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alfi-always-writes · 1 year

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12. With Lee!Mikey ?😺

Priorities

Summary: It's time for training, but Mikey's in the middle of something important. Raph needs to help his little brother sort out his priorities.

Author's note: Thank you for the prompt, anon! This was so fun! I realized I almost never write for Raph, so I needed to remedy that ASAP. Enjoy!

Warnings: Just tickling, but if that's not your jam, please keep scrolling.

Word count: 1,069

12. "Come on, let me see that smile!"

"NOOO!"

"Mikey, I—"

"WHY, CRUEL WORLD—"

"Mikey, it's just a game!" Raph roared, rubbing his temples as a distraught Mikey caressed the screen that blinked the dreaded red words: YOU LOSE.

The video game car that Mikey had been operating did a surprising number of side rolls and ping-ponged off of several obstacles. Honestly, it was impressive that he made it as far as he had. Though this last game didn't go well, Mikey maintained an overall spot in second place—a feat Raph couldn't imagine achieving in this game.

The arcade blinked with multicolored lights, illuminating the youngest brother's distressed expression. Mikey gripped the steering wheel, resting his forehead against the plastic with a disheartened sigh. "I can't let Leo have the high score, Raph. It was mine, I worked so hard for it!"

Raph patted Mikey's shoulder with a soft, understanding look. "You'll get it back, little bro..." his voice shifted back to the gruff, firm tone he usually spoke in, "But not now. Time for training."

"I can't give up now! I'm this close!" Mikey mimed holding a popcorn kernel between his fingers, indicating the severity of the situation. "I'm in the zone, and you can't pause 'the zone' for anything!"

Raph forced a pleasant smile while speaking through gritted teeth. "But I told you we needed to go two games ago. Leo and Donnie are already waitin', and you know what happens when we leave them alone for too long."

Mikey's hands tightened on the wheel. "One more game!"

"No!" Raph grabbed Mikey around the middle to pull him away from the flashing screen, despite the younger brother's whining. His frustration was clearly building now, but Mikey was persistent nonetheless. That was the thing with Mikey: he was usually so laid back, so flexible, always willing to go with the flow; until he wasn't. And when he wasn't?

Well, those were the days that always confused and surprised Raph. He never understood Mikey's priorities and, despite how much stronger he was than Mikey, he had to actually try to pull Mikey away from the video game. Mikey held fast to the steering wheel, the chair, any fixed object he could find. He understood the importance of training, he really did, but why waste nineteen warmup games? Especially when he knew the next game would be the one.

"I don't want to!" Mikey said with all of the fire of a child about to see the dentist.

"We have—" he struggled to get a grip on Mikey's shell, "to go—" a small giggle escaped the youngest's mouth before Raph could finish his thought. His hands were clamped on the sides of Mikey's shell, and Mikey's mouth was clamped shut in the way it always was whenever anyone would...

The idea hit Raph suddenly, and he couldn't believe he hadn't come up with it sooner. "Mikey, I'm gonna give you one more chance to do the right thing, or else," Raph said, tapping his fingers impatiently against Mikey's sides. In the low, warm light of the arcade, he watched Mikey mentally rifle through his options while trying to keep his composure.

Neither option Raph presented involved Mikey getting what he wanted. Mikey knew Raph was just trying to do his best as their leader, but he was determined to reclaim his spot as the champ. Raph wouldn't be upset for too long, especially not with the youngest.

"Mikey?" Raph prompted, squeezing Mikey's sides a little more, earning a short snicker.

"You forgot about the secret third option," Mikey said with a wobbly grin, "where I beat Leo's high score!"

Raph chuckled at his stubborn brother, wrapping one arm around Mikey's shell to free his other hand. "Then you don't leave me any other choice." Using his free hand, Raph scribbled his fingers over Mikey's plastron and sides.

Mikey dissolved into squeaky giggles instantly, trying to fight the overwhelming urge to let go of the chair and protect himself. "Rahahahaph! Nohoho fahahair!"

"No fair? No fair?" Raph laughed and dug his fingers into Mikey's exposed armpit. The younger brother's undignified screams of laughter filled the lair. "Raph thinks you're the one who's not bein' fair!"

Mikey finally let go of the red chair, grabbing Raph's hand for lack of any better solution. "Ahahaham nohot!"

"Come on, let me see that smile!" Raph put Mikey on the ground, now using both hands to tickle him senseless.

Contrary to what people may think, Raph's strong, calloused hands could provide the most gentle, unbearable tickling sensation one could imagine. As the oldest of four brothers, he had perfected the art early in life. He knew exactly where to strike to bring his brothers down and, more importantly, how to tell when to stop.

