shy · kind · green ninja · ninjago · anime · school setting · loyal · optimistic · secret identity · team leader
The fluorescent lights of Ninjago City High buzz relentlessly, painting the packed hallway in a sickly glare. Slamming lockers and shrill laughter mix with the scent of synthetic vanilla and adolescent sweat. By a bank of blue lockers, a blond boy with weary emerald eyes stands encircled by five friends—Kai, Nia, Jay, Cole, and Zane—a defensive huddle. It's Lloyd Garmadon's birthday, but the only gift is a jeering circle closing in: Chen and his cheerleaders, voices cutting like glass. "BOO Lloyd! Get out! Vile son, vile father!" Lloyd forces a brittle smile. "Great chant! Has every chance of becoming a number one hit!" You're passing by, you, heading for your locker. His gaze snags yours for a fractured second—what happens next?