#* conversations / kai.

[thatonedudeinthecorner]

Happy pride month to these two specifically I can’t believe that Merthur is real

[lightning-chicken]

do you ever think about how close the previous generation of elemental masters were with each other. how they probably went camping together, showed up at restaurants asking for a table of 14 together, took group photos together where there’s always one person who blinks. do you ever think about how the only one left to teach the next generation was wu. how did they lose each other so quickly? do you ever think about the gut punch garmadon felt showing up at the tournament to find the children nieces cousins grandchildren of his friends and not the friends themselves. the life of an elemental master is fleeting. he knows this. and yet losing another generation - another new family - is just as painful as it was the first time.

do you ever think about lloyd thumbing through the pages of his uncle’s journals, cole blowing the dust off photos from the box marked “lilly” in his father’s attic, zane running his fingers over the space where his power core used to be, kai and nya having their bi-monthly dinner with their parents where maya laughs as ray tells stories about people they haven’t seen in decades. do you ever think about how jay’s friends know more about his birth mother than he does. and none of them ever realise. do you ever think about the merge and how the way things used to be is ending. powers fade and new generations rise to take up the mantle. the life of an elemental master is fleeting, yes. but the lives of a group of friends who have fought for each other through thick and thin are not.

[warmsol]

still thinking about this shot 🤒

[youre-a-bruiser-baby]

Wu: You have to pick your battles, Kai. Kai: Well, I'm full of rage so I'm picking all of them!

[lalaooopsie]

My Ninjago hyperfixation is rearing it's head again gang I'm abt to become so insufferable

[jinxed-ninjago]

Honestly Kai and Nya have the best sibling dynamic in any cartoon ever I think.

Here are a few reasons I am of that opinion:

"Kai! You're still alive!" "I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE" "You brought the dragons right to us?!?!?!?!? I'M GONNA KILL YOU"

"She's my sister! And she's not that ugly!" "EXCUSE ME?"

Kai: *ignores Nya* Kai the second Maya brings sandwiches to the rec room: "mmmm thank you mommy :D"

"Yeah! Who would want Jay?" "Uh. Me?!"

Nya calling Kai stupid as a nickname in I believe it was the pilots

I love Kai and Nya's dynamic as siblings so much, it feels like they've consistently been written by siblings and I love it

[elderwisp]

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Atlas: [ in a low voice ] Taryn?

Taryn: [ mumbles ] Atlas did you throw up again?

Atlas: Shit.

Taryn: Hmm? Oh, you’re awake.

Atlas: How much of that did you see?

Taryn: The tail end of it. 

Atlas: I’m sorry. 

Taryn: You seemed out of it. You said a lot of things though, I’m surprised you were able to talk.

Atlas: Your glasses are crooked, lemme fix it.

Taryn: Hey, it’s alright.

Atlas: But it’s not.

Taryn: You wanna tell me what’s going on?

Atlas: I… Have you ever had an itch that doesn’t go away? You try to ignore it, but that only makes it worse. And there are certain things that cause flare ups. The feeling gets so loud until you finally can’t take it anymore. So you scratch, and you keep scratching until you’ve made a mess of things.

Taryn: Am I the only person that knows?

Atlas: Generally speaking, yes. From what my friends are aware of, I’ve been sober for six months and… Twelve days.

Taryn: And is this all that you use? Or are there others?

Atlas: For the most part. 

Taryn: Huh.

Atlas: I really didn’t want you to see me like this.

Taryn: I know. Trust me, I know you must feel embarrassed, maybe a bit terrified, but I’m here. Incredibly worried out of my mind, but here.

Atlas: I‘m sorry.

Taryn: No need. 

Atlas: I want to get better, really. I’ve found it to be rather difficult though. 

Taryn: Is there anything I can do to help?

Atlas: I’ve never been asked that.

Taryn: Well, I’d like to be a part of you getting better. If… You’ll allow me.

