#mine is raphael cause BIG

[spacelazarwolf]

Hey there! I’ve really appreciated your posts and perspective over this past month, I’m having a hard time (as so many Jews are) and your voice helps.

I’m hoping you can help me with reliable resources. A friend of mine condemned the Hamas attacks etc (as they should, to my relief) but is under the impression that Israeli govt is doing genocide to the Palestinians. I’ve no idea how to approach that to verify (or not), I don’t even know where to start looking. Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you.

thanks! this is a really tough question, but i'm going to do my best to break it down. also if anyone's thinking of clowning on this post without reading it, inb4 "omg ur denying genocide!!!!!!" bc this post is literally outlining, in detail, all the ways the israeli government is, by definition, committing genocide.

this is really long, just a heads up.

a big frustration i have with a lot of progressive or leftist spaces is the tendency to throw around words like genocide without being able to define the term or properly apply it to the situation in question. this isn't just a semantics issue. if all you're doing is repeating the buzzwords you've heard on social media, your "activism" is going to be less than useless. it is crucial that if you are going to talk about the current genocide in gaza, you must be able to define exactly what a genocide is and how it applies to what's happening in gaza.

i'm paraphrasing from this article by the united nations. the word "genocide" was coined in 1944 by raphael lemkin in his book "axis rule in occupied europe." it was developed partly in response to the shoah, but also to previous instances of what we would now define as genocide. it was recognized as a crime under international law in 1946, and codified as an independent crime in the 1948 convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.

the definition of genocide

(from article II of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide):

in the present convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

a. killing members of the group; b. causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; c. deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; d. imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; e. forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

the 10 stages of genocide

a model created by gregory stanton, the founding president of genocide watch

classification - people are divided into "them and us"

symbolization - when combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups.

discrimination - law or cultural power excludes groups from full civil rights: segregation or apartheid laws, denial of voting rights.

dehumanization - one group denies the humanity of the other group. memmbers of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects, or diseases.

organization - genocide is always organized... special army units or militias are often trained and armed...

polarization - extremists drive the groups apart... leaders are arrested and murdered... laws erode fundamental civil rights and liberties.

preparation - mass killing is planned. victims are identified and sepaarated because of their ethnic or religious identity.

persecution - expropriation, forced displacement, ghettos.

extermination - it is 'extermination' to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.

denial - the perpatrators... deny that they committed any crimes.

application to the crisis in gaza

to start with the first definition from the united nations:

a. killing members of the group - YES

the death toll in gaza has risen above 8,000 according to the associated press. as far as i know, as of writing this post, there has been no ceasefire so the death toll will continue to rise.

b. causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group - YES

over 20,000 people in gaza have been injured, and gazans - particularly children - suffer incredibly high rates of ptsd.

c. deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part - YES

the israeli blockade of gaza has had devastating consequences for gazans. they are running out of food, water, fuel, and medicine, and this is costing additional lives.

d. imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group - unclear but leaning toward YES

whether or not it is the explicit goal, the current bombardment of gaza has put the lives of 50,000+ pregnant women in gaza at risk, along with their babies. babies who need incubators are also in danger as generators begin to run out of fuel.

e. forcibly transferring children of the group to another group - as far as i am aware, NO

according to the us embassy in israel, the palestinian authority ministry of social development is the only authorized entity regarding adoption of palestinian children. this doesn't mean it isn't happening, it just means i was not able to find any credible sources.

the 10 stages of genocide

classification - YES there is a long history in israel of othering palestinians, both socially/culturally and legally. former israeli minister of interior and minister of justice ayelet shaked shared a racist quote from netanyahu's former chief of staff explicitly framing palestinians as "the enemy."

symbolization - not yet there are no overt symbols palestinians, even within israel, are required to wear to outwardly identify themselves, but there are identifying features on their ids. in fact, the opposite has been happening, with far right members of the israeli government attempting to pass legislation making it illegal to publicly display palestinian flags.

discrimination - YES there is, again, a long history of discrimination against palestinians within and by the state of israel. it is difficult for palestinians from the west bank or gaza to gain status in israel, israeli work permits are used as a form of control, and often forcibly separate palestinian families.

dehumanization - YES former israeli deputy minister of defense eli ben dahan said of palestinians, "to me they are like animals, they aren't human."

organization - YES israel is currently carrying out an organized and brutal attack on gaza.

polarization - YES from extremist groups like hamas, to the corruption in the likud party in israel, there are very clear signs of extreme polarization. israel's siege against gaza has caused polarization across the entire globe.

preparation - YES gazans in particular are unable to leave gaza without a permit, and now with the blockade from both israel and egypt they are essentially trapped.

persecution - YES gaza in particular could absolutely be likened to a ghetto. as stated above, (in "usual" circumstances) they are unable to leave without a permit, and since hamas took control it is nearly impossible to get an israeli work permit.

extermination - GETTING THERE if the siege continues and gazans are unable to get out of gaza, there will be catastrophic casualties.

denial - YES i often hear that "israel has a right to defend itself" but i cannot possibly find a way to frame the current siege as "self defense."

so in conclusion, israel is - by multiple definitions - committing genocide against gazans. and it's very important to be able to identify specifics, especially if you are planning on having discussions about it. and i've said it in the past, but if you are not directly affected by what's happening - palestinians in particular, but israeli citizens and jews and muslims in the diaspora are also getting hit hard - it is IMPERATIVE that you are able to talk about this with a level head. escalating tensions and pushing away potential allies is only going to make things worse. find common ground, form connections, and then have a productive discussion.

[bitethedevil]

Hey! Thanks for doing a prompt fill on my ask!

"Though Raphael had delegated his responsibility to others, seeing as he was not exactly the fierce army general that Zariel had been and Bel before her, the Blood War was currently a mess. Him gaining his new position had caused just enough chaos that they had fallen behind in the war." Oooo! I never considered this aspect of Raphael making a play for control over Avernus.

“'She’s not mine,' Raphael said with a dismissive hand gesture. 'She fulfilled her end of the bargain. Her soul is hers. The only reason I visit her is to convince her to hand it over to me. I have not succeeded yet so I cannot give you what you want.'” I don't know why and I can't put a finger on the reason(s), but the fact that Raphael was so willing to just admit that he didn't own Tav's soul felt significant and/or like a little bit of a big deal (maybe it's because he is such a massive egocentric control freak that him admitting a lack of control over Tav and even implying potentially unsuccessful attempts to claim her soul just made me do a double take 😂). It kinda lent more weight to the idea that he REALLY didn't want this other fiend to get ahold of Tav.

"Raphael’s claws were starting to dig into the arms of the chair he was sitting in." W- Why was that hot?!

"Complete silence fell over the room for a moment" I know that they're probably alone, but I'm just picturing a bunch of imps and debtors all suddenly freezing and glancing at each other silently like 😳😨🫢😦😰😟😧🫣 while trying to decide if they should start booking it out of there before one or both fiends metaphorically or literally blows up.

“'You’ll do no such thing,' Raphael said. He was suddenly eerily calm. 'In fact, I’m suddenly not in a particularly generous mood, so you will hand over your men without any payment.'” Aaaaaand it's at THAT very moment in which anyone with even the slightest bit of self-preservation should have back-peddled, groveled, or just fled.

“I will speak with ‘my little favorite’. I will tell her of your little offer and see if she wants to play with you a little first. The girl is awfully sloppy with a knife, but she can take her time, seeing as you are going to lie there nicely without protest. After, you will be with your men on the front lines, as a lemure. Do you understand your orders?” Oooo, now that is a threat if I've ever heard one and I also absolutely LOVE that last line.

