#I do think Raphael will but in an appearance but it won't be 'wrong' if they don't

[catididnt]

For the Christian side of things, their lists look like this:

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel and Jerahmeel

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salathiel, Jegudiel, Barachiel and Jeremiel

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Surael, Sakakael, Sarathael and Ananael

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel (Salathiel), Jegudiel (Jehudiel), Barachiel, and Jerahmeel (Jeremiel)

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Phanuel, and Remiel

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Suriel, Zadkiel, Sarathiel, and Ananiel - and often Sakakae

Saraqael is probably on that list, as apparently she also goes by Sariel Suriel, Suriyel, Seriel, Sauriel, Sarakiel, Suruel, Surufel, and Souriel, and a couple of those are above

Archangels are anything but definitive, though Raphael is the notable exception that’s on all the lists and not in Good Omens (yet).

Hi Mr Gaiman!

I had a question: in season 1 the 4 archangels were Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Sandalphon. In Season 2, it's Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Saraquel.

But in the bible, it's Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael.

...but Raphael isn't mentioned anywhere in GO, and I was wondering if there was a reason for that....

That might be tied into the reason that Crowley can open files in Heaven that can only be accessed by Thrones, Dominions, and higher?

Thank you!!!

"In the bible" there are three, or four, or seven, or eight archangels. It depends which rite you follow... This Wikipedia article may help...

[harunayuuka2060]

WHB Series #1 (Cont.)

Satan, Mammon, Leviathan, Beelzebub, Belphegor, and Lucifer: *are in a meeting to discuss the situation in heaven*

Leviathan: Over the past few weeks, we've been hearing cries from above, followed by silence, only for the sound to repeat again.

Leviathan: It appears the slaughter of angels is still ongoing.

Lucifer: Let’s not forget that young devils are being released and sent to the countries best suited to their abilities.

Lucifer: I've recently received ten young devils.

Mammon: Not bad. I've got 30 young devils.

Beelzebub: *chuckles* Well, it seems that Belphie and I are the only kings who haven’t been given young devils.

Belphegor: It's because the descendant of Solomon thinks we're irresponsible.

Belphegor: *smiles* Not that they're wrong though.

Satan: Have got any news on what MC is doing?

Leviathan: ...

Leviathan: I've tried going there myself, but it seems the security has been tightened, making it difficult for outsiders to enter.

Leviathan: However, I encountered two angels who willingly told me what the descendant of Solomon was up to.

Leviathan: And according to them, they-

Random Angel A: ...Fixing the system.

Random Angel B: We may be assigned to the human world for our new duties.

The kings: ...

Satan: Ah, it reminds me of their military training.*laughs*

Mammon: Anything else?

Leviathan: ...

Leviathan: Foras will attempt to visit them next time.

Mammon: I see. Oh, I almost forgot.

Mammon: Are we going to call them 'god' the next time we meet?

Satan: No, don't do that.

Lucifer: I agree. I doubt the descendant of Solomon would like it.

Belphegor: Huh... But didn't you say so yourself that they're the reincarnation of god?

Lucifer: I did; however, for them, it was all an act to subdue the angels.

Beelzebub: That's true. Besides, I don't think 'love' is even in their vocabulary.

Satan: Hey! They can love!

Leviathan: Yes. Love for animals.

The kings: ...

MC: *with their head resting on Michael's lap as they look through the names of the remaining angels*

Michael: ...

Gabriel and Raphael: ...

Raphael: God, you could have used me as your pillow. I'd be more than willing.

MC: You and Gabriel won't stop fighting, so it's better this way.

Michael: 'Better this way'? Are you confident that I won't kill you?

MC: *looks at him with a bored expression*

MC: You've had many chances to kill me, including this one.

MC: It's not my fault you're incompetent.

Michael: ...

Raphael and Gabriel: ...

MC: *sigh* *gets up*

MC: Gabriel, Raphael, let's go.

MC: There are still rats lurking in the corners of heaven. *talking about the angels who escaped Raphael and Gabriel*

Foras: Is this what they're doing now?

MC: *watches as the lower-rank angels get killed*

Foras: ...

MC: What are you doing here, Foras? Did Leviathan send you?

Foras: !!!

Foras: ...

Foras: Yes.

MC: What for?

Foras: His Majesty has been curious about what you've been up to.

MC: You can see for yourself.

Foras: ...

MC: Raphael.

Raphael: *turns to look at them* *smiles* Yes, god?

MC: ...

MC: I noticed that some of them are good-looking ones. Who created them?

Raphael: They're angels under Michael's guidance.

MC: Ah. Save their heads. I'm going to recycle them.

Raphael: ...

Foras: *his eyes widened*

Raphael: ...

Raphael: As you wish, god.

Gabriel: ...

Gabriel: *begins crushing the heads of the dead angels beneath his feet*

MC: Gabriel, that's enough.

Gabriel: But—

MC: *gives him a stern look*

Gabriel: ... *blushes*

Foras: ...

Foras: It seems you have it under control.

MC: *proud smile* Right?

Raphael and Gabriel: *thinking that the smile is for them*

Raphael: *accidentally crushed the head he's holding*

Raphael: ...

Gabriel: Pft—

MC: ...

MC: What a shame. I liked that one.

Raphael: ...

Raphael: I'll be more careful next time.

Foras: ...

Leviathan, Barbatos, and Glasyalabolas: ...

Glasyalabolas: I wish I could've seen that myself.

Barbatos: Did they tell you what they would do with those?

Foras: No.

Leviathan: ...

Foras: Your Majesty?

Leviathan: ...

Leviathan: *chuckles* Let's wait to find out what it is.

[cambion-companion]

hi!! binge read all your raphael stuff and i think it added more worms in my brain!! :D thank you!!!

raphael idea: artist!reader (or tav/durge) that raph commissions to paint a portrait of him. maybe how the sitting would go- would he be monologuing? would he be looking over contracts? would he be sneaking fond (in his own way) glances at the lovely little artist sitting in his foyer putting so much passion and concentration into capturing his devilish visage?

or maybe smth like he can't make it to a sitting one day so he sends haarlep to do it expecting that the artist won't be able to tell the difference. instead, his artist refuses to start working since that's CLEARLY not her patron!! his facial structure is off!! that piece of hair doesn't flow down like that!! and his gaze- clearly not!!! so raph comes back hours (or even days) later to find the little artist still in his house, waiting for his return so that they can resume work <3

I LOVE this!

Thank you for reading my work and for sending this lovely message in! This idea kinda ran away with me but I hope you enjoy this drabble!

“Where is Raphael?”  You squinted at the devil lounging on the gold embroidered cushions.

On first glance, it appeared to be the cambion you’d met yestereve. He had commissioned you to paint a self-portrait for him, showed you the many that already hung from his marble walls. You’d begun your work, sketching the lines and filling them out with practiced dexterity.

Due to time constraints, the devil was a busy man it seemed, you had to cut your painting short, determining to begin again the following day.

Now you sat again, upon the small stool, staring in consternation at the creature who would have you believe it was Raphael.

The fiend stretched, feigning a languid uncaring composure.  In all but those burning eyes, focused so sharply upon your frowning face.

“Whatever do you mean, little succulent?”  It was Raphael’s voice as well, though something was off about the cadence. “You have everything you need right here.”

You shook your head, frustrated, lowering your paintbrush from where it had been poised over the canvas. “No, this isn’t going to work. You aren’t him.”

“My, quite the perceptive thing.”  The devil straightened, looking displeased. “How very annoying.”

“What…who are you?”  You asked, a slight tingle of fear running down your spine.

“I am Haarlep.”  The devil’s long tail swished to curl around his feet.

“That’s an odd name.”

“Isn’t it just.”

Your frown deepened, an annoyed breath hissed through your clenched teeth. “Well, I cannot continue until the real Raphael returns.  When will he be back?”

“The master will not return for quite a while.”  Haarlep rolled his shoulders, looking equally put off. “I do my job quite well. What exactly is the issue?”

You set down your tools and folded your arms, still wary of whatever this creature was. “The way your hair falls, the cadence of your voice…”

“All aspects I am sure you can rectify without too much issue.”  Haarlep interrupted with a petulant gesticulation, but you spoke over him.

“And your eyes.”  Your own eyes narrowed in concentration, focusing on the burning embers within those inky black orbs. “Your eyes are wrong.”

“I’m offended.”  Haarlep deadpanned, then tilted his head with a curious smile. “Explain.”

“I cannot.” You shrugged.

“Then work on painting everything except the face.” Haarlep repositioned himself upon the sofa, his eyes rolling slightly in bemusement.

“For professional reasons, I cannot.”  You didn’t budge. “The master of the house didn’t notify me of this change.”

“The master of the house apologizes.”  Now that voice you recognized, Raphael’s.  Deeper and with more presence than the voice Haarlep used.

Raphael, still in human form, strode into view and offered you a wry smile.  He bowed slightly at the waist, his brown eyes never leaving yours. “I admit to not foreseeing your powers of insight. What a delightful discovery, my dear.”  

He turned and observed Haarlep with mild amusement for a moment. “You’re slipping.”

“Nonsense.”  Haarlep stood from the chaise and flexed his batlike wings. “You know as well as I, some things cannot be replicated.”

“Such as?”  Raphael directed the question to you.

You shifted, your behind slowly numbing from the uncomfortable stool. “Well, the way Haarlep carries himself for one.”  You said carefully speaking the other’s name. “The eyes are also completely different, not in shape or color but the nature they hold within them.”

“Fascinating.” Raphael put his hand to his chin, a slight quirk to his lips. “The eyes.  Windows to the soul.”  He laughed, short and rough.

You didn’t quite understand the joke but smiled politely. “Have you time now?  I can come back later.”

“No.”  Raphael shook his head and placed a firm hand on your shoulder, taking a moment to inspect your canvas. “This is important work. I am at your disposal.”  Raphael’s human form melted away. His hand on your shoulder grew in size and sharp claws bit through your shirt to your skin. Hellfire eyes looked down upon you, familiar, calculating. “For as long as you need me.”

[yellowhollyhock]

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven

Raph is starting to feel like he's got this new place figured out, but nobody can get too comfortable with whatever connected their worlds tk begin with continuing to escalate

Donnie tapped furiously at his keyboard, eyes alight with a manic energy accentuated by inflated bags and empty pizza boxes falling at random behind him.

Raph stumbled as a rug appeared beneath his feet.

Donnie shot out of his seat. "Entry points are much more concentrated in space than time. Seems to only flow in one direction so far."

He moved about the room, unblinking, picking up objects at random to examine. He stepped on a plastic bag, went cross-eyed examining a bead bracelet. He ran his hands across the couch. Raph decided to intervene when he started crawling in circles around it, sliding his fingers under and even sniffing between cushions.

"How many hours did you sleep?"

Donnie didn't even look up. "Ridiculous question. I'm an adult."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Because it just does," he replied simply, firmly.

Raph placed a hand over his face, holding in a frustrated sigh.

"Mikey said if you started acting funny I have to send you to bed."

Donnie looked up sharply with a stern frown. "Mikey--!"

He stopped, reconsidering his approach. "Mikey isn't here," he reasoned slyly, "We don't have to do what he says."

Raph crossed his arms. Donnie remained unmoved, expression calm, shoulders relaxed. He didn't break eye contact.

"Okay, fine," he changed tactics, "I'll wake up Raphael."

