#and as much as i love Misako and Garmadon

[scribblue]

★Bitten!Lloyd AU Masterpost★

ⓘ A collection of important info, links, and art/writing for my Bitten!Lloyd Ninjago AU! I will be pinning this and editing as I go.

＃Bittenlloyd || ♫ Spotify playlist

⋆˚࿔ AU Summary: ⋆˚࿔

When young Lloyd Garmadon is bitten by the Great Devourer, the trajectory of his life, and Ninjago itself, is changed forever. Over the course of the series, he must attempt to resist the venom with the help (and hinderance) of his loved ones, and try to restore balance to a now-imbalanced world.

⋆˚࿔ Ref Sheet (+ updated fit): ⋆˚࿔

⋆˚࿔ Writing: ⋆˚࿔

I have many oneshots planned/in the works for this AU. You can find all the ones I've currently published in chronological order (to the storyline) below:

"Like Father, Like Son" [The origins of Lloyd being bitten by the devourer] >Tumblr || Ao3

⋆˚࿔ Animatics: ⋆˚࿔

★= Lore animatic, canon to the AU storyline ✧= Semi-canon to the AU storyline, more for flavor™

★ "Loyalties" [Takes place during Hunted. Lloyd's loyalties, to his father and his friends, are tested.] > Youtube || Tumblr

✧ "You Found Me" [Lloyd confronts the FSM] > Youtube || Tumblr

⋆˚࿔ Illustrations: ⋆˚࿔

Like Father, Like Son

A Painful Transformation

⚠︎ WARNING: The following section includes major spoilers for my AU, AKA lore I haven't yet revealed but plan to in future art and fics. If you prefer to be surprised, or learn things as they are released, don't expand! For anyone else, consider it a reward for scrolling this far. (Just promise to act surprised later, okay?)

⋆˚࿔Timeline of Events: ⋆˚࿔

Note: this is a rough timeline that is subject to change and has several gaps that I will fill in later! You can assume that most canon events happen, even if distorted, aside from the exceptions/additions below.

Rise of the Snakes:

Lloyd is bitten by the Great Devourer during "The Day of the Great Devourer". Garmadon leaves in an attempt to protect him.

Legacy of the Green Ninja:

Lloyd gets aged up by tomorrows tea, and the effects expedite the venom's affect and cause him to go into a rage (mostly aimed towards his father). Gives Kai his eye scar accidentally.

Misako returns because she is concerned about the balance.

Lloyd is unable to stop himself from confronting Garmadon too soon/attempting to kill him. Misako sacrifices herself to preserve the balance.

Lloyd manages to defeat the Overlord, but in his unstable state is unable to completely purge the venom from Garmadon, leaving him still partially afflicted. [See: my sensei!Garmadon redesign]

Rebooted:

Sensei!Garmadon takes Lloyd under his wing, but struggles himself due to not being fully healed of the venom.

Tournament of Elements:

Lloyd struggles to keep his composure during the tournament.

Losing Sensei!Garmadon expedites the venom's hold further.

Possession:

Morro's possession expedites the venom's effects further. Lloyd has trouble fighting him, and Morro's power is much stronger (and more erratic) because of this.

Skybound-Hands of Time:

Most canon events occur. Least fleshed out section of the AU currently, more info pending.

Sons of Garmadon:

Harumi's manipulation is more effective on Lloyd in his current state. His father's rejection and violence sends him into a spiral.

Hunted:

Lloyd's physical transformation from the venom is completed during a sparring match with Nya, who is hurt in the process. Lloyd runs away and joins forces with his father and Harumi.

Garmadon teaches him how to harness his oni form.

Nya is brought to Lloyd during the events of the finale for Lloyd to dispose of her. He throws her off of the building, but has a moment of clarity and manages to save her using the oni form.

Lloyd's elemental powers return. He fights and kills his father. Harumi dies.

Lloyd takes one of the dragons and flees to another realm.

Garmadon meets the FSM and is resurrected for the second time, now acting as a vessel for some of the FSM's powers (to help restore balance). He regains his memories.

March of the Oni:

Lloyd is missing. No one knows where he is.

