i haven't been writing or been active these past week, but today i’m back with some questions, because i'm a curious person and i want to yap: which turtle do you think you're most similar to? which turtle do you think you're least similar to? which is your favorite turtle or the one you're in love with? do you prefer to ship each turtle with someone (whether it's a reader, oc or canon character) who has a similar personality to them, or do you prefer to ship them with someone who is more different?
obviously, us in the fandom already know what their personalities are, but i wanted to ask my family and friends to tell me who they think i’m the most like and the least like, so i created a list of adjectives for each turtle to describe them. i’m posting them below so you can check them out. these lists are based on their general personalities, so their rottmnt and point grey (mutant mayhem/tottmnt) versions don't quite fit, for example.
the people closest to me and i have come to the conclusion that the turtle i’m the most similar to is donatello, while the one i’m the least similar to is leonardo. this doesn't mean i don't share some traits with leonardo, but overall he's the one who's furthest from me in terms of general personality. i’m the youngest in my family, so i think this has had an impact on that ahah. michelangelo and raphael are both close seconds for me, since i have many traits from both, but personally i feel closer to michelangelo than raphael overall. again, probably because i’m the youngest and this influenced who i am a lot.
so, at the end, my ranking from the one who resembles me the most to the one who resembles me the least is: donatello, michelangelo, raphael, and leonardo.
but my favorite turtles, and the ones i’m also in love with, are leonardo and raphael. especially bayverse leonardo and bayverse raphael. i refuse to choose one or the other. they both share my heart.
regarding shipping preferences: i'm a leonardo and raphael selfshipper so i prefer to ship them with characters similar to me, ergo someone who overall has a different personality than theirs. the readers that i create for my fanfictions, even though i try to make them as general as possible so that everyone can see themselves in them, are based mostly on myself. however, my favorite thing to do is to make the turtle of choice and the oc/reader they're shipped with generally feel 50% similar and 50% different. for example, maybe the reader or the oc has a different personality from the turtle of choice in question, but they have the same interests or they share some traits but not all of them. or they have different interests but similar personalities. i like it when there are differences to explore and ships that complement each other like pieces of a puzzle ("you have everything that i lack" or "your strengths are my weaknesses and viceversa"), but at the same time i think it's also important to highlight the commonalities that make them recognize themselves in each other and understand one another.
one more thing, and this concerns especially the bayverse turtles. since bayverse leonardo and bayverse raphael are not good at navigating emotions and feelings, both their own and those of others, i prefer to pair them with readers who are emotionally intelligent and sensible. and since bayverse donatello and bayverse michelangelo tend to be more passive and they tend to follow their big brothers, i prefer to pair them with readers who aren't and that will speak up.
what about you? i’m curious to read your responses! i think it's a fun topic to discuss; it could spark a debate about who we are vs. what attracts us and where our shipping preferences lie! i clearly have an opposite attracts thing going on ahah♡
ෆ an: i’d like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has followed me on this account this month, everyone who's liked and reblogged my fanfics, and everyone who has left a comment both here on tumblr and on my ao3. thank you so much, really! i will be back with new stories soon!♡
iterations: 2003 tmnt, 2007 tmnt, IDW tmnt, 2012 tmnt, bayverse tmnt, rottmnt, batman vs tmnt, point grey tmnt (mutant mayhem/tottmnt), general/non-specific tmnt.
characters: leonardo, raphael, donatello, michelangelo.
disclaimer: use the ask box to send your requests. you can send multiple requests. you can send anonymous requests. if you're unsure whether what you want to request is against my rules or not: just send it; the worst thing i can do is to ignore it (but please read the “what i won’t write” part of this post attentively). these rules may change in the future if i think of other things to add. check my tmnt requests masterlist post to see if your request is there. even if you've followed all the rules, i may not be inspired enough by the idea in your request, and i may decide to ignore it. please don't feel bad about it. maybe i can't find the words to write it properly, or maybe it's something i’m just having trouble imagining, or maybe i’m not comfortable with the topic. i’m sure you will find someone else who’ll want to write it! how long does it take me to write? it could take a day, a week, a month, or more. unfortunately, i’m a free spirit with no discipline (;-;). you have the responsibility to curate your own space: if there's something you don't like or feel uncomfortable about: ignore it. learn all the fandom etiquette rules.
