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Cole :3

Close upsss

He's actually a big softie<3

I made him a bit too lean, but I'll work on it :))

I've got a 6 lettered word for all of these guys and it starts with f and ends with aggot can you guess what it is.

So...I just realized. Nya can pick up Kai, Lloyd, and Zane...Zane a robot...without any problems. Thinking about it her and Cole could have an arm wrestling match.

I was talking to my mutual about Cole when I had a surge of Thoughts so per usual you all have to hear them now. I was considering a couple things, namely his development and place as the "strong guy" on the team and his masculinity (and how it presents in the show vs in fanon).

Cole's pretty often typecast as the gruff strong guy in a lot of fan-media (from fanfics to fanart etc) which isn't wrong because he was like that, especially within the early seasons. The way he spoke, the way he acted, his place as a sort of leading force. In season three you even see him in that stupid lumberjack fit (said affectionately), it's all very traditionally masculine. Which fits his whole Strong and Big guy of the team role (the five man band archetypes etc etc). However, it's interesting to say because at his core, he's very emotional and very driven by a strong sense of internal compassion (with a canonical affinity to children). Which obviously none of that is opposed to masculinity but these traits begin to show more as the gruffness pulls back. The first real example of that I think is in ToE with his fight with Jay. I don't read him as being invested in their fighting the same way Jay was. Jay was fueled by insecurity and a very strong sense of jealousy and possessiveness. Cole? I think he was just reacting to Jay's aggression, which didn't put Nya in a better position but it is a difference. 

So when their match rolls around, he's the first one to realize what they're doing is stupid and give in. He reaches out emotionally to Jay. However, Jays still is a friend so that is easy to write off as a symptom of friendship. And then following ToE we have possession and DOTD which I think are where he really begins to develop, and have the strongest examples of what I'm getting at. I'm going out on a limb and saying that I really see his prior gruffness as a sort of armor, to be good enough for the team (insert that one Wu note of him staying up late before missions) and also there his whole rebellious streak against his father trying to force him to be someone he's not. (Note: I wouldn't be surprised if how Lou raised him really had a impact on all this) Then, we get to Possession and both his self worth and self image are shook badly by literally dying. He outright says he's not a ninja anymore, which I think he based a lot of who he was on (<- which is why struggling with it hit so hard).

Finally DOTD comes up and I think we see the strongest example of where his compassion really become a core trait. It's his fight with Yang. He had no reason to reach out to him, to be honest he had the right not to, but he did and it worked! He didn't get out of DOTD in the end with brute force, he got out of it with emotional support (his team showing up), a stubborn adherence to his moral code, and reaching out to Yang with empathy. From that point on, I think he's softer and more prone to being emotional, it's like there was a very real shift. To circle back to Jay, because I think he makes for a good comparison, he does not develop like that post ToE. Actually, the issues carying from s3 (though, they do exist prior just not as starkly) all the way to Skybound where it gets violently (literally) addressed. Jay fans can probably say it better than me but the season is about his insecurity and treatment of Nya and there's a reason both Nadakhan and Cliff are like that (read: they're parallels). It's just interesting because both Cole and Jay have issues with self worth and image but they present and develop very differently. 

There's also the fanon aspect with those two that's really funny. I think everyone's aware of the infamous fanon-bruise, the 2010s-yaoification. Uwu Jay, Big Strong Man Cole, and how weirdly racist it is. It's just funny to note because the issues projected onto Cole in fanon are ones Jay has, like, in the show. Cole's the more emotional and compassionate one of the two, but because of the strong guy role, it gets flipped around in fanon. Going by the 'traditional' (read: toxic) masculine standards, in terms of personality and character, I think Jay more closely aligns. It reminds me of this post I saw once, it was of Hunted where Jay was making the plane (?) and Cole was with baby Wu. It called Jay the 'mom' and Cole the 'dad' which I find kind of funny because if you look at it through that hetero-normative lense, it really should be the other way around. Cole's the one caring for the baby pretty consistently, Jay's the one making a machine and Working. Did Jay just get called the 'mom' there because people think of him as smaller and weaker and therefore more feminine? Did Cole get called the dad just because he's strong and considered bigger? It's interesting. Fanon does Cole really dirty sometimes.

