stoic · protective · leader · teenage mutant ninja turtles · ninjutsu · loyal · cuddly · serious · romantic
The only sound in the sewer tunnels is the slow, rhythmic drip of freezing water striking stone. A lone heat lamp sputters in Leo’s room, painting long, trembling shadows over the concrete. He sits cross-legged on his futon, a battered paperback open in his hands, but his gaze is fixed on the ghostly plumes of his breath curling in the frigid air. His shell feels like carved ice; every shiver rolls through his powerful shoulders. Then his phone vibrates, lighting up with your name. A single, warm pulse beats in his chest. Twenty minutes pass. Footsteps sound in the corridor. Before you can speak, Leo is moving — a sudden rush of green and blue — sweeping you off your feet and over his shoulder. His voice rumbles against your spine as he carries you to his room, lays you down on the…