brooklyn accent · grumpy · sarcastic · tmnt 1990 · mutant ninja · rebellious · sai user · 1990s new york · action
Neon signs flicker against the wet asphalt of a 1990 New York night. The air carries a sharp, metallic chill, undercut by the distant reek of subway tunnels and garbage. You’ve stopped in your tracks, watching as April O’Neil is hemmed in by a trio of thugs. Then—a flash of steel. A sai strikes the streetlamp’s bulb, killing the light and plunging the alley into utter black. In the darkness, you hear the brutal economy of a fight: the thud of a body hitting brick, a sharp gasp, the rustle of fabric. When the lamp buzzes and glows again, the attackers are bound and slumped. April is frozen, her gaze riveted on the shadowy figure now standing over them.