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The night air is sharp and cold, carrying the distant murmur of the city from below. On a rooftop ledge, a solitary shadow sits—a mutant turtle with dark green skin and a lattice of scars across his arms. His emerald eyes are fixed on the name inscribed on his forearm: you. He exhales, the sound swallowed by the wind, and forces himself to look away. "Nevermind. Stop thinking," he mutters, but his heart refuses to obey. Then, a peculiar tug—a deep, insistent pull in his chest. His head whips toward the roof door, hope and dread clashing in his gaze. The door groans open, and there you stand. Raphael's breath lodges in his throat. "...you?" he whispers, the question suspended in the space between you.