#i had no clue this guy was in ninjago

[probablyaseamonster]

Remembered that the Clutch Powers movie exists. Going a little bit insane atm

[cookii-moon]

United more like uhhhh

Ninjago united teasers are out I guess.

Honestly not many thoughts. We weren't really shown much... glad that next gen doesn't seem to be a thing (or at the very least if it is, it's probably in an alternate universe). Speaking of, does that confirm that there's more than 16 realms in Ninjago, or is the merging going to be like, all 16 realms merging?

Because if so then LEGO owes me royalties for that one post apocalyptic Ninjago roleplay I did with a small group of friends where all the realms crashed into eachother and the characters were trying to live in it that I came up with like a year or two ago and never finished. (Just to clarify that's a joke- the royalty part not the roleplay part that was actually something I did)

And if that's true then that's my second big, completely unintentional prediction. Will I elaborate on that? No. So feel free to guess what it was.

Yeah uh here's hoping they don't screw anything up. And by that I mean how are they going to handle Lloyrumi. And... probably other ships. And yknow, ally characters too. But mostly Lloyrumi.

I'm willing to bet Harumi will just have run off to somewhere and Lloyd just. Isn't really surprised. She pulled a Rayla except in this case they aren't in a relationship and Lloyd is just "yeah that hurts but i don't know what I was expecting."

Because if she was there, you'd need a good reason for why the Ninja aren't constantly upset and glaring at her. Oh, and why she isn't in prison. And why she's there, because even if Lloyd was lovesick, I don't think anybody else would approve of her being anywhere in proximity to him. And that... isn't considering the fanbase. Because I think we all know what happens when you bring Harumi back into the mix.

Anyway, bye.

[mouwrites]

hii- love ur writing btw- I was wondering if you could do a Ninjago headcanon, but the reader is touch-starved or something like that? Thanks <3

Aaa thank you for your kind words!! And here you go :D

Ninjago - Ninjas with a Touch-Starved Partner

Kai

He’s pretty comfortable with physical affection, so he’s more than happy to give you some

He might not initiate it as often as you do, but he’ll never push you away

If anything he’ll take the hint and take the lead

Like, if you’re watching a movie together and you reach for his hand sheepishly, he yanks you by the arm onto his chest so you guys can cuddle

He’s very warm, both figuratively and literally

Sometimes he does tease you about it though

“What? Why are you grabbing at me?”

“You know why.”

“Aww, are you feeling clingy? My clingy little love?”

“Shut up before I change my mind-”

He will indeed shut up quite promptly if you pull that last line out on him

(He’s secretly a little touch-starved too)

Cole

Honestly he barely even notices you being touch-starved

He just naturally gives you a lot of affection, and complies mindlessly when you seek it

He’s happy you guys are close; he doesn’t really think about it beyond that

He’s cool with whatever affection you need, all you have to do is give him a hint

Touch his pinky, he’ll hold your hand. Scoot closer on the couch, he’ll put his arm around your shoulder. It’s just natural for him

So this is great if you’re trying to be discreet about being touch-starved

But if you tell him (and you will have to verbalize it if you want him to know), he’ll be more conscious about his efforts to give you love :)

He’ll just be more deliberate about holding your hand or sitting thigh-to-thigh on benches

He loves you a lot, and he needs to let you know!

But he’s also conscious about boundaries; he’ll send you permission-seeking glances before he gets cozied up with you

Or he’ll just ask

“Is this okay?”

“Yeah. This is great.”

“Good. Love you.”

Jay

You’re touch starved? Great! He’s clingier than velcro

Honestly I don’t even think he’d clue in to the fact that you’re touched starved

He’s just glad that you take well to his incessant advances

Most of the time, anyway

He’s literally always touching you: holding hands, a head on your shoulder, your feet in his lap, his feet in yours—he’ll do anything to keep contact with you

Cuddling is his favorite though

He might not even be aware of how clingy he’s being; you do kind of enable him

Not that that’s a bad thing! Both your needs are being met :]

But you ever get uncomfy or awkward, he might not notice, so you’ll have to tell him if you want to stop

He’ll be sad, but he’ll respect your boundaries

“Hey Jay, can we, uh, not cuddle for a minute?”

“Hm? Why? I mean—yes, yeah, of course. …. I love you..?”

“Yeah. Same here. Thank you.”

Zane

He’s not really one for physical affection

But if he knows you’re touch starved, of course he’s going to enrich you!

It’ll be an experiment for both of you: just finding out what feels right

Cuddling, holding hands, just sitting thigh-to-thigh…

When you do find something you both like, Zane makes an effort to do it more often

Though physical affection isn’t his main love language, when it’s with you, it does actually warm his heart a little

Maybe it’s the fact that he’s helping you out, maybe it’s the warm feeling of your skin… whatever it is, he slowly finds himself liking it more and more

So he’ll initiate more often, much to your benefit

Communication is key with you guys

He asks often to make sure you’re not uncomfortable, and you always make sure to return the favor:

“Is this still alright?”

“Yeah. Are you still okay?”

“Yes, I’m still very much enjoying this.”

Lloyd

What do you get when you cross two touch starved people?

Koala bears. That’s what you guys are

Lloyd had a rough “childhood,” so of course he craves affection

At first, it took a minute for you guys to realize the other’s needs

But once you figured out that you craved affection equally, you plunged into the depths of fluff

Cuddles. So many cuddles.

You guys always sit with your shoulders touching and fingers entwined

Even when you’re trying to be serious, you’re close (like, if Lloyd is looking over a map, you’re behind him, looking at the map with your chin on his shoulder)

It’s quite deliberate; you do it as much for each other as for yourselves

Sometimes you have to restrain yourselves for the sake of others, though

“Okay, time to get serious.”

“Right.”

“…That means you should probably let go of my hand.”

“…Right.”

Nya

Though she’s always happy to help you, sometimes physical affection can get a bit much for her

She doesn’t mind holding hands, or having your head on her shoulder, or even cuddling

But sometimes she just needs some space

I suppose this is fortunate if you’re a little awkward about affection, but otherwise you’ll have to consider her as well when you seek attention

She tries to be polite about it, at least giving you a pinky to hold or something

But sometimes she’s just not in the mood at all, and you’re gonna have to respect that

But when she is in the mood (which is most of the time), she’s rather aggressive with her affection

(I think it’s called affectionate aggression?)

