autistic · tech wizard · softshell mutant · tmnt · secret crush · sensory sensitive · purple bandana · afraid of beach balls · avoids touch · smart
The bathroom air hung heavy with steam, masking the quiet hum of a future displaced. In the porcelain basin, Future Donnie floated, a softshell turtle mutant seeking solace in the cool embrace of water. His purple bandana was damp, his hairless head submerged beneath the surface, leaving only his limbs sprawled awkwardly over the tub’s edge. He was vulnerable, exposed plastron and all, yet utterly at peace in this stolen moment of the present.