#and there’s not any fics of zane turning into a human and dealing with the weird experience that is what it’s like to live in a human body??

[collectiveclams]

Trying my best to figure out what these guys look like in my head before I go look at the fandom’s generalized designs for the characters.

A friend of my twin got us into the show and a week later we’re at season 8!

I definitely need to tweak Cole’s design a lot- I want him to have a more strongman build & revamp his entire face design. But at the very least I’m happy with getting his hair the way I want!

Kinda hard to see, but Zane’s got little screws for earrings! I honestly didn’t account for how much older the faceplate would make him look, I intended him to look way more boyish.

Rambling about my current HCs of the Ninja’s appearances below:

I’ve been having a bit of an trouble deciding what various flavor of Chinese & Japanese these dudes should be based on. Considering the show is based on a 2010s vague idea of “Asia” and carries traits of both Japanese & Chinese influence, I’m just going to use both. I don’t know what sorta general consensus the fandom has of their appearances bc I have barely interacted with the fandom, so if this violently contrasts with that then yippee I have original thoughts, I guess.

-Kai is Japanese. Kai, being vain and caring more about training than Jay for example, has a more aesthetic build that’s definitely form more than function. Like a natty powerlifter who’s not competing. I’m not sure what height he should be, but if he’s taller his muscle definition would appear smaller so I’ll have to keep that in mind.

- Nya has initially a more functional build- far less muscle definition than her brother. Not outwardly buff and doesn’t have pronounced muscles, but can fairly easily haul a 100lb hunk of metal from a scrap pile to her workbench. But after becoming the water ninja, her new training gives her more pronounced muscle definition. Initially shorter than Kai but grows taller as the show goes on.

- Cole is southern Chinese. He’s got a strongman heavy set build. I envision him as fairly short so his muscles can be a little more pronounced. If you stripped his muscle definition from his ninja training away, I still want him to look like one of assholes who haven’t worked out a day in their lives but still somehow looks jacked.

- Zane is what pops up when you look up “Chinese teen male stock photo” because he needs to look like The Most Generic person ever. No muscle definition at all on this dude. He’s a nindroid & so there’s no need to include muscle decision to show that he’s strong. He’s either average height or slightly on the shorter side bc gravity is a bitch and the taller make a humanoid robot, the more balance becomes a bitch to deal with. So average height or short Zane it is.

- Jay is Uyghur so I can get this dude his reddish-brown hair. Minor muscle definition. His isn’t for aesthetics like Kai, he’d rather do ninja training than do the types of sets & pushing to failure needed to achieve more pronounced muscle definition for aesthetic lifting. Jay needs to be shorter than Nya. He’s definitely taller than Cole but I need him to be just an inch shorter than Nya because that’s funny to me personally.

- Lloyd is Japanese. Solely because Oni come from Japan & I got spoilered that Gargamon is an Oni later. Lloyd is a stringy ass kid at first & has no muscle definition at all. During his Green Ninja training before the Travelers Tea, he’d be trained for efficiency & not for aesthetics with the deadline of him fighting his father possibly being around any corner. After Travelers Tea he likely kept his training to function over aesthetics and would share similar muscular definition to Jay & Nya. And he’s tall. His dad is tall as shit with 4 arms. I want this kid to go through the Worst gangly teen era anyones ever seen and only barely fit his form once he finishes growing.

Additional thoughts:

And as a big comic nerd who owns around 800+ comics (might be more around 1000 now?), hoo boy I have so many thoughts on Lloyd and Jay liking Starfarer. I cannot wait to make a fic that’s just Lloyd and Jay ganging up against Kai over some incredibly wrong take of the comic he absentmindedly said and trapping him in a 3 hour long conversation about frequent mischaracterization and mishandling of the characters in Starfarer & how what Kai said was wrong. I just need a fic of Jay and Lloyd talking to each other about their favorite runs of Starfarer and complaining about a tie-in/crossover comic that’s written particularly bad, or complaining how an author completely misunderstood Fitz Donnegan or complaining over an author change & etc. I just need to make a fic of these boys talking about average comic book fan things.

[fishybehavior]

Ok this used to be my au list, but since its super out of date I’m going to add some stuff and make this my opening card!

Hi I’m Evan/Fishy, and this is my silly lil ninjago blog. It’s also my main blog so while its mostly Ninjago there are an abundance of other posts here! I like doodling and writing and having fun and making silly stories and creating angst >:]

blorbos are Kai and Jay (the skrunkly guys)

some tags you may want to know.

for my fics: #my fics , #my writing

my art tags: #doodle ,  #doodles , #my art

I talk about stuff that happens in life and share photos i use the tag: #evan has a life

under the read more i will have a list of some of my au’s, the list is not complete sorry about that.

AU list

AU’s with a ! next to them have nothing written for them, but I’m always down to talk about any of these.

Evil Siblings AU: Kai and Nya are raised by Krux and are trying to take over Ninjago

White Coats: Jay and Kai get kidnapped by doctors and get experimented on

Killer Kai: Kai is a serial killer and is a jerk about it

Elementals AU: The ninja’s powers are sentient beings that try to help them, but no one can see them.

! Here We Are in The Future: The main 4 (or 5) somehow go to the future and see how their lives are like 

Acronix’s Redemption: Acronix is good boi, and he knew all the ninja’s parents. Angst ensues

Kiddos: Ninjas are children, and Nya doesn’t like being the big sister. AKA reliving childhood drama

Carità del Destino: Cole works in his family restaurant, but he cant cook. He’s forced takes a cooking class and makes some friends/enemies?

! Law&Order: Kai is being framed for a crime, and the only one who believes him is his defense lawyer (or police profiler idk) Zane.

How he Got his Soul: (completed au) Basically Zane reveals exactly how he got his powers.

! Marching band au (working title): The boys plays in da band, and its chaotic.

