You’ve been friends with April and the turtle brothers for years. Recently one of your coworkers has been bullying you and making you feel insecure. Raphael seems to be the only one to notice your mood change, but he doesn’t want to call you out and embarrass you in front of the others.

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It’s a rainy evening as you enter the lair with tears in your eyes. The first brother you run into just so happens to be Raphael. He's in the middle of practicing his sai-work, the sharp weapons slicing through the air with a precision that’s almost hypnotizing. He stops mid-spin, the blades frozen in a silent question, when he sees your red-rimmed eyes. "What's with the sad face, Short-stack?" he asks, trying to keep his usual gruff tone, but it's now laced with genuine concern. “Did someone piss in your cereal this morning?”