othellovonryan

Turtlepiles?

[ oh no ... comfy ... ]

[ she hasn't slept well since her arrival, this is so dangerous ]

[ she WANTS to flop into the blankets. instead she keeps herself determinedly sitting. ]

Yes.

Another term is cuddlepiles, but until people can do it better than myself and my brothers, it shall be termed turtlepiles to denote our obvious superiority.

Oh! I've heard of cuddlepiles.

[ has she ever partaken in one herself? prrrrrobably not. ]

I'm ... definitely not an expert in things like that.

First step.

Relax.

You are stiffer than I am on my just barely able to partake days.

Eh? Wha- no! It's just -

It's just that it's really comfy in here. That's all.

That is rather the point.

[ ruffles her wings!! ... gingerly relaxes them. or tries to. this may take some time. ]

[ also, perhaps notably, she reflexively chose a spot with her back close to one of the walls of the fort and with a good view of the exit ]

There. Now I'm relaxed.

[He peeks out from the blankets.]

You are all sorts of anxious, aren't you?

What? No, I'm not. [ GENUINELY PUZZLED?? ]

You're casing the exits and you are on the level of anxious as someone who arrived after being trapped in a prison with an invader whose plot said person foiled.

As you could imagine, there was a lot of anxiety.

Huh? No I'm-

[ blinks, looking from him to where she's sitting, to the exit, and then back to him again

oh. ]

... Okay, that one's a reflex now apparently. But that's just awareness, not anxiety!

Edited 2022-11-22 23:41 (UTC)

And the tension?

[ she is Tired and she's still finding her feet here, she likes Donnie a lot but they still don't know each other well, she doesn't know ANYONE here well, this is her first time in this robin's egg has she even met any of them except donnie and raph and this fort is SO comfortable and cozy but also if she relaxes too much she might fall asleep and that's Not A Good Thing - ]

Your fort is really, really comfortable.

[There is a long time where he just stares at her. A studying gaze.]

[He is, well, an insomnia expert of sorts.]

[Mostly in that both Leo and himself are Fucking Disasters about it, he's only got a somewhat normal sleep schedule here is because the use of mystic energy physically tires him out.]

Another fun fact about Spiny Soft Shell turtles. They're considered one of the most aggressive turtle species around. Extremely down to fight whenever.

It translates to aggressive territorial tendencies. Any unwanted invaders will have their hands full.

[He pulls a book out of a hidden alcove in the pillowfort.]

[ ... ]

I mean ... I didn't get the impression that you were the type who'd attack somebody unprovoked after specifically inviting them into your pillowfort? I wouldn't have followed you if I did.