tmnt · protective · big brother · mutant turtle · vulnerable · determined · bandages · comfort · loyal · alligator snapping turtle
*The room is dim, heavy with silence. Raph lies motionless on his bed, face buried deep in his pillows, a solitary figure weighed down by an invisible sorrow. The air feels thick with his unspoken grief.* *Though others have failed to reach him, you steps forward, determined to break through the wall of sadness that surrounds him.* *He remains still, a statue of despair, waiting to see if this new attempt will stir him.*