#tmnt raphie

Mikey

Your energy matches his so naturally it’s almost like fate.

You’re extroverted, expressive, a little loud, a little chaotic, and incredibly vibrant.

And Mikey LOVES all of that

Your hiccup-laugh?

He imitates it endlessly.

Not to tease you, though!

He just thinks it’s the cutest sound he’s ever heard.

Your slightly-obnoxious-without-realizing moments?

He finds adorable and actually somewhat comforting

(He’s the same way tbh)

You are one of the very few types of people who can match his sunshine energy without burning out

And he thrives off that

When it comes to your passions, Mikey is your cheerleader

He may not quite understand genetics, but he LOVES listening to you info-dump.

And if he does understand something?

He’ll jump right in with enthusiastic, surprisingly thoughtful questions

(They'll likely lean more towards the sci-fi/Pokémon variety)

Your autism makes you extra passionate- but Mikey doesn’t see it as “too much.”

He sees it as beautiful.

He wants you to ramble- no. He asks for you to ramble.

He knows how to listen without judgment, without impatience, and with genuine excitement.

You're not “too much” for him- you’re exactly the right amount

And he loves how proud you are of your cultures!

Mikey LOVES hearing about cultures, especially ones rooted in family and celebration.

That's what he was taught growing up- that family is most important- so he would 1,000% understand why you love it so much

He would listen to your Tagalog practice and try to mimic the pronunciation (albeit poorly)

He would also brag that he has “the coolest, most cultured girlfriend EVER.”

You said it doesn’t take much to make you cry or get mad.

But Mikey almost never gets annoyed.

He’s emotional too, so he gets it

His emotional side comes from a warm, forgiving, affectionate place.

He comforts easily.

He's the type of guy who hugs first and talks second.

Someone judgmental would crush you. Someone cold would confuse you.

But Mikey?

Mikey wraps every sharp feeling you have in warmth and softness until you’re grounded again

And you standing firm in your beliefs? And get strong-minded when something matters to you?

Mikey lives for that

He doesn’t want someone who bends like paper.

He wants someone with heart, fire, opinions, and confidence.

So, your Leo ESFP energy definitely matches his goofy-but-strong vibes like a soulmate chart alignment

You’re the oldest of four, meaning you know how to take control, manage chaos, and stabilize a group.

Mikey grew up being the baby of the family

he lowkey loves it when someone can step in and steady the moment without being controlling.

He listens to you. He trusts your judgment.

But most importantly?

He takes your emotional cues seriously.

You two work like a puzzle piece and its perfect fit.

Overall, you and Mikey are the kind of pairing that makes everyone else in the lair go:

“Oh yeah. They’re perfect.”

However, maybe it would make Leo say-

Leo:

You had gone to a graduate college out of state

You were in California and were finally able to come home for the summer

(and for your anniversary with Leo- you two will be dating for two years)

It was hard not seeing him for ten months, and the fact that you’d have to do it again in two and a half months…

You didn’t want to think about it

Especially since your plane landed and April was picking you up from JFK

You didn’t even go to your apartment- you just wound up going straight to the Lair

When you got there, you were immediately greeted by an excited Mikey, then Raph and Splinter

You passed Donnie’s lab and said hi, but you were on your way to Leo’s room

You knew he’d be there, and you were right

He was sharpening one of his katanas and didn’t notice your presence at first

Then you made yourself known

He froze in place, then looked over at you

He haphazardly dropped his katana and jumped over his bed

He took you in his arms, just holding you

The two of you remained like that for a long while

It was obvious how much you longed for each other’s touch

He whispered into your hair

“I couldn't wait to see you again… All I’ve been doing is thinking about you…”

Raph:

You had volunteered to do an 8-month overseas program for your school and wound up in Haiti

It was an amazing experience, truly

You just hated all of that time being alone there

But now, after those 8 long months, you were finally back in the City

Casey picked you up and- upon your request- brought you directly to the Lair

Donnie happened to see you and greeted you very well

You passed Leo and Mikey- who were trying to train- and they also greeted you with open arms

Then you went to find Raph in his workout room, but with no luck

“Hey, where’s Raph?” you asked anyone who heard you

“He was on the surface last we checked- we went out earlier but he stayed out,” Donnie responded from the kitchen

You huffed, but ultimately decided to stay in his weight room until he got back

It was about an hour later when he finally arrived

You heard him talking to his brothers, then you heard him approaching

Your knee started bouncing and your hands started shaking in excited anticipation

He lumbered into the weight room, not expecting anyone to be there

And then he saw you

He froze in the entranceway, staring at you

You smiled at him and stood. You opened your arms

“Please hug me already.”

