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Just like you

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Raph/Don as turtle tots and Raphie has a huge crush on Donnie but is too young and boyish to get his feelings across

Donnie was so annoying, more annoying even than Mikey and Leo, because he made Raph’s insides curl up and snap at each other until his whole body was stupid with a fluttering, squishy — thing. He had this way of telling Raph things that shouldn’t matter, like how the pipes worked or what electricity was, and Raph hung onto every word without knowing why, glaring up into his long face, watching his mask tails swish as he went on, and on, and on.

Raph learned, quickly, that the fluttering feelings could be replaced, at least kind of, when he lashed out. Normally it went fine: Raph yanked his bandana or flicked his nose or broke whatever he was working on — and Donnie yelled, or they tussled, or Dad intervened, and Raph’s laughter had a way of swallowing the fluttering thing — for a while, at least.

This time, it wasn’t fine. For half an hour, Raph had watched Donnie take apart a stereo, lovingly putting each part in neat rows — and then he started to hate the stereo, because Donnie’s tongue was sticking out of his mouth and his attention was riveted and he didn’t want anything to do with their game, and — and Raph finally got sick of it and kicked his way through the careful piles like he’d done a thousand times before. A billion times before. Except this time, Donnie didn’t scream — not at Raph, not for Sensei. Donnie looked up at him, and tears welled in his eyes, and — and he didn’t even start to cry like a baby, with the ugly hiccuping sobs that grate. He just blinked, and the tears came down, soaking his mask. He sniffed and started to scoop the pieces into a loose pile.

“Donnie?” Raph said. He knelt down, a tight knot in his throat. He didn’t want that, he just wanted — wanted him to look at Raph —

“Leave me alone,” Donnie said, and the tears dripped down his face, and the shame was so, so much worse than the fluttering thing inside of him, and when Raph blinked, his mask was wetter for it, too.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m real sorry. Really.” He touched Donnie’s cheek the way Sensei did for them, cupping his face so that Raph could wipe the tears away. “Lemme help put it all back, okay?”

Donnie blinked up at him, too stunned to cry anymore — and then he got this look, like he had when he finally figured out the generator. Then: He smiled, and the thing in Raph’s stomach didn’t just flutter — it soared.

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For an Art Trade

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some happy middle aged turtles

i like to think that leo goes from 0 to old man like instantly. like he hits 30 and hes like ‘well it’s time to break out the dad jokes. splinter trained me for this all my life’ and mikeys like ‘i will literally pay you to stop’

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GOUGHF I LOVE TURTLE INCEST!!!!!

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“Hmpf, whatever.” - Raph

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Person A, noticeably disheveled as they enter the room: Sorry I’m late, I was doing stuff Person B, also disheveled and grinning smugly: I’m stuff

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Art by MROK

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Art by Keo

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Art by  憂

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whatever dynamic this is

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they’re just each other’s go-to turtles for everything

Keep reading

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♡ Red + Purple  ♡ ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

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creepy older brother leo who always asks for hugs from his younger siblings. he’s always pushy about it, to the point of forcing them if they refuse. none of them want to say anything about it though because that’s their older brother. that’s leo. it’s not creepy… right?

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A LeoRaph commission for @xxnerdfighterxx, as a promo for their amazingly well-written fanfic ‘Words Unspoken Are Better Left Unsaid’.

It’s a definite favourite of mine, featuring realistic pacing, a great grasp of the characters and a whole lot of glorious fluff. <3 It’s still a work in progress, but if you’re into the ship I highly recommend it.

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Click here if you’re interested in commissioning me too :D

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i loveeee creepy leo. give me leo who goes through his brothers’ rooms. leo who asks too many invasive questions under the guise of care. leo who lets himself into any room or breaks any locks in the lair at any time and convinces his brothers its because he’s trying to keep them safe. leo who gets too touchy-feely sometimes, but its alright because they’re family, hes their big brother, practically their mother at this point. leo who pushes boundaries. leo who makes his brothers strip for convoluted reasons. leo who stalks his brothers wherever they go because he loves them so, so much.

he’s their big brother, after all. a little discomfort is the least they could put up with after all he’s done for them