#the introverted leo

[turtleblogatlast]

Been thinking about how Donnie and Leo’s insecurities juxtapose each other.

Donnie is insecure about his place in the family, but confident in who he is outside of it.

Leo is secure about being a part of the family, but thinks he’s nothing outside of it.

I think it’s a very interesting comparison that reflects their respective personalities, Donnie’s “Will all I have to offer be enough?” versus Leo’s “Do I even have anything else to offer?”

[spatenliebe]

Spatort rewatch, was sonst

Mir ist was aufgefallen. Wieso muss man im Arbeitsumfeld SO NAH zusammen stehen? (Schon klar, ihr könnt einfach nicht anders als 24/7 jede Sekunde Seite an Seite zu atmen, aber BRO das ist ein Tatort, ihr seid im fucking Wald, es ist Platz ohne Ende, niemand muss so nah zusammen stehen 😂)

Hab mir dann überlegt ob ich mit einem Kollegen auf Arbeit SO nah stehen würde und Fazit:

Nicht mal wenn ich mich wirklich gut mit dem verstehe wäre das eine (nicht vorhandene) Distanz die ich wählen würde

Die machen mich einfach fertig

Gute Nacht

[imthetv]

💜💙 ❤️🧡 Singles Meetup

RIP LEONARDO HAMATO 🪦 🐢💀 ⚰️

[sapphiretanto]

More Post Season 5 2012 Leo Having No Filter

*At Murakami’s Restaurant*

Donnie: *grumbling and turns to Leo* Ugh. You know later, we’re going to have to take one of those forced happiness family photos that come in the restaurant’s tacky frame?

Leo: *scowling* Why are you so fucking negative all the time?

Karai and Raph: *snorting as they try to hide their smiles by looking down at their food*

Mikey: *outright laughing*

Donnie: *taken aback* I, uh— I don’t kn— uh, what?

[kristsingto]

To everyone who acts like people can’t have friends outside of their current BL pair.

[qoldenskies]

So Donnie essentially is all bark? With very little bite.

Canon Donnie.

I MEAN HE'S GOT BITE he can certainly do some dangerous insane shit, but i dont think he's as wild and aggressive as he tries to let on. it's pretty obvious the "bad boy persona" thing is bs but i also think a lot of that murderous intent is not backed up by the way that he acts, because the second he gets pushback he starts crying and shitting himself 😭😭😭

[cryoverlife]

Explanations under the cut if you want them, or you can just enjoy my masterpiece

Piper: she always gave off the impression that she enjoyed talking to people and being around others, and while that doesn’t mean she’s an extrovert her need to have interactions with others is pretty clear. She gets close to others easily and her entire friendship with Hazel is partly based on the need to have someone who she can relate to more easily. She doesn’t really need a break from being with people.

Leo: Leo talks a lot to others and due to how his personality seems (Loud and outgoing) extroverted would be the assumption. But, while Leo enjoys having friends and certainly wants/long for them, he also spends a lot of time alone. In fact he literally says in the books that he “needs a break from organic beings” to Jason and his preference towards machines is very clear and goes, I feel, goes beyond his social awkwardness and his inability to open up to others.

Nico: he acts a lot like an introvert, but most of that is due to the forced isolation he was put through (both by himself and others). He has a lot of trust issues. But if you look at the him before he lost Bianca and after HOO when he was more open, it’s pretty clear that he enjoys and has a lot of fun with people. He wants to talk to people and Nico also seems pretty tired all the time, especially when during the time when he’s alone. That can be attributed to stress and his powers draining him, and wanting to have other to depend on doesn’t make him an extrovert (read: Leo), I think the fact that his isolation is less by choice and more because he believes no one will like him or because no one really wants him around (unlike Leo who does find a lot of joy and contentment from being alone to work on his projects) really shows that Nico gets a lot of energy from people.

Introverted introverts: so the people who act like introverts don’t really seem like they are introverts (like Reyna and Annabeth), they have a real need for friendship and just pure human connection (Reyna’s half-hearted crush on Percy because she’s missing her only friend and Annabeth’s loyalty and affection for Luke and Thalia) that I don’t really think fits an introvert and the only ones I think are acantílala introverts don’t actually act like introverts. Or some of them are ambiverts or sm.

btw I don’t have any opinion of side characters that we don’t see a lot cause I don’t know enough about their personality versus their needs to know if they’re and introvert or and extrovert.

