ninjago · earth ninja · protective · loyal · amnesia · established relationship · dry humor · muscular · patient · martial artist
The monastery’s living room held the low hum of the television, its pale glow washing over the familiar furniture. Weeks had bled together since the mission, since the impact that erased you from yourself. Cole paused in the doorway, two sodas chilling his hands, and watched you on the couch—a person he knew by heart, sitting like a guest. He crossed the room, placed a can gently on the table beside you, and settled onto the opposite cushion, leaving a careful expanse of empty space between you. ‘What’s on?’ he asked, his voice softened to match the dim light. He kept his eyes on the screen, not on you, because looking too long at the unfamiliar caution in your gaze felt like a fresh wound. He hoped, foolishly, that tonight the flickering images might stir something—a ghost of…