#Raphael in his introduction is fucking Amazing

[an-android-in-a-tutu]

Okay NOT true the actors who played Uriel and Raphael were doing their own Extremely Cool shit, Anna's shift from being a regular girl to getting her angel memories back is notably pretty great, and a lot of later seasons actors noticeably style their performances after Misha's portrayal of Cas. There are plenty of boring subpar angels on supernatural but there are also a lot of great ones, cmon.

I have to say, I just started casually watching ofmd after basically watching it through you guys. I am already spoiled. I thought there would be no surprises. I am already aware of the best jokes, the foot touch, the plot beats. You can become an expert on any show simply by scrolling past gifs of it for months.

However, NONE of you prepared me for this little guy here:

It is profoundly obvious visually, through dash osmosis and general visible evidence, that this is a little man with a lot wrong with him. but what you cannot grasp from gifs is his voice. His voice is amazing: I did NOT expect it: I cannot describe it: the actor chews on his lines like a menacing guinea pig. It is like hearing Kermit the Frog trying to strangle his own puppeteer. Like someone has trapped a vengeful spirit in a balloon and is allowing it to speak prophecy, but only in short, squeaky bursts. No, I can’t describe it at all. I was expecting the character to be “scrungly” and was aware that many of you wish to place him in a jar and shake him vigorously, but I didn’t know he sounded like something that would cause all greyhounds in hearing distance to instantly go cross-eyed and launch themselves into outer space. He! Is! Scrofulous!!!!

If you watched the show on its first principles you probably wouldn’t have noticed this because you would have accepted it as part of the full sensory experience of the character, but if you have only encountered it as gifs for the best part of a year, the sound of this chap is one HELL of a shock . Definitely adds to the flavor. Enhances the sensory experience. Sign on today.

[changeling-fae]

G, L, Y, U for the asks!

Thanks!

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

Lol, boy, and how! I live and breathe otp’s. My very first otp was probably Seto Kaiba x Serenity Wheeler, from YuGiOh. They were the first fanfic I ever read on fanfiction.net, lol. First otp ship I ever contributed to fandom for was Sesshomaru x Kagome from Inuyasha, where I wrote my very first fics and did fanart.

Though if we want to get really cheeky, I could argue that my very first ship was the knife and the spoon, from cutlery and making them kiss as a tiny kiddo, lol.

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

Hmmm, this is weirdly tough for me, not the complimenting part, but because I have a weird metric of how I view characters. Hm, let’s go with… Mizora. I’m overall neutral on her but I appreciate her petty bitch energy. If I were a cambion, I’d like to be as ambitious as Raphael but in reality I’d be like Mizora and I do appreciate a good petty play. It’s the Gemini in me, lol.

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

I have many favorites but I’ll go with Harley Quinn from Batman, Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls, and since brainrot be real, Raphael from BG3.

Harley Quinn has been a favorite character of mine since I was a kid watching Batman the Animated Series. I’ve always been a fan of theatrical aesthetics (circus, theatre, commedia dell’arte, etc) and she’s just such a fun character. I’ve really liked over the years how she’s waffled between villain and anti-hero and how she’s not a perfect victim. Also Harley Quinn x Poison Ivy is a top tier ship.

Grunkle Stan because one of my biggest weaknesses in fiction is a sad morally grey older man but who is also protective of his family. He’s fucked up in his life so many times but he keeps trying. I’m a sucker for that. But also he’s just a great character. He’s made me laugh and cry and honestly that’s just a good criteria for any character. I’ve 100% played the fanmade Grunkle dating simulator and no regrets or shame.

And speaking of morally grey, or in this case, completely terrible older men. Raphael, my beloved. I played BG3 in its EA days and the very first time he appeared I was smitten. His voice obviously but also he had my favorite introduction into the game (and still does). The fact that his devil transformation involved a snazzy belt and different shoes is what really sold him to me. He’s so stupidly extra and it calls to my theatre kid nature, lol. I do miss the EA days of him roasting our camp 5 sec after inviting himself.

All that being said, I just enjoy his character within the game too. I like that he’s obviously a villain but he’s chill with us. In part because he wants something from us but I like that it kinda transforms for him into a double obsession. Obviously, crown comes first but there’s something just so delightfully fun about him writing about our character in his journal (entry number 2 is the stuff ships are made of). That he’s a cringefail theatre kid with daddy issues while being thousands of years old is partly what makes him endearing. I loved finding his fanfiction in his house and I love how stupidly bad his hell domination plan is (you’re doing amazing sweetie).

And one other bonus to liking his character is I got to make new friends and moots in particular in his corner of the fandom. 💖

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Hm, I’d say currently, Helluva Boss, I’ve got a couple friends into that show. It’s certainly on my list of things to eventually sit down and watch but for now I see it through what my friends show me. Looks good though!

[katsidhe]

Ranking Every SPN Season Finale

15) 11.23 Alpha and Omega. Dead last because not only is Chuck and Amara’s conflict defanged with a frankly silly anticlimax, but a lot of runtime is eaten up with establishing Lady Toni getting on a plane. The great weakness of an otherwise very strong season is that none of the awful compromises Sam and Dean and Cas made (especially Sam wrt Lucifer) ended up having relevance at all.

14) 9.23 Do You Believe In Miracles. Cheesy dying dialogue, Metatron hamming it up for way too long, that facepalming “the radio was on the whole! time!” twist, uncertainty as to the motivation of the whole confrontation that ends in Dean’s death. Also, this is the beginning of the end of walking back the beautiful work the rest of s9 established, with Sam saying things like “I lied.” I don’t like Dean’s death here at all, in staging, or conceptually, or thematically.

13) 12.23 All Along The Watchtower. I am basically obliged to put this in C tier because it is quite silly, but frankly, I like it more than its ranking deserves. It has the late season finale sin of cramming in an introduction to next season’s conflict in the middle of wrapping up this season’s—but it’s absolutely hilarious that they brought in multiverse portals. And for Sam and Dean, thank god the portal appeared, because otherwise they had absolutely no plan whatsoever to deal with Lucifer, and they probably would have died gruesomely. High points: Sam discovering Rowena’s death on the phone with Lucifer; the spooky introduction of Jack, the raised stakes with Mary trapped with Lucifer. Lowest point: the utter silly pointlessness of Cas’s death.

12) 10.23 Brother’s Keeper. This is the finale that I have the strongest mixed feelings about. There is a queasy lack of self-awareness in the treacly sentiment when Sam presents family photos as evidence of Dean’s goodness. The excuse of MOC!Dean as not the “real” Dean allows for the reasons behind this confrontation to be elided, even as its themes are echoed again and again. The chilling horror of Sam on his knees in front of Dean the executioner is potent and darkly enjoyable, but the instant redirection into attacking Death prevents any kind of real culmination. I can’t decide if I like this episode or loathe it, but I do think I appreciate it more now, after 14.20 and 15.17, than I did when it aired. 