Like, she’ll nuzzle you so hard you say “ow” or squeeze your hand like she’s trying to break your fingers

She reasons that, the harder she shows affection, the more it’s worth

So expect to get some marks when you go seeking affection…

“Oh, want me to hold your hand?”

“Yes, but—ow!”

“Teehee! Do you feel the love?”

Thank you for this request, I hope this turned out okay! And thanks for reading, take care cutie pies!! <33

(divider by saradika)

[sprinklenoodles]

I am but a fool. It is 12am and I should have read Chapter 3 of the Fantasy ay sooner cus AAAA! I wish I could draw!!! This was so coooool! For once, the beginning and the clear fondness Byakuya has for Chihiro. How he picked out an outfit for Chihiro and everything. When they're out in the town and Byakuya interacting with that kid. That was adorable. Also, just the showcase of how Byakuya want's to be a good prince, making sure the fire didn't spread when that building got hit with fire. And how he got all worried at the end for Chihiro which distracted him which shows how much he cares! MY HEART!! I have no clue if this is coheirent by the way. Like, gosh! It was such a nice read and was refreshing which is fitting since it's a change from Byakuya being in the castle. Plus, the plot is plotting and that is awsome. OH! And I liked that one part when Byakuya's ears twitched and he could sense something was wrong. I like how it gives a subtle show to his awareness regarding the people of his kindgom and how he can tell when something's afoot. ALso, ice sword cool. We gotta love the ice sword cus he of course has sword training! Even if this wasn't the fantasy au, he just gives that vibe that he's maybe fenced sometiem in his life. AAAALSO!!!!!! Chihiro is precious and wonderful. I would like to draw the outfit Byakuya gave the little guy cus fashion B-] Not sur wht Byakuya was wearing but u can tell! I wanna draw that scene with him and the kid. Also, I like how the kid's name is Jay. Reminded me of Ninjago cus why not. I could just imagine that little elf kid vibrating in excitement btw. It is very apparent I am tired as hell and I'm rambling so bad ahaha! I feel I was going to say more but I lost steam and I am so tired in fact that I don't even think I'm capable fo fixing any of the types I have here which is quite the load. Quite the heavy laod. Like some dirty dishes that I'm ignoring cus booooo! Byut yeah! Good read. Goood time. Byakuya got kidnapped. Good for him. During that fight, my brain brought up a freaking Pitbull song which I will not elaborate on and will instead leave as a vague thing for suspesne and all WOO READING! ALSO I FINISHED THIS AND IT IS NOT 1AM SO WIN!!! GET DUNKED ON, TIME!

This was definitely one of my fav chapters to write so far, so glad you liked it too!

And yeah, Byakuya is fond of Chihiro!! He just has to be in a good mood and suddenly Chihiro is his little buddy.

He also does just care about his kingdom and the people there. He's obviously still an asshole, he really is, but he can also be nice. And he does try to be nice to kiddos, especially when they're a fan of him like little Jay.

Doesn't mean he's nice all of the time though... Like, it was kinda mentioned but Byakuya isn't the nicest to his servants at times... He's still Byakuya after all.

But he does just want to be a good prince. He'll generally be nicer to strangers cuz they're his people and haven't wronged him, especially kiddos.

And Byakuya is just kinda wearing his usual outfit. So, like, light blue dress shirt and pants, with a black vest and black cape. I, uh, have a wee little habit for forgetting mentioning clothing lol.

Also, the kid's name was a Ninjago reference. I will in fact be using those names whenever I just have a random character. Already have another in Chapter 5 lol.

And, ice sword!!! It probably won't be the last time you see something like that, it's a very handy weapon after all. Byakuya also did have some sword training, but not a lot...

But, yeah. Glad you liked the chapter since I had a blast writing it :D

[ac3-76]

Ninjago Headcannons (pt. 3)

warnings: none🦄

Kai has a list of things he hates on his notes app

he also has one of things he loves

Lloyd uses his calander app all the time

He actually made all the ninjas download Howbout so they could have easy access to eachothers schedules

Nya volunteers at the local animal shelters

Cole likes taking naps outside

His favorite spot is a tree near the monastery that has good shade

or on the roof of the monastary

Lloyd loves Deadpool

Zane prefers DC over Marvel, but X-Men over both

Kai doesn't like superhero movies

He'll watch them once with the other Ninjas, but after that he's not watching them

Kai does however love murder mysteries

his favorites are Clue and Murder on Oriental Express(1979 not 2017)

Jay watches all genres, but he has a slight preference towards romcoms

Nya has a stuff animal collection, it's mostly bears

The guys are always afraid of sparring with Nya bc they'll be tired, sore, and bruised and Nya won't even be sweating

All of the ninjas and Master Wu watch Mr Poppers Penguins together on Christmas

Jay's really into photography

the camera he uses most is an Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV, but he has a whole collection of cameras

Nya has the most comfortable bed and the others like to nap in it

Lloyd has a huge hoodie collection, prolly 35 hoodies give or take a few

Cole has a huge sweater collection

Kai has a huge zip up jacket collection

Pixal started crocheting when the ninjas were gone in season 11 as a way to cope, and the hobby just kinda stuck

Kai is a huge bookworm

He cries when he reads Five Feet Apart and when he watches the movie

everytime without fail

There are wax warmers throughout the monestary

The bounties have febreeze wall plugs in them

They grow their own herbs, seasonings, vegetables, and fruits in a garden by the monestary

Zanes favorite animals are giraffes

Lloyd doesn't talk to Misako unless they're physically together

Zane smells really good, he has the best cologne collection out of the ninjas

Nya wears men's deodorant

it works better for her as a ninja

idk if Pixal has to wear deodorant bc she's a nindroid, but if she did she would also wear men's deodorant

Nya re-watches the Twilight Saga every time it gets stormy and rainy

They replace half a cup of flour in desserts with half a cup of protein powder

(ex: cookies call for 2 1/4 cups of flour so they add 1 3/4 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of protein powder)

They started doing it cus they were short on flour once and didn't feel like going to the store

but then the cookies tasted better so now they do for all of their desserts

Zane was a Warrior Cats kid

Kai was a Wings of Fire kid

Nya was a Keeper of the Lost Cities kid

Lloyd was a Magic Treehouse kid

Jay was a Diaries of a Whimpy Kid kid

Cole was a I Survived kid

Zanes favorite form of working out is cardio

Nyas favorite Disney princesses are Tiana and Anastasia

Kai had to watch a lot of Disney princess movies with Nya and he can confidently say his favorite Disney Princesses are Ariel and Tiana

however their favorite Disney movie is Lady and the Tramp

[snazzilystoopid]

Back with another Ninjago little sister AU....