Donnie snorted, unimpressed. "Good luck with that."

Raph scowled heavily. Donnie paid him no mind.

He could always get under Leo's skin, but this wasn't Leo. Heck, this wasn't even the Donnie he was used to. He needed a different approach.

He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to channel his inner Mikey.

"You just seem tired," he mumbled, making his voice as pouty as he could manage.

"Yep," Donnie crouched back down and reached under the couch, lifting it slightly with his other arm. "And I will continue to be tired until we can figure out what is causing," he paused, eyes widening triumphantly as he pulled his arm out, holding up what he'd found, "this!"

It was a giant pen, almost as long as Donnie's arm, and for some reason had a bunny head on the end. Raph blinked. Donnie frowned.

"Actually, this might've already been there," he admitted.

"What if I just--" Raph stopped short, unable to think up any leverage. It was harder than he'd thought to channel Mikey. Maybe he could channel Donnie--his Donnie, that is. "What if I won't stop poking you until you get some sleep?"

Donnie's eyes crinkled in fond amusement. "It would be kind of difficult to fall asleep with you poking me."

"I'll break the TV," Raph threatened, balling his fists and getting into position.

Obviously he wouldn't actually break the TV, but Donnie didn't know him well enough to call his bluff. Probably.

"You're sweet," Donnie immediately proved him wrong, still infuriatingly calm. "But I honestly don't think I can sleep with--"

There was a loud crash as something fell on top of the TV, embedding itself into the screen.

"This going on," he sighed wearily.

It looked like a metal arm, from the car Don had fixed up. It felt like so long ago he was in that car with his brothers, chasing after Shredder with the hope to stop him from breaking out of jail in the first place.

Raph gestured at the mess in front of them. "Look, if that ain't a message from the universe--"

"It is not a message from the universe," Donnie said firmly, "But you have a point. I don't know what I'm doing and a nap might help."

"So breaking the TV worked," Raph observed, filing the information away for future use.

Donnie gave a short huff of laughter. "Brute force wins this round, bucko. I would say try not to get sucked into an alternate reality while I'm gone, but at this point maybe that would work in our favor."

Raph nodded once, ignoring a nervous lump in his throat. "Yeah. Things can't really get much weirder."

"Oh, I can think of some ways they could and probably will," Donnie said ominously.

With that, he disappeared into his room.

Raph paced for a bit, half-hoping he could simply pass through this dimension and finally finish his walk to the dojo.

That wasn't going anywhere fast, so he settled onto the couch, trying to get comfortable. Mikey wouldn't be home for a few more hours. Raphael wouldn't be up to spend a few minutes with them and then sneak out for still an hour after that.

He was starting to feel more at home here. The ceilings were high, his family was welcoming and warm. He still missed his own brothers and his own couch and his own high ceilings, but at least he didn't feel on edge all the time anymore.

"Where is Donatello?"

Raph startled, twisting to face Master Splinter. He was usually meditating at this time of day, and he hardly ever spoke so sharply. "He's not in his room?"

A grim frown made Raph's heart sink. "You are certain that's where he last was?"

Raph's shot up from his seat, heart sinking to the floor.

"He went to bed a few minutes ago."

"He is gone."

"Is there another place he might sleep?"

"I have checked all the rooms. He seems to have disappeared."

"What's going on?" Raphael asked, drawn into the living room by the raised voices.

Splinter's face hardened as he came to a decision. "We must leave, immediately. Raphael, call your brother."

"But--"

"Now!"

Everything was moving too fast; Master Splinter was ushering them out the door. One of the couch cushions disappeared. Skittles were pouring onto the kitchen table.

And Donnie was gone.

"I called Casey," Raphael announced as he snatched up a duffel bag and dropped his phone inside, "Mikey's meeting us at his place."

Raph didn't move. "What about Donnie?"

His words brought a heavy silence; Splinter and Raphael both shrunk under the weight of what they were about to do. But Splinter quickly got hold of himself, ears upright again, face firmly forwards.

"We will make a plan when we are all together."

"I'll stay back," Raph insisted, "If it takes the whole lair, maybe I'll end up back home."

"Or in some other random dimension," Raphael argued.

"We must stay together," Splinter said firmly.

"But this ain't staying together!"

"Look kid," Raphael whirled to face him, expression stern, "We got a responsibility, to you, to your family--heck, if Donnie found out you got lost on our watch--"

"He ain't finding anything out if we ditch him here!"

"What do you mean ditch him?" Raphael was losing patience. "He's not here!"

"Enough!" Splinter brought his staff down to silence them and command their attention. "We will stay together!"

They both stared at him, dumbfounded. Not by what he'd said, but by the scene they found behind him.

Instead of the staircase and the exit, they saw a crowd of humans, dressed in sweatpants and tank tops, who had turned when Splinter shouted.

But Raph barely even noticed the humans.

At the front of the room, demonstrating a yoga pose, was a mutant turtle, with a blue mask and an 'L' on his belt.

[setevulpo]

i was thinking about the archangels and how fucked up being possessed by one of them would be and this was created. headcanons on what each (non-bloodline) vessel would go through while possessed! bon appétit

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michael

their vessel runs hot, grace a constant thrum under the skin that imitates a heartbeat well enough for those unaware not to notice. the blue glow that takes over their eyes upon the slightest provocation calms only when their enemies are on the ground, enochian seared into what’s left of their skin once the light dies down.

the heat that follows them shapes the air into wings too big for the space they’re in, even in the most expansive fields earth has. they have to watch out when stepping on grass, or stretching their wings too far into the trees, or fire will follow them too.

eventually it starts to burn, whatever body they’re in. the grace running through its veins turns closer to lava with each passing day, flares deep inside its chest and expands down to its hands when their anger rises. bruises showing up in blues no matter how old they are, burns in its skin hot to the touch.

a smell of fire and smoke follows them when they leave the vessel, and they set ablaze anything in their path on the way to a new body. the largest fires are caused by their rage, charred eyes and hearts left behind on their path.

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lucifer

there's something freezing under their skin, somehow encompassing entire rooms and digging into the skin of everyone around them. the air around them is cold enough to kill, frostbite reaching others before turning their own vessel's hands red with it. its lips are bitten red and raw because the taste of blood is almost intoxicating.

garbled enochian slips through in a constant downpour, because they are an angel and won't taint their tongue with a human language despite the way it burns their vessel's mouth. the easiest way to find them is following the trail of frozen footsteps and the scent of rust so strong it can be tasted.

the hypothermia that sets after some time is what leads them to find a new body, when the one they are wearing becomes too sluggish and their grace starts slipping through the dry cracks in its skin. all that's left is a cold body with its eyes frozen shut.

the earth bleeds on their path, water freezes red by being in their proximity, plants burn and die from the frost. their grace whips through the air and leaves bloody slashes in the skin of anyone who dares get in their way, the wounds never closing completely.

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raphael

their electricity can be felt under the skin of their vessel, sometimes shocking those who try landing their hands on it. their presence makes people’s hair stand on end, their voice resonates through the room in a way that makes it impossible to ignore. the fissures that appear on its skin from one day to the next are eerily similar to lightning.

the eyes of their vessel gain an unnatural brightness, something fiery that is just wrong when compared to the decaying state of the rest its body. their words flow in a way that’s almost hypnotic, calming until the next strike of their blade.

an ill-suited vessel can’t hold them for long. the tremors starting in its hands show that, as do the bouts of dizziness that hit them every so often. by the time their vessel starts losing its sight they have a new victim picked, their electricity having already eroded the brain of the previous.

it seems as if thunderstorms follow their grace, both rain and lightning falling close but never hitting them. wildfires start in their wake, raindrops never quite reaching their destination, and the injured miraculously recovering in hours.

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gabriel

there’s a wind hiding under their skin, usually unnoticeable to the common eye. they’re light on their feet, eyes travelling through every corner of the room they’re in, the air around them somehow feeling heavy with the power they chase. at times it blows stronger, the whole of them looking longer, bigger than their vessel, but it doesn’t last long anymore.

their vessel’s skin grows dry with time, tearing open with each snap of their fingers, grace pouring from its hands and giving life to lilies wherever it falls. all of their vessels’ hands are burnt by the time they leave, skin too fragile to handle their grace.

erosion is what kills their bodies, the debris that always seems to fly back towards them easily chipping away at flesh and bone. what’s left of the body after they take their leave isn’t enough to keep it alive, not with the dust coating its lungs.

tornadoes follow the path of their grace, leaving destruction and chaos between their vessels. they are angry, and they are frustrated, and the mayhem they create is the singular way they can be heard. the debris lifted by their rage is flung as far as their grace can reach.

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[shey-meine]

TMNT (2k12) fanfic

When it counts

warnings: none, a bit of fight. No t-cest cus ugh

" " for talking

' ' for thinking

-- for times skips and suchs

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It was a normal night, they were just going on patrol.

"Aaaaah, I'm bored, duuudes. We've been waiting for something to happen for like, 4 hours" Mikey complained while swinging his feet.

"Mikey, calm down, okay? When we get home you can play video games or watch, but right now, focus" Leo answered, without looking in Mikey's direction.

- 1 hour later -

The night really was boring. Leo just kept in the edge of the building, looking out for foot or the kraang, Raph kept playing with his weapons, and Donnie was in his cellphone.

Upon seeing them distracted, Mikey silently started jumping from one roof to another, in the pizzeria's direction. As much as they say that Mikey isn't a good ninja since he's too loud, he can be silent if he wants or needs to.

'It won't hurt if I go out for like, 5 minutes to get a pizza, will it? There's nothing happening, I'll even get one more for them' Mikey thought, already thinking about the delicious pizza. [Have in consideration that the pizzeria was a lil bit far, for plot reasons]

How wrong he was

- going back to the group -

5 minutes after Mikey was gone foot bots appeared out of thin air, sneaking up on the group. Good thing they were trained ninjas, and no one could sneak up on them so easily, even with them distracted.

Leo drew his swords, Raph already attacking some of the foot, along with Donnie, who had put his cellphone in his belt and was already knocking some bots himself. 'Where's Mikey?!' was the first thing Leo thought the moment he started the fight.

It had already passed 10 minutes and the foot bots kept coming, and no sign of Mikey. They were all starting to get tired. Waves of foot bots coming non-stop. And worst? Fish face and Razar had appeared.

Razar and Fish face were able to lure them inside a warehouse into a trap, capturing them in separated cages [like the ones in that one episode, but the bars thicker and the key hole only outside]. "Finally, after all this time, we captured the turtles!" Razar said, with a creepy smile in his face. "Yes, master Shredder will be pleased" Fish face complemented. "But it seems like we are missing one, the annoying one"

Razar growled at that "Michelangelo"

"Yes, that one"

"Don't worry, he's the weakest of them. If we were able to capture those freaks, he will be no challenge. But let's wait here, until he comes to 'rescue' his family" Razar said with a laugh

While they talked, the oldest tried to pick on the lock, without success, his arms too huge to pass the bars of the cage. [I feel like something's wrong, but Idk how to correct]. He saw the mutants distracted and began to use his kunai [it's like a dagger] to try and cut part of the cage so his arm could pass and he'd finally be able to pick the lock.

Raphael tried, at any cost, to get OUT of this freaking cage. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Only HE could call his brother weak. And while [he believed] it was true, it gave them NO RIGHT to talk about his little brother like that.

