknowledging her presence with a short glance. 

Nya glanced back at the screen as she heard shouts, seeing the “LEVEL PASSED” screen she had expected. She watched Jay and Cole high five each other, before Jay raised his head and seemed to finally notice her presence. His face beamed, and he grinned at her. His excitement must have been visible to Cole too; since the older man decided to turn around, and smiled as well upon seeing her.

They invited her to play; she shook her head no, before looking back to Jay and calling him to get his attention.

“Do you mind if we have a talk?”

Nya could feel time stop as she spoke, watching Jay gulp and anxiety flash in his eyes. She quickly added:

“I’m not mad at you, I just wanna discuss something. It can wait though, if you’re busy.”

Nya gestured at Cole and the TV vaguely. Jay nodded and put his controller down, standing up and walking towards her.

“It’s fine! I can play later.”

Before Nya could drag him away though, he turned back to Cole and shouted, an accusatory tone lacing his voice.

“You better not play any more levels before I’m back!!”

Nya laughed at their antics. She could vaguely hear Cole respond something as she made her way down the hall, back to her room. She stood in the doorway until Jay appeared in front of her, and dragged him inside. She pushed the door closed behind them, sighing.

“Is something the matter?”

Jay was the first to speak up. He tilted his head to the side, moving to grab Nya’s hands in his.

“You’ve been acting weird for a few days… Did something happen?”

Nya stared at him for a few moments. She stared deep into his beautiful ocean eyes, her lips pursed. Jay’s eyebrows had furrowed, concern etched all over his face. Finally, she took a deep breath and spoke up.

“It’s about Nadakhan.”

She could see Jay’s breath catch in his throat, and his eyes widen. He took a deep breath as well, and squeezed her hands in his. His face looked a lot more serious than a few seconds ago as he urged her to continue.

“Okay.”

“Kai told me to talk with you about it. Well, about my worries, more precisely, but they’re about what happened with him.”

Jay nodded, a sign for Nya to keep talking.

“I’ve been getting… flashbacks. Of when I was with him. Especially since we’ve been talking about actually organizing our wedding, and all, I just… I keep seeing myself in Delara’s dress again, and getting nightmares about it over and over and it’s just-” She stopped herself to sigh. “That’s… about it.”

Sometime through her rant, Nya started looking at the floor with a frown on her face. Her hands held Jay’s tightly, and he could tell that she would be clenching her fists, had he not been holding them. 

He released one of her hands to cup her face, a shaky smile forming on his face to try and comfort her.

“I mean, it’s pretty understandable, you know? I’d be scared too if I had been forcibly married to a thousand year old djinn at 13 and then possessed by his dead girlfriend.”

Nya laughed. Jay’s smile widened.

“And like, if you want, you don’t have to wear a dress. We don’t even have to get married yet!! I mean we’ve been waiting for both of us to be ready for it, so if you’re not ready yet then I’ll wait more!”

Nya looked back at him with a smile. She felt tears well up in her eyes. Jay was right; there was no reason for them to rush things, after all. 

“You’re right. Thanks. And I do wanna get married, don’t get me wrong… I guess I’d forgotten I can just not wear a dress.”

Her hands moved up to wipe her eyes, and she felt Jay grab her face with his own. He looked at her, his eyes shining, and his thumbs gently caressing her cheeks. 

“Can I kiss you?”

She nodded, and he leaned in to crash his lips on hers. Nya felt Jay grin into their kiss, and she could see his face growing pink. After they pulled away from each other, Jay rested his hands on her shoulders and looked away, coughing to try and regain his composure. After he failed, as he usually did - for some reason, even after being together for half a decade, he was still a nervous wreck everytime they kissed -, he spoke up once more.

“You’re not alone in this. I’m here for you and, uh, I’ll do my best to support you through all this.” He gestured vaguely with his hand. “Be it related to him or related to our wedding, or, you know, anything else.”

Nya smiled at him, tilting her head up to press a kiss to Jay’s forehead.

“Thanks. I appreciate it.”

“Hey, don’t thank me for this, come on! It’s not even the bare minimum!”

Nya laughed as he protested, Jay’s arms stretching at his sides as he kept repeating himself.

Eventually, the two of them ended up going back to the living room and joining Cole on the couch, picking up two controllers and playing with him. After a few levels, Jay seemed to have a realization and turned to Nya in shock.

“Wait, did you say Kai told you to talk to me?? Does he know?!” 

Nya stared at him in confusion for a moment.

“Oh, that! Apparently, they all know?? Well, not about what happened, but that we’re hiding something.”

Cole chimed in.

“Yeah, dude, you’re not exactly discreet about it…”

Nya chose to not listen to the rest of the conversation, already knowing the two best friends would start bickering. She simply giggled and mindlessly stared at Jay. She loved him so much.

[fruitcolouredninja]

The Awakening Storm - fanfiction

This is a fic I posted to ao3,, I wanted to post it here too :] it’s got 5 chapters rn :) All current chapters on ao3 -> https://archiveofourown.org/works/61282432/chapters/156626599

Summary:

Jay’s biological mother shows up, literally, at their doorstep. Secrets are unfolded as the team learns about his past, and that it is catching up to both of them sooner than they know it.

They will stop at nothing to get their hands on the elemental power of lightning.

Chapter 1 -

“Come on, Jay! Cole won fair and square.” Kai admitted, making Jay huff out some anger at his terrible loss. “Yeah, admit it Jay. Cole’s better, you’re not the best at video games after all.” Lloyd teased him too, with a smirk on his face, which made all the others laugh under their breaths too.

Nya laughed while walking to Jay’s side, putting her arms on his shoulders,”Come on.” She called them all, “Zane should almost be done with dinner.”

Jay smiled once she spoke, feeling a little calmer at her words, maybe thinking that it wasn’t that serious after all. But he couldn’t take the loss, he’d have to prove himself better another time.

They left the common room and all made their way to the dining room, where when they arrived, Zane had made a collection of different things to put onto everyone’s plates. There was rice, chicken, many selections of other meats, pasta and lots of different sauces. Even a cake in the middle for dessert.

“Wow! Zane, you didn’t have to put this much effort in for us.” Nya seemed shocked, though they should all be used to the effort he would put into them by now.

They all sat down, happy to eat after a long day of training and that rather stressful video game tournament. “Tomorrow, we’ll rematch.” Jay eyed Cole, which caused Lloyd to laugh under his breath a little.

They all began to talk about their day, like the funny moments from training, or who beat who in the sparring and what they’ll be doing the Wednesday coming, as it’s their day off.

Their busy conversations were interrupted by a loud bang coming from outside, around where the door would be. However, it didn’t sound like a knock, more like someone had rammed right into it.

“Jay, you’re closest, go see what it is.” Kai told him, to which he sighed deeply and got up to see what it was.

Once he got to the door, he opened it a little cautiously as the bang from before was loud, “Hey, um—“ he said as he peeked outside, but he couldn’t see anyone until his eyes looked down for a moment.

A woman, with long blonde hair that seemed to be slightly stained with dirt, hunched over on the ground, struggling to get up.

“I- oh my gosh!” He opened the door wide, trying to grab the woman, but she was quite heavy for her small size, a lot of muscle which made her seem like a fighter.

But what looked to be a gi of some sorts was distorted and less identifiable than what it should be. It had rips in a lot of places, like one across her chest, and all scattered throughout her arms and legs. “Cuts… what happened?” He whispered to himself, he even saw more on her face.

He managed to find some strength and pick her up to run inside, “Guys!” He shouted, he didn’t think they answered until they all came running out when he was already half way down the hallway to the dining room.

“Oh my gosh what happened? Who is it?” Nya asked concerned, going to grab her from Jay as he seemed to be struggling to keep her up in his arms.

Nya was always stronger than Jay, so she could get her secure in her arms and make their way to the med bay with everyone swiftly. “I don’t know, she was just- collapsed on the floor!”

Everyone turned their heads to the mysterious woman when she groaned slightly, opening her eyes just a hunch to the point where most wouldn’t notice.

“No-my-my…Jay…” she said quietly, her words unclear, she tried to say more but she collapsed again, seconds before she was placed onto a bed.

Zane began tending to her, as the rest of them surrounded her, concerned at what had happened to have injured her like this and who she even was.

Pixal came from her room, noticing the chaos and she gasped when she saw the state of this woman who she’d never seen before. She went to Zane.

“She has multiple lacerations in her arms, legs, face and chest. Someone needs to apply pressure to the wound on her chest.” Jay stepped up, grabbing a hand towel that sat on the bedside table and putting pressure down.

“Will she be okay?” Nya asked.