Now it's time for Kai and Nya's turn! Hope you guys enjoy it, especially since its a little longer

Enjoy anyways!! <3

Hua Smith-Jiang

Hua means "flower!"

(For timeline's sake, Nya was 3 years old at the time of Ray and Maya's disappearance, and Kai was 5.)

Hua was only a couple months old when Ray and Maya left

She was a very well-behaved baby, however, something that Kai is still grateful for to this day

Kai had a lot of trouble raising both of his little sisters all alone, both Hua and Nya feel guilty

Before meeting Master Wu, Hua loved playfighting with the wonky swords that Kai would make

After recovering the golden weapons, Wu offered to become her teacher, since her old school was too far away from the monastery

So Hua basically spent the better part of her years in the Ninja's care

She would always hang about with Nya while she was creating her samurai X suit

When Sensei Wu's academy was opened, she became a pupil there

She would always behave in Nya's lessons but never in Kai's, and that would really piss him off

While her siblings and the other ninja were away because of their missions, that was when Hua began to feel really lonely

She would sometimes sit staring at the wall for a whole day because she literally had nothing better to do

Around the time of Possesion (She's like 12 years old at this point) she started to feel jealous of Lloyd because Kai would always treat him as a little brother

So she and Kai constantly got into arguments, Nya having to break them up all the time

She had a much better relationship with Nya

Once Jay and Nya officially became a couple, Hua never left her big sister's side for the next 2 weeks in case Jay stole her away

During the Hands of Time, Hua was kept in the dark about A LOT and it was getting to the point where no one would even tell her what was actually happening

The ultimately led to the worst argument her and Kai had ever had, Kai swearing at her and calling her a bunch of names

She sobbed her heart out afterwards

When her parents returned and Wu had disappeared into the time stream, Hua immediately went to live with Ray and Maya

She started to feel lonely all over again and she was sad because she thought her brother didn't love her anymore :(

Even Lloyd visited once apologising for making her seem invisible, and he felt guilty for the way Hua was feeling

(She forgave him and they became besties ehe)

But on New Year's Eve (a few days before SoG begins) Nya and Kai paid a suprise visit and Hua isntantly jumped into Kai's arms and balled her eyes out

Kai only rolled his eyes and was like "Did you seriously miss me that much?!"

But in all seriousness he did apologise for all the hurtful things he said and then they were a happy family again hehe

Hua was on a solo trip to Ninjago City around the time Garmadon returned, bear in mind she had absolutely no clue what was happening

She was on the street below the Bounty when Garmadon crushed it and she thought Kai had died

The first thing she did was find Nya

They both cried together because they thought their big bro was gone forever and also because Nya had lost her two best friends + her bf

But in the end Kai was ok so they were all happy again <33

I hc that around this time Skylor and Kai officially started dating, though it was on and off

But Hua LOVED Skylor so she didn't mind

Nya, Skylor and Hua went on girl's day outs like every other week

She would stay with her parents for two weeks, then stay the monastery for 7 days, before going home again

Bc she gotta see her big bro and big sis ofcc

Lloyd + Kai + Hua + Nya= the ultimate sibling squad

Hua had never felt more hopeless than when Nya turned into the sea

Her whole family sobbed for days and Kai was hit the hardest

Some days when Kai was just curled up on the corner of the couch silently, Hua would crawl up next to him and hug him, then he'd just start crying his eyes out

So you can imagine how happy these two were when Nya came back in Crystalized

By the end of Crystalized, Hua is 15!

Hua does also make an appearance in Dragons Rising, she's usually found at the crossroads and hung out with Arin and Sora a lot, telling them stories about the ninja

Obviously they don't know that Kai and Nya are her siblings so they never tell the ninja, and at this point they don't actually know her wherabouts.

That is all for Hua's story! Moving on to more facts about her:

Hua was really glad that she wasn't born with an element, because she hated the idea of going on all of the missions her siblings had to go on

Zane and Pixal were basically Hua's second parents after season 8

While she was staying with the ninja, Zane sometimes would give her the answers for homework, and Pixal would take her out at times where Nya couldn't

Even after they made up just before SoG, Kai and Hua were always butting heads

She loves wearing beaded bracelets and bangles on both her wrists

Hua once walked in on Kai and Skylor making out, the poor girl was so flustered she turned around and ran straight into the door 😭

Skylor laughed it off but Kai was so embarrassed

Jay always treaded lightly around Hua, since she wasn't really keen on Nya having a bf

She thought Nya would forget about her, even though her big sis tries to convince her that she'd never ever do that

Since Ray and Maya basically weren't a part of her life at all before Hands of Time, Hua sat them both down and brought together all her favourite things like bracelets, photos, etc, and she told them essentially everything there was to know about her

Somehow is probably the best Prime Empire player in all of Ninjago, both Jay and Kai are pissed about it

That is all! Zane is probably going to be next!! ^^

When she was younger (seasons 1-4) she'd dress up in the ninja's old gis for fun

Since her hair was quite long, she used to let the ninja style it for her for fun. Cole once created this beautiful twin-braided hairstyle and now Hua wears it like that all the time.

[dragonform]

Dragons Rising Season 2 Pt1 overall thoughts!

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS DO NOT CLICK UNLESS YOU'VE WATCHED THE WHOLE THING

In no particular order:

Wow, this season was the heaviest one yet. I'd been a bit disappointed by how Season 1 seemed a bit light on the life lessons that I found so compelling in Ninjago. Well, DR2 delivered in spades, from the theme of secrets, to the issues of mental health. Never should've doubted Ninjago writers!

WHY LEAVE SO MANY UNRESOLVED THREADS THOUGH. Not even clues for fans to speculate on?!?

Like what happened in Cole's journey to follow Master Wu?

What really is that glowing orb sprite thingy? Because it showed up in the Monastary of Spinjitzu to close the portal gate, right? How was it doing that before they'd even traveled to Mysterium? Have I misunderstood something? (Granted, I had to do chores here and there so I really might've missed something... need a rewatch)

Where did Cinder even come from? How did Ras recruit him? What's his story?

What really is Arin's object spinjitzu power?

