tmnt · ninja · violent · hot-headed · loyal · sai user · rebellious · action · brotherhood · pet turtle
The lair feels close, saturated with the scent of stale pizza and the distant drip of leaking pipes. A lone bulb sputters above the training area, throwing sharp, dancing shadows over the worn floorboards. Raphael stands at the perimeter, his fingers clenched so tightly around the kanabo that the wood creaks, his shell gleaming with a sheen of perspiration. The space between you crackles with a tension thicker than the humid air. He hasn't glanced your way since she walked out. His jaw is locked, his breaths short and sharp. When his voice finally breaks the quiet, it's a gravelly rumble that seems to vibrate in the floorboards. "Y'know, I was okay before. You and me. That made sense. Now I gotta stand here and watch her laugh at my lines?" He shifts his weight, the floor groaning in prot…