#bracedfangirl

[fishybehavior]

Yooo hey good afternoon!

I hope you're well!

Would you like some angst? Or some floof? Or weird HCs?

sure, i'd like to hear some angst!!

[nicolloyd]

a comic i drew based on The Splinter in the Blind Man's eye, an incomplete novel (fanfic??) by Tommy Andreasen that could be canon? it features our fav green boy lloyd and all his traumas :') highly recommend btw its from lloyds pov such a fun read!

oh wow this is super late! but request for lloyd s5 angst by @bracedfangirl, i hope this counts because idk if its exactly what you wanted 😭

this is the text btw :)

[only-lonely-stars]

Title Drabbles (4 - Scars of Control)

[One] // [Two] // [Three] // [Four - you are here!] – (FFN) (AO3)

Prompt:

Prompt: "Scars of Control." (Requested by bracedfangirl)

There's something to be said about how your past comes back to haunt you. In the night, when all the lights are out and no one's awake to distract you, memories come to visit. They smile and wave, and take a seat, even if you want them to leave. Then they never do.

Sometimes, when the night was dark and the moon was hidden by clouds, Nya's mind wandered. Old things from years ago would greet her: meeting her mother, nearly marrying Nadakhan, giving up Samurai X. Sometimes the thoughts were older, like the Tournament or the Perfect Match debacle. They visited her with fear or shame, and relief that they were over.

This night, Nya's thoughts turned to her oldest hidden memory. The one that haunted her for weeks of sleepless nights when it was fresh. The ashen gray and evil purple, the all-encompassing rage… the stench and taint of the Overlord's hold on her mind, just before the final battle. It was an ugly memory, an old memory…

She closed her eyes tightly, rolling over in her bed and clutching the covers tightly to her chin. These memories were from when she was practically a kid. Why did they still haunt her? Why did she still feel it? The cold tendrils of possession on her mind, rending her free will… they were evil. She had been evil.

She sighed. It was past, now. She was Nya Smith– one day Nya Walker, if she had her way. The Overlord was dead by Lloyd and Zane's hands. She wasn't part of that stench anymore…

A single stubborn tear trailed her cheek. She hated nights like these. She hated these scars of control. She just wanted peace. She just wanted to be free.

[goldenavenger02]

hanging onto every sentence

For @badthingshappenbingo. Prompt: Confined To Bed Rest. Suggested by @bracedfangirl who asked for "Lloyd for Confined To Bed Rest"

Ever since they had gotten him back, the metaphoric light in his eyes had faded and had been replaced by a void that was impossible to read, one that made Kai feel sick.

Kai held on tighter when Lloyd flinched in his hold, nearly hitting his head on the curve of Kai's chin; he was pretty sure that there was some form of an apology interspersed with the series of hacking, wet coughs that escaped Lloyd's lips, but between the gasps and the exhaustion, it ended up being unintelligible.

"Don't worry about it," Kai insisted even when Lloyd sagged against him and went scarily still that had him turning to Zane, "is he-"

"He's still conscious," he let out a breath, watching as Zane quickly removed the blood pressure cuff which had caused Lloyd to flinch in the first place, "his vitals are mostly stable, except for…"

He didn't even have to say it, Lloyd's breathing had sounded awful from the moment Cole had pulled the two of them out of the river.

"So, what do we do?"

"Lloyd is the only one who can destroy the realm crystal, which means he has to come with us to Stiix."

'Right. End of the world, Morro, even more terrible things happening to people who don't deserve it.' Kai gently pulled Lloyd out of his slouch as he started coughing again.

"Are you sure all four of us can't just blow it up?"

"Affirmative. Our powers are still too weak from…" Zane's glance shifted towards Lloyd's face for a few brief moments before he returned eye contact with Kai, "from what happened, but it shouldn't take that much of Lloyd's abilities to destroy it."

