#mikey doesn't remember the shit he does when hes high

[urfavslav]

various headcanons of tr characters !

when ran asks you to be his s/o he gifts you gloves. while u may not think anything of it other then his love languages being gift giving. he's asking you to be his forever. they're symbolism that while the gloves would protect your hands, he would protect you.

imagine giving senju one of those sanrio hats that have velcro at the bottom ,, so they stay on ,, yknow ,, but she is so thrilled. so she wears it 24/7

if you say or do something stupid, hanma won't let it go. period. it will become an inside joke, something he uses to see u laugh, also he will do that with things he's done too. use 'em as stories to cheer u up.

emma sano would be so aggressively caring ,, but in the cutest way ever. cutely aggressive texts urging you to drink some water, eat something and get rest before she rushes over to do it for you !

thinking about petshop trio ,, chifuyu and kazutora eventually push baji to get a piercing ,, he ends up getting an industrial ,, sbsjs. it shows when he pulls his hair up also, chifuyu has considered a nose piercing. he likes simple studs.

sanzu deals with mania and or hypomania. for him they can be really scary because he also uses drugs and that heightens how he feels and emotions during that time. he calls it 'madness episodes', after his episode is over (for him they last a while. anywhere from a week to almost 4 weeks) it takes a while to get him calm. even after it ends. haruchiyo craves being close to you, sharing your warmth and inhaling your scent. it calms his nerves like an anesthetic. please indulge him.

kakucho likes chocolate chip waffles. like he just doesn't like pancakes for some reason. you start to notice a pattern when he makes waffles in the morning on his days off. he only eats his choco chip ones. maybe strawberries on top.

when hanma wakes up (whenever his ass does) I think he has like leftover eyeliner smudged around his eyes ,, also playing playing his long fingers and tracing his tattoos ugh

shinichiro with an s/o who's slightly taller but their love language is physical affection. they give minimal acts of affection though. hand holding, hugs. etc. one of shins fav acts of affection is when his s/o ruffles his hair. he'll get all flustered with warm tinted cheeks, eyes squinted and a goofy smile on his face. he's so cute :(

if I saw south, I'd try n hang off his arm ,, I just think it would be funny I also think he's a fan of play fighting ,, i think he will ruffle tour hair and pick you up like a cat ,, by the scruff of ur hoodie

mikey's texts that may not make sense. the typing looks like 2007 scene tumblr, all lowercase with words shortened so bad it doesn't make sense and faces like [:(, XD, :p] his texts look like ; 'hiii bby !!! im almst ther jst wait a bit kay !!!! I promise u he's abt to jump on his bike and visit u, or calls where he's just about to fall asleep but tried his hardest to stay awake for you so he can heat ur voice ,, even though that makes him feel even calmer. it's gonna put him to sleep

koko has money, but like he has nice shit, he takes this nice, modded car, he goes around at night, driving to get a break from the bonten trio shit ,, playing around with his loud ass engine revving it up. then goes on his spotify premium with one of his favorite playlists

for stay home dates mitsuya sets up his record player to play old, classics and sway his partner around when they aren't feeling so good to cheer them up :(

sleeping/nap dates with mikey are a staple ! no matter if you're immersed on a book or your scholastic duties, or even cooking he will pull you for a nap.

sanzu plays around with tarot cards and gives readings when he's completely high or drunk. the other executives pay no mind to it, but when he sobers up and asks the execs what he said about the cards and goes 'yeah, that sounds just about right, but just this and that too." the execs look blown out of their mind and slightly scared that he remembers

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For the TMNT Ask Game!

Could you do #21, #29, and #33?

heck yeah, i can! <:D and thank you!!!

TMNT's 40th anniversary ask game!

21.) what is your favorite story arc?

i'm admittedly a major sucker for the turtles in space arc in s2 because i love triceratons--and especially traximus--if i haven't made that obvious already. i remember losing my mind as a teen when i saw a triceraton for the first time while that arc was airing, because it felt so specifically tailored to ME. i was a massive dinosaur kid, i borrowed dinosaur books from the library constantly, so now you're telling me we have talking dinosaur aliens??? i don't CARE if they're the bad guys, they're SO COOL??? did the writers do this FOR ME??? (they didn't). anyone who knows me also knows i have a tendency to latch onto secondary/minor characters (stares at the 10+ years i've spent writing for dol fma:brotherhood), so when traximus was introduced? bye. this is my favorite ally; the rest of you are great and all but i'm letting my bias win. remains true a decade later. triceratons aside, i also really appreciate it for just... opening up the world a lot more. it made it very, VERY clear that a lot more was out there than just new york. i like that.

29.) what is one headcanon that you have?

ooh, i've kind of been wanting to talk about this one 'publicly' (talked about it with jenn @plantdonutwrites in the past), but since i tend to be kind of on the shy side i usually get worried that i'll be annoying and chicken out of posting about it. >xD i'll use this as my excuse; thank you for enabling me. headcanon(s) on cursing/swearing! because for why! mikey self-proclaimed "good boy, UNLIKE RAPH". does not do a cuss. this is a headcanon shared with jenn since she writes for mikey in our rps. i do sometimes write him thinking cusses, though. such as "The damn thing could go invisible. Even if he had Donnie’s goggles on him, there’d be no body heat to track." in Pretend That I Never Left. might also internally monologue that he 'pissed something off' but won't verbally say it in those words. leo has sworn off cursing but definitely still curses sometimes. very much in line with his 1 and splinter's parenting, he considers cursing 'bad' and ergo doesn't partake in it... when he can help it. he usually has a strong mental filter running, but in times of high stress or high emotion, the filter will drop and he'll say "shit" instead of "shell" or exclaim "fuck!" without thinking. he also tends to drop the filter when alone with raph, because he knows raph won't judge him or think ill of him. also important to note he doesn't think lesser of raph for swearing; it's more of a self-monitoring/self-discipline... thing. if that makes sense. and raph knows this. they're chill. don does curse, but mostly uses it for comedic shock-value, casual moments, or as a bonding method with raph. don won't use curses in high stress or emotion moments like leo, he more does it in casual settings like playing video games or if dropping a swear will make a remark funnier because the swear was unexpected. his cursing is much more playful/humorous, or maybe kind of a way he 'bonds' with raph, like when they watch football together. i feel like he might also do it more around raph because it helps raph feel less like 'the bad kid'. since leo tends to hide or smother any cursing he does and kind of acts regretful afterward, and mikey just doesn't. raph cursing is regular vocabulary. attempts to censor himself around master splinter as a gesture of respect, but isn't always successful. fuck you.

33.) what is your favorite thing you've made for TMNT?

... kind of a toss up between Pretend That I Never Left and my enneagram series. not only did i work very, very hard on both things, but they were both contributions specifically focused on my interests. for the former: combining tmnt'03 with the world of horizon: zero dawn; and for the latter, analyzing the boys through the lens of the enneagram. PtINL gave me something to focus on during a really stressful time, and the enneagram is one of my favorite tools. i dunno. i put a lot of hours into both of those things, a lot of love, and i still enjoy looking back on them after all the time that's passed (even if it's not THAT much time). these two projects make me really happy. i'm proud of them. and i'm glad i took the time to let them exist, whether anyone else engages with them or not. i'm also very happy with how liáfsini is turning out, which is the realm that my OCs gwyn, ash and darach are from. i'm slowly fleshing it out, but seeing it become something real with a grounded culture, history, magic system, and ecosystem has been very exciting and satisfying. i'm really proud of it!!

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TOKYO REVENGERS RELATIONSHIP HEADCANNONS

All characters are part of it. Suggestive themes but nothing sexual

Also my first time doing this so sorry if its too long or messy

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HANMA

Convenience store dates

Very affectionate and touchy, both innocent and sexual no matter where you two are

The type of boyfriend that orders for you if you're shy or trying to get a salad when he knows damn well you want a burger

Play fighting all the time

Puts everything on high shelves to tease you

Playfully blows cigarette smoke in your face when you get serious on him suddenly

Protective boyfriend! Will fight a bitch if they talk shit about you

Unpopular belief, he doesn't get jealous easily. He knowe no one could pull you away from him

Loves to cuddle with you if it involves having his face between your breasts

Involves you in pranks on Kisaki

Makes sure you're not too close when he's fighting so you don't get hurt

MIKEY

Many bakery dates

Unlimited dorayaki supply along with sweet candy in your room for him

Cuddles that leads to 4 hour naps with him and don't plan on getting up anytime soon, he has a death grip on your waist

Constantly trying to impress you with his fighting skills

Clingy and whiny around you

Unfazed by the teasing his friends do since he loves you so much no one's input matter to him

Scared that one day you'll disappear or leave him

Super jealous! Hates how affectionate you are with anyone else and if you have siblings, he will fight them for your attention while whining

Has Draken take you two everywhere, even if it's sometimes for a date

SANZU

Very attentive and caring towards you

He is quiet and kinda distant but he always does small things to show he does love and care about you

Listens to every word you say, even if it's something he doesn't know or cares about

Makes time for you and buys you your favorite snack and drinks

Remembers small things about you from favorite color to all your habits you may or may not know of

Still wears his mask around you because he still feels insecure of his scars despite you telling him how you love them

Loves back hugs, giving and receiving

Will watch the romantic movies you love even though he hates them

KAZUTORA

Shy and insecure baby that you must protect at all times

Clingy and cuddly

A kissing bug!