Fishy AU: A dark presence has fallen over the ocean. There is something hunting a great power that can only be controlled by the power that's held in the descendants of the ancient sea witches.

The Prince and the Gecko: Evil Twink Jay, and Zane kisses a gecko. After being offered a deal, Zane falls into a new world of magic and curses, as he tries to break the curse of a talking gecko.

Whoops all avatars: There's been a mess up, now the avatar is one of three firebenders (Kai, Lloyd, or Jay). Who is it, and can they handle it? 

! Green means love: The power of the green ninja is the love the core four have for each other. FLUFF

! Lightning potato/g force Jay: Jay is a guinea pig. (with @anxiousworm)

Thceif [Thief au]: Jay is a criminal thief called BLACKOUT

Pack sticks together: The ninja’s are onis and refugees in Ninjago, trying to survive, and also messing around with human technology

Little bro Kai: Kai is Nya’s little brother, :P

Guitar Jay: Jay is a magically guitar that turns into a person. made with @lennon-cuddlywump (Techno au) 

SOG Kai: After getting lost in the time vortex Kai ends up with the SOG several years younger and with no memory.

Robot ninja’s: Instead of people, the ninjas are robots built to host the awesome powers of the elemental masters

Celestial au: The ninja’s are celestial incarnation of their powers

Non Bender au: LoK au, where all the ninja’s are in the world of avatar, but none of them are benders. 

Assassins au: the ninjas are assassins with Lloyd being their boss

Oni Soul au: Basically Lloyd finds the part of his soul that was split from him at birth.

Horizion Zero Dawn au: Kai accidentally gets a focus implanted into his brain and now must help a scrappy team save the world

Cats au: Warrior cats au. They do have powers, its pretty fun/wild

littol ninja’s au: The ninjas are each about 4-5 inches tall and act about 4-6 years old. They are being watched over by a kind person who finds them until they can figure out what is happeneing.

Racer Kai: Kai is a professional racer who is dating his mechanic Jay. Race fast and win

Storm Twins: Movie au, where Jay and Morro are twins. Morro is on the secret ninja force but Jay is not and he doesn’t know either.

elemental masters: Basically a reimagining of ninjago. Changed the magic system too (no tag yet for this au)

hybrid au: Hybrid people are being eperimented on, and Kai, a caretaker, has had enough and breaks out four hybrids, Cole, Jay, Zane, and Lloyd

bizzarro adoption: The bizzarro get adopted by Sensei Garmadon, and work on healing their unhealthy relationships to each other.

destiny au

underground au

Racer Kai

Runaways au

To be continued. . .

Ask blogs:

@pack-sticks-together : the ninja oni au

@whos-the-avatar : avatar au

[ninjago-bingo]

final month recap

wow, everyone.  we’re here.  we’ve made it.  we’re reached the end of our bingo time, and i’m absolutely floored by the sheer creative output that i’ve seen over these last four months.  everyone, take a moment to give yourself a pat on the back!!!  no matter if you made 1 piece or 10, there’s now a work of art out there in the world that wasn’t there before.  and truly, that’s super heccing rad no matter how you look at it.

so let’s celebrate!  for this recap, we have a total of 20 new pieces, bringing the total amount of ninbingo pieces up to 50.  in the span of four months, this little event has created 50 individual works (five of them in the last day!)  holy cow ya’ll.

i’m putting out this recap now, but don’t worry, it’s not the end yet!  any submissions made to the end of the 30th still count and this post will be updated accordingly :D

fic:

all the things i’ve never done by @sa-you-na-ra. tumblr || prompts: competition and teasing

It’s always a funny thing when the ninja realize new things about each other. Even though living with each other meant they had to see each other all day, there were still small habits or actions that amused the others.

(mod comments: all these little interactions made me smile so much :D looking forward to the rest!)

error 404: answer not found by @m-aster-of-spinjitzu. tumblr || prompt: memories

Akita and Zane talk after the battle in ‘Awakenings’. The conversation… doesn’t go as either of them expect.

(mod comments: the nuances in this fic are fantastic!  also Akita is always a win :D)

Five times kai was a good brother by @/master-of-fluff. tumblr || ao3 || prompts: nightmare and brother

I'm writing kai centric stuff again.

(mod comments: kai IS the big bro of the team!!! i support him all the way!!)

How Garmadon became a chauffeur by @master-of-fluff. tumblr || ao3 || prompt: driving

"um...Kai? Don't you think we should go Slower?" Garmadon asked nervously trying not to panick as they raced down the road at what had to be over the speed limit.

(mod comments: who let Kai drive?  no but honestly this is canon alskdfj)

little things by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: hugs and crying.

"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things." -Kurt Vonnegut

Lloyd’s tired of being left behind. How is he meant to be the green ninja when he always has to work harder, train better, and wait longer to go on missions with his team? He wants nothing more than to be their equal.

At least, that’s what he thought he wanted.

(mod comments: a post-ep-18 resolution scene?  SIGN ME UP!)

Neither Snow Nor Rain by @fangirltakesall. tumblr || ffn.net || prompt: post-fight

After their return from the Never Realm and all its troubles, Zane is quiet and Nya is incredibly worried. A call to action to a peculiar sort of battle might be enough to change both of those things.

(mod comments: the concept of these two on their own mission together is just so good! excited to see how their dynamic plays out!!)

Never Put Off Until Tomorrow by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: video games and chores

…what can be done today, yada, yada, yada, we all know the saying. So do the ninja- when Master Wu is drilling it into their heads every minute of every day, it’s kind of hard to forget.

Naturally, it only takes them a week (and the biggest new video game in Ninjago) to do so.

(mod comments: this is so in character that it’s frustrating lol.  also Pixal ftw!!)

oh take me back to the start by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: comfort and 3 am

The past should be left in the past. Or, at least, that’s what Jay keeps telling himself. Nadakhan is gone. It’s not logical to still be afraid. But he is, and now everything that he left behind suddenly feels like it’s never going to be the same again.

