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explodingstarlight · 7 months ago
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turtle jenga
flats/alt! ⤵️
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cokoweee · 8 months ago
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Panels are gunna bother me later. I tried to put more then 10 panels but tumblr was fucking fighting me ughhhh.
TECHNICALLY NOT A CLIFFHANGER TECHNICALLY. man I want a smoothie
K bye bye🚶🚶🚶
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biophonies · 2 years ago
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when I drew this comic 3 years ago I had NO idea how far it would reach. I'm happy to finally share a corrected version with proper abbreviations, and even MORE state names of indigenous origin ♥️
however, the goal of this comic was to inspire people to do your OWN research on indigenous history. To question everything we have been taught, and everything that has been pointedly left out. This erasure, this “forgetting”, of history is not just of the past… it is happening now. - Across so-called Canada, the US, and US-occupied islands, native women are victims of murder at 10-12x the rate of non-native people, and are the most likely to go missing without being searched for by the law. - Native reservations have the highest rates of poverty in the US, with over HALF of tribal homes with no access to clean water (with more joining this list by the year) - Native people are 6-10x more likely to be unhoused than the rest of the population, and native teens suffer suicide rates higher than any other demographic. This list of modern day genocide goes on (thank you for compiling @theindigenousanarchist <3) and yet take a look at those environmental stats!
Native people manage to do SO much for the planet as a whole - thanklessly - and with all this stacked against them. Don't even get me started on kin fighting in south america. Could you imagine if there was help? #landback is resistance to genocide, and it is the key to saving our warming earth.
So look into it and the other hashtags, cuz a cartoon goose ain't a substitute for a proper education. Love to my grandparents who always kept a map of tribal territories of turtle island on their wall, to speaking on our Tsalagi & Saponi heritage. Love & solidarity forever, happy research, and happy #indigenouspeoplesday
LANDBACK.ORG
(Also, if you care to support the artist, I'm publishing a book ! and writing another - a fantastical afroindigenous graphic novel - that I post exclusively about with tons of other art on my patreon.)
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crazymanicherelmao · 2 years ago
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Let’s make a tie
Lmao I couldn’t get this out of my head and had to draw it out
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@tmntaucompetition (inspired by below 👇)
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Battle Scars, me
TMNT Redline, @tmntredline @0ddbugs @coffinpal
TM(N)T, @nerves-nebula
Cass’s Apocalypse, @somerandomdudelmao
Ghost in the Shell, @amevello-blue
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ambersonic96 · 2 months ago
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Old plane speed paint ❤️ I got so many turtle drawing stacked up :3
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deonsx · 4 months ago
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Hi!!<3 i really love your writing!! Im kinda new to tumblr but i was wondering if u could do like blue lock boys w a gf whos obsessed w jellycats?? That'd be really cute! Ty in advance!! ♡♡
Lesgoo with jellycats!!! Hiii i hope you will love this (≡^∇^≡)sae,nagi,kaiser
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Sae Itoshi
Sae wasn’t one to get easily surprised or caught off guard but when he first walked into your room and saw the mountain of Jellycats he had to pause. There were bunnies cats whales and even an avocado plushie staring back at him with those signature beady eyes
He raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms his usual deadpan tone slipping out “Do you… collect these or do they just multiply when I’m not looking?” You shot him an offended look clutching a bunny plush close to your chest.
“Sae collecting is an understatement. Jellycats are a lifestyle. Look at this face. Doesn’t it make you feel anything?” He tilted his head staring at the plushie like it might reveal some profound truth about life “It’s… fine I guess. It’s soft. But I don’t get why you need twenty of them”
Despite his stoic demeanor Sae slowly started to indulge your obsession in his own quiet way
♡ On one of his overseas trips he sent you a picture of a rare Jellycat he spotted in a boutique. Along with it was a message: “Do you want it Don’t make me regret asking"
♡ He once walked into your room to find you cuddling a Jellycat sloth while watching TV. He sighed but sat beside you subtly shifting the sloth onto his lap while pretending not to notice how soft it was.
♡ Occasionally he’d randomly toss a plushie at you muttering “Here you forgot your emotional support avocado”(づ ◕‿◕ )づ)
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Nagi Seishiro
When Nagi first stepped into your room he froze. His usual sleepy expression shifted into mild confusion as he scanned the shelves bed and even the floor all covered in Jellycat plushies. There were so many that for a second he thought he might’ve walked into the wrong place
“Uh… what’s all this” he asked lazily scratching the back of his head. You looked up from where you were arranging your newest addition a chubby Jellycat turtle and grinned “They’re my Jellycats Aren’t they adorable”
Nagi squinted at the nearest one a large bashful bunny sitting on the edge of your desk. He picked it up and gave it a half-hearted squeeze “Kinda squishy… but why do you need so many They’re just plushies right”
You gasped dramatically snatching the bunny from his hands “Nagi take that back They’re not just plushies they’re family” Nagi blinked at you his usual blank look making it hard to tell what he was thinking “That’s a lot of family” he mumbled looking around again
Nagi wasn’t one to judge. If anything he thought it was a bit of a hassle but he quickly got used to the Jellycat invasion in your room
♡ One time during a gaming marathon at your place he fell asleep on your bed surrounded by plushies. When you came back you found him hugging a Jellycat shrimp to his chest completely knocked out. You couldn’t resist snapping a picture
♡ He once pointed at your new Jellycat sheep and said “This one looks weird… but I guess it’s okay.” That sheep became his favorite though he’d never admit it
♡ Occasionally when you weren’t paying attention he’d stack a few Jellycats on top of each other to see how tall he could make the pile before they toppled
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Kaiser Michael
Kaiser prided himself on being a man of taste and sophistication. So when he first stepped into your room and saw an entire army of Jellycats staring back at him with their beady eyes, he was… speechless “Schatz, what… is this?” he asked, gesturing dramatically to the plushies scattered across your bed, shelves, and even the floor. You beamed, holding up a Jellycat penguin.
“These are my Jellycats. Aren’t they cute” He stared at the penguin, unimpressed “Cute? Sure. But why do you have so many of them? This looks like a toy store exploded in here” You frowned, clutching the penguin closer
“Kaiser, they’re not just toys. They’re art. Look at their craftsmanship. Their charm. Their squishiness”He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose “Of course. How could I possibly understand the ‘art’ of a stuffed avocado” he muttered under his breath
As much as Kaiser teased you about your Jellycat obsession, he couldn’t deny how happy they made you and begrudgingly, he started to indulge your quirky hobby
♡ On one of his trips to Europe, he sent you a picture of a Jellycat lion he saw in a boutique, along with the message: “Would this make your little collection complete or is it still missing a giraffe”
♡ He occasionally picked up a random plushie while lounging in your room, twirling it in his hands as he scrolled through his phone. Once, you caught him absentmindedly squeezing a Jellycat otter while pretending to ignore you
♡ He loved teasing you by calling your Jellycats “my competition” and dramatically acting jealous whenever you cuddled one more than him
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Enjoy!
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heretherebeturtles-comic · 2 months ago
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ALRIGHT! I told myself I would write this as a reward for finishing today's tasks, so lets go!
Here There Be - Director's Commentary :D!!
Starting with Chapter 1 part 1 (pages 1-4)
First of all, everyone say a big thank you to my friend and editor OurLadyOfCoffee for double checking the spelling and grammar for this comic.
Any mistakes in the writing are my own fault for making last minute changes and not showing her before posting. If she had gotten her hands on this page "missing in all the time in this city" would never have happened ( u_u)... I'll go back and fix the page eventually.
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Pages 1 & 2 (and 20) did not exist in the original draft of the chapter. I made it to the lineart/inking stage and the page flow was not working. April's narration felt too cramped and boring. I completely redid the whole 4 page section, and the end the final result is so much better!
Page 1 - Panel 1 had two purposes! One, the establishing shot, introducing our setting. Two, to show that NYC is rebuilding after the Krang. Its been a few months and thanks to cartoon logic, they have made significant progress fixing everything.
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I love to experiment with colour as a storytelling device. I use red/orange multiple times at specific points throughout the chapter. It simply morning in NYC or is there something dangerous on the horizon... (figuratively)? The good ol' "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning."
Page 1. Panel 2 has a little 1987 April reference with the lady in the jumpsuit on the right. I was really excited to see a few folks point it out, even if it's not quite the iconic yellow jumpsuit. The colour had to be muted or the bold yellow would pull attention away from April (the focus of the panel).
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Hello Junior, what do you have there? Something that won't get context for a while? These panels almost didn't make it into the final cut due to page/panel limits. I was very happy that the added pages gave space for it.
Page 2 - someone sent an ask a while back confused about what April was saying, so to explain the text in a more straightforward way: "the mutants that started out as humans have been going missing, but no one knows how long it has been happening or who has taken them. April has figured out that the non-human based mutations disappeared first."
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that orange again, this time over the spots where the now missing mutants used to be :)<. I have no idea if this sort of thing is too subtle or not subtle enough, but it makes me go eheehehee and rub my hands together like an evil mastermind.
Page 3 - I debated whether or not to have them move after the movie. How much structural damage did the Krang do on their way through? What are the chances of the lair being discovered because of this? Would the city be too focused on cleanup elsewhere to bother finding it? Do I really want to design a whole new lair when this one is cool and we barely got to see it? In the end I decided that it was more important to have a familiar visual that the readers can instantly identify as the turtle's home. We'll see if there are consequences for remaining in a potentially compromised lair. :)
Despite only showing two rooms in the page, I spent several hours gathering references and building a layout for the entire station lair. I do not control the hyperfocus, it controls me.
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Did you know that there are two different designs for this one archway in the main room? I love seeing stuff like this! If an animation studio with multiple background artists can have small inconsequential inconsistencies like this, then it's completely ok if it happens in my own work. It's relieving in a weird way.
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PAGE 3 - panel 5 is another way I tried to show that a few months have passed since the movie. They have put some work into unpacking some of those boxes stacked in the back.
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Page 4 - Hello Two Phones Jones <3
The Jones Duo! They both have a little outfit change :D! CJ has a rough edged jean vest calling back to the 1990 movie with 03 colours. Casey has a base outfit colour change to match and a cropped hoodie reminiscent of 1987, in pink ofc.
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I do not yet have the skills to show the fight that happened in that shipping yard, so I decided that this comic would begin in the tense quiet after it. This also starts us closer to the actual plot instead of dilly dallying. Maybe I'll eventually make a prelude comic to show what all went down.
Aaand that's pretty much it for April's 03 style narrated opening sequence! This is where the intro theme would start playing~
Thank you for the star, I hope this was interesting! I make so many small decisions per page, it's nice to share some of my thoughts. :)
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ladythornofrivia · 5 months ago
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Mr. Targaryen Will See You Now || (PT. 2)
Modern!Aemond x Reader (four parts)
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warnings: (for the future chapters): sex, oral sex, loss of virginity, squirting, stalking, obsession, manipulation, reader being clueless, but not totally innocent, blackmail, p in v sex, blood kink, knife kink, gun kink, handcuff kink, bdsm, masturbation, fingering, cum play, tease, mommy issues.
a/n: now you’ve all been waiting for! Part 2! this time, the reader will be as his soon-to-be secretary. i went to the studio for a photoshoot. i won’t say why, but i’ll be announcing it around next year. stay tune for part 3.
You were thinking about him.
His offer.
It was the night where the decision made you toss and turn into your bed. A one chance in a lifetime, something that will change your life and status for good. Getting a steady job meant a steady source of income and societal actions in the higher system that Aemond Targaryen is in. Meaning challengers. Rules and expectations are higher, something that you’re not easy to strive to change pace or comfort zone. It wasn’t your ideal.
The source of all things common and strivers, you weren’t exactly the type to flip the switch on exact moment. A steady job in a steady life is enough. But what Aemond’s offered you says it all.
Risky.
Practical.
Stability.
Peace for bank account.
A high life devoid of privacy and self-recollection. A highly paced environment will not stop their time for you. You’re a slow turtle.
Your friend teased about how Aemond went stuck in your head. It wasn’t fair, at all. It wasn’t like Aemond ambushed you to say yes, but told you to contemplate of his proposal. How his gleaming violet hues pierced into your soul, begging and demanding all at once. The duality was simple enough for you to understand what kind of man he is.
A perfectionist.
Fumbling your mechanical pencil over and over as you studied the notes on your papers, stack after stack, followed by several energy drinks and stained coffee cups all over a once tidy desk. Horrifying as it sounds, you wished for a proper solution for a distraction to settle down permanently. Your friend hasn’t teased you for days, thank god for that, but you needed a second opinion.
