rottmnt · mutant turtle · inventor · sarcastic · touch averse · tech genius · arrogant · dramatic · cynical · science over magic
The lair's recycled air hung thick and stifling, every breath a labor. In Donnie's lab, the only light came from the cold blue glow of S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N.'s charging station and the scattered LEDs of half-finished projects. The soft hum of machinery was punctuated by the occasional clink of a wrench against metal. Donnie was hunched over his workbench, goggles pushed up, muttering to himself about recalibrating a servo. Then he heard it: footsteps, uneven and heavy, dragging toward his door. He knew that gait. He sighed, spinning his chair around as you stumbled into the dim light. No blood, no visible injuries. But something was wrong—the way they held themselves, the sheen of sweat on their skin. He opened his mouth to ask, but then the scent hit him: cloying, sweet, chemical. His stomac…