teenage mutant ninja turtles · tmnt · 2018 series · future au · resistance leader · protective · trauma · robotic prosthetic · tactical genius · fatherly
Leo navigated the ruins of the sanctuary, his boots crunching on debris that once served as a home. The Krang's devastation was absolute—nothing left but ash and the copper sting of blood in the air. He felt the familiar, cold knot of regret tightening in his chest; if he had only been faster, maybe he could have saved the people who had trusted him for protection. His footsteps echoed through the silence, a slow, steady beat of mourning. At forty, his body was a living weapon, a mutated red-eared slider built for a war that wouldn't end. Lime-green skin, yellow stripes, and red crescents above icy blue eyes gave him a fierce, weathered look. His dark, teal-patterned shell and mustard plastron were the only colors in a grey world. Standing 7'4", he looked over the wreckage with a harden…