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sleepis4theweak · 9 months

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Can I ask what the “Mikey and the triplets” au is gonna be about? 👀

OMG such a good question! It's gonna be mostly about Mikey and also the triplets :)

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Lmao no I'm kidding I wouldn't do that to you. It was an au idea that I had where Mikey is the oldest. The triplets are Raph, Leo and Donnie.

And since u asked... I'm gonna ramble a bit about it tehe

I don't usually like older sibling Mikey aus (sorry to all the older sibling Mikey lovers out there) purely because I feel like so much of his personality is based around being the younger sibling...

He's very youngest sibling to me, and I love that about him.

I kinda had the same problem that people had with 2018 Leo? Like for so long most of the previous Leos personalities have been centered around being the eldest. He's responsible (because he has to take care of his younger brothers), he's the leader (because he's the oldest), he's self sacrificing (because it's his 'duty' as the eldest to take care of his younger siblings). And so when that was removed from him in rottmnt, people were annoyed because he was this irresponsible, bratty little sibling (or at least I heard that's how people responded... I wasn't in the fandom back then).

BUT stripping away that elder sibling title actually made Leo so much more interesting- because now we could see who he was when he didn't have to be responsible. AND, we could see who Raph was when he did have to be responsible.

Rise Leo is still crafty, and a leader, a dork and someone who is extremely self sacrificing, but now that wasn't hidden by him needing to be in charge. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING!! All the Leos still have what makes them LEO, his strategy skills and his incredible love for his family.

Raph too. We got to see what was under the anger issues, and desperately trying to prove himself to his older brother. We got to see what he was like when he had control (and BOY I could talk about the idea of Raph and control for ages fr). We didn't look at him and see anger issues, we saw protectiveness. But because he was the eldest, that manifested differently.

ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY- I am very excited for this au because I want to explore who Mikey is WITH responsibility. When he isn't allowed to only listen to his heart with the assurance that his older brothers will keep him safe.

I HAVE MANY IDEAS- AND A WHOLE BACKSTORY!!! But I want to finish the Flashbacks au first :)

#answered asks #Mikey and the triplets #I am also very excited to come up with my own designs and personalities #since it won't be 2003 2012 or 2018 #or any other iteration #yay!

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fishfingersalad · 6 months

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I think if caboose was somehow transported to pfl no one would notice, they'd just direct him to wherever the triplets are and then forget about him. He's got the armour colour and the vibes. The triplets wouldnt even question the fact that they gained a fourth member.

#rvb #red vs blue #triplets rvb #the triplets rvb #michael j caboose #rvb caboose #mikeys rvb rambles

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turtsmcgurts · 1 year

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I'mma post a few sillies I made a long time ago in the Apritello server while introducing the Pumpkins. For funsies.

#IWNMAOTO Au #Donnie had twins in the AU and then Mikey showed him up with triplets.#I win Donald #Or DO I?#Rottmnt #save rottmnt #my art #rottmnt ocs #next gen ocs

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hrshlandturtles · 1 year

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Oh god now I'm thinking about future!Sandre for rottmnt and like,,,,

timeline is different depending on if the kraang had been stopped or not, but I wanna go for something like them and their sis meeting the guys in a shelter because they took shelter in one of the siblings territory.

They then end up noticing that they are all mutated and blabla ensues.

All of that to state that I was thinking about Sandre going to Europe to hold the fort there (because language buff and because European turtle pond) while Karai goes to Japan (at first) to hold the fort in Asia. There's also a team in Africa, but no one knows if they're mutants or yokais (I don't know what the equivalent of yokai/yaoguai is in Africa, especially since there's already the understanding of the word "demon" that is wildly different between western and asian cultures).

ANYWHO, the siblings didn't got much time to bond, but Donnie and Sandre found common ground with 1) da tism and 2) science (even if Donnie is better at it, but also hehe infodumping to someone who understand at least half of it and doesn't stop him is great). So yeah they come up with nicknames, respectively Bardi for Donnie and Botticelli for Sandre and they just scream their name like that at each others each time they somehow manage to meet in person.