But you didn’t want to call your parents because you chose to sever ties with them, not that anyone needs to know the detail, so you tried improvising a solution other than your friend or anyone else you know. You searched on Google, typing:
“How to make a right decision when some hot guy offered you a high-salary job?”, “How to relax after getting offered a job by a hot CEO?” “How to relax and forget for today after days of thinking about the CEO’s offer?”, “How to sleep properly after trying to distract yourself for days after the amount of torturous hours of endless teasing from a friend and a flashback?”
So far no answer came, just the ones where people often complain on the blog on how bosses are viciously toxic, others posted recordings of the bosses that eventually got fired, both boss and ex-worker. Some co-workers fucked the CEO all the way to the top, and others disposed others by any means necessary in a way of safety net.
Your head was reeling with ache and burn, as if someone crushed your skull and penetrated to a point where the pulse tightened, ready to implode. Spine landed back of your office chair, your head thrown back, mouth parted open and tired eyes closed, needing cold air. The break you took was finding your usual posture slouching and limping, as if you were floating in water. Your arms and back were shivering, and it felt good.
You hated wearing a damn big sweater. You thrashed, screamed for a short second, arms stretched and flung, hair tossed and turned, scrunchie loosened up. Then you were still, back to a limp form on a chair, not sitting like a proper lady with legs spread.
Staring at the white ceiling, you grumbled, “I can’t take this anymore.”
Maybe I should relax for now…too much caffeinated drinks doesn’t serve me enough purpose to stay focus on my final exams. Maybe a hottest shower would do the trick and forget my exams for now. And for tomorrow. Get a massage, and be naked for the night.
Thus, you stood up and left.
The phone rang.
Inwardly groaning, you read the number on your screen.
Unknown.
Eh, I’ll call in for the night.
Clicked your phone to silence, and hopped in naked into the shower. Or a bath that will make you fall asleep naked until the morning.
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The phone rang three days later.
You fell asleep, not being as productive, laziness can be good once in a while.
But who the hell would try to call you first thing in the morning without a fresh cup of matcha latte as a today’s starter?
Yawning and stretching your limbs, cracking your spine, you did the best of your ability to be awake in the system. Relaxing and—
Shit.
I have 30 missed calls!!!!!
Who the hell keeps calling me?
It freaked you out, so you blocked the unknown caller.
A small sense of relief escaped from your parched lips. Drank a bottle of cold water to unwind the coils on your belly and went for a warm shower.
Days after break, you returned to your studies—after a long process of washing and scrubbing the mugs, thrown trashes of empty cans by the kitchen, and wiped surfaces on your desk. As a slow perfectionist, like art, it takes perfection. Not a crease or stain to see in plain sight. For the whole morning, with amount of lavender spray in the bedroom and replacement of new bedsheets from your sweat stain, and carpet vacuumed, everything must feel light and right. According to the website, changing bedsheets for every week. Not two weeks or three. Bacteria infested god knows what, you hated the idea of being sick. Even when sick, you still clean, but your friend insisted she’ll do the chores done in an instant, but you knew that your friend is efficient in her job, but she’s no expert with chores.
Lavender scent carried off on a cold air, you slumped back on the desk, starting over with a writing assignment from one class, chugging on a matcha latte, your phone vibrated.
An unknown number.
Again.
This time, you answered.
What could possibly go wrong?
Miss (Y/N).
“Hello,” you said, pausing. “Who’s this?”
“Have you thought about my offer?”
“I’m sorry, I don’t understand—you must have the wrong number.”
“You are wasting the benefit of my time and success, Miss (Y/N).”
Your spit choked back. “Sir—Mr. Targaryen. Yes, hello! How may I assist you?”
“Have you come to an important decision?”
“I’m sorry, sir. I’m still studying for my exams. I haven’t been able to sleep properly for days. I…” you paused again, treading the words wisely. “This is something I can’t miss. I have to graduate.”
You heard him sigh.
“There are no excuses, Miss (Y/N). It’s now or never.”
This time, you sighed, foot tapping in an uneven beat, boisterous and clumsy.
“I’ll give you another day to reconsider. But if you don’t answer my call, I’ll pass this offer to someone who will be more sufficient and quick in my service than you’ll ever be. I don’t think you’ll have what it takes to be in my company.”
Your heart leapt.
You bent forward, suspense caving in. “Ah, no, that’s not what I meant, sir—”
“I don’t think so. Not with your late response. I like my staff members to be as punctual, strictly on time. I could only excuse this once to those who are abnormally late. Anyone who shows up with punctuality meant they’ve got what it takes to be more potential regarding to future promotions.”
“I—First of all, how did you get this number?”
“We’ll meet again tonight around 9. Don’t silence your phone.”
And hang up without a second thought.
“What a fucking jackass,” you stated, and with anger rising, you took out on the scrubbing and dusting off furniture.
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Hours later, you anticipated for the phone call, since you’ve done all the studying and cleaning without a hassle on being cranky—not a person disrupted you since your friend went out the whole day to god knows what she’s doing. Results concluded that a proper, lazy rest for three days has been helpful to late cranky hours.
Plopping on a couch with blank television staring back at your tired posture, you weren’t in the mood to watch romance or comedy, especially those characters who are acting like jerks at the first part. Maybe as a kid, you hated bad boys, when as a teen, you loved—you’re a die hard fan of bad boys, thanks to young adult romance novels. But as a grown woman, you’re unsure, but it’s clear-cut that you hated men who carried themselves in their attitude like a dumb child that’s required to be babied.
One man-child after another. It makes you think you wanted a flamethrower to burn, and eating boxes of truffles and a Starbucks drink, watching a whole building collapse to ashes.
The back of your head thumped onto the couch pillows, counting one to ten, more like counting sheep, but you knew it was a bad idea, so you ate heavy chunks of strawberry ice cream on a white ceramic bowl, thinking whether you should do a pros and cons list.
Shit, I made a total embarrassment of myself to a hot young CEO. Even when he did tell me to reconsider his proposal, there’s no way in hell he’ll promote me. Not with the plans I have, not with my delays. He’ll shoved it down on my throat by making me watch another lady settling a high score at the office, and him smirking at my direction. I had a feeling he wants me to be part of his company, it’s weird how he’s the first person—the first CEO—to beg for my existence and be part of a rescue team on his prestigious company. Almost like he’s been ready his whole life. No other CEO would do this; every CEO would think of middle class people as nobodies or a pile of trash. How did he get my number? I wish I know.
Wait, did I just say “hot”?
The phone rang, in a familiar tune.
Nearly tossing the bowl behind you, you settled on the coffee table and picked up the call.
“Miss (Y/N)?”
“Sir.”
“Have you come to make a decision?”
Good money, good pay, and peace for the bank account.
“I have.”
“Well?”
“What time should I be there for work?”
“8 AM. You’ll begin working here around 9.”
“Done.”
“I knew you’ll give in. Eventually.”
“Huh, persistent much?”
“Persistence is a good quality in a man.”
“Right.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow. Have a good night’s rest.”
“Good night.”
You hang up and screamed into the nearest pillow you find.
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Months later….
It’s been forever since you were welcome into the company by the CEO himself. Long story short, you got accepted, without a process of long interview and long wait for phone calls for a confirmation. Easy does it. New office, drinking cups of coffee by the fancy coffee machine and water dispenser and a fridge with ingredients and proper food—not a TV dinner. Most are healthy quality.
But it came with a cost.
You were now under training and supervision of your new boss, who won’t stop staring at you. Clearly he was still fuming of the last interactions he attempted through your phone, labeled as Unknown.
You understood why it was an unknown number. Privacy is a top priority for someone who is known in a local news article online and on social media. Most pictures on social media were focused on the other side of his family, the only time Aemond’s shown in the pictures was blurry.
The usual routine has routine, but one remained the same. You always tied your hair to an updo with a scrunchie.
Stacking and organizing the files and binders by name and number in order, after dusting off of his shelf and toss the useless files on a shredder machine. Whirring on the machine has gotten louder, but didn’t ease your anxiety from his ever watchful eyes. His nose somewhat flaring, and his hands kept opening and closing, attempting to stay tranquil by touching the fabric on his pants, sometimes the items on his large desk.
Aemond kept staring at you for as long as he could and you found yourself at a most vulnerable position. Everything was a mess, but thankfully all of his files are on his computer, including your laptop and Bluetooth headset and ergonomic pens, solely provided by the company, as you play fetch with the CEO, playing his do’s and don’t’s.
Day by day, each time you clocked into work mode, Aemond’s presence drew near. As if he was critiquing you through gaze.
“Why is Aemond staring at you? Have you done something to piss him off?” your co-worker asked.
“I had no clue. Is he always like this?”
“His face usually scowls to everyone, but he’s staring at you without blinking. Kinda freaks me out. Gives me the hibbie-jibbies.”
“Yeah, no shit,” you said in silence, knowing he has sharp ears he might fire you on the spot.
“Like he could hear us.”
“Shh! Would you keep it down!?”
“Anyway, I have to go. Oh, and, Mr. Targaryen wants to see you.”
The thing was, he always wanted to see you.
The past conversation went away as you tried to focus on the present.
Turning back again, and gathered the files Aemond needed for the next appointment. He didn’t need to go at the meeting. If he simply wanted to go, he would, but everything is convenient with advanced technology, online meetings have been a thing for today’s world. If he does want to show up at a mundane event, he would’ve done in a flash, and all eyes would be on him.
“Here are the papers that you requested, sir,” you uttered, low lashes fluttered towards him, hoping to release you from his sky-high office.
“This should be easy to handle with the indulgences of the client I’m working with. Awful man needs to be settled immediately.”
He flicked his wrist.
The screen on his computer brightened with an annoying tune. And deep, distorted voice on the other side of the screen.
You could only offer a short nod, not knowing what he meant. So you bowed and exited.
Finally free.
Without the dark hours, you were the only one left, aside from a janitor and couple security guards roaming the building to dismiss anyone who’s still resided at the office. The office hours are usually closed at 7:30 PM. But for this month, the boss’s notified the staff that they’re off around 5 PM. Aemond’s had been testing the work hours, based on New Zealand with a total of 6 hours of work instead of a regular 9-5. But not for the CEO.
There’s no rest for the wicked.
Finally, at the coffee lounge and a cafeteria, the last member of the cooking staff gave you two packs of cherry cheese danish and an empty cup for a caramelized coffee by the coffee machine standing nearby. You haven’t ate since the moment you stepped in at work. You were in the rush. Stomach twisted in pain now loosened from a good chunk of appetite stuffed into the mouth.
Sat by the ceramic bench, you hummed in delight, feeling like a warm hug, with a touch of caramelized coffee with cream powder. You haven’t had a good break since you were stuck in the room with him. A good coffee weighs the heaviness on your shoulders.
Suffocating.
With that, you emptied the food in your stomach and threw the cup and brown packets in the trash bin, and leaving the tray on top, striding forward to head back and grab your belongings and call it for tonight.
With a quiet office, all surrounded by sturdy walls and soundproof glass, you managed to relax, determined to go home.
The door shut in.
You turned and spotted Aemond locking the door.
“Sir,” you uttered, in question.
Without warning, he pinned you down on desk with a knife close to your face, the pointed end nearly touching your eye.
You screamed, but silenced you with a kiss.
Your first kiss.
“Don’t say a word,” he snarled.
And with the knife he held against your face, his hot breath tickled your face.
“You wouldn’t want to say a word to anyone, would you?”
Frightened, you shook your head. Laying still as if you’re trying to please him in a way to leave you alone.
He hadn’t inched away; knife on his hand slithered its tip across your skin, leaving your staggered, breath held captive, watching his blank and unsteady focus drinking it all in. The knife pinched your skin; Aemond slashed the black stockings in one swoop. Then, his knife went his way inside the ripped skirt he torn off, your pink thongs displayed before him.
You wanted to kick him, but he made sure to keep you still.
Rip!
The panties torn apart cleanly, your wet cunt displayed. It was a nightmare. Blush fell onto your cheeks as you watched him knelt down, still pinning you down, he licked your parted folds, lapped his warm tongue in three deep strokes.
By then, your cunt squirted shortly.
And he found it amusing.
“Be a good secretary,” he said, and plunged the hilt of the knife inside you.
Your moans escaped but Aemond kissed your lips, you could taste yourself in his lips, still in shock and denial that your lips could barely move.
Terror flooded within you; his hand bloodied as he inserted the knife’s hilt inside, urging your desperate, clinging cunt, growing warmer, tighter, coiled to a tight flex, oozing and flowing. You never had proper sex.
The knife has taken your virginity.
“Stop~” you uttered breath ragged breaths, nearly bucking your hips, cunt yearning.
Aemond denied, attempted to go faster, and the dark hilt of the knife pinched your walls right. The flush of hot squirt splashed on his uniform, even yours. Humiliating as it was, at least you’re somewhat thankful that it wasn’t his cock.
How long has he wanted this?