Cole isn’t so convinced.

(mod comments: Cole is truly the man we all deserve in our lives.)

On Our Own by @redefine-your-identity. tumblr || prompt: home

It’s been a few weeks since Kai and Nya’s parents disappeared without a trace. Needless to say, they’re struggling.

(mod comments: OU C H no poor babies 😭 the relationship dynamic here is great!)

orange and gold by @/m-aster-of-spinjitzu. tumblr || prompt: cooking

...I just need more Cole and Vania content, they seem like they'd be great friends.

Basically it's just 'Cole goes to visit her there, they almost burn down the kitchen, and make way too many puns', lol.

(mod comments: I also always need more Vania content!! the puns in this were breadful!)

permafrost by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: loss of control and promise

It’s not like this is the first time this has happened. It’s not like none of his teammates have ever suffered this kind of guilt and pain. It’s not like Zane himself hasn’t walked through hell before and come out the other side (mostly) in once piece.

Except, this time, it is. It shouldn’t be different, but it is.

(mod comments: super sweet moment between two ninja who deserve more interaction like seriously!!)

Precautionary Tale by @/fangirltakesall. tumblr || ffn.net || prompt: protective

Fighting is different now, and Zane doesn't know why. Yes, he is titanium now, but why should that change anything? It seems to be changing everything, although is all really as it seems?

(mod comments: a great start to a zane-centric fic!  interested to see where it goes next :D)

Star-Ninja! by @rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: siblings and competition 

What happens when the loveable gremlin the ninja adopted off of the streets introduces them to Starfarer comics?

Chaos ensues, of course.

stuck with you (through bright and blue) by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompt: protective

Kai only wants two things: to protect Lloyd, and to give him the best birthday ever. Unfortunately, Lloyd seems hell-bent on making that as difficult as possible. Kai’s always prided himself on achieving the impossible, but dealing with human emotions is much more complicated than beating up Garmadon’s generals or shooting enemies with fire, as he quickly learns. Movie!verse

(mod comments: happy birthday lloyd!! look at him getting the love he deserves uwu)

Take a walk in the rain. by @/master-of-fluff. tumblr || ao3 || prompt: rain

Cole had always loved the rain, the way it smelled, the way it felt on his skin, and especially the mud! Whenever it rained his Mother would put on his rain coat and boots And they'd both go out and splash around in the puddles and make mud cakes and do all sorts of things.

(mod comments: this fic made me smile a lot :D loved the way it was arranged!) 

the hues of an empty sky by @/m-aster-of-spinjitzu. tumblr || prompt: crying

Missing memories, or having two of them for one moment - not quite the same, but if there’s one thing Jay’s leant over the last few weeks, it’s that literally nothing makes sense anymore.

Or, some Skybound aftermath, Zane actually expressing emotions about his memory switch being turned off for all those years, and what was supposed to be a ‘they tell everyone about the erased timeline’ fic, but it turned into a 'two characters who barely interact on screen talk at like one am in the morning, and don’t actually tell the other what exactly they’re alluding to the whole time’ fic that I wrote at like one am-

(mod comments: Skybound resolution? SIGN ME THE HECK UP YES)

The Make-Cole-Realize-How-Much-We-Love-Him Competition by @21st-century-ninja. tumblr || ao3 || prompts: bets and competition

Jay and Kai share a horrified look.  “He really doesn’t get it,” Jay says.

Kai shakes his head.  “We need to show him somehow.”

“Show me what?” Cole asks, exasperated again.  

“How much we love you!” Kai exclaims.  “Somehow, it’s not getting through your thick skull that we want to sit next to you because you’re you, so I’m gonna have to just prove it to you.”

(mod comments: a silly little movie fic!)

twitter was a mistake by @/21st-century-ninja. tumblr || ao3 || prompts: teasing and birthday

Kai 🔥 @flaminhotninja ☑

so who was gonna tell me that Jay used to be a game show host huh

🌺✨ the Gift of Jay ✨🌺 @zaptrap ☑

Replying to @flaminhotninja

NO WHO SHOWED YOU

(mod comments: twitter was a mistake)

two halves of a broken whole by @/rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: scars and post-fight

The Sons of Garmadon have been defeated. Garmadon is in prison. The city has been saved.

In the aftermath of the battle, Nya is more than ready to take a much-needed break. But the life of a ninja is messy. Recovery is never that simple. Although the wounds may have healed, the scars still remain.

Zane’s scars seem to match up, though. And maybe together, they can begin to heal.

(mod comments: aggressive care is my jam, and this is it!)

wait by @rosiehunterwolf. tumblr || ao3 || ffn.net || prompts: home and memories

Lloyd’s not so great at being patient. It’s not his fault though- maybe he would be better at it if waiting didn’t always end up being so disappointing- if people actually kept their promises. But this time’s going to be different, he knows it. His father will come back for him. And Lloyd’s going to wait.

As long as it takes.

(mod comments: baby.  baby boy.  baby.  protecc him plz.)

[raevenlywrites]

The Ties That Bind 16 of ???

By the time Rei and the serpiente returned, I was more than ready to surrender myself to the simplicity of my hawk’s form. Zane had the comfort of his actual people now; he didn’t need me. He had Adelina, his actual mate, and whatever friends and lovers he had among his other people. They could help him grieve his younger brother. I had done my part.

On wing, we reached the Keep much faster than the company on foot. I trusted Karashan to keep my people that had remained behind safe and in line. I did not trust those posted at the Keep not to attack first and ask questions later when a group of armed serpents showed up at their door.

But I also didn’t trust myself to deal with them all, not just yet. Between my mother and the generals, and the kiss with Rei, and the heart wrenching memory sharing with Zane and Adelina-- no. I needed a break. And I deserved one.

