#donnie is a precious geek and he loves mikey

[brightlotusmoon]

Thirty year old headcanon no matter what any canon tries to tell us: Mikey enjoys science experiments, is delighted when Donnie asks for his help, and often experiments with his art, media, and culture interests using the scientific method. Although it is in fact canon in various incarnations, the fandom has always had this annoying habit of claiming that Mikey is too dumb. Stop that, fandom.

[iheartchv]

Matchup for @geeksaurus30

i am British American, my pronouns are she/her and i am bi.i am a scorpio but like the total opposite of how they are opossed to act. i am 5' 1'' permanantaly. i haver grey blue eyes and dirty blond hair.i am almost always introverted but if your a major fiend or i get to know you it will be none stop talking and book recommendations. i daydream and tend to zone out alote. i have high perscription ADHD, depression, and have cut my self. i love to read and write, drawing anime girls and the turtles is a big hobbie of mine. i have a passion for art and love all kinds of music, the out doors are pretty from a distance. i tend to doodle alote becase of ADHD. i am a HUGE geek. all the harry potter books? memorized?twilight?yep?lord or the rings and the hobbit?check. i like to talk to people about the intrests that i love even if others hate it. i am the oldes of two siblings. i have to sisters i would hive the world to people. any person and people. also very trusting. my biggest weaknesses and power.

🤔I can see you with both Donnie and Mikey, but I'd pair you with... Michelangelo🧡

Mikey would most likely to fall for you

He liked you more and more the more time he spent with you

Your love for art is what bonded you two

He too is a geek

He'll talk your head off about his favorite comics, shows, etc.

He sees that your comfortable around when your eyes sparkle

His heart skips a beat when he sees your smile

When you accepted him as your boyfriend he was the happiest and luckiest turtle in the world

Mikey just wanted to make you happy and give you a life full love and happiness🧡🧡🧡

He's such an affectionate turtle boi

Will give you hugs and kisses when you want

And give you what you want

He's such a precious sweet cinnamon roll

His kisses are sweet like him

But don't let his happy go lucky personality fool you

He can get angry and violent like Raph

He promises not to hurt you, ever

And promises to love you and protect you

"Because I love you, more than anything in this world... even pizza"

Hope it's alright and get who you wanted😁😅

[writinandcrying]

heyy darrling! (this ended up being 2 parts I am so sorry) I was wondering if I could have a tmnt match up. I'm 5'4 with dyed red hair but it's like a raspberry red. my personality is like the stereotypical soft hufflepuff😂 I'm sassy when need to be and hella nerdy. I'm really shy when you first get to know me and also on the defense but after a while I'm a chaotic neutral and an open book. I love drawing, painting, and singing. but I'm shy about showcasing it.

(this is the second part. again I am so sorry) I love the it movies. Harry Potter, doctor who, marvel and DC but mostly DC. I'm kind of a spaz and all over the place when I'm comfortable, I talk fast and jump from topic to topic so not a lot of people can keep up. oh and my favorite color is mustard yellow and plum purple. also thank you soo much. have a wonderful day. ily❤❤

It’s alright, the max of asks per description is 2 anyways! So you good :-)

It was sort of hard for me to decide to which turtle id ship you with, ( indecisive between Donnie and Mikey) but In the end I think you would be good with;

Michelangelo

( why is it so hard to find tmnt bayverse mikey gifs? Honestly I haven’t found ONE to post it )

As mentioned, I’d like to say Donnie would be pretty close to you regardless if you are dating Mikey at the end, would def geek out with you about Harry Potter and doctor who, ( I think both Mikey and Donnie like Harry Potter, but doctor who is more of a donnie thing ! ) but Mikey for the long run would be def great for you!!! He’s known as the friendly turtle, and his energetic enthusiasm would hype you up too! He honestly loves your hair ( started doing strawberry deserts more often around the lair whenever you are around) he loves your soft vibe but def loves when you let yourself loose, would be SO SUPPORTIVE of whatever you are doing, drawing? Omg it’s a masterpiece let’s hang it on the wall so everyone can see it!!!!! Singing? We are having a karaoke night and you will be the star!!!! If you ever get shy about it pls let him know because he thinks you are sooooooo amazing he def doesn’t evens realize you could get self conscious about being on the spot light ( he doesn’t mean to make you uncomfortable, he really thinks you are amazing and doesn’t understand why you would hide that from the world ) conversations between the two of you would be confusing for whoever is watching ( you both tend to change subjects so easily and rapid it’s hard to keep up with ) but honestly you are so in sync , it’s wonderful to spend time together and Mikey would def be extra precious and affectionate with you!

