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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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When fellow fans want to make comics and fics based on your character analysis essays that you've been Tumblring for literally over half a decade, you know you've made it as a Fan Who Knows Things.

#b team my beloveds #b team #mikey and donnie slide around the autistic spectrum like me #donnie and mikey adore each other and their brains #the 2012 tmnt are all autistic #mikey has a temper #give mikey caffeine for his adhd #let mikey be depressed #i love this fandom #writing ninja turtles as imaginary coping mechanisms #i love them #i have too many headcanons #it took me a long time to shape a lot of headcanons #analyzing my blorbos #neuropsychology of michelangelo #donatello is a precious geek and he adores mikey #donnie is tired #ooops i'm going to torment mikey again

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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@this-world-of-beautiful-monsters has a list of Mikey Angst fics. Mine are on it, obviously. It's a great rabbit hole. Wow, I've gotten more confident with plugging my work.

I recall multiple people asking me for recommendations.

Enjoy your angst, fellow Mikey Whump Lovers.

(hello, precious child, I will break you)

#they call me the queen of tmnt mikey whump #ooops i'm going to torment mikey again #angst fic #yay angst #Mikey the lifegiver #neuropsychology of michelangelo #mikey is an iron woobie #break the cutie #i love him okay

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brightlotusmoon · 6 months

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Okay, so now that more of us understand that with ADHD, the rampant inconsistencies are a huge part of the disability, ie executive dysfunction and dyspraxia and time blindness and hyperfocus yada yada yada, I'm going to dig back through all my Mikey And His ADHD posts to spot times I talked about his rejection sensitivity frustration moments. Especially 2003, who didn't get much screen time when it came to exploring the hidden depths behind the goofiness. In this essay I

#canon adhd #give Mikey caffeine for his ADHD #neuropsychology of Michelangelo thesis #neurogender

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brightlotusmoon · 7 months

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I think people mistake confidence with arrogance. At least that’s what I think (I am referring to the anon who said people think you have a complex) you are an activist they see the word activist they think oh that woman is arrogant they judge you before they get to know you which sucks. I find your takes intriguing and thought provoking.

You're correct, that's what it's about. I've also been told that I come across as not worth bullying. It's hard to chip away at someone who has spent decades learning how to shield properly, who has already chipped away at themselves, opening up their vulnerable sides, showing people that they've already gone through the process of self scorn and come out with a stronger sense of self, knowing that things will keep growing and changing.

Let's take that down its obvious path to 2003 Mikey, whose confidence has always been mistaken for arrogance and brattiness and asshole behavior. He's a person who is already in touch with what he wants. That can come across as him being callous, insensitive, unknowingly insulting. But he's got a lot of generosity, kindness, understanding, hyperempathy, an uncanny ability to soothe emotional turmoil.

In fact, a wonderful fanfic by our archivist @hummerhouse explored Mikey's capacity for acceptance, his lack of greed for big things, how he's satisfied enough to know all he needs is his loved ones, his family being safe and together and able to chill out and not worry about being hunted, perhaps to sit in the sun with them and bask.

(The Last Ronin strips that from him like being flayed alive, isn't that fascinating?)

#tmnt mikey and me #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #why i write queer tmnt #the ninja turtles are all autistic #tmnt mikey is a stoner

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brightlotusmoon · 2 months

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audhd mikey will be CANON in tottmnt ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

Yes it will! Yes it will!

#neuropsychology of Michelangelo thesis #i created this Tumblr because of Michelangelo

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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This was in 2012, when being ADHD and/or autistic was still badly misunderstood and stimming wasn't seen as good or natural.

Now, at least on Tumblr, we are free to love and chew our favorite art things and then tell each other about it. Just like cats.

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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Fanfic: The Square Root of Infinity, Ninja Turtles | FanFiction

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3159349/1/The-Square-Root-of-Infinity

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"So it's okay then." And Mikey was up, flipping to his feet and then reaching back down. Raph stared at his outstretched hand.

"How..."

Mikey waited.

"How can you forgive me so easily?" His voice had stopped cracking, was coming out low, rough. "How can you care, just like that?"

And that sad smile was back. "I think the question is how could I not?" Mike sighed and shifted slightly, balancing on the balls of his feet. "Raph, there was never a question in my mind about whether or not I trusted you, or would forgive you. I did the second I saw you with the pipe in your hand."

Raph choked.

"It's like, counting the stars, picking up every individual grain of sand from a beach, or calculating the square root of infinity." Mike's eyes were like twin lasers, pinning Raph in place. "You're my brother – it's impossible for me to hate you. It can't be done. And I'm not gonna waste my time trying, when I could be stopping Donnie from eating all the cheese popcorn." His hand was still reaching out for him. "Understand?"

Raphael looked at the hand, and then reached out, grabbing it, letting his baby brother pull him up, and up, and then he was there, crushing Mikey, hugging him as though trying to keep him in one piece. Mikey hugged him back, burying his face into his brother's shoulder.

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This is Michelangelo. He knows what he's about.

