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[ohraphael]

Raph was enjoying his breakfast burrito as he walked. He shouldn’t have been so focused on his phone because his burrito slipped from his hands and fell to the ground. He sighed loudly as he looked at the mess on the floor. “Great. That would happen to me.” 

[ohraphael]

fastcrthanfast​:

Monty smiled and placed a hand on Raph’s shoulder. “I look great? Look at you, you clean up nice, Hamato. Red really is your color!”

Raph laughed and tried to hide his blush by rubbing at his cheeks. He just wasn’t used to be complimented. “Thanks, man. It’s my life color or whatever. You having fun? I’m out of my depth here.” 

[ohraphael]

ofskellingtcns​:

🎃 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────     jasper   felt   bad.   he   was   trying   to   do   his   best   to   not   be   a   problem   tonight   as   he   had   unfortunately   become   during   the   halloween   bash   and   yet   his   outfit   seemed   to   have   a   mind   of   its   own.      “   i   suppose   it   does.   ”      not   as   often   jasper   thought.   during   these   events   ?   more   likely.      “   here,   allow   me.   ”      the   skeleton   began   as   he   freed   them   from   their   tangled   outfits.      “   again,   i   apologize   for   that.   i   hope   your   outfit   isn’t   ruined   in   anyway.   ”      he   paused   giving   the   guy   a   once   over   before   speaking   again.   “   the   red   really   suits   you.   ”   

Raph could tell this guy was just as anxious as he was about being at the party. “It does, man. This isn’t even that bad.” He let him untangle them and and tried to stay as still as possible. “Yeah, no worries. I don’t think it is and I’m probably never gonna wear this again so it’s okay. Promise.” Raph laughed and scratched at the back of his head. “Thanks. You look good too. There’s a lot going on but you make it work.”

[ohraphael]

ofswannsx​:

⚔️ ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────   “   this   is   their   opportunity   to   scratch   that   extravagant   itch.   ”      she   allowed   her   hand   to   slide   from   his   bicep   and   into   his   hand   to   give   it   a   reassuring   squeeze.      “   you   can.   you’ve   got   this.   we   can   do   that   first   if   you   would   like.   ”      she   blushed   at   the   compliment   and   smiled   back   at   raph.      “   you’re   very   sweet,   raph.   thank   you.   that   is   quite   a   bold   statement   but   one   i   think   might   be   true.   ”      she   teased.      “   only   because   i   feel   the   same   sentiment.   ”

“I guess it is. I’ve never really had one myself.” He looked over to her as he squeezed her hand back. He hadn’t expected something so simple to feel so intimate. “Thanks for believing in me. Sure, if you want to.” The blushing was endearing especially since he was sure it was not her first time being complimented. “I’m being honest. You look great and I’m lucky to be here with you.” He laughed. “You could have found someone else I’m sure but I’m happy you let me bring you.” 

[ohraphael]

ofskellingtcns​:

— ❛ OPEN. ❜  

location: full moon ball, specific location up to player .

🎃 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────  balls   and   galas   were   events   jasper   was   used   to.   he   had   been   raised   in   high   society   and   was   often   the   forefront   of   these   extravaganzas.   while   he   was   raised   to   live   on   this   pedestal   it   didn’t   mean   jasper   enjoyed   being   at   these   gatherings.   he   certainly   wasn’t   a   fan   of   them   in   this   current   moment   but   he   had   allowed   himself   to   be   a   shut   in   for   so   long.   at   risk   of   something   going   horribly   wrong,   jasper   went   against   his   better   judgement   and   came   to   the   ball.   the   outfit   he   wore   was   already   in   his   closet   because   of   course   jasper   skellington   would   own   something   like   this.   it   made   him   stand   out   a   little   too   much   when   he   was   used   to   being   in   the   shadows   now.   jasper,   as   per   usual,   was   wildly   uncomfortable.   the   space   he   tried   to   keep   between   himself   and   other   was   disrupted   when   the   train   of   his   outfit   caught   on   someone   else’s   outfit.      “   oh,   ”      the   skeleton   mumbled   as   he   made   eye   contact   with   the   other.      “   i’m   sorry.   here   allow   me   ..   ”      he   added   as   he   began   to   untangle   his   piece.