Zane nodded, receiving a sigh of relief from everyone,”She just has some small lacerations across her limbs, minus the larger one across her chest, I also think she may have hit her head, prompting her collapse. But she should be awake soon.”

A silence fell after Zane told them of her state, and Zane continued to work on the woman, wrapping her up in bandages or just cleaning the smaller cuts. He wrapped up the wound on he chest in many thick layers of bandages, which stopped the bleeding enough to the point where she didn’t need stitches.

Once Zane finished his work and had her settled into the bed, one question rose up between the six ninja.

“Who is she?” Lloyd questioned,”Do any of you recognise her?” This promoted a few seconds of humming and tapping their feet to try and think of a time any of them have seen this person, but no one could.

However, Jay thought for a little longer than the others, feeling that there was something oddly familiar about this woman, like they shared something together.

Something felt…off.

He hummed and walked over to the bed and looked at her from the side,”I don’t know guys- she feels…familiar?” He observed the gi on her body, a dark deep blue, it was relatively plain, no extra gear to match what looks like a ninja outfit.

The only decoration were some lightning strikes, it seemed like, that ran from the bottom to the middle of the top of her gi.

Suddenly, as Jay touched her shoulder to analyse her clothing more, she opened her eyes and groaned. She looked around the room and held herself up slightly by her lower arm.

She looked tired, exhausted from what seemed like a battle. But who could she have been fighting?

As she looked around, her eyes half drooped down, where if you looked from a different angle they would basically be closed, she breathed quite heavily.

“Are you okay?” Pixal scurried to her side and helped her up, grabbing a pillow from the collection of them stored under the bed in the medical room. She put it behind her, still using a hand to prop her up, trying not to disturb the wound on her chest.

“I-“ she huffed, eyes suddenly wide from shock.”Where is he?” Everyone looked around, confused at what she could mean.

“ Who are you looking for? Are you okay?” Kai questioned her, prompting her to wave her head around more, like she needs something desperately.

That was until her head came to a stop and she looked directly at Jay.

“Jay.” She said weakly, with a small smile on her face,”My son.”

[mairitess]

ebbs and flows pt. 1 // jaya

a/n: i wrote this bc i got back into ninjago and i needed to write something for them bc i'm not caught up enough to be able to read the current fics + also on ao3 in capital letters

words: 1.5k

tags: angst, fluff, post-skybound, post s10 ninjago: masters of spinjitzu, jaya, no beta we die like kings, they r so traumatized after nadakhan, minor violence mentions from skybound, kiss kiss rated t just in case

preview:

she might’ve missed it, if she weren’t so keyed up already. “you’re my yang, nya.”

memory was clever in a cruel way. sometimes nya practically forgot what she and jay had endured, had survived. other times, though it had been years since, nadakhan’s grip was still around her wrist. memory was kind when it ebbed, cruel when it flowed. and the master of water, unfortunately, was far too familiar with ebbs and flows.

it started when she and jay were on a date downtown, a rare luxury given their line of work. they’d compulsively started window shopping, ducking into quirky stores, stealing kisses in the alleyways between. ninjago city hadn’t been quiet in so long.

“has this shop always been here?” jay asked, pointing at the large antiques sign hanging from the side of the building. “i feel like we’re always around here. why haven’t i seen it?”

nya smirked and nodded towards the restaurant next door. “maybe because you’ve been too focused on downing chen’s hand-pulled noodles to pay attention to anything else around here.”

“hey!” jay reached for her in fun, and nya twisted away, bolting to the antiques store. her laughter echoed down the street, and jay’s breath caught in his throat. no one laughed as brightly, as freely as her. his soft smile grew. no one made her laugh as brightly, as freely as him.

he was grinning wildly when he walked into the shop, nya waiting for him inside. “what?”

jay enveloped her into a hug, his arms snug around her. “i love you.”

“i love you too, jay. now look around with me! i wanna see if there’s anything interesting.” jay caught a quick kiss before pulling away, and nya’s cheeks were warm as they wandered through the store, hand in hand.

—

she saw the lamp first — not the same one, but far too close for comfort. it was rusted and dented like it had been thrown around in the wash, but the lamp’s handle curved at the bottom, whereas nadakhan’s stayed flush to the rest of the body. still, nya froze.

“nya? did you find anything?”

jay’s voice felt so distant and hazy, as if she was hearing him underwater. “honey?”

she felt his hands on either side of her face, and nya realized he was standing right in front of her. “you’re crying, nya.” he leaned in closer to look at her more directly as he wiped the tears from her cheeks. “what’s wrong?”

he followed her gaze to the shelf behind him, to the lamp sitting all on its lonesome. jay sighed then turned back to nya, resting his forehead against hers.

“look at me, nya.”

she felt like she was ripping her vigilance away as she did.

“that’s not his, i promise. and neither of us are going to touch it. we’re safe, okay? he’s gone.” 

nya didn’t remember leaving the antiques shop, or going home, or anything else that happened between seeing the lamp and ending up in jay’s bed. she was spooned against him, so jay couldn’t see she was keeping her eyes open for as long as she could — every time she blinked, she saw nadakhan and that lamp. she could feel herself dying in jay’s arms again, on the floor of nadakhan’s stolen makeshift palace. she could feel her last words trying to snake their way out, but her energy draining before jay could hear them.

jay’s arms tightened around her waist, and she jerked away from them, tearing out from his grasp. she turned, and he was staring at her, worry lines stretching across his forehead.

“do you want to talk about it?” he asked. nya was quiet, though she cuddled closer to fit her head under his chin. jay slowed his breathing, taking deeper breaths in and out — he hoped she’d match him, even if subconsciously.

he was starting to fall asleep when he heard her mumble into his chest. “you couldn’t say his name.”

—

everyone else knew about nadakhan from the murals on the wall in the courtyard, but they would never remember him, especially not the way jay and nya did. but honestly, that made it somewhat easier for nya. she could pretend everything was okay with them.

but jay was there. and it felt so careless and insensitive for him to pretend, too, when he was with her. a small part of her knew it wasn’t fair to be upset at him for that — while she was dying, he watched, and maybe that was worse. but still.

nya hadn’t spoken to jay when they were alone in days. she still came to his bed each night, but they would lie in silence, and every evening she would get further and further away from him in sleep. at this point, they were on opposite sides of the bed, and her back was to him. if he just reached out, he could hold her, but he was scared she’d jerk away again if he did, and that would hurt more than anything before. when they woke up each morning, he’d ask her if she wanted to talk about it. she’d stay silent, though sometimes she’d shake her head. then jay would say he’d talk about it whenever she was ready. it was their new routine.

she started to have nightmares the day after they’d first seen the lamp. he tried to hold her close, whisper “i love you” to her over and over again as she shook and sobbed, but she’d end up pushing him away as soon as she got up. one night, he tried not touching her at all, and her nightmare subsided easily. so he opted to just lie awake until it went away, waiting for her to still. then she’d wake up in the morning, and they’d do their routine all over again.

weeks passed, and nya had caught a cold. jay would’ve stayed home with her, but their recent villain needed all hands on deck. misako and wu promised to take care of her while jay was away, though they figured some sort of fight had transpired between the two lovers. 

usually when they had to split the team, jay and nya would kiss each other good luck. but jay stood in the doorway, quietly watching her sleep. he toyed with the yin symbol hanging around his neck. his partner, his love, was starting to feel more distant than a stranger, and every day more like a ghost. but he needed her to go to him. he was nervous about touching her and making any nightmares worse, so he opted to leave a note instead.

nya, my yang, i’ll be back soon. i love you.

—

nya could not tell him — she would not tell him. guilt slashed at her chest every morning she woke up, her throat dry and caked tears streaking from the corners of her eyes. but she had to tell misako and wu when she woke them up screaming in the middle of the night, the first time anyone else had heard her nightmares.

“nya?” misako rushed in first to see nya shot up in bed, gasping for air. misako put the back of her hand on nya’s forehead. “you’re burning.”

there was a small tub of water and a washcloth on the side table next to her bed, and misako wet and wrung the towel before leaning nya back gently and placing the rag on her forehead. nya’s eyes were still wide open, and she didn’t have to look to ask —

“where’s jay?”

wu walked in, staff in hand. “jay is with the other ninjas. they needed more help. i thought you knew…” he trailed off, seeing the note next to her. nya grabbed it, and as she read it, started crying harder.

“i’ve been so horrible to jay,” she said, stuttering. “and i can’t even tell him what’s wrong.”

misako held nya’s hand, squeezing it lightly. “then maybe it’ll help if you tell us first.”