Garmadon willingly aids the ninja in their fight against the oni. He meets Vinny. He chooses to stay in the monastery for a while to help restore balance.

Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu-Master of the Mountain:

Most canon events occur, minus any of Lloyd's involvement as he is still missing. Meanwhile, Garmadon deepens his connection to Vinny, and leaves during MotM to search for Lloyd.

Seabound/in between Seabound and Crystallized:

Garmadon finds Lloyd in the dark realm where he originally got his second set of arms. Lloyd hid there for the safety of others. He kept himself alive by using his elemental power to create vines of pure energy, which connect directly to him like nutrient-giving IVs.

Lloyd gains an extra set of arms.

Lloyd fights Garmadon but ends up breaking down. Garmadon cuts him free of the vines and takes him home.

Lloyd goes into a coma after the vines are severed. He meets the FSM.

Crystallized:

[The prison arc never happens, mostly for simplicity...and personal gripes with it. Nya is, however, returned to her body.]

Vinny suggests propagating the vines to regrow them, and helps Garmadon plant the new roots.

Lloyd wakes up after Nya returns.

Lloyd undergoes PT, as his muscles have atrophied during his self-appointed exile. The vines are transferred into a planter backpack so he can move more freely. He and Nya bond over feeling (or being) powerless.

The Overlord is awoken. Harumi is resurrected and does his bidding begrudgingly, while planning her own counter-attack. She aids the ninja at the end.

Lloyd manages to defeat the Overlord with the help of his allies but is brought close to death. Garmadon uses the FSM's powers to revive him and, in the process, drains him of the venom.

Lloyd is no longer afflicted. The FSM's gifted powers are used up, and Garmadon reverts to his destruction powers.

Lloyd and Harumi come to somewhat of an understanding but Lloyd cannot forgive her. They part ways.

(I don't have a timeline yet for Dragons Rising because I haven't finished watching, and it's an ongoing series. However, I don't anticipate much being changed besides Lloyd's general disposition being more reserved/depressed, and him being resistant to helping Arin and Sora at first.)

That's all for now! Like I said, there will definitely be updates to this post as I iron things out/create more content for this AU. Thanks for reading and showing interest in it, it really means a lot!!

[kindaasrikal]

Guys I’m going to cry the ninjago writers are pure evil.

Season 1, episode 2, is named ‘Home’

And its the episode that shows the ninja finding their new home (the bounty) and Zane finding his home and family.

AND THEN THESE DAMN WRITERS PUT BABY LLOYD AT THE END STARING AT THE BOUNTY ALL SAD AS THE NINJA LAUGH IN THE BACKGROUND HAPPILY. AND THEN HE WALKS AWAY SO DEJECTEDLY.

WHAT.

THATS NOT FAIRRRRR NOY BABY LLOYD HE DESERVES BETTER GUYS OMG.

[waterghostype]

If you and I had met under more peaceful and carefree circumstances, I wonder how well things would have gone.

[l1-b1]

This song and lloyd… ourgh my heart hurts

[carlostck]

egh Misako design for my cowboy AU!!

[crowleycorvid]

Haha guys youll never guess what I drew (It's the same thing I always draw.)

[penofwildfire]

Old bisexuals be upon ye

[champmorado]

do you think their glasses clink together when they kiss,,,,

[gentlemanjackkk]

— Young Misako🕰️🤎

Headcanon: She listens to Arctic Monkeys!

[spicyicymeloncat]

You can pry functional divorce besties garmisako from my cold dead hands

[sexiestwerewolf]

I truly don't think Misako is as bad as Garmadon but it still doesn't mean that I don't find her leaving her son at a boarding school that's literally designed to bring out the worst in kids was a good choice either and like I know Lloyd loves his mom but man 😭

[totallynotobsessedwithfandoms]

Out of the two main love triangles in Ninjago—Jay, Nya, and Cole and then Wu, Misako, and Garmadon—I find it so funny that it’s the old people love triangle that actually makes sense.

Like, the brothers both had a crush on Misako, Wu sent her a letter, Garmadon stole the letter and signed his name, then gave it to Misako as if it was from him. Stupid, sure, but at least it made more sense than the other one!

