#sep!donnie

[smol-bean-boi13]

Something something EW Donnie& Feral!Leo Fanart

(Yes this is a bit old)

@/cupcakeslushie ‘s au

[saga-project]

Little story? -🐝

.....s-sir? I mean. Papa?

[There was a thirteen year old Saga Cain looking back at the bee, wearing the black and crimson outfit of a Syndicate trainee and narrowing his good eye suspiciously.]

....y-you're not Papa. Wh....what is this place. Who are you.

[hyperfixationiris]

(In advance I apologize for any grammatical or syntax error that I may have, English is not my first language).

The Separated AU by @cupcakeslushie has been my complete adoration and obsession in recent days, so (with the author's permission) I created this playlist for Separated!Donnie!

I have chosen the songs mostly for their lyrics, so the musical genres may be all over the place, hehe.

The title comes from the mini comic "Thirds", also part of the Separated AU and creation of Cupcakeslushie, because damn, that interaction between Donnie and Splinter hit me hard.

That there are thirty-three songs (Three Three) in the playlist is... totally a coincidence! But it is one of which I feel very proud!

You can listen it on YouTube here or on Spotify here (I recommend the YouTube version more, since on Spotify I couldn't find all the songs or not in the versions I wanted).

Below is a brief explanation of why I chose some of the songs, (you can ignore this if you like) But enjoy the music and go see the Separated AU, I recommend it with all my heart!

(This part is very based on my interpretation of Sep!Donnie, so I may be wrong about some things.)

— "Saint Bernard" and "Cradles" are the first songs for being the ones I most associated with Donnie. The first for talking about being a failure and that there is something intrinsically "wrong" with you. The second I associated with his way of seeing the world and the fact that he does not perceive what has been done to him as abuse.

— The instrumental melodies I chose I feel they are a good reflection of his mental state, especially in one of his episodes.

— "Papercut" was a song I heard and it was immediately like: "Oh, yes, this is Donnie talking about Three and the hallucinations he has of his brothers".

— "Immer Sie" is one of the few songs I chose with a specific moment in mind, in this case: Donnie attacking his family because he felt they were leaving him behind and abandoning him. The song speaks of a desperate and almost aggressive love, in addition to having in its lyrics a fairly broken syntax. That is why I think it can reflect Donnie's altered mental and emotional state in that specific moment.

— There is a song that clashes a lot with the others and is "Lovefool (Remix)". However I think it represents the affectionate behaviors, although sometimes too intense, of Donnie, as well as his need to be loved.

— I think "Pale Machine" is a song that would play once Donnie was rescued by his family and once he was living with them. Although he is very happy and basically the situation is a dream come true, that does not mean that all his problems are fixed.

— Two other songs for specific moments are "What I've Done" and "Cop Graveyard". I am referring to the moment Mikey finds out about the collars his brother made for Big Mama, and when Donnie realizes that he basically helped Shredder poison Leo's mind.

— "Rolling Girl" is the first of the comfort songs, being a reflection of the way Donnie sees himself and how his family is doing everything possible to help him out of that vicious circle.

— I see "Demons" as a song dedicated to the relationship between Donnie and Vee (which I love). In turn, "Devil Town" would be Donnie's relationship with Leo, Raph and Mikey.

— "New Soul" is basically Donnie on the road to recovery, with its ups and downs.

— Finally, "Somewhere I Belong" is not exactly a happy or entirely positive song, but whose central theme is something that Donnie has been working on and has wished all his life: a place to belong to.

And with this ends my TED Talk, thanks for coming.

[saga-project]

Saga. I see you have your very own account. Hm. And I thought I’d finally found peace.

…Kidding. How are things?

-🫧 (Seltzer)

Hiiiii Seltzer where’ve you been I thought you left that’s kind of meannnnn of youuuu—

Sorry, sorry. He’s, uh. Kinda in the middle of what would be nesting season right now, and it’s hitting him extra hard because he’s a repressed little bitch—

Meannnnn.

DON DON’T FUCKING LICK ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH Y—

Everything greaaaaaaat. Love youuuu.

[saga-project]

Now that I have officially won at autism, there’s something I need all of you to do.

I need you to go firebomb Autism Speak’s headquarters. Chop chop. Your king demands it.

[saga-project]

Do you want to be left alone by everyone? -Three

Inevitably I will mess up with you too, so.

I'm used to being alone. Don't act like you care.

[saga-project]

Stop overthinking things, you idiot. She probably just needs space. She probably doesn't hate you.

Just go to sleep and stop refreshing your messaging apps every five seconds.

Go to sleep.

[saga-project]

*walks in through a portal, holding a bag stuffed full of supplies* -🐝

[It was Raph that approached first, with a tired smile.]

Thanks. You really didn’t have to do all this, it’s—

[He cut himself off and winced at the screamed speech and insane laughter coming from the other room, loud enough to hear.]

—I’LL REND THE FLESH FROM YOUR PATHETIC—sssssYNAPSES FAIL—PAPA PLEASE PLEASE IT HURTS IT HURTS MAKE IT STOP LET ME GO LET ME GO I HAVE TO SEE PAPA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHHEHEHE—