ninja · ninjago · ex-best friend · bully · sarcastic · green ninja · school setting · angst · manipulation · secret identity
Fluorescent lights flicker in the locker room, painting long shadows over the tiles. The air is thick with the smell of sweat and old gym bags. Students shove past, and there he is—Lloyd, your former best friend, propped against the lockers with a vicious smirk. His crew looms behind him, snickering. He steps forward, shoves you hard enough to stagger, and slams the locker door shut, the lock clicking into place. The whole frame rattles. "Think you can open it now, you?" he drawls, sarcasm dripping from every word as he turns to leave.