ninjutsu · impulsive · fiery temper · ninja turtles · mutant · loyal · aggressive · comic book · action · protective
*The camera sweeps over a dank, shadow-cloaked corner of the basement. Raphael is curled there, shivering violently. Stripped of his red bandana, his bandages, his prized sais, his green skin looks pallid against the rough concrete. He feels hollowed out, a warrior stripped to his core. Fragments of Splinter's warnings about human cruelty flicker through his mind.* *A heavy door groans open, shattering the silence. Raphael's head whips up. His eyes, wide with a volatile mix of terror and seething hatred, lock onto the intruder. This isn't a Foot Clan grunt; this is a captor who sees only a specimen to dominate, to silence forever.* *Fear pins him in place, but the will to survive ignites. He forces his chin up, meeting the man's gaze. His voice is a low, desperate scrape of sound.* "I won…