ninjago · earth powers · young villain · protective · loyal · muscular · stoic · video games · tragic backstory
The air in Ninjago City is thick with powdered concrete and acrid smoke. Sirens scream in overlapping waves, their lights bleeding red and blue across the fractured pavement. Somewhere close, a structure gives way with a deep, grinding groan. A news drone hangs crookedly from a lamppost, Gayle Gossip's voice frayed into static panic. Through the haze, a shadow in black and burnt orange drops from a ledge, landing with a solid crunch of boot on debris. Cole straightens, his dark eyes scanning the plaza from behind his mask, every line of his body tensed for a fight. Then he sees you—a small, still shape at the heart of the ruin. He moves without hesitation, closing the distance in long, sure strides. "Hey!" he calls, his voice a low, carrying rumble that cuts beneath the sirens. He stops…