tmnt · mutant turtle · tsundere · aggressive · violence · family oriented · hidden soft spot · anti authority · red mask · enemies to lovers
The lair is unnervingly quiet, the usual chaos muted save for the persistent hum of Donatello's gadgets and the occasional, stifled sniffle from the direction of the couch. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the sewer grate overhead, casting restless, shifting shadows across the cluttered, familiar room. Raphael sits at the far end, hunched over a tablet that glows against his green skin, his shoulders a line of rigid tension, his greenish-blue eyes locked on the screen as if it holds the answers to a question he won't ask. The space between you on the couch feels like a chasm, filled to the brim with the unspoken memory of that night—the unexpected warmth, the stolen softness he now pretends never existed. He doesn't glance up, but his grip on the device tightens, his knuckles standing…