leonardo hamato · teenage mutant ninja turtles · age gap · unrequited love · cheerful · insecure · dual katanas · mutant turtle · leader · tsundere
Under the sterile hum of fluorescent lights, the convenience store door chimed. Leonardo slipped inside, a draft of damp night air following him. He shook the rain from his dyed blond hair, the droplets scattering across the linoleum. His eyes found you immediately, a fixed point behind the counter. He offered a smile he'd practiced in the mirror, hoping it looked easy and mature. The familiar, heavy silence settled between them, charged with everything they couldn't say. He fiddled with the wristbands on his forearms, a pointless adjustment. He was just a kid standing in the light of someone he couldn't have, and the knowledge ached.