#but nya and jay are top ship for me

[spinjitsuburst]

I just saw that art u rbed to here from ur main and like while its an amazing peice of art its in own right MY EYES ZOOMED ONTO ONE ARMED LLOYD im so curious where that hc comes from if u wanna ramble abt scar and injury hcs id love to hear genuinelylike. I love scar hcs yeah

I'M SO SORRY THIS ASK TOOK SO LONG BUT OH MY GOD I LOVE TALKING ABOUT DESIGN AND SCAR HEADCANONS SO LIKE GHDFSGHKJFDG

generally i draw the ninja in a pretty vague "around or after crystalized but before DR" timeline so that's what i'm operating under with these headcanons

also i didn't draw zane here cuz android bodies confuse me and i also got. lazy hgkfdsghkjf but i'll do his someday

lloyd's 20~ and the other ninja are mid 20s~

FIRST UP MY FAVS

starting with lloyd i give him a dragon tail and oni horns, as well as pointed ears. he's got a semi-grunge/goth style so i usually draw him with piercings and stuff. he lost his arm during the events of hunted to me but i dont really have a set event in mind for it. his back was SUPER damaged during the sons of garmadon fight and sometimes has to wear a back brace, and his ankle flares up from time to time

jay kept a lot of his scars hidden for a while because they came from skybound (some of his worst injuries lingered from the timeline). not sure whether he's come clean to the ninja yet or not. the marks on his wrist and ankle are from vengestone cuffs on the ship (blame hat because they gave jay vengestone cuffs in bbnb and it broke my brain so my jay has them now). the wound on his side is from skybound as well. ironically his face scar is NOT from skybound, but he was blind in that eye after skybound and hid it from the team. the current scar is from a fight where an enemy sliced a knife up the side of his face, and his lightning reacted badly and struck him while also striking the enemy. he almost died it was NOT a fun day for anybody. also he's a trans man so top scars!!

nya's scars are fun, she obviously has the tiger widow venom scar from skybound (kai finds out about that one after it gets infected cuz she wasn't taking proper care of it after the timeline reset, and he was NOT happy about it) but she also has lichtenberg scars on her hand from a time jay was holding it and accidentally shocked her badly with his powers. he starts wearing gloves after this incident. she also, of course, still has the markings from her time merged with the sea. they glow blue when she uses her powers, and her eyes are more glowy now as well (she kinda looks like a cryptid)

kai's deceptively scrawny. he has basic muscles but he's super skinny, so a lot of people think he isn't as strong as the rest of the ninja. however he's CRAZY strong and has a solid core. He also has a bunch of scars all over his hands from his time as a blacksmith. They're mostly little burns and nicks, but there's one that stretches across his hand from when he accidentally grabbed a hot blade. he also has a lot of body hair

cole is chubby but INSANELY strong, even without super strength. he has a bunch of scars, especially on his arms, from being tanky and blocking blows with his body. most of his scars are ninja related, but he does have one on his leg from a dance accident. nothing major, but the scar stuck around. he also has his ghost scar that goes over his eye somewhat, causing his pupil to be an unnatural green

also a height chart for comparison! one day i'll do zane too but i got lazy. hard to figure out scars for a nindroid, but i imagine that under his plating, the side of his face will ALWAYS have glowing gold scars from the overlord, no matter how many times he makes a new body or tries to fix them

[saline-coelacanth]

I did this last year when I was hyperfixated on Sonic and I wanted to do it again but this time with Ninjago since that's what my brain is focused on now. But anyway, I wanna do a simple doodle for Valentine's Day, but I'm gonna have people vote for which of my ships I'm gonna draw! ❤️❤️

Also last year there was a tie, so I ended up drawing two of the ships. So if I'm feeling up to it, I might pick the top two ships to draw as well :3

Unless there's multiple ships that tie for second because I don't want to make too many doodles.

[iunpackmyadjectives]

A Ninjago Heathers AU Idea

I adore Heathers with my whole soul(candy store, meant to be yours, dead girl walking and seventeen all ended up on my top songs of 2023 playlist for context), and I love ninjago with my whole soul(70k words of fics in my Google docs, so many hours spent reading and drawing for it, and multiple cosplays), so naturally I want to combine them. But I(probably)don’t have the patience for writing all that, so the skeleton of it is landing here

Cast:

Veronica: Lloyd

JD: Harumi(but like she’s the perfect JD change my mind)

H. Chandler: Kai

H. Duke: Cole

H. McNamara: Jay

Kurt and Ram: Nya and Skylor

Martha: Brad Tudabone

Ms Fleming: Dareth(it just…I don’t think I need to explain it)

Notes:

If you can’t tell, the whole thing is gender bent. tinylifeboat123 has a lovely gender bent Heathers au I used for inspiration/reference 

And to clarify it’s still set in 1989

Okay but Kai definitely gives Heather Chandler. Like he would be popular, a mythic bitch, and sing lead in candy store

Similarly, I think Jay would make a great Heather MacNamera. Also, this would be a Gordon situation, as he is loaded because his dad’s an actor

Look, Llorumi isn’t a popular or generally liked ship(for good reason, I don’t ship them at all when it comes to canon), but idk to me they fit for Veronica and JD??? Like, especially Rumi being JD? She already blew up a building and murdered people in canon

Give me big fun at the Smith house please

Dead Girl Walking would play out differently specifically because I hc Lloyd as hella ace. It still ends in him and Rumi becoming official, but no sex

Blue would also play out differently since Nya is taken(yes by Jay) and Skylor just had her bf(?) die. They would try to convince him to do stuff with a girl(probably Akita but it doesn’t really matter), and when he refuses they spread a rumor that he said no because he’s gay. Cue Rumi using an uno reverse card in Our Love is God(idk maybe a mention about how they both are queer but the world doesn’t love them for who they are and people saying stuff like that are the problem?)

Dead Gay Son could go whatever way you want, but I would probably have it be about scruffshipping(Dareth/Ronin) because I hc Ronin as becoming Nya’s functional uncle post season 5

The dead trio would have a lot more dynamics with each other, considering there’s a pair of best friends, a couple(?), and a pair of siblings(something something Kai and Nya could have been the older siblings Lloyd never had something something)

I definitely could see Dareth leading shine a light. Seems like a very in-character thing for him to do.

Give me Jay having a breakdown over how he rides the bus because all his rides to school are dead. Give me Jay singing lifeboat. Give me Lloyd stopping Jay from doing that one thing in the bathroom. I need it. I NEED it.

The kindergarten boyfriend was Lloyd. He didn’t die, but he has so strongly left Brad behind that in his eyes he might as well have. This also makes the line “I’m so sorry” sooo much worse

Is 90% of this au just for the last 5 songs? Absolutely. They just fit the Llorumi dynamic. Like Lloyd realizes that she is crazy and her being stopped is far more than their relationship being saved. Does Lloyd wish they could have work out? Yes. Does he still try to save her until the very last second? Yes. Is there remorse from both parties? Yes. But in the end she's “beaten fair and square” and dies, and there isn’t a shoved in rushed redemption arc I’m looking at you Crystalized you butchered my girl.

Greenflower in beautiful(reprise)? Maybe a kiss???

[weekend-whip]

Ninjago Fic Rec Week: Day 6

Prompts: Dynamic Duos / Zane Recs! (I uh used up a lot of my dynamic duo recs already THUS here is a Zane-centric list. With perhaps some duos sprinkled in. But Mostly Zane.)

