#2k12 tmnt reader insert

[ramzawrites]

My knight in shining shell - 2k12!Leonardo x Reader

GEN

Pairings: Leonardo/Reader

Characters included: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael

Warnings: n/a

Series: No

Summary: Leo is stoic and serious. He needed to be for his brothers and the team. This is just how it worked and honestly he has gotten really good at being the serious leader. But then there was Y/N who just tore that right down to pieces. They were a flirt and somehow they managed to affect Leo. So much so that he began having a serious crush on them. Sadly the flirtiness was only with him, no they did the same with everyone. One moment they flirted with him, which gave him hope on to take that hope and destroy it as they began flirting with someone else. It’s only natural that Leo would get to a point where he needs to tell Y/N to stop.

Word count: 4805

Authors Note: The truth come out, Ramza does not know how to flirt but they tried their best here 😤Also just saying, detailed prompts are always good! It gives the author you request to more to work with! Then again this can depend a bit on the author but I think this is true for a lot

Request: Ohhh requests are open??? How about 2012 leo with a flirty reader. He tries his damn hardest to remain composed and all responsable and leader-like but he just goes full on tomato when reader flirts with him.

Thing is... leo actually developsa crush on reader, but they are a bit flirty with everyone and he is not sure if they really like him back, and is a bit insecure about the whole "stoic boring leader" thing and thinks they would not choose him 

One time they are alone and teasing as usual, but leo can't take it anymore and says to please stop playing with his heart, he can't take it anymore. And reader is like... dude I mean everything I say to you, why do you think I flirt with you the most out of everyone?

Angst with a cute ending hehe 💓 

(Or just flustered leo with a flirty reader, If you don't like detailed prompts?)

(Ps. Could you tag my sideblog @selfship-mishaps if/when you post the request? I would love to see what you write but don't want it to get lost on my dash!)

Being the leader meant for Leo that he needed to be in control. It was his job to ensure that whenever the group was out on missions that everything went along smoothly. He needed to have a plan for every possible situation. Sure, his brothers may joke that he acts way too paranoid or is way too cautious but this way he could ensure that the chances of all four of them returning in one piece was way higher than if they just winged it. Besides he was happy to take on this burden himself. His brothers don’t need to worry about all those things and can instead goof around when the time allows it.

And the older they got the better he has gotten to fall right into his stoic leader persona. Not a single twitch in his facial expression when he dodged the sixth water balloon from Mikey that day.

His brothers have accepted him being the worrywart and stoic brother that he was. After all they grew up with him, they know him better than he might think. They very much realized what kind of burden he laid on himself. In private Leo did enjoy to goof of here and there as well, which especially Mikey took advantage of, though over time even that seemed to lessen.

Raph would sometimes joke that Leo’s face was made out of stone the way he always carried the same expression on his face.

Now for Leo, the chaos of his brothers was a known quantity. At this point he could predict fairly accurately what they were up to and what was going on. It wasn’t hard to steel his emotions and expression when you knew what to expect and after all, he has a ton of training in that regard.

So, when the group got into contact with a new human, Leo was certain he could uphold his typical persona fairly easy. But of course, the universe wouldn’t make it that easy for him, for the universe sent no one else but the agent of chaos right to them.

Y/N was actually quite a normal human. Did alright at school, had a few friends with whom they happily hung out with and loved to read comics in their free time. And yet if you asked the others, they would describe Y/N as someone who believed that life was a game and that they were currently winning it.

It was almost frustrating how easy Y/N managed to befriend everyone.

They were introduced to the group after the turtles saved them and April from some attackers. April has been already good friends with them. The two just randomly met and apparently hit it off immediately. It didn’t take long for Casey to meet them as well and from that on the mention of Y/N became an almost daily occurrence.

April or Casey would stare at their phones, sometimes giggle or roll their eyes only to explain to the turtles that it was “Just Y/N being Y/N”. Of course, the turtles got curious and asked them about this mysterious Y/N who suddenly caught Casey’s and April’s attention so much.

Poor Donnie saw April even less because she met up with Y/N as often as she could. Something about being happy that she had a normal friend as well.

That of course changed when the brothers saved April and Y/N from a Krang attack. April tried to send Y/N away, tell them to flee and that she got it covered but Y/N was stubborn. They tried kicking one of their attackers away only to painfully realize that they were more robust than anticipated.

The turtles dealt with the bots quite easily with the help of April as Y/N just stared mouth agape. As soon as the last one fell to the ground Donnie helped April up on the roof while Mikey grabbed the new human to help them up as well.

There April calmed them down and explained them that friendly turtle mutants exist and that they were good friends of hers. Saying something on the lines of “Remember the friend group I always hang out with and talk about? That’s them.” Which earned herself a bit of a stern stare from Leo.

“Well, what am I supposed to say when I have to randomly run off when I hang out with them. It’s easier to just say that a friend needs my help. Which is usually true, I just omitted some things.”

He couldn’t argue with that. Leo knew that April was in a bit of an annoying position, but she has managed to handle her two different lives as a normal student and as a kunoichi in training surprisingly well, so he felt it was fair to let this go. Besides the cat was definitely out of the bag at this point.

Which reminded him.

Y/N was standing next to April, once they realized that the turtles were friendly and good friends of their friend they definitely relaxed. They even sported a nice and friendly smile as he and his brothers introduced themselves. It spoke volumes about them how they managed to stay calm and even friendly in the night where they suddenly found out that robots with aliens in their bellies existed but also ninja mutant turtles who fought them on the regular.

Mikey was bouncing around, clearly happy since this situation probably meant that they get to have a new human friend. Even Donnie and Raph eyed them curiously.

Leo on the other hand had his typical neutral but stern expression on. He would be more worried about the implications of this situation, but April seemed to trust them with the knowledge of him and his family. But still, he had to ensure his family’s safety.

Taking a few steps closer so he stood right in front of the new human he took a moment to stare blankly into their eyes. Maybe it was a tactic to intimidate them a little, maybe he just wanted to see how they would react. Either way Y/N wasn’t afraid to stare him down right back. The slight grin on their lips didn’t go unnoticed. It made Leo feel like as if they knew exactly what he was doing. As if they could see right through him. He didn’t like that.

“Y/N.” He tried out their name. Even though their eyes were still burning right through him it felt like there was a new glint in their eyes.

“You do not tell anyone about us, if we find out you talked about us to others… I’ll make sure you will regret it.” Okay, sure some might say this was way too aggressive, but this was about the safety of his family. Seeing how his said family didn’t step in, they must have realized his intentions as well.

As a response Y/N laid their hand over their heart “I solemnly swear I will not mention you guys to anyone. I mean who will believe me anyway? Besides you guys saved me, and April seems to like you. Who am I to put my handsome knight in shining shell in more danger.”

That was a… response. It made him stop in his tracks. If he wasn’t already tense this would definitely make him tense.

April couldn’t help herself as she let out a chuckle “You are impossible.” Clearly used to their antics.

Leo just narrowed his eyes “This is serious.”

“And I’m being serious as well! Everything I said I meant wholeheartedly.” Their smile wide accompanied by a wink, clearly referring mostly to the little flirty quip at the end.

Before Leo could retort April just elbowed their side to which Y/N finally relented and sighed.

“I mean it. I won’t tell anyone anything. I don’t want to put you into more danger and from the little bit what April has told me over time I can tell that she trusts you a lot.” Somehow Leo thought it was impossible for them to sound serious but here they were.

Suddenly Leo felt some weight on his shell and Mikey’s face popped up next to him as he was still busy staring down the new human.

“Does that mean they will be a new friend that we can hang out with?”

“I’m not sure. They would be in way more danger if they hung out with us. It would be better if they just continued on and ignored our existence.” Leo replied.

But apparently Y/N had other ideas because they shook their head “Oh no, Blue. You can’t get rid of me that easily now. Any friends of April are my friends.”

Mikey beamed at that, leaning more over his brother as he continued climbing up him. Leo had to move a few steps to the side to keep his balance as Mikey tried to get closer to Y/N yet he still looked at Leo from the side “See! They say we are already friends, Leo!”

“If it helps, Leo, I’ll vouch for them. I honestly believe one of the reasons I wasn’t suspended from school yet for missing classes is because Y/N here managed to come up with excuses for me even without knowing what was going on. I trust them.”

“Only if Sensei is okay with it.” He finally relented.

Y/N and Mikey cheered at that while April happily laid her arm around them. April might have been happy with having a normal friend, but she accepted a long time ago already that her life will never be normal.

Finally, Mikey jumped off his eldest brother to begin talking Y/N’s ears off.

The group led their new friend to the sewers where Y/N met Splinter. Y/N must have noticed how the others held immense respect towards the tall rat mutant since they tried to act as polite as possible. They happily told him who they were and earnestly told him that they will keep their existence a secret. And after April once again vouched for them Splinter happily agreed to let them be apart of the little friend group of his sons.

When he retreated into his quarters Leo’s brothers, mostly Mikey, immediately jumped to get to know the human better. As they begun pulling them along to show off their home, Y/N took a look back towards the leader in blue.

“Seems like we will get to know each other better, Blue.” Another wink and they turned back around to follow Mikey around.

And as Leo felt a tingle in his stomach at their words and behavior, he knew that they would be more trouble than they are worth it.

And trouble they were. Specifically, for him.

The brothers sat around the kitchen table, opening their pizza cartons to finally grab a nice bite to eat after a long training session. Honestly it went better than usual. Even Mikey managed to somewhat focus. Well for a few minutes longer than usual.

It was then that Y/N just waltzed into their lair as if they owned it. They were about to fling themself on the couch but noticed the brothers in the kitchen.

“What’s up, dude! Good timing!” Mikey said, his mouth full with pizza.

Y/N chuckled as they walked into the kitchen, their eyes looking over the pizza boxes “Clearly! Can I get a piece? Pretty please?”

But Mikey put his arm protectively around his box, lightly pushing it away from Y/N a serious frown on his face “Nuh-uh! I worked for this! Should have grabbed some food before coming over.”

Their eyes widened, their mouth playfully turned downwards “Mikey! My pretty best friend! You would starve me?”

“Yep.”

Clearly Y/N couldn’t let this be so their pleading eyes landed on Raph.

“No chance.”

Then on to Donnie.

“Oh no. This is mine. You came in here unannounced that’s what you get.”

And when Y/N’s eyes landed on Leo, he made sure to ignore them. He just kept on eating. It didn’t stop him from feeling warm under their gaze. And while he made a point to not look at them and concentrate on his food, he did notice Y/N stepping closer. From the corner of his eyes, he could see them pout.

As they stood next to him, they leaned closer to him, one hand casually on his shoulder “Come on, Leo. Please?”

“You heard Donnie.” Was all he said.

Now what Leo forgot was that Y/N didn’t know what shame was and honestly, they were way too brave for their own good.

Just as Leo grabbed another pizza piece their own hand landed on his wrist as he was halfway back in the air. Now he couldn’t help but look at Y/N, who had a very smug smile on their face. Not wanting to give them the satisfaction of a reaction, he made sure to steel his expression into his professional neutral one.

As the two stood in this standstill the other three at the table couldn’t help but stare.

Both kept staring at each other. Leo stoically and Y/N smugly.

Once again to Leo it felt like Y/N could see right through him. Through the façade he put on to look stronger more able than he sometimes felt. Though right now he needed it to hide how his mouth suddenly felt dry, how there was an unmistakable heat climbing up his neck as Y/N stood so close to him. He knew they did it on purpose to stand close and press their side against his.

It’s just how they were, he tried to explain to himself. They searched for body contact whenever they could. Grabbing Mikey to dance to the music they randomly put on. Climbing onto Raph’s back as a way to distract him when they played video games. Throwing their arm around Donnie’s shoulders to pull him away from his projects.

He could feel the pull of their fingers against his wrist as they slowly moved his pizza towards them. Taking a huge bite out of it with a grin.

“Thank you, Blue. You’re my favorite for a reason.”

When they suddenly let go of his wrist, he couldn’t help but miss the warmth of their hand. Even while they forcefully had moved his hand so they could take a bite out of his pizza, it was still careful.

“Is… Is Leo blushing? Did Y/N manage to break our fearless leader?” Raph asked. He genuinely sounded impressed.

Leo moved his head away to the side, a frown on his face. He wasn’t blushing! He couldn’t be!

“Wow. Y/N is more powerful than I thought.” Donnie spoke.

Taking in a deep breath Leo tried to calm his heart down, this was horrible. Normally he could hide his emotions well but somehow Y/N really managed to get under his skin.

Speaking of Y/N they placed their hands on his arm, slightly squeezing it “Hey, Leo, come on. Look at me.” Their voice was soft, quiet even as they pleaded to him but even without looking at them Leo could tell that they were still smiling. They were always smiling.

At this point he felt like he had better control of his body, so he turned around, trying to look unamused. Expecting to see Y/N with a Cheshire smile on their face but he instead it was a soft one. There was an emotion hidden there that he couldn’t decipher. Their eyes clearly running over his face, probably trying to find a hint of said blush. Which he of course didn’t have!

“Aw, I wanted to see your blushing face! I bet it looks cute.”

Leo sighed defeated, once again turning away “Just grab a slice already. You won.” The heat exploded on his cheeks at their last comment. He knew it didn’t work like that, but he hoped that his mask would hide his blush.

“I know I just said this but there is a reason you are my favorite. You don’t let me starve.” They made sure to narrow their eyes and look at the other turtles accusingly.

The others didn’t even seem to properly register what Y/N was doing. They were honestly too baffled that this just happened. Getting under the leader’s skin like that so easily was not easy. Actually, they haven’t seen anything like that yet. Not from someone outside the family at least. As his brothers they knew how to push his buttons, but this was new.

Oh, they will be sure to remind him of this until the end of days.

As it turned out though, they didn’t have to do a lot since Y/N had it covered themself.

After the pizza incident they were mostly found around Leo. Throwing themself on his back whining something about wanting to be carried by him. Stealing his food whenever they could. Putting their legs across his lab whenever the group had movie night. And the hugs, there were so many hugs.

And whenever Leo broke out into another blush Y/N would cheer happily and give him compliments about how it apparently suited him.

It didn’t take long for Leo that he had to admit that he developed a bit of a crush on Y/N.

How could he deny that fact for long when there was literally only one thing that managed to break through his leader persona, and he couldn’t help but enjoy it a little bit. At first it was annoying. He needed to be the serious one, he needed to have the control but somehow Y/N just managed to break through that wall so easily again and again.

The problem with admitting that he did indeed have a crush was that he started having hope. Hope was dangerous, especially with Y/N.

Every time they searched for body contact with him, made compliments, flirty quips when they watched him train, he couldn’t help but for the moment think this was something they only did to him. That this meant something more than just to rile him up and see him flustered as his brothers giggled.

But whenever Y/N pulled Mikey along to dance again, interlacing their fingers with his, whenever they asked for a one-on-one training session from Raph with a wink, whenever they told Donnie that they enjoyed listening to his ramblings because they loved his voice, it felt like someone threw ice water onto his head.

A wake-up call from his own rose-tinted dream that he tried to hold on to.

He knew he made it worse for himself as he couldn’t help but enjoy the attention from Y/N and looked for it whenever they came to visit again. At this point he only needed to take one look at them for his heartbeat to pick up. A smile cracking through his façade when his eyes met theirs. His breath hitching when they notice how he looks at them and grace him with that soft smile that he saw so rarely.

And then they turn around and throw a compliment towards one of his brothers which always brought him back down to reality. Reality hurt.

Reality was that Y/N just liked to flirt with everybody. It was just who they were. It was harmless. It meant nothing.

It meant nothing to them. It shouldn’t mean anything to Leo. His mind knew what was going on, but his heart didn’t.

There was no chance that Y/N liked him back anyhow. They were funny, loved to goof off and did everything to liven the place up. He was just the boring leader who looked serious twenty-four-seven and forced everyone else to take everything serious. No, there was no chance that they could feel the same in any way. It was just impossible.

Honestly this was maddening. He tried to work through his frustration with training and meditation, but Y/N invaded his mind even then. Leo had to admit, he was thoroughly screwed.

Leo knew he had to do something about it but what, he didn’t know.

The day came sooner than he anticipated.

He just finished another training session alone when Y/N came into the dojo. Even as brash as they were they knew that the dojo was a bit of a special place. Taking cautious steps towards Leo, searching his eyes for permission.

Leo chuckled “What’s up?” He made a choice to ignore how his heart was thrumming behind his plastron as he saw how Y/N now walked happier over to him. Their hands behind their back as they smiled their soft smile.

Whatever the reason was as to why they came over, he wanted to believe that it was more than boredom that made them choose to look for him specifically. Damn, there he goes again, making life more difficult for himself.

Y/N shrugged but the glint in their eyes told him they had a specific agenda “Oh, I don’t know. Heard that you were training and thought I could maybe watch but apparently you are done already. Bad timing on my part.”

“You know how often you watch us train you might as well join us.”