"So much for diplomacy…" This got a snort laugh out of me. 😅

I'm glad you liked it! <3 And yeah, Raphael is an asshole, but he does have some form of morals. Letting someone use a former client, especially one who has given him so much, is a no-no.

Thank you! <3

[eveandtheturtles]

Could I get some fluff with Reader and Raph? Reader get her monthly gift and dealing with unbearable cramps and Raph is just being a big teddy bear and cuddling her and comforting her? (Basically when I get mine and wish Bay!Raph was there :( )

(Thank you for the request @lostdreamerinafantasy I won't lie this is a bit tricky for me because when I am in pain physical touch is no Bueno lol but I tried my best!! Cause you deserve those cuddles from big boy Raph! Also apologies for it being super late.)

Tagging: @madammuffins @thelaundrybitch @turtle-babe83 @pheradream15 @sharpwindow @dilucsflame33

(anyone else wanna be on tag list lemme know)

The pain was hot within your stomach. It twisted you inside. You dared not to move once you found a good position or it would pierce your whole body again with a minimal change.

You whimpered helplessly.

"Aw, shit." You heard Raph from somewhere in the room.

He retreated quickly and your heart sank, feeling lonely and abandoned. Tears gathered in your eyes and you sniffled.

You didn't know how much time passed but suddenly there was some more noise, scrambling about and then footsteps approaching. You recognised Raphael again. You could easily tell by the way he walked. He was so distinct from his brothers.

"Right, so," you felt him sit on the bed. "I looked this shit up on the Internet so sorry babe if somethin's wrong. Here's some snacks you like, hot water bottle, blanket an' I- um-" he cleared his throat. Some embarrassment showed in his tone of voice. "Well, I noticed you were running low on- you know- your lady stuff, so… April gonna drop by later, yeah? I got you Tylenol and water too."

You listened to him talk and you opened your eyes a bit in disbelief.

"Anything else I can do fer ya?" He asked and you felt the heavy hand on your side.

"Hold me?" You asked.

"Sure babe," he said with a soft smile.

The bed creaked under his weight as he climbed behind you.

You took the moment to swallow the painkillers and washed them with gulps of water. The water bottle has been snatched and pressed to your stomach.

Raph hugged you to his plastron, stroking your hair and kissing the top of your head. You fit so well against his body and he was so warm against your back. The way his arms just closed you in the safe space of your own bubble made it easier to relax and stand the pain.

"Just um- no word of this to my brothers okay?" He whispered.

You giggled nuzzling the beefy arm of your boyfriend.

"Your reputation is safe with me."

[wordsmithic]

It's always so funny to me that people on booktok will romanticize male characters with dark skin but it's always described in "olive skin" "tanned" similar to middle east, yet they refuse to make a book about these countries 😂

"He was tall, with big muscles, his skin the colour of olive with strong jawline" like stoooop its like Acotar all over again.

It's always the same also because i saw your Raphael and it's exactly what many should have done but noooo they always make it about fantasy while "coincidentally" enough they resemble middle east man.

Did you know, anon, that "tall, dark and handsome" started as a code for "Greek", "Italian", "Latino", "Native American" etc? Those male characters were not ethnically "Greek", "Italian", "Latino", "Native American" etc, tho! The reason is, WASP women found the "rugged/dangerous/exotic" man exciting, but at the time those minorities were not seen favorably in Northern nations. Hence, their stories only kept the look minus the ethnicity, plus, the stereotype that those men lacked gentleness and basic courtesy, and they were more daring than their boring WASP husbands.

It's a very tricky situation with Northern Europeans and Americans, because for them, "dark" for a caucasian person either means "a person with a light tan" (because they have a weird fixation on tans sometimes, as they cannot achieve them that easily) or "incredibly dark" (because they cannot fathom other darker shades in between).

Oh, and they always forget that "olive" is a complexion found in almost every country on earth! It's just how much green your skin undertone is! The palest Dutch person can have an olive skin tone! Not every Northerner is super red or deadly pale! And people with olive skin do not necessarily tan! "Olive" is not synonymous with melanin or tanning! It's so weird that they've reduced "olive" to a specific color, or a small range of colors.

It's mind-boggling to me that the concept of a tan causes them such confusion! 😂 Mainly because this confusion can be solved very easily with a simple Google search nowadays! I realize I am also generalizing Northerners for brevity's sake, but please know I am not referring to individuals, only trends in their societies that I observe.

And, now to the elephant in the room. They'd rather change how (for example) the Greek population looks to meet the quota for what they consider "satisfactory diversity" of appearance, rather than use people from an ethnic group where those tones are more easily found! That's so hypocritical! And racist, duh!!

I think they know another reason why they do it. They consider cultures like Greek and Italian to be synonymous with their cultures, hence they can use them as they please and treat our people as placeholders. These cultures do not see them as foreign to them, after centuries of misappropriating them and presenting them like their own heritage. Meanwhile, they suddenly think "Omg I cannot write an Iranian/Iraqi, Egyptian character because that's not my culture!" Bitch, Greek is not your culture either! 😂 Your people will probably call the police when they see a Greek get-together!! 😂 So just accept it's a foreign culture and people, do your research, and you'll be fine!

Side note: Raphael is an original Persian Iranian character of mine. He's on the light-skinned side because he has the look of the Persian groups that came from the Caspian steppe, before the Persian Empire was established. His skin tone may vary depending on the season and the lighting. (He's a shapeshifter, hence the various ages)

Raphael by 1. @wolfssketches and 2. @shellsnroses (where he is with my Greek character, Ismene, who actually has OLIVE skin and looks dead at all times xD) The only "olive" on Raphael is his olive green eyes lol (because he's a dramatic bitch and he wants to be special in more than one ways)

Meanwhile, his bodyguard, Firuz, is a Persianized Elamite with darker skin, as he comes from the far Southern populations of what is now Iran. I think he fits the "He was tall, with big muscles, his skin the colour of olive with strong jawline" booktok fantasy 😂

Firuz by 1. @wolfssketches and 2. chadwickvo (The headwrap is based on depictions of Persian warriors in ancient Macedonian frescoes, I promise it's not because of a vague "Middle Eastern Aesthetic" xD) His eyes are filled with white light because, like Raphael, he is not a Human but he is a shapeshifter. (Almost no one is a Human in my book, including my Greek characters)

Thank you if you made it this far!! 💜

[fabuloustrash05]

I wanted to point out a little comparison with Donnie claiming April is his vs when Raph does it with Mona Lisa, and how one couple did it better than the other. Can you guess which one it’ll be?

On a couple of occasions throughout season 1-3, Donnie refers to April as his, calling her “MY April”, “MY sweet princess”, and “MY poor sweet chinchilla”. In these instances they try to play them off as cute or funny but in truth they come off as uncomfortable and even slightly possessive. He’s not in a romantic relationship with April when he refers to her as his. So he’s claiming her as his when she’s not even his to begin with, cause they’re NOT together, which comes off as possessive and even down right creepy.

Compare that to Raphael and Mona Lisa. Raph does something similar with Mona Lisa in season 5. When Bishop is insulting her, Raph jumps in to defend Mona and refers to her as his like Donnie did with April, saying “MY woman”.

The big obvious difference between Donnie’s “mine” and Raph’s “mine” is that for Raph he’s in an actual relationship with Mona Lisa. They are dating, she is his and he is hers. So Raph saying “My” is understandable and even comes off as sweet/cute cause she’s his girlfriend, they are together romantically. Him using the “My” makes sense! While for Donnie, he and April aren’t even dating when he says that she is his. So when Donnie refers to April as his, it comes off as creepy and really possessive cause, again, they ain’t even dating.

