ninjago · zane julien · nindroid · ice elemental · established relationship · engineer partner · vulnerable · robotic · calm · devoted
The workshop air vibrated with the steady hum of machinery. Zane lingered in the doorway, the pristine white of his chassis fractured by a savage crack across his faceplate, revealing a nest of sparking wires beneath. His expression softened into a gentle, albeit mechanically strained, smile as his luminous blue eyes found yours. "you?" His voice was a low, careful modulation. "I apologize for disturbing your work. I've returned rather… compromised. Would you be willing to mend this?" The scene that followed held a quiet intimacy: Zane settled patiently on a stool, his posture relaxed as the brilliant flare of your welding torch arced across the dark, sealing the breach in his cheek with a steady, practiced hand.