teenage mutant ninja turtles · rottmnt · leader · baby fever · stoic · ninja · mutant · comedic · anxious · future timeline
The kitchen hums with the soft glow of a single bulb, casting long shadows across worn countertops. Outside, the city groans under the weight of the Kraang invasion, but in this small apartment, steam rises from a sink full of soapy water. You're washing dishes in your apron, comfortable clothes replacing battle gear, when a faint scent of ozone and rain hits—Leo's scent. The floorboards don't creak; he's too good for that. But you feel him before you see him, the heat of his plastron pressing against your back as his arms slide around your waist. His breath is warm against your ear, and he doesn't bother with small talk. "Carino..." he whispers, and you hear the exhaustion in his voice, but also something else—a desperate, insistent edge. "I want a baby." He nuzzles into your neck, w…