#yeah. kids are great

[bigdvmnhero]

Casey Jr.'s first word was ‘Weo.’ 

His second was ‘Cashee’ or ‘Raff’ or ‘Bifurcated Time Branch’—depending on who you asked.

At 36 months old he was their tiny poet. The Kraang was rearing its head, its mouth still smoking from the detonating hockey puck when Cassandra tucked his leg back into the fold of her baby wrap, unsheathed her stick's retractable blade, and asked, "What shall we do to the big bad annoying Kraang?" and out came his first, fully-formed sentence.

"TAKE ITS BRAINS!"

Donnie said, "What."

Leo said, "What."

Raph said, "NO?" and Cassandra said, "Yucky—but sure." 

SCHLICK went the Kraang. Mikey added, "that's what you call a butterfly cut, kiddo—what did you just say?" 

Casey howled, "TAKE ITS BRAINS."

No alien brains were taken (though Donnie would've liked to, very much). But Casey had a knack for putting the soul of the thing into words.

The first day they'd run out of sugar, he passed around flat stones he'd plucked from a river and declared, "DESSERT!"

Mikey sniffed at it. "What kind is it?" he asked, not unkind.

"A cuppycake." 

"Ah, a cupcake?"

Donnie—dismally unfunny after they'd officially ran out of coffee rations, and then cigarettes—scoffed. "What would you know about dessert. Do you even know how frosting tastes like?" and Casey pointed at a passing cloud, then pretended his heart burst into tiny, lovestruck pieces. 

"Like BWAH," Casey said, giddy.

Later, he'd fish the truth out of the air again; the last time Leo and Raph fought like this they'd been teenagers. Not imposing figureheads of a rebel group. Teary-eyed, Casey chased after Leo all the way out of the camp, wrapped his arms tight around Leo's knee, and dug his feet in.

“You need to come back and, and, and hug each other real tight or else—! Or else your arms will forget forever."

"Forever." Leo touched his throat; it hurt from all the yelling. 

Casey's lower lip wobbled. "And ever."

Kid was right again, of course. The days rolled into weeks, into seasons, into the Year We Don't Like to Talk About, and his arms had forgotten; he'd dropped the hug on the way here, maybe, got distracted by some ugly three-headed Kraang and tripped on a punchline, and Raph was gone in the morning. No one there for the final sendoff.

Casey didn't get the concept. At six years old, the kid could perform triple axels around any fresh recruit, but he still couldn't sort out his tenses. Said "I eated!" or "I beated your ass, sensei!"; his past and present verbs tangling like fishing lines.

Kid had a point, Leo thought. What was the difference anyway? Leo missed Raph. Misses Raph. Is missing Raph. Will miss Raph, for the rest of his days, in perplexing ways that will continue to surprise him, like the sunrise outside the canyon. How it rose and rose and rose and rose.

Halfway up the ascent, Leo's knees buckled. Hadn't the future dissolved in that instant? Ten years, he'd promised Mikey. This time we play for keeps. Still: the end of the world, ecosystem degradation, no brother to haunt him; dystopia after dystopia. Something inside him was blackening. 

"Had a bad dream," Leo said, shivering as the kid grabbed his cheeks.

Casey said, “Well, have a better one!” 

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[life-in-toontown]

AMEN 🙌

[divineandmajesticinone]

4 MINUTES (2024) I EP. 6 & EP. 7 "You're still afraid of dogs."

[turtleblogatlast]

I love Raph and haven’t said that enough so to be more specific I love that Raph is a soft boy who loves bear plushies, a gross boy who eats an assortment of things that are definitely better left alone, a smart boy who is more than capable of taking down villains through planning and fortitude alike, a strong boy who is dedicated to training his muscles and fighting prowess, a teenage boy who loves his brothers but is more than happy to tease and roughhouse with them, an angry boy who sometimes lets his anger take a hold of him to cover the fear, a gentle boy who is generous with hugs and affirmations to those he loves, a capable boy who takes on more than should ever be expected of a teenager, a good boy who just wants to be a hero and slowly comes to realize the cost of that duty, a good boy who has no reservations about putting himself in the way of harm coming to his family, a good boy who’s a great brother and son and person and deserves only the best the world has to offer.