—♡𝜗𝜚 what i will write:
ෆ headcanons and written pieces (imagines, drabbles, flash-fics, one-shots).
ෆ for headcanons: i can write them either centered only on your turtle of choice, all the turtles (separated or platonic/familiar with each other) or turtle of choice/turtles x reader (i prefer to write female readers but for headcanons i can also write gender neutral readers).
ෆ for written pieces: i only write romantic and/or sexual turtle of choice/turtles x female reader. i only write cis-female-human-reader. however, i can write: genderbend turtle of choice x female reader, trans-male turtle of choice x female reader, trans-female turtle of choice x female reader. i’m a cis-woman ally and this is a lgbtq+ friendly space, i just need to self-insert in the reader, i'm sorry.
ෆ the turtles will always be in love with the reader, but i can write them being straight, bi, pan, lesbian (if the turtle is genderbend or transfem), ace, demiromantic, demisexual. the same thing goes for the reader. i can write unrequited love between the turtle of choice and the reader, but only if it's temporary.
ෆ i want the reader to remain as generic as possible, but you can customize her a little. for example if you want her to be more introverted or more extroverted. or if you want her to have a certain body type. or if you want her to have a specific hobby. i only write female-human-readers, but she can have powers or be something like a witch, vampire, werewolf, fairy, ghost, mermaid etc. just don’t overdo it.
ෆ love triangles, threesomes and poly-relationships. both turtle of choice x female reader x turtle of choice or turtle of choice x female reader x other character. i can also try and write all the turtles x female reader if you want.
ෆ sfw and nsfw (for the nsfw stuff all the characters will be adults by default).
ෆ fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, whump, smut, alternative universes, age-gap, various kinks, omegaverse, common fictional tropes.
ෆ you can send dialogue prompts, songs/lyrics to take inspiration from, other types of prompts that you can find here on tumblr.
ෆ i'm open to write darker stuff (non-con, dub-con, big age-gap between adults, stalking, kidnapping, yandere, power dynamics).
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 what i won’t write:
ෆ romantic and/or sexual pairings that aren’t turtle of choice/turtles x reader.
ෆ male readers and/or amab readers (but as i said: i can write gender neutral readers for headcanons).
ෆ pregnancy and kids (sorry but everything that involves these topics makes me extremely uncomfortable. in my book the turtles can’t have biological children and the reader will always be against becoming a mother. the only exception is if they decide to take in an abandoned older child in an apocalyptic scenario, like future rise leo and casey jr or 2012 raph and mira. however! breeding kink is both allowed and encouraged).
ෆ written pieces and headcanons centered around platonic/familial relationships between the turtles and the reader (i’m just not interested in writing it, sorry).
ෆ extreme gore (i have a weak stomach for it).
ෆ food used in sexual situations (nothing against it, just not my thing).
ෆ vomit or poop used in sexual situations (i am okay with pee).
──⋆⭒˚.⋆𑣲Ი𐑼between neverland and wonderland✐ᝰꪑ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆──
˗ˏˋ ꒰ you can call me rosemary, rose or mary. whichever you prefer ෆ she/her ෆ 20+ ෆ writer ෆ selfshipper first, multishipper second ෆ nerd ෆ romantic daydreamer in love with love who should stop thinking about fictional men and should finish her studies (i’m not made to live in the real world) ꒱ ˊˎ˗
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—♡𝜗𝜚 this is my writing blog and will be dedicated to my x reader fanfictions, images and headcanons (with occasional cc x oc, shipping and cross-shipping, character analysis and opinions). i only write female!reader because i need to self-insert into everything that i write (lol) but i might write some gn!reader stuff too. i’ll write both sfw and nsfw things. everything will be tagged appropriately so always check the rating (i use the ao3 G T M E rating system + the nsfwᝰ! mdniᝰ! warning), the cw (content warnings) and the tags so that you can avoid what you don’t want to read (or search for what you are interested in). at the moment i have the intention of writing only for the tmnt fandom, especially for bayverse leonardo and bayverse raphael, but this is likely to change in the future.