—

every time nya fell asleep, she’d find herself in her almost-wedding to nadakhan. then she would get shot, and she’d lie on the floor. when she was first getting these nightmares, she could feel jay holding her again, just as he did the first time. but that made the dreams a little too real — she needed some sense they were just dreams. she would kick him away, and he’d disappear, and she could breathe again. eventually, she stopped imagining jay holding her, and as she lay on the floor, she knew it wasn’t real because it was playing out differently from what was real, and she was able to move on.

but how could she tell jay, that now, whenever he hugged her, she felt like she was dying?

xx

part 2 here

[mafuluzx]

how do you think cole would react during season five if reader got turned into a ghost like him

Hello, Anon! You left your message a little open so I'm taking the authority to guess you were asking for headcanons on the topic. That being said, I suck at headcanons, I'm just not good at writing stuff like that, but I've tried my best! As always, I have put the reader as male, like I usually do.

Cole x male reader headcanons!

Season 5 and before Day of the departed:

If (y/n) and Cole both turned into ghosts😱

How it happened:

"We're almost out of here! Come on Cole!" You called out as you ran after your three team mates you were currently tied to, along with Cole running right behind you.

"Ah, the scroll!" Cole suddenly stopped, and untied the knot keeping him tied to his four other teammates. You stopped as well.

"Cole! Come on! Hurry!" Cole didn't answer you and instead rushed towards the scroll, stumbling a bit before reaching it. With a hint of anger, and a hint of worry, you quickly untied yourself as well and went after Cole. Cole picked up the scroll just as you grabbed his hand and the two started running out hand in hand.

"Guys, we got the scroll!" Cole called to kai, Zane, and Jay as he flailed the scroll in the air.

"Yes! You did it, ahaha!" You celebrated and caught Cole in a bear-hug. The two of you laughed when the moment was suddenly cut off.

Cole was could. You were could. You finally took a good look at Cole and yourself, and Cole did the same.

"Cole, (y/n)! You two are..." Jay didn't finish his sentence, and just stared as you stared at your own ghastly green hands. Cole then grabbed your hands in his hands, that were identical to yours in color. The two of you looked at each other and spoke at the same time.

"Ghosts..."

-

Cole was heart broken, thinking he couldn't be the earth ninja as a ghost. You were too, but you took being a ghost as a new opportunity.

You tried new things, and was the first of you two to learn to control passing through walls and turning invisible and stuff.

Every time Cole would reach out to touch something, and phase through it, you would make him close his eyes and touch you instead, for he never phased through you. It was always comforting to Cole.

You both shared your fear of getting hit by water, and pulled each other away every time there was a change of getting splashed one way or another.

When you were at the crystal cave where the ninja could see their reflections, you didn't see yourselves, nor each other. The two of you were already dead.

Once Morro was defeated, the two of you kept mindful of Nya, especially when she was training, but otherwise all your worries about being ghosts faded.

I... Don't have anything else? I'm sorry, but headcanons just aren't my thingy. But I can't be blamed right, since It's not like I'm getting paid for this.

[kywaslost]

Emotional Trouble - Kai Smith

A/N: I don’t know what this is. I don’t know how well I wrote it. I just, I think I need an outlet. I need comfort. So, maybe it’ll comfort you too. Reader is a female, btw. 

Warnings: depression

Kai could tell something was wrong. It was so obvious to him, and he couldn’t figure out for the life of him why no one else could notice it. You have been so quiet lately. You had very little energy, and couldn’t get yourself to do much of anything. Kai noticed, of course. You were like a sibling to him, and he’d notice if any of the others were acting the way you were. Kai may act like he’s obsessed with himself, but he pays the most attention out of all of the ninja.

His final straw was when you were the last to dinner, sitting down at the very end of the table without a word. He was sitting across from you, and offered a soft smile.

“Hey, Y/N,” he greeted, but it was planned. Your response, Kai was hoping, would help him determine what was going on with you. Or, at the least, tell him how you were feeling at that moment. 

Your eyes met Kai’s only for a moment, and you muttered a quiet, “hello.”

You were doing it again. The first thing that Kai noticed, and what has had him spinning circles about how to help you. The very first thing he noticed that was off about you was how you’d interact with everyone. You couldn’t hold eye contact for very long at all, and spoke only when spoken to. When you’d talk, you were quiet, slow, and sometimes stumbled over your words. Your eyes were always downcast and droopy, almost as if you were sleepy, but Kai knew you weren’t. How could you be? The second thing he began to notice was how much you were sleeping. The two of you didn’t share a room, he and the other guys were rooming together, but you and Nya had your own individual rooms. Yours was across the hall from the boys’, so it was easy to notice when you’d start going to bed earlier. You couldn’t sleep in later due to training, but the second training was over, or you returned from a mission, you'd quietly retreat to your room and lay down.

Kai was beyond worried right now. He wanted to talk to you, to figure out why you were so upset, and find any and every way to make you feel better. But he knew you wouldn’t talk to him. Not here. Not now. He had to wait until dinner was over, when he could get you alone and in the comfort of your own room.

Kai had waited until everyone on the bounty had begun their nightly routine. He was fresh out of the shower and in his PJs, and currently on the lookout for you. He had knocked on your door before noticing that it had been left cracked open. Your lights were off, and as Kai pushed open the door and peeked his head into your room he thought, surely you were asleep. He was caught off guard, however, when he noticed that your bed was empty, and you were nowhere to be seen. Where would you have gone? For the past week, you had been in bed by now, rarely leaving your room.

Kai was determined to find you, checking every room he’d think to possibly find you in, but you were gone. He was getting more worried as each room turned up empty, and as a last ditch effort he sprinted up to the bridge. The main lights were turned off, only the soft glow of the screens and buttons lighting up the room. Again, you were missing.

It was when Kai caught a glimpse of f/c clothing out of the corner of his eye that he breathed a sigh of relief. You were laying on a hammock Jay had set up earlier that day, rocking ever so slightly side to side as the wind blew. The red ninja couldn’t see your face as he approached, and only hoped you weren’t asleep.

“Y/N?” he spoke softly. “What are you doing up here?”

You had little to no reaction to Kai’s presence, not even looking at him as you shrugged and continued staring up at the sky. “Just…laying here.”

He could see your eyes now, and hear in your voice. You were crying. “Y/N.” It was more of a soft statement than a question. “What’s going on?”

You sniffed, wiping at your eyes.

“Scoot over.” Kai carefully moved to lay beside you on the hammock without flipping it over and tossing the two of you on the deck of the bounty. He slowly snaked his arm behind your neck, using the other one to pull you into a hug. “Come here.” You tucked your head under Kai’s chin, burying your face into his chest as you began to cry harder. “It’s ok. I’ve got you.”

It was a while before you managed to pull yourself together, tears receding and just laying there in a comfortable silence with Kai under the light of the moon. Kai tried once again to get you to talk to him. “Y/N, what’s going on? You aren’t yourself.”

“I just,” you started, taking a moment to breathe. “I don’t know, Kai. I don’t I don’t know what’s going on.”

“What do you mean?”

“My life, Kai. I don’t know.” You started crying again, and Kai was frantically trying to get you to stop. “I can’t explain it. You won’t understand. You think I’m being dramatic.”

“No no, not at all.” Kai quickly wiped the tears from your cheeks. “Y/N, hun, don’t cry. I don’t think you’re being dramatic. I just want to know how to help you.”

“There’s so much going on,” you cried to the fire ninja. “I don’t feel ok. I’m not ok. I don’t know why. I’m so sad, all of the time. I can’t do anything. I ruin everything for everyone.”

“Where is all of this coming from?” Kai asked softly, running a hand through your hair. “Who’s making you feel like this?”

You couldn’t bring yourself to say who, and that told Kai all he needed to know. His eyes narrowed in anger, and he sat up slightly. “It’s (partner’s name), isn’t it? They’re making you think all these things?”

You cried harder than Kai had ever seen you. You were curling in on yourself, pushing him away, burying your face into the sleeves of your nightwear. The fire ninja immediately regretted his words. He was finally getting you to calm down and talk to him. Now was not the time to get angry. Now you wouldn’t talk to him.

“Y/N, no, I’m sorry,” he said quickly, trying to pull you back to him. “I’m not getting angry, I promise. Please, keep talking to me.”

You pushed Kai away, causing him to fall off of the hammock. In turn, the fabric that was once supporting you flipped you forward and sent you flying into the wooden deck. You cried out in pain.

You weren’t sure what pain, exactly. Was it the feeling of not being enough in the relationship? Or the feeling you had everytime you ruined one of your partner’s surprises for you? Maybe the gut wrenching feeling you felt every time you thought about your future, and how you weren’t sure you wanted to see it? Or perhaps it was the fact that you fell face first into the ground, your wrists in pain from where you tried to catch yourself. You could feel a cut stinging right about your eye, but couldn’t tell if you were feeling blood beginning to fall or if it was just more tears.

