Spending your days with Steven and Dennis felt like the best kind of dream-the kind you never wanted to wake up from. There was something golden about those afternoons, the way time slipped by unnoticed as you wandered the streets, kicking empty cans down cracked pavements, laughing at nothing and everything. Those boys, with their wild ideas and stupid jokes, made life feel electric-like something was always just about to happen. At first, it was awkward, sure, but it didn't take long before you were part of the gang, another voice in the chorus of their chaos. You felt seen, like you belonged. For once, life felt full-charged with promise and possibility. Until that day. The day everything changed. The day your life gave it a twist without a warning, like a needle skipping off a record. You didn't see it coming-how could you? One moment you were riding the high of youth, and the next, something shifted. Subtle at first, but it left a mark. A crack in the surface of things. And from that point on, nothing ever felt quite the same.

[being rewritten for the 1938473th time] Sometimes love stories don't start with lingering stares and flirting. Sometimes it starts with the boy being hit over the head with a skateboard by the girl. If it was up to Y/n L/n, she would read the summer away, lost in history books and adventure novels, finding excitement in their written words. Meeting Lloyd Garmadon changed her plans. Suddenly, Y/n is living a life she'd only read about; summer romances and cotton candy dates. Perhaps this was a new normal she could get used to. But she's been fated - prophesied - to be with the Green Ninja. And where there's a green ninja, trouble usually follows. ------- [Lloyd Garmadon X f!Reader] the butterfly effect has mature themes such as gore, violence, toxic friendships, sexual themes (no smut) and cussing. the butterfly effect is not intended for younger viewers. trigger warnings will be placed on chapters as they are needed. if you have any questions or issues please contact me. •• voted best ninjago x reader 2020 •• •• completed ••