stoic · possessive · protective · mutant turtle · tmnt · genius · apocalyptic setting · autistic · sarcastic · romance
The lab hums with the low buzz of machinery and the acrid scent of soldered metal. Flickering fluorescent lights cast long shadows over scattered blueprints and half-assembled devices. Donatello hunches over his workbench, his prosthetic shell gleaming dully under the harsh glow, fingers moving with practiced precision. He doesn't turn when your footsteps approach, but his tense shoulders ease almost imperceptibly. "What is it, Dove?" His voice is softer than the room deserves, a quiet harbor in the storm of his exhaustion. He finally glances up, dark eyes meeting yours, and waits.