Hope you liked it! Match ups are closed for now

[brightlotusmoon]

Mikey and Donnie as well using elements for metaphors: These two I feel like are the most different with very little if any in commmon. Donnie is earth. He is grounded. Too grounded in logic and in his head. He over thinks. He is skilled just like his brothers of course. But he is the least skilled our of them. Why most of his ninja skill is defensive(or I'm the case of rise uses tech). In contrast Mikey is the wind. His name literally means angel. He could be the most skilled of his brothers. He certainly has the talent. His problem, but more so he choices not to. He has his head in the clouds and is flying high in the sky. Basically you have to complete opposites earth and air. Yet they are always paired off together on two reasons, they're the youngest, and not as skilled as their older brothers.

Aww, have you been reading my 2012 fic AU where Mikey is literally the team oxygen? He's air, Don is earth, Raph is fire, Leo is water.

[brightlotusmoon]

When fellow fans want to make comics and fics based on your character analysis essays that you've been Tumblring for literally over half a decade, you know you've made it as a Fan Who Knows Things.

[brightlotusmoon]

Earth And Oxygen: The Underestimated - BrightLotusMoon - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012) [Archive of Our Own]

Not only did I forget that I wrote this forever ago, I forgot I used these quotes. Thank you anonymous commenter, for reminding me.

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"Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is." - Jim Morrison

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." -Lao Tzu

[brightlotusmoon]

I would not wish any companion in the world but you - Chapter 67 - BrightLotusMoon, Sissystinger - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Bay Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

In which Rise Raphael literally picks up Bay Donnie in a bridal carry, while Bay Donnie is cradling Bay Mikey, who is cradling Rise Donatello.

@remmushound I think we need a picture.

[brightlotusmoon]

RiseLeo as soon as baydon got within reach:

That was my thought, absolutely. Bay Donnie might wind up with a braid if he's not careful. There's THREE MIKEYS in this house.

[brightlotusmoon]

I would to read some of those Donnie and Mikey fics you mentioned. They are my fav turtles! Do you have any links to them?

You can find all of my fics here:

Mikey The Lifegiver is an entire series that began as a tribute to the relationship between 2012 Mikey and Donnie. Laugh Til It Hurts and Superheroes focuses on the 2003 relationship from each brother's perspective. Basically any fanfic I write features Mikey as a vulnerable badass with Donnie being respectful of his, uh, quirky curiosity.

And I recommend anything by the other Empath Mikey Elder Fan, @ulisabarbic-blog aka Thicker Than Love, and they're all focused on the emotional bond between the turtles, especially Don and Mike:

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I actually really need motivation to finish all the unfinished projects. I have way too many ideas bouncing between them that don't stay fixed to one story. This is why I made Quantum Entanglement, to stick the bits and pieces somewhere.

[brightlotusmoon]

Anyway I just remembered a dream I had last night. I was playing through a fantasy episode of TMNT 2003 for my AU fic so I could get my scenes right. I started chatting with Mikey and Donnie about philosophy.

We turned a corner, and there sitting on a fire escape were Jung and Kierkegaard, sharing joints, chocolate shroom bars, and a blotter of acid. They were arguing over the subjective morality of projecting one's neuroses on fanfiction characters. We stopped and stared at them.

Kierkegaard blew a cloud of orange smoke our way. "You don't exist," he told us. "Be glad for that."

Jung rolled his eyes. "If you try to pathologize that, I will punch you."

"You can't punch a shadow," Kierkegaard sneered.

"I like these guys," said Michelangelo.

"You would," said Donatello, "you're the creative in the family."

"You should also be the team therapist," I reminded Mikey.

"I can help with that," said Jung, passing the joint to Donatello.

"And now I'm happy," I said. My brain decided that was enough.

[brightlotusmoon]

My Mikey. MINE. yes and yours.

