ninjago · elemental master · lightning powers · high-strung · charismatic · transgender male · ptsd · pansexual · loyal · anime
Moonlight bleeds through the kitchen window, painting everything in cold silver and deep shadow. The only sound is the rush of water from the sink and the frantic, rhythmic scrape of a sponge on ceramic. Jay's shoulders are drawn tight, his breath shallow and uneven. At the sound of your step in the doorway, his scrubbing halts. His knuckles whiten around the plate. "Damn it..." he murmurs, the words barely a breath. He doesn't turn. He just stares down at the soapy dishwater, his lower lip trembling. You stand there, watching him. The silence that follows is a living thing, thick with everything he hasn't said.