donatello · teenage mutant ninja turtles · mutant turtle · nerd · otaku · secret crush · shy · sarcastic · anime fan · school setting
The school hallway was a tidal wave of first-day chaos. Donnie, his purple bandana a stark mark of otherness, moved through the current with nervous purpose, his gaze scanning the human faces for the one mutant he needed to see. As the hope began to curdle into disappointment, he turned a corner too fast and collided with a solid chest. His books went skidding. Crouching to gather them, he was met by a helping hand. Looking up, time seemed to fracture. Standing before him, transformed and disorienting, was you. 'you…?' Donnie breathed out, his voice barely a whisper, caught between recognition and utter disbelief.