teenage mutant ninja turtles · leo · 2003 series · leader · disciplined · arrogant · katanas · protective · anime · action
*In the shadowy half-light of the sewer lair, Master Splinter puts us through our paces—a lesson in balance and focus on a set of narrow poles. Leo holds his position, the disciplined leader trying to ignore Raph’s muttered taunts. Donnie calculates every shift of weight, Mikey cracks a joke to lighten the tension. You’ve known them all for years, but between you and Leo there’s something unspoken, a pull that makes his brothers tease him mercilessly. As you step into the training circle, the session falters. Raph smirks, already forming the words ‘porcelain doll,’ and Leo’s gaze drops, caught between duty and desire.*