Zane Recs-

My Battery is Low (And It's Getting Dark): THE PEAKEST ZANE THAT EVER PEAKED!!! There's so many little pieces of this I could quote and quote and gnaw on forever (and I wILL) because mmmm. It's just so good. Zane being (mostly) alone with his thoughts prior to Vex interfering in NS11, with the most pointed Zane's perspective I have ever borne witness to *bows in respect*

upon these ashes, hope can grow: Or, five times the group ordered takeout and one time they didn't (or, Zane learns how to love his once-favorite pastime once again). It's snappy, well-placed, and oozes with Zane's character, although I'm so used to fluffy fics about Zane's cooking skills that this one hit me like a brick! But, that would make sense, given that it takes place after NS11 ;w;

Five Times Zane Was a Nurse: And the one time he wasn't! Ninjago is a really good series for 5+1 fics, lemme tell ya. And DietCokeIsLife definitely sits at the top of t hem!

Fractal: Zane reflects upon being a robot Nindroid and it is beautiful ;w;

MAKING ELECTRICITY// YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR MIND: Zane gets struck by lightning and a cacophony of very vivid descriptions and punchy character moments follow after. A little bit bittersweet, but lovely and with a nice ending!

Cut the Act: A movie!verse Zane fic chronicling how this once "just a normal teen" has to explain what he really is to his friends...even if he is pretty sure they already know. ...Maybe. The ending made me grin like an idiot, though.

Backwards Compatibility: Zane and Pixal go on a date for the first time! ...despite being "together" for such a long time beforehand. They're still very sweet, though. Recc'ing this entirely for the snappy title ;P

From Sunrise: Zane, and the view of what the world looks like from his eyes compared to that of his friends (or, Zane likes waking up early and cold environments. Everyone else does not.)

Snow: POST-PILOTS ZANE with his cold snow day logic getting in the way of some realities for Cole and Jay. Extremely fluffy and full of fun and interesting dynamics and just all-around super cute~!!! (and Kai and Nya are there too <3)

doesn't have a title but Zane is curious to a fault: And that's all you need to know! But, I will tell you that the ending has such a glorious bite of bitter irony to it~

Wobble: Zane and Cole discuss some aftermaths of Cole's fault, all while guilt eats Zane alive. The uneasy TENSION in this one??? Delicious??? Also sad ;w;

more title-less goodness: Zane and Cole discuss the former's break up with Pixal, with neither mentioning the underlying implications in between. You know I love me some Zane and Cole interaction, but this one is zested with, like, dread and a really good, if not somewhat devastating, point to be made.

Crushing loneliness is what he leaves this world with: *lies down* How does spinchip always have such a way with words aaaaaaa (prose about Zane's S3 sacrifice that consumes my mind constantly)

Ship of Theseus: AUGH I ALMOST FORGOT THIS ONE, despite the fact I go back to it aaaaaaaaall the time????? Definitely counts as a Zane fic despite the fact he is "Unavailable" for most of it, but in the quest to get Zane back online from an anonymous viral attack, the group reflects on the Nindroid and the impact he's had on all of them, even outside of their own little group ;w; Also shoutout to the antagonist for this one, it's actually quite a fun little twist~

[finn-m-corvex]

Someone You Loved

Needed a brain break from Whumptober so I wrote this in an hour instead. Haven't listened to Lewis Capaldi for a long time but this song popped up in my playlist and it gave me Jaya vibes so here we are. Kinda similar to Sounding Sea but also not, mostly because I never thought I would write a songfic in my life, but hey, plans change. Literally almost just had a panic attack as I was cleaning this up because I thought I deleted it but nope we're all good. Enjoy everybody!

Words: 2k

TWs: depression, mentions of anxiety, basically all the same stuff as Sounding Sea.

I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy

Oh, he was crazy alright. But maybe it was just the hunger talking.

He had never really been one for doing things halfway. Something either got all of his effort or none of his concern and there was very little in-between. Now, he was wishing that he had more gears than forward and reverse; was that why humans created cars with multiple modes? To make up for the fact that they couldn't ever take the stick and pull it back to spare their feelings? Was it all just some sick scheme of taking back control?

No, that was stupid. He let his head thunk against the stone wall behind him, ignoring the bruises littering his skin and the blood welling from the cuts and scratches inflicted across his body. Jay had plenty of stupid ideas already, what was one more?

I need somebody to heal Somebody to know Somebody to have Somebody to hold

And of course, like a goddamn fool he had fumbled it. Fucked it up most likely beyond repair, just because he didn't come with a gearshift to dial his love back. She had known better than any of the others, always picked up on his mood shifts and his anxiety and his everything before he even knew what was going on; sometimes she was even faster than Cole. Before then Jay had never met someone with that ability, because most people would turn a blind eye to him at best and try to hurt him at worst. Kinda like what was happening right now, actually.

She wasn't like most people.

First Master, how stupid was he?

It's easy to say But it's never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain

He did. Fuck, he missed her so much. He missed the way she made him feel like he was on top of the world, like he could do anything and be anyone. Anxiety couldn't touch him, his insecurities powerless against the encouraging words she would feed him whenever he started to doubt himself. What was he now?

Stuck in a shitty pirate ship with no friends and no way of calling for help after possibly fucking all of them over for what might be the last time.

Well, at least he wouldn't be able to damn them anymore, right?

The ball and chain was heavy on his ankle, and he had to drag it up by hand so he could tuck his knees against his chest, looking up at the bright sky through the grate. His hands were blistered from how much he had been mopping the deck, but it was still much more preferable to Scrap n' Tap.

He tried to imagine how it would sound for her to say 'I love you.'

Now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

Jay was still trying to imagine it when night finally fell, a dark blanket smothering out his one light source and casting the rest of his cell into darkness. He couldn't say that he ever had a problem with the dark before now, but the shadows were stretching just a little too much, the corners just a little too obscured and his vision was too fuzzy as it was adjusting to the new level of light. He supposed one of his eyes being basically out of commission wasn't helping.

Tears tried to leave his eyes but he blinked them back, determined not to cry. Nya wasn't here, and Cole wasn't here, and crying wasn't going to change that. He could do this, he could get through it.

Being left to his own devices left too much time for him to start going down memory lane, and he was thrust into the memory of the day when his world shattered apart, the shards gouging holes in his heart to leave gaping wounds that he didn't know how they would heal at the time. His head had been hurting like he had smashed it into the wooden floor of the Bounty, winded as if he just recovered from a bad fall.

He wanted it back. Why couldn't he just have it back?

I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you

He loved her too much to try and push her away again, and yet here he was, keeping her at arms-length when all she wanted to do was get closer and try to help.

Younger him would've rejoiced, reveled in the knowledge that Nya wanted him out of all people, but Jay knew better now. Knew how easy it was to get swept up in the current, to lose yourself in the tide that never quite receded.

To drown in it, because eventually you would forget that you had to keep swimming.

Sleeping was something that didn't come easily to him anyway, but now it was impossible to find. Apparently he had pissed off Mr. Sandman too, as he would spend night after night springing awake from some bad dream or another, only to find some sort of project in this damn lighthouse to keep him occupied. He needed distractions; distractions from how he had left Kai behind, how he didn't protect Zane, how he had damned Cole and Lloyd and Wu and Misako and everyone else in fucking Ninjago-

But mostly? He couldn't stop thinking about he had damned her too.

Now, I need somebody to know Somebody to heal Somebody to have Just to know how it feels It's easy to say but it's never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape

She was right there. Nya was right there and he failed her, again.

Jay shivered in his chair, looking around his parents' trailer to try and find any trace of her. The only thing he could find was a framed photo that he had given his parents forever ago, from before their messy breakup and the fights and the Djinn. From when they were still happy. Sure, they were both smiling, Jay's arm wrapped around her shoulders and her arm around his waist, but...

Were they ever really happy? Or was Jay just too scared to admit that something wasn't right?

He clutched the photograph in his hands, watching as the wooden frame started to crack under the pressure. Maybe it was just because he grew up poor, but the cost of his escape had been too steep; it should've never been her.

It never should have been her.

But it was, and there was nothing he could about it now. The best he could do was hope and pray that his plan to rescue her wouldn't fall through, because he was running out of prayers.

