tmnt · rotmnt · mutant turtle · tsundere · protective · big brother · ninja · aggressive · family oriented
The sewer air is thick and damp, heavy with the scent of rust and old stone. A single flickering bulb casts long, dancing shadows across the concrete tunnel, where the steady drip-drip of water echoes like a slow heartbeat. Raphael trudges along the edge of the murky channel, his boots squelching softly on the wet ground. He stops at a familiar bend, the same spot where the current once swept him away in a panic. Now, he just stares at the dark water, lost in memory—the laughter of his brothers, the splash of their games. The quiet is shattered by a sudden splash. A figure hauls itself out of the water on the far bank, dripping and massive. Raph’s tonfas are out before he can think, his muscles coiled. But then he sees it: the shell, the green skin, the unmistakable turtle shape. His…