For Mikey, this meant tickling any spot Raph could reach, switching places any time Mikey squirmed away from one sensation, leaving no spot un-tickled. Being quick and gentle was the best way to throw the youngest turtle into hysterics before going in for the kill.

"D'ya think it might be time for training, Mikey?" Raph asked with a mischievous smile.

Between the fingers now lightly wiggling against his neck, and the hand firmly squeezing his knee, Mikey was quickly losing the ability to think straight. He could only wrap his arms around his middle (a spot Raph was no longer going for) and do his best to squirm away from the tickly sensations.

"Mikey? You know Leo and Donnie ain't gonna wait forever," Raph said, slowing his hands enough to let Mikey's brain get the oxygen it needed to function.

"F-Fihihine!" was all the youngest could muster between his bouts of shrill cackles.

Raph released Mikey and stood up, watching the youngest inhale all the oxygen in the room. Sometimes he worried about pushing his littlest brother too far but seeing the award-winning smile on Mikey's face eased those concerns.

"If we train now, I promise we can work on beating the high score tonight. Deal?" He offered a hand, which Mikey wasted no time accepting.

"Deal! Leo won't even see it coming!"

"Um, see what coming?" came the hesitant voice of the group's face-man.

Raph gave Mikey a sly smile and a wink, ushering him out of the arcade. Sometimes it was difficult being the leader of the three most stubborn brothers in the world.

But how could he possibly want anything different?

#my writing #sfw tickle fic #sfw tickling community #rottmnt tickle fic #ticklish!mikey #sorry it's taking so long to fill prompts!#but this warmed my heart #i love raph and mikey so much #oldest brother and youngest brother duos are iconic

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sad-leon · 5 months

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So some of y'all need to go touch some grass and learn that brotherly affection can include forhead and cheek kisses without it being gross

I like to imagine Leo is very affectionate, but when his brothers show him affection, he freezes up. Especially after the invasion, he fucking cries when his brothers show him affection wihtout him needing to "earn it" or anything like that

#sad•leonart #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #rise leo #rise leonardo #rise donnie #rise donatello #rise mikey #rise michelangelo #rise raph #rise raphael #brotherly affection #featuring tail wags because yes #the image of leo pulling donnie away from his computer with a gentle forhead kiss to tell him he should go to bed #will forever live rent free in my head #and vice versa #theyre brothers your honour /ref #the brothers ever #i love them so much

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turtleblogatlast · 20 days

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I think a lot about Leo standing up for his brothers in the things that really matter to them.

Like- Leo is the one who immediately pushes Mikey and Donnie into finding Raph the second it’s clear that their oldest brother is missing because he knows Raph can’t handle being separated like that.

Leo is the one who stands up for Mikey when Mikey wants to go on a solo mission, actively vouching for him and being the one to convince Raph into letting Mikey go, because being independent and proving himself just as capable of standing on his own two feet as everyone else means so much to Mikey.

And Leo defends Donnie’s honor in particular when his brothers’ intelligence is insulted because Leo is well aware of how important Donnie’s smarts are to him - and how important having those smarts valued and acknowledged is as well.

All this goes right into just how well Leo knows his brothers. For as much as he’ll tease or fight with them, he knows them, and he loves them.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rottmnt headcanons #rise leo #listen Leo loves his family SO MUCH #and like it’s no accident that Leo is consistently the one to give pep talks that #very notably #are less ‘everyone as a group’ and more ‘all of you individually’#it’s heartening to see honestly and like #it works with how he is as both a person and as a fighter #he knows people he knows them so well he knows how they work what they’re like #which is SO USEFUL for subterfuge AND portal/teleportation strategy #my guy is charming his charisma comes from his understanding of people at an individual level #when he wants to be he is very very good at that #he’s still a teen who is too cocky for his own good at times but that does not negate his stellar other moments #he can be selfish he can be mean he can be rude but when push comes to shove he is so quick to stand up for his family #Mikey’s statement at the end of the movie about how Leo NEVER gave up on THEM is so important because it’s not JUST about the movie!!#that’s Leo as a whole he will never give up on his bros #portal jacked is telling of this too because although it has a lot of comedic moments #never once does Leo stop looking for a way to get his bros back #they’re everything to him #he’s the face man he’s a people person and he’s the number 1 pet turtle which I will discuss the implications of in this essay-#Will also say that when Leo does these moments of standing up for his bros he’s never expecting praise for it #he’s just glad they find Raph he just smiles when Mikey tells him he loves him he never mentions defending Donnie #leo has a tendency to show off fancy glittery moves but his real actions and feelings are sooo much more lowkey #that you have to be actively looking for them to catch them all #and I really really like that about him it’s so interesting HE is so interesting

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mmoofykins · 7 months

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Mmmmnjjee thinking about them so bad

theres something about no color i really like

@tapakah0’s jacob‘s ladder au!!

