#Shout out to A_llama_o on ao3 cuz the way they wrote leo in ONE (1) chapter single-handedly gave me this concept

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In my time honored tradition of “I like rise Leo but in a slightly to the left way of the general fanon interpretation” I propose: yes, Leo was being a bad leader and not communicating with his team during the movie because he didn’t want the responsibility of being leader HOWEVER he was not purposely self-sabotaging in an effort to get Raph to take leadership back. Instead, he was going solo and not working with anyone in order to avoid leadership altogether and not make calls and decisions that could potentially fail.

#Like the motivation (fearing responsibility) remains the same #and the results (basically the whole opening of the movie) are the same #But that in between part of the actual intent is *vital* and the purposeful self sabotage just angle never sat right with me #it’s another one of those things of “it’s probably what the writers intended but I like mine better” #Honestly my real fave is just exactly what the movie says which is “Leo’s a cocky bastard who thinks hes hot shit after beating shredder” #But no one ever just GOES with that so i gotta improvise #Shout out to A_llama_o on ao3 cuz the way they wrote leo in ONE (1) chapter single-handedly gave me this concept #like the idea of him going from “why won’t they trust me?!” To “oh no *they trust me*” #Nothing like a character getting what they wanted and finding its not all it’s cracked up to be #It also keeps leo away from the precarious fucking edge of fanon where he’s like the super sad boi who has major confidence issues #Again. The ghirdelli vs Hershey analogy #It’s about the VARIETY yknow #Rottmnt #‘Yknow I think my rise interest is dying down’ I say and then do this