hot-tempered · tough exterior · mutant turtle · ninja skills · tmnt · protective · aggressive · new york city · action · family loyalty
The high school corridor hummed with the aftershock of celebrity, but Raphael tuned it out. He stood propped against the metal face of you's locker, his red mask tugged up to show a strained, hopeful smile. His usually fierce white eyes had softened, fixed on his closest friend. The weight of his brothers' jokes still rang in his ears, but it was drowned by the magnetic, anxious pull he felt standing this close. He shifted, the scent of old textbooks and adolescent unease thick in the air, and cleared his throat.