#qolden bthb

[qoldenskies]

I think "Take Me Instead" would be really cool! What about this: Donnie finds a spell (or maybe gets cursed, up to you) that ends up transferring the damage his loved ones receive to himself instead, leaving them unharmed. He finds this to be perfectly acceptable and naturally neglects to inform his family of this.

Since their mutations increase their healing rates, overall things go unnoticed...up until an enemy gets frustrated with why their attacks keep getting shrugged off, and instead restrains the brothers and starts experimenting.

Donnie finds it quite difficult to hide the spell then, and said enemy, who is quite fascinated by it, continues to test it out--continues hurting the turtles, who can't feel a thing, who can only watch as their injuries open up on their soft-shelled brother.

YOUUUUUUU.......... i like your brain. ouhhhh i like your brain

i think unlike the other scenarios ive chosen with curses i might either make this something he inflicts upon himself or a spell he accidentally casts through picking up something weird, i dont think its something he'd do INTENTIONALLY but i do like the idea of himself finding his way into this situation and starting out trying to make the excuse of "i cant say anything because its my fault, IM the only one who can fix it anyway, and they'd probably make fun of me", because there's no specific person to pin it on, he thinks he's the one who made the fuck up. he made his bed now he lies in it

then he sees it actually save one of his brothers from something that could have been serious, and its when the idea that this is an acceptable good thing really starts to fester, especially if its the result of his own negligence in some way. they're not mad at him, but he knows they WOULD be if the spell hadn't been in place and his brother had actually gotten hurt, right? it'd been his failure. this is the punishment, because even though he knows they'd be angry at him he also knows he would've gotten off easy. deep down there's a part of him that feels like this is what he deserves for something like that the whole time. he had a job, and he failed.

and sure, maybe its bad and fucking agonizing to patch himself up, but donnie has fixed himself up before. maybe a little too much. nobody has to know...

(and not sure who i'd make the villain that ultimately reveals it yet, so im open to suggestions here!)

[qoldenskies]

Lmfao the kind restraints one is FUCKED up. Can you imagine Raph asking Donnie to make something that would hold him after the events of the movie. That Brains and Brawn shared sense of duty toward their family at the expense of themselves, and now asking themselves how much of the other they’re willing to sacrifice. Raph doesn’t want to put this burden on Donnie, and Donnie doesn’t want to think of a time where he would have to restrain his oldest brother again.

Hmgf they parallel each other so damn well. Something about how Raph’s request is borne out of hatred for his actions (and maybe himself a bit), but the core of everything Donnie makes is out of love for his brothers and that shows in the gentleness of what he makes. Think the worst thing overall is that they share a quiet sense of grief throughout it—they’re not Mikey or Leo. It’s the same way it’s always been: when things go wrong, they pick themselves up and become better. And neither wants to admit that it’s different when you can’t pretend your sibling isn’t doing the same, and they can’t call each other out on anything because it’d be hypocritical.

AUUGHHHHH I HAVE SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR THE KIND RESTRAINTS PROMPT BUT YOUUUUUU ARE BEING SO TEMPTING RIGHT NOW

maybe i could move the leo idea i have to the sacrifice prompt >w>;;;