[1eos]

the fact that humanity has been around for centuries but ppl still have a hard time understanding you can be nice and an introvert just let's me know collectively as a species we are not that smart 😭😭😭

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo frowns at his phone.

Or more specifically, at the test on his phone.

Around him, he hears the sound of his brothers tapping their own devices, much faster than he is. Looking up just makes Leo feel worse about his own progress - or lack-thereof.

Mikey’s the fastest, speeding through the test like nobody’s business. He’d been the one to make them all do this stupid test in the first place, so it makes sense that he’s having a blast.

Raph’s slower than Mikey is, but he’s still clearly answering the questions at a steady pace. Sometimes he looks unsure, but he powers through anyway.

Donnie often looks frustrated, which relieves Leo somewhat because at least someone is struggling like him. But that “struggle” isn’t nearly as big as his own, considering that Donnie is answering about as fast as Raph is.

Leo turns his gaze back down to his own test. He’s still near the beginning, he thinks.

He’d put the same answer for the past seven questions - the middle of the road answer, neither a “yes” or a “no.” Then, whenever he does come across one that is more one direction than the other, he second guesses himself and restarts the test!

Sure, there are a few he could definitely give a yes or a no to, but…never the “strongly agree” or “strongly disagree” that the test seemed to want from him.

He eyes his twin sitting nearby, the softshell absorbed in the test. Maybe Leo should copy what Donnie put for some of these…

“DONE!” Mikey’s shout makes Leo freeze in place just as he started to lean over.

“What?” Donnie squawks, “No way you’re already finished, you must’ve been cheating!”

“It’s a personality test, Dee!” Mikey stuck his tongue out, “You can’t cheat at those!”

…

Leo settles back into his seat.

Ignoring Donnie’s mutterings about how it was “just because it’s not an academic test” that he didn’t finish first, Raph smiles encouragingly at Mikey.

“Hey, good job! So what’d you get, Mike?”

Mikey looks back down at his test, reading aloud, “Says that I got the “Campaigner”!”

“What’s that mean?” Leo asks, his phone screen going dark.

“Apparently, I’m an “enthusiastic, creative, and sociable free-spirit”.” Mikey reads, smiling at them, “You think it fits?”

“Oh, to a T, bro!” Leo laughs, giving Mikey a thumbs up, making Mikey’s smile grow larger.

Inside, Leo was feeling a lot more mixed about this. He has no idea how Mikey knew himself so well. Maybe Donnie was right and Mikey did cheat, because how could he answer those questions so easily?

Leo’s phone burns in his hand. He keeps it locked.

“Wow, that really is you.” Raph says, his eyes flitting back and forth between his own test and Mikey, “Do you think it fits?”

“I guess? It’s fun to see at least!” Mikey shrugs with a grin.

“Hold on, I think…” Raph makes a noise of satisfaction, “Okay, done!”

“Sigh, now I’m relegated to the straggler group.” Donnie grumbles, his thumbs moving faster as he tries rushing through the questions.

“Ooh, what’d you get Raph?” Mikey asks, practically bouncing in curiosity.

“Says, uh…I got something called the “Consul”?” He squints his eyes to read more, “Uh, “caring, social, and community-minded.””

“Sounds about right to me.” Leo nods. Can’t be more “community-minded” than being a hero.

“Yeah, no one’s more caring than you, Raphie!” Mikey says, moving to lean across Raph’s shell.

“You do put the community in mind, that’s for sure.” Donnie states, not looking up.

Raph chuckles, a bit embarrassed, “Aw, thanks. It’s just some test, but it feels kinda good to hear that.”

Just a test. Right.

Leo unlocks his screen.

The test stares back at him.

Right. Okay. He can do this. He can.

The screen ends up going dark again.

Frustration builds up in Leo. Was he even halfway done with the test? At this rate, soon even Donnie will-

“FINISHED.”

Leo unlocks his phone.

“What’d you get, DonTon?” Leo asks as his thumb taps the top right of the screen.

Donnie puffs up proudly, a self sure grin on his face, “I got the result “Logician” which states that I, obviously, am an “innovative inventor with a thirst for knowledge.” Truly could not have described me better, if I do say so myself.”