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 if you are a minor you can interact with my sfw posts but please don’t interact with the nsfw ones and don’t follow me. i know that i can’t stop you from reading mature and explicit content if that’s what you want to do, so at least have the courtesy of not interacting directly with it, please.
—♡𝜗𝜚 english is not my first language, so i’m sorry if i make some errors or if my sentences are weird! feel free to correct me since i don’t have a beta reader. i’m also always looking for ways to improve my writing, so i’m open to constructive criticism!
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 feel free to ask me stuff about my opinions, my wips, my ideas and my headcanons, especially about tmnt, even if my requests are closed. i will ignore any asks that incite hatred or seek to start arguments and discourse of any kind. i want this blog to be primarily dedicated to my writing, my interests and to remain a positive and safe place for myself and others, so if you're here to start something know that i won't give you a second of my time. aside from that i’d love to have respectful discussions about different opinions and ideas with others so if you want to talk about tmnt related things i’m all ears!
—♡𝜗𝜚 you don’t have my permission to copy or post my stuff in other places. i do appreciate likes/kudos, reblogs and comments, so thank you so much to all those who support me in this way!♡
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 you can take inspiration from me for both your writing and your drawings, i would be very happy if what i write inspired you to create something, but i would appreciate if you credited me. i would also appreciate if you tagged me because i want to read/see and support you!
˗ˏˋ ꒰ fiction ≠ reality ෆ ship and let ship ෆ don’t like don’t read ෆ anti-censorship ෆ anti-harassment ෆ i’ll never judge someone for their taste in fiction (and i don't think you should either) ෆ fictional characters are not real people, they can’t be hurt ෆ people should have the freedom to write and draw whatever they want (unless they are writing about/drawing real people) ꒱ ˊˎ˗
˗ˏˋ ꒰ tags ꒱ ˊˎ˗
#rosemarylovert -> all my posts
#gettoknowrory -> pinned post and things about me
#rorymasterlist -> all my masterlists
#rorywrites -> headcanons and written pieces (ideas, imagines, blurbs, drabbles, flash-fics, one-shots, long fics)
#roryyaps -> announcements, opinions, thoughts, asks
#roryinlove -> all the things related to my selfships
here are three moodboards full of things that represent me and characters i identify with. every images was taken from pinterest except the picrew and the one of the eye which is a picture of my eye.
˗ˏˋ ꒰ more about me (if you want to know me better) ꒱ ˊˎ˗
—♡𝜗𝜚 i've been active in fandom spaces since i was just a teenager. i used to have a different username on all my social media and on all the fanfiction sites where i used to post, but i decided to start over from scratch with new accounts and a new username. i haven't completely abandoned my old accounts, i'll probably continue using them when i feel like it, but i've decided to separate the old me from the new me. for this reason, i won't reveal my old username, but those who knew me before or have read my old fanfictions might recognize me, maybe :P
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 as i said in my pinned post, english is not my first language. i’m italian and while i know english quite well, sometimes i still use the help of a translator to write things, especially my original stories and my fanfictions. you’re more than welcome to tell me if my sentences have any errors or if they need to be changed to have a better flow.
—♡𝜗𝜚 i don't use or will ever use ai to write. everything that i publish is 100% written by me. it makes no sense to me to publish something that i didn't create or that doesn't come from my thoughts, opinions and ideas, especially since writing and creating stories has always been my favorite hobby and my greatest passion. i live in my imagination and putting my daydreams on paper, or on my computer/phone, it's the only way i can make them a little more real, the only way i can share them and talk about them with others, and the only way i can always remember them. writing has always been an important part of me since i was a child, especially since i've always been a girl with big feelings but little voice to express them. i'm not against ai, it can be a useful and fun tool in many ways, and i’m not the type to judge those who use it for their creative endeavors (as long as they admit of doing so), but you will not find it here.