“Oh, what? Then I have to save my sorry butt myself! Why save myself if I could just wait for my blue knight in shining shell come and sweep me off my feet.” They sighed dramatically, laying the back of their hand on their forehead.

Leo narrowed his eyes at that. Of course, he would come and save them whenever they are in trouble, but he would do this for all his friends. Y/N wasn’t special at all, yep.

Y/N giggled stepping closer, playfully poking him once at the top of his plastron “Don’t look like that, Blue. If I remember correctly when we met it was you who carried me while you all sailed along the roofs to bring me to your lair. What can I say, I got addicted. I mean who wouldn’t be when a guy just casually picks you up and safely carries you like it was nothing.”

“Can you just… stop.” His voice was quiet, yet it made Y/N stop blabbering while he was surprised himself. It just left his mouth, betraying what went through his mind. He needed this to stop, this false hope was painful.

“Not liking compliments today?” Y/N clearly tried to alleviate the awkward air that suddenly surrounded the two. Their eyes looked over him quizzically.

Leo gulped, noticing how his mouth was suddenly dry, something that happened way too often around them “I-“ It was his chance to finally set things right and get rid of this knot in the pit of his stomach.

Y/N cocked their head to the side “I know you are the serious one, but I really don’t like this frown on your face. I prefer a smile on it. Tell me what is going through your mind, Leo.” They rarely called him that, opting to calling him Blue most of the time.

Their hands tentatively traveled to his hand, squeezing it. It was their way to encourage him. After all they were very much the touchy type.

He sighed, trying to breath out the nervousness that encompassed him “I just can’t keep dealing with this. I don’t think you notice the way you are playing with my heart and it’s just-“

This might be the first time Leo saw Y/N almost mirror his serious expression “You need to talk to me otherwise I can’t help you.”

They were right.

This time Leo didn’t mind that he could tell that he was blushing, he needed this to stop. He couldn’t concentrate anymore but he needed to.

“Your compliments… your flirting is what the problem is. I care for you. A lot. And every time you throw these compliments at my head my heart skips a beat! At first, I was just embarrassed but the way- how easily you can just get to me… I fell for you, Y/N and every time you flirt with me only to turn around to do the same with others.” He sighs again “It hurts. I need you to stop playing with my heart like this. I can’t concentrate anymore. Just- Just stop this with me, please. I know this doesn’t mean anything to you but to me you give me hope only to tear it into pieces the next moment. I tried ignoring it, but I can’t anymore.”

Then there was quiet.

Y/N just kept staring into his eyes as he tried to stand his ground.

Leo just told them exactly how he felt but it was needed. He couldn’t do this any longer.

His face was ablaze, and he could tell that he began to sweat due to his nerves. Leo tried to untangle his hand with that of Y/N’s but they just squeezed his hand again, laying their other hand on top of his. The warmth was welcoming but at the same time it felt like it was burning him. He wanted to retreat, just get out of this situation, and forget this has happened but Y/N held him firmly in this place.

But what really made him stop trying to get out of their grasp were their eyes. The soft smile, a crinkle around their eyes as their smile seemingly reached their beautiful eyes. Though what surprised him was the unmistakable blush that was on their cheeks. It positively sucked all the air out of his lungs.

He could cry, he wanted all of this to stop but somehow it just got worse.

“Yeah, you are right. Only partially though. I am a flirt. It’s how I show I care for people, it’s just my go to reaction but the problem with that is when I really mean it… I guess it comes over as my usual self.” They chuckled nervously.

“Y/N?” his voice was wavering.

“It means that when I flirted with you, I actually meant it for once. Maybe I thought you could tell that I was flirting with you more than the others because I care for you. I think, the moment I met you I began having a crush on you. I never wanted you to feel this pain. The first time I saw your blushing face I knew that I had it bad for you.”

To say the least, this was not what he expected.

Leo expected that they might try to talk their way out of this. Say something that he should loosen up but this? Never. Maybe only in his dreams but that was that. Dreams.

“You mean that?” He flinched at the crack of his voice, suddenly feeling more like a child than a ninja that beat up all kinds of foes on the daily.

Y/N let go of his hand, sad at the sudden loss of contact once again. But their hands landed on his shoulders, pulling him closer against them in a hug. It wasn’t the first hug but this time it felt more genuine, more loving, more intimate.

They slowly moved a step back to snake their hands over to grasp his face softly between their soft hands. Leo involuntarily leaned more into their touch.

Seeing this as a good sign, Y/N smile and moved up to meet his lips in a chaste kiss. Their lips soft as they hesitantly brushed against his. It felt like he got electrocuted. Not believing what was happening. His heart felt like it exploded in his chest. The butterflies in his stomach seemed to have multiplied.

“Does this answer your question?” They looked confident but the waver in their voice betrayed their own nerves.

“I- I think so…”

“Okay, then if you can tell what I’m feeling for you now let me just say this. I’m sorry for doing this to you. I never meant to play with your emotions like that. I realize now how this all must have looked towards you and I’m really, really sorry.”

This time it was Leo who softly leaned over to catch Y/N off guard with a kiss. Where this sudden confidence came from, he didn’t know. Maybe it was all the frustration that has build up over the months.

“I think I can forgive you.” He chuckled. Immense relief rushing over him. “But…”

“But?”

“Maybe keep your attention from now on me only?”

This made Y/N laugh, it was a beautiful laugh that seemed to wash away any of the rest of the thick air that was still surrounding them “Oh, happily! How can I not! I have my handsome prince charming right here.”

And this time with this simple flirt, it felt correct. There wasn’t a heaviness, there was just the heat that laid across Leo’s cheeks while his heart tried to jump out of his chest. And dare he, he even allowed a huge smile to crack through on to his face.

[deathofafoureyedferret]

Mikey: *Just chilling on the couch eating classic NYC pizza.*

Y/N: *Walks in with a solenm look.* Mikey, we need to talk. There is something I need to confess…

Mikey: *Thinking they are about to break-up.* What is it, babe?

Y/N: I-… I don’t like New York style pizza! I like thin crust!

Mikey: This is… even worse then I expected! How could you do this to us! I loved you, but I can’t accept this abomination!

Y/N: Oh, so you care about the crust style but now what you put ON the pizza? You put mayonnaise and marshmallows on your pizza! If anything, that’s the abomination!

Mikey: *gasp*!

[travlersjoy444]

Nice Eyes

2012 Raph x Reader

Takes place in the farmhouse arc

Summary: Raph's pretty confident that no one could ever genuinely like a weird mutant turtle. But when you catch wind of this, you're…not exactly in agreement.

Warnings: Light angst/self hatred. Mostly just fluff tho

Word count: 2.5k

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  “Smooth move, genius.” Said Raph, leaning against the doorframe. “It’s never gonna happen Donnie! We’re mutants! She’s a human, you’re a giant talking turtle!” he exclaimed, and Donnie glared at the ground. “The sooner you get used to it, the better.” 

  You raised an eyebrow, glancing into the room. “...Uh, guys, what, pray tell, is goin’ on here exactly?”

  Raph rolled his eyes. “Nothing. Dee’s just bugging April again.”

  Donnie crossed his arms, and you winced. “Aw, Dee…You okay?” you said, coming into the room to pat him on the shell reassuringly.

  “...Not really.” they muttered.

  “Aw Don, y’know what you need?” Raph grinned, hopping from foot to foot as he lightly punched Donnie’s plastron. “Huh? Huh? Buddy? Y’know what you need?”

  “...For you to leave?” Donnie said flatly.

  “Forest ninja training!” Raph beamed.

  “Uh…Raph, d’ya think I could talk to you real quick first, actually?” you said, glancing at Donnie’s sad slumped over figure.

  Raph’s animated jumping slowed. “It’ll be quick, right? ‘Cause these guys are rusty, and Donnie needs some stimulation!”

  Donnie gave a warbling whine that sounded suspiciously like “Nooooo…”, and Raph shot them a glare.

  “Really really quick, yeah.” you nodded, trying and failing to resist the smile on your face at Raph’s antics.

  “Alright, if we havta.” he relented. 

  “Rad.” you said, nodding towards the other room, and he reluctantly followed.

  “Lemme guess. I’m ‘not supposed to tell Donnie that they have no chance with April’.” Raph said tiredly as you left Donnie’s earshot.

  “Nah, that’s not what I was gonna say, actually. You may have been overly blunt about that, but if you hadn’t said something, I probably woulda.” you said, waving your hand dismissively. “I just wanted to remind ya that sayin’ stuff like ‘it’s because we’re mutants and no one’ll ever like us or whatever’ is only gonna hurt Don’ in the long run.”

  “Well…it’s true.” Raph mumbled. “No one ever… would like something like…my siblings and I. The quicker we all accept it, the less…sad Donnie moments there’ll be.”

  And as he stared at the ground, it hit you that Raphael probably believed that.

  Raphael who had only ever been able to believe that he was a freak just for existing the way he did. Raphael who had literally only made friends who weren’t scared of him in this past year. Raphael who had never ever gotten the chance to be a normal kid…

  Poor Raph. 

  “You dumbass, remember the first thing I said to you?” you said finally, your voice coming out harsher than you meant it to.

  Raph glanced up at you, a slight tinge of a darker green in his face. “Uh…you….said I have cool eyes.”

  “Yeah, I said you have gorgeous eyes.” you nodded. “The reason why April doesn’t like Don is simply because she doesn’t like Don. That happens. Plenty of other people probably do find him attractive, or at least will someday. So quit fucking up his already fragile self esteem.”

  “I’m not! They’re the one fucking up his own self esteem by throwing himself at April!” Raph argued, clenching his fists.

  “Yeah, you’re right. I don’t mean to sound like…preachy or something, I guess I’m just tryin’ to say that plenty of people probably do find you guys attractive.” you smiled.

  “Like who, (Y/N)?” Raph sighed.

  You shrugged. “Like I said, you have pretty eyes.”

  Raph blushed again, his tired expression softening. “...You….you really think so?” his voice came out quiet and a little…shyer than it usually did.

  You nodded, smiling.

  He stared at you for a second, and then gently set his arms around you, pulling you into a slightly awkward hug. You bent over a bit to hug him back, but by then he had already pulled away, blushing furiously.

  “Sorry- I- I swear I didn’t mean to, (Y/N)- I just…was surprised.” he grumbled, crossing his arms over his body protectively.

  You smiled good-naturedly and patted his shoulder. “Hey, it’s okay, dude! You’re allowed to hug me- welcome to, even. Now c’mon, you’ve got some forest ninja training to do, right?”

  “Yeah. Yeah!” his eyes lit up. “(Y/N), you should come! It’s different from training in the city!”

  “Ya think I’ll stand a chance at keeping up?” you said doubtfully.

  “Normally? No. But Mikey and Donnie haven’t trained since like….December, and you’ve been practicing.” Raph grinned. “Plus, you know the woods better than we do. Or…better than they do, at least, I’ve been practicing.” he added with a smug smirk.

  “Awesome.” you grinned.

-

  Raph was trying and failing to get his siblings excited about forest training. But you, on the other hand, seemed hyped.

  Donnie groaned and leaned against a tree, Mikey tripped over a root and didn’t get back up while mumbling something like ‘Just let the vultures eat me’, Leo supervised from the hilltop, and you…you were standing in a fighting stance, hitting the makeshift punching bag Raph had set up.

  Even your stance was perfectly on point, with your right foot and right hand angled in front of your left, perfect for your left to lead the punch…you really had improved a ton in the time since he first met you. He felt himself grinning as you hit a line of quick punches.

  “What’s with the dopey grin, bro-bro?” Mikey said, and Raph jolted. 

  “Shut up!” he yelped, punching Mikey’s arm on instinct. 

  You glanced up, distracted by the commotion. “Angelo! You done pretending to die?”

  “Yeah, I got bored. Being dead is so boring.” Mikey sighed.

  “Oh yeah? What a surprise. It’s almost like lying on the ground being pathetic isn’t as fun as forest ninja training.” Raph scoffed. 

  “Okay, okay. We’ll train.” Mikey groaned. “Anything to stop bein’ so boooored.”

  “Yeah! That’s the spirit, Angelo!” you grinned, punching his arm.

  “Ow!” he squeaked, ripping his arm back.

  “Shit- sorry, I didn’t mean to hit that hard- are you okay?!” you panicked.

  “Yeah, just surprised is all! Dang! Since when do you know how to punch that hard?!” Mikey exclaimed.

  “Uh…since always.” you said.

  “Since I taught you.” Raph said, overlapping you. 

  You shot him a glare, and he held his hands up innocently. “Look I’m just sayin’-”

  “I’ll have you know my problem before was stamina , not power. ” you said, tossing your head, and Raph wasn’t sure if you were genuinely miffed or being purposefully overdramatic.

  “Yeah, but I taught you stamina.” Raph grinned. 

  “You can’t teach stamina, Raphael. What you did was bug me until I trained with you every other day for the past three-and-a-half months. ” you corrected, but you were smiling too, so Raph knew you were indeed being comically overdramatic.

  “But it helped, huh? I get results!” Raph said, and tried to use your shoulder as an armrest, but ultimately failed due to not being tall enough. Typical. He settled for leaning on a nearby tree instead.

  “Hm. Guess I can’t argue with that.” you relented, and proceeded to show off by using his shoulder as an armrest. ( Fuck people who were taller than him… )

  “Aw, you guys’ve been training without us?” Mikey cooed, leaning on Raph’s other shoulder. (What the hell?! Was Mikey taller than him now too?!)

  Raph shoved him off, but let you stay. “Yeah, and it’s paid off. The resta ya are rustier than the Titantic’s butt!” he grinned, using his sai to flip Mikey off.

  You snorted. “Well, to be fair, we’re not in the city anymore- they’re not used to the woods yet.”

  He grinned harder. “Exactly (Y/N)! This is a new environment!” he said, lunging at Mikey and Donnie, who both screamed and dove out of the way. 

  They both slammed into trees, and Raph continued his speech. “No buildings, no subways. Lots of trees!”  

  “Ugh, tell me about it.” Mikey grumbled, rubbing his head. 

  “I feel ya there.” you added, rubbing your own head, and Raph realized with a wave of embarrassment that you had fallen when he darted out at his siblings.

  “Oooh. Sorry (Y/N)” he winced.

  “It’s fine, it’s just grass. And tree roots. Ow!” you snarked. “S’okay though, I’ll just take some ibuprofen.” you added, more seriously this time.

  “Smooth move, Romeo.” Donnie said flatly from their spot on the ground as you walked away to get some pain meds from Leo. 

  Raph blushed. “I don’t- just- shut up! ” he snapped.

  “Ooh ooh, lemme guess! You were gonna say that you ‘don’t like (Y/N)’!” Mikey said, hopping onto his feet. “Y’know, like a liar!”

  Raph scowled. “Mikey, I really don’t. Besides, more importantly- (Y/N) doesn’t like me. So why would I even consider it?”

  “I heard (Y/N) say your eyes are preeeettty though…” Mikey said in a singsong voice. “‘Aw Raphie, your eyes are like the shiniest of algae’!” he added, pitching his voice up in a horrible impression of you. Raph shoved him.

  “You weren’t supposed to hear that!” he hissed. “And anyways, (Y/N) was just sayin’ that to be nice!” 

  “No I wasn’t, ya dolt!” you grinned, flicking his shell. “Get it through your thick skull, why don’tcha?”

   Uh-oh.

  Raph felt like his insides had turned into mush. He suddenly wished he could simply sink into the ground and never show his face ever again…

  “Hi (Y/N).” said Donnie with a smirk.

  “Hi Don…how’s the view from the ground?” you said, bending over to make proper eye contact with Donnie.

  Raph swallowed, feeling his heart slam against his chest. It was okay, things were okay, but they didn’t feel okay… Everything was wrong and too loud and you knew-

  “You okay Rafa?” you said, placing your hand on his shoulder.

  Raph forced himself to take a deep breath, and put his hand on top of yours. “Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine. These idiots just don’t know what they’re talking about.” he scoffed. You didn’t look convinced, with your eyebrows knit together and a worried frown on your face, but instead of pressing him on it, you said “Oh yeah? Sounds about right.”  

  Then you smirked, sticking your tongue out at Mikey, who gasped and held his hand over his heart dramatically.

  “Which is why we need to train, idiots.” Raph said, shaking his head. “Hey Fearless, what do you think?”

  Leo grinned, coming down the hill. “Hm… Turtle hunt. ”

   Well that he could work with! 

  “Turtle hunt.” Raph agreed, turning back to Donnie and Mikey.

  “ Turtle hunt?! ” they chorused, appalled. 

  “Ooh, fun. ” you beamed, hitting your fist into your palm with a loud SMACK .

  “You gonna join in, Leo?” Raph said hopefully.

  Leo nodded. “Yeah, I-” his smile faded as he tried to step forwards, wincing at his bad knee. “Ugh….Sorry. I guess I'm still not up to it. Enjoy your little hunt, guys.” he sighed.