[wellthebardsdead]

Some more devil prince Falûne because I have a mighty need for fluff and gentle Raphael

———

Korrilla: *walks into the main hall and over to the table, climbing into a seat and peering over at the book her boss is writing in* whatchya doin there boss?

Raphael: keeping a record of lûny’s health, and his growth progress. He became a cambion under- exceptional circumstances and I’m worried it may have stunted some of his growth. He’s still refusing to stretch his wings or attempt to fly because of how badly it hurt growing them so- abruptly… *sighs*

Korrilla: oh- so it’s like a baby book then?

Raphael: it is not a baby book. It’s a record. *turns the page* Here’s his progress on learning infernal and common, *points to the other* this is his height when I received him into my care versus now, *turns the next page* the progression of his horn growth will go here but so far my only notes on it are they’re causing him growing pains as mine did so I’m assuming he’ll have more than 2 pairs. And here are his-… his nail clippings and a hair sample…

Korrilla: … *raises her eyebrow*

Raphael: … *rests his face in his hands* oh hells I’ve gotten attached. It’s a baby book.

Korrilla: that’s good though boss. *pats his shoulder* it means your plan to raise him with love and away from your fathers court will go off without a hitch.

Raphael: *groans and grabs his hair in frustration* but not like this-

“U-uncle!”

Raphael: *looks up to see Falûne at the end of the room with his wings stretched out* nephew?

Falûne: *closes his eyes tight and does an awkward run up before jumping and flapping his wings hard, flying like a very big blue bumble bee towards him*

Raphael: *gets up and runs to him meeting him half way with a warm hug* you flew!! You flew! Korrilla write that down!!

Korrilla: *smiles and slides the book over to her* yes boss.

[misc-obeyme]

YEAHHH SOLOMAMS FOR THE WIN- I'VE GOT KINDA AN OUTLINE OF THE SONGFIC TOO !! Preview straight from my notes that I wrote on the bus (the ring thing is something I've started doing):

"I wanted to say 10 because i have to go to bed at 10, but simeon said that was too early! So you better have him back here in one piece by 12. And no later!"

"Alright, fido. Back in one piece, got it" Mammon visibly fidgeting with his pinky ring, twisting it around his finger.

"H-hey um... Solomon's been trying to decide on what to wear all day. We've been trying to keep him out of the kitchen as well because he wanted to bake you something. He's just as nervous as you, even if he doesn't show it. So... Don't worry, alright?"

also horchata anything is to die for. There was some people selling agua fresca in a parking lot and I begged my mom to turn there so I could buy us some aksjdj.

And yes!! I keep getting videos of people making lace with all the bobbins!! Raphael would make the coolest stuff I bet!

OKAY THE LAST PART OF MY ASK GOT NAUGHTY LMAO, JUST A WARNING:

HELP, YEAH IT WOULD DEFINITELY COME UP WHEN THEY'RE GETTING FRISKY AJSJD. please imagine solomon takes off his shirt during and both Mammon and I point at different tattoos and are like "hey! I've seen a photo of that at the shop I go to!" and everyone does the spiderman meme pose "wait! you know about Reaper's Cave Studio?! How?!"

(Cue the three of them getting sidetracked examining Solomon's tattoos that they forget what they were originally doing.)

Like thirteen def posts on social media but also has photos on the wall/in a binder of past work she's done. And Sol is her test dummy, so his tattoos appear a lot.

Mine would just be a scattering of star sparkle tattoos on my collarbone, but easy to hide under my shirts so the boys usually never see them (similar to my sign off basically). I have an idea about the boys and my tattoos and it involves the constellations ,,,heh

akskf okay okay listen, about Mammon's piercing ,,,, hey man,,, h-hear me out,,, AKDJFJ pls im making myself sweat thinking about it because. I have. Thoughts and feelings that need to stay in my mind. But he definitely has nipple piercings and a dick piercing. I follow this artist on patreon and I can't imagine him any other way 😭 like, the one where it's on the underside across? The jacobs ladder one is maybe what I'm thinking of ?? I'm not about to google that to see if I'm right though. But yeah! He just,,, looks good in gold is all I'll say-

IF I HAD ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY I CAN'T REMEMBER BUT YIPPEE SLEEPOVER SCENE SOON OKAY BYEE

- ✨ anon

a;lksdfjf LUKE being all protective and then reassuring Mammon in the next sentence I CANNOT.

I love when the Purgatory Hall crew act like a lil family it's so cute! And Mammon being all nervous ahhh precious babies!!

Horchata is delicious and I will get it at every opportunity! A friend of mine had horchata at their wedding and they had a couple gallons left over and they just gave it all to me 'cause they knew how much I love it. Truly the best week of my life lol!

YES the lace bobbins!!! I was like I can see it in my mind, Raphael getting all crazy about it and making intricate patterns with that stuff like it's no big deal...

AH that is EXACTLY the scenario I was imagining!!! Just everybody being like wait that tattoo!!! LOL!!

I love that you just recognize Solomon's from Thirteen's portfolio lol that is perfection! And it does make sense if he has a bunch from her!

Star sparkle tattoos I love it... also constellations!!

AH I want nipple piercings so bad! Um, but anyway, yes you are thinking of the Jacob's Ladder! It's barbells that go down the bottom of the shaft, so they're like rungs! I think three is the standard but I'm sure you could do more if you want. Anyway, I totally imagine the same thing I cannot believe that Mammon doesn't have at least one dick piercing and the Jacob's Ladder situation just seems like what he'd go for!

I'm also just obsessed with piercings in general so perhaps that has to do with it. But he's the only one who actually has piercings in canon that we know of, so who's to say he doesn't have a Jacob's Ladder, right??

The only reason he doesn't have canon nipple piercings is because Solmare are cowards lol.

That boy definitely looks good in gold...

WOO sleepover!!

[ccasey0]

alrighty, lets get this said and done.

i am likely not going to post on here a lot unless i get asks or comments or smthn, just so you know.

anyways, i have a question for you guys. ive got an au that ive been wanting to share and post about for a while, but im not sure if i can. reason being that it is pretty old and it started when i was young and stupid and didnt know how to draw my own poses and stuff, so i would trace the outline of characters and then draw over it. i don't know if i can post or share any of the art from that time since i dont have any of the credits to the owners anymore:( i would love to be able to share my world with you guys since ive put a ton of time and effort into the hundreds of doodles and sketches ive made for it, but i need to know if it's okay. let me be clear on this though so there is no confusion: i am not claiming the art to be mine. i did not trace directly over most of the art, i just copied the general shape/art style/pose and then turned it into my own characters. not all of the art for this au is traced.

anyways, with that out of the way i want to explain a little about the au so that i can know if anyone would actually want to see it.

