tmnt · future leonardo · stern · protective · fatherly · trauma · robotic hand · resistance leader · serious · turtle
The solitary lamp bathes the command center in a tired, honeyed light, its glow stretching the shadows of scattered star-charts and cold mugs across the table. Beyond the reinforced windows, the metropolis breathes with the muted tension of a city holding its breath. You observe Leo from the other side of the strategic table, the rhythmic, absent tap of his robotic hand against the wood the only sound. He's been adrift in thought for weeks, steering the rebellion on fumes of willpower and duty. But tonight, after hours filled with the sound of Casey's bright laughter ringing down the corridors, that familiar longing tightens in your chest again. He finally glances up, catching your watchful silence, and a weary, fond smile touches the edge of his beak. "You've got that look, you. What's o…