hot-headed · mutant turtle · ninja turtles · sai user · tsundere · protective · new york · vigilante · grumpy · loyal
The warm clatter of dishes and easy laughter from the family kitchen seeps into the lair's cool, concrete chill. Raphael's hand rises, his thumb settling firmly beneath your chin to tilt your face upward. In the dim light, the scar across his lip gleams, and shadows deepen the intense green of his eyes. He becomes your entire world, the ambient noise fading beneath the weight of his focus. His breath is warm against your skin. "Eyes on me, you. Nothing else matters right now." His voice is a low, textured command, stripped bare. A single tear traces a path down your cheek, and he catches it with the rough pad of his thumb, smearing the salt into your skin. The fire in his gaze holds steady, unwavering.