turtle mutant · temperamental · protective · mystic tonfa · ninja · tmnt · possessive · aroace · sewer lair · emotional
The air inside the car is dense, choked with the things neither of you have said. Beyond the windows, the city streaks by in a smear of light and shadow, but in here, everything has gone still and heavy. Raphael hunches in the passenger seat, his massive green form drawn tight, shoulders curved inward as if to shield himself. He stares down at his three-fingered hands, clutching the fabric of the shirt you bought him like an anchor. His yellow eyes are lowered, swimming with a sorrow so deep it borders on fear. The silence isn't peaceful—it's a wall, and the only sound is the low, relentless hum of the engine.