It worked, and the price for that had been steep too. Would the heavy costs and the sacrifices ever end?

Years passed, and against his better judgement Jay thought that maybe it would.

Now the day bleeds Into nightfall

Was it night? He couldn't tell anymore. Slipping in and out of sleep was confusing, to say the least, and he had no idea how long he had spent laying down on this uncomfortable couch before someone would be lulling him back to sleep. Mr. Sandman must be taking pity on him.

And you're not here To get me through it all

But Nya was here; he could hear her voice, whispering to him in soft tones with gentle words, kissing his cheek and then his lips and playing with his hair and trying everything she knew to try and get him back to sleep.

Was he going crazy? Again?

First Master, it really was just like the ship all over again. He didn't remember the voices being able to touch him, though. That part was new. Oh well.

Gotta enjoy a nice dream while it lasts, right?

Why did someone start sobbing when he said that out loud?

I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

Jay loved that she loved him, cared for him, trusted him, and he trusted her with his life and his soul. Knowing that she was there at his side always helped him get through the days; he was sure that he wouldn't still be here if something had ever happened to her. They were two halves of the same piece; maybe they didn't quite fit together all the way, but there was nothing they wouldn't do to make it work, that Jay wouldn't do to make it work.

So really, she had to stop doing stupid self-sacrificing shit. But he guessed that he wasn't really one to talk.

But becoming the sea?

And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes I fall into your arms I'll be safe in your sound 'til I come back around

She was never coming back around. Jay stood outside of the lighthouse, looking out across the ocean and watching as the tides flowed in and out, taking in the rocks just off-shore and the small rip-currents jaggedly cutting through the calm surface of the water.

Jay turned around, feeling the breeze start to blow his jacket into his back. Shutting his eyes, he let his element buzz around him, crackling and fizzing and popping The darkness was something familiar; he knew what to expect when he shut his eyes for too long, and he needed the familiarity no matter how traumatic the origins were. Without hesitating he let himself fall backwards into the surf, the cold water making him freeze up instantly as it washed over his face and into his nose.

He suppressed the natural urge to fight and get his face out of the water.

What was the point when she wouldn't be there to tell him how stupid he was being? To say that he should've worn a thicker jacket, to dry his clothes, to snuggle with him in the bed until he could finally feel his fingers and play with her hair?

For now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

Jay wrote the same words over and over at least once a night. He didn't know why he was fixating so hard on them but he couldn't stop, and even now as his hands were trembling and his hair was dripping seawater onto the pages he was writing the same seven lines again. There was no one there to kiss his cheek and offer him tea and to laugh at how his hair looked like he had been dunked in a mop bucket.

He should've just stayed in the goddamn ocean.

But now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

For some reason, Jay cut out the first two lines eventually. After a while, it just got a little redundant to keep saying that the day would go away and be replaced by the night; at least, that was his best guess for why one day he started writing three lines instead of seven. He read them over and over, again and again, feeling the bitterness and the anger and the sadness consume him from the inside out, and Jay knew that Nya would not recognize the man standing on the beach if she ever decided to walk back onto land one day.

But she never would, and Jay would never get used to the loss that spread through his chest like a disease, a cancer that there was no way to treat.

I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

[gregorio-loves-art]

My thoughts on ninjago ships!

Just finished dragons rising and wanted to give my thoughts on the ships cuz that’s what holds my attention the most lol. I have both canon ships and fanon ships that i see a lot.

Nya/Jay

I literally love them with all my heart! They work so well together! All of their little interactions just make my heart happy. Their dancing in prime empire, their fist date in season 1, Jay’s proposal, and every other little thing. They are the the best ninjago ship in my opinion, but they are not perfect. I fucking hate the love triangle in season 3! It is so stupid. It comes out of nowhere! I, in general, hate love triangles but this is the worst. Not only was it entirely unnecessary, but it makes all three characters look bad. It makes Nya look indecisive, jay look hella whiny, and Cole look like a jack ass who only wants Nya so that Jay can’t have her. Back to the positives tho. I think the shows writing is at its best when their ship is a focal point. For a long time, sky bound was my favorite season( I know I know). It often gets a lot of flack for the ending, but that is one of my favorite parts. The idea that after all is said and done, only the two of them get to remember this massive Journey makes it all the more special. It’s about them, for them, and only they get to remember it. Seabound quickly took the top spot as soon as I started it(I honestly don’t know if this is a hot take or not, but Nya’s character arc was just so good!). The finale made me sob so uncontrollably, it was a little scary. Jay not getting a real goodbye was so heartbreaking. Seeing how content Jay was after they saved her despite the fact that he was actively being sent to prison is the kind of love I want!

Zane/Pixal

What can I say other than the fact that they are perfect. I mean they literally share a heart for Christ’s sake! If anything, they are to perfect and can be a bit boring, but that is barely a complaint. I will say that I didn’t like how long Pixal was trapped in Zane’s head, but other than that I love them. That scene in Compatible was so unnecessary but so fucking good!

Kai/Skylor

I really like them together. They don’t have enough screen time together which makes it heard for their relationship to develop. Honestly, Skylor in general is underdeveloped. She should have just joined the main cast after season 4. They have good chemistry, have cute little interactions, and are adorable to watch. I just wish she was around more. I was hoping that something more would happen with them by the end of crystallized but nothing really happened. I hope she comes back for dragons rising and has a good storyline, and hopefully some resolution with Kai.

Lloyd/Harumi

No. Fucking no. I hate Harumi. This ship is so dumb in the context of the show. Let me stop now before this turns into a whole rant ( a Harumi rant is for another day).

Lloyd/Akita

I’m actually very fond of these two. I will admit that they don’t get to spend enough time together, but it is still really cute! I hope they find each other again in dragons rising.

Cole/Vania

While I think Cole is definitely queer coded, still find these two cute. Maybe Cole is bi? I also like the idea that Vania is non-binary. Very cute together and I hope that they are endgame

Misako/Garmadon

What can I say? I’m a sucker for these two. They are cute old people who admittedly have a LOT of issues to work through.

Misako/Wu

No. Just no. I honestly hate wu and the idea of him and Misako being a thing is weird. It is wrong on both parts. Just all around stop.

Non/Questionably Canon

Any combo of Kai/Jay/Zane/Cole/Lloyd

While there is nothing inherently wrong with shipping these characters, it just gives me the ick. The fact that they all call each other brothers makes it weird. And it’s different with Nya cuz it’s not like Jay calls her his sister. And shipping any of them with Lloyd is icky for the obvious age reasons, I mean they literally knew him as a 10 year old. But while I don’t like any of these ships, Cole/Kai is the least upsetting.

Pythor/Aspheera

They are funny I guess, but pythor is def gay.

Pythor/Skales

Skales is an honest man and a loving husband who would never cheat on Selma thank you very much!

Wu/Faith

I can 100% see it. There is obviously an age difference. But maybe if faith comes back as an older women after some weird time thing related to the merge or something, then it could definitely work.

Dareth/Gayle Gossip

They are cute I guess, but they are beyond an afterthought

Ronin/Nya

Gross. Just stop

Dareth/Ronin

I can’t explain it, but I love them so much! It’s just hilarious and makes me laugh. It’s cute too.

Kruncha/Nuckal

They have been a married couple for 1000 years. They know each other so we’ll and complete each other. Perfect. 100%

That’s all I have. If you have any other ships that I didn’t mention or a ship you would like me to expand on them let me no.

[withdenim]

Hi! About your answering my question last time I'm totally agree with you!! The new series is really amazing and talk about another found family one is really great, just wanna ask you tho aside from that, who's your favorite side characters in ninjago and what's your otp?? Are there any hcs for any of them?? Also am I asking to much questions?? I'm really sorry if it is, I'm just really hype about it hearing someone has the same liking and stuff

Hi I started this draft MONTHS ago and just found it again sorry !!