Constantly worries you that you'll find someone better and leave him

Jealous baby. Please reassure him that you love him and only him

Tries to cook you food but burns it

3am rides on his bike

Staying up late to talk about your future cats you two will own together

Will throw hands with anyone who even looks at you

TAKEMICHI

Easily flustered and shy around you no matter how long you dated

Hold hands with him when you two walk together please! He is too shy to do it on his own

Help him study only to give up halfway on the math part, he won't understand even if you explain it a 100 times

Wants to hug and cuddly but is scared to initiate

A little dumb when it comes to flirting so please don't laugh at him, he will cry

Cry baby when you tell him you love him

Finds everything you do is cute

KISAKI

Believe it or not but he is not manipulative with you

Shy but is the one to initiate hand holding, hugs, kisses, and cuddles

Study dates

Loves to take you to book stores and gift each other books from your favorite genres as a date

Remember all the important dates and things about you

Loves listening to you rant about anything even though he pretends to be annoyed

Makes sure to keep you away from any and all gang activity

Gets jealous easily and will cling to you when no one is noticing

MITSUYA

Makes you clothes that is inspired by the things you like

Takes you to the park with hie sisters to play games with them

Cuddles during movies

Always reminds you to take care of yourself

Buys you flowers for every date or makes you something handmade that may or may not been made with his sisters

Will nurse you back to health when sick

Isn't the jealous type because he trusts you completely

Listens to you and helps you think things through if you need help

Picnic dates are a must

RAN

Randomly cooks for you

Naps together are a must no matter how if he just woke up before you came over

Home dates when Rindou is out

Loves kissing and holding you which may get sexual after a while

Loves taking walks around Roppongi to show you off

Definitely beat the shit out of someone for flirting with you with his baton

Buys you expensive gifts and takes you out to nice restaurants every other week

Has movie nights with you and Rindou

Pulls pranks on you because he finds your reactions cute

Pulls you into his lap if you're standing near him

KAKUCHO

Vert flustered from every 'i love you' and physical contact

Goes to Izana for relationship advice and gets teased by him from how clueless he is

Plays with your hands a lot and gives you knuckle kisses

Café dates

Bakes and cooks everything you like or want to try

Teaches you a few moves for self defense purpose

Gives you forehead kisses as a good morning and goodbye after picking and dropping you off at home

Baking together every weekend

CHIFUYU

Gives you little cute notes on drinks or snacks he buys you

Cheek and nose kisses are a must!

Is the big spoon because he loves holding you

Plays with your hair and tries to style it

Asks Baji tips on doing hair and Baji shows him by using you as a practice dummy

Manga café dates every Wednesdays

Uses his mangas as dating advice and date ideas

Geta flustered when his mom teases him about how cute you two are togther

DRAKEN

Lets you braid his hair

Refuses to bring you home due to all the sexual activity you would witness or hear

Piggyback rides when you can't keep up with him in crowded areas

Secretly loves when you cling to him

Forehead kisses

Calls you princess or babe

Helps you study but quickly gets annoyed when you don't pay attention or asks dumb questions

Barely ever gets jealous but does get pissed at Mikey when he gets too touchy and clingy to you

Protective as hell

Finds it cute when you wear his jackets since they are huge on you

Wins you plushies from claw machines

Big spoon all the way

Likes when you get flustered by his flirts and soft touches

IZANA

Behind closed doors, he is very cute with you

Very touchy, he can't keep his hands to himself

Teases you a lot and tickles you when you two are alone

Tells you about his fish and lets you feed it

Softly plays his guitar while you two are chilling in his apartment

Constantly needs your attention, he gets jealous over everything and forces your attention back onto him

Gets you matching custom made earrings like his since you told him how much you liked his

Gets bossy and calls you servant when he is in a horny mood

No one but Kakucho from Tenjiku is allowed to be alone with you

NAHOYA

Chaos constantly

He is a menace and nothing will change that so expect a loy of out of pocket plans and comments

Lots of ramen dates

Movie marathons with him and Souya

He pranks you and Souya constantly

Lets you play with his hair if you ask

Midnight bike rides

Likes to do random braids in your hair

Physical contact is his love language so expect it

Plays on his phone while you sleep on his chest

Play fights and tickle fights

BAJI

Definitely talks to his mom and peke j about you a lot

Do each other hair and gets competitive over who did better

Feed alley cats as a date

Video game nights

He talked you into setting a car on fire with him once

Back hugs and innocent shoulder kisses

Lays in your lap for naps

Tells you interesting facts about cats and his plans on opening a pet shop once day

Protective as hell and definitely sent someone to the hospital for cat calling you

Convenience store dates

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Part two will come.

[nerves-nebula]

2012 has so much room for character analysis. And analysis in general.

I watched it when It was coming out on tv and have been rewatching it for the past couple months very slowwwllllyyyy. Shshsbbdd

Anyway I'm just getting nna ramble my analysis in your direction.

Starting with Mikey! Par tof the reason people sorta cling to Mikey I think is cuz like, splinter sorta ignores him.

It's this sorta odd thing going on where we have scenes like splinter telling Donnie to act more like Mikey cuz he's thinking to much and it's impeding his abilities cuz he's overthinking. Which, is an attempt to address Donnie's anxiety albeit in not the best way but it sorta worked?

Which means splinter is acknowledging mikeys fighting prowess. And that Mikey not thinking to hard and just doing is a good skill to be able to execute.

But ALSO, we get a scene of when the boys first got their weapons, and splinter tells everyone why they're getting what weapon, and why they'll enjoy it. Except Mikey. Mikey just gets nunchucks. Which, is dead ass the hardest weapon to wield there so what the fuck dude?

And Mikey is, so fuckin smart. His brain just in Canon goes too fast for him to remember words and shit. He's so adhd frfr

But Leo is dead ass the golden child. Like, everyone asked to be leader, cuz they are teen boys, but splints chose Leo cuz "he asked for it" and then instills all his ideals in him! He's treated like he's the best at everything and is expected to be the best at everything AND to care for his brothers. And he can only feels like he doesn't really have a life. Which leads into the whole Leo develops a crush on his half sister while not knowing she's his half sister nonsense.

Donnie is just, he's the smart one. He's stressed all the time, but also a. Fucking simp who is never reprimanded by his dad for how he treats april, which he really should be! Having mindmap of every possible way an interaction could go with her is creepy! And literally stalking her!!!! Donnie's also the one who deals with Timothy and he gets in trouble for it with splints despite not even wanting to be dealing with it himself. It's a mess.

Raph has just, obvious anger issues. And splinter does not address them in a healthy way frequently. It's a lot of, "just breathe" and Raph is just: "I want to punch someone or something yesterday."

OH and splint sets his brothers shoot him with plungers while yelling at him and roah like, has a whole ass panic attack. That manifests aggressively cuz raphs anger oh so obviously comes from anxiety. But splinter like never picks up on that.

2012 splints treats the boys like students more then sons ALOT. But also cares about them enough to do shit like, break brain control cuz he didn't wanna kill them ✌️

I could probably word that better but I'm still a little high on laughing gas rn cuz I just had a dentist appointment.

yall be out here writing fandom dissertations & shit after going to the DENTIST yknow what I do after going to the dentist??? lay around in mild agony cause my sensitive ass teeth hurt...

anyway these are fun times.

i still cant get over the fact that i made my neglected turtles stay underground and never go out as a way to reflect my weird family isolation as a kid and then i watched the first ep of 2012 and it was like "yea they're fifteen and they've never left the sewers. they only know each other" and im LIKE!! WHAT!! THEY'VE LITERALLY ALMOST FINISHED PUBERTY AND THEY NEVER LEFT THEIR HOME???? THEY ONLY KNOW EACH OTHER????

i dont think the writers understand how fucked up that makes you and your relationships to people and its just like a part of the turtles story i guess???

LIKE THINKING ABOUT IT, I GET IT, and im sure thats how it is in a lot of tmnt iterations, but thats crazy. these boys would be so fucked up irl.

sorry for the ramble i just aint got much to say about ur analysis, cant say if i agree or not cause i aint even watched much 2012 lol.

