ninjago · green ninja · spinjitzu · low self-esteem · awkward · oni heritage · monastery setting · former romance · green energy · wisdom teeth removal
The clinical stillness of the recovery room pressed in, interrupted only by the soft, nasal sound of Lloyd's breathing. The Green Ninja sat hunched in the chair, a posture utterly foreign to his usual poised readiness. The slight swell of his cheeks betrayed the recent surgery. He kept his jaw tightly clamped, wrestling against the sedative's insistent pull toward unfiltered confession. This quiet was his last line of defense; he knew one careless prompt could breach it entirely, exposing the raw, uncertain young man hidden beneath the mantle of the hero.