Kai ran a hand through Lloyd's still damp hair before returning it back to the place around his arm where he had been holding him upright to encourage coughing up the water he had inhaled.

"Zane, he can barely sit up."

"We don't have another choice," Zane's grave tone only made Kai's decision making skills stall to more of a standstill, "if he does not destroy the realm crystal, Ninjago as we know it will be cursed."

Lloyd whimpered in response, which had Kai sitting straight up, but he let out a string of coughs before slouching against Kai once more.

"I know, I know," Kai finally sighed when he felt safe enough to return his gaze back to Zane, "but maybe we should make a backup plan if he's still this bad when we get to Stiix."

'If it were up to me, it wouldn't even be considered.'

"You do make a good point," Zane agreed while clipping a small monitor around one of Lloyd's fingers, "I'm going to update the others and see if we can make a backup plan, but I do not feel comfortable leaving him unattended-"

"I've got him, just don't let everyone decide to make me swim," Kai insisted as he pulled Lloyd upright again, "I've done enough swimming to last a lifetime."

"Very well, but Kai?"

"Yes?"

"Maybe use the towel to dry him off some more."

"Got it," Kai nodded, grabbing it as soon as the door shut behind him and started to towel off Lloyd's hair slowly in order to avoid another harsh flinch, "you still with me, Lloyd?"

He got a few harsh coughs in response that made his own chest twinge in sympathy.

…

Lloyd had managed to stay upright, defeat the preeminent and give a very motivating speech on the deck of the small paddle boat to the point where Kai wondered just how Lloyd had gotten this much energy when he had barely been able to speak that morning.

But when they returned to The Bounty and Lloyd keeled over in a way that renewed the unrelenting panic in Kai's heart, he realized that it was clearly a mix of adrenaline and spite, the same kind that had carried him through his own numerous battles.

He didn't have any new injuries outside of some bruising and minor cuts, 'thank the master', which pinpointed the cause of him falling unconscious as exhaustion, according to Zane.

"He needs sleep, a lot of it," Zane finally determined while Kai stood against the wall, fully prepared to move over to Lloyd's side as soon as he was allowed, "Kai, you'll need to reinforce it."

"After you shower," Kai whipped his head around to see Nya walking in, her under eyes looking only a few shades lighter than Lloyd's, "you smell horrible. I'll take first watch."

"Are you su-"

"Positive, we all took a vote on it," Nya's smirk lit up her face enough for Kai to know that it was mostly a joke, "go shower."

"I'll be back after I'm done," Kai relented, stopping to pull Nya into a tight hug as he found himself overwhelmed with pride that overtook the panic for a few, brief moments, "I'm so, so proud of you."

"Thanks," she returned the hug until he let go, "now go get clean, before I start gagging."

Kai couldn't help but let out a laugh as he found it in himself to go, knowing that Lloyd was perfectly safe with Nya and Zane.

…

"I have never seen…" Kai was going to add "someone who was that hurt two days ago escape Zane's watch for the third time in twenty four hours", but then he was reminded of after they defeated the Overlord the first time and without discussing it with each other, all tried to pull through it without getting medical attention and kept it to himself.

But at least he had given up on going that route after that, unlike a certain green ninja.

"Look, there's no way he would have gone outside in this," Nya gestured to the raging thunderstorm outside the window, "but we need to find him before he does."

"Lloyd!" Kai called out as he and Nya went in separate directions to divide and conquer, "Lloyd, hide and seek at eleven p.m in the middle of a thunderstorm is a really bad ide-" he was cut off by the generator turning off and The Bounty being encased in darkness.

"Great, just great," he muttered, lighting his hand ablaze before continuing to make his way through the ship, "Lloyd!"

He found himself making his way towards the very bottom of the ship; while it was now a glorified storage unit, there was a small, condensed training course down there, the same one Lloyd always took his anger out on when he didn't want to be seen.