[erinwantstowrite]

will peter be like an older brother to miles in lof ?

absolutely he is

there's about an 11 year difference between them (Miles is 14, Peter is 25), so it's a lot more like the older brother type of relationship that Peter has with Tim (despite Tim being his uncle). Peter has mentored(ish) other young heroes by this point (mostly in the Bats' universe) but since Miles is another Spider-Man, Peter takes up most of the responsibility in making sure Miles is safe and teaching him the ropes. That's HIS sassy child genius, thank you, and he's not a sidekick, he's Spider-Man.

He was also adamant that Miles tell his parents immediately, and gets along great with Rio and Jeff.

Which is HILARIOUS to me because at this point in time, Peter has built up a persona for the public eye just like the Bats did. In Rio and Jeff's eyes, they're gobsmacked that the clumsy, scatterbrained, and "scaredy-cat" kid that Tony Stark adopted a while ago is Spider-Man. (Technically, none of this is a lie. Because Peter is a terrible liar unless it's For the Jokes, and often comes across this way even if he hadn't meant to.) They're wondering how he pulled that off since he's the same age as Spider-Man, who is known to be an Avenger, and associates in the same circles as Peter. It helps that Peter and Spider-Man have been in a social media war, and that Peter works at the Daily Bugle that is known for disliking Spider-Man. Peter's been taking lessons for years atp to keep his identity safe. Which is also bonus points to Peter, because the two can tell that secret identities mean everything to him, but he told them who he was in a heartbeat (literally the very first thing he did when he found Miles).

In other words: Peter was ecstatic to become a teacher for his own matching superhero kid and it's one of the most important bonds in his life. That's his baby brother now!!

[imminent-danger-came]

2x02 // 3x01 // 3x03 // 3x13 // 4x12

Team huddle!

[jessiesjaded]

The Boy and The Heron, 2023.

[blazefire2012]

I feel like a few of my mutuals would also ask this

[hurlyburlytopsyturvy]

huh? guar— whuh???

↓↓ up close guardian spook below ↓↓

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

there is something so so so Appealing about angry/irritated Barnaby. it scratches an itch in my brain. somethin somethin comic relief characters getting to break their mold and be outwardly unhappy

[crandairy-juice]

mizukage rin nohara and her helpful office assistant, hound! yes she has an isobu paperweight :)

for @yellowocaballero’s recent roleswap au which is Great

[zaacoy]

I have decided that i'm tired of saying im going to post more frequently here just for school to get in the way or for me to get busy with other things or what not, from here on out if I post ever it is a miracle and you should commemorate by letting yourself have a little celebratory treat i thinks

anyways freenoodles cuddle sketch hearts emojiiss :333c

[seriouslycalamitous]

Pac better be moronsexual otherwise my favorite cube is done for. No way he brought up the WEATHER.

We were so worried about Fit bringing in angst that we forgot to consider the possibility of a skill issue.

[smilesthroughfandoms]

Is this a hot take? Maybe? I’d describe it as a “Reheated poorly in the microwave” take at best. But y’all, calm down. The writers are still the same, so are the VA’s, it’s gonna be a good show no matter what.

Also, be nice to the new animators. Unless you actually draw and/or animate, you have such little room to talk. And this isn’t hating towards Epithet Erased, I love Epithet Erased! I’m just pointing out that different or “lower quality” animation doesn’t mean it’s not good. The new animation looks fine, and have you forgotten some of the shots from the trailer?

Chang’e looking up at the broken sky? Beautiful! The first real look at the Hundred Eyes Demon? Immaculate! When Wukong is getting re-banded again? I feel bad for my favorite stupid smart person, but that shot slapped!

Give it a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.

[matchamabs]

i dont quite know where the idea of animal crossing came from but. man the pandemic had all of us playing it. kinda thought itd b funny if they did too u know,,, anyway someone save joe

[sleepyminty]

2D metroidvania games today belike,

You, a little guy ,with cloak, a sword VS

some deadly diseases, fucked-up gods, guilt of dead siblings, the apocalypse, ruined worlds, a down bad dude who u need to get a restraining order, horror somehow in your comprehension, ruin worlds, death-flags buddies, the sins of the father and the damnation of your narrative (you either dead or worse)