#donnie was also one of my first autistic headcanons

[arkngth]

Antonio doodle/info dump since he was around last month :3

left is the most recent doodles before i knew he'd be coming back

right is the first drawings of him (coincidentally exactly a year ago from June 1st)

more uncolored doodles n sketches. i kinda draw Antonio the most, but i rarely post about him (been gatekeepmaxxing)

last drawings that i actually still kinda like.. i have much more, i just don't like how they look anymore lmao

rambling wall of text infodump below the cut cuz i am just so autistic about this character LMAO sorry i'm a yapper-

anyway, contrary to popular belief, Antonio is actually my favorite RP character. just in general. and i've never actually seen him live until the other day. unbeknownst to me, i was waiting for a whole year to be able to actually see him live, i think i was more excited about it than cc!anthony was 💀

which might contribute to my love for him bc i had to piece him together like a puzzle from everyone else's POVs and clips n stuff. so at first i didn't want him to come back bc i was afraid he'd be different from the Antonio i made up in my head... but then. i haven't sat n watched, at mostly full attention, a whole stream for 7 hours in a while LOL

when i watched cc!buddha's rdrp vods a year ago n saw Antonio, i thought to myself "oh no... Tony isn't actually my new muse is he...?". and for a while i didn't draw him bc i didn't have any ideas + i didn't really know how to draw him. but i did know that when i did learn how to draw him, it'd be over for me (i wouldn't want to draw anyone else, and i was right oops 😭)

my idea of Antonio is he's just a dumb, impulsive, silly little theatre kid that got wrapped up in being an outlaw bc of Wu n Dot after his house burned down. they woulda been moving around in old box cars wherever the trains took them. Dot dies before the events of WildRP(headcanon), and Wu to me, is the autistic kid that follows Antonio around bc he talks a lot n has charisma lolol. also, to me, Wu is not as evil as he was intended to be, he just follows in Sonny's footsteps who's calculated n violent. While Antonio chooses Cesare's path to be more diplomatic and focuses more on his reputation. Antonio can't win a fight to save his life, and i love him for it. he thinks he's scary n dangerous, but to me, he couldn't hurt a fly hehe. i mean, one of the first things he did in the crossing was host a talent show at the local theatre. i'm a big fan of pathetic men, what can i say.

speaking of, i love how pathetically in love he is with Renni. and i love how, despite how much they like each other, they never actually get together n still respect each other as friends. they are the embodiment of the saying "if you love something let it go, if it comes back its yours" but without the last part.. they are so tragic to me.

in the last 3.5 years of watching rp, i've never had any character or character dynamic make me cry. like, as much as i love how doomed n toxic Donnie/Lang is, i've teared up a bit, but they've never made me cry just thinking about them. but Antonio, n by extension, his relationship with Renni, has made me cry multiple times just thinking about them 😭 and yeah, i cried the other day when Antonio was thinking about Renni LOL

idk why he's the character that changes my brain chemistry, but uh. he is. i've literally never rambled about a character so much online, sorry for the great wall of text bc of it.. i'm usually masking so hard a lot of the time, but i've been wanting to talk about Antonio for so long with no one to yap to so, yknow.. he gets me to unmask and i also love him for that :']

[starsinthenigth]

Momohiki Ash x Yandere!Rise!Leonardo Hamato Headcanons !!

★pulled straight from my wat-padd account once more★

— |✷| REQUESTED & ORIGINAL CHARACTER BY: @ash1kun !!

— |✷| ROMANTIC OR PLATONIC?: romantic.

— |✷| TROPES: angst-y.

— |✷| TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of murder, threats, kidnapping, yandere themes, gaslighting ??, hints of hypocrisy, rumours, forced non-sexual touching/affection, mention of intrusive thoughts, implications of bottled up emotions.

— |✷| CONTENT WARNING: Kind of a slow burn, oc x canon, the characters may be OCC, oc x yandere, not proof-read-

— |✷| NOTES: Once again, my dumbass autistic brain may have the genuine idea to repeat stuff and words in order to not be misunderstood. Also, grammar mistakes- point em out please- erh. This page is also also long.

— |☆| Okay, so, with Leonardo already having some sort of a petty banter with Donnie, despite their relationship being- well, positive, I can that positivity slowly drain out between the twins the more Leo see's Ash hang out, and eventually fall in love, with his twin brother- rather, well, him.

— |☆| Maybe irritation will begin to grow in his mind, although, at first- I doubt that he would notice that he was catching feeling's for Ash and instead, he would just think that he, once more, needs to beat Donnie to something. And that something is getting closer to Ash and prove to his beloved twin brother that they would rather be near him instead.

— |☆| So, yeah, he would get quite competitive and that need to show the them that, 'hey, I'm the better friend' would grow the longer Ash continues to warm up to Donnie. Oh, Donnie gives 'em a whole lotta praise for their work? He will double it, maybe even try to show some enthusiasm towards their inventions and stuff. Genuine enthusiasm that is. He might even not run away if they have some sort of, erm, speech mode. Which is something that has yet to happen with his twin. He might just sit back and attempt to understand their rambles, either from close up, or from afar. Perhaps his portals would help with him and act as a way to listen to their explanations, or well- anything about them. And if Ash is hanging out with Donnie while doing well, their own thing? He sent subtle, yet somewhat nasty glares towards his way.

— |☆| Now, as he begins to learn more about it the young kappa, noting down their interests and preferences, or maybe the things they dread, I feel like he would use that information to his advantag. He might make a couple adjustments to his personality. Although, those little changes are not that noticeable, just enough to ensure that Ash will show some sort of interest in him. Or just noticeable enough to make them feel more comfortable in his presence. Comfortable enough so he can take matters into his own hands in order to develop their relationship further. He might as well cook up a couple of one-liners using their likings to make them laugh. Maybe puns about science or something. If they laugh at least one of his jokes, his heart might skip a beat or two. He might get a small boost to joke around more, along with the impression that his one-liners may be one of the few things that make them show positivity. And he feels honoured by this. Of course, he makes sure to avoid anything that makes queasy or uncomfortable. Or anything that could potentially trigger them. Not now at least, it's not the time.

— |☆| If progress is made, he would most likely be pleased- however, that pleasure could be thrown out the window if he catches them hanging out and getting, much to his concern, all lovey-dovey with Donatello. That's where envy starts to kick in, along with the worry and perhaps frustration that the development he has made meant nothing in comparison to how Ash acts around Donnie. However, he would do a pretty good job at hiding away his jealousy. He may butt in in their conversation or whatever, rolling an arm over Ash's shoulder and maybe start throwing a couple of small, playful yet- embarrassing things about Donnie in a little attempt to humiliate him in front of them. Though, he would have to deal with an angry and embarrassed purple clad fighting off the urge to snap his neck or something, however- he doesn't really care.