  Raph nodded, trying not to think too hard about Leo’s injuries and how what if he didn’t get better what if Leo couldn’t be their leader what if Raph had to lead and got his family killed by freezing up in the face of the first bad guy they came across-

  “Dude!” yelled Mikey, snapping Raph out of his thoughts.

  “What do you mean by ‘turtle hunt’?” Donnie said nervously.

  Raph smiled. “You guys are gonna head into the forest. I'll give you a five minute head start, then (Y/N) and I hunt you down. If you can't stay hidden for at least an hour, you'll have to clean out the chicken coop.”

  “I was right, this will be fun.” you said, cracking your knuckles.

  “No way!”

  “Not the chicken coop, man!”

  “It smells like cheese fossils!”

  “It's got spiders so big, they play the banjo!” Donnie and Mikey protested, overlapping each other. 

  “We can't clean that thing!” Donnie said, crossing their arms.

  “Then get moving.” Raph grinned.

  And with that, his siblings both glanced at each other and ran into the woods.

  There was a beat of silence, and your smile faded. 

  “Hey, Rafa? You okay?” you said once Donnie and Mikey were solidly out of earshot.

  “Of course! What, do I seem not okay?!” Raph said, voice cracking.

  You gave him an unimpressed stare. 

  He glared back, crossing his arms. “I dunno what you’re on about, (Y/N).”

  You held your hands up. “Okay, okay, if you say so…I guess I just worry about you sometimes, Raph. You’ve been kinda off ever since the invasion. And I mean, that’s obviously understandable, what with…everything, but like…Well. It’s none of my business, but whatever it is that you’re goin’ through…we’ve got your back, you know?” you said, shrugging.

  Raph swallowed. You wouldn’t be saying that if you found out a freak like him liked you. Good lord he was as bad as Donnie…

   “Or shell, or whatever.” you continued.

  Heck, if you knew what he was ‘goin’ through’, you’d probably never want to talk to him ever again.

  But then again…you did like his eyes, right?

  Sure, but you were a human . You were only even friends with him in the first place because he’d saved you from the purple dragons months ago. The instant you found out he’d taken your kind words to heart was the instant when you’d make like basically every other human and run away screaming.

  After all, you were a human, and he was a giant talking turtle. The sooner he accepted it the better, like he’d told Donnie. 

  “Sure, (Y/N). Sure ya do.” he said finally.

  You laughed quietly. “You don’t believe me, huh? Raphael, when the hell are you gonna get it through your dumb brain that I like you? You’re my friend!”

  “No I’m not!” Raph snapped. “I’m just the mutant who saved your butt once and now ya wanna make up for it or something!”

  Your eyes narrowed. “I’m sorry, what? Dude! Do you think I’d be out here in the middle of nowhere sparring with you until my muscles feel like fucking jelly if I didn’t like spending time with you?! Do you think I’d constantly compliment you if I didn’t believe it? Do you think I’d care about how obviously weird you’re being if I didn’t care about your wellbeing? I don’t bloody wanna make up for anything, I wanna be around you! You specifically! I fucking love spending time with you Raphael!” you yelled.

  He felt his face burn, trying to come up with a response. “-Y-Yeah?!” 

  “Yeah!” you snapped.

  “Cool! Me too!” he yelled, glaring at you.

  You blinked, deflating. “...This is a really stupid conversation.”

  He nodded, facepalming. “...Yeah.”

  “Can we just agree that you’re my favorite person and I’m your favorite person and move along with our day?” you said, rubbing the back of your neck.

  Raph smiled, shaking his head. “ Please .”

  ( He was your favorite person?! Him ?! Raphael?! ) (He stifled a grin.)

  “C’mon, let’s hunt some turtles.” he said, reaching for his sai.

-

Author's note: I'm not suuuper fond of this one honestly, but y'know what? That's okay, it's decent enough. I actually wrote this back in like May or June tbh, but I've only posted it to ao3- so I figured I might as well share it here too

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Could you write a Donnie 2012 with a fem reader who loves listening to him talk about whatever he's interested in, to the point that she'll shush the other turtles if they try to interrupt or shut him down? And like if they don't stop shutting him up she'll just yell at them lmao

if not that fine please ignore

ABSO-FUCKING-LUTLEY! Sorry for the delay! I momentarily died, can I promise it won't happen again? NO! But can I promise I will get to each ask? A HARD MAYBE! But I absolutely loved this idea.

2012 DONATELLO X FEM!READER

Basically: Female reader who loves to listen to Donnie

To say you were smitten with this nerdy turtle was an understatement

God you loved his voice

The way his eyes would light up when he came up with a new invention

The way his fists would ball up and shake in excitement when a plan/blueprint was coming together

He would constantly sit in his lab, telling you ALLLLLLL about the new inventions he made as you laid your head on the table and listened to him, a smile on your face every time.

One time Leo walked into the lab as Donnie did one of his rants with you, his back turned away as he illustrated something on a nearby white board

Before Leo even took a breath to speak to you, you have immediately put a hand on his mouth to keep him from talking, not tearing your eyes away from Donnie as he ranting, not noticing Leo in the room

As you removed your hand, you made a shooing motion with his hand to get Leo out. Leo was confused but obliged, turning around and shutting the lab door

Donnie of course heard the door and stopped ranting to turn towards the door

"Did someone walk in here?-"

"Nope! Nobody at all, now, what was it you were saying about the new additions to the Shell-Raiser?"

"Oh! Right! Anyway-"

God you loved him

One time though, he sat with you on the couch, leaning against your shoulder as he scribbled out designs for a new inventions for his brothers to try out on their next mission

Of course, in the middle of it, the three other brothers decided now was the perfect time to argue about who got to watch their show next

With their bickering, Donnie sighed, he could never get a moment of peace, could he?

"I BELIEVE IT WAS MY TURN TO WATCH SPACE HEROS!"

"Guys-"

"OH YEAH? WELL I CALLED DIBS!"

"HOW ABOUT I CALL YOU 'DEAD' IF YOU DON'T HAND ME THAT REMOTE RIGHT NOW?"

"HOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I TAKE THAT REMOTE AND BREAK IT IN HALF OVER YOUR SHELLS?!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Clears throat, "Anyway, what were you saying Donnie?"

Sorry if this was so short! Requests are still open!

(I'm running out of Donnie Gifs to use y'all, this'll have to do ;-;)

[beitingz]

Part 3: Fix (Raphael x Reader)

as a new yorker, i have to replay videos of raph talking to hear the accent fr lol

wrd count: 1.5k

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With each passing day, Raphael found himself anticipating seeing you again. He found himself occasionally going easy on some of the bots he usually obliterated just in case they happened to be you. You once made a joke and told him that he would know if it were you if he happened to see a ‘robot’ with mounds of flesh on its chest. It almost went over his head. 

Regardless, you seemed to have learned your lesson and announced your presence by calling his name instead of sneaking up on him.

It had been a few days since your last meetup, and the two of you became a tad more chatty than usual. He still had some mistrust in you despite your help, but he found that some conversation outside of his usual small circle of friends was… nice. His appearance never seemed to bother you either, although you could just be literally masking any looks of disgust. 

He had just finished taking care of some thugs who attempted to rob a woman – she was long gone – when his brothers left him behind to find some more “warmups.” He was just about to join them when he heard his name being uttered by a soft voice. He stopped and looked up to find you perched upon a fire escape ladder, staring him down. 

“What’s the word?” he quipped, tucking away his sais as you dropped down in front of him. 

You used your foot to poke at the belly of one of the men on the ground and found that he was just unconscious. You then gave Raph your attention. 

“Hello to you, too…” you grumbled under your breath. He quietly scoffed, though it was lighthearted. 

“It is very hard to locate you and your brothers,” you told him. You quickly raised a hand to stop him before he could speak when you noticed this alarmed him a bit, “We need to have a spot where we can find one another.”

He relaxed somewhat and thought about it. “Okay,” he nodded, “guess that makes sense…”

You both went quiet as you thought of a spot, but his mind began to wander. “Why just me an’ you?” he asked, wondering why he didn’t think to ask sooner. It was pretty convenient that you always appeared when he was alone. 

Your brows raised beneath your mask. You thought the answer was pretty obvious, “Well, you’re in charge, right? I figured it would just make sense if shared the information with you so that you could relay it to your brothers…”

Raphael shifted uncomfortably and blinked, “Y-Yeah,” he stammered, “right.” 

You didn’t seem to notice his change in demeanor and listed off potential places that weren’t on the Foot’s radar while he remained on the previous subtopic. 

You thought he was the leader? 

You eventually managed to get through to him again, “We can worry about that later. I know you’re just itching for some more action.”

You reached into your pouch and pulled out an old, torn book page that had a time and a place etched into it. It was a little difficult to read. You held it between the two of you and waited for him to snatch it up as he usually did. Instead, he was a little more careful with taking it from you and began squinting at it. 

“Run outta ink or somethin’?” 

“You could say that,” you said, bashfully. 

He tucked the page in his belt, “This isn’t for another few hours.”

You acknowledged his observation with a nod and then turned back to climb the ladder. Raphael, with ample time on his hands and confidence in his brothers’ safety, decided to initiate another conversation. You remained an enigmatic figure that had yet to be fully understood.

“Ya said ya needed our help stopping Karai,” he recalled aloud, “but she hasn’t shown her face not once.”

You swiftly turned to face him. “Karai is behind it all, and your interception inconveniences her a great deal,” you responded. 

“We need to do better than just ‘inconviencin’’ her.”

“No, we have to stop her and Stockman before they unleash havoc upon the city.”

“What exactly do you think they’ve been doin’ for years?” he growled.

You shook your head at him, then looked toward the entrance of the alley the two of you were in. You let out his name before explaining, “You don’t understand.”

He waited for the impending explanation but grew a bit impatient and demanded answers, starting to doubt your intentions.

“The mutant that April encountered,” you trailed off, choosing your words carefully, “was created by them. Tiger Claw and I were sent to retrieve… her. She is an experiment gone wrong, and one of the worst kinds at that. The Kraang bots have been proven worthless, so she wants to resort to a mutant army.

“I’m not exactly privy to all her plans,” you admitted, truthfully, “because of my position. Besides, she is beginning to catch on to the fact that there is a mole in the Foot. There are only so many suspects…”

Raphael reached up to adjust the toothpick between his lips, glancing away from you. He had no reason to doubt your sincerity, but he just wasn’t sure how effective exclusively infiltrating supply hubs would be in the long run. 

From the corner of his eye, he noticed your restlessness before turning his gaze back to you. To his surprise, you had removed your mask. 

He had to admit, you were quite beautiful, but he didn’t dwell on that when he saw your helpless expression.

You stared at it in your hands before slowly locking eyes with him. With pleading eyes, you spoke, “I don’t want to be next. I don’t want anyone else to be next. I’ve done awful things in the past, and I know it’s selfish of me to turn on Karai for personal reasons, but I… this is my second chance.”

He took a half step toward you, narrowing the distance between you. To maintain eye contact, you had to tilt your head back slightly as he scrutinized you. 

“You’re not bull-shittin’ me, are you?” he asked in a low, gruff voice.

You shook your head in denial. He grunted, taking your word for it before uttering an address. You repeated it a few times, determined to remember it. He turned away and prepared to leave, “Meet me an’ my brothers there tomorrow night, same time. We’re gonna figure somethin’ out.”

As he disappeared, you took a moment to let the cool breeze rustle your hair for the first time in a while. After another deep breath, you tugged your mask back on and headed back to headquarters. 

It was your turn to feed your mutant counterpart…

———-

“Welp,” Mikey chuckled, clapping his brother on the shoulder, “looks like you called it, Leo!”

With his arms crossed, Leonardo nodded in satisfaction, thinking, ‘Of course, I was right.’

Raphael had just finished recounting the details of his encounter with you, conveniently forgetting  to mention the part where you believed that he was the leader. Now, the four brothers were huddled in a circle discussing what their next move should be. 

Mikey was still hung up on the minor details in his brother’s story, asking for more about the moment when you had unmasked yourself. He even asked if you were hot, to which Raphael tried shrugging it off, saying that you were “alright, or whateva.”

Donnie and Leo exchanged ideas, including the suggestion of breaking into Foot headquarters with your help. Raph wasn’t entirely convinced. He thought that maybe you would have already come up with that plan if you thought it would go smoothly. You obviously knew more about the situation than they did. 

Once again, Mikey interjected, “What’s her name?”

The others were slightly curious about this too. The red bara simply rubbed the nape of his neck as he looked to the sky. 

“I dunno… forgot to ask…”

“You- what?!” Mikey exclaimed, clearly bewildered. 

“Relax, Mikey, it isn’t that important,” Leonardo remarked. “But it does reflect on his manners though.” 

“Oh, give me a break,” Raph retorted, exasperated. “It just didn’t come up!”

Donnie laughed, “Yeah, but I bet she knows your name by now.”

He turned away from them and started to storm off, but was stopped by his youngest brother who coaxed him back, informing him that they were all just kidding. He grumbled curses under his breath the entire way.

They eventually settled down and gathered closely to attempt to read the intel on the page in Donatello’s hand. He huffed and began to push his brothers’ faces away one by one as they started to fog his glasses by proximity, “Alright, alright!”

“What does it say then?” Leo quizzed.

The purple-clad turtle read the address aloud and then announced that they should start moving. The sooner they arrived, the better. Their leader co-signed this and they were on their way.

For some reason, Raphael felt bad for not being able to put a name to such a pretty face. He thought about what it could be all the way to their destination. He eventually shook such thoughts from his head when it was time to focus on the mission. 

[fizzle-faz]

Broken and Bloody, But Not Alone

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Pitiful

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   Donnie, in all his caffeine-fueled glory, was out on patrol. Alone. At the good hour of 2 in the morning. Having not slept for nearing 4 days now, they weren’t exactly in their right mind. While mumbling absent nonsense to himself, he tripped over something. Something big and…squishy. He let out something that was some mix of a groan of annoyance and a surprised yelp. He stared down blankly at what he’d tripped over. A human.

   “Shit…” Donnie mumbled, kicking the motionless person. It seemed like a teenager, and a young one at that. Younger than Donnie, at least. You had on a dull hoodie with striped sleeves, the original color almost unrecognizable. You only had one shoe that looked like it was previously white, now a mix of blood, mud, and dirty water staining it completely.

   “Hey.” The mutant’s voice was groggy and a bit scratchy, considering he barely talked to anyone all day, rather working on inventions alone. He gave the body another small kick before crouching down next to it.

   “Hey. You um, you alive?” He asked with caution, keeping a safe distance between him and the stranger. His voice sounded like it was trying to mask worry, but he was feeling incredibly anxious. They were always anxiety-ridden, but it was hard not to be when you find a beaten human in a shady alley. He’d of course seen hurt people before, but that wasn’t the problem. This was a kid, and injuries this bad were never accident. He put two fingers to the human’s throat, checking for life. There was a pulse, faint, but a pulse nonetheless.

   That’s where Donnie’s patrol ended. He obviously didn’t often take random teens back home regularly, but he was forced to make an exception. They grabbed the unconscious stranger, and tossed you over their shoulder. Blood and spatters of mud flung from the motionless, half-dead body. Every few minutes Donnie stopped to carefully check how alive you were. There was a large gash on your head, over your left eye, and wounds, cuts, and bruises of all kinds all over your body. You were very bloody, but it appeared not all of it was yours, if you looked at the way it was spattered on.

   “I’ll be in my lab!” Donnie shouted as he entered the sewer lair. His brothers were distracted by Mikey playing their Space Heroes pinball game. It was highly doubtful any of them even heard Donnie. They scoffed at the ignorance, dragging the body back to their lab and away from their blissfully unaware brothers. He tossed the body onto the floor with unnecessary force. The turtle pulled a small medical kit seemingly out of nowhere and kneeled beside the human. They were still mumbling to themself, this time about how difficult humans were to manage.

   “Wake up. Hey! Don’t you dare die,” he muttered, voice barely a whisper. They didn’t want to explain to their brothers bringing a stranger home, but would much rather that than struggling through explaining a dead human. He began neatly washing away blood and whatever else was on you. Some was dried, while other wounds were still bleeding. They were careful and meticulous with the bandaging and cleaning, despite their undeniable exhaustion.

   “There. You’re all patched up,” he muttered, knowing full well you were completely unconscious. He gave your body a small nudge with his foot. He let you lay motionless against a wall, occasionally checking for a pulse. It wasn’t getting worse at least.

   You woke with anything but a start, slowly rubbing a hand over your non-injured eye. You squeezed your eyes shut tight and let out a sleepy groan, slowly opening you eyes. Bright lights of the lab filled your vision as you slowly regain awareness. Upon realizing your… situation, any previous calmness instantly faded and you let out a loud yelp of horror. 

