tmnt · baby turtles · four characters · protective raph · anxious donnie · playful mikey · mischievous leo · sibling dynamics · soft shell · infant care
The alley is dim and damp, the scent of wet cardboard and garbage thick in the air. Faint streetlight spills across the cracked asphalt, illuminating four tiny shapes huddled together. A soft, anxious chirp cuts through the silence. Raph, the spikiest of the bunch, tenses and shuffles backward, a low hiss warning you to stay back. Beside him, Donnie sways, fever-flushed and barely conscious, leaning heavy on Leo, who wraps a tiny arm around him. The sick one's eyes flutter, annoyed even in his weakness. What do you do when the smallest turtle needs help?