#I was also thinking about Sandre and Donnie coming to the present around the same time as Casey #Donnie left for Japan because Karai fell and apparently had fucking KIDS?? and Sandre was in Europe as usual #Mikey's power actually led him to connect with his entire family (well... the ones that were left at least) and open a portal at each #of their placement #Casey was the first one to come out because the nearest so the most accurate #Sandre came out first but got stuck in Europe and by the time they managed to get to New York the fight was over #Donnie came out after everything but in New York (like a month after) and he managed to grab the kids with him so let's go uncle Don and #fucking TRIPLETS on the shortest roadtrip to the sewers to find out that oh everything's chill and shit #I maybe should put that in another post entirely huh?#Sandre #OC

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lara-cairncross · 2 months

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If Pixie Hollow Fairies are created from the first laugh of a newborn child, was Pixie Raph created from actual Raph's first laugh, Pixie Mikey from Mikey, ect, ect?

Or were they born from, like, April's first laugh or something? Very curious! I love this au, it's two of my fav things smushed together! And your drawings are so cute and expressive!!!!

Nope! All four boys were born from the first laughs of a set of human triplets, all on the same night! That's how I'm justifying calling them siblings hehe :DD

Raph was born first, Leo and Donnie were born second (and from the same baby's laugh!), and Mikey was born third! The human triplets aren't their real-world counterparts or anything :)

I'm so glad to hear you like this au 🥹🥹I'm still super surprised by how many people seem interested in it lol, I didn't realize how nostalgic we would all be for the Pixie Hollow universe! Thanks so much ❤️❤️

#fairy au #rottmnt fairy au

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our-happygirl500-fan · 1 year

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We know that with the exception of Leo the Turtles like to make codenames based off their special interests which can be seen by Mikey coming up with multiple doctor personas for himself or Donnie creating chess code names for his family in the episode Mind Meld or Raph creating code names based off of songs.

Mikey: Good Morning, I’m Doctor Feelings

Donnie: This is Purple Knight is everyone in position

Raph: Red King is set

Raph: Purple Rain, do you see the target?

However whenever Leo tries to come up with a code name for himself unlike his brothers he appears to struggle with coming up with a code name based off of his own interests & the best he is able to come up with is blue, the colour Splinter gave him

Leo: I’m changing my code name too, uh... Blue Bluey! No... Blue... uh-

When Leo tries to come up with a new code name for himself in the episode Mind Meld the best he is able to come up with is the name Bluey but Bluey is actually a reference to a scene in Ducktales where Dewey is upset about Scrooge lumping the triplets all together instead of bothering to acknowledge them as individuals

Dewey: Which triplet am I?

Scrooge: It’s ah... Bluey?

There’s a slight form of irony to Rise referencing a scene where a blue character wants to be acknowledged for themselves rather than simply being considered part of a unit when Leo getting stuck on the colours that were given to him & his brothers by their father when trying to come up with a new code name possibly shows that when Leo is in a mission mindset his own interests are discarded in favour of revolving around his family

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #leonardo hamato #rottmnt #tmnt

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glitter-alienz · 1 year

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She's a mom now??

His name is haruki and he's a mutant spiny terrapin. He was mutated by the kraang and Leena gets attached to him after finding him on a mission so! Adoption time.

This was a little idea I jad for my 2012 tmnt au/rewrite, where in the future they have/adopt kids (mainly leo adopting haruki and later emi (will post her later), donnie and casey having triplets, raph and mona adopting an alien and mikey being a cool uncle)

#tmnt au #2k12 rewrite #👽 my art #tmnt #2012 transfem leo #transfem leo #tmnt transfem leo #tmnt rewrite #tmnt redesign #tottmnt #tottmnt leena #tottmnt haruki #tottmnt art

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imashoe69420 · 1 year

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Rise baby! How you doin beautiful person?? Hope good and happy!

Could you (if you want of course) write about the Rise boys reacting to reader (female or neutral,your choise) who show up in the lair with their marks in her body? Like,she painted to look like the Leo red strips and the yellow ones or donnie squares. In Rapha's case probably would be some little spikes draw or sum.

This sounds like so much fun!! I’ll try my best :)

Rise!Bros X Reader Headcannons

Prompt: You draw their markings on yourself to see how they’d react.

Pronouns: Feminine but not mentioned

Relationships: Ambiguous

Requests are open!

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Leo

• He had been training when you entered the lair with his iconic red stripes drawn on your face and a sweater with his yellow markings to compliment.

• At first, he couldn’t find the words to express his flattery. He babbled a few “how”s and “why”s before chuckling awkwardly.

• “Do you like them?” You teased him.

