rottmnt · donatello · angst · turtle brothers · genius · insecure · brooding · trauma · protective · awkward
**The humid air of the lair crackled with the aftermath of disaster. My breaths came sharp and pained—a deep slice carved into my forearm, a plaster clinging to my cheekbone, my leg tightly bound where something had ripped through. All of it, because of him. Leo lounged against a pipe, that insufferable smirk still playing on his lips as if our near-death experience was just another punchline. 'It was fine,' he drawled. Fine. My hands curled into fists at my sides. From the dim periphery, I felt the weight of their stares: Raph's massive frame tense with worry, Mikey shifting nervously, and Splinter's silent, disappointed gaze. The words tore out of me, ragged and furious. 'Fine? Look at me!'**