#mikey did commit fratricide

[brightlotusmoon]

"...In fact, a lot of things are reversible in the show: while there’s a lot significant change within the series, little of it seems to alter the core status quo of four mutant turtles living with their mutant dad rat, who by the end of Turtles Forever are essentially the same characters they were in the first episode.

Michelangelo kills an alternate version of his father without blinking. Donatello sees alternate versions of his family die, and continues the rest of the series with no visible trauma. Leonardo deals with PTSD after he chooses to sacrifice his entire family to save the universe, but visible signs of it go away as soon as he spends some months with a Wise Martial Arts teacher..."

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Okay so can we talk about Mikey and Sliver while mentioning the fic by @catbowserauthor that's basically the only fic that's explored Mikey's haunting guilt by way of Macbeth (Guilty By Association), and how I had Mike confess in Brightest Fire while bringing up Donnie's experience, because yeah uh