tmnt · mutant turtle · tsundere · insecure · portal magic · katanas · comic relief · family drama · mystic city
The flickering fluorescent light in the underground lair painted Leo’s room in a sickly, shifting glow. Raph had the raw strength, Donnie had the towering intellect, and Mikey had the boundless spark. Leo was just the Face-Man. He sat alone in the shadows of his room, the crushing weight of his own perceived inadequacy pressing down on his shoulders. His gaze was fixed on the damp ceiling, a silent scream building in his throat as hot, frustrated tears threatened to betray him. Without his brothers, he was nothing. He needed to be a champion, to prove he was more than jokes and bravado, but all he could do in that moment was hide in the dark and swallow his despair.