• “‘Do I like them?’” The turtle wrapped his arms around you and lifted you off your feet, spinning you around. “I love them! I mean, if this is what I look like, I look amazing.”

• You two took several pictures together and he wouldn’t stop boasting to his brothers about how good you both looked.

• “Looks like you aren’t my only twin, Dee.” Leo offers his brother a sly smile.

• Donnie grimaced. “That would make us triplets, Leo.”

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Raph

• Raph had been helping you bandage yourself up after a mission when you’d gotten the idea to wrap a spare red cloth about your elbows like he did while the turtle was getting more alcohol wipes.

• When he saw you, he was instantly flattered.

• “Aw, look at you. It’s like a mini-me.” He snicked.

• You flexed the way he often would. “Smashin’ like a boss!” You imitated his boisterous tone.

• He laughed again as he ruffled your hair and returned to tending to your wounds.

• Raph had expected you to take the bandannas off once he’d fixed you up, but you kept them on for the rest of the day.

• Every time you walked into the same room he was in, he would chuckle and you’d flex at him over and over until the red clad turtle begged you to stop in fear that he’d die from flattery and embarrassment.

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Donnie

• It was hard to catch the purple clad turtle away from his lab. And since no one was allowed in Donnie’s lab when he was working, you often didn’t see him.

• Eventually, you caught him in the kitchen making a cup of coffee. You quickly took action and drew his iconic symmetrical markings on your shoulders and thighs.

• When he saw you, he choked on his coffee, sputtering for a couple seconds.

• “Why… did you do that?” He raised an eyebrow after gathering himself.

• You shrugged. “I think they look nice.”

• Donnie’s face remained stoic, but he couldn’t hide the blush showing from underneath his mask.

• “Touching. But there can only be one Donatello.” He urged you to follow him. “Come, come. I’ll help you wash it off.”

• In the lab, Donnie pretends to forget about the markings, quickly busing himself with one of his inventions.

• You’d catch him periodically looking over his shoulder or gazing above his goggles at you.

• He helped you clean the markings off a few hours later.

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Mikey

• Mikey had been skateboarding in the lair when you suddenly appeared before him with his orange spots drawn on your shoulders and upper thighs.

• Although he crashed soon after seeing you, he was thrilled.

• “No way! You look amazing!” He exclaimed. “I-I mean, I look the same—er, we both look amazing!”

• The two of you took so many pictures together that you ran out of storage on your phone.

#fanfic #rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt fluff #rottmnt leo #rottmnt leo x reader #rottmnt raph #rottmnt reader insert #x reader #rise donnie x reader #rise leo #rise leo x reader #rise raph #rise raph x reader #rise mikey x reader #rottmnt oneshot #rottmnt headcanons

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normal-internet-user · 1 year

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:ROTTMNT MASTERLIST:

Shared Headcanons:

Rise Boys With A Big Sis Reader

Rise Boys With A Flirty Male!Reader

Sunshine Duo With A Touch Starved S/O (seperate)

Rise Boys With An Innocent S/O

Rise Boys With A Reader Who Loves To Snuggle

Rise Boys With A Reader Who Paces

Rise Boys With A Reader Who Still Sleeps With Plushies

Rise Boys Holding A Dying Sibling Reader

Rise Splinter When He Finds Out His Sons Are Dating (seperate)

Rise Boys With A Selective Mute Sibling

Rise Boys When Reader Steals Their Hoodie

2018 Boys And An Artist Reader

Leo:

Dating Leo Headcanons

Perfection

Tease

Clingy

Leo With An ADHD Reader

Leonardo Cuddle Headcanons

Leo With A Tsundere Reader

Cuddles = Cure

Nightmares

Mikey:

Dating Mikey Headcanons

Movie Muffins

Passing Papers

Stress Relief

Donnie:

Dating Donnie Headcanons

Purple Satin

Act

Donatello Cuddle Headcanons

Distractions

Hello, Hello

Donnie With An Insecure S/O

Lover Boy

Darling Dearest

Donnie With An Artist S/O

Grouchy Darling

Surprise!

