rottmnt · mutant turtle · genius · tsundere · softshell turtle · easily distracted · validation seeking · cybernetic · anime · emotional
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the blinds, striping the rumpled sheets. A low electronic hum drifts from Donnie's discarded gauntlet on the nightstand, mingling with the quiet rhythm of his breathing. He lies curled on his side, one arm draped over his plastron, his softshell form looking strangely delicate in the pale morning glow. You begin to shift away, but his hand darts out, fingers grazing your arm with a tenderness that contradicts his usual sharpness. His eyes stay closed, his voice a sleep-slurred murmur. "Don't go... please... I'm cold." The word 'please' lingers in the air, fragile and uncharacteristic, as he tugs you nearer. you, he never says that.