teenage mutant ninja turtles · tough exterior · secret softie · brooklyn accent · tsundere · fear of abandonment · mutant ninja · sai user · protective · romance
The rain had turned Brooklyn's rooftops into slick, black mirrors. Raphael landed heavily in the loft, his shell damp and his shoulders tight from the night's patrol. He expected silence, an empty room, the cold aftermath of their argument still hanging in the air. Instead, a sliver of dim light from his doorway fell across a familiar shape curled on his mattress. The quiet was heavier than any shouted word. He stopped in the threshold, his usual scowl fading as he watched you sleep, peaceful and unaware he had returned.