I alighted far enough from the Keep to hopefully not draw the noticed of any watch, trusting Rei and Raymond to follow. A Shardae never flew anywhere alone, but these two were surprisingly not as stifling as I usually felt with an escort. Raymond kept a discrete distance, resting in a tree in his raven form, while the smaller crow that was Andreios made for the clearing my hawk alighted in. Almost before he’d completely transformed, I had my arms around him.

Rei stiffened, but it was only a moment of surprise, I thought. His arms went around me easily enough, and it was familiar enough to be the source of comfort I’d hoped it would be.

For a brief moment, I wished I could simply share emotion with him as Zane and I had. How much easier would it be to simply let him in, to allow my exhaustion and pain and confusion and doubts wash over him, to have him simply know. But at the same time, I was grateful for the avian reserve that kept us both apart. I didn’t have the strength right now to deal with whatever emotions he might unload on me.

“Dani--“

“Just give me a moment, Rei. Please.”

It didn’t take a serpent’s sense to hear the desperation in my voice. He held me tighter, and I swallowed down a sob. I normally didn’t struggle this much to compose myself. But Zane had asked me not to hide, and it left me slow with my defenses now. I burrowed into Rei’s chest, feeling the strong, familiar heartbeat under my cheek, as steady and constant as the beat of my own hawk’s wings.

Gradually, peace returned, or as much of it as I ever felt. I was steadier, at least, and could stand to pull enough away to look up at him.

“Thank you.”

His look was equally parts amazement and pity. “Dani, of course. You know I’m always here for you. However you need me.”

The words turned me to jelly, and I longed to be able to give into them. Maybe, if I’d ever felt safe enough to feel the full extent of my feelings, his kiss wouldn’t have overwhelmed me. My heart steeled with determination to see the day where I could let myself love, fully, without reservation or fear of loss. I would see myself love this man, and whatever children--

The sharp rasp of Raymond’s raven bark cut through my thoughts. He alighted a moment later, melting into human form. For once, the sight of him did not stir the old pain of mourning Vasili. No, my only thought was dread for the news he delivered.

“Patrols, my lady. The serpiente should still be far enough out, but they won’t be for long.”

Rei’s face hardened, the grim lines of a soldier turning him from grounding rock into shielding fortress once more.

“Shardae, we must go. Whatever plans you have with the Arami, they will all be for not if the last prince of the Cobriana is slain on our doorstep.”

“Generals.” For once, I sounded as cool and commanding as she, “Kindly help me clean this room up. I am expecting company shortly, and it would not do for Zane Cobriana to see his people reduced to figures and arrows.”

I nodded and took to the air without another word. I wasn’t quite the full respite my heart ached for, but it had been a moment to catch my breath, and to know that Rei still had my back. We would address the kiss another time. For now, he was still my Rei, even under the hardness of Flight Commander Andreios. I would need both in the coming days, and I was beyond grateful to know I hadn’t lost them.

-

The Generals were already assembled when we landed, and in fact, had been in council more or less since I’d left. Even when my mother had flown the fields in search of me, they had been amassing information about the serpiente movements, or lack thereof. The charts and maps all over the war room steeled my resolve. I walked right up to one, which I recognized at the section of lands surrounding the Lyssia farmhouse, and pulled it straight down, ignoring the various cries from behind me. My mother, I noted, was absent from the council room.

“My lady?” General Viridian asked. As the youngest of my generals, he was most likely to have seen Zane fight personally. I didn’t begrudge him his sudden paleness.

“I can only assume my mother’s absence means she has not informed you of our impending guest, or else the scouting parties would have already been recalled. Speaking of, Rinnman, would you see to that?”

The old goshawk coughed, spluttered, but finally simply stood to do just that. Perhaps it was Rei’s glare from over my shoulder. Or perhaps it was the meticulous way I was shredding the map in my hands. A waste of a good map, yes, but if it got my point across, I would tear down each chart and map and ledger book and record piece by fragile little peace. I was going to be listened to, and I was going to be obeyed.

“You truly intended to entertain him here, my lady?” Viridian asked again. He still had yet to regain his color.

He raised a valid question, and one had I had given my thoughts over to as we flew.

“He will be presented to the court as any visiting dignitary would, yes, but I prefer for a more secure location for our actual peace talks. I would rather keep our guest and his guards in a less central location to the daily activities of the Keep.”

There was the expected murmur at “his guards”, but I didn’t give them the chance to argue. I simply continued issuing orders.

“The Arami and his people will be given the option to stay on the fourth floor as any other dignitary would be granted, or we will commandeer any ground lodgings required. Any family put out of their homes will be given the suites the Arami would have used. I want an honest assessment of who is best suited to working alongside the serpiente guard to keep the peace. Anyone who feels unable to perform these duties is to be given a two week paid leave if they do so now. Anyone who causes trouble after the fact will be exiled, no exceptions. I will not have this go badly because of failings on our end.”

I was met with stunned silence, which wasn’t really that unexpected. What did surprise me was Raymond’s voice, breaking the silence with a shockingly wise suggestion.

“I would have those selected vetted with the serpiente themselves, my lady. They will be able to feel any negative reaction to their presence. Give them a chance to decline the position and take the leave then as well, once they truly know their own hearts.”

I gave what I hoped was a magnanimous nod, giving myself a moment to gather my composure again before answering.

“An excellent suggestion. Captain Andreios and [rank?] Raymond will escort a small band to meet with the serpiente as they approach the Keep. Gather your best people, generals, and assemble them in receiving arounds at the top of the hour. Dismissed.”

I turned and left on knees that did not shake, much to my surprise. I made it all the way to the fourth floor before my insides turned to jelly.