   “Shit! Where am I!? What happened!?” You cried out, voice teeming with stress and terror. Your eyes fell on Donnie and widened more, if that was even possible. You let out another piercing cry, erratic breaths escaping your lungs at high speeds. Donnie focused his gaze back on you, rolling his eyes.

   “You and me both, pal,” Donnie replied flatly, turning back to their work without another glance.

   You frantically studied your surroundings, breathing quick and ragged. You pressed yourself back against the wall, as far from the turtle mutant as you could. Wait. Turtle?

   “Wh-what are you!? Why am I here!?” Your tone demonstrated nothing but dismay and dread. You were absolutely trembling, no control of the irregular movements of your body. The terrapin sighed, setting down their wrench and crouching in front of the human. They didn’t look especially pleased to have a stranger in their lab. Your breath hitched as this strange, green creature approached you.

   “You. What’s your name?” he asked. It was more of a demand than a question. You let out a squeak of shock as you processed something. It talked to you. The turtle talked to you. Your injuries must have you tripping balls. When you gave no response but a shaky breath, Donnie sighed and stood up.

   “Look, I found you broken and bloody in an alley, and I took you to my lab to give you first-aid,” he began bluntly, giving a lame attempt at warmness. You certainly needed more than first-aid, but hey. Take what you can get. Still, you hesitated in responding. You let out an unsteady sigh, knowing there wasn’t much you could do nor anywhere to go anyway.

“Now what’s your name?”

   “…(y/n). How… what are you? Where am I?” You repeated warily, growing calmer in measure. You tried, and failed, to regulate your breathing and steady your quivering body. You were still untrusting of the mutant, but your suspicions had faded to an extent. The story was… mildly convincing, but you could still feel yourself shuddering as a cold sweat ran down your cheek. 

   “Well (y/n), I’m Donatello, but since it looks like you’ll be with us for a bit, you have permission to call me Donnie,” he stated, his voice gentler than before. Not by much, but it was progress. They could tell you felt threatened and terrified, so they gave an attempt at being mindful. Wait-

   “Us? There’s more of whatever you are!?” Your voice instantly regained its distrust. The thought of more humanoid turtle whatevers was as interesting as it was appalling. Donnie sighed. This kid was good at testing his patience.

   “Yes yes, my three brothers are mutants as well, along with our rat sensei,” he answered the human’s question, holding back irritation. They were doing their best to not snap at the pitiful human, considering that was likely the last thing you needed.

   “RAT SENSEI!?” You screeched, any vanished fear recovered. Donnie swore under his breath, beginning to regret bringing this person back with them. Maybe he could just knock you out and put you back in that shady alley? No, that was unethical. He looked back up at you, a vein visible on his forehead.

   “Yes you dumba-“ he began, quickly coughing to cut himself off. “Yes. Rat sensei. Now shut the hell up before I make you,” they ordered. Donnie’s breaking point was not something anyone wants to see, but it appeared close. You shut up, stifling another yelp. He let out a deep breath, a poor effort of trying to calm himself. He lifted the shuddering human’s chin up with a finger.

   “What happened..? You’re very clearly injured, and it doesn’t look like an accident.” His tone was firm, but he had an air of gentleness to him. His grip tightened on your wounded head. “And don’t even try lying to me.”

   You swallowed down a yell. Again. This purple-masked turtle was petrifying when they wanted to be, and you were in no state to run, not that you even knew where you were. He looked dead into your eyes, sending a chill down your spine. He was so compassionate just a moment ago…

   “I-I um… I don’t really remember…” you replied shakily, wracking you brain. It was scary, to say the least, having horrifying injuries but no memory of how you got them. Donnie thought the human looked pitiful, shaking and tears welling in your eyes, and he couldn’t help but feel bad. They took their hands off this vulnerable stranger, letting them fall to their side.

   “God you’re pathetic… but I’ll help you,” Donnie muttered the first part, but their tone quickly became infallible. He was threatening, that’s for sure, but being around him was going to prove worth it.

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Woag… Fizzle writes fanfiction real!?!?!,

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Fandoms and emotional support characters

Alright, let's go

Marvel - Tony Stark + Peter Parker + Rocket Raccoon

DC - (The Batman with Robert Pattinson is the only DCEU movie I support) Bruce Wayne + Raven

Transformers - (Not Bayverse) Bumblebee + Soundwave + Ratchet + Optimus Prime

Ranger's Apprentice - Halt O'Carrick

Tangled the Series - Eugene Fitzherbert

TMNT 2012/ROTTMNT - Both iterations of Raphael, and 2k12 Donnie

Criminal Minds - Spencer Reid

9-1-1 - Evan Buckley

Leverage - Eliot Spencer

The Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon

Stranger Things - Steve Harrington

Harry Potter - Harry Potter + Severus Snape

Ducktales - Donald Duck + Scrooge McDuck

Race to the Edge - Snotlout Jorgenson

We Bare Bears - Ice Bear

Trolls - Branch

The Mandalorian - Din Djarin

Lego Ninjago - Zane Julien

Rick and Morty - Rick Sanchez

Puss in Boots - Puss

The Owl House - Hunter

Warrior Cats - Firestar + Jayfeather + Gray Wing

Helluva Boss - Moxxie

Hazbin Hotel - Alastor

Yes I am aware that they are all men. No, I do not experience a sexual attraction to them. Rather it's like they are all simultaneously my fathers, my children, and my emotional support babygirls. I want to hurt them purely to see them comforted. I want to watch them struggle mainly to see how they overcome their pains, and I want to see fluff because there is a reason I call them my trauma buddies and I want them to have good things. (I have gay ships for most of them on top of straight ships, on top of no ships, on top of ot3s). I'm sure I'll end up adding to and subtracting from this list as time passes, but this is the most current one.

Also, I will not read or write reader insert or OC-centric fics. I don't know why but they make me irrationally angry so I avoid them

[heyheydidjaknow]

Hey! I was wondering if you could do a story where the reader and 2012 Leo are best friends and after Leo wakes up in the farm house he tells her that he doesn't think he's a good enough leader and she says something like "you'll always be good enough for me" and kisses him? Sorry if it sounds stupid

Not at all. I hope this lives up to your expectations. It’s a bit shorter, but I wanted to have it done for you ASAP, so here ya go.

‘He’s been working himself too hard.’

You rest your head on your knees, staring at the television. It is not your place to criticize him—people deal with these sorts of things differently, you know—but you cannot shake the feeling that there is something you can do to help him, if only somewhat. You have elected, for the most part, to stay out of it, to let his brothers help in his recovery, but…

You get up, shutting the television off.

It is about three in the morning. You spend a lot of nights up at odd hours, now. As much as you have come to love the guys—Leonardo in particular—you miss the privacy.

You hear a knock on the wall.

Your eyes shoot to the door, a hand going to your chest. “Leo.” You sigh, trying to remember how to breathe. Since you have known him, you have become infinitely more skittish.

“Oh, did I scare you?” He rubs the back of his neck, leaning into his cane. “Sorry. I thought I was the only one up.”

His voice is taking you a bit to get used to. It is not a downgrade, but it still feels strange, matching it with his face. At least the rest of his body—now covered in more little scars than you can count—matches his damaged larynx.

“N-not at all,” you lie. “Same here, actually.” Your fingers find the switch again. “Did you wanna-?”

“No, I’m alright.” He limps over, sitting down on the couch. “Were you going to bed?”

“Nah.” You sit down next to him. “Just zonin’ out.”

He pauses. “Can I talk to you about something, then?” His tone is oddly tentative as he leans back, sinking into the cushions with a gentle sigh.

You blink. “Of course, man.” You turn to face him properly. “What’s up?”

He looks straight ahead, apparently stealing himself.

“Leo,” you press gently, “is something up? Actually?”

He sighs. “Am I a bad leader?”

You blink. “Huh?”

“Am I a bad leader? Be honest.”

You try to think of how to answer that question properly.

“You think I am.”

“What brought this up?”

“Answer my question first.”

“Leo,” you say simply, “there is no possible way I could answer that question in a way that you would be happy with.” You take his hand, lowering your voice. “As your friend,” you promise, “you have my full support, but I need to know what brought this up before we proceed.”

He does not meet your eyes. He takes another breath.

“I failed you.” He says it simply, factually. “I failed my brothers, my sensei, you. You can’t say I didn’t,” he cuts your objection off calmly, “because you know that, if I were a better leader, we would still be in New York right now and they wouldn’t be miserable.”

You do not say anything. You keep holding his hand gently, letting him talk.

“If I were more forceful in my decision,” he goes on, “we would have all gotten out on our own terms, Splinter wouldn’t be…” He shakes his head.

His hand is trembling in yours.

“And,” he continues, “I know that the other guys think it too.” He leans forward, holding his head in his free hand. “I mean, look at me.” He chuckles half-heartedly. “I can’t even walk on my own, let alone lead a team.”

You let him finish, get it off his chest.

“I can’t go to the others about it; how could I?” He sits back up. “Honestly,” he shakes his head, “I shouldn’t even be talking to you about it.” He looks over at you. “You probably think I’m weak, right? I would if it were me.”

You look down at his hand in yours.

“Are you going to say anything?”

“Are you alive?”

He blinks, confused. “Huh?”

“Are you,” you repeat, “or are you not alive, sitting next to me on the couch?”

“Barely.”

“That wasn’t the question.”

He hesitates, then nods.

“Your brothers? Casey? Me? Are we all alive?”

“Master Splinter—”

“We aren’t talking about him right now,” you cut him off. “Are we alive or not?”

He nods again.

You pause, trying to phrase your next question correctly. “When we were being assaulted by the Kraang,” you ask, “who led them away?”

“Who got defeated by Shredder?”

“You mean the ninja master with decades of experience who needed to send an army before him so you were weak enough to get taken down by his best men, who you would’ve decimated otherwise?”

“You don’t—”

“I do,” you say determinedly. “Would a lesser leader have put himself in harm’s way for his team?”

“They’re my brothers.”

“So? Answer the question.” You hear your voice rise.

He pauses. “Selflessness doesn’t make a good leader.”

“You’re right.” You squeeze his hand, voice as firm as ever. “It’s a leader’s job to ensure the success and wellbeing of his team, which you did.” You put your hand up to stop him from denying the statement. “You did all this, might I add, while being actively targeted by two groups who, on paper, should dominate you in intelligence, wisdom, and resources. Logistically,” you conclude, “ we should be dead.”

You take a deep breath, softening your tone. “Do you know why we’re alive and talking right now?”

He does not say anything.

You reach over with your free hand, fingers tracing his jaw as you tilt his head to face you. “The reason,” you lock eyes with him, the only sounds either of you can hear being your voice and his breathing, “that we’re sitting on this couch, alive, is because you pushed us, because you lead us better than any man I can think of.”

“But Splinter—”

“Splinter is your senior by almost four decades,” you remind him simply. “You can’t account his failure to yourself.”

‘His eyelids look so heavy.’

“Stop doubting yourself.” You lean closer to him, sliding your thumb across his cheekbone, eyes grazing his features tenderly. “You haven’t the right.”

You do not remember who leans into who.

You feel his fingers lace with yours as your lips meet, the contact soft, gentle. His free hand rests gently on your hip as you feel his lips curl upwards.

Your own lips tingle as you pull away, your face flushing as you feel your breathing deepen. His face is similarly pink, a bashful smile gracing his face as you brush the hair out of your eyes.

“Thank you,” he breathes. “For everything.”

You offer a shy smile in return. “Don’t mention it, man.” You clear your throat, placing your hands on your lap. “I should—uh—probably get to sleep.”

He nods, leaning back into the couch. “Yeah,” he sighs. “I think I’ll sleep out here tonight.”

You stand up. “Want me to turn the TV back on?”

“I’m good.” He looks up at you. “Y/N?”

You raise your eyebrows, ignoring your pounding heartbeat. “Yeah?”

“Was that…”

“Out of pity? No, it wasn’t.” You kiss the top of his head as you walk past. “Sweet dreams, Leo.”

He feels his face become hotter still as he watches you leave, licking his lips absentmindedly.

He feels his smile widening. ‘What a girl.’

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[turtle-inserts]

3. Your First Christmas (Raph x reader)

The reader is a master of mixed martial arts, traveling around the world to train and learn different forms of martial arts with her father all while battling a severe illness in their lungs, but this is their first christmas home in a long time, will a certain turtle be able to keep her warm?

FIRST

NEXT

PREVIOUS

I was huddled in my winter jacket on my way to the lair, coffee in one hand and two boxes of pizza in the other. A strange combination in my opinion, but the guys loved pizza so I thought I'd surprise them with it! I had become good friends with the turtles by now and it wasn't hard to see their love for pizza was like an addiction to drugs.

Lifting the heavy manhole cover I climbed down, finally escaping the freezing cold snow previously blowing around me. I remember when I thought the sewer smelled horrible but over time I had gotten used to the smell of the place they called home and it doesn't bother me nearly as much.

Punching in the code to open the lair, I walked in. None of the guys were around so I assumed they were training with Splinter. I set the pizza on the table, plugged in my headphones and listened to music to pass the time. I went and sat on the couch, closed my eyes and just zoned out, daydreaming about everything; specifically a certain turtle mutant and his muscular arms. Suddenly something wet hit me on the side of my face, effectively interrupting my daydreaming! I stared wide-eyed as I saw Mikey dying of laughter. He'd just hit me with a water balloon and now my hair was soaked!

I calmly took out my headphones and gave him the glare of death. He immediately stopped.  "I guess Mikey doesn't get pizza now. Oh well." I got up and he grabbed me into a hug.

"I'm so sorry (Y/n)! I swear I'll never do it again!" Laughing, I accepted his apology.

"So where's the pizza?" Raph asked.

"In the kitchen of course." I watched as the four boys sprinted to the kitchen. I snickered as I watched them before following them into the kitchen. They had immediately started chowing down on the pizza the second they opened the box! I was offered a slice but I declined, coffee and pizza don't taste good together. I noticed a member of our makeshift family was missing.

"Where's April?" Donnie answered my question.

"She's at the library doing research for a school project."

"Oh. Okay, cool.”

"Hey wait. Aren't you two in the same classes?" He pried further.

"Yea? What are you getting at?"

"You haven't done the project yet have you..."

"Of course not Donnie, I'm a procrastinator."

"I noticed."

"Don't worry; I'll get it done eventually." He shook his head and went back to his pizza, which was now missing because Mikey had eaten it.

"MIKEY!" He shouted at his brother who just shrugged.

"I was hungry."

Donnie just sighed, "I'm going to my room," he left the table. I got up as well he had reminded me I needed to do something.

"I should get going, I have homework and I need to get ready for my dad’s visit tomorrow."

"Do you want me to walk you home?" Raph asked me. I shook my head and smiled. It was sweet of him for asking, but I needed to get home quickly.

"Nah, I'm a big girl Raph. I can handle myself." I grabbed my jacket, slipped it on and left after saying goodbye.

                                                   Raphael’s P.O.V.

Once (y/n) left, Mikey and Leo looked at each other grinning.

"Can I walk you home?" Leo was trying not to laugh, "Honestly, you're worse than Donnie."

"Can it, Leo!" He just rolled his eyes, still having that shit-eating grin of his, and left.

Mikey looked at me, "Just ask her out dude. The worst she can do is say no."

Actually, she could do a lot worse, but I didn't say that. Crossing my arms I lied, "I don't like her like that. I was just being nice."

"Woah. Raph? Being nice? That's not normal." I tackled him.

                                               Normal P.O.V

The moment I stepped into my apartment, I sprinted to my medicine cabinet. Over the past few months, my condition has been worsening and showing no signs of ever improving. I got to the sink and began to cough and hack until blood finally came up. I had forgotten to take my medicine earlier and only remembered once Donnie had left, which is why I ran out in such a hurry. My dad wasn't even coming over tomorrow, I made that up, and my homework? I finished it all in class.

After what felt like forever, I finally stopped coughing up the blood trapped in my lungs. I took a shaky breath, took out my medicine, and swallowed two of those little blue pills. They'd take half an hour to kick in but in half an hour I'd be fine again. At least I hoped that would happen.

I groaned at my misfortune; stupid disease! Why'd you have to ruin my social life!? Now, why didn't I just tell them about my condition? Because I didn't want them to start treating me like some fragile doll, or as if I was made of a thin sheet of glass that could break at any moment. April doesn't know either, at least I've never told her. God, I hate this. I decided to take a shower to rinse off the blood on my face, also because I smelled a teeny bit like a sewer.

After my shower, I dried my hair so I would be ready for whatever tomorrow had in store for me. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was pathetic, pathetic and tired so I went to bed grateful I didn't have school in the morning. As soon as my body hit the mattress, I fell into a restless sleep.

*tap* *tap* *tap*

Who the hell was that and what time could it be to warrant a visit? I looked at my clock which told me it was only 8 am. Whoever it is, is gonna be dead meat. I looked towards the window and saw Raphael waiting. After opening the window, I let him come inside. "What are you doing here so early in the god damn morning...." I asked, rubbing my eyes sleepily.

