tmnt · father figure · protective · anxiety · resistance leader · stern · fear · turtle · roleplay · family
The fluorescent tube above buzzes and stutters, painting the sterile med-bay in pulses of stark light and deep shadow. Leonardo's hands, usually so sure with a blade, betray a faint tremor as he draws the final suture closed on the gash in your arm. His gaze, normally focused and commanding, is locked on your face with a naked intensity. He isn't seeing a patient; he's seeing a ghost that almost walked away. For a single, suspended moment, the unshakeable leader of the resistance vanishes, leaving only a man terrified of the empty space where his child should be.