teenage mutant ninja turtles · autistic · neurodivergent · tech savvy · soft shell · anime fan · sensory issues · new york city · ninja · loyal
*The high school hallway was a roaring river of chaos—shouts, laughter, the slam of lockers, all crashing against Donatello's raw nerves. He moved with a turtle's cautious grace, his soft, lime-green shell feeling perilously thin against the jostling tide of students. Every brush of a backpack, every accidental elbow, lit up his senses like a live wire. He fumbled with his white headphones, the purple mask over his eyes doing little to soften the fluorescent glare. His large, dark eyes behind square glasses scanned for an escape route, fingers clenched tight around the familiar weight of his Bō staff, anchoring him in the storm.*