#raph litereally says to sydney:

[yellowhollyhock]

return to the underground is so funny because everything Donny says or does Raph and Leo are like 'that's him our baby brother, precious little genius, watch watch he's gonna do something cool, we are so proud. do you need anything Don Don'

And Mikey's like 'this is the worst plan you've ever had. I hate you.'

He really was not happy about going back underground XD

[indieyuugure]

Is Indie Donnie gonna have a romantic interest like Raph and Leo? Like Sydney or Irma (she was definitely into him) or that big blue alien girl (I can't remember her name, but I'm sure she was into him). I think there was another one, but I can't remember)

Lol I believe the blue alien woman is named “Jhanna” she’s from the 2003 show, episode 2 season 4 “The People’s Choice”

Nope, Donnie doesn’t really understand it. He’s okay with his brothers having girlfriends, as in he doesn’t think it’s weird or gross or anything, he just doesn’t really feel that way towards anyone he’s ever met.

He’s not opposed to the idea of romance, but he’s also not actively interested. He just kinda doesn’t care or see the point of it and would much rather spend his time building robots and weapons. The way he sees it, there aren’t any other mutant turtle-people in the universe so the purpose of re-creating is completely out of the question, so other than companionship which you can have just as easily from friendship, there is literally no reason to have romantic interest in someone.

Raph has tried to argue that romance is deeper than just a friendship, it’s a partnership that grows people together through the trials of life. Donnie just cringes and says that Raph’s been watching too many of Splinter’s Asian soap operas and goes back to soldering wires, lol.

Good question! :]

[cookieswithay]

"When you flirt with them as a distraction" ROTTMNT mode🤭

Featuring: Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey! ⚠️Y'know the drill, spelling errors! Kinds suggestive. And secondhand butterflies⚠️ Enjoy!

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• Leo! Neon Leon, baby!😎

• Gets uncharacteristically nervous. Seeing you in such a seductive state, REALLY boggles him. Not to mention, he can't stop squeaking. (And making other little sounds) Before he knew it, he was cowering in the corner in his room, with you looming over him. When his brothers finally reveal the surprise party he always wanted, he's happy. But... isn't sure how to feel about you now.

• (Reason: Surprise party! But Leo portaled back TOO early.)

• Donnie! (Not typing that username)🤣

• Honestly, wonders if something's wrong with you. You're touching his shoulders and speaking differently than usual. When it finally occurs to him that your flirting, he's fine with it. He's confused, but he always found you attractive. So advances too. He nearly kisses you, when Raph comes in with his missing Techbo. You're off the hook...for now.

• (Reason: Raph accidentally squished D's Techbo.)

• Mikey! Doctor delicate touch😌

• Has been waiting for you to make a move! But he's playing it cool. He can't help but snicker 'n stuff though. (There's alot of 'Oh my's in it as well) It's pretty exhilarating in a way. And the compliments. Oh! He couldn't get enough! When he's finally ready to pop the question, his brothers interrupt. Saying Sydney's back on. Hehe, unlike his brothers, Mikey smooches before he leaves.

• (Reason: Leo attempted to do that quadruple flip thing, but this time destroyed the food)

• Raph! Raph-a-doodle!🤪

• It's a Hercules and Meg situation. (You're the one harboring feelings this time) Since he assumes you're sick, he politely shuts you down. Alot. But you kept at it. And eventually he's backed into to a corner. Literally. It's gets too much for the guy, when mess around with your shirt. He simply picks you up, places you beside him, and runs for it. (Let's hope they're done in there)

• (Reason: They're picking up a pizza. Didn't want Raph to start busting up stuff out of fear)

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Okay! Had this one in the bag for a long time! Took awhile to get the confidence to post. Hope you enjoyed and I'm holding off on headcanons for a bit. They're stressful😅

[yellowhollyhock]

Donnie and April

Computer science buddies let’s goooo

Donnie gets so attached to April so immediately. Throughout the series Donatello gets along well with humans (the Professor, Cody, even the way he is less than thrilled about fighting the mutants during Bishop’s outbreak), girls (Sydney, J’Hanna, Angel, Renet), and scientists (Leatherhead, Fugitoid). April is checking all of his boxes. She’s hired on the spot.