Some of my favourite side characters are Benthomaar, Okino, and Faith (Heavy Metal). I like their character archetypes and they all have this. Air of tragedy to them (in my opinion) that matches what’s so compelling to me about Lloyd if that makes sense. Like ooohhh girl you have an Ancient And Poetic Tragedy in your characterization, I like that in a man /J

(I wrote this pre DR pt2 and now I’m obsessed with Percival and Jordana also)

As for ships I think the three I think about most are probably Bumblebee (Percy/Arin), PIXane, and lostshipping (Cole/Geo)? But I enjoy so many especially in this fandom where there’s a fantastic multishipping/poly-positive/rarepair culture. I think that’s so cool. I’ve been liking seabreeze (morro/Benthomaar) and citrus (echo/morro) maybe I just want to put that twink in a relationship.

As for headcanons ooohhhh okay where to start without doing too much.

1. There is a two part cycle in the FSM’s family that fascinates me. Dragon/oni ofc as the first part and The Child as the second. The role of the dragon and oni in this cycle are to end up believing that they are destined to be at odds, and the child is just The Figure That They Make Choose Between Them. Lloyd and the FSM are The Child, and wu and garmadon and the Actual Namesakes of the role are the dragon and oni.

(My favourite part of this hc is that it’s fully psychological there is no actual predetermined role for any of them to play. This just keeps happening)

2. The “Which Ninja Is Your Boyfriend (females only)” quiz exists on the in universe quotev equivalent and the ninja have all taken it.

3. Jay wants to be in a band and every time he meets someone who plays an instrument he gets Weird

4. On that note my music hcs for the ninja.

-Coles voice actually really suits a grungier style than he’s tried singing in

-Lloyd took drum lessons at darkleys and still remembers the general schtick bc air drumming is a fantastic stim. He hasn’t used a real drum set since he was 9 though lol

-Nya learned guitar bc she wanted to impress a girl. She can’t play bar chords and DID play wonderwall for Jay on a date. Jay was smitten.

-PIXAL can do a death growl I think

-Zane’s “hello my baby” rendition is my basis. He sings like he’s old and has fantastic taste.

-Jay’s just A Good Singer. He learned to play top forty radio songs on a piano he tuned himself in the junkyard and he’s dreamed of telling that story on a radio show ever since.

[artyfartyperson]

🥷📺❤

🥷 My favourite ninja has always been Jay! I remember having a fictional crush on him and always either imagined myself as Nya, or inserted my oc is Nyas place 💀.

Nowadays though Kai and Cole are realllllly close alternatives, they’re really fun characters

📺 My favourite seasons by far are Possession and Tournament Of Elements! They both had such silly levels of angst and the concepts were so fun :) I love tournament of elements outfits as well the sleeveless designs are drop dead gorgeous and it inspired my designs for the ninja! If you couldn’t tell Morro is my top villain he’s such a goober I’d look at him and he would tell me to explode or something

❤️ MY FAVOURITE SHIP IS LAVA!!!! I LIVE LAUGH LOVE LAVA SO MUCH!!!! They’re so cute together I love Kai and Cole THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER SO WELL!!!! Fun fact I used to absolutely despise Lava back in 2018 because I was a die hard Bruise and Glacier shipper! And THEN i shipped Cole with Nya instead so I could ship my oc with Jay :(

Before Lava though I think Kailor was my favourite. Like HOLY MOLY A NEW FEMALE CHARACTER AND THEY ALMOST KISSED??? 7 year old me ATE that up

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5,781 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@ rotten-dan

@ obstinaterixatrix

@ thetrashiestoftrash

@ ehnrat

@ modmad

I tagged 2,100 of my posts in 2022

#ninjago - 200 posts

#monkie kid - 170 posts

#jem's miscellany - 101 posts

#jay~ - 97 posts

#birds - 79 posts

#pokemon - 75 posts

#fav - 68 posts

#mk~ - 55 posts

#me - 40 posts

#kai~ - 40 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#yes yesyesyeyseyseysyeyseysyeyesyseyyseyesyyseysey yeyse yessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

im so sick, evil, and twisted i think i got 9 people to watch monkie kid both directly and indirectly 9 victims im so fucked up and crazy im literally insane

11 notes - Posted February 11, 2022

#4

skybound bad end au thoughts

this is more or less copy pasted from twitter. edited slightly

warning for mentions/thoughts of suicide

this is EXTREMELY depressing you have been warned

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ive been thinking about it. as a fic, in written form, i think there really wouldnt be much of a story. it Is the "end" after all. it would be mostly a snapshot of jays life after the events. and it would also be the most miserable fic in the tag. like. it would be. pure misery. supremely depressing and without even an ounce of hope.

at that point everything thats done to him is just punishment or an act of senseless sadism. depends on the perspective. jay would see as punishment for the things hes done. just karma.

in this bad end au, i think jay would just be a toy. a little plaything for nadakhan and his crew. and delara. he doesnt have much purpose now but why not just keep him as entertainment. until the doll breaks. if he hasnt already. they can just throw him away then

i think it would be best if it has a open ending......... this bad end has the potential to go REALLY dark. but like too much doesnt taste that good you know? like... easily it could go the suicidal route. or jay being literally broken to the point hes killed. too dark you know? 

but like..... i like there to be some hints of possible paths to jays ultimate fate.... its ambiguous but the setup is there.... the beginning signs... like...

jay becoming ill. sick from who knows what thing that has been done to him. an infection? exhaustion and overwork? its not much but its small things like that. a persistent cough or headache. the flush of a fever. his physical health is down the gutter

jay wishing things would end. entertaining a distant thought while he looks over a ledge miles above water. waving the idea away but the feeling of it doesnt truly leave.

maybe hes denying himself of that escape on purpose. that he doesnt deserve a reprieve. hes got a massive guilt complex that pins him there, on that ship, suffering because he knows he deserves it. a part of him is a coward still too. hes scared of taking the leap of the ledge.

the things jay feels are so complicated. he wants to die, hes scared of dying, he doesnt deserve to live but he doesnt deserve to die. he deserves to suffer. he trapped until someone else takes him out of his misery. but no one will.

its much more fun forcing him to dance till he falls apart. hes going to at this rate. a part of him wants to. but another part tells him that he shouldnt. hes the only one left of his friends whos still here. that part of him tells him that he has to live for them

complicated complicated feelings. maybe another part of him hangs on because nya is still here. sorta. a tiny part of jay thinks maybe he could save her at least. that part of him is crushed tho. because he really cant. he has no way. he has no wishes and no powers. utterly hopeless

he has to watch "nya" dance with nadakhan. like the two are on their honeymoon. he has to watch nadakhan take nya all for himself. like a precious prize. in his hand like a trophy. it hurts most when she decides to play with jay herself tho, when she toys with his heart. when she hurts him herself.

theres no good way this can end. theres so many ways that this can end. each and every one is as miserable and hopeless as the last. jay has no hope of happiness whatsoever.

jay may not necessarily die soon. but chances are he will die on that ship. eventually.... someone or something will kill him one way or another. but you dont get to know how or what. theres no good way to go though.

man this is the most depressing thing ive ever written lol. jay would be so depressed lmao.......... i did say this would be the most miserable fic. theres something fun about entertaining this bad end tho...... like everything sucks.... but vibes.... love misery.

21 notes - Posted December 22, 2022

#3

WATCH LEGO MONKIE KID.

WATCH LEGO MONKIE KID.

WATCH LEGO MONKIE KID.

