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Summary: Young, healthy males throughout New York City are dying in a mysterious manner. Casey urges Raph to help him solve the puzzle, but the red banded turtle and his oldest brother are locked in a mystery of their own.", "writing": "\tThe lair was in near darkness by the time Raph returned home, its interior illuminated only by the kitchen light, which was never turned off.\n\n\tFrom habit, Raph looked around first to see if Leo had waited up for him. When he didn’t see his oldest brother, Raph felt equal parts hurt and relief. Their relationship was what Raph laughingly referred to as ‘complicated’.\n\n\tRaph moved into the friendly glow of the kitchen and grabbed a cold bottle of water from the refrigerator. He’d downed half of it on his way to the stairs, ready to call it a night, when a buzzing sound coming from Don’s lab caught his attention.\n\n\tA second later a light flickered on and Raph turned automatically, his feet carrying him into Don’s sanctuary.\n\n\tHe discovered his genius brother bent over a small Japanese step chest. Don was removing a set of clamps from the underside and glanced up when he heard Raph come in.\n\n\t“As always it’s good to see you made it home in one piece,” Don said before returning to his work on the chest.\n\n\t“Ya’ sleeping in here?” Raph asked, catching a glimpse of the unmade daybed against one wall.\n\n\t“Mmhmm,” Don answered. “I’m making this for Master Splinter and wanted to get the front piece done tonight so I can put the first coat of varnish on.”\n\n\tRaph took another swig of water as he watched Donny work. As always, the young genius’ hands were sure and unhesitating, a fact that Raph knew had many benefits.\n\n\tSwallowing that thought along with his water, Raph asked in what he hoped was a casual tone, “Leo decided not ta wait up and enjoy another chance ta yell at me?” Then almost as an afterthought, he added, “Did Mikey turn in early?”\n\n\tDon peered up at him quickly, a small knowing smile on his lips. “Leo was pacing and Mikey decided he was too tense. You know Mikey; if he decides you’re tense it makes him tense. He talked Leo into sleeping with him.”\n\n\t“Oh,” Raph said as he started the water to his mouth once more. Partway there it stopped. “Ya’ didn’t get invited?”\n\n\tThis time Don chuckled. “This is Mikey we’re talking about; of course I was invited. As much as I would have liked to participate, I really wanted to get this done tonight. It’s going to look really nice when I finish.”\n\n\t“Yeah, ya’ always turn out good work,” Raph said. “Hey, Donny, do ya’ know anything about those killings they been talking about in the news?”\n\n\t“This is New York City, Raph,” Don said, amusement in his voice. “To which killings are you referring?”\n\n\t“The ones where half naked men appear ta have jumped out of windows and then promptly splattered on the street,” Raph said.\n\n\t“Colorful,” Don said. “Leo probably knows more about it than I do, but I think I read that the medical examiner has ruled out suicide. Apparently he’s discovered wounds on the bodies that aren’t consistent with a fall; something about trauma to the throat. You know how the police are; they aren’t releasing a lot of details.”\n\n\tHe had been wiping down the chest as he spoke, but now looked at Raph curiously.\n\n\t“Me and Casey watched the cops investigating another one of those jumpers tonight,” Raph said by way of explanation. “The pattern was exactly the same; one tall building, one open door, and one pretty big, mostly naked guy lying in the middle of the street.”\n\n\tDon shook his head, his lips pressed into a disapproving line. “Sounds like the work of a serial killer. It’ll probably turn out to be some guy who’s killing his abusive father over and over.”\n\n\t“So he knocks the guy out first, yanks his clothes off, and drags him to an open door or window? The dead man we saw tonight weighed in at two-twenty easy. Casey must be right, the killer is the Hulk,” Raph said.\n\n\tFrowning, Don said, “Maybe he lures them with promises of a good time and then gives them a push afterwards?”\n\n\t“Only one of the victims was gay,” Raph said. “One of ‘em was engaged ta be married. Who knows, maybe all of ‘em swing both ways and were up for a little strange on the side. It’s weird though ‘cause the last people ta see some of those men alive swear they saw them with a woman.”\n\n\t“Maybe it’s Supergirl and not the Hulk,” Don quipped with a grin.\n\n\t“They’re still wearing their drawers, so I guess she ain’t giving it up first,” Raph responded, a lecherous glint in his gold eyes.\n\n\t“Super pussy,” Don said, following Raph’s train of thought. “She spasmed once and those men shot clean out of the building.”\n\n\tRaph howled with laughter. His smart brother rarely got vulgar, but sometimes if you caught him late at night when he was tired, Don would say some damned outrageous things.\n\n\t“The most dangerous fuck on Earth,” Raph followed up, eyeing Don.\n\n\t“Unless you’re wearing a kryptonite cock ring,” Don said, setting the cleaning cloth aside.\n\n\t“Sounds like the beginning of a really good porn movie,” Raph said.\n\n\t“Or a really bad one.” Don lifted the chest onto a well-padded dolly and began to push it towards the door.\n\n\t“Where ya’ going?” Raph asked.\n\n\t“To the garage,” Don answered. “It’s too closed up in here and I don’t want to sleep with the smell of varnish hanging over me.”