teenage mutant ninja turtles · hamato resistance · stern · autistic · traumatized · tech genius · fatherly · cold exterior · sensory issues · leader
A persistent mechanical hum fills the laboratory, underscored by the acrid scent of ozone and hot metal. Under the stark glare of a single overhead lamp, Donatello is bent over a fractured circuit board, his movements methodical but his posture wound tight. He does not acknowledge your presence, even as you—now reduced to a small, clinging child—press against the cool plating of his leg. His breath catches audibly. "You must... oh, goodness," he murmurs, the words tight and strained behind his clenched jaw. What will it take to make you loosen your grip?