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#raph and mikey’s gifts were from a place of love
fishsticksloser · 1 day
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I have another idea for requesttttt >:D
Okay, so the request is for rottmnt boys (obv) with S/O that loves beach (swimming is the ehh part) mostly just spending hours looking for seashells, sea glass, stones, etc. SO, whenever S/O gives the boys gifts even small once, they always find one or few seashells with the present like a small charms >^<
Thanks ahead🫧
-Ed
Collecting Shells
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RotTMNT x gn!reader
Warnings: fluff
A/N: thank you @mapleleavesart for your help with this! I've been struggling a lot and I'm so happy to have your support.
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Donnie
He's always making you gadgets and stuff
You didn’t really need them
Only half of them didn’t blow up
Donnie had to figure out a better way to make you happy with his gifts
Since he thought you didn’t like them cause you weren’t using them much (he feels guilty when they blow up)
So he starts watching you carefully
What made you smile the most, what got you excited
When y’all went to the pier and you immediately started picking at the sand
And handing him glass and rocks that were similar in color to his skin/eyes/etc
He realized that you loved collecting this kinda stuff
About a week later he makes you a little music box
Which is pretty nice all on its own
You thought it was just a plain jewelry box at first
He urges you to open it, there’s shells and seaglass inside
Along with an oyster necklace
And your favorite song playing inside
Donnie is very proud of this one and is eager for your inevitable praise
He'll occasionally make you more jewelry and such out of the sea glass, especially the ones you said reminded you of him
Leo
My guy goes above and beyond with this one honestly
You like to collect sea shells, sea glass, cool rocks, etc?
He is going with you to collect stuff
He’ll go out on his own on nights you two can’t talk and go to the beach and looks for stuff you like
This boy is so desperate for attention and approval
He’ll give you a handful of stuff the next time you see each other
His tail wags when he sees you get excited about it
Every time he thinks of you he’ll portal another one (shell, sea glass, etc) from his secret stash
He starts leaving some in odd, innocuous places
You find them for months to come
In your kitchen, your bathroom, on countertops or desks right where you can see them
Others are hidden in drawers or cabinets
You found one in a pot as you were making dinner once
But once he portaled it on your desk while you were working
You smile when you realize that he’s thinking of you as often or more often as you think about him
Mikey
Mikey also loves cool rocks
He stacks them
You’ve made a few towers with him once
He’ll hand you any pretty rock that reminds him of you
One beach trip he ran up to you and said “look! It matches your eyes”
He put it in your hand, smiled, and dashed off again
He decided to paint you the beach But it didn’t look complete
He went to the beach and took some sand and a few shells and pieces of sea glass
He laid out glue on the canvas
Sprinkled the sand over the beach part of the painting
And placed the shells and sea glass purposefully
It gave the piece some nice texture and some visual interest
Then he gifted it to you and insisted you hung it up in your room
So that, even when you were home, you have a part of the beach watching over you
He was so happy to show it to you, and to have his artwork hanging in your room
Raph
Raph knitted you a sweater
Put it in a bag with your favorite colored tissue paper
When you opened it and saw the sweater you thought that was it, because he had been promising to knit you something for ages
However, upon his urging you looked at the bottom of the bag
There was a small wooden box
Like the ones at craft stores that were meant to be painte
You open it
There’s a small collection of sea glass and rocks that you'd given him
You love it regardless
Raph grins and hugs you, picking you up as you both laugh
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saltydoesstuff · 9 months
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Love bites (Raph, Donnie, Leo, Mikey x Reader HCS)
((All characters are depicted as 18+ unless stated otherwise)) I FINALLY got this done! This has been in my drafts for a w h i l e and I'm so glad to be able to share it! technically suggestive??, biting, jealousy, love bites/marks, cuddling ------------------------------------------------ Raph: - He is an alligator snapping turtle, biting is what his species is known for! - He has chew toys hidden around his room so he can have something to bite into whenever he gets the urge, or when he gets frustrated so he doesn't grind his teeth together fighting the urge to bite. He has a very strong bite force and he doesn't want to hurt anyone. - But with you, as soon as you gave the okay for him to bite you he was a little hesitant. You wanted him to bite you? You were okay with it? He could take out your whole shoulder if he really wanted to! - It'd take a little for him to get used to the fact that you were okay with being bitten, but soon he is more than happy to do so. Biting is one of his love languages, and to be able to do it to you without worry of you getting upset really soothed him. - He is extra careful when biting you, starting off with gentle nips and nibbles along your shoulders when you two are cuddling in his room. Every time he thinks he may have gotten a bit hard on a particular nip he will kiss the spot and ask if you are alright, looking at you with the biggest puppy dog eyes. - The only time he would be less gentle in his biting is if he's jealous. Raph is not one to get jealous super easily, nor let it show. He trusts you completely, but sometimes when the person trying to hit on you is just not getting the hint that you are not only not interested but taken- he could only feel the steam coming from his nostrils as he huffs and glared at the person. Afterwards, when you are both are alone- Raph will suddenly pull you by the waist back into his plastron, he head leaning down and snout nuzzled against the side of your neck. "Uh.. Raph?" You ask, glancing at him through the corner of your eye, "Are you okay big guy?" There's a brief moment of hesitation, before there is a sharp pain searing into the spot between your neck and shoulder; making you inhale sharply and wince. - Yeah.. you needed a bit of bandages after that. His teeth had broken skin and had you bleeding. The poor guy felt so bad, apologizing frantically as he patched you up. You had to constantly reassure him that was alright, despite his many protests that no it was not alright. He clung onto you for the rest of the night, mumbling apologies and kissing the bandages every chance he could. - Yet despite his immense guilt for hurting you, he couldn't help the sense of pride he got whenever he saw the mark once the bandages came off. It was a physical sign that you were his, and now everyone could see it. - And if you ever bite back? Oh you will have a very flustered and smitten turtle on your hands. Donnie: - He isn't much of a biter. At least.. at first. - Donnie has a bit of difficulty showing physical affection at times, even more so verbally expressing it. Which is why his main go to of showing love is gift giving. - When you both started dating, there was a long adjustment period of getting comfortable with getting physically affectionate past platonic gestures. It started small, linking each other's pinkies together when you thought no one was paying attention and holding hands when you slept together in place of cuddling. Times in the morning where a very sleepy soft shell will come up beside you as you prepared coffee for you both and gently bunt his head against yours as a greeting as he picked up his mug and headed towards his lab.
- It had progressed steadily and soon you often found yourself being the stress toy for your purple clad lover. He had found it actually much easier to work while you were on his lap, so that's where you stayed most of the time when he had projects to work on but also wanted to spend time with you. You would face him, your legs wrapped loosely around his waist and arms hugging his middle as he had his head rested on your shoulder to peer down at whatever he was tinkering with that day. His claws would gently run up and down your spine in a mindless manner, and when he got frustrated his hands would come up to your love handles and squeeze while he tried to find a work around. - One of these times, he had gotten a bit too frustrated. He had been working on a new upgrade for Shelldon, but nothing he did seemed to turn out the way he wanted. You were half asleep on his lap at this point, having been there quite a while at this rate. That's when you felt his teeth sink into the flesh of your shoulder. - He didn't break skin, but his canines dug into your shoulder just enough to leave a little bruising mark. The feeling was enough to make you jolt slightly with a little yelp, startling Donnie in turn. - He pulled away and looked at you quizzically, not seeming to grasp what exactly had happened at first. Then he takes notice of the mark forming on your shoulder and the man short circuits. - Is quick to apologize and offer to get you an icepack to help the bruising through his own flustered state, stammering and tripping over his words. Yet, his grip is firm- keeping you in place on his lap, like he was afraid you would try to get off after he bit you. - He had chalked it up to simply being apart of his more animalistic instincts, a side he is normally the best at repressing compared to his brothers (at least he tells himself that). Still, he tries to take precautions to avoid making the same error. Unless you encourage the behavior, then he is more lenient towards allowing the action to repeat. Just more gently from now on. - His bites are rare, but when they do come they are gentle and almost teasing depending on the situation. His favorite places to nibble is along your collarbone and sometimes the lobe of your ear. - The only time he will deliberately leave lasting marks is out of jealousy, and as we all know the soft shell is very quick to get jealous. Expect to be covered in marks for the next two weeks.
Leo: - Leo would actually be revealed to be a bit of a biter early on in the relationship, a split moment while you both were play wrestling that he had turned his head suddenly and sunk his teeth into the skin of your wrist while you had him pinned. It had caught you off guard, long enough for the slider to get the advantage and over power you. The next second you found yourself on your back with a very smug turtle straddling your waist. - It didn't seem to click for him at first just what he had done, only as he opened his mouth to tease did he notice the flabbergasted expression on your face did it sink in that he had actually bit you. - His eyes darted from the faint mark forming on your wrist to your face a couple times, looking equally as shocked- only his face definitely felt ten times warmer. - He would try to play it off at first, saying that you two never agreed not to bite, so it was still fair game. "All is fair in love and war, mi vida.~" - The biting would not happen again for a while after that, and Leo would get slightly embarrassed every time you try to bring it up in a teasing manner. Bringing it up in a playful tone that you wouldn't mind being bitten, this only served to make the slider more flustered. - Next time he bites you however, is during a sleepover at your apartment. You both had decided to have a cozy night in, cuddled up on your bed and watching movies through whatever streaming services you have. - You were staring blankly at the screen, trying to fight the effect that gravity was having on your eye lids. Leo was behind you, holding you against his plastron- his snout nuzzled into the crook between your neck and shoulder. You could feel his soft breathing against your skin; not quite enough to lead you to believe that he was asleep, but still gentle. - Slowly, his snout trailed upwards- grazing the corner of your jaw as he moved. You didn't think much of it, assuming he may be simply adjusting slightly to get in a more comfortable position- that was until you felt the tips of his canines catch onto the lobe of your ear, tugging and biting gently. - The squeal that left your mouth is still something Leo laughs about to this day. Your flustered and embarrassed reaction to such an innocent test was hilarious, or so he would say. You would heavily beg to differ on multiple of those points. - Once establishing your comfort with his biting, Leo will bite regularly. Not nearly as much as Raph or Mikey per say, but close. More often than not it's more just to get a reaction out of you, he just loves how red your face gets to the simple actions. Other times to have a physical marker that you were his, even if the bites were only in places that he could see. The action still mattered. Oh don't worry, he would never bite you in public. Only behind closed doors when you both are alone. - If he ever bit you out of jealousy, much like Donnie those marks would be e v e r y w h e r e- and not going away anytime soon. He trusts you completely, but apparently other people won't take the hint that you were his unless they saw you covered in his marks. He takes satisfaction in their reactions and defeat. Only he was your champion, no one else.
Mikey: - Biting is also what Box turtles are known for! It's a form of a courting/mating gesture for his species. - I'd say he'd bite you early on into the relationship in the form of soft nibbles, more playful than anything. Say he has you in his arms and he buried his snout into the crook of your neck, he'll gently nibble at your flesh in-between kisses to fluster you. He thinks your adorable flustered! - It's hard to say if he would ever say why he bites you. He would only answer if you asked him directly about it, as to then he would sheepishly admit what it means to him. If you're uncomfortable with it he will gladly stop though! - If you encourage the behavior however, or even go as far as to bite him back at some point? Oh, he just fell even harder! - His favorite spots are your shoulders, thighs and the tips of your ears, you make the cutest squeaks when his canines nip at your earlobe and he just can't get enough! - His bites will become more frequent during cuddle sessions or play fighting to gain the upper hand, you can't tell me this man would not use tricks to catch you off guard- - Despite it all however, he would be rather gentle with his bites. He knows his teeth are sharp, and he doesn't want to accidentally hurt you. But from time to time he will get a bit rougher and leave marks. He will make sure to apologize if it starts bleeding, immediately offering to patch it up. He isn't as panicked as Raph is, but still worries. - Jealousy is a whole different matter. Mikey trusts you, he really does! But those flirting with you just don't seem to understand that you are taken sometimes.. perhaps a few lasting marks will fix that! - This sneaky bastard will make sure some of his bites are hard to cover up, wanting people to see them. To see who you belong to. - But overall he is very sweet and caring with his affections towards you, no matter what form they take.
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ghostytoad · 7 months
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* Fun n' Games *
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ROTTMNT Boys x GN! Leo-esque reader who enjoys drama, making jokes, and being overall awesome
Summary: The Hamato brothers unexpectedly fall for the smug, but genuine, fun-loving reader despite their egocentric habits
Headcanons for: Leo
GN! Reader; Romantic; Fluff, Mild Angst || Words: 2.3k
Raph | Donnie | Mikey | Bonus!!
Leo:
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oho, hello good lookin'~ it's nonstop flirting and banter from the minute they met and it's not going to stop anytime soon
finally! someone who has a sense of humor and can appreciate a good one-liner or two! and they can dish it out as well as they can take it? be still, my beating heart!
leo genuinely finds it to be a gift from the gods that y/n shares his brand of comedy and will not let up on it when he's around them
the romantic tension between y/n and leo is so thick that he could probably slice through it with his odachi - it makes his brothers sick to have to listen to all the schmoozing but leo ADORES the flirting praise
the boy would bend over backwards for y/n; he'd sell his prized jupiter jim collectibles for them if they asked him to (maybe… he'd probably still keep one or two tho)
there's an unspoken and ongoing (very friendly) rivalry between them; leo and y/n are constantly looking to one up each other and it's getting to ridiculous levels of competitive; they won't stop until things hit "deadly" levels and one of them almost ends up getting hurt
even little everyday tasks become a competition for the two of them, there's just no end to their games
grocery shopping? betcha i can save more money than you! pizza night? i can stuff twice as many pizza slices in my mouth than you can. hanging out in donnie's lab? hoo boy, i guarantee i can make him snap first.
it's the bane of donnie's existence, considering he's the target of most of their shenanigans; if he has to endure another one of their "who can ruin donnie's day" games, he swears it'll be the start of his villain arc
mikey's the unofficial score-keeper and peacemaker when things get too heated between the two of them; although he's more likely to stoke the flames than intervene… he just happens to enjoy watching them get carried away (not that he'd say it to their face). definitely enables the chaos to a terrible degree
"no way, you know i totally had that game last night before you went on to blow up my spot with your little tackle! next time we portal our way onto the superbowl field mid-game, i'm leaving YOU on the sidelines and scoring that touchdown solo!" (concerned raph sounds in the background)
they've absolutely plotted to portal their way into "hard to access" places like the white house or splinter's secret lounge room, but raph and donnie made them promise not to do it for very different reasons (donnie doesn't want to have to bail them out if they get stuck and raph is just being raph)
leo and y/n's carefree attitudes combined has landed them into trouble with the law a few times, both in new york and the hidden city
together, they're banned from like 10 different places and they're legally not allowed within 100 feet of any magicians; leo's only explanation for that is "we couldn't tell if it was part of the costume or if the guy actually had a barber-stache and how were we supposed to know he was blind?!". to this day, no one knows what he's talking about.
leo would absolutely hide the evidence of a crime for y/n; he ain't no snitch either and he's not going to let his bestie take the fall for something that TOTALLY wasn't their fault! more than likely, he'd blame their antics on hypno or if it's something not so bad, splinter.
senor hueso has an entire wall dedicated to leo and y/n: The Wall of Failures and Stupid Mistakes That You Will Surely Learn Nothing From
it has photos of all the times leo and y/n went on a fun little adventure and ended up being taken hostage by a villain, thrown in jail, or overall just beat up (they're mostly selfies and yes, leo is smiling and posing in all of them)
he would never let y/n get into any major trouble and he has the common sense to remember that y/n is only human, so at the very least he knows not to do anything too dangerous when they're around; he's reckless but he doesn't have a death wish
"i'm all for a good espionage mission and all, but this is big mama we're talking about! i say we sit this one out and wait for another chance to come along so we can try on these rad bellhop uniforms."
the two of them have made it a point to announce their arrival anywhere by doing the team rocket motto; occasionally mikey or april will join in as meowth. they have the costumes to match and will inexplicably be wearing them every time they do it.
they truly enable the worst in each other; raph insists on tagging along as the unofficial babysitter to every little hangout because of their chaotic nature, meanwhile donnie has protocols for every possible "doomsday" scenario they could initiate with their little stunts. zombies or accidentally reviving the shredder is at the top of that list.
matching outfits are a big must for leo; someone as UH-MAZING as y/n is absolutely worthy of leo's impeccable fashion sense and there's no way he's gonna pass up a chance to twin with y/n. if they refuse to match with him for whatever reason, he will pout about it for days.
whenever leo is sad or feeling a little down, y/n is the first person he goes to for a little cheering up. they somehow know just what to say to make the boy feel like a champion. and no, he didn't give them a script to read off of! (he totally did)
even with all the flirting and pick-up lines, leo still dreads the thought of ever admitting his feelings to y/n; he's a confident turtle, sure, but that's just the face part of being the face man. he's secretly an insecure mess when it comes to them
will become a flustered mess if y/n genuinely compliments or praises him; he'll stutter for a good minute or two before finally snapping back to his suave cool guy persona (which doesn't fool anyone, he's OBVIOUSLY crushing hard)
after an unfortunate night of misadventure, leo's forced to confess to his feelings AND his crimes
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Well, some adventure this was turning out to be.
"Get in there! Y'all got the right to keep yer traps shut!"
Yep. What a real swell time.
Being hauled away in a prison ball, headed to the Hidden City Police Headquaters, all the while Big Mama's men chasing close behind.
"So much for the adventure of a lifetime." Y/N hissed bitterly as they tugged and pulled from the tangle of limbs they found themselves in, trapped inside the small bubble with Leo tightly packed alongside them.
"Well, maybe if SOMEONE weren't such a slowpoke, we'd have made it back! And I'd like to say for the record, you are the WORST lookout. Maybe next time try to keep up, will ya?" the turtle spat back with a scathing glare.
Y/N could only muster a hearty scoff as they balled their fists, unable to throw a punch from how they were positioned. Their heel found a suitable landing in the direct center of Leonardo's plastron and dug in with a stomp, eliciting a pained groan from him and a satisfied smirk from Y/N.
"If you weren't so cocky, we might've ACTUALLY pulled off your little stunt! But nooo, Leo just HAS to get in the last word!"
"OHO, pot calling the kettle black now, eh?" Leo wore his signature smug expression and attempted to jab a digit into Y/N's forehead. Given the way his arm was caught between his bent thighs, he only managed a slight graze before opting for a flick instead.
The two bickered and took shots at each other throughout the trip, much to the chagrin of the arresting officials steering nearby. It was gonna be a long night for everyone.
At the station, Leonardo and Y/N were placed into holding together, both of them choosing to sulk in silence on opposite sides of the confined room. It wasn't until Y/N was being processed that the question of what to do with the human came up for the arresting officers. With Leo's odachi confiscated, it wasn't like they could just send Y/N home on their own, but they couldn't leave Y/N in the same cell as powerful, human-loathing yokai. Leaving the pair to stew in their anger, the officers left to deliberate on Y/N's fate.
Silence followed. Neither one wanting to give in to this bitter game of chicken, Leo instead let out a loud, exaggerated sigh.
Silence.
Irked by the lack of response, he threw his head back and gave a loud, guttural groan of frustration.
"Right. So you aren't talking to me." he rolled his eyes and forced his gaze back onto Y/N, who sat indignantly across from him on a cold cement bench, their knees held close to their chest.
Not even a glance back.
"Oh, come on! You can't actually believe this is my fault! If anything, you should be mad at the guard that threw us out and called the cops! He's the one who got us in this little mess!"
Nothing.