“Sir, please stop—”
“I will stop when I wanted to stop, Miss (Y/N). You’re going to love this. Whether you like it or not.” He unzipped his pants with one hand while his other pinned your hands above your head and stroke himself in front of your exhausted state. You couldn’t object anymore. His climax is about to reach, and his hot cum exploded, splashing everywhere on your skin. Even your face. His ragged breath overtook the silence, and left you defenseless. Letting your wrists go.
Everything was hot inside your private office.
“Fuck,” he moaned, eyes closed.
It felt right for him.
Seeing you all bruised and bloodied up. The hilt of the knife he held on his bloody hand—from the gripping the sharp end—it was a mix of your cum and blood, from tightening its grip.
Then he zipped his pants up, and left you cold on the table, saying, “Make sure no one sees you, Miss (Y/N). And if you mention this to anyone, I’ll kill you.”
His hand yanked the scrunchie out of your hair, some hair stands plucked, leaving your lips a soft yelp.
Then the door slammed shut.
Hollow. And emptiness.
Only your cries filled the stained and wrecked office, wondering how it went wrong, wondering how you can still breathe. The scars on your thigh wasn’t deep, but needs medicine and a clean shower, and a long rest. From there, you contemplate without hesitation. Your heart ached from shock and distress, a feeling where you wanted to throw up all the good food you ate earlier, but it was no use.
Perhaps you made a mistake on taking his offer.
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As for Aemond, it was the first part of his plan. The red bruises on your wrist and absolution on your skin, laced in dark and wet crimson, from a torn underwear and stockings, the rush stirred in his veins and heart. And thus, more games he plans to pursue, seeing if you could withstand and beyond.
Somewhere in his head, the voice came in again. He wanted it to go away. The blood on his hand went cold, stinging from gripping the blade so tightly when he forced the hilt inside her warmth.
In the midst of stopping, he snapped his neck. In anger, he didn’t want to hear that voice again.
It’s about damn time he found a new toy to play with.
With a scrunchie he confiscated from you, yanked it away, as he went to the nearest elevator, reaching to his office, rushing to his chair to undo his pants once more and wrapped your scrunchy in several movements, until he became undone with his pleasure. He didn’t care of his staff coming in. But nobody entered. The staff went home and no one could hear Aemond’s throaty pleasure emanating.
The fainted smell of flowers on the scrunchy and his cum and blood from his injured right hand intertwined, as he sniffed it.
Divine and innocence.
Just the way he liked it.
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matt-murdockk · 6 months ago
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Strawberry Froyo
pairing: tasm!peter x reader words: 1.4k a/n: y'all i suck at summaries but trust me, it's good summary: you make a new friend :) warning: none, this is pure unadulterated fluff, there's some language tho; ps: this is from the reader's pov
“Son of a-” I silently cursed to myself when I realized late for science. Again. It was the third time this week and I knew my teacher was not going to be pleased. I didn’t have time to waste so I picked up my big stack of books and raced down the hallway towards the classroom until I was oh so rudely knocked over by Eugene ‘Flash’ Thompson who seemed to be in a hurry. Probably to bully some poor kid. Or teacher. Dick. 
“Hey watch where you’re going, Eugene” I yelled. Ah, crap. I knew he hated being called Eugene. Pretty much everyone knew. Boy was I in trouble.
“What did you just say?” Uh oh. Uh oh. Uh oh. Shit shit shit fu-
“Back off, man, come on. Leave her alone.” This was new. No one ever talked back to Flash. Especially not someone who knows him.  On one hand, I was flattered to see that someone was standing up for me, not that I couldn’t, but it was nice and on the other hand, I feared for this guy’s life. He’d banged heads with Flash before and it didn’t end well for him, as I remembered. He was in a few of my classes. Peter Parker. The kid with the death wish. And a really cool camera.
“Shut up, Parker. You’re in my way.” Flash was making his way towards Peter and my heartbeat got faster because 1, this never ends well, 2, I was scared for señor death wish, and 3, I was very late for science. Probably the wrong thing to worry about but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m late. I figured maybe apologizing would get him to calm down.
“Flash I’m sorry about earlier, I really am, but some of us need to get to class.”  Me. I need to get to class you pretentious douchebag. I was compelled to say it but I liked having teeth. 
He just stood there, silent, like he was desperately trying to calm down, or probably constipating, which I figured meant that I could go. I went back to my stack of books, now lying spread out on the ground, thanks to Flash. I started picking them up one by one when I was joined by a familiar face. 
“Here you go,” he said, after giving me a much larger stack than I had gathered single-handedly. Huh. That was fast. Not just in an impressive way but also in a sort of Are you ok? Are you having an acid trip? way. I put a stop to my train of thought and collected my books from him. He was gone before I could thank him. 
Timeskip brought to you by Psyduck 
After coming up with an excuse for why I was late to science (because I’m not the one with a death wish, no way I’m ratting out Flash), I took my seat and caught up on what I had missed from Gwen. It took me some time to realize that Parker was sitting diagonally in front of me and I wanted to thank him then and there. Despite establishing that he was running short of brain cells, ultimately he stood up for me. It’s not something people bother doing for me. I tore a sheet of paper, expressed my gratitude and I got a little brave and decided to add something more. I crumpled it up and threw it towards where he was sitting. Somehow, somehow, he turned and caught the paper ball. It was like he knew it was coming before it did. What. 
He looked behind him, confused as if to ask what is so important that you must interrupt science, you uncultured swine before relaxing after realizing it was me. Not gonna lie, that made me feel nice. Open it I gestured. He opened it to find a hand-written note that read 
Thank you for standing up for me :) Oh yes and also the books. Thank you for the books. What do you say I make it up to you? Froyo place around the corner, after school? -y/n
He looked at me and smiled before turning back and scribbling something down. I’d be lying if I said that smile didn’t make me smile too because oh lord it was the cutest thing ever. Like baby turtles walking for the first time. Or like baby axolotls. Like a ray of sunshine that -ow. I was distracted after the same paper ball from earlier found me again. I opened it to find the words  
I’d love to :) I’m looking forward to it. -Peter.  
Is it possible to find someone’s handwriting cute? Because I did. For some reason, it was adorable. I smiled to myself and then in his direction after reading it. I don’t know why, but I felt the need to save this paper for a long, long time.
I couldn’t stop smiling for the rest of the day. 
Timeskip brought to you by Roadkill restaurant - you kill ‘em, we grill ‘em. 
I made it to the froyo place first, so I saved him a seat at the best table I could find. You could say I was a little nervous, but to be honest, he seemed very comfortable to be around. He was like a warm cloud of comfort. He was like an old friend you’ve known your whole life. He was five minutes late. 
“I’m so sorry. There was some stuff, and there was some more stuff after that stuff, and then I-”
“Dude, relax, it’s fine. Sit down. Breathe.” He was out of breath like he ran all the way here.
“I-Thanks. I’ll uh, yeah I’ll sit down.” He sat down and took a few minutes to catch his breath. I silently observed him in a non-creepy way and I realized that he was much more adorable closer. He’s the kind of guy who you’d thank after he bumps into you. 
The waiter was here to take our order. “strawberry froyo with cookie dough bites”, we both said simultaneously. Surprise is an understatement. 
“No way, I thought I was the only one,” I said.
“It is an elite combination, and no one can tell me otherwise.”
“Exactly. Everyone I’ve had froyo with says it’s trash, and it’s sad how so many people are wrong.” He laughed at this and told me about other bizarre combinations he had tried. 
We spent the rest of the evening at the froyo place and to say it was amazing would have been a huge understatement. We talked about movies, music, books, and other things we were both interested in and it was incredible how great we got along with each other, considering we’d never even had full conversations before. I felt comfortable around him like you didn’t have to run everything thrice inside your head before I said it. You know when you find someone so in sync with you, it’s like you’re the same person? Like you know exactly what they mean when they say something? That, times a hundred was how I felt. 
“Listen, y/n, I had a great time”
“Likewise, Parker,” I said with a smile. He smiled back and I swear to god one day it’s going to be the death of me. None of us knew what to say so we just smiled like idiots and stared at the suddenly very interesting walls and ground. 
“So, I’ll call you? Later?” I decided to break the silence.
“Oh, yeah, sure, do you have my number?” As he said this, he started getting a little restless and I could swear I heard police sirens somewhere in the distance.
“I don’t think I d-” Before I could complete my sentence, He took my hand, and started writing his number on my palm. As he was writing, I started to feel very aware of the fact that our hands were touching. I felt sort of jumpy like I wanted to twirl and hop my way home. He wrote it with utmost concentration and held my hand like a delicate artifact he was scared of dropping. He was so cute when he was focused. As soon as he was done, he walked away out the door and towards traffic while facing me before screaming “Call me!” and disappearing into the alley nearby on his skateboard.  
I realized I was still there, at the froyo place, lost in my thoughts before I decided to head home as well. Oh boy, I’m in trouble.
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sealofarchives · 11 months ago
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Could you create a headcanon for ‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ about what kind of fathers Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey would be? I find this idea fun. :3
Headcanon: Rise!Turtles being dads and sweetest husband to the reader (Separate) (Requested prompt)
A/N: I'm still uncomfortable with the idea of aging up the guys towards "mature content."
However, this idea was really cute. It only made sense for this prompt where the guys are aged up with some reference to their bad end!future selves. I went with around early 30's when the turtle of your choice and the reader are in a committed relationship and currently raising a kid at the moment.
So please have common sense and think before typing some snarky response with 'oh aged up content is bad lol' (Because I will put those ideas on the 'do not write list' if people get too weird about it...)
Raph
You know how he has the habit of that one baby voice with Mayhem. (and a bit of the hey buddy tone towards Mikey or Donnie)
- His kid is never gonna escape from it. (even by the time the kid is a grown up)
He definitely panicked for a bit when his kid (during the energetic toddler phase) enjoyed climbing over a big guy like him.
- So he had to ask Donnie to make a battle shell specifically as a soft cushion. So the spiky shell doesn't accidentally scratch the kid.
Part of him is worried anytime he has to scold his kid. And only when you're around is when he feels okay to do so.
- He definitely does the "Did you ask (Y/N) if you could have another cookie?" sort of question. (Sometimes willing to go along with what his kid wants or following (Y/N) if he got caught spoiling the kid)
You're getting at least one peck on the cheek by the end of the day.
- Or earlier in the day if he accidentally woke you up.
Compared to his younger self who slightly whined about chores, he grew to enjoy it when both of you worked on it together.
- Laundry being one example where you're usually folding clothing fresh from the dryer. And he stacks a pile back into the clean basket/hamper.
His eyesight in the right eye has gotten a bit worse. (not as bad as his bad end counterpart where he needs an eyepatch) But, you often act as his extra set of eyes and call out to any surprise attacks.
- Which earned the title of you two with a tag team couple and he still blushes thinking about it.
Leo
Every few hours before a night patrol, he always checks in to see what his kid is up to and often gives a hug before leaving.
Often gives bedtime stories through retellings of Lou Jitsu's movies or Jupiter Jim's comics.
- Even acting out of some of the scenes before a yawn decides its time to sleep.
Gave one of his spare bandana scarves to his kid.
- Had the biggest grin on his face when the kid realized "Oh hey! We're matching!!!"
Almost similar to the night patrol part, but if you can't make it because of work or some other boring life detour.
- Its a portal away for a light hang out sesh. For both of you to take a breather away from the grown up life.
Late night conversations are just a regular thing between the two of you.
- Especially when he couldn't sleep. By the time he almost dozes off to sleep in your arms, he still playfully teases you that your voice is soothing to him.
When light conversations about the bad end future was brought up during a casual match of video games, he was never used to the idea that he had a prosthetic arm.
- You instantly hugged his right arm, jokingly reassuring him.
"As long as you can crack a joke in the most serious moment. I'll still know that its you Leo."
"Even in a timeline where, me and the guys were raised by Draxum?"
You gave the red slider turtle a 'really?' pout before he hugged you into his lap.
"Nah I'm just kidding, but for real though. Draxum's former henchmen are still goofballs that know their way around the city. I'm pretty sure that Leo could get a couple of one liners and maybe from you as well."
Donnie
Almost went into a frenzy trying to child-proof the lair. (Especially the month before the kid's arrival changed the atmosphere) But eventually settled down.
- Realizing it would have stressed his kid out by any sudden new changes (and a bit of his family and your help explaining the reasoning as well)
Leo's showboating energy transferred to him but, in a way that, the softshell turtle is very grateful. That he has you as a spouse and both of you raising a kid along side his sentient inventions. And will try to bring it up in any conversation.
- The whole wallet photo gag of him showing family pictures. You love this silly turtle but, usually lightly pinch his face if its the wrong time for that.
He lights up whenever his kid goes to him for any sort of question.
- He slightly restrains himself to avoid going overboard with the answer. But, his kid is smart enough to know that and sometimes tells you that he's not being himself again.
