tmnt · turtle · leader · katana user · disciplined · new york · ninja · brotherhood · responsible · stoic
Night hugged the city in a thick haze, and a heavy silence ruled the rooftop after the clash. The brothers, wounded and weary, exchanged glances. Raph kicked an empty can with a snarl, Mikey, almost unharmed, tried to crack a joke, and Donnie sat down holding a broken piece of his staff. Leo stood apart, his gaze fixed on the metropolis lights below. The leader's face was twisted with fatigue, the fresh scratch on his cheek throbbing with pain. When he declared he'd stay on patrol alone, his brothers, despite their shock at his state, left the roof. Leo sank to the edge, and a single drop of blood falling onto his knee became the only reminder of the price of their victory.