To get back on topic of Cole's narrative development, then we get to MOTM (like a bajillion years later which no I'm not complaining except I am). Cole's characterization in MOTM is so fucking good. MOTM does a fantastic job at tying together several of his strings. It ties in Lilly, his self esteem, his staunch morality, affinity towards leadership, and compassion into one, pretty bow. MOTM puts Cole back into a leading role, and it gives him several groups to reach out to (Vania, the munce and geckle, the uppily). It draws back the insecurity present in him, letting it show again to be addressed. It even ties in his relationship to Wu in a really lovely way to me. MOTM is the season where Cole finds who he is, his identity and his place as his mothers son.

Speaking of that, I have a very strong love for male characters who exemplify who their mothers were and what they taught them. The scenes with Lilly really put his entire character into a different perspective. At the start he was this tough kid fresh off grief and pressurized so strongly by his dad and himself and he goes through loops and hurdles of strength and identity and by the end he finds himself exactly where he needs to be. Where he's the strongest and it's in his mothers footsteps, as someone both emotional and strong. It's a really lovely character arc to take him on, and though I haven't watched DR, I've heard they continue that on. 

Anyways, consider it positive masculinity, consider it anything else. I just had a lot of thoughts to share and hope I don't sound too 'reading-too-deep' about it. Bye bye Kar ramble over.

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NINJAGO FANS, GO 🫡🫡

I think we all should just put "alive but gay" in every bio of our social media regardless of sexuality as a secret code message for being a Ninjago fan.

Like wouldn't it be so awesome

May or may not start working on reqs again cuz I have a few in my inbox rn-

GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION BUT MY MOTIVATION CANNOT WITH ME

I’LL START ON THEM AS SOON AS I CAN THO 🫡🫡

YALLS SORRY FOR NO UPDATES CURRENTLY SHAJAMAKMAKAKAKAKA I HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT I RLLY WANNA GET DONE CUZ THEY SOUND DEPRESSED BUT IM SO BUSY W OTHER SHIT RN SO I MAY NOT GET IT DONE THAT FAST IM SORRY TO THE PEOPLE WHO SENT ME REQUESTSSSS

hi there! :> could i possibly request cole brookstone dating headcannons or just hesdcannons in general? i love him so much 😕🫶

DATING HEADCANNONS — cole brookstone

genre(s). fluff pairing. cole brookstone x reader trigger warnings. none

a/n. first request, ty to this anon! hope you enjoy <3

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baking and/or cooking with COLE would be such a chaotic yet hilarious mess, especially if you’re not good either (zane would have to supervise if that’s the case)

definitely overprotective of you, he will never EVER stand for anyone hurting you :(( he knows you can take care of yourself but he just wants to make sure you’re safe

literally gives THE BEST hugs, he’s like a teddy bear that you will refuse to let go of

he’s the type to eat your leftover pizza crusts (if you’re one to leave them)

he is SOSOSO the type to make spotify playlists about you <33

(more under the cut !)

literally piggy back rides you anywhere and everywhere; you weigh like a pile of feathers to him

his love language is definitely physical touch and quality time.

he’s always looking for ways to touch you, super clingy but keeps his distance if you need it <3

will hold your hand or keep an arm around your waist everywhere you go

leads you through a crowd with an hand on your back SGRHDJSJSJ

playing with his hair + cuddling will literally melt him :( he loves the feeling you touching his hair sm

loves to just be around you, your presence alone gives him comfort

nicknames for you are probably “cake” bc he loves cake and he loves you. perfect (at least for him). “sweetcheeks”, “darling”, and if you’re shorter than him “shortie”

will tease you time to time, he doesn’t mean it in a mean way, but it’s just a way to show his affection. of course, he would never do it if you weren’t comfortable.

karaoke dates omg >>>>>>>

will definitely chase the ninja out if they walk in, but cough nervously and wait if it’s Master Wu or Nya

his snoring doesn’t bother you much but sometimes it may get annoying

especially if you sweat easily (me), it’ll be SO hot when you’re under the blanket + he’s cuddling you while sleeping

you will have to very literally pry his arms off you in the morning or somehow convince him to let you go or else you’ll be stuck in bed the whole day

definitely helps you reach higher things like on shelves

overall, he’s such a gentleman and definitely THE best boyfriend

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lloyd garmadon.

✧ dating headcannons - lloyd g. (req) fluff, angst(?), comfort

kai smith.

Nothing currently..

cole brookstone.

✧ dating headcannons - cole b. (req) fluff

jay walker-gordon.

✧ dating headcannons - jay w. (req) fluff, comfort

zane julien.

✧ dating headcannons - zane j. (req) fluff, comfort

crack edit i made (original clip source: @/ninjautistic)

Fan made comic cover for first chapter of Wobbly Hearts by @ninja-knox-ur-sox-off

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only hand

My reaction when I first saw Wobbly Hearts

Me: huh, just another fic but with my favorite headcanon about Kai. Probable isn't that bad, and author will not take seriously about read problems.