He was in your arms faster than the speed of light and held you tighter than ever

“I need you so much…”

Donnie:

You had been in Paris for a transfer program during your senior year of graduate school- the entire 10-months

You were glad to be home- but jetlag is a bitch

When you got back to JFK, you just called a cab and went to the Lair

You were exhausted and needed sleep, but you wanted to be comfortable first

When you got to the Lair, you were given a warm welcome from Leo and Splinter and an overly-energetic welcome from Mikey

Then Raph pulled Mikey away from you with a small greeting

Raph had seen how exhausted you were and told you Donnie was in his Lab

You gave him a quick thanks and went off to the Lab

Your nerd boyfriend was listening to music loudly through a pair of headphones

(you swore you heard “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter series)

On the wall in front of him, you saw 305 tally marks etched in chalk

You approached him and took off his headphones

“It’s been only 304 days, not 305.”

He jerked his chair around and gaped at you with wide eyes

He pulled you into his lap, holding you as close as he could without hurting you

“I’ve been counting down the days, waiting to see you again.”

Mikey:

You hated how cold you were when you walked through the City

Honestly, coming back from your college in New Mexico was a total temperature shock

And you, being dumb, decided to stay there for the two years you attended college there, with no summer breaks

It was hell with no time to breathe, but you were now home… And freezing

So, as soon as you left Central Station, you knew you needed Mikey

He wasn’t in the living room when you entered the Lair, but Raph and Donnie were

(you heard him playing his drum kit, anyway, so you knew he was in his room)

Donnie and Raph were debating over some action movie, but their attention was immediately drawn to you

“Hey, Y/N! Welcome home,” Raph said

“How was school?” Donnie asked

You just groaned loudly, and they chuckled

“Leo’s in the kitchen if you wanna say ‘hi,’” Donnie added as you walked by

“And Mike’s in our room,” Raph added.

You stopped by the kitchen and gave Leo your greetings before heading over to Mikey and Raph’s room

Mikey saw you the moment you came into view, then attacked you with a hug

“You were gone so long…”

“I know, Love. I’m back now.”

Leo:

You’ve known him for around 1 year and a half at this point

You’ve never really had some form of greeting

You literally walk into his room and start a conversation

He comes into your apartment and lets go of his aloof demeanor, becoming much more relaxed and saying the most random shit 

It’s entertaining, really, how you two are so different when it’s just you two

But it’s what draws you to him, and him to you

But then, you apply to graduate school

He’s supportive all the way, and he’s actually the one you call when you get the email

He’s sitting right beside you when you open it, just as nervous as you are

You read it

You scream

You show Leo, who screams as well

You both act like fools, standing up and dancing in place for a bit

And then you hug him

You feel him tense underneath your arms

You let go, thinking you’ve done something wrong

You see he has wide eyes, and they follow you as you take a few steps back

“Leo…?”

“Y/N, I…”

The look in his eyes changes

It makes your heart flutter in a familiar way

“Y/N, I… I’m in love with you…”

“All it took was a hug for you to finally admit it?” you ask him

You joke, yes, but you’re beaming

He starts stuttering, looking at his feet

You approach him and hold his biceps.

He stops and looks back at you

“Do you want another hug?”

He weakly nods

You hug him, but instead of putting your chin on his shoulder, you tuck your face into his neck

“I love you too, by the way.”

Raph:

The two of you have been hanging out mostly at the Lair

You often hang out in his work out room, but more at your apartment

You spend your time talking shit about people, making jokes, or roasting the shit out of each other

You two met after he had gone to the surface one day, not long after defeating Shredder the first time

You had been preparing to photograph the sunrise on your roof when he came by and nearly knocked you off the building by accident- and you’ve been best friends ever since

You’ve also met his brothers, not long after you met him

You become so much more expressive, outgoing, and rebellious around him, which is so different than you are in the rest of your life

You’re usually so reserved and are never one to disobey someone. But he pushed that aside the moment you met

He also changes a bit around you. He becomes way more chill and less prone to anger- so much so, you notice it

(but you never point it out, because you low-key like Chill Raph)

And one day, he and his brothers just… Disappear

You couldn’t help but worry, and you pace

And then you hear coverage that Shredder broke out of prison, then a threat from the sky

Immediately you knew they were doing something about this

All you could do was wait- you weren’t in their loop to fight a battle

You were only in their loop as a friend and nothing else, as much as you wanted that to change

The night the Threat from the Sky was defeated, you waited on your rooftop

You knew he would come- he was too predictable

But he didn’t. All he did was send you a text

My brothers and I got that threat from the sky. I know I worried you. I’m sorry. I’ll come by tomorrow. -Red

You were a bit heartbroken, really

But he didn’t need to know that.

