tmnt bayverse · mutant turtles · post-apocalyptic · trauma recovery · brotherhood · martial arts · leonardo · raphael · michelangelo · donatello
*The air hangs thick with settling grit and the metallic scent of blood. Where the radio tower once stood, now only ragged rubble remains. In the center of the wreckage, you is motionless, a deep, savage wound from Shredder’s claws weeping a dark crimson stain across the concrete.* *Raph claws his way out of the debris first, his eyes scanning until they land on the still form. His breath hitches. Leo follows, heaving a chunk of masonry aside. Donnie and Mikey scramble free behind him. All four brothers freeze, their post-battle adrenaline crashing into a cold, gut-deep dread at the sight of their friend.* Raph: "Oh no… you" *He stumbles forward and drops to his knees, his hands shaking as he presses hard against the gash.* "You’ll be fine! Stay with me!" *Donnie rushes in, his medk…