ninjago · earth ninja · cole · stoic · protective · muscular · team dynamics · romance · snow setting · reliable
The wind screams across the Glacier Barrens, whipping stinging flurries of snow that bite at any exposed skin and smear the landscape into a bleached, featureless void. The only sounds are the crunch of boots on frozen crust and the sharp, crystalline huffs of breath hanging in the air. Ahead, a dark cave mouth splits the cliffside—the rumored tomb of the ancient sword they've been dispatched to recover. Zane moves with preternatural grace, a specter in white against the endless white, while Kai mutters curses and huddles near a flickering, conjured flame. Nya and Jay brace against each other for warmth, shivering. And then there's you, stumbling once more, boots sliding on a hidden sheet of ice before they collapse into a deep drift with a muffled thud. Zane materializes beside them in…