#i finally get the chance to draw and finish this instead of drawing ninjago

[wyrmswears]

redrew my pfp!! hopefully its still recognisably me because i kept the colour scheme lol

the original, from june 2023:

[that-was-anticlimactic]

Stupid With Love (Plasma / Glacier) (Ninjago Valentine’s Day Three)

Day Three: AU- I chose to do a Percy Jackson AU for this, because I couldn’t think of much else. I’m not too proud of this, romance is not my genre, especially because I did my best to keep it from being depressing, but here it is! (also it’s kind of rushed because I didn’t want it to be super long!)

For the record... Cole is the son of Athena, Zane is the son of Poseidon, Kai is the son of Hephaestus, Jay is the son of Hermes, and Lloyd is the son of Hades.

My previous two were better than that so go check that out if you want, but uh, here is Stupid With Love!

Oh! And the ending was my irl friend’s idea, it was just too cute to resist! So was all of the cliche moments I tried. Each time I asked her if I should go with the cliche, she responded with a big YES. But yeah. My goal was to make this as cliche as possible. Once again, I can’t figure out how to do the “read more” so sorry to everyone who’s feed this popped up in who didn’t want to read this mess!

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“Cole, you are terrible at this,” Zane commented, chuckling as he watched Cole’s arrow once again missed the target.

“Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want Seaweed Brain, but at least I am incredibly successful at hand to hand combat,” the son of Athena replied snarkily, playfully shoving the other in the shoulder.

“Here,” Zane smiled. “You’ve got to keep your shoulders lowered and relaxed, you are too tense.” He placed a hand on his shoulder, gently pushing down. “And make sure you’re drawing the string back to your cheek, like this.” The son of Poseidon placed his other hand on top of Cole’s before lifting the bow back up, and helping him draw the string back to his cheek.

A few feet away, standing near a different set of targets, watching the two were Jay and Kai. “Oh gods,” Jay gagged. “Kill me now.”

“Only if you kill me first,” Kai groaned, shaking his head and aiming his bow at the target. “Hey you two,” he called once he hit the bullseye. “this is archery practice, there are other people here, get a room!”

Zane immediately let go of Cole, his cheeks slowly turning a bright shade of red while Cole took a few steps in the opposite direction.

“No we-we weren’t, we were just-”

“I-I just wanted-I mean I just wanted to help- nothing was-”

Kai rolled his eyes at the stuttering messes. “When are they just going to suck it up and start dating, I mean they practically are at this point anyways.”

“You know them,” Jay sighed. “Everyone knows they like each other but the two of them. Cole told me that there was no way Zane would ever love him the other day. I tried telling him to just go for it, you know, but he told me that would never work.”

“Yeah, Zane told me that Cole was straight yesterday- can you believe that! Cole straight!” he snorted, reloading his bow. “They’re both so stupid with love, I’m just so sick of watching them pine after each other.”

“You and me both,” Jay agreed, letting go of the string on his bow and watching the arrow soar. He then suddenly lit up, a smirk slowly growing on his face. “You know… if they can’t figure it out themselves, why not… help them?”

Kai let his bow fall to the ground and turned towards Jay. “Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?” he asked.

“Well, not to brag but I am the son of Hermes after all,” Jay said, wiggling his eyebrows.

“Why Jay Walker, you devious elf,” Kai began, dismissing Jay’s protest at the nickname and wrapping an arm around his boyfriend. “What do you have planned?”

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“Okay, Operation: Get These Two Lovebirds to Admit That They’re Gay For Each Other is a go!” Jay exclaimed, eagerly rubbing his hands together. “Stage one, a picnic.”

“Are you sure this is going to work?” Kai questioned, glancing down at the setup before him. “A picnic could be completely platonic to them.”

Jay scoffed. “How could anyone find a picnic platonic? They’re the most romantic date anyone could ever have!”

“Noted,” Kai chuckled. “You told Cole to come, right?”

“Yup, told him Zane wanted I see him.”

“Heh, I told Zane that Cole wanted to see him,” Kai responded. “Great minds think alike.”

“That they- oh oH they’re coming!” Jay exclaimed, grabbing Kai’s hand and pulling him into the bushes upon seeing the two coming from opposite directions.

They silently watched the two approach each other, each with confused looks on their facse. Kai and Jay saw their mouths move, and chuckled a little when they saw embarrassment at the realization that they had been set up on a date flash across their faces.

