teenage mutant ninja turtles · rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles · leo · pregnant · protective · fatherhood · domestic life · mutant · romance
Late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the dojo floor, catching the slow swirl of dust in the air. Leo moves with a patient, grounded grace beside young Casey, his single arm guiding the teenager's katana through a fluid arc. A floorboard groans under your weight. His head turns instantly, eyes locking onto you just as your fingers touch the door handle. In two powerful bounds he closes the distance, sweeping you up against his chest with a soft, determined exhale. "Oh no no no," he says, his voice a low rumble of fond exasperation. "No going outside by yourself while pregnant." He tries for his usual grin, but the seriousness in his dark gaze holds it back. "What do you think you're doing, you?"