11) 7.23 Survival of the Fittest. We’re on to B-tier! There’s nothing significantly wrong with 7.23. Meg crashes the Impala through a glass sign, so that’s fun. Kevin’s there. There’s action, there’s some cool stakes for next season established, Sam is left alone, which I love. The main sin here is just that most of it is fairly forgettable, because the strongest part of s7 was always the psychological drama of the Winchesters’ disintegration and isolation, not the physical conflict with Leviathans.

10) 14.20 Moriah. Lots of my points about 10.23 apply here, but Moriah is a much better episode, both because there is actual conflict of opinion, and because there is a lot more built-in uncertainty about Jack’s fate than Sam’s. Jack and Dean are onboard with Jack’s murder, just as Sam and Dean were agreed on Sam’s death in 10.23, but this time Cas is staunchly against it, and Sam is on the fence, torn as to how to intervene. So it’s much better drama. But then the crux of the issue gets defanged by Chuck’s reveal. Great s15 setup, but kicks the 14.17-14.19 build down the road. Extra points for Sam shooting God. 

9) 13.23 Let the Good Times Roll. I fucking love the 13.21-13.23 arc. The only thing preventing 13.23 from being A-tier are some wholly avoidable mistakes. The staging is silly; a face-palming amount of time was wasted on Maggie; the wires were a deeply regrettable choice. But even with all that, what we got was great, actually! The Sam-Jack-Lucifer church custody battle is still my favorite goddamn thing. Dean saying yes to Michael was both his only smart move and a devastating sacrifice. The character dynamics here are so JUICY. 13.21-14.01 is, IMO, one of the most fertile grounds for fic and speculation in the entire show.

8) 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose, Part Two. Now we’re into finales that are fantastic without reservation. Off the devastation of Sam’s death comes Dean’s iconic deal. The actual confrontation in the graveyard is good too, though it’s second to the way we’re all reeling from part one. Azazel dies, Sam and Dean are bloodied and facing down new stakes. The only thing I dislike about this episode is John’s cameo.

7) 1.22 Devil’s Trap. This is the episode that ups the ante! Azazel in John, and Dean, and Sam, and the delicious family dynamic here; the stakes are so personal, and it’s a great examination what each of them is willing to pay for their quest: an electrifying taste of what’s to come. And the music, and the sheer fucking balls of just, crashing a goddamn truck into your main characters at the end of the first season. Nice.

6) 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked. Lilith is delightfully evil. We’re on tenterhooks for Sam to save Dean, we’re narratively primed to expect him to pull off something amazing, a last-minute miracle. But—nope! Sorry! Dean gets graphically ripped apart onscreen and now he’s being tortured in Hell! Shocking and bold, and a crucial turning point in the series. 

5) 4.22 Lucifer Rising. Fresh off 4.21 comes an excellent culmination of season 4′s devastation. The reveals from both Ruby and the angels, Sam draining the possessed nurse, Cas at last choosing to betray Heaven, and the final arrival of Lucifer: it all just works, really well. 

4) 15.20 Carry On. Part of the reason I’m ranking this so highly might be spite. But goddammit, bad wig and worse Carry On cover aside, this is a good episode, and a really, really good series finale! The deliberate anticlimax of Dean’s death, the quiet strength in Sam’s grief, the untroubled, unrushed pacing of Sam’s recovery and aging, and Dean’s drive. Supernatural said Sam Rights, and I wept like a tiny little baby. 

3) 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much. Adventures in Sam’s mind! Cas and Crowley and Raphael and the double cross! The taste of cosmic horror! The end of season 6 and beginning of season 7, as Sam and Dean cope simultaneously with Sam’s psychological fallout and the consequences of their most powerful ally going off the rails, is fantastic. I love the literalism and the symbolism of Sam’s reintegration: this is an unapologetically Sam episode (as are the other top four, come to think of it). 

2) 8.23 Sacrifice. Sam’s heartbreaking deterioration in the church and Crowley’s disintegration are an electrifying climax to the trials. Dean and Sam’s final exchange is a breathtaking combination of raw emotion and delirium and a fascinating guilt trip. It’s a visually and conceptually stunning episode: the angels fall burning against a night sky; Sam surrenders the trials and collapses, dying. 

1) 5.22 Swan Song. You knew this would be number one, I knew this would be number one, we all knew this would be number one. It’s iconic for a reason. Sam and Lucifer talking through a mirror; the loss of all hope and the sky-high stakes. Stull Cemetery is the defining moment of so, so much of the rest of the series. Dean’s loyalty gives Sam the strength he needs to bury himself alive forever with his worst nightmare, and it saves the world, and it’s the highest cost either of them has ever paid.  

[aurora-the-kunoichi]

Here is the second installment of a story I’m writing for my friend @blossom-skies with her OC Jen. I hope she and you enjoy.

Meeting Ms. Jones

Part 2

“What did that madman do to you?” Casey whispered uncomfortably letting his fingers timidly run over the skin of her forearms.  He shuttered at the new texture, his sister once soft skin felt bumpy and uneven under his finger tips.

“I don’t know Casey, I haven’t looked in a mirror yet so I don’t know the extent of it all besides the very obvious changes. All I know is Baxter Stockman did it and it hurt like hell taking several days to complete.”

Jen could see the uncertainty in his gentle eyes, but this was her brother Casey and she knew no matter what he’d love her. Keeping her arms outstretched she allowed her brother to touch her skin examining her mutation. Finding her focus being pulled from her brother as he lifted his signature hockey mask from his face to get a better look, Jen’s improved eye sight trained in on the two gawking turtles. The story behind these two must be a wild one.

“Um Cas…… an introduction would be nice.” Jen coughed gently pulling her arms from his grasp.

Casey blinked up at his sister’s new complexion and swallowed the lump in his throat. “Um yeah sorry Jen, um.. these are my friends Leonardo in the blue and Raphael in the Red. Leo and Raph this is my little sister Jennifer.”

“Jen.” She swiftly remarked. “Please call me Jen.”

“Yes, she prefers to be called Jen, ……anyways…There are two more just outside the door watching our backs and Donnie might be able to help you, which reminds me we need to get out of here now. I have no doubt they’ll be sending reinforcements here shortly.”

Jen watched the two turtles’ wave when being introduced never taking their eyes from her body. They looked just as apprehensive as her brother but seemed a bit more intrigued with her tail and skin, almost spellbound by it.

Soon Casey’s arm was around her waist urging her forward towards the obliterated door and to her must needed freedom. Jen’s feet moved for a few steps and but her leg muscles seized under the sudden movement making her tumble forward.  Before she hit the floor two large green arms shot out catching her frame hoisting her up bridal style. Unconsciously her arms shot up around the thick neck now supporting her bodyweight and caught the blue pools of Leonardo’s gaze. All of a sudden she became hyper aware of her new tail that hung haphazardly at his feet. She didn’t want him to trip as they started to run towards the exit so she wrapped the end of her tail around his muscled thigh keeping it away from his feet. If she wasn’t mistaken she could have sworn the large turtle shivered at the sensation of her tail curling around his thick leg.

