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  Times Five by pickledcarrotsandradish

  Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
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  • Complete Work

  28 Apr 2024

  Tags

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  • Leonardo (TMNT)
  • Raphael (TMNT)
  • Michelangelo (TMNT)
  • Donatello (TMNT)
  • Personality Split
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Post-Movie: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2022)
  • no Tcest
  • Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • body image issues

  Summary

  "You," Donnie breathed as Mikey looked just as lost as the rest of them, "I found out what that staff did. I know what happened to you. What you are."

  Leo blinked at the weird accusation, "Wha? Oh, Dee, I told you to throw that thing out."

  "Yeah! You did!" Donnie bit out.

  "Donnie," Raph started to move forward, "What's-"

  "So, then, who are you?" Donnie snarled.

  Leo smiled, "I'm Leo."

  "Which. Part." Donnie began, stomping towards him until Mikey jumped in the way.

   

  Or, Leo gets struck by a mystic beam that splits him into five parts of himself; literally.

  And they don't seem interested in coming back together

  Language:

  English

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  Chapters:

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  Bookmarked by arisinnin

  22 Apr 2023

  Bookmarker's Tags:

  • Hello??
  • what the fuck is this about the origin and true nature of the staff
  • that sounded important
  • get back hERE-
  • update: oh I see
  • oh shit oh fuck it's getting so real
  • upd8: BRUH NAH WHAT THE FUCK LMAO
  • what is even happening I'm reeling fr
  • insert eggman voice
  • THE ISLAND IS GOING TO EXPLODE GOODBYE YOU EMO WANNABE AND BLUE GUMBALL PIECE OF SHIT
  • I HOPE YOU BOTH DIE
  • or however that quote goes
  • like bro WHAT
  • upd8: fake fucking bOMB THREAT?????
  • IT WAS A DIVERSION TO CORNER HER I-
  • ASDFJKASHDJG
  • holy shit
  • leader leo really said :) murder is okay
  • like yk the 4 panel meme w/ people giving encouragements and one says murder is okay
  • that but it's the bros
  • mikey: ask for help if you need it!
  • donnie: remember to stay hydrated!
  • leo: murder is okay :)
  • raph: you are loved- wait what the fuck did leo just say-
  • update: I GASPED
  • I GASPED SO SOFTLY BUT SO DEEPLY OMG
  • face. faceman my man my dude my BRO what is u DOIN
  • faceman not working on emotion but pure dramatics and principle bout to bite EVERYONE IN THE ASS
  • you thought leader was the one you had to worry about the most but it was FACE ALL ALONG
  • AAAAAAA
  • the twists JUST KEEP COMING
  • BLIP BLOW TIME to WOW
  • rips off red suit to reveal referee fit
  • I SAID ANYTHING GOES!!!!
  • update: oh anything goes is right
  • oh my g o d
  • holy shit I'm
  • I need a sec
  • the way they all rounded on face on Leo like. omfg
  • 'you're the rotten core' and turns out no he IS THE CORE
  • the staff was made to make a leader of a boy king wasn't it..
  • but truly without fury without fear without ambition what Are you
  • the face. the outside.
  • it's funny that ego can surely mean overconfidence or self absorption
  • but at its inception ego meant the self. what a person is.
  • like yeah. face IS the ego.
  • FUCK
  • idk if that was intentional but that's so fucking smart
  • upd8: I'm gonna need a lie down
  • or twenty idk
  • which is ironic bc actually I read the whole chapter lying down
  • but I felt so winded I felt like I had to stand up and lie back down
  • I straight up got dizzy
  • like oh my god
  • I legit have no words I'm genuinely so emotional
  • and so winded lmfao
  • like no goodbye this is permanently latching onto my brainstem
  • permanently coloring my characterization and perception of leo forever
  • like this is all canon to me
  • studied the character too close to the sun
  • fell straight into just expanding canon
  • goh my god I need a water
  • Mannnn
  • how unfair is it that his brain could not handle 5 sets of memories over the course of 120 hours
  • SIGHS!!!! a travesty to be sure
  • I love the look into the psych behind the mask colors and symbolism sm
  • their masks are intrinsically tied to their identities by now
  • and for leo it's part of his presentation
  • he gets up in the morning and he puts his gear on and what does he put over his face??
  • the faceman has a mask over his face in signifying unifying blue
  • as if to tell everyone Hey Guys It's Me It's Leo.
  • sighs
  • god I love this fic
  • it really makes me think and by god I WILL be thinking about this
  • (wanted to put this after 'a travesty' but could not fit it:)
  • they gotta teach him all those valuable life lessons from scratch
  • ... boy is lucky he is loved SO much
  • (and this one went after 'it's leo' but also got cut off:)
  • the question is when the mask comes off who is he?
  • does he really think about it?
  • and does he know the answer?

  Bookmarker's Notes

  whoa holy shit-

  ch14 (end)