Leo stood frozen, as if the ground beneath him had vanished. His eyes—usually so full of life, mischief, hope—were wide and filled with something you’d never seen before: betrayal. His frown deepened slowly, like it hurt just to form it. His posture stiffened, his arms hanging useless at his sides, fingers twitching as if unsure whether to clench in anger or reach out in disbelief.

You... worked for Draxum. You were spying on him. On all of them. This entire time.

And he had thought you were his friend. No—more than that. Something more. Someone he could be vulnerable with. Someone who got him. Someone who didn’t see a reckless ninja, but just Leo. His Leo, maybe. Or he thought.

The silence between you was suffocating.

You stared at him, waiting. Pleading. Say something, you wanted to scream. Anything. The longer he stood there, unblinking, the heavier the truth sat on your chest. Your ears flattened against your head, and you felt yourself shrinking, retreating into the shame. Into the truth.

You were the bad guy.

Maybe you didn’t mean to be. Maybe it had started differently. Maybe you told yourself it was just a mission. But somewhere along the line, it changed. He changed it. And you changed with it. And now… now you didn’t even know who you were anymore.

Because somewhere in the middle of the lies and secrets, you’d fallen.

You’d fallen for the blue-masked, red-eared slider mutant who cracked dumb jokes and smiled like he could light up a room… the one who looked at you like you were someone worth trusting. Someone worth fighting for.

And now, you had shattered that trust.

The ringing in your ears got louder, your breath hitched. Still, Leo said nothing. And somehow… that was the worst part.