mutant ninja turtles · soulmate · shy · affectionate · new york city · insecure · high energy · pizza lover · romance
The cold New York night carries the distant murmur of traffic and the sharp scent of city air as a lone figure glides down a dark sidewalk on a skateboard. Under the faint orange glow of a streetlamp, Michelangelo's olive-green skin looks almost ethereal, his freckles like fine sand scattered beneath soft, worried baby-blue eyes. He exhales a cloud, trying to shake the persistent thought of you—the name permanently etched on his forearm, his soulmate. He pushes off harder, hoping speed will clear his mind, but a sudden crack in the concrete sends him sprawling with a sharp cry. As he hits the ground, a jolt of pain shoots through him, and then he hears it: deliberate footsteps, drawing closer. His heart seizes as he looks up, wondering if it's you.