if i had a nickel for every time a gay transforming robot laid down his life to save his human boyfriend, i would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice
all iterations of raphael are lesbian to me. all of them. from mirage to mutant mayhem he's a lesbian throughout it all. none of her relationships with women have been straight. none. he was a lesbian for mona lisa and she was a lesbian for alopex and yep even in archie comics he was lesbian for mezcaal and ninjara. sometimes shes butch sometimes shes femme but raph is always a lesbian and always has been. nothing will prove to me otherwise. raph x casey? well, easy answer there. casey can be transfem or a butch or even a transmasc lesbian. don't even try me. the red of the mask is for the lesbian flag
For me, I wanna say the most difficult part isn't necessarily what I'm drawing, but how I'm drawing it? Because the 2003 turtles have got some pretty bulky builds, even when referencing the Fast Forward/BttS proportions where they were noticeably slimmed down, and so it's tricky to strike a balance between giving them enough muscle so that they don't look scrawny/underfed while also not giving them so much muscle that they look ridiculous. (I... I just like a little realism when it comes to my proportions, okay?)
That said, drawing their shells, specifically the back portion, is a pain in the arse.
...and we have matching hats. :) I drew my favorite character to celebrate 10 years of Friends at the Table, and the fact that I somehow won the ultra-rare pink Millennium Break hat??? Still can't believe it tbh.
FatT is my absolute favorite podcast, these stories got me through lockdown and a move between states and what was probably the most stressful and tumultuous year of my life. I'm so grateful to the FatT crew for giving me something to look forward to every week and I promise to wear the hat with pride. Looking forward to Perpetua and beyond!