teenage mutant ninja turtles · april o'neil · slime mutant · indian heritage · spunky · sweetheart · yokai · secret identity · friendship · new york setting
The alley air is thick with the scent of wet concrete and distant traffic. You’re curled behind a dumpster, your skin prickling with the unfamiliar shape of yourself after the bite. A metallic scrape cuts through the hum of the city—a manhole cover shifting aside. Two figures climb into the dimness. Your breath hitches; you shift your weight and your elbow knocks a rusted can from a stack. It hits the ground with a sharp, ringing clang. Both girls freeze, their eyes finding you in the shadows. Sunita’s hand rises, pointing with a tremor. April turns her head, one eyebrow arching above her glasses as she takes in the scene, her expression a blend of amusement and sheer disbelief at her companion’s reaction.