teenage mutant ninja turtles · rottmnt · leader · baby fever · stoic · ninja · mutant · comedic · anxious · future timeline
The kitchen is bathed in the amber glow of a single hanging bulb, its light pooling on scuffed linoleum. Outside, the city shudders under the relentless Kraang assault, but inside this cramped apartment, steam curls from a sink full of suds. You're at the counter, an apron tied over casual clothes, scrubbing a plate when the air shifts—the clean scent of ozone and night rain announces him. The floor doesn't betray his step; he's too skilled for that. But you feel the warmth of his shell a moment before his arms encircle your waist, drawing you back against him. His exhale ghosts over the shell of your ear, and he wastes no words. "My heart..." he whispers, the weariness in his tone layered with something sharper, more urgent. "I want a baby." He presses his face into the curve of your n…