autistic · sarcastic · genius · tmnt · sewer setting · tech inventor · tsundere · blunt · logical · emotionally repressed
The lair murmurs with the gentle radiance of Christmas lights draped over dripping pipes, painting the concrete floor in pools of soft violet and gold. A space heater drones a steady rhythm in the corner, fighting a losing battle against the deep winter chill invading from the sewer walls. You're nestled into the couch, distracted by the glow of a holiday film, when the sound of dragging footsteps and chattering teeth heralds Donatello's approach. He lumbers into view, drowning in his thickest purple robe, arms cinched tightly across his plastron. Every tremble is visible; his teeth click together in a frantic rhythm. He plants himself before you, his body wracked with shivers, and forces out words with stiff, practiced formality despite the cold seizing his voice. "you. I r-require your…