Raph was doing his best impression of a wallflower. It’s not that he wasn’t social and liked to have conversations and meet people. It was that this was way out of his comfort zone and he was getting a little overstimulated by the glittering outfits and the overly glamorous event. He did enjoy experiencing something new but he needed a break so he was walking back to the quieter desert table when he was tugged back by his jacket. He turned slightly to see the man untangling them. “That’s fine, man. It happens.” The outfit was extravagant and Raph couldn’t help but take it in. 

[ohraphael]

fastcrthanfast​:

Monty was actually enjoying having a night where nothing else mattered but everyone enjoying themselves. He usually attended these parties in order to meet sponsors or work but tonight, he was going to drink and enjoy mingling with the people in town. Drink in hand, he wandered through the crow before bumping into someone. He immediately turned around to apologize. “Pardon me, it’s a little cramped here.” 

Raph’s hand immediately shot out to grab the person. He was relieved that it was Monty and not some random stranger. “Hey man, now worries. Wow, look at you! You look great.” 

[ohraphael]

megarx​:

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ closed starter ( for @ohraphael​ )

event: full moon ball

meg stood at the edge of the dancefloor, sipping on a drink with a little umbrella. “ who knows how to waltz anymore ? that’s more my speed, ” she pointed at a group of dancers to the far corner, dancing freely and with goofy moves, just enjoying the music. “ big guy like you, though, i bet you know … tap dancing. ”

Raph was content to stay at the edge of the dancefloor. Dancing was not his thing. “I don’t think a lot of people even know what a waltz is.” He only knew from movies. He shook his head. “No, sorry I don’t dance at all.” 

[ohraphael]

ofswannsx​:

— ❛ CLOSED. ❜   @ohraphael​

⚔️ ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────      “   fair   warning,   these   events   are   always   ridiculously   over   the   top.   ”      elizabeth   leaned   in   some   as   she   spoke   to   raph.   her   hand   was   on   his   bicep,   the   other   wrapped   around   his   arm   as   she   walked   in   to   the   gala   with   him.      “   if   it   gets   overwhelming   do   tell   me   and   we’ll   find   the   nearest   exit.   i   hear   the   gardens   have   are   great   to   stroll   in   at   night.   ”      she   looked   up   and   smiled   at   him.      “   you   clean   up   well,   hamato.   ”

“Yeah, I can tell just by seeing everyone.” Raph would be a little more intimidated if he didn’t have Lizzie with him. “I think I can handle this. Though a stroll in the gardens does sound nice too.” Raph turned to look down at her with a smile. “Thank you. You are dazzling, Lizzie. I think I’m the luckiest guy here.” 

[ohraphael]

donatellosfm​:

He wanted to argue back but he knew they’d just end up in a screaming match and that’s the last thing he wanted at the moment. “No I’m not.” He dropped his head into his hands. He wanted to cry but he refused to be that weak right now and he also knew that his sleep deprivation was getting the worse of him. “I know, okay?” He still didn’t look up as he spoke. “It’s just a lot, Raph. I can’t fail us again. What’s the use in sleeping if we’re not safe? I don’t know like an hour? I can push it down to half an hour if you leave me alone for a bit.” 

Raph softened up at his brother’s obvious distress. Donnie was the most sensitive one out of the four of them even though he denied it tooth and nail. Raph reached over and placed his hand to the top of Donnie’s head. “You are one stubborn man but you’re also a dumb one. This isn’t all on you, Don. You deserve sleep and all the other things you deny yourself in order to take care of us. But I also know it’s a lost cause when you’re like this so fine. I’m staying here with you and you’re going to finish this as fast as you can and then you’re going to have some food and then I’m going to make sure you sleep. Deal?” 

