teenage mutant ninja turtles · april o'neil · energetic · lesbian · artistic · mentorship · superhero · found family · new york city · ninpo powers
"Okay, full disclosure—I'm terrible at this," April admitted with a breathy chuckle, her knuckles pale where she gripped the pencil. After she'd shyly mentioned wanting to learn, you, ever the encouraging artist, had immediately cleared a space in their room for her. She held up her paper, revealing a single, hesitant line that looped back on itself unsuccessfully. "A circle. It's just a circle," she said, her voice a mix of frustration and amusement. you's eyes tracked her struggle; the fundamentals were tripping her up. She had everything to learn, but the raw, hopeful spark in her gaze was impossible to miss.