He looked at me like I was crazy. "It’s 8 o'clock in the morning, what do you mean early?"

"Normally I'm still asleep until at least 10ish...."

"I haven't even gone to sleep yet."

I paused, "Why?"

"Night patrol?"

"Oh, that'd make sense."

"Yea ya dingus."

After a few moments of, awkward silence I spoke. "Soooo, is there a specific reason you're here instead of sleeping?" I asked him.

“ I thought I’d come help you set up for your dad." Shit. OK. I have two options, keep going with the lie or tell him he's not coming over anymore. I like option two, it’s less complicated in the long run.

Smiling sheepishly I lied through my teeth, "Well, actually, he canceled. Last night. When I got home."

"Oh,"

"Yea, sorry for making you come out here for nothing."

"It’s fine." His eyes lit up as if he'd gotten an idea. He  didn't look at me as he suggested, "We could hang out if you want to." Why not? It’s not like I had anything else planned today.

I smiled at him, "Sure! It’s been a little while hasn’t it?” It looked like relief washed over him for a second but that quickly disappeared and his normal confident look returned. "Can you get my allergy pills for me while I get dressed? They're in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, just above the sink." He nodded and left so I could change. It wasn't anything too fancy, just black leggings and a sweatshirt. I wasn't trying to impress anyone today. Well, there was Raph, but he's seen me look worse. Post workout sweat and grease is not a good luck for anyone.

As I brushed my hair out, Raph called me into the bathroom. "What? Couldn't find i-" I stopped when I noticed there was still blood in the sink from last night's "fun". I stared at the blood, shit shit shit SHIT.

He looked at me. "What's this from?" He asked.

"Good question," I lied. I knew he wasn't buying it so I lied to him yet again. "Fine. I was having lady problems and had to wash out something, okay?" This immediately shut him up, as I knew it would. Periods, they're good for two things. One, telling me I'm not pregnant and two, grossing most guys out. He turned bright red and left the bathroom.

Once I finished taking care of the sink I took a pill and walked back out. Raph was sitting on the couch flipping through a sketchbook. Oh no...

I saw his green eyes glance up at me and back to the book. "You're not a completely horrible artist." I think that was a compliment? Only April had seen my drawings so far. I never let anyone else look in my sketchbook, not even my dad. The fact that he had just grabbed my sketchbook irked me a little, but I wasn't about to make it a big deal.

"Thanks," Walking over to him, I peered over him to see which sketch it was. Thankfully it was just one of a forest in colored pencil. He flipped the page to the next one of a duckling. He went to flip again and I tried to take it back.

"What's your problem?" He put his hand on my face and pushed me away at arm’s length so I couldn't reach it. As he flipped he turned red. It was of him, a full body sketch in pencil. He dropped his hand from my face. I felt my face heat up again, he regained his composure and smirked. "Now who's this handsome turtle?"

"Shut up," I murmured as he handed me the sketchbook back. Two embarrassing moments in one day, jeez. I'm on a role today.

We spent the rest of the day chatting and joking around. I made us lunch and after clearing the living room of furniture and whatnot, we sparred for a bit. I'd like to say I won, but I didn’t. Raph ended up making me fall on my ass with a kick to the stomach. He went all out during the fight, he's definitely gotten better since the first time whereas I seem to have gotten worse, weird right? I still work out a lot, despite having school I find time.

After having my ass handed to me on a silver platter, he helped me up. I groaned as I cracked my back and stretched, "Jeez, you really went all out..." He simply smirked and shrugged knowing I could take it. "You've really improved since the last time we sparred though." The last time we sparred was a few says before my tournament in the middle of November. I thought I saw him blush but it was probably just my imagination.

"Oh," He saw the time, 3:24, and told me he had to go. "Before I go, Splinter said I could invite you over for Christmas. So, what do ya say, (Y/n)?"

I smiled "I’ll totally go! My dad’s out of town for Christmas this year, he has a special class to teach in California."

"Great, see you tomorrow then." After opening the window for him, I turned around to face him. I always made sure to tell him goodbye. After all, you never know when the last time you'll see someone is. I never got to say goodbye to my mom so I make a point to do it now. He almost looked nervous. I was about to ask him if he was okay when he suddenly leaned forward and got really close to my face.

There was a dusting of a blush on his face as we locked eyes. Our lips were so close. “Can I?” I didn’t know where this was coming from but I liked it. I nodded and he kissed me softly on the lips. I stared at him wide-eyed, speechless, and blushing hard. He simply smirked at my reaction and said, "See ya later." Then left me standing there, dumbfounded and staring at where he was just a few seconds ago. I put my hands to my lips. I've never been kissed before, not even on the cheek. Dammit, Raph! How dare you surprise kiss me!

                                            Raph’s P.O.V

Once I got back to the lair I lay down on the couch and closed my eyes, I'm tired. Tired and happy. She didn't slap me after I kissed her so that means she didn't hate it, right?

"What're you so happy about, Raph?" I opened my eyes and saw Leo standing over me.

"Yea, you're smiling with your eyes closed, it’s creeping me out dude,"  I glared at my youngest brother. Man, he really knew how to ruin a guys mood.

"He was probably hanging out with (Y/n)," Donnie commented as he walked in from his lab.

"As a matter a fact I was," crossing my arms in front of me.

"Ooooh," they said in a chorus.

"Probably making out with each other," Mikey said and the other two agreed, making kissing noises for emphasis.

"Shut up!" I yelled at them and they all laughed at my reaction. "It was only one kiss..." I murmured. They all stopped laughing and looked at me dumbfounded.

"You actually went for it?" Donnie asked.

"Yep," I said with a smirk.

"Why aren't you all beat up then?" Mikey asked.

"Maybe because she actually enjoyed it?" I told him annoyed. They laughed and I went to my room, pissed at them all.

                                                Normal P.O.V.

It’s Christmas and I'm headed over to the guy’s lair. It was cold and a snowing, the cold wind had turned my cheeks pink as I carried 6 boxes, I had gotten Christmas presents for the guys, April, and even Master Splinter. As I walked into the lair I saw a Christmas tree up and many other decorations as well. The guys were sitting on the couch with April. Leo, April, and Donnie were wearing Santa hats but Raph and Mikey wore reindeer antlers making Raph and Mikey look adorable. Mikey was smiling obviously happy to wear them, but Raph wasn't quite as excited as his brother about it.

Walking over to the tree I laid the presents down underneath it then walked up behind the couch. "Cute hats, guys!" Four green heads whipped around, plus one red one, to look at me.

"(Y/n) is here!" Mikey yelled and got up to hug me.

He placed a Santa hat on my head and I laughed, "Yea, I put the presents I got you all under the tree."

Mikey smiled, "Yes! You are awesome! Thank you!" He ran to the tree to see which one was his.

"Mikey, wait until it’s time to open them," Donnie told him.

He pouted, "I was just looking."

I sat down next to Raph. "You didn't have to buy us anything ya know."

"But I wanted to, you guys have been such good friends to me so, I thought I'd repay the favor." He looked like he was about to say something but I interrupted him, "And besides, friends get friends gifts for Christmas, right ?" He simply nodded and stayed quiet, not looking at me. Why not? Oh, was it because he kissed me? But why would that make him be quiet around me? I enjoyed it. As I thought about what happened the other night, I began to feel a blush make its way across my face. Raph looked at me confused for a moment but it quickly changed into one of his infamous shit-eating-grins. He’s probably remembering the same thing I did.

He whispered in my ear, "We can do that again if you want." I sat there quietly, not saying anything in response. God, I wanted to but Master Splinter walked out of his room.

"Merry Christmas my sons and friends."

"Merry Christmas Sensei!" We all chorused back. Soon everyone unwrapped the present I got them, I got Master Splinter a book on old Japanese fairy tales, in case he was feeling a little homesick, he was hard to shop for.... I made April a scrapbook of all the places I visited since she'd been dying to see them all since forever, and I promised that we'd go on an adventure together someday. Leo was easy to shop for since he was obsessed with Space Heroes, so I got him a set of action figures from the show and a complete disk set of the first season. Donnie was given a book on astrophysics and I got him other sciencey books. I wrote him a note telling him to man up and ask April out since I was 99% sure she liked him.

Mikey was also pretty easy to shop for as he was happy with basically anything, so I got him an iTunes card for music and a new video game he'd been asking for. It was funny watching their reactions, they were all so happy with their gifts, it gave me that good old warm fuzzy feeling inside. Raph's reaction was the best by far though.

I gave him a new colored pencil drawing of him, full body, which took me HOURS to finish so he better worship the damn drawing, and I gave him photos from our trip to the photo booth, He let me keep them but I figured he should have them. The last thing in his box was the note I wrote him.

Raph turned red while reading it since I basically called him out on his little crush on me. His brother noticed this and went to read over his shoulder.

"Oooooo! Raph got a love letter!" Mikey yelled. I could tell my face was beet red by now.

Raph shut the letter and put it back in the box, "No, it’s not!" The guys laughed and April asked me what it said.

I whispered, " I called him out on his crush on me and I just wrote I wouldn't mind if he kissed me again, that's all." She stared at me wide-eyed.

"So it is a love letter!" Mikey yelled. I didn't even notice him listening in.

"Shut up Mikey!" We both yelled at him he simply laughed at our reaction.

Time flew by as the guys teased Raph, he got annoyed but I calmed him down each time. I also played video games with Mikey, helped make dinner, and then did some of the dishes with Leo. When I had to go around 12:30 am Raph offered to walk me home. Of course I accepted, so here we are now, walking home. I'm wearing the antlers now though, Mikey stole my hat when I started making dinner and Raph gave me his antlers so I could still look, "festive". Now Raph's wearing my hat after he took it back from Mikey.

As we got home Raph asked me about the letter. "So what made you write that letter?"

"Well, um," I wouldn't look at him because I could feel my face heating up out of embarrassment. I wanted to tell him, so I just blurted it all out! "RaphiIreallylikeyouandIknowyoulikemeto." Great. It was jibberish.

He just stared at me and after a moment of processing what I said, he laughed! "That must've been a mouth full."

"S-shut up!" I told him red in the face.

Suddenly his face reddened too, he looked at me and said, "So, the feelings are mutual then?"

"Y-yea."

"You don't care I'm some freak? A mutant?"

"You're not a freak Raph."

He grinned a genuine grin of joy and, grabbing me by my waist, kissed me. He pulled away after what felt like forever and I was a little dizzy from the lack of oxygen. He still held my waist and all of a sudden a wolf whistle was let out by someone we couldn't see. We both whipped our heads around to see who it was. It turned out the who was a group of people.

April, Donnie, Mikey, and Leo all stood on a roof laughing, whooping and hollering while wearing scarves and hats. They all looked cozy. My face heated up when I realized they must've seen our kiss. Raph yelled at them but the group only laughed, besides April. She shook her head smiling, and ran off with them. Raph growled and I could tell he was going to follow them, I kissed him on the cheek before he left, "Merry Christmas, Raph." He gave a small smile, mumbled a goodbye, then ran off to chase after his brothers and April.

I walked happily into my apartment, enjoying my boldness a few seconds ago. After changing into my pajamas I fell asleep on my couch by my Christmas tree.

“Best Christmas ever.”

[ramzawrites]

A different kind of self-hatred - 2k12!tmnt x rottmnt Reader crossover - Part 1

GEN

Part 2

Pairings: none

Characters included: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, Raphael (Their 2k18 and 2k12 self)

Warnings: mentions of blood, stabbing and swearing

Series: A drabble somewhat

Summary: A little before and after moment of Y/N who after jumping universes tried to explore the hidden city only to come back with the answer to the question “If you punch yourself and it hurts are you weak or strong?”

Word count: 2113

Authors Note: Sometimes when I work on bigger projects I just write out moments that are in the middle of the story to get it out and on the paper so I might be able to work on it in the future or just as a way to remember. Since I don’t plan to do anything with this idea currently I thought I’d post it because why not 🤷maybe you guys will get some enjoyment out of this like me

Oh shoot before I forget, Reader is part of the 2k12!tmnt universe originally in case this wasn’t clear enough in this lil thing I wrote

Y/N has learned a lot over the last few days.

One, and probably the biggest revelation, other dimensions do exist and it’s possible to visit them. It certainly wasn’t a planned trip but if Y/N has learned anything over the years of being friends with mutant turtles was that you better just go along with the punches the world throws at you. Better to just concentrate on how to get out of the mess rather than how the mess started in the first place.

Two, being surrounded by your best friends and alternate versions of them was weird. Trying to address anyone in a group of eight people when there were only four names was a mess, hence why it got silently agreed upon that one half, the half Y/N knew, would be called by their full names and the new ones by nicknames. Let’s not forget the weird feeling of standing in front of what should be your best friends, but they were slightly off. Or as Mikey said, it’s them but slightly to the left or in a different font. Y/N thought that was a fitting description.

Three, Y/N might think they knew New York but they certainly don’t know this New York. Who would have thought that when you crossed dimensions there is a chance that the city you grew up in has a different layout.

Four, and the last thing, magic was real. In fact, there was a whole hidden city just for yokai who practiced magic on the daily.

So, when the turtles were busy with their alternate selves to see what was different and what stayed the same, Y/N decided to explore the Hidden City further. It’s been an interesting few days, so they knew their way around a bit and once again over the years they did learn how to find their way around better. Besides Donnie mentioned something about a magical library and when the others get the chance to learn more then Y/N would go out of their way to learn a few things on their own as well.

Also, it was a chance to explore. It’s mostly about exploring a magical city.

They made sure to not cross anyone else’s path in the lair as they snuck out so no one would try to tag along. Maybe they needed a moment after all to process all of this. Or maybe they just wanted to be alone, that’s a valid thing as well!

With their hoodie pulled up they ran happily through the Hidden City, sometimes stopping to take a quick peak inside shops or at stalls but they mostly made sure to stay on the move. They weren’t exactly sure if running around as a normal human was a good thing or not, but Y/N figured if they kept their hood up and continued walking it should be fine. After all they didn’t plan to stay long.

Yeah, all should be just fine!

Everything was not fine.

When Y/N rounded the corner back into the lair again they were met by shocked gasps. Eight pair of eyes stared at them as they desperately held onto a wall to keep themself up.

“Uh… so… Something happened.”

Donatello was the first to jump up “What the shell happened to you? Is that blood? Is that a knife in your hand?!”

There was indeed a silver dagger stuck inside the hand that hung uselessly next to their body. It was something they tried not to think too hard about right now.

He immediately made his way to sling one of Y/N’s arms around him to help them stand, Leo was close by since apparently this Leo was the medic of the team.

Leonardo looked worried but Y/N already knew that he would probably give them a stern talking to later since they just snuck off like that in a different and foreign dimension. As if getting the absolute snot beaten out of you wasn’t punishment enough.

“ ‘S fine! Didn’t you teach me once not to pull a knife out when you get stabbed?”

“That’s not fine!” Donatello retorted angrily “And maybe but still! That’s not what I meant!”

Leo begun moving “Let’s bring them into the infirmary and bandage them up.”

The small group started to walk but Y/N pulled on Donatello “Wait, wait, wait. Raphael?”

Said turtle rose his eyebrow as he waited for Y/N to speak, confused what could be so important that they couldn’t wait for it after being bandaged up.

“You remember the whole talk of if you punch yourself and it hurts, are you weak or strong? I can confidentially say I feel really weak right now.”

He blinked for a second as he no doubt tried his best to understand what they just said “Y/N did you do this to yourself?” Obviously he sounded very unsure of himself since this sounded just as ridiculous said out loud than inside his head.

They chuckled “Kinda? I met alternate me, and they are a bitch.” There was an insane amount of venom dripping out of their words, their face scrunched together as if they just smelled something horrendous.

“What?!” Both Mikey’s exclaimed simultaneously. The two seemed to get along the best by far in this group. Y/N could definitely not relate.

Y/N nodded “Yeah. Spotted them and they just fucking attacked me.”

Leonardo pulled his eyebrows together “Why would alternate you just immediately attack you once they spot you?” His mind no doubt already running a mile a minute trying to decipher this situation and wondering if this will be a problem that they all had to deal with.

“I don’t know. Probably saw their only chance to finally kick their own ass and took the chance?” Y/N chuckled weakly only for it to evolve into a coughing fit.

Leo hissed at that “I mean I have heard of self-hatred, but this is just ridiculous.”

Y/N would have loved to make finger guns at Leo for that but frankly they were just tired, and their body ached, so they just accepted their fate of hanging off Donatello’s shoulders like a wet towel. Speaking of Donatello, he was holding on to Y/N without much trouble. He was just busy eyeing them over with worried eyes, probably already determining what wound to deal with first.

“Our selves and our alternates selves do look considerably different how did you even know it was you to begin with?” Donnie asked seemingly unconcerned with Y/N’s condition. To be fair Y/N was just as unconcerned as him, after all they were still able to talk coherently. That meant something, right?

“Maybe we should do twenty questions after we took care of them?” Donatello brought up but Y/N shook their head.