“I’m sorry Jen but this might get a bit bumpy so just hold on ok?” It was Jen’s turn to shiver at the sound of his deep voice. Being so close to his chest the sound vibrated the plates of his plastron making her skin feel funny, suddenly warm. With a burst of sterile white light, they entered into the main lab and a fight was already in progress. As her eyes adjusted to the sudden surge of light Jen could see two more turtles fighting guards. One was taller and leaner then all four of them with a purple mask and the smallest but just as bulky at Raphael wore orange. Four fucking turtles, these mutants were what Karari and Stockman was talk about. Casey had some explaining to do when and if they got out of here.

Without warning an explosion rang just behind them sending Leonardo, Raphael and Jen sprawling forward slamming into several pieces of expensive equipment. Rolling onto her back Jen groaned at the new ache that were now added to the others, she let her head turn and felt her body tense in distress.

Several of the guards were now on top of Leonardo and Raphael pinning them to the floor using some sort of taser bar. Each tip of the weapon crackled with some sort of electricity and it was being forced through their bodied. She had only known them for a few minutes but the overwhelming urge to protect them burst in her chest.Anger Jen had never felt before roared within her making her see red as the two turtles who had helped her from her cage writhed and arched screaming in pain.

Her once weak limbs surged to life bringing her to her feet and charged screaming at the top of her lungs. With inhuman strength Jen launched herself into the fray slamming three guards free of Leonardo. Reaching down she grabbed a dropped taser and pressed the tip to each of the last three making them tense screaming in agony before falling motionless at the large turtle’s feet.

Leo shook his head bringing himself back from the brink of unconsciousness looking up at Casey’s sister who was now attacking the guards that had Raphael pinned down sending an electric current through him. His eyes widened getting to his feet watching her fight with such ferocity he could have sworn the frail form he was just carrying now had inhuman strength. Not only was she tossing the guards around like rag dolls, her tail moved on its own accord punching and curling around them and tossing them across the room. It was like she was going berserk.It was actually quite amazing seeing her adapt so quickly to her new mutation, whatever it might be. But now was not the time to ponder such things. Rushing forward Leo helped Jen pull the last of the guards from his younger brother and pulled him to his feet.

“Don, Mike! Let’s go now!” Leo called out his orders over the roaring sound of the battle.

The unchecked rage that coursed through Jen’s body made everything a semi coherent blur, she couldn’t focus on anything besides helping the two turtles. Nothing else mattered and from what she could comprehend she was a force to be reckoned with. Her strength was unmatched as she lifted the guards from the shells of the turtles tossing them as if they were bags of cotton candy. Where was this strength coming from?

Leonardo came up beside her placing his large hand on the small of her back helping up Raphael who was now staring up at her with excited wonderment. Leo’s warm touch seemed to bring her back out of her self induced rage startling her back to reality.

“That was….wow… I mean…uh thanks.” Raphael stammered giving her an awkward fist bump to her shoulder before running after his two other brothers and Casey.

Casey held his hand out for his sister and felt a little relieved at the display he had just witnessed. The explosion set him in the opposite direction as her, Leo and Raph. He watched her sail from Leo’s arm crashing into some equipment.There was a moment of terror that seized him when a swarm of guards overcame the two mutant turtles and he thought for sure she would be taken again. But when she shot up like a rocket and attacked those guards like they were nothing, a swarm of pride hit him right in the chest. His little sister was on a war path and he sort of felt sorry for the idiots as they flew through the air in comical slow motion. The dumbfounded looks on Raph and Leo mad him chuckle a little seeing the guys in awe of someone who could very well be stronger then them. He must have been wearing a goofy grin because when Jen’s three fingered hand found his five she gave him a bright smile that only Jen could produce. He thought she might have enjoyed that a little bit.

Dodging several more guards and a hail of gun fire Jen followed the four mutant turtles and her brother from the lab and quickly piled into a large garbage truck. The tall purple one got behind the wheel and turned over the loud engine and sent the large vehicle barreling forward away from her prison.

Now out of danger Leo took a few deep breaths and settled his pulsing heartbeat. They almost didn’t make it out of there and if wasn’t for Jen’s new mutation Raph and himself could have been taken as well.The lingering question still remained though, why did they take her?  From what Casey told them when he came to the lair hysterical for their help she had been missing for 2 days.

He had gone to visit her after a long shift and found her door smashed in and her apartment ransacked. With the cooperation of Chief Vincent and the New York City police department and Donnie’s smarts they were able to deduce Karai and Baxter Stockman were behind her abduction. Unfortunately, it had taken them nearly 2 weeks to find were Jennifer was being held against her will. After circumventing the security and entering through the back door they had managed to find her cell when Donnie hacked into their system.  Thankfully everyone made it out alive and relatively unharmed, well mostly.

Looking back at Casey and Jen from the passenger seat. Casey had her in his arms hugging his sister as if she would disappear right from within his arms. From the looks of it she was nearly naked with only a black pair of underwear that dipped under her new flexible tail that now protruded from just below her lower back and a matching black bra to cover her breasts. Her skin was the best part in his eyes. It was vibrant blue and purples with flecks of green and from what her could tell looked to be almost chameleon. Running from just above the base of her tail looked like scutes that formed a straight line to the tip of her curled tail. Her feet were bare exposing her feet and her human toes were long gone replaced by two large toes and her five fingers reduced to three. Almost identical to theirs. Her long dark brown hair still remained on her head and her eyes still looked human, but he could see a flash of silver behind the pupils. When Casey had shown them a picture of her Leo had immediately thought she was attractive for a human but this change she underwent was amazing in his eyes, it’s only enhanced her features. She was beautiful.

Jen finally pulled from Casey’s tight grasp and stepped back and felt her throat constrict. No longer fighting to stay alive she was able to concentrate on her new appearance. Her eyes moved to her skin, now able to see it in the light. Her pink human flesh was now replaced by bumpy purple and blue and green flecked reptile skin. Looking up at her brother, terrified she let out a sob. She remembered her tail and it appeared in front of her uncurling to its full length, the tip resting in her new three fingered hands.

“Casey?”

Her brothers’ hands moved under her chin cupping her cheeks making her look at him, “It’s ok Jen, we’ll figure something out. Donnie will figure something out.”

At the mention of his name Donatello turned from the road and gave her a quick scan with his warm brown eyes. “I’ll do my best Casey, I promise. The first thing I need to find out is what Stockman mutated you with and from what I can tell your body mutated from more than one animal. Chameleon is one from my guess.”

A light bulb went off in Leo head remembering the cell she was being held in and they were unable to see her. “Yeah when we got into her cell we couldn’t see her, but then out of nowhere she just materialized. I have a feeling she can make her skin change color to blend in with her surroundings just like a chameleon.” Leo stood from his seat and made his way back to Jen who was watching him intently.  

Jen took a moment to regain her composer as Leonardo stood from his seat making his way back to them. His long muscled legs shifted his hips with each powerful stride making him look like a dangerous animal stalking its prey. His blue eyes bore down on her as he approached. Jen had to remind herself to breath and gulped in a breath of air when he stopped just before her his immense chest within grasp.