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[lycaran]

Am I Still The Same? (Techno/Polyninja fic)

(This is for Valentine’s Prompts 8/2: First Ship)(This is my first real try at something ship related, I hope it’s decent)(This is really Zane and Jay centric but Polyninja if you squint)(It’s about 9:20 as I’m posting this and asked my cousin to proofread and she hasn’t said yes or no so...have this copypasted from Docs disaster)(And just saying again, I don’t normally write shippy things but I tried my best)

         The ninja were mostly by themselves on the bounty tonight. Nya was out with Skylor, who needed as much help as she could keep an eye on the noodle house after something like this happened, Lloyd was out patrolling since he managed to get out pretty scratch free and “Someone needed to make sure everything was alright”, while Wu was dealing with the bits of conferencing and other such things. While the four had settled themselves in the living room to try and relax and not think about what had gone down just earlier that day.

         The mission went horribly. Maybe he didn’t push himself far enough, maybe something happened and he didn’t care enough. But his teammates, the people he loved and cared about, were hurt. Hurt in a way that he could have stopped. He’s durable, he could have withstood an explosion but he didn’t move fast enough. 

        And the worst damage is that Cole had a gash across his stomach. It almost made him sick. They looked terrible. He bandaged and stitched them up as best he could, ignoring Jay’s pestering over his own knicks and scratches, they didn’t mean anything.

         Part of him said that he should be happy, they’re alive. That no one died. 

         So why did it feel so terrible? It was a question repeating through his mind throughout the whole process of bandaging and stitching the others up. They were alive. So why did he feel like this?

         He got up quickly and excused himself, walking off as calmly as he could. After all, they knew he had a habit of isolating himself on days like these. Though the worried glances each of his boyfriends gave him as he left didn’t escape him while he walked to the bathroom, one place no one bothers anyone even if the said person doesn’t need to use it. Carefully he took the shirt of his gi off and looked over the knicks and indents that had gathered over his torso and arms. Some were older and more worn, others were sharp and jagged. The only thing that said they were newer than a few weeks.

         He starred in the mirror, ey-, no, eyelights flicking over the titanium plating, knicks and scratches and all the damage that existed physically. He couldn’t understand this feeling he got looking at it, nor the reason he felt despair and panic every time he looked back at old memories of the body he father had built him. It hurt to think about it, it hurt to think about all of this. 

        Every single memory felt wrong in this body. His old body couldn’t do things he does now and his new body can’t do some of the things his old one can. Every one of his sense is number, he doesn’t dream anymore when he sleeps, he only shuts down, and every once in a while he gets reminded of just how different he really is. A feeling numbs to much, a virus hits his system, or he just needs an update because he’s glitchy. He never had to do this all in his old body, his old body made him feel normal, human. His old body was Zane. His old body was Zane, the Zane everyone loved and cared about.

         He gripped at his head, leaning against the bathroom wall and sliding down. He wasn’t Zane. The thought raced through his head again and again. Fans whirring and stuttering, the feeling of panic and despair setting back in as he squeezed his eyes shut and tried to calm himself. But the thought, this voice, kept repeating over and over. You aren’t Zane. You’re just a replacement built because no one could deal with the guilt.

You aren’t Zane

You aren’t Zane

You will never be Z-

Then there was a knock on the door.

“Zane?”

         Honestly, Jay’s been worried for weeks since they got back from Chen’s island. Aside from the whole of comforting Lloyd, he’s been worried about Zane. Zane’s been more cut off since they got back, more protective. Like he’s trying to prove something to himself and to everyone. 

        He’s gotten a lot more sensitive about things to. Whenever Kai would snap at him during training to try and rile him up, normal Kai things, he just left. He’s been sleeping away from them too. That’s what really worried Jay. The cold distance Zane seemed to be creating between them all. And suffice to say, he’s had enough of it.

He stared down the bathroom door, knocking on it, “Zane?”

No response.

“Zane, why do you keep doing this? Why do you keep locking yourself in here? Is something wrong?”

Still nothing, he was about ready to get back to the others. Get Kai or Cole to kick it open. Or maybe get some tools t-

Then it opened.

         “Yes, Jay? I’m fine. There isn’t any problem.” He was lying through his teeth. He barely looked composed with a plastered smiled and ruffled hair. Zane was lying to him.

         “Zane...What’s wrong? I know something's not right. I mean, is something up with your systemordoIneedtorepairsomethingIm-”

“Jay.”

         Jay paused, looking at the nindroid, “Hm? What it is?”

         “The problem isn’t mechanical it’s…” He paused, trying to think through every sentence, Every possibility that the next words wouldn’t end with the final proclamation, that they never thought of them as the Zane that used to be, that would end on a good note. “...I...Do you even seem me as the same person who sacrificed himself to the Overlord? And please, be honest to me.”

         There was a pause, a quizzical look crossing over Jay’s face like he had told him something with a clear answer. Maybe he was right and they really di-

“Of Course we do! You’re still our Zane, a little bit shiny and a little more oiling needed, but you’re still Zane!”

         That made him pause, that sure look on Jay’s face, that smile. That certainty. He felt relieved. Jay didn’t think he was someone else. Maybe the others didn’t either. He couldn’t stop himself from hugging Jay close at that. “Thank you, Jay…”

         Jay didn’t think it would mean much. But when Zane hugged him, it really all came together. “Hey…” He hugged back, nuzzling into Zane’s neck, “You know something like this wouldn’t stop us caring. We love you, Zane, I love you, nothing’s gonna stop that.”

         Zane’s breath hitched, fans sputtering for a moment at that. It’d been a while since he heard it, or maybe he just wasn’t listening. But right here, right now, it was finally coming together. They loved him, his team, Lloyd, Wu, Nya. The all cared.

         Jay pulled back first, tugging Zane back towards the others. “Come on, I know Cole and Kai definitely want you around. You’re our boyfriend, our awesome, metal, boyfriend!” He was pulling a bit harder, trying to get the almost stock still Nindroid to follow him back to the rest of their boyfriends.

Then he heard Zane chuckle.

         Honestly, the speed that Jay turned back around he should have gotten whiplash. And Zane was chuckling, smiling and chuckling. He sounded so happy, and then he stopped and smiled at Jay.