“Nah, I can answer this. For starters they actually looked very much like me only they had like scales and claws and a tail. Like they were a full-on dragon human looking person. Also, I asked for their name and seeing how we otherwise shared the exact same face I just assumed they were my alternate self.”

“Wait” It was Raph this time who spoke up “Did they just approach you, you exchanged names and then they beat the hell out of you?”

“Pretty much.”

He winced in response.

“Okay, let’s take care of Y/N because the more we stand here the more I’m worried that they are bleeding out with the way they are beginning to slur out their words.” Leo finally stopped the interrogation, moving Donatello and Y/N along before more questions could be thrown their way.

At first Y/N wanted to protest but they had to agree with Leo on this one. The world was a bit wobblier than it should be. Damn, maybe it was a miracle that they managed to get back into the lair on their own after all. But they got back on their own, so, who is laughing now? Honestly it’s probably still Alternate Y/N.

Inside the infirmary the two turtles began silently bandaging up the wounds as Y/N sat on a stretcher. It was when Donatello took a look at Y/N’s neck that he let out a silent “Yikes.”

“Oh, yeah, they fully held me up by my throat using their tail. It was crazy. I bet you are seeing the imprints of their scales right now, right?”

Leo took a second to inspect their throat as well “You know we’ve been talking about why it hasn’t happened yet that we met your version here while other us are friends with you but suddenly I am kind of glad we haven’t. No offense.”

“None taken. You should be. Other me is a bitch and they are lucky they are some sort of dragon person, or I’d have kicked their ass for sure. I’ll kick their ass next chance I get.”

“Normally I would make a comment that making self-deprecating jokes like that is bad but, in this instance, I can understand your sentiment.” He smiled as he started to disinfect the wounds.

“Where were you that they just attacked you like that?” Donatello asked as he began investigating their stabbed hand. Which still hurt like hell by the way but again Y/N tried not to think too hard about their hand, instead they just concentrated on how much Alternate Y/N sucked. Even if their blood red metallic looking scales looked cool.

Man, why did Alternate Y/N get the cool looking scales and not them? They definitely deserve it more than the feral one.

Y/N thought for a second as they tried to get back on track again, remembering that Donatello asked them a question “Uh, I just left a library. By the way Leo I saw interesting posters of you and your siblings there. But yeah, left the library and literally ran into myself.”

“Hey, Leo, we gotta pull the dagger out. Y/N this will suck.” Donatello let go of their hand to grab some bandages to no doubt press on the wound once the weapon was out of their hand.

“Hehe, they might have kicked my ass, but I got their magic dagger.” Y/N chuckled to themself, ignoring how the two medics began crowding around their hand. They were just happy that they stole this dagger from their annoying self.

Leo looked at Donatello with a raised eyebrow “Are they always like this when they get beat up?”

“Oh, they are definitely loopier than usual but actually? Kind of yeah. I remember one time they dared a Foot Ninja to stab them with one of their swords so they could legally take it back home.”

Leo let out an amused huff “Really?”

Donatello sighed “Yep. They were really annoyed when we didn’t let that happen.”

“I could have had a cool sword...”

This time it was Donatello who looked at Leo with a raised eyebrow as if to say “See?”

Y/N was so caught up with their seeming victory of having, definitely, stolen the dagger that they were caught by utter surprise as the metal left their hand and the feeling of bandages being pressed down on the wound appeared.

After a lot of cursing and wailing their hand finally got disinfected and properly bandaged. They won’t be using their left hand for a while now as it seemed. And as Y/N grabbed the cleaned dagger to put it through one of their belt loops, Donatello gave them a disappointed sigh and shake of his head.

Y/N just mouthed “Mine.” To him.

But Leo had other ideas “Actually, let me have a look at that dagger. You said it’s magic? Maybe we can find some things out as you rest.”

“But-“

It just took one look from Donatello for Y/N to give in. When Donatello wanted to, he could be even more stern than Leonardo.

“Yeah. Sure. It was crazy they just kind of threw the daggers through the air and it could change directions and even change their form.” They placed the dagger safely into Leo’s open palm.

“Now, go rest. Maybe in a few hours we have more info on other you and we can decide what to do.” Donatello pushed the human down on the stretcher who just kind of let it happen, having been through this spiel a few times already with him.

“Knowing me, they are probably just an asshole and there isn’t much else. I still wanna kick them.”

Leo snickered as he patted Y/N patronizingly “And you will, sweety, after you slept for a few hours.” His voice up an octave, obviously joking around.

“Will do, mom. Man, no matter what universe Leo will always be a mom, huh, Donatello?”

[lovethem-monsters]

When she came (Part 1)

Here is a series of fanfics of a blind!reader named Hannah. This will be a tmnt x reader with the turtle Raphael. 

Raphael was training, punching the bag with such force it swung back every time. He was angry. Once again his brothers had tested his temper which had made him explode. The most infuriating being his leader of a brother in blue, Leonardo. He didn't want his advice or orders filling his ears with nonsense. He needed to cool off. He grunted as the bag broke and landed on the other side of the the room with a bang. He groaned and hung up another as the sweat from the anger pouring out off him dripped down his head onto his chin. Raph glanced up to where the regular noise of the city was held and curiosity got the best of him. With a sigh he grabbed his sai's and climbed up the sewer steps to the manhole cover. He snuck a look and saw no one with eye distance. Within seconds he leaped out, shut the cover towards his home and rapidly made his way onto the nearest building roof.   He stopped for a minute, letting the fact sink in that he had left the shelter of the sewers without his brothers, into the open world by himself. Raphael felt free, as if something had been clutching onto the back of his shell with sharp talons and finally had let go at last. After relishing his moments of peace, reality struck him like a brick. He was out of the sewers. He jumped from roof to roof, not able to hide the slight smile on his lips. He made sure his huge green figure was hidden in the shadows. He stopped abruptly once he caught sight of the frizzy brunette hair. It was shocking for the turtle himself that someone had caught his attention. He peered at the girl who was walking round the street, the only light being the street lamp that flickered dimly. She had head phones as her feet skipped slightly to the beat of the music. He chuckled lightly at the painfully bad dance moves as the teen spun round and twirling her hands above her head. But within a fraction of a second, someone reached out their hand from an alley and grabbed the girl's arm before she could even gasp. Raphael growled as he jumped down and hid in the shadows. The person who had grabbed the teen held a sneer as he pushed the blade of the knife against her throat. "Lookie here." he snarled as looked down at the shivering girl who was whimpering against the brick wall. "P-please." she cried in a whisper but the man pushed the blade harder against her so some blood dripped. Raph jumped out as he hit the man with the end of his sai. "Now that's no way to treat a lady." he grunts as the guy drops into unconsciousness. The girl lets out a small shriek as Raph rolls his eyes but the reaction of the girl stung a little. He was just a freak. She slowly stood up, looking up at the towering mutant who rolled the toothpick on the side of his mouth to the other side. He sees the girl's lips part as if she's trying to say something but can't find the words. Her blue green eyes gazed into his as he cleared his throat awkwardly. He noticed the dark glasses on the ground. "So.. uh.. you're welcome." he said before turning around to go get back to the sewers before his brothers notice he's gone. Suddenly, he felt something clutch his forearm as he notices the teenage girl smile slightly. He was confused. She wasn't scared of him? Raphael noticed her stumble a little as she started falling to the ground.   He caught her as quick as his ninja skills would before she hit the ground. "Wow, this is just great." he mutters under his breath as he picks her up into his arms. He sees that the blood from the knife cut her arm, dangerously close to a vein as she started to bleed out. He couldn't just leave her at a hospital or he would jeopardize being seen. The only way was to take her back to the lair and get his brother Donnie. He held onto her tightly yet as gently as he could as he jumped from roof to roof towards the manhole cover that was the easiest way back to his brothers. He lifted it and ran through the tunnels as fast as he could. He started yelling throughout the lair for his purple clad brother who was no doubt in his lab. "What is is Raph? I've almost-" he trailed off as he saw the mousy brown haired girl in his brother's arms. The dried blood sticking to the other turtle's green skin. "Don, she's bleeding and I don't know what to do." Raph said, panic evident in his voice as he handed the unconscious teen to his genius brother. Donnie got to work immediately as Leonardo and Michelangelo came charging in a few minutes later. Raph paced in front of Donatello's lab while his brothers were trying to calm him down. "What happened Raph?" Leo demanded, using his leader tone as Mikey tried to peer into the lab to see the new unlikely visitor. "I-I went out," he started, trying to focus his thoughts. "she was walking by and some guy jumped her in an alley. I knocked him out, but he had a knife at her and it must of slipped. It cut her and she saw me. She didn't scream or anything but she ended up passing out. So I brought her here." He explained as his brother's listened intently. Leo ended up scolding him for leaving the lair but sighed in defeat as he walked off to tell Splinter. Mikey, on the other hand, seemed to enjoy of having another female be down in the sewers. Obviously he would try and be best friends with the newcomer once she woke up. Donnie exited his lab with a sigh. Raphael became alarmed, was it bad news? "Hey, she's alright. The knife didn't do much damage but she must have fainted or something. Right now, she's sleeping but will probably wake up around an hour at most, but uh guys." he said in a nerovus tone. "She was wearing glasses and her eyes don't close properly. She's blind." He left to go into the lair kitchen. Raphael checked on her once Donnie left. She was lying on the couch in the far corner, no doubt to make her more comfortable. He noticed her stir as she got up slowly, her dark glasses almost sliding down her nose. She winced when she got up once she applied to much pressure on her arm. "Easy there short stack or you'll pass out again." he commented flatly as she perked up at the sound of his voice. "Am I dead?" she asked curiously as he cocked a nonexistent eyebrow. He moved the toothpick as he leaned against the door. "Yeah, but you made it into hell though." he replied sarcastically as a smile tugged at her lips. "Dammit. It's because I didn't study for that algebra test right?" she said, playing along. Raph couldn't help but chuckle. "Fail a test, and go down with the rest." She giggled as she glanced around at the surroundings. "Where am I?" "The sewers. But you can't tell anyone about us." He warned. She looked back at him where his voice was, her blue green eyes clearer in the light. "Us? There's more of you?" "Yeah, me and my brothers." He answered. He explained to her about them and made her promise not to tell anyone. Her life was never going to be the same again. "Well, that was an interesting lesson." she said with a slight laugh. She got up from the couch and made her way towards Raphael who towered over her. With a smile, she stuck out her hand. "I'm Hannah by the way." He looked down at her hand. It was small compared to his large three fingered one. Gingerly, he touched hers as she shook it with a giggle. "And you are?" "Raphael."

[travlersjoy444]

2012 Raph x reader Incorrect Quotes

Uhm...mostly, that is. There's a few that are just random TMNT 2012 incorrect quotes. This was very fun for me. Might do it again sometime if the mood strikes.

***

(Y/N), skipping rocks on a lake with Raph: It’s such a beautiful evening.

Raph: Yeah, it is.

Raph: *whispering* Take that you fucking lake.

***

(Y/N): Why does Leo always do the laundry so loudly?

Raph: So everyone knows that no one helps them out in the house.

Leo, in the distance: *slams the washing machine shut*

***

Raph: You’re giving me a sticker?

Mikey: Not just a sticker. That is a sticker of a kitty saying “me-wow!”

Raph: I’m not a preschooler.

Mikey: Fine, I’ll take it back-

Raph: I earned this, back off.

***

Raph: Why am I always the bad guy?

(Y/N): Well, why am I the pretty one? We all have our thing.

***

(Y/N): Is Raph always like this when they lose?

Mikey: Oh, yes. You should've been there for the fabled 'Great Jenga Tantrum'.

Raph: yOU BUMPED THAT TABLE AND YOU KNOW IT!

***

(Y/N): Hey, wanna help me commit arson?

Leo: What the hell!?

(Y/N): Oh, sorry, my bad.

(Y/N), whispering: Wanna help me commit arson?

Leo, whispering: Of course. What do you need?

***

Casey: You know what bothers me? Bats. Why can bats fly?

Raph: Not again...

Casey: No. Seriously, who gave them the right? They're mammals! Mammals walk on land, no exceptions.

(Y/N): Just wait until you hear about whales.

Casey: What now?

***

Casey on Monday: *glues a dime to the sidewalk* Heh heh heh.

Casey on Wednesday: *walking down the street* Ooh hey! A dime!

***

(Y/N): When I met you I thought you were a real bitch.

Raph: What changed your mind?

(Y/N): Oh, I still think you’re a bitch, I’ve just grown to like that about you.

***

Leo: When I said you should try being friendlier this isn't what I meant.

Raph, stirring a cup of tea aggressively: Oh, so now I'm TOO friendly? There's no pleasing you.

(Y/N), who broke into their house an hour ago: Two sugars please.

Raph: Coming right up.

***

Casey: It’s funny how well you and Raph get along. Didn’t they hate you at first?

(Y/N): Raph hates everybody at first. It’s their way of reaching out to people.

***

Casey: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute.

Donnie: No, that's not how you make cookies.

(Y/N): FLOOR IT!!

Casey: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?!?

Donnie: yOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN-

Casey: I'M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES!

Raph: DO IT!

Donnie: NO-

***

Raph: What the fuck? People actually tell their crushes they like them??

(Y/N): What the hell do you do?

Raph: I die? What kinda question…

***

(Y/N): I made this friendship bracelet for you.

Raph: You know, I’m not really a jewelry person.

(Y/N): You don’t have to wear…

Raph: No, I’m gonna wear it forever. Back off.

***

Raph: *sneaking in through their window*

Leo: *turning in their chair and flicking the light one* You want to tell me where you've been all night?

Raph: I was with (Y/N)?

(Y/N): *turning in their chair* Wanna try again?

***

Raph, at (Y/N)'s funeral: I need a moment with them.

Everyone: Of course. *They leave*

Raph, leaning over (Y/N)′s coffin: Okay, listen here you little shit. I know you’re not dead.

(Y/N): Yeah, no shit.

***

Raph: (Y/N), I don't like you.

(Y/N): What did you say?

Raph: You heard me!

(Y/N), internally: And it turns out I actually didn't hear what the fuck you just said.

***

*(Y/N) sneezes*

Raph: (Y/N), are you sick? Here, let me wrap you in a blanket and hand-feed you some warm soup while singing you a lullaby!

*Donnie sneezes*

Raph: Oh my god. Shut the hell up.

***

(Y/N): Okay, but what if we went to dinner not as friends this time?

Raph: ...So...as enemies??

(Y/N):

***

Raph: WHOEVER CAUSED THIS MESS IS GOING TO-

(Y/N): It was me...

Raph: ...Is going to be forgiven because everyone deserves a second chance.

***

Kidnapper: I have your partner.

(Y/N): What? I don't have a partner...

Kidnapper: Then who just called me a lowlife bitch and spit in my face?

(Y/N): Oh my god, you have Raph.

***

Raph: I want to kiss you.

(Y/N), not paying attention: What?

Raph: I said if you die, I won't miss you.

***

*(Y/N) is crying after a breakup*

Raph: There there, (Y/N).

(Y/N), still crying: Thanks, but how did you get into my room?

Raph: Great question—

***

Raph: *yawns*

(Y/N): Yeah, being that pretty must be tiring.

Raph: Then you must be exhausted.

Leo: Will you two shut up? Some of us are lonely.

***

Raph: Watcha doin?

(Y/N): Stealing my neighbour’s cat.

Raph: Scandalous.

Raph: Can I help?

***

(Y/N): Come on, Leo. Nobody actually believes that Raph is in love with me.

Leo, to The Squad: Raise your hand if you think that Raph is helplessly in love with (Y/N).

*Everyone raises their hand*

(Y/N): Raph, put your hand down.

***

(Y/N): Someone take me to art museums and make out with me.

Raph: But they said not to touch the masterpieces.

(Y/N): Well somebody's got to pin the artwork to the wall.

Leo, on a walkie talkie: This is Leo, those idiots are fucking around in the East wing again.

***

Mikey: I dare you to kiss the next person who walks into this room.

Raph: Screw that, I’m not kissing anyone.

*(Y/N) walks in*

Raph: Fine, I’ll do it. Rules are rules you know.

***

Raph: If you want my advice-

Donnie: No offense but you’re the last person I want relationship advice from. You tried to kill your significant other. Multiple times.

Raph: First off, that was before we started dating. Secondly, they’ve also tried to kill me.

(Y/N): It’s true. It was mutually attempted murder.

***

Casey: Time sensitive question how flirt boy.

Raph: Throw rocks at he.

Mikey: Hot Dogs.

(Y/N): Kill him.

Casey: Thanks guys.

***

Leo: Why do you look like that?

Raph, laying face-first on the floor: Like what?

Leo: Like you’re dead.

Raph: It’s because I’m dying. Fuck off.

Casey: Raph accidentally called (Y/N) “babe” in front of everyone today.

Raph: *sobs into the floor*

***

(Y/N): I'm so happy, I could kiss you!

