here’s the tiktok i did, i felt bad for my followers there since i post old art and often not for long periods of time, i thought they deserved something special since i spoil tumblr a lot
Just to let you know, this is the seventh time that Rise has been trending on Twitter this month. New fans are discovering Rise all the time. Keeping the fandom alive, keeping the hope alive, is how we will get new Rise content. Every little effort help.
his anger manifests in the form of self-sabotage and self harm. he asks donnie to sound proof his room when they get to the new lair so he can wreck it without concerning everyone else. before that he'd sneak to the surface and wreck an already messy alleyway
his self harm is recklessness. he gets hurt in fights as much as he can and still get away with just a "please be more careful" lecture from raph
speaking of raph, his oldest brother is his favorite person. so when raph starts to brush him to the side and distrust him, he doesnt take it well. when he does something to impress raph and all he gets is "finally..." thats when he disappears for hours and comes back home with sore arms and usually some scrapes and many bruises
he becomes a medic because they can't ignore him if he helps them. plus he can get better at hiding his breakdowns if he can take care of his own injuries
he wants to be in the spotlight so bad until the spotlight shines on him and suddenly his skin fits wrong
splinter and raph brush it off as teenage hormones. donnie shuts it out. mikey is the first person to realize leo's moods aren't normal, but he doesnt want to confront the fact the bpd comes from trauma, so he tries to support leo as best he can
april doesnt realize how much leo's mood shifts until she spends a night in the lair and realizes that leo isn't as hyper as he presents himself. he tries to mask, but he's too tired and the sudden silence from leo throws april off. it creates a rift between them. even when leo is happier around april, she knows somethings wrong- knows its not quite as genuine as she thought.
she spends more time around donnie than leo and leo thinks its for the best. eventually all his brothers- all his family prefer spending time with someone thats not him. he tells himself its for the better- the less time they spend around him, the less likely he'll be upset around them and end up making them upset
leo convinces himself he's meant to be alone and puts his all into being the team medic and spends the rest of his time alone and dissociating. he hates being the leader- having everyones eyes on him all the time. watching him. waiting for him to mess up- to act out- to prove they were right not to trust him
@tmntaucompetition @littlemissartemisia @angelpuns (I snuck in Kid Leo)
Don’t mind me, just obsessing over how when Karai took Leo’s hand he thought she was going to take him away from Mikey at first —
And then afterwards he realized she just wanted him to be clean and healthy and cared for and no one has ever wanted that for him before.
(I chose Karai’s response at the end carefully because she had to make it clear that it was no trouble to do this and she loves him so it was important for her and he was more than worth it.)
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(Special thanks to @littlemissartemisia and @boots-with-the-fur-club for helping with Mikey's new outfit!)
I am once again reiterating that Leo could and should be a figure skater because what are ice skates if not twin blades? What is dual blade swordsmanship if not a dance-like performance? Using the skates as blades themselves could let Leo make portals be his ice rink no? I rest my case. ⛸️