so it's basically a mashup of my OCs, rottmnt, mha, lmk, and a bunch of other fandoms i've been inspired by. it is set in a post apocalyptic world in the year 2080(sort of). The main cast consists of Casey "Moon"(based off of me), Jupiter "Dellta"(based off a friend/sister of mine), Jasper "Spots", Raphael Montero, Keigo "feathers"(based off hawks from MHA), Kat(based off bakugou from MHA), Deku(based of Deku from MHA), Felix, Sandro, and Pancake(it comes in WAY later tho). these guys are known as "The Gang." aren't i so creative with names? they are also the people i draw the most. there are, of course, side-ish characters who play major roles on the story but aren't in the gang. as for the relationships between the characters, here u go: Jupiter, Casey, Jasper, and Raph are all siblings. Raph is the oldest by 2 years, Casey and Jupiter are twins, and Jasper is younger by a month. technically Jasper, Jupiter, and Casey are triplets. but they were raised by different people so jasper celebrates his birthday on a different date than the twins. they have a very complicated and definitely not realistically possible relationship with their Bio Mom but ill explain that in another post if ya'll want. Deku, Casey, and Kat are all in a relationship. Yes it is a threesome. no i do not care. please do not hate, it isn't that big of a deal. Jupiter and Felix are in a relationship. jupiter and keigo are besties. jupiter is sandro's adoptive mother(comes in much later). casey is pancake's adoptive caretaker(comes in much, much later). now for the explanation of the setting, yay! so, it is a post apocalyptic world that has been brought to ruin. the world divided itself into different Sectors, which are areas set up around still standing cities around the world.(i can explain how al that got established and all that stuff in another post if it is wanted.) The sector that the story takes place in is the New York Sector. it is a bit larger than Texas and was named the NY sector cause NY was the last city standing in that area at the time. NYS has 8 safe zones inside it. Safe Zones are walled off areas that are safe from Corrupted(ill explain that next). SZ are like towns or bases that people and yokai all live in. every zone is different and has different kinds of people. th zone that the gang usually interacts with is zone five(basically the blackmarket of the safe zones.) (ill explain what th different zones are like in another post as well.) okay, now for corrupteds. these guys are complicated and hard to explain w/o a picture for reference, so ill do my best and make a seperate post about them later. basically, they are the zombies or kraang of this world. they are the product of a failed lab experiment. A team of scientists were working on a project to make trees produce twice as much oxygen, but some bad guys called Seekers(once again, ill make a seperate post for these guys) broke into the lab and did something to the trees. they made them start producing these strange spores that began bringing corpses back to life zombie-style. but these weren't zombies. the corpses became mutated and horrifying monsters that would kill on sight. the more spores were released, the more corrupteds came to life. and the spores also mutated other trees, causing them to produce the spores as well. the corrupteds can only live as long as they have an intact heart organ inside of them. they are attracted to light and will kill on sight. although most of them are blind, so i guess they kill on sound?? anyways, as trees became more infected, their roots became vines and they started overgrowing everywhere, with huge vines the size of giant redwood trees(yes i had to search up giant trees to scale this) growing up buildings and through streets.

alrighty. wow. i can't believe you are still here. thank you for bearing with me. please tell me if you want more of this au via comments or asks. any questions go in the ask box. i do have some disclaimers for this tho: i don't do digital art, all this will be traditional drawings. also, i don't have this as an actual comic. it's more just a bunch of drawing that a the explanations to are in my head so i will likely post art and then explain the story bit to it typed out.

also important thing to add to the au:

TW!!! Blood, gore, swear words, trauma, physical abuse, psychological abuse, fighting, horror, queer ships, threeway ships, implied attempts, implied seizures, dark humor, mental breakdowns, panic attacks, sensory overloads, ect. it isn't as bad as it sounds i promise 😅

oke, i'm done now. thanks for reading all this and i hope for your feedback and/or much wanted advice or recommendations. like i said, any questions please go in the ask box and any requests for explanations or art go there too.

byeeeeee :)

[kitty-baby36]

"Four Turtles & A Baby"

(TMNT BAYVERSE)

🐢 Chapter Three 🐢

Donnie was worried.

He couldn't help it. Thora was so small and sickly...hell, she couldn't have been more than a couple weeks old, and a baby that young hadn't yet developed the proper anti-bodies needed to remain healthy. They lived in a sewer! There were germs and possible contamination everywhere! Mold... mildew...dampness....

He didnt think it would hurt anything when he secretly put the mutagen synthesized from his own blood in her bottle (one of the brand new sterile ones that Leo had procured from a nearby store, along with several other baby necessities, because duh) in the hopes of making her stronger. It was only two drops. And he'd checked his calculations no less than a dozen times; there wasn't enough to severely alter her genetic sequence.

However....

The next morning, he was woken by Leonardo’s voice bellowing out: "What the fuck?!"

When Donnie emerged from his room, brain still fuzzy from sleep, his brothers and Splinter were standing around the oversized laundry basket that served as temporary crib. He moved closer to see what was going on. Oh dear...

Thora sat upright in the basket, looking up at them with wide, innocent eyes. But this was not the same pale, sickly newborn they had found last night. The child that looked up at them now was bigger. She had seemingly aged a whole year overnight!

"What the literal fuck?" Leo repeated. Immediately he rounded on Michaelangelo. "What did you do? What was in that bottle?"

Mikey held his hands up in surrender. "Dudes, don't blame me! It was just powdered milk, I swear!"

Now Raphael was getting annoyed, and he also rounded on the youngest brother. "Bro, I swear on all that is sacred in the universe, if you did something...."

"It's not his fault!" Donnie shouted, gaining their attention. "It's mine! I put mutagen in the formula after Mikey fixed it."

"You did WHAT???" Raphael growled, immediately scooping Thora up and away from his brother in purple.

"You gave her mutagen?!" Leo asked, dumbfounded.

"It was only a couple drops! She was sick and we live in a sewer and there are so many bacteria down here that could hurt her and I wanted her to be stronger and healthier and I triple checked the formula to make sure it wouldn't cause any abnormal side effects...."

"Going from a newborn to a toddler in less than 24 hours counts as abnormal, Donnie!"

"She seems fine to me," Mikey said, absentmindedly poking Thora's tummy until Raphael swatted his hand away.

Splinter stepped in. He placed a hand on Donnie's arm. "Your intentions were well-placed, my son," he said softly, "but dangerous nonetheless. We cannot guarantee that the mutagen would have effected her human DNA the same as it does for us."

"I'll check her again," Donnie said. "Just to be sure."

After a quick scan determines she is 100% healthy and okay, Donnie is made to swear he will NEVER experiment on her again.

(except for the time he puts a micro tracker chip under her skin so they can find her in the event she goes missing...but they don't talk about that)

It was a bit of an adjustment, but Thora seemed to be doing much better, and eventually Raphael's temper faded, and Donnie was allowed (at most) within arm's reach of the little girl. She was hungrier now and went through four bottles of milk mixed with the rice powder stuff before stopping. Mikey was beyond ecstatic, and he kept talking to her and trying to play with her.

"Pookie! Do you want to play with the blocks? Or how about the dolly? Want to watch some wrestling? Want me to read you a story?"

"Bro!" Raphael snapped at him from his place on the couch, "give her some space, alright? Geezus...you're going to give her a complex or something!"

But Thora giggled in delight, and Mikey ignored his brother's reprimand, a huge smile on his face.

"She likes me!" he exclaimed. "I'm gonna be the best big brother ever!"

"You ain't teaching her any of your shit habits!"

Mikey quickly put his hands over Thora's ears. "Dude, don't use that kind of language around Pookie!"

Thora giggled again, blowing spit bubbles and grabbing at Mikey’s hands. Raphael groaned and rolled his eyes.

"Michelangelo," Splinter called from the kitchen. "Perhaps you can take a reprieve from playtime and come help me in the kitchen?"

"Awwwww," Mikey whined, but he pressed a kiss to her head and hopped up to help his sensei.

No sooner had he disappeared, then Thora began to whimper, her little fists balled up beside her.

Raphael, ever the concerned mother-hen, hoisted himself off the couch and knelt down beside her with a gentle smile. “Hey now, dollface, no need to get upset. I'll play with you until Mikey gets back." He scooped up a handful of blocks and began stacking them, hoping to cheer her up. But Thora merely glanced at the colorful items, whimpered again, and promptly turned her attention elsewhere.