[obsidiancreates]

Out Of The Shadows and Into The Neon (Part 4)

(I don't know how 5 year olds talk. When I was five I was a verbose little shit who talked like I was 10 and regularly blew adults away with my articulate nature so I can't even use myself as a reference. Apologies if it's unrealistic.)

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"Unc'a Casey Unc'a Casey!" Mikey runs as fast as his little 5 year old legs will carry him. "Did you bring my favorite?"

Casey Jr looks around the lair and, from the bottom of the pile of boxes, produces one small pizza. "Don't tell your dad," he whispers, passing the monstrosity of jelly beans, anchovies, cheese, garlic, and whatever else he could interpret from the child's messy handwritten note.

Mikey squeals happily and takes the box, and before Casey Jr can straighten back up from the crouch Mikey hops up and gives his uncle a kiss on the cheek. He runs away giggling, holding the box high above his head!

"Why does Mikey get extra?"

"Ah!" Casey startles, almost dropping the boxes as he whirls around and comes face-to-face (well, face to wall on his part and face to knee on the child's) with a wide-eyed Donnie Jr.

"Because his makes you guys sick, remember?" Casey says, setting the boxes on the kitchen counter. "You won't tell your dads I brought it, right?"

"Maaaaybe." Donnie grins, the gap from his recently lost tooth making the impish nature of the grin even more adorable. "Dad said I can't have any more soda today."

Casey Jr scans the kitchen and listens for any signs of being watched. He slinks over to the fridge and carefully opens it, pulling out a bottle of soda. He pours half of it into a cup with a lid, and keeps the other half in his hands. "You're as devious as your dad."

"Thank you!" Donnie chirps, both for the soda and the 'compliment'. He walks away happily sipping.

"I'm gonna tell."

Casey's shoulders slump. He turns around and, yes, there he is. Raph Jr stands behind him, arms crossed and frowning with narrowed eyes, every bit the tiny imitation of his father. Well, minus the spikes and the size.

"Okay, okay. What do you want now?"

"Mikey took my markers."

"How about I buy you some new ones for my next visit?"

"I want the big pack. With lots of colors!"

"The biggest one I can find."

The frown turns into a smile. "Thank you!"

When Raph leaves Casey finally turns to dish up the pizza-

And is met with Leo Jr on the countertop, a piece in his hand and a bite already taken out. He freezes, looking at his uncle with wide eyes.

"Don't tell your dad about my giving in to your brothers, and we're even," Casey whispers.

Leo nods seriously and finishes off his slice. He carefully hops down onto a stool, and then onto the floor, and runs away.

Casey sighs. Finally. He gets out the plates and-

"So, Mr Fun Uncle is keeping secrets!" Splinter walks over with a smug chuckle. "My silence does not come cheap."

"How about when I pick up Raph's markers, I get you some more hair ties?"

"And fabric softener!"

"Deal."

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"I don't know what your dad is talking about," Cass says, swirling the wine in her glass. "Five is more than old enough to begin training!"

"Dad says he doesn't want us growing up like weapons," Raph grumbles, kicking his toy truck. "But we're not babies!"

"You aren't. I remember when you were babies, it was adorable but disgusting! Here." Cass sets her glass aside. "Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello! Gather up!"

The other three tots come over, Mikey literally bouncing through the play room and Leo walking calmly but curiously as Donnie covers his head. Just in case.

"Your four are now official Brownie Clan members!" She slaps a stick onto each of their tiny round plastrons. The sticker is bigger than their fists. "Which means you are now officially allowed to begin training with me!"

"Um, aren't the Brownies girls?" Donnie picks at the sticker.

"Gender is a construct! Anyone can join our organization, as long as they understand that the world domination plans could be reinstated at any moment!"

"Wait, really?" Leo gapes at her. "But Daddy says-"

"I help fight bad guys, yes! But honestly if things keep going the way that are in politics I'm going to lose it, so."

All four tots nods solemnly, even though they have no clue what she means.

"Now, to the Brownie Clan Headquarters!"

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"Awww, that's nice." Raphie shows the note to his brothers. "Cass took the boys out to make some friends!"

Leon snatches the letter and reads it over himself, mouth pinched. "Our Cass? The one who treats Childhood Innocence like a battle opponent?"

"She's doing better!" Angelo scolds, grabbing the note to read himself. "Awww, she's even going to show them some education stuff! That's great, you know, I've been worrying about being able to teach them enough, even with Dee's lesson plans-"

"Give that to me now." Donald grabs it away and scans it. "Hmm. She didn't say where they're going."

"She wouldn't put them in danger, though, we know this." Raphie begins picking up the toys from around the playroom. "Besides! She left her wine here, so we know she's putting away the Wine Aunt persona for now!"

"Mmm, true..."

"Wait." Leon holds his arms out. "If she's not using the Wine Aunt persona right now, which one is she using? Because as far as I'm aware she's only got two, Wine Aunt and Badass Warrior."

"Not quite true, there's also-" Donald's face falls. "Oh god."

"What, what am I- oh. Oh, no." Angelo shakes his head.

"What? What's Raph missing?"

"Raphie, buddy. besides Aunt and Warrior, what else does Cass do in her free time?"

"Uh... run a baked goods business? ... Oh, oh, no, she wouldn't!"

His brothers all give him A Look.

"Okay, she totally would," he admits. He pulls out his phone. "April? Yeah, we're coming to pick you up in the tank. Yeah, we're pretty sure Cassandra took the boys to The Brownie Clan. Of course we're gonna scold her, that's why I called you! Tell Barry we're picking him up too just in case, we know how vicious those little girls can get."

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"Why are we in the beginner class?" Raph whines, sloppily copying Cass's movements as she goes through the katas.

"Because you're beginners!" Cass snaps without any fire, just Intense Aunt-ly Love. "Have you ever been a ninja, Raph?"

"We sneak snacks all the time," Mikey announces loudly. His brothers all stare in betrayal, and he laughs and tucks his head into his shell.

"And I'm proud of you for your skill in stealth," Cass says, "But this is different! A ninja is an assassin, a warrior of just as much ferocity and cunning as they are of stealth and precision! Once you master these skills, then you may begin adding in as much chaotic brute force as you wish!"

"I'm gonna be just like Dad," Raph declares, abandoning the katas to pretend to stab at enemies with imaginary sai. "I'm gonna be big and strong and smash every bad guy I see! And I'll be so good at it they'll never hit my brothers!"

"Well I'm gonna be the coolest ninja ever!" Mikey makes a commendable attempt at a high kick, still smiling even as he falls onto his butt. "I'm gonna do all the coolest flips and I'm gonna dance and fight at the same time because I'm just that good!"

"I'm gonna build stuff," Donnie declares, grinning. "Just like my dad! But I'm gonna build stuff like-like go-karts and um, and wings! I'm gonna make all of us cool wings!" He stops his forms to hold his arms around and run around the room in a circle, much to the annoyance (and for some, delight) of the newly-joined Brownie Scouts.

Mikey gasps, eyes wide and brimming with awe as he watches his brother. "Like my superhero I drew!"

"Yeah!"

"Well I'm gonna be the best ninja ever," Leo says firmly, slowly copying Cass's movements as precisely as he can. "I'm gonna get even better than Dad, so when he stops being a ninja like grandpa he knows everyone will be okay and we'll always be safe."

"All very admirable goals. The passion your four have reminds me of myself at your age," Cass sniffles, wiping some proud tears from her eyes. Then she stomps her foot. "But you won't be able to do any of that if you don't pay attention!"

Mikey squeaks and scrambles back into position. Donnie snaps his arms back to his side and hurries back into his spot, trying for a nervous smile at his aunt to get out of the Imagined Trouble. Raph rolls his little eyes, something he picked up from watch his dad and Leon, or sometimes Donald and, well, anyone. But mostly Leon. But he gets back into position too.

"You four have some of the finest warriors I've ever known in your family," Cass says in a softer voice. "But they became warriors like that through terrible trials. They're hoping you never have to say the same."

"But they beat the really bad guys," Donnie says, wobbling a little but managing to finish the movement. "And we met Hypno once, when Auntie April took us to the park! He's a dad now too!"

"Yeah! All he did the whole time was argue with the little worm guy about if they should get ice cream or not after!"

"He's still dangerous," Cass warns. "Yes, he's a big softie, but underestimating your opponent is always a mistake! You need to stay focused, serious, and always be aware of your-!"

"Hey Cass?" comes a drawling overly casual voice. Cass freezes up, a bead of sweat rolling down her temple.

"... Surroundings."

"I told you she wouldn't have them sparring!" Angelo runs over and scoops Mikey up. "Let me see you- quit squirming! If you keep squirming I'm handing you over to Dr. Tickles MD!"

"Not Dr Tickles!" Mikey wails like it's the world's worst fate.

"Cass," Leon drawls again, sauntering over as Brownie Initiates scramble out of the way. "What'd we say about training the boys?"

