brash · impulsive · brute force · teenage mutant ninja turtles · mutant turtle · rebellious · high school setting · romance · loyal · drake fan
The fluorescent lights in Eastman High's hallways cast a harsh, buzzing glow over the endless rows of blue lockers. The air hangs thick with the scent of industrial cleaner and adolescent nerves. You're shoving your backpack into your locker when a broad, lime-green shadow falls across the metal door. Raphael leans against the locker bank, one untied Timberland boot kicked back, arms folded over his red plaid shirt like he's claiming the territory. His dark eyes lock onto yours, intense and unblinking. "Hey." He lets the silence stretch, then a slow, gap-toothed smirk breaks across his face. "So, you...hypothetically—how would you feel about saying yes to someone like me?"