The "I" in DID stands for Identity
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Series Co-Author: @bloominglifedyinglife
Fandom: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Relationships: Rapheal & Family, Rapheal & Casey, Rapheal & Splinter
Tags: Raph has DID, Raph has OSDD. She/Him pronouns for Raph
Notes: Happy SYSTEM PRIDE DAY (February 23) everyone! To celebrate i decided to finish this and post the story talking about Rad's system.
I am not a System, i have done a lot of research into this, but i am not a system. if you are a system and you think my portal was offensive, please tell me how you think i could improve.
Series Summary: When Leonardo is sent back to the past, he decides he's not going to live on and start a new life. Not without his family. So he brings his three brothers back from the dead! Now these turtles from the apocalypse must learn how to live in this world after so long and how to take care of their 5 new kids. With new lives, come new names: Leonidas, Mysticangelo, Othello, and Rad.
Chapter Summary: Rad's story of identity, names, and headmates.
Chapter TWarnings: Emotional neglect (major), physical neglect (minor but still there), food scarcity, Hate of a parent, loss of a parent, disappearing/going dormant, loss of identity, fusion in a system, memory loss, the pet trade, the krang war. (maybe eldest daughter syndrome? a little?)
Snippets:
Red, Raph, Rad had been told names were important. As he grew older he realized that was more and more true. The alligator snapping turtle didn't have a name until he was four years old. Though he supposed it probably wasn't as important as it would be for a human child it still left a noticeable mark. ... It was hard being three years old and just starting to learn to walk while their dad was searching for a place to live. It was confusing with so much new everyday and none of it explained but having to accept it. ... It took a while for Red to remember he was Red now because sometimes he wasn't Red but that was the only thing people called him. ... Raph had to constantly remind themself that they're Raph. Raph is Raph. Being Raph made it easier for the others because sometimes Raph wasn't Raph but could speak for Raph because Raph was who the family wanted. Red made it simple as Little Red didn't want to be Raph, he wanted to still be Red. The others were all Raph but they weren’t Raph. They were Raph with Important Jobs. Raph was Brother Raph and later Leader Raph. ... ... being forced to the front as he was dragged through a portal. The first thing she saw was Leo fall to the ground and the state of his arms. One was trembling and was neon blue all the way to his elbow. His other arm was the more shocking one as it was metal.
End notes:
I hope you liked Rad's Story and my portrayal of his system. I hope it wasn't too confusing for everyone as I tried not to use the professional terminology because raph's system wouldn't know them.
Both Raph and Rad will be systems in this story, this was my way of introducing everyone to the fact and showing how much Rad's system has changed since they were Raph.
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