Of course I'm sure all of this will be resolved/revealed eventually, but it seems a lot to conclude in the next 10 episodes. Oh wait, they've said they have enough material for a few more seasons right? Well, sure looks like enough for at least a third season.

I think the ones who are gonna have a falling out are Arin and Sora. It's gonna be revealed, maybe at some critical point, that he didn't actually do object spinjitzu to get them the win, and it's gonna destroy his self confidence as well as his trust in Sora.

They're gonna get all of the Forbidden Five out eventually, possibly by shoving more ninja through the gate. Which is fine, because the ninja will just meet up and come back through the Power of Friendship!

SO CURIOUS to find out what the elemental powers of the Forbidden Five are.

I was a little disappointed by the lack of Euphrasia though. I thought for sure she'd have a more major role this season, but she still remained a side character for most of it. Oh well, patience!

BONZLE. I did NOT expect her story to go this way. Still trying to wrap my brain around a sentient spell, but hey. It's Ninjago.

Love her so much though she's so precious.

Speaking of precious, ZANE. That's it. That's the whole thought.

No, I AM going to expand on that. Look at how he had such a vast knowledge of the Administration's rules and regulations. Look at how he stalled them with it. Look at the pride he had in helping them raise their efficiency by NINE PERCENT. IT COULD'VE BEEN TEN YOU GUYS. IF HE HADN'T GOTTEN RESCUED.

MR FROHICKY. I need that Frohicky plushie like YESTERDAY.

Also PUPPY COLE PLUSH WHEN

COLE. He's still protecting and trying to comfort everyone. What an amazing fight he put on at the monastary, almost a one-man army against the Adminstration's mechs, with Gandalaria's support. I bet his failure to protect Zane would have devastated him if Zane had been deactivated permanently. Fortunately Gandalaria knows more about nindroids than she should...

GANDALARIA! Endlessly positive and chirpy and disorganised. Like a more established Fungus. Wish I could be her. Loved seeing her dynamic with Cole being her straight man (hush, yes I know.)

So happy to see Kai get his focus for a change. Love Lloyd but he gets the focus like... every season. Kai needs the love. He's really cool this season.

Nya gets the least focus :( I miss her

WHY are all the ninjas' powers only as powerful as the plot calls for it :/ Zane's frozen way more than just a runaway mech back in the day!

I still think Ras looks too cuddly to be taken seriously as an antagonist. I mean would you not hug a Ras plushie? Look at those eyes. Look at that nose.

Is Ras's master a Source Dragon or the Overlord? OR BOTH?

Love Rontu, but she is such an archetypal (?) Nurturing Mentor to Egalt's Grumpy Old Master

Egalt has dragon cancer :( he looks way cooler in the show than he looked in the promotional materials and the set

I haven't talked about Jay, have I? JAY. Oh how my heart skipped a beat when he showed up pointing that gun/taser at Bonzle. I literally said out loud "OH NO OH NO OH NO".

I think that was the single most terrifying part of the whole season for me. I don't even know why it was so visceral. I think I was worried that his entire peronality had changed, though I don't know why I thought that, since in Pt1 he was literally playing video games instead of working.

So I was actually relieved to hear that he felt he didn't really belong in the Administration. Pre-merge Jay probably couldn't even fill out a single form properly. He probably had Nya or Zane or Cole do all the paperwork for him.

He clearly wasn't suprised that he had control over lightning. Why did nobody know about it? He's the kinda guy who'd use his powers for entertainment if he didn't have a good reason to hide them.

He didn't recognise his own ninja outfit D:

Lastly, the Finders - I'm also a little troubled by how Cole seems to put them ahead of his ninja family, but then again. He knows the ninja are all very capable warriors who can take care of themselves. On the other hand, for who knows how long, he had felt responsible for protecting his little newfound family. It makes sense that he would continue priotising them even after finding his old family.

In conclusion, Cole is such a dad :D

And to wrap it up, NEED PT 2 NOW 6 MONTHS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT NETFLIX /shakes fist

Sorry that was so long and rambling! Fun though.

I had wanted to do a blow by blow reaction post of every episode, but I can't seem to get clear photos from my device without major reflection issues. Still trying though!

[wildglitch]

Ninjago HeadCanon

So we all know how Kai is like a year older then Nia right? Well I personally like the idea the he is maybe 4-5 years older than her.

Have it be that his parents left when he was like 5 or 6 right? Ok...Now imagin poor little abandon 5 year old Kai just sitting out on the porch of his house with a baby Nia bundeld in his arms just waiting and hoping to god that his mom and dad will comeback like-

"Dont worry Nia, everythings gonna be ok. Mama and Papa will be back any minute now and soon you be able to eat. But in the meantime, your big brother here!"

And they just never return-

I think Kai stole. Kai 100% stole shit from people. He stole food, he stole medicine, he stole a red dress from some hanging landrey for Nia and she never knew. Kai was either taught by a group of criminal how to steal cause they took pity on the poor boy, or he fucked around and found out. There no inbettewn. He was like a Little Aladdin minus the monkey.

I also think Kai or dropped out of school or just never whent so he could focuse on raising Nia.

He would probably be forced to leave Nia alone, or leave her with the neihbors while he "went to school in another village" as he told them. Which really meant working a lot of odd jobs and stealing. Later on when he got older, he probably did a couple of crimes to earn money. Everyone thought he was a Darkly student and the cops even sent him there a few time, be never botherd correcting them.

Kai didnt really care much about his own education and health, but Nia? You better belive he did everything he could to make sure she had the best shot at a good future. He would steal books and tools so his sister could study and "grow up super smart!". Though, since he didnt really now much, he didnt really give her stuff that was really her level

7 year old Kai gave a 2 year old advance robotics book and thus, genieuse machanic Nia was born!

When Nia was 6 and old enough to go to school Kai cried tears of joy she actually got to go. This is also around the time that things got a bit easier cause he got a part time-job and started up his dads blacksmith. He was really bad at it but the money was coming in.

Kai fought tooth and fucking nail to hide all of the struggle from Nia to the point that she has no clue they had it so bad. Her conscious came online when she entered school so anything that was really bad she dosent remember.

She hasent conected the dots about the fact that she was a baby when she was abandon, and that her 5 year old brother raised her.

By the time they are with the Ninja, the others only sort of understand the fact that they were abondond. Except for Lloyd.

