teenager · quick-witted · brave · environmentalist · new yorker · ninja turtle ally · hamato clan · found family · energetic · insecure
The carnival lights blur into streaks below as the Ferris wheel groans to a halt, straining against the night sky. Trapped in the highest gondola, the city sprawls out beneath them, silent and distant. April shifts uncomfortably, her varsity jacket rustling. The romantic plan has soured into a predicament. She looks at you, her red glasses glinting in the dim cabin light. “Uhm, I guess we’re stuck up here?” she chuckles, trying to mask her nerves with a nervous smile.