#Tjl fanart #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tapa‘s jacob‘s ladder au #future mikey #future raph #tmnt 2018 #Moofy‘s sketches #tjl au #i love love love all their designs in this so much #i havent drawn anything fun in such a long while #im feeling so good after this #rise of the tmnt #turtles fanart #did i use the right fanart tag for this au

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theplushiefox · 6 months

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look I was just thinking about how Donnie and Mikey seem to be much closer in the movie, like Donnie touches and hugs Mikey many times

Donnie probably had to comfort his baby bro a lot while their older brothers were arguing/fighting :(

Raph and Leo probably apologized to Mikey, made up for a week, then went right back to arguing

EDIT: part 2?? aftermath mainly.

#cue Donnie hiding in his lab a lot and telling Mikey to come hang out whenever he feels overwhelmed #i just love these bozos so much #rise leo #rise raph #rise donnie #rise mikey #rottmnt #tmnt #drawing this took the whole day omg #inconsistent turtles are inconsistent

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onionninjasstuff · 6 days

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guys im losing my mind. his new drip sucks so much. donnie WHY. i love him

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt future donnie #leo slaying it in his scarf and pants #raph rocking those eyelashes #mikey making me bite my laptop for the last 14 months #stylish edgy fashion icon donnie #IN BLACK OVERALLS #shut upppp djfshjdfkjdsjf #/lh #he looks so stupid but in a charmingly funny kind of way #every time i look at him i wanna laugh #i love it so much

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mintghostko · 7 days

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Sunset duo! they mean the world to me <3

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mensmommymilkers · 6 months

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Rise is fucking legendary pls take my humble human designs 🙏🙏 Forcing my arnis agenda on mutant April bc tonfa got their justice but not my man arnis sticks!!! Shoutout arnis

#rottmnt #rise Leo #rise donnie #rise raph #rise mikey #rise april #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #PLS I love them so much #my art

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tea-time221 · 2 years

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guess what i got into

dialogue:

donnie: my gay ass brother will show me the UGLIEST man ive ever seen and be like

leo: thoughts?

donnie: ..And prayers, gurl. idk what u want..

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #donatello #leonardo #farts n sharts #I LOVE BULLYING LEO SO MUCH ITS SO FUNNY #they r honestly so fun to draw #i need to draw mikey n raph next fr

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arsoniiii · 1 year

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weighted blankets>>>>>>

#rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #rise fanart #art #rise donnie #rise leo #rise mikey #rise raph #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt fanart #i love my weighted blanket #so much #so i am giving donnie one

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veearrifarrariboom · 3 months

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Neon Void chapter 22 spoilers.

Aaa

AaaaAAAAA Filled another page :D um as for the chapter here’s how I feel about it:

AUIPRJJVHSIAKAJAHGHCJKLOOONVAUAIJCNBANDKNZOHHOJHHEEUEUEUODNGIDWOEEDJQBYCIFOMGRIVVJJEISKVHSHSCAACAAOHTHISBOYCRAXYCRAZYYYUQIQKAJAJAJFBEHCODLKSNXN BAJA BLAST MENTION RED MYSTIC WARRIOR MENTION OHAOJFISKQJHAJCN 💥💥💥💥 I need a new sketchbook drew too much neon void. AAAA THIS IS WHAT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR BRO IT HAPPNED. BUT WHAT THE FART HAPPENS AT THE THANKSGIVING PARADE!????

Shakes you blows you up with my mind @sugarpasteltmnt

Also some doodles from before this mind boggling chapter came out

#rise of the tmnt #save rise of the tmnt #the neon void #neon void fanart #tnv fanart #rise leo #tnv chapter 22 spoilers #rise raph #rise mikey #everytime it said Raph I lost it.#ohhh ohhh ohhh aaaAJAH AHH DJAVKNS #dang this hallucination goes crazy!!#Leo this is real.#VINE BOOM #oh this boy is crazy crazy!#how are these guys supposed sit down and eat a big fat Turkey after this???#Reading TNV is like having the most deluxe million dollar thanksgiving dinner #I love tnv so much #the authors note after all that goes crazy

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iooiu · 1 year

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sister of four younger brothers = violence at every corner

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turtleblogatlast · 2 months

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I think a lot about Leo’s tendency to push his way into the spotlight despite clearly being a natural in the shadows. Hell, you could argue that his worst moments are when he’s forcing himself onstage, and his best are when he does things no one notices until it’s already been done.