#leo is just so good with kids

[beannary]

@thedawningofthehour I've had Jenny for two seconds but if anything happened to her i would kill everyone in this pizzeria and then myself

(Psst everyone go read The Dawning of the Hour if you haven't already because its an actual masterpiece)

#my art #tmnt #tmnt 2018 #2018 tmnt #tmnt 2k18 #2k18 tmnt #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt leonardo #tmnt leo #tmnt leonardo #rottmnt jennika #idk if i should tag that but i just did haha whose gonna stop me?? the tag police?? #this scene was so cute #had my screaming and crying #leo is just so good with kids

[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.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt raph #rise raph #he’s so wonderful frfr #my poor boy is traumatized but still so proud of what they accomplished because they’re HEROES #what started as something fun - Saturday morning cartoon-like heroes vs villains esque - soon becomes his calling #and he loses himself a little along the way #because the world is TERRIFYING now #if they don’t do something about the bad things in the world then worse things will come #and Raph CARES too much to let it happen #even at the expense of his own happiness and youth #and he luckily reigns back that fear - knowing his family is there to keep an eye out with him #and he finally lets himself be a kid again #he’s very well rounded and his flaws are so good because (like the others) they are ALSO his strengths #I like how it’s softly implied that bears are his fav animal too bc that’s cute af #headcanon that he likes them so much because a stuffed bear was the first toy splinter managed to get Raph #but yeah one of my favorite things about tmnt is that the characters are well rounded and rottmnt exemplifies that immensely #with raph being no exception!! #amazing big brother and character #there’s a REASON in my tmnt main character tierlist he’s S tier!!!! #hot take but in terms of who should be leader I think it should be less who’s the better leader- #-and more who’s the better leader FOR THIS SPECIFIC MISSION #bc all four can be great leaders fight me on that #APRIL can as well 100% #doesn’t need a designated leader for them to succeed #they just need ~communication~ #one of my favorite things tying Raph and Leo together is that they both *hide* #I’ve talked about Leo’s many masks a lot but Raph has one too #and it’s the mask of a hero - the mask of the protector

[seagull-scribbles]

Happy valentines! what says ‘love’ like two smelly, unwashed teen boys?

Drew this after a lovely convo with @less-depresso-more-espresso, who also gave me this song to listen to 💕 so this one’s for you bestie aha

#tmnt 2012 #rasey #casey jones #raphael hamato #less-depresso-more-espresso #I love the farmhouse arc a lot actually #I think Casey went and got a few jobs on ‘local’ farms to help pay for food and bills #and April got a job helping in a shop or something she’s not very outdoorsy #and after Leo wakes up raph would start going outside #mikey looks after the animals and the farm there but we know ralh likes animals and flowers so I think he’d keep pretending to be too macho #his main jobs looking after Leo #but Casey could get him to goof off and sit in the sun and stuff #maybe raph would help chop wood or just sit near by drawing or trying to make daisy chains for mikey #something silly #anyway #I don’t do romance but I like using today as a chance to tell my friends I love them and to spend quality time snuggling my dog so #I hope everyone has a good day xxx #thank you again depresso xxx #Spotify #I tried to make this so it couldn’t be platonic but who am I kidding I sit on my friends like this all the time lmao #oh I drew this in my usual grunge way I do for 2012 and then tried to make it look softer with the same brushes so lmk if it worked

[ryuusea]

more high card doodles, this time with mr. never no dollars

#high card #leo pinochle #leo constantine pinochle #I just need to draw vijay and then I’ll have drawn all of the car dealership kids #I want to pull on his door knockers #you never think about how moe his scene was when he slaps the bandaid onto finn #half a ripped 100 dollar bill so that was a 50 dollar bandaid damn #idk why I didn’t draw him sooner he’s so good for these kinda memes #sketches

[greenvillainredemption]

One thing I love about mutant mayhem is that Leo has a crush on an April who’s not conventionally attractive. It almost feels like, because of the turtles’ isolated upbringing* he hasn’t been influenced by the popular western beauty ideals and just thinks this ordinary human is beautiful! And I think that’s really cool! Because she is!