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 i'm a very shy, bashful, introverted and socially awkward girl. i have trouble making friends and especially maintaining them, even online, and i have a really bad case of social anxiety. sometimes i disappear and take long breaks because my life is a mess, i'm ashamed of my academic failures and my mental health goes up and down. i enjoy meeting new people online and getting to know them, sharing interests and having conversations, but my social battery dies very quickly. i suspect that i may be neurodivergent (adhd with some autistic traits) but i'm not sure, i still need to get a diagnosis. i'm a weird individual for sure and i do feel different from the majority of other people (i don't mind it, at least i can delude myself into thinking i’m unique and special :P). i’ve dealt with depression and anxiety in the past. i’m a huge nerd but once i’m interested in something i think only about that one thing until the interest dies down (and right now it’s tmnt). i'm a perfectionist who’s unfortunately very lazy and these two things fight with each other all the time. i’m creative, curious, adventurous and full of ideas but also the definition of “full of potential but zero discipline” and “stuck in her head all the time”. i went from a mature child to a childish adult. from an independent, ambitious and confident child to a dependent, underachieving and insecure adult. unfortunately i peaked in middle school, but at least i got humor! i'm full of contradictions but that’s just the complexity of a human being, isn’t it? i’m introspective and i tend to intellectualize and overthink things. people describe me as quiet, reserved, stubborn, rational, solitary and sassy but also naive at times, absent-minded, sentimental, emotional (at least internally), adaptable and empathetic. my friends say that i’m too passive, kind and non-confrontational, that i forgive too easily and that i play too much the devil’s advocate. my dad says that i’m too idealistic, that i have standards too high and that i should leave my imaginary world to come and live down on the real one. the rest of my family think that i’m bossy, tough and sometimes uncaring. i say that i’m a non-judgmental, “live and let live” kind of person that tries to understand others, gives the benefit of the doubt, always tries to look on the bright side of things, tend to always hope for the best and that cares about protecting her peace. unfortunately having peace and being left alone in my chaotic home is almost impossible so i tend to be harsher there (nobody asked but i do have mommy issues yes, i’ll admit it). i'm an extremely romantic person who’s in love with love. the real world is too small, boring and tiring for me, so i often escape into my fantasies. my irl best friend said that i have the vibes of the typical female main character in romance and fantasy anime (in particular she said that i reminded her of sophie hatter from howl moving castle and shizuku tsukishima from whisper of the heart), and this is the best compliment that someone ever gave me and i’ll always keep it in my heart. to summarize my personality so you can get an idea of who i am, or at least a part of me: i'm a INFP 9w8 so/sp with 369 (3w2 - 6w7 - 9w8) as my tritype, but i'm still studying the mbti and the enneagram so these informations could change. and if you care about astrology i'm a pisces sun, aquarius moon and gemini rising. if i had to describe myself using the tmnt i would say that on the surface i’m a mix of a general leonardo and a general donatello while on the inside i’m a mix of a general michelangelo and a general raphael. i share some aspects of myself with all of them and i can’t choose just one to describe who i am. i'm a cishet ally (but i might be bisexual with a preference for masculinity tbh, i'm still figuring stuff out. i know that i don’t care what someone has in their pants).
—♡𝜗𝜚 i like writing, reading (every genre, i’m omnivorous), drawing, anime & manga, cartoons & comics, otome games & dating sims, videogames, movies (again, every genre. but i prefer animation, fantasy and horror) and theories/analysis. i love music and i listen to everything. i have an interest in literature, art, poetry, philosophy, psychology, mythology and lately i'm becoming more interested in scientific subjects too (is this donatello's influence?). i wish i didn't have to get a degree and then work so that i could have time and energy for everything above. my favorite color is pink and my second favorite is brown, but i also love green, lilac, red and pastel colors in general! i love cute things and i have the biggest sweet tooth (chocolate >>> everything else). i love every weather and every seasons except summer and when it’s too hot outside. my soul rests between the end of winter and the beginning of spring. when it rains, storms, snows or it’s windy my soul feels calm and inspired, when it’s sunny i feel like i can do anything and everything will be alright. i’m a night owl with a fucked up sleep schedule who loves the dawn and has breakfast as her favorite meal of the day. i’m one of those people that can’t live without coffee (with milk and lots of sugar).
