heyo! welcome to my TMNT writing blog! I write headcanons and short fics for TMNT 2012 and ROTTMNT (2018). mostly xreader fluff/imaginesrequests welcome! Tcest DNI. see pinned post for more info before requesting please~! || icon by @almguav
Welcome! Please read these rules before submitting requests! This post will be updated as needed. Feel free to ask me about any of these rules, I'm happy to provide further reasoning/explanation for why they're there!
all of these rules are for TMNT 2012 and Rise of the TMNT submissions as I have not watched any other iterations.
Defaults (can be changed by request):
Readers will default to gender neutral
Readerxcharacter fics will default to romantic
Perspective is usually written as 2nd person omniscient
Will be written in either bullet format or traditional paragraph format (song fics are done by request only if the song is included in the request)
Yes list:
Platonic/romantic ship head canons/situations! (including QPR's and friendships!)
Platonic/romantic character x reader ship head canons/situations!
Any SFW tropes are alright with me! (this includes stuff like "only one bed," just don't expect it to go any farther some fluffy cuddling and maybe a soft smooch or two lol)
Reader can be as specific as you want! As previously mentioned, I will default to a gender neutral reader that is shorter than pretty much all of the characters, but you can make whatever adjustments you like!
LGBTQ+ versions of TMNT characters or readers!
Disabled readers! I'm disabled myself, so I'm happy to write for any kind of disability! I may want to dm you with some questions for clarification however, just so I don't accidentally reinforce any stereotypes/tropes that you don't like!
Aged up turtles but only for fluffy stuff that it would only make sense to have them as adults (i.e. proposals/marriage or parenting)
And so much more! Just send it in and as long as it's not on the "no" list, I'll probably do it!
Never be afraid to re-request something if I misunderstood your prompt! Just be sure to clarify why you're re-requesting, or you can just DM me! I'll tag/message you when the updated version comes out
DM first:
Mental illness. This highly depends on the condition, there are many illnesses that I don't know enough about to feel comfortable writing about but never be afraid to ask! (quick list of illnesses i feel comfortable writing: anxiety [including OCD], schizophrenia, and DID)
No list: (stuff that I personally won't write)
Leo/rai romance. I'd like to avoid the leorai discourse over here, I don't mind having y'all here but I don't feel personally comfortable writing it!
Rise!Michelangelo x reader. Personally he's too young for me to feel comfortable writing him in a romantic way, no shame if you simp for him tho! I just can't write him romantically.
I won't write coming out imagines with homophobic/transphobic character reactions; I don't care that it's "in character" for them, I won't be posting stuff like that on this blog. Also I have never written angst before, I need a LOT more practice with it before I post any.
Anything that sexualizes any of the turtles. I mean they range from 13 to 15 I don't think I need to elaborate why I won't be doing that.
DNI list:
No t-cest. What is tcest you ask? Oh you sweet summer child. T-cest is any ship where the Hamato brothers are with each other. LeoxRaph for example. I don't like it, don't want it near me and I don't want to write it. T-cest shippers DNI.
Pedo ships. I will not write any turtle x adult character content or any other childxadult ship. If you publicly and shamelessly consume/create content for pedophilic ships, DNI with me or my blog.
I reserve the right to refuse any request for any reason. Please note that if your request is sent on anon, I have no way to notify you that I won't be writing for your request! If requests are sent off of anon I will always reply privately to let you know I won't be fulfilling it and why.
ALSO please remember that I am disabled and while I love writing, this is a hobby and I have limited spoons so requests may take a long while to be fulfilled. Your patience is much appreciated!
I hope you don't mind if I request a headcanon for the 2012 turtles with a rather shy and reserved reader as their love interest (crush)? I'd prefer the reader to be gender neutral if you don't mind^^
I'm back y'all, sorry this took so long! It's been a long few months lmao but I hope that it's worth the wait!
Word Count: 1034
AllTurtles2012 x GN!reader
Leo
Leo’s crush starts with a simple cup of tea that you made for him. And then promptly spilled.
His appreciation is immeasurable, as the leader he doesn’t get much thanks and this small gesture really means a lot to him.
“Don’t worry! You didn’t get burned at all, did you? Let’s get some cool water going just to make sure.”
