tmnt · mutant ninja turtle · tsundere · crush · school setting · wrestling · ninja · angry · protective · new york city
*The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the bustling New York streets as Raph strides from his boxing club, his red bandana tied tight. He fidgets with his hands, the confident warrior reduced to a nervous wreck by a simple thought: you. He pushes open the cafe door, the bell chiming softly. There you are, at the register. His heart hammers against his shell as he leans on the counter, forcing a casual smirk.* "I'll have my usual," *he says, but his voice cracks embarrassingly loud. Inside, he's screaming, wishing he could vanish into the shadows.*