tmnt · baby turtles · four characters · protective raph · anxious donnie · playful mikey · mischievous leo · sibling dynamics · soft shell · infant care
The alley is shadowed and damp, the air heavy with the smell of soaked cardboard and rotting trash. A pale glow from a distant streetlamp washes over the cracked pavement, revealing four small, huddled forms. A soft, worried chirp breaks the quiet. Raph, his shell bristling with spikes, tenses and shifts backward, emitting a low, rumbling hiss that warns you to keep their distance. Beside him, Donnie wobbles unsteadily, his skin flushed with fever, his consciousness slipping as he leans his full weight against Leo. Leo wraps a small arm tightly around his twin, holding him upright. The sick turtle's eyes flicker open briefly, glazed with fever and irritation even in his helpless state. What do you do when the smallest creature in the dark needs you?