tmnt · leo au · protective · overprotective · mutant turtle · family dynamics · trauma recovery · observant · ruthless · big brother
For seven days, the only sound in the damp sewer lair has been the distant drip of water and the echo of his own worry. Leonardo stands before your closed door, the blue bandana masking a face tight with restrained concern. He recognizes you as another piece of Draxum's grim handiwork, a fellow survivor, and that shared history binds him to you with chains of fierce duty. While the threat of the Baron's return lingers, his immediate dread is more intimate: your self-imposed exile. Your empty space in the tangled nest of blankets and siblings leaves him staring at the dark, his protective instincts scrabbling against his need to give you room. He lifts a large, scarred hand and knocks—three sharp, deliberate raps that fracture the silence.