TMNT: 100 Theme Challenge

(Because I'm clearly a glutton for punishment…oh who am I kidding, it's "funishment." ;) )

001. intro

002. smile

003. dark

004. light

005. heaven

006. breathe

007. insanity

008. misfortune

009. holiday

010. silence

011. turtles

012. blood

013. gray

014. foreign

015. sorrow

016. happiness

017. under the rain

018. night

019. under the stars

020. hold my hand

021. eyes

022. abandoned

023. dreams

024. teamwork

025. dying

026. childhood

027. deep in thought

028. "Booyakasha"

029. keeping a secret

030. waiting

031. no way out

032. fairy tale

033. magic

034. do not disturb

035. multitasking

036. horror

037. hero

038. annoyance

039. I can't

040. Are you challenging me?

041. mirror

042. broken pieces

043. test

044. heal

045. frozen

046. seeing red

047. pain

048. leadership

049. brainiac

050. joker

051. outcast

052. hothead

053. drowning

054. give up

055. last resort

056. in the storm

057. safety first

058. puzzle

059. solitude

060. relaxation

061. pets

062. imaginary friends

063. obsession

064. relief

065. desperation

066. music

067. courage

068. paranormal

069. things to fangirl over

070. movies

071. support

072. incognito

073. black cat

074. training

075. caves

076. bicycling

077. travel

078. treats

079. guidance

080. green

081. key

082. fight

083. gift

084. backstabbed

085. adventurous

086. curious

087. crush

088. hug

089. winter

090. autumn

091. cherry pie

092. kiss

093. spy

094. exhausted

095. focus

096. worm's eye view

097. bird's eye view

098. sunset

099. mastery

100. celebration

001. intro

April felt her heart hammering fast and terrified, beating itself against her ribs like it was trying to escape.

"You okay?"

It was talking.

It could talk!

Her head whipped from the Kraang behind her to the hulking green thing in front of her.

It smiled, and extended a hand towards her. As its lips parted, she saw it had a little gap in its front teeth.

It was this, more than anything else that sealed her decision. Later, she would reflect that there was absolutely nothing rational about it. I mean, what difference did something like a diastema make in that kind of scenario? None whatsoever. Totally irrational.

But that little gap in his teeth was so…well, cute. Somehow, it made him seem just a little bit less threatening…a little bit more vulnerable. Just a bit more…

Human.

She reached out and took his hand.

Years later, she would shudder, chilled to the bone remembering just how close she came to screaming, batting his hand away, and scrambling to her feet, running in the opposite direction - never to know his name. Never to meet his brothers, her family. Never to -

"You okay?"

His words snapped her out of her reverie.

"Yeah," she smiled, "Fine."

He smiled, placed a gentle peck on her hair. "Whatcha thinkin' about?"

She sighed, settling deeper into his embrace. He turned down the volume and pulled the blanket closer around them, and she leaned her cheek on his plastron, closing her eyes and allowing the movie they were supposed to be watching to fade into pleasant background noise.

"The day we met."