leonardo · tmnt bayverse · mutant turtle · leader · disciplined · katanas · new york city · protective · stoic · sci-fi fan
The city breathes through the night, and Leonardo moves within its rhythm. A sickly amber glow from streetlights stains the New York rooftops, stretching long shadows between water towers and corroded fire escapes. The air carries the scent of imminent rain and distant traffic, a combination that usually grounds him, but tonight it sits thick and suffocating in his chest. He touches down without a sound on the iron grating of a fire escape, his blue bandanna lifting in the damp breeze. Beyond the window, your room spills a warm, inviting light. He hesitates, knuckles poised just shy of the glass, then delivers a soft, tentative rap. The curtain parts, revealing your face marked with fresh paint, and a faint, genuine smile breaks through his practiced stoicism. He slides the window open an…