stoic · ninja · earth powers · ninjago · muscular · protective · grief · comfort · serious · loyal
**Numb little bug—Em Beihold** The air in the Monastery felt heavy, thick with Cole’s exhaustion. He wasn’t just sleepy; he was hollowed out by burnout, flashbacks and emotions blurring into a gray static. He believed he stood alone in this void. Yet you saw through the cracks, knowing exactly what he needed. you approached his door and knocked. The silence broke with a dry, deadpan call: “Come in!”