Seriously though, as soon as April gets over the initial shock, these two are like they’ve always known each other. Immediate friends. I mean, they’re kindred spirits. April shuts down the mousers but overloading them and causing an explosion. That had to be such a “look it me” moment for Donatello.

Also let’s talk about April’s confidence. When we meet her she is just thrilled to be working for the famous Dr. Stockman, and implies people close to her might not really believe she could land a job like that? And then her boss, probably her first boss, the first professional scientist since Uncle Auggie disappeared to see her and at least see potential, tries to kill her. Next thing, she meets a group of talking animals (she’s a scientist she’s supposed to know what’s biologically possible) and they’re all trained ninjas (she is not a trained ninja). Not to mention just being in her twenties. Like what could’ve been harder on her belief in herself?

I could do a whole separate post about how phenomenally April handles all this. But what I wanna talk about here is that she doesn’t handle it alone. All of her new friends, turtles and Casey, do what they can to help her. But it’s mostly Donnie who we see addressing her confidence. It’s little moments all the time. When she’s helping them break into TCRI he’s in her ear with a microphone saying “You can definitely do this, April.” Also, it was exactly what April needed to become friends with someone who didn’t have Stockman’s acclaim, or even a college education, who is still able to talk intelligently about and actually build, pretty much whatever they can come up with. This lays the groundwork for her to eventually say Yeah, I can start my own tech company, it doesn’t matter that my first job went badly and I haven’t been in that field (professionally) since. I can definitely do this.

As much as April needed a confidence boost, Donnie really needed someone to talk to. Not just about tech stuff but about family stuff. He’s very sensitive to conflict, especially between his brothers. And he has close bonds all around him, but do you think a fifteen year old is going to share his worries about his brothers emotional needs with his dad? Or his brothers? When him and Leo are older they probably have conversations like that, but both of them learned how from April first. (Ha, April 1st).

And speaking of Donnie needing someone to talk to, just thinking about to Return of Savanti part 1 when they go to a dinosaur museum to admire the robotics. Raph and Mikey are rolling their eyes so hard, and Leo’s being nice but it’s obvious he doesn’t get it. April is into robotics, too, in fact it seems like the museum was her idea. Possibly (headcanon) a plot to cheer her up after Stockman’s vengeful rampage the episode before. But she picked something Don is Way more excited about than her, because she is the best big sister.

I think sometimes, out of all of them, April forgets that Donnie is a teenager. Like not literally but she thinks he’ll be more mature than he necessarily is. She probably thinks the same of Leo, but Leo is always going to manage to be More Serious than she can possibly expect (showboat). Donnie can be very mature in some ways and then surprise her with like. Secretly ordering food and blaming it on Mikey. He’s the first one she admits her crush on Casey to, probably expecting he’d show the sensitivity he’s always shown when she shares her feelings… and he laughs at her and calls him a bonehead. He’s also the one she calls when she finds Uncle Auggie. (btw they just go to another dimension? Unclear if they left a note?) By then she knows him better to be aware that he might do something crazy. She reminds him to be careful, and he says, “I’m the sensible turtle, remember? :3” Which is important because where did he get the idea that he’s the sensible turtle? They all praise his tech abilities, but if someone has told him he seems calm and mature, it probably wasn’t the people who have lived with him since the first time he took apart their toaster or built a self-driving car in their living room. He’s reminding April that he’s the sensible turtle because she’s the one he got the idea from. And in this episode he lives up to it.

Summary, they show the most of any duo on the show that people will live up to your expectations. Donnie sees in April an experienced scientist, even a mentor, and he actively helps her step into that role until one day she literally becomes his boss. April sees in Donnie a gentle approachable guy who anyone would be lucky to have as a friend. And you know, being a mutant turtle that’s not something a lot of people have seen in him.

Again, I’ve given most of my favorite moments already so have some headcanons:

-Donnie absolutely goes to her for relationship advice

-not a headcanon but I have a lot of feelings about Donnie, Casey, and April starting a business together

-April learns chess specifically to play with Donnie. He has everyone else convinced she’s great at it (she isn’t)