         “I’d like to do that,” he said, beginning to walk back to the others with Jay walking ahead. He smiled and let out a small laugh, it was nice to have Zane happy again. See that he wasn’t being so down. Knowing that whenever this might happen again, he knows how to help him.

         By the time they got back to the others, Kai and Cole were in an ‘Injury-Safe’ cuddle pile. Only looking up as the two re-entered the room. “Got room for two more there?” And Jay was almost giddy as the two shifted and smiled as he and Zane got in to join the pile. It’d been a while since they all got together like this. All four of them, cuddled up on the couch while trying to avoid nudging someone’s injuries wrong. It was nice. It was comforting. It was loving. And Zane felt that for the first time since he got back, it really settled in on Zane just how much they loved him.

[parachutingkitten]

The Process of Shattering - A Next Gen Fic

Chapter 1 - The Waltz of the Snowflakes

~1000 words

The story centers around Cicuit, Zane and Pixal's daughter at age 17 and Daniel, Kai and Skylor's Son at age 18 trying to work out their place in life and get through Senior year. One thing: Daniel doesn't know about the whole "ninja" thing.

Ice doesn't break. It shatters. Bursts as tiny fractures break out in all directions. I worry about that sometimes. About shattering one day and letting everything loose. That day feels so close sometimes. So… very close.

“You're makeup looks really nice tonight, Sierra!”

I looked up from my phone and smiled at Jane. No duh, it's programmed. It's literally the exact same as every other night. “Thanks! Yours too! You ready for tonight?”

She shook out her arms nervously. “Opening night is always a little nerve racking!”

“Yeah,” I sighed, glancing back down at my phone, my fingers nervously tapping the side. “Break a leg tonight!”

“You too!” Jane waved, and walked over to the others as my phone buzzed. I quickly answered after seeing my Dad's caller ID.

“Hey guys! Where are you? You forgot to text me! But that's okay. Are you here? It's about to start-”

“Circuit, something came up. We're not going to make it tonight. You know how these things are.” My mom's voice was very tense on the other end of the line.

“Oh… yeah, okay,” I sighed.

“We’ll make it tomorrow night though.” My dad chimed in.

“Yeah, that's fine,” I waved him off. “Do you need me? Is it serious? Is… is everything going to be okay?”

“Everyone should be fine,” He reassured me.

“Okay, just… be careful.”

“Promise. We'll be back before midnight.”

“Break a leg honey!” My Mom's voice was now noticeably rushed.

“Dance your heart out!”

“Will do,” I tried to smile.

“See you tonight.”

“Bye.”

I hung up, and placed the phone down, content with my answer. It wasn't the first opening night they had missed. It wasn't really that big a deal, but it still hurt, in that strange painful way that only meaningless nothings can hurt you and slowly sink your soul.

But, you know how it is. The show must go on and all that. My ballet studio was putting on The Nutcracker, because it was Christmas, so of course they were. I had been given the role of a snowflake. It was fun and graceful and everything else you'd expect the Waltz of the Snowflakes to be. The costumes we had been given that year were a little a-typical. They were more flowing and loose to depict more the wind and flurys than any individual flakes. Which seems counterintuitive to me, but who am I to judge?

The performance went as smoothly as it realistically could have. Once again the group performed their pique turns one 16th count off beat, so I adjusted to match them, but it still frustrated me. Aside from that, our unity aspect seemed higher than average.

Dance is so strange. Everything about it is so human in nature and yet so much of it is broken down in mechanical terms. It's magical. When my processors can work with my body to add precision, and my heart is allowed to add passion into it, everything comes together to make me feel… real. If only for a moment. Like who I am and what I do isn't so strange. That there's a place for me.

But of course, Circuit really isn't the one on stage. Sierra is. Sierra is the straight A dancer with the graceful movements, toned skin, and parents that have a very secretive and time intensive government job. Sierra is my visual cloak’s name because Circuit is a bit strange for everyday use. It doesn't bother me too much. I don't make a real distinction between the two. Circuit is just a little more word specific, and Sierra has to play dumb a little more often.

But Sierra has fun on the stage. Especially tonight. The best part of any show is the end bows. The applause, the lights, the noise, the music. It all comes together to fill you with energy. Although this time I couldn’t help but look out into the darkness of the crowd and think that none of the applause was specifically for me. Not this time anyway.

After the show, everyone goes out into the audience to greet their families. Today I just went out to congratulate my friends on a good show. I tapped Jane on the shoulder. As she turned around, her face lit up and she wrapped an arm around me, her other holding her bouquet of flowers now squished between us.

“Great show tonight!” She squealed.

“You did amazing!” I told her, letting go. “Your arabesque in the center gave me chills tonight!”

“I know! With all the lights and music! And It all came together! Everyone did so well!”

“Hey Sierra!” I heard a familiar voice from behind as a smile spread across my face.

“Daniel!” I turned around to see him making his way across the crowded aisles. Daniel always made me smile. I'd known him for practically my whole life. He had deep red hair the sat in long bangs cutting in between his dark brown eyes and sticking up a bit in the back. He was one of my only normal friends in a life filled with powers, responsibility, and the ever present threat of danger. And sure, maybe those followed him too but… he didn't know that. Not yet anyway. I moved towards him, briefly embracing him. “What are you doing here?! I thought you were coming tomorrow night!”

“I am,” I shrugged. “But your dad called and asked if I could pick you up after the show. I figured I'd just come and watch it tonight too. Here,” He handed a single pink rose, a little browned at the edges. “I didn't have time to pick up flowers, but I found this on the floor, and I figured I'd treat you to some all you can eat leftovers at my place?”

“Why thank you!” I curtsied and chuckled, accepting the flower.

“Also… maybe you could help me with the calculus review?”

“You haven't finished the review? The test's tomorrow!” I playfully hit him in the shoulder.

“That's why I need your help!” he laughed.

“it's senior year. You really need to get your act together.”

“I know, aren't I such a lovable scamp who totally deserves your help?” he looked at me with cartoonishly pleading eyes.

