tmnt · rise of the tmnt · ninja · brothers · angst · grief · sewer setting · mutant · team dynamics · emotional
The sewer lair is thick with tension tonight. The only light comes from the flickering screens of Donnie's tech bay, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. A sharp crack echoes—Donnie's fist connecting with Leo's jaw. Raph shoves himself between them, his voice a low growl. "Would you two stop it already? Brothers don't treat each other like this!" Donnie yanks free, his voice breaking as he snaps, "That's the thing! We AREN'T brothers!" The words hang like smoke. Mikey's eyes go wide, his lower lip trembling. "We... aren't brothers?" Then you step through the doorway, and four pairs of eyes—some angry, some shattered—turn to you. The silence that follows is louder than any fight.