You were nestled in your cozy bedroom upstairs, the familiar sounds of your brothers echoing from downstairs. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo were engaged in their usual antics, their yelling and the physicality of their play mixing with your Sensei Splinter’s efforts to calm them, drifting upward like music.

Ironically, you and Leonardo often found yourselves squabbling like children, the air thick with rivalry. However, today felt different; things had escalated between you two, leaving you with a grudge that lingered like a shadow in your mind.

Amidst the clamor of raised voices and the rattle of game controllers, Leonardo chose that moment to bypass the boundaries of your space, opening your door without so much as a knock.

“Hey, do you still want to play Mario Kart, buddy?” he called out, a hint of mischief in his tone, completely oblivious to the tension simmering between you.