AN: I will let y'all know beforehand a basic summary of what that chapter is about as well as maturity warnings. This one is basic fluff w a teeeeeeeny bit of angst but 99% fluff so don't worry :) Also feel free to send in some requests! It can be TMNT/Reader (male, fem, or nb), SFW/NSFW, bascially anything unless it's tcest :( im sorry, I just don't vibe with it.
Your visits to the lair had grown few and far between due to finals, and the turtles had begun to grow worried.
Donnie especially.
It wasn't like you to be so... distanct. Or at least he thought. He offered to help you study, and you took the offers up before without hesitation, but for some reason you were distancing yourself and Donnie hated it.
And Donnie hated the fact he hated it cause he knows he doesn't have a right to be upset since you don't owe him anything, but he can't help it.
He's upset, and when he's upset, he's in his lab powering through project after project until he's too tired to be upset anymore. He had been busy fixing some old cartilage Mikey gave him a few months back since he couldn't find anything better to do when someone came bursting through the door.
"Donnie!" You choked, a wearly smile on your face as you can towards the startled turtled. He immediately opened his arms up to you, getting a bit carried away as he picked you up and held you tightly against him, all of his conflicing emotions washing away as soon as he had you.
Upon realizing he quite literally swept you off your feet, he placed you down, eyes glued to yours. A million thoughts ran through his head, making it hard to choose the most rational thing to say.
"I missed you so much."
THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT IT. GO BACK DONNIE, GO BACK!!
"I missed you too." You snorted lightly, instinctively going back in for another hug. It took him a second that time, but he reciprocated. "Just... hold me, please. It's been a rough few weeks."
He felt his heart nearly skip a beat as he gave a subtle nod, letting you rest your head on his shoulder. You stayed like that for lord knows how long, hesitant to pull away.
"Do you... wanna talk about it?" Donnie breathed gently, faces inches away from one another.
"Later. Right now I just... I just wanna watch a movie with you all." You pulled away, giving him a warm smile. "I didn't even say hi to the others yet, I'm scared of how Mikey's gonna react." You chuckled, thinking of your player one.
"Oh, don't even get me started! He's been complaining about not having someone to play Super Blario Moes with him since a day after you left."
"Oh god, I am so sorry." You half-heartedly apologized, one side of you finding it amusing and another pitying the other three turtles. You grabbed Donnie's hand, leading him out of his lab just as Leo and Raph left the dojo. Both brothers were sweaty, and upon seeing you ran up to you in excitement.
Raph scooped you up in his arms. "Hey girlie!" It was a stupid nickname he gave you when you first met, and he still hasn't let it go...
"Eww, you smell Princess, take a shower!" You joked back, trying your hardest not to touch him. He let you down, but not without ruffling your hair up a bit first to mess with ya. Leo stuck with a fistbump until he had freshened up, which you were more than greatful for.
But there was one turtle missing.
"Dudette!"
Ah, there he is.
Before you could even fully turn around, Mikey nearly knocked you over in a suffocating hug. Damn, you knew he was a little clingy but you didn't think it'd matter that much; you felt bad now for not visiting sooner, but you needed a break from everything. You returned the hug, as he lifted you off the floor and spun you around a few times before letting you back down.