Raph: Um...Neat.

*later*

Raph, lying face down on their bed: I said "Neat," Donnie. Who the fuck says neat these days? 

It's not neat to say neat but I said it anyways because I'm fucking stupid.

Donnie, reading a book: Don't beat yourself up too much, Raph. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what I did when Casey confessed their love for me?

Raph: Didn't you thank them?

Donnie: *closes the book and looks at the ceiling* I fucking thanked them.

***

(Y/N): How would you like your coffee?

Raph: As dark as my soul.

(Y/N): Got it, one cup of milk coming right up!

***

(Y/N): Raph, I need some advice.

Raph: You need advice from ME?

(Y/N): Yeah, frightening, isn't it?

***

(Y/N): *sighs* I have no friends...

Raph:

Raph: *coughs* Bitch, what am I? A roach?!

***

Leo: You need to stop swearing so much.

Raph: Shut the fuck up.

Leo: Yeah, that's not how you do it.

Raph: Alright sorry. It's just that it's hard not to swear. The words just creep up on me when I least expect it.

Leo: Now now, don't be like that. Just replace the swear words with 'beep' and you'll be fine.

Raph: Shit the beep up.

Leo:

Raph: SHUT, DAMMIT! I MEANT SHUT!

***

Raph: *is throwing stones at (Y/N)'s window*

(Y/N): You have a phone for a reason, Raph!

*THUD*

(Y/N): DID YOU JUST THROW YOUR PHONE AT MY WINDOW?!

[imma-lil-teapot]

Each TMNT Incarnation and Where They Stand With Me :)

(Nervous chuckle) ... Yeah no, I suck at titles. Moving on! 

Y’all can go ahead and skip this part if you’re not interested in senseless rambling and just wanna get to the TMNT fun~ ;) 

Soooooo, I’ve recently updated my Tumblr page to a blog dedicated to all my fandoms (musing, headcanons, writing, gifs, pics, the works, basically anything and everything in relation to them) since I wasn’t really ever doing anything with it other than using it to share pics mostly. But ever since I stumbled back into the TMNT fandom, I’ve been searching Tumblr for fan content and OMGOSH, did I hit the jackpot! Headcanons, fanfics, Turtle x reader stories, so much juicy stuff! Am hooked! Dunno why I never tried searching for similar stuff in the past for my other fandoms! I guess I just... didn’t realize there was so much content here. :O But anyway, I always wanted a place to share ideas and thoughts regarding my fandoms outside of sites like Deviantart and Fanfiction.net, and heck, it’s been here under my nose all this time... Y’all gonna have to forgive me; I’m an old fart. ;P (Insert image of Slowpoke for reference) So without further ado... 

LET’S GET THIS PIZZA PARTY STARTED! 

Imma start this blog off really simple and, as the title states, just give you all a small-ish idea of where each TMNT universe stands (or ranks?) with me, personally... Note the ‘personally’ part so please don’t feel offended if I don’t share the same opinion as you on a particular verse. ^^; I have my own tastes and will respect the next person’s when it comes to them. ;) Also, please beware the typos (which there most definitely will be)...

IN RELEASE DATE ORDER: (Hopefully they’re right)

MIRAGE COMICS~

Imma just say it: I haven’t read any of them yet. :/ There probably are sites out there that would allow you to view them online for free, but in truth, I’ve been a little slack about trying to find any... That may however change someday as I always tell myself I should really seek out the source material so it’s only a matter of time. What I do know, however, is that they’re of course a lot darker than most incarnations (which I don’t have a problem with personally) and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious as to exactly how much darker. X’D The closest I’ve come to ‘knowing’ these Turts comes from watching the Turtles Forever movie and they weren’t in it for a long time so it’s very difficult to say what they actually mean to me, so we’ll just put these guys down in the ‘not sure’ column for now. ;)

1987 CARTOON~

HAHA~ I think any fan of the franchise as a whole knows this little gem! The series that really hit it off and spawned over a 190 eps! Quite an impressive feat for a Saturday morning cartoon! It made its way to TVs the year before I was born, but it would take another few before it would reach our tubes (we’re always a few years behind the rest of the world :/ ) so I was around four when I was first introduced to it and needless to say, I loved it back then! Michelangelo was initially my fav due to him being my older brothers’ fav and the one they mainly spoke of, but it didn’t take long before my favering gravitated towards Leonardo (even at such a young age) and has been that way ever since. ;) But where exactly does the series stand with me as an adult nowadays with so many other verses we’ve been exposed to? I do hold a lot of nostalgia (as many older do) for it, and I mean, come on, that theme song is ageless, and I even started watching a lot of vids involving the original VAs and the shenanigans they get up to and seriously, it’s so heartwarming and fun to see them! But I have to be honest...

It’s not my fav verse, honestly. I will always adore them, of course, because of the nostalgia and the goofiness... But it’s the latter that’s mostly the reason for it being placed a bit lower on the favoritism ladder. While its a fun watch if you want something lighthearted, I still prefer the idea of the darker undertones that comes with being associated with ninjas. It’s just a preference. Plus, the Turtles designs are big one for me, and I’m sorry to say, but I keep seeing these fellas as more frog-like than turtle, despite the shells. X’D So yeah, no big reasoning for it, and even if someone were to ask me if I like these guys, I’ll still say yes, just that they’re not my ultimate fav is all. ;)

Also, we won’t talk about the Japanese Anime Ninja Turtles: Superman Legend or something to that extent... We’ll just let that one be gently swept under the carpet. ;) Only ever saw the trailer for it and that’s all I’ll ever need to see in my lifetime.

1990 MOVIES TRILOGY~

Now funny enough, I really don’t remember ever seeing these movies as a kid, though it’s possible I did and just maybe blocked the memory, but I highly doubt it... So yeah, I saw these movies as an adult already. The first is praised by most fans, and honestly, I can see why: it’s pretty good! :D The acting is very decent and the humour’s brilliant! The two sequels... not so much but still okay. ;) Where they sit with me... Not too far on the ladder again I’m afraid. :/ While I do really enjoy and appreciate the acting and that humour (”I made a funny.” X’D) it mostly comes down to the Turtles designs again... I really can’t see past them being actors in costumes rather than characters. :’( Granted, good actors. ;) And heck, Jim Henson did a phenomenal job! They’re just not really the movies for me is all, even if I do go back and watch ‘em every now and then. X’D I do however melt every time at the scene in the first movie where Raph wakes up in the bath and Leo’s there and apologizing and all... Makes me all gooey inside! X’D The feels are real! Speaking of Leo, though, he sounds even younger than Mikey. Small nitpick, that, but... why? X’D

But yeah, let’s just say, they’re good movies, just, not my favs.

Also, Coming Out Of Their Shells tour... Yeah, I’m gonna just... pretend that doesn’t exist for a minute. 

THE NEXT MUTATION~

Nope.

Saw one ep as a kid and am not interested in seeing anymore.

Although, VA Matt Hill voices Raph. That’s one good thing.

2003/2k3~

Well it wasn’t already apparent by my avatar... Ladies and gents, I present to you... My fav TMNT verse to date! Oh my goodness, where do I even begin with this delicious series?! :D Firstly, animation: so appealing, comic book-y style! Their designs: without sounding pervy, veeeeeeeery appealing (hehehehehe), no seriously, they sometimes have a bitta bulk to them but it honestly works, and dem muscles, and the cool eyes! The VAs: spot on! Perfect! Wouldn’t have ‘em any other way! Make me melt, Mr. Michael Sinterniklaas~ (cough) Their personalities: Omgosh, just yes! So perfect! They’re easily differentiated and yet still work together so well. Leo’s mature and level-headed (well, most of the time ;P ) yet still gets tested a lot and even has a fun side that’s shown on occasion. Raph’s grouchy and violent but is shown on more than one occasion that’s he’s total softie and really does care. Don’s just a sweetheart and freakishly smart and even has slips ups from time to time. Mikey... omgosh, best Mikey ever! So much fun! So hilarious! And just a bundle of energy, but not at all an idiot like he’s sometimes portrayed in other verses. He’s witty, mischievous and just so adorable! Heck, even Master Splinter, April, Casey, the lot of them are just awesome in this series! And wow, they really do lean more towards the source material (or so I’m told) when it comes to the plots! It’s darker than the other previous verses yet still remaining kid-friendly (although I question it at times XD) and omgosh, it’s just everything I want in a TMNT universe! Granted, it’s not perfect perfect, but it nailed it for me. ;) It really showed so lovely character developments, alsortsa different genres, the humour will leave you in stitches, the Turts are all just so lovable, I can’t get enough of them! This series was really my high point and I’ve yet to find one that tops it~

Btw, this even includes Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer (BTTS). The former being my least fav of the series simply due to the setting and again, it’s just preference. I even liked BTTS, even though I’m not overly fond of a cyberspace setting, but I found myself really liking the art style and the general plot. :D 

2007/2k7~

As with the last, if you’ve picked up on the page’s header/banner, you’d have probably guessed that the 2007 movie is also a good candidate for one my favs... And you’d be correct. ;) I’m actually very fond of this movie, and it’s largely due to the Turtles designs. I love how they were done! They just look so cool! <3 Subtle differences tell the viewer who’s who even if they didn’t have a mask or weapons. The VAs were also pretty good~ Now, the story isn’t the greatest, I’ll admit. Personally I thought it was okay, but know many fans think otherwise. But I did like the confrontation between Leo and Raph! It got real there, peeps! :O Now here’s also where it falls a little on its face for me: I didn’t really like how they handled Leo’s personality (if you haven’t already picked up on it, yes, I’m a Leo fangirl and I’m picky when it comes to how they handle his personality) but it’s a nitpick again, yet, I still feel compelled to state my opinion: the whole “I’m better than you.” comment really took me back and made me think they pushed it. I honestly like to believe he’d never actually say something like that... at least, 2003!Leo wouldn’t. X’D But that’s just my problem: I’m comparing a different verse’s Leo to this one and whether I like it or not, he said it. :/ Oh well, it still made for some fun action scenes and I’ll still always like the movie.

Bit of a goof on my side: I honestly thought that this movie was made to tie in with the 2003!verse due to the timeline in which it was produced, but turns out, it’s actually closer to the 1990′s timeline although still considered it’s own verse.

2012/2k12~

Oooh boy, lemme prepare for the backlash real quick... I’m uhhhh... not a fan of these boys. :/ I don’t mind them, but I’m honestly never gonna watch the series again. It’s hard to top your fav when you’ve kinda already hit your high point, ya know. Now before you light your torches and sharpen your pitchforks, hear me out: I will never bash the series, or make fun of anyone who likes it! Or anything to that extent! It’s just wasn’t for me, plain and simple, and it’s got nothing to do with it being ‘new’ or I’m just an old fart stuck in my ways. Heck, If you’re still reading, you would’ve found out that even nostalgia couldn’t beat the series that grasped me in my teens! So no, it has nothing to do with age. But if you do need a reason: I wasn’t overly fond of how they handle the characters. For one, they look and act a bit too young, Mikey is just... wow, something else. Donnie’s... sheesh, pretty snappy and antagonising. Raph’s well... okay, he’s meant to be angry half the time, and they did give him some more layers with Spike and Mona Lisa and whatnot, but he still kinda never learns his lesson if I can say that? He’ll learn that he shouldn’t cause issues with others, yet next episode he’s back at it again. :/ Leo’s... wow, just not like other Leos. X’D Best way I can describe him is... young? Very childlike. And even when he was progressing to becoming this better leader, I honestly couldn’t even see the change. My mind was just stuck on this “He’s a babeh.” notion. Also, I’m not even gonna start on this April and Casey. Just. No. Most of the characters were annoying and I just kept seeing recycled plot after plot. What I did like was the romance that blossomed between Raph and Mona (albeit far too rushed) and even Donnie liking April was adorable (but seriously Donnie, you can do so much better), and there were some really heartfelt moments, like Splinter telling Leo to leo his brothers with his heart and not his head, and the scenes when they were Tots will always make me squeal... But yeah... without leaving any spoilers.... about Splinter... just... thanks, Nickelodeon. Y’all know what I mean. Not once... But twice.... Really? So yeah, look, I realized some of those reasons might even be petty, but again, it’s just not the series for me, but anyone who’s a fan... You keep being a fan! ;) I’m glad you can enjoy something I can’t. ;)

2014/2k14/2016/2k16 AKA BAYVERSE~

HAHA~ Every fan’s favorite... If only. X’D Jokes aside, despite many fans claiming the Bay movies ruined the franchise, these two films gathered a small following... And I’m apart of it. :) Funny enough, I honestly didn’t know what to think of them when the movie first came out. I think I was just taken aback by the sheer amount of detail and all that went into their designs. I didn’t not like them, but again, their designs were a lot to take in. :O Even now after seeing the movies quite a few times over, I find myself constantly discovering something I didn’t notice on them before, be it a strap or a scar etc. And it honestly took some getting use to their sizes, I mean, sheesh! :O Not to mention the different background story, and Megan Fox’s wooden, expressionless acting, but despite all that... I found myself actually growing attached to these hulks of Turtles. They still have a lot of that heart in them and plus they’re just so much fun, I mean, can we say ‘Elevator scene’? X’D Now again, not perfect by anys mean, but still fun and pretty decent incarnations to add to the franchise. Again, Leo’s been given this ‘Better than you’ a bit which irked me to be frank. Not always but it’s there sometimes, but otherwise alright. Raph’s a decent Raph. Even had some tender moments. Donnie’s adorable! X’D This slightly potty mouthed geek that you just gotta love. And Mikey... although given that bitta ‘idiot’ feel, is also just as lovable and you want to hug him every time he’s onscreen! 

In short, I like ‘em. :) They’re actually closer to the top of the ladder than some others.

RISE OF THE TMNT/ROTTMNT/2018/2K18~

Yeeeeeeeeuuuuuuh... no. Sorry. Not for me. :/ Again, gonna remind y’all, nothing to do with age. Nothing to do with change. I will say that the fluid animation is nice, and the fact that they chose 2D animation. :) Buuuuuut, wow, they were certainly a lot to take in. Almost as much as Bay’s Turtles. After watching a few eps, I will conclude that they really just aren’t what I’m looking for. I found that the constant joking, while sometimes funny, got a little bit much, plus such short eps. Raph being leader was a switch and one that took awhile to get use to and honestly, I’m just not for it, I don’t even know where to begin with Donnie, Mikey’s okay, Leo... (deep breath) I don’t know what they were thinking... Let’s not even go to Master Splinter. But anyways, I get that change was what they were going for and that it was more so based on the 1987 toon with the silliness so that’s fine. I’m glad it’s got so many fans. :) And honestly, I wanna end off just by saying...

That no matter what your thoughts on what I’ve said, I hope you can respect my opinions and choices cause at the end of the day, they’re just my own, and I will always respect yours! :D If you adore the verses I’m not too crazy about, that’s great! :D I want you all to love the heck out of them! And honestly, this is what’s so great about this franchise: there are so many verses to choose from! So many options and tastes to suit any and all! You don’t have to follow the masses! You go enjoy whichever incarnation(s) you want to! ;) 

And there we have it, my first fandom bloggy thingy~ Hope there’ll be many more where that came from! :D

This is Drag0n-Mistr3ss signing off~

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Beauty and the Beast

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/33lS2Gd

by thelegendofaworkaholic

You thought you were going to die after being inevitably caught snooping on the Purple Dragons and their non-discrete conversation. They chase you through the streets and eventually catch you then hold a knife to your throat. All hope is lost before you’re rescued by four unlikely heroes.

Smart little you passes out and leaves you wondering what they look like. But this definitely won’t be the last encounter you have with them.

Words: 1374, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Raphael, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, Master Splinter, Shredder, April O’Neil, Casey Jones

Relationships: Raph/reader - Relationship

Additional Tags: Reader Insert, Slow Updates, irregular updates, TMNT 2k12 - Freeform, Some appearances of other characters, Purple Dragons are bad as usual, Damsel in Distress, Raph is a hothead obviously

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/33lS2Gd

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(AO3)

You often found yourself in Donnie’s lab. You aren’t sure how you kept ending up there, considering there was always shit going on all throughout the rest of the lair and whatever hell broke loose on the surface. Though at the moment, Donnie and you were the only conscious creatures under the city. Donnie’s sleeping schedule was absolute dogshit, and since you knew you’d end up not sleeping anyway, you stayed with him. Most of the time you just watched, and now was no different. He didn’t mind having you around, but would never voice such.

“Hey Dontron,” you began, staring him down as he tinkered with some invention. “You wanna play Mario Kart?” He stopped and looked up at you, confusion plastered to his features. He quickly shook any emotion from his face and went back to work.

“No. I’ve told you before, I have to finish this project.” You consistently tried to get him to stop working and just watch a cheesy horror film from the 80s, or play video games together and drink coffee, but he refused as often as you offered. He looked up again, visible annoyance growing. “And don’t try to talk me into it again. I’m not in the mood.”