Okay, yes, this is a lot about the promo elevator scene from the upcoming episode that got promoted, the one where Mikey starts knocking together his nunchaku just like in the 2014 film, but where Raph fucking punches him in the head so hard he crashes down to the floor and it’s suddenly not fucking funny…

But it is also about the season one episode where they were shoving Mikey between them because nobody wanted him on their team, the episodes where Mikey screams that they never listen to him when he is right, the season three episode where he literally runs away because he can’t handle the abuse, yes, the abuse, all the episodes where they tease his lack of thought, where they assume he isn’t good enough, where even his father thinks all he does is joke around. “Mikey doesn’t have a brain, don’t listen to him. But holy shit, Mikey is hurt, get angry and vengeful.” ??

It’s about wondering WHY writers of this show (and the 2003 show and the 2007 film) don’t know what to do with such a versatile character beyond Eternal Kid Appeal and Butt Monkey and occasional Woobie. There is only so much comic relief Mikey can hold on his shoulders before he just falls like slapstick. And about that: ever notice how when others beat the turtles up, they are badly injured, but they beat each other up and it’s nothing. Like, Raph can literally throw a sudden punch to the head that would cause whiplash, bruising, stiff neck, even concussion, but Mikey slowly gets up and shakes it off and also Donnie is the only one thinking Holy Shit That Has To Hurt and then it’s forgotten. It was a scene that never needed to be. Raph could have smacked Mikey lightly. But nope.

Hey. Writers. Remember when Mikey got knocked unconscious by Snakeweed and Raph lost his ability to think? Remember when Tiger Claw struck Mikey so hard his shell was knocked loose and Raph cradled him in worry? Remember when Raph kept protecting Mikey and caring for Mikey and loving Mikey? Are you sure you remember? Because “Nobody hurts Mikey but me” has been pretty literal. And it is sad and it hurts.

You might think I’m being over dramatic but you should see the conversations happening over that one scene. These kids are abusing each other and shrugging it off. I get it, they only had each other, frustrations and tempers had to be let out somehow, and Mikey designated himself Family Punching Bag because his optimistic joyful self could bounce back. But now they’re out in the world. They have more than just each other. Is it literal reflex, built from a decade of Mikey taking the punches and laughing them off?

Look, I am an only child. Was born disabled. Cerebral palsy not diagnosed until age four. Epilepsy not diagnosed until age 26. ADHD not diagnosed until age 22. Autism not diagnosed until age 34. My teen years were spent isolated and afraid of people, while my parents just wanted me to have friends, while my school mates mocked and teased and verbally punched me for being the only disabled kid in a school of 400. I didn’t even know who I was because the 1980s and 1990s didn’t see the medical stuff, just “weird kid and Fuck If We Know, she’s genius in reading and shit at math, just push her up two grades and whoops, she’s being ripped apart.” Maybe if I’d had siblings it would have been less WTF. At least sibling teasing was love, right? Right?

I just….Mikey. Sweet precious ADHD Autistic inhuman child who lived in literal seclusion, isolation, sheltered from the world for his first 15 years. And then one brother falls in love with the first girl human they see, his other brother becomes best friends with a boy human version of himself, his oldest brother is too involved in being a ninja geek. Mikey just desperately wants to socialize, but every human pushes him away and his own family is too involved to pay attention and he keeps hurting and being hurt, and it seems to culminate in being fucking punched in the head by his own brother just because he is stimming and fidgeting out his tension in a small space and nobody wonders if he’s okay.

I need him to be okay. I need season 5, the final season, to give Mikey what he needs. I’ve seen clips of his voice actor flirting in the recording booth with Shinigami’s voice actress and being very excited about Mikey’s development. I keep biting my lip. Mikey needs to be okay. Throughout the 30-year franchise, Michelangelo was either in the background or made to be the only comic relief. It was the fandom that molded him. It was fandom who shaped his hinted at abilities into much more, and it was fandom that inspired the producers and writers. I will always love Ciro and Brandon for making this Mikey into a sweet adorable precious darling childlike freckled ball of sunshine. But I will shake my fists at how much they hint at his raw potential and then turn around show how little he is featured.

But this is why we write fanfiction and draw fanart. I’m gonna see the entire series through, okay. And I am still gonna love it. I’m gonna cherish every moment, even the sad parts and the bad parts and the WTF parts. And I am also gonna express frustration and aggravation and rants about the parts that feel wrong.

That elevator scene should have never happened the way it did. I get that they were playing off the Paramount film. But… No. When the episode airs in the USA in February, I’ll be happy for the OMG CHOMPY parts (seriously, they pulled a “Surprise Kitty!” scene). But I won’t be happy about the elevator scene.