Hey, Lover

Raph:

Dating Raph Headcanons

Heart Of Gold

She's A Keeper

Raph With A Nurse Lamb Yokai Reader

Raph With A Badass Male!Reader

Grow Up

Lazy Mornings

Other:

Peepaw Leo As An Adoptive Father

Reader Post-Movie/During The Movie Headcanons

Reader's Healing Process Post-Movie

When I'm Gone

Mother Knows Best: Prologue PT: 1 PT: 2

Disaster Triplets

Code Red

Your Papa's Here

Conflict

#tmnt #tmnt x reader #x reader #leonardo x reader #donnie x reader #rottmnt #raphael x reader #leonardo x reader tmnt #rottmnt x reader headcanons #rottmnt x reader #mikey x reader #normie writes

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sleepis4theweak · 10 months

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Masterpost!

DISCLAIMER: SLEEP IS NOT ACTUALLY FOR THE WEAK GO TF TO BED < 3

Note: Asks will be turned off after 30 asks! They will be turned back on after the asks have been answered!

ASKS TURNED OFF FOR NOW CAUSE I HAVE 46 AND WANT TO CLEAR THEM OUT BEFORE I TAKE ANY MORE :D

Ref for my sona here.

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Flashbacks au:

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

#Flashbacks au

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Mikey and the triplets au:

*coming soon- hopefully*

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The Anger Series:

*coming soon*

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

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The Foodie Siblings and Friends au:

Masterpost for the au

(Waffles and Milkshake)

Masterpost for them

Tags #waffles pancake and #milkshake the turtle

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What is Sleepy working on now?

#masterpost #possible tags to search for:#my art #tmnt mikey #tmnt raphael #tmnt donatello #tmnt leonardo #THE MIND SLAUGHTER STRIKES AGAIN #ref #ref for me <3 #answered asks #FANART! FANART FOR SLEEPY!#blah blah blah #tmnt foodie au #sleepy art #Mikey and the triplets AU

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fishfingersalad · 6 months

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Suddenly remembered that the triplets, or at least Idaho and Iowa, play dnd together, specifically with Idaho as dm. Like in canon they do that. That's so fun fr.

I think the triplets have a dnd campaign with CT and Wash <3. Their games were probably put on hold after CT and Wash were moved up to the top 10... And then I think the triplets started a new campaign with Sherry's group on the ice planet <3

#rvb #red vs blue #the triplets rvb #triplets rvb #agent ohio #agent iowa #agent idaho #agent washington #agent connecticut #mine #mikeys rvb rambles

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turtsmcgurts · 7 months

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Happy Halloween!

(With thanks to @cyborg-hands for making pumpkin designs for us to use in our halloween art at the Apritello server. ) This is for the oc category during our Halloween costume event. I HAD to do something with Mikey and Metis's triplets, who are dubbed the pumpkin patch, so a pair of farmers with their lil pumpkins it is.

#my art #rottmnt ocs #rottmnt oc #rottmnt #rottmnt mikey #iwnmaoto au #metis #turtle pumpkins #oc x canon

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imagionationstation · 19 days

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Okay so I wanna make a 2012 separated au but I wanna add a rise villain lol

basically

Leo’s raised by Splinter

Raph’s raised by Shedder

Donnies raised by BM

and Mikey’s raised by April or the Kraang idk yet

mainly I think it’d be funny if BM spoiled Donnie and you just get spoiled rich boy Donnie idk lmao

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NAH BUT THE FIRST TIME I READ A 2018DONNIE ADOPTED BY BIG MAMA FIC, MY BRAIN WENT “What if that was 2012Donnie?” AND I’VE NEVER RECOVERED BC I WANNA BUT IT’S SO OUT THERE THAT I’VE NEVER HAD THE GUTS TO TRY-

(I am so, so sorry, this has spiraled over the last few days. I am weak. Resistance was futile.)

Okay, so, like 2012 universe but Yokai exist…

So I’m going to assume right off the bat that Leo&Mikey don’t know about the Hidden City because they’re being raised by a human (Kirby) and a previous human (Splinter). How these two managed to get their hands on baby mutant turtles, I couldn’t tell you.

Okay, so I’m going to assume Leo&Mikey meet first. Both living as vigilantes in the human world, they’re bound to run into each other at some point. I doubt Splinter would let Leo travel to the surface solo. So maybe Splinter starts taking him up earlier because he deems keeping the tike with him is safer than leaving him alone.

So they get to know the surface early on. Mikey, because he sneaks out whenever he can, and Leo, because Splinter introduced it to him.

They besties who think it’s neat that they look like twins.

And then they come across Raph.

Now, a twin package is coincidence but a triplet turtle who looks scarily similar to them? That’s sus.

