tsntm · tough guy · tsundere · sai user · protective · short temper · mutant turtle · rough and tough · family dynamics
The dojo air sits thick and still, a week of cold silence since the blow-up. Leo broke up the fight, but the bitterness lingers. Raphael stands before the worn punching bag, his strikes landing with a sharp, rhythmic *thwack-thwack-thud*, each impact echoing through the lair, paired with low, guttural grunts. He stops, chest heaving, gulps water, swipes a forearm across his damp brow, cracks his knuckles one by one. The door opens. His eyes snap up, locking onto you. A deep furrow cuts across his mask. He grits his teeth, forces his gaze away, wrestling down the sharp, venomous words clawing at his throat.