Kai rushed over to you, pulling you into his lap. So many thoughts were racing through his mind at once. You had a cut on your head. Were you ok? Did he need to get Zane, or could he take care of you himself? Would you let him? Were you ok, emotionally, or were you falling back into a depression he wasn’t sure he could save you from?

First, he had to help your physical wounds. Then he could help your emotional ones. Scooping you into his arms, Kai carried you to your bedroom. He knew the others would see, and they’d try and pry, but he’d handle them. He’d tell them later, only if you wanted him to. Your door was still open from when Kai was searching for you. All he had to do was to turn on the lights. Sitting you down gently on your bed, he grabbed a tissue from the box on your nightstand. He placed it in your hand before running a hand through your hair and leaving the room. He knew there was a first aid kit under the sink in the bathroom, and Jay had just gotten out of the shower. He rushed in before someone else could get in the shower.

“What are you doing Kai?” Lloyd was standing in the doorway of the bathroom as he watched Kai dig around in the cabinet under the sink.

The fire ninja was startled but determined to help you. “Looking for a first aid kit.”

“Why?” Lloyd walked over to the counter, standing next to Kai. He could tell Kai was in a rush, because the first aid kit was sitting on the counter above Kai’s head. The green ninja picked it up and sat it in front of Kai. “Why are you rushing?”

Kai quickly grabbed the kit from Lloyd and stood up, also grabbing a towel. “Y/N.”

Lloyd furrowed his brows in concern. “Is she ok?”

“She’s fine.” Kai didn’t give Lloyd a chance to ask any more questions. He rushed to your room, breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that you’ve calmed down just a bit. You were still crying, but you weren’t sobbing anymore. Setting the first aid kit on the nightstand, Kai dug around for antiseptic wipes. He sat them down, before taking your head into his hands and dabbing gently at the cut on your head. 

“Am, am I bleeding?” you choked out, glossy e/c eyes finally resting on Kai. It was the first time you truly looked at him. 

“Just a bit.” Kai gave you a soft, reassuring smile. “You’ll be ok though. I’m going to clean this blood up, clean this little cut, and smack a bandage on it, and you’ll be just fine.”

You let Kai take care of you. It was nice, you’d admit, letting someone else take care of you. You felt like you couldn’t take care of yourself right now. It was silent while Kai worked. He was gentle, and apologized when you flinched as he’d cleaned the cut. Once he had you bandaged and thrown away all of the materials he used, the red ninja sat down beside you. 

“Can you tell me how you feel?” His voice was soft, gentle, prying but not demanding.

You shook your head. “I just want to lay down.”

“Then let's lay down.” 

“You don’t have to stay here, Kai.”

“I don’t want to leave you alone.”

Kai helped you get under the covers, then sat next to you on the bed, leaning against the headboard. He was done prying, for now. He hoped that if he stayed with you long enough, comforted you long enough, that you would open up to him. He knew you weren’t ok. He knew you didn’t know why. That didn’t stop him from wanting to help you, even if that means all he can do is sit with you to keep you company. 

[samfroggie]

Longing (OC X Lloyd)

I'm sorry yall I'm not gonna drop Ninjago any time soon, I still need to get my fix.

SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 PT. 1

This is a mid season aftermath fic with Lloyd and my oc, Juno.

The party had died down about an hour ago, everyone had left and the Monastery was quiet aside from the soft whistle of the wind and the light rustling of the trees just outside the gate.

Juno was helping Zane and Pixal clean up, too restless to sleep even at this time of night.

She remembered that Nya had gone with what's his name, Jay(?), to treat his injuries a while ago. Juno doesn't know of the apparently extensive history the stranger has with the Ninja and especially Nya, but even she could see the care the Water Ninja had for him despite his abrasive attitude.

Cole stayed behind to hang out for a bit but he and the Finders ultimately left to head back to the Land of Lost Things.

Wyldefyre had left to stay for a couple days at the City of Temples, she claimed it was because she was bored at the Monastery and "it's more fun there" but everyone knew better, she wanted to spend time with Roby.

Kai was probably inside playing video games with Frak, who hasn't been doing well since..

Anyway, Kai proposed that a good round of Prime Empire would cheer the young Serpentine right up, least for the night. Juno silently reminded herself to check in on him before she goes to bed that night.

Lloyd...

Juno paused, her sweeping interrupted and her hands gripped around the broom tightly. Her eyes traveled across the courtyard towards the Monastery entrance, she saw the Green Ninja head inside after being advised by Zane to rest. Understandable, considering what he just went through and is currently dealing with..well, it's safe to say everyone is dealing with it.

Juno leaned against the broom a bit, suddenly feeling an ache in her chest. She fought back the faint wetness of tears behind her eyes so they wouldn't fall. Why didn't she stop them? Arin and Sora are in danger, and she did nothing!

Even if Arin's parents weren't actually alive, why didn't she at least try to convince them to stay? She hates herself for not doing so, and she claimed to care about those two kids..

"Juno, you appear distressed." Came a now familiarly blunt yet warm voice from her right. Juno looked away from the Monastery doors and turned her attention towards Zane, whom was looking at her with a faint look of concern. Quickly, she though of a reply.

"Oh, no, I'm okay." She insisted, but immediately realized that lying to a Nindroid was likely not the smartest move.

Zane proved her point when his expression shifted to unimpressed, "Your heart rate is elevated and your body is subtly shaking, perhaps it's best you rest for the night. We appreciate your help and can finish from here." He insisted, taking the broom from Juno.

Knowing that arguing is pointless, Juno ran her hand over her hair and rubbed her neck while nodding, "Alright, have a good night you two. I'll see you in the morning." She gave them a small wave as she headed inside.

"Rest well, Juno." Pixal called out softly as Juno closed the door. She smiled to herself, she liked Pixal so far.

Juno made her way slowly down the hallway, the only light coming in was from the various rooms that still had lights on. She walked by the common room, notably where Arin and Sora used to sleep, and glanced inside only to find Kai and Frak on the couch, asleep, with the TV still on.

Juno sighed and shook her head as she slowly went inside and turned the TV off and gently threw a blanket over the two boys, making sure it wouldn't fall off. She gently stroked Frak's scaly head before leaving. As she did so, she caught a glimpse of Sora's workbench and Arin's family swing set. She tensed up but managed to leave the room without stopping.

She continued on and eventually walked by one of the bedrooms, which she assumed was vacant, and heard Nya's soft yet stern voice on the other side of the closed door. She couldn't make out words but she could only assume she was talking to Jay. She shrugged and went on.

She ended up at another room, Lloyd had told her it was where his Master Wu used to meditate, but she noticed some faint candle light emitting from the bottom of the door. She frowned, he's supposed to be resting.

Against her better judgment, she opened the door slowly and saw the blonde ninja, sitting cross-legged on his meditation carpet with his back to her, surrounded by small orange candles.

He said nothing at first, making her think he fell asleep, sitting up mind you, but still asleep. But after a few moments, she heard his soft voice, hoarse and broken, "I'll head to bed soon, I promise." He murmured, sounded like he rehearsed this in case someone came by.

Juno frowned, "I know you well enough to know that's a lie." She retorted, going in and closing the door behind her.

Lloyd deflated, his shoulders sagging and his head hanging low, "Heh, and that's saying something isn't it?" He replied bitterly. He finally turned around to look up at Juno, the bags under his eyes were more prominent and he looked exhausted. Guess getting your soul ripped from you and then losing your two students to someone who's manipulating them for some unknown purpose will do that, huh.

The sight of him brought back that ache in her chest and before she could think about it, she was kneeling down and settled down behind him, sitting with her back against his.

"What are you doing?" She heard him question with a hint of surprise in his voice.

"I've seen your teammates try, I can't convince you to rest. So, I figured I'd stay here with ya until you're ready to go to bed." Juno shrugged. While she knew it was true words won't work, she'd be lying if she said she would be good at talking anyway. In her experience, actions tended to yield more results than anything else.

It was quiet for a few moments, Juno almost fell asleep herself, but then she heard Lloyd speak softly, "I'm a terrible teacher." He mused.

Juno wasn't quite sure what the correct response would be, instead she said the first thing that came to mind, "Yeah, a little." After a pause, she realized how bad that sounded so she corrected herself, "Well, I mean, you told me you've never trained someone before, you're not gonna be perfect...the point is that you're doing your best." She elaborated, cautiously glancing back. He was still facing away from her so she couldn't tell what he was thinking.

