#splintered asks

ah yes what better way to start off than with one of my favorite ships! I'll possibly do glacier later, but without further ado...

lavashipping pride month headcanons!

before they "officially" started dating, Cole and Kai were basically already a couple, they just refused to acknowledge it. it drove Nya and Jay insane especially

PDA, pet names, sharing a bed, everything and they STILL convinced themselves they were just friends. it took Zane bluntly calling them a couple as if it was a fact for them to actually wrap their heads around dating each other

once they finally acknowledged their feelings, they had a period of embarrassment where they could barely talk to each other without getting extremely flustered, but soon they realized that it really wasn't so different than how they were before and things smoothed out

both their elements and their personalities are very compatible, so they tend to balance each other out pretty well. Cole feeds off of Kai's energy and Kai finds it easier to relax around Cole. Kai forces Cole to get up early, Cole forces Kai to go to bed on time, etc, etc

they sap off each others warmth and it makes the other ninja so mad during movie nights because while Cole and Kai are cuddling on their own perfectly warm, everyone else is freezing their asses off

they're both big on physical touch. Kai likes to hang off Cole's shoulders at all times and Cole will rest his cheek on Kai's shoulder or head

around the others, they act like their normal selves with each other, but in private, they're a lot quieter and softer. nobody would believe that was Kai Smith himself silently putting tiny braids in Cole's hair and smiling so tenderly at him

they fight over who gets to be the big spoon (Cole usually wins)

Kai lets Cole draw all over him. flowers, dragons, even little ninjas are all over his arms, legs, and back. Cole thinks it's hilarious when the ink gets on Kai's face

they like to use sickly sweet nicknames in front of the other ninja (namely Jay and Lloyd) to gross them out but if either of them use them seriously the other is a mess instantly

aw I love this ask! I have some specific ones that I use but otherwise I'm about to just rattle off random ones I think he'd use

for Lloyd: kid, green bean, gremlin, mostly things related to him being small and annoying. also weird variations/pronunciations of his name like Luh-Lloyd

for Nya: shortens her name to 'N' a lot when he's messaging or writing, he also insults her affectionately usually about her being nerdy

for Jay: also a lot of affectionate insults. SPARKIE. I love that one soooo much

for Cole: likes to call him emo-boy because he's the black ninja. also enjoys calling him The Cole as if he's the hulk of their team

But they are really of the same topic😅

So tell me if it's not your jam:)

Do you have some plasma headcanons? Or Aus?? 🥰

I sped ran a sketch with a random reference from pinterest because I feel like this encapsulates plasma for me

them <3

they seem like the couple to fight all the time but never mean it and they both know it’s just a bit. they are both the sillies. they are so unserious with each other

happy pride month to you too!! trans kai time babyyyy!

trans masc kai pride month headcanons!

since he was a little kid, Kai's been pissed off with gender roles. he was given a pretty gender neutral name and it always disappointed him when people would correct themselves after they called him a boy. it felt right when people assumed Kai was a boy

he didn't actually know that being transgender was a thing since he wasn't that educated, so he just decided he would be a boy and never looked back

he practiced talking in a deep voice and eventually learned to naturally talk with a masculine voice. he wore men's clothes and Nya always called him her older brother, so eventually people didn't even know he was trans at all

when he joined the ninja, the topic of his gender didn't come up at all until they were in a period of no missions and the conversation ended up there. Kai was in awe that there was a name for how he felt and that there were a ton of people like him. he told Nya as soon as possible. they had a little celebration <3

he ended up also using they/them pronouns after meeting PIXAL who used them as well. he liked that it was more ambiguous and using he/they pronouns made him more comfortable in how he dressed especially

he's absolutely OBSESSED with the cheesy trans slogans like "be yourself, they'll adjust" or weirdly intense shirts with swords on them and trans colors

they love how annoyed people get when they walk in a room because everyone assumes "oh, buff guy in a muscle tank" and then they have like seventeen different pronoun pins on

he absolutely abuses pride month privileges 100% "MOVE I'M TRANS"

they started testosterone as soon as they figured out what it was. they use patches because the idea of shots made them nervous and they can't hug people if they use gel :(

he was extremely loopy right after his top surgery and the other ninja have so many embarrassing videos of him

he talks completely unashamedly about what testosterone is changing for him because he's too damn proud to shut up about it

after a long, long while they started letting their hair grow out more because while they really like it long, they didn't like the misgendering that came along with it. after being on t for so long and getting top surgery, though, they finally got comfortable with it again and rock a mullet most of the time :D

ah yes my boys!!!! also trying to post earlier today to see if this is a better time window :D we’ll see

bruiseshipping pride month headcanons!

Cole and Jay will always be best friends before they’re lovers to me, I think if they dated before they had been friends they would end up hating each other

that way Cole never would have fallen in love like he did: slowly. he fell in love because of the countless times Jay kept him company late at night, because of the time they spent bonding over comics and video games, because of the way Jay’s face lit up when he saw Cole. it took years before Cole could place the feeling as “love”

Jay, on the other hand, was in the middle of hyperfocus, surrounded by papers and books and glaring at his laptop when Cole brought him a cup of coffee. he looked up at Cole and realized he was in love with his best friend. he told him right as the thought hit him

so… Cole fell first, Jay fell harder

they tease each other relentlessly, it’s like a love language to them. but it never gets serious, they never joke about hating each other or wanting to break up, they just tease about annoying habits, Jay’s inability to keep quiet, and Cole’s snoring 

in fact, they rarely get in serious fights. they have some yelling matches but their anger never lasts longer than a few hours. having been friends so long, they know how to compromise and they know how to apologize to each other. surprisingly, they have a very healthy relationship 

Jay doesn’t leave the monastery without an article of Cole’s clothing on. socks, shirts, pants, boxers, even shoes once despite Cole being a size 12 and Jay being a size 9. Cole scolds him but secretly likes seeing Jay drowning in one of his shirts

they still do all of the same activities together, most of their “date nights” are playing video games and eating pizza. the only difference is that Jay always ends up sitting in Cole’s lap (whether to distract him from the game or just because he wants to, Cole doesn’t know)

Jay isn’t as touchy as Cole. he tends to get really embarrassed if Cole hugs or kisses him in front of someone, or even on their own. Cole learns to ask before he does anything so Jay is more comfortable, and Jay realizes he doesn’t mind cuddling as much if it’s with Cole

since Jay is a bisexual disaster and Cole is super gay, they bond over celebrity crushes. they make a tier list of guys they would become a throuple for and make references to it that nobody else understands allllll the time

Cole is big spoon, Jay is little spoon but he answers with “knife” or “fork” or any other utensil he can think of when people ask

I GRANT THEE: Kai being the big sad as usual in my fics

“Don’t do this. Don’t play that card. It’s because I love you, okay?” Kai opened his eyes.