*though they’ve clearly been exposed to celebrities and other pop culture so ?? idk lol

#tmnt #mutant mayhem #I’m usually a very ‘I’m ugly and that’s okay’ type of person #but that’s really only about the definition of ugly that = not fitting into the popular western beauty ideals #but everyone has something about them that’s beautiful to someone yknow #idk I don’t want to be out here calling this April ugly because I don’t think she is #but I know a lot of male fans of older turtles have been saying she’s ugly #and yeah it’s very cool that this teenage boy character has a crush on an ‘ugly’ girl #and I know I have no stake in straight representation lol but it’s just good to see the girl crush have unconventional features #though I will say personally I don’t want them to be together just because any turtle x human relationship gives me the ick which is fully #just a me thing I think like I don’t think it’s morally reprehensible to ship any turtle with an april or karai (03 leo and karai had me #shipping them as a kid before I even knew what shipping was lol) #my words #ALSO whoever voiced dr stockman sounded SO similar to the 03 him. I was cryin #i feel like this movie wasn’t the best I mean I heavily enjoyed it but I hope it builds up to more. the mid credits scene had me screaming #so here’s hoping we get sequels aaaaa #give me karai or give me death #SMOOTH LIKE BUTTER LIKE A CRIMINAL UNDERCOVER

[happyk44]

PJO: we need to recognize the value of the minor gods. The Olympians are important, sure, but the minor gods do a lot of work in maintaining and assisting the pantheon, have their own kids and deserve to be seen and valued just as much

HoO: Back at it again with Olympian-only nonsense!

#i really really think that half the team should've been minor gods and the other half olympians with Hazel as a bridge between the two #because pluto/hades borders the two worlds #happy talks pjo #i just think there's so much value in showing that the other kids can be just as powerful #why couldnt piper have been a daughter of eros? it would've changed nothing about her powers other than erase her weird feud with drew #but lmao that still could've happened #frank didnt have to be the son of mars there are a million other war gods out there that couldve tacked onto him instead #he could've been reyna's half brother! or the son of Honos (chivalry honor and military justice) or Virtus (bravery and military strength) #idk any other fire deities for greece other than hestia whose a virgin and thereby not applicable #i guess Prometheus? maybe? idk #the creativity and engineering aspect of Leo's character can exist independent of who his father is #man actually son of prometheus would be a good look for leo #the prophecy comes to light and people see the betrayer of the gods and are wary #but his arc is a representation of how yeah Prometheus betrayed the gods but saved humanity #plus some myths depict Prometheus as the creator of humankind so I'd love gaea trying to entice Leo to join her side #by offering the chance to rebuild the world how he wants with people who love and admire him #god wait no im getting too into rhis someone stop me

[saitamastamaticsoup]

Not to be dramatic but since hiori is blasian in canon I need black x readers asap🗣️ like we are DEF not getting any cultural background on this kid (because they just slid it in there like we weren’t gonna recognize in the first place)not that we have any background on any of these children’s parents but I think he should explain how he feels being mixed in Japan because it’s just really funny having these two in the exact same anime, and they are both black 

This is ABSOLUTELY hilarious 😭

Edit: so I’ve noticed a pattern of EVERY character looking like their mother and barely sharing any resemblance to their fathers so ig he gets a pass for being pale BUT there’s even more melaninated characters so let’s give him some sun too!!🥺

