#inb4 anybody says anything weird--my love for leo isn't romantic in nature obviously lol

[theashemarie]

Which turt is your fav? I thought it was Mikey, but you've been doing a lot of Leo recently.

Short answer: Mikey

Long answer:

Historically, it was Donnie. However, I haven't actually seen much of TMNT outside of Rise. I used to rent the first cartoon on VHS from the town video store when I was a tiny Ashe (yeah), but I don't remember much. I've seen the original live action movies a few times through the same avenue, and then I fell off turtle train. I liked Donnie because he was the purple one (fav color) and the smart, nerdy one (just like me fr).

With Rise though, I'd have to say that while Mikey comes out on top for me, I like the boys pretty equally. Mikey is just the one that grabbed me and shook me silly. I tend to like chaotic, warm-hearted, flippy characters, so he's right up my alley.

But the others? Donnie is still the one I relate to the most (considering we're both low empathy autistics) and who I see the most of myself in. I'm the oldest child in my family, so Raph always hits pretty close to home and I adore him. Leo though... Leo is my gayboy goofball. He reminds me so much of my fiancee, from the perpetual need to make a joke to the mannerisms to the way he talks. I have a soft spot for him because I see so much of her in him, but I also see the way that she loves him. There's something about seeing the person you love love a character.

They're all fun to write, but Leo's voice is the most interesting to me, right now. They all have rich inner lives, but, for the stories I'm writing now, Leo is the one who makes the most sense as narrator