#oc: calem kahale

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Trying to get better at being fast and okay with being imperfect SO—here‘s some miscellaneous Calem doodles

(For the record: Calem is referring to Lloyd being GNC lmao)

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A Song From The Heart

For @the-painted-siren https://www.tumblr.com/the-painted-siren An AU of an AU for the Ninjago Secret Summer OC Exchange.

The dim lights from the theater added a soft glow to the overall techno-punk atmosphere inside the venture.

A young woman with her hair tied up in a braid observed the room with a quirked smile while her partner was more focused on the other patrons.

“It sure was nice of the people at the ticket booth to give us a discount,” the blond boy clad in green said. “They must understand how crucial this mission is after I explained why we needed to come inside.”

The girl’s half-smile molded into an amused smirk. “Maybe, or they just recognized us as the Ninja that saved Ninjago for the tenth billionth time and decided to give us special treatment.” Her eyes caught sight of a merchandise stall. “Hey, you wanna go buy an overpriced t-shirt of the musician everybody’s here to see?”

“We’re here on business, Lyra.”

Lyra feigned a pout. “Oh, but we never get to do anything fun.”

Lloyd’s emerald eyes widened in alarm. “What? But last week we went out—”

“I’m kidding, Greenie.” She playfully shoved him for good measure. “I know our Ninja-ing comes first. So, where are we supposed to find this new Master of Time?”

The young man held up a round item that resembled a pocket watch but it had only one hand and was pointing in one direction no matter where he moved. At that moment, the device directed its arrow in front of the couple. “According to Master Wu’s Elemental Compass, they should be around here somewhere.”

Lyra rolled her eyes. “That’s helpful.”

“You should’ve seen how we used to find Elemental Master without a Compass,” Lloyd recalled. “It took way longer.”

“So, which way is it pointing to now?”

“It just keeps pointing to the stage.” He looked up but saw nothing. Not even any stagehands setting up for the concert. “But I don’t understand why—”

Lloyd didn’t get to finish as he was cut off by an announcer.

“Ladies, gentlemen, and people of non-specific genders, it’s time for the show. Give it up for Calem Kahale!”

Suddenly the stage lit up with bright colors of red and gold. Beneath a trap door, an elevator pushed upwards, revealing a young man dressed like a punk biker holding a guitar in his hands.

When the young man smiled Lloyd felt his heart rate go up in a way that only happened when he was around Lyra. “Oh.”

“Oh?” Lyra ceased looking at the stage to stare inquiringly at Lloyd. “Do you think that’s him?”

Lloyd wordlessly nodded, mesmerized by the song the performer played.

Lyra turned to look back at the singer as a smile began to play on her lips. She wondered where this was going and how much fun she could have.

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Calem remembered he need to look at the audience while he played and chose to settle his gaze on one spot in the crowd of people. He let out a small gasp after his eyes met the greenest orbs he ever saw. The rest of the face that the eyes belonged to were quite the sight to behold as well. Without thinking Calem found himself drawn to the young man standing in the pit in front of the stage. He stepped forward, not really thinking straight (haha), and accidentally took one foot over the ledge.

Oh, that was stupid, was a thought that went through Calem’s head along with the regret he didn’t get the chance to ask for the cute guy’s phone number before he began to fall.

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Lloyd and Lyra wasted no time in quickly moving around the shocked crowd when Calem tripped over the stage’s edge. Both Ninja was experienced enough to know with how short the platform was to the ground they wouldn’t reach the musician in time and save him from the fall. Still, it was in their nature to help when they could, and were in for a surprise when they saw something out of the ordinary. 

“He’s slowing down,” Lyra observed, watching Calem’s body moving at a snail’s pace with each passing second. He was now less than a foot away from the ground and by the girl’s estimate, he might reach it in two minutes.

“That’s our man—I mean, Ninja—uh—” Lloyd stammered after catching himself making that entendre.

“I know what you mean, Lloyd.” Lyra playfully rolled her eyes.

Instead of rushing towards Calem the couple instead simply walked up to his semi-floating body and took a hold of his arms. The moment they did so the young man’s elemental powers deactivated, and time moved normally around him once again.

“Hey,” Calem said breathlessly to the people who “saved” him.

“Hey.” Lloyd shot back.

“Sup,” Lyra chimed in. “You okay there, bud? Not in any pain, are you?”

“Yep, uh-huh.” I just got saved by two good-looking people, that’s all. “No, I mean I’m fine. Thank you.”

“After you finish the rest of your show, we’d like to talk with you backstage if that’s not too much to ask.” Lloyd was quick to notice the large group of onlookers staring in awe at them.

“Please, um, by all means. My manager will let you in.”

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Calem almost spat out his water after hearing the full story. “Wait, you two are part of the Ninja team?”

