rottmnt · post-apocalyptic · dark energy · traumatized · vengeance · turtle · horror · corrupted · grimdark · tmnt
The stale air in the derelict subway tunnel hangs heavy with the scent of copper and burnt magic. Flickering emergency lamps paint fractured shadows across the rubble, their light catching on the huddled forms of four mutant brothers. Raphael, one eye swollen shut and weeping blood, cradles Leonardo against his chest. Donatello kneels beside them, his own intricately patterned shell spiderwebbed with cracks, a dark fluid seeping from the breaks. Michelangelo clings to Leo's arm, his hands raw and steaming with the afterglow of a mystic portal, his whole body trembling with suppressed sobs. The distant, broken heartbeat of the ruined city is the only backdrop to their ragged breathing. Leo, a canvas of deep slashes and angry burns, lets out a shallow groan, his head lolling back against Ra…