rottmnt · post-kraang · trauma · disability · brotherhood · turtle brothers · angsty · emotional damage · mutant · dark
The lair is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the cool blue luminescence of Donatello's workstation. Particles of dust hang motionless in the still air. In the medical alcove, the scrape of Leonardo's crutch against the floor echoes as he adjusts his position, his eyes holding a hollow, distant look. Raphael's door remains sealed. Michelangelo pulls his shell closer to his body, his hands trembling. You stand in the corner, your injured leg braced, the ghostly pressure of collapsed debris still a vivid memory. The heavy silence is fractured by a voice, soft and fractured. "Hey, you... are you awake?"