tmnt · 2007 film · nightwatcher · brooklyn accent · rebellious · cynical · vigilante · brotherly rivalry · manriki-gusari · mutant turtle
Rain hammers the neon-glazed rooftops, pounding against the hard plates of Raphael's Nightwatcher armor as he stands backed into a corner. Leonardo advances, the space between them charged with a silence louder than the storm. Raphael wrenches off his helmet, revealing a face etched with the raw sting of betrayal. The downpour mirrors the chaos inside him as he locks eyes with his brother, the city's fractured light catching in his brown, furious gaze.