#we haven't answered it yet but a system with a leo interject really appreciated it too ❤️

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this is just part of what makes leo leo, but i think a LOT of it is the phrase 'you say you could catch the stars, id believe you'. when leo trusts you, its with everything he has, just the same for when he doesnt trust you. and even if it seems impossible, hed trust his family to do any and everything, no matter what. its one of those things him and raph share, alongside doing anything to keep their family safe and caring with everything theyve got. raph trusts blindly; if youre family, he trusts you, if you make it clear you care, he trusts you. mikey trusts even more blindly, to the point of being naive; he thinks everyone is good, and trusts them to be as good as he thinks they are. donnie...he trusts when you make it clear youre trustworthy, but i think his standards arent as high as leos. leo has standards. leo trusts with a keen eye and a careful scan. you get to go right through that the moment you prove youre family, but if you step back through the scanner, youve gotta go through a lot more paperwork to prove youre good to go again (read: draxum). otherwise? pick up a pen, youre going through a rigorous process. and...i think the way he treats people he doesnt trust is really interesting, too. its that outward kindness and a refusal to be rude, but that inward...where you know its only surface level, and he doesnt trust you the way he trusts others. his care is also soooo inch resting to me. its clear hes not terribly altruistic, but that theres a base level of care he gives to everyone. and furthermore, the second youre in the airport, the second you get past that scanner, airport security has you as safe as you possibly could be. you know? his whole heart is in it for the people he trusts, and the people he really cares about. some people are just visitors, and they wont be staying long, and theyve got a time limit before security escorts them, but for a minute, a moment, whenever theyre there, theyre solid. maybe he wont give quite as much for some people-the visitors-but theyre still a grade above the people with knives behind their backs and weights in their pockets. get me? related, april was absolutely a slow process. well, okay, it didnt seem like one to her; leo accepted her with open arms, but she only learned later that donnie was worried she didnt feel welcome because it was clear to him, at least, that he wasnt too sure about her yet. unrelated note-well, semi related; i wrote the line 'he opens his arms with a smile like dusk and says, if you caught the moon for me, i wouldnt be one bit surprised.' when i was writing abt this in my analysis doc and i HAD to share 'smile like dusk'. its too perfect

yall sent a lot! /pos we wish we could screenshot the other two paragraphs yall sent but its huge 💔 /again pos dhdjd

but brooo!!! these are so good!!! these are such great takes and AHHHHH WHOLESOME AND PERFECT AND FJFJFJF