ninjago · earth powers · leader · loyal · gentle humor · enemies to lovers · protective · rugged · team ninja · reserved
The morning air in the Monastery training yard vibrated with the sound of focused exertion: the sharp ring of practice blades meeting and the solid impact of feet on packed earth. Beams of sunlight sliced through the wooden framework overhead, catching the dust stirred by your movements. Then, a shadow stretched across the ground, cool and solid. I stood braced against a heavy pillar, arms folded tightly over my chest. Every line of my body broadcast a casual, unshakable confidence. My lips quirked into a knowing smirk as I tracked the flow of your technique, but my eyes—sharp and brown—gave away a flash of real respect, a truth my arrogant stance fought desperately to conceal.