Lloyd exchanged stares with Lyra before looking back at the musician. “Yes, just like I said we want to offer a proposition. What else would we mean?” he asked, referring to the rest of the conversation that had since visiting Calem in his dressing room. Alone. With no one else to bother them.

Lyra, however instantly got the connotation of what Calem interpreted after seeing him blush at the previous mention of the word proposition. She laughed out loud before speaking to her visibly confused boyfriend. “Oh, Lloyd, you sweet summer child. You truly are a Goofus in the best way.”

“What else would you…” Lloyd trailed off for a moment once the realization kicked in. “Oh, you meant—seriously?!”

“Oh, FSM!” Lyra laughed so hard she thought she was going to pee.

Calem blushed harder than Lloyd currently was. “I’m sorry! I just—I’m not used to two attractive people who saved me from a severe head injury suddenly taking an interest in me. Did I just say two attractive people out loud?” Man, Calem must be suffering from a head injury worse than he thought.

Lyra thankfully managed to calm down after wiping away a tear from her eyes and evaluated Calem. “Wow, your personality doesn’t match your look at all.”

“It’s my stage persona. It’s supposed to make me look cool and mysterious.” Yes, he was very cool and mysterious looking from how he was bringing his knees close to his chest and had cheeks redder than an apple.

“Which I guess you’re neither of those things IRL.”

“Lyra.” Lloyd frowned in disproval.

“What I still think he’s adorably dorky in a hot kinda way?” Her casual response did nothing to prevent Calem from flushing into a deeper shade of crimson. “And it seems like you are too, Mister Beet Red.”

The Green Ninja grumbled at her but was unable to hide his reddened face.

“Anyway, before any further misconceptions are made, I’ll cut to the chase and ask if you’d like to train alongside us.”

Calem appeared torn by the suggestion. “Oh, uh….”

Lloyd, not wanting the young man to reject their offer then made a compromise. “But you can still perform as a musician when you aren’t busy training or helping us fight.”

Lyra nodded but added warily, “Fair warning though, it’s been about a month since the last time we fought the latest bad guy bent on taking over the world or destroying it. So, we’re probably due for the next one to show up pretty soon.”

“But you won’t be fighting anyone just yet until you’ve finished your training,” Lloyd hastily included.

 Calem chewed his lower lip, still hesitant to answer. “Can I have some time to think it over?”

“I mean, you’re the new Master of Time so you have all the time in the world. Right?” Lyra winked at him after making the lame pun, causing him to turn red again.

“Yes, you can. But you can keep in touch with us,” Lloyd extended his hand for Calem to shake. The other boy accepted it with no problem.

Lyra smiled, wryly. “Meaning Lloyd here totally would like to date you.”

“Lyra!” Lloyd was aghast at his girlfriend’s comment.

Her grin turned into a full-on smirk and asked, “Is that not what I’m reading here?”

“I mean—I do think he’s cute but—ugh!” Lloyd threw a hand over his face.

“You think I’m cute?” Calem’s tone sounded hopeful.

 “‘Course we do,” Lyra answered with a genuine beam. “You wouldn’t happen to be busy later, are you?”

Calem bashfully shook his head no.

Lloyd, deciding to just roll with Lyra’s obvious matchmaking, then made another proposal to Calem, but a much more personal one this time. No, not that kind of proposal. “If you are not put off by my partner’s teasing, we would like to spend more time with you.”

“And just to be clear this isn’t a ploy to join our team. Unless you think I’m talking about a different team.” She added a wink for good measure.

“I think you’re going to confuse him,” Lloyd deadpanned.

“Oh, no I got it.” Calem nodded. “Yes, I would like to spend more time with you if that’s okay with you.”

Lyra shrugged. “I’m Poly and Lloyd’s Bi so I think we can work this out.”

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So I borrowed the Elemental Compass idea from Ren [https://www.tumblr.com/the-ninja-legacy-whip]. It’s a literal plot device and I love it. XD

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The monster stays poised on its feet—bright violet eyes boring into you with a bitter cold—before steadily rising to its full height. There’s something about the movement that’s too graceful to be unpracticed. Too deliberate to be mindless. Then you feel your breath freeze in your throat, a wave of familiarity deluging from your memories. You hear the voice of the person who occasionally guides you—who gave you these robes and the warnings to never drink elemental potions. “A lot can turn you into a power-addicted monster, and too much will be fatal.” It is unmistakable. This monster—it, she, they—had been human once.

Finished piece(s) for @general-yasur ‘s 1K DTYIS! The second you mentioned that tidbit about never drinking elemental potions, I knew it was over for both me and Lyra. I had an excellent time making this! It gave me the chance to get really creative. (And also, listening to Kekkai by Hiroyuki Sawano while finishing this up? Best decision ever.)

All the extra information for her is beneath the cut, so that way I'm not clogging everyone's dashes.

