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I think a lot about how common it is for Raph to be the one to have direct focus put on him when Leo gets into all his near death experiences.
Like, when Leo is thrown off a building, it’s Raph who’s right there jumping after him, not even thinking about the consequences to himself when he does. When Leo almost gets skewered by the Krang, Raph’s right there to take the blow and send Leo to safety without a second thought. When Leo’s being strangled to near death, it’s a Krangified Raph doing the job, doing exactly what Raph would never, ever want to do. When Leo is telling Casey Jr to close the portal, it’s Raph who tries desperately to convince Leo otherwise.
Likewise, Leo is consistently very single minded when Raph gets forcibly separated from them. Both when in the sewers and by the Krang, Leo is dead set on finding Raph first and foremost.
I also think it’s interesting that during each of Leo’s near death experiences, the lightheartedness of his words during them goes directly hand in hand with both how close Raph is to him physically and how much danger Raph is also in in that moment. From a literal “I told you so��� as Leo’s falling away from Raph to a soft joke about how “hero moves” are Raph’s style - both of these are on the more morbidly carefree side and both of these notably take Leo farther away from Raph and, in turn, have Raph not in immediate danger.
On the other side of things is the apology from Leo, heedless of the danger he himself is in as he seriously and genuinely speaks to a Krangified Raph face to face. Then there’s Leo’s freezing and desperation as Raph takes a hit meant for him and sends just Leo to safety, leaving Raph himself behind. Both of these involve much closer proximity and Raph being directly harmed - these together make Leo much more vulnerable in his words and actions, something not even the threat of death can make him.
These two care about each other so much, and they’re way too much alike for their own good.
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Guys…oh my god???? He looks so good I’m crying in two places rn…
I’ve been thinking about this picture for 3 days.
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Jason manhandling you is even hotter knowing that he'd be the gentlest guy on the planet with you, and being rough with his partner really isn't in his nature. You'd have to coax it out, show how hot you get from not only his strength but the trust you have in him to be playfully rough and not hurtful. So, he wouldn't necessarily get off on the act itself—he would get off on the fact that you trust him so much to handle you like that and still be loving and safe. That and the sight of you enjoying yourself. Jason loves when you take your pleasure from him. 😇
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Peri is so funny to me, bc rewatching the OG show, Peri is supposed to be the "good" fairy, and Irep the "bad" anti-fairy...but..., tbh, like, Peri is downright cunning, and has a malicious streak to him.
Sometimes it actually feels like Peri is the "bad" one and Irep is just some tryhard who WANTS to be evil but isn't actually.
I can imagine Peri teasing Irep about this a lot. Irep tries rlly hard to be menacing but just the littlest things would make him a blushing mess. Meanwhile Peri would hold a grudge like no other and secretly do smth (dev)ious to get back at whoever made him mad XD
idk, they just are very interesting to me. I know it can be brushed off as bad writing in the OG series as it went on and on and on, buuuut...idk. (I also know it's supposed to be like, a joke that Irep thinks he's super smart but Peri is actually more clever, but, again, Peri does some downright petty-type stuff to get back at Irep sometimes XD)
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Monkey MK: "There's something inside you, that you can't control. You know what you are, deep down. A beast, a monster—harbinger of chaos! This thing, that wants to hurt, that wants to destroy, that wants chaos! You're so terrified to let it out! But the truth is, you like it. It makes you feel strong. It's who you are!"
(5x04 The Storm Within)
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Nine: "No, I told you, I get out either way! But, I have had enough of control, enough of watching people put themselves in cages! Of...watching them push away the chaos, when the chaos is what makes them who they are!"
(5x09 Sacrifice)
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*sweats*
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