red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

Raph's proud of ya- both of you.

{Raph gently takes the twins in his arms, curling around them to keep them safe- to keep them protected.}

[Kappa said send asks. (I'm trying okay?)]

{Raph watches the twins, smiling softly before giving Donnie some gentle scritches.}

Nice work, Donnie.

- @red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

- @the-new-face-man-in-blue

He huffs a little, holding tightly onto Leo. He chitters softly, leaning into the scritches, his tail wagging. He yawns, adjusting his wings a bit.

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

{Raph just watches over his brothers.}

[You guys can reblog on top of each other. Raph will just be the background watching over the twins.]

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

{Raph watches Donnie, noticing that he manages to mind-meld with Dragon. Maybe he can do better than Raph did. But Leo made it clear he didn't want to come back, and Raph exhausted himself trying to get him to come back anyway.}

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

Donnie, let him go.

He's not coming back...

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

...

§I love you, brother. And I always will.§

...

Let him go, Donnie...

[Raph isn't giving up, not completely. But he can't do anything as long as Leon is resisting him. So he'll go. But he'll try again at another time because he's not giving up on his brother.]

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§But I'm not! Please, Leo! Raph needs you!§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

The thing about failure is, you've only really failed when you give up. Edison found thousands of ways to not make a light bulb before he succeeded

...

Yeah, true.

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§I know you're tired, and I know you hurt. But you are not a failure. And you never will be. We can work things out, but only if you come back with us and let us help you.§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§... Raph failed you guys, too. And you don't always screw up, Leo. Yeah, you make a lot of mistakes, but so does Raph. And you're a good brother for just being there, with us.§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§How do you think I felt all these years, Leo? All of you running off and not listening to me- getting into trouble because of that.§

§How do you you think I feel right now, Leo? I may not be the leader anymore, but I'm still the eldest- and as the eldest, it's my job to keep you guys safe! But I haven't been able to do that recently.§

§Ever since the invasion, I've done nothing but screw up and fail to keep you guys safe. And believe me, sometimes there's nothing more Raph would rather do than what you're doing now. But I can't. Why? Because I know that my little brothers still need me. So I get up anyway and I continue.§

§We do the best we can, Leo. That's all we ever do. Sometimes our best isn't good enough, but that just means we try again.§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

{Raph's heart aches at that.}

§You're not a failure, Leo! You're our brother! And right now, we really need our brother!§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

Huh, interesting

So Donnie was stuck as Moth because he was too tired and overwhelmed to fight his way back to himself

And Leon is once again running from his problems. Literally

Wonder what exactly he's running from, this time?

I don't know...

But it's not the first time, and it won't be the last.

Leo often runs or hides from his problems- deflecting them with jokes more often than not.

But he isn't alone- because he has us.

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§Just let us help you, please. Then we'll let you go.§

{Raph follows after Leon.}

§Leo, please. ... Raph can't do this on his own! I need you, Leo! Raph needs you, brother...§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

§Rabbit hurt you, that's not what you call safe. Rabbit was never safe; he just wanted to hurt you, and he did before disguising it as a good thing.§

§Rabbit didn't care about you, Dragon. But we do. We care so much. We don't want anything to hurt you.§

{Raph follows after where he felt Leon.}

§Leonardo, please. Hear me, please.§

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

That wasn't the approach I was going with...

{Still, Raph takes a deep breath, slowly letting it out. His ninpo sparks and crackles around his scales just before he manages to Mind-Meld with Dragon. His resistance to being here makes it a little more challenging, but Raph's previous connection with him makes it a little easier, so it balances out for him.}

§It's okay, we're not going to hurt you, we just want to help you, Dragon.§

{While Raph tries to calm down Dragon, he searches for Leon.}

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

Still mad, huh?

{Raph's voice is gentle and quiet.}

We didn't mean to upset you, you know.

And Raph's sorry for that.

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*

[red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm]

{Raph's eyes are closed, but he's still awake. Just letting himself rest. He keeps track of his surroundings, waiting for one or both of the twins to wake up. As he hears the quiet sound of Dragon moving around, Raph opens his eyes to look at him.}

[When you wake, you find bale sleeping in big turtle's lap, curled around big turtle's arm]

@red-angel-of-prevent1ng-harm

( @the-one-and-only-dontron )

*Dragon huffed, ruffling his feathers and going back to preening them, staying high up, preening his wings and tail*