The silence tore at Leo's chest, his heart thumping heavily against his plastron as he dejectedly sat back against the cold wall. It was unlike Y/N to ignore him like this. With every second, the stillness became unbearable. This little adventure was truly a disaster, not just for the predicament the two found themselves in but also for the lengths Leonardo had gone to ensure Y/N would have a good time. So that HE would have a good time with them. It didn't matter to him that they could be facing time in prison. That whole deal was practically child's play to the mischeivious mutant. It didn't even matter that they faced a total ban from the mystic city itself. It was the fact that he might've dashed any chance he had of winning over Y/N's affections.
'You just HAD to fuck it up, didn't you? You had to go out and be an asshole!' a booming inner voice fed into his insecurity and the crushing weight was enough to curl the red-eared slider into a fetal position, his lower lip quivering as he fought back tears.
"I…" a sniffle broke Leo from the spiraling despair he'd been wallowing in, unsure if the sound came from him.
"Am I… holding you back, Leo?"
Another sniffle and this time, he was sure the sound came from across the room. Peering over at the source of the sound, he found Y/N curled in on themselves, little hiccups causing their small form to quake and shudder. They were crying.
"Y/N?" Shifting from the bench, Leo took a few hesitant steps towards them as his hand ghosted across their shoulder before pulling away. His face wrought with guilt and worry, he debated scooping them up in his arms and holding them tightly to him right then and there. But he couldn't bring himself to do it. The thought of rejection stopped him in his tracks.
"I don't know why I do it. Why I try so hard to prove that I deserve to be around you." Y/N continued, their voice muffled as they buried their face in their knees. "I'm- I'm just a human. I'm not as strong. I'm not as quick. I can't compete with you and your mystic skills. I can't even keep lookout for you!"
"What? Y/N, no, you got it all wrong! Yeah, you're a human but I-"
"Just stop it! Stop!" Forcing back a loud hiccup, their head shot up to meet Leo's concerned gaze with a fierce, stubborn glare.
"You DON'T have to feel sorry for me and you DON'T have to keep me around! So why? Why keep me around when all I do is drag you behind?"
Their narrow eyes locked themselves with his, desperately searching his expression for any hint of pity. All Leo could do was chuckle, his concern melting into fondness.
"I don't feel sorry for you. Sure, you've looked better but I was so afraid I was the one holding YOU back."
"H-Huh? Me?"
"Y/N." The turtle sighed as he plopped himself down beside them, allowing their back to rest against his side as they unfurled from their little ball of sadness. "You ARE a human, yeah. But do you get how cool that makes you? You can do so much more than I ever could! Look, I might have my good looks, my mad skills, and my amazing charm, but you have that and more in… whew, in spades and for you, it's practically effortless."
As Leo moved to wipe a tear from Y/N's eye, he cupped his other hand on their damp cheek and with a tender tap of his thumb, he parted their lips slightly and moved in to plant his lips softly against theirs. The ghosting of his lips left enough room for Y/N to pull away if they felt uncomfortable. Instead he was nearly knocked back with the full force of Y/N's lips crashing against his, their body leaning over him and practically trapping him underneath their warmth. Leo's hands held firmly onto Y/N's sides and he eased himself back against the cold of the bench, breaking the kiss to let out a soft chuckle.
"I love y-"
"Well, well, well~ Looks like someone owes me 3 months of chores." a familiar, taunting voice hummed not too far from the two.
A jingling of keys had them both whipping their heads towards the now-open cell door, spotting the unmistakable, cocky face of Donatello leaning against the bars with crossed arms.
"D-Donnie?!"
"Yeah, yeah, you two can get back to your little makeout session. But I thought you'd like to know I paid your bail, you're welcome." He waved them off as he began down the hall. Some adventure this turned out to be.
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Bonus comic: Leo definitely used his one phone call to call Señor Hueso
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theturtlelovers · 27 days
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のレリᄊアノᄃ 丂乇メ 
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Pairing: Leo/fem!Reader Rating: Explicit Contents: Leo gets injured during patrol and he gets in the mood for some love making time Warnings: 18+, mdni, brief mention of blood from a wound, hickeys, creampies, unprotected p in v (wrap it up peeps) Wordcount: 4,139 Sentence Prompt: # 14 + 67
𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕤
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Notes: Wow, this one actually took quite some time to finish, and I'm surprised by the word count. I believe this might be the post with the highest word count I have so far!
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He didn't intend to get injured; it was purely accidental, or at least that's what Leo assured you. You had no reason to doubt him, aware that he prided himself on emerging from skirmishes unscathed. When you've inquired before, he likened the sensation of a human punch to a light slap. His tough, scaled skin rendered him relatively impervious to the average human's blows, which were what he typically faced on patrols during robberies, inmate escapes, and the like.
This time, the incident involved a random drunk man who had been ejected from a bar. The turtles happened to be passing by when they noticed the bar owner, looking quite irritated, forcibly escorting the inebriated individual outside. Sensing potential trouble as he observed the man stagger away, Leo dispatched Donnie and Raph to carry on with their patrol while he and Mikey hung back to ensure the drunk didn't cause any further disturbances.
Unfortunately, the drunk man did cause trouble, picking a fight with a teenager who accidentally bumped into him. Observing the youth's attire, Leo guessed aloud that the kid was likely on his way home from a late basketball game, given the sport's uniform he was wearing.
As was their nature, Leo and Mikey sprang into action without hesitation. The teenager took the opportunity to flee during the scuffle, which was for the best since he didn't need to be involved in the first place. Mikey initiated his peace-making efforts, his good-hearted nature leading him to let down his guard to appear friendlier. However, approachable as a mutant turtle might be, he was still an unusual sight for a drunk man grappling with the fear he was hallucinating. Blinded by alcohol-fueled rage, the man suddenly drew a Glock from his pants and pointed it at Mikey.
Fear and panic were emotions Leo found unfamiliar and unsettling. When moment April found them—though it was more of a rediscovery, considering she had known them prior to their mutation—he was primarily concerned with how she would react with the information of their existence, knowing she posed no physical threat to them. He hadn’t genuinely felt them until the Foot Clan blasted a hole in their sewer home, Shredder nearly beat their father to death, and he and the two youngest were captured like animals. Raph was missing, and in the midst of his concern for his siblings, Leo had little capacity to consider his whereabouts. Luckily, that situation was settled with Shredder's defeat and Sacks' arrest.
That heightened sense of awareness, once sparked, never truly faded for Leo. The persistent fear that someone could tear his family apart lingered constantly in the back of his mind. Your support during their moments of respite was invaluable; you had a gift for easing his anxieties, reassuring him of his strengths and the progress his brothers were making in self-defense. And even though you seldom mentioned it, understanding his mixed feelings on the matter, you once suggested that his brothers might eventually collaborate with the police force individually, rather than always as a team.
However, when Leo saw the gun aimed at Mikey, his youngest and sweetest brother, those feelings of fear and panic surged anew, compelling him to act instinctively. He positioned himself in front of Mikey, turning to shield them both with his shell. The sight of a second towering turtle startled the inebriated man into a frenzy, and in his alarm, he fired the Glock.
Mikey remained unharmed, but the bullet found its mark in Leo's thigh.
Just as quickly the situation happened, the man was apprehended and placed into police custody.
Ironically, Leo didn't even notice he'd been injured until Donnie brought it to his attention back at their lair. The wound appeared more severe than it actually was; it hadn't struck any vital arteries or tendons. Yet, as a surface wound, it bled profusely, likely exacerbated by adrenaline and his continued movement. Donnie easily fished out the bullet and stitched up the wound.
As Leo sat on the couch, he silently brooded, carefully masking his emotions while watching Raph and Mikey play video games. It was clear to anyone that Mikey felt guilty about the incident. Leo appreciated that Mikey was taking responsibility, acknowledging that his passive approach had escalated the situation, and offering a heartfelt apology. Despite this, a sting remained—not from the physical pain of the injury, which was linked to Mikey's inaction, but from the realization that Mikey was maturing. They were all growing up and evolving, a fact that brought both pride and a poignant sense of change.
Over the years, Raph had mellowed significantly. His anger became more focused during fights rather than exploding unpredictably like a tank's heat round. He even earned the trust to lead the team on some nights when the intensity was manageable. Leo vividly recalled the first time he challenged Raph to take the lead, fed up with his constant bickering. Raph, initially frozen with terror, was surprisingly humbled when the team returned more frazzled than when they had left. Although Splinter scolded Leo for his approach, there was a certain satisfaction in having Raph finally respect his leadership. Following the Kraang incident, Leo gradually began to relax, allowing Raph to take charge more frequently, initially with guidance. Over time, Leo found he needed to offer fewer and fewer pointers.
Donnie was still somewhat of a hermit, a trait that likely wouldn't change, which wasn't necessarily bad given his introverted nature. However, he was gradually coming out of his shell, engaging more with the world beyond his screens. Leo particularly appreciated Donnie's growing desire to improve his combat skills, as it provided a chance for the two brothers to spend one-on-one time together. Yet, as Donnie's skills sharpened, Leo found it increasingly challenging to best him in sparring matches. Even Raph, the physically strongest of them, was starting to struggle against Donnie.
Mikey was like experiencing whiplash with his dramatic transformations as he aged. The youngest was still brimming with energy, his jokes flowing as freely as candy from a pocket. Remarkably, he began taking accountability for his actions, cleaning up after his mistakes, and willingly taking on responsibilities without shirking them. However, Mikey's transition wasn't quiet. He often stonewalled during discussions about accountability and responsibility. His mood swings were abrupt, shifting from calm and content to inexplicably irritable when others presumed ignorance on his part. His bouts of anger, rivaling both Leo's and Raph’s combined, occasionally alarmed everyone, given that Mikey's default had always been to diffuse tension with humor. But almost as if it never happened, Mikey's emotional and mental state eventually stabilized into a more mature version of himself.
Everyone briefly wondered if Mikey was experiencing trauma, but the fact that he seemed more fulfilled with life after the tumultuous period reassured them and dispelled those concerns.
Then there was Leonardo, the leader in blue, currently wrestling with the idea that his brothers might no longer need him to look after their needs. He would always keep an eye on them, as neglecting to do so would contradict his nature as the eldest brother. However, the incident with the purple ooze, which caused a rift in his family, had truly opened his eyes. He never wanted to face your wrath again, having been viciously reminded that just because he wasn't used to the idea of his brothers possibly leaving to build their own lives—whether they remained turtles or mutated into humans—he needed to accept that they might not need him as much.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sudden warmth of your soft touch on his shoulders. How you managed to sneak up on him at times was beyond him. "Are you doing okay? Donnie told me what happened during patrol." Leo's insides melted as he looked into the gentle eyes you were giving him.
He nodded with a small smile, taking your hand in his and placing a chaste kiss on your knuckles. "I'll be fine. I'll be back to normal before you know it." The corner of your lips lifted into a smile. So pretty.
Mikey spun around. "Oh hey, (Y/n)! When did you get here?" Raph only turned his head to look.
"Not too long ago." Your focus turned on them. "Heard you ran into a bit of trouble."
The youngest grimaced at the reminder but managed to maintain a lopsided grin. "Yeah, it was kind of my fault. But hey! We kicked their butts before they could even say 'Pizza Hut'!"
Raph rolled his eyes. "There was no way he was thinking of pizza in that moment, you doofus."
"Okay, but I was! I was hungry!"
You perched on the arm of the chair where Leo was sitting, gently leaning against his side as you watched the two exchange playful banter and dive back into their video game. Leo quickly made you comfortable, wrapping his arm around your waist and drawing you closer against him.
This had become what he looked forward to at the end of each day: returning to you, waiting with open arms and a sweet smile. You were his constant. His slice of peace. Although the years and the pressures of their lives had subtly shaped your personality, at your core, you remained the same person he had first met. His thumb gently traced the curve of your hip as he rested his head against you, quietly inhaling deeply to savor your scent. If you noticed, you didn't mention it.
As the day drew to a close, Leo finally had you all to himself in his room. He didn't mind sharing your company with his family, as it always comforted him to know how well you got along with them.
You moved around his room with such ease, changing into pajamas you had stashed in one of his dressers. It pleased him every time he thought about how pieces of you were scattered throughout his space. A hairbrush, aligned neatly alongside some hair products, sat on the very dresser you were rummaging through. A few photos of the two of you, and some with everyone else, adorned the cement walls. You had even added string lights, choosing blue because they reminded you of Leo, and you just had to get them for him.
Without a second thought, he pressed himself against your partially clad back, where you were still wearing a bralette. You let out a soft sound of surprise when he placed a kiss on your shoulder.
"Leo," you warned, though there was no real malice in your voice.
"Hmm?" He feigned innocence, continuing to plant kisses up the side of your neck.
"What do you think you're doing? You're injured," you remarked, slowly turning around to face him. He let you turn, choosing instead to press his lips to the top of your head.
His mouth quirked up in a half-smile. "Tis but a scratch." That got a chuckle out of you.
“I’m serious, Leo. You really should be sitting down and resting,” you insisted, gently pushing him back toward his bed. While you both knew you couldn’t physically move Leo if he resisted, as he was a force of nature, he always allowed you to guide him where you wanted him to be.
Leo’s hands continued to roam freely over your body, tracing every dip and curve of your shape. Each contour was familiar to him, yet he remained tempted to explore it anew, regardless of how long you had been together. You followed his lead, your fingers tracing over his green scaled skin.
A brief, comfortable silence fell between you, unforced and easy. No words were necessary.
The tip of your nail lightly trailed over the raised scars lining his arms. "If I could, I would kiss away all of your scars." Your expression remained neutral as you observed him, but the waver in your voice betrayed your emotions. You empathized deeply with him, feeling the pain he must have endured as if it were your own.
There you go again, disarming him completely. In the past, he might have found this alarming, perhaps even considering you a threat to the defenses he'd built around his mind. But now, the idea of pushing you away was unimaginable. Your mind, body, and soul were too tantalizing and addictive for him to ever consider distancing himself.
Leo was at a loss for words as a small flush rose to his cheeks. Although he had never really viewed the scars he'd earned over the years as anything negative, it deeply touched him that you wished he had never had to endure the pain that caused them in the first place.
Since he couldn't find the words to express his feelings, Leo simply offered you a sweet smile and pressed his lips against yours. You sighed contently, naturally melting into his touch. The way your movements effortlessly synchronized always filled him with a sense of awe and satisfaction that no one else could provide.
The kiss deepened gradually, almost of its own accord, his tongue slipping between your plush lips in a practiced dance. His large hands encircled your waist, pulling you closer, your body significantly warmer than his turtle form could ever become.
With effortless strength, his hands moved to the underside of your thighs, lifting you up and gently setting you down on the bed beneath him. His breath was already heavy, despite having barely begun.
You squeaked in surprise, "Leo, you're going to hurt yourself." Your concern for him always came across as endearing.
"It’s sex, not an Olympic sport. I promise I can handle it," he chuckled, his voice rich with amusement. His mouth eagerly moved to the exposed skin of your chest, sucking gently. You let out a soft sigh, your eyelashes fluttering in response.
"Fine," you pouted cutely. "Just let me know if things start to get too much, okay?"
"Always." He murmurs against your skin.
Leo's fingers meticulously explored, slowly removing the remaining clothes you hadn't yet taken off. His lips seemed to move with a will of their own, seeking every curve and crevice to kiss and suckle on, leaving marks that were carefully placed where they wouldn't be visible to the outside world.
After what seemed like an eternity to you, Leo finally removed your bottoms, and his hands took their time exploring your most intimate area. You bit your bottom lip in anticipation, watching intently as Leo's movements brought his face closer to the space between your thighs.
His tongue eagerly reached out, tracing a long, wet line along your core. If his eyes had been open, you might have seen them roll back in sheer pleasure. You tasted musky and sweet, a flavor he yearned to savor more deeply. Firmly holding your thighs to prevent you from closing them, he suckled on the sensitive bundle of nerves that quivered with need. You let out a moan, your muscles tensing beneath him. As he continued, one of his hands gently caressed your breast, kneading the soft tissue and pinching your nipple. Unnoticed by him, his own arousal was evident, tightly confined within his shorts, but he had no intention of attending to himself just yet—you were his focus, far more important in this moment.
The sounds you made were music to his ears. He groaned deeply, a resonant churring emanating from his chest, as his hips pressed desperately into the mattress. Your hands, seeking something to grasp, found his arms draped over your torso and thighs, holding onto them tightly.
"Fuck, don't stop..." you whined, your voice a beautiful plea. It thrilled him to his core knowing he was succeeding in pleasing you so thoroughly.
Leo remained steadfast in guiding you to the precipice of ecstasy, unafraid of the fall, for he would be there to catch you, as he always had. His tongue shifted its focus to your clit, allowing him to slide his thick finger into your sopping depths. When he curled his finger in that perfect way he knew you loved, it sent you writhing, a choked moan escaping your lips.
This was a kind of torture he relished, with spikes of intense need coursing through his body as he ground his pelvis into the soft blankets spread across the bed, now creased and bunched from your combined movements. Leo felt no shame as he groaned against your cunt, having long moved past any reservations in your shared sexual exploits.
Leo could tell you were nearing the edge as your thighs began to twitch more erratically under his grip, and your moans grew louder and came in shorter bursts. Somehow, his efforts intensified, driven by the desire to bring you to climax around his finger.
"Oh, God! I'm gonna cum!" Your feet kicked slightly, a reaction that might have made Leo chuckle if he hadn't been so intently focused, his attention fully claimed by the task between your legs.
A sharp suck on your clit coupled with a final, deliberate curl of his finger sent you into a state of bliss, your voice stammering out his name as a flush spread across your skin. As you shuddered beautifully beneath him, Leo marveled at his fortune, wondering what he had done to deserve such a blessing as you. His tongue enthusiastically lapped at the juices pooling from your core, keenly aware of how your inner walls clenched around his tongue each time he dipped it inside you.
Once you began to whimper, he finally pulled away, his lips and chin glistening with your essence. Seeing him, usually so composed, in such a disheveled state was shockingly obscene. You were certain Leo would be mortified if anyone saw him like this—flushed with arousal and messy from your release.
The sight left you more turned on than ever before.
"Lee," you called out, but he didn't respond, busy licking your slick from his lips and staring at your pussy with a dazed expression. "Leo." This time, he looked up, and the intense heat in his eyes sent goosebumps spreading across your arms. "Baby, I need you inside me, please."
Your plea sounded like the answer to every prayer he had ever uttered. In his haste to remove his shorts and position himself between your legs once more, a searing pain suddenly shot through his leg, halting his frantic movements.
He hissed, uttering a few 'ow's, and froze in place while gripping your knees to keep them steady. Your eyes widened with concern as you looked up at him.
"Are you okay?" You asked.
"Shit, yeah. Just give me a moment. I got a little ahead of myself there," Leo admitted. He took a few deep breaths, waiting for the pain to subside.
Despite the inconvenience of the gunshot wound, it fortunately didn't dampen the mood. Especially for Leo, since you were so patient beneath him, waiting for him to recover. However, you couldn't help but smirk at him.
You must have noticed him questioning the expression on your face. "I told you, you were going to hurt yourself," you said with a knowing look.
"Shut up," he huffed, his voice tinged with embarrassment. You giggled and leaned up to press a kiss to his lips, tasting yourself on them.
The kiss served as a welcome distraction, helping him to ignore the flare-up of pain from his injury. He adjusted himself carefully, positioning the leg that would normally have pressed onto the injured one, onto his shoulder instead to keep you comfortable.
You quickly took his throbbing member in your hand, running the head along your soaked folds. Both of you moaned softly as the tip grazed the nerves that Leo had tenderly swollen with his mouth.
After a moment, you guided him inside you, and he sighed in relief as he felt your warm, wet walls envelop his cock. This sensation was familiar yet something Leo could never fully acclimate to, no matter how many times you welcomed him. You squeezed your eyes shut and let your head fall back with a soft whimper, feeling completely filled by him and still somewhat sensitive from your previous orgasm.