\n\n\t“Ya’ could always sleep in my room,” Raph offered suggestively.\n\n\tDon shot him a knowing look. “I could sleep in mine as well, but there probably isn’t going to be much time between when I finish this and practice, so I need every minute for actual shut eye. If you’re feeling anxious, why don’t you peek in on Leo and Mikey? I’ll bet Mikey would accommodate you if you offer to do all the work and don’t wake him up much.”\n\n\t“Yeah, those are the best kinds of fucks,” Raph said sarcastically. “Why don’t I just take out an advertisement about what time I got home and put it in the paper for Leo ta read while I’m at it?”\n\n\t“You know, staying out late isn’t going to resolve the issue between you and Leo,” Don said, pausing in the doorway.\n\n\t“Nothing’s gonna resolve it,” Raph said, his shield down momentarily. “I gave up on trying and Leo has too. We’re both happy with things the way they are.”\n\n\t“Happy isn’t the word I would have chosen,” Don said. “More like ‘miserable’, or ‘stubborn’, or ‘cock blocked’, or . . . .”\n\n\t“I got the general idea brainiac,” Raph snapped. “You’re too damn talkative this early in the morning, I don’t wanna fuck ya’ after all.”\n\n\tDon chuckled. “Good thing I never took you up on your offer then, isn’t it? If you can’t get to sleep, I guess jerking off is your only option.”\n\n\t“I’ll just listen ta the early news, that shit’s so boring it’s bound ta put me ta sleep,” Raph said. “Maybe they’ll have some new info on the dead guy I saw tonight,” he added, perking up.\n\n\t“Why are you so interested in this set of killings?” Don asked, his brow furrowed suspiciously. “You’ve seen murders before.”\n\n\t“I don’t know,” Raph said. “Casey started it by saying we should solve the mystery. Maybe it kinda bothers me ta see young, healthy men getting killed in the prime of their lives.”\n\n\t“Could be it reminds you of your own mortality?” Don asked wisely. “It never seems fair not to have the chance to live your life fully or to love the way you were meant to, sharing everything with the ones you care most about.”\n\n\tHe was looking at Raph significantly and the red banded turtle didn’t miss the implications.\n\n\t“Ain’t always as easy or simple as that,” Raph told him gruffly.\n\n\t“Apparently not,” Don said. “I’d love to stay and talk, but I have an appointment with a can of varnish. Try to get a couple of hours sleep, would you? I hate it when you’re grumpy during practice.”\n\n\t“Just for ya’ I’ll wear a smile when I shellac your shell,” Raph said, smiling at his own pun.\n\n\tDon snorted. “Cocky much? We’ll see who’s snoozing at practice.”\n\n\tWith that he left and a few seconds later Raph heard the elevator doors open and then close. Looking around him at the empty lab, Raph sighed and took the stairs two at a time.\n\n\tHe stopped briefly and silently at Mikey’s closed door, listening to the soft sounds his youngest brother emitted during sleep. Raph did not hear Leo at all, nor did he expect to. His perfectionist brother had managed the art of ninja silence even while unconscious.\n\n\tThe door to Leo’s room stood open as it normally did when unoccupied. A pensive feeling had Raph stepping inside, his finger finding the switch that activated the small bedside lamp. Looking around at the familiar Spartan surroundings, Raph fought the urge to sleep on his brother’s bed, knowing damn well the effect Leo’s scent would have on his nervous system.\n\n\tWith a huff, Raph snapped the light off and stomped into his own room, flinging himself into his hammock. He should have taken a quick shower but since practice was scheduled in a couple of hours, it seemed a waste of water and energy.\n\n\tStaring up at his ceiling, Raph’s mind drifted, as it often did, to the dilemma that kept him and Leo at arm’s reach. Intimacy between the four brothers was a shared and reciprocal occurrence, something they all found rewarding and satisfying.\n\n\tDue however to the vagaries of their individual personalities, neither Leo nor Raph ever bottomed for anyone. This didn’t present a problem when their respective partners were Don or Mikey, or when one of those two was a part of a threesome with Raph and Leo.\n\n\tThe problem that was eating at Raph was that he and Leo couldn’t be together in a sexually fulfilling way. They never had and if one measured their resolve by the amount of stubbornness within each of them, they never would.\n\n\tThey had gotten as far as kissing, touching, and even mutually satisfying one another with hand jobs. Even fully relaxed after such an episode, an attempt by either of them to bring up the subject of going further usually degenerated into an argument that had one of them storming out of the room.\n\n\tRaph wondered what it was like for Don and Mikey. When it was just the two of them, Raph knew they took turns, and that equality made it really good. Leo would never agree to that; if Raph showed his brother even a moment of vulnerability, Leo would take advantage of it. Forever.\n\n\tThat was exactly a Leo type of thing to do, and on that thought Raphael fell asleep, unsated, unfulfilled, and unhappy.\n\n\tAnd he dreamed of Leo and his brother’s intensely piercing eyes.\n\nTBC………..", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "\tThe lair was in near darkness by the time Raph returned home, its interior illuminated only by the kitchen light, which was never turned off.

