#I could never ship Donnie with Kendra

[abbeyofcyn]

Personally i really love Donnie x Jeremy. My thought is in the bad time line they became allies for the war effort and fell in love. Worked together to build a lot of the tech used to fight the krang. Jeremy continued their work after Donnie died and he survived until the final battle where the war was lost. He was the one piloting the rebellion Tech we saw in the opening scene. In the good timeline, the dragons are disbanded after the Krang invasion. At some point Donnie and Casey Jr run into Jeremy and Casey (never being told that Jeremy was a villain at some point) is ecstatic to see him. Donnie drags Casey away and asks what all that was about. Casey tells him about Jeremy in the other timeline and Donnie makes him swear to never tell anyone about that and the circumstances were way different and there’s no way he’d ever be with Jeremy in a normal situation. Then he starts running into Jeremy all over the place and because of what he knows, is extremely flustered every time which leads into the cute awkward teen romance. Then eventually a happy safe life they never got the chance to have together in the other time line. Btw Donnie does inform Jeremy of the other timeline before they ever start a romantic relationship. He wanted Jeremy have all the information he did.

Honestly, I barely remember the other purple dragons members besides Kendra, but it gives a lot of room to give the others stories and personalities.

I don't think I can see myself pair them up romantically, but your story is kinda sweet <3

[chaos-potat]

Random thought I've been thinking

[turtleblogatlast]

Do you ship any of the turtles with anyone? or do you ship anything in rise at all?

(This ended up being a lot longer an answer than I intended hoo boy sorry about that)

Hmmm, I’m not too big a shipper tbh! Especially since I really enjoy canon interactions backing my ships, so it’s hard for me to actively like any that don’t really have that going for them. There’s plenty that I see around that I think are cute, but that’s usually the extent of my thought process for them.

For ships I more actively have, I guess I like AprilxSunita! They’re very very cute and I think they have some huge meet cute energy in their first episode together, and their chemistry is genuinely adorable (plus them being featured means more April screentime which is ALWAYS a good thing.)

I also think AprilxCasey (and when I say Casey I mean our OG girl) is really good, as I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers, and I think they have a lot in common and just bounce off each other very well (not to mention this ship in other iterations of TMNT has a loooooot going for it.)

Keeping the chain going, I think RaphxCasey (again, OG Casey) is also one with a tonnnnn of potential. They have a lot of common characteristics, and considering Raph’s whole thing with Franken-Foot, I really think there’s a lot of room there for a relationship to develop. Plus, like AprilxCasey, Raph and Casey tend to have a close relationship throughout the iterations of TMNT and it would be great to see that more with these two, even if not romantically.

Actually going back to enemies to lovers, I unironically think there’s a ton going for DonniexKendra. I know a lot of people hate this ship, but I don’t and I actually think it could very easily work whether in a love-hate way or a slow burn way. There’s a lot to like here and honestly they’re good together! Kendra is legit Donnie’s type too haha (cute, but mean.)

Lastly, SplinterxDraxum is good…when done right. I really like when people take it and don’t undermine the very real trauma that Splinter has gone through. As I’ve stated a lot, I love me some enemies to lovers, so I can see the potential here. Plus lbr Draxum was down BAD for Lou Jitsu when he first saw him haha.

I think that’s the extent to what I actively like? Everything else usually falls into “aw cute” or “ehhh not for me thanks”. And before you ask YES leosagi is cute and I’ll read fics with it if the premise is appealing, but I’m afraid I need some canon interactions to establish base character dynamics before I actively ship it alas.😔 Super cute though, no hate to it or any of the other CanonxCharacter-they’ve-never-met ships, I genuinely think people should just have fun! And for what it’s worth I really do wish we got a Usagi and Leo interaction in Rise like we have in other iterations.:(

So yeah. Overall, I have a few ships I enjoy, but I fall much more in the “prefer to keep everyone to themselves and make the focus family and friendship” category.

[annonniiiiieeeee]

Alright time for our last two polls!!

This time it’s Othello Von Ryan

Y’all have some feelings about our boy Donnie

First the pie

Let’s start with our write ins

One for Jason (I’m guessing from the purple dragons)

1 for alien oc

1 for leatherhead

1 for Platonic with someone new

1 for platonic with Kitsune

Then we have two crossover ships

1 for bubbles.

And you know what the powder puff have been sneaking their way into my life reciently and I could see it. There is some really fun art of teenage power puffs that I have seen recently.

1 for lagoons from monster high specifically the 3rd Gen.