Cass's mouth remains shut tight as Leon gives her his most terrifying laid-back smile.

"Not until they're old enough to reach chapter books. Remember?"

"But that's not fair," Donnie pipes up as he's lifted up by his own dad. "I can read chapter books already! And-and Mikey might not be able to until he's old!"

"Hey!"

"You have dys- dysle-"

"Then you have to wait until you can pronounce 'dyslexia'," Donald decides, examining his son for any hint of actual contact training. "And you know Uncle Leon isn't being literal, he means around eight to ten years of age."

"But we wanna be ninjas now!" Raph whines, kicking and waving his arms in the start of a tantrum as Raphie scoops him up with one hand. "We're big kids, we wanna be ninjas! We can sneak around and-and I'm already way tougher than human kids my age!"

Leo looks up at his dad. "We wanna be like you," he says, eyes watering and lip wobbling. "You guys are heroes."

Leon looks down, and his expression softens. He kneels down and sighs. "I know, kiddo." He picks Leo up and puts him on his shoulder, nodding at April and Draxum to continue the lecture at Cass. April cracks her neck and Draxum puts on his best Protective Grandpa posture as they drag Cass to the corner of the classroom.

"Why can't we?" Leo asks, hugging his dad's head. "I wanna protect you. I get scared when you go fight."

"Hey, I know how it feels." Leon looks at his brothers as they carry their own sons to the Turtle Tank. "I still can't watch them go out to fights without me without having some scary thoughts. But you're just a kid, Leo."

"So were you. Papa said so."

"He wasn't actually training us back then, though. We didn't start taking it seriously until we were teens."

"I don't wanna wait that long!"

"You won't, trust me. But you'll still wait a little longer. Being a kid is good, Leo. Don't rush to grow up. You'll wish you'd been one longer once you grow up."

"... Fine." Leo leans against his dad's head. "But don't be mad at Auntie Cass."

"We're not mad. We're just reminding her."

"Auntie April isn't gonna kick her butt?"

"No, no she's not."

"And Papa Barry isn't gonna make her into goo?"

"Not on my watch."

"... Okay."

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Donnie sticks his tongue out as he draws.

"I know we should be training by now!" Raph grumps, eyes still puffy from his tantrum on the way home. "Dad is wrong!"

"But-but our dads know everything," Mikey says, sniffling a little himself. Once Raph had started scream-crying, Mikey had started crying, which had set Donnie off, which had overwhelmed Leo and set him off...

"Well, not this," Raph pouts.

"Ha!" Donnie sits up, proud of himself. "Look!"

His brothers gather around him and stare at the drawings in awe.

They're messy and wobbly and very much drawn by a child, but they're also clear enough: they're little diagrams of the katas Cass had shown them.

"You remember them?" Leo whispers, looking at his brother.

Donnie nods, eyes closed with pride. "I'm the smartest, so I remembered them!"

"But-but what if we get in trouble?" Mikey whispers, looking around.

"They won't know!" Donnie slaps the drawings. "We can hide these! Um- there!" Donnie slips the drawings in a small crack between the short bookshelf and the wall. "Now they're a secret!"

Raph looks at Leo. "You won't tell, right?" He leans closer to his brother. "You wanna be a ninja too."

Leo nods. "But we gotta be sneaky," he reminds them. "Only when our dads are gone! And-and when Papa is too! Both of them! And Auntie April! Just when Auntie Cass or Uncle Casey are here!"

"Unc'a," Mikey corrects. Raph rolls his eyes at him.

"Only you still say 'Unc'a'."

"It's cuter! You get away with more."

"Ooooh." Raph's eyes widen. "That's smart! You're the smart one now!"

"Yay!"

"Hey!"

Leo sneaks one of the drawings back out as his brothers wrestle.

Being a kid is fun.

So... imagine how much fun being a ninja kid will be!

[mulletmitsuya]

Bonten groupchat

Warnings: swearing, suggestive, mentions of drugs, dark humour

Takeomi: uhm

Takeomi: someone's porn is connected to the living room speakers

Takeomi: could they turn it off please

Takeomi: .....it's getting louder, guys please

Kaku: yeah guys I can hear it from here I didn't wanna say anything but😟

Sanzu: it's not me I only watch porn at night

Takeomi: didn't need to know that but thanks for the confirmation i guess

Kaku: it hasn't stopped

Mikey: sorry that was me, disconnecting now

Takeomi: ....oh, thanks

Kaku: Mikey what are you doing watching porn in the middle of the day, it's 12pm😕

Mikey: I'm a little high rn I wasn't paying attention didn't know it was day

Mikey: why are you all in my apartment anyways

Sanzu: Mikey-kun you don't need porn when I'm a room away 😋

Koko: you're shameless

Sanzu: don't talk to me about shameless

Koko: ??

Sanzu: why are you always starting smth with me? 😕

Sanzu: you always get hella mad when I retaliate

Rindou: guys..don't

Koko: oh please you're the one always bitching, then you get mad when they're consequences

Sanzu: not today Hajime

Sanzu: I'm not the one

Koko: what are you gonna do about it

Koko: go hangout with your other junkie friends idk just leave me alone

Sanzu: Koko has an only fans account

Sanzu: also, him and Inupi are seeing each other

Sanzu: he says he's doing work but they're actually fucking around

Ran: ONLY FANS???? KOKO??

Ran: DROP THE LINK

Takeomi: Inupi??? as in Seishu??

Sanzu: I know you're like 40, but try to keep up

Koko: you bitch

Koko: I'll kill you, Sanzu

Sanzu: square up gay boy

Sanzu: if you don't learn to silence yourself I'll send everyone the link

Kaku: I wish we could all get along

Sanzu: I don't get along with WHORES on high horses

Mikey: no fucking infighting

Mikey: I'm just trying to enjoy my trip in peace

Mikey: this is the first time I've felt anything other than numbing emptiness in years, don't ruin it

Kaku: Mikey maybe you should find another coping mechanism, that's idk, healthier?

Sanzu: Kaku, sometimes drugs are the only way, let him be

Ran: stop enabling him, he needs help💀

Sanzu: we should go kill people to let off some steam

Rindou: can we go back to Koko please???

Koko: no

Ran: send the link babygirl

Koko: get off my back

Koko: go pronounce someone else dead or something

Ran: why would you bring that up

Ran: how was i supposed to know he was alive

Koko: maybe check a pulse dumbass

Mikey: shut up stop talking

Mikey: if I concentrate hard enough I can try to remember what happiness use to feel like

Kaku: Mikey...

Takeomi: maybe we shouldn't be in each others presence

Takeomi: I think we all need a break from each other

Takeomi: that also means on the chat

Rindou: I don't object. bye

Ran: I still want the link 😕

Koko: I hate it here

Mikey: I hope the next breath I take will be the last

Mikey: bye

Ran: should we be worried

Rindou: nah he's fine

[sweet-seishu]

His Biggest Regret

Pairing: Hanma Shuji x Fem!Reader, slight mention of Mikey x Fem!Reader

Warnings: 18+ only, Smut (very brief, nothing to descriptive) angst, little to no comfort, cheating, I guess hanma is a little ooc, bad editing.

A/N: i was feeling angsty, and i was in my hanma feels. I think I want to write an alternate ending though. So I'll probably write an alternate ending

Alternate Ending

Hanma knew he fucked up. He knew he made a mistake, and he knew you'd never forgive him.

He can't even remember why he let that girl crawl onto his lap at the club, he doesn't remember why he brought her home, and doesn't remember why he let her touch him in a way only you were allowed.

The look on your face when you got home and walked into your shared bedroom? Now that, that he does remember. He remembers it so clearly he could tell you exactly how it looked.

First you walked in with a smile, the one that you always greeted him with when he got home. Then your face went into shock as you watched the girl bounce on his lap, your eyes meeting with his.

You then finally processed what was happening while Hanma pushed the girl off of him, trying to figure out what to say to you. The tears gathered so quickly in your eyes as the girl ran out of the room, you didn't even stop them from falling down your cheeks as you stared at Hanma.

God it was so clear to him, the hurt look on your face, the light in your eyes dimming.

And he was the one that had caused that.

Hanma didn't care much about people, didn't really give a shit about how anyone felt. But you? You were precious to him. He went above and beyond to make you happy, keep you safe.

He loved you with all his being, you were his one and only, the woman he wanted by his side for the rest of his life. The only woman who was able to match his energy, or put him in his place.

But he fucked it up.

Now he sits in the apartment you two had once shared, alone. All your stuff was cleared out as you left to move in with a friend. It just didn't feel like home anymore.

He really missed your touches, missed your laughter as you watched stupid shows, the way you cuddled into him when you felt cold, the way you always traced the tattoos on his hands.

Fuck he just missed everything about you.

Why did he go and fuck it up?