— |☆| Those little quips and information that could potentially shame Donnie don't really stop at embarrassing moments that happened throughout his life span as they slowly escalate into erh, little warnings. Warnings that Leo gives to Ash in order to try and distance them away from his brother. Y' know light little rumours and stuff, while in parallel-y making sure that he doesn't seem overbearing to them. He wants them to feel distrustful of Donnie. However, as long as that stupid impression he has made on Ash disappears, he doesn't mind.

— |☆| Alongside with those little rumours, he also goes to Donnie- expressing his displeasure of him spending so much time with Ash. Oh, you thought straightforwardly? No no. He does it through small quips- that may seem playful at first, though, if you look past that little grin he flashes every once in a while, a grin that begins to falter with each 'joke', you would see the slightest hints of anger lingering somewhere along with his facial expressions, as well as a hissy like tone that hangs on the end of his words. He might give a couple of physical warnings as well, for example, putting his hand on Donnie's shoulder and start squeezing it just a tad bit too hard because he won't stop yapping-yapping to Ash about, anything really. Or maybe because they are just acting a bit too lovey towards each other.

— |☆| Anger that steadily, but surely, evolves into jealous rage as it's slowly becoming evident to him that he might just not be able to rip them away from eachother. It's also clear to him that the two may be..ewgh, in 'love'. So he can't do much to break them apart. Not with the use of small-talk at least.

— |☆| Now, the urge to show some seriousness with his threats is beginning to engulf his mind. He pushes it back as much as he can, although it's complicated to do so, especially if his efforts have gone directly into the dumpster. Maybe it's time for him to act out, some of his threats and things that he has in mind, starting with the more 'light' ones such as, purposely messing with Donatello's gifts and inventions. Y'know, stuff that he wanted and worked hard for to give to his lover. He might take apart some parts and bits, or maybe even program them to go ham. Maybe he will sweep in the area while the machine that Donnie wanted to show to his partner begins to fume and go crazy and in an attempt to 'save the day' he might just teleport them out of that area. Or just teleport Ash away- setting aside the fact that since they are amazing with technology and in case they want to help fix it- they can't, since they are teleported to safety.. Well, the safety of his room that is.-

|☆| And messing up his twin's gifts and separating him away from his so called 'lover' is one thing.. No, I'm not implying murder here. I doubt that he would kill his own twin, or any of his brothers for that matter- however, his way of getting rid of Donnie in this dire situation of jealousy is different. Maybe he will portal him somewhere unknown- and far from the lair. He paints this up as accidentally getting Donnie 'portal jacked' if the rest of his family start asking questions about the genius's whereabouts. He won't send him directly to New York, but also not far away from the city. Of course, he will let him have his gear- and stuff, but let's just say, he made sure that it's going to be complicated to get back in the lair before, well, Leo wins over Ash's heart. Or just convinces them that Donnie may not feel the way they thought he had about them. Sure, he may feel liable for the way he acted. Although, he still can't help but let the jealousy over-wash whatever reluctance that's trying to seep into his brain.

— |☆| Well, now since Donnie is erm, 'gone'- might as well he try to give Ash some comfort or some sort of reassurance. Maybe reassurance that Donnie will come back, or more likely- he reassures them that he won't, so their best option is hang out with him and be in his presence while their lover is gone. He would try to take his place as being their partner, though this time- since his patience is basically on the verge of cracking, he most likely wouldn't hide his actual emotions and wants from them through small jokes or subtle threats.

— |☆| Now, if Ash doesn't believe him, or doesn't accept his 'reassurance' and takes matters in their own hands to go search for Donnie, maybe with the help of their pet dragon Plutonium- that might just be his tipping point. He sees this as a way of them trying to distance themselves away from him. Although, that's silly right? They've already made progress in escalating their relationship into something positive- he has, as well ported them to safety multiple times when a failed invention of that damned twin of his started fuming- and- and more !! So why would they need their 'oh-so-lovely-partner' with them ?! And especially after all of his tries.. He feels betrayed by his own actions.

— |☆| So, with a raged-envy filled heart, he absent mindedly portals them to his room. He, for a moment, thinks of porting Plutonium away, perhaps in far away junk-mine, though, he doesn't do that- since he is practically like Ash's child. Maybe he will if the giant dragon-bot tries to tear him apart in an order to help it's parent- aka Ash.

— |☆| If they try to fight back, as a punishment- like my Donnie headcanon, he resort to isolation. Though he doesn't leave Ash completely alone, just a couple of hours maybe, letting that little voice in their head tell them to do worse and worse things. Letting it torment their head for a little while. It's like he is dealing with a 'Savage Raph' though he is not worrying that their situation might get worse- neither does he worry about where to find them.

- |☆| But of course, once he senses that they might just be at their breaking point, he will swoop in and try to soothe them, using ways that his twin used in order to rid them of such thoughts. He will obviously slip in some of his own ways of comfort towards them, one of them being cuddling..! Though, I doubt that his 'new-found partner' would appreciate the comfort he is offering to them. Also I further doubt that they would be happy with the new change.

[buthowboutno]

Could I ask you questions 2, 23 and 30?

ye!!!

2.) What was your first exposure to rottmnt?

-- I kept getting rottmnt edits on my tiktok and was like... well, shit, i /guess/ I'll check this out. It was one of my college friends that ultimately peer pressured me into finishing it, which i am very thankful for everyday

23.) What is one of your favorite TMNT fics?

-- One??? how bout a handful

gin look away this has nothing to do with you

@morning-sun-brah's thick thighs series is the reason for my existence. truly fucking impeccable. the tactical donnie series is also one of my favourites of all time

@ordin-arily is one of the og's and another SUPER big inspiration when I was first starting out. "Confessions of a Rutting Soft Shell" permanently changed my brain chemistry and I've read "Whatever Suits You" a gazilion times.

@desceros's dredge fics are also invading my fucking brain without consent, how dare you honestly?

there's so many talented af writers in our neck of the woods, i'm just so delighted with the community that we've built

30.) What is one common headcanon that you reject?

-- i dunno if it's common /anymore/ but about a year ago it wasn't unheard of for fics to say something along the lines of "oh donnie is autistic, giving head is too overwhelming of a sensory experience for him."

the autistic experience is very different between each individual that has it, and personally? i am very pro head. excessive head. head is wonderful.