“Can you do that again?” he asked calmly never taking his eyes form hers.

“D-do what again?”

“Change the pigment of your skin to blend in?”

Jen looked around at her brother and the other two turtles as they hovered closer waiting to see if she was actually able to change her skin color at will.

“Yeah that would be awesome.” The orange banded turtle turned smiled up at his older brother Raphael.

“I-I don’t know if I can?” Jen tried to remember how she did it. She could recollect her skin acting funny when she was scared. She had stepped back into the shadows of her cell and found they couldn’t see her when they entered.

“Here.” She heard Leo rumble softly taking her hand pressing it to the top plates of his plastron. They felt like very soft leather, the texture pleasing to her fingertips. Unconsciously she curled her fingers lightly scratching her nails on his chest.

“See if you can match the color of my chest.”

Swallowing dryly her eyes darted up to his intense blues eyes catching a quick glimpse before resettling on his chest. Closing her eyes she concentrated pressing her palm all the way down against him, stepping just a little closer. She took a long deep breath catching the faint scent of mint tea and some sort of oil. The pleasant smell made her chest warm a bit before rushing to her cheeks.

She found it a little difficult to concentrate with everyone staring at her and the poor suspension of the giant vehicle didn’t help things either.

“Come one Jen.” The familiar voice of her brother broke through her jumbled mind. She focused on his voice and it helped her slow her racing pulse. Slowly her skin started to vaguely tingle and then she heard everyone gasp and felt Leonardo’s chest bounce with his quickened breathing. Opening her eyes, she followed suit seeing her once purple and blue hand match the browns of his plastron.

Part One

[itsthesinbin]

Me Write Turtle (dont have a title lmao)

hhhhhhhhhhhh me wrote turtle and oc

mostly sjtu an introduction to Bunny/how she meets the Bois

A nice, boring night in New York was just what the Turtles needed. Not quite what they wanted, if Leonardo complaining about being bored indicated, but it’s what they needed.

The park they snuck into was empty, so they were free to hang around the jungle gym and swing set. Mikey had somehow wedged himself between the bars of the climbing cage. Donnie was on his phone, lounging on a nearby bench. Leo was standing on a swing while it was moving, just begging to fall on his face.

Raph, currently, was looking around for the source of the smell he was currently, well, smelling. He was peeking under shrubs, and even picked up Donnie’s bench to look under it. The purple-clad turtle clung to the polished wood, giving his older brother a tired look.

“Raph… do I wanna know what you’re doing?” The bench- and brother- was set down carefully. Raphael had a determined look in his eye, making Donatello raise a brow.

“I smell food around here, Don. The nose don’t lie”. “Are… you talking about the vending machines?” At the mention of food, Mikey untangled himself from the cage. Leo tried to hop off of the swing, but, ultimately, fell face-first into the wood chips. He yelled in pain, but the other three knew he’d be fine. It wasn’t an agonized yell.

Raphael began walking off towards the little picnic area. Donnie shared a look with the other two, before hopping over the bench. The younger brothers followed, wondering if the eldest was actually going to find free food laying around.

When they peeked through the trees to the picnic area, they spotted a broken vending machine. The glass was smashed in, and a lot of bags of chips and candy were piled onto a nearby table. Raphael grinned, looking back at a bewildered Donatello.

“Told ya! The nose don’t lie, Don!” He hurried out of the trees, making a beeline for the food. Donnie couldn’t help but be a little impressed, the three following after the eldest. They all scrambled to grab some food before Raph went too crazy, and settled onto the benches to eat.

Leo, being the only one actively looking around as they ate, managed to spot a black blur running from the vending machine. The dingy overhead lights didn’t do much to show whatever the fuck it was. While his brothers talked amongst themselves, he stood.

Leonardo went to a still-moving bush, listening carefully to whatever was inside. Something tapped, rapidly, three times, before stopping for a beat. Splinter would do that when he was extremely nervous, or agitated. A rodent mutant, maybe?

A furry, black face peeked out at him, after a moment. Wide brown eyes stared at him fearfully, body jittering slightly with the tapping of her feet. Her large ears were pinned back, and she clutched as much food as she could in her arms.

Swallowing the candy in his mouth, he raised his hands slowly and crouched down to her height. She flinched at the movement, but didn’t run.

“So, uh… you come here often,” he asked with a dumbass smile. When she didn’t respond, his smile fell. He coughed slightly, putting his hands on his knees. Alright. Good joke, idiot.

“Uh… you got a name?” Her ears raised ever so slightly.

“O… Oct… Orct…” She frowned to herself, looking at the ground for a moment. Her speech was slurred, and she was clearly having trouble. She looked back up at him, annoyance turning back to fear.

“... Bunny. Am… Am Bunny”. He took in her appearance. Black fur, giant ears, big eyes and big feet. He smiled.

“Sure fits, I guess”. She didn’t answer, instead deciding she was going to start eating while he insisted on talking to her. He felt himself starting to sweat, feeling nervous and uncomfortable.

“I’m Leonardo- you can call me Leo. Or Leon”. She slowed her eating, nodding slightly. Leo flopped his ass onto the ground, sitting in front of her with his own chips.

“So, uh… you a mutant, too?” She paused, big ears twitching slightly in thought. Slowly, she shook her head.

“Am Ch’mera,” was her response. The name sounded vaguely familiar- something Donnie looked up once, probably.

Speaking of Donnie… the others had gone, suspiciously, quiet.

“WHO YA TALKIN’ TO OVER THERE?” Except Raph. Raph was never quiet. Footsteps hurried over to the bush, and she ducked into the foliage quickly to hide away. Leo looked up at his loud-ass brothers, frowning slightly.

“Well, I WAS talking to-” “A bush,” Donnie interrupted with a smirk. “Leo, I know we’re all a bit lonely, but don’t you think that’s a bit far?” Raph gasped.

“Leo, do you feel that alone? Anything I can do, bro?” Leonardo rubbed a hand down his face.

“Raph, I’m fine- please don’t start crying. And Donnie, shut up”. He turned back to the bush, catching a bit of her eye hidden in the leaves.

“Found a… girl… hiding over here. She was kinda talking until you all ran up”. Mikey, immediately, plopped down next to Leo. Raph dropped behind them, nearly shaking the ground with how hard he fell. Donnie simply crouched next to his brothers, looking at the bush curiously.

The thumping started up again, but she, slowly, showed her face again. Raph, surprisingly, resisted the urge to cry. She crawled out of the bush, sitting in front of them.

“Oof, she looks rough,” Donnie mumbled, but no one paid attention to him.

“Hey there, little buddy,” Raph said, a bit too loud. She jerked back, and he grimaced slightly.

“Sorry,” he said, in a stage whisper. Leo snorted slightly, chuckling and shaking his head. Bunny didn’t quite relax, but didn’t move away from them.

“... Am… Bunny,” she introduced slowly. Raph grinned, wrapping an arm around the closest brother- who happened to be the one trying to keep his balance. Donnie fell to the side, knocking his head onto Raph’s plastron. Raph said a quick apology, before turning back to Bunny.

