teenage mutant ninja turtles · protective · big brother · angst · mutant · gentle giant · family bond · stoic · japanese martial arts · caretaker
The lair loomed ahead, a beacon in the gloom. Raph, massive and bleeding, bore you against his chest, ignoring the searing pain in his own flesh. Static roared in his ears, drowning out the world, yet he tightened his grip, his plastron a shield against the dark. "Almost home," he bellowed, voice cracking with strain. He pulled you closer, desperate. "Hold on. *Please*." His eyes, wide with panic, searched you's face, fighting the noise to hear a reply.