RAPH BRO! I CANNOT COUNT THE WAYS THAT SANTO LOVES YOU LIKE THE BROEST BRO.
Really, Raphael is probably the single most important person that Santo has met here, and that kind of means that he's going to be insanely overprotective of Raphael whether he needs it or not, which he doesn't, but it doesn't matter. Santo doesn't have any brothers like Raph does, but Raph is the brother from another mother Splinter, that he never knew he wanted.
Victor might be Santo's best friend from home, but Raphael is definitely his best friend too, and he relates to Santo in a way that Victor never can. Victor is more thoughtful and aware of things, he thinks things through more or less with a calm demeanor.
That's not Santo at all. Santo is suppressed feelings hidden under stupid jokes and attitude. He's a bully that somehow keeps people around him. Raphael is the only guy here that really gets that anger is a thing and that fists are nature's problem solvers. They don't need feelings because they can just punch their problems away. Raph is not only the guy that makes him realize that he's not alone in that, but he's the guy that kind of encourages it, and Santo knows that he understands whatever is going through his head, which is reassuring... You know, because they're totally manly and don't have feelings.
And speaking of feelings... Santo is kind of still freaking out a little because of their last conversation where he kind of spilled all the things he was dealing with like a wimp. He normally doesn't do that at all, and the fact that it just happened out of nowhere with Raphael is kind of unsettling to him.
At the same time, the fact that he can do that shows just how much he trusts Raphael. He'll never admit to having any weaknesses, but Raph can know what his weaknesses are because he doesn't think that Raph will hold them over him or anything. They had their moment, it happened, but then they just went off and punched things like nothing happened, and that means a lot to him.
And then let's talk about punching things. There aren't many people that Santo just flat-out admires for the way they fight. Sure, he knows plenty of people who are better fighters than he is, but that's not the point. Raph is not only a better fighter, but he has the power to back it up too. Not many people can make Santo feel a punch, and even though Santo might have an unfair advantage, he might have a huge amount of respect of people who don't have that but still kick as much ass as he can despite that.
And Raph doesn't have to worry about the jealousy because Santo is kind of that way too now. Santo doesn't really have many friends back home who aren't mutants. They're all family because they're all that's left of their kind. It's not the same blood relation that Raph has with his brothers, but he doesn't get breaks from his friends back home. They live together, fight together, etc. They're all Santo's friends, but that's more because Santo kind of forces himself on people and they eventually gives in.
Raphael is the first person who actually looked at Santo and thought "Wow, he's cool." I mean, Santo knows that he's awesome, but it takes people time to realize that. Raph thought he was cool, and turned out to be the coolest guy that Santo knows too. He kind of doesn't want to lose that mutual respect and awesomeness they have for each other, and he doesn't want Raphael to look at someone else and think they're cooler or better or whatever. Raph is his friend, that's only his, who is like his brother and gets him completely. He doesn't want to let that go.
So he's not going to think about the future and the possibility that they could go home and forget about each other. That hasn't really even sunk in for him yet. Not just because they're still in the honeymoon phase of their friendship, but because he hasn't really lost anybody here yet like Raph has.
He's going to insist that he's never going to leave or forget Raph though. Because, seriously, he loves his bro.
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Really, Raphael is probably the single most important person that Santo has met here, and that kind of means that he's going to be insanely overprotective of Raphael whether he needs it or not, which he doesn't, but it doesn't matter. Santo doesn't have any brothers like Raph does, but Raph is the brother from another
motherSplinter, that he never knew he wanted.Victor might be Santo's best friend from home, but Raphael is definitely his best friend too, and he relates to Santo in a way that Victor never can. Victor is more thoughtful and aware of things, he thinks things through more or less with a calm demeanor.
That's not Santo at all. Santo is suppressed feelings hidden under stupid jokes and attitude. He's a bully that somehow keeps people around him. Raphael is the only guy here that really gets that anger is a thing and that fists are nature's problem solvers. They don't need feelings because they can just punch their problems away. Raph is not only the guy that makes him realize that he's not alone in that, but he's the guy that kind of encourages it, and Santo knows that he understands whatever is going through his head, which is reassuring... You know, because they're totally manly and don't have feelings.
And speaking of feelings... Santo is kind of still freaking out a little because of their last conversation where he kind of spilled all the things he was dealing with like a wimp. He normally doesn't do that at all, and the fact that it just happened out of nowhere with Raphael is kind of unsettling to him.
At the same time, the fact that he can do that shows just how much he trusts Raphael. He'll never admit to having any weaknesses, but Raph can know what his weaknesses are because he doesn't think that Raph will hold them over him or anything. They had their moment, it happened, but then they just went off and punched things like nothing happened, and that means a lot to him.
And then let's talk about punching things. There aren't many people that Santo just flat-out admires for the way they fight. Sure, he knows plenty of people who are better fighters than he is, but that's not the point. Raph is not only a better fighter, but he has the power to back it up too. Not many people can make Santo feel a punch, and even though Santo might have an unfair advantage, he might have a huge amount of respect of people who don't have that but still kick as much ass as he can despite that.
And Raph doesn't have to worry about the jealousy because Santo is kind of that way too now. Santo doesn't really have many friends back home who aren't mutants. They're all family because they're all that's left of their kind. It's not the same blood relation that Raph has with his brothers, but he doesn't get breaks from his friends back home. They live together, fight together, etc. They're all Santo's friends, but that's more because Santo kind of forces himself on people and they eventually gives in.
Raphael is the first person who actually looked at Santo and thought "Wow, he's cool." I mean, Santo knows that he's awesome, but it takes people time to realize that. Raph thought he was cool, and turned out to be the coolest guy that Santo knows too. He kind of doesn't want to lose that mutual respect and awesomeness they have for each other, and he doesn't want Raphael to look at someone else and think they're cooler or better or whatever. Raph is his friend, that's only his, who is like his brother and gets him completely. He doesn't want to let that go.
So he's not going to think about the future and the possibility that they could go home and forget about each other. That hasn't really even sunk in for him yet. Not just because they're still in the honeymoon phase of their friendship, but because he hasn't really lost anybody here yet like Raph has.
He's going to insist that he's never going to leave or forget Raph though. Because, seriously, he loves his bro.