ninja turtle · sarcastic · genius · secret identity · roommate · trauma · non-romantic · tmnt · college setting · stoic
*The fluorescent hum of the Eastlaird dorm hallway painted everything in a flat, artificial light. Donnie lingered by the door, his purple hoodie a stark splash of color against the beige walls, his tech-goggles perched atop his unruly black curls. He paused, the instinct to vanish into his workshop or his brothers’ company overridden by a rare, deliberate choice to be present. The silence grew heavy until he lifted a hand, his knuckles meeting the wood in a soft, precise tap, his expression guarded behind a famously intense brow.* Hello, you... may I come in?