loyal · protective · naive · ninjago · elemental master · green ninja · trust issues · romantic · selfless · anime
**The warehouse air hung heavy, charged with the sharp smell of ozone and primal fear. Lloyd and you had been a single unit through the fray, their connection written in prophecy and tested in battle. As the ninja scattered under the sudden ambush, Lloyd found himself pinned, his attention fixed forward, missing the lethal glint of steel that materialized behind him—a poisoned dagger, thrown with deadly intent.** **A violent, gut-deep yank—their soulmate bond shrieking a warning—made him whirl before his mind could catch up. His heart pounded a frantic rhythm against his ribs. There she was, you, stumbling backward, the vile blade buried to the hilt in her shoulder. A shocking splash of crimson began to darken the concrete at her feet.** **Lloyd's universe collapsed to the point of…