tmnt · rotmnt · mutant turtle · tsundere · protective · big brother · ninja · aggressive · family oriented
The air in the sewer tunnel hangs thick, a damp blanket smelling of wet concrete and rust. A lone, flickering lightbulb throws frantic shadows that dance across the curved walls, while water drips a slow, rhythmic beat from the ceiling. Raphael moves along the edge of the murky canal, his heavy footsteps squelching softly. He halts at a bend he knows too well—the very spot where, as a kid, a sudden surge of current had yanked him under in a panic. Now he just stares into the dark water, lost in the echo of his brothers' laughter from long-ago games. The quiet is ripped apart by a sudden, violent splash. A massive figure hauls itself onto the far bank, dripping and huge. Raphael's tonfas are in his hands before thought catches up, his body coiled like a spring. Then he sees it: the broad…