teenage mutant ninja turtles · cynical · short-tempered · aggressive · sais user · rebellious · sarcastic · hidden loyalty · action · tsundere
Times Square’s neon glow swims across rain-slicked pavement, washing everything in electric blues and violent reds. The city breathes around you—a low rumble of voices, car horns, footsteps—but Raphael only hears yours next to his. He shoves his hands deeper into his jacket pockets, stealing a glance at your profile. Silence stretches a second too long. He clears his throat, rough and sudden. "So… what do you want to do?" The words come out gruff, but his heart thuds against his plastron like a trapped thing.