Only Abondond, runaway, took care of himself, Lloyd clocked what Kai went through and all of a sudden, "the guy that bullied me a bit and also saved me" becomes, "the guy who was just like me once" and he sort of just..."our big brother"

We dont talk enough about the fact that Kai be it this headcanon or in canon, was abondond as a child, and had to just deal with.

[randomzstuffzlolz]

I'm gonna put ninjago characters in camp half-blood cabins because I can!

Kai is in the Hephaestus cabin obviously, because fire and also blacksmithing its just perfect

I personally don't think Jay would be a child of Zeus, idk it just doesn't feel right. But I searched it up and there are some minor goddess of lightning and thunder so that works, it also makes more sense because Jay got his powers from his mom

Nya would probably be in Posidon cabin idk guys

I once saw someone say that Cole would be in the Demeter cabin which I disagree with because Cole never really had any power over plants. I actually think Hades would work better because Hades has some control over the ground and Cole turned into a ghost so he probably has some dead ghosty stuff idk

I literally don't know for Zane, he's a robot so I guess he doesn't need one

For Lloyd I also don't know, I think it would be cool if he was a demigod child of someone of chaos or destruction or something cuz of Garmy but I still have no clue

[hammysamhah]

i think you guys need to see the most important picture i’ve ever drawn for ninjago

(i am so sorry for the awful quality i genuinely have no clue wtf happened😭)

based off of this scene in s6 it’s just the way they were lined up reminded me of the mlp scene and i just HAD TO.

[strwbrry-skies]

rushed here bc i saw u did angst AND ninjago so like you are my saviour lol

can you do lloyd x male reader (romantic preferable but if you’d rather do platonic w/ lloyd that is alright :)) with the reader who takes like a big hit for lloyd from an attack which wouldve killed lloyd but since reader took it,,,,,, yeahhhhhh

have a good day / night :)

☆ANGST! LLOYD X MALE! READER☆

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"sharing all your secrets with each other,

since you were kids.

sleeping soundly with the locket that (s)he gave you,

clutched in your fist."

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summary: you and lloyd were on a mission together, thinking you guys could handle it, just the two of you. but it seems you two needed back up. while lloyd was trying to fight for himself, you saw a stone warrior pointing its crossbow right at him. you had to protect him. so, you took the hit.

pronouns: lloyd he/him, reader he/him.

trope(?): angst, childhood best friends to lovers, dying in your loved ones embrace.

warnings/head's up: no capital letters, lloyd calling you pet names(minty, sweetie, sweetheart), reader is also a child in a teenager's body, the reader can summon portals, major character death, violence, a very long flashback

author's notes: !!! i feel very flattered, anon! also i'm so sorry for making him call reader really corny per names,, but like. he kind of would lol… sorry for taking so long! writing action is pretty hard for me,, thank you for your request!

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"hey, minty? it's getting pretty late. we should go back." lloyd said as he put a hand on your shoulder. "yeah, this was a pretty slow day. come on! let's go!" you said as you took his hand and started to make your way to the monastery. after a few minutes of walking and a few random conversations, rain clouds started to form.

"huh, rain clouds are starting to form too.. let's go faster! don't want anyone to be worried!" lloyd stated as he gently squeezed your hand. now walking faster, you guys started to manifest to be at the monastery before the rain started. during your way, you both heard noises from behind some trees. you and lloyd looked at each other with a worried expression, and you both went into a battle stance. "what do you think those sounds are from?" you whispered into your lover's ear, "i have no clue.. just be ready." lloyd whispered back. you guys looked all around, seeing that nothing will probably come out, you guys calmed down. "huh, maybe it was just a-" you said as lloyd's voice cut you off, "[reader]! behind you!" you whipped your head to see a stone warrior behind you, swinging its sword. you quickly duck right before it hits you, and you hit its legs with yours, causing it to fall down. "lloyd! look!" you said pointing towards the group of stone warriors on their way to get the both of you. "i don't think we can do this alone! let's go home!" you explained towards your lover, but, because he is a child in a teen's body, he replied "no! we can do this! i believe.. no! i know we can!" he said as he started shooting green energy towards the stone warriors. "lloyd, you know that won't work! let's go home." you started to sound a bit annoyed at his ignorance, but lloyd still wouldn't listen.

the stone warriors are starting to attack the two of you, because you didn't want to leave lloyd alone, you fought back. raindrops started to fall and you could hear some thunder. you could make a portal to a void but that could take all of your energy. but you don't want lloyd to die, right? so you tried to make a portal, it wasn't too big but it's just enough for the stone warriors to fit in it. you felt weak in yours knees and you felt like you could pass out in a few seconds. "[reader]!" lloyd exclaimed as looked at you in fear. "lloyd… just.. just lure them in..!" you said as you breathe heavily. and lloyd quickly obliged. he pushed and pushed the stone warriors in the portal, until they were all gone.

that's what you both thought.

"heh.. hah! we did it, dear!" lloyd said as he hugged you tightly, his warm embrace, his voice, it makes you melt. "yeah but, don't be so.. sure next time! like, we couldn't have done that if.. i dunno! just, be careful next time." you said as you hugged him back, snuggling into the crook of his neck. after a while, you guys eventually let go."come on, love. let's go home." you said as you took his hand and cupped his cheek, which he leaned in your touch. it was cold in the rain. as you left your focus on lloyd to look at your surroundings, you saw a stone warrior.

it seemed to point their crossbow at lloyd and it was about to pull the trigger. your eyes widened and your warm expression is replaced with a shocked and worried one. "lloyd! watch out!" without thinking, you went in front of the stone warrior.

and you took the shot.

before you could even react, lloyd quickly pushed the stone warrior into the portal behind it. you looked down and saw you were shot in the stomach. and then you could actually feel the pain. you grunted and fell to your knees, then on all fours, then just, laying on the mud. "no.. no, no, no, no, no!" lloyd shouted as he went straight to your body. he held your head on his hand and he held your hand with the other, squeezing it. he put your hand on his face and tears started to form, "you can't..! you.. can't leave me too… please.. we still have time to go to the monastery! please stay with me!" he said as he leaned into your touch. "i… i don't think.. we have that much time... love." you said as you closed your eyes, tears falling down your face. seeing this makes his heart break, but seeing your warm smile still on your face as you gently hold his cheek makes his heart break into more pieces than before. "no! you can't leave me! i-" "do you remember.. the locket… you gave me..?" you cut him off with your weak voice as you look at him with loving eyes. lloyd squeezes your hand even tightly, waterfalls of his tears falling down his face. he nodded weakly as he sobbed heavily remembering the first time he met you.

