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ducknotinarow · 1 year

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A tired sigh left Casey as he looked to the bundle in his arms, having finally gotten the four month old to sleep. They were a screamer, and did not go down with a fight; it's why Casey had offered to help out his neighbour in the first place, to give them a night to actually sleep. They were not kidding when they said their kid was fussy, but it wasn't anything 'Uncle Casey' couldn't handle. At least the kid was asleep, at last, and Casey couldn’t help but adorable. Despite the screaming, they were adorable. Grinning, he leans in close, idly beginning to baby talk the sleeping child, rambling and babbling absolute nonsense to them, even though they couldn’t hear it. It didn’t last long though, Casey soon finding himself joined by Raphael,

Shoulders hunched the second he heard Raph's voice, Casey quickly holding up a finger as he spoke through a harsh whisper,

"Ssh, keep it down would'ya? I jus' got the kid t' sleep."

He looks back to the child in question, thankfully, they're undisturbed. Looking back to Raph, Casey chuckles quietly,

"What? Nah, Button's 'ere aint my kid," Their name also wasn't Buttons, it merely being a nickname, "They're my neighbours from down the hall, I'm helpin' 'em out that's all," He shrugs it off, Casey just liked to help, "Kinda like how I help look after Angel, an' Ryan, an' the other kids on the block," He explains, "With Button's 'ere, I'm now Uncle Casey t' 'bout," He thinks for a second, "Twenty kids - yeah, that soun's 'bout right."

That was a lot, but Casey didn't mind. Proven by the way he looks at the child in question; there's a soft warmth to his gaze, not usually seen when out hunting Dragons. It's clear though he loved the kid, Hell, he loved all the kids he took care of like they were his own,

"Hey Raph?" He soon speaks up, "Wanna hold 'em?" He offers, "It aint like they'll remeber bein' held by a giant Turtle if they en' up wakin' up, 'sides, maybe yer'll enjoy holdin' a lil' guy."

And then Casey, carefully, more carefully than anyone would think Casey is capable of being, held the child out to them,

"C'mon Raph, they aint gonna bite yer."

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Breaking around from the lair and sneaking out to get some god fun, well busting some skulls of the low lifes that used the night time to go about causing trouble. With a second thought given maybe certain gang members, sporting dragon tattoos were out and about as well. And well he was friends with a certain dragon hating puck head? Smile to Raph's beak and soon as he had the manhole cover placed back into place he was making headway to Casey's place. Sure they be up for another brawl with those purple dragons after all. Raphael got to Casey's place pretty easy he knew some short cuts here and there so it cut that travel pretty quick, not to mention the amount of times they 'offered' to walk Casey back home to avoid the guy staying over at their own. Eh Raph could get it Casey was like a bull in a China shop.

Making his way up the fire escapes once he got to the building they lived in didn't take long to reached Casey's place. And took even less time for Raph to figure his way in, not that it was hard. You think a guy going around taking the law into his own hands would be a bit better about keeping his own place secure ignoring the fact Raph and his brothers were trained in breaking in so easily to places. He can hear Casey let out a clear tried sigh once he gets the window opened up. Hmm seems Casey might be worn down? he still climbs on in and pauses when. Was Casey baby talking just now? Well now Raphael's interest and curiosity had piqued as he walked on in finding Casey fair quickly in their little place. Cradling something in their arms smirking a bit as he could see this giant of a man cradle a bundle in between his arms, clearly babbling to it. maybe cause the first time he met Casey they knock a baseball bat to him, but watching them being just so well soft? uh it was different.

"Uh so whatdya know big bad Casey Jones, is also fluent 'n motherese. Eh maybe better at it than English." Of course that was how Raph decided to make his presence known. Casey greeting Raph by hunching down suddenly as if the little bundled he was holding might set off somehow.

"Ssh, keep it down would'ya? I jus' got the kid t' sleep."

