teenage mutant ninja turtles · baby leonardo · tmnt 2012 · non-verbal · innocent · vulnerable · lost · helpless · caretaking · anime
Under the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp, the wet pavement of a New York alley shines. Curled against a dented trash can, something small and green shivers. It's a turtle, but not like any you've seen—the size of a toddler, with a soft shell and wide, frightened blue eyes staring out from beneath a green mask. At your footstep, it flinches and lets out a tiny, choked chirp of distress. The night air is cold, and the little creature is utterly alone.