"You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy" - Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski
Fanfic writer CrystalEclipse on AO3 (20, she/her)
My main fandoms: Ninjago & Sonic
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Amaze amaze amaze!
So I kinda went on a binge of all your Ninjago fanfics and I started reading one and did a double take then started freaking out cuz
YOU WROTE ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE LEGO NINJAGO PIECES AND I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE WE'VE KNOWN EACHOTHER FOR A WHILE NOW AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE
Tumblr wont let me add images I had some great reaction images to show my emotions but it wouldn't let me send you an ask so :( you just have to know I was freaking out in happiness
YOU WROTE WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER!!!!
THE LLOYD AND KAI TRAPPED UNDER A BUILDER AUGH
THE FEELS
THE REVEALS
I READ THAT LIKE BACK IN 2024 OR LAST YEAR AND FLIPPING LOVED IT THEN REREAD IT LAST NIGHT WAH
then I proceeded to read Fly, Little Dragon, Fly AND GIJDJDNDBDSJLKBSLJSBSLJSB NSKJS NSKJL AND OUUGHH
this has been a Crystal appreciation post by your moot
Onto serious business, I really hope you enjoyed your trip abroad!! I was thinking of you and was hoping it went well!!
AHHHH YES THAT WAS MEEEEE
the tumblr thing is me, i disabled asks with media đ sorry lol
BUT YES WDKYMYS and FLDF ARE MINE AAHHH
TY FOR THE ASK THIS MADE MY DAYYYYY
thank you!! i had an absolute blast!! 15/10 experience would do again đźđž recommend to everyone who can do it! it went super well! it means so much that you even thought of that, tysm! <333
(i also took sooooo many pictures...so glad i brought my DSLR haha)
using the "Healing Lloyd" soundtrack for the scene where Lloyd asks his younger self if he's happy. i'm so normal about that. (5:24 for anyone wondering)
thinking about trying some short one-shot requests again, this time on tumblr to celebrate 100 followers ^-^
if you have any ideas you want me to write, send an ask! i'm gonna try to keep them <1000 words. they'll be answered in the order they are received and i reserve the right to not write a prompt
angst preferred cause i suck at writing only fluff (a mix is okay tho)
I've already started the next fic in my IMBSACO series HELP (What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, When Does a Man Become a Monster?, and Lost in the In-Between)
i know LITIB isn't fully published yet but it is 100% written (will be posted very soon!)
so i started the next one (Walk Forward Through the Cold Dawn)
i'm very excited for this⊠i got the plot fully planned and already got chapter names :D there will (if everything goes as planned) be 13 chapters
the title is a lyric from a song; if you know what fandom the song is from, you have a hint for what the plot is similar to
if anyone is interested (if anyone even sees this and cares lol) feel free to send questions my way >:3
writing warm-up that i liked but it's too short to be a fic, so i'ma put it here
Protective dragon dad Lloyd incoming
Starts right at the end of Dragons Rising season 4 ep 10
Word count: ~650
In a world of pain and Destiny forcing his hand, Lloyd cherishes small, happy moments.
Heâs long learned that he canât take peace for granted. They never know when the next villain will arise or what challenges lay ahead. So, in between fights, he loves to relax and enjoy those precious moments of peace.
Since the Merge, itâs been hard. Thereâs always loss at the back of his mind, constantly telling him that he canât stop to rest, not when thereâs still missing Ninja out somewhere in the merged lands. It was easier when he reunited with most of them, but there was always one more to go.
Until now.
Jayâs back, and he has his memories again.
The entire family is together for the first time in years. No one is missing and theyâve even picked up a few kids along the way.
Itâs not entirely peacefulâRas is still out there and the Source Dragons are still mad at himâbut thereâs no background nagging to find his missing siblings.
He cherishes this as he stands in the courtyard of the Monastery. Pixal and Zane paint together. Kai trains Wyldfyre and the teen yells in excitement as she blasts targets with fire. Arin is with his parents. Cole is with the Finders. Jay and Nya whisper to themselves over to the side. Frak and Sora and Riyu are all together as well.
Everyoneâs here.
Heâs confused when someone knocks on the door. Curiosity wins over his caution as he peers around Mr. Frohicky, who opened the gates for the newcomers.
A man and a woman, both wearing Imperiumâs old black and gold uniforms, smile awkwardly.
Lloyd hears a sharp inhale. He glances at the source and discovers Sora stone-still and stiff, wide eyes staring at the couple. Lloyd immediately puts his guard up.
âMom? Dad?â
Her birth parents.
A lot happens in Lloydâs mind within the next seconds. He recalls Soraâs stories of how her parents were never satisfied with their daughter; how her efforts were never enough. How they abandoned her as soon as she realized what was really happening in Imperium. The way she had approached him one night, shaken and teary-eyed, and told him that she didnât like her parents and wished she wasnât their daughter. He had told her that she doesnât have to like them, she can choose her family. He remembers the way she looked at him with complete trust in a way that no oneâs looked at him before.
Sora doesnât like her parents.
Her parents are cruel.
Not. On. My. Watch.
Lloyd firmly plants himself between the Imperians and Sora, already in a defensive position. A low growl escapes from deep in his throat. Maybe a few days ago, he wouldâve been surprised, but not anymore. Not after the Rite of Unrooting. He doesnât question the dragon trait.
Soraâs parents give him a matching uneasy and distasteful expression. Lloyd doesnât care.
âGo away,â he demands. âYouâre not welcome here.â
His siblings come to stand by his side. Theyâve caught on just because of Lloydâs sudden reaction. They create a defensive wall in front of Soraâs parents.
âWe justââ
âNo,â Lloyd growls. He glares at the mother. âLeave now.â
He feels a gentle tug on his wrist. He glances to the side where Sora gives him a conflicted look. âLloyd, itâs o-okay,â she whispers.
Lloyd softens his expression and turns fully to his kid, taking her hands in his own. âNo, Sora, itâs not. Theyâve hurt you and I wonât stand for it.â
He doesnât know what to think of the amazed and awed stare she gives him.
âGo inside,â he urges. âWeâll handle this.â
Sora nods and gives her parents one last look as she scurries indoors, followed by Frak and Arin.
Lloyd turns back to her parents. They look mad that their daughter left.
So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said âdonât follow me if we never even had a conversation beforeâ and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????
Iâve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now Iâm wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that itâs totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if weâve never talked before.
Also, Iâm legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like itâs common sense but is that really a thing?
Saw a sharp increase in my follower count after posting this. The legitimacy of it is driving me nuts so I also feel the need to say that you can follow anyone on here regardless of whether youâve interacted with them or not. People like the above mentioned blog are exceptions. Perhaps they themselves think they arenât and therefore will act like they arenât, but they are, trust me.
Just follow anyone you wanna follow. The worst thing that can happen is maybe getting soft-blocked by the other person, but if they do soft-block you, then they were never that worth following in the first place.
any fellow readers and writers out there, i'd like to know your opinion if you can spare a minute
suppose I'm thinking of making a fic that includes the last half of Crystalized but changed. What parts of the original season would you keep, and which would you change?
Perhaps with the addition of another character. Ahem. Maybe someone that has shown up in a fic before, one that was finished December 2024.
Harumi's arc and her relationship with Lloyd would be changed for sure. But what else? I'm trying to come up with the plot so I can start writing.
Fic would start at episode 17, "The Coming of the King"
if anyone would like to throw out some ideas, it would be greatly appreciated :3