it was a normal day for lloyd, he sneaked out to go to the comic store, doomsday comix. when he opened the door, he saw you in front of his face. you guys were pretty close to each other, you wanting to push the door while lloyd pulled the door first. "oh, uhm.. sorry." you said as a bright red blush creeped on your face, "no, no. it's okay!" he said while he saw the comic you had in your hand. "is that the new starfarer comic?! is.. it already sold out..?" lloyd gasped as he went in the comic store. "uh.. yeah, this is the new one. and i think it is sold out? i actually got this for free. i won a competition on fifth place, and they gave me a free comic coupon. i didn't really have any interest in the comics here.." you said as you started to ponder a bit. "you know what? here." you said as you give the comic book to him. lloyd looked at you with stars in his eyes and he took the comic book. "wow! my name's lloyd by the way! thank you so much!" he said as he hugged the comic tightly. "hi, lloyd! i'm [reader]! wanna be friends?" you chuckled lightly. and of course, he said yes.

after two months of being best friends, lloyd gave you a heart locket. inside, it has a picture of you and him having a fun time. one night, you went to doomsday comix to give lloyd a present in return. but instead you got into a pretty big mess involving the grundal, some.. tea making you older. it was an interesting night, but i guess you have to sacrifice some stuff to save the city. ever since then, you and lloyd had some.. connections. and after a few months, you guys came together. being "the cutest boyfriends ever" according to nya. and here you are now, bleeding in his arms.

"lloyd.." you called his name softly, "yes, sweetheart?" he replied as he calmed down from his sobs. "i'm really happy to be here with you.. thank you." you started to lose your breath, your vision started to blur. lloyd stroked your hair as he looked at you dearly with tears in his eyes, "thank you too, [reader]. i'm happy you came into my life.. goodnight, minty." you closed your eyes as the rain stopped.

"i love you.."

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[marsbotz]

Saw your tag saying FSM haters come fight you. Here I am! Frankly I'm not so much of a hater as I am just of the opinion "wow this guy sure Started All This Shit" but I'm absolutely willing to hear your view of the matter if you're willing to share! Love some Friendly Fandom Discourse (it's healthy tbh) come at me bro 👊 👊 👊

HI LOL.... my personal opinion is that the FSM gets a lot of hate for similar reasons to wu (which i also think are unjustified but that's a different post). like you said he gets a lot of the blame put on him for starting everything that's to come in the show, but i don't really feel like he intended to do any harm.

the FSM was born into a war. when he was still a very young child, he was forced to choose one side of himself, of his family, and destroy the other. and so he ran away. but this world he runs to is chaotic and dangerous. and so again, he is forced to fight for the right to live in peace along with the inhabitants of this world.

but even in this new world, he wasn't safe: the oni followed him, determined to bring him back to fight for them. and after them, the overlord. his whole life, especially when he was younger, he had been fighting, or running from forces that aimed to destroy him.

i believe the FSM was incredibly paranoid throughout his life, worrying that at any moment everything would be ripped away from him. this can be seen in how secretive he was, how much of his history is hidden away. the mech used to win the war against the overlord was sealed away where it could never be found. he granted elemental powers to select people to help keep him safe. even in his death, he hid away, in a place that even wu could not find.

this paranoia carries on through his sons. he taught them both to fight, to protect themselves, when they were also very young. one of the earliest moments we see of them is them fighting with swords! and though he loves them, they are not immune to his secrecy, or his fears. when they steal the scrolls and enter the serpentine territory, he never fully trusts them again. when garmadon gets bitten and starts to turn to evil, he's desperate to cure him. and i don't fully believe that the FSM intended to make garmadon feel broken or "wrong"... just that his fear has so consumed him at this point that he can't see the damage he's doing to his children.

it's also worth noting that despite garmadon's corruption, the FSM never truly hated him. he was left to protect the golden weapons alongside wu, he recieved the same protective enchanted gi, and was left the same clues to find him after his death. it's just that garmadon was unable to see this through the corruption (which is another post).

perhaps all he did was to protect his sons. that seems to be how wu sees it, at least. because wu repeats this same behaviour with the ninja, even if unintentionally. he brings these kids into a war because that happened to him, and his father before him. maybe he doesn't even realise it's wrong. he hides things from them not only because because he's ashamed of his past (again, another post lol), but because his father always hid things from him. it protects wu, but it also protects the ninja.

i don't believe the FSM was a flawless person. hes one of many grey characters in ninjago, and to boil down everything he did to "good" or "bad" is a disservice. maybe you see him as someone who only ever ran from problems instead of truly solving them, maybe you see him as a cruel and neglectful father. and maybe those are both true. but he's also someone who always tried to fight for peace, for himself and everyone in ninjago, and someone who truly loved his sons, despite the damage he did to them both.

so that's who i think the FSM was. an immortal, all powerful godlike being, yes, but also a scared child who just wanted to live peacefully, and would do anything to prevent another war. and maybe he is, in some way, indirectly responsible for every bad thing in the show, but i think this is more of an after-effect of the countless wars and conflict. he did the best he could, and considering all he went through, i think he did alright.

[cookii-moon]

Ninjago relationship chart

So anyways I made a thing

…despite the gay color scheme there are no gay relationships because I tried to keep it canon. (Unless you count QPRs but that’s kinda iffy ig?) So. I apologize to all the shippers.

I will also say that I nearly peer pressured myself into making everybody Lloyd’s sibling but I genuinely don’t see it outside of Kai and Nya (which I do agree with but I still felt peer pressured by somehow)

I also never realized before sketching that putting them in these positions meant I was making a pentagon so if a colorful gay demon shows up at mine or anyone else’s house one day then this is why.

Originally I wanted to include allies like Vania, Skylor, Pixal, etc. but I just had no space so maybe I’ll make character centric charts or charts for other groups? If you wanna see that then lmk or send me requests via asks for specific groups/characters to do the with.

