#turtles smile too

[turtleblogatlast]

I think a lot about Leo standing up for his brothers in the things that really matter to them.

Like- Leo is the one who immediately pushes Mikey and Donnie into finding Raph the second it’s clear that their oldest brother is missing because he knows Raph can’t handle being separated like that.

Leo is the one who stands up for Mikey when Mikey wants to go on a solo mission, actively vouching for him and being the one to convince Raph into letting Mikey go, because being independent and proving himself just as capable of standing on his own two feet as everyone else means so much to Mikey.

And Leo defends Donnie’s honor in particular when his brothers’ intelligence is insulted because Leo is well aware of how important Donnie’s smarts are to him - and how important having those smarts valued and acknowledged is as well.

All this goes right into just how well Leo knows his brothers. For as much as he’ll tease or fight with them, he knows them, and he loves them.

[torturedblue]

Hate how much this shot…

reminds me of this shot:

Cue protective brothers intervening under the cut

This movie fucked us up huh 😀

[21cha]

Lil' guy !

[skylarbee]

😤 he wanted to have it! 😤 give that plushie back to him! 😤

(via eterwin's IG story, 18.10.2023)

[ryanthel0ser]

I think we as a society should be exploring how Leo is the most like his father out of all the boys, especially when comparing him to Lou Jitsu (even physically like he really is his kid fr)

[its-wabby-stuff]

I have a professional map:

There is a difference between liking kids and being good with kids, and I swear some of the people who cannot tolerate kids are the absolute best with them. And then some people try so hard and they still can’t get a kids attention. They’d rather go hang out with the uncles that cannot tolerate them.

[ackalice]

This post ended up giving me brain worms, so-

Raph and Maisie finding out they can chirp to each other!

@ilike2drawstuff

[seagull-scribbles]

I see so much art for the future Rise turtles, BUT WHAT OF THESE!? So i did a quick messy sketch during my 1hr lecture

2003 - S3E21

[junsei-draws-rotasu]

[luckycharms1701]

thinking about how mikey is towards enemies

in particular: "they've achieved the power of flight! good for them, you know?"

he definitely enjoys fighting and revels in beating enemies up

but like. "good for them, you know?" he knows bebop and rocksteady are their enemies, knows that there is at least something serious going on even if he doesn't necessarily understand what

he still celebrates a perceived achievement of theirs. there's a simple warmheartedness there that is so hard to find in people. and he's so genuine about it!

and that's why mikey's reaction to krang is i think one of the most profound lines of the movie

"i don't know that guy, but i hate that guy!"

it's such a stark difference. he's so agitated that he can't stand still while he says it

i think that there's a part of him that understands that bebop and rocksteady are just pawns in a larger game, where krang is one of the people calling the shots

but i also think that everyone has their limits, and krang blew past mikey's seemingly limitless ability to celebrate others. truly an impressive feat

[turtleblogatlast]

Small but significant character moments that I actually really adore are from both the times we see the boys as tots. There is a reoccurrence that happens in both of them that I find so incredibly interesting.

For the turtle tot short, Splinter leaves the boys with weapons. In the short, Raph is the one who suggests they do “what Lou Jitsu would do” and Leo is the one who takes point when Splinter comes back to reprimand them. Leo, in taking point, is the one to defend them and get Splinter off their tails.

And then, in the flashback regarding the Kuroi Yōroi helmet, Raph is the one who grabs and throws “Skully” as a way to replace their missing ball which breaks it into pieces, but Leo is the one who speaks for the group and rushes into action to fix the teapot.

I love this for multiple reasons, but the biggest are how it shows that Raph has always been inclined toward the bold and fun and making the plans to include his brothers in what he loves and believes they’d love, whereas Leo has always been inclined to be the “Face” of the group and shoulder the attention even if it’s potentially negative all while coming up with on the spot attempts to fix the situation.

[superfruitland]

Silly askbox ideas?

How about heart leo or alt casey playing botw for the first time and their horse accidentally dies. They are devastated. But then lil leo or someone gives them directions to the horse God

Just a silly idea if you'd like! There's a little angst but happy in the end. If it's too much dont worry about it! Have an awesome week!

he made fun of casey for like a week straight after this (casey should tell peepaw about this, see who's laughing then)

[ohnoshespostingthis]

hey ladies want some apritello

[bettertwin1]

Being silly is in fact so hard in a cruel cruel world. 😔 being silly is a very hard job that you don't even get paid for.

Smiles are payment enough 💙

[nomoreluckystarz]

sorry I've been a little MIA, but my body n mind had to heal once more from things </3

Astro will be joining @/plagueddead 's Technoverse soon (T! Astro is in the works still) but for now... I made this for funsies :D

Although she's very quiet, Astro is very friendly and cares for all living creatures, it is part of her philosophy to protect humans (1st Law of Robotics).

[felsicveins]

New Patreon post!! We kissin