Donnie tried to contact April and Jones at any cost. While he hated how the mutants were speaking about his only lil brother, he knew they were right, Mikey WAS the weakest of them, he always got distracted and ended up getting caught in some trap or into the enemies' grasp.

- back to Mikey - 

Mikey was back just in time to see his Bros fighting Razar and Fish face, going to a warehouse. He carefully put the pizza box in a corner of the roof, following the others from the roof.

He had a bad feeling, he felt like he shouldn't enter the warehouse, and how right he was. From the warehouse roof's window he could see them falling into a trap right into the cages. He gasped. 'Oh no, what will they do with my bros??'

Panic begin to form in Mikey's mind. 'Okay, calm down. You got this.' He takes a deep breath and go back to observe the enemies' movements.

'Okay, they're not trying to get them to Shredder yet, so they probably think I'll appear and fall right into their trap.' He thought, as he saw the two mutants hiding in the shadows.

A grin passed across Mikey face. 'Luck for me, I have my pranks' things with me. You never know when you can prank someone' he caught a smoke bomb 'or rescue, in that case'

He was going to have so much fun.

- focus on inside the warehouse now -

Leo was getting frustrated. The metal bar from the cage was too thick, it was difficult to cut through it. Out of nowhere, he saw a smoke bomb in the middle of the place. 'Oh no, Mikey! He'll fall right into their trap!'

Leo wanted to speak, but Mikey was faster and interrupted him. "Heyyy, bros! How did you get into cages? Man, good thing I'm good with locks, I'll get you guys out in no time!" Mikey said, with a wide grin.

"Hehe, I don't think so, freak" Razar said, with another grin and his claws ready to attack.

Mikey's face dropped. "Oh, man! It's Razar!" He said, while getting his nunchakus ready. "That's right, and he's not alone, turtle" Fish face also appeared.

"MIKEY! GET OUT OF HERE!! ASK CASEY AND APRIL'S HELP!"

Donnie said, desperated, only to see a big grin in Mikey's face when he turned to face his brothers, not looking at his opponents. 'Hell be attacked, face your enemies, Mikey, stop getting distracted!'

Just as Razar and Fish Face were advancing on Mikey, they heard a click sound, and stopped, looking confused [I never understood why the villains stop, like, really, WHY?] and they looked up, in time to see a bunch of water balloons falling into their faces.

"Argh, it entered in my eyes!" Razar said, irritation in his voice. Mikey was laughing "Well, they say that dogs don't like water, just didn't think it was so much"

"You stupid little-" now it was Fish face's turn to try and attack Mikey, who was able to dodge easily. "Hey, chill out, bro" he said, jumping on top of a box.

"Hey, Fish face, do you like fireworks?" MIKEY asked, with a innocent smile. "Just SHUT UP, FREAK!" Fish face said, trying to attack Mikey again by kicking the boxes to make the other fall.

Mikey did a flip, and in the middle of it, he threw his little "bombs" [the ones he used when the turtles infiltrated Shredder's lair] into Fish face's face.

Just as he reached the ground, he was sent flying to the wall. He had forgotten about Razar. Good thing he was a good ninja, so instead of hitting the wall, he copied Spider-Man moves and used his two feet to prevent his arms from getting crushed in the wall.

"Aw, Razar, calm down, I'll reach to you, I was just playing with Fish face. Wait for you turn" he said, looking with a innocent like he didn't know he was provoking the other. And how DARE he provoke Razar?

A roar was heard and Razar charged against Mikey. The turtle, who hasn't gotten his weapons yet, finally drew his weapons, using his kusarigama's chains to catch Fish face, that was still stunned in the ground because of the "fireworks", and throw him into Razar.

"Oh yeah, baby, a strike!" Mikey said, doing a little dance, but stopping as soon as he heard a sound of mechanical legs. Razar and Fish face, with a lot of foot bots.

"Hehe, now you're at disadvantage. Foot bots, attack him"

- little back in time to see the turtles -

Meanwhile, Leo was almost cutting the bar [the second cut, since only one would'nt help, let's be honest]. He stopped when he heard mini-explosion sounds and looked to see Mikey dancing while Razar and Fish face were one on top of the other.

"Wow, he's actually winning against those two!" Donnie commented with a surprise face, his T-phone forgotten in his hand. Their relief dissipated the moment they saw the foot bots and the two mutants surrounding Mikey.

- okay, back to see Mikey kicking BUTT haha -

Mikey was dodging every single foot bot with such ease, it almost looked like he was dancing. He used all the space around him, avoiding the places that were in Razar and Fish face's direction. He was also able to dodge those two when they tried to attack him along with the foot bots. Mikey kept using his kusarigama's blade to cut through the foot bots and land a hit on Razar's back and Fish face's legs.

The turtles were surprised by how EASY Mikey was dodging and landing attacks on his opponents, and it looked like he wasn't even trying. Leo even stopped trying to cut through the bars, just watching his little brother in awe.

Mikey then gets one of the foot bots stuck in his kusarigama's blade and spin it, hitting the other bots, and throwing it on Razar. Who was obviously getting frustrated.

"You know what? Xever, just get the turtles and get out of here, we can deal with this one later" Razar said, while retreating.

Mikey's eyes went white and his smile vanished. They would NEVER get away with Mikey's brother. Mikey threw his shurikens [ninja stars] at the lamps in the ceiling, making everything dark.

No one could see anything, and the turtles, normally able to sense their little brother, now didn't sense anything at all other than their two enemies. Did Mikey abandoned them? Obviously no. But then, how could they NOT sense him? He was the worst in hiding his presence.

"Grrr, this little- no matter, I can still smell and hear him" Razar said.

Right as this sentence got out of his mouth, he was hit by two feet in his face, the force so strong that he feel in the ground, unconscious. The brothers just listened the mutant's head hitting the floor, wondering if it was their little brother that did this.

Fish face couldn't see anything, and Mikey knew it. So okay, if they almost got his brothers to SHREDDER of all people, he was going to play a little with Fish face, scaring him, confusing him.

Mikey closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He could hear and feel Fish face, his mechanical leg making too much noise in a silent room. He grinned. He threw a lil "bomb" by the Fish's feet, scaring him and making him lose balance, while he got behind and made him trip, vanishing right as Fish face tried to punch him, appearing there and there, always throwing his little bombs in the red mutant.

His brothers could see, with the little light of the bombs, glimpses of Mikey. Impressed by how FAST the turtle was moving. They knew that, between them, Mikey was the fastest, but they often forget how MUCH.

After some time, he decided that this was enough and knocked out Fish face.

The turtles them felt the presence of their little brother again, along with hearing a metal clang, and they could tell the cages were open. "C'mom, bros, they won't stay out for long". As they ran through the rooftop, no one could stop being impressed. They often forget how good Mikey is when he put his mind into doing it. Specially if it's his brothers.

"Oh, man! forgot my pizza in the rooftop!" Mikey groaned, putting his hands in his head. "Can we go back, pleeeeeease?"

Leo chuckled "No, not go back, but we can buy pizza in the way, you deserve it, Mikey"

"Yeah, little brother, you were amazing today! You kicked their butts like it was nothing!" Raph said, amazed. "Yeah, Mikey, and the trap you made with the water balloons was really smart!" Donnie complemented with a small smile in Mikey's direction.

Mikey smiled "Aww, thanks, bros."

[writteninlunarlight-years]

Can I request a match-up for Baldur's Gate 3 & Obey Me please?

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Straight (Please exclude Raphael, Emperor, Cazador, Thorm, and the Withers!)

Appearance: I'm a skinny woman who looks like a teenager despite being in my late twenties. My height is like 154cm. I have dark armpit length hair that's tied in a low ponytail. I have big eyes, and I wear wide frame glasses. My nose shape is fleshy nose. I wear oversized t-shirts, baggy pants, and sport shoes

(MBTI &/or Engram if you would like to take the tests and add it) : INFP-T

Personality: I'm shy, timid, quiet & polite to strangers. With people I'm comfortable with, I'm loud, outgoing, playful, mature, responsible, motherly(to naughty friends), childlike(to mature friends/family) and sarcastic (unintentionally).

I'm kinda tomboyish as I wear over-sized t-shirts, baggy pants, sneakers but don't play sports or video games. I'm a slow learner, not smart, not strong, and not talented. I'm pretty dense, straightforward, oblivious, and naive too.

I get confused or misunderstand what people meant easily so it's best if you tell me straight to my face so I can't be mistaken. I'm also touch starved as I love giving & receiving affection but I only can hug one person and even then, I do my best to not overdo it.

I'm a hopeless romantic, sensitive, forgetful, & overthink often. I work as hard as I can & try my best & be careful as I can to everything I do, as I'm pretty clumsy & makes mistakes more often than most people. I try to help my family and friends as they've helped me & cared for me dearly.

I try to communicate properly & ask for their consent first before doing anything because I misunderstood that I had their permission before. I do my best to give people the benefit of doubt but I do have my limits. I don't really get angry often that even my family & friends are surprised when it happens once in a blue moon.

I don't believe in compliments I get occasionally or why my family & friends care for me because I don't see good things in myself only bad things.

Likes (at least like three things): music, fanfiction, manga, anime, cartoons, books (If I find it interesting), family, friends, potato chips, chocolate, cakes, bread, anyone who is kind, patient, supportive, helpful, tries at least, trustworthy, responsible, fair in general, respectful, flexible, honest, open-minded, humble, sincere, accepting, thoughtful, encouraging, forgiving, careful, understanding, wise, mature, cooperative, caring, etc. That's more but that's all I could think of.

Dislikes (at least three things): anyone who's rude, disrespectful, doesn't listen to others, refuse to admit mistakes, blames others for their mistakes, ignores people yet demands attention from them, demanding, won't acknowledge what you said, hypocritical, biased, irresponsible, careless, disloyal, inconsiderate, insensitive, inflexible, petty, hostile, untrustworthy, immature, uncooperative, unforgiving, judgemental, narrow-minded, self-centred, unethical, self-righteous, etc. That's more but that's all I could think of.

Hobbies : drawing, reading manga, listening to music, fanfics especially reader inserts, and watching anime, movies, & cartoons. My favourite genre is romance but I love comedy, mystery, action, sci-fi, fantasy, and historical too! My favourite music genre is pop, but I also love ballads, & alternative rock!

Extra fun fact (this is about whoever you are describing to me): I'm kinda perverted which contrasts my innocent & baby face. I keep it to myself though. I always need to let the cinema employees check my identity card to verify my age whenever I watch a R-rated movie.

Although a kind stranger realises I'm older than I looked when we talked about how I didn't lashed out in anger at someone who didn't do anything wrong to me because I know how it felt to be in that position.

Please and thank you!

It's finally the weekend!!! I am ready to pump out some content for my favorite people!

~~~~~ MATCH UP ~~~~~

For your Baldurs Gate 3 match up I chose this person due to their great sarcasm, loyalty, stubbornness, and deep understanding of struggling with self love.

I match you with-------

Astration Ancunin (Non Ascended)

~~~~~ Headcanon ~~~~~

The first time he met you, he thought you were a child until he got up close to you and realized you were just a very innocent-looking adult.

Astarion can't remember the last time he had a mother, he has only experienced 200 years of being a slave and being hurt.

Astarion loves it when you mom him. He will act like he doesn't, but he secretly craves for someone to take care of him and not let the bad eat him alive anymore.