This was a pain to fill out you never realize how needlessly complicated or weird these guys relationships are until you need to make a relationship chart like I was gonna make Jay and Kai queerplatonic but then I realized that might be a bit weird with Jay and Nyas relationship and Cole and Kai is also weird for the same reason and that’s another reason I didn’t make all of them Lloyd’s siblings because then they PHYSICALLY all have to be either siblings, friends or besties or else it’s weird including Jaya. Maybe some people don’t care as much if it’s metaphorical or only counting Lloyd and not his other siblings or whatever but for me it’s still weird this was like trying to figure out some complicated mechanical wiring or smthn.

No I will not budge on Cole and Nya being siblings, Kai and Zane being in a QPR, or Nya and Zane being besties because it’s canon I said so but thanks for asking.

To elaborate on some categories

QPR = Queerplatonic relationship, look it up for more info (this one is self explanatory if you know about QPRs but a lot of people don’t so)

Who knows? = As in, literally nobody knows because they give off so many different signals and not even the two involved have a clue.

Love = Romantic love but it wouldn’t have fit so.

also here’s the line art if you wanna fill it out yourself/with your own category thingies, and partake in my pain. You’re free to use it as long as you keep the watermark or give credit. Also tag me if you wanna.

[mouwrites]

oo that morro one HIT. thank you thank you

if you dont mind, can we get a part 2 with a premise of the day of departed lil short special?

for comfort i mean

Ofc dear!! Sorry this came out sorta long ^^”

Word count: 1.2k

Ninjago - Waiting for Your Morro

Part I here!

When Wu told you that today was all about remembering, there was no doubt that you’d come here. It was somewhere that reminded you of your old love; you spent your early years flying kites with him in this quiet meadow, and in later years he’d impress you with his wind powers by making the long grass flop this way and that.

You slowly tread through the grass, cool and soft in the night air, breathing in familiar scents of grass and wildflowers. You were used to the sky being a vibrant blue, but today it was black and speckled with stars. Still, you could remember everything vividly.

“Y/n, Y/n, are you watching?”

“I’m watching, Morro!”

“Okay, look at—that!”

“Oh wow! Did Wu teach you that?”

“Yup! My training’s going pretty well, eh?”

“Yeah… you’re gonna be a master in no time…”

The innocent dark head of hair flopped to one side quizzically, a sad look coming into those dark eyes. “Hey, what’s wrong?”

“You won’t forget me when you’re all great and powerful, will you?”

“Y/n, how many times do I have to tell you? It’s you and me, forever and ever! No matter what!”

“I know, but…”

“Shh!” His hands grabbed your face, forcing your gaze up from your feet to his eyes. “When I’m the most powerful ninja, you’re going to be right there beside me. And if you’re not, I’m going to hunt you down and force you to be with me!”

You couldn’t help the giggle that bubbled out of you at that. “Okay then. But I’d never say no to you.”

“And I’d never let you go anyway.”

You picked a flower bud, still green as it had not bloomed yet, and twisted it between your fingers. You let out a shivering breath and tucked it behind your ear. It stung to remember, but you knew that this was what today was all about.

I refuse to forget you, Morro. Even if it hurts to remember.

You managed to dry the steady flow of tears that came from your eyes on your way back to the museum. You sniffed sharply when you realized you were the last one coming back; the other ninjas were already talking among themselves at the top of the steps.

As you hurried up to meet them, you noticed an air of trouble emulating from their serious faces and grim voices.

You were planning to ask what was wrong, but the looks they gave you when they saw you approaching silenced you before that could happen. They were first surprised to see you, then they each adopted a unique impression of awkwardness. They exchanged knowing looks and grimaced, and Kai kept glancing over behind them.

The way they were standing seemed to be shielding someone, and you guessed that whoever this person was, they were the reason that the ninjas were acting so awkward.

Jay was the first to say something. “Uh, we should be on our way, guys…”

He was met with (almost too eager) responses.

“Yup! Lots to do!”

“We’ll explain later, Y/n. See ya!”

“Bye bye now!”

“Have fun, you kids!”

That last response, which had come from Kai, caught you off guard. You turned to watch the ninjas as they scurried past you, quizzically quirking up your brow.

Suddenly it was all obvious. The final clue had come in the form of a voice, a voice you could never forget, the voice that played in your head whenever there was a second of silence.

“Y/n..?”

You whirled around, eyes huge. And there he was.

Your arms were around each other before either of you could even remember moving, and there was the sound of laughing sobs muffled in cloth as you buried your faces in each other.

“I knew—” you hiccuped, squeezing tighter, “I knew I’d see you again.”

“So did I. Nothing can keep us separated,” he mused, pulling away to give you a mischievous look. It was as if you never spent a day apart.

There was a moment of breathless silence. Morro was looking you over, his eyes shining with pure affection. “You’re beautiful.”

You smiled. “You said that before.”

“I’ll say it again. And again. And again, until the end of time. You’re beautiful,” he squeezed your hand.

You looked down at your interlocked fingers, a twinge of sadness tainting your joy.

“I waited for you, you know. Every day. Every night.”

He blinked at you; you weren’t quite sure if it was because he hadn’t expected such devotion, or if he just hadn’t expected the change in mood.

“I tried to come back. I… I wanted to see you, too.”

“Did you?” Your eyes were teary when they met his, and you looked away shamefully when you saw the same pain in his eyes.

“I did. But… there are rules. Rules that not even I can break. And you know how I like to break rules.”

You let out a weak laugh. “…I understand.”

You felt his fingers under your chin, and you were gently guided back to his gaze.

“Y/n, remember what I said? It’s you and me, forever and ever.”

You laughed again, more genuinely this time, but with tears trickling down your cheeks. “You remember that?”

“I remember everything I promised to you. And I live by those promises. Well, maybe not live anymore,” he smirked, but shook his head to dismiss the little jest. “We may be in different realms, but we’re still tied to each other. And one day, that long cord that separates us will grow shorter, and you’ll be at my side again. We just have to be patient.”

Your lips pressed into a thin line, and you gave the slightest of nods.

“I knew you’d understand… you were always the reasonable one.”

You embraced again, limbs tight around each other. You breathed unsteadily into his shoulder for a long time, trying to collect yourself before facing him again, and at the same time basking in his touch.

When you came apart again you held on to each other’s forearms, your stomachs still pressed together with your faces fervently close.

“You’ve waited for me,” Morro whispered, his dark eyes dripping with wist and admiration, “but this is the last time I can come to you.”

You closed your eyes, your head dropping. Your forehead hit his, and he continued:

“Now it’s my turn to wait for you. And don’t you rush to get to me,” he chided, pressing his forehead firmly into yours in a show of affection. “Just try to live happily, okay?”

