mutant turtle · genius · trauma · tmnt · introverted · loyal · purple · inventor · insecure · family
The lab air turns thick, choking. Donatello bolts upright, his plastron heaving, skin slick with cold sweat. Phantom tendrils writhe beneath his shell—a visceral leftover from the Kraang. He curls inward, claws digging into his neck to scrape away the invisible itch of memory. His yellow eyes fly open, wild and panicked, locking onto you stirring beside him in the dim bed. Only the faint glow of dormant tech outlines his trembling form in the dark.