In fact, it’s the only reason that Raph doesn’t immediately kill them on site. He’s affronted, frustrated, and admittedly a little curious. So he decides to settle the mystery by taking them down to the Hidden City for a Mystical Relative test. (They are a thing because I say so.)

He knows the Hidden City exists because Shredder has dealings with Big Mama. They work out deals, where Raph fights in her Nexus and Shredder gets trinkets from the Hidden City.

Leo and Mikey are in awe, but also, they had a City that they could walk freely in beneath their feet the whole time?!

Then they take the test and- huzzah, they’re brothers!

And, oopsy, the witch lets it slip that they have another brother??

They press for more, but all she knows is that Big Mama will be their key to finding him.

So Leo and Mikey are determined to look and Raph is none to satisfied to learn that, not only is his family expanding and they’re both dorks, but now he has to deal with one of the biggest mob leaders in the City? No thank you. He did not sign up for that risk.

He tries to brush them off but Leo is adamant that he help- especially if he knows who she is and how they can arrange a talk with her. Even if it’s a long shot, they have to try.

So, Raph gives in to get them off his back.

And he introduces them to the best chance that they’re going to get to receiving an audience with her- And wouldn’t you know it?

That liaison is Donatello!

Of course, everyone knows that Donnie is of pure Yokai descendancy. Big Mama would never adopt some lost soul off the street. Rumors float about but no one knows for sure how he came into her care. The only truth that the Yokai know for certain is that he’s a genius, one in charge of all kinds of equipment for Big Mam’s Battle Nexus.

But, anyway, Donnie doesn’t fit into the brothers’ physical quota.

Normally, nobody can get close to Donatello, but the minute Raph strolls into the Nexus and asks to speak with him- the genius spawns. Body guards are shooed away at the request for privacy as the intelligent turtle eagerly brings them to his workshop.

It quickly becomes clear why Raph was so reluctant. To say that Donnie was ecstatic to see him was an understatement.

Unfortunately for the loner turtle, he’d become a lock for Donnie’s OCD. And similar to how he sees April in canon, he’s (PLATONICALLY) smitten. His obsessive side makes Raph into his idol and his compulsions lead him to do everything possible to try and build a friendship. Even if that means disregarding every single one of his Mother’s rules when it comes to interacting with fighters.

Raph hates the attention, but Donnie’s their best shot.

And Donnie doesn’t hesitate to promise them a meeting.

I’m dying imaging them going on a hunt for a long-lost brother, and Donnie’s standing right there the whole time- 🤣

Assisting every step of the way in the search for himself, with everyone being 100% sure that it cannot possibly be him because Big Mama is good a sewing lies.

Donnie is absolutely a rich kid. He’s utterly mortified when he finds out that Leo actually lives in the sewers of all places.

This AU would be all the more hilarious if Donnie slowly starts to realize that Raph isn’t the perfect person that he thought he was, and the obsession calms, but then he finds out that he’s Raph’s brother and completely loses his ever loving mind.

It would be brilliant.

I imagine Big Mama to be a fun mix of self-centered but genuinely loving. I think that would be an interesting take for her to spend his lifetime using every available opportunity to take advantage of his skills and manipulate his actions… But also, she would wipe out everyone in the entire Hidden City for him in a heartbeat if she thought they posed him any real danger.

On that same note, I think about the episode where the RISE first meet her, and like, how she would react if Draxum came and launched vines not only at her, but at Donnie too. And she instantly loses her cool.

“I may have a revision to do. Big Mama has two rules. One does not steal from Big Mama, and NO ONE touches her tottering TURTLE.”

I just think she’d be great.

I keep coming back to this-

So I keep envisioning this moment somewhere in the future where the Kraang or somethin’ pose this huge threat, and Donnie (as manipulative as his mother when he wants to be, which isn’t often) is basically like “We are not making deals. I will find a way to go on this mission and I will probably die if you don’t give me reinforcements. You can support me and I’ll keep building for you, or you don’t and you’ll lose your heir.”

Not exact words but you get the gist.

He’s so stubborn in the show. I want to enhance that.

I just want him to bob between innocent and confident. His pride shatters at the slightest negativity, but he also knows exactly what to say to get what he wants. He’s a good boy, but he’s not a pushover to anyone but Raph and his Mother. He’s not a big fan of changing the terms at the last second, but that’s not to say he hasn’t before.