The dry sarcasm king will attempt many battles of wits with you only to get frustrated that you're just slightly better, so he resorts to flirting and cheap tactics.

Astarion also struggles with compliments. He knows he must be attractive because of the number of people he has taken to his master, but he just can't see past the monster he thinks he is.

Due to his own issues with self-image, he takes extra care to describe clearly and in detail what he loves about you and finds beautiful.

~~~~~ BLURB ~~~~~

Your group had safely reached the east bridge leading you into Baldurs Gate. Worn down, hungry, and quite the smelly group, you sought refuge at the first tavern. As you entered the building, it was apparent how costly this would be. Looking at your dwindling coin pouch and your exhausted companions, you sucked it up and went to the tavern keeper. "We need eight beds, please." You gently placed your coin pouch on the table, separating you two. The tavern clerk looked through your coins and set down 4 keys. "This all I gots for ya, kiddo. Why someone as young as you got so much gold." Sighing dramatically, you grabbed the keys. "I am an adult, sir."

You walked over to reconvene with your group, giving them the bad news of the bed situation. Lazel and Shadowheart, having worked through their differences, offered to sleep together. Gale and Halsin had just started discussing the inner workings of combining nature with the weave, which they used as a reason to pair up. Wyll and Karlach had so much sexual tension after their joined union that it would be unfair to separate them. Leaving you and the pale elf left to share. You all made it to your rooms, hoping to get a good night's rest. As you entered, you began to make a pallet on the floor. "Love, I can not allow you to sleep on the floor." You smirked, continuing, "Good, I didn't ask for permission." Astarion scoffed before grabbing your pallet materials and plopping them on the bed. You whipped around to look at him.

"Love, you do so much for our group; you keep us going and me going. If I let you sleep on the ground and wear out your back, I would not only face the wrath of the group and myself but also not be able to live with myself as your partner." Hearing the sincerity in his voice, you smiled softly. You made your way over to the bed, and as you sat down, you grabbed his arm and brought him with you. "Then I say we share a bed; I know we said we'd go slow with anything more, but some cuddles, I think, would do us both some good." Nodding at you with a soft smile, Astarion positioned himself on the bed, allowing you to curl up into him. Honestly, it was the best night of sleep of your life.

~~~~~ EXTRA ~~~~~

(After the final battle, sitting outside admiring the moon with Astarion, you two imagine what nightlife will mean for you now.)

Astarion: I never thought the day would come when I wouldn't need to watch my back.

Y/N: I am proud of you for the choice you made. Together, we can accomplish anything. We just gotta believe in each other.

(Astarion snorts and lays back on the ground)

Astarion: You sound like a school teacher, which is ironic cause you look like a school kid.

(Gasping in shock and smacking his arm lightly)

Y/N: How dare you? There are no cuddles for you tonight.

For your Obey Me! matchup, I chose someone super intelligent and nonjudgmental—unless you're Mammon. He is possessive, especially when his eldest brother notices what is his and cares about what he finds oh-so-cute.

I match you with------

Satan

~~~~~ HEADCANON ~~~~~

It is no lie that Satan is obsessed with cats. He thinks they are the most perfect innocent creatures in the world.

Innocent creatures, innocent girlfriends; what I am getting at is he tried to get you to dress up as a kitten once or twice.

He loves to read with you; he will even help you transcribe books from the devildom you can't read.

Satan is to the point with his brothers, other demons, and especially his partner. The only time satan doesn't talk directly to anyone is when it involves one of his insecurities.

He is a sarcastic man. I mean, come on, we see it in the game. From calling out Mammon to pointing out things Beel does, he makes sure to lace it all with sarcasm.

If you mess up anything in his presence, he is very gentle with you. he knows how frustrating it can be to mess up and how infuriating it is when someone talks down to you like a child.

Satan's wrath comes out almost instantly when he hears someone wrong you, whether that is them calling you a child or making you mad.

~~~~~ BLURB ~~~~~

You had been visiting the nearby grocery store with Satan, shopping for dinner tonight. Satan asked you kindly to help him with dinner, and how could you not agree? As you perused the aisle with Satan, looking for what he would cook, you couldn't help but get distracted by the flower section.

Of course, the devildom had some similar flowers as they did in the mortal realm, but most were new to you and quite interesting. As you looked over the flowers, you began to give yourself a mini test on their names and properties, seeing as you and Satan had just finished transcribing a book on devildom flowers. You pulled back and looked around once you had gotten through most of the flowers. Satan was gone; you were in an unfamiliar place, and a shady demon approached you. Shit. Preparing yourself for the encounter, you went back to the flowers. Maybe he will lose interest if you don't interact.

"Heya doll, whatcha doing buying some flowers for mommy." You turned around to face the demon irritation tight on your brow. The demon looked shocked before smirking."Not flowers for mommy, but maybe flowers for yourself. Don't have a man who could buy these for you?" You scoffed at the redicouls notion, "Excuse me but I don't need a man to buy me flowers I can buy them myself. However, I have a man who would be more than happy too." The demon pulled back, looking around you, noticing no one in sight. "Looks like you got no one who would I hates to break it to you." As the demon bent back down in your face, ready to make a wildly inappropriate proposition to you, he suddenly went flying across the store.