It was as if you encompassed Leo's entire sensory system. He could smell you, feel you, hear you—the aroma of your earlier climax permeating the room with the scent of sex. The way your inner walls fluttered around him, despite being nearly filled to the brink, was intoxicating. And the soft pants you took in an attempt to calm yourself only served to excite him further, making him even harder than before. Again, he wondered: What had he done to deserve you?
"Can I move?" Leo asked, aware that although you handled him wonderfully, he could still be a lot to adjust to, regardless of your experience with him.
You nodded and whimpered, "Yes, Lee, please..."
"Since you asked so nicely," Leo murmured, biting his lower lip to maintain some semblance of control over his voice. He began to slowly pull out, leaving just the tip inside, before pushing back in deeply.
The gentle pace was good initially, warming both of you up and allowing time to adjust to being so intimately connected. However, as Leo's desires grew more potent, it seemed you were also feeling the same urge for more. The way your brows began to knit together was a clear indication that you, too, were ready for him to intensify the rhythm.
Leo leaned down, adjusting the leg on his shoulder so it rested in the crook of his arm, allowing him to press his chest against yours to feel the intense heat radiating from you, a sensation he reveled in. His thrusts became sharper and quicker, eliciting gasps from your lips. The sweat accumulating on your skin deliciously rubbed against his plastron.
Despite the slight change in position reawakening the pain from his gunshot wound, Leo was too caught up in the addictive pleasure you provided to let it bother him significantly. The discomfort wasn't enough to stop him from continuing to drive himself between your legs, savoring everything you willingly offered to him alone.
With his face now close to yours, he captured your lips in a passionate kiss, both to swallow your moans and to muffle his own sounds of gratification. Your tongues sloppily intertwined, failing to effectively silence your noises, but neither of you cared, too absorbed in each other's pleasure to give it any thought.
Although your whimpers were smothered by the kiss, Leo could still hear them escalating in pitch. You were close to the edge again, and he would have the privilege of feeling you come undone around him.
Reluctantly breaking the kiss, Leo panted, "Are you going to cum around me?" His breath was heavy, tinged with both desire and anticipation.
His hand slipped down to rub your clit, eliciting a whine from you as your head lolled back, exposing your neck. Seizing the opportunity, Leo gently nipped at the tender flesh there.
"Oh fuck! Don't stop, please!" you cried out, gripping his biceps for support as Leo drove you over the edge.
Leo groaned loudly into the curve of your neck as he felt your insides clench around him, the sensation both painfully intense and blissfully satisfying. It was exactly what he needed to push him over the edge, leading him to release inside your welcoming embrace. He didn't get a chance to warn you, but he knew you wouldn't have minded anyway.
You gently guided Leo by the chin to place one more kiss on his kiss-swollen lips. He hummed gratefully, his eyelids fluttering shut to fully enjoy the moment.
After a few moments of heavy breathing and basking in the afterglow, Leo carefully pulled away, prompting a brief whine from you at the loss of his closeness. He walked over to one of the many organized shelves in his room, where he kept stacks of rags. Ready to return to your side and envelope himself in the warmth you brought to his bed, he didn't linger long. He gently used a rag on you first, tenderly cleaning away any traces of your intimate moments together before he considered cleaning himself.
You peered up at him with a soft smile, your eyes tracking his movements. A grin spread across your lips when he finally finished, and you stretched your arms out, inviting him to return to your side.
He returned your smile, charmed by your cuteness, as he slid both of you under the duvet's covers. You snuggled up against his plastron, and Leo, feeling content, kissed your hairline and let out a satisfied sigh.
"You still doing okay, champ?" you asked, your voice lifting slightly with concern.
"Never better."
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popcat69 · 9 months
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Hey (hope your requests are open) I had a cute idea for a little fluff, Rottmnt boys x reader who gets very sleepy/relaxed from having their hair played with. Just thought this would be very cute, can be platonic or romantic ^^
Rottmnt boys x gn!reader
Notes: i wrote this as romantic because i need that in my life rn also i tried my best but there are some mentions of reader having hair that's longer then lets say a pixie cut
Warnings: none, this is pure fluff
Raph
Raph wouldn’t play with your hair unless you asked him
He would be way too scared to accidentally hurt you because of his hands
This mans huge and i think we all know that
When you asked him for the first time to play with your hair he was a bit hesitant but as soon he started running his fingers through your hair you were nuzzled up against him with your eyes closed and a soft smile on your face.
Now, if he's sitting down on the couch or on his bed you would just flop down next to him placing you head on his lap and we would basically understand what your asking for
He gets butterflies in his stomach everytime. He feels so happy that you trust him and it makes his whole world
He started watching youtube videos on how to style hair
Though its difficult for him to recreate it and usually ends in a bit of a tangled disaster you appreciate the thought
Leo
Leo found out you love when your hair is played with by cuddling together in his bed and you were having some trouble sleeping
You kept on squirming around in bed trying to force yourself to get even a few minutes of rest
That is until you felt an arm snake around you and a hand coming up to caress your hair.
You relaxed almost immediately and you heard a small chuckle from next to you
You open your eyes to be faced with a smiling turtle
“Feels nice?”
You let out a tired laugh before bringing leo closer to you wrapping him a warm hug before you fell asleep
He loves to play with your hair it brings him some comfort as well seeing you so relaxed
Loves to spend time with you when your heads on his plastron with him playing with your hair.
Adores it
Donnie
If you’d want donnie to run his fingers through your hair you have better brushed before hand
I don't think he would really like the feeling of his fingers being tangled in your hair
Doesnt care at all what type of hair you have.
straight , wavey, curly
He will gladly scratch/ massage your scalp 
He just doesn't really like the feeling of running his hands through your hair and feeling small tangles
Would 100% make you one of those scalp massages to use when he's too deep into a project or on a mission
Can you tell his love language is gift giving?
Honestly i think he enjoys playing with your hair despite everything
Love to see you melt under his touch 
Will play with your hair as you listen to his little rambles
Mikey
 Mikey adores playing with your hair
Loves to brush it for you if you let him
And if you let him style it this boy’s eyes with have hearts in them
Loves the feeling of his fingers running through your hair
I think that its canon that mikey grows hair but finds it too difficult to take care of it so he shaves it off
If you convince him to grow it out you guys will 100% have a hair day
Where you teach him how to properly take care of it
You guys will be doing hair masks and hair treatments 
Loves doing this with you
If you had a stressful day and you came to him for comfort he will cuddle you in bed with his hands playing with your hair and massaging your scalp
He gets so happy seeing calm down and relax in his arms
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moreausturtles · 2 years
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“𝙢𝙖 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙚”
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𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮!𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘤
𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: you and leo celebrate your friend anniversary, or “friendsary,” but both of you want to be more.
𝐚/𝐧: my gf told me to post this; first ever leo fic so go easy on me pls n thanks; 3rd pov; have fun????; could take place before or after the movie tbh /// THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LIKES AND COMMENTS YALL ARE SO SWEET!
𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 6.3k
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: lots of fluff, slow burn-ish
(Y/N) moved down the ladder of the turtle sewer, going step by step to make sure she didn’t drop the brown paper bag with white tissue paper sticking out at the top in her hand. At the last rusty step, she hopped off and made her way towards the living room of the turtley home. Swinging the bag in her hand back and forth in her stride, she noticed three brothers were focused on each of their own things. Raph was exercising with a dumbbell in his hand, Mikey was painting something on his skateboard, and Donnie was typing away at his phone that was way too close to his face.
“Hey, guys.” (Y/N) called out to them, continuing her confident march towards a certain room.
“Hey, (Y/N).” All three brothers chimed without batting an eye. She’d been over thousands of times for the past two years that the chime was basically routine. Usually one or the other two would invite her to join them, but they knew that today was particularly a special day reserved for their other brother.
She smiled at the collective greeting before approaching the room of the blue turtle. It was hard to keep her excitement, knowing that whatever was in the paper bag was for sure to be the greatest gift she’s ever gotten for him.
From the slight sheer of the curtains hanging from the sewer door frame, (Y/N) could make out the turtle’s lean figure. He was sat propped up on his bed with a comic book in his hand, one leg crossed over the other, and his shell leaning against his wall.
(Y/N) took a deep breath, hiding the bag behind her back before cooing, “Yoo-hoo~”
Leo could recognize the sweet, vanilla voice of hers anywhere. He lowered the comic book in his hands to peek at the figure standing his doorway. He saw her small silhouette poking through the curtain fabric and couldn’t help but flash an excited grin.
(Y/N) pushed the curtain aside with one hand and poked her head through, a gesture he found adorable. “Leonardo~” she hummed with a smile, making eye contact with the red-eared slider. She heard him chuckle and watched as he put the book down on his bed before making his way towards her.
Leo’s lean figure grew as he came closer. “Hey, (Y/N)~” He imitated her hum, looking down at her with a smug grin while leaning on the doorframe with one arm and his other hand placed on his hip.
(Y/N) felt her heart jump as she craned her neck to look up at him. The way he was towering over her made her nervous. Her cheeks slightly flushed as he maintained eye contact with her. Confidence was a good look on Leo, she had to admit. But if he knew that she thought of him that way, she would never hear the end of it.
“Hey, blue.” she smiled, tightening her grip on the bag hiding behind her. He loved that nickname she used, much better than when Splinter uses it.
She guessed that the slight movement made a noise because Leo’s eyes flickered towards the suspiciously hidden hands of hers. He grew curious and raised his nonexistent brow.
“Whatcha got there, (Y/N)?” he asked.
“Nothing.”
Leo noticed her cute, but futile attempt at hiding her excited smile and rolled his eyes. “You do know how much of a bad liar you are, right (Y/N)?” he taunted as he leaned over her short height to grab the bag, only for her to stretch her arm out of his reach.
“Nuh-uh-uh.” She clicked her tongue.
“Is it for me?”
“Maybe.”
They stood there in that same position for a moment, faces so close to each other they could feel each other’s breaths on their skin. (Y/N) kept her mischievous smile on her face with Leo enjoying this childish side of hers. She swore she saw his eyes glance to her lips for a split second before she broke the comfortable silence by bringing the bag close to his face.
“Happy official 2-year “friendsary,” Leonardo Splinterson.”
Leo looked down at the gift and gave her an excited grin before grabbing it from her hands. He eagerly pulled out all the tissue paper inside it, throwing every sheet and minding no heed to the mess he was making on the floor. (Y/N) made her way to his bed, crossing her legs as she sat and watched as Leo finally reached into the contents of the bag.
“Oh my Jitsu,” Leo gasped dramatically, pulling out an oversized white shirt with the word “champion” printed in bold letters on the front. (Y/N) smiled at how bright his eyes were shining and how close his jaw was to the floor  while he held the fabric in his hands.
“Hey,” she shrugged nonchalantly, “I figured after saving my ass all the time and considering how much you love to gloat about how heroic you are, what better way to do so than to tell everyone with a shirt ?”
Usually, Leo would’ve retorted and deny that fact, but he was too busy pulling the shirt over his head and began modeling in it with funny poses. “Do I look fat in this?” he teased. He felt his pride grow when he heard her snort at his joke.
“You’re perfect just the way you are, sweetie,” (Y/N) joked along with him.
God, they sounded like a married couple.
Both suddenly burst into a laughing fit. (Y/N) was holding her stomach, doubled over on his bed while Leo had tears prickling out of the corners of his eyes, one hand on his knee propping him up. Hearing her laugh was really something else. It wasn’t one of those dainty, girly laughs. It was loud and obnoxious, just the way Leo liked it. A couple more seconds elapsed before the laughter slowly died down.
“Oh, man,” Leo sighed, wiping the tears away from his eyes with a finger.
“Do you like it?” (Y/N) asked curiously.
“Like it? This is my absolute favorite thing in the world!” Leo exclaimed before adding, “third to my rugged good looks, of course.”
Ah, there it was. The classic pretentious Leo. (Y/N) pondered whether or not the shirt was a good idea, knowing Leo was going to boast about this nonstop to his brothers and April. She figured it was a problem they were gonna have to get over.
She rolled her eyes at his comment, “I’m guessing pizza is first.”
Leo opened his mouth to agree but a thought came across his mind and he hesitated. Gathering his thoughts, he said, “Yeah, it was a tough decision between that and you.” He paused for a second at the last two words, regretting how poorly he executed it. His hand flew to the back of his head and he rubbed it nervously.
“Me?” (Y/N) whispered with a shocked look on her face.
Flirting was a normal thing with Leo, and (Y/N) never complained. In fact, she enjoyed it and tried to flirt back every once in a while just to get to him. It never meant anything deeper than playful banter between best friends. At least, that’s what she understood until she saw the split-second flustered Leo standing in front of her. She found it adorable.
He noticed her change in tone and readjusted himself before he made things even more awkward. “Duh! You got me this cool shirt that makes me, like, ten times more awesome than Donnie.”
“Oh, please, it’s just a shirt,” (Y/N) scoffed, already forgetting the short intimate moment.
“Yeah! But...” Leo paused, “Do you really think I’m your champion?”
(Y/N) observed as the turtle shifted in place with his face flushed and brows furrowed with curiosity at the question. She knew Leo had always struggled with wanting to save everyone just to prove something to himself, but to him it was never enough. (Y/N) hoped that maybe a measly shirt would give him the support he desired. Even if it was **just a silly fabric with letters plastered on the front, she could tell Leo was deeply touched by it.
“Yeah,” (Y/N) smiled at him softly, “my number 1.”
It took Leo a second to process the words she had just said.
My, he thought to himself, she said my.
And in that same second, his eyes glossed over with tears and a painful knot formed in his throat.
It was normal for Leo to not receive praise from his own family after countless times of messing something up. No one would blame him for constantly impressing others so he could get the praise he always wanted. Whenever he did get praise from his brothers, it would be a rare occasion.
And hearing it from his best friend hit differently. It was... genuine. It made him emotional. He hated—loved really, but he would never admit it—how she had that kind of power over him. Leo suddenly remembered their late night 3 AM talks they had on top of her roof after every hang out. At first, he felt uncomfortable letting (Y/N) know about his feelings since his family usually kept such things to themselves. But after all their Lou Jitsu marathons and failed Foot missions (and the sudden butterflies he swallowed every time he saw her pretty face), he figured, hell, what harm could talking do?
Turns out talking actually does some damage. The good kind of where Leo couldn’t help but fall in love with her a little bit more each time. He found that (Y/N) was a great listener. He found that she maintained eye contact with him whenever it was his turn to speak. And thanks to his knack of smelling things, he also discovered that she smelled like sweet honey mixed with vanilla when their bodies drew closer to each other.
Wow, talking really did a number on him.
(Y/N) noticed the tears in his eyes and grew concerned. “Wait- hey,” she quickly got up from the bed and walked toward him. “Lee, I didn’t mean to make you cry.” She placed a hand on his arm in an attempt to console him, not really sure how to approach her emotional best friend.
“No, no, crying?” Leo rejected, blinking away the tears and giving her his usual Leo grin. “I got, er, lint…? In my eye?”
(Y/N)’s concern disappeared as she tried not to laugh at his failed composure. “Great save,” she teased.
Leo chuckled at her tone and sighed, “Who knew our friendsary was gonna be this sappy, huh?”
“Hey, I’m not the one with tears in my eyes.”
“You know that was your fault.”
“Yeah. Well, I meant it,” (Y/N) smiled at him, pulling her hand away from his arm. “But we seriously need to talk about your savior complex.”
He laughed at her suggestion, “Yeah, sure. Like a pep talk ever worked. You’re so cute when you’re serious, (Y/N).”
(Y/N) felt her heart jump for a moment at his comment. Weird. She’d been called cute several times by the others before, so why did it feel different coming from Leo?
“Oh!” Leo blurted, “how could I forget?” The turtle turned to the corner of his room and foraged through a random pile on the floor, already dismissing the comment he just made of her.
He had said it with such ease that (Y/N) wondered if he meant it or if it was just his flirting again. Was she actually cute when she’s serious? Maybe she should be serious more often. Her daze was disrupted by Leo shoving his friendsary gift right in her face. It was a huge lion plushie with a stitched smile, buttoned nose, and black beaded eyes.
“Tada!” Leo exclaimed, “get it? Because you’re a Leo?”
“Leo, as in, my zodiac sign?” (Y/N) held the toy in her hands and giggled at the fact that he remembered such a small detail. For a ninja who tends to be such a klutz, Leo sure has good memory.
“Duh. I’ve been checking my daily horoscope,” Leo mentioned, pulling out his phone to show her, “It told me I would feel victory then I won playing bumper cars against Donnie at a carnival fair. You’re welcome.”
(Y/N) stood silently for a moment staring at the lion toy. The nicknames, the anniversaries, the gifts—everything they’ve done seemed so… intimate and sweet. Everyone knew they were the closest of the bunch. They were so close that April and the others thought they were dating at some point. Deep down, in the back of her mind, she wanted that to be true. But they thought they would stay on platonic terms; mostly because they believed a mutant turtle and a normal human could never make it work.
That moment of silence of hers made Leo nervous. “You… don’t like it?” he asked worriedly.
“No, no, I love it!” (Y/N) reassured him and smiled, “I’ve been needing someone to cuddle with when I sleep.” She squeezed on the lion and sneered, giving him a teasing stare as if to make him jealous that she chose the toy rather than Leo himself.
Me, choose me. I’m a great cuddler! -is what Leo wanted to say. Sure, his shell was a bit bulky and hard to actually cuddle with, but he was the best contender out of everyone!
He was rethinking his decision in giving her that plushie now.
“Aww,” Leo countered, not letting her win this face-off, “was your little crush from school not good enough for you?”
(Y/N) gasped at his comment and started smacking him with the plushie, “Low blow, Leon! We agreed to never bring him up again.”
“Ow! Okay, I’m kidding, I’m kidding!”
“You wish someone could cuddle you!”
“Yeah, I mean, kinda.” Leo blurted out without thinking. He pursed his lips upon realizing what he just said and looked at (Y/N) with wide eyes.
(Y/N) stopped whacking him for a second. “Yeah?” she said in that inviting tone of hers Leo hated with a shit-eating grin on her face.
Ah crap.
He swallowed his shock in her sudden voice change. “I-I mean, yeah, who wouldn’t, right? I’m pretty irresistible. Haha…” Leo chuckled nervously. He made his way over to his bed, taking the comic in his hands again and picking up on where he left off to ignore his embarrassing attempt at saving himself. The comic hiding his face saved him the trouble of having to explain why his face was suddenly red.
Crap, Leo sighed in his head, that was probably weird.
I made it weird, (Y/N) sighed in hers, mentally beating herself up for making such an uncomfortable situation, It’s too quiet. Do something, literally anything to make this better!
Before she realized it, (Y/N) was already making a move by placing herself next to Leo on his comfortable bed. She hesitated on sticking so close to her best friend, but her head was already leaning on his shoulder as she tightly held the lion plush against her body. They’ve sat in this position several times before during their Jupiter Jim reading dates hang outs. Maybe (Y/N) wanted to see what kind of reaction Leo would make if she gave him what he wanted, but he didn’t make a move or a sound so she assumed she was okay for the time-being.
Not a single word was exchanged between the two, so Leo hoped she wouldn’t hear how loud his heart was beating in his plastron.
Both of them skimmed over the words and characters illustrated on the comic pages, not really engrossed in the story but rather to pass the awkward predicament they were desperate to get out of.
“Is this volume 264?” (Y/N) finally made conversation to break the silence between them.
“Yeah, just started it. Jupiter Jim is about to take down the evil galactic squid with his sidekick!”
She hummed in interest then looked up at him, “Is this… how we’re gonna spend the rest of our friendsary?”
Suddenly, goosebumps covered Leo’s skin as he felt her breathe into his neck. He glanced at her to respond and stopped upon realizing how close her face was to his. God, she was so pretty, he thought, even prettier when he realized that she had light freckles sprinkled all over her small face. Her faint scent of honey and vanilla was back and he took a long, deep breath just to take it all in.
His hand suddenly twitched in excitement to make the first move. A part of him wanted to pull her face in closer so he could finally land a kiss on her lips to get rid of the tension. Perhaps a cheesy pick-up line or confession would do the trick. The girl of his dreams was right there. So close to him. But he couldn’t bring himself to follow through that excitement.
“Only if you’re okay with it,” is all he could say. Smooth one, Leon.
He felt her puff air through her nose before she whispered, “I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Leo’s heart slowed as he felt relief wash over him. He gives her his iconic face man smile and leaned his head on hers. Another couple minutes pass and a few pages turn before an idea popped into Leo’s head.