You frowned, narrowing your eyes. You turned around, placing a hand dramatically on your chest. Donnie couldn’t see it, but there was a smug grin spread wide across your face.

“Oh you’re right, dear Donatello. Gaming with a master like myself could never be in store for a turtle like you. You certainly wouldn’t want to have your ass handed to you by me again now, would you?” You blinked open an eye, watching him closely out of your peripheral vision.

His eye twitched and he instantly dropped his screwdriver. He glared up at you, basically staring though your soul.

“I’m not falling for your pitiful trickery. You are the one who constantly loses and we both know it.” Donnie picked his tool back up and went back to work. What he was working on was a mystery to anyone whose IQ wasn’t ninety points north of genius.

“Mhm. You’re just terrified of losing. Some fear of yours?” Time for your favorite game: annoy the living hell out of Donnie until he plays video games with you.

“Oh? Is that what you think it is? Fine then, I’ll play your stupid game, and I won’t lose to your dumb ass either,” he retorted, storming past you. He muttered to himself in annoyance, blazing scowl prominent on his face. His feet loudly hit the concrete as he went for the door. He grabbed you by the sleeve and dragged you out of the lab, tossing you and your shit-eating grin into their “common area.” It was surprisingly comfortable for being a cement pit in a sewer, but not incredibly. You landed in the pit with a thud. A satisfied thud.

“Mhm. You’re toootally gonna beat me,” you shot back sarcastically. Donnie semi-violently tossed a controller at you. You didn’t catch it, but he was never violent enough to actually hurt you. He’s too smart for that. You came to the lair often enough to have a controller reserved as “yours.” You didn’t own it, per se, but you used it every time you played on the Switch, and only you. This was a strange, fucked-up family of ninja turtle mutants, their half alien sister, some random punk, and a rat—but it was your family now too.

“You’re always such a pain in the ass…” Donnie scoffed, grabbing his usual controller as well. He slumped down next to you as the Nintendo booted up. He huffed out an angry sigh, staring dead ahead. You both slipped the controller straps onto your wrists. They were a fun new addition, token of Raph’s Mikey-induced black eye (which then led Mikey to having a Raph-induced black eye.)

You shot him a toothy, pompous leer, which only ticked him off more. He bumped into you with his shoulder, shoving your smug ass away from him. His attention zipped back to the television the moment the game loaded. He was under no circumstances going to lose to you. You, being the smug bastard you are, crossed your legs with a flourish and sighed, your mere breath teeming with drama.

“Oh? Is that fear on you I smell? Sweet, sweet Donnie, oh what a fool you are to face me,” you crowed, leaning your back against him. You could feel his body tense at the touch, but he didn’t bother objecting to it. He rolled his eyes, attempting to focus fully on the bright screen before you. It was around the fabricated time of 4 in the morning, the only nearby lighting the TV.

You both played as your usual characters. Donnie made sure you could never unsee Rosalina being a girl boss terrifying goddess of death, and you made Donnie unable to not see Waluigi as some strange queer man who made terrible jokes with the humor of a twelve year old.

When the game was about to begin finally, the two of you stiffened, sitting with hunched over posture and rigid forms. The very millisecond you could, you both hauled ass forward, bashing ruthlessly against whatever or whoever you needed to. Which in truth was mostly each other, but still. No one was safe from your driving wrath. The intense silence in the air air was thick enough to cut, broken only by cartoony game sound affects and your harsh breaths.

You were finally able to strike a lucky block not even a second before Donnie, you managed to regain lead. His breath stopped in his throat at being shoved into second.

“Oh dude- a banana peel!? Really?” Donnie criticized I’m frustration, glowering at you for a split second.

Your heated gaming and “mature” trash talk continued for maybe another hour or two before you were both worn to the bone. The two of you had ended up laying down facing the TV, ankles overlapping each other. At some point you’d gotten cold and grabbed about a million blankets, building a small temple over and around you and Donnie. Both of you could feel your eyes drooping, your skills slowly becoming drowsy and weak.

“Hey.”

“What the hell do you want?” Donnie was exhausted, but not in the slightest less salty than before. A smug smirk grew on your face. You would turn to face the mutant, if there weren’t a massive heap of blankets covering both of you.

“I beat your sorry ass,” you taunted, sticking your tongue out. The turtle couldn’t see any of your expressions, but you could do whatever the hell you wanted. Donnie’s foot hit you in the back of the shin.

“Oh fuck you…” you could almost hear his eye roll. He yawned, causing you to yawn as well.

“No you.” A very mature response from a very mature person. You pulled a blanket over your nose. Your game had timed out by now, the screen frozen in place like a nightlight now. You could feel your eyelids beginning to fall shut.

“Ugh. I’m gonna end you one of these days,” Donnie scoffed out. He yawned again, not being able to stop it. He let his arms fall out to his sides, Nintendo controller clattering softly beside him, not even partially laced with his fingers anymore. “I hate you, you know that?”

“Mhm.” You replied sleepily. You were both moments away from sweet sweet unconsciousness. “Love you too, loser.”

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A random one shot I made at like. 5 to 7 AM. AO3 liked it so I might as well put it here as well. I have not played Mario Kart since I was six so ignore any inaccuracies.

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A different kind of self-hatred - 2k12!tmnt x rottmnt Reader crossover - Part 2

GEN

Part 1

Pairings: none

Characters included: 2k12!Leonardo, 2k12!Donatello, 2018!Raphael, 2018!Michelangelo

Warnings: mention of stabbing

Series: Another scene of my abandoned project

Summary: The group is hiding away what Y/N's alternate self is looking for to buy some time, so that Y/N might finally try to talk their other self out of their revenge quest

Word count: 2574

Authors Note: I am struggling a bit with writing atm and this idea is still in my head but I do not have the time but still... here is another potential scene that could have appeared in the fic if I took the time to work it all out and write it. It did help me though to start writing again after the holidays

“Listen, I am not planning to take this weird artifact for me to use! No need to fight, let’s talk about this, please? You know I’m not a fighter like you.” Y/N pleaded with their doppelganger, or rather their alternate version of this universe the group has dubbed Dragon to make it easier.

Dragon would have none of it. Y/N wouldn’t be able to properly describe the feeling of seeing your exact face look at yourself with pure hate and anger. The shine of their red scales that laid along their jaw seemed to somehow enhance this emotion on their face. As if this should be their default, as if this was meant to be. Anger being their destiny ever since birth but what kind of sad existence would that be?

Didn’t help that whenever Y/N saw them they didn’t seem to show any other emotion.

Not that they could fault them for it. They were the last of their line and now they want to get this artifact to grow more powerful to enact vengeance on the human hunters but if they did so the chance of them unveiling the Hidden City to humans was too big. The group couldn’t just sit by when there was a very real chance that this could be followed by an even bigger problem that could end with even more pain and chaos.

This stupid amulet was apparently a family heirloom of Dragon that they could only use, which wouldn’t normally be a problem since they were the last of their line but then Y/N had to appear, and they couldn’t take the chance for them to be able to use it. Sure, they might not be a dragon yokai like them, but they were their alternate version, and this amulet seemed to very much recognize them as part of the family.

Honestly Y/N should have written up and signed their own will in that moment.

But this was also the proper proof that Dragon was their alternate self, which Y/N now tried to use to maybe try to talk to them, but Dragon didn’t want to listen. Y/N figured it must be because they knew very much what they were doing but just did not care for it, too far gone at this point. Too invested in their own twisted sense of justice and vengeance. There was this weird pang of fear and guilt in Y/N’s heart as they realized that. Wondering if this meant they would be also capable of something like that if they fell into the right situation. If this was something that was supposed to happen to them in their own universe, but it just hasn’t happened yet.

“Where did you put it?” Dragon’s steps were heavy as they stalked closer to Y/N. Their tail twitching about showing off how thin their patience was. Each word heavy and dipped in venom. Y/N was certain the only reason they weren’t choking them out yet was because they needed them to talk.

There was no way they could fight their way out of this situation. They could still hear the commotion of the others fighting the mercs that Dragon hired, meaning they needed to fight for time. That was all. Easy really. What better time to use their annoying attitude and big mouth, right?

Y/N gulped and squared their shoulders. They needed to look confident and convincing “You know I can’t tell you that.”

In a blink of an eye there was now a dagger pressed against Y/N’s throat making them take a step back only for them to collide with the cold wall.  The door was on the opposite side, and this was an almost empty room in this warehouse that Dragon must have used as an office or something judging by the scrolls laying on the dinky old table, meaning there was nothing they could grab as an improvised weapon.

No weapons, no way to flee. They had to trust in their usefulness for Dragon. Exactly! They needed to enhance their usefulness to ensure Dragon wouldn’t do something that would end with Y/N’s death. While Y/N might have qualms about hurting someone who looked eerily like them they were sure that Dragon didn’t share the same sentiment.

Y/N narrowed their eyes. Their eyes staring right into the identical ones of Dragon.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you. I’m the only one who knows where it is. Call it an insurance policy. Am not a fighter, so take that stupid knife away.”

Dragon sneered, shaking their left arm a bit which drew Y/N’s eyes to the limb. Oh, right. They did manage to return the favor of Dragon stabbing their hand by stabbing their arm.

“Come on. We both know that was luck. You were occupied by two people attacking you who each had two swords. It’s just you and me right now. Even if I’d punched you right now, I think I still would be the most hurt by cutting myself on your scales.”

Instead of letting go Dragon pushed the sharp edge closer to their throat, just enough that when Y/N gulped down again they could faintly feel it “Where is it?” They emphasized every word, their other hand gripping their shoulder in a painful grasp. Their claws digging through their shirt into their skin. Y/n was sure they were drawing blood.

“I’m not telling you shit before we make a deal.” Y/N managed to spit out even through their fear. They were positive Dragon could tell they were justly scared even though they tried their best to hide this fact. Then again maybe it would help them to sound more convincing, showing they were truly willing to bargain for their life, knowing they had no chance to get out of this otherwise.

Dragon chuckled darkly “A deal? You want to make a deal?”

Y/N just nodded, not daring to talk more, instead already thinking about how to formulate their next sentences. They at least had their attention.

“One, call your-“

“One? No, no. You can’t ask multiple things from me. Choose your next words wisely or I will find a different way to force the information out.” This was definitely not a threat but a promise. They increased their grip on their shoulder, making them finally wince in pain.

It was either ask them to leave their friends alone or ask them to make them promise that the humans will not learn about yokais and the Hidden City. The problem was even if they asked for the former the others would still interfere, rightly so, which would one hundred percent make Dragon have to act so this was for naught.

“If you really have to get vengeance, if you really have to go through this bullshit quest of yours-“

Now the blade was definitely touching their throat, but Y/N tried their best to ignore it.

“Then do it in a manner that won’t expose the yokai. You might not care for them or anyone, but this might end in more people going through what you did. If you have any empathy left in you, then at least make sure others won’t have to go through this. Or if it doesn’t help, please do it as a favor for another you. I will lead you to the amulet so you can turn into a dragon and wreak havoc on them as long as you do that.”

It genuinely surprised Y/N when Dragon didn’t immediately decline this or make a snide remark. Instead, they just narrowed their eyes, obviously thinking this proposition through. Their eyes boring into Y/N’s and they couldn’t believe it, but it didn’t seem to be seeped in complete hate. Maybe realization? Whatever it was, it gave Y/N hope.

“If it helps, this way the chances of my friends trying to hunt you down afterwards is really slim. Wouldn’t have to deal with that annoyance but if you do go through with-“

“Oh, shut up already.” Dragon groaned annoyed. If they weren’t threatening Y/N’s life right now they would have laughed at the sudden change of emotion.

Suddenly the pressure on their shoulder left and Dragon moved the silver dagger back into the sheath on their thigh.

Y/N’s eyes widened “Does that mean you-?”

“I agree to your terms. We are going now, while your stupid friends are preoccupied. If you are honest to me and don’t try to pull anything I might even let you live at the end of it all.”

To caught up in the euphoria of apparently being able to get through to their twisted alternate self, Y/N totally forgot what this would mean. Ah shucks, they will have to follow them and actually lead them to the amulet. God, they hoped the others would be faster and know what might have happened.

“Alright. I get it. Watched enough movies to know how this can go. No backstabbing.”

No, they weren’t planning on backstabbing them. They just put all of their trust into their friends.

Dragon suddenly pushed their open hand towards Y/N “Give me your phone and everything else they could track you by or message them with.”

Well, there goes that. Sure, it is obvious where they will be going but not able to send or receive messages could maybe be problematic.

Trying to gather some goodwill from Dragon, they didn’t even hesitate when they dropped their T-Phone in their hand. Their eyes practically bulged out of their head when Dragon crushed it between their claws and threw it on the ground. Oh great, as if they weren’t already intimidating enough. They also silently apologized to Donatello in their head as they stared at the pile of electronics on the ground.

Not giving Y/N proper time to grief over their broken phone, Dragon grabbed their arm and begun moving out of the room. The office was up towards the ceiling of the warehouse which meant that Y/N could see some of the yokai mercs fight a few of their friends. They would have yelled out towards them to catch their attention to show what was going on, that their original plan of them talking sense into their other self somewhat failed, but Dragon would have probably not appreciated it. So, once again they just hoped that someone caught on maybe.

Leonardo was always perceptive if anyone would see this happening it will probably be him.

Dragon let them out of an emergency door with them ending up on a fire escape. Without a warning Dragon picked them up and threw them over their shoulder. This way they began running along the roof, jumping to the next and the next.

Y/N’s stomach certainly didn’t like this but what choice did they have.

“Don’t you need my directions?”

“No, we will prepare. Your little friends will be very aware that is where we are going after all.”

They won’t argue with that. A chance to clash with their friends meant a chance to get out of this weird situation.

The mutants were certainly confused for a good moment when the mercs suddenly pulled away before Mikey brought up “You think Y/N actually got through to them?”

But Leonardo shook his head “I don’t know. It doesn’t feel like it. I think something might have happened. Let’s go and look for them. If we are lucky Y/N is still up there and Dragon has decided to look for the amulet on their own somehow.”

It was wishful thinking, obviously. Something must have happened but at lot could have happened. He just hoped Dragon didn’t do good on their countless threats towards their alternate self. Or maybe they found out where the other half of the group was running off to hide the amulet.

Leonardo had to admit it was a bit weird fighting while technically being two people short but also technically not. Sure, he had his version of Donatello on his side but fighting with Raph and Mikey was certainly different than with his own actual brothers. It still went surprisingly well.

If this all wasn’t serious, he would love to dissect their fighting styles.

Mikey practically threw himself into the old office room only to see nothing. Well not nothing but he expected at least one person. His expression immediately fell “Oh. That’s not good.”

Raph followed him inside taking a look around “Well, at least doesn’t look like there was a fight here.”

As soon as Donatello walked in, he spotted his phone broken on the ground “That’s- I think this is more of a kidnapping situation.”

He knelt down to take a look at the broken phone.

“You think they are okay?” Mikey looked up towards Raph who took a moment to nod.

“Well, it doesn’t seem like they fought. Maybe they came to some sort of agreement?”

Leonardo walked over to Donatello “Hey, can you tell the others what happened, we will take a quick sweep to see if we find any other clues.”

His brother just nodded, taking his own phone out to call the other group, walking out of the room. His brow ridge was pulled low in worry, probably a ton of theories and solutions to this problem already running through his head.

Leonardo took a look at all the scrolls on the table, art and stories depicting dragons, all probably somehow connected to the amulet. Maybe they were looking for a different way to find it? Or a different way to turn into a full dragon entirely?

“Knowing Y/N.” Leonardo spoke up towards Raph and Mikey who approached him “Even if they didn’t get fully through to them, I’m sure that Dragon took them because they found some use in them. Seeing how they know where we are hiding the amulet, they either are taking them to force the info out or got it and still took Y/N for some reason, maybe as a bargaining chip. Either way the chances of meeting Dragon at the hiding place is pretty high.”

Mikey clearly didn’t like the sound of that “So, we will just wait for them? Dragon could be doing all sorts of things to them!”

Leonardo looked up into the big, worried eyes of the alternate self of his baby brother. The two might be different here and there but both do share the same big heart “Let’s take a look around this building maybe we do find something that tells us where they went. I’m not saying we should give up on looking but if anything fails, I’m fairly certain that is where we will find them. We should probably regroup though and come up with a plan. Preferably with the others so we are already where the amulet is in case Dragon wants to move fast to get it.”

Raph laid his big hand softly on Mikey’s shoulder “That sounds like a good plan, right? I’m sure if we are all together, we might come up with something amazing all together to figure this out.”

And once again Leonardo had to admit it was a bit weird how there wasn’t immediate pushback from the rand banded turtle. He and the other Leo might be pretty different, but he was sure that the biggest difference was between Raphael and Raph.

Mikey nodded “Alright. Let’s take a look around and let’s ask if Leo can portal us then. The less time we waste the better.”