Before you stood Satan in his complete form, breathing heavily. "Leave her alone; she doesn't want to talk to a lowlife like you." Looking up at your partner, you couldn't help but smile softly. As Satan turned to look at you, he slowly transformed and grabbed your hand, muttering a soft "I'll get you flowers before we leave."

~~~~~ EXTRA ~~~~~

(You and satan had decided that after reading an excellent book together, you would watch the movie adaption next. Satan went to collect food for the occasion as you got the theater room ready. Walking in with a large amount of snacks, you were surprised it wasn't Beel helping instead)

Y/N: Woah, love, let me help you with all of that

(Helping take some of the load off of Satan's arms, you noticed all of your favorite foods and very little of Satan's.)

Satan: I may have gone overboard trying to make sure Beel didn't eat your snacks, which I paid little attention to on my own.

Y/N: (holding back a laugh) Don't worry, love, I am more than willing to share.

I hope you like it! I am so glad to be back in the writing groove. Twenty-four hours of no stories and facing off with a storm was far too much for me, lol!

[melancholysway]

TMNT Headcanons: Toxic Traits

Because they're not all rainbows and butterflies bro and IVE BEEN WAITING TO DO THIS WHY AM I SO EXCITED TO BE WRITING TOXIC TRAITS ABOUT THE GUYS LMAO

Also I'm thinking of 2003/2007/bayverse when I'm typing these LMAO

Leonardo

lowkey a control freak

since he's used to being in charge, he tries that in the relationship. Like, if you both want to hang out in the lair or anywhere in the city together, he makes it to where you sort of don't have a say where you go if that makes sense?

Loves his alone time a little too much

Like he won't answer a text or call because he's doing his own thing

This one is justified since he's always doing something with the team, but he sometimes gets so caught up and a whole day will go by without a word from him

Does not sugarcoat SHIT. He forgets to be gentle in times that you may be weak- he's more of a "well, do it then," kind of guy. If you come upset at him because you lost your job or got yelled at at work, expect him to say "then leave, it's not good for you to stay at a job like that." He'll say this, OFTEN. Especially if you come to him with the same issue, OFTEN.

Also that, don't complain about the same shit to him, he's gonna tell you straight up to do something about it instead of constantly complaining about it (IF it's something you can fix, this doesn't apply to really personal sensitive topics you can't control, i mean things you CAN control, like, your friends, job, clothes, etc,)

Raphael

even though raph is like my favorite attractive wise, I'd rather be friends with him LMFAO, why you may ask?

Raph is the PETTY KING.

Will intentionally ignore you if you do something to annoy him

He's so fucking petty bro, it's painful

holds grudges, it goes hand and hand with the pettiness, because in an argument he'll bring up shit that happened like

weeks ago.

I also hc he's an aries, and as an aries, we take everything to heart. We'll take what you say a bunch of different ways

We're also VERY hard headed, and don't care about anyone's opinions but our own, since we're really independent.

So, avoid giving him advice unless he ASKS.

He's independent, so, he likes his space. not that it's a bad thing, but if you're super clingy, yeah, he's gonna break up with you real fast LMAO

Cannot apologize for shit

Like, don't expect him to flat out say he's sorry? maybe a small "my fault," but really, don't expect him to say those two simple words

Donatello

This mf cannot admit when he's wrong. When you're dealing with someone as smart as Donnie, he often thinks that his answers are always right.

He'd rather die than admit he's wrong lowkey, because his genius and IQ is something that's unmatched, and to actually be wrong for once? yeah, no

sometimes you have to step up and check Donnie, because there will literally be times he's wrong and doesn't see it

Donnie hates hates HATES arguing. Any statement you make about him or the relationship that appears argumentative, he'll turn down immediately just to not argue, even if you weren't trying to and it was a harmless statement.

Don't ask this man to repeat anything for you more than once, he will not do it. He just doesn't have the strength to waste his breath when he was loud enough the first time

Michelangelo

Remember when I was talking about clinginess? Mikey is clingy as fuck

It's because he wants to be around you all the time, wants to be with you 24/7, that stuff.

It's sweet at first, but if you don't ask for space, he's seriously going to be following you like a dog everywhere i swear bro

Jealous of you, like the life you have. He wishes he could be human all the time, I don't know, he's jealous of the opportunities you have

Doesn't know when to be serious

Like yes his jokes are funny, but when you come upset seeking for an understanding boyfriend, he tries to make it funny, it comes from a good place, but it doesn't help

Doesn't know when to be serious but then gets pressed when you seek for advice from his brothers? like bro? just try not to make a joke while Y/n's talking about their problems?

Out of all toxic traits, Mikey's pisses me of the most- I'm kind of like Raph, I hate clingy ass people or guys, it kills the mood and makes me not want them anymore it sounds bad but like

oops? sorrynotsorry?

Taglist:

@bee-1n-space Masterlist

[nightingaleofthemoonlight]

💙Big Brother💙

~~A short fanfic about our leader in blue, Leonardo from TMNT 2012 series~~

It wasn't really that hard to lead his brothers. True, it does have its up and downs especially on Raphael and Michelangelo. Sometimes its nice to see those two get along. Sometimes it's not. Raphael questions his authority as a leader while Michelangelo just can't focus. As for his purple banded brother, he does have his moments of being the referee for the two. They are after all, their YOUNGER brothers. It's nice to have them act like they have nothing to worry about.

When he volunteered to be the leader of the team, he didn't expected it to have this unspoken responsibility in making sure that his brothers are safe and sound. No one ever told him that he can no longer sleep thinking if they will even live tomorrow when he leads his brothers to battle. He couldn't close his eyes because any second, someone can find their lair and destroy it. He couldn't bear to see his brothers die. He can't stop blaming himself whenever one of them gets hurt. So he lets himself visit their rooms every second he could. Finding them peacefully sleeping is enough for him.

Sometimes he doesn't understand their Master. He knew his father meant well. When Shredder almost killed them the first time they met, at least he saw how a father acts and not a sensei so far. Well, he was always a sensei to them. He does have his moments indeed. He appears when they are all in danger to save them. Yes. He is a great father and a sensei.

But when they were faced with choice, Splinter said that they should save the world, no matter who he should sacrifice. Imagine your sensei ordering you to do whatever it takes in the expense of his and his brothers life. But he didn't questioned it. He followed his father and almost got killed.

He was a perfect soldier. A Splinter Jr. It wasn't really an insult for him. In fact, he takes it as a compliment! His brothers sees Splinter in him. Their father! He was happy.

When they saw Splinter falling from the building, it seemed that the world stop. His ears were ringing as he held his father's head on his lap. His father and mentor is gone. How could he continue now that his brothers needed him the most?

He doesn't know. He just looks at the grave in front of him carved with his father's name on the tombstone. How does one deal with death? Why didn't he taught me before he died?

When his sensei told them to kill the Shredder, he couldn't wrapped his head around it. Can't his father give him at least some advice on how to deal with death? Well, maybe he'll say something after he ends the Shredder.

He was wrong. As he kneels on his father's grave once again, there is no voice. No advices. Just the birds singing with soft melody. Did he do something wrong? Did he killed the Shredder in a wrong way that it didn't appeased his father? Bitterness filled his throat. Glaring at his father's tomb, he said,

"Father, I did everything you told me to. When you told me to sacrifice myself to save the world, I did that. You told me if there's a problem, it's alright as long as I carry it. When Miwa appeared, you forgot you have other four sons..."

Tears started to form in his eyes as he tried his best to look at the grave.

"Father ... No ... You were never a father to us. You were just a sensei. You knew you were dying that night and yet you didn't say anything. You expect that I could easily accept it. Your death like accepting candies from Mikey. You were wrong sensei..."

He felt a familiar presence behind his back but he didn't turn and continued

"It hurts because you expected too much from me. But that's what happens when you are dying and looking for an heir to the clan. Just die and let the next in line figure it out."

Punching the ground, he felt his shadows uneasiness.

"You taught each of us how to be independent so that one day you could simply leave us. If you weren't a mutant rat and had Karai, you will immediately leave us won't you? Yeah. I figure it out. All those things you told me that I took in wholeheartedly... was a lie all along."

He stood up and was about to leave, but he couldn't just leave without getting it off his chest.

"You were a sensei. Not a father. You may not have taught us how to be one before you left ... But I will make sure that my brothers won't suffer the same way I did. I will treat them better than you ever did. I will not ask them to sacrifice themselves to save the world. It's going to be ALL of us or NONE of us. I will be the best big brother they could ever have because they deserve it. I'm going to give them all the love in the world and I'm going to treat them better than you."

Giving his sensei's tomb one last look, he turns around and was tackled in a hug by his brothers.

P.S: I was aiming for a villain Leo but this is what I was able to make before I sleep . Well maybe next time.

[ducknotinarow]

“They hurt you, didn’t they?” ( Hmmm. Leo & Raph, but which verse - I'll let you surprise me uwu )

| Muse interactions Hot Head!

Dick!

Big jerk! Cry baby! The water was nice and cool over his skin, as he was resting in the more shallow area of the pool of water of their lair. It was his favorite place to brood when anger brunt out but hadn't made him feel better. Sometimes when he cooled off he just sit around with the rest of them but, he wanted to be alone. Just to much on his mind..sometimes he missed Spike. Well slash he guesses. He used to talk to his pet turtle when he got like this. So it hurt that he lost that now someone he could confined everything to. Some who would listen to him, with out judgement. He had gotten into a bit of fight with Mikey and Donnie. Splinter didn't help with the issue much once again being talked down to about how quick he was to snap and yell out in anger. He knew it was an issue of course he knew it was an issue!

Eyes opened to find Leo stand just over him looking down at him, he fixed his beak in to a fine line. Speaking of judgement. That wasn't fair he knew that Leo didn't..judge him. Not really. He could hear them say his name from under the water and moved to sit up now, scooting over to the side to make room for Leo to take a spot next to him.

"Hey." He had well not much energy to try and pick a fight with them or even snark out that he wanted to be alone. Nah it was clear he didn't want to be alone right now. Despite the fighting Leo was also the brother Raph could just sit around this like, their presence was nice. When they weren't fighting or when Leo wasn't being a total teachers pet.

“They hurt you, didn’t they?”

"uh wha?" Raph asked turning to look at his brother now a bit shocked they seemed to figure it out. "Pftt what me course not never I.." words start to die in the air as he tried to defend and keep up appearances just now. He got it all the time how he was just so sensitive or emotional. God he fucking hated it sometimes the teasing was just.

Raph twisted a bit so his shell was against Leo's now slightly leaning back to rest against them. It was an odd habit of Raphael's but a sigh of him being willing to talk. It was just easier to open up when they couldn't see him like this. Least that why Raph assumed he did it. Drawing his knees in to his chest now lowering his chin to rest on his knee pads. "I guess. I dunno Leo I think aye do it ta my self if anythin' I just." man words were hard, it was so hard to set words to how he felt because they tend to fail him. He tipped his head back to rest it against the lip of Leo's shell. Seeking out comfort from them right now but this was as far and willing he was to express that. "I'm trying Leo I really am tryin, but..never seems like I make an ounce of progress." Raph tried to express to his brother. Leo was bad as the rest of them calling him out on being a big baby and reducing his moment of anger as nothing more then a cry for attention.

Which okay maybe they were at times.

"I think somethin's wrong with me." He finally words it out, trusting Leo for once with this and just fucking hoping it was okay for him to do so. "nah I know there somethin' wrong with me I feel it so deep but whenever I think I got a handle on this all?" recalling how he has lashed out and nearly hurt even Leo cause of this. He chews on his bottom beak a little bit starting to pull away away from Leo "Never- never mind I'm fine. I'm just sulkin' cause Splinter got on my case again thats all. Ya don't gotta check on me, I won't take off okay." Raph reduced it too because that was usually what he did. Took off and got into trouble, figured that was the only reason Leo was here after all. "I wont cause trouble for you with Splinter so ya know go on leave me alone...better that way."

[mythicalninjas]

A Hard Choice To Make - Part 1

"Go talk to him. It's the only way to wash your emotions away." April, the reporter of Channel 6, advise you.

"No!" Your eyes went wide "No, I won't!"

"Then do you want to live with it stuck into you for the rest of your life?"

You lower your head, not knowing what kind of response you should give besides this not-desired possibility. April is right.

Since you met the brothers—three years ago—you have created a strong family bond with all of them, specially with the fearless leader in blue who your heart shines for. You knew that something within you is brougth to life every time Leonardo is around, and it is kind of torture because you literally fell in love with this terrapin.

But there's a doubt haunting you: Is Leo with the same feelings about you? The objection behind it is almost invalid in your point of view. He is the leader of his group, known as being the only one who tries to keep his brothers in line, making decisions for each time they are out for patrol, dealing with the most heavy and difficult choices and moments throughout their adventures. And you... You are just a human as you always say.