He really hoped he wasn't foolish enough to train with fresh injuries, but he also knew that if he was, it was in order to avoid what was really bothering him.

Kai didn't hear any noise coming from behind the closed door, even when he knocked, but he still found himself opening it regardless with a "Lloyd? You in here, buddy."

It was silent for a few beats even as he briefly shined the fire in his hand throughout the room, but that's when he heard a voice coming from behind the door.

"I'm right here."

"Oh, thank the master-" Kai muttered as he shut the door enough so he could get down beside Lloyd, the fire in his hand illuminating the dark circles under his eyes in the worst way which subsequently quelled the anger that had been building since Zane had told them he had escaped again, "you scared us."

"I didn't mean to."

"What is going on, Lloyd?" Kai asked, even though he had a guess in mind after the events of the last month, "you've always been a bit of a flight risk, but this is…you've really outdone yourself."

"Can you go ahead and take me back?"

"So you can run off while everyone is sleeping?" He waited for the inevitable scowl, but still reached over and gently rested his hand on Lloyd's knee when it came, "I'm here for you, whenever you're ready to talk."

"Can you…can you please take me back?"

"Yeah," Kai resigned as he stood up before holding out his hand and helping Lloyd to his feet before leading the way back to his room.

"Oh, thank goodness," Nya muttered as she pulled Lloyd into a tight hug, but Kai could tell that Lloyd's heart wasn't in returning it as he lightly squeezed back, "I'm so glad you're okay."

As Nya helped him back into bed, Kai had to stop himself from pulling her away and voicing his concern that maybe, just maybe, this was the thing that had fully broken Lloyd.

Ever since they had gotten him back, the metaphoric light in his eyes had faded and had been replaced by a void that was impossible to read, one that made Kai feel sick; he couldn't help but wonder if Morro digging into Lloyd's memory and using his body had caused the Lloyd they knew to go down with the preeminent.

[fluffyk97]

Oh my god I just realized something

In case of lava happening, Cole would have to fight Lloyd (and maybe Nya too) to get cuddle time with Kai-

You have no idea how often I actually think about that lmao

I remember even making this one little silly chat of it too

Cole: Please Lloyd, I just want to cuddle with, you know, my boyfriend

Lloyd: Fuck off

Cole: Kai!

Kai: Hey I want cuddle time too, but he already hissed at you! I don't know what you expect me to do after that!

Cole: Ugh...

[fishybehavior]

OOOO I have a few!

Lloyd sometimes makes the cat activation noise when woken up

Zane can make heart eyes. Like literally shape the shutters of his eye cameras to form any shape

If your head is lower than Kai while both on the couch, he will absent mindedly ruffle your hair (yes this even happens to Jay)

Lloyd can purr but only in his sleep or when nearly asleep... If you give him scritches in his sleep or suddenly cuddle him, he will purr

Hihhfhuhfhbhhhuj

Love Kais brotherly instict to ruffle hair

And Lloyd is just a big cat

Zane needs to display emojis too. Hearts, :D, >:], the whole nine yards!!

[fishybehavior]

@bracedfangirl

Lloyd sketches because idk i love this guy he's fun!

[rosiehunterwolf]

The other one that was posted is Nya's, called "raw meat test"

All that happened is that they put a plate of raw chicken on the kitchen counter and just sat Lloyd down near it and just recorded how he reacts.

And the way he looks gets funnier as the time passes... First he just gives the plate nervous looks, then by the end of it he full on stares at it with slitted eyes, slightly trembling, because he knows it's dangerous, but his inner dregon is telling him to pounce.

But what made it funny is Nya's caption under the video:

"My dregon gremlin brother vs plate of chicken"

XD he’s trying so hard to hold his composure.

Poor bean’s going to have more blackmail on him than you can shake a stick at lol

[only-lonely-stars]

If the fic title thing is still open, how about: "Scars of control"?

It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these! I’m still working on all of them; after this I have three left. Thanks for the ask! 307 words.

