#my enthusiasm demands the funny little yahoo sign

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if no one's asked for '03 mikey yet, it is i: asking for '03 mikey. and if someone already has, uh uh uh [rolls a dice] ... got a sixteen, so '03 don.

HANNAH!!!! 🎉🎉 I haven’t been asked yet! I will do both of ‘em though just for you!!

Mikey

How I feel about this character:

MY BEST FRIEND MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN ALL OF TMNT CANON!!!!!!! The first call I ever had with some friends in the fandom had me clocked immediately as a Mikey kinnie cuz of the way I laughed, lmaooo! He’s Silly!!! Even in the bleakest of moments!! Bro sometimes falls under the sway of pessimism, but he’ll always pull through! Also, whenever he’s especially annoying, I nod in solidarity cuz that was straight up me as a kid. Take me as an example for who he may have grown up to be!

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

Nope! I truly don’t think I’ve ever seen or will ever see a ship for Mikey that’ll spark an unhinged joy for me, lol

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

DUOSSSSS!!! I adore his dynamics with all of his family, so it’s in the moment what my preference is and what I’m feeling! He’s vitriolic besties with Raph! Got a fun mentor-mentee dynamic with Leo! The way Don tends to indulge him, lol! And Splinter over here being a tired father trying to instill lessons in him because he knows Mikey’s capable of it. Truly the family of all time.

My unpopular correct opinion about this character:

See my answer about Rise Mikey! Don’t babify him!! Also, another gripe is that some folks write 03 Mikey like other iterations, and that’s just not it y’all. He’s the Least Sweetie out of all of ‘em!! Go read Hannah’s enneagram about him to understand! (I can’t embed the link for some reason so uhhh here!!) https://www.tumblr.com/redstringraven/723683618143256576/an-excruciatingly-long-ramble-about-the-03

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

I WISH we’d gotten a focus episode on him that wasn’t another lesson for him to be humble! Gimme The Christmas Aliens 2!! where he kicks ass solo style!!

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Donnie

How I feel about this character:

Now, here’s a Real Sweetie!! I enjoy that he can be analytical yet grounded. He’s not all machines! He cares so much about the people they meet!!

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

My friend’s Renatello propaganda got to me, lmao! I really enjoy the idea of two different kinda smarties being sweet to each other.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

See my Mikey answer, lol! It’s so hard to choose!! I like how he and Raph play off of each other, the mutual support with Leo, snack buddies with Mikey, and oughh the connection with Splinter and specifically when Don calls out to him in the mind probe scene…

My unpopular opinion about this character:

I actually think folks focus maybe too much on his traumas??? Or at least, they focus ONLY on it, and that’s sad!! Let him have his whimsies!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

That being said, the lack of acknowledgement of most traumas from the show in canon is also a bit sad! They know how to do call backs!! Let Don have that cut line about alternate realities in S5! Got the fandom out here still writing catharsis for it 20 years later smh (/lh)