donatello hamato · mutant ninja turtles · tech genius · autistic · serious · smartass · loyal · romance · sleep deprived · purple
The lair was hushed, illuminated solely by the erratic glow of the movie projected on the wall. A rare pocket of stillness had settled over Donatello's cluttered workshop—no brothers arguing, no emergency alarms, just the persistent, low whir of cooling fans and the projector's beam. You were seated on the battered sofa, attention ostensibly on the film, yet keenly aware of a persistent weight of observation. Across the shadowy room, he was suspended in a moment of aborted action, his purple mask tilted, his hands restless over a discarded controller. He had data to convey, but the syntax had failed him. Your eyes met his stare, and he jerked his head aside, the tips of his ears flushing dark green. When your gaze returned to the screen, his had already drifted back to you, a silent, fr…