One thing to note about Rise!Nico and Usagi is that they're really good friends.
They met at the Battle Nexus, when they fought against each other, and have been friends since then. Usagi is the one taking Nico out of his war vet mindset, allowing him to be a real teenager for once.
They often hang out together, tease each other, and share life experiences. It's like Nico can be free alongside Usagi, and vice versa.
Nico is the biggest supporter of Leosagi (being the one who introduced them) and the three of them hang out a lot too. To summarize, they're besties.
(maybe that's just an excuse for me to draw a complex scene? Prooobablyyy)
Would gladly appreciate constructive criticism. Tbh I'm kinda new to the Rise fandom (long term relationship with 2012) but I find the art style so pretty
Would gladly appreciate constructive criticism. Tbh I'm kinda new to the Rise fandom (long term relationship with 2012) but I find the art style so pretty
Context: After the alien invasion, the turtles and other people formed the resistance. A couple of years into it, a strange toddler yokai appears in the base, a little rat they names Nico and raised along with the others.
Nico was always close to the turtles, specially Michelangelo, whose he used to call “Master Mikey”. He has the natural power of telekinesis, and after too much begging, he starts to train his magic with Mikey, and his combat with Leo.
As he grows older, and people he cares about starts to die, Nico finds comfort in being with Mikey, like a father figure he never had, and Mikey thinks the same.
But when the resistance fails and they have no hope but to go back in time, Nico watches as the person he looks up the most sacrifices himself for the greater good.
(You can call him my version of casey jones? Yeah. Idc, I love my little rat)
After splinter's death, 2012!Nico started to feel the PTSD of his past traumas and adventures finally catching up to him. With his family falling apart now that their dad is gone, he starts to think that they would probably be better off without him, that he's a burden.
He plans on ending it all, but he needs to talk to his closest brother first. He needs to say something to Donnie before going away for good so he doesn't worry. He gives his nintendo DS to Donatello in hope of easing his pain, as a final gift.
But Donnie isn't having it. He won't let his brother die. There comes time for an intervention. [Continuation]
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This one is very sentimental to me. Tmnt 2012 falls into deep places of my being and is allowing me to express my thoughts so yay(?)