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2025-10-14
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Watch Me Face It [In My Basement]

Summary:

It had been three months. Three whole months since he had that fight with Leo. Three whole months since he had packed a bag and left. He had planned on staying with Casey. Planned on being there for a few weeks, just enough to scare his Brothers. To spite his Father.

But of course, nothing had gone his way.

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Raph/Shredder fic! It's my first fic, so try not to judge, but please for the love of God give ideas and criticism in the comments! Thanks so much! >w<
My inspo is The Mutant And The Warrior by TheHeadlessHorseman17 btw!!!!

Notes:

First Fic!
Sorry Chapter One Is So Short! XP

Chapter 1: I Never Really Lost The Fight [But I Never Really Won It]

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It had been three months. Three whole months since he had that fight with Leo. Three whole months since he had packed a bag and left. He had planned on staying with Casey. Planned on being there for a few weeks, just enough to scare his Brothers. To spite his Father. But of course, nothing had gone his way.

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"Turtle." The rough, annoyed voice cut through Raphael's thoughts. "Stop Picking At Your Wounds."

He hadn't even realized he was doing it until The Shredder had said something. A bad habit he picked up from all of the untreated injuries he had as a tot.

"Worried about me, Shred-Head?" Raph responded teasingly, a three-fingered right hand running over the many scabbed over lines on his left wrist that marred the soft green skin.

The Shredder just scoffs in response, almost rolling his eyes at the turtle. Truth be told, he was worried about young man sitting infront of him.

Three months ago, he had found the red-masked, sai-welding Hamato bleeding out in the snow of a calm winter's evening.

They hadn't spoke about why the young mutant had ended up like that, but the Head Of The Foot could infer.

"...Turtle."

Chapter 2: Everyone Knows What You Know [All Except Me]

Notes:

Chapters are probs just gonna be short.

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"...Turtle." Shedder's voice called out again, less annoyed this time. "Are You Ever Going To Explain Them?" 

Raphael practically explodes in laughter, before taking a deep breath in, then sighing. 

"No way in Hell, Cheese Grater." The mutant's answer was amused, but serious. "They're Personal..."

Chapter 3: Let Me Know [When I Get The Respect That I'm Due]

Summary:

Another Month Later.

Notes:

Literally was in school writing this XP

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He'd been sitting out in Shedders large greenhouse garden, embroidering cherry blossoms onto a scrap of black fabric he had found, when the Foot Clan leader came out to join him. 

"Turtle. The Footbots Have Prepared Lunch." 

"M'kay. I'll come in once I'm finished." 

"Turtle, you are not skipping another meal."

Raph would scoff, rolling his eyes and continuing his embroidery. 

"It's Raph, Shred-Head. Stop callin' me "Turtle," it's hella annoying." 

It's the other man's turn to scoff now. 

"You're living in my home. I'll call you whatever I so please."

Chapter 4: IMPORTANT INFO

Summary:

Hehe, I may or may not have forgotten to explain the age gap thing...

Notes:

Back from vacation! (Actually still on the way back home from it!)

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So, much like in The Mutant and The Warrior by TheHeadlessHorseman17, Shredder is aged down, and Raph is aged up to 18. 

Here's the literal quote from the summary of the first chapter of TMaTW; "When Shredder burned down the Hamato home, he was 15, while Splinter was 24. Splinter adopted the turtles when they were eight years old, and raised them for ten years."

TheHeadlessHorseman17 I Hope It’s Okay I Quoted You! Be Sure To Tell Me If It's Not!!!♡♡♡