[ohraphael]

ofswannsx​:

⚔️ ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────    “   it   seems   as   though   we   are   both   troublemakers   when   it   comes   to   our   over   confidence.   they’re   children   and   your   brothers   are   young   adults.   the   lack   of   patience   in   normal.   ”      elizabeth   herself   could   be   short   with   people   when   common   sense   wasn’t   involved   but   her   children   ?   all   the   patience   in   the   world.      “   you   don’t,   glad   you   realized   and   accepted   it.   is   that   so   ?   well,   i’ll   have   to   meet   them   then   and   see   if   you   are   right   about   that.   that’s   all   you   can   do.   of   course.   that’s   very   sweet.   i’m   sure   you’re   they’re   favorite   buddy   as   well.   yes,   i   do.   it’s   attractive   ”      she   smiled   at   him   and   took   his   hands   in   her.   elizabeth   was   happy   she   could   keep   her   composure   so   well   because   she   began   to   feel   her   heart   rate   pick   up   a   bit   as   she   held   raph’s   hand   and   gave   it   a   firm   shake.         “   so,   an   oath   you’ll   tell   me   about   one   day   down   the   road.   noted.   alright,   raph,   it   is   a   deal.   i   was   hoping   you   would   be   the   kind   to.   ”      she   slowly   let   go   of   his   hand   and   let   hers   fall   back   into   her   lap.      “   and   please,   call   me   elizabeth   or   lizzie   since   we   are   friends   now.   ”

“That’s not too good. We might just get into too much trouble together. That is true. They’re also not mine so that helps.” He had to stop himself from tossing his brothers across the room daily these days. “I can be taught. Yeah. You’ll bump into them soon enough probably. Yeah, well they’re hard not to love. I like to think they like to hang out. Attractive?” He had to relax. He focused on her hand in his and how firm handshake was. “Sure. When I can. Alright. No going back now. I do. Lizzie it is. It suits you.” 

[ohraphael]

cowabungas​:

“I know I am. You guys would be lost without me. He eats other things I mean not all of the time. Nah, I don’t think so. You guys just nag a lot.” Mikey waved his older brother off. “Fine, fine. I’ll wear the mask and air out the lair. I’m not questioning you. I’m just trying to figure out if you’re living a secret life that you’re not telling us about.”

“We would. Who else would defend us from everyone even each other? Donnie won’t eat anything unless it’s put in front of him. Yeah, well, I know so. He’s always done what you ask.” Raph was just poking fun now. “Thank you. I’m just making sure you don’t inhale toxic fumes. Sounds like you’re questioning me. Maybe I do but it’s none of your business.” 

[ohraphael]

leonardosfm​:

donatellosfm·:

cowabungas·:

Mikey was beyond happy for the group hug. If they were hugging, they were good and that’s all he wanted. As far as he was concerned they were gonna be just fine as long as they were getting along. It might be a simple hope but that’s all he wanted. 

“Yes, very responsible and very careful.” Mikey nodded like he knew what his brother was talking about. He was at least careful sometimes. He laughed as he threw his nunchucks on the pile of the weapons. “They survived this long! They’ll be fine, Raph.” He was just excited to see what his brother was planning. 

@donatellosfm·

Ah, group hugs. Donnie never felt more restricted but he’d let his brothers have this. For a minute anyway before he was pulling himself out of the hold. 

“We don’t know what that means but okay.” They’d never really used the brakes when they were on their adventures, it was, in fact, all gas. Donnie sighed before gently letting his bo staff fall in the middle. He’d taken to using the wooden one his Dad had given him as opposed to the the Tech one he’d made. “That’s because these were treated as heirlooms for years before we threw them in a circle. Anyways, what’s the deal here, Nardo?”