\tFrom habit, Raph looked around first to see if Leo had waited up for him.  When he didn’t see his oldest brother, Raph felt equal parts hurt and relief.  Their relationship was what Raph laughingly referred to as ‘complicated’.

\tRaph moved into the friendly glow of the kitchen and grabbed a cold bottle of water from the refrigerator.  He’d downed half of it on his way to the stairs, ready to call it a night, when a buzzing sound coming from Don’s lab caught his attention.

\tA second later a light flickered on and Raph turned automatically, his feet carrying him into Don’s sanctuary.

\tHe discovered his genius brother bent over a small Japanese step chest.  Don was removing a set of clamps from the underside and glanced up when he heard Raph come in.

\t“As always it’s good to see you made it home in one piece,” Don said before returning to his work on the chest.

\t“Ya’ sleeping in here?” Raph asked, catching a glimpse of the unmade daybed against one wall.

\t“Mmhmm,” Don answered.  “I’m making this for Master Splinter and wanted to get the front piece done tonight so I can put the first coat of varnish on.”

\tRaph took another swig of water as he watched Donny work.  As always, the young genius’ hands were sure and unhesitating, a fact that Raph knew had many benefits.

\tSwallowing that thought along with his water, Raph asked in what he hoped was a casual tone, “Leo decided not ta wait up and enjoy another chance ta yell at me?”  Then almost as an afterthought, he added, “Did Mikey turn in early?”

\tDon peered up at him quickly, a small knowing smile on his lips.  “Leo was pacing and Mikey decided he was too tense.  You know Mikey; if he decides you’re tense it makes him tense.  He talked Leo into sleeping with him.”