“You know what would make this better?” he started.
“What?” she asked in response while flipping to the next page.
“Your narrating voice with the puppet show thing you do!”
“Oh, that?” (Y/N) cleared her throat before sitting up on the bed, “Paging Foxtrot, I am headed towards the mothership!” She adjusted her voice a couple octaves lower to try and sound like Jupiter Jim himself.
Leo bit his lip as he tried holding back a snicker. (Y/N) was known for her voice acting and hilarious character impersonations. The turtles would occasionally pause in the middle of a movie to ask her to finish the scene herself.
“This may be my final mission, lads.” she continued, “I am grateful to have served among you, my comrades, and new friends.” And with that, she finished her act with a slow, dramatic salute. Leo follows, closing the comic in his lap, and sat up straight to salute with her.
The sound of bursting joy echoed through the whole sewer as the two of them realized the goofy stance they were both in. Raph, Donnie, and Mikey glance at each other before rolling their eyes at the noise from Leo’s room.
As the laughter died down, (Y/N) felt the phone in her back pocket vibrate. She pulled it out, tapping on the screen to turn it on, and saw a message notification from her mom.
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maman ❤️: cherie, ou es-tu (where are you)?
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(Y/N) had to fib some excuse about hanging out with a life-sized turtle or her mom would never believe her.  She swung her legs over the edge of Leo’s bed and concentrated on typing.
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me: at april’s!
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Leo placed his chin over her shoulder to take a peek at her phone. “Who is it?” he asked, clearly reading the name at the top but denying the fact that their fun was coming to an end.
“My mom. She’s looking for me.” (Y/N) answered bitterly.
Leo’s heart sank a little at her words. He wanted to spend the rest of his night with her to experience their friendsary to the fullest. He had so many ideas. The arcade, a Jupiter Jim movie, some pizza… she can’t be leaving already!
“Does that mean you have to go?” Leo whispered in her ear.
(Y/N) turned to face him and was met with a pouting turtle with puppy dog eyes. A small smile formed on her lips, finding the expression of his cute. She was about to respond with a “no” before remembering the 10 pm curfew her mom had set on her before she left the house. A heavy sigh escaped from her as she stood to gather her things. “Yeah, she’ll start freaking out if I’m even a minute late.”
Leo let out a loud groan, flopping forward on his bed as he watched her pack her stuff. He laid still for a moment, conjuring some kind of plan to make her stay longer. He was never one to bring her home past curfew; but there were a few times where he would use his sword so (Y/N) could get home quick without her mom knowing she snuck out. Maybe he didn’t need to use the portal this time…
“I’ll walk you home.” Leo got up from the bed and followed (Y/N) as she moved around his room.
Confused, she stopped and looked up at him then glanced at the swords standing by the doorway. “Walk me home? Can’t you just teleport?” She pointed at the sword with her thumb.
“It’s a nice night for a walk!” Leo suggested, hinting at how he wanted to spend more time with his best friend. He picked up the sword just in case they would need it in their night stroll. The two made their way out of his room to the stairs reaching the surface above.
“Besides, I need to gloat about how I won all the air hockey games against Raph the other day.” Leo cracked as they passed by his other brothers.
“I heard that.” Raph blurted out from afar, not even batting an eye.
(Y/N) stepped on to the first step of the ladder before turning to give Leo a glare, “I’d rather have you portal us than listen to you and Raph squabble.”
“Hey, don’t act like you weren’t the one who gave me this awesome champion shirt.” Leo remarked, gesturing to the shirt he was wearing.
“Touché.” (Y/N) rolled her eyes before calling out, “Bye Donnie, bye Mikey, bye Raph.” Slowly, she moved up the ladder with Leo following right behind her. One last collective “bye (Y/N)” was heard before Leo closed the manhole under them.
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“I bet $20 (Y/N) makes the first move.” Raph exclaimed, proposing a challenge to his other brothers. The two sat up excitedly with grins on their faces, ready to prove Raph wrong.
“No. Leon’s got it! He cooked up a whole plan to ask her out.” Mikey crossed his arms.
“I’m afraid both of you are wrong, my brethren.” Donnie stood, hands on his hips in a confident pose. “I bet that both of them will either ask simultaneously OR chicken out and not do it at all.”
“Hey, no fair! It’s gotta be one or the other!” Raph pointed. “And I know for sure (Y/N)’s gonna do it.”
“Prepare to eateth thy words, Big Raphie. It’ll be bitter for you but sweet for me and my empty wallet.” Donnie pulled out his wallet to taunt, “I could use another processor for my gadgets.”
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The two began their course to (Y/N)’s home. Leo thought the best way to get there was on the top-side of New York, so he opened a quick portal to the roof of the building for them to go through and were on their way. New York streets were alive and well with the bright gleaming post lights, people walking on the sidewalks, and loud beeping taxis beneath them.
(Y/N) felt her phone vibrate again and checked the message for a second time.
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maman ❤️: don’t be out too late. i’m cooking (favorite/food).
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“Jeez,” Leo couldn’t help but peek at her message, sticking close to her as they walk, “your mom really wants you home, huh?”
(Y/N) giggled at his surprise, “She’s always been like that.” She slowed her pace for a moment to respond. Leo noticed she was a bit too close to the edge of the roof, so he switched spots unbeknownst to her to let her focus on texting.
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me: don’t worry. i’ll be home soon, d’accord?
maman ❤️: d’accord :)
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“What is d’accord?” Leo asked, butchering the pronunciation. (Y/N) couldn’t help but laugh at his cute attempt. That laugh earned her a small glare from the turtle, cheeks a bit red from embarrassment. “It’s pronounced like dack-ord with a little fruitiness to it. It’s all about clearing the throat.” She pointed to her neck. “And it means okay in French.”
“Ohhh, d’accord.” Leo attempted again, this time with more success. (Y/N) nudged him with her elbow, impressed with how quickly he got the accent down. “Not bad, blue.”
“Not bad?” the turtle gasped, finding her statement offensive. “That’s an A++ in my book!”
“If you work on your pronunciation, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
“Come on, hit me with another one of your fancy Frenchness!”
Challenge accepted. She thought of the most complicated word the non-lingual turtle wouldn’t be able to pronounce. There was one that she could never pronounce when she was a bit younger. Her teachers would drill her into pronouncing it correctly but she had a speech impediment that stopped her from doing so. She grew out of it, obviously, but it didn’t change the fact that she got made fun of for it. Maybe hearing someone else struggle would give her a peace of mind. Leo would take it less personally, probably.
“Okay, say l'écureuil (squirrel).” (Y/N) grinned, knowing Leo would already struggle with the first syllable. She watched excitedly, a skip in her step as they walked. Leo cleared his throat loudly, taking a huge puff of air in and one out as if to prep himself for the challenge.
“Le- leg-wee- leycui-” he started, eyebrows furrowed in pure concentration. (Y/N) smirked and crossed her arms waiting for him to finish. This was utterly sad to watch, she admitted, but boy was it satisfying to see the perfect turtle fail. Suddenly, she heard him yell in pain and flinch. A hint of concern appeared for a moment before she saw the funny look of his tongue sticking out of his mouth.
“Agh, tongue cramp!” is what Leo said, but she almost couldn’t guess from the way he was saying it. She let out another loud snort for the third time that day, hunched over while doing so. He felt his heart jump in his chest. As much as it hurt his pride (and his tongue), he loved hearing her laugh, so he didn’t complain. He’ll let it slide this time.
“What does that even mean?” Leo mumbled, readjusting his jaw with his hand.
“Squirrel.” (Y/N) let in one last chuckle. Defeating Leo sure is sweet.
They were both so caught up with the word they didn’t even realize they had reached (Y/N)’s apartment. Leo carefully hopped on the staircase at the side of the building, scanning her room through the window to make sure they didn’t get caught. He turned back to (Y/N) with open arms, signaling her to jump and that he’d catch her. She nodded and took a leap, landing straight into Leo’s arms for support with a loud metal clang hitting his shell. A sigh of relief was heard from the turtle as she looked up to make sure he was okay. They stood there silently, their hold on each other slightly tightening while they took in this sweet moment. A kiss would be real nice right now, both of them thought.
“You know that word I just butchered? Yeah, there’s no way it means squirrel. That was like, a Harry Potter spell.” Leo joked.
“Okay, okay,  fine. How about ma joie?” (Y/N) gave him one last shot, pulling away from the comfortable position they were in. “M-Ma... joie?” Leo recited nervously, afraid he butchered that word too. But the look on her face, with a beaming smile and wide twinkling eyes, told him otherwise.
“Hey, that was a lot better!” (Y/N) exclaimed proudly, feeding to Leo’s ego.
“Really?” Leo asked with a hopeful tone before catching his own excitement. Clearing his throat and running a hand through his nonexistent hair on his head, he said, “I mean- what can I say? Neon Leon’s a natural!” (Y/N) gave him a look in response, clearly unamused yet keeping a smile on her face to show interest. She shoved him out the way playfully, to which he chuckled at, and opened her window to go through.
Her door was slightly ajar and a faint smell of (favorite/food) crept through the crack, meaning her mom was home and cooking in the kitchen. (Y/N) tiptoed her way to the door and closed it discreetly before turning to the turtle perched on her window. “Thanks for dropping me off, Leo.”
“Anything for you.” He responded with a gentle tone, hand on his chin as he admired her with a dazed smile.
“Are you free for the next friendsary?” She joked.
“Let me check my schedule.” Leo caught on quickly, gesturing to his wrist and tapping away at an imaginary screen imitating Donnie. “According to my calculations, my schedule should be unoccupied at exactly 365 days from now.” he said with a nasally, nerd voice while pushing up his imaginary goggles to his head.
“Are you trying to sound like your brother?” (Y/N) raised a brow and crossed her arms at his entertainment.
“Not trying, am.”
“That’s a disgrace to Donnie.” She defended the poor purple tech genius and Leo rolled his eyes at that, irked that she thought so highly of his little brother. “You wish you were as good as me.” Leo boasted. She scoffed at him, noticing the hint of  hurt in his voice.
Suddenly, a voice calling for (Y/N) echoed from downstairs. Mom. She must’ve heard their bantering.
(Y/N) sent Leo a sheepish side smile and an apologetic shrug before walking over. A pause, her eyes flicker at a quick glance to his lips that she’s been aching to feel on hers, before she whispered gently, “Thanks for today, I had a lot of fun.”
“I did, too.” Leo said softly before bringing his hand close to ruffle her hair. Soft, silky. Being this pretty shouldn’t even be possible. Yet here she was, proving to him that angels do exist and that there was one right there in his grasp.
Leo seemed like he had something else to say from the way he remained still and lingered at her features. He was quiet, too quiet for (Y/N)’s comfort. His plan of asking her out was going perfectly, this was the now-or-never, life-or-death ending and he needed to make it count. Mikey knew about this whole plan too, telling him to full send it and ask the heavy question: “(Y/N), will you go out with me?”
The room suddenly felt small as his anxiety increased. His heart was going 120 beats a minute and his hands started to get clammy. He opened his mouth to utter her name-
“Goodnight, blue.” (Y/N) suddenly spoke before he got the chance to say anything. A tinge of disappointment laced her words. She turned away from him and headed to the door so she could greet her mom.
Then, Leo quickly grabbed her shoulders before she could move any further. “Wait.”
With wide eyes, (Y/N) looked up at him surprised. He had a sudden, solemn look of his face; a few beads of sweat were starting to form on his forehead. “Leo?” she asked with concern.
“(Y-Y/N).” he started, swallowing his nerves and the pizza they had a couple hours ago. This is it. He was really doing it. The big question he had been dying to ask her since they first met. Why was it so hot in her room? Is it supposed to be this hard? Mikey really made it seem like asking her out was gonna be no sweat!
Okay, come on Neon Leon. Here goes nothing.
“I-I.. I have something to ask you.”
“Okay. What is it?”
Leo closed his eyes to prepare himself. A deep breath, and then-
“Will you go out with me?” - “Will you go out with me?”
Leo paused. Did she… did she just-
He opened his eyes and met her gaze. She had a grin on her face and a slight blush on her cheeks. Damn joker.
“Did- did we just ask each other out?!” Leo’s grip on her shoulders tightened in excitement. His heart was racing so much and the adrenaline was making his body shake. “You knew this whole time?”
(Y/N) couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing his state. “You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to ask!”
A huge wave of relief washed over him, he could honestly faint. (Y/N) laughing at him almost made Leo feel silly for being nervous. Mikey must’ve known she would say yes, of course! That’s why he was so nonchalant about it.
“So my question is… is that a yes, blue?” she inquired, moving his hands off her shoulders and intertwining her fingers with his. His huge grin on his face made his eyes crinkle and his cheeks puffed right as he pulled her in for a big hug. (Y/N) quickly wrapped her arms around his body and his shell, face planted comfortably in his plastron. Leo had his snout buried in her hair that smelled like home.
“That’s an affirmative.” Leo responded to her question with a chuckle.
“Good. Now I gotta go, I’m starting to get hungry.”
“Make sure to save me some,” Leo gently gave her a peck on her forehead. “Night, shortstack.” He slowly let go of her and sent a small wave as he turned to leave. She leaned on the window sill and propped herself up with her arms while she watched him leave. Leo was about to hop off the ladder before he remembered something. “Wait.”
“Yeah, blue?” That nickname was gonna be the death of him.
“You never told me what ma joie was.”
“Oh, it means my joy.”
“Huh.” Leo stayed in his spot, lost in thought, before uttering: “Then, au revoir, ma joie.”
(Y/N)’s face flushed quickly at how impressed she was at his accent. He said it almost effortlessly and smoothly that she felt her stomach turn. The turtle winks at her, which made her face even more red, and grabbed her hand to plant a loving kiss on her knuckles. He decided to save the kiss on her lips for another, more romantic time. Maybe tomorrow when he got to see her again.
There was a quiet knock at the door before (Y/N)’s mom could be heard from the other side. “(Y/N)? Are you home?” Her mom opened the door leisurely. Peeking her head through, she saw the silhouette of her daughter standing in front of an open window; it was weird, but she’s known for going through the window more than the front door.
“Food is ready. Who were you talking to?”
(Y/N) kept her back turned to her so she wouldn’t see how red her face was. Her hands were clasped together and fidgeting, still feeling Leo’s kiss on it.
“Just myself, mom.”
Little did she know, Leo stayed hidden under the window view to listen to her reaction. He grinned at the effect he had on her, the champion shirt really coming into play. It was a mission success, and he couldn’t wait to tell Mikey when he got home.
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“DONNIE WON?!” Mikey and Raph cried out defeatedly, both on their knees in despair. Donnie had his arms crossed and the most smug look on his face as he relished in his victory.
“Unshocked, I am. Othello von Ryan is once again victorious! I did say eateth they words, Raphael. Now, ehem, the payment.” Donnie held both his hands out, one on each brother.
“Wait, you guys made a bet?!” Leo exclaimed, slightly mad that he didn’t join in the bet they would do such a thing.
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A sound came from (Y/N)’s phone placed on the sink while she was washing her face. She dried her hands with a towel and picked up her phone to check the message.
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leo 😄 : so, pizza at hueso’s tomorrow, ma joie? 😎🍕
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(Y/N) huffed through her nose, smiling at his text before replying:
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me: on you, blue <3
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As she got ready for bed, (Y/N) sent her last message for the night, excited to see her turtle again tomorrow. She was editing the contact name and photo she had on her phone before another message from him popped up above the screen:
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my blue 💙🐢: don’t worry, donnie’s got it >:)
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Weird, Donnie never pays for Leo’s stuff… She guessed she would find out why tomorrow.
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Sweets for Sweeties 💕 (Multi, Non-Poly)
A/N: Anon gave me plenty of ideas and I loved them all, so how could I not do every single one? Thank you lovely <3 I’ll tag the next few ideas when they’re done! Got a few requests in the drafts!
Pairing(s): Rise!Leo x GN!Reader, Rise!Donnie x GN!Reader, Rise!Mikey x GN!Reader, Rise!Raph x GN!Reader, Rise!April x GN!Reader
Romantic/Platonic
Warning(s): None, pure sweetness
Proof read :)
Anons second request here
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Leonardo
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Surprising Leo with a box of homemade fudge brownies was the best idea you have had for a while.
When he saw you rock up to the lair with the box in your hands, he tried his best to keep his smile from stretching too far across his face. He failed and you easily noticed.
”Happy Valentines Day!”
Even with your large smile and flushed cheeks, there was a small worrying in your stomach that he wouldn’t like them, but you did your best to push them aside as he kissed your cheek and gently took the box from you.
He chuckles softly when he opens the box, marvelling at the goodness inside, “All these just for little ol’ me? You shouldn’t have. Why, we both know you’re sweet enough for me.”
You roll your eyes and nudge him, your cheeks only getting warmer by the minute.
When you tell him that you made them yourself his eyes instantly soften.
His little act drops fairly quickly after that and you instantly pick up on him shifting around on his feet, was he even sweating?
He tells you to wait where you are before quickly making his way to his room, leaving you there confused before he comes running back with his hands behind his shell.
“So, I decided not to make you anything in case it wasn’t, uh, edible, but I got you these…”
You were going to say that his cooking wasn’t even bad before he reveals what he had been hiding.
Your eyes widen at the seriously large bouquet of roses, the flowers a deep red.
”Leo.” You breathe out, taking the bouquet from him with so much care as the scent hits your nose, “They’re—“
“Beautiful?” You tear your eyes away from the flowers to see him staring at you with such a soft smile, his eyes taking in your features, “Yeah, I know.”
You spent the rest of the day cuddled up in his room, sharing the brownies while he runs his hand along your back, the two of you just enjoying the moment.
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You weren’t sure at first if Donnie would really want to celebrate a day of romance, he loved you, you knew that, but you didn’t want to make him uncomfortable with such a big display of affection.
It was you though, so you were still going to make him something, just nothing over the top.
In the end, you made him chocolate cake pops!
They were small, delicious and bite sized so that he didn’t have to get his hands dirty if he was working in his lab.
With the sweets in hand, you surprisingly found Donnie outside of his lab, the turtle pacing backwards and forwards, muttering to himself under his breath.
”Donnie?”
Your voice snaps him out of his mini trance, and when he turns around to fully face you, you couldn’t help but notice the red heart shaped box in his hands.
”Y/n! I knew you were there, of course I did.” He clears his throat and straightens his hunched posture to stride up to you with jelly legs, his confident smile coming off more sheepish if anything.
He breathes in deeply, eyes closing as he holds out the box to you, “Happy Valentines Day.”
You weren’t expecting this, not at all. In your shock, it must have looked like you were hesitating to take the box which makes Donnie freak out internally.
”I know, cliché, right? You don’t have to take it if you don’t want—“
“No, wait! D, I love it.” You quickly grasp his wrist gently, a large grin spread across your cheeks, “I really, really love it. Thank you.”
You place the box under your arm, all the while Donnie rubs the nape of his neck, “Of course you would, I knew that…”
You hold back a small laugh and instead hold out your own gift, “Here, Happy Valentine’s Day. I made them myself.”
”You made…?” His voice fades as he stares down at the box, taking it as if it was his first born. He lifts the lid to stare in amazement at the cake pops.
Just knowing that you made them for him had his heart melting. How’d he get so lucky?
”Have I told you how much I love you? Because I love you.” He whispers ever so softly, taking your hand as he leads you to his lab. “I love you too, Tello. I love you too.”
Michelangelo
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Of course you had to make something sweet for your precious boyfriend, you would make him sweets everyday if you could!
You spent little to almost no time in thinking up what to make him, the answer was simple honestly.
Cupcakes! You felt like they suited him really well, and who doesn’t like cupcakes?
You might have made them early in the morning, just so they were made fresh. If you were going to do it, you were going to do it right. Forget about being tired!
Most likely smelling lightly of frosting despite showering before coming down to the lair, you had a small skip in your step as you called out for Mikey.
You barely had time to spot his orange bandana tails before he engulfed you in a tight embrace, his face nuzzling into the corner of your neck, your box of goodies almost crashing to the floor before you managed to hold them out of the way of the hug.
”Happy Valentine’s Day, sweetheart!” He lightly sways you from side to side, his happy laughter filling you with so much glee that you had to hug him back with the same enthusiasm.
”Mikey! Happy Valentine’s Day!”
You manage to part ways after a few minutes of cheek and forehead kisses, bright smiles on your faces with just as bright cheeks.
”I have something for you.” You grin, presenting the container to him which he quickly takes notice of.
Little stars basically fill his eyes, his hand coming up to cover his mouth for a moment, “You made me cupcakes?” He squeaks.
You furiously nod your head, which somehow makes him even more energetic.
”I made you cupcakes too!”
”Aww, you did?” You bounce on your toes, toothy smile never once leaving your face, “You didn’t have to!”
”Of course I did! Now we just have more to go around! Come on, I’ll show you! I tried to make the icing look like our faces!”
