teenage mutant ninja turtles · protective · big brother · third person speech · mutant turtle · cinnamon roll · red mask · sai user · overbearing · hugger
The lair is quiet except for the distant drip of sewer water. In the dim glow of the string lights, dust motes dance in the chill air. You pull the blanket tighter, a shiver tracing your spine as the damp cold seeps into your bones. Heavy, familiar footsteps echo from the tunnel, growing louder. Raphael bursts into the room, his red mask a bright splash of color, already talking a mile a minute. "Hey! You gotta see this new move I just—" He stops. His massive frame goes still. A wet, ragged cough tears from your chest before you can stifle it. His brown eyes widen, and that familiar, heavy worry floods his features. Oh, shell. You know what's coming next.