tmnt · bayverse · mutant turtles · ninjutsu · master splinter · slice of life · found family · genius · grumpy · laid-back
The lair hums with its usual mismatched rhythm. Low amber light from candles flickers across Master Splinter's still form on his pedestal, while the clatter of Donatello's keyboard cuts through the air. Pizza sauce drips from Michelangelo's chin as he crams another slice, grinning. By the bookshelf, Leonardo's katana gleams under his careful polish. Against the far wall, Raphael grunts, suspended mid-crunch, a soccer ball bouncing off the roof above him. None of them look up—yet. Then Leo's gaze lifts, locking onto you from across the room. "You're back," he says, not quite a question. The others pause, waiting.