#i am normal about turtles

[funkyboxofinterests]

Sometimes Raph misses being small

[redkehlchen]

Look at all these turtles! 🐢

[tapakah0]

Pt. 10 | Pt. 12

[beannary]

@tangledinink BITING YOU BITING YOU BITING YOU IM SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS LITTLE BIRD BOY

[pixxelcatt]

Hey do you remember that episode where Raph got turned into a plant and then it was never brought up again??????

WELL I DO SO IM GONNA TALK ABOUT IT

So like there’s NO WAY he’s just completely normal after being literally turned into a pile of grass and drained of all his mutagen like ??????? I know Donnie fixed him, by apparently just putting it all back, but like what did he put it back into?? The pile of grass?? Raph is grass Finn confirmed /j

So anyway, I think he’s part plant now, whatever that means�� bro can grow plants magically maybe? Like the Sadida from Wakfu I think. (I haven’t watched that show in a hot second tho lol)

Also ! Photosynthesis.. (sort of shown in the very last comic lol) Turtles already like to bask in the sun, so maybe he just likes doing it more now I dunno- but ig living in the dark sewers might be a problem oops

Also I love like the idea that Raph and April can bond over not fully being what they thought, and how to cope with that. tho I forgot if they all knew she was part krang at the beginning of s3, it’s been a bit since I watched s2 sooo correct me if I’m wrong thx

I have more ideas, but those have comics I’m gonna draw for them :) so I’ll hold off for now

[awzominator]

Y’all I’m so in love with this fic you have no idea!! This is a sequel so if you have already read the first go do that Bc OH MY GOSHHHHHHH IT IS THE BEST 🙌🙌 Raph my beloved he is goin thru it and it so so good

@raphaelesbian killin it with incredible writing and also me Bc rip my emotions :3

[twigs-and-bees]

taking old pictures of my family/friends and making them turtles pt 1

[bagofthoughts]

wouldnt it be so silly if the robot didn't come in time and rapheal got his finger chopped off wouldnt that be so silly wouldn't that be-

[tmntthekitekid]

I love you character with three fans at most.

I always hyperfix characters that nobody gives two flying shits about.

[mall0w-rambles]

rambling AGAIN about mm!/tottmnt donnie (ep 10)

ok finally got to rewatch ep 10. definitely not a perfect episode now that i think about it, but i still like it. @lordchinnychin asked for my thoughts (tysm i appreciate it btw) so here we goooo

TOTTMNT EP 10 SPOILER ONWARDS‼️

at the start of the ep, donnie is already a little dismissive of wingnut's paranoia and doesn't take it too seriously. but donnie doesn't go too far. in fact, even at this point, he visibly wants to comfort wingnut. offering her food, giving suggestions, but he's definitely not directly talking to her about the problem just yet.

during the scene where they were surrounded by the alligator, wingnut started to panic even worse. however, donnie's responses were a bit harsher, which you can't fully blame him since he was starting to get stressed out.

also idk where to insert this, but i lowkey love the aussie jokes lol. and i kinda love that donnie still makes them even when they're literally surrounded by a wild animal. humor is one of his coping mechanisms, i guess.

at some point, both of them reach their limits to the point that wingnut even says that she would rather be a unmutated bat again. that statement seems to really hit donnie, possibly because he probably has the same thought too sometimes. i wouldn't be surprised if all the turtles had that insecurity at some point.

so that statement finally made donnie stop for a moment and just talk to wingnut head-on. he finally starts by acknowledging her feelings first. and i really like that he straight up admits he's not good when it comes to feelings. but when that isn't working out, donnie tries a different approach and tries to connect with wingnut through their shared interests.

honestly, the references already feel outdated, but i really do like the idea of the scene. sure, donnie isn't the best at connecting with feelings, but i really love that he still makes an effort to connect with her through his own donnie way; in a way that both of them understand and share because of their bond.

the moment they got surrounded by the alligator again, donnie tries a different approach to get through "demutated leatherhead." specifically, he does what he thinks his brothers would do in his position. but, erm, that doesn't work out. honestly, yeah it's very dumb for donnie to try to talk to a literal alligator lol. but the scene also pretty much signifies that donnie trying to act and think like someone else isn't the best answer.

also very interesting that the first time we see donnie visibly really REALLY panic in this episode is when he fell into the water and almost drowned. throughout the episode, he's been taking things pretty well, especially for a teenager. and he isn't even the older one between him and wingnut! but it's him who had to take charge. sometimes, he's probably the anchor for his brothers too.

of course in this children's cartoon, they solve the problem by working together and being yourself. the end hooray 🎉

but something that really really bothers me is whenever donnie mentions throughout the episode that he's "left-brained." So who's gonna tell him that being more left or right brained is just a myth? lol. it's been debunked years ago that your brain doesn't have a part that's more dominant.

but even with the inaccuracy, maybe that's intentional? cause i can't just believe it that a smart person like donnie wouldn't know the truth lol.

maybe donnie saying he's left brained more so pertains to the fact that he doesn't believe that he's also more right brained and more empathetic than he realizes. maybe because he's been labeled as the smart one for so long that he isn't exactly comfortable with that position. it's because of the label that it makes him think that he SHOULD ONLY be logical. what if he's purposefully limiting himself? when, in reality, he's a lot more emotional than he realizes. he just happens to be a bit more emotionally intelligent than his brothers. but i guess one of them just has to step up.

man, being the youngest (i think) but also the most mature might be the thing that fucks up the way he views himself. they assume donnie is the smart one, so they expect him to be the smart one all the time for every situation. and that takes quite a toll on donnie, so he tries to convince himself that he is only logical. my god, let this boy breathe!! i'm sure the others don't intentionally pressure donnie of course, but it still affects him nonetheless.

ok, so if ever tottmnt ever gets another season, i would love for a donnie episode where he starts to feel more confident about himself. not just confident about his smarts alone, but also his interests. i'm just realizing this as i write this, but they didn't mention donnie's interests that much in the show compared to the movie. well, i wanna hear about them again!! i wanna see him have fun and be happy!! i want donnie to realize he's not just the smart one, or that his worth is based on his intelligence, strength, or anything else. donnie is awesome for simply being donnie, and that's completely enough.

[wannabemasterofwindintraining]

I can't believe Lava The Lion from Lego Legends Of Chima is speciest this is so sad U_U

[snackugaki]

... the tactical!venus & jennika brainworm is beginning to reach my frontal lobe 

[grumpytheunicorn]

There is no straight way to explain myself here. I'm down bad.

[univemma]

Leo and Raph consistently being at odds with each other in every TMNT adaptation since 2007 vs Mutant Mayhem Leo telling Raph to "use your anger" oh im faint oh i need to lie down.

[fowlaroundtown]

Some more MAMNT concepts!!! This time Jenny and Slash!!! You can check out their sisters’ designs over in this post!!!

Bonus doodles:

[viridisvilla]

*comes back from the dead*

WHERE THE FUCK IS DRAKO-