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Your hc about kai being spared from prank wars bc of big brother privileges is so right I love you. I can imagine a massive prank war going on and kai having no idea its happening because lloyd specifically intercepts any pranks that would affect kai

anon… I love you MORE!!

imagine Kai just waking up on the morning wearing cat slippers and walking outside and he sees all the ninja on the floor and he looks at Lloyd and Lloyd shrugs and says, “prank war.”

half the time kai doesn’t even know a prank war is going on because

1) the master of pranks (Lloyd) does not touch him

2) anyone who lays a prank on Kai is to be demolished by the master of pranks

he's not having a good time

hey you.

if ur feeling stressed out

check out my Lloyd roundabout.

i know you wanna drive there

don’t lie

Lloyd knows.

disclaimer all roads lead to trauma

Headcanon's time

Nya is a bad cook.

After joining the ninja team, she did not really want to open up, so she tried to fit into some girly stereotypes.

Wear dresses more often, apply cosmetics and perfume.

Be careful and restrained.

Nya thought that if she showed her real self, she would be judged or even ridiculed for such behavior, so when it was her turn to cook, Kai always came to her aid.

Spending time with Zane helped him break bad cooking habits and improve his skill. ("Kai, don't be afraid to spend food, we always have money to buy another cabbage", "You cook well, but add more salt and bay leaves for fragrance. )

And every time at dinner, the ninja and Sensei would eat delicious food prepared by "Nya" while mistakes in the amount of seasoning, overcooked salmon, and simply awful tea made by "Kai".

Even though her brother didn't care about the comments about "his" mistakes, if Nya was so comfortable, she herself felt guilty and ashamed.

For several nights she tried to learn how to cook, injuring her fingers and cooking utensils, but the result was only bitter bread, undercooked chicken, and tears of disappointment.

Kai then helped her clean up, hugged and reassured her, because "What difference does it make whether you know how to cook or not, you are my sister and I will accept any of you. Even if you accidentally send someone."

This little support eventually made Nya tell the truth to the team, and despite her fears, they accepted it.

Even supported.

Cole: You know, I'm not good at cooking either. Why are soups so complicated?!

Sensei Wu: Tea is not as easy as it seems at first glance.

Jay: Even if you're a bad cook, don't worry, I like you even like this. UAGH.. Well, I mean, I like you and...EM. NO, I MEAN THAT-

As a result, Nya didn't cook anymore, everyone quietly ate Kai's delicious food, and Jay then got a spoon in the nose after "Kai, why is the salmon overcooked again."

Zane: The salmon is actually cooked just fine.

crying screaming sobbing on the floor because no one loves nya and lloyd the way kai does

he’s always looking at them with unconditional love

people ask me why I’m so distraught over ninjago ending and when you tell them it’s because your emotionally attached since it’s been there since your childhood and you’ve grown up with it and even though it does injustice to your favorite character it still has your favorite character and you sound like a crazy person when in reality you just can’t let go of something that brings you comfort so easily even though it’s just some stupid tv show

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my top 15 fav characters (no order):

kai (ninjago)

cole (ninjago)

catra (she-ra)

ayato (genshin impact)

kaeya (genshin impact)

yoimiya (genshin impact)

venti (genshin impact)

azula (atla)

sokka (atla)

herrscher of sentience (honkai)

chuuya (bsd)

ranpo (bsd)

caitlyn (arcane)

viktor (arcane)

ekko (arcane)

Add Lloyd as their lil bro ( cause he is 🥹 )

Kai Version: Isn't it so incredibly interesting how both smith siblings handled their trauma in drastically different ways?

Kai  has low self esteem/self worth (depends on people, powers, and statements to determine his value), constantly needs to prove himself, and is immensely dependent on external validation (his obsession social media is a prime example of this). He invalidates himself, dismissing his emotions/feelings, and needs regular reassurance (tendency to blame out-of-control situations on himself, likely derived from the mindset that his parents purposely left him because he wasn't good enough, and i’ll bet my soul he stayed awake  nights wondering that if nya was firstborn, would his parents still leave?) .

His fear of being useless is also likely derived from that same mindset and as such he portrays himself through a cocky/prideful ‘persona’. This is false portrayal of himself, simply to appear stronger in the eyes of others, because if others think he’s of value they won’t leave him, because with or without this ‘mask’ not even he knows who is truly is.

He tends to dissociate during emotionally intense/overwhelming situations, or go into a state shock/confusion. He developed unhealthy coping mechanisms (violently self destructive) with situations regarding loss and grief. All of these things are results of and/or mechanisms he developed from his childhood trauma.

but. despite everything i’ve written above.  he loves nya. raised her. protects/supports her. took lloyd under his wing. he loves lloyd. throws heaps of physical affection towards cole. he loves cole. accepted jay as a brother in law, was so supportive of jaya and helped jay in proposing. he loves jay. makes things fun for zane, reassures him. he loves zane. showed master wu to believe in himself. he loves wu. he loves his entire team and expresses it in ways that value each of them individually. he makes friends with dragons. he loves dragons. he taught/worked with kids. he loves kids. despite what the disappearance of his parents did to him and nya, despite nya’s refusal to show her parents love (valid, btw) kai loved maya. he loved ray.  he loved his parents all over again, he loved his parents again so easily. he loved and loves and keeps loving.

trauma gave him self-destructive mechanisms. trauma instilled insecurity in him. trauma took away his sense of self worth. trauma emptied him of self-love. trauma stole his sense of identity. but kai held on to the ability to protect others, to care for others, to help others. he held them close to his chest. because like hell he’d let his trauma take that.

kai refused to let trauma strip his ability to love. his ability to love is unmatched.

Inspired by this post:

https://sugarglider-s.tumblr.com/post/692022087001473024/every-single-day-of-my-life-i-think-about-how-kai