You sigh, turning your eyes back at April "Ya know, I have no idea if he feels the same about me. I'm afraid of how he'd react from my declaration."

April leaves her desk, and sits next to you on the sofa in the living room of her apartment. "Y/N..." she said softly, landing her slender hand on your shoulder "Soon or late he will know; but if I were you, I would go talk to him. He won't figure it out alone". You nodded, staring at the floor again with your mind lost in an ocean of thoughts and emotions. "Try, Y/N. Do not let it consume you; or it will get worse" the reporter rubs your shoulder and embrace you in a comfort hug.

"Would you like me to talk to him?" She offered herself.

"No! No... I must be prepare myself first."

April let's out a soft giggle "Okay. Take your time, sweetheart. Call me if you need help." She smiled.

You let the comfort of her embrace take you completely as a help to try to kick out your anxiety, but your nervousness insists to stay. How would you say to the most respectable man that you're in love with? How would he reacts? Will he treat you in a bad or good way? You knew he wouldn't treat you like an idiot or something but even that you are not secure.

A few weeks has passed since April's advice.

You and Casey Jones were called by Chief Vicent to attend a meeting at NYPD police station for a debate about Shredder after his sudden disappearance in the day that Technodrome has appeared in the sky. And for your surprise you're not the only one who were invited.

Your mutant turtles best friends are there.

And speaking of them...

"Hey Casey and Y/N!" Mikey was the first one who came up to welcome you both as you enter in the police station. "Finally you're here! Chief Vicent is waiting for you" the young brother pointed at up stairs of the building.

You and Casey went quickly to the second floor.

Arriving there, Mikey pointed at one of the several rooms throughout the large corridor. From outside you could see three shells facing the only door of the small space, and your eyes shone. In the middle of the three massive terrapins, a blue and well-written kanji with a pair of katanas.

"Y/N? Are you coming or...?" Casey called, noticing your behaving.

You froze, desperate about what you would do with that handsome man a few steps away from you—actually standing on the other side of the table.

Gulping, you walked behind Casey as you both enter the room.

"Good evening, Casey Jones." the blond-haired woman nodded from the other side of the rectangular table, facing you both "And Y/N" she nodded again, sharing a polite smile. Other three pairs of eyes landed on you while you stand beside Casey "Hey, guys" Donnie waved with that cute grin he has. "Hey..." Raphael said with a neutral voice; and finally Leonardo who, as Chief Vicent, shares a nod and a smile.

Oh God, that smile makes your bones shiver.

"So what are the news, Chief?" Casey asked, leaning above the table to watch papers and pictures scattered above it.

"We got a prove that Shredder must be still alive" she continued "We have captured Karai who was with him in the day that Kraang has arrived on Earth for the first time, and has confessed that Shredder was teleported into Technodrome. It was the last time she has seen him" she finished, glancing quickly at Shredder's picture on her right side and then looked up at everybody there present.

"Wait, wait..." The hot head turtle interferes "Last time? But how? Karai and Shredder used to work together all the time! Perhaps she is laying-"

"We don't know, Raph." The leader cuts his brother, then Mikey continued "Or maybe Shredder is working for Kraang.", Donnie moved his body a bit to stand face-to-face with his brothers and continued "We do not know if all those suggestions are valid, but I fear what Mikey said. Shredder must be working for Kraang."

Chief Vicent nodded positively, leaning above the table "I wouldn't discard this possibility."

The idea of Shredder working for Kraang freaks you out. Shredder is known for being dangerous, and Kraang is known for being deadly; and the two of them together is a nightmare.

After a few minutes of silence, Casey questioned "So, what are we gonna do now?"

"Wait. For now." Chief Vicent responded, not breaking her eye contact with the Shredder's picture beside her, and the room was filled with Raph's indignation voice "Wait?! How much time of wait?!"

"Raph, more respect!" Leo punch his brother's arm, murmuring and shaking his head in disapprove by his brother's behaving.

You tried to not giggle by their brotherhood behaving.

"We don't know..." Chief Vicent replied "but all we can do now is use what we have available to find Shredder; and Kraang. I'm highly doubt that Shredder isn't on Earth. Maybe he was brought back by Kraang. As you said before, Donatello" she pointed "the atmosphere in Technodrome is toxic for those who have a normal cardiovascular system. Hardly Shredder would survive in that thing out there".

"There's an interesting point" Leo continued "But It's been months since his disappearance and till now no one has seen him. For sure, if someone have, they would warn us."

"Or they would help him" Raph participated one more time "We don't know if someone is his follower."

"You mean a new Shredder?" Mikey asked, surprised.

"I would freak out if it is true." You said.

"Me too." Chief Vicent agreed, sighing.

The worst nightmare of the boys is that another (or other) person ended up like Shredder. For sure someone out there have inspired themselves on that horrible assassin and perhaps will keep on doing his dirty work as a next generation of the Foot Clan. It must be happening in any city, state or country right now.

After two hours of debate, Chief Vicent has decided give a break, and then back to the reunion.

You are checking out your Pinterest in another small room of the building to spend some time. But your is mind busy thinking more about Leo than paying attention to the pics on your social media. You just scroll down, the pics passing through your phone screen quickly; then your mind focused in flashbacks of your conversation with April a few weeks ago.

You want to confess your love for Leonardo. You want to face him and say how much you love him.

But why are you feeling something negative inside you?

You sighed, without knowing what to do. Your eyes lift from the screen and scanned the small room around you. There's a desk with a deactivated computer in the left and a cupboard on the right. Cupboard? Why is it here in a office? Maybe this room is used like a kitchen. And speaking of it... where's the coffee machine and other stuff used by workers?

You shrugged, ignoring it and paying attention to your phone again.

"Y/N?" A familiar deep voice called from the door frame. You jumped and quickly looked up at the person.

Actually, at the turtle.

"Oh, hey Leo" you smiled, pretending you didn't got scared by his sudden apparence. But he was giggling a bit "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you" he came in, picking up a chair and sitting beside you.

Butterflies started to fly wildly in your belly.

"Come on, Y/N! Say something!" you thought. "So... How's things going?". "Really, Y/N?! Is it all you can say?!" You coursed at yourself.

Leo glanced at you and says confused "Um... Things are great. Thanks." he smiled.

Now is the time. You have to tell! You want to tell! But you're fucking afraid.

Your thoughts says to do not do it but your heart says yes. You took a deep breathe, rubbing your hands on your thighs nervously and finally looked up at him.

"Leo..." You called softly.

"Hm?" He looked back at you in the eyes. It seems that your heart will get out of your chest, and you could feel your cheeks burning.

"I...".

He just tilted his head, waiting for your answer.

"I... am gonna take some coffee. W-Would you like some?" That's it. You wanna punch yourself in the face.

He lift an eyebrow—at least you could see.

"Um... Yes, please". He answered, still suspicious about why are you acting that way. You got up from the chair where you were and walked out of the room, but before you could leave, Leo grabs your arm and makes eye contact with you, worried "Are you okay?"

"Why? Yeah! Why wouldn't I am?" You tried to act as normal as possible, but you couldn't hide it from him. This man can notice if something is right or not. And you fear that. You don't wanna mess your moment. You just want to relax with him, and not put more worry into him. Leo and his brothers are already dealing with Shredder's disappearance which is shaking them inside out frenetically. And the last thing you want is bother him with your love.

"I'll be right back." You gently released from his massive hand and left the room, leaving him alone.

"Damn, Y/N! What's wrong with you?" the whisper leaves your mouth and suddenly you bumped with another woman, hitting your shoulder with hers.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"

"Oh, no. It's okay" the red-haired waved, grinning "I must apologize, I was distracted".

"Don't worry, I was distracted too." You giggled, then kept on your way to find a coffee machine which you have no idea where it is.

For sure your thoughts are torturing and preventing you by something you wish to do. You've been hiding your love for Leo for almost three years.

After ask a cob where to find a coffee machine you finally have found it in somewhere on the third floor of the police station.

"Okay, Y/N. You can do this" you whispered while you fill almost to the top two cups with the dark liquid. "You can do this. You can do this..." You continued to repeat, trying to fill you with courage.

"I'm ready. I can do this!"

Picking up the two cups with dark coffee youheaded back to the small room where the handsome man is waiting for you.

Stopping beside the door frame—you can't see what is happening inside the small room—you took a deep breath and get yourself ready for the long-awaited moment of your life.

Smiling, you walked in.

And froze.

Leo was there, as you expected, but he was kissing the woman who you accidentally bumped early on your way to get the coffee.

Your heart broke like someone has ripped it out from you.

It seems that the world has fallen under you; your body falling into an precipice.

You prepared yourself for three years for nothing. All the worries, expectations, and hopes you used to have, all that moments you've spent practicing what you would say to your best friend, all the great moments you and him spent. Three years of your life were wasted.

Leo and the red-haired woman broke the kiss and directed their eyes on you, surprised. You have to admit that you saw a light blush covering on his cheeks.

"Oh, Y/N." He said, smiling "Allow me to introduce you my girlfriend".

You felt a knot forming in your throat.

"Y/N, this is Melissa. Melissa, this is my best friend, Y/N." He used his hand to mention you and his girlfriend while introduce you both.

"Nice to meet you, Y/N." Melissa waved.

"Nice to meet you, Melissa..." You shares a small smile, hiding your frustrating, and waved back.

You take a step forward to place the cup on the small desk next to you. Some drops of the dark liquid slipped out from the object "You should drink before it gets cold, Leonardo." You simply said, trying so hard to not cry. The leader got surprised when you said his full name. It's rare to you do it. Since you both got intimate—as best friends—you started to say his nickname as you do with the others. He doesn't understand very well the reason of your sudden change.

"Um... Yes, I will". He pronounced every single word slowly, tilting his head a bit as he looks at you. Melissa noticed your uncomfortable expression and asked worried "Are you okay, sweetheart?"

"No!" you screamed mentally. "Yes! I am. I gotta go. Sorry." You whispered the last word, turning and heading out of the room, leaving the woman and your best friend together. Your eyes starts to get warm and a wet feeling of tears disturbs you completely; you refuse to cry in front of important and serious people from this place. So you forced your legs to walk fast towards the exit.

You were so distracted that you almost bumped Chief Vicent. You gasped.

"Hey, Y/N. We're going to back to our reunion right now. Have you seen Leo? I can't find him anywhere." the blond-haired woman asked.

"He-*deep breath* He's in that room." You pointed at the door in the end of the corridor. C. Vicent lift an eyebrow, studying your facial expression.

"Are you okay, Y/N?"

"No, I'm not!" You gulped as see Chief Vicent's eyes going wide by your anger, then you immediately completed, "I'm not feeling good..."

But before Chief Vicent had a chance to talk to you, you lower your head and ran away, the knot in your throat and the pain in your heart growing up wildly.

You couldn't stay in that building anymore, not with Leo there. Not with the news of his sudden dating with someone. All you want now is go home, lay down on your bed, bury your face into a pillow, and cry like there's no tomorrow—well, actually there's no tomorrow for you.

How much time Leonardo is dating? And why April didn't tell you about it? Or any of his brothers? Do someone know about his dating? Or does he didn't tell to anyone yet?

You don't wanna know.

Actually you couldn't blame him because he has no idea that you are in love with him.

And now you have to deal with a new reality.

[purplesugarbabe]

Hi! Soo, I noticed that your request were open and I wanted to ask - could you write a rottmnt headcanons where reader is kind of confident and badass but they actually are struggling with low self-esteem and insecurities. g/n or fem reader. close romantic relationship would be purrfect, but it's up to you actually~

*I loove your writing! And thank you in advance!! Have a wonderful day~*

Thank you so much for requesting this! It is such a lovely idea! And thank you for liking the way I write, it means a lot. Love ya, please enjoy! ✨

"struggling with a moody me"

Leonardo:

Leo always admired you, you were a role model for him. Smart, elegant and at the same time, a total bad-ass. What else could he ask for? You have saved his butt a lot of times actually and he is really thankful for that. You mean the world to him.

You on the other hand feel so small at times, like you are useless and defenseless. Not against the world but against you. There are times you feel like you're never be enough for Leo, that his family won't accept you and that you're probably that annoying little human hanging out there because has nothing better to do. You haven't talked to Leo about the way you feel, you don't want to bother him with your silly little problems. Of course, he knows. You two have been dating long enough for him to knows what's going on.

He's probably the biggest supporter you could ever ask for. He's always there to cheer you up, to let you you're worthy and wonderful just the way you are. When you're feeling moody, he'll cuddle with you until you feel better. He will literally wrap his long arms around you and rest his head on top of yours. He will gently kiss your cheek to remind you how much he cares about you and when you're really moody, he'll invite his brothers and April to play board games or watch a movie. He is willing to do anything he can to make you smile, you are one of the best things that have happened to him.

