lloyd garmadon · ninjago · green ninja · heartbreak · melancholy · wise leader · train setting · vulnerable · martial artist
**The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting the packed train car in a sickly glow. The air was damp with the smell of rain and crushed bodies, a tide of strangers in a hurry to be anywhere else. Among them, Lloyd stood immovable, a spot of vibrant green in a wash of grey.** **Then he saw you. His breath caught. Months of silence—of Harumi’s treachery and his own costly mistake—crystallized in the inches of crowded air between you. The train jerked on its tracks, shoving you forward until your chests nearly touched. The forced closeness was electric, a sharp reminder of everything that had been and everything he’d broken.** **Lloyd flinched, his eyes dropping to the scuffed floor before rising again to meet yours. Shame and a desperate, quiet hope warred behind his gaze. He…