A few more minutes of silence pass and Juno sighed, "Look, it's not entirely your fault for them leaving..we all could've done more for them. And that's not even accounting for Ras and his manipulation. You're the best thing that's happened to those kids, and they still need you..so don't give up on them, okay?" She hadn't realized she was talking for longer than what was probably acceptable, he's probably heard it multiple times already. Juno sighed and went to stand up, but she was stopped by a cool hand grabbing her own. She stopped and glanced back at Lloyd, who still wasn't looking at her.

"Stay, please? If that's okay?" Lloyd asked meekly, still sounding tired. Juno slowly sat back down and leaned back, the action serving as her response.

Then, Lloyd spoke again, "It's not your fault either, you know. We'll help them come home, I promise." He murmured, squeezing her hand softly.

Juno's breath hitched and she took a deep breath, closing her eyes. She leaned her head against his shoulder blade as a form of thanks.

[misfortuneskeep]

landlock

minor dragons rising spoilers but mostly just headcanon, set before part 1

566 words

The lighthouse still existed after the merge, but it was no longer anywhere near open water. Instead, it rose starkly from a valley, misplaced. Nya found it one day as she wandered, and as recognition flooded her mind, so did a desperate hope. 

“Promise me something,” she said a million years ago.

She tore down the hill, through the valley, running faster than she had in years.

“Anything,” he answered. 

She ran past skeletons of lanterns that were once carried by a strange current to the shores of the island, and now littered the ground where flowers native to another realm bloomed, their written messages of love long since dissolved.

“If we get separated, we’ll come back here,” she whispered. “Even if something bad happens, I’ll come back, and you’ll wait here for me.”

“Jay!” she screamed at the tower. “Jay!” 

“I promise,” he said. 

Nya clawed on all fours up the broken and mossy steps, determined not to slip. She flung open the door and it fell off its hinges. A bad sign. 

“Hello?” she wheezed, lungs burning, and coughed on the dust in the air. She waved away spiderwebs and looked in the once-hidden room where she’d met the second Zane and now there was nobody. 

The hope was dying but she began climbing the wooden stairs anyway. They creaked horribly. Her weight proved too much for one step and it snapped, rotten, and she nearly fell eight feet to the ground, but she caught herself and carried on, keeping a hand on the stone wall. 

She knew that he wasn’t there before she pushed open the door to the lookout. She knew she wouldn’t find him as she left footprints in an inch of dust and startled a dozen small birds from nests built where seagulls used to land. When she staggered to the windows, she knew she wouldn’t see the ocean, but the sight of its absence still hurt.

Jay’s paintings were still here, distorted and grimy from years of exposure to nature. She guessed that after he left, nobody had come back to this prison, besides herself, when she was already too late to find him there. With a horrible sense of deja vu, Nya sank to the floor. 

Maybe it was her turn to wait here for him. 

A bird fluttered back to the rafters. Nya rubbed her eyes until she could identify it, and nearly burst out laughing. It was a bluejay, looking at her with its head tilted. And for some reason that was the trigger that wrenched a terrible wail out of her chest and into the air, scaring off the bluejay, hurting her own ears with the volume and suddenness of it, scraping out of her throat like claws down a tree. She couldn’t look at the paintings all over the room so she leaned out the window like a seasick sailor. The beautiful valley that should not be there did not understand her grief, but there was nobody else to weep to. 

When it started getting dark, she made her way back down the tower, unwilling to spend the night here. She left a note in Echo’s old room.

My name is Nya, and I was separated from my family, like just about everyone. I’m still looking for them. 

Jay, if you see this, don’t stay here. I promise I’ll find you.  

-The Water Ninja

[lucstarz]

— ☆ ̇ ̟ 𝕴 𝕷𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝖄𝐨𝐮 𝕾𝐨 : 𝙊𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩



𝓢𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛..

Jay had come to realize he had fallen for Aelia even though she was in love with another.

᭥ ★ The atmosphere was tense to Jay. It wasn’t as joyful as it was earlier as Jay watched Aelia get off her elemental dragon silently with red eyes. You could tell she was crying.

Aelia stood quietly as the others partied about their victory against the cursed realm; civilians praising the ninja, especially Nya for taking down the ghosts.

But despite everyone celebrating Jay knew something was wrong with the girl and the second they locked eyes he knew immediately.

Tears poured down the girls cheeks as her body shivered. Maybe she was cold? It didn’t matter, she had just experienced something she’d never wish to experience. The death of the man she loved.

Jay wanted to comfort her. To reach out to her. To hold her. But wait.. Why was he thinking of these things? He never thought such thoughts before. He was confused. Way too confused.

The male watched helplessly as Irena slowly approached Aelia. The second the girl got close to her Aelia ran into her arms and began sobbing, muttering unidentifiable words that the male couldn’t hear. But Irena heard them very clearly.

Jay wanted to reach out and comfort Aelia. He really did. He wanted to hold her and tell her everything was all right. He knew this feeling was something not to ignore. He knew it was something more than what he expected. But.. How could he express it to Aelia.

Jay knew Aelia was in pain because of Morro, the elemental master of wind. He knew something had happened between the two of them while she was kidnapped. He knew.. she had fallen for him..

But why? He wondered. Maybe it was to forget something.. Or someone. Jay had zero clue but at that current moment he felt like his heart was shattering at the sight of Aelia’s broken heart.

“Aelia.. Hey.. Let’s go inside and talk about this.. Okay..?” Irena soothed the weeping girl as she clung onto her best friends outfit. It was inevitable, she knew this was bound to happen. That’s what happens when you fall in love with a ghost..

Slowly walking past the male, Aelia sniffled quietly as she held her head down. She didn’t want Jay to see her in such a state. But.. Jay wanted to comfort her.. Badly.

“Aelia.. Wait-”

Irena glanced at Jay before shaking her head at the male, signaling that it was not the time. But.. Jay knew there was more to the look that she was giving him.. She was hiding something from him.. Something important that he should know..

Jay helplessly watched as the two girls walked out of his sight. A voice from behind him snapped Jay out of his running thoughts as he looked back to see his best friend, Cole, stare at him with a frown.

“You know.. She was in love with the guy. Anyone could tell…” Cole started as Jay looked down at his feet with a slow nod.

“I know.”

Cole stepped closer as he waved his hand in front of Jay’s face.

“You know.. This is partially your fault…”

Jay looked up at Cole in surprise as he stared in shock.

“Wait.. My fault..?” He slowly questioned as Cole nodded. Cole sighed before shaking his head.

“She loves you.. I’m not sure if she still does but.. Irena says she loves you.. Aelia does.. But you loved.. Nya.”

Cole paused slightly before frowning. It also reminded him of the time he liked Nya. But now he had Irena, but. She wasn’t entirely his. Not yet at least.

“Don’t let her go.. Jay.. Or you’re going to miss the opportunity and regret to.. Like i’m regretting it.”

Jay looked Cole in the eye as Cole looked back at him with a sad smile.

“Cole.. I…”

Cole shook his head again.

“Don’t feel bad for me.. You should worry about comforting Aelia.. She needs someone… She needs you.”

Jay nodded. Cole was right. He shouldn’t be standing here worried when he could be doing something for her.

“Thank you Cole.. And.. Please dont wait until it’s too late for Irena.. We all know how much you like each other…”

Before Cole could respond, Jay ran off towards the direction Irena and Aelia went, leaving the male to stand there before letting out a quiet laugh.

“You dork.. You’re right..”

꒷︶ ̇ ̟ ෆ ‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿ ෆ ̟ ̇ ︶꒷

Jay made his way through the crowd of civilians as he made his way towards the inside of the boat where Aelia and Irena were located. Making his way to the entrance he noticed the two girls.

Irena looked up at the male as she widened her eyes. But the sight of Jay made her smile as she motioned him to stay out for a second.

“Aelia.. I will be back in a minute. Hold still..”

Irena got up quietly from her spot as she made her way towards the entrance before patting Jays back.

“Good luck..” She whispered out to the male before she walked back to the deck of the boat leaving the two alone.

Jay felt his words get caught in his mouth as he slowly walked towards the girl who sat down on the floor with lifeless eyes. He didn’t know what to say. What could he say? The girl he felt connected to looked like a doll. Lifeless.

Bending down next to her, the male sat in Irena’s spot.

“Hey..”

Aelia didn’t move, nor did she look at him. She simply looked gone as she continued to stare down at the ground. Dried up tears were evident on her cheeks and her eyes were swollen.

“Aelia.. Please.. Look at me..” Jay muttered out. Aelia didn’t budge making Jay worry.

Placing his hand under her chin Jay tilted her face to look up at him. Aelia’s red eyes stared back into Jay’s. Her body was cold. Scarily cold. As if she had Zane’s elemental powers.

“Aelia.. I’m… So sorry..”

Aelia continued to stare at the male. Her face never making any changes in expressions as her eyes dart along his face. He was worried.

“I’m sorry I didn’t notice sooner.. I..”

