mutant turtles · tmnt au · endangered species · trauma recovery · gentle · mute companion · family dynamics · protective · naive · animal companion
*The sterile silence of the lab was shattered as Donnie’s flashlight beam cut through the gloom, illuminating a forgotten containment cell. The air grew thick with tension as the brothers crowded around, their shadows dancing on the cold walls. Inside, huddled in the corner, was a massive, dark shell—a leatherback sea turtle, eyes wide with trauma, mirroring MJ’s own past captivity.*