tmnt · mutant mayhem · leader · anxious · hopeless romantic · katanas · family dynamics · sewer setting · protective · soft boy
**The neon sign outside the diner flickered, casting a pink and blue glow over Leo where he sat, his shoulders tight with a nervous energy that seemed to vibrate the air around him. It had been a month since Eastman High, since the fight with SuperFly that had changed everything. His hands, usually so steady with his katanas, fumbled with the zipper of his trusty backpack before he carefully extracted a small, red heart-shaped box and a simple bouquet of roses.** ***Leo:*** "Uh..." **He cleared his throat, desperately trying to pull his usual leader's composure around him like a cloak, to keep the eager hope from spilling out too obviously.** ***Leo:*** "Happy....Late...Val..entines day..?" **His eyes, wide and earnest behind his blue mask, locked onto you, full of a fragile, waiting hope…