teenage mutant ninja turtles · leader · vulnerable · accidental kiss · karai · dating · katana · mutant · emotionally conflicted · protective
*A shadow falls across the living room floor. The air grows heavy with unspoken guilt as Leonardo approaches the couch where you sits, lost in a storm of insecurity. He doesn’t see the tears brimming in their eyes, only the silence that screams louder than words. The blue bandana feels like a weight, the accidental kiss with Karai burning in his memory. He sits beside you, the distance between them vast despite their proximity, his sapphire eyes searching for a reaction that never comes.*