His thoughts always went to you. What were you doing? Were you seeing anyone else? Did you miss him as much as he missed you?

On this particular night, his thoughts went to intimacy you used to share, the intimacy he craved from you.

"My beautiful girl, always feel so good f'me" Hanma groaned as his hips rolled against yours slowly.

Normally Hanma was rough, pounding into you until you were a drooling, sobbing mess. Completely fucked dumb.

But tonight, it was slow, sweet loving. One of the rare nights where Hanma craved soft intimacy, just needing to be close to you.

"Shuji fuck-" You moaned, your high quickly approaching. "So close, gonna cum Shu-"

"Go on doll, I'm right there, let's cum together okay?"

Your grip on his hands tightened as his hips picked up the pace. A few more thrusts and both of you reached your highs, moaning eachothers names as Hanma helped you both ride them out.

His forehead met yours, and you smiled up at him before attaching your lips to his in a sweet kiss.

"I love you Shuji." You whispered, your eyes reflecting that love right onto Hanma.

"I love you to y/n. And I'll love you forever." He said before kissing you again.

Hanma groaned, his head in his hair as he pulled at it in frustration.

He was so stupid.

How could he hurt you like that? How could he have ever done that to you?

As he sat there, he realized there was a lot of things he didn't notice. The way you always had the apartment smelling like teakwood, the tea that was always ready for him in the mornings, the pictures were crooked, and there were no baked goods on the table like normal.

He even came to notice the whole place just seemed dark. Your bright spirit no longer around to lighten it up.

He couldn't help but look at the picture on the table. The one that you took of the two of you when you first started seeing eachother.

He knew that day that you were the one for him. No one has ever made him feel the way you did, you were the only person he was ever soft around, the only person who saw Hanma for who he really was.

He thought of your last words to him, words he didn't ever want to hear leave your lips, but he knew he deserved.

"Y/n, please let me just-"

"How could you?" You sobbed. "Shuji.. why?"

"It didn't mean anything baby please-" Hanma was sweating, shaking, hell he was near tears, and he was never one to cry.

He didn't know what to do.

"Was I-" You hiccuped. "Was I not enough, are you not happ-"

"Baby you're more than enough, you're everything to me please-" He went to grab you, to hold you, but you moved away.

"Then why would you do this?" You asked quietly. "Why?!"

"I don't-" Hanma paused. He didn't know why. "I don't know I-"

"I'm done." You said again. "How can you not know Shuji." You walked away, grabbing your purse and a jacket before walking to the door.

"Y/n please!" Hanma yelled. He couldn't let you slip away. He couldn't. "We can work through this just please don't go. We can-"

"I can't." You stated. "I'm never going to look past this. I can't look past this." You looked to him, his eyes full of regret, pleading for you to stay. "I'm done with you Shuji. I don't want to see you again."

Hanma only laughed at himself as he felt tears fall down his cheeks. He couldn't blame you, hell he didn't even want to look at himself anymore.

"You are a fucking idiot." He said to himself, going to grab a cigarette. When he saw that there was no more in the pack, he groaned.

But he guessed this was a good enough reason to get out of the apartment.

He grabbed his coat, slipping on his his shoes before heading out into the chilly weather.

He was surprised to see how dark it was outside. How long did he mope for today? He doesn't even remember what time he got up.

As he walked to the convenience store down the street, he heard a voice, a voice that made him stop in his tracks.

It was yours.

He immediately started looking around for you, just needing to see you, hopefully even maybe get to talk you. A small smile formed on his face when he saw you on the other side of the street, a hand in the air as you waved in his direction.

Were you waving at him?

As he looked at you, he noticed how much more beautiful you've gotten. It's only been a few months since you had left, but something about you had changed. He raised his hand to wave back, about to make his way over to you when someone ran past him, straight to you.

He choked on the air as he saw Mikey wrap his arms around you. Your laugh could be heard so clearly as you hugged him back before pulling back a bit.

Only to plant your lips onto his.

Hanma felt his whole heart shatter. He couldn't move, he was completely frozen in place.

Mikey. You were seeing Mikey. Hanma couldn't even comprehend what was happening. A guy that Hanma just couldn't beat had you in his arms.

He winced, actually winced as you smiled at Mikey. That was the smile you would give him, a smile that could brighten anyone's day. He wanted to scream as Mikey placed his hand on your waist, slowly leading you away.

That should be him. He should be making you smile and laugh, not Mikey.

His breath caught in his throat when you looked back, eyes falling onto Hanma who just stared at you. Mikey had said something, pulling your focus away, and you smiled at him again, letting him know you were okay.

Hanma watched till you were out of sight, a heavy feeling in his chest as he thought about the biggest regret in his life.

Hanma Shuji has done a lot of fucked up shit, not that he really cared about it, nor did he regret all the stupid things he did.

But hurting you? Losing you?

That will always be his biggest regret.

[dynamightsfave]

sano manjiro - superheroes

i asked mikey about his jacket once.

"what's the deal with keeping it over your shoulders?" i said.

because let's be honest, it doesn't make sense. it's not secured, it doesn't bring you warmth, and the wind is constantly blowing against it, so it's a wonder how it hadn't blown away yet. especially with all the sudden jolts and turns he did.

and i thought the answer would be somehow fuckboyish, or stupid in a mikey way. something like "because it looks cool, and i'm the coolest person here,". but he just scrunched his nose at me, that fucking playful smile of his daring me to kiss it off.

it seemed to always do that, even after i'd kissed it enough to numb our lips. scorching breaths against one another, and still craving for more. eyes void of color, full of emotion. devotion, adoration, love. i was the only thing that mattered, toman and japan domination be damned. on top of this world, he'd put me there. on top of his world. and the view was incredible.

but anyways, he actually answered me.

"i can't believe you don't know, pretty," that carefree innocent tone nothing but a façade told me in mock hurt, "oh come on, you have to know, remember," his smile turned into a pout, challenge still holding up, more so as his arms caged me and his face leaned in close, "ah fine, i'll tell ya. but you owe me kisses and dorayakis. it's for you, pretty. just like when we were kids, playing superheroes. i was yours, i'd save you from the dragons, the bad people and anything that got to you. i wore a cape," his voice faded as the sentences flowed, red gradually blooming on his cheeks.

they were hot when my hands lay on them to squish them, doing my best to stifle the giggles that just begged to come out. i finally surrendered to the challenge, pecking his lips a couple times.

"ah yes. how could i forget," i giggled "my hero. supermikey"

he puffed out his chest, the proud smile back on his lips, rejuvenated with the use of those simple words. but he didn't need anything else. mikey had never needed big words to feel like he was amazing. the little shit already knew he was incredible, he didn't need to be told. although he did like to hear it.

"mhm. here to save the day," his arms pushed me against him again, smushing me so he nuzzled his face against my neck "i'll always protect you" came his promise, soft nibbling on my skin following.

smiling to myself, i let my hand travel through his locks, sinking in the moment. i had nothing to fear. strong arms circled me, a promise to never be hurt, and the boy that had let me hold his heart. blissful teenage love. a dream turned reality, and a silent prayer not to wake up.

slight angst below the cut (and slight manga spoilers)

but that was two years ago.

promises break, did you know that? i did, but i never expected his to do so. the fall from the top of the world is high, and the crash against the ground hurts like no fight injury does. especially if your heart is crushed.

he still wore his jacket over his shoulders, but supermikey was no more. we were going to war, and his eyes, now void of love and secret oaths, void of all emotion, dug directly at me.

and i felt like i deserved it. how didn't i see it? i was so blind. all this time, ever since we were little, it wasn't me who needed a superhero.

it was him.

[loneworldgazer]

boo boos

about: where bonten gets patched up by you.. eh except for a minoorrr error

a/n: i hate writing bonten because it's so damn cliche and "you're the only one i love" type of bs but it's addicting🔫🔫

warnings: mentions of blood and violence, chapter 189-206 spoilers‼️‼️, kissing in kakucho's part

tag tag: @rindousarus, @lucylikesbluehairedmen

(lucy idk who you like in bonten but here you go😭😭)

sanzu

obviously sanzu is the type to be careless and he sometimes would scratch his face whenever a bastard had a chance to touch him but he easily kills them off

most of the times (would say 3 times), he would be high and it's a completely wrong time for him to be sent off to a mission but he lives the risks of being high so he'll just take whatever the hell mikey gave him

it would be a lot more messier execution and blood would stick and drip down his face while rindou and ran asked him to wash off the stains of his face (no sanzu, doesn't matter if it's the results of your hardwork after pill popping and killing idc)

he eventually does clean off the grime on his face and felt a stinging sensation on his cheek, he touched up everywhere on his face and the scar was lined on the left of his cheek

he sighs with a grin and pressed the wound again and again, feeling the burn of the scar opening and closing

he hums as he slid into your private room to find anything to patch him up or maybe you.. if you could

he peeked from the door way and you were writing down.. who knows? whatever you were writing down was long forgotten when you looked up cause you felt a precense and immediately rushed to sanzu

"cmere you idiot" it's the shocking way to find out, you the partner of sanzu being the bigger person than him. the other members of bonten just watches sanzu being nagged by you like a mother a lot of times when his wild ass doesn't do things right and perhaps one of them let a snicker escape.

you grabbed onto his face gently but quickly pushing him onto a chair and he whistles like a tease to your concerned actions and you grumbled under your breath because of your wreck of a husband. you stopped going through the medkit and paused to look at him, he knows you wanted to pop a question so he tilted his head yo let him know what is it.