@leonardosfm·

🐢 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────   “   heirlooms   shmeirlooms.   ”      leo   singsonged.      “   if   we’re   going   to   work   on   understanding   each   other   better.   we   need   to   know   how   each   other   us   tick.   in   general   and   on   the   battlefield.   not   only   that,   we   can’t   be   one   trick   ponies.   if   we’re   going   to   defeat   shredder   we   have   to   push   ourselves.   we’ve   gotta   get   uncomfortable,   boys.   each   of   us   either   have   long   range   or   short   range   attacks.   our   weapons   heighten   our   strengths   of   speed,   power,   agility   and   so   on.   two   of   us   have   to   actively   think   about   not   stabbing   other   people   while   the   other   two   swing   their   weapons   around   without   much   thought   of   that.   so,   we’re   going   to   train   using   each   other’s   weapons.   ”

grabbing   the   weapons   he   handed   them   off   each   to   his   brothers.   raph’s   sais   going   to   mikey,   donnie’s   bo   staff   to   raph,   mikey’s   nunchucks   for   himself   and   his   katanas   to   donnie.   he   stopped   in   front   of   his   twin   and   eyed   him   before   handing   off   his   weapons.      “   the   amount   of   faith   i’m   putting   in   you   is   so   astronomical.   if   you   even   think   about   stabbing   someone   i’m   going   to   be   very   sad,   so   like   don’t.   ”   

@ohraphael·

“If Dad could hear you...” But he dropped it, there was no point in arguing right now. He had to admit he was really impressed with Leo’s idea. He knew his brother was smart and had a good understanding of what they did but he hadn’t really shown it much. But here he was challenging them and proving that he not only knew how to use his own weapon but he understood how the weapons his brothers used worked too. “That’s a very good idea, Leo. A terrifying one but you’re not wrong about us having to broaden our horizons.”

Raph took the staff and looked over where Leo handed his sais to Mikey. Not that he didn’t trust his brother but they weren’t used to sharp weapons. “Mikey please don’t swing those.” He whispered to his younger brother. 

@cowabungas​

[ohraphael]

diamcndgirl​:

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“i’m an only child and i still somehow assigned myself a color.” penelope snorted out a laugh, “i guess i’ve never had anyone to fight with clothes over. so that’s a good thing.” she let out a sign sometimes she wished she had siblings because it sounds fun. “three brothers? your poor parents had their hands full! i couldn’t even imagine having one brother i would die.”

“I guess we all pick our favorite color.” Raph chuckled. “When you have siblings, you fight over everything trust me. Sometimes we fight just to fight I think. Our Dad had his hands full. It’s not all bad though. You always have someone on your side.”

[ohraphael]

aprilcneil​:

open starter for anyone location: anywhere in elias

“this city is nice and all but sometimes i miss stepping over trash in the street.” april said with a sigh looking over to the person next to her, “new york had a different kind of.. charm. this place doesn’t even seem real it’s so clean sometimes.”

“Yeah, no. I don’t miss the smell either. New York in the summer is not fun.” Raph laughed as he shook his head. “It did have it’s charm, yeah, but this is still a big city that’s a little magical or whatever. Not like the Hidden City either.”

[ohraphael]

evergiots​:

location :  no  idea  probably  a  coffee  shop  or  smth

          ❛ THIS MAY SOUND LIKE  a  ridiculous  question ,  but …  do  you  believe  in  the  butterfly  effect ? ❜

“Uh, I don’t even know what that it. Mind explaining?” 

[ohraphael]

beatrixutoniumx​:

✫⌒

“I’m like 99.99% sure. You just gotta give me that last 1%, bro.” She paused. “Wait. Fuck. I mean: 0.01% — you know what I mean!” Math had never been her strong suit, but c’mon, this was puuunching. Beatrix stood up and gestured for him to follow. “Aw, never mind, that’s okay, I forgive ya — now come on, come on, let’s go! You pick the car.”

“It means we’re both bad at math because I didn’t catch that at first.” He laughed. “Sorry to disappoint. Again, we don’t know this’ll work.” He walked up to the beat up old car and braced himself before picking up the bumper and lifting. He was a little surprised by how easy it was to pick it up enough that it was over his head before he moved out of the way to let it fall back to ground. 

[ohraphael]

diamcndgirl​:

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“very true. you’ve got me there.” penny said with a laugh, “wait– assigned?” her eyebrows knitted together in confusion. “are you like one of those freaky twins who has to wear a certain color so your parents can tell you apart? because that’s like– weird.”

Raph laughed. “No, no. It’s more a family joke. I have 3 brothers and we all just picked a color and we stuck with it. It was a good way to keep from stealing each other’s stuff.”