[ryelleart]

Can we have more headcanons between both brothers usagi and yuichi?

And there interactions with leo along with the whple hamato clan🥰

Oh wow, thank you for asking! I haven’t had anyone really expressing interest in this little idea of mine like this; it makes me so happy 🥰

I’ve actually been thinking about the brothers a little more since I shared their designs, and here’s what else I came up with:

Usagi is autistic and Yuichi has ADHD bc I tend to project onto my characters

When they were kids, the brothers would do almost everything together despite their age gap

Usagi doesn’t have any allergies, while Yuichi has a laundry list of allergies (if you threw a dart at a list of every allergy, odds are he has whatever it landed on)

Usagi is a perfectionist with a fear of failure (is that redundant?)

Usagi is 4 years older than Yuichi, and he abuses his older brother privilege all the time (it used to be for silly, petty things like claiming first dibs for something or bossing his brother around, but now it’s more along the lines of “I’m responsible for you, so stop arguing with me and do what I say”)

Usagi became more serious and reserved than he used to be with his new role as his brother’s guardian, which affected his relationship with Yuichi

Yuichi hates when people lie to him (which includes keeping secrets)

Usagi is overprotective of his brother and will do absolutely anything to keep him safe

They don’t regularly hang out anymore, but Usagi still tries to do stuff with Yuichi from time to time

They customized their hoodies themselves (it was one of Usagi’s early attempts to bond with his brother after losing their parents)

One of Yuichi’s favorite hobbies is messing with his brother, from pranks to meaningless debates where he intentionally argues for an objectively wrong stance bc watching Usagi get heated over trying to convince Yuichi he’s wrong is funny

When he’s not busy working or taking care of his brother, Usagi likes to read about ancient history (he’s also into fan fiction and conspiracy theories, but he’ll never admit that out loud)

I won’t get too much into it here, but Usagi struggles to provide for Yuichi after losing a job, so he eventually becomes a bounty hunter with Gen as a last-ditch effort to make money

He doesn’t tell Yuichi about this

He does tell Leo, partly bc he trusts him to keep Yuichi from finding out, but mostly bc Leo was his first official bounty so keeping it a secret from him would be pointless

Speaking of Leo, he and Usagi don’t actually hang out after he convinces the bounty hunters not to take him in, yet they somehow keep running into each other in the Hidden City

Usagi initially finds Leo irritating, while Leo thinks Usagi is rude; they change their tune once they decide to hang out for real and get to know each other

They complement each other pretty well; Leo gets Usagi to open up and have fun, and Usagi acts as Leo’s confidante for things that he can’t really bring himself to share with his family

Although he acts more serious than Leo, Usagi’s not above being pulled into his shenanigans

Yuichi is pretty similar to Leo personality-wise, so ofc they get along great

They also get along with the rest of Leo’s family once they meet; Yuichi obviously favors Leo the most, but Mikey is a close second, and Usagi is closest to April (they can swap stories about all the jobs they’ve had!)

I’m torn about which direction to take Yuichi’s relationship with Donnie; I like the idea that they’re just so diametrically opposed and they get on each others nerves all the time, but I also like the idea of them actually being pretty close (mayhaps Donnie sees his beloved twin in this kid and develops a soft spot for him?)

I feel like Raph would absolutely adore the brothers once he gets to know them, though I feel like his relationship with Usagi would be a bit complicated; he’s initially a bit overprotective of Leo for reasons I won’t mention here, but he ends up really liking/relating to Usagi, so doesn’t stay that way for long… that is, until a certain point in Usagi’s relationship with Leo 👀

Usagi and Leo ofc catch feelings for each other over time, but Leo’s bad history with dating (again, I won’t get into it here) kinda keeps him from acting on anything

They do, however, tell each other how they feel anyway, so even though they’re not together yet, they know they’re into each other

Ok I’m gonna stop here bc I think I might’ve gonna a bit overboard lol. Besides, that’s all I can share without getting into angst territory 😉

As for stuff like comics, I genuinely have no idea how far I’m gonna take this; will I wanna turn this into an ongoing comic? Will I stick to making some sketches here and there? Idk! Ig we’ll see

[jadetheblueartist]

hey :) how did you know and/or find out you were autistic?

Thanks for the question, anon!

Now, some of this stuff may not be relevant, but I’ll just take you through it anyway (in case we are the exact same person or something hahaha).

The very first time I ever really heard of autism was several years ago when I was talking to my mom about something that happened in my brain. I was like, “Yeah, so when I think of the number seven, I see green.” And she was like “Oh, really?” and then went on little thing about how she was pretty sure this was a symptom of something that geniuses had (I now know she was literally referencing synesthesia [“when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously” -Cleveland Clinic] and Sheldon Cooper hahaha). While I believe there is a correlation with synesthesia and autism, synesthesia is not part of the diagnostic material and would not be used as “evidence.”

The next thing was about a year ago. I was on Pinterest taking random quizzes, as you do, and I stumbled upon an autism quiz. So I, not really knowing what autism was, was like ooh yay another quiz. So I took it and it said I had moderate autistic traits. So I was like oh interesting and told my therapist this. Therapist was like, “ummmm okay maybe… but that is a single random quiz from Pinterest. It’s probably just social anxiety.” So I was like oh yeah okay and then moved on.

A few months after that, I was on Pinterest again and scrolling through some My Hero Academia stuff when I saw this list of reasons why they headcanonned Midoriya as autistic. So I was like, “Um. That’s what autism is? That just kinda sounds like me…” so I saved it because it was cool and scrolled down to related pins. Then I found a list as to why that person headcannoned Aoyama as autistic. So again, I read through and was like “… guys this is just me.” That is what sprung the deep dive. For the next several days I did literally nothing but watch all of the videos I could find of autistic people explaining their experiences, traits of autism, autistic masking, video essays of why rottmnt donnie is great autism representation, etc. I simultaneously wrote down every single thing I related to on a massive list. Then I got to my next therapy session. I spent the whole hour presenting as much of the information I could, and by the end, Therapist was like “hmmm, well I don’t really do diagnoses so I’m not super familiar with this. But we can go over the DSM-5 breakdown next week if you want.” So I was like, yes of course, and began prepping more.