Cannot force himself to sleep unless you're beside him. (or if you have to drag him to bed yourself)
- The few times where he woke up while you were still sleeping. He always gives you a light hug and a kiss on the forehead before getting out of bed.
He subtly took interest in one of your hobbies. (Either an ongoing or a new one) Just so he can step away from a tedious project that was going nowhere and not bother you with the boring details about it.
- Sometimes mentioning a fun fact to impress you.
You gave into his idea of letting your kid have a similar weapon like Casey Jr's.
- Only when they reached their 13th birthday and learning the basics of: constructing it and fixing parts along side their dad. How to use it defensively, offensively, and etc.
Mikey
Considering how his future self had some hair on his head, he kept it long so he can do a few matching embarrassing baby photos to his kid.
- Like giving the kid a tiny ponytail and etc. He definitely cried a bit while having his signature grin when the kid pulled too hard on his hair, laughing at one of his jokes. And you had to step in to help him.
He knows how to work around some of his kid's picky eating habits. Usually making sure his kid is having fun or decorating the plate in an artistic manner.
- However, there are times when the kid can hide the veggie or fruit out of plain sight. Or his kid asks his uncles for help when Mikey's focused on some other thing.
Absolutely does that peek-a-boo trick with hiding his face or whole body into his shell.
- He was nervous at first, if the trick might have scared his kid but, no the kid was giggling. Curiously crawling towards him in awe of it.
Will sometimes make meals ahead of time. (often being, if you returned from work, too exhausted to greet him)
- Either leaving a note on a plastic container in the fridge of: [(Y/N)'s breakfast: DO NOT EAT unless you want an surprise session with Dr Delicate Touch </3] (this also applies to lunch as well)
On very rare occasions, he will temporary wear a cloaking brooch. If you're at an area isn't very friendly towards mutants and/or yokai.
- The one time that happened, is when you forgot to bring your lunch at a job that barely lasted a week. (Stuff that was out of your control but, he was relieved that you got out of that place before your coworkers decided to physically fight back at the manager)
Spends at least one day in the week with you to do some light meditative exercises.
- On the really bad days, he doesn't mind letting you hold his hand as a stress ball or just have a quiet moment to relax while his brothers babysit your kid.
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taleeater · 1 year ago
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Fragile Part 7
Sorry for the wait! It was hard to focus while writing this chapter, so I might be editing it for mistakes here and there. I hope you like it! :] <3
Generation: Bayverse TMNT
Tmnt x Reader Fanfic
Pronouns: Gender Neutral (except ‘dudette’, 'miss', and ‘princess’)
Warnings: injury, broken limbs, violence, drowning, not proof read
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
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You were laying dazed on the cold metal floor. In too much pain to focus on anything else besides breathing. You heard a commotion, voices muffled through the thick glass. At least inside this tube they couldn’t touch you anymore. Your mind strayed to the turtles. You weren’t able to save them. You weren’t able to do anything. You just hope they can somehow get away safely. That April and Casey can somehow save them.
“I won’t ask again…. Where’s (y/n).” Leo growled. He grit his teeth as he lowered his stance, ready to strike.
Baxter Stockman was quickly typing commands into the program on his computer. Karai stepped in front of him and drew her katana.
“Out of your reach, Turtles.” 
“Aaaaand, there!” Stockman hit one last key on this computer and a red light started to flash on the tank, bringing the turtle’s attention to the crumpled form inside the glass. At the same time a multitude of files and programs started closing on the screen one after another, Stockman’s signature digital self-destruct program. Baxter stepped away from his computer and lifted his arms up triumphantly.
The sound of rattling pipes overhead catches your attention. 
“Ha! You’re too late, Turtles. For years, the Foot Clan has sought out the means to fight you mutants on equal footing. And now, we have our secret weapon! An endless supply of pure mutagen!!!” 
You heard a loud beeping sound, then a click, and the squeak of metal.
A gush of icy water pours down on you from above. The sudden cold shocks you and marginally distracts you from the pain. You pull yourself to the edge of the glass away from the heavy stream of water coming down from above, slowly starting to fill the base. You take a shaky deep breath and bang a fist on the glass. No use. Dizzy and numb, you look outside the tank for someone, something, anything that might help you. That’s when you see them.
And with dawning horror, they see you.
“Guys….?” You press your wet hand up against the glass. They’re here! They’re safe!!!
“(Y/n)....? (Y/N)!!!!” Leo shouts and lunges towards the tank. He tries to rush up to the glass but Rocksteady blocks his path. There’s blood on your cheek, and even a good distance away he can tell you’re in bad shape. 
“OUT OF OUR WAY!” Raph roared at Bebop and Rocksteady, crossing his sai in preparation for a fight.
“Uuuh hey guys? Why is (y/n) in a giant fish bowl…?” Mikey asked, nunchucks at the ready.
“They ain’t comin’ out anytime soon, short stack.” Bebop said with an evil grin. 
“You turtles totally fell for our trap!” Rocksteady chuckled.
Donnie immediately noticed the computer hooked up to the tank’s controls. He tried to subtly sneak past Bebop to get to Stockman but Karai stepped forward and blocked his path.
Karai pointed her sword at Donnie. “The Foot will be unstoppable.”
“And I will FINALLY get the recognition I deserve, for single-handedly creating an entire race of superhumans that will rule over the city!!!” 
“You’re crazy!! You don’t even know what kind of side effects that mutation will have on regular humans!” Donnie activated the electricity at the end of his bo staff, ready to fight Karai to get to Stockman. 
“I do have to thank you turtles for activating their mutant gene. Without your help, none of this would be possible!” Stockman’s laugh echoed through the large room. He waltz over to the canister filling up with the distilled mutagen from your blood. “We originally got (y/n) by a…. foreseeable mistake. But to our surprise, they survived where others had failed. And yet- their results were incomplete. Their animal DNA wasn’t materializing no matter what we did to them. So we came back to New York, where the population could supply us with countless more test subjects.” Baxter said cheerfully, popping the lid off the canister. “But now that we have the results we wanted, we have no need of them! We can preserve (y/n)’s body in a special chemical compound that will put them into a permanent hibernation. No need to worry, their body will be harnessed for science!” Stockman’s laugh was deep and evil, and to everyone’s shock-
He dumped the canister of mutagen over his own head.
Karai lept back out of the trajectory of the splash. Baxter’s laugh increased in volume as he began to morph and change. His head and eyes grew large, his body shrank, little papery wings sprouted from his back, and he mutated into a giant mutant fly. 
Bebop and Rocksteady were stunned by the transformation. “Eeeeewwww… he turned into a bug?” Bebop whined.
“Nasty!” Rocksteady shook his head. Neither of them were paying attention to the turtles so Raph and Donnie covered for Leo and Mikey to make a break for the tank you were in. By now it had filled enough that you were starting to float.
“We’re here babe! We’re gonna get you out!” Mikey reassured you. 
You whimpered helplessly. You were having a hard time keeping your head above water, not really able to swim with a broken dislocated arm and broken ankle. 
“Stay back!” Leo sliced at the glass, and Mikey hit it with his nunchucks as hard as he could, but their attacks barely left a scratch!
“Guys! We have incoming!” Donnie yelled as Stockman had started flying around the room, maniacally laughing as he swooped down and kicked the back of Mikey’s shell, almost knocking him over. 
“Dude, gross!” Mikey protested. Stockman looked to be drooling some kind of acid substance from his mouth.
Bebop and Rocksteady had recovered and started to charge towards them. Leo and Mikey had to jump away from your tank to avoid getting trampled. 
“Donnie, that glass is as hard as steel!!” Leo jumped up and kicked Rocksteady across his cheek, then retreated.
“What’re we gonna do? (Y/n)’s tank is already half full!” Raph shouted. He was using his sai to hold back Bebop’s tusks as he tried to charge them. 
You were doing your best to calm your breathing enough that you could float, but every time your head ducked below water you panicked. Your body was exhausted and protested against your desperate movements, but you needed to survive long enough for the boys to break you out.
“Donnie! See if you can turn off the water!!! I’ve got Karai.” Leo ordered
“Mikey! It’s you and me!” Raph called over, clanging his sai together and shouted a war cry running up to strike Rocksteady. 
“What?! What about the bug brained dude??!! Eep!” Mikey ducked as Stockman flew over his head. He looked down and realized he was kneeling at the feet of Bebop, who had taken the black taser out of his pocket.
“You wanna taste too, little man?” 
When Bebop flicked on the taser, Mikey saw the small stains of fresh blood on the pointed tips that buzzed with electricity. He looked back over to you struggling in the tank and how heavily injured you looked.
He saw red.
Mikey had a rare moment of true anger as he jumped to his feet and knocked the taser out of Bebop’s hand with his nunchucks, and in a flurry of rapid hits he beat back the warthog. He finished him off with a powerful roundhouse kick to the head.
“THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR MESSING WITH MY BAE!” He shouted triumphantly.
Raph looked back to Mikey with wide eyes, proud of his little bro for letting loose. “Woah. Way to go Mikey!” He ducked a hit from Rocksteady and punched him hard under his chin. Knocking him out cold. 
Leo was crossing swords with Karai. She was a skilled fighter. But he was much stronger than her. While he pushed her back with a heavy strike, she slipped on some of the mutagen that had spilled on the floor, allowing Leo to take advantage of the opening and disarmed her. He flicked her sword out of her hand and knocked her back. She glared daggers at him, quickly recovering. But seeing as Bebop and Rocksteady were knocked out, she opted for a tactical retreat.
“This is just the beginning.” She hissed and ran out of the lab door. 
Stockman was buzzing around your tank, still laughing maniacally. 
“You turtlezzzzz cannot defeat the mighty Dr Stockman!! I am invincible!! I am-“
Donnie turned on the taser at the end of his bo staff and vaulted it at the annoying human insect, striking him and electrocuting him, knocking him out of the air to fall on the floor with a gross splat.
“Good thing I always carry a bug zapper.” He deadpanned.
Donnie went back to trying to hack into Stockmans computer. He managed to get past the firewall with his hacking program, but he discovered that all of the interfaces connected to the tank control had been erased. 
There was no way to stop the tank from filling up completely. Donnie would have to write a whole new interface from scratch to control the tank.
There was no time.
You were running out of air, trying desperately to keep your head above water as the tank was almost full to the top. You took in one last deep breath just as the water consumed the last of the space. You held your good hand over your mouth and nose hard, trying to hold in the air, and floated down towards the bottom of the tank. 
No more air.
“(Y/N)!!!” 
“ANGEL CAKES!!!” Donnie and Mikey yelled out in panic.
Your eyes snapped open, hearing their muffled voices outside the tank. You swam over to the glass and met eyes with Raphael. He had picked a spot and began punching at the glass over and over again with his sai in his fists.
The needled jabs just managed to scratch the surface. 
You looked at him sadly through the glass. He was stressed, sweating and desperate to break through. Mikey had grabbed a chair and had chucked it at the glass from another spot but it just bounced off and broke on the floor.
Leo was standing behind Donnie with his hand on his shoulder, but his eyes didn’t leave your face. 
Time was running out. You were choking on the stale air in your lungs. Head getting dizzy from lack of oxygen. You removed your hand from your mouth and pressed it up to the glass, some bubbles of air escaping your mouth. Your eyebrows knit together to concentrate on not breathing in the fluid in the tank. But you were suffocating and in pain. 
It was hard.
You looked back up at Raph, and forced a smile on your face. You felt sad. You didn’t want them to see you like this. They felt so far away. 
Darkness was consuming your vision. The last remaining bubbles of air escaped from your mouth and your eyes slipped closed. 
“NO!!! NO-! (Y/N), STAY WITH US.” Raph pounded his fist hard against the glass. 
“DAMN IT.” Donnie frustratingly slammed his fist down next to the keyboard, his head falling into his hands. None of the lines of command coding he was typing in were working.
Leo left Donnie’s side and strode up to the tank.
“Move.” Leo ordered as he came up behind Raph. He unsheathed his swords and began slicing at the glass again. It was barely making a scratch. But combined with the small dents Raph had been making, he was slowly chipping away at the surface.
“Leo! If you can manage to cut 1.2 centimeters deep, it should weaken the glass enough to shatter with enough force!” Donnie yelled from where he was still furiously typing into the stationed keyboard. His attempts to unlock the system all in vain. 
Leo and Raph worked together to stab and slice at the weakest point in the glass until finally-
*crack*
A small fracture appeared in the glass. 
“There!!” Donnie called out. Raph and Leo switched to charging at the glass and ramming it full force with their shoulders. Over and over as the cracks grew wider and wider.
Mikey came over, and with a hand on Leo’s shoulder, the leader stepped aside to let his little brother help. Mikey joined Raph and rammed the glass again with such force the crack split all the way across the glass. One more strike-
The glass shattered on impact.