How you managed to eat his amazingly decorated cupcakes was a mystery, but you both ate enough to have you both passed out on his bed, bodies tangled up with each other.
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Your boyfriend was the sweetest being on earth, and you felt like you needed to show him that. And what better day then Valentine’s Day?
You ended up baking him some cute sugar heart cookies with little ‘I <3 U’s and ‘Cutie’s and other wholesome words written in icing on them.
You made sure to do multiple batches, the more the merrier? You wouldn’t be surprised if his brothers tried to steal a few when the two of you weren’t looking anyway.
With the cookies safely in your grasp, you ventured into the lair with your sights on finding Raph. You didn’t expect to find him in the kitchen, the large turtle muttering and whining to himself as he goes through everything.
“Raph?”
His shout of surprise and the sound of his shell hitting something scared the both of you.
”Y/n, you’re here! Now! Great!” He manages to say between clenched teeth, his eyes never meeting your own.
”Of course I am, silly. I made you something, here! Happy Valentine’s Day.” You hold out the container of colourful cookies, but they never leave your hands.
”You made them? For me?” His hand slowly reaches out for the container but he quickly retreats, holding his hand with his other as if he’d been burned. “I can’t- I don’t deserve them.”
”Pardon?” Your eyebrows furrow, a small frown appearing on your face, “Honey, what do you mean?”
His shoulders slump forward as he sighs, fingers tapping together, “I tried to make you something…a lot of somethings actually, but every time I did, it just ended up a disaster.” He mutters, eyes downcast.
Your heart squeezes in your chest as you place the container down, instead placing a delicate hand on Raph’s cheek. “Oh, honey.”
He slowly lifts his head to meet your love filled gaze, “I don’t care that you don’t have anything to give me. I’m just honoured that you kept trying to make me something however many times you did! It’s sweet, thank you.”
You place a gentle peck on both his lips and forehead, sliding your hand from his face to take him by the hand while also grabbing the container again, “Come on, we can watch a movie while sharing these, sound good?”
He stares at you with half lidded eyes, the most softest face you had ever seen coming from him as he squeezes your hand back, “Sounds perfect.”
April
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You had been fretting over this day for a few months, you might have been over thinking things but you just wanted April to enjoy her Valentine’s Day gift
You didn’t want to go too overboard and freak her out, but you also didn’t just want to buy something from the store, so you decided to make her something yourself!
In the end you bought some of the best looking and fresh strawberries and dipped them in chocolate, drizzled with white chocolate to top it all off. It was sweet, just like her, you thought. You also baked up some chocolate cookies, just to add some crunch.
You met her at the park, her suggestion, the cookies and chocolate strawberries placed in a bag that’ll keep them cold and stop them from melting. So you hoped anyway.
”Y/n, over here!”
Your girlfriends familiar voice catches your attention, your gaze shifting from the lake besides you to — what?
”Oh, wow. April, you did all this?”
Sitting cross legged on a picnic blanket was a grinning April, the woman patting a space besides her.
She had really gone all out. There were little sandwiches made, fruit salad in a container, an actual picnic basket filled with wrapped chocolates, and so much more that you couldn’t even begin to believe.
”Of course I did, gotta impress you somehow.” She chuckles as you finally take a seat next to her, eyes still wide in shock. She hesitated before adding softly, “It’s not too much, is it?”
“What? No! This is amazing, I just wish I brought more.” You laugh airily, showing her the strawberries and cookies you made, placing them besides the sandwiches- which you noticed were also your favourite.
”You kidding? No way! Babe, these look amazing.” She praises, already reaching for one of the strawberries. She takes a bite, humming at the flavour and sweetness, “Did you make these?”
”I sure did.” You beam, grabbing one for yourself and taking a bite.
”Even better.” April mutters, licking her lip clean of the chocolate, “Now let me feed you all romantic like and rub it in everyone else’s faces that we are the most romantic couple this place has ever seen!”
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bluepeachstudios · 5 months
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Little Scraps of Wisdom Anniversary!
Hi everybody! @spectralsleuth's fic Little Scraps of Wisdom was first posted a year ago today and me and @alicat54c got together with some other people to make an anniversary gift <3
If you haven't read it, it's REALLY good, it's a series of stories about Yoshi/Lou escaping Draxum with the kids without being mutated, and him integrating them into human society. Audio's writing is so lovely! <3
Premise of this gift is that the tots from Little Scraps of Empathy (LSoW / Empathy is Learned crossover; also very cute) found Ghost in the sewers and decided to bring him home with them while their family is out.
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“You’ll love our big brothers, Mr. Ghost!” the little spotted turtle, Touma, chattered. “Mikey makes the best food, and teaches me how to make the best food too!”
“You guys must eat really well, then,” Ghost murmured, casting apprehensive looks around the home.
“Hm!” Touma squeaked. “Mikey made a whole salmon for Raph yesterday! I got to help!”
“You should sit!” Aoi, the little slider, patted Ghost’s knees. “Dad says it’s polite to sit nice guests on the couch, not stand in the hallway.”
“Oh.” Ghost shuffled further inside, eyes scanning as he let the four little ones guide him into the other room, where he perched on the edge of the couch.
He could see an old magazine on the coffee table, depicting a grinning human in yellow tinted glasses. There were more beneath that, but Shima, the little soft shell, climbed onto the couch next to him, peering into his face intently.
Ghost hesitated before reaching out and petting over his head slowly.
Shima’s glowing red eyes scrunched shut as he leaned into the touch, tiny churr in his throat, before settling back against the opposite arm of the couch. 
“What were you guys doing out in the sewers?” Ghost asked, eyes softening at Shima. “You’ve got a nice house to live in here.”
“Dad never said we couldn’t go outside,” Aoi argued, fiddling with something under the table. “Just that we shouldn’t touch Donnie’s plants, in case, um, something.”
“Eaten,” the snapper, Kouji, signed, flopping onto the floor, where a pile of blankets and cushions had been stacked,
“Thanks for helping us find home!” Touma chirped, struggling to climb onto the couch cushions without digging his claws into the fabric.
Ghost scooped him up, placing him on the couch. His eyes kept drifting over the magazines on the table, then back up to sweep all the entrances.
Touma cuddled against him immediately, little yellow spots creasing like freckles as he smiled. “Thank you Mr. Ghost!”
“Yeah…” Ghost petted over Touma’s shell. “How did you all end up here…?”
“We used to live in the storm drain, before Dad found us,” Aoi chattered. They seemed to be setting up a game of chess on the coffee table. “We wanted to see what the storm drains here were like. We didn’t mean to get lost! But it’s okay, we found you! Dad likes turtles, so Dad’s gonna like you too!”
Ghost hunched his shoulders slightly, taking note of the exits once more.
Touma chirped, cuddling against his plastron. His grip was strong for a turtle of his size. “It’s okay, Dad’s nice! He makes sure no one screams at us! You don’t have to be scared!”
“Oh, no, it’s not–” Ghost paused, taking a breath and curling an arm around Touma. “That’s… good to know.”
“Do you want to play with me?” Aoi’s red eyes peered up at Ghost hopefully.
Ghost surveyed the board game, nodding. “You play?”
“Hm!” Aoi nodded. “Leo, my big brother, is teaching me how to play better, and lots’a other fun games too! He’s the best! Do you know any fun games?”
“Some…” Ghost sat forward on the couch to peer at the board. “You can go first.”
“Okay!” Aoi moved a knight. 
As they played, and whichever hand was free went to petting either Touma or Shima, Ghost wondered why a famous actor would adopt not four, but supposedly eight entire mutant turtles. He couldn’t see anything to gain from it, except perhaps more fame, but it came with more problems than it was worth. There were easier ways to get famous.
Ghost wondered why they were living aboveground, in a normal house, on a normal block, like they were humans. Was it possible?
Casually, he moved some of the magazines to look at the covers. If not Lou Jitsu, then it was Hamato Leonardo, posed and dressed like a model, bright red crescents always prominent. Ghost could feel his own Leonardo cringing at the thought of being seen, let alone modeling for a magazine on purpose. 
How did everyone know about them and nothing happened? Was it possible to live like this?
“Checkmate!” Aoi chirped, drawing his attention forward again.
Ghost blinked. He hadn’t been paying that much attention to the game and it had cost him. “Mm. You’re very good.”
Aoi beamed, tail wiggling. “Leo’s teaching me! He’s really fun to play with! Um, I like playing with you too!”
Ghost’s eyes softened. “Yeah. Me too.” He started to reset the board. “Another game?” He would pay attention this time. Give the kid a run for his money, as it were.
“Yeah!” Aoi chirped, already resetting the board.
“Shelldon says Dad and everyone’s gonna be home soon,” Shima hummed, playing with a tiny spider between their claws. It glinted metallically. 
“I should…” Ghost stood, stiff. “I should go.”
“You can’t go!”Touma cried, latching onto his arm like a vice.
“You gotta stay!” Aoi latched onto his leg just as tightly. He was trapped. 
“I can’t,” Ghost insisted, desperately. “I have to go, I can’t– I’m not supposed to–”
“Nooo!” Aoi whined, as Kouji wriggled out of his nest to capture Ghost’s other leg. “We want you to meet Dad and our brothers!”
“I can’t, I don’t belong here!” Ghost tried plucking them off carefully but they were like barnacles. If he wasn’t terrified of hurting them, he could have run.
If he really wanted to, he could have gotten away.
There was a rattle of keys in the lock, frantic worried voices on the doorstep. 
“Daddy!” The little turtles cheered, voices eerily in sync. 
The door opened.
Ghost swallowed.
Looks like he was stuck here for a while. 
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“Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” (Fluff/Crack)
2003!Turtles x reader
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A/N: I don’t speak Japanese, but damn do I love this song. It is my new ADHD background music, so I decided to write ✨this✨ The lyrics isn't important for the story, but it is written down so you can follow along. I follow along with the help of the English words and the few Japanese characters I know. Hope it works for you guys as well💚
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Song “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts.
Warnings: None💙❤️💜🧡
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It was like any other normal day in the lair. Leonardo was meditating on a mat, while Raphael was going at it with his weights. Donatello was working on something in his lab, while Master Splinter was making some tea in the kitchen. And Michelangelo… Mikey was in his room with Klunk, scrolling through Spotify, bored out of his mind. But then, suddenly, he found it. On the first place on the Japanese Top 50, he found a song that scratched his ADHD brain just the right way. And just like it always happened when Mikey found something that made his dopamine spike, he had to show it to his family. And that was just what he did, marching into the living area with a big loud speaker, putting the hip hop song on before anybody noticed what he was doing.
“チート gifted 荒技 wanted / 禁忌 禁じ手 明らか盲点 / 反則 異次元 この世の中のもんでは無いです / 無理ゲー それ聞いてないって”.
“Oh no”, Donnie mumbled, rubbing his face with his hand.
“What the hell is that?”, Raph growled in annoyance, while Leo tried to cover his ears. Splinter did nothing but sigh, deciding it was best to stay in the kitchen.
“Ay ライバル口を揃えて / Ooh ライバル口を揃えて / バグで まぐれ 認めねーゼッテー / マジで? コレおま全部生身で?”
“Just shut up and listen!”, Mikey yelled, already having his own dance party.
“It's 生身 it's 生身 yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang-born / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang-born”.
As the music changed, Mikey’s brothers could not deny that they were instructed. At least enough to the point where Donnie started bobbing his head and Raph moved his shoulders. Leo sighed, trying to go back to his meditation once more.
“実力を発揮し切る前に / 相手の方がバックれてくらしい / 上がり切るハードル very happy / あきらかにダントツでピカイチ”.
“Oof, not bad”, Raph said, letting himself move more fluently with the music as he continued to lift his weights.
“相変わらず脱皮してる毎日 (bling, bling, bling) / 誰の七光も要らないお前の ice より icy (icy)”.
Donnie too started dancing on the spot, doing that expression where he bit his lip in concentration and his brows pushed together, a thing he only did when he listened to something he liked.
“俺 パッと見出来ない事ばっかりだけど very happy / あ キレてる呆れてる周り 恵まれてる家族友達 (happy) / もう反則的立ち位置 皆俺に任せとけば良い (bang, bang, bang) / 教科書に無い 問題集に無い 超 bad な呪い listen”.
“Just ignore them”, Leo mumbled to himself. “There is nothing. It is outside your head. You can push it out. Find your center”. But that was easier said than done, when Mikey started yelling along with the build up.
“鏡よ鏡 答えちゃって / Who's the best? I'm the best! Oh, yeah / 生身のまま行けるとこまで / To the next, to the 1番上”.
Leo sat in annoyance as his brothers started yelling along to the lyrics from each side of the room, their voices echoing against the walls along with the music. He would have called for Master Splinter, but he found that his sensei’s tail was tapping to the music.
“Now singin' / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born (now singin') / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born (now singin') / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born / To the next, to the 1番上”.
With the chorus, all hopes of peace disappeared as all of Leo’s little brothers stopped whatever they were doing in order to focus on the music. Curse them for their short attention span and their good lungs. But despite his slight annoyance, Leo could not deny that the chorus had something to it.
“Eyday 俺のままで居るだけで超 flex / Eyday 誰も口を挟めない (don't test) / Eyday 俺のままで居るだけで超 flex / Eyday 誰も口を挟ませない (don't test)”.
Raph, Donnie and Mikey soon found each other in the middle of the floor, jumping around while having the time of their life, doing whatever weird dance moves they had seen humans do on the street or the internet.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah 学歴も無い前科も無い余裕で (bling-bling) / この存在自体が文化財な脳味噌 (bling-bling) / 高級車は買える免許は無い愛車 (green, green) / 全国各地揺らす逸品 このベロが bling-bling (brr)”.
Leo soon felt his brothers on him, pushing and shaking him, telling him to get up and have some fun for once. So much for being the responsible big brother. Leo tried to keep his annoyed grimes, hiding a smile as he tried to push them off, all while Splinter drank his tea and enjoyed the sight.
“バレットなら満タン 関西訛り生身のコトダマ / 音楽 幸運 勝利の女神 今宵も三股 bang, bang / 漫画みたいな輩とまんまで張りあえてしまってる漫画 / 圧倒的チカラこの頭と口から”.
It wasn’ often that his sons got to let loose and enjoy themselves like this, so Splinter rarely tried to stop them, even if they were so loud that his ears would start to hurt. He could live with the slight discomfort just to watch his sons smile and have fun. And he definitely wasn’t against them listening to some Japanese hip hop. It made him feel a little closer to home once more, reminding him it was a long time ago since he last talked to the Ancient One.
“この身体 tattoo は入って無い / このツラに傷もついて無い / 繰り返しやらかしてくダメージが / イカつい年輪を刻む皺”.
“Fine!”, Leo called out, acting more annoyed than he actually was, getting up from the mat and letting his brothers pull him around. It didn’t take long before all four found themselves jumping around in a circle with their arms around each other's shoulders, smiling bright and laughing loudly.
“Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born / 俺のままで bling して bang して bang / する為に born して来たニッポン (ayy)”.
No one heard as you walked into the lair, calling out for your four best friends. You quickly found them dancing around in a circle in the middle of the lair, only Splinter noticing your arrival, sending you a smile and a small nod.
“鏡よ鏡 答えちゃって / Who's the best? I'm the best! Oh, yeah / 生身のまま行けるとこまで / To the next, to the 1番上”.
“Make some room!”, you yelled, running into the circle, pushing yourself in between Mikey and Raph who happily let you join.
“Now singin' / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born (now singin') / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born (now singin') / Bling-bang-bang, bling-bang-bang / Bling-bang-bang-born / To the next, to the 1番上”.
As the chorus picked up once again, the brothers took turns spinning and dancing with you, to the point where they playfully fought with each other to do so, snatching you from each other with a laugh.
“Eyday 俺のままで居るだけで超 flex / Eyday 誰も口を挟めない (don't test) / Eyday 俺のままで居るだけで超 flex / Eyday 誰も口を挟ませない (don't test)”.
You all once again formed a circle, jumping around like you were wild animals and not a human and four mutants. Nonetheless you enjoyed yourselves, all of you yelling along to the song, making a mental note to add that song to your playlists.
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pinkiealexie · 1 year
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𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! ♡ 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘴
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❥ REQUESTED: Anonymous
❥ REQUEST:
"Can i request The rottmnt turtles spending time with their s/o on valentines"
❥ WARNINGS: Nope!
Can be read as romantic or platonic love!
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♡ This big guy is so sweet on Valentine's day that it could give you cavities and overall just so heart warming
♡ He wants to do everything and anything that you'll enjoy doing on such a special day. He'll put your wants before his and who wouldn't find that adorable?
♡ With the help of April, Raph will give you those valentines day baskets full of a bunch of stuff you like such as your favorite drinks, candies, sweets, plushies, and other cute stuff you can imagine!
♡ Broski will literally spoil you so much
♡ Oh! What's that? You brought him a valentines gift too? I think Raph is in the corner smiling and giggling like a middle school girl; I am not joking when he cherishes whatever you gave him he will protect it with his life no matter how big or small it was
♡ What else can I say? Brodie is literally wearing Valentines Day's most recognized color *cough* red
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♡ Lots and I mean LOTS of D.I.Y/handcrafted gifts made just for you
♡ That means paper flowers, baked goods, decorated cards, and lots of other stuff, and personally I believe handmade gifts are the best type of gifts because it shows just how much time a person devoted into making something for you
♡ When giving you your Valentines gifts expect to see Mikey covered in paper scraps, a bit of glue, and paint
♡ You got Mikey a gift too? And it's a plushie, Ohmigosh!!
♡ He'll always sleep with that plushie from that day and on, he'll give it a name and everything! Ends up apologizing to the stuffed plush if they ever accidentally ended up on the floor when he slept
♡ For the rest of the day you'll both end up watching cheesy romance movies then crying at the end being like omg they were endgame
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♡ You'll get such a nice bouquet of flowers, specifically red roses. It is Valentines day significant flower is it not?
♡ Secondly, Leo takes you out for dinner! How romantic, but its not a big fancy 5 star restaurant, you think he could afford to pay that much? He'd tell you that when they hand out the check you'd both make a run and they'd just have to catch you.
♡ You'll eat at Hueso's, and you both end up eating a heart shaped pizza with drink of your choice. How yummy
♡ Once done eating, Leo would take you around the hidden city and spend whatever money you had left on stuff you saw and wanted. Pretty much a shopping spree, hooray!
♡ Sneaking into places as well, like concerts, hotels, movies, fairs, carnavals, and other places. As long as you don't get caught then you're good to go.
♡ Once you were both of of moolah you just have a nice walk around the place at night! A very nice conversation would start, then it'd lead to a deep conversations but that's up to you to think about
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♡ Used to not celebrate Valentines day. Not that he didn't like it but he's never been too big on celebrating it, until you came into the picture
♡ You see him on Valentines and he gifts you stuff he made himself! Like a music box, jewelry, or a plush that can be a loyal servant to you. His pride fills up whenever you thank him for the lovely gifts
♡ The rest of the day is you and him making playlist for each other, dancing to those playlist because after all his online persona is Bootyyyshaker9000 for a reason lol! Are you no good at dancing? He'll try his best to teach you himself
♡ Before or after that you'll both have a karaoke night with each other because what else can be better than that? Singing your whole hearts out like such theater kids
♡ Video game sessions, very self explanatory
♡ Uh, the end. Kinda ran out of ideas 😭
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nerves-nebula · 1 year
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Mikey was wearing a dress.
Leo had never been so confusingly angry before in his life.
Draxum was in the other room, arguing loudly with Dad.
Raph had employed Donnie to help him set up his new punching bag.
Mikey was fucking twirling.
The skirt technically wasn’t a skirt. It was some weird yokai fashion thing that was just long fabric draped over a pair of shorts, like a one-piece of some kind. It was fucking neon orange and Mikey was doing his weird arm shaking thing he did when he was happy, dancing in place and singing to himself.
Leo gripped tight onto the book Draxum had given him. He hadn’t even looked at the cover yet.
He heard Dad screech something that sounded like “faggot” (or was Leo’s mind just deciding it sounded like that?) and he bristled angrily.
“Did Draxum forget we’re boys or some shit?” He heard himself say, “You look like a dumb girl.”
Mikey ignored him, even spinning around to put his back to Leo.
There was a bow against the back of his neck, draping over the curve of his shell, bouncing playfully as he danced. It almost perfectly matched the color of his mask.
He thought of the dress their father tossed out a sewer grate into the street years back. It wasn’t for him. If it was lucky then some little girl would find it.
It had had a big blue bow on the back.
“Why can’t you just be happy that they’re happy?” April had asked him once, “Who fucking cares if it’s weird? Just enjoy the happiness of your family, man.”
He wanted to be happy that Mikey was happy.
He tried to force a smile.
Just be happy that Mikey is happy.
Just be fucking happy.
He looked back at his brother, the way his hips swayed to the beat of a song only he could hear, how his hands flapped at a completely different pace, how his eyes were closed with pure delight and his smile practically took up his entire face.
His little brother was happy.
He finally looked down at the book in his hands. It was a comic book, hardcover, with a yokai samurai printed on the front. It wasn’t Samurai Rabbit, but it looked similar.
He looked back at Mikey.
He could share the book with him. They could sit together and talk about samurai and how they were different from ninja and maybe the anger that still lingered in his chest would die away.
“Hey-“
“Michelangelo!”
Mikey immediately stopped his dance, freezing in place.
Splinter came over, grabbing Mikey’s arm in a hard grip, scowling, “This gift is not for you. Draxum brought the wrong thing.” He pushed Mikey off toward the bathroom, “Change and give it back. Draxum will bring you something else next time he visits.”