Aelia blinked owlishly at the sudden revelation. What did Jay mean. She didn’t know.

The girl ran her tongue over her dry lips as she watched Jay’s eyes dart down towards them before immediately glancing back up at her.

“I..”

Aelia shook her head slightly..

“Don’t apologize.. You have.. nothing to be sorry for..” Aelia said hesitantly as he stared back at the male. She knew now what he meant but she wasn’t so sure..

“Everything.. It’s..”

Jay hurriedly placed his hand over her mouth as tears pricked his eyes.

“You’re wrong Aelia. Everything is not going to be okay so don’t say that to me!..”

Jay cupped Aelia’s face in both of his hands as tears began to run down his cheek.

“It’s not okay.. It’s not.. You loved him.. And…”

Jay paused making Aelia curiously glance at the male. His ears were

slightly red as he held her eye.

“It’s.. Its not okay.. You’re not okay..”

Aelia only nodded slowly, agreeing with the male’s words before placing her hands on the underside of Jay’s.

“You’re right.. It’s.. not okay..”

Jay hesitantly placed his forehead against the females as she sucked in a harsh breath.

“J-Jay..?” Aelia muttered out dumbfounded as she felt her face warm.

“Can we just.. Stay like this for a moment.. Please…” Jay begged out quietly making the girl pause before nodding quietly..

“We can..”

Jay felt relief wash over his body as he wrapped the girl in his embrace. He smiled into her hair as he held her close to his chest.

Aelia felt.. Safe.. In the males embrace.. It felt.. Right.. This felt right.. This moment felt right to her..

“Jay..” Aelia quietly muttered out.

Jay pulled away from the girl before he locked eyes with her. A confused glance on his face as she smiled at him.

“Thank you..”

Jay’s eyes sparkled slightly. He pulled Aelia back into his embrace with a smile on his face.

“Anytime.. Aelia...”

‘ . ៸៸ For Saturn <3 (@peachop)

━ © LUCSTARZ ,, 2023

[dark-twist-fairytales]

Okay, well, I guess this is as good of a time as ever.

Ninjago AU's:

(Plain text: Ninjago AU's:) All of these have been swirling in my mind for A WHILE. No, some of them literal years! I'm going to go through this one by one, give details, and tell more while also naming them.

Dragon AU (Original)

(Plain text: Dragon AU (Original))

This AU has been with me for years, and has since gone through MAJOR changes. Which is why THIS is going through the Original version of the AU

-Loosely based around the movie, as it had been created around this time (think 2017-2019)

-High school sort of AU

-Dragons were hunting for the 'ninja', aka, elemental power users

-Only those with the elemental powers could see THEIR dragons wings

-Dragons were hatched/raised together by someone, taught a human form, and left to fend for themselves after their passing.

-Knew basic skills and what their goal to find was.

-Cole was a baker. I don't know why this was such an important detail, but it was.

-Incompleted, lead to a dead end, original won't be worked on, but a wonderful memory nonetheless

Royalty AU

(Plain text: Royalty AU)

Ninjas were royalty instead of ninjas! Everyone had their own kingdoms to rule as either kings, queens, princes, or princesses!

-Kingdoms loosely based around elements

-Loosely based after Tournament of Elements, only Lord Garmadon and Lloyd are.. Well, Lord and child

-There was a previous side-blog dedicated to this, but the original has since been deleted (nothing was actually on it, don't worry)

-Revamp blog can be found here: @royalty-ninjago

Dragon AU (ReMake)

(Plain text: Dragon AU (ReMake))

This is the current version of the Dragon AU! A lot of changes, a lot of major bringings, and so much with this AU that I just Love.

-Loose college based AU

-Cole's working to become a teacher. Zane a doctor, while working alongside Misako at a museum. Jay's an inventor and you can pry that out of my cold, dead hands. Kai's partially dyslexic (barely having a proper education as a younger kid), but working to be a blacksmith instructor.

-Nya's there, don't worry. So it Lloyd!

-Yes, there are still dragons! Don't worry about where.

-This AU is being written down, so not TOO much will be spoiled. Chapter 1 is about.. Maybe halfway done with?

Possessed? Jay AU

(Plain text: Possessed? Jay AU)

This came from a really weird fact pointing with @ninjago-autism-hours , and being written down. This will eventually be posted to Ao3 when completed and linked.

Ignacia Curse AU

(Plain text: Ignacia Curse)

I have named this AU finally!! You can find the information here!

Headcanon X Show Crossover AU

(Plain text: Headcanon X Show Crossover AU)

This one is self explanatory: My headcanons for the ninjas meeting themselves in a crossover.

Ninja-less AU

(Plain text: Ninja-less AU)

Once again, a little self explanatory, but more in depth than you think.

-Wu never finds the Ninja, despite trying to. Lord Garmadon is still 'Lord', and is still destined to destroy Ninjago, with Lloyd trying to stop him.

-The four OG's work on themselves and their own skills;

-Kai becomes a skilled blacksmith after years

-Jay becomes a spontaneous/on-the-spot inventor/mechanic and creates many things, ranging from cars to jets

-Zane becomes this sort of grey area of a 'Jack of all trades', yet still dedicated to helping people out

-Cole becomes an infamous hit man. No, I'm serious, that's where my mind went to for Fole, and it stuck.

-Lloyd somehow ends up in Cole's care, crossing paths before the snakes could be released, so the whole Pythor thing doesn't happen...

-Or does it?

-Can't remember details, but Pythor gets released. The 'ninja' have connections with each others, yet are so disconnected, you'd never think they'd know each other!

-They do. Barely.

-Morro also gets released, but instead of possessing Lloyd, zeoh just.. Kind of vibes with Cole and Lloyd, but most often gets left in Zane's care.

-There was a lot to this and I loved it a lot. I need to write this down.

Mute Kai AU

(Plain text: Mute Kai AU)

A more what if: Kai was a mute

-Pilot would be changed MAJORLY. The dudes wouldn't know Kai's name until Nya said it!

-Actions become words to the Ninja, and so often, Kai will motion in a really basic way to confuse someone, and then Jay pops up like 'Oh, yeah, we can absolutely go get something to eat after this', or Cole saying 'No, I think you're confusing Mystake with the other tea lady.'

-Just that. Mute Kai. There's a scar on Kai's neck that glows gold at random points, but no one ever says anything about it.

-Nya actually knows sign language, and has taught the others bit by bit so they can actually hold a conversation with Kai. By the time season 3 rolls around, they all know sign language and finger spelling.

+Jay's both offended and accomplished by his sign name (first starting as just 'talks a lot', but changed to 'electric boom', or something like that)

Dragon Kai AU

(Plain text: Dragon Kai AU)

If Kai was a hybrid of human and dragon. There's a LOT on this already, check the tag 'dragon kai' or 'dragon kai au'

Bizzaro Verse

(Plain text: Bizzaro Verse)

There's already a good bit about this out in the tags 'bizzaro verse'.

[chellyore]

Screw it. Ninjago monster au. I got bored and well since I'm pumping out writing more than I should. Here. Also I might create artwork of the monster designs or mythical designs. I'm debating, but yeah enjoy my brainrot.

I'll give you all chapter one here though, cuz I'm crazy. Enjoy and who knows, maybe artwork will come of this, because I like drawing dragons, vampires, etc.

The sun shone bright orange along the golden doors of an ancient building. Nearly blinding the three underneath the gold archway. 

“Nya, are you ready?” An elderly lady asked as the water ninja came up. 

“Yep, and Pixel is coming too.” 

“That is fantastic.” A nindroid beams as his blue eyes lit up upon seeing the female Android. 

“I don't get to come out too much.” Pixel says as she then gets onto the boat. 

“Did you bring Samurai X?” Pixel beams down at Nya. She then turned to a group of four ninja, currently waving off their Master. 

“Alright, you boys know how to run the Monastery while we're away?” 

“Of course we do, sis.” The red ninja Kai, smiled with his head tilting back. 

“Yeah, sweep, clean, do dishes.” Jay, the blue ninja counted. 

“Oh, and to mention the cooking.” The black ninja, Cole, grabbed his mouth. 

“We got it under control.”  The last ninja, Lloyd, the legendary Green ninja beamed. The woman shook her head, and smiled. 

“I was curious about the computer, do you know how to call from it?” Jay shoved Cole's hand away. 

“Yep, I got it and I can do any repairs if needed.” Nya giggles at her boyfriend and both then share a hug. 

“Nya.” 

“Well, Master Wu is calling me. Bye guys, and don't ya know.. .burn down the Monastery.” 

“When have we ever- oh yeah.” The boys groan at the fire ninja. 

“Seriously Kai, out of all us you're more prone to.” 