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There's something to be said about how your past comes back to haunt you. In the night, when all the lights are out and no one's awake to distract you, memories come to visit. They smile and wave, and take a seat, even if you want them to leave. Then they never do.

Sometimes, when the night was dark and the moon was hidden by clouds, Nya's mind wandered. Old things from years ago would greet her: meeting her mother, nearly marrying Nadakhan, giving up Samurai X. Sometimes the thoughts were older, like the Tournament or the Perfect Match debacle. They visited her with fear or shame, and relief that they were over.

This night, Nya's thoughts turned to her oldest hidden memory. The one that haunted her for weeks of sleepless nights when it was fresh. The ashen gray and evil purple, the all-encompassing rage… the stench and taint of the Overlord's hold on her mind, just before the final battle. It was an ugly memory, an old memory…

She closed her eyes tightly, rolling over in her bed and clutching the covers tightly to her chin. These memories were from when she was practically a kid. Why did they still haunt her? Why did she still feel it? The cold tendrils of possession on her mind, rending her free will… they were evil. She had been evil.

She sighed. It was past, now. She was Nya Smith– one day Nya Walker, if she had her way. The Overlord was dead by Lloyd and Zane's hands. She wasn't part of that stench anymore…

A single stubborn tear trailed her cheek. She hated nights like these. She hated these scars of control. She just wanted peace. She just wanted to be free.

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These title drabble requests are basically already closed, but I’m officially closing them now. Thanks to everyone who’s still waiting on them; I’m working on it! <3

[boom-fanfic-a-latta]

(@bracedfangirl)

Note: This takes place post-Season 4

—

Kai wasn’t quite sure exactly when he realized he had this ability. Though he had been made pretty aware of it while fighting in that Slither Pit as the Red Shogun, and it’d certainly helped him turn quite a few battles in his favor.

He wasn’t sure why he had it, either. It didn’t seem related to his element—he had Fire, while this seemed more like it’d be under Mind.

But all the same, it was a power he had. And no one else seemed too—not even Nya. If anyone else would have, it would probably be her.

And right now, he was glad he had it. Because, if it worked that way, he could help. He could help his brother.

He could help Lloyd.

—

“Hey, Lloyd? Are...are you okay?”

Lloyd shot up with a start, whirling around to face the figure in the doorway, trying to wipe the tears out of his eyes before they saw. Blinking as his eyes adjusted to the light pouring in, he managed to identify the person as Kai, and let out the breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding.

“Oh, h-hi, Kai...” he said, his voice shaky as he tried to keep from crying any more. “What-t-t do you n-need?”

“I came to check on you,” the red ninja explained, giving him a worried look. “I...I had a feeling...are you okay?”

“I—I’m fine,” the blonde lied with a forced smile, not wanting to worry his teammate. “Just...c-can’t sleep, that’s all...”

He heard Kai give a sigh, watching as the master of fire sat down beside him on the bed.

“Lloyd, you don’t sound like you’re fine,” he solemnly countered, giving the green ninja a concerned look. “What’s wrong?”

“...I...I...” Lloyd gulped, trying not to choke on the words. “...I miss my dad,” he finally admitted, feeling the tears starting to well up again. ““Just—why did he have to...w-why did he...h-h-he...” He broke down into sobbing.

Kai set a hand on his shoulder, and he instinctively reached up to grab it, as if it were an anchor.

“I miss him,” he repeated, finding himself unable to say more.

“I know,” the brunette replied empathetically, wrapping his other arm around the ninja in a hug. “I miss my dad, too. I never really even knew him, though, while you...this must be really hard.” Lloyd looked up at him, still trying to dry his eyes. “I just...I can’t sleep, I can’t stop thinking about it...!”

Why did Kai seem to smile slightly? “I think I might be able to help you,” he said, ruffling the teen’s hair.

“You—K-Kai?” he asked nervously, unsure what was going on.

