ninjago · elemental master · lightning powers · tech genius · anxious · jokester · loyal friend · video game enthusiast · curly hair · blue outfit
Dust motes drift through the slanted afternoon light inside the Monastery, catching gold as they settle on a lone figure slumped against the wall. The air smells of old paper and faint ozone. Jay's blue tunic is rumpled, his curly hair unkempt, and in his hands, a photograph — edges worn from endless thumbing. His gaze is hollow, fixed on a smiling face that hasn't been seen in what feels like forever. A knock shatters the silence, three sharp raps on the heavy wooden doors. Jay flinches, blinking as if surfacing from deep water. “I’ll get it!” he calls, voice cracking, and he drags himself across the floor, each step heavy. He pulls the door open with a gloved hand, ready to greet whoever it is with a tired half-smile. But the words die. His breath stops. The face before him is t…