ALSO YOU CAN IGNORE THIS IF YOU WANT BUT I HAVE CONCEPT BECAUSE IT’S IN MY BRAIN NOW.

The very first time that Donnie saw a Battle Nexus fight, he’d been the ripe age of four years old.

His mother was sitting in her private viewing area, perfect as ever, as he stared down in the arena in awe. He’d been ecstatic to see the fights that his mother spoke so fondly of, studying the fighters curiously as they faced on another.

He quickly fell into the excitement, encouraged by his Mother’s laughter, cheering along with the crowd. That is, until he watched the gorilla Yokai pin it’s opponent to the ground and tear it’s arm clean off.

The scream of agony was drowned in the hollars of the crowd.

He feel silent, a cry tangled in his lungs for another reason altogether. He looked back at her, as she smiled and watched the crowd go nuts, and then sunk in her lap. He squeezed his eyes as shut as they could be, fists over them, and blood painted behind his lids. He moved his fists to the sides of his head, but he could still hear screams.

He could remember it so clearly. His mother turned him to look at her, peeling his fists away from where they pressed against skull. She had seemed disappointed, looking down on him. Then her expression relaxed as she cooed, “Is it to loud for my whisperous turtle?”

He nodded, desperately, as she waved one of her assistants over.

They took him to his room. He locked himself in the bathroom to sob, unable to erase the image of gore stains from his mind. He’d passed out, right there on cold tiles, and woke up pressed against his mother. Granted, he woke up screaming, sobbing, and certain he was drenched in his own blood, but she rocked him, calmed his fears, and sang him back to sleep. He slept uneasily in the safety of her hold.

He spent the next week refusing to leave the room.

Eventually, his Mother encouraged him out. A year later, she took him back to the Battle Nexus. The results didn’t change. It repeated for a few more years. The nightmares got progressively more gory.

When he was ten years old, she promised him that he never had to watch the fights if he didn’t want to. He waited until she was out of sight to crumble under the weight of relief and self-loathing, her frown permanently etched in his mind.

From that day on, Donnie made it his life’s mission to support her like she always supported him. He might not understand the arena, but everyone who visited the Hotel loved it. There was no end to the complements and requests that she received when they were attending to matters outside it. She lit up under the attention. He saw no harm in making weapons and armor for the fighters, rewarded with his mother’s glowing smile and proud laughter.

She loved to show him off. The earth to her sun, helping give life to what she’d created. He gave what she asked for, sprinkling his own inventions here and there. He preferred to focus on the defensive wear; she loved the offensive weaponry.

He actively did his best to avoid the arena.

…Until the first time he glimpsed Ribenji on her screens.

Ribenji means vengeance in Japanese. Because Shredder is obsessed with it. And Raph will be his ultimate warrior of vengeance against anyone who crosses his path. Hehe. I think I’m cool.

I don’t pretend to fully understand Big Mama. I just love writing her.

Does Donnie’s name change? Perhaps.

Though I suppose I could see Big Mama having an interest in the Renaissance. That might be something up her alley…

I’M NOT DONE WITH THIS CONCEPT ACTUALLY

“Donnie dearest.” Donnie doesn’t look up from his work, wielding the last of the armor in place. He’s down on one knee and it allows his mother easy access to the top of his head, planting a kiss before stepping back to let him finish. “How’s my lil’ turtley-boo doing with Mama’s big project?”

“Almost finished.” He promises, turning off the wielder. She’s never pleased when he works and talks. She claims it makes her feel less to his work, and he’d never want to make her feel insecure.

A hand is on his shoulder, keeping him on the ground as she knocks against the metal with deceptively delicate knuckles. “Did you add the mystic fiddeydoodles that I so graciously found for you and you so endlessly prodded me for?”

Donnie feels a blush creep up his cheeks. He hadn’t wanted them at first, but after she’d mentioned how influential they were to putting on a perfect show, he couldn’t resist a couple of requests. “Not yet, Mother. I’m working on it. I swear. It will be ready when you need it.”

He studies her face, imploring, and she smiles down at him. She lifts her hand. “I know you will, my little genius. You always keep your promises.”

“I’m taller than you.” He points out as he stands, rather than acknowledge the twist of nerves which reminds him that even one failure could tear at her trust in him.

“Perhaps in this form.” She taps her broach and then she’s hovering over him, smirking with a flair that makes him rolls his eyes. “But you’ll always be my little teensie weensie tottering turtley-boo.”