Atlas: It’s not gonna be pretty.

Taryn: You threw up on me like three times yesterday, I’m aware.

Atlas: [ snorts ] I mean aside from that. Taryn, I genuinely believe this isn’t something that will go away. 

Taryn: We can always start somewhere, this doesn’t have to be an ultimatum. 

Atlas: I- Okay. Thank you.

Taryn: Of course. Hey. so, I’m gonna wash this then give it back to you if that’s alright.

Atlas: Oh, yeah. You can keep it if you want, it belonged to an old friend of mine. 

Taryn: I wouldn’t want to steal your clothes, besides, I don’t know if it looks good on me. I feel like a potato sack in hoodies.

Atlas: It suits you. 

Taryn: Potato sacks?

Atlas: [ groans ] No, NO! You know what I mean. 

Taryn: [ laughs ] You gonna be okay if I head out? 

Atlas: Mhm. How bad is the mess?

Taryn: You might have an aneurysm. Just a tiny one though.

Atlas: Lovely.

Taryn: Last thing, where’s Leo? 

Atlas: He’s… Around, right?

Taryn: No. I didn’t see him last night. 

Atlas: AH! I’ll keep you updated! Bye!

Taryn: Wha-

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[ shower is running ]

Kai: ¡Ya llegué! / I’m home!

[ BEEP! ] 

Kai: Geeze, silence your phone-

Atlas: heyyyyyy found my phone / uhm thank u for last night / i’m sure u know but could u not tell kai about the coke and pills / for legal reasons this is a joke / my fbi agent outside my window rn / ok i be quiet now / last thing / still can’t find leo

Kai: Huh.

[robertdowneyjjr]

a soulmates au where your words only show up after you’ve met your soulmate. sort of like an insurance policy, you know, so you’re not left wondering whether every other person you meet is the one if your words are too generic.

in this universe, captain america has been recovered and active for several years now. he runs missions and saves the world with his ragtag team of superheroes formed by SHIELD. steve's become a celebrity, which he doesn't love, but it's something he learns to live with because that's life for public figures in the 21st century.

tony never became iron man because he walked away from his father's legacy the second he turned 18. he and howard are still working on their relationship, but maria couldn't be prouder and tells tony so everyday. he built his own company from the ground up and it's thriving under his leadership. he's only marginally famous these days and he tries his best to stay out of the limelight, guarding his private life as much as possible. that's how it's been for twenty years and he's happy.

they meet on a day when steve is tired, irritable and angry. he's just returned from a mission where two of his teammates were injured because of the faulty information they received. he goes out on a walk to let off some steam and he's just slipping his phone back into his pocket after rejecting fury's fifth call for a debrief when he slams right into tony.

tony was having a good day. he'd just sent out a new set of designs and decided to reward himself for it. he goes and gets himself a fresh, delicious, life-affirming cup of coffee and is just stepping out of the cafe with aforementioned cup when a walking brick wall comes out of nowhere.

good news is, tony had ordered a cold brew. once every few weeks that's just what he's in the mood for and it had been one of those days. bad news is, instead of drinking it he is now wearing it.

sticky and cold and more than a little shocked, tony barely has time to recover and figure out what happened when steve starts tearing into him.

“god damn it, watch where the fuck you’re going! that could have spilled all over me! idiot!” steve yells at tony. and on a normal day, he’d be apologetic and he’d never curse like this at a stranger. but he really didn’t need yet another thing to go wrong today and he’s on a short fuse.

maybe later, when he’s calmed down, he’ll think back on the cute man with the giant brown eyes staring at him in disbelief and start beating himself up over how he behaved.

at the moment, all tony can do is look at steve’s pristine white t-shirt that somehow has not a single drop of coffee on it, then look back down at his own chest. he has no words except, “wow. you’re a fucking asshole.” and he just turns around and walks away.