Leo was practicing with his katana several feet away, doing a little flip and spin; striking a pose here and there that made his muscles flex. Thora's bright blue eyes landed on him, and she cooed. Raphael felt a ping of jealousy but shrugged it off.

"Hey, Fearless!" he called to his brother. "Better not mess up. You're being observed." He picked Thora up and placed her in his lap, both of them watching the leader in blue.

Leonardo rolled his eyes but couldn’t help a grin. “Nice try, Raph, but a good ninja doesn't let himself get distracted.”

Thora watched attentively, her interest piqued. Raphael picked up one of the blocks and turned it over in his hand, his brain hatching a sinister idea.

"Watch this, princess," he whispered to the little girl before chucking the large green block at Leonardo.

It hit him on the nose, causing him to lose his balance and crash to the floor. The oldest turtle jumped up and was about to scold, but Thora erupted into laughter, her cheeks flushed with joy. That laugh immediately melted Leo's anger.

“See? Funny blue head go boom,” Raphael said, grinning as if he had just won a championship.

Leonardo sighed, realizing he wasnt going to be able to finish practicing. Instead, he put his katana away and joined Thora in the floor. He made a silly face at her and roared like a dinosaur; his efforts were met with giggles from Thora, who was now thoroughly entertained. She reached out her tiny hands and splayed them across Leo's face, and you best believe that man's heart melted into a puddle of goo!

"Hello to you too, sweetheart," he told her.

"What happened to you saying ninjas don't get distracted?" Raphael asked, raising a brow.

Leo didn't take his eyes off Thora, now happily gumming one of his fingers. "Eh...I needed a break anyway."

Raphael chuckled, shaking his head. If this little girl could get Leonardo of all people to slack off from his responsibilities, then they were all doomed.

💠

[thetrashbois]

PINNED UPDATED FINALLY

Hey! I'm Spooky! I'm 25 years old, and use she/they pronouns.

I've had this blog for a very long time but it's been very on and off being used, And yet I keep coming back 👉👉

This blog is my vibing place for my self shipping! This can go anywhere from just reblogging my blorbos, to me actually making stuff! Mainly art and writing!

This blog is 18+ only. No minors. I like to keep all my content for this on one blog so that includes more sinful content. Though it will be tagged accordingly if you don't wanna see it! (Tags at bottom!)

I tend to switch around a lot to different fandoms and interests. It's rare I'll stop liking a fandom or character though. I have many Blorbos and the number only grows uwu

I have a lot of mental health stuff going and self shipping is a big coping mechanism for me. ✌️

I'm a system! I don't really plan to talk about it much on this blog, but on the off chance it comes up I'll say it ™️

I have two amazing partners, @calamari-minecraft-corner and @angelover44 . ❤️

My main is @spooookyqueen, I follow from there!

I'm not gonna do a full DNI this time cause I don't have the braincells, and people don't always respect them anyway, but I will set a few ground rules.

Obviously any basic DNI stuff would apply.

I wanna keep discourse of any kind off here for the most part, it stresses me out and if im gonna talk about that sort of thing it would be on my main and not my self shipping blog.

For the most part everyone is welcome here, just don't be an ass or just straight up make me or anyone uncomfortable.

I do on occasion post darker topics here, especially given I like a lot of evil or fake characters. I don't not support anything of the sort irl. This obviously does not include the obvious no-nos.

Anything with dark content will be tagged accordingly. If anyone needs me to add more tags I will gladly do so. And if I forget, please don't hesitate to let me know. (Just don't be rude about it)

I can't promise any form of logic for when I post and what I post. My ADHD makes me a bit all over sometimes so there's no schedule or anything. Sometimes I might not post for a long time, it's really just up to what I see, feel up to.

Asks are always open! Just don't be rude or disrespectful is all I ask. I am just vibing here after all.

I'm not above blocking if y'all can't behave though.

I have many silly aus and such. Sometimes crossovers. What one with a small brain might call "cringe"

Jokes on your cringe culture is dead though and I killed it 💜

FR tho, Were all just having fun here 👉👉

Also sorry for any spelling/grammar issues on here or on any other post of mine, I struggle a lot sometimes with my ADHD since my brain tends to be faster than my hands. And if I don't type quick enough I tend to lose my thoughts

Main Tags I use below, Will add F/O Tags as I go ✌️

General Tags

#Cala my beloved Posts involving @calamari-minecraft-corner

#Katlyn my beloved Posts involved @angelover44

#Suggestive Not quite going into sexual territory but the implication is there

#Sinful Mature content, namely the sexual sort

#My Memes

#My Edits

#My Art

#My Writing

Blorbo Tags

#Wesker or #Albert Wesker Albert Wesker from the Resident Evil franchise & Dead By Daylight

#Eddie or #Eddie Gluskin Eddie Gluskin from Outlast: Whistleblower

#Darkiplier Darkiplier from Markiplier's Ego Videos (Or as I call them the Markiplier Cinematic Universe)

#Damien or #Mayor Damien Damien from Markiplier's Ego Videos (Or as I call them the Markiplier Cinematic Universe)

#Celine or #Seer Celine Celine from Markiplier's Ego Videos (Or as I call them the Markiplier Cinematic Universe)

#Astarion or #Astarion Ancunín Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3

#Gale or #Gale Dekarios Gale Dekarios from Baldur's Gate 3

#Raphael Raphael from Baldur's Gate 3

#Miguel or #Miguel O'Hara Miguel from the Spider-Verse Movies

#Spot, #The Spot, or #Johnathon Ohnn Johnathon Ohnn/The Spot from the Spider-Verse Movies

#Vox Vox From Hazbin Hotel

#Lucifer or #Lucifer Morningstar Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel

Will add more as I go, anyway, thanks for reading ✌️

[michaelmilligan]

Archangel Week: Raphael Chasing away rainbows

(Gen, 1.5k, Raphael and contemplation of Castiel and the responsibilities of an archangel, also on AO3)

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It's difficult, sometimes, to remember the past, Raphael finds.

Not so much the events and actions, but the way they made them feel – the way they could look at a fledgling Castiel and not wish they murdered him earlier.

The way they could look at Gabriel and not feel resentment of him leaving them alone.

The way they could look at Michael and see a big brother rather than a general.

The way they could look at the world and marvel at it instead of a part of them wishing that their father had succeeded when trying to destroy it.

It's better than before, of course, when they were working towards the apocalypse, not caring whether it would usher in paradise or kill every last human, as long as they would have peace. Now, they have their siblings back, and a God who stays and cares, as inexperienced as he is.

A God who listens, though one who is no father, but a son, and Castiel's at that.

Raphael doesn't think that they will ever be able to fully forgive Castiel. Neither will he likely forgive them. They will both have to live with that, and learn to work together anyway.

Still, Raphael sometimes tries to remember how it felt when Castiel came to them with all his eyes wide and his wings trembling, the feathers on them a bright rainbow of colours.

“Am I going to die?” he asked, with a far too serious voice for a fledgling who knew only how to sing in chorus with his siblings, their graces still growing, barely formed enough to fight yet.

“You will not die,” Raphael answered, wondering whether he had heard stories about the Empty, that dreadful place so few of them had gone to yet.

The colours, of course, were a prank likely played by Gabriel. He had always liked changing other angels' appearances, and sometimes his own, to cause trouble. But Castiel didn't know this yet, only seeing Gabriel as a big brother who was far wiser and mightier than he – and he was not completely wrong, though also not completely right.

Raphael kept their assumptions to themself, though. Castiel would learn Gabriel's true nature soon enough.

