#weird comparison in general actually since they're completely different genres

[theywontletmebeprincipal]

there's this Pretentious Music Post I think often about that's like "mcr fans are so BASIC their HEADS would EXPLODE if they heard SKINNY PUPPY" . like oh ok one of the most popular well known industrial bands of all time ???? THAT skinny puppy???????? to be clear I think "my music is more obscure than yours so therefore I'm more cultured" is stupid n disingenuous anyway but was skinny. puppy. really truly the best Obscure Music example you could think of there. really ??

[hyperfixated-homo]

CAN I HAVE MORE INFO ON MIKEY AND LEO’S EXPERIENCES

I love Mikey’s trope being the last girl standing and psychological horror is very yummy

HIHIHIHIHI yes absolutely you can have more info on their experiences :)

I do not want to spoil too much about the actual events that they go through (unless people ask. smile) but i can give some little bits of their stories!

For Mikey (the final girl ever)

He and Raph are the only two who fully remember their respective genres' experiences. However, they did also go through very different experiences

All of them went through multiple different "storylines" but Mikey and Donnie go through an entire universe reset when their storyline restarts (in comparison, Leo and Raph go through multiple storylines in the same universe with the same people)

This means that Mikey has seen multiple alternate universes! He's seen several versions of his friends, several versions of killers, he's seen dystopian worlds and older ones and he's been in a million different places.

He would appreciate it more if he wasn't being chased down in every universe. And every time, he feels a bit upset that his brothers aren't with him, because he knows that they would probably LOVE to see some of the things he's seen

Mikey was the one who triggered the leave sequence. Technically, he was the one who let them out.

As mentioned before, Mikey has made friends in his genre-verse! I'm considering adding both some mutants and humans from other tmnt versions to this au, and most of them will be seen in Mikey's universe probably.

Including: Mondo gecko, Leatherhead, Mona Lisa, and more :))

Mikey went into his universe when he was 11. He came out at age 13, freshly a teenager. Since he was so young, this experience has SEVERLY impacted how he thinks about things

For Leo (my beloved little fucked up boy)

Most of his time in his universe was spent in the "lair", practically being tortured mentally.

He remembers some of it, doesn't remember other parts, completely makes up some things, and generally has weird memories about That Whole Situation.

There were moments when Leo would get to another place. Sometimes it was unrecognisable, but usually, it was familiar. Familiar but twisted

Like an abandoned (?) park at night, or a rooftop that he and his brothers used to frequent often, or a pool that he haden't been to in a while.

He really hated going to these places. Often because he would end up there alone (not entirely. never entirely. there were other things there watching him he swears) and sometimes it felt like days before he could see his "family" again.

With this in mind, the Leo that came out of his genreverse doesn't like to go outside much. ESPECIALLY not alone.

Also more general things: "Splinter" and "April" are in his genre too. They're less fucked up than his brothers but. Definately not normal.

Leo gains some new fears after living there for two years. A fear of heights and a fear of the dark being two of them.

Sometimes he would enter The Void as a means of escaping his problems. He could never stay there long (his brothers would never let him) but it helped sometimes. He goes back there nowadays, when everything reminds him too much of There

This ended up being more general headcanons about them, sorry ansdjd. I ADORE questions about my horror au btw, so MUCH THANK for asking!!!