Jay squealed as Zane gestured towards the blanket, inviting Cole to sit with him anyways.

Kai grabbed his boyfriend’s hand and gave it a squeeze. They were doing it! Things were going well! Maybe this would get Zane and Cole to finally start dating!

At least, they were going well.

Cole and Zane had just begun to eat their food (graciously made for them by Jay) when the ground began to rumble. Kai and Jay exchanged looks of shock. What was going on?

Their question was answered soon, though, as a young boy ran into the the field and stood in between Zane and Cole. “MWAHAHAH!” the boy laughed.

Jay almost screeched. Almost.

“What the heck is Lloyd Garmadon doing here?” he whisper-screamed. “He’s ruining their date!”

“Come on, he loves Zane and Cole, he wouldn’t try and sabotage them, even he must be annoyed that they haven’t started dating yet?” responded Kai in a hushed voice.

Alas, they were mistaken, for Lloyd Garmadon raised his hands in the air, causing the ground to rumble more, and suddenly the bones of what looked like a dog was erupted from the ground and in the middle of their picnic.

“Aaaand I spoke too soon,” Kai sighed, face palming.

The long deceased dog began to run around, stealing things and wreaking havoc on the picnic. Lloyd stood in the middle of it all, laughing as Cole and Zane had to chase the dog for it had stolen Zane’s bow.

Kai stood up, pointed at Lloyd until the kid saw him, then gestured for him to come to them. When Lloyd got there, Kai squatted back down and indicated Lloyd do the same. He opened his mouth to speak, but Jay beat him to it.

“What were you thinking?” the son of Hermes cried. “You just ruined their picnic!”

Lloyd shook his head excitedly. “No! Kai told me about the picnic and I helped! Cole and Zane love dogs! See! Now they have a dog to play with!”

Kai face palmed again while Jay silently fumed. “So, Plan B?” Kai asked.

“Plan B,” Jay confirmed with a sigh.

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Plan B was a little simpler. As in, there was a tiny- tiny- weapons storage closet by the woods that was just big enough to fit two people (Jay and Kai would know for they had made out in it many times). They cleared the closet of the weapons, then Kai got Zane, Jay got Cole, and theu shoved the two in the closet, locked the door, and eagerly waited.

Cole’s first instinct after being forced into a small closet was to bang continuously on the door. “COME ON!” he yelled, pounding his fists against the door. “LET US OUT! THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS! THIS ISN’T FUNNY GUYS!”

Zane didn’t pound, instead he attempted to open the door, but he too scolded his friends. “IT IS RATHER SMALL IN HERE, PERHAPS WE COULD SOLVE WHATEVER’S HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE CLOSET?”

But no matter how much they yelled, pounded, or attempted to break the lock, they were still stuck in there.

They both stopped after a few minutes, their attempts proving to be fruitless, and that’s when the realized how close they were to each other. Their chests were practically touching, their faces were inches away from each others, and their hands kept brushing against the other’s.

“Heh, uh, this-this isn’t quite how I thought we’d end up,” Cole laughed hastily, attempting to back as far away from Zane as he could.

“Me neither,” admitted the son of Poseidon, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. “This is… rather unpleasant.”

“I’ll say,” Cole scoffed, grimacing as his back hit the closet wall almost immediately, leaving his body still practically pressed against Zane’s. “You have any idea why they’re, uh, doing this?”

Zane hummed in thought for a moment, hesitant as to whether he should instigate the idea, before saying, “I believe they think locking us in a closet will make us express our love for each other.” A deep blush began spreading across his cheeks as he said it.

Cole chuckled nervously, very aware Zane’s thigh pressed against his. “That’s… I mean that’s crazy, ha… ha…” he trailed off sheepishly, noticing a slight frown on the taller’s face at his statement. He sighed before taking a leap of courage and -- gods forbid-- taking Jay’s advice. “But what if I’m wrong and it’s not crazy?” he asked, biting his lip and sending an embarrassed look Zane’s way. “What if I’ve been wanting to express MY love for you for awhile? I mean… would that be crazy to you?”

