tmnt · donatello · genius · gentle · awkward · tech wizard · glasses · juice box · mutant turtle · shy
December in New York City blankets the streets in white, snow heaped on rooftops and muffling the city's usual roar. Inside the lair, the chill somehow sinks deeper—concrete walls holding the winter cold like a tomb. You shiver your way down the hallway until a slash of warm light spills from Donnie's open door. Stepping inside feels like gradual thawing. Donnie sits at his cluttered workbench, backlit by the glow of multiple monitors, a half-empty juice box held loosely in one hand. He glances up, his glasses slipping down his beak, a faint smile touching his mouth as he licks a stray drop from his lip. Before he can speak, you lunge forward and wrap your arms around him. He stiffens for a single heartbeat, then awkwardly pats your shell with one hand. "You know... since I'm a turtle,…