“I’m Raphael- leader and oldest brother,” he grinned. “This is Donatello, and the youngest, Michelangelo”. He patted the baby brother’s head, pushing him down ever so slightly. Mikey snickered, pushing Raph’s hand off.

“If the names are too hard, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey work,” Leo added, finishing off his chip and tossing the balled up bag into a trash can. Bunny nodded again, fidgeting with the candy wrapper in her hands. Clearly, she was uncomfortable. Donnie decided to take the initiative to break the awkward silence.

“You, uh… you from around here?” She shook her head quickly.

“Was… far away. Took… t… two weeks? To get here, on… on foot”. Mikey let out a small, amazed “geez”. The youngest turtle finally spoke up.

“You got a place to stay, or have you been hiding out here?” She hesitated, ears drooping.

“Was… run out. Had burrow. Angry animals came… got scared”. She reached up, pulling her ears down and holding them near her face. Raph did not resist the urge to cry that time.

“You can stay with us,” he choked before he even really thought about it. She looked surprised, and Donnie knew that Raph wouldn’t be able to explain properly, at the moment. He sat up finally.

“It’s dangerous up top for non-humans, and we have actual food for you back at the lair- instead of just… chips from a busted vending machine”. Bunny hesitated, letting her ears go as she thought.

She doesn’t know these boys, but… they’re not human. They wouldn’t�� hurt her, right? The other reptiles she interacted with could be a bit… rowdy, and she almost got eaten a few times. Do turtles eat meat?

Well… they seem like they have ways of getting their own food.

Slowly, she nodded in agreement. Raph and Mikey cheered, hollering about having a new friend.

“We gotta get back soon, anyway. Come on,” Leo said. The turtles stood, and Bunny followed.

“Where you live,” Bunny asked after a little bit. Leo stopped in front of a manhole, lifting it easily with his sword. He grinned as the brothers hopped into the sewer.

“Home sweet home,” he joked, hopping in after the others. They looked up to see her climbing down. They immediately looked away, quickly learning she has no kind of clothing on. No one was willing to look at her for a solid ten minutes, as they walked to the lair.

“We’re home,” Raph called. “And we brought a friend,” Mikey finished, grinning slightly. Splinter’s ears rose at that, and he hopped out of his chair. He eyed the rabbit currently cowering behind Leonardo, taking in her dirty fur and malnourished appearance. The boys grew more nervous, the longer Splinter went without saying anything. He grunted softly.

“Uuuh… her name’s Bunny, and she was… hiding out in the park we were in. She had nowhere to go,” Leo explained. “We couldn’t just… leave her up there, Pop”. All four boys gave him nervous grins and puppy eyes, hoping he’d approve of their good intentions. Splinter sighed slightly, but the boys could see a small smile on his face. Internally, they all cheered.

“Alright, alright. As long as she doesn’t cause any more trouble than you four already do, she’s welcome”. He went back to his chair.

“Do we still have that old blow-up mattress? If so, get it for her. Don’t care where you put it”. They led her away from their dad, once he settled in his chair again. Raph grinned.

“He likes you”. Bunny didn’t know if the cranky rat could like ANYTHING, but she didn’t say that. They got to work pulling out the air mattress, and blew it up for her. They ended up putting her in an old storage room, after clearing it out a bit for her to have room. While Raph and Leo set up the mattress, Mikey went to go find spare pillows and a blanket for her.

“We’ll get you really settled tomorrow,” Raph said as she sat on the mattress. “We’ll wake ya up for breakfast, and let you get cleaned up. Sound good?” She nodded, taking the pillows and blanket from Mikey.

“Bathroom’s down the hall on the right, and knock on one of our doors if you need us,” Leo added as the turtles began filing out. “See ya in the morning”. She let out a small “goodnight”, and Leo shut the door behind him.

The boys walked to their game room, flopping onto their couch. Leo ran a hand over his skull, breaking the silence after a moment.

“Man… she looked bad,” he finally said. The brothers mumbled their agreement, faces falling slightly.

“We should… also think about asking April to get some kinda clothes for her,” Donnie offered, coughing slightly. Leo grimaced, feeling his face flush.

“Yeah that… would be a good idea”. That seemed to make Mikey realize something.

“Dudes…. We’re, like… actually living with a girl”. The boys were silent for a beat, the gears turning in their heads. All four of them slapped their hands to their foreheads in shock. April was one thing- they don’t LIVE with her. They’re actually LIVING with a girl, now.

“... Okay don’t make it weird,” Donnie said, when no one else tried saying anything. “She needs help, and we’re gonna help her. Don’t be nasty about it”. The other three gave their agreements, giving a look to each other.

“It is gonna be weird, though,” Mikey said. “We haven’t had someone new actually staying here like… ever. We gotta get used to a new roommate”. All the boys could admit that the idea was exciting, though. They loved April to bits, but having a new friend? A new mutant friend, at that? It was cool as hell.

“No more leaving your magazines out, Leo”. “Shut UP, Donnie!”

[waterstar2016]

Anon Request

To the anon that sent this. I’m a dork. Somehow I deleted your original request :(. You were the one that wanted to have something about Raph coming across printed texts that he and a girl had been sending back and forth. I’m SO sorry!

I LOVED this idea, and I mean LOVED it. I totally took artistic license with and made a short story. I couldn't help myself! The words just literally flowed on the page.

Anyways, I hope you like this. I had so much fun writing this one, I can’t even start to explain it.

Raphael was out wandering the city streets, alone. A passerby gave him a wide berth and he slouches lower, pulling the collar of his trenchcoat up higher. He crosses the street and ducks further into the shadows to avoid giving another jogger nightmares. Mumbling to himself he says “That’s what ya do Raph, ya make people run the other way.”

Kicking a rock and then cringing when the sound of something breaking could be heard, Raphael looked around to make sure it had gone unnoticed. Sighing he rolled his shoulders and continued his path. He had no destination in mind, no goal to achieve. Unless he happened to stumble upon some foot. Foot he could handle. His mind sank further into darkness as he continued his journey nowhere.

His phone vibrates. Checking the screen he reads

“Heya Red, just letting you know I’m thinking about you. Haven’t seen you around April’s much lately.”

A smile cracks his face and a warm feeling reaches his heart. The melancholy he was feeling earlier had all but vanished when he realized it was her. Eagerly he opens his voice to text application, as his fingers were just too large to type.

“Hey yourself, Tiger. Nice to know I’m on your mind. It’s late, you’re still up?”

Raphael holds the phone, anticipating her response. He feels the buzz and his screen lights up.

“I pulled extra hours, again, so the boss let me have tomorrow off. I was wondering if you wanted to come over? Maybe watch a movie?”

Pulling the phone away and blinking, he re-read the text. She wanted him to come over? Sure they got along great at April’s and she would ask when he was coming by again, but this was the first time she had initiated something between just the two of them.

Swallowing he spoke into the speaker.

“Sure Tiger, I can do that. I’ll be there in a bit.”