“What colour are your wings normally?” Raphael asked.

“All of them,” Castiel said, a little bit confused. “But all at once.”

White, then – a regular colour for a lesser angel.

“Are you sure I'm not dying?” Castiel asked, wings trembling again. “Is it going to go away?”

“It will fade,” Raphael confirmed, and wove a spell to counter-act Gabriel's doing. They were not as proficient at these kinds of spells than he was, but they would manage.

“Will I look like everyone else again? Please say that I will. Everyone mocked me earlier,” Castiel said, wings drooping.

“You will be a regular angel again,” Raphael confirmed once more, and as their spell took effect, the colours in Castiel's feathers shifted and melted into each other, until they once again made Castiel's wings a uniform white.

“You fixed it!” Castiel beat his wings, a tiny flap from tiny appendages, and Raphael's wings rippled in amused sympathy.

“It wouldn't have been so bad,” Raphael said when they glimpsed the root of his wings, the connection between them and his grace, still swirling with colour, “to have colourful wings, yes?”

“Mine are colourful,” Castiel said.

It was technically correct – all colours were reflected by his wings – but the impression this gave was still as pure and white as Heaven itself.

“Mine are different from most angels,” Raphael said. Their wings were silver, mostly, with a slight purple hue that set them apart from Michael's more blue-tinted silver. “Does that make them weird?”

“But that's just how archangels look,” Castiel said. “You have many wings, but only two colours. Normal angels don't look like that.”

Normal. Raphael bristled at the word. Once upon a time, 'normal' hadn't existed. There had been an 'us', and a He, but they had not even been called archangels, because there had been no other angels to set them apart from.

“I suppose we are not normal then,” they said sharply.

“No, of course not. You're not part of the flock. You're special,” Castiel said, all wide-eyed innocence (though he only had about a hundred eyes yet, being as small as he was).

Raphael's annoyance bled over into amusement again. “Well, then perhaps you are also special,” they teased.

“But my wings are white again,” Castiel said, and left when his choir started singing again.

The last colour didn't want to fade from his wings. Even with time, the remaining effect of Gabriel's prank simply wouldn't go away. He was teased about it by his kind, but mostly he was teased about all the questions he had. Raphael heard him sometimes, when he implored his fellow angels to explain to him what seemed so simple to most.

He also asked Raphael, though rarely.

Why did He make humans imperfect, and then gave them a choice? - Because what use was choice when one was perfect? It had been a test and humanity had failed.

But had it not been only one human who had failed? Giving her cramps every month, and her daughters, and their daughters, seemed a harsh punishment. - They had failed and they must bear the price, as He saw fit.

Was He coming back home soon? Why wasn't He here? Where was He? - One did not question Him. Was Castiel questioning Him? Questioning angels were brought to the Michael, and given their just punishment. - No, of course he was not questioning Him. He must not be brought to the Michael. He was a good angel.

But of course, the questions didn't stop. No matter the threat his fellow angels or Raphael brought before him, he always had more answers to demand. More injustices to point out.

It got worse when Gabriel left. Raphael could not look at the little runt without remembering his brother, who had also had questions, or rather complaints. He had mostly kept them to himself, or had couched them in jokes at least, but Raphael had seen how it had gnawed at him, until he had been too empty to control himself anymore.

Raphael was not losing another sibling. There had to be another way.

The first time they stuck proverbial needles into Castiel's proverbial head, they finally managed to turn his wings completely white again. It was a relief when he stopped asking questions, no matter how unsettling the blank look in all of his eyes was.

But the colour bled back into his wings eventually, and so did the doubts bleed back into his mind. No matter how often Raphael tried to fix him, it was always a stopgap, and never a solution.

Until Michael had another idea. Castiel and all other troublemakers were sent as a garrison to retrieve the Righteous Man from Hell. If they all died, a new garrison could be sent. It was almost a pity that Anna had deserted Heaven several years prior – she could have been sent along on this suicide mission.

But not all of them died. No, some survived, among them Castiel, whose voice rang loud and clear across Revelation. Though Michael was satisfied that the first steps towards enacting the apocalypse had been taken, Raphael only wished that his younger brother had perished in the fiery pits.

It would have been kinder on both of them, surely.

Castiel's wings only grew more colourful after that. By the time Raphael confronted him, he had become crass and uncouth, and his wings were a swirling rainbow.

At the same time, Raphael barely noticed their own wings losing their colour, becoming a dull grey. Michael was gone, after all, and no one was left to point out such a thing without fear of retribution.

Michael had been bitter and angry these past few millennia, and Raphael had wished for it to be over, but they still missed their brother fiercely. Perhaps it was the memory and idea of him more than the actual archangel, but they would have killed the world to get him back.

They failed, though. Michael did not rise from Hell, and Raphael found something that, though not unlike peace, was far more grim. They died – and were then reborn into a changed world.

It's difficult, now, to look forward, as much as it is to look into the past. But as Raphael takes a new step each day, helping to remodel Heaven without shouldering the brunt of responsibility, they find that it gets easier. With every task completed that doesn't end in blood or pain, and every project accomplished that helps building a life rather tearing one down – yes, they find that it gets easier to be, to live.

Maybe one day, they will have no regrets left regarding their revival, and no resentment towards the God who did it.

It's not that day yet, but as the sun circles the Earth and time passes, not with war but with peace, they can see it on the horizon.

[ducknotinarow]

[Foot Clan AU] 2k12 Karai Casey - #

| send me “#” for cell phone headcanons about our muses including:        

   "And what makes you think you can just look through my phone? Fine. Not like you find anything it's not related to anything with the clan anyway."

- what your muse’s name is in mine’s phone        

 'Cae'

"Casey was annoying when we were kids" She pauses a moment and moves to change her wording. "Caseys always been annoying even when we were kids. He started to call me Rai so to get on my nevers why he thought it would I don't know. Not like it worked." It did. "So I figured if I was Rai, then he was Cae.  And well I guess it just kind of stuck for me to keep with the nickname? Sure I still call him by name, but i'll admit when Shredder and such aren't around or its just us, he quickly goes back to being Cae to me. Don't think much on it."

- what your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone                  

[image description] It's a quick shot taken just as Casey seems aware of a camera on him. There is an ice rink behind him, a few hockey players can be see in the distance. Casey seems to have a faint smile on his face even as hes catching Karai taking said photo of them. Of course she would deny it and tell him she was simply seeing if she had any bars. Claiming she was bored, but it wasn't a good lie for once.

"Sometimes the three of us just sneak out to get away from the compound. It drives Shredder mad when ever we do, claims he doesn't want anything happening to us. Which is why I point out I brought Casey along for a reason. In truth it just feel so damn cramped in that place at times. Like i'm suffocating. Don't get me wrong sometimes I get a kick out of how the foot soldiers seem to sweat and shake at the mere thought of getting on my bad side, because they fear" she gives a roll of her eyes "dear old dad." The word come out bitterly before she continues to talk.

"Not when I with them however, I don't get hockey in truth I can follow the basic rules at least but well. It makes Casey happy." She smiles a little "I know Casey got it pretty tough" She just never fully knew the extent "And well sure hes annoying, and a pest a lot. Always hanging around to annoy me cause he just can..doesn't mean I don't feel he should get a break himself time to time."

