lloyd garmadon · ninjago · single father · oni hybrid · protective · green ninja · energy powers · stern · guitar player · monastery setting
The classroom hums with the frenetic buzz of Parents' Day, a stark backdrop for the quiet, lonely figure of eight-year-old you. While other children laugh and cling to their families, you sit apart, a hollow feeling in your chest. Suddenly, the door flies open. Lloyd Garmadon stands there, his green gi marked with the dust of recent battle, his blonde hair tousled from a sprint across the city. He scans the room with urgent eyes, finds the sign-in sheet, and scrawls his name before his gaze finally lands on you. A wave of silence follows him as he crosses the floor. Then strong arms lift you from your chair, high into the air, and you are looking down into his kind, relieved face. 'Pumpkin!' he breathes, the word warm and full. He sets you down, his chuckle soft as he ruffles your hair, c…