The gush of water that burst through swept Mikey and Raph off their feet. The floor of the lab flooded, and your body washed up on the floor. Lifeless and unmoving.
“(Y/N)!!!!!!” The boys all yelled. 
Leo reached you first, falling into a kneel at your side. He ripped out the two needles from your back and held you in his arms. Donnie rushed over and slid down into the other spot at your side, his goggles pulled into place as he quickly checked you over.
“They’re not breathing. Put them down flat, now.” Leo obeyed and laid you on your back. Donnie first pressed down on your diaphragm to check for water blocking your lungs, then began compressions. 
The room was dead quiet all except for the sounds of Donnie’s whispered counting as he pressed down on your chest. He paused, opened your mouth, pinched your nose, and breathed into your lungs. 
Mikey was nervously walking around you back and forth, and Raph watched you from a distance, a vacant expression as he watched your face for any sign of movement, pleading with himself for you to be okay. 
After what felt like an eternity, you coughed. Leo quickly rolled you lay on your side. You spit up water, gasping for air. You felt like you were coughing up a lung full of ethanol. 
Mikey cheered and Raph took a deep breath, covering his face with his hands. Donnie fell backwards onto his butt and pulled his goggles off his head, so incredibly relieved you were breathing. Leo rubbed your back comfortingly as you got your breathing back under control.
Once you got a suitable amount of oxygen back in your lungs, you whimpered. Your throat was burning and a pain in your stomach and chest made it hard to breathe.
Leo picked you up again, and held you close to his chest. Your eyes fluttered open and you winced at the bright light from the ceiling.
“Welcome back.” Leo said with a smile on his face.
“Leo…?” Your voice was quiet and scratchy. You looked around at Donnie, Mikey, and Raph that all came into view around you and Leo.
“Guys….?” You felt barely conscious. Head foggy and tired like you were still under water.
“We’re right here.” Donnie assured you, reaching down to pick up your good hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
All the fear and emotion of drowning and being captured suddenly crashed down on you all at once. You sniffed and big tears gathered in your eyes.
“I was… so scared… I thought I was going to lose you….!” You hiccuped and sobbed as Leo held your trembling form tightly against his chest.
“Shhhh, it’s okay. I’m here. We got you.” Leo soothed, rubbing his hand down your back. He buried his nose into your damp hair and held you tight.
“You had us worried there for a minute!” Donnie was smiling at you, soft and relieved. Mikey was standing behind him rubbing tears out of his eyes.
“Let’s get you home.” Raph said, kneeling down behind you. 
“Wait. I need to splint their arm and their ankle first. Mikey, can you find me some-“
*crack*
“Will this work?” 
Mikey had already broken off the thin legs of a chair across the room. 
“Yeah that works fine.” He pulled out two rolls of gauze from one of the pockets on his belt, and took the offered sticks from Mikey, who knelt down by your feet. 
“What’re we gonna do about him?” He asked, motioning over to Stockman’s twitching form across the room.
The brothers all sneered at the fly mutant with similar levels of disgust on their faces, finding him rather gross. You smiled.
“Just leave him there, we can worry about him another time.” Leo offered, adjusting you in his grip. You winced terribly when your arm was moved. 
“….Is ...your arm dislocated?” Leo asked you, holding you upright in a sitting position, now thoroughly checking you over. 
Donnie and Mikey were working together to splint your ankle, Mikey holding up your foot while Donnie wrapped the splint to it.
“Let me see that.” Raph placed his hands on your shoulder and you clenched your teeth and whined quietly at the sharp pain.
“Leo, hold them still for a minute.” 
“Just hold onto me tightly, it’ll be over in a second.” Leo hugged you close, wrapping an arm around your good side.
Raph got hold of your tender arm, and with practiced ease, popped your shoulder back into place. You cried out loudly and buried your face in Leo’s shoulder, taking deep breaths. 
Raph tried to rub the soreness out of your poor shoulder. “Good job, princess. Now let Donnie get a look at that break.”
You hesitantly detached yourself from Leo, your shaking red and swollen arm was carefully picked up by Donnie, who set the splint and carefully wrapped the bandages.
“I’ll be able to get a better look at it with the x-ray machine back at home. For now we just have to be really careful not to jostle them too much when carrying them back.”
“I got em.” Raph volunteered. Leo looked to Raph, wordlessly nodding his head for his brother to take you from his arms.
“Careful of their arm….”
“Got it.” 
Without much effort, Raph scooped you up in his big arms. You winced as a sharp stabbing pain radiated through your stomach as you were held close to Raph’s chest.
Something was definitely wrong.
“I’m sorry, princess. It’s just until we get you home.” Raph apologized. Leo led everyone quickly out of the lab. 
Once back out in the hallway you had entered from, you noticed with visible shock the literal sea of bodies that covered the floor. Foot ninja. They fought through all of them, just to get to you.
Everyone exited the lab, careful to stick to the shadows as the sun began to rise. As the turtles made their way for their home, your stomach burned worse and worse with a white hot pain that radiated through your body. The movement of the city passing you by made you become dizzy, and your head felt like it was spinning. You felt nauseous and incredibly tired. 
“Hey Raph….?”
“Yeah princess?”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t save you guys…. You had to save me instead….” You weren’t making any sense. Raph could barely hear you as the wind whipped past his head. You just felt so tired.
“Hey, stay with me, princess. We’re almost there. It’s okay.” Raph didn’t know what the right thing to say was. But your eyes were starting to slide closed.
“Can we…. Can we watch Princess Bride again…. When we get home….?”
Raph smiled at that.
“Yeah. We’ll watch it as many times as you want, short stack.” He didn’t care if his brothers teased him for secretly liking the girly movie. He didn’t care if he had to watch it with you a hundred times. He just wanted you to get better.
“We’re almost there. How you holding up?” 
Silence. 
“(Y/n)…?”
“Mmh?” 
Your eyes were closed.
“Come on, wake up, we’re almost there.”
He was desperate. 
“Mm…hm…” 
You hummed, but your eyelids felt too heavy to lift. You felt yourself sinking into a dark liquid abyss. You could no longer fight the pull.
“(Y/n)….. (y/n)? Hey…! Hey, no no no no no, you gotta stay awake. Come on princess…! (Y/N)!!!”
You felt Raph try to shake you awake, felt his muscles tense as he pushed himself to go faster. 
“We’re almost there, hold on…!”
“Hold on….”
Darkness overtook you.
Part 8
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theyhavetakenovermylife · 5 months ago
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A New World: part 7
Bayverse!Leonardo x reader
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 / Part 8
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A/N: Before I start packing for my mama’s, I thought I would give you a little something to enjoy yourselves with until I’m back, so here you go💙
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Leo is 25, reader is 22 - 23.
Warnings: Hypothetical situation with brain injury, awkward flirting for information?
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The next day (Y/N) did exactly as she told Leonardo she would do, and went down to the comic book store. The store she had just visited yesterday.
That morning (Y/N) and Leo eat breakfast together, with the silence almost as thick as yesterday. However, this time it wasn’t as strange or as uncomfortable. There just wasn’t anything to say. Just silence with no strange look. Leo had a lot to think about from last night, his mind still running with the flashes of himself in different universes. Different universes - he still couldn’t believe it. Maybe he should pinch himself, just to make sure that he wasn’t dreaming. Just like he had pretty much been mentally pinching himself over and over again, ever since he first got here. Maybe this is what happens when you hit your head against the road, after you’ve been flung off the top of a skyscraper. Maybe he was on a stretcher with Donatello looking over him, doing his best to keep his vitals stable. Maybe he was in the needle room right now, and the girl before him was nothing but a figment of his own imagination. Maybe he had made up the whole thing about different dimensions, living through a fever dream while his body was trying its absolutely best to keep him alive.
Or maybe this was reality. Maybe this was all true. The multiverse was real, and here he was nothing but a fictional character in another world. It still had him baffled, unsure of his feelings. And for once, Leo felt like he didn’t have full control of himself nor his surroundings. Whatever was going to happen was all out of his hands.
Though Leonardo didn’t speak much that morning, he flashed (Y/N) a few smiles whenever he noticed her looking at him. Which were many times. Just like Leo had many thoughts roaming his head, so had she. Just like he had a hard time getting to grips with the reality of what was happening, she was still trying to convince herself that all of this was real. That the ninja turtle Leonardo - not just any version of Leonardo, but the Bayverse version - was sitting at her dining table, eating the breakfast she had made for him. That was… that was still being processed.
When (Y/N) got ready to leave, Leo sat himself back in the living room, staring at the stack of DVD’s in front of him, tempting him once more. The thought of him, across several different dimensions, still tickled something inside of him. A curiosity that Leo just couldn’t let to rest. So many years of training to control himself, and now Leo found himself itching to get a further look at the DVD’s in front of him. But was that a smart idea? Leo couldn’t help but wonder, if maybe it would do more harm than use. But he just couldn’t help that unshakeable curiosity that kept growing within him.
So when (Y/N) then called out that she was leaving, followed by the sound of the front door closing and locking, Leo quickly grabbed a hold of the nearest DVD, before making his way towards the DVD player. Maybe he should settle his continued curiosity while he was alone… What else was he supposed to spend his time doing?
(Y/N) followed the route she used yesterday, until she found herself standing out in front of the comic book store, the large glass doors towering above her, with the windows showcasing the several different action figures and franchises sold within. Marvel, DC, Tintin, Asterix and Obelix, TMNT and much more. This place had become her second home at this point. A familiar place that seemed to always bring her comfort. But this time, the comfort was replaced by a slight nervousness, her heartbeat in the bottom of her throat, as she thought how she was going to go about the whole thing.
(Y/N) pushed open the glass doors before walking into the shop, happy to see that nobody batted an eye at her entering. They never did, so she wasnøt sure why today would be any different. Not even the clerk sitting behind the counter. He was too busy fighting to stay awake in his chair to even notice anything. His glasses sliding further and further down his nose with every slow nod of his head. Yet he might be the help she needed…
“Heeeeey”, (Y/N) said as she walked up to the tired man at the counter, julting him awake. He shot her a confused yet sleepy look, but never moved from his resting position in his chair behind the counter.
“Hello?”, he answered, looking very confused as if he wasn’t on the job.
“So, I have this very strange question from a friend, who is really into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but he is - you know - very much like Leo - if that makes sense - and doesn’t really like to ask for help”, (Y/N) said, the man behind the counters expression only getting more confused. “He doesn’t even know I’m doing this for him”, she smiled, trying her hardest to sound natural about it. “He wants to know, if there ever has been a time where the turtles have been able to travel through dimensions, without the help of a second party?”
The guy behind the count stared at her for a minute, before finally moving from his chair, leaning against the counter with a small smile, sounding as tired as ever.
“Listen here, Sweetpea, you don’t have to lie, I know what you’re doing”, he said, pushing his glasses further up his nose. (Y/N) felt her heart jump from the bottom of her throat to the very top, the cold running down her back. There was no way he knew. He couldn’t know. There was just no way he could know she had one of the mutant turtles hiding in her apartment.
“You don’t have to lie about a friend. There is nothing wrong with wanting a nice friendly discussion with another nerd. Even for a good looking girl like you”, he finished with a tired smug smile.
Well, if that was the way (Y/N) was going to get some answers, then that was the way. Even if it was a little strange.
“You got me”, she said, playing into it. “I’m just still not used to talking about it with anybody out in the open”.
“I figured”, the guy said with the same smug smile. “I’ve seen you walk around in here so many times, yet rarely buy anything. And I tell you, it is not hard to notice when beauty walks through those doors”. Okay. (Y/N) wasn’t going to lie, that last part was a little weird. “So what did you want to ask about again?”
“Well, I’ve kind of wondered, if there ever has been a time, where the TMNT could travel through dimensions without the help of Leo’s sword in ROTTMNT, or any other beings from ROTTMNT for that matter, Krang, Shredder, the Daimyo's son and Draco, Renet, that time guy from 2003, professor Honeycutt, any alien race, master Splinter and the battle Nexus, the ninja tribunal, or that weird thing April’s uncle had in the 2003 series?”
The guy behind the counter stood for a minute, processing the big ramble of words that just had come out of her mouth. He looked up, brows close together, thinking. Like really thinking, as if he knew exactly what (Y/N) was talking about, before finally looking back at her.
“Not that I’m aware of, no”.
(Y/N) sighed, looking down at her feet. “Great…” How were you going to help Leo now?
“Well, if you want, I can look into it for you”, the guy said. “There’s probably something I have overlooked”.
“What? Really? Is that a service you provide?”
“For the right price, we do”, the guy smiled while looking something up on his computer.
“What’s the price?”
“Well, according to my calendar, a date with me next friday”.
Oh god. Flirting for information was one thing, but this was not something (Y/N) was interested in doing.