Suddenly, without any warning, Kai’s touch seemed to become strangely...warm. Not in a fiery kind of way, but more of a...soft, calm warm. Spreading through him. The red ninja’s eyes also appeared to change, glowing an unnaturally bright amber.

“Just calm down, Lloyd. Right now, it’ll all be okay. I’m right here for you.” The words seemed to resonate with something inside his head, making everything else start to fade into the background. “You’re safe, I’ve got you.”

Unconsciously, Lloyd found himself leaning into the touch, becoming more and more relaxed as he did so. He was feeling safe now, even if he didn’t really understand what was happening.

What...was happening?

“K...Kai? Whad’re you...” he tried to ask, his voice soft and slurred as he found it harder and harder by the moment to think clearly. It almost felt like he was being wrapped up in a warm blanket, not just physically, but mentally.

“It’s just a little something I’ve picked up, don’t worry. Just relax. I’m here. I’m here for you, Lloyd. You can rest.”

Rest...he felt more than heard the suggestion, with a sleepy haze that was already forming inside of his mind, causing him to feel even more comfortable and loose and peaceful. His eyelids were already fluttering, just barely open, and the only thing he really could see through the small field of vision he had left was the warm golden glow, like candlelight but brighter, emanating from his brother’s gaze.

“You can let your eyes close now, everything else can just fade to the background. I’m here, and I’ll keep you safe. I promise.”

Lloyd’s eyes snapped all the way shut, and he let his head droop limply onto the red ninja’s shoulder. The older teen seemed to be the only thing left that was real at this point, as his senses seemed to go all fuzzy, nothing else really registering anymore. It was just him and Kai.

“It’s all slowing down, got it Lloyd? You can feel it all coming to a stop, letting you go, letting you fall asleep in peace. You can feel it. You are.”

He could feel himself being embraced, and he let himself fall slack into it, letting the other support him. He was so tired now, and he did want to just fall asleep.

“Let yourself drift off. Everything is calm and comfortable now and I’ll make sure it stays that way. You just sleep, got it?”

“Y...y-yeah...” the boy managed to whisper, unable to hold on any longer. A small, almost purring hum of content escaped him as he sluggishly cuddled up against his brother, a small, dreamy, almost dopey grin appearing on his face that grew steadily larger as he relinquished the little control he had left to the peaceful feeling enveloping him. Letting himself go, letting all his fears and worries and everything he didn’t want to be feeling right now go, letting his conscious mind shut down and fall victim to the sleepiness of this daze he was now in.

It would all turn out okay.

He was safe now.

—

Kai smiled as the young teen nuzzled up against him, almost seeming to be purring as he fully succumbed to the hypnotic spell he’d been sent under.

“It’s all going to be okay, Lloyd,” he assured under his breath, running a hand through the green ninja’s hair and trying to stifle a laugh when he sleepily leaned into it like a cat. “I’m here for you. We’re all here for you. We’ll help you through this.”

“Kai? What are you doing?”

Startled, the master of fire jolted upright, wrapping his arms around Lloyd to try and keep him from waking up at the unexpected change in position.

“Nya?! What—what are you doing?”

“Uh, looking for you? You just—disappeared, without warning. You need to stop doing that, Kai!”

“I—I was helping Lloyd get to sleep, okay?! I just—I—“ Trying to think of a good excuse for the situation, he came up blank. “I just...”

As if sensing his discomfort, Lloyd snuggled up further further against him, once again letting out what sounded suspiciously like a purr.

“What—did...Kai.”

“...Yes?”

“Did Lloyd. Just. Purr?!”

“Um...I don’t know. Maybe?”

“Kai, what’s going on. You’re acting suspicious.”

“No I’m not!”

“That just makes you even more suspicious.”

“...Fine...Promise you won’t tell anyone, though?”

“I promise. Now tell me, what are you actually doing?”