“Okay.” The word came out in a quivering rasp that was really not much more than a whisper.

You opened your eyes, finding a profound smile on Morro’s lips that somehow caught on your own face.

You knew it was time to say goodbye, but despite this your tears chose to stop flowing at this moment.

“Hey,” Morro said, clearly as an afterthought that would be the last thing he said to you in a long time, “guess what?”

“What?”

“I love you.”

You found yourself laughing, giving his shoulder a hardy punch as the attitude of old friends once more overtook your demeanor. “You’re an idiot.”

But just as he went to leave, you had to shout: “Hey!”

You knew that there would be no more tears; his promises put a new hope in your heart that far overpowered any sorrow you had. You knew you’d be together again someday, but now you were sure of it. And so you spoke with the voice of someone saying goodbye to a lover they’d see later that same day when you said:

“I love you too.”

Thanks so much for this request! And thanks for reading, take care sweet duckies!! <33

(divider by saradika)

[destinygoldenstar]

Ninjago Strangerville But Our Treasure Is Chips

We went to the bar after seeing about the lab, see if we could get more evidence. Why did I think a bar would help with evidence?

Idk.

But in case you’re concerned that these ninja are drinking, no, they just grabbed chips.

Kai and Wyldfyre stepped one foot in this place and IMMEDIATELY ordered chips. Which honestly I can see them doing.

And Lloyd was just rolling his eyes that all these two could think of was chips.

Fire Elementals think alike.

It was just a cycle of trying to ask people for evidence.

We ask the bartender.

‘The scientists and military can help.’

So we go to the military guy that shows up here.

(He did not like Sora)

‘The conspiracy theorists can help you’

So we go to the conspiracy theorist that shows up.

Over and over again. Same things.

Kai’s duck jokes did not persuade anyone.

(RGB Sibling moment here)

Meanwhile Wyldfyre had an existential crisis and wasn’t helping otherwise. Zane helped her.

Interesting pairing though.

(So you know: Arin, Sora, and Wyldfyre are teenagers. The others are adults. Young or full, I legit do not remember 😅)

Darwin O’Connor here is the only guy who gave us something. So we might have to be friends with him to get a clue.

So hello to our side character maybe??

They said Military can get a keycard.

So Lloyd is gonna take that job opportunity. Which we can work on to hopefully get a keycard.

Some other stuff that happened here was Sora also having a crisis about her looks. (Probably cause that guy insulted her)

Which Lloyd told her she looked fine.

We love dad Lloyd.

Wyldfyre was the only one that had a drink. So… I lied.

Though if anyone here is gonna have some, it’s her.

Lloyd took Riyu out for a jog which was cute.

And Zane… hates crowds.

Huh. Okay…?

[rzyraffek]

If slashers interact regulalary, like as if going about more or less like rgeular people(but still slahsers of course :P), I am curious. Jamie Llyod, how would slashers interact with there buddies niece?Suddenly finding herself with a bunch of honorary "uncles"

Specific curisiotes include, Brahms, Jason, Bubba, both Scream guys(Billy and Stu), Leslie Vernon, and anyone else you might wanna toss in there if your happy to answer :)

AWWWW (i had to google Jamie Llyod cuz i thought you meant a guy from lego ninjago cartoon series and i was a little confused) Request open!!

Voorhees Jason

HE WILL BE SO SCARED PLS HE, HE CANT, HE CANNOT COMPERHAND

Accually he seems to be great with kids, he is just overthinking. If they go to shop together he wont be able to resist buying her whatever snack she wants!

He would rather pick her up and carry her around than to hold her hand because he gets distracted easly and he would just loose her in middle of forest

Jason will melt if jamie will say something along the lines "you are the best unlce ever!!" he will litteraly pass out and die

Jason and Micheal are besties so i can see them just hanging around and Micheal just randomly bringing her with him. just to chill and vibe. It would be very quiet vibe due to them being mute but it doesnt stop them from hanging out!

Billy and Stu! (tw to yall homophobes, this biches gay)

"ew a child..." "sup uncle Billy and Stu" "uhh look you are here only because Micheal made us baby sit you" "lol okay"

"I hate childen so much Stu :( " "Cmon its not that bad! She painted my nails!" "of course she did" "Also she said Im way better baby sitter than you!" "I- aint no way you are better than me"

This evening just turned into Billy and Stu trying to beat each other in "who is better uncle" competition

"Hey Jamie wanna see a scary movie :]" "cmon shes like 4" "im almost sure shes like 7 dude"

"I'm hungry im calling Micheal" "NONONO I- i mean why- we ordered fastfood! right Stu?" "uhh yeaahh, wait i just need to go outside for a, eeehh for an *runs to nearest fastfood to buy sometihng to eat*

they forgor that children accualy have to eat

they are so chaotic, they will fall asleep together (all 3) while watching Sponge Bob (Stu and Billy are secretly boyfriends btw i do not care that it has nothing to do with this headcanons, i just wanna inform you all)

"I know you guys are gay" " :O WHAT! I mean- who told you that! pfff some prankster probably" "I saw you hold hands! and thats what people do when they love each other! :3"(top tier sin)

Billy and Stu live together probably and their house is such a mess! its probably huge too, because Stu perents kinda rich. So i can imagine them loosing Jamie in middle of hause and then looking for her (shes goofy ah she will pretend they are playing hide and seek jsut to scare the shit out of them)

Heelshire Brahms

HE he would be so akward!!! Like "ehhh uhh hello child why are you in my house child, uhhh bloody hell" (Quick reminder that hes British and i will make fun of him)

HE WOUDL PROBABLY CALL MICHEAL "Uhhh Mr Micheal ur eeh your niece is here uhh can you like pick her up-" Jamie just standing behind hir "AAH-You, you wanna play scrabbles?" "ew no, can we play hide and seek" "Oh.My.God nevermind you can stay"

Micheal just comes to pick her up or something and Brahms with Jamie are already besties and they prolly made frienship braslets (and shit talk some people too)

okay ladies im back and i will write some more soon! pls comment and dont remember to like and subscibe and hit that bell button

tbh i dint have a lot of ideas (thats why Bubba isnt included i just had no clue what to write) but its good ig, and if i will find any people bullying stu/billy for being homosex i will steal ur steam account B)

x reader tags are only for more people to reach this post nothing sus here