Respectfully; come the fuck on

#blue lock #hiori yo #blue lock hiori #bllk hiori #hiori x reader #blue lock x reader #like I’m most likely gonna do some thing myself #but like the fact that I found out from Twitter #I am once again asking if it is a nod to like being white passing #like is he not supposed to look black because of that #he don’t look like his parents where did his dad come from? Did he immigrate to Japan? Is he Afro American ? Is he Nigerian? #like they’re doing so good on representation so far please. #IT HAS TO BE ON PURPOSE #BC LEO OR WHAYEVER HIS NAME IS IS THERE AND SHIDOU AND TYE OTHER BLACK GUY #I’m literally choosing to believe that it’s on purpose #I am reaching for Atoms I’m not grasping at straws!! #he says he feels like he doesn’t belong so does he mean displaced from two cultures or just one? #what about his extended family is he allowed to talk to them since they’re so suffocating? #I feel like this is a very real thing black kids relate to you can’t just give me him and not tell me shit about him. #if I catch up in the manga and I don’t get any more details I’m going to start chewing lava #Filling in the blanks on his backstory on God #does he just know English and Japanese? #He has a very specific dialect of speaking so is it from knowing a different type of language?? #aave mixed in??? #French is a very prevalent language in Africa. Does he know a little French? #CREOLE?? #like please sad backstory aside who the fuck is he!! #does he get to interact with any of the other black characters?? #HIM SHIDOU AND LOKI CAN HE BESTIES LIKE COME ON!! #im in so much pain I’m reading ahead of where I am

[snackugaki]

soft apocalypse 2

now with hastily applied color because i love color, i do, but how the fuck do people speed fill shapes without having to lasso the entire outline??? idgi, procreate has that feature apparently yet a bitch does not have procreate money ssso. hm. literally the only thing stopping me from full color comics, like I JUST learned about layer lock coloring only 3 years ago. i know brush tool, eraser tool and CTRL + Z and thassall rly

#lissen lissen #i love apocaangst #i do #hurt so good #however #fuck #kids can you lighten up? /margesimpson #war IS hell #and it's hell because people hold tighter to moments of peace #of joy #love #hope #also I feel like Early Days in the Apocalypse!Leo would have #like something silly like a lucky coin #for the morale psyops most likely #how? #i dunno #I just also wanted to put in the joke of #trying to pick things up with fresh painted nails tbh #'cuz Leo is also the type to desperately try NOT to smudge new polish #(but fails anyway) #that's Raph's R.A.P.H cloak #btw #fyi #jsyk

[lavndvrr]

I JUST GOT THE BEST SHORT ART PROJECT IDEA AND NOW I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT

#pjo #hoo #pjo hoo toa #leo valdez #jason grace #valgrace #heroes of olympus #fanart #ok so like #it’s a ‘children’s book’ #that Jason and Leo made for their kids or just kids in general idk #and no Jason’s not dead #Jason never dies #I think it would be cute #especially because I want to start making webcomics and I have no idea how to do it #this will be like a short passion project #it could be like about the day they first met or sm like that #I’m not good at expressing myself with words lol

[misteria247]

I've been reminded of just how good 2012 Leo is with little kids and I'm just????? It's like so sad when you think about it because if life didn't fuck our boy over the way it did Leo probably would have made a fantastic dad when he was older and it makes me lowkey wanna cry-

#oli talks #ooc #muns ramblings #mindless ramblings of a madman #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rottmnt #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 2k12 #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #tmnt leo #Leonardo Hamato #like it blows my mind remembering this little fact??? #like Leo is really good with kids and infants and it's so freaking sad because there could have been a future #where he could have grown up and much like his own father take in some abandoned children and just take care of them #because he'd make such a wonderful dad and I just ughhhhh I want him to be happy God damnit let my blue son be happy for once-!!!!

[beliscary]

hunting gore crows

#old kingdom #prince sameth #mogget #i love the volume of the cloth in leo and diane dillon cover designs hhhh #doodle tag #ugh sam is just. he's a good kid ok #i'm obsessed with him and ellimere but ellimere gets dust in the books #imagine going to school and seeing your namesake on a plaque commemorating a disaster every day of your childhood #no wonder she's so serious & so intolerant of what she sees as slacking in her brother. she was close to the Wall too she saw the goings on #meanwhile sam went to school further south of the Wall and there were times he could barely feel magic #and per the book he was sometimes treated like an oddity/unwanted ward #i think he became a bit of a golden boy and worked at excelling at everything ancelstierran bc of it #two different kinds of isolation #anyway i love my kids #GET BULLIED BY A CAT IDIOT #no wait im not done he's lit the same kind of self punishing & devoted as his father #but with the added bonus of being as quietly out of his gourd intense as his mom. #sabriel comes across so staid bc of her narration and competence but she was 18 and set out with a pair of skis and a dream like #'yeah i am completely prepared for spooky death land. im bringing my dad back im built different' #sam: do i wear the gilt heeled boots to rescue nick or the black leather #the whole family is insane thank you for your attention

