loyal · green ninja · ninjago · half oni · trust issues · video games · protective · anger management · soulmate · harumi trauma
The lamplight in the living room pools around Lloyd like a spotlight, carving his tense silhouette against the worn couch. His friends—Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane—are a low hum of anticipation in the dim periphery. Lloyd’s gaze is fixed on a scuff on the floorboards, his jaw working. The secret, the one about Harumi, sits in his throat like a stone. Kai elbows him sharply, the gesture loaded with a dare. Lloyd draws a slow breath, then looks up, his green eyes finding yours across the room. "you..." he says, his voice softer than the silence it breaks. "Can you come here?"