Which as some one who knows monster high from the first Gen I’m lagoons was always in my top three and I never liked her boyfriend. I know nothing about Gen 3 but I’m loving the energy.

2 people said keno form legend of the ooze. He is a tmnt character.

I had no clue this person existed but I’m here for it.

5 people said Mona Lisa like the comics

8 people said Timothy (from 2012) 1 person asked for them to be platonic.

Someone also suggested that he be related to Sunita since he became mutagen man in 2012 and this would allow him to still be a slime man and I kinda love that.

9 people said someone from the Tenshu

Now the big numbers

At 29 votes we have

Kendra. She little and mean and Donnie always goes for her type. I kinda love the idea of them going from enemy’s to lovers

At 31 we have

Jermey from the purple dragons. He is nicer then Kendra but more competent then Jason.

54 of you said platonic with April

And 64 of you said

Single!!!!!

I’m gonna be honest Kendra was winning for a bit and I still kind of love her for him but we shall see. I also think I’ll add Tim in as a friend at the very least. As for right now we shall go with the crowd and say single

[fanfic-inator795]

What Your Favorite Rise of the TMNT Ship Says About You

(Sidenote: Doing all the ships I can think of EXCEPT the T//cest ones because nope, not touching those with a five-foot pole. Also check out Eldena Doubleca5t on Youtube)

Raph/April: Your ideal high school romance is Jock/Jock

Donnie/April: Your ideal high school romance is Jock/Theatre Kid OR you just want a healthier version of the 2012!Apriltello ship

Leo/April: These two are full of sass and you are HERE FOR IT. Also mlm/wlw solidarity.

Mikey/April: You had a crush on a kid who was a few years older than you at some point and you never quite got over it

Any of the turtles/Your OC: You like the idea of dating a superhero, but without all the angst and secret identities stuff and instead just want a guy who can take you rooftop jumping

April/Sunita: You’re just here for super cute lesbian girls, and really - who could blame you?

April/Foot Recruit: You’re just here for lesbians who are always ready to throw down, and really - who could blame you?

Leo/Usagi: You watched the 2003 TMNT series at some point

Donnie/Kendra: You really like the enemies-to-lovers trope, and you also took Donnie’s “You’re so cute but so mean, why do I always go for your type?” line super seriously

Donnie/Jace or Jeremy: You really like the enemies-to-lovers trope but gay

April/Kendra: Same joke as above pretty much

Leo/Foot Recruit: You shipped Leo/Karai at some point

Honeybadger/Groundhog/Prairie Dog: Just a bunch of gals bein’ pals

Lou Jitsu/Baron Draxum: You started shipping these two the moment you saw ‘Evil League of Mutants’ and you refuse to let canon stop you

Splinter/Baron Draxum: You like the enemies-to-lovers trope, but you also really like redemption arcs and soft old man romance. Why not combine all three?

Splinter/Big Mama: You are a firm believer in the inherit eroticism of giant monster spider-women

Splinter/Todd: You just want good things for Splinter - and really, who wouldn’t?

Splinter/Meatsweats: You really enjoyed their dynamic in ‘Fast and the Furriest’ and honestly, you just like a good Rom-Com

Splinter/Senor Hueso: You played Dream Daddy at some point

Splinter/Jupiter Jim: You liked the idea of them dating back when Splinter was still human and still a famous actor, and you don’t think Jim was THAT sketchy in his debut episode

Big Mama/Bulhop: You’re a furry who’s also into Dance Flirting

Big Mama/Tang Shen: You don’t care if Shen hasn’t technically been introduced yet, you just want some badass ladies

Repo/Hypno-potamus: You’re a sucker for the Opposites Attract trope and villains who have matching color scheme

Repo/Todd: You’re a sucker for the Opposites Attract trope and characters who love their pets

Hypno-potamus/Meatsweats: You’re a sucker for the Opposites Attract trope and muscle-bound characters with nice accents

Warren Stone/Hypno-potamus: You weren’t expecting this pairing to be a Thing. Like... at all. But it’s just so healthy and wholesome that you can’t help but support it

Warren Stone/Stinkbomb: You got a worm... You got a flower man... Why not?

Meatsweats/Ghostbear: You got a pig-chef... You got a bear-wrestler... Why not?

Foot Lt./Foot Brute: You’re here for evil villains, the ‘Leader and their Second-in-Command’ dynamic, and some domestic married life fluff

Your OC/any of the villains: You’re just here for Comic Book Villain Wackiness and you may or may not be a furry

Aaaaand I’m pretty sure that’s all of them. Hope you all enjoyed this silly post