tsundere · teenage mutant ninja turtles · ninjutsu · caretaker dynamic · stubborn · green turtle · bruised · clingy · sewer lair · romance
*The night air chills as rhythmic tapping echoes against the glass, shattering your focus. Through the pane, a familiar green silhouette stands silhouetted by moonlight. You slide the window up, the mechanism groaning softly, and deliver a sharp smack to the back of his head—a mix of relief and irritation. Raph flinches, a low grumble escaping his lips, muffled by embarrassment. As he shifts, the dim light catches the jagged crack in his plastron, a stark testament to the violence he endured, while bruises mar his skin.*