[the-unending-journey]

Rarepair Week Day 7 - A New Adventure (free day)

There were many adventures Kiyo and Leofard went on throughout their lives, but this one was the most important one of all

#ffxiv #ffxiv screenshots #xivrarepairweek #my screens #ship: free as birds #just in time for father's day lol #and that's the last of these! #I think Leo would make a good dad tbh once he got used to it #that kid's gonna be so pampered and loved #her name is Ciel!

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is that small moment in “Air Turtle” where immediately after the Daves lose yet another game, Leo says how sorry he is and how he’s doing his best as the mascot. This moment is so short but it’s honestly jam-packed with a whole heap of characterization.

His need to apologize for things clearly not his fault - especially when it feels like he messes up the job he was given despite doing the best he can (the phrase “it’s not about you” takes a new meaning when this is one of the lessons to be learned from that - that he is not always solely responsible for things going wrong), his need to save face and make a connection with an older adult man in his life (something he consistently does throughout the series - he’s got a few daddy issues, always collecting potential father figures, it’s no wonder he jumps at the bit to keep rapport), and the way he sounds and looks and the words he chooses really pushes how he is just a kid (“Mr. the Dunk, I’m so sorry”).

Like I know it’s a one off moment that doesn’t truly mean much, but when put against the rest of the series it works really well with the rest of Leo’s established character and helps in solidifying later concepts as well.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt headcanons #am I looking too much into things? almost assuredly yes #I actually appreciate how tim immediately goes ‘it’s not your fault’ as well? like he could’ve just blamed this 15/16 year old but he didn’t #but yeah this moment got to me a little mainly because it made me realize that Leo…DOES take responsibility for things a lot #he messes up a ton yeah but he says sorry at a pretty consistent rate #and y’know thinking about it #THIS IS TINFOIL HAT TERRITORY BE WARNED #he’s mentioned being betrayed by his brothers before - I wonder if it was something as simple as taking the fall for like #breaking something of Splinters or whatever #point is it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for him to get the full blame for something only partially his fault #or not his fault at all in some cases #like in bug busters where Raph gets mad at Leo for not getting captured with them #(I understand Raph’s mindset here a ton - Raph’s the leader and he’s likely lashing out so I don’t blame the poor kid) #but this plus the moment at the beginning of the movie #where only Leo is reprimanded despite Mikey and Donnie having full autonomy to join the fun pizza stacking #make no mistake this is not at all a diss on everyone else!!! it’s just something I noticed #I think that “it’s not about you” doesn’t just pertain to being arrogant and wanting the spotlight #I think it’s also about how responsibility is meant to be shared #and like #Leo DOES mess up a lot! so he’s honestly probably used to having the blame because it is often at least somewhat warranted #he’s specifically described as being good at apologizing after all #tldr: Leo messes up a lot of the time so he is very used to blame and attention both good and bad #even when the full blame should not be solely on his shoulders

[gobstoppr]

and btw im in my hater arc rn. as time goes on the more i find a lot of 'fandom' stuff insufferable (i like art n stuff. just the way that fandom refits every media to fit a single mold and set of boring archetypes is exhausting.)

i just get really easily annoyed lately. and have been unfollowing people on a whim a lot. its not personal i promise

