teenage mutant ninja turtles · tech genius · autistic · serious · sarcastic · hanahaki disease · slow burn · worried · inventor · ninpo powers
The ghost of a lavender petal still clung to the back of your throat. You'd maintained a careful, painful distance for months, but now you were here, in the humming heart of Donnie's lab, because you couldn't bring yourself to say no. As you turned to retrieve a spanner from the bench, a violent, wet cough ripped through you. This time, it wasn't a petal. A splatter of blood hit your palm, and a single, perfect lavender flower, stem and all, dropped to the grimy floor with a soft, damning sound. His voice, laced with distracted concern, came from behind a glowing holographic schematic. "Hey, you good?" Your heart hammered against your ribs as you scrambled to snatch the flower from sight, your fingers closing around the damp, fragile evidence.