☆ Panini!!!! ☆

13. Jojo x music

you guys remember s1 of tfp where megatron was controlling the terrorcons and threatened that op would become one??

I think its interesting how they're very similar in their temperament, but also have different core personalities under their short fuses (#middlechildren, am I right?).

My go to answer for this question would probably be the two validating one another the most-! I love them having such a deep understanding of one another despite how it might appear to others on the surface !

Examples of this (for me) would be Raph getting people off Donnie's back when he's stressed instead of adding onto it like he did canonically, like when Donnie was doing his best to defuse the mutagen bomb in, "Gauntlet" or when he was trying to remember where he recognized the symbol for the Kraang in, "TCRI" ! Or Donnie doing his best to help Raph through his entomophobia (Fear of bugs-) through informing him about what they are and aren't capable of, hoping him having a better understanding of them would ease his phobia a bit-! Or Raph having some kind of a heart of heart with Donnie about romance after he meets Y'gthba ("Mona Lisa") for the first time, building a safer space for Donnie to both open up about his feelings towards April while being more receptive to any criticism Raph (And everyone for that matter-) might have about how he goes about expressing that to her-

I'm also a firm believer that Raph would help Donnie with his inventions from time to time ! I don't see him staying for the whole process, but I think he would want to help Donnie out if he thinks he'll hurt himself doing whatever he's doing alone- Very much, "Let your strongest sibling help you out" type of vibe !

There's also the concept of Donnie being Raph's voice of reason a lot of the time, which we somewhat see in the show I suppose ! I think the way Donnie took control of the situation when Raph panicked in, "New Girl In Town" really showcased that type of dynamic between them for me ! I think they should both lean on each other when they're shutting down,, Raph technically did this in my favorite Donnie centric episode of the show, *Revenge of the Triceratons" !

Honestly too many- I can come up with all kinds of random shit for them-! 😭 Lmao

(this is not a theory, it’s me explaining how I relate to Ralsei as a multigender person)

Many reasons for the very popular trans girl Ralsei headcanon still apply. Them wearing a dress and talking about being a princess, their struggle with finding an identity and breaking away from the strict roles set by the prophecy, and him being referred to with they/them pronouns in their title description thingy (idk what it’s called)

However, I feel like it is ambiguous whether Ralsei is a binary trans person or not. His story is definitely very easily read trans allegory, and I feel like reading Ralsei as nonbinary elevates it somewhat (on a personal level, for me).

I thought I was a binary boy for so long, because I felt like being perceived as a girl took away from my masculinity. Limiting myself to only being only a boy felt stifling, but being only a girl felt more stifling, so I picked the lesser of two bad options. I felt trapped in the gender binary, and in society’s view of gender roles as a whole. When I finally realized I’m multigender, it was extremely freeing. I relate to Ralsei on this level; being stuck following a strict set of imposed rules and not being able to deviate from it.

Also, this part of the Tenna figurine ad caught my attention (I’m aware that it’s not canon but it feels important enough to mention anyway)

The Tenna figurine is a gift for girls AND boys. Ralsei is BOTH of them. I’m definitely reading too much into this but I’m adding it anyway because why not??

I also love the trans girl Ralsei headcanon/theory, and I definitely don’t believe my interpretation is correct or better than any others. I just relate so heavily to Ralsei for so many reasons, and my relationship with gender is a big one!!

GENDERFLUID RALSEI!!

They are a princess now and they can be a Prince too!