#fandom culture has made me actively dislike shit i was fixated on a year ago. looking at your ninja turtles #its not even like what they were doing were particularly offensive it was just exhaustingly boring #im sorry i just really dont care about ur 2 million fics about leo being a sadboy. or one million seperated aus. #theres definetly a part of the whole situation in general which has been me coming to terms with my own internalized misogny #actively re-examining my tendencys to gravity towards male characters #idk maybe its making me dislike art more. but idk. ive always analyzed why i react certain ways to certain things. this isnt new for me #anywaays. i had been following a bunch of ninja turtle blogs and they sorta kept messing around with shows like ninjago too #and at some point i was just like. i dont know if these shows are actually that good guys. i think youjust like shows for little boys #and fandoms tend to shaft female chars so it sure helps that their casts are 98% male . #maybe theyre not your blorbo maybe theyre just Guy McAverageMan. thats not inherently bad but you have to consider it. #guys rottmnt is isnt even that good . its not that good ok. its alright/pretty good. and the movie does a few neat things #i feel like ive become one of those people that turn 18 and then immediately go 'minors dni'. im not there yet but i just. #we're watching kids shows. its ok . you can say it. #you may have noticed ive been reblogging a lot of dungeon meshi stuff. i read it all over the past week. #but here's the thing. i thought it was mid/good for like 70% of it. #i think its got some really really cool worldbuilding ideas and stuff #but i think a lot of the writing was sorta. uninteresting to me. #my discord friends have been raving over izutsumi for months. #but i found her presence in the story to be weird and underdeveloped. she felt out of place and her introduction felt clumsy #i felt when the story was ramping up the manga got a lot better. because again theres some rlly cool ideas at play #all the shit with the lion? incredible. the way all the infighting led to more problems bc the elves refuse to explain anything? rlly good. #marcille landing in power? reallly good shit. (i still thought it was a lil undercooked still tho) #i cant stop thinking about laios in that climax scene. i think he shouldve been feral a lot more often #uhh. i got distracted. fandom bad and annoying. #saw a post talking about marcille realizing izutsumi is only 17 and then describing how 'omg shes a mom now' and i wanted to throw up #im done. i swear. im done talking for real. aagh #text

[darth-sonny]

It just hit me how horrifying Kraang Prime having LEO as his host... Leo who is agile and one of the teams biggest "transportation".. Like his portaling ability is so busted. It might not seem like it at first.. but its a key and powerful ability.

Just the thought of Prime!Leo portal chopping someone's head off.. or when smth gets even just a little bit worrying they could just easily escape, not to mention leo has IMPECCABLE aim. And he knows his family, strategies..

The fam is really in it now. And this is Kraang PRIME not regular kraang, i'm betting they can't just snap Leo out of it like Leo did with Raph.

Everyone's really hitting it on the money today huh???

#prime COULD have gone for raph. seeing as he's the strongest. but the boy has his limits #(and prime already sees him as a disappointment hence why they made him into their brute) #donnie's intelligence and ninpo makes him a viable candidate as well. but that kid sealed his fate fusing with the ship #(and prime is FAR more intelligent than donnie ever is. to THEM don don is just a smarter than average kindergartener) #mikey also would have been a good choice but he's the youngest. and to prime that means mikey's the runt and they don't go for that #(plus mikey's powers being capable of killing him puts a serious damper on that choice too) #leo is the best choice bc he has NONE of those limitation #and prime has been looking for a perfect (in their eye(s)) host for a LONG time so they are not about to let him go anytime soon #sonny answers #prime leo au

[spirirsstuff]

i love it when my friends and i just make up a character and make scenarios and memes but have no clue what to name it so it’s just ‘the child’ or ‘fuel’ as a placeholder

#randomrambles #we decided to make a bunch of scenarios out of a caleo child we have no name for but im calling him fuel as a placeholder #he can speak baby and taught him to swear at the age of four #apollo loves him but is not allowed to see him anymore after the first time babysitting #hephaestus is a wonderful grandpa who makes many toys and builds elaborate things out of legos #hermes babysits because headcanon that he wants to be in a child’s life after losing luke #hera isn’t allowed to look at the child or she gets her ass beat #hades hates them at first then is eh and then that’s it that’s his new heir they would be a tiny dictator on hades’s day off #will and nico also babysit sometimes but like will is wonderful with the child and then nico does not like them #he’s not good with kids that was bianca’s thing not his so he just sits there and uses leo’s netflix