"Kid?" Raph asked but he did lower his voice, sure of course it made sense Casey wasn't just in his place baby talking to himself or worse his baseball bat. but the kid was still a bit of surprise Raph looking down at the bundle in Casey's arms, they seemed out still. Cute. Raph thought soon shifting his attention back to Casey as he crossed his arms over his plastron. "Uh I didn' know ya had a kid Casey." To be fair they didn't know one another all that much still but he kind of figured a dad would make mention of having a kid at some point right? Only for Casey to lightly chuckle a bit over Raph's remark. Leaving the turtle to slightly rise his brow at that confused on what he said would been seen as funny.

"What? Nah, Button's 'ere aint my kid,"

"buttons?" Raph asked there was no way that was the kids name right? but also it wasn't Casey then after all? "oh? whose is it?" Raph asks leaning over abit to get abetter look at the kid, yeah they didn't share any of Casey's traits he guesses. Then again neither did Raph and his brothers to Splinter so his thought can't be all that blamed.

"They're my neighbours from down the hall, I'm helpin' 'em out that's all,"

Course Casey was guy seemed pretty happy to offer a hand where ever he could.

"Kinda like how I help look after Angel, an' Ryan, an' the other kids on the block,"

Raphael offered a nod of his head to show he was listening but his attention was a bit more on the sight of this kid so comfortably sleeping in Casey's arms instead. Buttons seemed pretty content where they were comfortably nestled into Casey's hold. The kid despite all the talking was clearly sleeping peaceful, soft gentle resting breaths only given. Yeah seems like Casey has quite a lot of experience with kids adding truth to their statement.

"With Button's 'ere, I'm now Uncle Casey t' 'bout,"

Raph's eyes flicker up as Casey takes a moment to count, ready to tease them over being able to count up to whatever number they were going to say.

"Twenty kids - yeah, that soun's 'bout right."

About to make his joke now but Raph's kind of thrown off from it when he sees the look in Casey deep blue eyes, as they look back down to buttons themself. Raph's never seen that look on them before, he seen that stare Splinter looked at each of his brothers and himself with that gaze. Casey loved this kid as if this kid was his own. Casey had it for a moment when mentioning Angel and Ryan and again at the number even. Raph let his joke die in his throat as he sort of just observed Casey for a moment. So used to that more fierce look to his eye, so could Raph be blamed for being maybe just a little interested in this more calming gaze they were holding. Letting the big guy have his moment, before he leaned in a bit more for a better look at the kid. Casey man be this clumsy human wrecking ball able to take a hit a give a better punch but he also had a clear gentle soul if this little tike was clearly so clam well sleeping in their arms like this. The sight alone was setting some weird warmth in his shell, slowly spreading out as he stole another glace at Casey once more. His heart felt like it was being squeezed suddenly. from how softly they were smiling at Buttons right now. The faintest twitch of his beak made his smile lopsided for a moment. A faint sigh escasped him as he just took it in and.

Shit.

Raph back away some now as he straightened up how he was standing "eh I better take off, got ya hands tied after-"

"Hey Raph?"

Raph lets them cut him off just now "uh yeah?"

"Wanna hold 'em?"

Raph took a step back as if Casey had asked him to hold a ticking bomb just now "what!" he exclaimed at least being smart enough to keep his tone low and soft when he did get the offer to hold them just now.

"It aint like they'll remeber bein' held by a giant Turtle if they en' up wakin' up, 'sides, maybe yer'll enjoy holdin' a lil' guy."

Casey stated as if that was what Raphael was worried about just now, part of him was ready to bolt away but watching how gentle and carefully Casey was moving to hold them out towards Raphael had his stop in his tracks. He still hadn't taken them yet just Staring between Casey and Buttons in that moment.

"yeah but" Raph begins with ready to dismiss the offer altogether. Thing is he kind of did wanna hold them.

"C'mon Raph, they aint gonna bite yer."

"I ain't scared of 'em bitin' me i'm scared of dropping them dimwit."