This is also exactly why AU explorations of his psychology and his dynamic with each brother are the best things ever, in this essay I will

#leo and mikey #mikey and leo astral project together #spiritual intuition bros #2003 mikey deserved better #leonardo the honor nerd #raph and his heart #raph and mikey #the lead pipe incident #tmnt and cptsd #tmnt fanficton #my favorite fanfic writers #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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Watch "tmnt 2003 mikey bio" on YouTube

Mikey out-ninjaing his family, by the way.

#2003 mikey was portrayed poorly and set up to be slapstick comic relief by himself #2003 mikey deserved better #it took me a long time to shape a lot of headcanons #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #mikey is everyone's little brother #mikey is an iron woobie #mikey is a trickster demigod #tmnt mikey is naturally psychic #michelangelo the unpredictable wild child #mikey is emotionally resilient #mikey is emotionally intelligent and reads a lot #mikey is a cat

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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Michelangelo Proved He's Actually TMNT’s Smartest Turtle

...and Michelangelo is a party dude. Based on those personality traits– which have more-or-less been held up through the ages– one would assume that the smartest Turtle on the team is Donatello, since he does the machines (obviously), with Leonardo being a close follow-up as leadership of a ninja clan presumably requires intelligence. In fact, the last Turtle fans should expect to be the smartest is Michelangelo since ‘party dudes’ are notorious for being immature and making poor decisions–but in reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

#tmnt michelangelo is a very complex character and i love him #i created this tumblr because of michelangelo #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #mikey is smarter than they think #mikey loves psychology #mikey is emotionally resilient

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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I just learned I have a "biggest fan" in a TMNT Discord server, they love all my Mikey analysis posts. This has been carrying me alongside my meds all day.

#musings on ninja turtles #myboys #i created this tumblr because of michelangelo #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #i love this fandom #the 2012 tmnt are all autistic #tmnt michelangelo appreciation

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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I'm not woobifying him so much as cracking him open, seeing what's the best way to mess with his psychology, and shooting a confetti canon at him from all angles. It's still going to hurt, but that's what cracking jokes is for.

#i love him okay #mikey is a trickster demigod #break the cutie #look I've been at this for a while of course my headcanons will grow and change #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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They're Mutants So Human Rules Don't Really Apply | Archive of Our Own

Am I really the only one with tags like that in the TMNT AO3 fandom?

Good thing I'm also under 'Autistic Michelangelo' and 'Michelangelo Has ADHD'. I don't think that was even a thing until a few years ago.

#tmnt #my neurodivergent turtle children #i created this tumblr because of michelangelo #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #tmnt is my special interest #I write stories for adults #i might have been the one who started the psychic mikey headcanons in the 90s #donatello is autistic obviously but so is michelangelo

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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The Path/Transcript | TMNTPedia | Fandom

[Splinter sits on a chair in the center of a room. There are bookcases on either side of him filled with books and both books and scrolls are stacked around the chair. His walking stick leans against a stack of those books, and in one hand he holds a lily, in the other he holds nunchaku.]

Splinter "Lonely warrior, your path is difficult. Should we strive to be as cold-hearted as our worst enemy? Like your mighty brothers, you too are a warrior born and trained. You, though, are not as steely-edged as may be required... You follow your heart on a broken, curving road to uncertain destinations. Even so, there may still be balance for you. Will you choose wisely? With compassion? Or will you think only of yourself? We shall see."

He's talking about Mikey, by the way. Mikey is the lotus.

And then his cat dies in his arms. But he adopts one of the kittens, Klunk II.

@remmushound this is what's happening in the astral plane with the Multiverse Memories movie screen. Bayverse Splinter has some Feelings to sort through.

Ooooh, I should find the issue of City At War where The Rat King shows up during Splinter's hallucinogens, and Splinter is given a This Is Why You Suck trope speech about why he won't reach nirvana. Haha burn.

#mirage tmnt #tmnt mikey reminds me to be optimistic #there is always a klunk in tmnt #tmnt klunk #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis #i can't stop talking about tmnt Mikey #i love him okay #mikey deserves better #mikey does so much emotional labor

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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Mikey relieving group stress by rambling about apparent nonsense ADHD style until everyone stares him is annoyingly effective. It's happened in every single iteration, it's almost one his trademarks, and these days I'm seeing more fic writers realizing that Michelangelo's humor is actually pretty fucking morbid and he chooses to be light and perky on purpose. Because I do that too.

#tmnt mikey reminds me to be optimistic #the neuropsychology of michelangelo #stop calling mikey stupid 2020

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brightlotusmoon · 9 months

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Favorite version Of Mikey

Uhhhhhhlhhmmmm

I need to think about this.

(I mean, there's the Mikey in my head who's cobbled together out of all of them.)

I'd say IDW is my favorite, because he's so clearly a blend of Mirage, Archie, 1990, and 2003. And Kevin himself made him.

Rise Mikey is a very very close second.

#i have been in the tmnt fandom since it started #being an elder fan #neuropsychology of michelangelo thesis

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brightlotusmoon · 5 years

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YES.

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