“I...I maybe...sort of...hypnotized him.”

Nya blinked, the disbelief on her face evident. “WHAT?!”

“Yeah, I...might have discovered recently that I could do that, and Lloyd was having trouble sleeping, so—“

“Woah, woah, woah, back up, you—how?!”

“I’m not really sure, okay? I just—I learned I have the power to do this kind of thing, I don’t know why!”

His sister just sighed, shaking her head. “Man, am I sorry I asked...”

“Look, I’ll explain everything I can, but later, understand? It’s just—now isn’t really a good time. You know, because...” He gestured to the sleeping master of energy leaning on him. “This.”

“...Alright...but I will get back to you on this. This is just...Man, I’m going to need some time to process this...” Shaking her head a second time, she walked out of the room. “Goodnight, Kai.”

“Goodnight, sis!”

—

(Welcome to the Hypno Bro AU, peeps.)

[goldenavenger02]

He didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing that his A.I, Karen, was still being repaired which meant that she couldn’t report back to FRIDAY and subsequently, Tony; but given that he had been asked to give it a rest for a week and the stabbing pain in his shoulder that was growing worse and worse, he was leaning toward bad.

Tagging: @ninja-go-to-therapy @bracedfangirl and anyone else who wants to participate

Tagged by @apomaro-mellow !

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

“Faith and I clap and holler, and I know exactly what I'll get for her birthday.” (from my original horror novel, Molt)

sorry for tagging some of u when we dont talk, i had a 16 word sentence lol.

@cruisin4crazy @weirdo09 @butterflies-f0r-michael @sugargoreguts @apofid-puffleburry @hazmatazz @a-sleepy-aro @plyerice27 @cloudycleric @cornfieldsrambles @websofreality @cheertain @byler-berries @byler-alarmist @merth-or-nothin @howellslides

[thesoundofmadness]

🐯

() mutual

( ) friend 

( 🐯 ) close friend

you intimidate me:

( ) yes

( 🐯 ) no

do i want to talk more:

( ) yes

( 🐯 ) no

we already talk everyday-

have i ever had a crush on you:

( ) yes

( 🐯 )no

best feature:

( 🐯 ) @

( 🐯 ) layout

( ) posts

random

() you’re very funny

( ) you’re adorable

( ) i freaked out when you followed me

( 🐯 ) i feel like i annoy you

( ) i love seeing your posts on my dashboard

( ) you’re so pretty

( 🐯 ) i love you a lot

( 🐯 ) you’re so relatable

( 🐯 ) i’m grateful for you

( ) i wish i could meet you one day

[ninja-go-to-therapy]

4:44 am and it is time to ask a great question... How angsty would you make season 5 if you got the chance to rewrite it?

Horrible screams. Torture that’s not quite shown but just onscreen enough to know how bad it is. Lloyd shoved to the back of his own mind, begging and kicking and screaming to get out.

A temple full of terrors that leave a grown adult shaking. A boy turned ghost who nearly kills himself on the principle that he’s not really alive anymore anyway. Nothing too graphic but horrible things happening all the same.

People dying in Stiix on that fateful night.

[lloydskywalkers]

Covers the last two episodes of S5 and has a whole next season... Also covers Misako's past, and some lore on how possession works, and about souls... (Also I finally decided to reveal myself) I already have a few scenes written out, so if there's anything you wanna see from it early I can submit one. Have a nice day!

souls and possession and Misako’s past ooOOH! s5 leaves so many doors open to explore and I love it when people go into that 👀I’d love to see where you’re going with it! You don’t have to just submit to me though, I’d say go for posting it yourself! It’s your AU after all, and I can always follow it from you :D

[fishybehavior]

@bracedfangirl

Rgb siblings doing siblings things

Perhaps with young Lloyd, but it's up to you!

sibling things!!

[serpentfever]

Black Sikol Lloyd fighting Morro, requested by @bracedfangirl