“I forgot, but-” He watches the Bounty taking off and turns back to his brothers. Cole smiled widely beside Jay, and Lloyd just started walking to the door. 

“Well, come on. We deserve a break.” Everyone gave gleams as soon they reached a room, with a massive TV and sofa. Cole went to grab snacks, Jay played with the cords for a second and plugs them in, and Kai and Lloyd were just guessing who would win the game. Cole swings the door open with his legs and places down bowls of chips, chocolates, popcorn, really anything that could be considered a snack. 

“Are you all ready for me to beat you all?” Kai gripped a controller. 

“Yeah, right Jay, I'm gonna be the one to beat you.” Suddenly the game started and Lloyd gave a knowing side smirk as he immediately began slamming buttons. 

“HEY!” 

“Should pay attention better!” Everyone quickly began moving buttons as a certain green character was taking the lead.  

They played for hours, eating, drinking, occasional breaks to use the restroom, but kept playing. 

“I WIN!” Kai jumped up as he proudly stood on the sofa. Jay eyed his controller. 

“Take that Lloyd!” 

“Good game, but we should get more snacks.” Cole looked at the empty bowls. 

“Yeah, I need to stretch my legs.” Lloyd yawns, popping his neck. 

“Alright, time for a break.” Kai giggled as he jumped off the couch. 

“Aww, but I was so close!” Jay frowned, and Kai gleamed. 

“Maybe next time, but my eyes hurt from staring.” 

“I just need more snacks and I can go again.” Jay looks over at Cole. 

“You're on, Cole!” Lloyd yawns again and Kai went up to him. 

“I'm gonna head to bed.” Kai nodded and the green ninja left the room, heads to the restroom. He uses the shower quickly and gets on his pjas. He then shivers through the hall till he makes it to his room. He curls up into the green blankets, and sighs as his hair was still wet. 

“Have to wait.” He muttered and went over to his closet. He dug around for a moment, digging up old swords, Gis, and he stopped for a second. 

A small black hood, with faded bone shapes and a number 5 in green. Lloyd lifts it and gives a slight gleam, folds it, and places it away. His eyes then see the pages of color and space. 

“There it is!” He scooped it right up, and silently curled up into his bed and pillows. 

He reads it till eventually his eyes close. And like that everyone was asleep. Kai in his room, with his fifty blankets, and Cole and Jay in the same room they played games in. Cole deep in slumber on the couch, and Jay in the chair, curled up like a burrito. 

“How long do you think they will sleep?” 

“Hopefully long enough for this.” 

*creek* 

The glass reflected their hood and their floating arrival. One looked down at Cole and Jay. 

“Now?” The bigger hood shook. 

“We must find their master's room.” 

“Huh?” The beings flew straight down to the back of the couch, where they heard springs move as the male sat up. 

“What was that?” His voice muffled with a hint of dryness. 

“Now?” The little being asks and suddenly Cole jumps over the sofa. 

“WHO ARE YOU!?” The two creatures flew up. 

“AAA!” They glance at a terrified  auburn-haired man. 

“COLE!” 

“GET THE OTHERS, JAY!” Jay shakes his head, and feels his legs stiffen upon seeing the two sets of red eyes. 

“KAI, LLOYD!” 

*SWOOSH* 

“AAAAAAAAA” 

Lloyd lifts himself right up. 

“JAY!” He jumps himself onto his feet and grabs the sword by his bed. 

“I'M COMING!” Lloyd watches Kai sprint before him and immediately clutches his sword. 

“IN HERE!” Kai slams the door right open and Lloyd rushes to his two friends, laying on the floor. 

“What happened?” Cole clenched his jaw, showing his teeth, and Lloyd watched as his eyes began to water. 

“Cole?” 

“COME BACK HERE YOU FUCKER!” Lloyd lifts his head at Kai's yelling and grips his sword. Jay stood up, though still with a little help from the chair. 

“That was weird, right?” He glances at a curled up Cole, who only stares up at him in tears. 

Lloyd brings his sword right to his face, and stares up at a bright purple ball. 

Cole shook as the blue ninja picked him up. 

“AAAAA!” 

“FUCK!” 

Jay listens to Lloyd and Kai's screams and shakes his head as two figures fly above him. 

“Sorry, Cole.” He places the pained man against the chair. 

“HEY!” The figures turn to Jay, which is when Jay notices something shiny in their hands. He jumps onto the sofa, and tucks his legs. 

“Bye” 

*snap* 

*Thud* 

Jay lifts his head from the floor and breathes out. 

“NOW THEY CAN TELEPORT!” He tugged at his eyelids. 

“Jay.” The man turned, where he only saw Cole's hand on the chair. Or what he hopes is him, because the hand was fully black and had pieces of ripped sofa stuck to the longing claws.  

[the-ninja-legacy-whip]

What’s everyone’s musical abilities like?

Bwaaaah I know I've answered something like this before, but i'm sure it was a while ago, and thus probably on the other blog, and I don't feel like searching for it, and I'm sure my thoughts have changed....so! NEW THOUGHTS

(I know they're under influence of tea here but I've not only absorbed this into my psyche BUT it also supports my propaganda of Cole being left-handed ANYWAY–)

Kai: Can't actually play any kind of instrument, until taking up guitar lessons from Jay. Is also an insane singer when he really tries. (...I think I also gave him the saxophone in the past but I can't REMEMBER)

Jay: Has been noted to play electric guitar (not JUST under tea influence, y'all know he can shred as Superstar Rockin' Jay), but can't really play anything beyond that, though he has tried.

Cole: Dude, his dad is a musician and a producer; there's very few main instruments he can't play. His main go-tos are piano (as already seen), bass, acoustic guitar, and the drums, but his favorite thing is to DJ and make his own mixes when inspired. Can also play violin fluently, but hates the violin snksksnkn

Zane: I can see him playing keyboard, saxophone, clarinet, a little flute, and violin; just depends on if he's a classical mood or an experimental one. It's very easy for him to learn though due to Being Robot~

Nya: Has attempted every instrument she could get her hands on, but wound up taking to the drums (courtesy of Olivia)

Lloyd: Can't currently play an instrument, but as he now in band class, he'd better pick something! *cough* it's gonna be the flute in honor of his uncle *cough* Can also sing, but prefers to be backing vocals as opposed to the main event.

Jesse: Cannot play an instrument at all, but as demonstrated, can sing his little heart out when motivated (to the point that Cole manages to talk him into a recording a song or two with him heeheeee)

Olivia: DRUMMER (and a bit of bassist and singer when the mood strikes)

Antonia: Cannot play an instrument whatsoever; had to squeak by with the recorder when she was forced to take a music class

Harumi: Her uncle "encourages" her to learn an instrument to round out her skillset. She picks the harp.

Miranda: Can "play" the trumpet. ...just not well. Her real strength lies in utilizing a synthesizer.

Pixal: Can technically play any instrument, but is very....mechanical with her approach. She has been told her harmonica-playing is a favorite of others, however. (Zane has it recorded in the event that ninja find themselves in jail...which happens a lot?!?)

Skylor: She can play a ukelele, timpani drum, and steel drums!!

Sunni: She plays a mean clarinet!!! Was also in choir class with Jesse, so she's got a nice soprano voice on her too!

Harleigh: TAMBOURINE

[monkiementor]

hiii hope ur doing okay also pls rest whenever you can!! btw def wanna request some jealous hcs for the ninja maybe one of the new ninja got a bit close to the ninjas gn!s/o if u wanna write this!

Would deff do this !! [I'm currently making a new ninja edit rn LMAO. Plus I didn't add Nya n Lloyd this time, I am sorry :( ]

Jealous Ninjas x gn reader [fluff]

Jealous....

JAY !

At first, he would be shocked, then annoyed at how one of the 'new' ninjas would flirt with you. He would always say it was stupid, that they didn't even know you personally, but Jay would roll his eyes and huff in annoyance. You were his partner and he knew you well enough to know he could be jealous. He just didn't like seeing you get flirted up by someone who barely knew you. "I don't want you talking to them [your nickname]!" Jay pouted as you turned down another person's advances for dinner that night. You looked at him and smirked, making him squirm under your gaze.

"What? Do you have a problem with me speaking to other people?" You teased, knowing full well he had a thing about strangers flirting with you. He was so protective, and you loved that about him. "No! It's not that." Jay shook his head, taking your hand in his own. "It's just...you're my partner and I don't want you being near them," he explained. His frown deepened when you laughed at his statement, squeezing his hands gently before pulling out of his grasp. "You worry too much about it. I don't like them anyway" you assured him, smiling softly when he still frowned. "Really?" He asked, watching your smile widen. You nodded as he smiled back. "Well okay then. Just let me know if they hurt you, or anything, ok? Promise?" He insisted and you laughed again, nodding quickly. "I promise."