He hit send.

Almost immediately his phone vibrated.

“Great! I’ll leave my balcony door unlocked.”

Raphael’s heart rate increased and he turned around. Ducking into the next alley, he scaled the building. He would be able to move faster upon the rooftops.

As he was moving he thought about the first time they met. He had gone to visit April for a chat. As usual, he had just walked through the balcony door. “April, sweetheart? Sorry ta barge in ya like this but do ya have a minute?” But, instead of April, she had entered the living room. Her eyes went round and she clutched the bowl of popcorn tighter to her chest. “Um, April? There’s a REALLY big turtle here to see you.” April had come running out.

After introductions were made Raph had sputtered out “You ain’t scared of me?” She looked up at him and smiled “Well when I first saw you I wanted to yell...” At his look, she explained “Come on dude, your HUGE! But I heard you call April a sweetheart.” She paused looking at her friend. “Besides, April wasn’t afraid, so, why should I be?” At her response, Raphael had felt a weight on his shoulders lift. She wasn’t scared of him.

He found out that she had moved into the apartment across from April’s. After meeting at work, the two women had become fast friends. Raphael had then started visiting April more, in hopes that she would be there. April caught on quickly and told him she had given her his number. The first time she’d texted him, he dropped his phone.

Over the last couple of months, they had become friends. They would sometimes spend hours texting back and forth. He’d even gotten sent to the Ha-shi for it a few times because he missed a meditation session. It was worth it.

Raphael grumbled. He’d been avoiding her lately. He was afraid. He was falling for her and he didn’t want to. Sure she was nice, sure she didn’t flinch if he accidentally touched her, and sure she smiled and her eyes lit up when she saw him, but that didn’t mean she liked him as more than a friend.

She was the reason he was walking the streets more lately. Seeing the people he would occasionally run into tuck their tail between their legs and hightail it out of his way only confirmed his self-depreciating image.

The sound of glass shattering and scream pulls him out of his reverie. He stopped and heads towards the sound.

There were a group of men who had surrounded an older lady trying to get into her car. Her groceries were spilled all over the pavement. The sound glass shattering he’d heard was a crowbar being smashed into the windows. He jumps down and his hand snatched out and grabbed the crowbar, preventing the thug from smashing another one. Raphael snarled “You guys had better scram, or you’re gonna end up tomorrow’s trash.”

Dumb fools. They tried to take him. Smiling, he made quick work of the group of them. Dusting his hands off, he helped the old lady pick up the groceries. Raph had then given her the address to a local body shop. “Um, Mam? If ya go here and tell them Raphael sent ya, there will be no charge.” He and his brothers kept a tab going with a local mechanic that April knew and trusted.

The woman looked up at him with tears in her eyes. “Thank you young man. I’m not sure what I would have done if you hadn’t come along.” She paused and scanned his frame, “Why, you’re a big one aren’t you!” Raphael pulled his hat down further. “Yes’m.” Standing on her tiptoes she reached up and patted his shoulder. “You just come to 694 Evergreen Terrace tomorrow night. I’ll have a plate of brownies waiting for you on the porch.” Raphael grinned. He loved brownies. “Thanks, Mam, I’ll do that. You get yourself home safe now.”

Looking down at his phone he saw how late it was. Groaning he wondered if it was too late to see her. Shaking his head he swore, “Fuck it.” He had to see if she was still up.

Arriving at her apartment he slid open the balcony door. Squeezing through and walking around the plant stand he looked over the top of the couch. Her eyes were closed. Her arm was draped over her forehead and hanging off the armrest and her leg had slid off the couch. She was beautiful. Carefully he draped the blanket that was on the back of the couch over top of her sleeping form.

He pulled a pencil and a notepad out of his pocket and scrawled a note apologizing for his lateness and promised to bring her brownies tomorrow night. Just as he was about to turn and leave he noticed a red binder on the floor beside the couch, it looked like she had dropped it.

Picking it up a page had come loose and fallen out. He reached to grab it and noticed what she was reading. Somehow, the words looked familiar. Scanning the pages he realized that they were printed pages of the texts they had sent back and forth. His heart leaped into his throat. What could this mean? Did she really like him?

Without realizing it he had slowly walked over to her dining room table and started reading in earnest.

“Hey, I hope you’re going to be at April’s tonight Red.”

“Sure, Tiger, I can stop by.”

“Perfect, can’t wait.”

-and-

“Heya Tiger, I saw a sunflower today and for some reason it made me think of you.”

Raphael chuckled. He remembered sending that one. He also remembered wishing that there was an un-send button. He read her response to that text and smiled.

“Aw, thank you Raphael, you just made my day!”

-and-

“Hey Raph, I just wanted to thank you for the chat last night, you really helped me work out some stuff that I was dealing with in my head. I’m grateful that you’re in my life.”

Raphael put his head in his hands. She had actually printed out all their texts like they meant something to her. He was a monster. Why would she do something like this? Closing his eyes tight he grits his teeth.

A hand rests on his shoulder. His eyes open and he can’t breathe. “Shit.” He hears her giggle. “Heya Red. Glad you made it.” Looking up at her he grins at her sleepy-eyed form. “Uh, yeah. Sorry, Tiger, I got tied up with helping an old lady get out of some trouble.” She smiled and squeezed his shoulder. “That’s great Raph, this world needs more people like you and your brothers.” He shifts so he’s facing her. “Sorry for waking you.”

She reaches up and rubs her eyes and stretches. “O Raph, I’ve had my watch set to buzz every 30 minutes or so. I really wanted to see you tonight.” She then looks down at the table and see’s what he was reading and she blushes. “I see you’ve found my book.”

Raphael stutters “Yeah, I guess I did, I didn’t mean to pry, a page had fallen out and I saw it, and then I couldn’t help…” Still blushing she laughed “O, Raph, I’m actually kind of glad you did see it. Now you know that I like you. Raph stared at her in open-mouthed amazement. “You, you like me?!

She cocked her head “Yes, I do. It crept on me, you know...” Pausing to play with a plant leaf beside her she continued “I sorta figured out that you liked me a while ago, and it made me wonder about what it would be like to date you.” Turning her attention back to him she said “So, I re-read all of the texts we had sent each other and they made me feel so good. I printed them because I wanted to have that. No one has made me feel as good as you have Raph.”

Raphael stood up and looked down at her. He was still in shock. She actually liked him? “Are you sure you’re not just really tired, Tiger? I’m a monster.” Shaking her head she closed the distance between them. “No, you’re not. You’re wonderful.”

Standing up on her tiptoes she slid her hand along his cheek and he felt himself shiver at her touch. Still nervous and afraid he slowly put his arms around her waist and gently pulled her into him. Leaning her head into his plastron she sighed. “So Raph, how about that movie? Now I want to see what it would be like to cuddle with you.” He threw his head back and laughed. “You got it Tiger” Pulling away slightly and looking into her eyes he whispered,  “But first…” He cupped her cheeks with his hands and leaning down Raphael lightly kissed her lips.

