#Leo and splinter

[colorstrike624]

No but seriously the things turtles can do are unhinged.

[charcoaldustonmyfingers]

Ones hands can tell the story of how they’ve lived… and how far they have come.

I’m a sucker for Good Dad Splinter ever since I watched TMNT ‘03. That rat was gifted sapience and his immediate instinct was kindness. I love that for him.

Rise Splinter lived a rollercoaster of a life, but as a Hollywood star he remembered the names of all his stunt guys and coworkers, and as a prisoner he cared for the rat that shared his cell. His sons are very close and physically affectionate, I think that says something about how he cares? That’s just how I like to headcanon him :)

It’s interesting to explore the idea that a seemingly monstrous transformation is what pushed him to be a kinder human

[turtleblogatlast]

Little Leo watching telenovelas with his dad

Bonus:

[tworoadsandapenny]

Gorgeous art. Leo's face in the penultimate panel... pure excellence. And the movement from panel to panel is wonderful.

All the props to @portableleo

comic of a scene from the fic a shot in the dark doesn't make it unbreak by @stillateenageabomination !! had a lot of fun on this one :] (also, if you love angst like i do, give the fic a read!)

[imagionationstation]

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS

When Donnie touches the ground, he flinches.

His entire body tries to curl inward at the pain and he gives a tiny, barely audible gasp. Leo’s hand shoots up immediately.

He seems to hesitate, moving slowly and oh-so gently resting it on Donnie. And Donnie’s entire body relaxes.

His shoulders stiffen as his body acknowledges sudden contact against his chest, probably because that too is causing some pain.

AND YET: His mouth falls shut. The pain on his face smooths out. His head falls forward, his shoulders rise, all angling towards Leo.

And Leo’s eyes are what tells the entire story. They (expectantly) never leave him at any point and there’s not much expression to be noted outside of a mixture of sad/guilt/worried.

Then he lays his hand on Donnie.

And his little brother leans into it. He relaxes at the touch.

AND LEO’S ENTIRE FACE FALLS.

Out of everything happening right now, THAT’S what makes him look like he’s hurting. THAT’S what stops the leader from worrying and introduces the big brother who’s beyond disappointed in himself.

That tiny bit of subconscious comfort that Donnie reveals while leaning into the touch of the person who helped hurt him.

THAT is going to be what haunts him from this moment on.

[e-turn]

links to some translations under the cut

и заодно выложу пару любопытным образом перекликающихся переводов потрясающих фанфиков!

тьма нынче обретает жизнь великолепного автора @/goodlucktai

и еще одна покорившая меня зарисовка rem - а тени пусть уходят

[pointss]

Сама нарисовала сама поплакала

я такая самостоятельная девочка

[mistic-turtle]

The cute fact is that many species of turtles do this 💕

So the Red-eared slider fluttering thing they do with their fingertips is generally seen as an affectionate thing they do right?

What I’m trying to say is whenever his brothers are feeling sad/guilty about something they did or something that happened that targeted/mainly affected Leo, Leo will go to whichever sibling is feeling said way, grab their face and cup it in his hands and gently tap his fingers against their cheeks to remind them that he loves them/show them he doesn’t hold it against them.

He’ll also just go up to them and do it randomly, especially if one of them is just feeling down in general because he knows it makes them laugh.

Yes, he’s done it to splinter too, but only when he was a baby. Splinter would be holding him and baby Leo would just gently grab his snout with his tiny baby hands and flutter his fingers. Splinter never thought much of it until Leo was a little older and he decided to look into it and realized it was a common trait among Leos species

Edit: when Leo is feeling sad/down the others will go and do the fluttering thing to him. Leo loves it and it always cheers him up because it shows that they pay attention to him and who he is, along with his personality traits. The first time one of them did it to him it made him so happy he started crying.

[sleepis4theweak]

Apparently when my younger brother was just born my mom found him napping with his blanket fully covering him, and she pulled back the sheet (worried he couldn't breathe or something) to find him fully awake staring at her. It scared the shit out of her and she still talks about it to this day lmao

[sticker-star-sketchbook]

pov: you're a tired ex-actor mutated rat dad who just discovered your toddler mutant (pre-ninja) turtle has unlocked your family's innate mystic gifts including a bunch of untapped powers your Grandpa Sho never bothered mentioning (_ _;)

[cupcakeslushie]

Something a little more lighthearted than my last post lol. The Council has all been screencap editing all their own AU kids, and these are a few of mine!

[el-pada]

made a tmnt iteration for college

with lil ref sheets and everything, got a 9/10 so that was cool

[abbeyofcyn]

Ok but what if they DEFEAT the Krang in their 20s and rebuild the world all solarpunk and they are happy

[koolaidashley]

That thing where u hold turtle as burger (a little more horrific when u don’t have object permeance 😣)

[andva-ri]

☆ So happy to finally share my piece for the @turtlestogetherzine ☆

It's been an honor to participate along with so many talented people!

♡ Thank you all so much for having me ♡

☆ ko-fi | patreon | commissions | prints ☆

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo learns something about himself 🏳️‍⚧️

Based roughly on this old post.

Bonus:

[Leo is taking the fact that he was born biologically female simultaneously very well and also not so well but overall he’s mostly coping with the fact that it was Draxum that just essentially gave him the turtle equivalent of ‘The Talk’.]