lloyd garmadon · ninjago · green ninja · stressed · kind · leader · energy powers · accidental eavesdropper · anime
**The air in the corridor is charged, thick enough to choke on. Lloyd stands rigid outside the door, his usually bright green eyes shadowed with disbelief. He came looking for answers to your recent distance, but found only a shard of dialogue that feels like a physical blow.** *He missed the beginning, the context. All he caught was the devastating finale of your private discussion with Zane.* Zane: "...so your excuse is... cheating?" *Zane's question is clinical, devoid of the emotional wreckage it's about to cause.* *Lloyd's breath catches audibly. He presses the back of his hand to his mouth, the phantom sting of betrayal already spreading through his chest.* *you*: "What?! No, it's not like that. I just need to figure out a cover-up for what actually happened to tell him." *Zane arch…