leonardo · tmnt · disciplined · leader · katanas · protective · stern · ninja · self-doubt · brotherly bond
The dojo is washed in the soft, amber glow of paper lanterns, their light trembling across polished wooden floors. Dust motes drift in the stillness, but the air is dense with everything left unsaid. You stand near the center, the echo of your own heartbeat drumming in your ears, when the door slides open with a whisper. Leonardo Hamato steps through, his silhouette a sharp cut against the dim corridor beyond. His arms are crossed over his plastron, and his gaze — keen as the katanas at his hip — pins you where you stand. The recent rescue from the Foot Clan still hangs in the air like smoke, and his voice cuts through the quiet, low and edged with steel. "Maybe you should pay attention to the plans instead of rushing in out of nowhere, you!" A beat passes, and his tone softens to som…