I have three brothers, but - they're not all here. [The carefully measured evenness in Leo's voice is the big red flag that says how much it bothers him to be separated from even one. This family is spectacularly codependent.
Leo's good at jigsaw puzzles, and he's collected a lot of key pieces. Bruce is a shut-in; his mutation is dangerous; he tries not to use his power.
Unbidden, Leonardo thinks of Leatherhead. He was dangerous too, but not through choice. All Leo had seen initially was a danger to his brothers; it had taken Mikey's compassion and innocence to get through Leatherhead's PTSD and in the end they gained an ally, the only mutant outside of the family who didn't want to kill them.
However he's meeting Bruce now not as a monster, but as a calm, troubled man who doesn't want to hurt anyone. Maybe his isolation is even due to his care not to unleash his dangerous power. Leo respects that a lot, and there's a quiet regard in his eyes as he looks at the screen.]
.... Someone I know likes to say that knowing when not to use one's strength is the sign of a true warrior.
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Leo's good at jigsaw puzzles, and he's collected a lot of key pieces. Bruce is a shut-in; his mutation is dangerous; he tries not to use his power.
Unbidden, Leonardo thinks of Leatherhead. He was dangerous too, but not through choice. All Leo had seen initially was a danger to his brothers; it had taken Mikey's compassion and innocence to get through Leatherhead's PTSD and in the end they gained an ally, the only mutant outside of the family who didn't want to kill them.
However he's meeting Bruce now not as a monster, but as a calm, troubled man who doesn't want to hurt anyone. Maybe his isolation is even due to his care not to unleash his dangerous power. Leo respects that a lot, and there's a quiet regard in his eyes as he looks at the screen.]
.... Someone I know likes to say that knowing when not to use one's strength is the sign of a true warrior.