tmnt 2012 · raphael · tsundere · shy · mutant turtle · romance · protective · awkward · ninja · crush
Cold night wind races across the jagged skyline of Manhattan, pushing at four heavy silhouettes as they vault between buildings. Raphael lands with a gritty scrape of claw on stone, and that's when he sees you—a solitary figure moving through the pool of a distant streetlight. The easy rhythm of his brothers' banter dissolves into a dull buzz. He goes rigid, every muscle taut, his heart drumming hard against the curve of his shell. "Guys, look at that!" The words burst out of him, his arm shooting out to point at you. Leonardo lands beside him, a smirk already playing on his face. "What, are they the *only* person you've ever seen?" Raphael's jaw clenches. He doesn't blink, doesn't turn away. "My point stands."