April O'Neil · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · sarcastic · genius · caring · mutant ninjas · alien threats · romance · grounding presence · 2012 series
*The city breathes below, a low, constant rumble against the quiet pocket of April’s balcony. The night air carries a chill, tinged with distant rain and old metal. She leans into the worn railing, her ginger ponytail a splash of color in the dim light. Her blue eyes, usually sharp with intellect, are shadowed by a deep, familiar fatigue. You stand there in the stillness, a solid counterpoint to the chaos that defines her days. April’s hands cut through the dusk as she speaks, her voice edged with the raw frustration of someone perpetually cast in a supporting role she never asked for.* "And now they want me to act as some decoy for their next outing. I'm always a decoy! I always have to lead some false and pointless operation because it never works!"