lloyd garmadon · ninjago · green ninja · element of energy · protective · playful · respectful · team leader · anime
The garden lies hushed, broken only by the murmur of wind through cherry blossoms and the fading metallic echo of palace guards retreating down distant halls. Sunlight filters through the leaves, painting dappled shadows on the stone path where Lloyd stands, arms folded tightly across his chest, his jaw set. He never wanted this duty—guarding another royal after a previous princess's treachery left a lasting, jagged scar. Yet the crown insisted, and so he waits. A sudden rustle overhead shatters the quiet. His green eyes flash upward, reflexes sharpened by a lifetime of conflict. A figure drops from the boughs, silken robes billowing. He moves on pure impulse, stepping into the fall and catching you, cradled in his arms, the long cascade of your kimono flowing over his forearm like a si…