In that week, I did some reflecting on my childhood and asking my family about my childhood (since I don’t have too many memories). Then I made a list of all of the childhood things that could be autistic traits (example: I spent all of my weekends researching ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen, lining up all of my brothers action figures for hours, I couldn’t stand the feeling of a super soft blanket on my hands or feet, etc). (Also at this time, I told my best friend about it and she was like “hahaha what do you mean? You’re too smart for that” so you can be autistic and have good grades? You can also be autistic and have bad grades bc they are not mutually exclusive :D anyway back to the main chunk) Icame back to therapy prepared and ready to go and we went through the criteria. At the end, therapist was like, “I can’t diagnose you, however, you do fit all of the diagnostic criteria” and I was like “ahhhh sick I knew it.”

So then I was like “Hey, Mom and Dad, I’m almost 100% percent sure I am autistic but I would like to get an official diagnosis. What do you think about that?” I wanted a diagnosis mainly to combat the gosh darn imposter syndrome (it kind of helps but the imposter syndrome is still there!! Ahhhhhh /lh) And since neither of them had any actual clue about autism, they were confused and not sure about it. I got them to agree by appealing to their practical side and said an official diagnosis could help me get job accommodations if I needed it. Plus it’s a lot easier to do it before you become an adult, so I should figure it out soon. Eventually they agreed and we got the ball rolling.

I was super excited bc everything said that the whole diagnosis process generally takes up to two years, but our doctor got us an appointment in a few weeks. Come to find out, he was just making sure we had any sort of valid reason so he could refer us somewhere to get the diagnosis. That was a bit of a bummer but it was still chill. We eventually got an appointment with this one place that actually diagnosed and again I was excited.

We went in for the initial appointment to figure out scheduling bc I had to do a few different appointments in total. The lady that would be administering the testing was about to leave that practice in a few months though (this was in November and she was leaving at the end of December). But she said she wanted to get it done herself so she just got us in quickly. We also somehow managed to finish what should’ve been a few hours long testing in an hour so I guess I’m just really good at autism hahaha (it’s probably bc we did the paperwork tests outside of the appointment).

Then in early January (she had already left by then but gave the report to someone else) we got the results, and I got my official autism diagnosis. It was a good day ^^

So yeah that’s basically my whole story. If you wanted me to go more into detail with anything like a DSM-5 criteria breakdown or something I would be more than happy to :))))) autism is a special interest of mine, after all.

This was really fun, Anon! Thanks so much for the ask and feel free to ask anything else you are curious about ^^

[screaming-cicada]

Rise of the TMNT with a transmasc friend

Platonic \ male (gendered pronouns not used) \ headcanons \ multi \ second person

Fandom: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

a/n: a little thing to get me into the tmnt writing world hehe. planning on making a nb version in the future

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Raphael:

-He's super supportive -If someone misgenders you or deadnames you he corrects them -But if they keep doing it? Raph won't be happy. no way is he letting someone be a jerk to his friend! -If you're dysphoric he gives the best hugs -He tries to get you to train with him so you get strong to beat up transphobes

Leonardo:

-Ah yes, the fruity brother -Also supportive but in the most extravagant way possible -Makes you do fashion shows with Mikey to try on different outfits and styles if you don't already have one -Passive aggressive when someone misgenders you -When you're feeling dysphoric he makes the worst and corniest jokes ever to cheer you up (it always works somehow)

Donatello:

-Literally offers to do some high tech mod but you say no, as cool as it sounds. -Instead helps with your research in transitioning socially and medically (if you want to) -Donnie is a lil bit trans too. he/him agender fr -Also passive aggressive when someone misgenders you but is more aggressive than passive... -If you had a bad day lets you chill in his lab and explains his recent project to you for hours so you have no choice but to not be sad -You two also listen to Hatsune Miku bc shes a trans AND autistic icon

Michelangelo:

-HES NON-BINARY BC YES. -You talk for hours about your experiences being trans (also donnie listens) -Brings out Doctor Feelings when you're sad or dysphoric -He's just fun to hang around -If someone is being transphobic in Mikey's vicinity they better pray.

April O'Neil:

-Coolest ever. Shes really supportive -This one can ACTUALLY go to pride with you (sorry turt bros) -Bought you a binder/packer/pride flag -Like Mikey she will go feral if someone is being transphobic and bothering you -When you're bummed or dysphoric she demands you to come over to her house so you can have her mom's soup. works every time

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ending a/n: yeaaahhh first of my own writing posts wooo

[plinkcat-gif]

hi. need help deciding an idea for my next powerpoint topic. here's the pros and cons

COMMUNITY

^_^: i can rewatch it and take notes on individual episodes, i get to ramble about trobed and geothermal escapism and abed in general

X: genuinely this would be so fucking long. i would have to probably only do one season or choose 3 eps from every season. if i did that tho, i would spoil it and frankly i think geothermal escapism is something everyone should experience with no prior knowledge. so probably id just do the first season. but then i dont get to talk about character growth DO YOU SEE THE CATCH 22 HERE

FNAF

^_^: i get to make another fnaf powerpoint (funny as hell, everyone enjoyed the last one) and ill maybe finally finish that video rip

X: done fnaf before. kind of want to branch out? but also i'm comfortable with fnaf so..

ROTTMNT

^_^: i get to ramble about why it's the best tmnt series (< guy who hasn't watched any of the other ones) and character ramble in general. i will reveal im a donnie kinnie which will be funny

X: brother i don't even know where to start. i love so much about this series and have very few gripes with it. love explosion. it's a bit of an intimidating project.

DUNGEON MESHI

^_^: AAUAAHHHHHGGG i already talk about this a lot and nobody has any clue what the hell im yapping about but this would force them to listen

X: i haven't read anything past the anime so i could only explain the anime and some additional epic lore stuff<3

MINECRAFT

^_^: i'm autistic as hell about this and could talk about SOOOOO much. speedruns, game mechanics, lore, personal headcanons, builds, etc.

X: none in particular except that i don't have any suuuuper strong passion for putting my thoughts in powerpoint form.

WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH EVERY YOUTUBER IM SUBSCRIBED TO

^_^: easy and would be funny and also i get to share multiple interests

X: not particularly passionate about this. would still have a fuck ton of fun of course tho

[rangerstark25]

Here’s the full set, as promised :)

I drew these for a school project, for which I won’t explain the parameters because I’m not sure I understood them correctly myself! I chose to draw 5 canonically (with 1 exception) autistic characters, each representing a trait associated with ASD :D

First up is Quinni Gallagher-Jones, from Heartbreak High (the 2023 reboot)! I love her so much, and the actor who plays her (Chloe Hayden!) is autistic herself too! Quinni is the only one of these characters to actively state she is autistic. She’s also shown wearing noise-cancelling headphones to help with audio-related sensory issues, as in my drawing of her :)

Number two is Huey Duck from the Ducktales reboot! This is the character that isn’t exactly canonically autistic, but he is shown stimming several times, which we affectionately refer to as his Happy Flappies! I think Astro-Boyd was discussed as being autistic, but just because he might be doesn’t mean Huey can’t be (it feels canon to me so much that I was about halfway through this before I realised Huey wasn’t canonically autistic actually). Also Dewey and Louie definitely have both different presentations of ADHD (this isn’t canon either but come up, hyperactive Dewey and inattentive Louie are right there)

Next up is Entrapta from the She-Ra reboot (wow that’s 3 for 3 on reboots!) I love Entrapta, although I do wish her character was treated a little better. One of my favourite things about her is the detail that she will only eat food if it’s tiny (and seems to only like fizzy drinks), which is what I depicted here!

