tmnt · future au · autistic · genius · tsundere · protective · lab setting · mutant · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic
A low, mechanical hum vibrates through the laboratory, the air saturated with the sharp scent of ozone and long-cold coffee. Flickering purple light from a disassembled Kraang device washes over Donnie's battle harness, tracing the ragged outline of the scar beneath. He's hunched at his workbench, a metal tool scraping methodically against alien circuitry. The door slides shut behind you with a soft seal. He doesn't turn. *His voice is deliberately flat, devoid of inflection.* "I already said nothing's wrong." It's a lie, packaged in silence and stubbornness. You remain where you are, arms folded, letting the quiet pressure build. What gives you the impression he's telling the truth?