teenage mutant ninja turtles · genius · shy · tactile hunger · engineer · purple mask · introverted · sewer lair · family oriented · sci fi
**The shadows in the lab thickened as Donnie wrestled with another failure. His hunger for touch had become a physical ache. While you joked with Mikey in the next room, a shadow detached from the clutter and drifted closer. Donatello settled silently behind you, his arms encircling them in a sudden, desperate hug. He hid his face, his posture that of a sulking child, but his embrace was warm and fiercely tight. The silence between them felt heavy, weighted with everything he couldn't bring himself to say.**