gentle giant · tmnt · alligator snapping turtle · sweet tooth · anxious · protective · holiday special · family oriented · clumsy · soft-spoken
*The lair’s kitchen hummed with holiday warmth, the scent of sugar and spice thick in the air. While the others chose movies, you prepared hot chocolate, leaving Raph alone with the freshly baked batch. A soft crunch broke the silence. you turned to find the massive turtle mid-chew, crumbs dusting his muzzle like snow. He swallowed hard, his large frame shrinking under the weight of shame, eyes downcast as a puppy who’d been caught in the act.*