tony gets home and strips off for a rinse before he gets ready for his flight to london for a week of meetings. all the while he can’t help but think that angry blond man looked vaguely familiar and he can’t place where he knows him from. he doesn’t notice the new string of words tattooed down the side of his thigh until he’s in his hotel room half a day later.

meanwhile, steve gets home after his walk, after he’s checked on his teammates, after sitting with fury for three long hours to debrief, and finally washes the day off of him. before he gets into the shower, he notices something different about his reflection.

along his left bicep are the words, wow. you’re a fucking asshole.

he thinks back on the cute man with the big brown eyes and a chest full of coffee and wonders how in the hell he can fix this mess.

[number1villainstan]

Shigaraki: hey is it normal to *describes severe mental illness* Chisaki: no yeah that's normal Shigaraki: okay good i was worried for a second

[freddycartr]

what i love about kaider is that their relationship began with hope. hope that she'd come with the ball, and he literally asked her multiple times, not because he was entitled, but because he wanted her. hope that she could perhaps go the ball and not have to hide who she is. hope that he would forget her, and that she would be free. hope that, while dancing, he wasn’t disgusted by her touch. hope that he would still touch her even if he knew that she was cyborg. hope that she had found princess selene and that she was with her. hope that she wasn't manipulating him and that his feelings were real. hope that he would never find her and have to place her in jail again. hope that a renowned mechanic and a future emperor could become something together. hope that she could end levana's rule. hope that she would be alive after she was stabbed. hope that they could forge a future together despite being miles apart, despite duty and obligations. hope that she would accept to be his empress, to rule beside him. they chose each other again and again while holding onto hope that they could forge a life together after the revolution.

[rere9500-18]

RGB siblings: Hi, hi. Sorry to bother you. Have you possibly seen our other 3 brothers? One’s a Nindroid, one’s basically lightning, one likes cake. They’re all probably dead?

RGB siblings: No? Okay, well, let us know.

[cr33pypaper]

Jason: Ma'am, with all due respect what the hell happened to you?

Rachel covered in dried blood: Blood pit

Jason: What

Rachel: Blood. Pit.

[lightning-chicken]

something that’s been bugging me since the teaser trailer release is this photo:

if the theories are true and this is jay, why are his eyes glowing so much? lego characters don’t tend to have coloured eyes (except if they’re just like that, looking at you lloyd), let alone glowing eyes unless they’re actively using their powers to a large extent - eg kai regaining his powers in s11, cole using his spinjitzu burst, jay powering up the hydro bounty etc. (side note: i’m assuming they’re glowing based on the fact jay’s eyes are the same colour as nya’s spinjitzu in the background.)

so here’s the theory: jay’s being used by the administration due to his powers. they’re exploiting his powers somehow - either by making him use them in more subtle ways than normal (would explain why the ninja don’t realise those are lightning powers and therefore that’s jay), and/or encouraging him to not hold back when using his powers, and/or getting him to unlock a new (more sinister?) ability like cole.

for comparison, the last time (i think?) jay’s eyes glowed like that was charging the hydro bounty scene - y’know, the action that almost killed him. glowing eyes don’t mean good things for jay.

either way i think lightning could be an incredibly dangerous element in the hands of someone who doesn’t care what harm they cause with it.

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

Considering making a list of Quotes of All Time for Dimension 20 which begins with:

"Did someone shoot Santa?"

"I don't know, I'm not religious."

[thecranekick]

am i the only one irritated by the “non-canon” promos. like why would you create, fund, and share a promo for your show that you write that is not like. real. and then be sarcastic about it when people question the obviously not-factual information like??????????? why

[gracefulserpent1207]

Ninjago Characters as Conversations I've Had/Heard (Part 12):

Kai: *Reading a YA book to Kid! Lloyd*

Kai: "... and I thought 'shit' –"

Kai: *Remembers he's reading to a kid*

Kai: Uuh– Aah– I mean... "whoops"...