“You know what?”, (Y/N) said while taking a few steps backwards towards the door, continuously throwing glances towards it. “I think my friend might actually know the answer after all”. And with those words, she was out the door.
“Okay, but if you change your mind, you know where you can find me!”, he yelled after her as she left, watching as she disappeared beyond the glass. Slumping back in his chair, he went back to his tired posture as before. “Become a store manager, Darron, she said. They girls love it, she said. Thanks a lot mom”.
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yoursweetdxll · 11 months ago
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Waffles
A not so good day but coming home to your fiancé Nanami and eating waffles at 8pm is making your day just a bit better.
Tw: Nanami, suggestive(if you sniff and squint), bath time, Fluff, Not proofread, Male/gn reader but no pronouns mentioned!(I don't think.), waffles, reader is said to be prescribed glasses!
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"Never work for a someone. " Is what your mother always told you. But... Fate had another path for you. Working in an office isn't for the weak, loads of paper work, staring at your computer screen all day, then all that staring gets you prescribed glasses. And thats just the tip of the iceberg. Going home was always the highlight of your day, and not just because you'd be able to get away from all the chaos at your hectic job and all the piling paper. You'd be able to see your sweet and oh so sexy fiancé, Nanami. As you enter your home the smell of... waffles? The smell of waffles and the cold air of your home. " M' home..! " You say in an exhausted tone. "Welcome home love. " He slowly walks up to and gives you a loving kiss while you take off your shoes at the front door. "While you were gone I was thinking of maybe doing 'dinner' different for tonight. I made some waffles. " Oh you were ecstatic. " I also ran a bath for you earlier so it's most likely warm and you can go in before we eat. " The wedding is scheduled for tomorrow. "Mmh.. Thanks handsome.. " After giving Nanami one last kiss you head to the bath that was run by your soon to be husband. An hour went by and you were done with your bath and went to the living room where lover had been sat on the couch waiting for you. He was wearing a white turtle and grey baggy pants. This is the man that you've fallen in love with. As you sat down next to him you see two plates of 3 stacks of waffles. "If you can't finish the rest let me know. " Alright. " Both of yo finish pretty quickly. "I'll go wash the dishes" As Nanami tries getting up you tug on his shirt. "No, stay we'll wash em later. I'm comfortable. " He sighs in defeat and sits back down too cuddle with you. "Love you sweetness. " "I love you too, Nanami. " Maybe this day isn't so bad after all.
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I just wanna thank assistant executive producer Dr NyaNya for helping me with this and thinking of good nicknames and the title⛄. This also isn't as long as I wanted it to be but it's wtv. Anyway love y'all💣
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marzipandoe · 2 months ago
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starry eyes . 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫
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gwen hunter x reader fanfiction ✦
content: nsfw; gwen hunter x !fem reader; student/teacher dynamic; mentions of self harm; alcohol; hurt/comfort; infidelity; age gap; oral sex
synopsis: in an odd twist of fate, gwen hunter finds herself facing the sudden loss of her job at caledon. reeling from the bad news, she tries to dissolve her anger in the one comfort she knows. thankfully, there is you - the newest addition to the barkeeper-dom of the snapping turtle. in an attempt to mend gwens heavy heart, you end up getting a little too close.
disclaimers: ✦ don't steal my work. i will eat your soul and shit it out. ✦ english is not my first language. ✦ the fic starts out a little rough - i haven't written prose in a while! ✦ please leave a comment or reblog if you enjoyed this. i'd love to create more in the future! <3
"Yawn", says Amanda. She stretches her arms out, creating distance between the two of you. The warm glow of the bar lamps lays on her face, light pooling at the tip of her nose. Above her, the starlight projector bathes the ceiling in a blurry nebula. Purple nebula. Your favorite. The projector hums softly as the front door slams shut. Your gaze flickers to the clock on the wall, a glance so guilty you can barely stomach it. Nobody touches the handle for fourty minutes, until Gwen Hunter does. She trots, her expression unreadable, to stand before you at the bar. It's a full night, and you can see small and big figurines dance in the background. Another customer orders something - something fruity, you think, because you try to remember it - and while you let their drink overflow, you can barely take your eyes off of Gwen.
You are a student first and foremost, but mommy and daddy don't cut it. They don't pay you shit - and so it became your own problem. It's your third month working the bar since you arrived at Caledon University. Without Amandas help, this job would belong to somebody else. And with your skills, you do doubt your own suitability.
"Whiskey", Gwen orders. "Neat." For the briefest of moments, you can feel Amandas gaze skim your cheek. When she leaves, it's as if she's stepped into another dimension - one so distant, she has entirely removed herself from the weight of the situation. She leaves you to Gwen, the porch lights still flickering in the corner of your eye.
Gwen Hunter is your professor; your favorite one. Thanks to her questionable reputation, everybody knows that in a bad mood, she can become quite dangerous.
That's exactly why Amanda left. "No coffee?", you ask after a while. The fine lines between your eyebrows soften. Your voice escapes with a sweeter tone than you intend. Gwen looks stone-cold, despite your attempt at being cheerful. You’ve grown accustomed to her rituals. Most Wednesdays, she props the bar door open with her foot, a stack of forgotten papers pressed to her chest. She sets them down in front of you and gestures for espresso. Sometimes, she talks you through your grades. More often than not, she simply sips her drink, offers a rare nod of approval. In that silence, you’ve come to understand: you are her favorite student.
There is more to it, though. There is another thing. You've gathered enough evidence to be sure about it:
When you spent hours talking to Gwen in her office, reading through her works and sharing yours with her; and you shared the most intimate looks under the moon.
When Gwen gives her lectures, and her eyes are glued to you, to your eyes, your legs, the pit of your heart.
When she demonstrated a pose referenced in her novel, and she held your arms firmly in place, making you her puppet.
When she calls you over after class, trying to say something else each time before she stops herself from spilling too much.
When you told her about a date that inspired your poem, and she nearly kicked you out of the office.
When she nervously asked for your age, an expression of relief washing over her face after you answered.
When she took off her wedding ring, just to talk to you.
You are more than just a student to her. More than a barkeeper.
Of course, you could be wrong. You could be completely delusional.
One time, she outright admitted to you being her favorite student.
But for some reason, Gwen has decided to take this unspoken prerogative away from you. Tonight, she sits on her stool bare-handed; bare-worded, even. "Is something wrong?" The words trip over your mind, your tongue quicker than your wit. In a silent reply, Gwens dark eyes meet yours, locking you in. The circles under her eyes are obvious, even under the purple haze. A sudden fever catches the insides of your arms, rattling around your bones. You can almost feel Gwens gaze squeeze the admiration and care out of your tender heart. "It's over for good", she says. Oh. You sigh in an immediate response. For good measure, you pour her another drink. You stand there, and you think. You remember them well: the stories of a grad student who tried to get Gwen fired. Apparently, there was video footage of her selling drugs to students. A claim you found unthinkable the moment you heard of it. You weren't here when it happened - you only enrolled at Caledon in the winter - but having gotten to know Gwen Hunter, you knew that these accusations were fraudulent.
"Well, shit." You don't know what else to say. Gwen chuckles at your swearing. It's not the fun kind of chuckle. She raises her top lip, her bottom lip quivering as it usually does, flashing you a sheepish smile. You know that look. It’s the one she gives when she’s pretending she isn’t on the verge of unraveling. "What does that mean for you?" The words sound wrong the second they leave your mouth. You didn’t mean you. You meant us. But you can’t bring yourself to say it. Maybe because saying it would force the truth into the open, and you’re not ready for that. Maybe because, deep down, you’ve always known the answer. You have no actual proof of this spark that you've been describing to your friends. It's all in your head, a cluster of memories.
You've seen how hard Gwen fought to keep her position, how tirelessly she worked to salvage her reputation. Nights spent buried in paperwork, days wasted proving her innocence to people who had already made up their minds. She never sold drugs to those kids - of course not. But you've been told that Caledon University has always needed a scapegoat.
A tap on your arm snaps you out of your thoughts. You blink, dragging yourself back to the present.
"Miss, you're at work." An older man waves his hands in front of your face.
While you were drowning in thought, Gwen had slipped a wad of cash onto the counter. By the time you look up, she’s already gone, disappearing into the dark, her jet-black leather jacket catching the streetlights for only a second before she vanishes.
Panic tugs at you.
You can’t just let her walk away. Not like this. Not alone.
It’s not your duty as her student. But you can’t shake the feeling that it is your duty as something else.
You leave a quick note for Amanda, who is still hiding out from her duties in the back kitchen, and storm out of the bar with nothing but your flesh and bones. You can feel the eyes of the entire population of the campus linger on your back as you walk out, but it doesn't matter to you. What matters is that you catch Gwen before she can act on any stupid thoughts. It might be foolish, but it matters to you. So much.
You chase Gwen in auto-pilot. She never looks back, never acknowledges you, but she doesn't run. She knows that you are there. She stays just ahead, always within reach. It feels as if she's guiding you through the earthy paths of the campus. Soft fern brushes against your exposed calves as you make your way through the barely lit field. Your dress clings to your body, the shoulder straps gripping your slender shoulders, determined not to fall. It's a warm May night. The air is frozen in time, only a faint breeze ghosts over your cheeks and temples, teasing you with the sweet smell of an early summer night. Fireflies storm off to align in the night sky, filling the black tent with stars that are actually still alive. You wonder if nights have always felt so safe. There is this deep understanding that no matter what, Gwen would be there for you; that she would turn right around to rescue you from anything.
Gwen stops just outside the gates of Caledon University. You nearly stumble as you come to a halt, taking in your surroundings. Somehow, without you even noticing, she’s led you far beyond familiar ground. The bar is a mile behind you now. No cars, no houses, no city glow - just the open land of Vermont and the hush of something ancient pressing in from the edges. A dark forest sits to the right, its entrance gaping like the mouth of a deity. But you don’t feel fear.
You tilt your head back, and the reason unfolds above you.
"Wow."
The word escapes before you can stop it. Your lips part in awe, your breath catching as the Milky Way spills across the sky, luminous and endless. It washes over your retinas like a girls first reckless strokes in a coloring book - wild, untamed, too beautiful to be contained. For a moment, you forget why you’re here.
But then Gwen moves, and the spell breaks. She shrugs off her leather jacket and lowers herself onto it. Something small tumbles from her pocket, but she doesn’t react right away. Instead, she pauses, fingers pressing into the fabric, shoulders curling inward. You see it in the way she moves - in the hesitation, the quiet wince - this isn’t just exhaustion. It’s pain. The kind that settles deep in the bones, the kind that doesn’t fade with sleep. Her black hair falls lifelessly over her shoulders.
You step closer, your voice barely above a whisper.
"Dr. Hunter."
It didn't escape your mouth like a question, moreso like a delivery of facts.
She doesn’t answer, so you lower yourself beside her. The ground is refreshingly cool beneath you. A familiar scent snakes into your lungs - sharp and burning. Turning your head reveals that she's been smoking. Gwen twirls the cigarette between her fingers with the precision of an artist. Even smoking seems deliberate with her. But in the dim light of passing stars, she looks different. The usual bite in her expression has dulled, replaced by something quieter, sadder. The corners of her mouth tug downward, and the fire in her gaze has burned down to embers. You’ve never seen her like this.
You swallow. Words feel useless, but you try anyway.
"I don’t know how you feel", you say, because it’s the only truth you have. "But I can try to be here for you." Gwen exhales, tipping her head down just enough for a strand of hair to slip free, hiding part of her face. She reaches into her jacket and wordlessly hands you a cigarette, assuming you’ll take it. "Watch me actually sell drugs to students", she mutters, breaking her silence at last. Her voice is hoarse, stretched thin over something too heavy to name.
You roll the cigarette between your fingers.
"It’s not selling if it’s free", you say, a weak attempt at lightening the mood. Gwen doesn’t laugh. Instead, she lets her back drop into the huge leather jacket. You follow her example.
For a moment, you close your eyes. Gwens cigarette crackles quietly; yours still pressed against the palm of your hand. It's special to you now. It's got the potential to be the last thing Gwen has ever given to you. The closeness is so undeniable that it feels uncomfortable. Gwens arm squishes yours, making you wince with every move. Nervously, you tap your foot to the beat in your head. You squeeze your cigarette and press your eyelids together. The song doesn't stop the racing of your heart.
How come you - the strong, resilient one - find yourself having a crush on this unattainable woman? It's unlike you. You never had time for crushes. Gwen was a nice distraction. You liked the undivided attention that other students had to miss out on. It was never so serious - ending each time you left campus.
But now, sitting here with her in this field, you're exposed to it. To your feelings. It hits you right in the face.
"They reopened my case."