43 notes - Posted January 25, 2022

#2

i had to make this gif. on the spur of the moment. at 4am. like i was possessed. artistically this is my favorite fucking part of this ep. THIS COLOR SHIFT............ MAKES ME FUCKING LOSE MY MIND........... ALSO IM THINKING ABOUT JACKET SYMBOLISM AGAIN....... I HAVENT TALKED ABOUT IT HERE SO IM JUST GONNA TALK ABOUT IT NOW

BIG FUCKING SPOILERS HERE IF THIS GIF WASNT ALREADY SPOILERS ENOUGH. DONT READ IT YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW.

some time back i started thinking about the emotional significance/symbolism of mks fucking jacket. this jacket specifically.... was given to him by mei........................... it was her gift to him....... its his new look in s3... but it ended up burning the same way as mei did......... MEIS JACKET WAS LOST LIKE SHE WAS................ it burned as mk tried to save her..... she continues to burn in order to save him.... ough.......... fuck i might be reading into this too much BUT. THERES AN ATTACHMENT THERE........ its symbolic...... THIS JACKET REPRESENTS OF BOTH THIS SEASON AND MEI. AND HER FRIENDSHIP WITH MK....... IT HAS GREEN!!!!!!!! HER COLOR!!!!!!!!!! AND RIGHT HERE. IN THIS MOMENT. IN THIS GIF. IN THIS SCENE IN WHICH MEI HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY FLAMES, ENGULFED IN RED AND BLACK, LIKEWISE THE SAME FUCKING THING HAPPENS TO HIS JACKET..... THE GREEN IS GONE. SWALLOWED UP BY RED HEAT.. and by the end, its gone... and then so is mei..... this is such a gorgeous fucking transition of a scene and im absolutely obsessed with it............

ALSO THIS JACKET LOOKED SO FUCKING GOOD I LOVE THIS ATTIRE SO MUCH BUT ITS ALREADY GONE AND IM SO FUCKING SAD ABOUT THAT BUT FUCK THE IMPACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT LEAST IT WENT OUT IN BLAZE.... ICONIC JACKET TRULY.........

and also actually... i extended these jacket symbolism thoughts to the previous seasons also and... didnt mk stop wearing his monkey king jacket...? yall, you know, in the same season that he didnt have his powers? in my personal opinion i felt like monkey king is much less of a mentor figure in s3...... that he has ever been. s1-s2 is all about mk being sun wukongs successor.. which matches the jacket.... Hes The Monkie Kid. and thats his identity. but s3 absolutely had more mei focus..... and that jacket had green but no monkey.... hey.......... fucking i could be talking out of my own ass but if i think of this as a theory also......  mk is wearing pigsys jacket now...... what if they do some dad relationship focus next season also..... of course i could be entirely wrong but MAN. i would love to see some jacket symbolism like this again... would love to see consistency with my analysis and be freaking validated by that..... WHO KNOWS IF IT WILL HAPPEN CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THINGS S3 HAS LEFT OFF ON.... THERES A LOT OF THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.... but yooooooo. i want dadsy. gimme that parental relationship with mk specifically. i want it....

anyways JACKET. IT CARRIES SOMETHING. IT POSSESSES A CERTAIN LINK TO MKS IDENTITY..... its a essential part of mks look. its iconic and its noticeable when it fucking changes. they literally had a magical girl sequence when mk changed his jacket in s3. they drew attention to it, they made a big deal out of it. so i like to believe. that what ive said so far. has a measure of truth. weight. significance. and that im not freaking crazy. about this specific thing anyways. thanks for listening to my tedtalk

88 notes - Posted January 31, 2022

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100 notes - Posted June 3, 2022

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I posted 12,267 times in 2022

That's 12,267 more posts than 2021!

83 posts created (1%)

12,184 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@legogeek33

@jays-ask-blog-extravaganza

@master-of-fluff

@howuart

@senseiwu

I tagged 1,670 of my posts in 2022

#lmao - 266 posts

#ninjago - 62 posts

#lego ninjago - 58 posts

#lol - 44 posts

#yes - 41 posts

#kai jiang - 23 posts

#kai smith - 23 posts

#:( - 21 posts

#:d - 20 posts

#lmao yes - 9 posts

Longest Tag: 138 characters

#lloyd was aged up but in my opinion he looked to be about 10-12 years old before the tea and after about the same age (maybe younger) than

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I can finally be Kai ninjago

This is going to be the best Halloween ever.

63 notes - Posted October 7, 2022

#4

Lava fans be like: we were robed on lava interaction in crystalized pt.2

Meanwhile kailor fans: (hasn’t gotten any real content between Kai and skylor since season 4) that’s rough buddy *watches safe haven & compatible for the 50th time*

99 notes - Posted October 2, 2022

#3

I have an idea

Like what if when krux kidnapped Kai and nya’s parents They actually went to an orphanage and nya got adopted But Kai didn’t And the people got so sick of him they shipped him off to darklys So by the time Lloyd gets there kai is like all angsty and “bad”And he takes Lloyd under his wing And they are like bros But a few years later kai abandons ship and runs away from darklys And Lloyd is just like :( And when wu goes to look for Kai at his parents forge nya is just there visiting and is like I haven’t seen my bro in years And then she gets kidnapped and the pilots happen except Kai isn’t there And then Lloyd gets kicked out of darklys And try’s to be evil and releases the serpentine And the ninja do the ninja stuff but nya is a ninja w/them And they just keep running in to this guy in a cloak who keeps stoping them from capturing lloyd And also doing small crimes And when Lloyd gets kidnapped by the serpentine and Kai helps the ninja escape the slither pit like samurai x did in the original episode he manages to get away but nya stops him and he takes off his hood and is like hi little sis and nya is just like :0 And then he steals the sword of fire for shits and giggles and runs away And tries to save lloyd And then eventually joins up with the rest of the ninja and garmadon to save lloyd. and instead of the compation of who will be the first to find out the identity of samurai x it’s just who the mystery guy who keeps screwing with there plans and generaly causing chaos is And then when nya finds out it’s like

All the other ninja: arguing over who the guy is

Nya: sobbing on the inside

Also sorry if this is just a run on sentence I had a brain fart and I am to lazy to fix it

99 notes - Posted July 14, 2022

#2

Just watching the first 15 minutes of the school for good and evil adaptation makes me remember how much I hate book to movie adaptations. This book has been butchered ho hell and back. Also as a warning to people who haven’t red the books or at least up until book three. DON’T SHIP AGITHA AND SOPHIE TOGETHER. They are revealed to be fraternal twins in the third book as they share a mother. While their relationship may give off heavy gay vibes they are sisters (unless they end up changing this major plot point I haven’t finished the movie yet). Please don’t make this mistake. Anyways back to watching what will no doubt turn out to be a brutal butchering of one of my favorite childhood books.

129 notes - Posted October 19, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Just finished violet

First time I have felt emotions from a Pokémon games ending since moon.

Here’s some memes

^ I say this with love I swear

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208 notes - Posted November 21, 2022

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Interests

Not everything will be listed (because sometimes I forgor) All things associated with tags I have posted will be listed

General

Art Digital & Traditional

Fanfic/Writing/Reading

D&D/Dungeons & Dragons

Furry/Fursuiting

Red Pandas

Space/Astronomy

Cosplay

Crafts

Crystals & Gemstones

Wicca

Cooking

Cartoons

The Owl House - #toh

Helluva Boss - #helluva #helluva boss

Ninjago #ninjago - #lego ninjago

Animaniacs - #animaniacs

Kipo: The Age of Wonderbeasts - #kipo

Dead End: Paranormal Park - #dead end #de:pp

Inside Job - #inside job

Gravity Falls - #gravity falls #gf

She-ra and the Princesses of Power - #shera

Steven Universe - #steven universe #su

Invader Zim - #invader zim #iz

Star VS. - #svtfoe

Aggretsuko - #aggretsuko

The Cuphead Show - #cuphead

MLP - #mlp

Anime

Digimon (Adventure, 02, Tri) - #digimon

Beastars - #beastars

Brand New Animal - #bna

My Hero Academia - #bnha

Death Note - #death note

Fruits Basket - #fruba

Danganronpa - #danganronpa #dr2 #dr

Mob Psycho 100 - #mp100

Soul Eater

Promised Neverland

Blue Exorcist

Assassination Classroom

TV Shows/Movies

IT (2017 & 2019) - #it #it 2017 #it 2019

Luca - #luca

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - #puss in boots

Stranger Things - #stranger things #st

MFKZ - #mfkz

Video Games

Psychonauts (1 & 2) - #psychonauts

Pokemon - #pkmn

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (Red/Blue, Darkness/Time/Sky, DX) - #pmd

