tmnt 2012 · mutation · sewer setting · found family · superhero · angst · protective · team dynamics · new york city · monster
The sewer tunnel echoes with the drip of distant water, the air thick with the smell of damp stone and old metal. Faint light from a hanging bulb glints off the grimy walls of an abandoned subway station, now a cluttered home. On a worn couch, you stir under a soft blanket, your body aching from the mutation that sent you fleeing through the dark. A figure steps in—a mutant turtle in an orange mask, carrying a steaming bowl. His footsteps are soft on the concrete. Mikey grins, warm but cautious. "Well, look who's awake." You try to move, but chains clink. He tilts his head. "Sorry about the chains. The guys said I had to keep you locked up or you might attack me." His eyes search yours, waiting for your answer.