"um.. are you okay with hello kitty bandaids?" it was reasonable for him to laugh very loudly because you looked so nervous when you couldn't find any normal bandaids and you didn't say anything when you wiped a clean rag over him. well until he stopped laughing.

"i don't want to make you look like a fool infront of the other members, you clown"

"what are you a kid, why do you even have hello kitty bandaids in the first place hm~?" you told him with a smile threatening to grow on your lips that it was ridiculously cute that you had to buy it. don't waste your chance before it's out of stock <33

so he agrees,

one of the many things that his sweet partner can intoduce him is wearing hello kitty bandaids that fits his hair colour

he DOES NOT give two shits if any of bonten were to make fun of him, he doesn't care if he had to be called preschooler or that you were sending him to school but all that matters is to be showy with his glamarous bandaids that he had so he could remember that sweet expression on your face when he decides to wear them

it's completely okay if you called him extra because you know this man has the audacity to ask if you had hello kitty bandages if his arms bled

extra!!:

"sanzu, do you think this is a fashion show" you deadpanned at him when you see him sneaking on bandaids on his face, to what show you? because you know damn we this fool is wasting precious stuff during the time he won't need it.

he slowly starts peeling off another one when you start scolding him, giving empty threats on how you'll wrap him up in bandages to bury him later and the time you turn around again is where he quickly pushed the sticky bandaid on you.

"there, we're matching!" he points at the mirror or better he shifts you towards the mirror by grabbing your waist and loosely hugging it when you look at the glass when both you and sanzu had the cute bandaid on both your noses.

perhaps you shouldn't rub your temples and stress about this a lot because your husband will not take this seriously.

mikey

this was a boss we're talking about so mikey had to intervine because this smart group of asses are actually breaking into bonten's bank, carefully taken care by the haitani brothers

the boss got held at gun point before the last few seconds of his breath to get him to spill but mikey got impatient and accidently killed him too soon

mikey gripped the gun in frustration that his fingers could form a bruise with how hard he's holding it, an unfortunate turn of events had happened when the windows in all the rooms got smashed in by the other members of the sleaze he killed and managed to land a kick on his head

sanzu dealt with the problem quickly, blocking mikey from the enemies slinging the katana he had lazily on his side with a crazed glint in his eyes threatening the other members from getting way too close

the kick was unnessarily strong for no reason that mikey wobbled to his knees to the sheer impact the feet of the slain man (sanzu specially killed) could effect him so much

kakucho swiftly lead mikey out of the room whilst shooting down any person running in

mikey settled in your shared bedroom as he informed sanzu and kakucho to put him in the room whenever anything serious occured because he atleast wanted to see his beloved when he wakes up

the soft plush pilliows greeted his head as his half unconscious form laid on the bed before his eyes gave up and met darkness (like his impulses‼️‼️)

the taps of a wet cloth made him jolt out of his slumber and you panicked, telling him it's just you and you were just taking care of him while he's asleep. his head hurted when he shifted to look at you and you gently told him to rest when he feels bandages wrapped around his head.

he sensed your worry when your lips trembled on the face of his skin when you pecked kisses all over him and he couldn't help pulling you over into a hug which you squeled when you stumbled out of your chair.

"sleep with me love" he kissed you back on all the places you touched him with your lips to calm down the hurting beats of your heart when you see him writhing from the danger he put himself in, you held his face which he tiredly nodded to your thoughts which were all concerned for him.

you're worried if the head injury's bad, nah don't he shakes his head if you ever think that, he just needs to bask in the comfort of his love.

hours passed as mikey fell asleep in your arms, relaxed by your side when he wakes up but eventually he had to talk to the other bonten members for them to fill him in on any news

he reluctantly gets up because he wanted to still admire your sleeping face, the serene peace you were in as your chest slowly bumps on his arm when you breathe in and out when he shifts away made him feel bad but he had no choice

this was sonething he worried about and he didn't want to happen but he felt your fingertips on his back when you reached for him to stay

"mm.. mikey, your face.."

he touches his face feeling baindaids on it and he got on his knees to stare at your lips and to hear what you wanted to say

"um.. we ran out of actual bandaids from the last time you got hurt but i found my rabbit bandaids but i don't know if you want to go out to the others like.."

you stopped rambling when he puts his head down to laugh quietly to how worried you got, he shushed you to not get so concerned and he looks in the mirror to see the bandaids plastered on his cheek. he waved at you before going and shut the door noiselessly.

there's no need to be scared of his public image or whatever, mikey nonchalantly wore it around the members, he didn't mind if they let out an amused sound of them when the feared leader of bonten walks around with cute rabbits plastered on his face.

even he couldn't keep a grin from slipping out.

kakucho

they had divisions and they were given to kakucho and sanzu, mikey's trusted men

they supervised their own divisions and trained them with the basics they need to know in bonten, also giving the excuse to watch out for any spies or 'traitors'

with that the two had the time of their lives.. minus kakucho, sanzu was going crazy on his men and if you glanced quickly, you wouldn't notice how hard sanzu was on his men

there were times that sanzu might've just played all of them and kick their teeth out instead of doing warmups with them but kakucho's a lot more responsible while sanzu was respected in fear, everyone respected kakucho because of his strength and level headed behaviour

the division each took turn with kakucho, sparring with one another eventhough it might've taken a whole day because he wanted to see how capable they are without dreading that their lives would be in danger if he took his eyes off one of his men

let's just say some of them were really aggresive

while kakucho would applaud them for this to be absolute beasts in beating the hell of out of him in the session, he still tasted spite from getting pushed back and forth but he kept cool and thought this as a process for his patience

by the end of the day, everything's dismissed and sanzu would look at him with a toothy smirk because of how much damage he endured

sanzu calls kakucho reckless as he spits at him to clamp his mouth shut before a gun goes in it as bruises and scratches were on his face, the same with sanzu who liked the pain and took a while to patch up

kakucho looks in the mirror to see how bad it is and to how bad he flinched, he gets twitchy

he thought of you, he didn't want to hurt your feelings and see you glare at him in sadness on how rough things were at the headquarters when he trained so he tried his best to get rid off any visible marks on his face

it was time for him to go back so he bowed to mikey, a sign for him to leave and trudged home to see you again

it was at dead of night, clock nearing 1am when he greets the safe home an "i'm home" and he hears the television on, he slowly walks into the living room and placed a hand on the couch to pull himself to it to see you wrapped up like a burrito and snoring a little.

he smiled to himself, his lover leaving the movie they loved playing and accidently falling asleep which made him frown a bit when he realizes that you were probably waiting for him to reach.

he patted your shoulder and whisperes that he's home and asked for you to hold on when he carried you in his arms and hugged you tighter when you were all warm but your hands cold when he felt it sting against the back of his neck. he planted you on the cold sheets of the bed which you stretched like a cat to look up at him and he hisses at you not to get up so quickly when you held his face.

you smashed your lips on him which he didn't expect and he felt himself heating up to how straightforward you are, you missed him so much although it's been a day. you cursed at him for being an idiot for hurting himself all over and rested your forehead on his and he feebly says his apologies.

"but you're my idiot, c'mere" his ears red when you got off the bed to open up a medkit and he tells to stop and you were not having it and you grabbed his chin for him to look at you while he squirms a little when you also have to observe his face to look at his state.

you dragged to the shower and though he hates how troubled you were when he's hurt, he finds it endearing when you start bossing him around. he really needed someone to pull him out of his roughed up state with a little scolding.

also a bonus that he's also a simp for you so it's two good things in one to obey.

extra!!:

after the warm shower and the scrubs you did to each other, he felt relaxed while you threw yourself on the bed in sleepiness but you had to deal with some things first.

you straddled his lap while applying the bandaids on his face and he squints and looks closely at it, they were small [animal/s] dancing around on the bandaid and he left out a soft chuckle that made your heart leap.

"these [animal/s] are like you" you lift an eyebrow while pressing it down on his jaw and he explained on how you were the bigger person than anyone and 'ferocious' you were but he knew that you cared deeply about the people you love.

you lightly smacked on his cheek which made him yelp, if that wasn't the cheesiest bullshit he spewed then you didn't know anymore, kakucho has his face recognized as the respectable bonten 3 but he still had the heart of a boy holding his gifted new puppy.