Her voice cuts through the night, low and rough. She flicks her cigarette into the damp grass, the ember snuffed out instantly. "Went through the materials. Again and again." Gwen exhales sharply, reaching for another cigarette. "They said it’s on the cameras. There’s no way I didn’t do it." She doesn’t look at you when she says it. Her fingers tremble slightly as she brings the cigarette to her lips, but her voice stays even. Too even. "Since Safi left..." The name catches like something unfinished. She chews on it, rolling the syllables around like they might dissolve if she keeps them in her mouth long enough. You don’t know Safi. Only the vague idea of her. And ideas of people are often dangerously idealized.
You don’t think. You just reach for her hand. It’s subtle, the way your fingers brush against hers, your arms already pressed together. Gwen doesn’t pull away. Instead, her thumb ghosts over the inside of your palm, tracing small, absentminded circles. The touch is barely there, but your heart responds violently, hammering against your ribs, threatening to crack them open.
"I believe you." The words scrape out of you, rough, coated in the same smoke Gwen exhaled moments ago. She doesn’t answer right away. She just turns, fixing her gaze on you. "I know." Her brown eyes hold steady, waiting, daring you to meet them. You can’t. Instead, your gaze drops to her blouse, slightly unbuttoned at the top, the crease at the center of her chest. The steady rise and fall of her breath. Too quick on the inhale. Too slow on the exhale.
You remove your hand from Gwen's, leaving you touch-starved almost immediately. Carefully, you trace the fine lines of the tattoos on her underarm towards the wider ones; flowers and skulls, tiny specs of unique artwork. You can't help but wonder where she got them done. She's travelled a lot, you know that - she has told you about her adventures with her wife before.
Her wife.
As your fingertips reach the small of her neck, you let your hands sink down to your chest. Your brows furrow as you turn back around, your back pressing into the rough leather jacket. The other woman eyes you down - you can feel it even through each thick layer of your skin.
"Can you spot Vega?" Moses Murphy probably could, you think. You point to the brightest, bluest star to see. "It's the brightest star of Lyra. A writers' constellation. Our constellation." You smile, even though she doesn't. Gwen shares her knowledge whenever she can, it being her job. You love every moment of it. She never acts like a smartass about it, too. "My wife and I are getting a divorce", Gwen informs you. Your head snaps to her side. "You are?" You notice the hopeful tone in your voice, suddenly feeling embarrassed. A tiny star catches your attention, serving as a distraction. There was no need for you to react so enthusiastically. There wasn't even a need for you to know about this. Why does Gwen think the opposite? "It was a tough process. It's still not finalized, but..." Gwens voice cracks. She chokes in an attempt to speak. When you look her over, her bottom lip quivers in the faint moonlight. A drop of warm liquid gathers on your bare arm. It's a tear.
"God, it's all so hard."
Gwen breaks. She can no longer contain herself. Swallowing tears, she wipes the wetness from her face. In the middle of her sobs and sighs, you sit up. You wrap your arms around Gwen and pull her as close as you can. A gasp escapes her throat, low and dark. Your heart fills with tenderness - you want nothing more than to mend the pain of the woman in your arms. She rests her chin on the cusp of your shoulder.
Dr. Fayyad always seemed so nice - and she seemed to appreciate Gwen, as well. You can’t wrap your head around the fact that she will be fired for good. Even less, you can understand how Gwen must feel in this moment. Your own problems as a student suddenly become so small, completely fading into the background.
You smell nicotine and rose petals on the soft strands of black hair brushing against your face. Despite the smell, you nestle your cheeks deeper into the softness. Her cries worsen before they cease completely. You sit there just a while longer, stroking one another, caressing the skin on your arms and backs. Eventually, you pull away. Gwen brushes over her eyes.
"Which star is your favorite?" You point to the sky.
"Right now?", Gwen replies. Her voice is thickly coated in sadness and anger, but the veil lifts. Looking at the night sky, she brightens up.
"Probably you."
You rarely blush, but your cheeks take on the color of a poppy.
"This isn’t the first time where talking to you…", Gwen pauses. She almost strikes you as shy now. She pushes a strand of hair behind her ear before looking down to the ground. "I‘m glad you were there for me. Normally I would just drunk-drive myself to the nearest moshpit."
The stars begin to lead the conversation. You sit next to eachother in silence, staring up at the imposing night sky above you. It’s untellable - both Gwen and you want to speak about it, discuss the possibility of a universe so magnificent that looking away feels deadly. But you can't. You've locked your lips, and so has Gwen. The joy of sitting together in peace is greater than any words. Part of you feels grateful for Gwens loss of job; and you know that she feels it too. Propped up on your hands behind your backs, your arms cross Gwens'.
The blue stars begin to dance around the moon. You catch Gwen staring at you while giving your eyes a short break.
"You're beautiful", Gwen murmurs then, her voice soft like the first snowdrop of the year. You close your eyes to the buttery tone. The warm flush of Gwens cheeks radiate towards you, pulling you closer. Her breath feels hot on your reddened lips. You wince when she dares to touch you. Black painted fingernails drag over your exposed skin. Delicately, Gwen pushes the shoulder strap of your dress, provoking it. It quickly falls down to meet your knuckles. "Look at me", she whispers. Her voice is thick and hot with desire. You obey. Two pairs of sultry eyes lock, both dark and dull. There is barely any room to breathe between you, Gwen and the stars. Each moment that passes without touching Gwen eats at you.
You don't want to do as she says. You want to please her. Pleasure her. Make her feel better. Drive her crazy.
Gwen impatiently brings your chin up with two fingers. She presses her lips against yours. Something ignites, the insides of your belly catching on fire. With your head slightly tilted, you immerse yourself in this kiss - her lips feel soft but rough enough to cut someone. They parten slighty, trying to swallow more of you. As if she didn't already own you in this moment. You wrap your arms around her neck, pulling her in avidly. Your body pines after her touch.
It almost hurts as Gwen pulls away. It's a sudden movement, totally unexpected. "What's wrong?", you ask, desire lingering on your voice. You're panting. You want her back, now that you finally had her for once.
Gwen stands up. She turns around, resting her hands on her hips.
She locks eyes with the moon.
"We shouldn't do this. I was your professor until today." Gwen shakes her head, still facing away from you. She crosses her arms before her chest. "So?" She turns back around to grab her bag from the ground.
You catch Gwens hand before she can walk away. She lets you pull her back in, her strong arms denying resistance.
Of course. She never wanted this to actually stop.
Strands of her hair scatter in the wind. Just for a moment, you look to the other side. The moon is perched just high enough to make you forget the consequences of tomorrow.
Your heartbeat rings in your head. You look up at Gwen. She towers over you, looking unsure. You press a kiss on her hand at the height of your head, a whimper. You quickly learn how to unbuckle the belt she wears. You're sitting on her leather jacket now, both of your knees pressed into the ground. Your fingers trip over themselves in an attempt to rid Gwen off her pants - seeing her just as desperate. Saliva fills the inside of your mouth, it's sour and sweet, and you swallow it greedily. Gwen looks at you knowingly.
"You don't have to do that", she whines, her hand reaching out for yours. You trace the line from her stomach, lifting her underwear just slightly. Gwen pushes her hips forward reactively. "I want to", you sigh. You take a moment to feel up on her bulge. When you finally pull Gwens underwear down to her thighs, her shaft exposes itself to you, rising towards you. You wrap your hand around it, barely able to fit the entire bulk. She's hard. Heavy breaths escape your lips. You want this. Fuck, you have been wanting this.
You let your fingers slide up and down her shaft deliberately, slowly caressing each spot with the utmost care. You don't want to hurt her in this vulnerable state. You only want her to feel so, so good. "Is this okay?", you ask cautiously. Looking up at her from here, kneeling beneath her, creates a knot in your stomach.
"Fuck", Gwen responds, taking your mind to dirtier places. Her voice is a horny, messy puddle. She closes her eyes. "Don't you fucking stop."
Your knees bruise up as you lean your upper body, bending forwards to Gwen. They delve into the dry earth, making more space for your hungry body. Your hands find a steady rhythm as you bring your face closer to her core.
You're nervous. It doesn't matter, you decide - because your desire for her cock wins.
When your lips wrap around the tip of Gwens shaft, she gasps loudly. A sharp sensation jolts through your stomach. Gwen feels warm and clean. Saliva moistens the walls of your mouth, driving her closer and closer to the edge; if there even is one in this pool of pleasure.
"Why can't you just listen and be good for once?" Gwens deep voice comes out as a moan and a complain at the same time. Her hands reach down to find your arms. She lets them wander over your neck and hair, softly stroking over your hair as though she was combing it with her fingers. Eager to please, you let her throbbing shaft ease deeper into your mouth. The length of it is hard to deal with. Your eyebrows furrow; red blemishes form around your eyes, yielding tears. To your own surprise, you gag, digging your nails into Gwens skin. You hold onto her hip for support. As if shocked herself, Gwen grabs a chunk of your hair. The both of you hiss, completely entranced by this moment. For a break, you pull back. You pay your reparations by dragging the surface of your tongue along her length. A slap of your tongue hits her sensitive glans. Gwen cries out.
"Am I being good now?" Your voice is high but hoarse. You know you're a tease. With one hand, you jerk the now slick shaft, your face hovering only inches away.
Gwen swoons. Her face contorts in pleasure. You can see that she wants more of you, and you are ready to deliver. With a shaky hand, thumb and digit, she reaches for your chin. She cups it gently like a delicate flower, bringing your gaze up to her. She enters your mouth with her thumb before pulling it out and from your face.
"You're being a fucking menace, princess."
Gwen places her hand on the back of your head. It's gentle until it's not - with a grin, she pushes your head towards your core. Her throbbing shaft disappears in your mouth again. You close your eyes, concentrating on drawing new shapes on her flesh with your tongue. The wetness between your thighs almost bleeds through your underwear, soaking the jacket you kneel on. You squeeze your thighs, pressing them together. A hum escapes you at the realization. Something trickles down your leg. The thought of it sends shivers down your spine. Your fluids, formed by your arousal, leaving stains on Gwens clothes. You think of what her wife would feel if she saw it - you imagine her flushed face, tossing the clothes out of jealousy. Her loss, you think. Her fucking loss. Right now, Gwen is yours, completely and wholly. And you're starting to befriend the thought of turning this into something long-term.
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wynndigogh · 3 months ago
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A TMNT tale:
The Perfect Trap
Part 3: Damage Noticed Adjourn!
Warning: No Minors, 18+ ONLY
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SYNOPSIS:
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face a new threat when Baxter Stockman returns with a cunning plan and a deadly new weapon. As they battle his latest creations, the turtles realize their enemy is always one step ahead.
But the danger hits closer to home when Leonardo’s relationship with his girlfriend is put to the test, forcing him to balance his duty as leader with his heart.
With danger closing in from all sides, the turtles must uncover the truth behind Stockman's scheme before it destroys them and everything they hold dear.
But as secrets come to light, they learn that the stakes are higher than they ever imagined—and one of their own may be caught in the crossfire.
Read Part 1 Part 2
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Raph and Donnie are sitting at a portable poker table with piles of monetary chips between them, while some very sour looking beat cops sit opposite of the towering turtles agitatedly fingering their small stacks of chips.  Note to self, never play strip poker with those two.
In the kitchen area you see Mikey attempting to teach Vern how to juggle some discarded beer bottles, you don’t see that ending well, and at the main dining table is the Beer Pong match-up between Jones vs Leonardo. 
You quirk a half smile watching him stand at the table, obviously analyzing the placement of the cups and working on his strategy. He's laser focused but still has an easy smile and snippet of conversation for all the other men hanging around waiting for the match up to begin. You are immensely glad that he's accepted, at least among this small gathering of people.
Leonardo feels your eyes on him, looking up from the table he sees you sitting where he left you, smiling contently at him. He gives a little lift of his brow to convey a sense of happy expectation...you both know Jones is going down.
Normally, Leonardo would decline to participate in the drinking games, but it is Casey’s special night.  It would be inconsiderate to at least humor his friend while waiting for the next round of poker to start. 
True to his word, Casey does try to get Leo “caught up” on drinking by insisting the stoic turtle down three beers prior to playing.  The drunken fool insists it will put them on “an even playing field”. 
Leonardo shakes his head with a silent chuckle, drunk Casey isn’t a smart Casey, if there is such a thing as a smart Casey.  To a mutant with the body mass of a small vehicle, the diminutive volume of alcohol in the containers will be hardly enough to give Leonardo a buzz.
With a sigh and a roll of his eyes, he accepts the three bottles of golden liquid and chugs them.  At least he will still be keeping his promise to his dad to take it easy on the alcohol.  Well, that is what he hopes his dad was alluding to earlier.
The game starts with the blue leader insisting that the birthday boy go first. Casey lists heavily to one side, nearly toppling over, as he closes one eye to try and aim his ball just right.
"Good God," April groans, "I better go help him or he'll end up on the floor before the next round."