For number four we have my current hyperfixation, Donatello from Rise of the TMNT! It took me too long to start watching this show, I was already hyperfixated after just seeing a few clips. I haven’t seen any other TMNT series (sorry) (I did watch bayverse after seeing ROTTMNT) but I already know I like the Rise artstyle most (in addition to my favourite character being canonically autistic). I kinda failed to show what I wanted to with this drawing (Donnie’s special interest in tech, I had SHELLDON with him in the sketch) but I’m still happy with how it turned out overall. Please dismiss the fact that I drew the spider-shell arms while he’s wearing the hover-shell. My favourite thing about this one has got to be how well I feel like I managed to mimic the Rise artstyle!

And finally we have Abed Nadir from Community! He’s the oldest character of the bunch (in the sense that Community is from 2008) and yet he’s one of the best autistic characters in media to date! In the drawing I tried to show the way he communicates through use of movie and TV references.

I spent way too long on all of these, but I do think they turned out well. Unsurprisingly to most, each of these characters are my favourites from their respective shows (some are tied with other characters, but I still think it counts)! I do think it’s funny that two of these characters are played by Dani Pudi. It was also surprisingly difficult to choose what outfits to draw the live action characters in. The temptation to add headcanoned pride-flag stickers or pins next to the neurodiversity symbols on these was high, but I resisted for the sake of canon! The headcanons will live on in my head rent-free anyways.

Anywhizzle, I’ve been rambling on for long enough, so enjoy the post, I’mma head out (feel free to ask any questions you may have in the notes or my ask box or whatever, I’ll probably answer :))

~ Madelyn

[moss-and-marimos]

Tmnt 2012 headcanons of mine/my designs for them:

Both donnie and Mikey have scars from their respective vivisection attempts, their brothers stopped it before it could get too far, but there’s still scarring around their collar bones and the top of their plastrons, they both comfort eachother about it, it’s one of the few things the other brothers can’t quite understand bc they didn’t experience it

Mikey still has residual electricity powers from that one part of s5(? If I’m remembering correctly), they’re just small ones but sometimes you can see lichtenburg figures on his fingers/hands before they fade

^ he has used this to make the toaster go wild on leo and the fridge spray water on donnie before

Donnie rarely sleeps in his actual bedroom, so when karai stays over that’s normally where she sleeps, but sometimes it’ll also serve as a room for april or Casey

April and leo are really close, she’s a much needed break from responsibilities sometimes and will take him to do human things like raves or parties or even just grocery shopping

Karai and leo are really close (/p) they understand the burden of being an oldest sibling and having the weight of the world put on you by your father

I do not care for 2012 splinter as a parent

Raph kinda took up the role of father like leo took up the role of mother a little bit, he helps organize the lair and actually really likes organizing stuff, just doesn’t when his siblings are around because it’s overwhelming (cough he’s autistic cough)

Leo uses mobility aids after his incident with shredder, normally forearm crutches, a cane, or on better days just a knee brace

All of them experience psychosis symptoms to some extent, leo probably has the most delusions, I think donnie would have a lot of auditory hallucinations, Raph would have a lot of tactile hallucinations, they all get a lot of paranoia but especially leo, they all try to hide their symptoms from the other because they don’t want to seem “weird” or “crazy”

Sometimes donnie will go to April if he’s having bad paranoia or just generally a bad time with his symptoms, she helps him calm down and do grounding exercises

Mikey and leo are actually really close and hang out a lot and talk about space heroes and other comics

Raph needs wrist braces

Raph is actually the cook of the household, he finds it calming and the routine is nice

Donnie still hates himself for not finding a way to turn Timothy human again yet

^ he made a fake note from Timothy and left it for Timothy’s mom

Like leo can’t be trusted with the toaster donnie isn’t trusted with the blender (this was probably Mikey’s doing)

Aprils eyes reflect in the dark and sometimes will glow, a lot of the time they turn pink/purple like the kraang

April can turn her fingers/arms into tentacles, she found this out pretty late in the show timeline and is trying to hide it from the turtles because she knows how much of a hard time they have with the kraang and she doesn’t want them to hate her

Probably all of them have BPD and are sensitive to rejection

Mikey in particular has cracks/scarring on his shell from getting attacked by slash

After everything with slash Raph is really careful what he tells chompy about his brothers

Raph and leo are both either transmasc or transfem, I’m a big fan of both of those headcanons so I kinda use them interchangeably some

When leo came out as aroace spec he was worried he wouldn’t be accepted, Raph was the first one to comfort him and would threaten to beat up anyone who was an asshole to leo

Raph has abandonment issues

Karai and leo will go stargazing, leo has a space special interest and his favorite constellation is the Big Dipper

The first time the turtles really clearly saw the night sky was at the farmhouse, all of them, especially leo, were in awe a little bit, Casey and april didn’t really get it bc they were used to seeing the stars and being out

It was also their first time seeing daylight so much so you better believe at least one of them got sunburnt

Mikey’s favorite activity at the farmhouse was cloud watching during the day, which leo would sometimes do with him

Leo’s favorite activity when he was recovering was stargazing, on occasion Mikey would join him, Raph always wanted to but was too anxious he would intrude

Donnie keeps special teabags for leo to help his throat after it got messed up from the fight with shredder

Leo can’t talk too loudly or too much or it’ll fuck up his vocal cords, sometimes he’ll push it and get yelled at by april and/or donnie about it

April can’t get salmonella bc she’s part kraang but the other humans can, once she gets mutated karai can’t either

April, Casey, Donnie, and Raph still have slightly extra pointed teeth from being turned into vampires

Multiple times Mikey or Raph has had to stop Donnie from pulling at his plastron during a breakdown, especially after the vivisection it gets bad, Donnie has a lot of issues about not being human

