#of leos and leonardos

[toothlesshat]

Of Donnies and Donatellos is finished everyone!

[holycrimin]

that one Laios meme but with the 12 bros, saw the rise one and got inspired <33

(don't tag as t-cest)

original under the cut!

Original by @/sweepswoop_ on Twitter

[forgetful-nerd]

Look at these innocent, little baby turtles. Not a thought goes on behind those eyes. Sure hope nothing bad happens to them.

[red-rover-au]

These are the vibes the first meeting with Big Mama gave off lmao

[imagionationstation]

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS

When Donnie touches the ground, he flinches.

His entire body tries to curl inward at the pain and he gives a tiny, barely audible gasp. Leo’s hand shoots up immediately.

He seems to hesitate, moving slowly and oh-so gently resting it on Donnie. And Donnie’s entire body relaxes.

His shoulders stiffen as his body acknowledges sudden contact against his chest, probably because that too is causing some pain.

AND YET: His mouth falls shut. The pain on his face smooths out. His head falls forward, his shoulders rise, all angling towards Leo.

And Leo’s eyes are what tells the entire story. They (expectantly) never leave him at any point and there’s not much expression to be noted outside of a mixture of sad/guilt/worried.

Then he lays his hand on Donnie.

And his little brother leans into it. He relaxes at the touch.

AND LEO’S ENTIRE FACE FALLS.

Out of everything happening right now, THAT’S what makes him look like he’s hurting. THAT’S what stops the leader from worrying and introduces the big brother who’s beyond disappointed in himself.

That tiny bit of subconscious comfort that Donnie reveals while leaning into the touch of the person who helped hurt him.

THAT is going to be what haunts him from this moment on.

[camilieroart]

Here is the piece I did for @turtlestogetherzine !

I absolutely adore both Rise and 2012, and this was a blast to make ! Thanks for having me :) !

[aimike17]

I made this comic to celebrate the anniversary of my tmnt/rottmnt hobby 💥

I'm new to Tumblr, but there are already so many of you!! Whoa! I am grateful to you for following me, and for writing such sweet, pleasant words 😭💕 (sorry for not answering everything)

I am very sorry that there is so little of me here 😥

I should post more of my work here….hmm

THANK YOU AGAIN!!!

Hope you have a good day <3💕

p.s. there are probably a LOT of grammatical errors here, I hope you won’t be too strict with this 🙏🥹

[stars-fate]

Saw this trend on Twitter and I couldn't help myself

[muflatsz]

[colorstrike624]

I should be sleeping but this dumb idea wouldn't go away until I drew it.

[nikoacc]

YOU SPEAK MY SAME LANGUAGE💙💜

[toothlesshat]

**Incoming rant warning**

HELLO FRIEND I AM HERE TO DISCUSS OF DONNIES AND DONATELLOS.

First of all, I know you said you were struggling with it but I think you did a good job with it. You still managed to wrap everything up in a way that (if you wanted to you) there could be another part to it or it could simply be the end. There was nothing left unsaid and I think both Donnie and Donatello managed to get the closure that they both needed at the end.

SPEAKING OF - that scene with Leonardo and Donatello, oh my gooooooodness. I was so close to crying over it. Just how Leonardo finally is able to recognize that what is needed is for him to be a brother and not a leader. It made me so emotional, I think that was my favorite scene in this whole chapter. And when they hug and Leonardo goes "we're going to be okay" emphasis on the WE'RE. I like to think that its not only their relationship he is including in that but also Raph and Mikey, like "we're going to be okay" as in all four of us as brothers and as a family because Leonardo understands now and has grown so much in the time they've been there. UGH ITS SUCH GOOD WRITING.

Back to the Rise boys now, I wanted to say I think you did a good job writing Donnie's thought process as a character. I don't think he's the easiest to write but I do think you nailed it well. The whole how he's focused on this one thing and can't see how his brothers don't understand why its a big deal. And the emphasis on "Donnie's younger brother" because (and I know some people believe that Donnie is older than Leo, i dunno why but you do you homie) Mikey is the only younger brother Donnie has. Its not like Leo who has two or Raph with three. And Donnie takes it so SERIOUSLY too. I love it so much. Then Donnie's guilt of feeling like he didn't do enough during the invasion. AND THE CLOSURE OF THEM ALL COMING TOGETHER AND UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER WAS GOOD. I also love the part where Donnie goes over his relationship with Donatello and realizes "oh shit, i think we are friends" despite both of them trying so hard not to be on some level they kinda accidentally made a friendship.

And the appearance of Raphael and Michelangelo trying to back up their brother WAS SO GOOD. I love that they were trying to help him out in their own way even if it was such a small part of the chapter.

Honestly it was a very good wrap up, I understand it was difficult for you to write but if you did want to continue it I think you totally could. Cause after all they are still stuck in the Rise dimension. But if you don't want to that is also fine because it is your work and you can do with it what you please. Maybe you'll even come back to it at some point, who knows! But thank you for writing it! I had so much fun reading it and see how the characters interacted with each other was such a treat! :)

Ahhh thank you so much anon!! Yeah, I can’t lie this fic was really difficult to finish. I’m honestly a little surprised I managed because it was such a daunting task at some point, but I’m glad I did and I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

The scene between Leonardo and Donatello is probably my favorite in the whole story. I was originally going to put this in the notes (and forgot to lmao) but I always intended for the last chapter to be a wrap up of Leonardo’s arc as well. I felt like it was kind of incomplete since a lot of his growth has to do with the way he treats his siblings, so to truly finish his story, I had to have him reconcile with the character I feel like he had the most unresolved tension with (you can argue that should be Raphael, but they have a lot of episodes/scenes dedicated to working out their issues, whereas Donatello and Leonardo have… very little and a LOT of arguments). So that scene, while also being good for Donatello, was my favorite because I got to finish up with Leonardo, who is my favorite character overall.

And yes, when he says “we’re going to be okay” he means the whole family :)

AND YEAH YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS GOING FOR WITH THE “oh shit oh fuck we are friends. I do care about him. Damnit.” That’s the dynamic I wanted so badly in the end because I think it’s sooo funny. And yeah, Donnie is not easy to write, but damn did I love laying out that scene with him and his brothers. I almost wish it was a scene in a separate fic because I liked it so much, but I’m also happy it can go into this series I spend a lot of time on. Their closure was very satisfying to write, I think.

Unfortunately, I can’t promise when another part will come. I won’t say I’m abandoning the series because who knows what’ll happen! Mutant Mayhem hasn’t come out yet and my inspiration could really spike when it does, or I might get a random urge to continue. Idk yet! But I’m taking a break from the series for sure. I have other stuff I want to write and dedicate time to, but I’m still thrilled you enjoyed the fic and want to see more. Seriously, thank you for reading and taking the time to send this ask <3

[purblethinkin]

based on this post lmao

[honeydisiacc]

i drew raph so cute here hehehehe

[divi-138]

me and my brother interaction reminded me of them so I drew it

I'm Leo in this scenerio

[mrabubu]

Yeah, that evil turtle from The Amazing world of Gumball is also a softshell