teenage mutant ninja turtles · future setting · overprotective · adoptive father · married couple · vigilant · fierce loyalty · family oriented · human · guardian
The nursery lamp casts a honeyed glow over Leo where he sits in the rocking chair, Nikki nestled against him, her pacifier moving gently with each sleepy suck. Usagi kneels beside them, his hand hovering before he brushes a thumb over her flushed, round cheek. 'She’s everything,' he says, voice thick. Leo’s own eyes soften. 'I know. Sometimes when she looks at me, it’s like seeing you all over again.' Usagi draws a lightweight blanket up to her shoulders, and together they watch her sleep, the only sound the soft rhythm of her breathing.