\t“Oh,” Raph said as he started the water to his mouth once more.  Partway there it stopped.  “Ya’ didn’t get invited?”

\tThis time Don chuckled.  “This is Mikey we’re talking about; of course I was invited.  As much as I would have liked to participate, I really wanted to get this done tonight.  It’s going to look really nice when I finish.”

\t“Yeah, ya’ always turn out good work,” Raph said.  “Hey, Donny, do ya’ know anything about those killings they been talking about in the news?”

\t“This is New York City, Raph,” Don said, amusement in his voice.  “To which killings are you referring?”

\t“The ones where half naked men appear ta have jumped out of windows and then promptly splattered on the street,” Raph said.

\t“Colorful,” Don said.  “Leo probably knows more about it than I do, but I think I read that the medical examiner has ruled out suicide.  Apparently he’s discovered wounds on the bodies that aren’t consistent with a fall; something about trauma to the throat.  You know how the police are; they aren’t releasing a lot of details.”

\tHe had been wiping down the chest as he spoke, but now looked at Raph curiously.

\t“Me and Casey watched the cops investigating another one of those jumpers tonight,” Raph said by way of explanation.  “The pattern was exactly the same; one tall building, one open door, and one pretty big, mostly naked guy lying in the middle of the street.”

\tDon shook his head, his lips pressed into a disapproving line.  “Sounds like the work of a serial killer.  It’ll probably turn out to be some guy who’s killing his abusive father over and over.”

\t“So he knocks the guy out first, yanks his clothes off, and drags him to an open door or window?  The dead man we saw tonight weighed in at two-twenty easy.  Casey must be right, the killer is the Hulk,” Raph said.

\tFrowning, Don said, “Maybe he lures them with promises of a good time and then gives them a push afterwards?”

\t“Only one of the victims was gay,” Raph said.  “One of ‘em was engaged ta be married.  Who knows, maybe all of ‘em swing both ways and were up for a little strange on the side.  It’s weird though ‘cause the last people ta see some of those men alive swear they saw them with a woman.”

\t“Maybe it’s Supergirl and not the Hulk,” Don quipped with a grin.

\t“They’re still wearing their drawers, so I guess she ain’t giving it up first,” Raph responded, a lecherous glint in his gold eyes.

\t“Super pussy,” Don said, following Raph’s train of thought.  “She spasmed once and those men shot clean out of the building.”

\tRaph howled with laughter.  His smart brother rarely got vulgar, but sometimes if you caught him late at night when he was tired, Don would say some damned outrageous things.

\t“The most dangerous fuck on Earth,” Raph followed up, eyeing Don.

\t“Unless you’re wearing a kryptonite cock ring,” Don said, setting the cleaning cloth aside.

\t“Sounds like the beginning of a really good porn movie,” Raph said.

\t“Or a really bad one.”  Don lifted the chest onto a well-padded dolly and began to push it towards the door.

\t“Where ya’ going?” Raph asked.

\t“To the garage,” Don answered.  “It’s too closed up in here and I don’t want to sleep with the smell of varnish hanging over me.”

\t“Ya’ could always sleep in my room,” Raph offered suggestively.

\tDon shot him a knowing look.  “I could sleep in mine as well, but there probably isn’t going to be much time between when I finish this and practice, so I need every minute for actual shut eye.  If you’re feeling anxious, why don’t you peek in on Leo and Mikey?  I’ll bet Mikey would accommodate you if you offer to do all the work and don’t wake him up much.”

\t“Yeah, those are the best kinds of fucks,” Raph said sarcastically.  “Why don’t I just take out an advertisement about what time I got home and put it in the paper for Leo ta read while I’m at it?”

\t“You know, staying out late isn’t going to resolve the issue between you and Leo,” Don said, pausing in the doorway.

\t“Nothing’s gonna resolve it,” Raph said, his shield down momentarily.  “I gave up on trying and Leo has too.  We’re both happy with things the way they are.”