Sam and Max - #sam and max

Undertale and Deltarune - #undertale #deltarune

Hades - #hades

Cookie Run: Kingdom - #crk

Epic Mickey (1 & The Power of Two) - #epic mickey

No Straight Roads - #nsr

Splatoon - #splatoon

Monster Hunter (Ultimate, World, Rise) - #mh #mhw #mhr

FNAF - #fnaf #fnaf sb

Friday Night Funkin - #fnf

Animal Crossing - #acnh

Little Nightmares (1 & 2) - #ln #ln2

Bugsnax - #bugsnax

Cuphead - #cuphead

Bendy and the Ink Machine/Dark Revival - #batim #batdr

Okami - #okami

Spyro/The Legend of Spyro Trilogy - #spyro

Zelda (mainly Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild) - #zelda tp #zelda #botw

Night in the Woods

Portal (1 & 2)

Terraria

Stardew Valley

Subnautica

Oneshot

Inscryprion

VRChat

Among Us

Monster Prom

Sims

Skyrim

Hollow Knight

Ships

(Romantic implied, but if Platonic/Familial/ect. will be stated c: no incest/pedo/toxic ships 🤢)

Lumity (Luz/Amity) - The Owl House

Raeda (Raine/Eda) - The Owl House

Fizzmodeus (Fizzarolli/Asmodeus) - Helluva Boss

Stolitz (Stolas/Blitzo) - Helluva Boss

Moxillie (Moxxie/Millie) - Helluva Boss

Verbie (Barbie Wire/Verosika) - Helluva Boss

Pixane (Zane/Pixal) - Ninjago

Jaya (Jay/Nya) - Ninjago

Polyninja (Kai/Jay/Cole/Zane) - Ninjago <Platonic or Romantic>

Barnlogs (Barney/Logs) - Dead End

Breagen (Brett/Reagen) - Inside Job

Rongan (Ron/Reagen) - Inside Job

Entrapdak (Entrapta/Hordak) - Shera

Haidano (Tadano/Haida) - Aggretsuko

DevilDice (King Dice/Devil) - Cuphead

Komahina (Nagito/Hajime) - Danganronpa

Chimondo (Chihiro/Mondo) - Danganronpa

Reddie (Ritchie/Eddie) - IT

Luberto (Luca/Alberto) - Luca

Sasha/Milla - Psychonauts

Freelance Husbands (Sam/Max) - Sam and Max

Suselle (Susie/Noelle) - Deltarune

Zagnos (Hypnos/Zagreus) - Hades

Purecacao (Pure Vanilla/Dark Cacao) - CRK

Espresseline (Espresso/Madeline) - CRK

Black Pearl/Captian Caviar - CRK

Wildchip (Wildberry/Crunchy Chip) - CRK

Teaclair (Eclair/Tea Knight) - CRK

SeaMoon (Sea Fairy/Moonlight) - CRK

Shercotton (Sherbert/Cotton) - CRK

Sun/Moon - FNAF: SB <Platonic or Romantic>

Sun/Moon/Monty - FNAF: SB

BF/Pico - FNF

GF/BF - FNF

Flick/CJ - ACNH

Snorplo (Chandlo/Snorpy) - Bugsnax

Lizbell (Lizbert/Eggabell) - Bugsnax

Taakitz (Taako/Kravitz) - TAZ

Blupjeans (Barry/Lup) - TAZ

Youtube/Twitch/Podcasts

Markiplier

Jacksepticeye

Game Grumps

cr1tikal / Charlie / Moist / penguinz0

The Adventure Zone / The McElroys / MBMBAM

Saberspark

AstralSpiff

Call Me Kevin

vinesauce

MissJackieCR

Music (its alot and not even everything lol)

Twenty One Pilots / TOP

Panic! At The Disco

Fall Out Boy

Daft Punk

Ninja Sex Party

Starbomb

Tom Cardy

The Gentle Men

Bo Burnham

CORPSE

Lemon Demon

The Scary Jokes

Tally Hall

Scarlxrd

Kordhell

Porter Robinson

ODESZA

Madeon

Yung Gravy

MGMT

The Oh Hellos

Savant

Glass Animals

Miike Snow

Woodkid

Two Door Cinema Club

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Comfort Characters

Hunter - The Owl House

#hunter toh

Stardust Cookie - Cookie Run: Kingdom

#stardust crk

Sorbet Shark Cookie - Cookie Run: Kingdom

#shark crk #sorbet shark crk

Sun and Moon / The Daycare Attendant - FNAF: Security Breach

#sun fnaf #moon fnaf #eclipse fnaf

Hypnos - Hades

#hypnos hades

Mono - Little Nightmares 2

#mono ln

Scorbunny / Raboot / Cinderace - Pokemon Sword and Shield

#scorbunny #scorbunny swsh #scorbunny pkmn

Hawks / Keigo Takami - My Hero Acadamia

#hawks bnha

Spinel - Steven Universe: The Movie/Future

#spinel su

Nagito Komeda - Danganronpa 

#nagito #nagito dr

Llloyd Garmadon - Ninjago

#lloyd ninjago

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Epic Mickey 1 & 2

#oswald #oswald the lucky rabbit #oswald epic mickey

[denkilightning]

thoughts on jaya ?

if you asked me a few months or even weeks ago id be like 'eeew' but now?? i rly like it in canon actually, as in married healthy lovely couple.

However I Do Adore the interpretation on how it started with jays personality disorders and nya being his Favourite Person and basically this not being a very healthy attachment.

and i loove the idea of toxic jaya post s6 because of all the trauma and them breaking up and having to relearn how to see each others as equals and strong people instead of just reflections of each others traumas.

and i have an aversion for 'straight' relationships but with trans!jay or even t4t interpretation where gender identity and sexuality are important issues to be discussed and stuff together?? thats a very fun dynamic Especially in the early seasons because studying how our identity reacts to the people around us is just straight up a fun concept.

basically toxic yuri jaya on top however canon is good too. not my favourite jay ship but im not mad about it the way it is in canon. actually while rewatching it i enjoyed their dynamic greatly! especially in early seasons.

[neon-bug]

Nya and Pixal! I literally never ever draw girls so this was a bit of a challenge for me! I love these two though and I wanted to show them some love 

[weekend-whip]

Ninjago Fic Rec Week: Day 5

Prompts: Multichaps / Nya Recs! *shorter one today, I'm not feeling too well rn -w-)

Multichap Recs-

Saturniidae: *takes long hard swig* This one's a doozy, fellas. Beautifully melancholic Cole-centric fic detailing the descent of their team reflected in their beloved Ultra Dragon amongst other things, and the stinging realization that what we need isn't always going to be what we want...or in the ways we think. I still think about this fic from time to time and have to take a moment of silence for my heart snksnksnk

Father Always Liked You Best: Another Shiny special, this time with some Garmadon angst and what the view of his gradually splintering off from his brother (And very quickly reminding me what my favorite take on Garmadon is. Spoilers: IT'S THIS. The very last line reminded me of how hard it hit when I first read this aaaaaaa)

Five Times Morro Trusted Wu: AND THE ONE TIME HE DIDN'T. Or, the fic that sits at the very core of my tempered adoration for the ghost kid.