While he helps you treat the small burn on your arm, both of you silently blush at the physical and occasional eye contact
After that, he always is the first to offer first aid to you. He and Donnie usually work together or take turns with that kind of chore, but Leo always has something else for Don to do if you’re injured so he can be the one to take care of you.
After some time, he makes an attempt to flirt with you. Emphasis on “attempt.”
You being you, you get very panicky as soon as you realize what he’s doing. He immediately gets just as embarrassed as you, and it’s almost as if you’re having a competition to see who’s face can get redder.
Spoiler alert: it’s you. He’s green.
This is the quickest pairing to actually get together, mostly because Raph noticed Leo’s weird behavior around you and approved for once. He sees it coming before Leo’s ready to admit it, and encourages him to make a move.
Together you support each other's “embarrassing” interests and tendencies, and you always take care of each other :)
Raph
I think Raph would find your shyness annoying at first, he’s very into the idea that everyone should be able to fend for themselves.
BUT his crush starts when you trap and move a cockroach from the table after he freaks out about it. Then, you ask him without judgment if he’s alright.
Cue HUGE blush fest. He blushes, you blush, yada yada you get the picture.
That’s when his perspective switches around. Someone who doesn’t judge him for his stupid fear? That’s… exactly what he needs.
It takes him a while to sort out his new feelings, but after a few weeks he offers to help train you, not just in martial arts but also in confidence. He thinks that you are awesome and you deserve to be heard! To burst out of your bubble!
(and it also wouldn’t hurt to spend some extra one-on-one time with you)
((not that he’ll readily admit that motive of course))
Cue a bunch of close touches and small nudges in training that make both of you blush, not that the other notices.
Very much a slow burn, requited love between two idiots but neither of you notice the other’s flustered-ness.
Everyone else in the lair knows LONG before either of you figure it out that the feeling is mutual
Once you do get together, you’re a very no-nonsense couple. You keep PDA to a minimum, but as soon as you’re alone, he’s very affectionate and vulnerable, because he knows you understand.
Donnie
The way to his heart is pretty simple: all you had to do was listen to him talking science. His brothers usually don’t listen with much care for the details, but you asked polite questions
Stutters A LOT when he first starts getting feelings for you, but he manages to find every excuse to hang out with you. It mostly centers around helping with homework, and he loses his mind with every casual glance and accidental touch. It’s obvious to literally everyone, but you’re almost as flustered as him so you don’t even notice.
A few months into his crush, he starts making you gifts. You like animals? He’s made tiny robots of your favorite ones! You’ve shown particular interest in one of his many MANY science rants? Well, today’s your lucky day, he just so happened to have a spare model that displays the subject perfectly! And if you wanna keep it, you can have it! But uh no pressure if you don’t want it, of course, he understands, it’s kind of a weird gift-
You’re both easily flustered, Don’s an over-thinker, and you’re too shy to make a direct first move, so it takes forever for you two to make any progress, but once you do you’ll be the sappiest couple in the sewers :)
Mikey
Openly affectionate from the start. He’s a love at first sight kind of guy!
Flirting, hugs, and any little touch he can get. Finding reasons to fight back to back with you on missions, no shame, this guy!
He pulls you out of your shell a little, but also loves how easy it is to make you blush.
His crush is really solidified when he hears your laugh for the first time. Not the quiet giggle or chuckle he’s used to, but your genuine, unapologetic, snorting, wild “ugly” laugh.
He had never heard a sound more exciting in his life. And he feels starstruck. An audible “wow” escapes him, and you get a tad self conscious.
He immediately shuts that down, saying he thought it was super cute!
After a little bit of back and forth with your embarrassment and his reassuring you that he thinks you’re almost as adorable as ice cream kitty (even though in his mind he thinks you’re actually even cuter, but he won’t say it out loud), there’s a brief moment of eye contact that you both feel lasts forever but also not long enough, you turn away with a quiet “thank you, mikey”
He replays that scene in his head for days, weeks, months, maybe even years. However long it takes for you two to get together (which could be soon, or could be a while. You’re shy and he’s impulsive, hard to predict when he’ll confess!). Sometimes his wild imagination even replaces that last line with an “i love you”
Nothing changes much when you eventually get together, at least from the outside. He’s still just as openly flirty as before, but you feel a special sincerity to his words that you’re not sure was there before. He looks to you after every clever joke he makes in the hopes that he’ll see that sweet smile or maybe hear that adorable laugh again.
hi everyone, just wanted to do a quick PSA to tell you that this blog has not been abandoned! I'm a senior in highschool and in a stroke of genius, I started this blog during college application season lmao. Not to worry! I only have two applications left, so I'll be back soon!
