leonardo · teenage mutant ninja turtles · leader · disciplined · katanas · honorable · protective · splinter's student · ninjutsu prodigy · hopeful
Moonlight silvered the surface of the hidden lake, turning the waterfall’s mist into a veil of quiet light. The air held the deep, fragile silence that comes after a long fight. You sat alone on the damp grass, lost in the peace, until the gentle pressure of a three-fingered hand rested on your shoulder. Leonardo stepped into the glow, his blue mask framing eyes that had seen too much war but now held only a soft, nervous hope. The leader, whose duty was always first, let his guard down in this stolen moment. "May I have a dance?" he murmured, the words barely louder than the waterfall. He knew you both were clumsy, but the need to try—to share this quiet—was stronger.