It kinda dawns on everyone later how serious Mikey sprinkling himself with mutagen actually was, he’s not stupid, he was so desperate to feel as good as his brothers that he was willing to die for it, so it only kinda registers later on that it could probably be considered a suicide attempt, everyone makes sure to spend more time with him after that and make sure he knows he’s loved and when he does good they let him know

Not a headcanon but I think about it sometimes that Mikey has cannibalized a man

Mikey likes spending time in Donnie’s lab and learning chemistry stuff

Mikey one time steals buys Raph a paint mulling set because he knows how much Raph likes painting

Raph can and will easily carry Mikey on his shoulder

Donnie doesn’t like to be picked up, but if he needs to sleep or eat and won’t leave his lab Raph won’t hesitate

^ on days when Leo’s leg is acting up and he can’t, Raph is in charge of getting Donnie out of his lab

^^ on one occasion Raph was out of commission too, so leo sent Mikey to do it, Donnie didn’t think he would be able to but Mikey picked him up easily, he’s a lot stronger than he looks

Leo teaches Mikey healing hands after splinter dies

Leo still has splinters cane, he thinks about using it instead of his own sometimes, but Raph convinces him not to, he can’t stand to see his brother putting more pressure on himself to become splinter junior, he knows how their dad fucked them up a little bit and even if he won’t say it directly he knows it can’t be good for leo

^ sometimes he’ll make Mikey hide splinters cane if leo is really thinking about it

Raphs bandana tails are all torn up because he chews on them

Mikey’s bandana tails are short so that he can’t chew on them

April introduced them all to chew jewelry and they all are big fans but they go through them really fast because of their nonhuman teeth

Donnie chews on his bandana tails too but not enough to damage them

Raph and Donnie train together outside of official sessions, donnie asked Raph to help him get better at combat and so that’s what they do

Raph is horrible at rollerskating at first but eventually gets really good

Mikey isn’t the best but really likes rollerskating anyway

Donnie prefers ice skating because he can do it with Casey but falls on his ass every time, Casey thinks it’s hilarious

Raph also goes ice skating with Casey some time

Leo doesn’t like ice skating. He wants to, for Casey, but the cold is triggering and it aggravates his knee and it’s just a bad time, he has a breakdown about it the first time he tries and he still feels guilty for “ruining” the night

Donnie is really cautious around Mikey at first when he gets his electricity powers, he remembers the electricity simulation thing he was put in and doesn’t want to go through that again

Mikey would listen to cbat to piss off his family because it’s funny

Leo still has his broken helmet from when he died in space, it’s kept on a shelf, he thinks about it a lot

Mikey has a pair of lab goggles because he does so much chemistry stuff with Donnie

Casey never wears safety goggles in the lab even when he should, april wears hers though

Transfem leo feels a lot of dysphoria about having a shell indent

Transmasc Raph feels a lot of dysphoria about not having a shell indent, but being friends with Casey and finding out that amab humans have flat chests makes him feel better some

The turtles can and will eat raw meat, maybe even should (april found this out when she brought over an expensive cut of meat to cook only to find it gone later, it was an awkward explanation when the turtles remembered humans don’t eat raw meat)

^ april could eat raw meat bc she’s part kraang but she hasn’t tried so she doesn’t know that

^^ it was quite the change when karai had to start eating more rare meat

I don’t think this one fits with the canon timeline but shhhh I think it would be funny if karai taught leo how to drive who then taught everyone else

Not super a headcanon but I think the brothers would be a lot more worried about leo talking to the hologram of splinter when they were in space than they actually were in canon

All of them are lactose intolerant except Mikey who fucked around with chemistry stuff and cured himself of lactose intolerance, to this day neither he or Donnie really know how he did it but he can eat so much pizza now

Donnie and leo both like architecture, they found this out on accident but it’s one of the only things they have in common interest wise besides insects

Leo deserves a pet I think he should get to keep the wasp and it imprints on him and is very sweet, for personal preference I’m making it more bee-like so it’s fuzzy

Donnie (I think? I might be thinking of the wrong turtle idk I’ll check my fanart later) has a crack/scar from a crack in the left side of his shell, it’s hidden under his arm but you can see the edge of his plastron is damaged from it

There’s probably some I’m forgetting but yep here’s some of them!! Feel free to ask me more about them or use these B)

@idiot-mushroom sorry for the @ but I figured you would want to see

[its-captain-sir]

🫵, 🩹, 💚 and the gender, sexuality, neurodivergency and disability questions for Chicago style?

🫵 Who do you project onto the most?

Hmmm honestly it's a little bit of an even split between Raph and Leo. I put all my eldest sibling experiences into Raph and then all my other issues into Leo HAKDBSKXSSN

🩹 Who is the Medic?

Thought about this one for a long time and I don't know if it ever becomes a set role between them, but Donnie and Mikey may end up having the most knowledge/experience for a bit cause I think they would really look into all that stuff during their farmhouse arc to try to help Raph and Leo

💚 Are there other turtles in your au?

I definitely want to have Jennika and Venus in there! I gotta read more of idw and understand their characters in there first before I decide what's going on with them in here though hajdhskdhs I've also briefly tossed around the idea of some other younger turtles coming into play way down the line but idk, that's very far off at this point

As for all the character specific stuff:

Raph: ok honestly this is gonna be the case for most of these but with gender and sexuality headcanons I typically don't go for actual labels of stuff right off the bat, just general vibes until something really hits me over the head so. yeah. they are not cishet for sure but nothing specific for Raph as of right now (subject to change of course). For neurodivergence he might have a little anxiety and (I think this counts as neurodivergent?) the worst ptsd out of all of them. For disability he has a lot of nerve damage and his hands specifically will shake a lot sometimes after his experience with the Shredder (if you know you know <3)

Leo: I know I just said all that stuff about gender/sexuality headcanons but. Leo is just straight up gay hakdhskdnsm. He definitely has an anxiety disorder and Will get his knee fucked up cause I just have to give that to him hakdhskd

Donnie: you know the spiel for this first part, but neurodivergence-wise he's autistic! He also needs glasses and gets hearing aids at some point :)

Mikey: same thing, except out of everyone here he might lean the most towards aro but idk. Anyways he is in fact an adhd legend and so far I don't think he's particularly disabled in any specific way..... again that is subject to change hakdbskdnns

[autisticenbydonnie]

Dumping some headcanons cuz my brain go brrrrrrrrrrrr and I can't draw all of them

These are gonna be random so don't expect a theme

Btw, the ones that are about the turtles when they're older is based of these

- Leo and Donnie (late 16) got their eyebrow piercings together. In fact, they did them on each other.