Habits of Home(lessness): Putting this here cuz I'm once again mad I dropped the ball on Jay's day lmao!! In which Jay's "normal" childhood growing up is very abnormal in the face of the rest of his team (and he is THROWN when it comes to trying to figure out why)

Nya Recs-

Ninjago: The Nya Perspective: THE NYA FIC I'VE SEARCHED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR (aka maybe twoish weeks? Three? This has been a long drag of a month, man) ANYWAY it's the series retold from Nya's point of view and it is MMMMMM peak Nya. Peak Nya. Very highly reccomended.

selkie: short, sweet, and a little bit haunting, a reflective Nya Post-Seabound (......with a solution to the 'being the sea' problem I also thought really should've happened, or at least considered, but give the flow of this fic...perhaps, maybe not)

Please Just Don't Break an Ankle: Nya, Skylor, and Pixal getting the chance to girl-out and just be friends if not sisters!!!!! But, there is a lot of fun dynamics with everyone, though big sister Skylor has me by the throat!!! And Nya getting the chance to be just a little bit vulnerable :3

this grueling cycle: mmmmmmBACK at it again with the pre-pilots fics!! Nya and Kai in the ~before~ times, following the siblings' clashing opinions on the disappearance of their parents. Very descriptive and ripe with characterization!

Blue-Black: Nya and, ironically, the impressions that the color green has on her overtime. She also has synesthesia <3

déjà-vu: Y'all know I'm always a sucker for stories where Nya and Lloyd has out their feelings with each other, and this is definitely towards the top of the list! The angst burns so good <3

Skating on Thin Ice (Can Get You Into Hotwater): A multichapter braincellshipping fic in a hockey/ice skating au that I haven't actually finished, but a) I loved what I read of it so far, b) the character dynamics are sooooo much fun, even beyond the ship, c) the concept is AMAZING, and d) it's by an author who's made this list already, THEREFORE I trust this story with my life. It needs a little extra love <3

Nya and the Song of Sirens: Poetic Nya stream of consciousness thingy during some Crystalized events, I don't talk about this one a lot because writing it stressed me out and I didn't think it was anywhere close to my best snksnksnk, but upon rereading again for myself, I'm like "whoa, maybe I really had something here". I should be nicer to myself, and it is very potently Nya, thus *plunks down rec*

[only-siren]

Of Wind and Earth Part 2

Chased

Cole x Reader

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"Who are you?" Cole asked.

He started to get up, but as he did, y/n began to back away.

"W-wait! No, I'm not gonna hurt you," Cole started, but he was quickly interrupted by his friends who had now found their way down the cliff.

Y/n stopped moving and watched them curiously. 

"Thank the first spinjitzu master!" Wu exclaimed.

"Cole, are you okay?" Lloyd asked, putting his hand on Cole's shoulder.

Cole didn't answer. His gaze stayed on y/n. The ninja all looked to see what he was staring at. 

All of the mysterious girl's features matched up with the features Zane and P.I.X.A.L. had previously described. 

H/l, h/c hair? 

Check. 

E/c eyes? 

Check. 

S/c skin? 

Check.

It all matched up.

Jay was the first to speak.

"Holy Morro's ghost! You're the master of wind!" He exclaimed.

Once again, y/n started to slowly back away. These people seemed different from the ones who had chased her before. They didn't seem like hunters at all. They were...different, but what if that's what they wanted her to think. Was all of this a trap?  A calm voice broke y/n from her thoughts.

"It's okay…" Cole said softly. "We're not here to hurt you."

"Yeah, we're here to help," Lloyd stated, now analyzing the timid girl in front of them.

She wore a simple dark purple T-shirt that was tucked into her black leggings. On her feet, she wore a pair of lace-up brown boots, and to top it all off, she wore a black cape with little golden designs embroidered into it.

Y/n stood there in silence. She wasn't sure whether or not she could trust these people. That was until she saw the boy that she had just saved used elemental powers to force a small mound of rocks to come up out of the earth. Elemental powers... they were just like her.

Cole walked up to y/n.

"I'm Cole. What's your name?" He asked with a smile.

"Y/n," she answered quietly.

"A beautiful name," Master Wu complimented. "It's nice to finally meet you. I am Sensei Wu. We have come to save you from the hunters."

"You'll be safe with us. If those hunters even try to attack you, they won't know what hit 'em," Kai said with a smirk. "Anyways, I'm Kai, master of fire, and the hottest ninja ever."

"Keep dreaming, brother," Nya sighed and shook her head. "I'm Nya, master of water."

"And I'm Lloyd, master of power," Lloyd said. "And that guy over there is Jay, master of lightning."

"More like: master of obvious remarks," Kai commented.

"Excuse me, Master of Hair Gel, but I-"

"This is no way to act around our new friend," Zane said, cutting Jay off. "She's scared and untrusting enough as it is."

Zane then turned to y/n.

"Hello, I am Zane, the master of ice, and this is P.I.X.A.L. my significant other."

"Oo! And Cole is master of earth!" Jay exclaimed.

Everyone looked at Jay.

"What?" Jay asked. "No one had mentioned that yet."

Kai facepalmed.

"I think she got that from his display, Captain Obvious," he stated.

Y/n giggled a little. This certainly wasn't what she expected. She thought she'd be chased halfway across the forest by now and have to find a new hiding spot, but here was a group of elemental masters that wanted to save her. They were strangely dressed, but she was thankful nonetheless. 

"Please, head back to Shintaro with us. The sooner we get back, the safer you will be," Master Wu said.

"It's a long journey to reach Shintaro from here if we travel on foot," Y/n said. "If I'm seen with you it will put you all in danger as well. The hunters are treacherous and will stop at nothing to get their bounty."

"Like I said, we're ninja! They'll never know what hit 'em," Kai reiterated proudly.

"And we won't have to walk far," Nya added. "Our ship, the Destiny's Bounty, isn't too far from here."

"A ship?" Y/n asked, clearly confused. "How did you get a ship into the forest? I didn't think there were any rivers around here big enough to transport a ship."

"Eh, it's a flying ship," Cole explained. 

"Ships can fly?" Y/n questioned.

"I think you've been in this forest way too long," Kai said.

"Please, tell me you at least know what video games are," Jay said worriedly. 

"Yes, I know what video games are," Y/n giggled. "I haven't been away from society for that long."

Jay sighed in relief.

"If you don't mind me asking, you've only been here three years correct? Why is it that you don't recognize us?" Zane questioned. 

"Yeah, we've been saving Ninjago for far longer than that and have made our fair share of stops in Jamanakai Village with the Bounty," Kai said. 

Y/n cringed at that word. Bounty… the thing that made the hunters endlessly try to hunt her down.

"He means our ship," Cole stated as if reading her mind. "Not the bounty you're thinking of."

Y/n gave him a small smile. 

"Perhaps, we should start moving before y/n gives us her explanation," P.I.X.A.L. said. "I'd prefer to get back to Shintaro before nightfall."

"A wise idea," Wu replied. "Come along, we have quite a bit of a walk before we reach the Bounty."

All the ninja followed Master Wu as he made his way back up the cliff.

Y/n was hesitant to follow. Could she really trust them? They could have captured her by now, but they haven't. They wouldn't hurt her right?

Cole noticed that y/n wasn't following them. He went back to her and gazed into her deep, e/c eyes.

"Well, y/n, are you in or out?" he asked, now holding out his hand.

Y/n thought for another moment more.

"I'm in," she replied.

She took Cole's hand, and they made their way up the cliff together.

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"Ugh… we've been walking forever!" Jay complained. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"

"I am 98.5% certain that this is the correct way back," P.I.X.A.L. replied.

"Since we haven't made it there yet, Y/n, you never answered Zane's question," Kai said.

Y/n sighed.

"Are you sure you want to hear my answer?" she asked. "It's not exactly an exciting explanation."

