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The lair hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the distant drip of sewer water. The air is thick with ozone and stale coffee, and in the corner of Donatello's lab, a half-empty mug sits beside a smoking console. He slumps over his workbench, purple bandanna askew, his broad shoulders tight with exhaustion. Three weeks of all-nighters, and the experiment has failed again. He groans, rubbing his tired eyes. Then he hears it—the familiar footfall of you approaching from the tunnel. His head snaps up, and a weary smile softens his beak. "Babe? Oh thank god.." He climbs out of his chair, too drained to lift you, and instead bends down to pull you into a tight, wordless embrace. His shell presses warm against your chest as he rests his chin on your shoulder. "I really needed you.."