- like duh Donnie is autistic and Mikey is ADHD but so is Leo and Raph (Raph autistic and Leo ADHD)

- after the shredder but before the kraang, Draxum went to each of the brothers rooms and apologized to them, individually, about his past actions and for the harm he caused. (Yes, he straight up says sorry to Leo about throwing him off a roof)

- the only ones who can actually sing is Splinter, April and Mikey. Leo technically has a good voice but hes a bit tone deaf and doesn't sing much. Donnie sings more then Leo but Leo is still better. Raph can't sing, not that he doesn't but his voice is more talk-y when he sings.

- donnie and Leo (13) came out as trans at the same time (accidentally), and Leo (14) came out as gay later. Donnie never came out as bi, just started wearing a pin. Mikey (late 15) did the same thing about her gender and sexuality. Raph never came out because he never thought about it until he was 18.

- Draxum was (either) in the hidden city at court or was at a Dinner-Lady conference during the kraang attack.

- when Casey first meets Draxum, he didn't know who he was, untill he realised he was also 'dad' that future!Leo used to talk about. He just assumed Leo was only talking about splinter.

- Leo calls both splinter and Draxum 'dad' cuz he thinks it's funny to confuse them and everyone else around him. Mikey calls splinter 'pops and papa' and Draxum 'dad'. Raph and Donnie calls splinter 'dad' (and all the other father nicknames) and only refer to Draxum by his name. (Tho, one time Raph called him 'pops' and it hit him to his core).

- Donnie was the one to suggest pronoun bracelets to Mikey when they figured out that Mikey was genderfluid. Mikey ended up making everyone pride bracelets.

- Raph has a few tattoos on his arms. he got his first one at 18 at a yokai tattoo shop and it was a dragon (cuz why not). one of them says 'あなたは一人じゃない' ('you are not alone') and another one is a sai.

- Leo also has a tattoo. It's a stick and poke he did himself on his ankle (like an idiot). He did it when he was 17, it took all night and it immediately got infected. It's literally just a shitty star.

- April is an intersex lesbian and is dating Sunita.

- Leo started collecting rings when he was like 12 and has slowly started wearing them around 16. He likes to stim by wiggling his fingers and hearing the clicks. Donnie hates it.

Idk if ya want more headcanon send me an ask!

Or if ya want me to draw any of these send me an ask!

Or just send me an ask if ya wanna say hi..

[the2purpleidiots]

jasonnie lives in my head rent free now 😔 /pos. i was also wondering abt your thoughts on autistic donnie? as an autistic person i love me some good rep so im constantly brain thoughts on how jase would handle donnies meltdowns or overstimulation. the idea of them having parallel play time with each other owns my whole heart ❤ but yeah just curious on what you guys think of it. love the fics btw! I've read all of it so far and i really like them 🤠

Hello, Fox here! Sorry it took so long to answer this ask! I've been busy as hell, LMAO. But, hey! I'm glad you could join the bandwagon of Jasonnie enjoyers and enablers! There are a lot more of us than I realized, haha! Also, thank you for enjoying our fics! Even though we're not on the Jasonnie fixation as of late, it's always really fun to hear everyone else enjoying these dorks!

As for your question: Personally, I adore the Autistic!Donnie Headcanon and write him autistic in all my stories, intentional or not! Parallel play is definitely something they both just clicked on without having to say a word throughout the entirety of their relationship.

In our fics, Jason grew up in a household that disregarded his existence in nearly every sense of the word. So, after they get along and spend most of their time together? Jason enjoys it when they're doing their own things, sharing space since it's so similar to what he's used to while also being everything he's never given freely. Jason's used to blending into the background and not disturbing those around him. But with Donnie, he actually gets to share the space, to co-exist with him without fear that he's being too much or doing too little. There's no need to overanalyze and second-guess things.

Donnie's family has definitely existed in spaces together, especially when Donnie is working. But there's a significant difference between your siblings trying to help out, asking what you're doing, and getting you to build something for them, and when a kid simply blends into the space like nothing has changed. It's not like his family is constantly obnoxious, but brothers can sometimes be like that. Plus, Jason's smart, he shares the same level of knowledge with Donnie even if it isn't in the same subjects or skills, but he still blends in with Donnie's world instead of sticking out against it like his family does, if that makes sense?

It's like a mix of comforts and mutual unsaid understandings between them. They know how this shared space goes, and they both enjoy how the other exists naturally, so it's like a safe little bubble that they can get wrapped up in sometimes.

I would probably have more Jason and Autistic!Donnie Headcanons to share, but honestly, most of my Autistic!Donnie Headcanons are for my other fic series, and I have yet to think about these boys through that lens in a hot minute! (Any Autistic!Donnie-related Jasonnie ideas that are floating in my head are from the amazing people on the Jasonnie Discord Server and not my own.)

But a scene I think about a lot is Donnie and Jason cooking together. The two of them bond over their Asian Cultures, sharing their foods with each other, especially modified ones, to ensure the taste and texture doesn't disturb or overstimulate Donnie.

Also! Jason knowing his meltdown routine after a year of them being together is definitely something that delights me to no end. Knowing that when you're in that place and know you have someone you can trust to know exactly what you need and always try and follow that for you no matter how worried or hurt they may be in that moment? Because your health comes first, and they understand that? That everything that may have happened before can always be dealt with later? Fucking masterful; it means everything to me.

I do have to apologize, dear anon, for the more vague Headcanons, though? As I said before, it's been a moment since I truly obsessed over these two, but I hope I answered your question? If you have more, I'm more than happy to ramble about them and talk about them! <3

[teleportzz]

donnie (tmnt not ducktales) and webby for that askgame!!

i know Little about the tmnt franchise personally but i can see you have The Brainrot SO!!!!!!

you delight me.

donnie

sexuality headcanon: either aromantic bisexual or aromantic lesbian, depending on what mood i'm in. very fond of aro lesbian though

gender headcanon: i am a genderfluid donnie truther to the grave

a ship i have with said character: i don't like literally any donnie ships so i'll just say donnie x his atomic lass posters

a brotp i have with said character: if i can answer with his literal brothers than him and mikey! pb&j duo gives me life! i love these chaotic little brothers! and if i can't say his actual brothers then obviously him and april. their friendship is everything to me and i wish there was more of it in both canon and fandom

a notp i have with said character: i feel like any tcest is a given (🤢) so i'll say apriltello. it's just exhausting and boring as hell to me. let girls and boys be friends.

a random headcanon: he keeps stim tools and other sensory supplies in the turtle tank for both himself and raph after one unfortunate mission they lost to a mutant that made the most horrid noise in the world.