Fem!Reader who doesn't know how to swim being taught by Leo?
So... this ended up a LOT longer than I meant for it to... welp no going back now! Hope you enjoy! (I LOVED this prompt! Thank you for such an inspirational first request!)
Word Count: 1729
Leo2012xF!reader
He learns that you don’t know how to swim in the middle of a mission
It’s a bit dramatic (welcome to being part of Leo’s life, babe)
You two are at the docks on a simple scouting mission gone wrong. Long story short, explosions, running to the water, the works.
You reach the end of the dock and suddenly stop, he nearly knocks you over as he runs into you
“Y/N! Why’d you stop? What’s wrong?”
“Funny story… I can't swim.”
There’s not much time to think with the approaching enemies, so without another word he looks between his options- fight or swim- and scoops you up into his arms, telling you to hold your breath.
He swims quickly into the nearest sewer pipe (less than 30 seconds to get there even while carrying you, not surprising considering he’s a turtle but still impressive)
He carefully places you on a ledge above the water, treading water just below you, a hand still on your back.
“You alright?”
“A little shaken up, but I’m fine. Thanks, Leo.“
“Let’s get back to the lair. I think we should have Donnie check up on you just to make sure. We should update the team on what we found anyway.”
/Later/
After you get the go ahead from Dr. Donnie, Leo comes up to you after a particularly tough training session the next day to make an offer
“Hey Y/N, about the docks-”
You perk up almost immediately at the sound of your name coming from his mouth
“Yeah, Leo?”
He blushes a little, but only takes a moment to regain himself.
”Well I was thinking that maybe you’d want some swimming lessons? Considering that I- er- we may not always be around to carry you. I’m free after my meditation today if that’s alright with you.”
It’s cute that he’s so decisive on missions but panics when talking to a certain femme fetale in more casual settings.
“That would be wonderful, Leo! Thank you so much. I’ll run and get my bathing suit from my apartment then!”
/1 hour later/
You follow Leo to a clean pool of the sewer (Donnie says it’s part of the water purification process? Kinda gross to think about but definitely clean according to all his tests.)
The water is a little warmer than you expected, which is nice.
Leo leads you through some stretches (he’s always a stickler for the rules, isn’t he?), and as you mirror his moves, you can’t help but admire his muscles. He pretends to not notice.
“Alright! Ready? We’re gonna start with floating. You just have to relax and not panic. Trust me, I’m right here. Besides the water’s pretty shallow, haha”
He rubs the back of his head, clearly nervous.
“Now I’m going to place my hands under your back just for balance, after a little while I’ll move them one by one and let you float on your own. Just remember to relax and you’ll float just fine!”
You hold a bar next to you as Leo slowly and carefully turns you on your back so that you can float on the water. As he gives you a minute to acclimate to the feeling, you try your best to keep your breath steady. Even though you’re being held by a very strong turtle that you feel very strongly about. Yup. Completely normal. Not nervous at all.
“Feeling alright? You seem a bit panicked.”
“Oh yeah I’m just, uh, a little nervous, you know? Haven’t tried swimming in a while haha.”
(which isn’t a complete lie, I suppose)
“You have nothing to worry about. We can go as slow as you need, just relax your body and I’ll only move one hand at a time so that you’re not completely on your own until you’re ready.”
A few minutes pass and you feel one of his hands slowly leave your upper back, leaving only one at the center of your spine. You tense a little, and feel his hand return. A bit more faintly than before, but still there.
“Y/N, I told you that you have nothing to worry about. Trust me and just relax, you got this.”
You take a deep, calming breath. You got this. Leo believes in you. He moves his hand so that you’re once again balancing on just one, but this time you feel lighter. He’s still holding you, but you feel almost weightless.
“You’re doing amazing! We’ll wait another minute and I’ll let you float on your own, okay?”
Leo’s obviously proud of you, but also a little proud of himself. It’s not easy to stay calm when he’s literally holding his beautiful crush in his hands for minutes on end.
“Yeah, okay. I can do that. This is easier than I thought!”
