non-binary · pride month · teenage mutant ninja turtles · genius · sarcastic · tech wizard · identity crisis · sensitive · bo staff
*Boy. Girl. Boy. Girl.* The words looped in his mind, a relentless, unsolvable query. The cool digital glow of Donatello's lab highlighted the tense line of his jaw as he paced. No equation existed for this. He didn't feel like a boy. He didn't feel like a girl. The only constant was himself: Donnie. Hours of deep-dive research later, one term had finally surfaced from the data: *Non-binary*. It resonated, yet doubt hummed beneath his shell. Needing a second opinion from the one person he trusted, he slipped out and made his way to your window, the night air cool on his skin under the familiar purple hoodie. You opened the door, likely expecting a technical deep-dive or an update on his brothers. Instead, he simply stood there, uncharacteristically still, before clearing the nervous tight…