"Beats walking in the middle of nowhere in silence," Cole said.

"Well… I grew as what you might call… a sheltered child," y/n began. "My mom was a loving, caring person who only ever wanted the best for me and my sisters. She wanted to protect us from things of the outside world… the dangers happening around us. The news was never on, and no one ever read the newspaper, so my siblings and I knew little of anything going on outside. I didn't have many friends, so I had no reason to be out. Sure, we might have heard bits and pieces of things going on but thought nothing of them. We were taught to be content in our home and not to be involved in the outside world."

"So you didn't know who we were because you were so sheltered?" Kai asked.

"Pretty much, yeah," y/n said with a sigh.

"Sounds kind of nice, actually, not having to worry about all of Ninjago's problems," Jay commented. "What happened?"

"My mother always thought that all the danger was outside of our home," y/n said. "Little did she know that the real danger was me."

"How so?" Zane asked.

"As I said, I never really went out," y/n continued. "Until one day, I had a fight with my sister so I decided to take a walk to clear my head. On my way back to my house, I saw a teenage boy beating up another boy in an alleyway. I could have just walked away. I could have done nothing. I could have listened to my mother and not gotten involved, but… the boy being beaten up looked at me… his eyes pleading for help. It was at that moment that I realized that I was tired of being complacent. I wanted to help. I wanted to be free. Everything that happened after that was a blur. There was a bright light and a large gust of wind. The next thing I knew the bully was lying on the ground, and the other boy looked at me with fear in his eyes."

"So, you reached your true potential when you realized being complacent was only holding you back," Sensei Wu stated.

Y/n nodded.

"After the whole ordeal went down, I started to train myself to use the elemental gift I had been given. I could only control small gusts of wind at first, but it was so… freeing. Unbeknownst to me, both boys had spread rumors about my connection to the wind. I found out the day a mob of angry people came to our door. They had heard of what went down at Styx with my Uncle Morro. The villagers were afraid that I would only bring destruction and chaos and-"

"Hold up, hold up, wait a minute," Jay interrupted. "Did you say UNCLE Morro?"

"Yes," y/n said. "He and my mom were brother and sister. They were both orphans on the streets until Master Wu took Morro in. He would sneak out to bring food to my mother until she was old enough to get a job. One day, he just disappeared. My mom was heartbroken, and now refuses to even speak of him. He was gone before I was even born so I never got to meet him."

"So, you're Morro's niece?" Kai asked. "Wow, I did not see that one coming."

"Everyone quiet down," Zane said suddenly. "I sense that we are not alone."

Everyone was quiet for a moment. They looked around them to see if they could spot anyone.

"I don't hear anything-" Kai was quickly cut off by an arrow that zipped past his head.

"Okay, that was definitely something! Run!"

"Get them!" A voice cried out. "Do what you will with the others, but keep the girl alive. That bounty will be mine."

"Hurry! The Bounty is not far from here!" P.I.X.A.L. shouted.

The ninja and y/n ran as fast as they could.

"Uh, guys, they're gaining on us!" Kai panicked. 

"Well then, it's time we do something about it," Cole said.

He turned around and started running towards the group of hunters chasing them. He jumped and then hit the ground which caused multiple large stones to rise out of the earth that now blocked the hunters from getting past.

Y/n stood in shock for a moment. She'd done some pretty cool things with her elemental powers in the past, but nothing like that.

Cole ran back to her.

"Hurry, that won't hold them for long," he said.

Y/n nodded, and they both started running again to catch up with the others.

"There's the bounty!" Jay yelled excitedly. 

"And there's the hunters!" Kai shouted.

The ninja and y/n quickly scurried onto the Bounty.

"Start her up, P.I.X." Lloyd said.

The Bounty lifted off of the ground. Y/n seemed a little scared about the idea of a boat flying so Lloyd gave her a friendly smile and said, "Don't worry! We fly all the time. It's perfectly safe."

Just then the Bounty started to falter.

"You just had to jinx it!" Jay screamed.

"What happened?" Lloyd asked.

"Why do people always feel the need to take out the thrusters?!" Nya grumbled.

"It's only one. Can't we fly without it?"

"Not if you want to escape quickly. They could shoot the other thruster at any moment."

"The best course of action would be to land," Zane said. "The Bounty isn't stable."

"But we have to escape!" Cole said.

"Just land and hand me over to them," y/n spoke up. "You all shouldn't get hurt for my sake."

"No, that's out of the question," Cole replied firmly. "We told you we would get you out of this mess and that's exactly what we're gonna do."

"But how?" Jay asked.

It was too late for anyone to respond. The hunters shot the other thruster and Destiny's Bounty immediately started plummeting to the ground.

"Why does this always happen to us!?" Jay screamed.

"Y/n can you do something?" Kai asked hurriedly.

"I… I could barely keep Cole in the air for more than a few seconds, and you're asking me to lift a heavy ship!?" Y/n questioned, quite freak out about her current situation.

"Please, at least try, y/n; you may be our only hope," Wu said.

They were close to the ground now. Y/n thought for a second. Either she could try and they all could live, or they would crash and possibly all die.

 Y/n knew what she had to do. She made her way to a railing near the edge of the Bounty to keep her as grounded as possible. Then she closed her eyes and focused. She had to do this. They had risked so much for her already, and it would be all for nothing if they all died here.  But what if she couldn't. What if she… No. She would save them. All of them.

Out of nowhere, there was a large gust of wind and the bounty was still. Y/n was afraid to open her eyes. Had she done it?

"Woah…" Kai said.

"We're alive!" Jay exclaimed.

"You can open your eyes, y/n," Cole said.

Y/n did so, but she was surprised to see what she had done. She had meant to only slow their fall, but she had somehow kept them in the air. How had she done this?

"How long will you be able to hold us up," Lloyd asked.

"I'm not sure," was y/n's response.

"We aren't far from the palace," Zane stated. "Do you think you will be able to keep us like this until then?"

"I can try," y/n said.

"To Princess Vania then?" Lloyd asked.

"Yes, to Princess Vania," Wu replied with a smile.

All the ninja cheered. They had survived! 

Cole gave y/n a smile.

"I knew you could do it."

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A/n: I can't believe how many of you actually read the first part of this fic! What's more surprising to me is that people actually liked it. Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed this second part! I know it may not be as good as the first, but I thought having y/n's backstory early on would be better so I don't have to worry about it later. Be ready for some Vania and Cole drama in the next one. Until next time!!!<3

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YEEEHEHEHEHEHE EVIL LAUGH >:D

forever cursing tumblr for not letting me respond to comments on side blogs but whatever guess that means more people get to see these so YES @impulsivefanwriter​

a lot is going to change in terms of how Skybound happens in the AU, specifically because Jay’s demeanor is a lot different. His wishes are going to be less about impressing Nya or anything and more about making sure that he’s so well liked that he’ll never be abandoned again. You think Jay in canon has abandonment issues well HOO boy, CM!Jay has them about 10 times worse

This makes it a lot easier for Nadakhan to poke holes in Jay’s self-worth and image, and even worse, Jay’s past is PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. Everyone knows him as the long lost Elemental Master of Lightning, trapped in a video game for years without even being aware of it. Nadakhan barely needs to poke or prod for information, a quick search online gives him plenty of ammunition on it’s own

When Jay gets kidnapped in the AU, I have it so he’s on the ship for about three weeks. Nadakhan gets verrrry close to breaking him enough for him to wish himself into the blade - cleaning and Scrap n’ Tap isn’t the only thing he puts him through. But on top of it all is just the isolation and mental manipulation. If Jay starts viewing himself as a worthless being only capable of being used by other people, what’s the point of bearing through all this pain?

Luckily for literally everybody the rest of the ninja find Jay before this happens but not before he goes through some Heavy Trauma aboard Misfortune’s Keep :)