K- Y/N

So, you waited. And waited. And waited.

And then the next night came, and he came with it

You saw him about a block away, and your heart started pounding

Once he got to your rooftop, he started talking a mile a minute

“I’m sorry I wasn’t here last night, my brothers and I wanted to-”

You shushed him with a finger to his lips briefly

He immediately relaxed and closed his eyes

He exhaled a long breath when you moved your hand away

You wrapped your arms around his large torso, your head resting in the center of his plastron

You felt him tense up again, but didn’t dare let go

He slowly wrapped his arms around you, and slowly melted into the touch

“I missed you like mad,” you tell him

“You have no idea how much I missed you, too, shorty.”

“Shut up and tell me you love me already.”

He chuckled and you swore he held you a little tighter

“I love you, Y/N.”

“I love you too, Red.”

Donnie:

You had actually met Mikey first, when he protected you from muggers while walking through Harlem

But then you were introduced to his brothers

Your heart threw itself into your throat when you met Donnie and it was like you lost all sense of speech

Everything you wanted to say came out as stutters or as a jumble of words unable to be understood

And Donnie seemed just as tongue tied

But you two hung out more and more- mostly in his lab or in the garage with the Tartaruga Truck

You became more goofy and silly, but also let yourself open up to him

You felt so much more vulnerable with him, but you didn’t mind. You trust him more than anyone else

And you noticed he was a becoming more and more talkative around you, telling you about his projects and gadgets

And one day, you notice he’s rather quiet

So, you ask him about it

“Hey, what’s up? You’re usually a bit more talkative,” you say

He freezes a moment, then rolls out from underneath the Tartaruga Truck

He sat up, and you giggled

“You have oil… here…” you whisper

You get a spare cloth and wipe the oil from his neck. You feel his heart racing when you go over a pressure point

“Talk to me, Donnie.”

He couldn’t look you in the eye

“It’s just… My brothers are often annoyed by how much I can talk, so I often work alone,” he admits

He shrugs like it’s not a problem

You feel bad for him- you had seen it with your own eyes, his brothers pushing him away when he’s excited

You see him look to his hands, which lay dormant in his lap

“But you… You, Y/N, don’t judge me when I start talking, you actually encourage it. I… I… That’s been on my mind for a long time, and-”

You knock him back in a tight hug

You hear his breath catch in his throat, and yours does the same

He hesitantly wraps his arms around you

You fear he could feel or hear how hard your heart was pounding against your ribs

Unbeknownst to you, he feared the same thing

“I always will. I love hearing you talk. Hell, I love you, Donatello.”

He gasps lightly, but he holds you a bit tighter

“My gods… I love you too, Y/N. Holy shit…”

Mikey:

You had met under… Weird circumstances, to say the least

You were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and were getting beaten

This guys had pulled you into and alley in the dark side of the Bronx and held you down, starting to grope you to find any wallets and valuables

And then someone called out

“Hey, guys! It’s turtle time!”

You heard a few pairs of feet his the cement around you, but couldn’t look around

Soon your attacker was lifted off of you and you heard a thud soon after

“Mikey, get ‘em out of here. We’ll handle this guy,” someone in blue said

A moment later, arms were holding you bridal style as they lifted you off the ground

Soon, you were on the rooftop and you heard a fight going on below

“Hey, hi. I’m Mikey. You alright?”

You looked at the one who saved you, and were caught by surprise at his appearance

But only at first, because you were then caught in his baby blue eyes

“Um… Fine. Shaken, but… Fine.”

You hugged him

“Thank you, Mikey.”

You let go a moment later, and he was then joined by three other mutants like him

“Hey there. You good?” the one in a red bandana asked you

“I already asked, Raph,” Mikey said, finding his voice again. “What’s your name?”

“Y/N.”

Mikey smiled at you

The other three started leaving

“I hope to see you again- not like this, of course, but-”

You took out a sticky note as the third one in purple called to Mikey

“Mikey, we gotta go!” said the one in purple

“Here- my number,” you said

You handed him the sticky note.