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 since i created this account thanks to my hyperfixation for tmnt, i'll talk about how it was born: i've known this franchise since i was a child. i was introduced to it with the 2003 series and the 1990s movies (my older brothers are big fans of the latter), and later i watched some episodes of the 2012 series when it aired, but i was just a casual watcher. then in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, one of my brothers lent me his DVDs of the two michael bay movies. i fell madly in love with bayverse leonardo (and later bayverse raphael won me over too), so i was swallowed up by this universe and its characters. i had spent my time reading fanfictions and writing something of my own (but never published) for a year. then my obsession went into hibernation until, in early 2025, i decided to rewatch the two bayverse movies and i fell in love all over again (this time with bay raphael first and then bay leonardo reclaimed me. now i love both at the same time lol). this time, however, instead of focusing only on the bay universe, i decided to caught up on everything. as of now i watched all the movies (1990s trilogy, 2007, turtles forever, bayverse duology, tmnt vs batman, rise the movie, mutant mayhem), i started reading the comics published by IDW and i started to rewatch/watch the series (i'm still on the first season of 2003, 2012 and rise and i still have to start tales because i'm slow and unfortunately i'm an adult with a life i hate it, but i still remember things from when i first watched 2003 and 2012, and i love spoilers so i already know everything that happens in every iteration lol). i also plan to read the original mirage comics and i want to try to watch at least the first season of the 1987 series. i tried to watch the next mutation but... i don't like it lol. my absolute favorite iteration is bayverse, a very unpopular opinion but i'm biased and in love so what can i say. my top 3 tmnt iterations: bayverse, 2007 and 2003. when it comes to the leonardos and the raphaels, i love every single one of them in every iterations, but i do have my favorites. my top 3 leonardo: bay leo, 2007 leo, 2003 leo. my top 3 raphael: bay raph, 2007 raph, rise raph. i love every donatellos and michelangelos too, i'm just not in love with them ahah. i also really love miyamoto usagi so i have the intention to read his original comic usagi yojimbo and his new comic serie usagi yojimbo: kaito. (yes i like leosagi, i’m a multishipper, but i’m a selfshipper first and so i’m picky when it comes to how i enjoy other ships. for example i only like leosagi in a "they are my two bi boyfriends who kiss me and also kiss each other" way :P or to put it differently… usagi: "this is my boyfriend leonardo, this is his girlfriend rosemary and this is her boyfriend raphael. rosemary and i started dating too." this applies to all the tmnt ships that involve leonardo or raphael, both the canon ones and the fanon ones: i like them but i’m very picky in how they are portrayed and i don’t really feel comfortable interacting with works (fanarts, fanfictions and ship-posts) about them not made by me. unfortunately i'm jealous, possessive and greedy, sorry).
—♡𝜗𝜚 continuing what was written above: i'm a leonardo and raphael selfshipper, especially for their bayverse version but their other iterations are included too. they are not real but my feelings are. i am in love with them. and i like to believe that they are in love with me too. for the people who are also selfshipper/yumeshipper: i'm sharing, i don't mind doubles at all. i have feelings of jealousy and displeasure only towards their canon ships or canon characters of their series shipped with them (see above), but other people like me who ship themselves with them or ship their ocs with them or that really love them as characters? you are very welcome here! (i mean, shippers and anyone else is welcome here too, just don’t mention anything about certain ships making more sense or being canon, please).
—♥︎𝜗𝜚 other fandoms/media that have my interest (just a few because the list is way too long): genshin impact, honkai star rail, love and deepspace, diabolik lovers, the arcana, inazuma eleven, blue lock, haikyuu, fields of mistria, stardew valley, free iwatobi swim club, attack on titan, obey me shall we date, nana, kamisama kiss, witch hat atelier, w.i.t.c.h., fairy oak, studio ghibli movies, bungo stray dogs, madoka magica, winx, sailor moon, jujutsu kaisen, dragon ball, my candy love, sugar sugar rune, wakfu, yona of the dawn, pretty cure, made in abyss, yuri on ice, brothers conflict, owari no seraph, no.6, amnesia, bleach, land of the lustrous.
—♡𝜗𝜚 i like talking about myself and i overshare, have you noticed? but if you've read everything up to this point it means you were interested :P