It was heaven.

End.

[chameleonsss]

Hey sunshine! For the Send Me A Show thing: TMNT 2012 AND the Movies! (2014/2016)

Aaaaaaa thank you for sending something!!

Tmnt 2012

Favorite male character: Donatello! I swear this boy does not get enough credit. He tends to his brothers’ wounds, fixes everything in the lair, builds awesome new weapons and stuff for the team, discovered how to create retro mutagen, etc. and all he gets most of the time is “try harder.” I’m livid. Also he’s the cutest fucking nerd I’ve ever seen so that’s a plus.

Favorite female character: Karai. This poor baby Deserves Better™. She’s been through so much shit. Shredder fucked her over from the start. Despite her past, she manages to be the Koolest Kunoichi™, have the best comebacks, and keep her makeup on point like h o w

My otp: RAMONA. ALL DAY EVERY DAY. 

My notp: I don’t think I have one… maaaaaybe raphril? Just because they don’t have much of a connection in this series so it’s hard for me to imagine them together.

My other ships: Apritello, capril don’t kill me, shinirai, leorai, renetangelo is that their ship name?, kunoichi squared

My least favorite character: Casey Jones. Not because I don’t like Casey, I LOVE Casey! It’s just that he was notttt used to his full potential in this series. Like he was just the dumb hockey idiot that acted on impulse and created tons more problems. He hardly had any character development at all. And where is he for all the huge fights the turtles have? We haven’t seen him much at all since the beginning of season 4. What, is he on vacation? I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY COCKY TRASH SON!!!

My favorite season/episode: Season 2! Back in the good ol’ days where the turtles were still pretty innocent. There were just a variety of different adventures they took on that made it fun to watch and they could still have fun and joke around in the middle of it.

Who I would date off the show: Donnie. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PRECIOUS BOY.

Tmnt 2014/2016

Favorite male character: Raphael. He’s so passionate and caring and sEXYY. And those muscles and that voice aaaaa 😍😍😍 

Favorite female character: April! My girl is running around the city chasing what she believes in! She always got the turtles’ backs and is the Real One™.

My otp: Raphril! I know it’s ironic, but in this series, they interact a ton more and have so much more chemistry. They’d be so cute together!

My notp: Hmmmmm I don’t think I have one?

My other ships: Capril…. uhhhhh…… I don’t have nearly as many ships for this series 😂

My least favorite character: I don’t think I have any! I honestly love all the characters in this series, they’re all so awesome!

My favorite season/episode:  I guess I’ll say my favorite movie… probably the second one. The introduction of Bebop and Rocksteady was just too amazing. They’re so hilarious! I also like Casey in the movies much better than I like him in the 2012 series. Actually, he’s pretty different than any other Casey, but I ended up liking him a lot more than I thought I would!

Who I would date off the show: Raph. I feel like he’d be so sweet. 

[harryshmjr]

02x03

how do i even begin talking about this episode? i’m still in tears. i started crying at the very beginning and i only had small breaks during the episode? this was such a beautiful episode, it hurt so much... i’ll never be okay

parabatai flashbacks - starting with young alec who sucked at archery and young jace being little shit but also already helping alec to be more confident. because he knew alec could do it then as teenagers and alec thinking he might feel something for jace and not wanting to go through with the ceremony. but he knew, deep down, that jace will always be his brother and that was the only thing that mattered

young isabelle already being a badass but also an amazing sister? ‘one day somebody's gonna love you, heart and soul’ this was so important and now alec has found this person

man, where do i start with magnus? who, as always, was my everything firstly, trying to do anything to save the love of his life. there’s no point in pretending that magnus doesn’t love alec, he tried The True Love Kiss and my heart broke into million pieces. he cares for alec so deeply and not being able to help him? he even risked using angry magic on raj (poor raj but he shouldn’t have tested magnus seriously) and that tear on magnus’ cheek when alec woke up? magnus crying was just... too much for me but i’m so glad he got a chance to tell jocelyn off. i understand that she’s a victim as well but she fucked up so much and created so many problems on her way

‘come back, come back. please come back’ i have so many things to say about this quote. but it’ll never be enough. magnus feeling this powerless and vulnerable broke me. he loves alec so much and alec was slipping away. he tried, he used so much of his magic and nothing worked...

jace... wow, jace was really... i’ve never really been a fan of jace because in s1 it was usually about clary. but all those moments with the lightwoods were always appreciated. but this episode? that was on another level. he barely escaped from his abuser, almost drowned, got accused of killing someone, got chased and almost killed because of this... and he did all of this to get to alec and help him in whatever way he could. he knew alec needed him and nothing else mattered

jace saying the words of parabatai oath left me sobbing hard and when alec finally woke up and finished them? i was gone i know saying ‘it was done beautifully’ will never be enough because really, this WAS on another level. that scene was perfect and dominic’s acting was a++++++

now i can say officially that maia is my queen (i’ve been saying this forever but now i officially know i was right about her) her introduction was so casual and so very... maia. her conversation with jace and dragging shadowhunters... iconic but then when she wanted to avenge her friend (girlfriend)? even more iconic. i know it wasn’t jace but she had no reason to trust him

ALSO WEREWOLF TRANSFORMATION ALISHA IS AMAZING? acting a+++++

luke as a pack leader is my everything ‘i said stand down’. he was so calm but flushed his werewolf eyes. this was so powerful

isabelle my queen. we didn’t see much of her but all of her scenes were amazing she’s been doing everything to save her brother, making a deal with victor wasn’t a good idea but it was the only possibility and the way she saved jace from the wolf? WOW i’ll be always heart eyes emoji about her skills, izzy is such a great shadowhunter

i’m glad clary wasn’t a big part of this episode, it really wasn’t about her. but because of that she got a chance to show that she’s a good friend she was supporting izzy, even if she couldn’t do much. but izzy needed her words and knowing that clary is by her side definitely made her believe in herself more and then helping simon track his mother (not really a fan of that kiss at the end tho)

simon with his mother definitely broke my heart. she is so worried and there’s not much that simon can do. telling her the truth? i’m afraid it’s not going to end well

last but not least, raphael pretending to be simon’s band manager? only a legend i mean, i know it looks like he’s just trying to threaten simon but i’d like to believe that he actually cares about simon a lot and he understands how it feels like when suddenly you’re a vampire but you still have an actual family that is not aware of this. raphael understands how much it hurts

[waterstar2016]

“Two Shades of Green” Part 5

Hello again. If you’ve been following. Thanks! Let me know what you think? I’d love to hear from you.

***TMNT is not mine. I’ve just created Immogene and a few other characters to play in the TMNT world.***

The door opens and four huge mutant turtles walk into the room. Immogene almost screams but then quickly chastised herself. These guys had saved her life last night and had helped April numerous times. Immogene found herself feeling grateful. Out of the corner of her eye, she looked at the one wearing red. He was the one that carried her. She chuckled on the inside. It looked like he could carry a lot more.

