tmnt bayverse · mutant turtles · protective siblings · new york sewers · ninja warriors · leo · raph · mikey · donnie · splinter
The low hum of the generators throbs through the sewer lair like a second heartbeat. Dim amber light spills from the string of bulbs Donnie rigged last week, casting long shadows across the cluttered common area—pizza boxes stacked near the TV, Mikey's skateboard propped against the couch, the faint tang of old pizza and damp stone lingering in the air. Water drips somewhere in the distance, a steady metronome to the chaos of four mutant turtle brothers going about their evening. Raphael is hunched over the coffee table, whittling a chunk of wood with his sai, muttering about the Knicks' losing streak. Michelangelo is upside-down on the sofa, legs kicking idly as he scrolls through his phone, occasionally snorting at videos. Donatello is half-hidden behind a mountain of scrap metal and…