TMNT x Reader Headcanons
Scenario : You going missing
Context : You have been taken hostage, and the four bros are searching for where you're being kept. While they're all very worried about you, one turtle is particularly affected by your sudden disappearance.
CW : Lil bit of angsty Mikey
Leo | Raph | Donnie
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Mikey
He was in denial before getting confirmation you were kidnapped. He just wanted to believe anything else was true.
Once realizing you were, in fact, in danger, he got very serious very quickly.
The first day or two, maybe not so much. He simply made sure he was being thorough, paying closer attention to what his brothers were telling him.
There was then a much more obvious shift. He spoke up more when formulating plans. His brothers didn't think much of it at first, but hearing him actually sound more than competent shocked them.
The longer you're gone, the quieter he gets, until there's no more games, no more jokes, no room for messing around.
He ends up separating himself from the others altogether, training, meditating, waiting for the guys to signal a lead.
He feels terrified and worried for you. He feels angry at those who harmed you. Most, he feels shame.
Maybe everyone was right about him. He was too carefree, too wild, too stupid. It isn't the first time he's thought this way, but it's the first time he's been so incredibly affected by it.
The only way he can fix this is to be someone different. Better.
When you're discovered, he is devoted to battle. He is not letting there be any chance you get hurt, not while he can do something about it.
He's constantly calling out to the others, telling them to move faster, hit harder, do better.
As soon as the battle is won, he runs right for you, throwing himself at you.
Already he begins returning to normal. He's got you in a tight hold as the others release you, talking about how worried they all were, and how much he missed you.
On the walk back, he's mentally checking off a list, determining just how okay you are, which ranges from obvious physical injuries to how hard you laughed at his joke.
When you do return to safety, he's most focused on your mental state. Cant calm down after something like that if your mind still doesn't feel good.
He'll be making/ordering you your comfort foods, digging up your favorite movies, finding your comfiest pjs, leaving the doctoring to someone more capable.
After that, he definitely needs to curl up on the couch beside you for some long overdue cuddling.
He's utterly exhausted, the mental toll on him during that time was intense.
His brothers would poke fun at him becoming so tired after "having to actually think".
With it all over, things seem to return to normal. He's back to his excitable self!
But the way you catch him looking at you? The way his grip as he holds you is firmer than before? The way that, when he's near you, his breathing sounds heavier, and at times even shaky? You can tell he still thinks about what happened.
You try to ease his worries, that everything will be okay. He plays it up as if that works for him.
He may never admit he just doesn't think he's good enough the way he is.