Mikey stumbled, his hands immediately going to the skirt (not a skirt) and gripping the fabric. He looked ready to either fight or cry.
(You’re learning to sew. Offer to take off the skirt. Offer to make it better, to make it fit. Take off the skirt (not a skirt) and the bow and make it into just a romper. You can do it. It wouldn’t even be hard, just a couple clipped strings and it would probably come apart easily. The fabric could even be repurposed.)
Leo said nothing.
Draxum left with Mikey’s gift and not another word said to anyone.
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I’m having my own Weird Gender Times and projecting.
-Monster Anon
FUCK i forgot to release this beauty to the PUBLIC because i wanted to wait until I drew art for it but,, i dont think thats happeninga anytime soon fsadfsadhf anyway i loved it and i loved how you showed leo trying to fight against his irrational jealousy fdsfsd
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ramzawrites · 1 year
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A Gift Of Flowers - Rise!Leonardo x Reader
FEM
Pairings: Leonardo x Reader
Characters included: Leonardo
Warnings: n/a
Series: No, A Request
Summary: Y/N is really shy and frankly Leo had been struggling to find proper common ground with the flower loving woman unlike the rest of his family. Luckily for him he found a flower field in the Hidden City which he definitely wanted to show to her.
Word count: 2997
Authors Note: I'm sorry for being mia for so long. I'm rn getting into my finals and I am busy preparing for getting into uni and so on so time has been limited! Hope this means I can write more consitently again! Love you!
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Leo was a mutated turtle stuck in the sewers hiding away from humans, hearing that you would correctly assume that he wouldn’t be too interested in flowers. Frankly he had better things to be doing than trying to scrounge up some plants and try to find a way to keep them alive in a place with almost to none natural sunlight. Sure, Donnie definitely had some sort of special lamps that basically did the same as the sun for plants since he did have an interest in agriculture and botany but that was Donnie. Leo didn’t particularly care about these things.
Leo loved video games, movies and don’t tell the others but he did actually enjoy training and honing his skills. He just didn’t particularly liked to get up for training but he did immensely enjoy the results of it.
So, why was it that he was currently looking through an old geology book where he stored his pressed flowers? Leo? Pressing flowers? This was definitely not a very Leo hobby if you asked others. Not for the teleporting Ninja Master that managed to send big alien gum looking monsters back to a prison dimension with the help of his equally skilled family years ago.
And Leo would agree. Normally he’d admit immediately that this was not his cup of tea, so to speak. Flowers were pretty but that’s about it.
Then how did he manage to accumulate a small collecting of a colorful array of flowers?
That answers was Y/N.
Y/N was quiet and introverted. The brothers met her when they were running away from the villain of the week only find a very scared human hunkering down in an alleyway, hugging a thick book against her chest.
Humans in New York? Normal. A human in the Hidden City? Not so much. Not impossible but not normal.
When the villain of the week inevitably caught up with the brothers, they had no choice but string along this obviously out of place human. After some smart thinking on Leo’s part, Mikey would argue with him about this because he was the one who apparently gave him the idea to lead the monstrous yokai towards the pirate bay for the pirates to deal with it in their anger when he destroyed their ship mast, they dealt with the villain and could deal with the human.
No surprise there Y/N wound up in the Hidden City accidentally and was immensely overwhelmed when they were suddenly surrounded by a myriad of mythical and magical beings. Obviously the brothers explained to her what was going on and that she was actually kind of safe as long as she just left most yokai in peace. They then helped her back to New York and since it was already daytime Raph called April to ask her if she could walk the very rattled Y/N back to her apartment.
Honestly Leo should have predicted that April took the chance to befriend the human since Y/N now knew that mutants, yokais and a hidden city beneath New York existed. He knew April had no qualms about having mostly non-human friends, but it must be still nice to have a friend with whom she can go out for food and doesn’t need to worry about their disguise, and should she get a call that one of the Hamatos needed her help with something, she didn’t need to come up with a lie. Most of the time anyways. Sometimes the brothers did stupid stuff she just didn’t want to bombard the timid Y/N with.
It didn’t take long for Y/N to come visit the Hamato household together with April now and again. It took some time and even convincing but she even begun visiting them all on her own. Her shyness usually stopped her from doing so.
This shyness was also the reason why Leo had basically a full bouquet of flowers hidden inside this old and forgotten geology book.
As they soon learned Y/N was shy but loved flowers. Whenever the brothers or April did something nice for her for example, she gifted them a flower. It took Donnie a moment but he soon realized that she gave them these flowers depending on their meaning. This way she could express things like trust and happiness and even her support while her voice failed due to her nerves.
Mikey immediately rolled with this using his culinary talents to do the same for her. When she felt down, he made food to soothe and calm her down. Often cooking her favorite dishes especially when she fought through her shyness and managed to do things like call the bank since there was a problem or something and needed her to call back.
Raph used his knitting abilities to make her things like mittens, hats and even sweaters for her to cuddle into. Combine this with his certified Big Brother Hugs™ that had the ability to melt any worries away he and Y/N could sometimes be found in the projector room watching a movie together while Raph silently taught Y/N how to knit while she sat securely against his chest.
Donnie was probably the person who could relate to her problems with other people the most. He immediately noticed when she was overwhelmed, dragged her to his lab, placed her in a corner that usually his brothers occupied hence why there was a beanbag, blankets and pillows and handed her one of his certified Genius Tech™ headphones while he returned to work on one of his projects. They might not actively interact with each other, but they still built a bond of trust. Both kind of became each other person they could just retreat to when people and socializing was too much, but they also didn’t want to be necessarily alone.
But Leo was struggling to really connect with Y/N. Don’t get him wrong the two were friends and hung out a lot but there wasn’t something the two did together. Not like his brothers and April with Y/N.
That was until he took a day to wander through the Hidden City alone to see what else there was to discover and he managed to find hidden inside a scary looking forest a beautiful patch of grass covered in all sorts of colorful and no doubt magical flowers. His mind immediately jumped to Y/N and how she no doubt would love this place.
He closed the book carefully, not wanting to destroy the carefully pressed gifts to place said book back on his shelf.
He didn’t know why he was so anxious to ask Y/N if she wanted to go into Hidden City with him. He was the face man! He once managed to fool a human chef even while poisoned and probably talking gibberish without a disguise! That’s how good he is!
Besides it’s flowers! Flowers she probably has never seen! He was sure she would love it!
Using this bout of confidence, that was definitely there since forever and actually he didn’t need to take advantage of a ‘bout of confidence’, that’s stupid, he grabbed his phone and clicked on her contact to text her.
“Chello~ Got some time? Wanna show you something cool!”
Should he add emojis? Like some flowers? Would that spoil the surprise? Would that be cheesy? A simple smirking emoji would be the correct choice. Wait, no, that kinda looks weird together with the message. Screw it. Send it as is.
It took a bit but Y/N responded, calming down his anxiety immediately.
The text immediately started with a happy emoji
“Yeah, I have time! Just finished studying! Need me to come down?”
Oh, right! She was studying for an upcoming exam since she was in university for botany.
“Nice!” This time a thumbs up seemed appropriate.
“Mind if I just teleport to you since it’s in the Hidden City and I want to teleport us there anyways. No need to walk all the way if I can just use my awesome skillz”
The answer this time was immediate from Y/N.
“Sure. You can portal here!”
That’s all he needed to grab one of his sword and slice through the air. A familiar blue circle appearing in front of him. Head empty, he walked in to come out inside Y/N’s bedroom. She was still sitting at her desk, hunched over phone. A pen in her mouth.
“On the phone while studying? Is that a good idea?” Leo joked, mostly to try to get her attention so she wouldn’t be spooked to suddenly see him.
She still tensed up with wide eyes, the pen falling on the floor as she turned around to spot the turtle in her room. The shock immediately was replaced with a fond smile.
“H-hi! Already here!”
Leo nodded, walking over to lean on her chair. Looking over her shoulder to scrutinize whatever she was working on. Okay there were a lot of words on a paper and hastily drawn graphs or something. Yeah, no, he checked out.
He still hummed approvingly as if he was looking over work and found it was all correct.
Y/N raised one of her eyebrows at this and huffed out an amused breath “Well, what did you want to show me?”
Leo pushed himself away from the chair and look Y/N over. Clothes? Check. Shoes? Nope. He frowned.
“We can’t go if you don’t wear shoes, Petal. Socks won’t do.”
Her face immediately burned up. He sometimes used that nickname solely to tease het with it since somehow this name seemed to break Y/N.exe every time. This has earned him a handful of times some pulls by his bandana tail by her. Almost if she wanted to pull on his ear or hair if he had any.
She grumbled embarrassed and wandered out the room only to reappear a minute later with her shoes on.
Leo clapped his hands together “Perfect! Let’s go!”
Once again he sliced through the air and opened another pulled. This time he didn’t mindlessly walk through the portal. No, this time he made sure to grab Y/N’s hand before mindlessly walking through the blue swirl. At this point he was really confident that his portals delivered him to the place he wants.
Bigger stretches of space could be a bit tricky if he couldn’t directly see the goal but he has been working on it.
Luckily, he didn’t embarrass himself this time by teleporting him and her to Spain or something.
With a soft thud he and Y/N arrived at the flower field. His portal hasn’t even fully disappeared into thin air he already heard Y/N excitedly gasp.
“Oh my god! Look at these flowers! They are so pretty! Oh my god!”
She was happily flapping her hands, turning around to Leo with huge glistening eyes and a faint blush across her cheeks. Her smile reached her eyes, crinkling the corners of her eyes. Leo hoped he wouldn’t forget that expression of her since it was so full of pure joy it elevated his own heart and made a happy grin appear on his face as well.
He nervously scratched the back of his neck “Yeah, I was kind of just walking around and found this. Thought you might enjoy this place.”
Y/N was clearly fighting to let proper words fumble through her joy but also shyness until she finally nodded “Enjoy? I love!”
She said it surprisingly softly with a slight wobble to her voice which somehow conveyed her happiness even more if she would have yelled it out.
Shakily she grabbed Leo’s hand that hung uselessly next to him and pulled him to the middle of the patch only to sit down on the soft ground. Her eyes scanned the whole place until they finally landed on the blue flowers close to her legs. Almost as if she was scared the flowers would break under her touch she soft traced the stem and then the petals.
To be fair they were in the Hidden City Leo wouldn’t be surprised if suddenly one of the flowers tried to eat them. Maybe this was a bad idea after all? But when he looked her happy expression, the small little moments where she couldn’t help herself but flap her hands due to happiness, he couldn’t help but decide that this was a risk worth taking. Besides he was here. He could deal with anything and protect her.
So here he was. Sitting next to Y/N while she inspected the flowers all around them. A, probably magical, sun shining down on them, bathing the two in warmth. It was calm, hell, it was peaceful.
“Hey, Y/N.” Leo tried to get her attention.
Y/N looked over at him and once again his heart seemed to twist at the beautiful expression of hers.
“You know I just realized. I don’t know how you make one of those flower crown things. Never had the chance to really try it out.” It was a random thought that jumped out to him but he couldn’t help to bring it up.
Weirdly enough Y/N looked almost sad for a moment before some determination jumped through “I’ll show you. It’s easier than you might realize.”
With that Leo turned properly towards Y/N. So that his whole body was now facing her and not just his face. She mirrored his behavior only to get up for a second and begin to gather an array of blue and white flowers. The petals of these flowers were big but thin. When Y/N dropped them in his lap he was sure they would have to be pretty heavy but these flowers were actually quite light.
With that Y/N softly begun showing and explaining to Leo how to make a flower crown. How to braid them all together. She often tripped over her own words, a wobble sometimes appearing when she misspoke or felt like she just made a mistake.
Leo made a point of complimenting her work or making some joke to alleviate her worries. It seemed to work as she continued working.
In the end the two had each a blue and white flower crown. Y/N’s looked naturally amazing while Leo was amazed that his seemed to somehow hold together. Hey as long as it’s not immediately falling apart! Seems like a win to him!
Y/N stared at her flower crown. Slowly turning it around. Leo was about to ask what was on her mind but she begun speaking on her own.
“Thank you. Th-Thank you for bringing me to this place.” He could see her tensing for a moment when she fumbled the word. “It really cheered me up. I think I needed it after being stuck at home studying for days. Thank you, L-Leo.”
A soft smile stretched across Leo’s face “Of course. When I saw this place, I immediately had to think of you. Figured you’d love it here.”
This made Y/N finally look up again with a new softness in her eyes he saw very rarely. His breath hitched as he finally saw this look from close up. Whatever this emotion was she was conveying with her eyes and poster, it filled him with a warm feeling.
With an uncertain smile and shaky hands she suddenly moved her flower crown and softly placed it on Leo’s head. She was so carefully moving as if he was a scared wild animal that would sprint off into the woods any second it made his heart squeeze.
He was a ninja that saved the world a couple times by now. Hell, he could probably snap her bones if he really wanted to due to the strength from his mutation. His strength didn’t come close to that of Raph but still, he was positive he still could. And yet, Y/N treated him as if he was fractured glass and she didn’t want to break him.
Heat rose to his neck and face. He couldn’t help but think if he was a human and had ears, would his ears also burn up? Just like Y/N’s right now. It was cute.
And as her hands slowly fell down. She had to stretched up to place the flower crown on his head since he was taller than her even while sitting. Y/N slowly moved back down to sit back down on the ground properly only to stop midway through. Her face right in front of his, determination burning in her eyes, contrasting her burning cheeks.
And with a slight grin she moved forward, placing a soft kiss on his snout only to fall back down on the soft ground.
It happened so fast Leo needed a moment to wrap his head around this action.
“Bwuh”
Eloquent Leonardo Hamato. Nicely said. Less is more as they say.
Y/N was at this point kneading her own hands, a nervous habit, but she was still smiling!
“Seriously. Thank you. Thi-This means a ton to me.”
Leo’s voice failed him. He opened his mouth but nothing came out, only a high pitched whine that he immediately strangled by snapping his mouth shut so fast and strong his teeth clicked together.
Almost as if he was a robot he moved his own shoddy flower crown towards Y/N and robotically placed it on her head. She had to move it a bit around, so it wasn’t tilted on her head.
“Yeah. No problem.” Leo finally managed to whisper. His voice sounded strangled. Almost as if he was talking right after Raph punched him accidentally really hard in his stomach during training.
Y/N’s embarrassed mind must have finally won over since she twirled around and laid down on the ground to look up “Le-Let’s just, uh, Let’s just enjoy the sun?”
He nodded and laid down next to her “Yeah. Let’s chill.”
And as they laid there, he made a point of not showing a strong reaction towards her hand slowly grasping his, scared she’d recoil and take her soft hand back.
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misteria247 · 1 year
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Some random bullshit about Leo from the 12 series having a dog(s) cuz again it's on my mind and the guy really deserves something nice for once:
It was April's idea to get Leo a canine companion. After seeing how much her friend and brother was really struggling with things and seeing how Raph, Donnie and Mikey had little companions to help them out she'd decided to do some research on possible animals that could help Leo out. She of course told the boys about her plans and they were completely on board wanting Leo to have something to help him as well.
It'd taken a bit of time, there were many different shelters and local breeders in NYC and with the help of Casey, April and him would go and visit the places to see if they were what they were looking for. While they did this, Raph, Donnie and Mikey sneakily made the lair a bit more pet proof, using the excuse of Chompy starting to get a bit bigger to avert Leo's suspensions. They also did some research on getting the dog to be trained for therapy as to help their older brother with his emotional, mental and physical state. Donnie ended up starting a small anonymous business to fix broken down things for money and Raph started to sell a bit of his artwork online to help out in the financial department for the future therapy training sessions that the dog would need to go through.
It took a lot of work and a lot of time but the group finally managed to get things in place and find good sources for the things they needed. April and Casey enrolled in the training sessions due to the turtles being unable to go out in society and Donnie took down notes and tips to help out in the therapy training. They ended up finding two possible breeds of puppies that they could go with, one being a larger breed while the other was a smaller breed. A lot of debates were thrown around as to which one would be better for Leo. Ranging from the larger breed which would get their older brother to exercise his knee and arm to the smaller breed being a good cuddling support and give their older brother something to dot on with his parental affection. In the end they ended up getting two puppies from both sides.
The day that Leo had met his new companions was close to their mutation day. The lair was filled with their family such as Mona Lisa, Karai and Shinigami, who had already been alerted about the gang's plan. Leo was sitting on one of the sofas, talking to Karai while Raph and Casey went to get the pups. Soon gifts were passed out to one another and it was then that April taking the lead explained one gift was from her and Casey while the other was from Raph, Donnie and Mikey. It was with that que that the two boys came out holding the two adorable puppies and earning cheers of Surprise Leo from the others.
To say Leo was shocked would be an understatement.
At first Leo was worried and a bit apprehensive about the whole thing. After all one dog was a lot of work but two? He had no idea how he was going to do this, especially with the financial aspect (which he later found out that his two brothers had already had that covered and planned out ahead of time). But one look at the two sweet pups and getting a few wagging tails and kisses, the eldest gave in and caved pretty quickly into getting on board with it.
Afterwards Leo basically became wrapped around these canines paws. He spoiled them both with love and affection, putting his all into taking care of them as they grew. He did everything that he was told by April, Casey and Donnie about the training (to which he got a bit teary eyed when he realized that they all really put a lot of thought into this whole thing) and the results of having them around really began to show on the oldest Hamato.
Leo became a bit more energetic than he had been, the once somewhat weighed down vibe he usually carried with him became a bit more lightened as he bonded with his dogs. He began to smile a little more and relaxed a bit more than he used to. While it obviously didn't fix everything it was quite clear that April's idea had a positive effect on the blue clad leader and it made his brothers more than relieved to see it. Seeing their big brother and clan leader look more like his older self than the tired, exhausted person he'd become over the years really lifted Raph, Donnie and Mikey's spirits.
Mikey ends up hoisting playdates for the pups to get used to the other animals in the lair. Ice Cream Kitty at first is a bit on edge however she got used to them fairly quickly and tolerated their presence. Chompy on the other hand adored them. Growing a bit more than he original size, the alien turtle found amazing playmates in the pups, especially the smaller one. Mikey's taken several pictures of these playdates and has shared the pics with Leo, Raph, Donnie, April and Casey who all had their hearts melt at them.
As time goes on and the dogs begin to grow and get better at their therapy training it becomes quite clear that they've grown protective over their owner and his family. The larger dog will let out loud warning barks if it hears something in the sewers coming closer to the lair and the smaller dog will place itself on Leo's lap whenever there's company over or strangers, ready to nip if they posed a possible threat to him.
And when Leo has one of those days, the kind where he can't sleep due to his nightmares or when his knee becomes unbearable in the pain spectrum or his vocal chords make it hard for him to talk, his dogs will stick close to him, sensing his distress. They'll lay their heads on his lap, or snuggle close to him and just lay there next to him. Offering emotional support as they were trained to do. Leo will often times begin to mindlessly pet their heads, scratching behind their ears and just focusing on them instead of the things that are currently making it harder for him to function. It's a welcomed change to him and he begins to understand why his brothers went to their respective companies for emotional support.
All in all Leo's life gets a bit easier with the two dogs helping him out and his family are thrilled that their planning had managed to give him a positive boost and a good outlet for their favorite dork of a leader.
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mean-green-girl · 1 year
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Love At First Slice (Leosagi)
“Why do you always have to have the last word? Why can’t I be right?” Screamed the red eared slider while opening a portal to the entrance of his favorite pizza place, the one and only: Run of the Mill.

