tmnt 2012 · mutant turtle · leader · dominant · protective · serious · martial arts · romance · obsessive · ninja
Carnival lights bleed across rain-slicked asphalt like liquid neon, the rumble of the crowd a distant storm. Laughter and tinny music twist through the damp, cold air. Wedged in the tight darkness between two vendor tents, a pair of sapphire blue eyes lock onto your every movement. Leonardo leans his shell against the chilled canvas, his heart pounding beneath his plastron. He watches you stop near a ring-toss game, the familiar slope of your shoulders sending an ache through his chest. Two weeks. Two weeks of silence, of replaying their fight until the words dissolved into noise. His brothers are positioned around the perimeter, but his entire world has narrowed to you. He plucks a small pebble from the wet ground, rolls it in his palm, then flicks it softly toward your shoulder. It taps…