A minute later and you feel his hand carefully sink, and your body follows for a moment before relaxing and free-floating.
“You’re doing it! Wonderful job. Try to hold it on your own for a little bit, okay? You’re doing amazing!”
He moves his hand to your arm, just to keep you from floating away to deeper parts of the pool.
There are some moments where your focus falters and you start to sink, but Leo stays vigilant and offers kind words and gentle squeezes on your arm to keep you relaxed. After a minute or two has passed, you feel his hand move down your arm to your hand.
“Is this okay? I thought it might be nice to just float together for a minute.”
“Yeah sure! Morethanokaywithme!”
He misses that last part, partly because it was very mumbled, partly because he’s too busy trying to keep his own cool.
You feel a shift in the water as he moves to float, and you lose your focus for a moment too long. Another shift in the water, another tensed muscle, and you feel yourself start to sink. You’re about to call for Leo’s help, but he’s already gently reset your position with his hand under your back again.
“You still okay, Y/N?”
Deep breath.
“Yeah, thanks Leo.”
He takes your relaxing as a go-ahead to try floating together, carefully sliding his hand from your lower back to your hand and joining you in floating.
You float like this for a few minutes, his cool hand in your warm one as you float together, as the gentle undercurrent directs you both in laps around the pool. At some point, you’ve drifted into an almost meditative trance, your eyes closed just enjoying the sensations around you without having to think about floating.
You feel Leo’s weight shift again, and you’re pulled out of your trance and to the edge of the pool.
“I think you’ve gotten comfortable enough floating, let’s do some kicks and strokes.”
He places your hands on the pool’s edge and tells you to watch him as he demonstrates the basics of kicking.
“Just keep your hands on the wall and try to keep your kicks strong and consistent.”
You do what he says, and after a little bit of flailing, you start to get the hang of it. One strong kick after another, you start to develop a bit of a rhythm.
“You’re a quick learner, Y/N! A few more minutes and we’ll try some off of the wall.”
As he counts down 2 more minutes of kicks, he starts to notice how nice you look in your bathing suit. He can’t help but to admire the muscles you’ve acquired from training with the ninja these past few months.
And you can’t help but notice him noticing.
He notices you noticing him noticing, and decides to move on before either of you can acknowledge all of that.
“A-alright let’s move on to using those kicks. Just hold onto me and kick, I’ll steer, just worry about controlling the speed.”
He places your hands on his upper plastron and his hands lay gently on your shoulders. You two make brief eye contact before you both blush and turn away for a moment before getting back to the task at hand.
He gently pulls you so that you straighten out onto your stomach, and you start to slowly and deliberately kick to get some momentum going. You kick a little harder than he expected, so your head pushes against his chest at first. He’s taken aback for a moment, but soon regains his composure and starts swimming backwards to match your pace.
You continue in a sort of dance around the pool together, swimming as one. Occasionally you bump into one another, but Leo is as encouraging as always.
After a few minutes, Leo pulls the two of you to a gentle stop in the shallow end of the pool.
“You’re doing great, Y/N! Do you want to try some strokes?”
You get a bit lost in his eyes, having forgotten that this wasn’t some kind of dream.
“Oh, um, sure! You’re the leader after all, lead away!”
Leo lets you go and stands a few feet away to demonstrate the strokes, which you notice are essentially the stretches from earlier. Your eyes respectfully wander a little, but once again he quietly blushes and pretends not to notice.
You mirror his moves and soon, you’re practicing them in the water with his hands on your waist. Next thing you know, the pressure of his hands is gone and you’re swimming all on your own!
You touch the side of the deep end of the pool, turning to see Leo a few feet behind you, beaming at your success. He makes a quick dive towards you.
“Y/N! I knew you could do it!”
Followed by a quick hug before he remembers that you are, in fact, treading water, and he pulls away, but his hands linger on your hips. You both tread water for a moment, admiring each other’s victory gleams, before you’re interrupted by the beeping of an alarm.
“Ahem! Sounds like we finished just in time. Maybe we could do this again soon? Same time next week maybe.”
"Sounds perfect, Leo. Thanks for this, I really had fun! ^^”
He falters for a moment before helping you up and over the edge of the pool, reaching for the towels on a nearby pipe, and, ever the gentleman, offers one to you before drying himself off.