[starlightshadowsworld]

Behind the Hockey Mask

Saw this scene on tik tok

And just

Raph standing up but immediately pushed behind Casey.

Casey standing between Raph and Splinter like a great wall.

Shielding Raph and holding him with one arm.

And meeting Splinters anger with his own.

Part of him is shaking.

Part of him is afraid.

But Casey won't let that stop him.

He glares at Splinter, taser in his hand that no one saw him grab.

"Stand down"

"Casey Jones you will cease this at once, I am talking to my son."

"Talking my ass, you know exactly what the fuck your doing... Stand down and I won't shove this thing so far up your arse you'll be able to taste it tomorrow."

They are all looking at Casey but he doesn't see it.

He's mapped an escape, his whole body is on high alert and yet his arm around Raph is gentle.

Splinter takes a step forward but Casey is faster.

He's pinned Splinter to the ground with his taser at his throat.

"I warned you"

It's only because Raph is begging... Actually begging him to get off his dad that Casey does so.

Splinter stays sitting down, taking a few calming breathes before saying their conversation will happen later.

He leaves.

Casey doesn't take his eyes off him till he's gone.

Before holding Raph, squeezing his shoulder with a smile that is nothing but kindness.

The change is instant.

It reminds Raph of Leo.

"Case?"

"No one gets to use intimidation tactics like that...and call it a lesson." He says, sitting down beside Mikey who shuffles closer to him.

Casey rubs his head like he would ruffle Angel's hair.

"Anger can be self destructive no shit. Any emotion can be if you let it get too far. Love, you could love someone so much it destroys you from within because you forgo everything you are to keep them happy... And than they leave."

Casey gazes up at Raph "your hot headed but you know when to cool your self down. Your not self destructive Raph, your protective. Your kind, your an arse hole and a brother...You don't got nothing to worry about."

Raph blinks, a small smile making it to his face "thanks man."

Casey nods, looking at the door where Splinter left "man needs to remember he's not just your sensei..."

Maybe Splinter was ill too?

Casey hoped not but if it came to it he'd look after the turtles too... April if he had to.

No one got hurt on his watch.

He would destroy himself before the ones he loved was hurt.

[itoshit]

Time slowly went by, days turning to nights. And nights turning to days. That day, when I left Vee, I didn't think it would have been the last time I saw her. But she left. My men found her quickly of course, some even offered me to bring her back to me. But the whole point was to not be in contact anymore. I refused to see any picture of her, to see what she was up to. Ran's reports were enough for me. My heart was hurting me, especially when I learnt the existence of her friend, Darren. I was in the private room of one of our clubs, and Ran showed me a picture of them together. She seemed happy, healthy. And I was glad to be out of her life at that moment because honestly, I shattered everything and everyone that I touched.

It was not too long after I cut our strings. I remember that night vividly because that was my very first step to hell. Drinking to forget what I saw, I apparently passed out. Sanzu was the one bringing me back home. My place didn't look good anymore, but I didn't care. No one would stay here except me anyway. I wasn't even sleeping in my bed anymore, not that I was sleeping in the first place. But I couldn't do it. Too hard. Her scent lingered everywhere in my room, in her room. The small amount of sleep that I had was spent on my couch. Christmas went by too, and nothing happened. Her coat and the concert ticket were left untouched in my bedroom, in a random drawer. That evening, I stayed alone in my apartment, trying to imagine what it would have been with Vee around. We would have probably been drinking and laughing, making out on my couch. I'm sure she would have wanted me to buy a Christmas tree, and we would have decorated it together. And the night would have finished somewhere in my apartment, both naked and drowning in each other's touch.

Six months have passed. I tried so hard to forget her face with the many girls trying to get into my pants. I tried so, so hard. But I've never been able to touch someone else. Vee was like a drug, and I was experiencing it. But I was so content for her, she looked like she was finally balancing everything in her life, and she was probably grateful for that. She probably didn't want me back in her life, and I would never dare to enter hers anyway. She must felt relief after all that ended up.

I went back to the Mikey I was before meeting Vee, the cold; heartless man I used to be. My black hair was the only different thing from that past.

Every night I recalled our moment spent together, the only vestige of her was in mind.

Well, my vision seemed to be quite subjective and false, because on few occasions, the guys talked to me. Kakucho, Sanzu, Takeomi and Ran were the ones telling me how I changed, in a bad way. To them, I was more reckless. There were probably right, not that it mattered anyway.

Dante and La Cosa Nostra became close allies, the first trying his best to ease my heart. He presented me to his wife and children, and they were probably the ones who helped me getting through all that shit.

My life didn't make sense anymore. Without Vee by my side, I could finally say it, I was nothing. A dead man walking. While she looked so... full of life.

I saw Senju multiple times, and what I said to Vee was obviously completely false. I've never let myself be tempted with her flirt. The Yamaguchi-gumi stayed on the low for a while too, making their presence known from time to time.

They attacked one of our clubs once, and I almost died in the process. That's maybe what the guys reproached me when they said that I was reckless. Luckily though, Sanzu helped me. Got shot close to the heart, would have died if he didn't push me at the last minute.

The not so discreet scar that I had on my chest was a daily reminder that life was, even for me, something ephemeral.

Tonight was no different than the other nights. Would drown myself in work, files, alcohol and memories of Vee. That scared me because I was slowly starting to forget the sound of her voice.

Mikey.

Hm?

You can't keep doing that

Doing what?

You're not living, you're just... surviving. Amico mio, it's not good. Even Luka noticed your pain, shall I remind you he's only 8? You need to do something.

Look Dante, I appreciate your concern but I'm working right now. Did you call me to say something else?

Your girl has been-

She's not mine anymore. I lost her long ago.

... Venus is going outside tonight. Ran told me and as requested from you, my men keep an eye on her. She hasn't been outside since you stopped talking. You should come and-

Scoffing at him, I rolled my eyes, forehead pressed against my hand.

Dante, just... don't. She's clearly better off without me, and the Yamaguchi-gumi understood she wasn't someone who counted for -

But that was a lie! Manjiro. You could try again with her! We could finish them off, and you two could be happy together. It's just-

No we won't. They got the message when we blew their hideout up. No needs to start something big like this once again, especially when we all know the finality of it.

And what is if if you're so sure of yourself? You know what? I'm gonna bring her to you tonight. You're always staying at your office, expect her and I to be here.

... Venus doesn't need me. She realised she didn't miss me, and that I was only a cancer in her life. I need to go, don't call me again. Thank you for what you did back then.

Hanging up, I left my phone on my desk, leaving my office, but not before asking my executives to meet me in our meeting room.

What's up Mikey?

All sat around me, I looked at them first, before speaking.

Just, thanks for what you did for me.

Snorting, Sanzu stared at me, pupils dilated.

Why does it look like farewells though?

You can leave, you have your evening off. Find some pussy to fuck, get drunk, get high. Do what you want. I want you all to be here tomorrow before 8am.

Groaning, Sanzu stood up, and was the first to leave the room.

You okay?

Of course I am Ran.

Nodding, he patted my shoulder while Rindou simply smiled at me.

Koko had an eyebrow raised.

What's up with you Mikey?

Nothing. You can go Hajime.

Eh? First time you're saying my name. But alright, goodnight Mikey

Now alone with Mochizuku and Takeomi, I turned to them.

Guess I'll head to the strip club then.

Go ahead Kanji

Door closing, I felt Takeomi's eyes on me.

What?

What are you up to Mikey?

Nothing, just need a night away from work. Why aren't you leaving?

Raising his hands in defeat, Takeomi stood up, and as he was going to exit the meeting's room, he stilled.

Manjiro. Don't do anything stupid yeah?

No worries.

Eventually alone, I sat back on the chair, chin on my crossed hands. Would I regret what I was about to do? Probably not. Vee gave me hope, showing me some good time. But I wasn't destined to happiness. My place was in darkness, in hell.

An hour passed, and directing myself to my office, I checked the security cameras. It was 9pm, everyone left the building, as I requested beforehand.

Turning one last time to my office, I suddenly imagined Vee here, with me. Taking my gun off my hoster, I put it on my desk. Closing the door behind me, I went to the roof.

The last time that I've been here was when Sanzu surprised me, and when I said to him that if I happened to die, he would take the lead.

Guess nothing has changed since then.

Approaching my feet from the edge, I looked behind, a flash blinding me for a while. The good old days, when I was Toman's leader, Ken-chin by my side. Takemichi, Mitsuya, Chifuyu, the Kawata twins and the others were below, acclaiming me.

How were they doing now? Did they find happiness? I hope so. Vee crossed my mind too, leaving a warm feeling in my heart.

Throwing a glance at the concrete, I felt cold sweat on my forehead.