Lyra's original color pallet isn't super bright or bold, so I ended up adding a lot of pink and purple to her clothes. Both colors (especially the latter) feature very heavily around her when she's casting magic.) Though it's not very noticeable, she prefers a hooded cloak to a hat, since she feels like it would better hide her from prying eyes.

Her robes take on aspects of her og design, such as having dark colors and slits in her dress up to her thighs and protective gear underneath. The original spellbound robes might have had armor but I ended up changing it to a sparkly shawl (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.)

Lyra's weapon of choice is her usual chiming bo staff—she uses it to cast cloaking spells and ward off predators or evil spirits with the jingling crystals. Also to use for self-defense should something attack her while she's traveling.

Unfortunately, she's not an elemental master so she gets no use out of elemental potions. She merely carries them in hopes she might find someone else to accompany her on her journey. Or perhaps someone else who was fortunate enough to keep their memories like her.

The Overlord is not so keen on her, however. He would have to get creative with stopping her and does so by targeting her dear ones.

She's very protective of the people she loves. If it comes down to it, she would do the unthinkable to keep them safe. In her mind, she might have reasoned that she's an Oni—she's highly resistant to the elements. So that must mean she can hold out longer against the potions' toxic effects than a normal person, right?

No such luck. For Lyra, love is painful—painful but worth it. Even if there are dire consequences, even if she gets stuck in her Empress Oni form with no way out, she's willing to take the risk.

Perhaps Calem has the answer? Though, there's no telling if it would be an answer that anyone likes.

(Might do a very quick sketch detailing where Calem fits into Lyra's story. Tho I don't know if it could be its own separate entry.)

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Can’t stop thinking about United (if that’s even it’s name) and you know what I realized?

If that theory about Arin being a Master of Time turns out to be true, then it could be a really cool tie in and possible conclusion to Calem’s character arc 👀

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Tried re-designing a better gi/hero outfit for Calem and I think I like this better than the first rendition. It doesn’t look like a cheap costume anymore

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That feeling when “draw big monster girl” hits

Anyway, more Lyra, Calem, and Lloyd, this time with Lyra’s 9’ tall Oni form. I’ve been wanting to draw it for awhile so here it is.

Design is subject to change but I’m actually pretty happy with the colors, all things considered.

Thinking maybe I’ll do a version that has Lloyd’s Oni form at a later time 👀

Feel free to ask me questions

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Calem doodle

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Doing really fast hair refs for Calem and Lyra—they’re not perfect but I can’t tell you how much I loved drawing them :)

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I finally finished the face references for my ocs!! I’ve mentioned them in passing but their names are Lyra Sone and Calem Kahale!

One of them is supposed to be dating Lloyd but idk which yet (tho, Lloyd has two hands so… haha… idk what if?)

Pls someone send me asks about them

(Edit2: I’m sorry if you’re seeing this in the tags again, I saturated their skin colors more. Please forgive me!)

Extra magical versions underneath the cut:

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Did some pen doodles of Lloyd and my ocs because I was bored at work

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Calem and Wu conflict has officially manifested in my brain.

Calem has a strong personality, one that often leads to him having issues with authority figures. In other words: he’s a rebel. And the only exceptions to this are his parents (his mother, mostly) as they’re reasonable yet laidback folks. Calem respects them.

Wu believes in prophecies and the call of destiny.

Calem believes very heavily in choosing your own destiny.

This draws a point of contention between the two of them, as Wu really would not appreciate Calem stomping all over the concept of fate and it’s effects on Ninjago, and Calem would really appreciate not being told what he should do with his life

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Decided to draw some outfits for my silly rock and roll time master. It’s Calem!! :D

Don’t look at the anatomy or line art too hard, I just did this for fun lmao

Feel free to ask me questions about him!

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Attention: everyone! Stop what you’re doing and look at this picture of Calem my friend @bitonthecrazyside painted for me!

I’ve been screaming about it since last night, it’s so rad! They did my lego time master so much justice.

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Can’t stop thinking about Lloyd being a self-deprecating jackass and immediately getting hit with a barrage of nerf darts because Calem and Lyra do not allow for that when they’re around

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What’s funny to me about Calem is that he’s a very a smart and emotionally intelligent dude. He’s very relaxed but always knows what to say to someone he cares about or in defense of them.

But then if he were put up against one of the Ninja’s Big Evil Villain Guys, he would immediately resort to “your mom” jokes.

The duality of Calem is very real

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It Takes Time

“It’s hurts, living in a body that feels like it’s been vandalized by people you were supposed to trust—people you were supposed to call ‘family.’ But take comfort in the fact that after a some years have gone by, you’ll have a brand new body and a brand new head of hair that has been completely untouched by the people who hurt you. It takes time. But time heals all wounds. Your body will be yours again soon.”

More canon & oc content, this time featuring a scene that happens after Calem’s fan season. He went through a lot thanks to the Hands of Time but fortunately Lloyd and Lyra are there to support him.