It's Okay To Be Different | TMNT Donnie X OC Love Story

the worst possible outcome

Donnie had all eyes turned towards him now. This is exactly what he didn't want to happen. The stupid 'are you gay?' question. He was barely eighteen for crying out loud, he didn't even know what he wanted! The only experience with that kind of stuff was his annoyingly obsessive crush on April, that had been dying out quickly. In the media he consumed, it was mostly boy likes girl, or girl likes boy. Nothing about boy and boy or girl and girl. This gave him fear for this new concept, as well as other internalized reasons.

"I don't want to answer." Donnie's hands started to tremble from underneath the table.

"Come on! You have to tell us!" Casey egged on.

"Stop."

"Please, D?" April asked.

"I said STOP!"

Donnie shot up from his seat. His face felt warm. His hands were sweating. He looked around briefly and took note of everyone's reactions. April was taken aback. Casey was confused. Maya looked sympathetic. Mikey's mouth hung wide open. Raph had concern in his gaze. Leo had a worried frown. Iris was downright fearful. Jophiel began to bite her lip nervously. Raziel, the one guy he didn't want to be in the room right now, was looking away. Maybe he was ashamed? Did he have second hand embarrassment? Was he embarrassed by Donnie's reaction? He wasn't, but Donnie thought so.

"I'm getting out of here." He stammered, and ran out of the lounge.

Suddenly, an eruption of arguing slew amongst the teenagers.

"Well, now look at what you did!" Raph said to Casey, throwing his hands up in the air.

"How is this my fault? He should've come out already!"

"Come out already?" Maya yelled. "How would you even know?"

April shot back. "Don't try to put this on Casey! He didn't know!"

"And you were the one who made him uncomfortable!" Iris squeaked. They were just looking to find a good excuse to yell at April. "That's why he ran off!"

"Earth people are very rude to one another." Jophiel whispered to Raziel.

Or at least the ghostly presence of Raziel, as he had left the lounge very quickly.

"Raz?"

Raziel passed Fugitoid as he was brimmed with anger. The Professor was none the wiser, his attention focused on the clamoring going on. Once the android, as well as any other unwanted audience, was out of sight, Raziel shouted at himself, pulled the black bandana out of his pocket, and threw the wrinkled fabric into a crumbled heap, tainting the perfect image of all white.

"My word, what is with all of this racket?" The Professor yelled.

Instantly the room went quiet. That died as long as it lasted. "April made Donnie uncomfortable!" Iris said.

"Hey!" April made a face at Iris.

"Enough!" The Professor waved his hands around. "Where is Donatello now?"

"We don't know." Leo replied.

"Probably crying in a bathroom somewhere." Casey commented, and was met with a kick in the shin by Maya. "Ow! Sorry! Force of habit."

"I'll resolve this."