"Why are you so tall?" Mikey asked Donnie as his brother played with some gadget in his hands, sitting in the middle of the pit.
"What?"
"Why are you so tall?" Mikey repeated, staring at his brother with wide eyes.
"I'm average height Mikey." Donnie replied before he went back to his gadget.
"But you're much taller than the rest of us."
"Yes, I am."
"Why?" Mikey asked and Donnie sighed.
"What?"
"Why are you taller than the rest of us?"
"Why are you asking me this Mikey?" Donnie asked, setting aside his gadget to his his brother his full attention.
"I'm just curious bro'" Mikey shrugged, but his eyes didn't have that curious sparkle as if he were actually so or the dangerous one that meant what he was asking was going to be used as information for a prank, he actually looked...sad.
"Mikey, what's wrong?"
"Nothing D', honest…" Mikey smiled and went to walk away but Donnie pulled his mate into his lap so they were eye level and their beaks bumped against each other.
"Why are you so concerned about your height...has Raph been teasing you? He's only a few inches taller than you so he has no right to pick on you."
"No, he knows I give back just as good if he says anything about my height."
"So what is it?"
"I dunno...I guess it just kinda sucks that I'm so short and you're so tall." Mikey admitted.
"I like that you're shorter than me." Donnie smiled, making Mikey roll his eyes. "I do."
"You would, people would rather be tall than short."
"Not everyone."
"Most people."
Donnie rolled his eyes and pressed a kiss to his brother's mouth.
"Honestly Mikey...why are you so concerned about your height?"
"I dunno...I guess it makes me feel less...male." Mikey said slowly.
"You are most assuredly very male Michelangelo." Donnie teased.
"That's not what I meant."
"I know what you meant Mikey and it's ridiculous, your height is not linked to your masculinity."
"So I'm not...like, the girl?" Mikey asked and Donnie rolled his eyes.
"There is no girl in this relationship Mikey...we're two guys, you need to stop reading all those message boards, I've told you that things that apply to humans, don't always apply to us and some of that stuff you're reading doesn't even apply to other humans...it's just something people say when they have nothing but hate in their hearts."
"I know, but it still gets to me." Mikey sighed and leaned into the hug Donnie gave him.
"How about we go upstairs and I'll cheer you up?"
"Can't we just do it here?" Mikey asked with a wide grin.
"No, go upstairs." Leo said as he walked past them to the kitchen. The two laughed before leaving for their bedroom.