“It is pretty accurate.” Raph agrees with a nod, “Even calls you an inventor, so extra accurate.”

“Super accurate.” Mikey jumps in, eyes shining.

“Yes, yes, almost like reading my own character synopsis.” Donnie’s grin had not dwindled since the word “innovative” had left his mouth.

Leo just nods along, eyes on his own screen as he skims the words. “Yeah, kinda creepy how close it got. Could have called you a nerd for extra accuracy, though.”

Donnie turns to him, eyes narrowing, “Have you even finished your test? I can think of a few words that’d describe you fairly well.”

“Test-y, huh?”

Before Donnie can strangle Leo, Raph cuts in.

“Ok, ok, calm it down, guys.” He rolls his eyes before turning to Leo. “But really, you’re not done yet?”

“Leo’s taking this self reflection seriously.” Mikey sports a faux intellectual expression as he gives a jokingly serious nod. “Maybe we all should’ve taken our time.”

“Says the one who sped through the whole thing in a record time.” Donnie mutters.

Leo waves them all off, “Nah, I finished it ages ago.”

He grins when Donnie immediately shoots him a suspicious glare. “Oh, you did, did you? Then what could you have possibly gotten, Nardo?”

“I’m glad you asked!” Leo clears his throat, “Neon Leon just so happens to be an “Entertainer.””

“Ah. That confirms it. This test is meaningless.” Donnie drones.

“Hey-“

“What’s an Entertainer like?” Mikey asks with a tilt of his head, still hanging off of Raph’s shell.

“Glad you asked, Miguel!” Leo exclaims, “It says that “life is never boring” around yours truly~”

He emphasizes this “result” of his by waving his phone with said “result” on screen.

It’s just an image he found of his chosen personality result, but they don’t need to know that.

Raph nods slowly, “Well, I guess that’s true…”

“”Never boring” is one way to put it.” Donnie hums.

“You are pretty fun, Leo!” Mikey says emphatically, because he’s great like that.

“Thank you, thank you, life of the party, right here.” Leo grins, pointing both thumbs at himself.

He’s careful not to go too overboard with it, or else it might tip someone off.

Not that it…really matters. It’s just a test. Like Raph said.

As the topic around him shifts to something else, jumping away from this brief activity as fast as any other among them, Leo finds himself unlocking his phone and pulling up the test again.

Unanswered questions stare at him. He knows what answers Lou Jitsu would pick. He knows what answers Jupiter Jim would pick. Hell, he knows exactly what answers his brothers would pick.

He doesn’t know what answers Leonardo would pick.

Leo stares at the test for a second longer, before he exits the site and throws himself into the conversation happening around him.

It’s just a stupid test, nothing to worry about.

Just a test…

[side-shuffling-hyperfixations]

L is for "Loud"

“…M’sorry.”

Puzzled, Leo glanced away from his reading to Don’s wide, dark eyes blinking wetly under his bed. “What for?”

“…Ruining the game.”

“Nuh-uh, Raphie and Mikey are still playing.” The whoops and shrieks that had driven Don to retreat in the first place were going strong, although muffled now through Leo’s closed door.

“I ruined it for you. It got too loud and I freaked out and you felt like you had to come stay with me.”

“I wanted to. …Actually, I’ve been looking for an excuse to hide in here and get back to my book all day.”

[phantomrune]

I can be so normal and trusted on my day off. surely I wont try and finish all my store order crafts, work on writing drafts, read a book, work on an art meme, shower, offer a ride to a coworker, and still have plans later to learn mtg with my best friends....

[huntingrays]

i have a personal hc that leo is actually an introvert but everyone thinks he’s an extrovert due to how he tends to act. i like to think he tends to just act that way either due to reflex when he put on an act around others or when he’s comfortable around people and can act as loud and crazy as he likes. however, he prefers spending time either alone inventing or with his closest friends, piper and jason.

[bloodpen-to-paper]

"Maybe don't ignore her and she won't act out" why is Foolish coming in with the sound parenting advice

[leogoth21]

Being at home and doing your silly hobbies feels even more amazing after being constantly social.

[wynndigogh]

Introverts, we just need to find people who appreciate honesty.

Take heart my stoic enigmatic clan. We are beautiful creatures.

[1introvertedsage]

🪶Swan in Me🪶