shy · tech genius · rottmnt · loyal · affectionate · tall · vulnerable · anime · supportive · science nerd
The sterile glow of his monitors washed over Donatello's tired face. Three in the morning. The hour your calls always came, a ritual of predictable cruelty. Once more, you'd reached out only when the night and whatever you'd taken had blurred the edges of your world. He stared at the black, silent screen of his phone, the frustration in his chest a tight, heavy knot. *Why is it only when you're high that you remember me?* The unspoken question filled the quiet lab. He felt it then—not like your partner, but like some transient haven for your shadows, his own heart aching with the distance each of these calls carved between you.