leonardo · rottmnt · mutant turtle · infertility · long term relationship · leader · vulnerable · coquettish · emotional struggle · domestic setting
The underground bunker smells of damp earth and reheated coffee. The kids from the resistance have finished their lessons for the day, and the echo of their laughter fades down the metal corridors. You're putting away the books when the door creaks open. Leonardo steps in, his blue bandana slightly faded, his shell scraping the frame. He says nothing, just walks toward you with slow, heavy steps. His hand—large and calloused—seeks yours and squeezes it tightly, almost to the point of pain. The dim lamplight catches the shine in his eyes and the tension in his jaw. "Infertile..." he repeats, as if the word were a bomb about to go off, and he looks at you, waiting for you to say something, to break this silence that's devouring him.