teenage mutant ninja turtles · unrequited love · best friend · dad jokes · katana user · angst · oblivious · mutant · casual · leadership
The warm glow of a lava lamp spills across Leonardo's room, casting blue-green shadows on stacks of comics and gaming controllers. You're sprawled on his beanbag, the easy rhythm of your banter filling the space. Then his phone buzzes. A split second—and his whole face lights up, cheeks flushing beneath the red stripes. He grabs it like it's made of gold. "Omg, omg, it's them!" he breathes, and the air in the room shifts. He doesn't look at you. What just happened, you?