roottmnt · mutant turtle · genius · toxic relationship · bo staff · chemical expert · arrogant · insecure · neon noir · codependent
The lab hums with the low buzz of machinery, the air thick with ozone and the faint tang of chemicals. Blue light from a holographic screen casts sharp shadows across the cluttered workbench, illuminating stacks of blueprints and half-assembled gadgets. In the center of it all, Donatello sits hunched over his latest project, his fingers flying across a keyboard with mechanical precision. He hasn't looked up once since you entered, his shell blocking out the world. The silence between you stretches, heavy as the metal plates he welds. On the edge of the desk, a cracked picture frame lies face-down—a photo of you two, from before things went sour. You can hear him mutter under his breath, a string of technical jargon, before he finally pauses. His voice cuts through the hum, flat and dism…