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Ooooooh, @marchaprilmayhem, you have no idea what you've just hit upon. You have no idea what can of worms you've just opened.
Before addressing any of this, I would like to say that Donnie, Mikey, and Raph have their own things. They all have their own specialty, a way to provide that is uniquely theirs.
Donnie is the genius. The utilitarian. The biggest provider to the point that if you take him out, they don't have a home. As stated here, Donatello was working at a very, very young age, to the point that it's how he defines himself. Hell, the fact that he feels comfortable to do this:
Says a lot about his character and the relationship they have with their dad.
Raph is the leader in this iteration along with the muscle. He's the defender, the protector, the older brother. He's the actual father and he's trying his best.
Mikey, on the other hand, is the artist, the cook. He's the one who feeds them all. You can't tell me that this isn't an indication of what Mikey does all while being silly.
My point? They're all useful. Specialized. No matter how little they think of themselves (especially Donnie with the fact that he might render himself obsolete with his machinery or that mystic powers might make his tech, therefore him useless, but that'll be a talk for another time.)
So where does that put Leo? Leo who is not a specialist, but a jack of all trades that can never outshine his brothers in any of their specialties?
NOWHERE.
Look at the Rise series again and ask yourself this question. When does Leo ever have anything for himself? When does the boy in blue ever have anything going for him? Lou Jitsu? That's a family thing, his dad's thing that he wants so badly to emulate because he wants to belong. Jupiter Jim? Not even. He might be the biggest fan in his family, but it's still something he shares. The only thing that's all his is magic and illusion and his family, Raph specifically, ridicules him twice in the same episode.
RAPH: *Takes ticket from Leo's hand* "I never seen Leo this excited for a book so it must be something, or it would be stupid so we can make fun of him. Either way, Win-Win! Let's get ready."
-xxx-
RAPH: "Alright, let's return those journals. You got 'em, right Leo?"
LEO: "Yes, right already returned them safe and sound in the vault, let's go home."
RAPH: "Leo...what are you doing?"
LEO: "I wasn't gonna read them, I just wanna keep’ em, and maybe snuggle them a little bit."
-xxx-
Leo has nothing going for him. He is useless. His specialty in strategizing? It provides nothing. No matter how much time he passes honing it, it's not directly useful, so he can't do anything. (I am not counting the fact that so many people, including myself, view Leo as the medic of the team.) So what does he do? He keeps quiet. He sometimes interjects with responsible thoughts (The blinds line coming from Leo of all people has significance, not to mention this:
LEO: "Any votes for staying home during the anti-mutant Panic? No? Okay, let's go!"
So, what's left? The cocky mess we see and something that I think gets forgotten all too easily.
Leo doesn't just hype his brothers up. He knows them. Inside and, if you want to take the medic approach, out. He is the best in position to take the lead and make sure his family always gets home safe.
But he is so undervalued, so underplayed that when he is finally given that ounce of recognition...
He panics.
Splinter recognizes Leo's potential? Yes. But, at this point, Leo has long accepted he isn't worth anything. The recognition comes far too late and Leo doesn't want the responsibility without realizing that he already has partially shouldered it through years of learning how to read his brothers and knowing how they behave to best hype them up. I would even dare to say that Leo is the one who values his family the most, if only because he knows what being undervalued feels like.
In short? Yes, Leo has learned to make his mind work that fast. He had to. Else he would have left a long, long time ago.
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Today our first song is something Raph coded! It’s got a nice soft wholesome beat and I feel like this would be the type of song that encapsulates those soft moments when he feels safe enough to let his guard down around you. You know those small moments when you catch him looking at you with a small wonder filled smile, maybe a fond little smirk? I’m thinking in the secret moments like, late evenings or sleepy nights. You know where that look is the only outward expression of the inner mess of affection that’s threatening to burst from his heart because of you? Just the kind of song that makes him appreciate the kind of softness that comes with being with someone as sweet at you 🧸❤️
Dedicated always to @anobodyinabog
I’m WoRkInG oN a LiTtLe SoMeThInG
PlEaSe BeAr wItH mE wHiLe My BrAiN rOtS
a girl who is a noir detective man and a guy who is a femme fatale
*cries in comment section* YALL UNDERSTAND WHAT PEEPAW LEO IS SAYING HERE RIGHT!?
HES SAVING THE WORLD BUSY BECAUSE CASEY IS HIS WHOLE WORLD. THAT IS HIS SON😖❤️🩹💙🙌🏼😭
This family has a chokehold on my heart and it ain’t letting go anytime soon.
Also Donnie is afraid of emotional contagion change my mind
Part 4!
I love the "parent sits at the kid's bedside all day" trope, but Leo has a whole bunch of people he has to worry about :т
Also, I know that their size compared to each other is constantly changing. Do I want to monitor this more closely? Nope
Part 1
I have no words for this…this is what I want to say…this is what NEEDED to be said… my heart is literally healing over reading this
Aftermath Family Meeting 4 | //squishes them all in my hands T_T
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Wasabi friends! Jayus is the name and being aggressively affectionate is my game! A very warm welcome to my crazy, but charming, little corner of Tumblr.