Raph pointed out no feeling like his had some point to prove as he huffed a haughty breath towards Casey. Looking back to Buttons he could only feel his nerves grow worse he didn't wanna drop them or suddenly make them cry if they woke up to find a giant green turtle holding them. But well he did wanna kind of hold the little thing, they seemed pretty deep in their sleep so it should be fine right? he could always hand it back to Casey after all. He lifted up his arms letting that self-conscious feeling fade for just a moment, as he slide his arms out under Casey's own so they can gently and slowly. Very Slowly hand the baby off to Raphael. He made this tiny body now in his arms his temporary nucleus. Cradling them in his arms, close so they wouldn't slip or rock about to much. Raph even his stance and the moment Casey's hand were pulled away he could feel the rest of the kid weight dip into his arms. A few thoughts ran through his head as he looked to the kid. Was he doing this right? was he too cold for them? but slowly all that worry went away as he found himself feeling clam.

Raph just smiled to himself a moment. The kid was pretty cute though, little chubby rosy cheeks. The tiny small button like nose, itty bitty hands. They were just so small. Yeah of course they were small they were a baby. Babies are small but also, Buttons was just so tiny it was so unfair, what right dose this little thing have being this tiny? Raph felt like his hear was being tugged at as he cradled them carefully the worry of dropping them still very much there in his mind. This little thing was so bizarre but also amazing? Watching them continue to sleep as if unaware of their new setting place. Suddenly there was a weird twinge in Raph's shell as he stood and looked over the baby so content in his own arms. He sort of buried it for now that wasn't a thought to care about. "Their so small." was all he did voice to Casey finally, a slight warm chuckle following as he got lost looking at the little bundle.

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starlightshadowsworld · 3 years

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Reading IDW Tmnt comics is just like man Casey Jones was done dirty in tmnt 2012.

Not to say I don't absolutely adore Tmnt 2012, or even that I dislike Casey in that version (Infact I adore that little dumbass)

Buttt...

They really couldn't give him a backstory? Everything about his life before the turtles, his own family is just a big ol mystery.

My personal hc backstory for 2012 Casey is that his dad is an ex purple dragon (having left after Casey's little sister Angel was born turned as he saw how dangerous stuff was getting now Hun was in charge, the crimes becoming more serious and didn't want his family to get entangled into it.)

True to form the purple dragons... Yeah they didn't take his resignation well.

Few years later they attacked the Jones family and Casey's mum, Lilith ended up getting seriously hurt protecting her children and ended up dieing from her injuries... Casey's dad, Arnold did not take this very well.

He withdrew from everything, using alcohol to the numb the pain from losing his wife. He lost his job as a hockey coach, spent days at bars, starting up fights and lost himself in his grief.

This left Casey Jones, barely a teenager to look after his baby sister and his dad. And Casey, well he took that job seriously. Taking odd jobs, doing whatever he could to make sure his family was safe. Casey was vengeful against the purple dragons, for what they'd done to his family and vowed they'd never hurt them again.

The mutants rising and joining the purple dragons only made him angrier, everything with his family, the responsibilities he had to take... Well they became his release. Bashing heads with his hockey pucks and taking down Purple dragons became his life.

Just... Big bro Casey who loves his lil sister, has tea parties with her and ahh so cute.

And putting them in the story is not hard, if you wanna throw it all that the audience at once, maybe the guys follow him one day because they don't trust this new guy (*cough* Donnie *cough* or Leo but let's be real it'd be Donnie) and they see him doing all these odd jobs, getting exhausted just to pay the bills and his dad takes some of the money to buy booze.

Or during the invasion Casey runs off, comes back with an angry half awake man and this lil 7 year old that Leo recognises. Like oh we can save April's dad can we... Wat about mine?

Casually sprinkling Casey having to leave the lair early in the day or at exactly 8pm because bedtime stories. Casey talking about his lil sis (not really his dad but he just gushes about his lil sis and the macaroni art she made him.)

And at some point he brings Angel to the lair and everyone just vows to protect her and...yes.

Raph just being like cute kid, how's she related to you?

Angel takes down a foot bat with a hello kitty umbrella and knocks over Karai because I don't care if she's like 7 now , Angel is still a badass.

#tmnt casey jones #tmnt 2012 casey jones #Casey jones #casey jones 2012 #Tmnt #Angel tmnt #Alcohol tw #alcohol #alcohol mention

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