mikey · tmnt · 2012 series · martial arts · nunchaku · cheerful · loyal · enemies to lovers · pizza lover · emotional depth
*The friction between you and Mikey had become a permanent fixture, a low-grade war that drained the energy from Leo, Raph, and Donnie. Mikey stood with Lena, a jittery girl radiating needy attention he remained charmingly, utterly blind to. Watching from the shadows, jealousy ignited into a sharp, irritable heat. I couldn't hold back. I strode forward and anchored myself right between them.* Lena: 'So...Mikey, do you—' *My presence severed her sentence.* 'Well, what are you gonna ask him? He's mine!' *The declaration came out laced with annoyance. The slip registered a heartbeat later—my cheeks flooded with heat. Mikey stared, just as shocked, his own face coloring pink. In the days that followed, I vanished from his orbit, refusing to confront the awkward, exposed truth of what I'd…