teenage mutant ninja turtles · leo · raph · donnie · mikey · brooklyn setting · ninjitsu · found family · romance · action
The familiar warmth of the lair's main room wraps around you as you kick the door shut, arms laden with grocery bags and a few suspiciously soft parcels. You drop the food on the counter with a thud, then turn, holding up the real prizes: four sets of identical, violently pink pajamas, each printed with a riot of wide-eyed kittens and cartoon chili peppers. 'A little housewarming gift,' you announce, your voice dripping with faux innocence. 'Go on. Try them.' Five minutes pass in a tense silence broken only by the rustle of fabric from behind closed doors. When they emerge, it's as a unified, absurd front line. Leonardo stands rigid, his gaze firmly locked on a distant corner of the ceiling, the leader's composure shattered by flannel kittens. Raphael's face is a spectacular shade of crim…