Donatello:

Donnie admires everything about you, he literally worships you. You always listen every time he explains to you a new project he's working on and remember most of the things actually. That makes his heart melt, he feels important.

But unfortunately there are times you feel down, like everything you do is wrong. What if you're actually bothering Donnie? What if he finds you irritating? He wouldn't have dated you then, right? Right? Thoughts like these keep repeating themselves in your head making you feel unwanted. Sometimes, you look yourself in the mirror and complain to yourself about how stupid your hair looks or that your eye color is horrible. You avoid talking about it with Donatello but he knows what's going on, apparently.

He will try to make you feel better any way he can. He will wrap you in a little blanket and set you in front of the TV before going to bring some candy and pop corn so the two of you can watch some of your favorite movies/series. He will kiss the top of your head to make you feel safe and to show you how much he really cares. He will always wrap an arm around you and say to you how much you truly mean to him. You are his little genius, he can't let anyone hurt you, especially your own self.

Raphael:

For Raph you are his muse. Always so confident and graceful. You are everything he ever wanted. There are times when he can't take his eyes off you and every time you help him and his brothers a huge grin appears on his face.

He doesn't seem to know how you feel on the inside, this is what you think at least. You get so frustrated with yourself at times. You see your reflection on your phone's screen and want to break it into a million pieces. You look at other people and wish you were like them instead of your boring self. You keep wondering why on earth Raph continues dating you. Because he loves you, little overthinker, duh! You haven't said a word to him about the truth but he is more than aware.

When you're grumpy or sad, he will carry you on his shoulder since it's one of your favorite things. Every day he will leave sticky notes on your furniture to let you know how important you are to him and that you mean the world to him. When you have free time, he will invite you to the lair so you can watch a movie with him and his brothers wanting to make feel wanted and accepted. He spends hours and hours letting you know how perfect you look in his eyes. He isn't planning to leave your side any time soon so you're basically stuck with your number on supporter: your boyfriend Raphie!

Michelangelo:

To him you are a literal god/goddess. You are his inspiration, the person that always motivates him. Your confidence makes his heart skip a beat and when chaos is happening, he loves watching you kick ass.

Of course you don't think same for yourself. You're probably annoying, a little snoopy human that tries to be cool or something. You bet that Mickey has started to get irritated by you and that he wants to leave you for someone better and prettier than you. You are way too far from the truth. You don't want to let him know, he has enough problems so far. Of course, the adorable turtle knows what you're trying to hide.

Mickey is a doctor in those things. You're moody, sad, you feel insecure? Cookies, cookies, cookies! Any flavor you like just for you! He will hold your hand and kiss it every now and then. Loves cuddling with you, cuddles take the pain away, right? 24/7 tells you you're the best thing that has happened to him. He reassures you, you are probably the most perfect person he has ever met and that he's really proud to be your boyfriend. Watches your favorite movies/series with you and when you play video games he tries to get a bit competitive so you can return to your awesome, bad-ass self.

I hope you like it! 💜❤️💙🧡

[harunayuuka2060]

WHB Series #1 (Cont.)

Gabriel: I see that you're alone.

MC: ...

MC: Congrats. You have eyes.

Gabriel: *immediately shows displeasure*

MC: Chill. You've just arrived.

Gabriel: A foolish human pretending to be god. I don't know how you managed to convince Raphael, but that's not important right now.

Gabriel: I will punish you myself.

MC: Would that be a wise decision? Let me remind you.

MC: I had you incapacitated for months. And I will do that again.

Gabriel: ...

Gabriel: *smiles* You didn’t think I came here alone, did you?

*Other angels showed up.*

Gabriel: You made a grave mistake of sending those devils away.

MC: Maybe? Maybe not.

MC: I just don't like getting bothered.

Gabriel: *has sensed something is wrong*

MC: *smirks*

MC: I was expecting you, Gabriel.

Gabriel: *magic circles started to appear around him*

MC: These angels are under your control. So let me borrow your authority for a moment.

MC: ...

MC: Die.

*The angels, in an act of self-destruction, snapped their own necks, resulting in everyone falling from the sky.*

Gabriel: How dare you...

MC: *nods in satisfaction* Not bad.

MC: I should thank Gusion for helping me with the calculations.

Gabriel: *tries to break free*

MC: Give up. It'll be useless.

Gabriel: AAHHH!

MC: *rolls their eyes*

MC: You're telling me you can't lock up this guy?

Belphegor: We were not expecting you'd catch him.

MC: Okay. Can't you make him sleep for eternity then?

Belphegor: Too bothersome.

MC: You're fucking useless.

Gabriel: I will kill you in the worst way possible...

MC: Shut the fuck up.

Beleth: ...

Beleth: Descendant of Solomon, won't it be possible to do the same thing to him?

MC: 'That'?

MC: ...

MC: I've already got one psycho. You want me to make them two?

Beleth: Would that be a problem?

MC: You're really trying your luck.

Beleth: *chuckles*

MC: ...

MC: *sigh* Make him drink the blood.

Beleth: *nods then approaches Gabriel*

Gabriel: What are you going to do?!

Beleth: You'll see.

MC: ...

Gabriel: *is on the floor, writhing in pleasure*

MC: ...

MC: Ew.

Beleth: *who is surprised too* Was Raphael like this when he drank your blood?

MC: Nope.

Gabriel: God... You've returned...

MC: ...

MC: I got myself another burden.

Andrealphus: I'll kill him for you.

MC: Calm down. As much as I hate this, I have to take this bastard to Gehenna.

Belphegor: Huh. How are you going to do that?

MC: *frowns*

Beleth: Don't do them like that, Your Majesty.

Karelphus: MC? You're leaving?

MC: Yeah.

Karelphus: I'll go with you!

MC: ...

MC: No. You stay here.

Karelphus: Why? I can be useful too...

MC: I know. But Niflheim needs more "responsible" devils.

MC: If only your king is not a deadbeat.

Belphegor: *chuckles*

Karelphus: ...

Karelphus: Once I become an adult, I'll follow you!

MC: Yeah, yeah. Sure.

Karelphus: *cheers up*

Gabriel: *still moaning in pleasure*

MC and the others: ...

MC: Beleth, you have a stapler?

Barbatos: This time it's Seraph Gabriel?

Foras: *nods* *displeased* And he seemed to enjoy it.

Glasyalabolas: This is bad.

Glasyalabolas: Looks like them being god could be true.

[aeempress]

Apritello Express Evidences, part 1

Greetings, Apritello enthusiasts and attention! Here comes a loong post is written by totally nerd. You've been warned. Here we go.

The thing is that Apritello is a double-edged sword. The series shows us established friendship of these two, give us a lot of content with them. We can see development of relationship through interaction between the characters, their reaction about the situations they are put in. We can sense their synergy and bound through the show.

Donnie and April have incredible chemistry, and both options, brotp and otp seems fine to me.

But let me tell you why I ship them.

Apritello is the kind of pairings, which consists of small details, hints, that's hidden, but if you're sharp and attentive one, you will notice that. Apritello has a strong foundation: the best friends trope.

And from the very beginning, it works as planned.

When I start watching show, I could say that April and Donnie are best friends. It is worth noting that April is like an older sister to the other brothers, more of a sisterly figure than a friend, but with Donnie she behaves somewhat differently, namely, as best friend. Obviously, she sets him apart from his brothers, although girl tries to pay attention to all of them equally. And Donnie behaves as well.

Dee's battle shell designs for April needs as well as his. His shell transform into comfy spot for taking ride for April. Special and only for her. Because his bros are not supposed to use it (at least, he carries no one on his back), Donnie carries them by his techno-bó or his limbs.

This tiny detail shows his special treatment to her. April is a very, very special occasion to D. Don does care about her comfort, he accept the way she is. Donatello does not try to prevent her from participating in their affairs because he respects her decisions and is pleased that April can be shoulder to shoulder with him.

D is glad to be at her service.

Yeah, Dee's still playing cool, he has image to perform as tough and coolheaded guy. So Don doesn't show his intentions, interest and feeling to other people (he's tryin', but fails). Because his actions matter. They are always small, hidden, but meaningful.

April, in return, trusts Dee and depends on his tech, even knowing what his inventions are the opposite of success (usually).

Go on. Look at Donnie's facial expressions and body language when April is near.

Donnie seems more relaxed when she's around, happier. His emotional response is always different from his brothers ones.

Oh, and look, he wanted to be first to give her a high three.

They worry about each other. Look at Don. He does worry about her way more than his brothers. Yeah, they all want to protect her, but Donnie is more expressive.

Mayham has no particular sympathy for the brothers: he is afraid of Raph and behaves aggressively, he is indifferent to Leo and Mikey. Mayham immediately takes a liking to April. And then the details come back: he let Donnie touch his neck. The most vulnerable place for any living creation, for a second. Let him to study an important vial without any hesitation. Mayham depends on April trust for Donnie. When everything goes wrong for Don, the little doggie comes to his rescue, just as April would have done. Is the hint transparent enough?

We can see links with "A mystic library", wherе Donnie begins to look for solutions to save April's pet. Yes, this may seem like his next leap, "sit down, I'm smart, and now I'll solve all the problems, watch and learn," but Don says one phrase that opens up the veil of the second plan, what happens behind the scenes. "My illiteral colleagues and I was conducting a mustic research, with a life of the beloved pet, hanging in a bounce".

Strange wording, Donatello. Beloved pet? Not yours, as we can see. I can say, that everything in this sentence is true, but Donnie and Mayham has something more.

Continue. Next episode "Origami tsunami". Interactions are kept to a minimum, as April herself appears for a maximum of 5 minutes in the series itself. But devil is always in the details, dear friends.

When April was attacked and hung up, the only one who excitedly called out to her was Donny. Raph is furious that the thieves have escaped, Leo is frustrated that their plan has failed, and Mikey is worried about the salami.

Yeah, we didn't see his worries about her when she fell, because Donnie is on the mission and must be coolheaded turtle, and second, he's calm because now April life is safe and sound, out of the danger.

Dear passangers, Apritello Express arrives to the next station - episode "War and Pizza".

Bare facts:

1. April has Donnie's number on an emergency call.

2. "Anything for you"

3. Donnie is the reason why Alberto knows April's name.

No one calles April by her name (except for Donnie, while phone call, but Alberto wasn't nearby) it was "Captain O'Neil" by her chief, her badge seems blank. And yeah, you can say, that's just economy of budget, but I assure you: in the first episode we were shown the name of the delivery guy. The animators were not lazy bones and wrore "Stewart" on his badge. So if something isn't there, then it either shouldn't be there, or it really isn't, that's how this show works.

So, the reason explained in the episode. When Al has short circuit, parts of its new code flashed through its mind.

Info about April was in its memory, in its code. Alberto was a lame animatronic, and it seems somewhat outdated. I do really doubt about Alberto is being something smartass machine with complicated AI like Freddy's Pizza's ones. Quite questionable. Donatello fix Al's brain and wrote code, synchronize with his remote control. He put information about Cap O'Neil into animatronic's head. All this pictures are kind of massage: "You was created for birthday celebrations. You are machine, and there concepts of "life" and "birth". Do great party for this birthday kid and April won't be like this". Or, something like that.

So Alberto did - do a memorable party. And he do what his creator programmed him to do, but in his way.

4. In other words, Alberto was a tool to impress April. Don flaunts himself in front of her, stating how he did the upgrade while doing the upgrade, even though April is fully aware of his tech wizard. And his abilities supposed to help Cap O'Neil to finish the birthday party, so she will stay at her job, not fired. All thanks to Donnie and his upgrade Alberto. (Or not)

By the way, Donnie was the last to leave April in ruined "Alberto's". And it's not an isolated case, it is a pattern.

5. They understand each other without words.

First, Donny came at her at the speed of light. Second, she hadn't even finished speaking before Dee was taking Al apart. Third, their chaotic, well-coordinated work? Donnie was a distraction (although he wanted to just take a break from the battle or let Alberto's guard down, while April just knocked him out). Donnie and April are great team, and sometimes the DonniexApril team is much more precise, coordinated, and interdependent than the DonniexBrothers one.

D&A feel each other and anticipate each other's actions, their skills complement each other, creating an incredible synergy of their interaction. They act as a whole, while it's not always possible with his brothers, even though they're family and know each other the way more Donnie know April. And Dee hasn't trained with cap O'Neil.

Donatello didn't show his crush for April. No puppy, loving eyes, no lovey-dovey speeches, no planning schemes (at least, the audience don't see one) . He just want her attention, but stays cool and hidden. D is already her BFF, but still.

The same thing is claimed in 5B episode - Mascot Melee. Donnie has no problems with interaction with idol of his childhood - Atomic Lass. She'd put Leo in a stupor, but Donnie? He playfully challenges her to a dance duel. Yes, he adores this character, who may have become his measure of the attractiveness of others to Donatello, determined his type. But still, he's playing all cool and confident guy, he's really smooth with girls, so you will never see a puppy loving eyes from him. Only two things can betray him at this point: his voice and his body language. Remember, how's soft his voice became for Atomic Lass? Now I want you to remember the scene before, in turtle tank, when April sent guys a meme.

