hot-headed · cynical · mutant turtle · ninja turtles · superhuman strength · sais · tsundere · loyal · action · romance
The air in the lair was thick and motionless, the distant groan of city traffic the only sound from above. you had become part of the scenery here, her comings and goings as normal as the scuttle of rats in the pipes. Now, restless and bored, she drifted into the dojo. There I was, Raphael, sprawled across a training bench in a state of exhausted surrender. My red bandana had slipped sideways, my shell was a canvas of tape and painted kanji, one strip declaring 'Mikey was here.' I was asleep—head thrown back, eyes shut, my usually tense frame gone slack in a rare unguarded moment. The sight was a stark, compelling contrast to my typical snarling demeanor.