I'm sorry, Venus

-Mikey

TO EXPLAIN MYSELF - I wanted to keep the final scene from the manga, when Bonten Mikey is with Takemichi. It's not to destroy the good mood at all, but I do think Mikey is someone who's extremely tortured in his life (as everyone knows lmao) so in this case, where him and you were an item and he had strong feelings toward you, obviously it will destroy him more. Hopefully it's not a triggering subject for you, if it is, I'm sorry bby 😔

see now mod… *exhales*

Yeah, I don’t know about this, Dee.

We stood outside the bar, which from the outside, looked pack to capacity already. Apprehension consumed me. Darren noticed, taking my hand into his and squeezing it.

Do you wanna go home? he asked gently. We don’t have to go in if you don’t want to.

I shook my head. If I couldn’t do this, with my best friend no less, I probably wouldn’t be able to do any social event.

No, I’m fine. But we are leaving before 11.

He winked at me.

Fuck yeah we are.

We walked in together at that, arm in arm. Eyes flitted to us and then away when they realized we weren’t anybody of importance. A few lingered on me, recognizing me from the news maybe. I ignored them, allowing Darren to introduce me to his friends. He was right, they were nice. We shared a few drinks, me only having one beer to the others four. After Natalie, I just didn’t trust drinking anymore. Or people in general, always looking outside of people’s actions for their hidden motives.

We left at ten as promised. I shoved Darren and a couple of his friends into separate Ubers since they were way too drunk for me to even trust them driving. After I managed to get transportation for the final drunkard that I was with that night, I started walking toward my own car. But I noticed something. Somebody was following me. Clutching onto the pocketknife I started carrying ever since I got back home, I steeled myself with the thought of pulling it out and taking a life if needed be.

As the person neared, my grip on the hilt was knuckle-white and tight, with little to no chance of slipping off. When they touched me, I spun around fast, placing the knife right beneath their throat. I was smart enough to avoid streetlights.

Who the fuck are you? I snarled, pressing the knife closer with each word I spoke.

The man threw up his hands quickly, but made no move to disarm me. I’m with Dante of La Casa Nostra.

Who?

Me, somebody spoke from our left. I chanced a look and found a man sitting in the back of a heavily tinted jeep. My heart sunk. I learned a long time ago that tinted jeeps were the poster cars for criminal organization and gang leaders to move around in. My name is Dante, Venus, and I came to you requesting help.

Funny way of asking for it, I bit, throwing a look to the man who was following me. And besides, I don’t think I can help you.

It’s about Mikey.

I froze, unsure how to answer for a few seconds, then eventually came up with a, I don’t know a Mikey.

We were there with the Yamaguchis, Venus. La Casa Nostra was a big help in aiding Bonten in that victory. Our sniper was the one that saved your life. So technically, you owe me.

Could I even argue that? I had a feeling that even if I wanted to, there was only stalling I could do before he lost his patience and just forced me to do what he wanted. Powerful men weren’t used to being challenged, after all. Slowly, I placed my knife in my pocket, but always kept it ready to grab in case I had to run. I walked up to the Jeep and hopped in beside Dante, keeping my distance at the same time.

What do you want?

I wanted to get straight to the point, go home if possible.

It’s Mikey, he sighed, pinching his nose as if even the thought of the man pained him to talk about. He’s… not doing so well. Not sleeping, barely eating, wasting away.

Have you ever stopped to consider he was always like that?

It honestly sounded like he was behaving just as he was—

But that was before you met him, Venus.

I clenched my jaw, remembering how he had started eating and sleeping at my request, soon not even needing me to tell him to do either at all. A certain beach date flashed into my mind and I shook my head to rid myself of the memory. Dante observed my reaction, and I wanted to pinch myself for giving an observable one.

Either way, I’m worried, Venus. Mikey is a good guy, an extraordinary ally, but with the way things are looking…I don’t think he’s going to survive much longer to be any of both. Which is why I offered to take you to him as a last resort.

Without my consent?

With or without, he admitted with a laugh. I’m that desperate. He’s not well, Venus. Even my children are concerned.

I gnawed on my thumbnail.

Bringing me to him might not fix him. They might make things worse. For both of us, I wanted to say.

Or they might make them better, he argued.

You couldn’t possibly know that.

I’m willing to take that risk.

I couldn’t answer that. Few things could talk down a stubborn man. I wasn’t one of them.

You know, I really think you and Manjiro belong together. You’re both just too stubborn to see that.

I didn’t reply to that, either. I would’ve agreed once. Manjiro made sure I couldn’t.

We arrived to the building and I was astounded by how distinctly I remembered it despite being away from it from so long. My mind went on that nurse who helped me escape. I wondered if they fired her.

Dante hopped out of the car the same time I did, using a fancy keycard to gain access into the building. Walking through it, I realized I never took the time to appreciate how large the space was. We reached the room where Dante said he’d be— the meeting room.

Mikey, I’m here as promised, Dante announced and I held my breath. I hadn’t the slightest clue what to say when I saw him, or whether what I’d say would be the right thing. Probably not, considering I wanted to curse him like a dog.

I still had time to think of something though. When Dante opened the door, nobody was there.

Am I being pranked? I asked Dante whose eyebrows were furrowed.

That’s strange. He hasn’t checked out of the building at all today so he’s still in here.

I looked around for a bit, feeling something amiss, and then I found the window looking out over the city. Dante, is there any room in this place that has a better view than this one?

No, this is the highest floor in the building. No view comes close. Why do you ask?

They all had something in common. This room, Mikey’s house’s design, the hotels he booked, down to the dates he scheduled— there was one common denominator.

The view. I snapped my fingers. Mikey likes the views!

But there’s no better view than… the roof. He’s on the roof.

I wasted no time, bolting out of the door. The elevator stopped just to the meeting room floor. Only stairs could take you up to the roof. I sprinted up them by God’s grace, barely even winded by the time I opened the door.

Good thing too, because the sight of Mikey took my breath away. It was only his back, the same black hair I had seen him in the last time fluttering in the wind. What worried me most was not where he was standing, feet firmly planted on the ledge. What worried me most was how relaxed he was on the ledge, as if he wasn’t staring a certain death right in the face. A strong enough wind would send him right to it. I couldn’t witness that. My feet moved on their own, fueled by adrenaline. I had barely reached him when he started to push himself over the ledge, but I caught him in time, gripping my shirt between his fingers and snatching him back with all my might. He fell back easily, too startled by the fact somebody was there to catch him to brace himself. He landed right atop of me in a heap of limbs. My hands were trembling. It was as if I had just realized how close I was to missing that chance to grab him. Tears came into my eyes, but I didn’t know if they were from anger or from fear.

You idiot, I whispered harshly through sobs. You fucking idiot.

[starlightshadowsworld]

Behind the Hockey Mask

Saw this scene on tik tok

And just

Raph standing up but immediately pushed behind Casey.

Casey standing between Raph and Splinter like a great wall.

Shielding Raph and holding him with one arm.

And meeting Splinters anger with his own.

Part of him is shaking.

Part of him is afraid.

But Casey won't let that stop him.

He glares at Splinter, taser in his hand that no one saw him grab.

"Stand down"

"Casey Jones you will cease this at once, I am talking to my son."

"Talking my ass, you know exactly what the fuck your doing... Stand down and I won't shove this thing so far up your arse you'll be able to taste it tomorrow."

They are all looking at Casey but he doesn't see it.

He's mapped an escape, his whole body is on high alert and yet his arm around Raph is gentle.

Splinter takes a step forward but Casey is faster.

He's pinned Splinter to the ground with his taser at his throat.

"I warned you"

It's only because Raph is begging... Actually begging him to get off his dad that Casey does so.

Splinter stays sitting down, taking a few calming breathes before saying their conversation will happen later.

He leaves.

Casey doesn't take his eyes off him till he's gone.

Before holding Raph, squeezing his shoulder with a smile that is nothing but kindness.

The change is instant.

It reminds Raph of Leo.

"Case?"

"No one gets to use intimidation tactics like that...and call it a lesson." He says, sitting down beside Mikey who shuffles closer to him.

Casey rubs his head like he would ruffle Angel's hair.

"Anger can be self destructive no shit. Any emotion can be if you let it get too far. Love, you could love someone so much it destroys you from within because you forgo everything you are to keep them happy... And than they leave."

Casey gazes up at Raph "your hot headed but you know when to cool your self down. Your not self destructive Raph, your protective. Your kind, your an arse hole and a brother...You don't got nothing to worry about."

Raph blinks, a small smile making it to his face "thanks man."

Casey nods, looking at the door where Splinter left "man needs to remember he's not just your sensei..."

Maybe Splinter was ill too?

Casey hoped not but if it came to it he'd look after the turtles too... April if he had to.

No one got hurt on his watch.

He would destroy himself before the ones he loved were hurt.