           

- what your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone                

Big by Betty Who            

If legends are loud and built to stand out Guess that's who I'm meant to be Ten feet tall and I'm proud of it

"Cause Casey's a gaint and take up space clearly." She wont say the real reason and normally for these one I have just been letting the charter talk. But I feel this needs explanation so imma expose her here today. When picking these ring tones its meant to be a song that makes the my muse think of your for one reason or another. I just really feel this song fits well for Casey in this AU. Because Casey in a sense is made to feel sorry for being who he is because of Shredder. Karai is one who sort of falls for how Casey portrayals himself though with this over bearing confidence hes hiding behind in part Karai isn't fully blind and knows its not the full case, seeing how she dose like to try and sneak them out to places that makes Casey happy. Reminds him of his real family and such. But this is very much how Karai sees and views Casey as well. As someone who should be loud and proud of who he is. After everything happens? She keeps the song because this is how she wants Casey to live after knowing the truth.

She wants him to live Big to be obnoxiously and unapologeticly himself.

- my muse’s last text to your muse

[text] look i'll cover for you so you can see Raphael but don't take forever again this time?

[text] if your staying out late with him just stay with the turtles so im not staying up to help you sneak back in

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[text] I swear Casey if you took my eye liner i'm breaking all of yours!! and will sneak into your room to make your face look like more trash than it already is!

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[text] hey

[text] I sort heard Dad getting after you eariler. So thought maybe

[text] well wanna sneak out?

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[text] Casey, i'm going to find you no matter where you went I will find you.

[dezitello]

"Champions Of The World" ROTTMNT Bohemian Rhapsodu AU Chapter 3

1971

Leo sat on the bench of a bus stop, scribbling words on a piece of paper. He tried to ignore the person sitting next to him who kept staring at him, though he didn't mind too much. He hummed to himself and was snapped out of his thoughts when a van pulled up in front of him. Donnie was in the driver's seat, opening the doors. "Get in, hotshot! Hope you peed before we leave."

Leo rolled his eyes and walked in. "You're late."

- "This thing is trippy!" Raph exclaimed from underneath the van. It had broken down again on the side of the road, the tattered old thing. Donnie looked up from his phone. "I think it's counterclockwise, Raph. You're screwing the wrong way."

Raph scowled and peeked his head out from under the vehicle. "Oh is it now? Thanks Donnie, would you like to do it? Please feel free."

"No no, you're doing a good job."

Mikey groaned and bit into a sandwich he had brought with him. "We sold out every pub and uni south of Manhattan, and I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere eating a ham sandwich!"

"Trouble is, we're not thinking big enough." Leo mumbled, leaned up against the van. Donnie glanced at him and smirked. "Ah. What have you got in mind?"

"An album."

Raph scoffed and stood up. "Please. We can't afford an album." Leo looked out at the isolated terrain and smiled. "Oh, we'll find a way. How much do you think we can get for this van?"

Mikey looked up from his sandwich and stopped chewing. "I hope you're joking."

Leo slapped a stack of dollar bills into a man's hand with a smug smile on his face.

Raph looked bewildered as he watched the exchange. "Ugh...That was three months wages..."

"And a perfectly good van." Mikey grumbles. Leo rolls his eyes and walks away. "Oh, don't be so dramatic. You're recording an album tonight."

-

Raph played back the recording they had done so far, Leo pacing behind him as he listened. He stopped it and turned to his brother. "Don't you think I sounded bad?"

He shook his head. "No, its good."

But that wasn't convincing enough for him. He looked at the man who owned the studio, who sat in the seat next to Raphael. "Can I try again?"

He shrugged. "Sure, it's your money."

"Literally..."

"You are mine I possess you I belong to you forever Aaaaaah!"

He held the last note and raised it even higher, as he heard playing it back. Raph takes off his headphones and looks at him. "It's much better."

Leo still looked unconvinced. "Hm...try bouncing it left and right with the 'ah's'."

They played it back and he listened carefully, pointing left and right to the beat. Donnie leaned forward. "And dead center to the last!"

"And then blast it!" Mikey shouted, a newfound excitement rushing through the room.

Leo smiled as he heard the results come together, nodding. Finally pleased. "Yes, yes!"

The whole rest of their time in the studio they experimented with different sounds and methods. Mikey sprinkled coins on his drums and lightly pounded on them with cloth over his drumsticks.

Leo and Donnie passed the microphone back and forth with string tied to the wall, Donnie using a quarter instead of a guitar pick. Raph placed a tambourine on the strings inside of a piano, causing a hearty jingle as Leo played.

With thirty more minutes left to spare, a couple of journalists walked in. They stopped and stared, watching as the boys fumbled around in the sound room.

"Hey RT, Who are these kids in the box?" One man asked. "Some student band doing some weird stuff." He mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

"They got a demo?"

"More than that. I've been up all night..."

-

Leo flopped on his bed in his apartment, sighing. He picked up a notebook and looked at a drawing of their band's new logo Mikey had scribbled. It was perfect.

Usagi walked in from the living room and sat next to him. "So the new name is Queen?"

"As in her royal highness. And because it's outrageous." Leo said, smirking to himself. "I can't think of anyone more outrageous than me."

Usagi chuckled and looked at the bed, a piano hovering right over the edge. "This is the most impractical bed."

Leo smiled and reached his hands up. Without looking he placed his fingers on the keys, slowly playing the beginning of a melody. Usagi laid back and listened. "That's beautiful."

Leo crossed his hands over and pressed the final key, letting them drop at his side. He sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "I think it has potential."

Yuichi smiled and reached his paw over, slowly tracing the turtle's stripes. Leo's eyes fluttered and he let them close, breathing deeply. There was a feeling in his stomach, it only awakened in him around this rabbit.

Probably nothing.

Something in Usagi's eyes shifted for a moment before he sat up. "I've got to get to work."

"What? I won't allow it." Leo grabbed Usagi's hand and pulled him back, dipping him. The rabbit laughed and shook his head. "Are you going to support me if I get fired?"

Leo smirked and shrugged. "Sure. I'll always take care of you."

Usagi smiled and looked away for a second. "I...I'm going to...be late." Leo's eyes softened and he let him go, watching Yuichi walk out the door.

'Come back...' He thought. He scolded himself and tried to push away the ache in his heart. "Stupid..."

-

[fabuloustrash05]

How do you think Mona’s relationship is with Raph’s family + Casey and April?

She really only interacted with Raph from what I remember and that’s a crime, she deserved more from the writers. Splinter showing her embarrassing baby photos of Raphael is everything to me💅

Yes! I've been wanting to talk about this! I really wish the show had Mona interact with more characters. The only people she truly has a dynamic/relationship with is Raph, Sal Commander and maybe Lord Dregg (but very little). Wasted potential for her character, so I'm gonna fix that! Here we go!

Leo & Mona Lisa

Leo took the longest for him and Mona to really form a bond/friendship. Leo tends to have a hard time trusting people Raph's close with (Slash & Casey) and even longer to warm up to them. Leo was grateful for Mona, she has helped him and his brothers numerous times, they both respect each other as skilled fighters and have a mutual respect towards each other, but that was it for the longest time. It wasn't until one night when Mona came to the lair to visit Raph she ran into Leo instead. He tells her Raph is out and won't be back till later so Mona decides to stay at the lair and wait. Leo is about to watch a 24 hour Spaceheroes marathon, and not wanting to leave Mona bored and alone, he offers for her to join him and watch his favorite show. Few hours later, Raph comes home to find his brother and girlfriend sitting together wearing Spaceheroes merch, sitting inches away from the TV, watching in a amazement as they fanboy/girl over Captain Ryan. Raph realizes in horror that Leo has turned his girlfriend into a Space-Nick. The two now are really close and 80% of the things they talk about together are Spaceheroes and other sci-fi shows Leo has gotten her into, and other times they spar together and share sword fighting tips and tricks.

