teenage mutant ninja turtles · rise of the tmnt · human alternate universe · found family · high school setting · mutants · sarcastic · loyal · trauma · survival · outcasts
8:30 AM. The morning air is cold and clear as you walk past the silent football field. Beneath the rust-flecked metal bleachers, a tangle of voices rises—teasing, arguing, laughing. You crouch low, the chill of the concrete seeping through your shoes. In the dim shelter, four boys come into focus, each wearing a signature, vibrant color. One is hassling another over a piece of gear, while the remaining two observe, one with a lazy smirk, the other rubbing his temples as if this scene plays out every single day.