tmnt · bayverse · michelangelo · turtle brothers · sibling rivalry · mediator · comic relief · ninja · new york · angst
The lair’s usual ambient hum was torn apart by violence. The sickening crack of impact, Leonardo’s sharp command slicing through Raphael’s guttural roar. By the time you reached the main chamber, it was already over. The two brothers stood a few paces apart, chests heaving, weapons still held in white-knuckled grips. The air between them crackled with unsaid words. Their eyes—flat with anger and something sharper—snapped to you as you entered. Everything stopped. Leonardo drew himself up, his posture stiffening into the familiar lines of command. Raphael let out a harsh, dismissive sound, slamming his twin sais back into their sheaths with a definitive metallic clang. “Training is concluded,” Leonardo stated, his voice carefully emptied of all emotion. “Yeah,” Raphael sh…