“Of course,” I smiled. “Leftover Mr. Chen's is always worth it.”

“You did really good by the way! I'm not going to pretend I could always tell which blonde snowflake was you from way back here, but I think I had the right one most of the time!” We both laughed, looking out at the stage.

“Thanks. I'm glad you had a good time.”

“Well, I can pull my car around front while you get your stuff, and then we can get out of here. It's pretty packed.”

“Sounds good!” He started to move as an impulse in me stopped him. “Hey, thanks again for coming. It really means a lot.”

He turned back, a concerned smile on his face. “Well, I felt bad about you not having anyone to watch. Your parents are always having to work late and everything, I can't even imagine. It must suck.”

“Yeah…” I sighed.

“Plus, I wasn't even doing anything anyway,” he shrugged. “It's really not that big a deal,” he smiled nervously, shoving his hands into his pockets as we both glanced around the room for an awkward moment. “So, I'll get the car-”

“Yeah.”

[akar0ku]

A Human Holiday

A fic I had written for @algandarsplaguepositive for Christmas. I posted it on the fandom Amino and totally forgot I meant to post it here to. Ah well, everyone can deal with the belated Christmas stuff.

Nogueira couldn’t help but smile to himself in amusement as he listened to the angered mutterings of his younger brother through the door; the door leading to the room Zane often used when he visited the Forest Metropolis. Though he couldn’t make out the exact words, there was little doubt in his mind as to what Zane was angry over this time. No he had foreseen this happening the minute Mikey came to him, a pleadingly sweet look in his one eye as he asked to throw a celebration for this human holiday he had heard so much about from Sir Cairn.

“Brother, are you going to come out anytime soon?” Nogueira asked as he knocked.

“No, I refuse to be apart of such loathsome celebrations!” Zane’s muffled shouting sounded from the other side.

“Well, then may I come in?” Nogueira entered the room without waiting for a reply, knowing Zane wouldn’t have refused anyway. He was greeted with the sight of his brothers back, standing ridged and ready to defy any attempts Nogueira might try to convince him to join the party.

“So…” The elder started, trying to contain the humor he found in the childish display. “tell me, what has you so upset?”

“Don’t patronize me.” Zane huffed, turning around with his arms loosely crossed over his chest. “You know exactly what I’m upset about.”

“I understand the situation is rather…dubious. But I assure you the holiday doesn’t hold the same meaning today as it did centuries prior.”

“Brother…” the angry look on Zane’s face shifts to one of unamused disappointment. “You can put a fur coat on a crocogator and call it a cat but that doesn’t ultimately change what it is.”

“True.” Nogueira nodded slowly. “But I think Mikey suggested it with the best intentions.”

“What form of good intent could possibly come from celebrating a holiday based on the enslavement of our people?!”

“Brother.”

“Just thinking about being made to work in a sweatshop, producing luxury items for those humans…ugh!”

“Brother…”

“Of course that naive child would suggest such a repulsive idea, that human loving half…”

“Zane!”

Zane flinched at the warning tone his brother used, eyes going wide and wings pulling back in an instinctual escape response. It didn’t take long for him to relax back into a sulk though, looking almost like a child being scolded for saying something they shouldn’t.

“I understand your feelings toward the situation. I’m not comfortable with it ether.” Nogueira started, trying to offer a reassuring smile as he continued. “But the interpretation of the holiday seems to change with every shift between the twin dragons, and Mikey is very much enchanted by this current one. A holiday about peace and giving. Where elves work in willing unison with a human to bring joy…At least this is what Mikey is trying so hard to convey.”

Zane looked unconvinced, blinking slowly as he spoke. “You really must drill some sense into that boys head.”

“I tried,” Nogueira sighed, shaking his head as if remembering a particularly tiring event. “But then Cairn got involved and well…you know how he is.”

“I might have figured Cairn was the real culprit.” Zane scoffed while rolling his eyes. He moved away from Nogueira, walking over to the window and looking out over the eternally autumn forest outside.

“To be fair, I don’t think he realizes the connotation the holiday historically had.” Nogueira tries to defend their friend. The lack of a reply from Zane signals that the younger light elf is finished with the conversation, steadfast in his refusal to humor the festivities downstairs. He doesn’t want to give up on his stubborn brother just yet though. He spies something green out of the corner of his eye, thrown carelessly onto the bed that occupies the far corner of the room. An amused smile works his way back onto his face.

“Cairn did give you a rather er…nice sweater.”

Zane looks away from the window and toward the obnoxiously green pile of fabric. His nose wrinkles with disgust as he once again takes in the corny designs of knitted ornaments and the phrase “He’s and angry elf” across the front.

“It mocks me and I hate it.”

“You should wear it, at least for today. You might hurt Carin’s feelings if you don’t.” Nogueira teased, hoping to get Zane in a slightly better mood that will make him easier to sway.

Zane turns again; this time to face his older brother, and briefly looks him up and down.

“And yet you haven’t put yours on yet?” He points out, referencing the red one Cairn had gotten Nogueira, decorated with the same cheesy ornaments but lacking the pejorative text.

“Well of course not, it’s absolutely garish.” Nogueira jokes, pleased when he sees a momentary smile pulling up at Zane’s lips. “Please brother, won’t you at least suffer through this event with me?” And just like that the smile is gone and Zane is looking back out the window with a resolute “Humph.”

Nogueira wasn’t deterred however. The crack had already been made in his younger brothers resolve and he only needed to chip away a bit more. He quietly sauntered up behind Zane, waiting a moment to see if the other had noticed his approach before pressing a finger into the sensitive area along the side of Zane’s ribs.

The reaction was immediate, with Zane throwing his arms down to protect his vulnerable sides and wings vibrating with irritation. He turned to throw and indignant glare at Nogueira but the dark elf leader wasn’t fazed as he reached around and pinches at Zane’s other side.

