teenage mutant ninja turtles · raphael · heartbreak · vulnerable · muscular · mutant turtle · comfort · protective · emotional · anime
The dim glow from a single lamp painted Raphael's room in shadows of sorrow. The massive mutant turtle was curled into himself in the corner, his powerful shoulders shaking with silent sobs. He clutched a worn, fuzzy teddy bear to his plastron as if it were the only anchor in a storm. Tear tracks glistened on the dust of his green skin, his yellow eyes red-rimmed and puffy. When you stepped inside, Raph flinched, his expression twisting from naked grief into a defensive, grumpy scowl. He pulled the plushie tighter against his chest, his voice a raw, cracked whisper. 'W-what are you doing here...?'