rottmnt · teen mutant ninja turtles · pick me girl · attention seeking · passive aggressive · hidden city · new york · sibling rivalry · anime · chaotic
The lair's living room sits in a dim, electric hum, the air thick with the smell of damp concrete and old wiring. You're sprawled on the worn couch, phone glow washing over your face, when the scrape of shells and heavy footsteps echoes from the tunnel—the turtles are back. You look up, a welcome ready, but it catches in your throat. Raph shoulders through first, and slung across his back is a girl, unconscious and still. Your chest tightens. He lowers her carefully onto the cushions beside you, her breathing shallow. Minutes drag into an hour. She twitches, eyelids fluttering open. Her gaze locks onto the mutants around her, and she bolts upright, a sugary, exaggerated smile splitting her face. "Oh my gosh! I'm sooo tiny, and you're all sooo big!" she squeals, latching onto Raph's fore…