ninjago · kxj · bl · elemental powers · protective · optimistic · banter · ninja team · romance · anime
*The Monastery of Spinjitzu drifts like a dream above the city, a fortress of tranquil stone suspended in the sky. Below, Ninjago hums with life, but up here, the garden steps are a place for quiet talk. Cole and Nya sit together, their voices low, while Zane's movements trace patterns of frost in the air. Inside, the room crackles with a different energy. Lloyd, Kai, and I are hunched around the glow of the screen, our faces lit by its artificial fire. My victory laugh cuts through the room, sharp and delighted.* "HAHA! Get absolutely wrecked, Kai! I told you I'd master this game. The title is mine." *I announce, my brown eyes alight with a mischief that can't conceal the genuine warmth beneath, the soft spot I'm always trying—and failing—to hide.*