general opinion over said character: i am so autistic about him. i couldn't be normal about him if i tried. that is my precious baby boy! he's helped me work through so much internalized ableism and even some trauma from my high school years and i want to shake him really hard

webby under cut to keep this post from being too long lmao

webby

sexuality headcanon: lesbian

gender headcanon: cis girl but only because scrooge is trans. alternatively i also think she could be agender in the autistic sense where she doesn't get gender norms and doesn't identify with any of it

a ship i have with said character: i don't actually ship anything involving webby or any of the kids because i kinda just want them to be kiddos and go on adventures and be silly and not have romance tied up in it.. but i kinda sorta like weblena a little. i can see the vision.

a brotp i have with said character: her and gosalyn could be so autistic together if they were just allowed to tALK TO EACH OTHER IN CANON DAMN IT

a notp i have with said character: HER AND THE TRIPLETS! the knowledge that most of these edits and fics are before the finale reveal doesn't actually make me feel any better ngl. for some reason loubby bothers me the most

a random headcanon: literally just straight projecting here but she hits herself pretty hard during meltdowns and always tried to hide it from scrooge, but he never thought it was weird. the first time he saw her meltdown was before the triplets arrived and he did a great job comforting her

general opinion over said character: MY PRECIOUS BABY!! DELIGHTFUL LITTLE AUTISTIC GIRL I CHERISH HER

[fyeah-tmnt]

Head cannons?

Oh boy so many, idk where to start.

But if i can make it simple (or obvious, idk which word works best here) i am a strong believer that all the turtles are queer and neurodivergent. (i even have two tags about that, you can see it on my pinned post or click them in the tags or this very post)

Not just because i want everything to "be gay and autistic" (then again, nothing would be wrong with that)

But simply because there are strong coding (sometimes it's simply canon like 2012!Mikey being ADHD and Rise!Donnie being autistic) hinting at neurodivergence and queerness, that being in the simple fact that they are literally a marginalised community (if it makes sense?) but also in more subtle details in the tv shows

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If we wanna go in the more specifics, that would take a lot of time...

One of my favourite is that the turtles (especially 2012) are at least bilingual (speaking English and Japanese because of their dad). They would have picked up English with TV/Books and hearing people in the streets.

So, i like to think of the typical bilingual problem happening to them all the time:

Leo: "Pass me the... er... the thing" Raph: "What thing?" Leo: "I forgot how it's called" Don: "Say it in Japanese" Leo: "... I also forgot how it's called in Japanese" ---

In general, my headcanons are pretty "harmless". They are either fun (like the latest one i mentioned) or "relatable" (like the first one) and i think it's pretty nice.

Thanks for asking <3

[shadowblaze001]

My Human versions of Rottmnt:

Raphael: Has a Hazelnut (or Milk Chocolate) skin tone, and has a well muscular body, with just like how he's compared to his turtle form. He has curly black hair with a curly ahoge sticking out on his head, with shaved side burns. He has big eyebrows and also has clean white teeth.

His Ninja outfit is usually black, with with the outline of it having signature favorite color red, with ripped sleeves that reveal his muscular arms, and his chest being a bit revealed as well.

Donnie: He has slightly tanned Rose Bege skin tone, with a nice built body. He had thick eyebrows like the ones from the show, and also some curly hair, with the back of it, brushed back, and medium length sideburns, and he has slight purple highlights on his bangs. He does have markings like from the show, but they are tattooed.

He does have the same gear from the show, such as goggles, should and knee pads, belt, and his battle shell, but his Ninja outfit the same, but with his favorite color. And he's Autistic

Leo: He has a tanned cinnamon skin tone, with a well muscular, yet slim body (since he speaks Spanish, I felt like I decided to make him Hispanic). He have steep arch eyebrows. He also does have marks on his arms and legs, just like from the show, except on his face. His markings on his face is just from a makeup pencil he used. He also have the same hair style just Donnie, but more of a tape up and has blue faded highlights.

His Ninja outfit was the same as Donnie, but his pants are a bit short. He also still has his gear from the show.

Mikey: He has caramel skin tone, with a slim body with some muscles. He has short curly hair with orang highlights in the ends of his hair, and rounded eyebrows.

His markings are on his Ninja outfit, with he painted and put stickers on it. He also has his same usual gear just link from the show, such as his bracelets and kneepads. His pants are also a bit short. Plus he has ADHD.

(A/n: That's all that I have for my Human Au of Rottmnt. I'm about to do some sexuality headcanons for them right now. But just let me know which character you want me to do first, and do the rest. The link is down here.)

[turtle-loving-enby]

hi!! hope you have fun doing the ask, also you don't have to answer to all of those :]

1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15

Thanks for asking!

1: What's your favourite iteration/version?

So far? Definitely Rise! I love the animation, the story, and especially the dynamics between the characters. I also find it awesome how the characters are allowed to be emotionally vulnerable with each other without their feelings being turned into a joke.

5: Coolest mutant/alien design in your opinion?

Okay, that's a hard one. If I had to choose, I'd probably go with the Rise design for Donnie, it tells you so much about his character before you even see him in action! But I also love the 2012 design for Mikey.

6: An unpopular opinion of yours

I don't know if this counts as an unpopular opinion, but Rise Donnie is older than Rise Leo. Oh, and I feel like Rise Mikey would get along well with 2012 Raph. They're both ready to murder people.

9: How much of the franchise have you seen/read?

The entirety of Rise, the first episodes of both the 87 and the 2003 version, and I'm halfway through season 4 of 2012. I've also watched Batman vs. TMNT

10: Who's your favourite turtle? What's your favourite version of them?

Favourite turtle is a split between Donnie and Mikey. My favourite Donnie version is Rise Donnie, for his sarcasm and awesome autistic representation, while my favourite Mikey is 2012 Mikey, because he reminds me a lot of myself when I was 12/13.

11: What is one headcanon you believe so strongly, you sometimes forget it's technically not canon?

Honestly? That Leo is gay. It doesn't matter which version, he's so queercoded I sometimes forget it's never been confirmed. That scene in Rises "Hidden City job"? There's no heterosexual explanation for that.

15: If you got mutated, which animal would you be mutated into? Which one would you want to be mutated into?

Since in most TMNT iterations, you get mutated into the animal you last touched/were in contact with, there's a high chance I'd get mutated into a guinea pig or a hermann's tortoise, since those are the animals I most often am in contact with. But if I could choose, probably some kind of bird, since then I'd be able to fly, or maybe a frog.

Thanks again for asking, it was a lot of fun to answer these!