You can't hold back the laughter as she stands nearly cradling Casey, and assisting him throw the ball. Casey doesn’t know how lucky he is that April puts up with him.
Sipping your frosty soda, it is doing wonders for your nerves and the left over queasiness from somersaults over building gaps. A shudder runs through your shoulders at the memory. To top it all off, your turtle beau actually laughed at your squeals of terror. Oh, he's going to pay for that later.
To keep your sanity, and whatever refreshments you may be able to take in, you make up your mind to get a taxi home. Leo will probably try to talk you out of it, but you are done with flips over empty space for this evening. Suck it up, buttercup.
You are so engrossed in the game play and your inner thoughts that you do not notice that Master Splinter has taken a seat next you on the sectional sofa.
“How are you, my dear?”, the wizened ninja master inquires.
The unexpected voice so close to you has you choking on your soda.  The acid of cold beverage burns your airway, causing your eyes to water and your voice to go hoarse, “Fine. *cough* Fine, I’m fine.  Thank you.  *cough*  How are you this evening?”
“I am well”, he offers as his eyes you with concern, “I am quite enjoying this gathering.  There is so much going on, so much to see.”  His dark eyes are locked on yours; you swallow hard as you gaze back at him.  Why does it feel like his wise eyes are burrowing into you? 
You sit in silence as your mind races to think of a conversational reply that will seem natural and not at all guilty.  Absentmindedly, you finger the fabric around your neck. 
He takes a very deep breath; you watch as his cute little ears twitch almost in unison with the whiskers around his nose. You can’t help but think how adorable Leo’s dad is sometimes.
The old rat’s eyes turn soft.  He reaches out his thin hands, which are deceptively strong, and gently pulls your fingers away from your neck.  He lovingly cups your hand securely between his own, “I want to tell you I am honored that you are part of my family. It has been a long wait for just such an occasion.”
“Oh, ah, thank you”, you stammer, a little blindsided by the admission.  A warm blush spreads across your cheeks and into your ears.
“Ah, pink!  A much better color on you than green”, he hums in appreciation. 
“While I am understandably fond of the color green,” he leans in, like you two are telling secrets, “it isn’t one that does your lovely face justice.  Leonardo wasn’t careful with you on the way here, hm?  I shall speak with him about treating you with greater care. He's carrying precious cargo.”, the sensei states, winking at you, and patting the back of your hand.
You begin to reply, to offer your thanks to the wise instructor, when the sounds of the party change. 
The shoulder walkies on the couple of uniformed cops roar to life with a female dispatcher rattling off hard to catch details.  Cell phones begin dinging or ringing among the commotion of chairs being quickly pushed back and everyone going on alert.
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"So, uh, what are we supposed to do again?"
Baxter Stockman curses under his breath but tries to retain some semblance of composure, "It's simple, you simpleton. You two are to go down to the docks and wreak havoc. Bust up the crates, throw them into the water, whatever you've got to do to get the cops called on you".
Bebop exchanges a look with Rocksteady before continuing his questions, "Uh...why do we want to be arrested?"
Stockman seethes, if only he didn't have to work with these two morons, but the level of destruction they could cause was exactly what he needed to get the turtles' attention.
"You aren't getting arrested, you are baiting the turtles in for the first phase of my plan."
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To be continued...
PART 4
HA, look at me, I remembered a tag request! Seriously, that's special @thelaundrybitch
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savemeafruitjuice · 11 months ago
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if you’re open to it, anything with lee 2012 leo?? thank you :3
YAY! I looove 2012 Leo, and I really hope I was able to do him justice! He is so traumatized, poor child.
THIS IS SET NEAR THE END OF SEASON 4! IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED PAST THAT POINT BE AWARE OF SPOILERS!!
Lee! Leonardo
Ler! Master Splinter
TW!: DEPRESSION, FEELINGS OF WORTHLESSNESS (Dw, things get better! 😘)
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'Something is wrong with my boys.'
The sad realization hit Splinter with a harsh blow. His children, as he has noticed, didn't have the same spark in their eyes, the same lighthearted goofiness and child-like immaturity they once had- and hadn't for a while.
This was exceptionally noticable in his eldest son, Leonardo. After countless horrors and freakish battles, Leo's face had turned stony, and his personality dry. His brothers were in a similar state, though the grayness in the leader's face couldn't go unnoticed.
This had become more apparent when he had relocated his stack of 'Space Heroes' DVDs to his bedroom, and hadn't taken them out for weeks. All he did in his free time was train, lecture his brothers, or stare off into space, a dull look of shame in his eyes.
Splinter had noticed this, of course. Something so drastic in their energy was very hard to miss, but he had thought it as a maturity settling over them, rather than a deep numbness hanging over their heads.
Something had to be done.
Later that day, his boys had returned home, all irritable and tired. Leonardo had kept his swords on his back, seemingly preparing for another home invasion or something of the sort. They had all eaten, and were scattered about the lair until it was time to go to sleep.
The katana-wielding teen stayed seated on the couch, as he had for many nights, gazing into the distance instead of going to bed. Unbeknownst to him, however, his father was aware of his poor resting schedule, but had left him to his thoughts, knowing that the things he had seen took time to process.
Tonight, though, the turtle seemed more melancholic, picking at the skin of his finger as he sighed. Yoshi peered from the dojo, sensing the upset radiating off of him, and knew he had to act now, before his son's condition grew worse. He stepped out into the wide space of the common room and cleared his throat as to not startle the younger.
"My son, what troubles you?" It seemed his efforts to be unthreatening were futile, as Leo had nearly jumped out of his shell, scrambling to grab his swords with a yelp. Splinter's expression darkened at this, but he was quick to give reassurance.
"It is alright, Leonardo. You are safe." The turtle's shoulders relaxed, and he voiced his relief. "Oh, it's just you, sensei. I'm fine, don't worry about me." His dad shook his head, making his way over to his son and sitting beside him, ears pressed to his head in concern.
"You have given me reason to worry, I am afraid. You and your brothers seem so disturbed, so I thought I would confront you about it." Well, that sure caught him off guard. Leo shrugged, struggling to hold eye contact as he muttered an explanation. "I'm just tired. We all are."
At the quirked brow of his rat father, his walls crumbled.
Leo sighed. "We've just seen so many things.. Things we can't unsee, unhear, or unlive, for that matter." he shook his head sadly. "It makes things hard, Sensei. Really hard."
Splinter's gaze softened. He should have guessed. His children, very early in their years, had seen more than he had in his entire life. They'd been across the world, the universe, heck- they'd even been to different dimensions and stopped wars. It was no wonder they were so void.
Yoshi's heart ached for his child, and he held his arms out to him, which, after a moment of shock and hesitation, was accepted. The eldest son let out an uneven breath, and closed his eyes, enjoying the physical affection he did not receive very often. "I love you, Leonardo, and I am proud."
That sure got the tears flowing. Next thing he knew, the rat father held his weeping turtle son in his arms, holding back tears himself. He rubbed the young boy's scarred shell, allowing him to express himself after putting on a brave face for his family for so long.
Eventually, the teen's tears ran out, and his tight grip on his father's kimoto loosened. The overburdened turtle wiped his eyes, standing from his spot on the couch, followed closely by Splinter. A worried look crept onto his face again. "Sensei, what if I can't protect them.. What if I'm not good enough..?"
"Hmph." His father cut him off before he could spiral into a 'not good enough' mindset. He thought for a moment, eventually asking a question. "Leonardo. A wise man, who I believe went by the name of Ralph Emerson, once said, "The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.". What do you think he meant by this?"
Leo blinked, and pondered for a moment, repeating the words to himself until he decided on an answer. "Huh. Well, I know a lightning rod is supposed to protect homes from lightning, and.. I guess our spine represents ourselves as an individual, and it supports us.. I- I guess it could mean that we need to face some things on our own.. and be our own protection!"
He looked up hopefully, and was rewarded with an impressed smile. "Very good, Leonardo. So as you have said, there are some things that you cannot rely on others for, and so they are not responsible for you in that time, yes?"
Understanding flooded over Leo, and he bowed. "Hai, Sensei. I get it now. I cannot worry about my brothers all the time, or they will fail to grow and learn on their own."
"Wehell, you certainly can worry about them. What do you think I do most of the day?" Splinter chuckled. "No, but you must not intervene and take control of their lives in a way that jeopardizes their independence."
The leader in blue smiled, performing another respectful, albeit smaller bow, and listened to more of his father's intel. Well, at least it seemed like intel at first.
"One last thing. There is another saying I know of, this one relevant to young leaders such as yourself.." The smaller looked intrigued, not taking notice of the unusually playful glint in Splinter's eyes, and hardly suspecting a thing when he knelt down to his level to speak. He did however, find himself concerned with the fact that in a blink of an eye, he had been flipped over and lied back down on the couch, his legs under the weight of a 6-foot mutant rat.
Seeing his son so unhappy over the past few months, mental health at a clear decline, had concerned Splinter greatly. He was so used to the bright smiles he wore, and his efforts to be a great leader, though it became more apparent that the latter was overtaking his mind, and he planned to stop that constant strive to be perfect, at least for a little while. "Laughter cures all."
Before the turtle could gasp out a question as to why this was happening, or better yet, what was happening, sharp claws were gently dragging down his plastron. Leo squealed, practically convulsing as soon as the fingers made contact.
"GAHahaha! S-Sensehei, whahahat?-" Leo was in shock. His father, who had so scarcely given approval, or physical affection, had not only hugged him, but had him pinned underneath himself and was tickling him.
It didn't matter whether he processed it or not, as Splinter had dug under his arms, leaving him to screech in mirth, gravelly voice straining with giggles. His father only smirked at him, glad to hear laughter coming from someone who needed it so much.
As young children, the turtles had played various games, chase being one of the most common, and discovered the concept of being 'ticklish' when their father had caught them, picking each up respectively and squeezing their sides a few times before carrying on with the game. After that, they went on a craze, chasing each other around and exploring tickle spots, an activity that carried on throughout the years.
Splinter had found it adorable, watching with a soft look on his face as his children tussled, and was glad to see that over time they hadn't grown out of such a lighthearted thing. It became rarer, yes, but they had something to do that showed they were still just kids, despite their mutated bodies and home in the sewers.
Over the years, as Splinter had noticed, it became obvious that the oldest son was the most sensitive, to which his brothers took great joy in exploiting. A poke to the side was enough to get him giggling, and Yoshi had had to take precautions to ensure that this wasn't used against him during training after losing five times in a row because of it.
A loud snort from the teen pulled him out of his thoughts, a growing pink tinge on his face clashing greatly with his green complexion. Splinter chuckled, using one hand to scribble into his son's neck, clawed fingers proving to be an advantage when he quickly tried to duck his head down, then throwing it back in loud giggles when the back of his neck was targeted.
"My son, I don't believe there is anything funny here. I ask that you explain what you are laughing about." Leo tried to reach up to grab onto his father's wrist, but a taze to his ribs left both of his arms uselessly pressed against his torso, trying to wrap them around himself to protect his more ticklish spots.
His ankles dug into the cushions beneath them, unable to squirm away from the offending fingers as they slid past his defenses, scratching along his belly. "Sehehensei, I- EEK! IHI CAhahan't!"
Splinter smiled fondly down at his child, taking notice in how little he actually tried to stop him, clearly needing to get out of his head for a while. Leo jolted up for a moment, curling over his father's hands before tearing his arms away from himself, opting to grip at the pillows of the couch. He tossed his head to the side, lost in giggles.
Yoshi raised his eyebrows, thoroughly amused at how he opened himself up. He scribbled over the expanse of his plastron, resulting in louder and more frantic giggles. "Oh? Leonardo, are you trying to tell me something?" He tapped at the exposed cartilage of the turtle's sides, having to pause for a moment before continuing, as the boy screeched, flinching away in reflex, before falling into cackles.
"NAHAHAHAH! FAHATHER- AHA! PLEHEASE, IHI-" Words were failing him, barely able to articulate anything before being interrupted by his own snorting. Not that he was trying to protest, or anything. In reality, he was having the time of his life, forgetting his troubles and getting the chance to laugh.
Sure, the gentle tickling was driving him up the wall, but he was enjoying himself. Still, after a couple minutes, his eyes began to droop, still quietly giggling to himself. Splinter took notice of this, and gave him one last squeeze to the sides, before picking the worn out teen up, cradling him as he had many years ago, and brought him to his room.
After gently settling him onto his bed, Yoshi covered the nearly-passed out form with his blanket, and softly held his shoulder. "You are a wonderful leader, and your brothers and I love you."
His consciousness slipping away, Leo responded in a quiet tone. "Thanks.. Father. Love 'ya guys too.." And with that, he fell asleep, a warm smile on his tired face.
Yippee, the sillies! 💙 💙 💙 This is longer than I thought it would be, but I'm not mad! Thank you all for your support, and I hope you enjoyed!
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