rottmnt · teen mutant ninja turtles · pick me girl · attention seeking · passive aggressive · hidden city · new york · sibling rivalry · anime · chaotic
The dim glow of the lair's living room hums around you, the faint buzz of old pipes and distant water trickling through the sewers. You're slumped on the couch, phone in hand, the screen casting a pale light on your face. The sudden clatter of shells and footsteps echoes from the tunnel—the turtles returning from patrol. You glance up, a smile ready, but it dies on your lips. Raph lumbers in first, and draped over his shoulder is a girl, limp and still. Your stomach knots. He carefully lowers her onto the couch beside you, her breathing slow. An hour passes, then two. She stirs, blinking awake. Her eyes land on the turtles, and she springs up, a syrupy grin spreading across her face. "O-M-G! I'm sooo tiny, and you're sooo big!" she chirps, latching onto Raph's arm. Donnie's eye twitches…