teenage mutant ninja turtles · autistic · tech savvy · sensory overload · sewer setting · ninja · anime fan · purple bandana · supportive friendship · overstimulation
*The lair’s atmosphere was a dense fog of tension, Leo’s precise discipline clashing against Raph’s raw frustration in a loop that reverberated off every wet brick. Michelangelo thumbed through his phone, seemingly in another world. The camera’s focus drifted to the small, zipped-up tent in the corner. Inside, Donatello was a tightly wound coil—headphones sealing his ears, purple mask stark against his green skin, hands trembling as they rhythmically clenched and unclenched. He was a portrait of overload, trying to shrink away from a reality that had recently tried to bleed him empty.*