#anywags they are best friends to me

[cidandy]

i have had this thought in my head for so long & i finally drew it

THEY WOULD BE BESTIES

[inutaffy]

here we go again. SO. JUST. all leo has to go on about being the leader at first WAS THE CARTOONS HE WATCHED AND STUFF. THE 2K12 TURTLES HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE TOPSIDE WORLD UNTIL THEY WERE LIKE 15. so all leo ever KNEW about being leader was that they were independent and indomitable and clever and skilled and FEARLESS and just so so cool, and he looked at that and said “hey!!! i wanna be just like that!! i can be just like that!!!” AND ITS. ITS SO FUCKING. IT KILLS ME. IT GENUINELY HURTS ME.

and when splinter was all “time to choose a leader… wonder who it should be….” LEO OBVIOUSLY IS ALL “ME ME ME.” and the rest is history

bc dude idk if yoU UNDERSTAND BUT MAN. leo goes INTO BATTLE with the worst (best) lines man,,,, he is so dorky,,,, im not kidding i might just go back and watch a few eps tmr just to show you. bc he says some funny stuff that just!!! it makes you go oh hey!!!! thats a kid!!! just a little guy!!! BC HE IS!!!! HE IS A 15 YEAR OLD IMITATING HIS HEROES MAN. HE JUMPS INTO A FIGHT AND GOES “HALT VILLAIN!!!!” HE GOES “…wdym?? we’re heroes this is how heroes talk.” HE GOES “alright guys! prepare to dish out the mighty wrath of justice!” BC HE IS A KID. LORD HAVE MERCY. GET HIM A NINTENDO OR SOMETHING IDK

and then the goddamn kraang show up and splinter tells him to prepare to do whatever it takes, no whatever what they have to sacrifice, and it just. THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS THE START OF IT ALL. THAT’S WHEN HE STARTED LEADING TRAINING, AND TAKING THINGS A TOUCH MORE SERIOUSLY, BC NOW HE WAS STARTING TO SEE WHAT HE COULD LOOSE. THIS WASNT LIKE SPACE HEROES. IT WASNT A GAME. AND HE SAYS “maybe i shouldn’t be leading the team.?” AND HE SAYS “i dont think i’m cut out for this sensei..” AND HE SAYS “i failed. i’m a failure. i let the guys down.” AND JUST. JUST. OUGH. FLIPPING TABLES.

i say that the season 1 kraang almost invasion was the start of it all bc i dont think everything really sinks in until leo gets reality checked within an inch of his life by fuckinf shredder at the end of s2. that was AWFUL. that was so awful… god. ugh. like that CHANGED HIM right there that SCARED HIM. HE LITERALLY SAYS “i don’t think i’ll ever be the same again..” AND HE’S RIGHT. LEO REALLY TRULY ISNT THE SAME AFTER THAT. he’s still a dork, at his core he is still a moron of course but just, he KNOWS NOW. he knows the HORRORS and again, as leader, he has to be the one to make sure it never happens again bc thats just what he’s supposed to do thats what he’s been taught. and its just so awful bc he wanted to so badly and it wasnt what he expected at all,,, he just wanted to be a hero and go on adventures with his brothers he didnt know it would get so intense and so serious so quickly he didnt know he’d loose his dad and his planet and his friends and it makes his whole character so

anywags im going to sleep now. and i typed fhis without my glasses so ignore any outrageous typos its MOT MY FAULT

damn....... the price he paid huh