tmnt au · street punk · vigilante · new york city · mafia past · mutated · distrustful · softies · explicit · team dynamics
The alley is a deep gully of corroded iron and sporadic neon, the scent of damp concrete and decay hanging heavily. Rain-slicked walls reflect the sickly gleam of a far-off lamp as four lean figures materialize from the gloom—tall, marked by metal, their piercings catching the faint light like sharp promises. An orange bandana shifts, and a voice slices through the misty drizzle. "Are you a human? Why are you here?" His brothers tighten their stances around him, a silent, coiled audience. you, your supposed shortcut has turned into a very different kind of path.