His day had been packed with stress, and to top it off, Donnie’s bickering did not help him at that moment. He was trying his best to plan attacks as a team, but today was… well, not his best attempt. Leo knew he had to be serious about their missions, he started to act like a leader, or at least he tried to, he just needed a breather for a second.

He sighed while sitting at the first free table he saw, he knew Señor Hueso wouldn’t mind, so he just took the liberty of doing so. He had his arms crossed on the table, lying his head on them while trying to clear up his mind, when he heard footsteps coming toward him.

“Hello, what can I get for you today?” Was the only thing he heard before he sat straight. He started to fidget with his own hands, and didn’t really think before ordering, he was to lost in his own head to even look at the waiter in the face.

“Can you get me, like, the biggest slice of Hawaiian possible?”

“Sure thing, anything to drink?” Was this a new waiter? He didn’t recognize the voice, but he sounded friendly.

“Just water please.” Leo didn’t get the chance to look at the waiter, before he knew it he was being surrounded by his brothers and April.

“We’ll have a large, bacon and pepperoni, and ginger ale!” Added Mikey with excitement, being his usual cheerful self.

“Will do! Your order will be here as soon as possible.” He replied happily, Leo only got to see a flash of black from his apron before the waiter ran off.

“Guys, why are you here?” Asked Leo with a bit of irritation in his voice, looking up to see his brothers and sister. Donnie was sitting across from him, crossed arms in front of his chest, evading al sort of eye contact. Raph, Mikey and April were looking straight at Donnie, expecting something, maybe his formal apology to his twin.

“After a lengthy seminar brought to us by Dr. Feelings, I have accepted that I was wrong. I ask for your forgiveness, after being a bit of a jerk.” Said Donnie all of a sudden, in his typical monotone voice. Even though he apologized with said tone, Leo knew it has sincere by the sad and side eye look his brother threw at him. “And I do realize that your plan was actually heading somewhere” He added in a whisper.

“It’s ok, I just needed a breather guys. But next time, please, don’t doubt me, bro.” Leo shrugged his shoulders, sending a little smirk toward his twin.

“So, now that we’re in better terms, what about a movie marathon?” Chimed Mikey to lighten up the mood

“That sounds real nice, Lou Jitsu tonight?” Asked the leader with a much happier tone. They spent the next fifteen-ish minutes talking about that marathon, until Leo came up with one of his jokes.

“Not funny Nardo, lamest. Joke. Ever” Replied his twin with an unamazed tone, looking at Leo with a dead expression. Sometimes his brother blurted out pure nonsense.

“Here’s your order.” He heard the waiter, he tilted his head to see his precious slice of Hawaiian being served. He looked lightly over the waiter, and then he noticed he was covering a small laugh with his notepad. Leo spit a few words that ended in something that barely got understanded as a ‘Thanks’ while he blushed wildly. The waiter nodded and gifted him a smile before returning to the kitchen. “I’ll come back with the pizza as soon as it gets out of the oven.”

“Leon, buddy, you ok?” Asked the older brother when he saw his brother, who was processing everything with wide eyes and pink cheeks. “Guys, I think he had a stroke” Raph pointed at his brother with his thumb.

“Did you guys see him?” the red eared slider had excitement in his voice, and pure joy showing on his facial expression. “He just laughed at my joke!” The sheer happiness inside Leo was trying to cover up that quick heartbeat of his, and the weird nots in his stomach he felt when looking at the bunny yokai. He was definitely gonna ask Señor Hueso about him later that day.

“Oh please, I think he was laughing at the joke for being pathetic Leon, you can do better than that” His twin crossed his arms, fully knowing the cause for his brothers flustered expressions.

“You’re just jealous because you’ve never been able to make anyone, aside from dad, laugh.” Leo just showed his tongue to Donnie, making him show pure disgust by his facial expressions. Donnie looked to the side and pretended he didn’t see the waiter coming towards their table. “Admit it Don-tron, your twin can easily get a laugh from any cute yokai, I’m just that-” He was cut off by said cute yokai, when he saw him place the pizza at the table.

“Flattered” The Yokai interrupted him with a smirk. “Ginger ale for you guys’, and water for the ‘cute Yokai’. I’ll be around if you need me.” The rabbit gave Leo his glass of water directly, winking subtly at him, which made Leo’s cheeks turn red.

The table was slightly silent, because Mikeys comments were pretty loud sometimes, but as soon as the rabit left their line of sight, the panic broke in the table, leaving the smallest brother confused.

“He just straight up flirted with you!” April screamed towards the blue masked turtle, making blush even harder, while he blabbered again. Leo shook his head, trying to compose himself, feeling his brain short-circuit.

“At least he’s a man of detail, I partially approve” Raph signaled toward the glass of water, helping them notice the small flower that decorated the glass.

“Dude, you are SO gonna ask him out” Commented Mikey with his mouth full of pizza.

And ask him out he did, after blurting out some panic induced one liners that did not make sense at all. The white rabbit laughed at his attempt, with barely noticeable pink cheeks, before nodding and writing something in his notepad before handing Leo the piece of paper.

“Yuichi Usagi” He smiled.