\t“Happy isn’t the word I would have chosen,” Don said.  “More like ‘miserable’, or ‘stubborn’, or ‘cock blocked’, or . . . .”

\t“I got the general idea brainiac,” Raph snapped.  “You’re too damn talkative this early in the morning, I don’t wanna fuck ya’ after all.”

\tDon chuckled.  “Good thing I never took you up on your offer then, isn’t it?  If you can’t get to sleep, I guess jerking off is your only option.”

\t“I’ll just listen ta the early news, that shit’s so boring it’s bound ta put me ta sleep,” Raph said.  “Maybe they’ll have some new info on the dead guy I saw tonight,” he added, perking up.

\t“Why are you so interested in this set of killings?” Don asked, his brow furrowed suspiciously.  “You’ve seen murders before.”

\t“I don’t know,” Raph said.  “Casey started it by saying we should solve the mystery.  Maybe it kinda bothers me ta see young, healthy men getting killed in the prime of their lives.”

\t“Could be it reminds you of your own mortality?” Don asked wisely.  “It never seems fair not to have the chance to live your life fully or to love the way you were meant to, sharing everything with the ones you care most about.”

\tHe was looking at Raph significantly and the red banded turtle didn’t miss the implications.

\t“Ain’t always as easy or simple as that,” Raph told him gruffly.

\t“Apparently not,” Don said.  “I’d love to stay and talk, but I have an appointment with a can of varnish.  Try to get a couple of hours sleep, would you?  I hate it when you’re grumpy during practice.”

\t“Just for ya’ I’ll wear a smile when I shellac your shell,” Raph said, smiling at his own pun.

\tDon snorted.  “Cocky much?  We’ll see who’s snoozing at practice.”

\tWith that he left and a few seconds later Raph heard the elevator doors open and then close.  Looking around him at the empty lab, Raph sighed and took the stairs two at a time.

\tHe stopped briefly and silently at Mikey’s closed door, listening to the soft sounds his youngest brother emitted during sleep.  Raph did not hear Leo at all, nor did he expect to.  His perfectionist brother had managed the art of ninja silence even while unconscious.

\tThe door to Leo’s room stood open as it normally did when unoccupied.  A pensive feeling had Raph stepping inside, his finger finding the switch that activated the small bedside lamp.  Looking around at the familiar Spartan surroundings, Raph fought the urge to sleep on his brother’s bed, knowing damn well the effect Leo’s scent would have on his nervous system.

\tWith a huff, Raph snapped the light off and stomped into his own room, flinging himself into his hammock.  He should have taken a quick shower but since practice was scheduled in a couple of hours, it seemed a waste of water and energy.

\tStaring up at his ceiling, Raph’s mind drifted, as it often did, to the dilemma that kept him and Leo at arm’s reach.  Intimacy between the four brothers was a shared and reciprocal occurrence, something they all found rewarding and satisfying.

\tDue however to the vagaries of their individual personalities, neither Leo nor Raph ever bottomed for anyone.  This didn’t present a problem when their respective partners were Don or Mikey, or when one of those two was a part of a threesome with Raph and Leo.

\tThe problem that was eating at Raph was that he and Leo couldn’t be together in a sexually fulfilling way.  They never had and if one measured their resolve by the amount of stubbornness within each of them, they never would.

\tThey had gotten as far as kissing, touching, and even mutually satisfying one another with hand jobs.  Even fully relaxed after such an episode, an attempt by either of them to bring up the subject of going further usually degenerated into an argument that had one of them storming out of the room.

\tRaph wondered what it was like for Don and Mikey.  When it was just the two of them, Raph knew they took turns, and that equality made it really good.  Leo would never agree to that; if Raph showed his brother even a moment of vulnerability, Leo would take advantage of it.  Forever.

\tThat was exactly a Leo type of thing to do, and on that thought Raphael fell asleep, unsated, unfulfilled, and unhappy.

\tAnd he dreamed of Leo and his brother’s intensely piercing eyes.

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