A Ninja's Struggle

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• A Heart Too Heavy to Hold Alone by AIexithymia

  Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  08 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Cole/Kai (Ninjago)
  • Cole & Kai (Ninjago)
  • Cole & Lloyd Garmadon & Kai & Nya & Jay Walker & Zane
  • Kai & Nya (Ninjago)
  • Nya/Jay Walker (Ninjago)
  • Cole & Sensei Wu (Ninjago)
  • Lilly/Lou (Ninjago)
  • Cole & Lilly & Lou (Ninjago)
  • Cole & Jay Walker (Ninjago)
  • Cole (Ninjago)
  • Kai (Ninjago)
  • Jay Walker (Ninjago)
  • Nya (Ninjago)
  • Zane (Ninjago)
  • Lloyd Garmadon
  • Pixel
  • Sensei Wu (Ninjago)
  • Lou (Ninjago)
  • Lilly (Ninjago)
  • Cole-centric (Ninjago)
  • Cole Angst (Ninjago)
  • Cole Has PTSD (Ninjago)
  • Angst and Romance
  • Dissociation
  • References to Depression
  • I love cole the most-est so he gets to suffer
  • sorry cole
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Cole Needs a Hug (Ninjago)
  • Cole and Jay Walker Are Best Friends (Ninjago)
  • Author doesn't know what they're doing
  • Mentioned Lou
  • Mentioned Lilly (Ninjago)
  • cole misses his mom
  • I Love Lou but I'm making him Mean here
  • Self Confidence Issues
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Good Parent Sensei Wu (Ninjago)
  • Gay Cole (Ninjago)
  • Bisexual Kai (Ninjago)
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Denial of Feelings
  • Feelings Realization
  • Kai Angst (Ninjago)
  • Kai-centric (Ninjago)
  • Kai Raises Nya (Ninjago)
  • Misunderstandings
  • Arguing
  • Self-Worth Issues
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Cole has an Eating Disorder
  • I'm so sorry cole
  • author is projecting
  • Kai & Cole are
  • Made For Each Other
  • I don't know what I'm doing
  • baby's first (posted) fanfic
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Ao3 curse please dont get me

  Summary

  Cole has always been the strongest, not just in terms of physical strength. He's unbreakable— the one you'd look to rely on. The very foundation of the team.

  Of the people he calls family.

  But even the strongest foundations can crack when there's enough weight. And when they do, everything shifts.

  Kai is first to notice this shift.

  - or -

  Cole struggles and Kai's vain effort to help goes to waste when he's pushed away. Guess it's time to call out the big guns?
  Yeah.. Cole doesn't take that well.

  Heartbreak and Drama ensues!

  Series

  • Part 1 of A Ninja's Struggle

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,702

  Chapters:

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