so the real construction on sunset was fox all along huh. they had to take some detours and they're a little later than they wanted but they're home now huh.
Tired: Rise!Splinter is a neglectful and awful father who doesn’t care about his kids >:(
Wired: Rise!Splinter’s negligence comes from a place of deep trauma that he’s carried with him his whole life – losing his mother, having been betrayed by the love of is life, being imprisoned and forced to fight for his life, used as an experiment and subsequently being mutated and losing his whole identity as a person – and while it certainly doesn’t excuse his behavior, there is no doubt that this man loves his sons fiercely despite his own shortcomings and perhaps it is exactly that love and care that causes him to keep his children at arms length in hopes to spare them his family’s cursed legacy that grooms them into martyrs and are thus destined to die young, a sacrifice for the greater good that Splinter is never willing to make even if it means forfeiting the world to the Shredder. Splinter’s journey of fatherhood began by being completely unprepared as a fresh young single father of four young children that depend on him to survive and there is no surprise he’s hit almost every bump there possibly is when raising a child but never in his life has Splinter ever blamed or resented his children in any way – he is not perfect and he’s aware and he tries to do better all because he loves his kids this fucking much bc despite all the shit he’s been through, those kids made him realize that he can try again. to dismiss him as an awful father is a gross mischaracterization of a deeply traumatized man of color who evidently tried his fucking hardest not to pass on the hurt onto his own children while grappling with his own demons and the crushing destiny of his family’s blood line that took away his mother.
location : jo & love's apartment ✧ @endureqz ( love & theo )
two weeks . it might've seemed like it wasn't much when the announcement was made , yet it felt like no less than an eternity now . the woman couldn't quite remember the last time she'd set foot outside of home , deciding it would be best to retreat once there was no food left for her . not because she'd eaten all of it , but quite the contrary . the first week was managable ; love continued going to work , taking care of patients and doing whatever she could to make sure people were being fed — especially the children and the elderly . but now , eleven days into the nightmare , the nurse couldn't even bring herself to stand up from her spot on the old carpet . it was soft , warm , and there was nothing she craved more than warmth . except maybe for something to eat . she'd been like this for three days now .
pulling her old comforter tighter around herself , love could feel her eyes start to close . she had never been one for naps and yet , given her current state , it was hard to stay awake . it was hard to move . as she heard the door open , love tried to catch a glimpse of the door , stretching out her neck the tiniest bit . ❛ — jo ? ❜ she called quietly , only to sneeze right after . ❛ are you ... back ? ❜
I’m at college late and since its dark J said that if she was allowed she would give me a lift home?? I??? Like yes pls??? Oh to live in a universe where I had a whole 30 minute drive with her <3