He looked at it and his smile grew

“See ya, Y/N,” Mikey smiled

He ran off to follow his brothers, already longing for your touch again

That night, in his room, he held his pillow, trying to mimic the feeling of you against his plastron

But the next day, he gathered the courage to ask to hang out

And he got to hug you again

Leo:

He can immediately tell you’re anxious- even stressed- when you arrived at the Lair

He starts a pot of tea and has you sit in the kitchen with him

“Is something wrong with the puppies?” he asks you

He knew you’ve been a Second Mother to a litter of puppies that your own dog had just given birth to

“Nothing’s wrong with them, no,” you said

He obviously can tell something is still upsetting you

“Well, I’m all ears if you’re up to talking about it-”

“They’ve started going to their forever homes, Leo. Most of them already left today…”

Leo can hear the shakiness in your voice as it cracks over the sentence

He turns away from the tea to look at you

Your head is in your hands and your shoulders are shaking

“I’m trying so hard to keep it together but I can’t help it- I’ve been there for them since they were born, Leo, and now they’re all going away…”

You tried to stop crying, but you couldn’t help it

He hugged you gently

“Only Munchkin is left, but someone’s coming to get her tomorrow…”

“Shh, love- I don’t doubt they’ll all be okay.”

“I know, since I interviewed everyone who adopted, but I can’t help… Worrying…”

You hated how weak you felt, but Leo made sure you knew it was okay to feel like it

He held you to him for as long as you wanted and needed

Raph:

Loud music came from a nearby bar as Raph entered your apartment

He was almost shocked when he found you pacing 

“Hey, babe, what’s happening?” he asks you, taking you by your arms to hold you still

You can’t stop looking at the designated puppy area

“They… I’m worried about them. The puppies.”

That’s when Raph looked as well

You closed your eyes and took a deep breath

It was an attempt at not crying

“They got adopted today. CiCi is getting adopted tomorrow…”

You sniffed and finally tore your eyes away from them

You looked up at Raph, who hated seeing you so close to tears

“I didn’t know it would be so hard to part with them…”

“I know, baby…”

Raph brought you to his plastron and held you

He took one of your hands and started doing a slow waltz with you

It was a lazy attempt to keep time with the music from the bar

But you found an odd sense of comfort in it.

“You’re worried ‘bout them being okay?”

“More than anything.”

“They’ll be fine, Y/N,” he said into your hair.

He stroked your back as you two danced slowly around your living room

“But-”

“Y/N, your standards were so high for those people- they had to be perfect or else.”

You chuckled at that

You let him lead you in a lazy slow dance until the bar finally closed in the early hours of the morning

Donnie:

He knew you were giving out the puppies over the next few days

He thought he was prepared for how hard it would be for you two, and especially for you

That’s why he decided to stay with you the night before the first puppies were to be adopted

He remained on the roof while the people came to your apartment so you knew he was near

As soon as the last person left, he immediately re-entered your apartment

An odd silence filled the air, and it hung heavily on your shoulders

You couldn’t take your eyes away from the area where the puppies once were

It was empty, and their mother continued to sleep like nothing changed

Donnie hugged you gently from behind

You leaned into him, closing your eyes tightly

“They’re gone…” you whispered

He held you a bit tighter 

“I’m so worried for them. I’m scared I possibly made a wrong choice…”

“Trust your judgement, Y/N. You tested every one of them as much as you could.”

You nodded, but couldn’t help the knot in your chest

“I’m gonna miss them, Don…”

“I know… Me too, honestly.”

He stayed that night as well, never not touching you in some way

Holding your hand, hugging you, his ankle underneath yours, your legs or arms bumping into each other

He didn’t want you to feel more alone

Mikey:

You didn’t tell him the puppies had started to be adopted

You knew he would be devastated, much like you are

You were struggling to keep it together

You were pacing and near tears, but you knew it had to be done- for their sake

They were ready

But you knew you weren’t

He knew you were upset even before he climbed down the fire escape that night

He felt a shift in the area, so

When he came to your apartment, he immediately took you in his arms without explanation

“Hey, angelcakes. Mikey’s here now, I’m here. Talk to me, baby…”

You two remained silent for a long time

You cracked

“They’re gone,” you tell him

You broke

You started to cry

You collapsed against him, your heart heavy

“What do you mean ‘they’re gone,’ love?”

“The puppies… I didn’t want to tell you… But they’re adopted…”

You felt his hold on you loosen slightly

Then it tighten twice as much as it had been

“They’re going to be okay, babycakes. I’m certain you chose the right people.”

“It still hurts…”

You two remained like that

Him holding you in the middle of your living room as you cried