#raph 2012

[cookieturtle26]

Leo vs Leo vs Leo vs Raph

[imagionationstation]

We should talk more about how instinctively respectful and polite the two hotheaded brothers of the bunch are. I mean, c'mon.

Before one of their first-ever human interactions, when Raph finds out that Murakami is blind, and thinks Mikey may have been a tad insensitive, he shuts that down with no hesitation. Doesn't say a word, which on its own communicates that he feels Mikey should know better because it's common sense. He thinks that this man, who he's never met before, who he knows nothing about other than he's a chef and he is blind, deserves inherent respect from his brothers.

And for his part, after Donnie and the brothers save Murakami and he offers to make them food, Donnie- through no influence of others, since he is the first to use this title, and April previously called him "Mr. Murakami" when she was telling them about the shop owner- decides to apply an honorific title "-san" to Murakami's name.

"Murakami-san, that was awesome!"

If they used the title "-san" all the time, then I wouldn't think much about it, but they don't. This is one of the few occurrences that it's used, and it's from when they're straight out of the sewers.

I really think this is a fact that goes under a lot of people's noses when they write fanfictions or the tempermental brothers interacting with others in general. If they have reason to suspect that they shouldn't like you, then they can be crass, sarcastic, and dismissive. But if you're just an everyday person? Not a threat and not on their bad side?

You can tell Splinter raised them right because they can be some of the most genuine and respectful young men on earth.

[vi050iv]

2012 turtle pile

[sleepis4theweak]

Apparently when my younger brother was just born my mom found him napping with his blanket fully covering him, and she pulled back the sheet (worried he couldn't breathe or something) to find him fully awake staring at her. It scared the shit out of her and she still talks about it to this day lmao

[renny-dorito]

He looks done with everyone and everything but also goofy ah in dis

[mangocatastrophe]

It's not projecting if the character already had that issue in the first place! Bonus panel + insights under cut

^ Character in background is my sona. Will probs post more abt her if yalls curious

I see myself in 2012 Raphael almost more than I do any other character. I am a really angry, loud, and opinionated person, I'm EXTREMELY easy to ragebait.

This comic is based on an exchange I regularly have with my parents.

"Why are you mad?" They ask, when all I did was slightly raise my voice. They act like they've never used the same tone of voice, and it ticks me off that I can't say "why are you mad?" back at them bc I'll end up grounded for talking back.

And idk, I feel like this is a problem Raph would have a lot too, so I thought I'd make a short comic on it.

(DM for details)

[fantasticfourfoodgroups]

the fact that we COULD HAVE HAD THIS SCENE

this would've been raph's number 1 greatest rage of all time.

why the fuck did they cut this? idc if it was time constraints bro, the stupidass scene where they're watching tv in the beginning of the episode coulda been cut instead? that shit was pointless.

AND NOW MY FAVE, RAPHAEL, GETS CALLED A FRAUD IN THIS FANDOM

GET ME OUT OF HERE