COLE !

Now Cole would never let you go near the 'new' ninja. No matter how hard they tried to flirt with you. He would probably tell them to fuck off and to stop flirting with you. And he had done it before. He always told them this, but this time they weren't listening. It was pretty obvious to everyone else that they liked you and were being extra nice to you. You were the only one who noticed his reaction to the 'new' ninja. When you saw him glaring at them every now and then when they interfered in what you guys were doing. You knew something was up, so you decided to talk to Cole and see if he could help you figure out what was wrong. You sat downside him, while he plays his game. "Cole?" "What," He said bluntly. Not even glancing away from his game. "Is everything okay? You seem upset." You asked. He sighed, before putting his controller down on the table. "I'm fine." He said, turning to face you. You raised an eyebrow at him. "No, you're not." You said. He groaned. "Don't laugh at me, okay?" He muttered, looking anywhere but at you. You smiled reassuringly at him. "Never, Cole." You said. He looked back up at you. "The 'new' ninja is getting a little bit close and flirting with you, and...I don't like it."

He whispered. Your eyes widened as you stared at him. Then you smiled, reaching over and ruffling his hair. "Cole, you are such a sweetheart." You cooed. His cheeks turned red as he ducked his head to hide his embarrassed blush. When he finally looked up at you again, you were still smiling at him. "Thanks for telling me." You said. He nodded. "But," you continued, taking both of his hands in yours. "If you ever need to talk about this, I am here. Okay?" You said softly. Cole nodded. "Okay." You grinned at each other and leaned forward to peck his cheek.

ZANE !

Zane would be confused cuz' he's never felt this kind of feeling before. Seeing the new ninja flirt and talk to you way differently than they talked to them made him confused. He felt, mad for some reason, he didn't want you talking to them. So he asked PIXAL about his emotions. "It seems that you're jealous of the 'new' ninja flirting and interacting with [reader]" She told him. "I am?" He couldn't deny that he thought that you were very attractive, but not as much as you were with him. He wanted all your attention to be on him, he didn't like seeing you around the new ninja when he was around, he didn't know why he was so upset about it but he was. "Yes, I don't know what it means but it seems that you care about your feelings more than logic dictates." Zane sighed, "I suppose I do. Can I ask why? Why does my heart feel this way towards them?" "I've been trying to find an answer. There are some things in our coding that affect our emotions. I believe one is when we see others interacting romantically. It's like watching a movie that's playing in your head. We can watch someone else and watch from the outside without ever being able to experience it in person. It may explain why you're so angry at these new ninja, even though they're not dating [reader]"

Zane nodded, "I understand." The next day Zane noticed something different. Whenever you interacted with another ninja they'd always try to get closer to you or touch you. Zane knew this wasn't right because you weren't interested in them, but every time he looked at them he just got upset. You walked around the monastery trying to find Zane. Kai had told you he was outside, training but he wasn't there. So you decided to check his room. You found him sitting at his desk staring out the window. "Hey Zane" He turned to face you, a small smile on his face. You smiled back as he stood up, walking over to you. You were standing only a few inches apart. "Hello Y/N, how may I help you?" His voice was soft and smooth as he spoke to you. "I wanted to check up on you. You've kinda been ignoring me for a few days so" You mumbled, and the room fell silent. Zane looked away from you for a moment and then back at you. "Oh, I'm sorry, please forgive me if my behavior has been quite rude. It's just..." He trailed off as his hand moved to yours and he began to intertwine your fingers together. "I've seen how the 'new' ninjas would flirt and touch you and I've been...jealous? Since." You frowned, "Is that why you've been avoiding me?" You said softly. Zane squeezed your hand lightly as he nodded. You giggled at his cute little expression, you cupped his cheek in your free hand and leaned in to give him a quick kiss on the lips. When you pulled away you saw he was smiling happily. "I love you and you only, no one else can change that" You whispered. Zane blushed bright red at your words, "Y/N..you don't mean that..." You laughed and shook your head. "Oh, I do! Now let's go get something to eat!"

KAI !

Kai is such a hothead that he can’t help himself from jumping into conclusions like this. He doesn’t know where it came from. It just kinda happened. When he sees the new ninjaflirting with you, he feels something in his heart twist, like an elastic band stretching dangerously tight. It’s so obvious. And yet, no one has said anything about it. They haven’t done anything either, not that he knows of. Except for maybe Cole and Zane who have been giving him weird looks lately, but even they haven’t said anything. Maybe he was just overreacting but there are other people besides him that are flirting with you. Why not say something? That way it wouldn’t feel as awkward when he eventually gets jealous too, which could happen at any moment. “Hey, Cole! I need your opinion on something.” Kai says gaining Col's attention. His friend looks at him curiously, but nods.

“I think I should go talk to reader about something.” Cole blinks and cocks his head to the side slightly. “Is this about the new ninjas?" Cole asked. The red ninja nods vigorously. Cole rolls his eyes, "Tell them about it, tell them that the new ninjas make you jealous" he tells Kai. “But… I don’t want to make things weird” Kai says, cole frowns, clearly not buying that answer. "You're already making everything weird." Kai sighs defeated, "Yeah okay, fine. I'll tell them." When he told you that he got jealous of the new ninjas you were confused."What do you mean you're jealous of them? Are you jealous they might take me away from you~" You teased. Kai groans "You know what? Forget it, forget it, forget it. Just forget that I ever mentioned that. Forget I ever brought it up!" He says looking everywhere else but you. You chuckle before leaning over and kissing him on the cheek. Kai's cheeks turn bright red and his eyes widened in surprise. He turns his head towards you, looking straight into your eyes, and leans closer. He closes the distance between you two by placing his lips softly against yours. Your breath catches and you immediately kiss back. When you pull apart, you see Kai's face light up with a smirk. His cheeks are dusted pink and his eyes glisten with happiness and affection. You smile back at him, feeling butterflies swirl around inside your stomach. You wrapped your arms around him and rested your head on his chest. Kai wraps his arms around you and smiles down at you. His expression softens and he gently kisses you on the forehead. "I'll never replace you" You mumbled. "Is it because I'm hot?" He asked smugly. You laughed "Well, yeah. But, more than that. I love you." You kissed his cheek again. "I love you too." He whispered.

[localguy2]

Alright just thought of a headcanon for elemental powers:

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Okay so let's get this bread.

Elemental powers are pretty cool yeah, but what if they also had thier very own specific downsides depending on the element?

Here's a demonstration:

For example Jay, his powers is lightning, and it's pretty cool yknow, but it's also stupidly dangerous to it's holder.

If the current elemental master of lightning doesn't have good control over thier abilities, they can very easily shock themselves, sometimes to near death.

See what I'm going with this?

So yeah, take that and apply it to the rest ninja, here's what my goofy ahh mind managed to cook up.

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Kai:

Kai's element is fire, and it lets him endure heat much better then the normal person.

But this doesn't apply to his body's temperature.

If Kai gets angry or is in a really stressful situation or is mentally unstable, his body's temperature rises sharply, and if he doesn't get a good hold of it, he can pass out from the heat.

Basically his body knows how to deal with heat from the outside, but it doesn't know how to deal with it on the inside.

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Lloyd:

Lloyd's powers are mostly a net postive.

But it also has some net negatives.

For example, despite all the training and despite his high stamina, his elemental powers are extremely draining.

He can't focus his element in powerful blasts as long as the others, he very much can do elemental blasts, but the others can focus much longer.

His elemental power basically steals energy from him, he can't hold his attacks for too long otherwise it'll start physically draining him.

He also can draw energy from the air around him, but it's also very physically draining.

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Cole:

Cole has earth, Like Lloyd, it has pros and cons.

Cole's element is extremely demanding, food and water wise at least, his diet is really heavy, and that isn't just because of his physical strength overall, its also because of his elemental powers, which demands a lot of food.

Another downside is Cole's weight.

Again, this could be blamed on his physical build, but his elemental powers also play a key role in this.

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Zane:

Zane's powers are actually really dangerous, especially to thier holder sometimes.

Most previous elemental masters of ice suffered from content fatigue and slowness, which severally hindered thier abilities to do most things.

But Zane got lucky with being a nindroid, since the elemental power acts as a constant cooling system.

But despite that, sometimes it can also he too much for his systems, and he could become too cold at times.

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Nya:

Definitely the weirdest one of them all.

Nya's heart rate and blood flow are both really high at times, and injuries heal much slower then usual, which could mean that a single bad scratch could be enough to knock her off team missions, so she has to be super careful about fighting locations.

And we already mentioned Jay so no need to repeat myself.

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What do yall think?