The mask, the mirror

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• Where the canopy meets the sky by EmmaCelestial

  Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Cartoon 2023)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
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  • Complete Work

  13 Sep 2025

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  • Arin & Lloyd Garmadon
  • Lloyd Garmadon/Harumi (mentioned)
  • The ninja (Mentioned)
  • Arin's parents (mentioned)
  • RAS (mentioned)
  • Post-LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 03
  • idk how to tag this
  • Teacher-Student Relationship
  • literally just making their way thru the jungle
  • idk man i just want them to talk
  • Arin wants to know Lloyd better
  • some canon divergence
  • only in what Arin does and doesn't know about past missions
  • light angst ig
  • cant escape it
  • Minor Injuries
  • Wrote this on a whim
  • lloyd dissing clutch powers
  • idk how it came to this
  • Arin has Ras trauma
  • is that a thing? i'm making it a thing
  • this was not supposed to be this long
  • I have never written a jungle
  • I have never been in a jungle
  • so it might feel more like a forest
  • don't wait on a plot it ain't comin
  • if its not canon its a random hc i cant remember whats what anymore
  • half of this is rambling tbh
  • Lloyd Garmadon is claustrophic send tweet
  • all those cages cant be good for his mental health
  • 100 percent making stuff up by the end of this thing
  • 80 percent dialogue
  • Soft Lloyd Garmadon
  • he just missed his kid

  Summary

  "So," Arin said, deciding it was time to change the subject. "You said you knew the Jade Princess?"
  Lloyd nearly choked on his protein bar, barely managing to swallow it down before he started coughing. "Yeah, um... It might be possible that there's something I... haven't told you."

  Or, Arin's introduction to Llorumi and the serpentine wars amongst other stuff
  Like, cmon they put Lloyd in another jungle, it's gotta bring up some memories

  Series

  • Part 1 of The mask, the mirror

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  9,418

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  22

  Kudos:

  213

  Bookmarks:

  42

  Hits:

  1,967

• If I break down this time by EmmaCelestial

  Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Cartoon 2023)  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  27 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Arin & Lloyd Garmadon
  • Arin (Ninjago)
  • Lloyd Garmadon
  • LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 04
  • set during s04e02
  • Missing Scene
  • Arin-centric (Ninjago)
  • Lloyd Garmadon Needs a Hug
  • Lloyd Garmadon Needs Therapy
  • Lloyd Garmadon Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Self-Deprecation
  • Self-Blame
  • Lloyd Garmadon is So Done
  • worried arin
  • The Whispering Wood
  • Teacher-Student Relationship
  • Lloyd Garmadon has an inferiority complex
  • imposter syndrome
  • I think?
  • what's the word for finding out you're not the only chosen one and immediately believing you're the worst?
  • self-cynicism?
  • defeatism?
  • Arin gets to be Lloyd's therapist yay him
  • Arin channeling his inner Lloyd or smth idk
  • lotta dialogue
  • Title from Citizen Soldier: Weight of the world
  • because that song is lloyd to a tee
  • petition to give the guy a break
  • why do my arin and lloyd fics keep getting longer than they're meant to be
  • this was supposed to be 4k -cries-
  • Arin still has Ras trauma
  • and some imposter syndrome of his own probably
  • these two gonna be the death of me

  Summary

  "I spent a lot of time in my own head when I was with Ras. Guess you can say I learned just how dangerous a place it can be." Arin tapped his fingers anxiously. "Do you want to talk about it?"

  Or, Arin and Lloyd have a heart to heart, because Lloyd seriously needs to talk and Arin needs to see him being bashed up by his insecurities in real time

  Series

  • Part 2 of The mask, the mirror

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,664

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  20

  Kudos:

  181

  Bookmarks:

  37

  Hits:

  1,275

• For a monument burnished in gold by EmmaCelestial

  Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Cartoon 2023)  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  07 Oct 2026

  Tags

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  • Arin & Lloyd Garmadon
  • Akita & Arin (Ninjago)
  • Akita & Lloyd Garmadon
  • Arin & Sora (Ninjago)
  • Arin (Ninjago)
  • Akita (Ninjago)
  • Sora (Ninjago)
  • Lloyd (yknow in spirit)
  • Post-LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 04 Part 2
  • Arin-centric (Ninjago)
  • Arin Needs a Hug (Ninjago)
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Isolation
  • something something finding unexpected solace in a total stranger
  • Akita denies any and all allegations that she waved at the funeral
  • that wasnt my girl
  • Akita giving advice to teenagers she ignored as a teenager
  • lloykita if you squint cos Arin's oblivious
  • Survivor Guilt
  • In a way
  • the obligatory deepdive into arin's grief
  • cos my guy is not doing well
  • akita isn't either really
  • but shes been thru -the horrors-
  • author realising on the go how much these two actually have in common
  • yes i am for real
  • Self-Deprecation
  • Self-Blame
  • literally this was supposed to be 4k idk how we got here
  • i think arin possessed me
  • no srsly i just wrote for 6hrs straight its not normal
  • Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  "You're the Never Kingdom's delegate," he said. "The Formling."
  Akita inclined her head, but the motion was oddly stilted.
  "A-and you know- knew… him."

  Or, two complete strangers mourn in the shadow of a mutual friend

  Series

  • Part 3 of The mask, the mirror

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  9,795

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

  6

  Hits:

  263