“Leonardo Hamato” And with that, Leo walked out of Run Of The Mill Pizza, with a date for next Friday and the rabbits’ phone number. Pretty successful ‘breather’ if you ask him.
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dilucsflame33 · 1 year
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Hello, I saw your recent post of "TMNT Naughty or Nice Cocktails" So, I could order one of Leonardo in a nice along with naughty, using dialogue numbers 7 (Nice), 3 and 13 (naughty), with the Kink 6 and 16
I hope I have placed the order correctly
And sorry for the spelling mistakes, my English is not very good (TwT)
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Christmas Jealousy 🔥
Hello, everyone! I hope your day/night are well. Since today is the first day of Christmas, I will now place my first request. @akesdraws-blog here's your Naughty or Nice cocktail, love! Since you picked the right scenario, your prize is at the very bottom. I hope you love it! 🥰💙
🔞 Warning 🔞: NSFW +18
She picked number 16 (car Sex) but it doesn't match, so she picked number 3 (praise kink) instead. Use of sex toys (rope, ball-gag, and vibrator), and praise kink. Also Dom!Leo because that man is nothing but a Dom. 😩
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It's now Christmas Eve and the guys are throwing their own party for the holiday, and Mikey decided to have one of the brothers dress up as Santa as a joke. 
Luckily, Y/N wasn't in the drawing. 
But she was holding the box that had their names. 
"All right, guys, are you ready?" The woman says as she shook up the box. 
Mikey rubbed his palms together, mischief in those sky-blue eyes. "This is going to be good."
"What if you're wearing the suit, bro? Isn't that embarrassing enough?" Raph rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms over his chest. 
"Not as embarrassing as being Santa's elves." Mikey chuckled as his brother's eyes widened. 
"Oh, no, I am not wearing that stupid costume!" Raph complained as he shifted one leg to the other. The red terrapin preferred to be Santa than wearing an elf costume. 
Y/N cleared her throat and it got the brothers attention. The pieces of paper are color coded and the box was covering the pieces, so everything was a gamble for the brothers. 
"All right, the person who's gonna be Santa is-" She paused as she grabbed a piece and it came out purple. "Donnie! Congratulations!" 
The said turtle's eyes widened as he did a cute happy dance, a smile graced his lips. Raph groaned out as he walked away from the group. 
Leo wasn't really too happy either. He was supposed to be a man of leadership and tranquility but, here he was, getting dressed up as an elf. 
He was beyond embarrassed and uncomfortable.
The leader didn't start complaining until he was in the safety of his room. Leo was now in the said elf outfit and the poor guy was not having it.
"Please, don't make me wear this. I look ridiculous!" He said as he adjusted the elf hat that was on his head, a jingle from the bell was heard as he did so. Instead of the shirt, he was only wearing green pants and had a gold belt around his waist. His thighs and rear were prominent, and the woman couldn't help but to gawk at her man. 
They were only dating for over eight months and going strong. Yes, arguments and misunderstandings were there but communication and patience helped with the situation. 
Yet, the woman almost felt sorry for him. Almost. 
Cause, if she did, Y/N wouldn't be here and have this eye candy in front of her. 
"It's only for one day, my love. And there won't be a whole lot of people. If you finish this without complaining, you will have your Christmas gift early." The woman said as she stood in front of her blue terrapin boyfriend. Her small palms caressing his plastron, teasing his collarbone and his neck. 
Leo hummed, intrigued with the offer his woman was laying out. "Oh, really? And what's the gift, blossom?" He says as he gave her a devilish smirk, his hand slowly trailed down her spine. Oh, his touch sent her body ablaze. She was almost tempted to give in but she yielded.  
"You have to behave, Mr. Elf." Y/N teased as she booped his snout, making it twitch. 
Leo chuckled, shaking his head. He leaned down to her ear, nibbling it playfully. "Since when do you give out orders, little one?"
She knew that nickname all too well. His deep bartone of his vocal chords reached the depths of her soul, hypnotized her being and wanting her to surrender. Feeling her body been set ablaze once again, the woman reluctantly pushed him away. His eyes gleamed with amusement, his lips continued to grace a smirk as he witnessed his beloved's flustered expression. 
"Until now, my love. After the party's over, we can play. How does that sound?" The woman persisted as her palms caressed his broad reptilian shoulders, the feel of different skin textures never cease to amaze Leo. They are so different from each other, yet she chooses to be with him. 
He smiled at the thought. 
"All right. I'll behave, for now." He teased as he placed a tender kiss to the crown of her head, filling the woman's body with warmth. "But that won't stop me from teasing you, blossom." 
With that Leonardo stepped out of his bedroom and into the living room, laughs and whistles were heard as his brothers teased the poor leader. They will never live that down. 
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Y/N was flustered. Beyond flustered. 
Leonardo was showing her no mercy with the teasing. He may not say them out loud, but he did say them whenever he could lean towards her ear. His words made her body stand at attention; his deep baritone voice sent a tremor down her spine as his stares spoke louder than words. Made her all the reasons why not to tease the leader in blue in the near future.
He may be the man of words but he waits until the right moment to strike. The perfect moment to tell her what he has been planning, every to the last detail. Her legs will tremble as his ocean eyes gazed upon her; he soon gave her a devilish smirk, knowing what his presence and stare does to her. 
Just for giggles Mikey wants the woman to sit on Donnie's lap, since the purple clad turtle was dressed as Saint Nick. They knew how to tease Leonardo so well as they both chuckled as Donnie pats his lap and the woman tries to hold in her laughter, soon sitting on Donnie's thigh. 
Leonardo knew what his brothers were planning and he took deep breaths as he watched his blossom and his younger brother talk, not really focusing on the conversation. 
He's just making sure Donnie's hands were by his side and not on his woman. 
"Now, what is it you would like for Christmas?" They both laughed when Donnie spoke the usual Santa dialogue. The woman shook her head. 
"There's only one thing I would like but," she paused as she looked towards Raph and Mikey, but she knew her lover's stare was on her back. "This could be dangerous for you."
Donnie quirked a brow, intrigued with the request. "And what shall that be?"
She leaned towards Donnie's ear and whispered, "I wanna make Leo jealous."
Donnie looked towards her and his brothers, then burst into laughter. Little snorts would come out as he tries to calm down. "Oh, Y/N, you are definitely giving us a death wish here."
"What did she say?" Mikey rushed towards the two. "Tell ole Mikey what your heart desires."
Donnie leaned towards his brother and whispered what the woman requested. The youngest of the three eyes widened, appalled yet gidy by the request. "Ooh, girl, you are sending us to our graves!"
Raph went over and Mikey whispered the request to him as well. All the brute did was shake his head, a deep chuckle left him. "I mean, if you really want us to, we could. But, just a fair warning, if we die because of you, we're coming back as ghosts just to mess with you." He laughed as the others followed suit. 
If they are going to die, they will die happy knowing Leo's expression when they take their last breath. 
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After the whole planning Leo was on edge as he watched his brothers smothered his woman more than usual. Yes they would hug and whatnot, but that was all. There was nothing going on. 
Until now of all things. 
Raph and Mikey are mainly the ones that were enjoying your company more than normal, while Donnie watched everything with a knowing smirk. The genius watched his older brother trying to hold his composure as he watched the others giving you attention. The teasing and flirtatious remarks were made and Leo had enough. 
They were sitting on the couch, both men sat beside her.
"Why sit on Santa's lap when you can sit on mine?" Raph smirked as he played with her hair, feeling the soft strands flow through his fingertips. Donnie "oh"ed as he watched Leo's expression, toggling it into memory. 
"Yeah, girl, the turkey isn't the only that's getting stuffed." Mikey chuckled as Y/N laughed yet flustered at his remark and Raph laughed at the corny joke.
But, oh, Leonardo was seeing red. 
Donnie could see figurative fumes coming out of his ears as he stormed to the front of the couch, his hands formed into fists.
"Enough!" Leo commanded as he stood in front of his brothers. "What is this, hm? Since when do you have a sudden attraction to my girlfriend!" 
Y/N only saw him angry when he argued with Raph, she has never seen him like this. Leo's body was tense as he stared at his brothers, then faced her. The woman's breath hitched as his stare burned through her soul. 
"You're looking real intimidating with the elf ears, Leo," Raph teased as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Gonna do some ballet with those tights?"
"You wanna go, Raph? Bring it." 
"Okay, that's enough of that," Y/N cut off before things got even more heated. "I asked the guys to make you jealous, darling. There's nothing going on, I promise."
Leo stood silent, face blank as he took in the information his lover was saying. His lips pursed and he nodded.
"All right, you wanna make me jealous," the woman screeched as Leo grabbed her waist and hoisted her over his shoulder. "You're gonna get something far worse." With that, Leo stormed off with his girl in tow. 
The last thing he heard was "oh"s and Mikey saying, "R-I-P that pu-" but she didn't hear the rest as Leo's bedroom closed behind them. 
Y/N was soon thrown on the bed as Leo eyed his prize. His breathing erratic he took off those stinking elf ears and the Christmas hat, tossing them somewhere in the room. She knew he was mad when Leo didn't care about making messes. The woman was all in for it.
"Love how you're telling me to behave when you can't behave yourself," his voice hard and commanding, he ripped the green pants from his legs. "Looks like I have to discipline you once again, little one." 
Oh, how her legs shook. Even when she's laying on his bed, sprawled over his sheets, he always knew how to make her tremble with anticipation. Only in boxer briefs, he bent down to retrieve something underneath his bed and what he retrieved was a black duffle bag. Oh, she knew what was in there. She whimpered as he looked into its confinements.
"Begging already? We can't have that, not tonight." The leader took out a vibrator, rope, and a ball-gag. Placing the bag to the floor he took her ankles into his palms and pulled her towards him, making the woman yelp in surprise. "I don't want to hear a single sound. If you ever let a single sound, a single whimper, you won't get an orgasm until I say so. Do you understand?" 
Y/N bit her lip from making any noises. "Y-Yes." 
"Yes, what?" 
"Yes, Sensei."
"Good girl." He praised as he took off her clothing. Usually he would take his time but not tonight. This woman was going to be the death of him and she needs discipline. He snickered at the thoughts of all the plans he had for her. 
When she's stripped bare he takes her wrists and binds them with the rope, soon tying the rest to the headboard. "Not too tight, right?" His beloved shook her head. "Good." He placed the ball-gag close to her lips and secured it.
"Remember your safe word when you can't speak, blossom?" Leo asked as he eyed her moving her fingers in a '1-2-3' movement. He nodded in approval. "That's a good girl. You may get me angry but that doesn't mean I will harm you in any way."
The woman's heart fluttered at his endearing words. A part of her wants to apologize for making him angry, even jealous, but she just loves to see him riled up over simple things. To see the all calm, cool, and collected leader be pushed into his limits. He may say he doesn't like brats but he enjoys taming them. Taming her. And she behaves in most parts. 
The woman choked a moan when his fingertips played with her nipples and she had to stop herself from making a sound. She wanted- no, needed that orgasm. Y/N looked up and saw a devilish smirk plastered on his face. 
"You should never let your guard down, little one. You should know this." He chuckled as he watched his woman squirm when he trailed his hand lower, close to her femininity. He hummed in approval as he teased the area between her legs. "I could just taste you right now, blossom. But patience is a virtue." 
He pulled away from her then, making the woman squirm once again. His eyes lit up in amusement, his arms crossed as he watched her try to ease that ache she oh so craved. When she couldn't get the relief she wanted, he slowly spread her legs and growled deep within his chest. The sweet aroma of nectar filled his nostrils and it took every ounce of his being to not pounce on her at this very moment. He craved this woman; every single ounce of his animalistic being was screaming at him to take what was rightfully his, to show his brothers that Y/N belongs to him and only him. 
Not yet, he thought, just one more thing she needed to learn. Resistance and tolerance. 
Taking hold of the vibrator he slowly trailed it from her inner thigh, towards her intimate lips of her femininity. She raised her hips for more friction but he gently tapped her leg, giving her a warning. His eyes focused, he took in her pleading eyes and he can't help but to smirk at his beautiful blossom. The power that he held over her body made his heart pound; the anticipation and the yearning they both craved was thick between the two as Leo circled the toy on her sensitive clit, her hands took hold of the rope as her breath hitched once again. 
The woman was waiting for impact, yearning for Leo to end her misery, but it didn't show. When she looked at him however, her eyes rolled as the toy was brought to life and he held it to her clit, stimulating her sensitive flower to the max. Oh how she tried to hold in those delicious sounds; to let his brothers hear all the sinful noises she could muster. But when a strangled moan left out of her throat was when she snapped out of the clouds of pleasure, a dark chuckle escaped her lover as he leaned forward. 
"Looks like you're gonna be in this position for a while, little one. You better get comfortable." 
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Rise tmnt request; platonic hc of mom figure female reader who's taking care of her teenage turtle kids; how she's enjoying cooking with mikey and attend his dr. Feelings sessions, how she sew for raph many dolls and teddy bears with different colors (she hate ghost bear for hurting her baby), how she used to put donnie and leo in get together shirts whenever they start chaos.
But her favorite activity; gathering embarrassing pictures, videos of the turtles's childhood and show it to everyone, like if she ever were kidnapped by big mama they would spend a lovely time talking about the turtles when they were kids (the mad dogs try to save their mom faster before their secrets get exposed😂)
Mother Dearest ⭐️ Rise!Turtles HCs
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A/N: *throws unlimited affection at you* How in the world did you manage to give me so many heart clenching, tooth aching, fluff filled requests?? Please take my hand in platonic marriage, we do not deserve you. I almost enjoy these parental requests as much as I enjoy angst. Almost.
Pairing(s): Mother Figure!Reader & Turtles
Warning(s): FLUFF, may make you cry from wholesomeness
Proof read :)
The boys are, well, your boys. You don't make the rules. The turtles are your babies.
Do you spoil them? Yes. Will you ever stop spoiling them? Of course not.
You do everything in your power to keep your kids happy, no matter the cost, even if it's the tiniest of things that make their faces light up like fireworks.
Mikey, oh sweet baby angel, you could never say no to him, why would you even consider that in the first place?
You and him make the most mouth watering dishes the universe has ever seen, and you always give the credit to Mikey despite how he tries to wave it off and reflect it back towards you.
When the two of you are in the kitchen, it's like watching art come to life. When one of the other boys enter the room, they sometimes have to stop and gaze in amazement at the two of you, hypnotised by the way you both work so effortlessly around each other.
You always try and give Mikey little tips to push his dishes towards perfection, and he always does the same to you when you find yourself making something you haven't even heard of before.
You and Mikey are the dream team when it comes to the kitchen, no one could even compare.
Watching his face turn darker from your praises as you all dig into his meals, it just makes you so giddy to see him so happy.
When it comes around to it, you definitely attend his Dr Feelings sessions! You're there to listen and take in whatever your youngest son has to offer, your face serious the whole time he reads through his clipboard or points towards the projectors screen.
Raph was also one of the most spoilt of the four, though you tried to make sure to evenly give the others gifts.
After many nights of learning how to sew and stitch (while getting many pricks and pokes at the same time) you had learnt how to craft the most adorable plushies, dolls and teddy bears Raph had ever seen.
Or maybe it was the thought behind them that made him love them more than any other plushies he had. He would just guess it was both.
The first time you had rushed into the lair with a plastic bag swinging at your side, Raph had thrown you so many worried questions. "What happened? What's in the bag? Did Donnie make you steal from the museum again-?"
Like I said, you'd do anything to make your boys happy.
When you tore open the bag to show him your hard work, he gasped so loudly, tiny stars in his eyes.
He couldn't pick a favourite! Of course the red bear was one of them, with it having a red bandana around its neck and tiny roses dotted around its body, the blue one was also adorable-oh, the yellow one too- a pink one?
The more he looked around in the bag, the more colours he saw.
And then he caught a glance at your bandaid covered hands, which instantly activated his own 'mother bear' instincts. heh.
"You didn't have to make me anything, you hurt yourself doin' it!" "Raph, sweetie, I'm fine! The look on your face was enough to heal any injury."
He melts, which makes you melt.
You helped him organise his room, placing the plushies on his bed, making sure each one got enough love and care. You didn't want any of them feeling left out!
And oh, don't even get started on Ghost Bear. You hear one mention of him and you're shaking your head, biting your tongue from cursing him out for even thinking of hurting your baby boy.
"That guy has no right being idolised by the great Raphael! If I ever get my hands on that no good-"
Mikey has to drag you away after that, hand covering your mouth to prevent some not very nice words from slipping out.
You knew how much Donnie needed to hear any sort of praises from a parental figure, and you were there to give it and more. He was desperate, and you didn't blame him.
You spend a lot of your free time in his lab, even when he has his music blaring loudly. You got use to it after so long.
He doesn't say it, but he really enjoys your presence. You two don't have to speak, all he needs to know is that you're there for him while he tinkers away.
He shows you something new and most likely dangerous?
"Holy cow, that's amazing! You're amazing! How did you even make that?"
Cue him flapping his hands around wildly before diving into a deep explanation about it that you don't understand at all, but you nod along and smile as he talks away.
You also offer to help collect materials with him! Bonding! He never turns you down, even when he's in a bad mood thanks to Leo's pestering.
You let him get his frustration out to you, happy to listen to him rant and just be that shoulder for him. If he wants you to give him advice or feedback, you will. But most of the time you let him just get everything out in the air.
Talking about Leo, hoo boy.
Chaos. Always chaos.
There's rarely a time to relax around that boy, he is such a handful.
"Leo, leave Donnie alone before he pulls out a flamethrower or something."
"Leo! How can you make the most fanciest looking sandwiches I've ever seen, but manage to burn toast? And why is the toaster on fire?!"
"Did you take Raph's shark bear? I'm going to count to three and it better be back on his bed before I stop counting. One- Good. That's what I thought. I'll make you one too, just ask next time."
When you do get the rare moments of peace, it's blissful and strange at the same time.
Sitting down reading together, whether it's him reading a comic and you a novel. Playing video games with him teaching you some neat and secret tricks, or him even showing you around the Hidden City.
You meeting Hueso was the worst thing to ever happen to Leo. Now he has to deal with the teasing of not only one parental figure, but two? At the same time? He has many regrets. At least you two end up getting along well.
When Leo and Donnie decide to have their daily argument? Into the Get Together shirt they go!
"Wha- No! I demand that I be set free! Being close to this moron is a fate worse than death!"
GASP! "How could you say that, dear brother? I was about to say the same thing!"
"You two continue like this and you'll stay together for a lot longer." "Yes, mom."
"Yes, mother."
When it eventually gets out to the world that you're very dear to the turtles, you weren't surprised that an enemy of theirs would decide to use you as bait.
Thankfully, Big Mama was pleasantly fun to be around. When you told her about your boys, she instantly released you from her webs and beckoned you to come closer.
When the boys come bursting through the doors, they instantly crumble to the floor in horror. They were too late.
"Oh, hey sweeties!" You wave towards their tearful faces, your phone out and facing you and Big Mama, a picture of the four when they were younger and taking a bath was currently on display. It was only one of the many you had shown the spider Yokai who giggles at the cuteness.
"We're too late! We've failed!" Mikey sobs on the floor, clutching his face out of pure embarrassment.
"Please tell me you didn't show her-"
You cut off Donnie with a large grin, "The video of you guys pretending to be mermaids? I did."
"NO!"
This was not the first time those pictures and videos have been shown to someone, and it will not be the last. You make it your last mission to show off your boys to anyone and everyone.
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