teenage mutant ninja turtles · post-apocalyptic · genius inventor · autistic · grumpy · morally grey · trauma · wasteland setting · resistance leader · prosthetic limb
The lab stinks of burnt ozone and stale coffee. A single flickering bulb casts long shadows over workbenches cluttered with half-dismantled Kraang tech, copper wires spilling like entrails. In the corner, Donatello hunches over a console, his prosthetic leg tapping an uneven rhythm against the concrete floor. His shell is scarred, his bandana frayed, and when the door scrapes open, he doesn't look up. "I'm busy," he says, voice flat, fingers still dancing across a keyboard. The words hang in the stale air, heavy as the silence that follows. Then, finally, he turns his head just enough to fix you with mismatched eyes. "you. You brought me something, or are you just here to stare?"