Trauma Stance

he is a little, jahah i love him

they gave him drugs

mikey spinning compilation

Something I noticed about 2012 Leo is that he doesn’t seem particularly comfortable with hugs.

The only times he initiates a hug are 1) “Riddle of The Ancient Aeons” when Leo hugs Raph to calm him down on the Angey planet, 2) “Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind” with smol Mikey, and 3) those times when the boys all group hugged Splinter after SPOILERS would happen.

Every time he is hugged he is for whatever reason somewhat uncomfortable with it.

Raph hugs Leo in “Follow the Leader” and Leo struggles at first thinking Raph’s attacking him, before Leo pulls out of the hug and goes for a fist bump instead.

Raph hugs him in “Clash of the Mutanimals” and while Leo smiles, he still goes “alright alright,” showing he’s not totally comfortable with the hug

April hugs him in “Eyes of the Chimaera,” and he is surprised at first before hugging her back

He dismisses hugs from Mikey repeatedly (such as in “New Girl in Town”)

In “Within the Woods” we have the double-whammy of Mikey hugging Leo when he first wakes up, and then Raph side-hugging him later. Leo flinches both times (tho that can obviously be explained as him being in pain lol, but it doesn’t help his track record)

In “Earth’s Last Stand” after Leo comes back from his one-man mission, Raph (followed by the others) all hug him and he looks confused

Leo is a decently affectionate person. He gives head pats, wraps his arm around his brothers, leans on them, etc., but he canonically doesn’t seem to be too particularly fond of hugging. He’s not averse to it, he’s just uncomfortable/surprised whenever someone hugs him.

Some cool things that the panini Tmnt 2012 comics did:

A whole comic about Leo acting like Space Heroes after he got hit in the head

Raphael being hit with a truth serum and accidentally spewing out his insecurities to his brothers while the Foot Clan tries to get information from him in hilarious ways

A mutant virus thingy

Michelangelo becoming supersmart in one story, more than Donnie

Michelangelo being wholesome in some stories

That story about Donnie changing his appearance all the time thanks to a device he created

The return of some monsters of the week that didn’t appear again the series (Not that it was a bad thing)

Raphael getting into knitting because he was bored

Raphael building a fake Spike because he misses him (sad)

One chapter that the turtles get infected with an ooze that makes them become very paranoid

Leo making a ¨B team¨ with April’s father, Kirby, Ice Cream Kitty and Pidgeon Pete to rescue his brothers

Michelangelo making a robot explode while hugging it

Michelangelo trolling Rocksteady and Bebop-

Leo befriending a nice crab mutant dude

okay mom we get it stop nagging

Guys is this trend still a thing? Guys? GUYS- COME BACK-

I’ve been watching MHA recently can u tell

I love how the longer Afo possesses Shigaraki, the more the body starts to appear malformed. It reminds me of a tumor, gross and misshapen. Horikoshi is excellent at visual symbolism, and the state of his body right now with afo in control is a magnificent way of showing the damage afo is doing.

2012 leo doodle cus he <3 my beloved

bonus ‘12 leo + rise! leo interactions

Bro, you just put everything I love about Leo into one paragraph.

I just......I love Leonardo so much, like he's such a good boy and he does so much for his family and gets the absolute shit beaten out of him and yet he still keeps on going, still keeps on fighting for the ones he loves and even when his low self esteem hits its lowest he still keeps pushing forward and Jesus Christ I just love him so much-