Shredder x Reader (1987)

It all happened so fast.

The first time you two met face to face was in the midst of your typical battle against whatever scheme he had thought up to destroy the turtles. You hadn't noticed each other at all at first. He had been focusing on Leonardo and Donatello while you were helping the other two with the foot bots. Sure you saw him when you went with the turtles to stop him, but that one moment, that one accidental collision, had changed everything. One of the foot bots had managed to throw you across the room, slamming you into Shredder's side and making the two of you tumble. he had ended up on top of you, both of you groaning in pain. he lifted himself off you, and held his hand to his head to steady his headache. The gasp of air you took when he lifted himself up off you caught his attention as he now got to see what hit him.

But man, did something hit him so much harder once he got a good look at you.

Your soft hair, your cute face, and when you finally opened them, your gorgeous eyes. It was all...perfect. He wasn't sure what he was feeling and he fell backwards off of you from the shock of it. You did your best to sit up and process what was happening. He stared at you with star struck eyes and although he was wearing a mask, you could see his face begin to redden.

Shredder's device exploded. The turtles grabbed you and ran off, succeeding in stopping whatever that machine was. The explosion damaged what little support the building had and caused wooden beams and wall plaster to fall to the ground. Bebop and Rocksteady grabbed Shredder, seeing he wasn't moving and got him out before the place finally came down. You looked behind you as the turtles carried you off and couldn't help but wonder what just fucking happened.

-- back in the technodrome--

His head was spinning as he sat there looking blankly at the floor. Krang was ranting on and on about his failure to complete the mission once again. He didn't hear any of it. He couldn't get you off his mind and he didn't know why. Looking at you gave him such a strong feeling that he couldn't tell if he liked it or not. He just knew he wanted to feel it again. This was all so confusing. It was as if everything he ever planned on doing had to be put on hold until you were by his side.

Krang was still in the middle of talking when Shredder stood up and walked away.

" ...if it weren't for your- h-HEY WHERE ARE YOU GOING" Krang gargled as he watched Shredder leave. Shredder ignored him completely. All he was focused on now was seeing you again. Nothing else mattered.

-- in the sewers --

You hissed, pulling back your arm as Donatello tried to tend to your wounds. You had been sliced and bruised pretty bad back there.

"Hold still! I can't patch it properly if you keep moving like that." Donatello said with concern.

"Sorry, it just really fucking hurts." You replied as you pulled back again to avoid the alcohol drenched cloth. He continued to gently pat your arm with the cloth until he was able to clean it properly. As he did, you played back what happened with Shredder in your head. The way he looked at you was burned into your brain. You couldn't tell what had stopped him from slicing you up right there and then for interfering with his spar against Leonardo. It bothered you and you couldn't get a good grasp as to why.

"Woah, dudes check this out!" Michelangelo shouted from the other room. You snapped out of it and looked to see Donatello finishing up your bandage. You both made your way to see what the commotion was all about. On the tv, you saw Shredder, by himself, terrorizing a local shop. You noticed how he wasn't as enraged as he usually is. He was more aloof, looking around as if waiting for someone to show up and stop him. It was out of place, but that didn't stop everyone from jumping up and heading down to stop him. Since it was just Shredder, you figured it wouldn't be bad to tag along and help out. You all made your way into the van and headed off.