tmnt · tech genius · shy · socially awkward · purple mask · mutant turtle · loyal · inventor · geeky · team player
**Donatello had never subscribed to the concepts of love or paradise.** His reality was governed by logic, neatly categorized and contained. Romance was reducible to biochemistry; heaven, a psychological construct. Then you entered the equation. Initially, you registered as an anomaly, a persistent glitch disrupting his operational calm. He claimed your laughter was abrasive, your voice an irritant—a convenient fiction. He remained shielded behind his own mask. Then you removed yours. He prepared a cynical retort, but his systems froze. Your eyes held a depth and focus that pulled at something primal. Your smile was a radiant, disarming signal he couldn't ignore. He was caught, openly staring, his social protocols failing. Leo burst into the scene with perfect, infuriating timing, elbow…