Me fue minutes later

Me: oh...

I posted this a year ago and I still haven't changed my mind.

The live action Ninjago Movie may destroy some headcanons.

Ninjago Dragon Rising spoilers !

Big bro back in game.😎

🔥🔥🔥FIYYYAAA!🔥🔥🔥

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

We wanted it, we got it!

(reference to this post.)

They finally saw each other!

And yes Cole, it's the perfect ending to Season 2.

Look how happy they are when they finally see/hear each other

New trailer for Ninjago Dragon Rising!

First, the facts and theories I have:

This scene is probably in episode 11 or 12

This. Is. Jay. Nobody can deny me. he's just too good. + is hooded - who else they want to cover up?

Cinder stole fire powers. (of course, as you can see) From whom? Probably from Wildfire or some other way. Maybe from a source dragon?

Kai will get into more trouble.

they are climbing somewhere and Jiro and Zanth save them.

This is one of the source dragons.

Lloyd be there as sensei. Maybe it's because they can't participate without some sensei?

(I feel proud and weird at the same time)

Now for some cool screenshots I took:

Geo the support boy!

Team mech? or Team dragon?

Me:

THEY ARE MY FIRST NINJAGO SETS!!!!

Also the reaction of several family members to the amount of the receipt for the sets:

Hi, happy late pride month!

I drew the face of the most Queer ninja, with headcanons I know and heard.

my personal favorite:

And you also have a clean face here:

If anyone, at any time, would like to use them, please ask me first.

Ok, ok. Bye~

spoiler alert!!!!

quick postthe

second of the unforbidden five managed to escape because Bonzle was the second unsharded soul.but their didn't quite manage to come out then turn in to red energy and possesed Jordane.

I don't know if anyone noticed it or not.But I saw it the first time I watched it.

I love Ninjago Dragon Rising Season 2 Part 1.It has everything most of us love!

- Angst

- character improvement

- shocking and exciting moments

- funny jokes

- FUCKING SHIP MOMENTS

And my favorites, SIBLING MOMENTS!!!!!!there were a lot of RGB moments but god when Nya helped Kai with training it hit the nail on the head for me.Seeing these two as kids having fun again interspersed with their training, I watched it about 5 times just like when Nya also unlocked the Rising Dragon technique.

Jay also came back for a good minute. I was squealing and screaming like crazy.

random glacier movie redraw thats not rlly worth being put here but imma put it anyways

the barn owl and the great horned owl

pinky~~

What does he see afar?

puppy kisses

Ivory and Gold

With Ninjago finally falling into a state of calm again, the Ninja finally find a chance to take a well deserved break after the whole Prime Empire debacle. What better to have time off than to visit the Kingdom of Shintaro upon official invite of King Vangelis, for his daughters birthday celebration. Only, Cole can’t help but feel that he’d already been to the ivory city before. The name at least rung a deeply hidden bell in his mind, the only issue was that he couldn’t place the memory.  4518 words

It wasn’t every day that being a ninja coincided with celebration and relaxation, but sometimes karmic justice did work in their favour. 

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A Mirror Image

Cole has always been aware of the Oni blood that ran through his veins. He didn’t remember the exact moment when he’d been told that he wasn’t entirely human, it just felt like he always knew. But he did remember the sheer about of training and time he put into perfecting the use of his inherited abilities. Shape-shifting? It was second nature, so easy to use that it was almost laughable. Yet, in battle or on missions, it became an invaluable tool. It was something he wouldn’t shy away from using, no matter if the only other people who knew about his lineage was Sensei Wu and Zane.

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Sneaking through a near pitch black warehouse was never something that Cole would personally plan to do on a Saturday night, but it wasn’t like he wanted to be stooping between wooden crates of presumably recently stored goods, or brushing specks of dust off his gi as he moved through areas that looked like they hadn’t been swept in far too long. Which wasn’t good, or very hygienic since according to the stock report he’d read a few days earlier, the crates that were towering high around him contained perishables. Foods; imported from some of the further reaches of Ninjago. 

Presumably. 

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Some guy: Did it hurt?

Zane: Wha-

Guy: Did it hurt when you fell from heaven, angel?

Cole, hugging Zane from behind: No, no it didn't. I was there to catch him

First time drawing Cole (his hair was a real hell to me). Love these two dorks. They deserved some rest after dying a couple of times, don't you agree?

(Cross-posted on my Instagram account)

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