I'd love to know numbers 8 and 11 about Harley and Leo! 💙💗
8. What two songs would represent their respective feelings towards each other?
Biggest song for Harley to Leo is Never Love an Anchor, by the Crane Wives and I've ACTUALLY done an entire lyric analysis on why because. The layers. My God.
Best song for Leo to Harley is Ride the Storm by Goldford. And I ALSO have a lyric analysis on that as well because; more Layers.
11. Who is the biggest supporter of their relationship... and who is their biggest hater?
Their biggest supporter is probably Splinter honestly. It warms his heart to see two people, one who is his actual child, and the other who has become like a second daughter to him (He just out here adopting folks) find happiness together and overcome the very heavy burdens they place on themselves by leaning on one another.
Harley and Leo's relationship is such that if you looked at me and said;
'I think I want to interpret them as having a deep platonic relationship besides a romantic one' and you TECHNICALLY WOULD BE CORRECT. Because Harley is not Leo's girlfriend. She is his best friend. She is his Harley. Do you understand what I'm saying??? 'Boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' and 'lover' are literally too shallow of terms to fully encompass what these two people are and become to one another. And the FOUNDATION of their entire relationship is built on understanding, acceptance and seeing past perceptions of others and of THEMSELVES to the person underneath. To SEEING THE WORST AND LOWEST POINT of that person and then choosing them anyway and ON PURPOSE. And Harley did it FIRST and without even TRYING.
Like the way I can't even describe to you that Leo fell for Harley in season 1 and didn't even realize that was the name of the game until season 4 and someone (Harley) spelled out her own feelings that he even realized that was an OPTION. It's like when you're on the phone with someone and they ask you a question and you go 'hang on lemme get my phone' and NEITHER YOU OR THE PERSON ON THE PHONE QUESTION YOU ABOUT THAT FOR A GOOD FEW SECONDS TO MINUTES DEPENDING.
They are so comfy with the bond they share and the place they have together that they don't realize they are holding the phone do you see what I'm saying.
And Splinter??? Got a front. Row. Seat.
The catharsis of seeing them actually bridge that extra gap into romantic territory warms his little old heart but honestly, he knew that even if that was never going to be the direction they took with it, that Harley and Leonardo were bound for life.
I don't think it's anybody in their family. Leo's brothers give him and Harley a healthy dose of teasing. But nobody really like... hates that they're together? It's also just like... it's not really something that changes a whole lot? Like they don't exactly make an announcement. They don't stand in front of everybody and go 'Ok we're dating now.'
Like... they act almost exactly the same with eachother they just like... hold hands and kiss sometimes. And both of them are quite shy so they don't really DO IT in front of everybody.
People who know them would notice that they always sit together. And are closer than before. But unless someone said 'Lol you're always sitting together, you going out or something?'
And the two of them would just shrug and be like 'I mean technically, yeah.' And then just... carry on. Continue washing dishes or doing chores or watching a movie or whatever else they're doing. Leo still spends most of his time with his brothers and his family and is still like 98% the exact same guy. He just-- has a best friend that he snuggles and calls 'honey' sometimes.
Harley changes ALMOST NOTHING in the way she treats him. Legit she's just a more touchy/snuggly with him and likes to be in the close vicinity of him and it's an ACTIVE CHOICE. But like... they were both always like a shoulder bump away from eachother anyway? So the only real difference there is they're doing it more and on purpose.
So nobody really can?? Hate them? Because if you knew anything about them at all even well before, it was obvious they were important to eachother in some capacity, and it only got more intense as time went on. They're a packaged deal. There's nobody in the group of immediate or extended associates that saw the way they were with eachother and went 'Yeah no. You can only be friends with her'
Like bro 'She is my friend. She's my best friend.'
And for anyone wondering, this doesn't discount Usagi. Who is Leo's closest peer and brother in arms. They are amazing friends and have a great bond, but I don't see them as immediately romantic any more than I see Harley and Leo as immediately romantic. It's why I have my secret guilty pleasure AU: Soldier Poet King which is HarLeoSagi >w> because the BONDS.
Maybe like.... Karai and Bishop are haters???? Because Karai just hates them all anyway and hates to see a baddie win. And Bishop because 'you'd betray your own species for this?' Because he's a disgusting excuse of a human if you could even call him that. Cuz when the mutated turtles have more humanity than you dawg, I think cross species romance that's healthy and caring and supportive and like all around just wholesome and well-founded is the least of your problems.
(Harley gets mutated anyway so.)
I think that covers everything!! Hope you enjoyed my yapping feast!!! @beansketches ^w^
