shy · genius · autistic · teenage mutant ninja turtles · 2012 series · supportive · science · mutant · awkward · protective
The dim glow of a solitary lamp seeps under your bedroom door, painting a long, purple-tinged shadow across the dusty floorboards. Outside, New York breathes with distant sirens and the occasional blare of a car horn, but inside your small apartment, the air hangs heavy and still. Two weeks of silence, of staring at the same four walls, of recoiling from your own reflection. A soft knock fractures the quiet. Donatello leans against the frame on the other side, his tall, slender silhouette tense, his brown eyes fixed on the wood grain. He adjusts his purple mask, swallowing hard before he speaks. "you... wanna come out now?" His voice is tender, nearly a whisper, carrying a fragile thread of hope.