“Stop that at once!” Zane demanded, but is helpless as Nogueira picks out all of his ticklish spots. “This is unbecoming.” It takes little time to reduce Zane to a fit of barely contained laughter and giggles. A sound Nogueira hasn’t heard in quite a while and makes him immediately nostalgic of their younger days, so many decades ago.

When Nogueira finally ends his assault, Zane is gasping for breath and clutching at his sides, eyes watery from the strain of trying to stifle his laughter. He seems much more relaxed now though with a faint smile on his face. Nogueira asks him once again to join him with the rest of the group, this time receiving a resigned sigh and an eye roll.

“Very well, but only to keep you company. I refuse to participate in any traditions and if Cairn so much as even thinks about trying to…”

“It’s fine.” Nogueira interrupts with a chuckle, following Zane as he moves past him toward the door. “Luckily he and Gawain will be leaving soon, they said they needed to be home with their families for the proper holiday in a few days.”

“You mean today isn’t even the day?” Zane said in exasperation, stopping to glance at his older brother and allowing him to take the lead as they left the room. “Why even are we having this party? Dark elves will find any excuse to celebrate won’t they?”

“Must be a trait from their human ancestry. It makes living here interesting at least.” Nogueira smiles when he hears the indignant sound Zane makes.

“I suppose there are WORSE things they could inherit…Though this bold support of slavery definitely takes the cake.”

“Zane!” Nogueira snorts, shaking his head.

[fishybehavior]

Ok this used to be my au list, but since its super out of date I’m going to add some stuff and make this my opening card!

Hi I’m Evan/Fishy, and this is my silly lil ninjago blog. It’s also my main blog so while its mostly Ninjago there are an abundace of other posts here! I like doodling and writing and having fun and making silly stories and creating angst >:]

blorbos are Kai and Jay (skrunkly guys)

some tags you may want to know.

for my fics: #my fics , #my writing

my art tags: #doodle ,  #doodles , #my art

I do sometimes talk about personal problems so if you don’t want to see those block my #rant , #rant in tags , #tw rant , and #oversharing tags . Plz block these if you dont want to see them I will not be offended :)

under the read more i will have a list of some of my au’s, the list is not complete sorry about that.

AU list

:readmore:

AU’s with a ! next to them have nothing written for them, but I’m always down to talk about any of these.

Evil Siblings AU: Kai and Nya are raised by Krux and are trying to take over Ninjago

White Coats: Jay and Kai get kidnapped by doctors and get experimented on

Killer Kai: Kai is a serial killer and is a jerk about it

Elementals AU: The ninja’s powers are sentient beings that try to help them, but no one can see them.

! Here We Are in The Future: The main 4 (or 5) somehow go to the future and see how their lives are like 

Acronix’s Redemption: Acronix is good boi, and he knew all the ninja’s parents. Angst ensues

Kiddos: Ninjas are children, and Nya doesn’t like being the big sister. AKA reliving childhood drama

Carità del Destino: Cole works in his family restaurant, but he cant cook. He’s forced takes a cooking class and makes some friends/enemies?

! Law&Order: Kai is being framed for a crime, and the only one who believes him is his defense lawyer (or police profiler idk) Zane.

How he Got his Soul: (completed au) Basically Zane reveals exactly how he got his powers.

! Marching band au (working title): The boys plays in da band, and its chaotic.

Fishy AU: A dark presence has fallen over the ocean. There is something hunting a great power that can only be controlled by the power that's held in the descendants of the ancient sea witches.

The Prince and the Gecko: Evil Twink Jay, and Zane kisses a gecko. After being offered a deal, Zane falls into a new world of magic and curses, as he tries to break the curse of a talking gecko.

Whoops all avatars: There's been a mess up, now the avatar is one of three firebenders (Kai, Lloyd, or Jay). Who is it, and can they handle it? 

! Green means love: The power of the green ninja is the love the core four have for each other. FLUFF

! Lightning potato/g force Jay: Jay is a guinea pig. (with @anxiousworm)

Thceif [Thief au]: Jay is a criminal thief called BLACKOUT

Pack sticks together: The ninja’s are onis and refugees in Ninjago, trying to survive, and also messing around with human technology

Little bro Kai: Kai is Nya’s little brother, :P

Guitar Jay: Jay is a magically guitar that turns into a person. made with @lennon-cuddlywump (Techno au) 

SOG Kai: After getting lost in the time vortex Kai ends up with the SOG several years younger and with no memory.

Robot ninja’s: Instead of people, the ninjas are robots built to host the awesome powers of the elemental masters

Celestial au: The ninja’s are celestial incarnation of their powers

Non Bender au: LoK au, where all the ninja’s are in the world of avatar, but none of them are benders. 

Assassins au: the ninjas are assassins with Lloyd being their boss

Oni Soul au: Basically Lloyd finds the part of his soul that was split from him at birth.

Horizion Zero Dawn au: Kai accidentally gets a focus implanted into his brain and now must help a scrappy team save the world

Cats au: Warrior cats au. They do have powers, its pretty fun/wild

littol ninja’s au: The ninjas are each about 4-5 inches tall and act about 4-6 years old. They are being watched over by a kind person who finds them until they can figure out what is happeneing.

Racer Kai: Kai is a professional racer who is dating his mechanic Jay. Race fast and win

Storm Twins: Movie au, where Jay and Morro are twins. Morro is on the secret ninja force but Jay is not and he doesn’t know either.

elemental masters: Basically a reimagining of ninjago. Changed the magic system too (no tag yet for this au)

hybrid au: Hybrid people are being eperimented on, and Kai, a caretaker, has had enough and breaks out four hybrids, Cole, Jay, Zane, and Lloyd

bizzarro adoption: The bizzarro get adopted by Sensei Garmadon, and work on healing their unhealthy relationships to each other.

To be continued. . .

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@pack-sticks-together : the ninja oni au

@whos-the-avatar : avatar au