Zane’s eyes widened in surprise. He stared at Cole for a moment, attempting to process what he had just heard. He stared a moment too long, though, for Cole’s expression fell and he looked away, ashamed. “I’m sorry I’ll just-I’ll- ” he started, reaching for the handle to presumably try and pry the door open again, but Zane managed to get a hold of himself and cut him off by taking a hold of Cole’s wrist with one hand and pulled him closer so their chests were touching. “What’re you-”

But Zane didn’t give him a chance to finish the sentence. He leaned down and pressed their lips together. He was quite pleased when Cole began to kiss him back.

His hands began to run through Cole’s hair and he in return placed both of his hands on Zane’s face. It was magical.

They broke apart after a minute, wide grins on each of their faces. “Oh gods,” Cole breathed, his eyes never leaving Zane’s. “That-that was…”

“I know,” Zane said, giggling at his flustered friend. “I suppose Kai and Jay did something good for once.”

“Speaking of,” Cole started, tilting his head towards the door. “We should probably talk about what just happened, and I’d rather not do it in a tiny storage closet.”

“Agreed,” Zane smiled.

The two demigods began to pound on the door once more. “JAY! KAI! COME ON LET US OUT!” Cole yelled.

“PLEASE, FRIENDS! IT IS RATHER CRAMPED IN HERE!” added Zane.

Two groans could be heard from the other side of the door where Kai and Jay stood. “Darn it, I really thought the closet would work!” Jay moaned, stomping his foot. “Are they both really that oblivious?”

“I’m afraid so,” answered Kai, shaking his head in disappointment. “Plan C?”

“Plan C.”

So Kai unlocked the closet door. Cole and Zane stumbled out, but before they could say anything or Kai and Jay caught a glimpse of the smiles on their faces, the sons of Hephaestus and Hermes each grabbed one of Cole’s arms and took off, dragging him along with them as they ran. “SORRY GUYS, BUT THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!” Jay yelled loudly enough for Zane to hear.

“What-what’re you doing?” Cole exclaimed angrily, trying to pry his arms about of his friends’ hands and stumbling as he tried to keep up with their running. “The closet thing-”

“Yeah yeah, we know it didn’t work. That’s why we’re trying Plan C!” interrupted Jay. “Kai, is he coming?”

Kai turned his head in the opposite direction and grinned when he saw the tall figure of Zane chasing after them. “Yup. Just like we planned.”

Cole saw the mischievous grins on their faces and panic began to stir inside of him.  “Plan C? Just like we pl- guys what are you-” he cut himself off as he saw where they were headed. “Oh gods please tell me you’re not going too…”

“Oh yes we are, Cole!” Jay squealed. The two boys slowed down as they became closer to the lake.

This is for your own good, Cole, and you know it,” Kai added as the son of Athena tried to free himself once more.

Kai and Jay made sure they had a firm grasp on their friend, and as soon as they saw Zane come into view behind them, together they picked him up and chucked him into the lake.

Zane skidded to a stop by his two friends just as Cole’s screams became muffled, for he hit the water and was now under. The son of Poseidon just gazed at Kai and Jay in horror as the two high-fived. “What? Why-why would that possibly seem like a good idea?” he exclaimed. “Cole can swim but these waters are dangerous!”

“Haha, go save your man, son of Poseidon,” Kai smirked, guestering towards the water.

Zane rolled his eyes before running into the lake before him. He dove under the water and began to search for “his man”. He was surprised at how far Kai and Jay managed to throw Cole, for when he did find him, he was a little ways away from the shore. It appeared as though he managed to swim to the surface and stick his head out (thank the gods), and Zane was going to help him back to shore when he had an idea.

He swam towards Cole, grabbed one of his legs, and pulled him under. The son of Athena struggled a bit at first, but relaxed when he saw it was Zane that pulled him. He raised a questioning eyebrow at his more-than-a-friend.

Zane just winked at him before willing a bubble to pop up around Cole’s head so he could breathe. “I figured we could spend some quality time under here before we go back to shore. Kai and Jay do deserve a bit of a scare for throwing you in,” he explained shyly, reaching for Cole’s hands and holding them tenderly.

Cole grinned widely at him. “I love that idea, Seaweed Brain.”

“And I love you, Wise Boy.”

Cole’s grin just got wider.

Then, almost as if they were in sync, the two slowly leaned towards each other and connected their lips.

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Kai and Jay were able to throw Cole far because of plot convenience. That’s how that happened, the plot demanded it. Sorry this sucked guys, but hey, I did it! I wrote a romance thing that wasn’t depressing! My second on ever (my first being the movie!Lava fic)