Cole never showed any interest in Nya other than friendship and so did she UNTIL that stupid love-match thing (which my in-canon explanation for that was the overlord messing with them) and we never really got an explanation for Jay and Nya breaking up in the first place??? They seemed to be fine dating in seasons 1 and 2 and then sometime I guess in the time skip they just broke up??? It was just the stupidest plot point and I will forever be salty about it.

[kindaasrikal]

Listen guys i hate how Misako and Lloyd’s series relationship was portrayed. Like instead of using her reason (yes, it was a bad one. An understandable worry that led to bad decisions, actions, and mistakes.) as a way to develop her character as a person who portrays the struggles of single mother/mother hood, they literally just threw it in there, had a huge dramatic fight scene, and said ‘and now Lloyd and Misako are best mum and son duo :D’

So i give you a trope to use in AU’s to develop this situation, storyline, and characters.

Misako had sent letters over the years as Lloyd was put in Darkley’s, detailing her adventures, the people she cares about, her care for Lloyd, Garmadon and his uncle Wu. Letters filled with love and appreciation and overwhelming worry and support.

Over the years she accepted that Lloyd would never write back to her, assuming he was rightfully mad at abandoning him.

Little did she know, a person will only ever reciprocate an action if they are even aware of it happening.

Darkley’s school for bad boys was designed to groom young boys into horrifying villains of the future, and the school did not need a mothers ‘love’ to get in way of their students, and therefore their schools, success.

A pile of letters is always shredded at the end of every month, and neither son nor mother are aware of the words ‘To: Lloyd, the light of my life.’ Being ripped to pieces.

[savemysoulmyartsucks]

Wu telling Misako that “Lloyd is also your son not just Garmadon’s” pissed me off. Misako did NOTHING for Lloyd to be so selfless and kind, she left him in a boarding school. If anything the Ninja did more to teach him to be a better person as a kid, but CANONICALLY Garmadon was a really good person who was selfless and that snake bite caused him to slowly lose himself to evil so it should have been such a surprise.

[angeldrawsstuffs]

Misako. You agree.

[coffee-master]

THIS IS CALLED THE CUTE SHIP.

THIS IS CALLED THE CONFORT SHIP.

THIS IS CALLED PERFECT SHIP.

THIS IS WHAT WE ALL NEEDED HERE--

THIS SHIP IS MAKING ME SO HAPPY, I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE IT- I'M SMILLING LIKE AN IDIOT LOOKING AT THOSE TWO.

THEY DESERVE EACH OTHER, THEY ARE SO IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER, SUPPORT EACH OTHER- AND

AND EVERYTHING IS SO RIGHT!

LOVE THIS!!!

I'm gonna reblog this every time I see this, so maybe more people will see this-

Movie Koko x Series Garmadon!!!

I call them destructivedragon. Its also known as theydeservebetter-shipping. In this AU, Koko replaces Misako. Here's an old art of what Koko looks like when she's older.

Misako Montgomery is a warrior, but she wants to settle down and become an archeologist. She meets the spinjitzu brothers, falling in love with Garmadon. She and Wu have fun petty fights about who Garm should spend time with. She goes by the nickname Koko.

"He's my lover!" "Well, he's my brother."

She's transgender and Garmadon is intersex due to a headcanon of mine that all oni are intersex! Garm was the one to give birth to Lloyd-In which Lloyd in the future will be shocked asf. Koko in this AU left Lloyd after her identity as Lady Iron Dragon was discovered and her past enemies went after her.

Darkley's had a 'nice school' cover which lead to her thinking it was a normal boarding school and she unknowingly sent Lloyd there so he could be safe. Unlike Misako, she sends a letter a week, but went low due to problems after Garm escaped the underworld.

Garm and Koko are still madly in love, and Koko finds Garm's oni side beautiful. After crystalized, they snuggle and Koko brushes Garm's hair, calls him pretty, all the cute married domestic stuff :D

Silly little fic about this AU where Garm tells Lloyd he was the one to give birth to him: Fic