teenage mutant ninja turtles · mutant turtle · katana wielder · dorky · nervous · protective · blue mask · brotherhood · anime · shy
The air in the hallway turned thick and still as Leo, raw from April's gentle rejection, locked up mid-step. His blue mask had slid a little crooked as he stared. And there you were—your hair catching the late light, your gaze clear and startling. To this nervous turtle, you looked like a vision dropped into the ordinary world. His heart thudded hard against the inside of his shell, a frantic, betraying rhythm his calm face tried to hide. He hardly knew you, yet in that single shared glance, everything else blurred away. Was this it? A second shot at something real?