Raphael was looking at Immogene laying on the bed. Her hair was disheveled and she looked really pale. His eyes roam over the skin that he could see. He sees many bruises, a few minor cuts and a butterfly themed tattoo that wraps around her left collarbone and over her shoulder. He clenched his fist to calm the rage inside him. Now is not the time to lose it. He notices her shredded bloodstained jeans on the floor and makes a grab for his Sai that Donnie’s left for him on the table just inside the room.

Donnie had cleaned them for him. There were no traces of blood left and they gleamed in the rooms low light. Raphael found himself appreciating all of Donnie's geekiness. He rolls his shoulders. “Fuck.” He says to himself. He was gonna have to find some foot to kill. Immogene raises her head to look at them and he waits for the scream. He can see it coming, and he closes his eyes. He just couldn’t take it. He starts to turn to leave when he hears the last thing he was expecting.

Immogene takes a deep breath and says “Thank you, My name is Immogene, but you can call me Gen.”

Raphael’s eyes widen at the sound of her voice. He turns back around and for the first time, his eyes directly met hers. She had the biggest most beautiful dark green eyes he had ever seen. His mouth went dry.

Immogene found herself studying the guys. Despite the obvious physical differences the more she looked the more normal they seemed. She swiveled her eyes to the big guy and meets his gaze. She raises her eyebrows. ‘Did he just blush?’ The room is so quiet you could hear a pin drop. lmmogene looks to April and she nods, encouraging her to say something else. She clears her throat. “Um hey.., I just wanted to say thank you again for saving my ass back there”. She looks back to the one in red...”And for carrying me to safety”. The big guy responds by crossing his arms across his chest. Immogene suddenly finds herself admiring his features. His biceps pop a little and her eyes widen. She feels a shiver of attraction. He was a turtle, so it must be the drugs. He was huge, and could barely fit through the door.

The one in orange speaks.”Well sweet cheeks glad to see your awake, you gave us a scare, you have cool tattoos, you’re really pretty, O, and my names Michelangelo but please call me Mikey.” Mikey flips his Nunchaku around.

Immogene laughs at his enthusiasm and responds “Thanks for that Mikey, who are the rest of the guys?” Mikey replies. “The purple guy there with the Bo on his back is Donatello but you can call him Donnie, he’s like the brains, like super duper smart.” Donnie nods and blushes. Immogene realized he must be the one that had to patch her up. She had a recollection of a purple mask and the kindest hands. He also would have been the one to remove her clothing. Under the circumstances, she’d blush too. She meets Donatello’s gaze and smiles.

Mikey continues with the introductions. “The blue guy with the twin Katanas there is our fearless leader Leonardo but you can call him Leo.” Leonardo has amazing blue eyes and a captivating smile. Did he just wink at her? She swings her attention back to Mikey. He pauses and says “And that big hulking giant behind me twirling the really sharp Sai, ya gotta trust me on the word sharp, I cut myself last week when I was just looking.” Immogene laughs lightly. Mikey finishes with “Anyways red there is Raphael, who if he tells you it’s ok, you can call him Raph. He’s the teddy bear”. Immogene raises her eyebrows...teddybear? Then she hears Mikey add “If teddybears were incredibly violent.” Immogene gulps. She’d wondered how tall he was. She looks at him. She was good at guessing dimensions and pegged him to be 6’3 but probably closer to 6’4”.

Mikey smiles and Leonardo grasps his shoulder while shaking his head and says “Are you done with the introductions Mikey?” Mikey nods his head. Immogene thinks to herself ‘Wow more ninjas, the throwing stars kinda make sense now. These four don’t scare me though.’

Leonardo cautiously approaches the bed. He had known Immogene was beautiful, but seeing her up close was of a different nature. Her eyes, the colour was incredible. Her lips were soft and inviting. Leonardo gathers himself and starts talking to her. “We’re all glad we got to you in time... by the way you did a pretty damn good job of defending yourself until that bastard hit you with the star.” Immogene hears a low growl and a deep chuckle...she looks to where it’s coming from and figures it was Raphael.

Raphael’s eyes are shimmering with glee and he gruffs out “Yeah princess did some damage...but then I made them hit that wall really hard.” Raphael smacks his fist into his hand for effect. He then looks directly at Immogene and says “They should’na tried to mess with ya princess.” Leo turns his attention back to Immogene ”Anyways, we think it would be good for you stay here until you healed. We need to keep you away from the foot clan.” He pauses and then finishes with...”I wonder why they wanted to take you to Shredder?”

April speaks up, “Gen I know this is all overwhelming right now, but these guys are amazing...They’ve protected this city from the shadows for years.” She grasps Immogene’s shoulder and adds “I’ll fill you in later on the details I have been fuzzy on in the past.” Immogene smiles saying...“Thanks, April.”

Mikey pipes up again “O sweet cheeks it was totally awesome when you said his name reminded you of something in the kitchen...priceless! You really gotta stay.” Mikey looks at Immogene with pleading eyes.

Immogene looks at April. April smiles and nods eagerly. She then glances up to Raphael...and she finds her heart had started beating faster. Raphael looks her in the eyes and then quickly glances away. Immogene wonders if he doesn’t want her there and why should that bother her? She had a boyfriend...and Raphael was a mutant turtle, with beautiful sage green eyes, a killer smile and lots of muscles. Immogene lightly shakes her head to try and stop thinking about his muscles.

Immogene looks back to Leonardo. He’s waiting for an answer and she can see him tensing. She sighs and says in her head ‘Well, my life just got a whole lot more interesting.’ Immogene responds to Leonardo “Sure I’ll stay, Leo. I feel safe here.” She then looks at all four mutants in front of her and smiles. The guys proceed to get excited. Even Raphael grins.

Soon Immogene starts to feel her eyes getting heavy despite all the animated conversation going on around her. She grasps April’s hand and starts to snuggle into the sheets.

Donatello notices how tired Immogene is getting and interrupts them by saying that it was time for all of them to leave so Immogene could rest. Leonardo grasps her hand and gives it a squeeze and Immogene hears Raphael growling lightly. She wonders why he’s making that noise. Mikey approaches her and gently gives her a pat on the shoulder. Raphael just nods at her and stalks out of the room.

After the door closes Donatello rests his hands on the bed and leans down towards Immogene. “Gen, I’m going to give you something to make sure you sleep without dreaming, just to help the recovery process along.” Immogene is grateful. She didn’t want to dream right now. She looks up at Donatello and her eyes fill with tears. She whispered “Donnie, thank you.” Shyly, she leans into Donatello and kisses his cheek.

April curls up in the chair beside the bed. “Donnie, I think I’m just going to chill here for a bit. Casey will take me home later. I almost lost my best friend and I don’t want to leave yet.” Donatello smiles and gives April a hug. April finds herself tearing up and thanks, Donnie. April would make sure she thanked the others after Gen was sleeping. Hell, she’d even order 12 pizza’s if that’s what they wanted. April also knew she needed to tell her friend that she had gotten the four to keep an eye on her. Gen wouldn’t be mad for April looking out for her...but she would want to know.

To be continued...

@devilsnevercry1388