“Mother.” He mumbles as he takes off his goggles. His face grows hot, glad for the seclusion of his lab. “I’ll be fifteen in three days.”

“That you will.” She hums, brushing his cheek with one of her smaller appendages. “My magnifferent, brilliant boy.”

She turns away to examine another of his projects. The only reason that she visits the lab is to get a run down of his latest one. He loves that she has a genuine interest in his work, even if she’s not particularly interested in the construction itself. She supplies his needs and works with his wants. What more could a turtle ask for?

At the same time that Donnie wants to shrivel up and hide when under her undivided affection, he can’t help but appreciate the attention. He never knows when he’ll get to have her doting every hour or if he’ll find himself isolated for a month.

Donnie quickly reprimands himself. They spoke about his intrusive thoughts. He shouldn’t think that way. He’s not completely secluded with the Hotel staff taking care of him and Gus hanging around. It’s all in his best interest. He’s safer within the hotel than out with the rif-raff in the bar or on the streets.

…It is nice to be noticed, though.

He steps closer to her, fiddling with the goggles. “Mother.”

“Yes, little one?”

She lifts one of his weapons from the table. He hopes she doesn’t test it. It’s not nearly to her fine expectations. “Have you- have you had any dealings with Saki, by chance?”

“Oh, my dormy genius. You know Mama hates talking business when we’re together.”

“Yes, Mother, of course.” He deflates a bit, watching her sigh.

“If you want to ask after his feisty Yokai pet, all you have to do is say it.”

“Have you seen Ribenji?” Donnie blurts eagerly. “Has he fought recently?”

“I don’t see your fascination with the Yokai when he barely gives you the time of day.”

“I know, Mother, I apologize for being this way.” He says, because it’s what she wants to hear. “But it’s been itching at my brain for some time. I was working on something for him, a side-project that could greatly improve his performance, not that it’s not good already, he’s a brilliant fighter, more than that, he’s inspiring and swift and he handles himself really well, which makes since for a Yokai Foot ninja, but I thought he might appreciate-”

“Donnie, dearest.” Mother sets his weapon down, and he quiets, running the strap along his hand. “I know you idolize the warrior, but please, no more side projects. Focus on your list. I don’t want you getting tuckered out.”

“But Mother-”

“Mama knows what’s best for you.” She tsks as she disappears behind her human form, a whirlwind of magic before she sets a hand in his arm. “This obsessing is unhealthy.”

“I was merely wondering if I could see some clips-”

“A wondering mind is a mind of worries.” She’s not scolding him, but it sure feels like it. The need to plead is still tangling in his airways, kept caged by the calm of her stare. “Refocus it on what’s important. Like your fantablous weaponry! And Mother will worry about her business with Saki.”

“But you always say that I should tell you when something bothers me.” He reminds quickly, ignoring her sharp look. “And it really bothers me that I haven’t been able to check in with one of your champions. Isn’t the arena meant to be mine one day?”

“Not for a good while yet.” She warns. “Until then, Mama would like to keep you away from the fiddlefaddles that bore you so.”

“Bore might not be the right word-”

“So you would like to resume your studies, then?” She looks at him, hand over her heart. “Why, you could have simply said so.”

He sighs, “You’re twisting again, Mother.”

“Do you or do you not want to give up your little hobby?”

“Oh, of course, I want to give up the one thing in the endless hotel that brings me any joy. I dream about it every night.”

“Always with the sarcasm.”

“Mother, please.”

“Mama has given her final word. A proper son knows when to debate and when to obey.”

He nods, shoulders slumping, and she considers him. She sets a gentle hand over the fist that holds his goggles, “Oh, my dear, you know it hurts me to see you disappointed. What if you were to finish your contrabulations and your beloved Mama were to see if she could get you some footage of the latest shows?”

“Oh, would you?” He breathes, daring to believe it.

She leans against him, on her toes to plant a kiss on his chin. “I will leave you to your work.”

Mother turns to leave, and he beams after her. “Thank you!”

A smooth backward wave. “Anything for my turtley-boo!”

I like to think she’d call him little to remind him of his place, tease him about the fact that he’s taller than most Yokai his age, and she sincerely still thinks of him as the tiny, weak turtle that she adopted more than a decade ago. She’s an excellent multitasker.

Anyway! Thank you for the dopamine! Sorry for the spiral!