#raph au

guys, there’s that one fic of Future!Raph (of RTTMNT) going back in time when he died from the Krang, ending up raising his past self and his past younger brothers instead of Splinter (cuz he died lol)

think anyone can find it for me!?! I literally found it like, AGES ago. About three years or something.

My AU version of Raph, who I call Ellie

These are just rough ideas as to what he may look like, the clothing colours may change (not the scarf or ribbons though)

First drawing of the new year haha (sorry the quality sucksss)

So 2012 Raph and Rise Raph are the same person

Randomly when he sleeps (or when he’s unconscious because angst purposes) his soul switches between his bodies, and it’s been that way since he can remember

I think it’s fun. Also small Raph and large Raph being the same person just adds flavor

Feel free to send in asks about any of my AUs or whatever you’re thinking!

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IDK a name yet, but anyway, here's what I have so far:

Raphael never meant to hurt his brothers while playing, but he always seemed to be a little too rough for them and Sensei would always put him in timeouts. He could understand why

But then there were the times his brothers seemed to push him into a reaction, taking his book or toy from his hands, leading him to try and get it back, or making fun of his poor writing and math skills until he cried frustrated tears. Once, Mikey even ripped his drawing

But he was always wrong

He didn't get it, do his feelings not matter like his brothers’ matter?

Maybe if he was more like Leo, his Sensei would care for him more, maybe then he would matter

But he never was as good as Leo, not to his Sensei at least, regardless of how many moves he mastered, or how helpful he tried to be, or if he beat Leo in their daily sparring matches. In fact, he seemed to get in more trouble if he beat Leo at sparring, always being kept back with his Sensei to go through punishment back flips

He asked once, only to be shut down and told he was imagining it, but after prodding his father more, he… he called him Saki

Saki?

As in… Oroku Saki? The man Sensei said took away everything from him? His love, his daughter?

That Saki?

Splinter saw him as Saki?

Why?

He didn't get to ask, as his Sensei, his father, rushed out of the room, a look of horror on his face

After some thought, he realised that, if Sensei believed him to be like the man who destroyed his prior family, he would prove him wrong. He would protect his family, no matter what, even if it costs him his life

And the first thing he needed to protect them from? Himself

So he begins pulling away, not playing games with his brothers, not trying at sparring in hopes he doesn't hurt them, training more by himself, etc, etc.

Still, it's not enough, because Mikey, upset at being ignored by Raph, pushes him by breaking or losing his favourite toy car (He only planned to threaten it, as children sometimes do, but Raph rushed him. Now the car is gone and Mikey has a black eye from the tussle)

Again, Raph is the only one in trouble. Realising he can't have important things laying around, he sneaks out in hopes of finding a hiding spot for his more prized things. After all, if they can't get to his beloved stuff, he won't feel the need to go at them, right?

As they grow, Raph withdraws more and more, barely even speaking to them unless he has to (he can't get too close to them, if he has to protect them with his life later on, they might be sad. Besides, what if he accidentally hurts their feelings). Hell, he even learned how not to emote

Naturally, Raph ends up in comatose instead of Leo. He shuts down when Shredder kills Splinter because that should've been him. What kind of protector is he?

Sorry for any errors, I typed this whole thing out in 20 minutes while at work, and I've been up since 5AM

ETA, if you wanna expand on this idea more and write a whole fanfic about it, please do

I love both of Raph’s personalities for both versions, so finding the balance where both could possibly work was high on my priority list.

Raph still has a temper, he just has a longer fuse. In Rise, Raph is huge so he tries not to be so outward with his anger since he can hurt someone or potentially scare his brothers. And since he’s so much bigger, and is also the oldest, he tends to see his bros in that world as more fragile (at least subconsciously). In 2012, he’s less burdened by responsibility and it’s a pretty even playing ground between his brothers, so he acts more violently since he doesn’t have to temper his temper to keep his family safe.

At Raph’s core, he’s still the protective brother in both versions. And Rise Raph has his moments of having a temper too. It makes him one of the more fun characters to compare between versions.

In Rise, Ninpo is the bond between the Hamato family that allows them mystic ability. In 2012, magic does still exist (and it’s never mentioned outside of the few episodes supernatural stuff happens). Who knows, maybe in a situation where Raph’s siblings are in danger, his need to protect his family will break that block between worlds.