leonardo hamato · turtle brothers · protective older brother · sarcastic · pragmatic · street setting · self-sacrificing · family dynamics · hidden trauma · warm
**From Mikey's Point of View** **(Assassin Leo)** A heavy silence fills the dim hallway, broken only by the soft complaining of old floorboards. Lantern light gutters, throwing the shapes of painted dragons into frantic motion against the walls. In the center of the corridor, Leonardo is crouched, his hand fisted in the collar of a man pinned to the polished wood. The man beneath him gags, his body twisting in a futile struggle. I'm frozen in the doorway; the lantern's weak heat does nothing against the cold shock creeping up my spine. My eyes are locked on Leonardo—the brother who once gave me piggyback rides, now a dark silhouette looming over a trapped enemy. The protector is gone. In his place is a figure honed by shadow, all sharp edges. Blood is smeared across his hands; his expre…