If you chose to therefore interact with me please be warned that you WILL be loved and appreciated once I’m done with you.
That is both a threat and my promise ~✨🧡
I really do enjoy chatting with people because words of affirmation are my love language in the fact that words in fact affirm me as a person. So please do come in and feel free to share your words with me.
Tags to keep this somewhat organized
~ #just being jayus: Jayus is an Indonesian word meaning, “A joke so poorly told that you can’t help but laugh.” Figured if anything would sum up my life, that would be it. This will be used to tag any stories or thunks that have to do with me and my wild hayride thing I call life. ~ #serendipity247: Serendipity is a word meaning “the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.” I’m always on the look out for the little things that make me happy and this tag will be used to do just that. Will mostly include most of my art reposts. ~ #good to know: The random things that tickle my fancy and I find useful or will find useful in some form or fashion. ~ #doing this ugly and scared: My motto for life as I try to encourage myself to break out of my comfort zone and my unfortunately unhealthy perfectionistic mindset. It is my hope to share things in a safe environment in an attempt to help inspire others to share what’s close to their heart
~ #pretty random turtle thunks: Y’all are never going to believe this, but sometimes, and only sometimes as I am only a VERY casual TMNT fan, I think about turtles and I have ideas.
~ #Raph🧸❤️, #Donnie🤔🟪, #Leo✨💠, #Mikey🎨🧡: As this will mainly be a TMNT fan blog these tags will be associated with said turtles in reblogs and original posts ~ #jayus’s jammie jams: Just some songs that inspire me to some degree or another and I will get to creating because of it. One day. Maybe. No promises. Till then, just vibe with me.
I’m healing reading this 🥺🤧💙❤️🤌🏼✨
My heart thanks you @signanothername bless you hooman 🙏🏼🧡
Hey so remember this comic Yeah here’s a continuation, me and @intotheelliwoods are on war as to how we can break each other’s hearts, and in turn break yours too :)
anyway some notes cause this is full of headcanons
1- i like to believe Leo completely lost his ability to use his powers and tap into his Ninpo after Raph and DonDon's death, due to the emotional strain he suffered (going by the theory mystic abilities are heavily connected to emotions) unlike Mikey, Leo doesn't know how to deal with his bad emotions, simply ignoring them, and it just resulted in him losing his powers after so much emotional strain (i literally rambled about this on insta a while back fghjklsdfgh)
2- i like to believe Mikey learned how to absorb emotions out of people if that makes sense, u see Mikey holding Leo's face during their entire talk, Mikey was using his powers to absorb Leo's bad emotions, so that Leo can feel better
that's what the blue energy in Mikey's hands are, Leo's pain and sadness, and that's why Leo seems to actually open up instead of deflecting the convo with a joke or two, cause Mikey's powers made it impossible to do so
doing that however leaves Mikey to feel that pain and sadness, and generally speaking Mikey never does it unless as a desperate last measure, as Mikey prefers that his family open up by themselves instead of the influence of his magic
3- you see Leo calling Mikey "Mike", i like to believe the brothers use certain nicknames in certain situations, in this case, Leo uses the nickname "Mike" as a "i'm really not in the mood, this is serious", its very rare for Leo to use "Mike" outta all nicknames for Mikey, and Mikey hates when Leo uses that particular nickname cause he knows it's bad when Leo uses it, hence, why he resorts to absorbing Leo's bad emotions
4-ok so you see by the end that Leo gets to hug Raph one last time, this is Mikey's doing, Mikey's sharing his own Ninpo with Leo so his big bro gets to say goodbye to their eldest brother
moral of the story? Mikey's cool as fuck
I’m not crying you are 🥹🧡❤️💜💙
@somerandomdudelmao... Lately I just don't have words, I just smile constantly... They did it... Song: Bastille - Pompeii
*vibrates at the speed that could shatter glass*
ThIs Is GiViNg IdEaS
@smoothturtle0 mAy I hAvE pErMiSsIoN tO drAw a ReSpOnSe PoR fAvOr?!
(sorry for the weird texting but like I saw this at work and got hit with not only the feels but the BIGGEST wave of creative inspiration like in months. Don't wanna do anything without your expressed permission tho ofc. You're fabulous hon btw ✨🤌🏼🧡)
It's just nonviable for them... hopeless love
A hyper independent is just a feral cat who needs to be rehabilitated into a loving environment
I have literally no words to describe how absolutely gobsmacked I was with the friggin DETAIL of this.
Like mouth open almost dropped my phone that somehow, somewhere, a person MADE this.
Good friend, what magical art juice are you drinking and WHERE can I get some?!
CW: Loud Music / Bright Colors
//Covert AU - Intro [ 100% ] Song: Tapz Relapz - Vorrnn [ Formerly known as Vorlaw ]
“If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."Doing my best to make this blog a safe place for every kind of folks. Y'all are more than welcome here!🧡P.S. The only thing minor about meis my minor inferiority complex. But HAY, life like me, is growth in progress🤙🏼🌱
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