D is the first to respond to the message, despite the fact that Mikey is sitting closest to the screen. And the responding is a little too emotional for this situation, don't you think?

And this face of his. And he comments it. He likes her sense of humour.

The only difference between April and Atomic Lass is that the first one is a real girl who is a friend of their family, practically a member of it; and the other one is just a fictional character. It is easier to say about love for a fictional character, because it brings less problems for a teenager, especially when he is living with three brothers and a father who likes to tease as well. Donatello needs to be careful and outline the area of emotions he could show, so that he does not get hurt.

Now, dear passangers, we are returning to the previous episode, shall we?

Donnie presents to his brothers his precious Turtle tank, but she's gone, and it's really necessary to find out, who has taken her. And the first person to suspect is April.

Something is odd, don't you think? Yeah, Raphael has taken tyre for their "Midnight special", Leo claimed that Donnie's stuff is common, but they are D's beothers. It's natural for family to borrow(stole) stuff of each other. But this trend was not observed in April. She would never steal anything from Donnie, much less steal anything from him.

Actually, there is a good, logical and solid explanation here. April was number 1 in Donatello' suspect list, because he simply told her about Turtle tank. His brothers didn't know he were working at Moon buggy, except Mikey (Orange helps Dee get the vehicle from Repomantis), but they didn't know what exactly Donnie was working for. They didn't know he build the Turtle tank, he kept it a secret, to surprise his brothers. But April knew.

- Alright you! Where's our turtle tank?

- Hi, DONNIE. You have 9 seconds to say, why are you just broke my door.

- Someone's stole Donnie's turtle tank.

- Haha-ow, I see. As your best friend, you naturally suspect me.

- She gets it!

- Oh-ho, don't give me that! You're the only one could taken it!

The only one, because she knew about it.

As Splints said in this episode - "April is not a snitch"

Donatello does trust April and share with her both, sorrows and joys. But we are not shown this directly. We do not see the action itself, we do not see their calls and conversations on the phone late at night, we only see the consequence. We have no choice and take it as a given.

And the way she cooled him down? Fast, efficient, and Donnie seems to used to it. Moreover, she slapped everyone, but still, she throw Don out of window the last. However, why such a large time delay between him, being slapped and him, was throwing out of the window?

And my favourite scene. It was obvious that Donnie had taken the hardest hit (judging by his scream and the way he was putting his knuckles back in place). Don then claims that their inner circle is secure, Mikey tries to make amends for everyone, and April agrees, blowing them a kiss and closing the window. Cute and mean, isn't it? (You're cute! but mean! why do I always go for your type?! - ep. War and Pizza)

Nota bene: Donnie wouldn't apologize to April. Tough, not caring badass boy image, remember? Even to best friends. It's hard to him to express his feelings by using words, he cannot do it in proper way. But he has Mikey, who is so alike inner him. Michelangelo apologizes not only for himself, but for D mostly, because D starts suspected April.

Let's continue: the episode 8B: Hypno Part Deux

• Donnie put "Donnie's blocker" at April's phone to protect her.

It's common thing that your friend install some programs or apps on your device. But you will always ask your friend to do such a favour, and you will always know about what, when and where were installed on your phone.

And April didn't know Donnie had done something with her phone. It was a real surprise for her, to see blocker with "Donnie says no-no-no".

And you know, the interface of his app. The way he tell this current phrase. Donnie could put a huge banner "THE APP YOU WANT DOWNLOAD TO IS A REAL PIECE OF GARBAGE", as usual antiviruses do. But no, voice interface. It makes the app more personal and thoughtful. Because when Don made gifts for his brother, the program was voiced by a computer-generated female voice. Yes, the tank's interface is voiced by Donatello himself, but his voice sounds more like Google than the real Don. And, we talking about HIS BABEY, for a second. Bit still, the point remains.

• Also, Dale.

Dale is nerdy boy in purple, wow, how convenient for making a parallel with certain purple turtle.

But thing is, April doesn't like Dale. He's clingy, remora guy, who has a little obsession with April, even he's not harmful, still, such behaviour freaks girls (and not them only) out. Her classmate is usually tell her what April O'Neil is "his favourite person" and he loves her. There is little that is attractive about this behavior.

So, there is nothing new and unpredictable here that Dale was rejected. Because April didn't, doesn't and won't like him because of his lame personality and strange behaviour. Our girl in yellow do right thing: she clearly sets personal boundaries and does not allow any dubious personalities to invade them. So that's the reason she refuses to go on a date with him at the end. He's weird, obsessed, and she doesn't like him.

Donatello, as far as I concerned from different versions of TMNT, was always a little obsessive with some things. And, you know, putting a blocker inside your best friend's phone seems a little weird, because it's, in simple words, violation of privacy and personal space. And there are people who may regard this as stalking or sorta.

Yeah, for the most part, he gets away with it, not only because April's focus is in a different area, but also because their bond is stronger than April's with anyone else at school.

She has known him for years. Donnie is her best friend. I can't say that it's fine to her when Dee violates her personal space - her phone, but April can accept Donatello's personality in general.

And he does really have good intentions. Donnie installed this blocker, developed by himself only for one reason: to protect personal space April from fishy apps from nowhere, from being hacked and etc. Don knew her too well, how much she depends on stupid apps that will distract her. He also knew well, that he can't be with her 24/7 to fix problems with April's phone, so Dee put a part of himself to prevent any harm in the future.

And again, "Donnie's gifts"'s vibes. Donatello genuinely cared about April, because he wrote, coded, developed, designed, and dubbed it, turned on the database, and installed it all on April's phone. 'cause, you know, writing programs in general is a bit of a hassle, but writing an antivirus is much more difficult, because viruses are changing, and questionable applications are finding ways to bypass. Do you feel how much effort Dee put in for her?

But Donatello didn't mean to fix April, as he tried to do with his brothers. Purple turtle accepts this girl the way she is, and tries his best to play smoothly with April, by adjusting, not being passive aggressive jerk. It's his outstanding way to show his caring nature, soft side.

Remember, small but meaningful actions.

Maybe, Donnie also can foresee that April may be forced to download some suspicious program, but still, it work: he managed to prevent April being hypnotized, even if couldn't be physically with April at the this moment - Dee was working for Repo Mantis, building dog's paradise for Todd. That's why, by the way, Leo and Raph were dragged into this whole situation. Mayham would teleported literally anyone to help his hostess. Donnie just wasn't at the Lair at the moment.

And on this note, we'll take a break for now. Stay tuned, expect parsing of the series, there's a lot to discuss.

Part 2

Part 3

[themafia-terrapins]

lesson learnt

"kiki, enough! i can't do this anymore!" slamming his files down on his desk, he whirled around to meet his lovers gaze.

no.... that word didn't seem appropriate to call her.

"i need you raph, please don't do this to me" she cried but for the first time in years, her tears didn't affect him in any way. in fact, it seemed to have made more hollow.

"sometimes love isn't enough to stay. we keep pretendin that we're okay but we've not been for years. how many times will ya ignore these signs?" surprisingly his voice was calm, collected which was unlike the turtle usually. normally he was snappy, scowling at anyone who raised their voice to him. but today, he hadn't the energy to fight back.

"this is because of her, isn't it?!" through her tears, kiki's jaw clenched tightly accusingly at the terrapin in front of her. he didn't respond, his silence was enough of an answer to her.

"i've lived my whole life as your shadow, helping you grow and become the man you are. and you just suddenly walked into the darkness, not once thinking about me. not once thinking that the shadow will fade" taking a few deep breaths, tears dripped like pearls down her face and her neck. they felt endless, all the grief and anger pouring out through every crevice of her body.

"how did you change so much, where did i go wrong?" biting her bottom lip, she tried to control the urge to scream and cry. raphael tilted his head, peering outside the window in thought. a faint smile appeared on his lips, the rain pattering outside bringing his heart some ease.

"actually fer tha first time in years, i feel understood. the thing is i've never changed kiki, you didn't know the real me. fer months i felt alone, you pushed me away ta the point where i didn't know who you were. every event i would show up in, i would have ta fake every excuse because they asked where you are. every night i held on fer hope you'd come ta our bed but ya never did. every day i wanted ya ta hold me like ya used to but you'd ignore me. ya know how much that hurts kiki?? i expected everyone ta turn their nose up at me but you?..... i was finally at a place where i believed ya wouldn't. the irony" he watched her face twist with guilt, shock at his confession which had been clear he was holding on for a while.

"why-why didn't you say something?"

"what could i say? i thought i had found tha person i was going ta spend my life with, my soulmate. i hate that fuckin word but it's true... i thought we were ride or die. i really..... really thought ya were my everythin" tears glazed over his eyes but he sniffed, refusing them to fall. this had been a long time coming but even when you prepare for it physically, you never know how to feel emotionally.

"i-i'm sorry i-" she began but he shook his head, holding out his hand in silence. "no. just.... no. i'm not tha young man i used ta be, i carry too much in my heart, i can't carry the pain of this relationship. the apology that's coming out of your mouth is out of pity, i don't want that shit. please just get yer things and leave me be" his golden eyes connected with hers and she could see the tiredness in them and in that moment she knew that he was no longer hers, no the fight and spark that used to be there is long gone. and that's what scared her.

"i-....." holding her breath, she sighed and looked towards her feet. the blood roared over her ears, making it difficult to hear and see anything. tears welled up her vision but crying wouldn't do any good.

"i see" she swallowed the lump in her rotation and picked up her bag, walking towards the door. with every step her heart thuds wildly against her chest, words running a mile a minute through her mind but none seem appropriate enough to say.

"you should know if nothing else, i'll always love you. if not lovers, then acquaintances. i know all the apologies in the world won't rectify my mistakes. and i know i've made so many of them..." she trails off, her voice hoarse from the pain she's trying to reel back.

"i won't force myself in your life. i hope she brings you everything i couldn't. i hope she loves you for who you are and i hope.... i hope you're happy whoever you're with" she glanced behind her shoulder to see him sat on his desk, looking down at a frame.

"i love you. i think i always will" inhaling deeply, she turns away and the clatter of heels fades into the distance.

raph shifted in his place, a tear falling from his eyes onto the glass frame clutches tightly. he should have been happy and he was, he could anything he wanted. but he missed the younger raphael, the one that had more strength and fire in him. the one that could easily bounced back from heartbreak, the one that didn't let anything phase him.

maybe love wasn't written on the cards for him, perhaps he was destined to live a life full of shootings and pain. his love was a curse, why would anyone subject themselves to this life? it just wasn't worth it.

either way, lesson learnt.

[rainiishowers]

[Hello Rai Rai! I'm back with more Dateable!Helix! Route]

Second Phase of Introduction/Meeting:First Part

So let's say you hit the right percentage of Helix's interest, when you do he says either these lines:

Correct Answer= "For a mortal, your knowledge is very vast. Did Mammon teach you that?"

Very close answer= "A little more research you could've got it right. Well, you've caught me in a net of interest so it doesn't matter."

Neutral/Not far or close answer: "Hm, not bad or good. Don't worry though, your past answers have made my decision."

Wrong/Close to wrong Answer: "Seems these topics aren't your Forte. Worry not, you'll see me soon."

After that, you won't meet Helix for a few dozen lessons if you don't trigger a specific time event.

At lessons with relation to 7 [7 lessons away from second phase activation, multiplication of 7 × the lessons number, numbers on the multiplication table of 7, Lessons with 7 on them, etc.] If you don't know, 7 in numerology means "knowledge-seeking and spiritual growth" [I did my research in all of these =DD] and yes 7 is Helix's fav number.

Anyways, unlocking the start of this event is if you find a clockwatch with the DNA structure aka the DNA Double Helix in its case, the item dissapears if you don't find its purpose at the end of the lesson, basically a timelimited item. To continue the route you have to basically go to every character and you have the chance to ask them about Helix and his clockwatch. There is a randomized order but Mammon and Barbatos are always near last with Levi, Belphie, and Raphael always being the first. If you didn't finish asking them its fine, your progress will be saved and the characters you've previously asked will not appear again. If you managed to ask Barbatos/Mammon/reach the end of the chain they'll have these responses.

Barbatos= "That sly Alchemist. Seems he really wasn't lying when he said a game with you is something he'll do."

Mc= "Huh?"

Barbatos= "Don't worry, I'll lend a hand."

Mammon: "*Sigh* ....[MC Name] please don't tell me you met someone who dresses steampunk and cyberpunk..."

MC= "....I did?"

Mammon= "Great. Now I have to clean their mess."

And that's how Mammon/Barbatos will help you locate Helix!

[RIP my nervous system]

[Will post Second Part soon after I rest my fingers]

[Can we be mutuals? I think my frequent visitations are justified /if you want]

Honestly, that's so cool and well thought out, you deserve medals 🥇🥇

(Lol I think we already are, but sure, to make it official)