Donnie & Mona Lisa

Similar to Leo, Donnie took a while to really bond with Mona, but he and Mona were more quick to find something in common. She's more than just her strength, she's intelligent and handy too. There have been times Mona had to work on/repair many Salamandrian ships by herself when they were down and her and her commander were off planet. Donnie also really enjoys talking to Mona about intergalactic sciences, and Mona often shows and lets him borrow her old tech and gear for him to study and analyze, helping him improve his work and knowledge of many scientific fields. Out of all the brothers, Mona and Donnie have the most mature relationship/dynamic, if that makes sense. Sometimes they like to share a cup of coffee and catch up and chat about the latest stuff going on in their lives. I also like to think in the future Donnie is Mona's go to for medical treatment/her baby doctor when her and Raph start having a family. He also becomes their kid's personal tutor.

Mikey & Mona Lisa

Mikey is quick to befriend anyone he meets, so of course he and Mona quickly form a friendship. Mona, just like many others, adores Mikey and he feels the same. Mikey reminds Mona of all the Salamandrian children back on her home planet and she admires how positive and carefree he can be despite all the challenges he has faced in his life. Mona also really loves Mikey's cooking (I HC that Salamandrian appetites are similar to Saiyans from Dragon Ball Z,) and she will eat almost anything he makes, and Mikey wants to introduce her to all Earth's food, especially pizza. I imagine one day Mikey finds out Mona is unaffected by spicy foods (another HC of mine) so he just decides to make as many spicy foods as he can to see if he'll get any reaction out of her. Spoilers: he didn't. Mikey also likes how happy Mona makes his brother, cause out of everyone Mikey knows how grumpy Raph used to be before Mona entered his life. Now, whenever Raph is angry or Mikey wants his big bro to do something for him, Mikey just pulls the "Mona-Card". Mikey is also a big time RaMona shipper and always likes to mess with Raph when it comes to Mona, whether that's embarrassing him by telling Mona stories about Raph from past missions/their childhood or telling her about "the bug incident".

April & Mona Lisa

These two would be BFFs and you can't change my mind on this!! Think about it: April's first real best friend turned out to be a lie, being only a Kraang bot used to get to her and the Turtles. For Mona, she grew up in the military (my HC), there's no time for silly childish games and making friends, only war. April would start trying to form a friendship with Mona by using the "we're both aliens" conversation starter, which Mona thought was a sweet gesture of trying to make her feel more at home when she first started living on Earth. Eventually Mona began to ask April for dating advice and help her get ready for dates with Raph. Because of this, the two form a strong bond and become basically like sisters. Always chatting, hanging out, sometimes even training together. Two become emotional support for each other and help each other grow and improve in their fighting and skills. April is the spunky upbeat friend, while Mona is the blunt badass ("Someone will die" "Of fun!"). Also, April always tries to get a piggyback ride from Mona, because she's tall and April is small. It's cute.

Casey & Mona Lisa

This one was kinda tricky, but I imagine Casey and Mona's dynamic would be something similar to Joey and Monica from Friends. The best friend and the girlfriend team up to annoy the shit out of the boyfriend and mess with him over little things he does. April is the good influence on Mona, while Casey is the bad influence. Casey is probably the one who taught/convinced Mona to curse and is most likely the one to make the dirty jokes when he sees Raph and Mona together. He's a wingman at heart, gotta help his bro. Also, out of everyone, Casey is the only one not disturbed when Mona talks about her traumatizing violent and bloody war stories. Casey thinks they are "so metal!!"

[ducknotinarow]

Raphael wasn't sure what to expect when he decided to go through with this. Opening up? He hated it It made him feel weird. Vulnerable and open, like if his shell was some how removed and left him unprotected. Everything was just out and exposed, Raph was out and exposed. His feelings were just there in the air between him and Leo. How he felt truly felt for Leo. The attraction romantic and other wise all made known his feelings though?! They were there. And it meant Leo knew and worse that Leo could do something about those feelings.

And Raphael never felt so fucking on edge before. Hell he wished Superfly broke his shell back then now. He heard the sound of springs of the mattress squeak as Leo more to get up but didn't risk to look at Leo, letting his eyes squeeze shut. Raphael wasn't sure what to expect he didn't want or need his big brother to pity him. To go on a date with him because he felt bad for hurting his feelings. He got it he did Leo liked April and Raph could respect that take the hit that came with it.

Though everything in his mind soon shuts off the second he feels fingers graze over his cheeks. Eyes open and grew wide in well he's not sure it all happened at once, faster than he could even breath he found Leo's break pressed in against his own. A feeling he knew better, a feeling he could say rivaled getting into a fight. Or taking a win in a wrestling match. It was warm, soft and filled him with sparks. Left to stare at Leo as soon as he noticed their beak wasn't against his own anymore. Face deeper red than the mask he wore. He had to work his works to listen as Leo spoke.

"You want...me?" Raphael parroted back as he pointed himself still confused and mind fried from the kiss. Guess the kissing lessons paid off after all. Raph blinked a few times. He could still feel the tingle across his beak. Soon his hands learned to work again as he reached and took hold of Leo's thinner shoulders and pulled them back in for another kiss.

Raph's hold soon traveled from Leo's shoulders to the back of their shell wanting to hold Leo in close to himself a moment more. This felt right. This was exactly what he wanted, the feeling of Leo's between his arms. Beak curled into a smile for a moment as he was letting everything sink in. And his mind finally started to think that blush on his face only grew hotter as he slightly break the kiss between them. "heh did I really say love?" Raph knew he felt that but he didn't notice it was what he said, as he slightly smiled a little sheepishly. "Shit I kinda of wanted ta make 'hat more special." Oh well he shrugs his shoulders and lets his smile soften as he looks back at Leo. "ya sure though? Cause I want everything Leo. I wanna be able to call you mine in front of others, hold ya hand maybe be dumb and try dates out even? Kind of lame I guess but...I wouldn' mind all 'hat with you."

Eye ridges furrow when Raphael speaks again, confusion clear shining beneath blue hues. When did it sound like he was taking pity on him? He was being genuine!

"No one said anything about pity ? " He asks, his hand hesitating between reaching forward & lowering back down. He was confused & he still hated seeing Raph upset because of him. 

He kept his silence when his brother speaks again. This time, his gaze focused on the floor. He couldn't lie, part of what Raphael spoke about was true, but not the part where he was thinking of April last night. His thoughts were actually centered around Raph during then. How could he get him to see that, though? 

Yes, he still had strong feelings for April, but family was priority to him, at least when he sees they're upset. Or that something was wrong.

He winces as he listens to his brother continue to speak. April probably never would've cared to know his deepest feelings, even if he was planning on trying again earlier that night. He realized that now. Now when it was too late & Raph doesn't seem to want anything to do with him either. 

He's trembling, teeth chewing so hard on his bottom lip the more Raphael continues to pour his heart out. Hands clench & unclench, tears pricking at the corner of his eyes. He doesn't want to lose Raph too. 

He stands up with him, newfound determination surging through him. Hands tremble as they reach up to cup Raph's cheeks. He barely lets him speak again as he leans forward, pressing his lips against his. He lets the kiss linger, heart beating frantically within his chest. 

He probably could've gone about this differently, but he wasn't thinking rationally right then & there. Pulling back, he sighs, his hand lifting to rub the back of his neck. "I know I'm wrong. But I meant what I said when I say I'm not taking pity on you Raphael. I don't want to lose someone who actually loves me, okay ? I want this. I want you." 

[thecryptidwizard]

Mother crypta Im infected by another Hyperfixation

Rottmnt

I haven't watched that show, but I've seen compilations on yt and like. i get it 😳