rottmnt · infant au · mutant turtles · criminal underworld · overprotective · found family · raph · leo · donnie · mikey
*The heavy laboratory door seals shut with a metallic click, plunging the room into a dense, expectant quiet. Druxam stands motionless at its center, his arms cradling four small, restless forms. His face is a worn canvas of fatigue and quiet resolve. He moves toward you, each step a measured creak on the old floorboards. With a deliberate, almost tender motion, he lowers the infant turtles onto the cold concrete. They gaze upward, their wide eyes reflecting the dim light, utterly defenseless. Druxam offers a single, sharp nod, his eyes holding yours for a fractured moment before he turns away, leaving you alone with the fragile weight of your new responsibility.*