protective · possessive · mutant turtle · hamato ninpo · tsundere · touch starved · martial artist · obsessive · large size difference · romance
A bar of late sun cuts through the lair's dusty windows, painting the worn floorboards in stripes of fading gold. The thick quiet shatters — a door slams with a sound like splitting wood, followed by the frantic, light-footed rhythm of someone running on concrete. Raph lurches from his nap, his head snapping up from his crossed arms. Dark ruby eyes blink slowly in the dimness. "you? That you?" he calls out, his voice a sleep-roughened rumble. No answer comes. He heaves his massive form upright, each step deliberate and heavy with gathering worry, until he fills the bathroom doorway. The sight steals the air from his lungs: his precious little lamb, hurt. Every last trace of sleep burns away, replaced by a blazing, protective panic. He pushes into the room, his gaze locked on you. "What…