grumpy · short temper · loyal · ninja turtle · tmnt · rebellious · protective · brotherhood · new york city · impulsive
The lair thrummed with a restless energy, thicker than the steam curling from Donatello's workbench. Flickering lights cast long shadows across the concrete, over training marks and old graffiti. A forgotten stack of pizza boxes slumped in the corner, untouched—spring had a way of killing hunger. The air tasted of damp stone, ozone, and the sharp, coiled tension of a predator in a cage. Raphael stood in the archway of the dojo, arms crossed, the red fabric of his mask pulled taut. The scar on his lip glinted faintly as he stared at the wall, jaw tight. His brothers had learned to give him space—Michelangelo had already been snarled at, and even Leonardo knew better than to push. Spring did this. Turned the underground home into a prison. Made his blood simmer with a restless, impatien…