day seven: spring fever

lego ninjago OC's

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"Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is."

— Jessica Harrelson

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The only thing Gwen loved more than painting a picture was painting a picture with absolutely no plan. No restrictions, no goals, no lines to follow. Just a blank canvas, a pallet of colourful opportunities, and a paintbrush.

Gwen stuck her tongue out of the side of her mouth as she loaded her brush and did the first stroke. She swears that the simple action was the secret to an artistic masterpiece. Music played from her earbuds, the once plain, white cords were decorated with splatters of purple and blue.

Long strokes began to swirl into a sky, rounding around a golden sun like it was a pinwheel. Thinner brushes became a field of flowers with little tulips in the form of colourful blobs. Gwen was just dabbing on some more white paint when suddenly her nose twitched and a huge sneeze ripped from her body. Her arm jerked with the motion and to her horror, a white stripe had made its way across the perfect blue sky.

"Fiddlesticks," Gwen grumbled, sniffing as she put down her brush and examined the damage.

There was a sigh from somewhere behind her and she turned to see a tired-looking nindroid approach her.

"Gwendolyn," Zane scolded her gently, his clear blue gaze was warm. "You are ill, you should be resting."

"I'm not sick." Gwen's stuffy nose made her sound congested and she ignored her partner's pointed look. "It's allergies."

"Mmhm." Zane looked unconvinced, he gently began to steer her back towards the bed.

Gwen pouted and reached over his shoulder dramatically at her easel. "Nooo! I cannot leave a painting unfinished!"

"You have had no problem doing that before." Zane reminded her, gesturing to the many unfinished projects she had strewn across the room.

Gwen gave him a look and planted her feet. The little googly eyes on her socks shook as she did so.

"It may be a small fever now but it can get very painful very fast," Zane told her. "I don't want you to- are you listening to the Spongebob theme song?" The ninja broke off, staring at the faint music emitting from the earbud that hung over her shoulder.

"No." Gwen snatched the little speaker up and fumbled to turn off the music.

Zane opened his mouth to say something but chose not to, simply turning the reluctant young woman towards the nice, cozy-looking mattress once more. "Look, Cotton is there! A nice cuddle with a cat can be quite relaxing and enjoyable."

Gwen narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "You're using cat-snuggles against me! Very clever." She pressed her lips and contemplated for a moment but soon hopped on the bed and crawled up beside Cotton. Unfortunately, the cat had no interest in being pressed up against a sick human and hissed at her before strutting out the door, tail held high.

Gwen frowned and looked back up at Zane. "Your bribery has left the room in the form of a sassy feline. What else ya got?"

Zane raised an eyebrow and moved to fluff the pillow, carefully handing the nice bowl of soup to his coughing girlfriend. "I thought you would enjoy relaxing all day, nothing to do, no responsibilities? Sounds like something you'd want to take part in." He teased her, eyes sparkling.

"Are you calling me lazy?" Gwen feigned offence and gasped. "Excuse me, sir, just because you like to be productive doesn't mean I have to."

The master of ice laughed and helped her get tucked in. He pressed a kiss to her temple and made sure she was comfortable. His loving gaze never left her as he passed over the soup with a smile. "Get some rest, my love," Zane said adoringly.

Gwen reached to cup his chin with her hand and gave him another quick peck. "Thank you, Zane." She looked down at her broth and inhaled deeply. Her brown eyes flicked back up to his. "I really appreciate it."

With one last dip of the head, Zane flicked off the light and walked softly down the hall. The soft hum of the Spongebob theme song fell from his lips as he made his way towards the living area. Gwen drank the broth and set it carefully on her side table, waiting patiently for the sound of his footsteps to fade away. As soon as they vanished from earshot, she threw the covers off and sized up the canvas.

"Okay, painting," Gwen challenged it with a glare. "What else ya got?"

author's note****
Another short one but it was fun to write! I love Gwen so much. For those who aren't familiar with these new OC's I keep bringing in, most of them are from my ninjago character x oc books. Siena is from Musically Me, Isla is from Playing With Fire, an Gwen is from When Water Turns To Ice or its rewrite Project Artificial Love.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this little one-shot!

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