THAT'S SO FITTING FOR THEM, OH MY GOODNESS- 😭✨🖤💜

Thank you for another song suggestion ! I'll check it out soon ! 🗣️

I got inspired by this post and wanted to make my own version of it ! 😌✨ Lmao

I also made an addition to it cause I thought it would be funny- 💜🖤

Hello !! 👋

I'd be happy to give you some assistance ! It's very sweet that you think I'm a good writer and enjoy my ideas ! 🥺✨

I have seen, "Stranger Things", so I absolutely know what you're talking about ! I think what's so interesting about psychic abilities, especially in humans, is that it seems like every human has them- Some are just more in tune with those abilities than others ! That the human brain is capable of developing such skills, it just takes the right circumstances to evoke it, you know what I mean? In my honest opinion, the only reason why April had an advantage in this sense is because of the fact that she was a product of experimentation in the womb via her Mother- But Her brain is just like any other human brain, I think? Which makes her similar to Eleven in this way, as a character who was also experimented via having some kind of alteration with their DNA / genetic makeup (AKA Henry's blood-) !

If I were to make a kind of fictional character comparison for Casey in this sense, I honestly lean towards the character of Tetsuo from the film, "Akira" ! He was not somebody born with psychic abilities or anything like that, and managed to acquire them through bizarre circumstances (i.e. Encountering one of the Espers and being taken by the military due to exposure / as well as other plot related reasons but I don't want to spoil too much of film for you if you haven't seen it- It's a phenomenal movie !). Casey could have a similar origin as far as his psychic abilities !

After giving this some thought, I have a couple of ideas you're welcome to use if you'd like for your story / AU ! As you know, I really enjoy trying to make things make sense in a canonical context as much as possible, so that's what a lot of these ideas are ! But you're also completely welcome to think outside the box and go outside of the parameters of canon ! ☺️ :

• Idea #1

Since we don't know a lot about Casey and what he was up to during the first Season of 2012, I think this would be a really good opportunity to use that lack of presence to create a logical explanation ! So what I was thinking was having him be abducted into the Technodrome during the first Kraang invasion (AKA during the two part episode, "Showdown"-) ! The Kraang could have viewed him as a viable test subject (Maybe acknowledging some dormant abilities within him-) ! Attempting to assimilate him into their hivemind in a much more polished fashion, as opposed to their attempt with Kirby O'Neil in this same episode, but being interrupted during that process due to the Turtles (And April technically, I guess- Lmao) thwarting Kraang Prime and damaging the Technodrome ! I could see Casey being in a fight or flight mode during this entire thing, which could explain his escape from the Technodrome, but him not remembering much of it afterwards due to his brain trying to protect himself from trauma-! However, because the process was interrupted, he didn't get assimilated into the hivemind, but DID get the awakening of his psychic powers !

• Idea #2

We don't know much about Dimension X and its effect on humans-! April never got to go in there in the show (Which was criminal-), and Casey only viewed it from afar in that Grand Central Station of Dimensional Travel (As Donnie described it-). So this idea revolves around the two-part episode, "The Manhattan Project / Wormquake!" ! Because we don't know the effects of Dimension X or its inhabitants on humans, there isn't a lot of evidence refuting that direct exposure could cause an awakening of some kind- So What if when Casey got consumed by that Kraathatrogon ("Kraang Worm"), the direct exposure altered his brain chemistry? I think the biggest reason why Dimension X things lack any effect on the Turtles and April is because they have a direct connection- The Turtles have mutagen in their bloodstream and April is quite literally walking retro mutagen due to her having both Kraang (Utrom) and Human DNA (Which technically the Turtles do as well via Splinter, but I digress-). Casey is all around human, so to me, it makes perfect sense that he would be more susceptible to changes via direct exposure !

(Because it's such a similar concept, I didn't want to make it its own idea number- But you could technically do a similar narrative with April's Mother and his awakened psychic abilities being a byproduct of her consuming him in that episode !)

• Idea #3

This one would involve more of a rewrite of an episode and it's plot structure- But what if Casey had been rewarded with the Aeon Crystal / Za-Naron instead of April in, "Riddle of The Ancient Aeons"? I don't know what circumstances would lead to that outcome, but it does seem like a good way to introduce more benevolent powers / capabilities to Casey's character ! It could also give Casey another chance at having this sort of interesting plot line / character development after the events of, "The Weird World of Wyrm" two episodes prior ! I think having a situation like, "The Power Inside Her" but from a Casey perspective would be super fun to play around with ! Especially considering the fact that when Casey was handed such immense power + a lack of accountability for his actions via Wyrm, he refused to let it consume him and managed to do the right thing despite the temptation dangling in his face-

(I'm sorry, but you all know I have a lot of thoughts about April during that Aeon Crystal situation- LMAO)

I hope this helped and I can't wait to hear more about this ! 👀✨

These drawings do not make me happy, but I still want to post them anyway- LMAO

I really love thinking about the ways in which these two could have been foreshadowed had they been a canon relationship ! So putting these little moments in episodes like, "The Fourfold Trap" and, "Annihilation: Earth!" are super fun to think about to me ! 🖤💜

Also putting Casey in, "The Fourfold Trap" in the first place- I think it was really interesting that he was excluded from that situation / episode-?? 💀

Interrogating- 💜🖤

Since my Toxic series was brought up recently, it made me want to add some more to the batch ! 😌

Aww ! That's such an honor ! Thank you for letting me know ! ☺️✨🖤💜

I'm so glad you enjoy my Toxic 2012 Jonatello series ! I have a lot of fun exploring their relationship in that sense ! 😭💜🖤

The only fiction I can recommend that I feel aligns with my vision in a similar way are:

"Just One Drink" by @peachy-does-stuffs / Peachydoesfanfic on AO3 (Love Peachy's writing ! Their stories are some of my favorites ! 🫶✨)

And a trilogy of short stories published by an anonymous user on AO3 ! Their titles are, "under your skin" / "green eyed monsters" and "oblivious in nature" !

Also thank you so much for your song suggestions ! I enjoyed them all, but "I JUST CAN'T GET YOU ALONE" really stuck with me !! 🗣️✨

Whiteboard doodles from @vylantrophi 's session ! Thank you so much for hosting ! It was super fun ! :D

I didn't know what to draw honestly, so decided to revisit my take on the 2012 Turtles as Humans ! 🫶

You asked me this before, remember? :D Lmao

Okay, here's a part 2 ! I'm not super in love with Splinter's design here, so I'm going to try and revisit it at some point-! I was finding it challenging to combine Kinger's design and 2012 Splinter's design in a way that felt like both of them at the same time,, 😭

@deeyanuhh (Here's another tag !)

I do like to think of myself as 2012 Jonatello's lifeline- 👀✨ /hj || They're just such perfect soulmates to me, so I'm obsessed- LMAO

And it honestly try to draw and post as much as I can whenever I can-! It's been harder lately because of work and never having as much energy as I used to,, So when I have the time and strength to draw, I take advantage of it !

I know it's kind of unhealthy to have a content machine type of mindset, but I like making you all happy with my silly little drawings (And writing now-) ! I love being able to help someone's day a little bit better or inspire someone to create too ! Because that's what art does for me ! So it feels like I'm giving back to the community in a sense-? I could be doing a better job,, Lmao

Everyone's different as far as when they draw and how long they take, so you shouldn't compare yourself to me ! You'll have your own way of doing things and it'll be perfect for you because it's your way ! So be kind and patient with yourself (Which applies to much more than just art-) ! 😌✨

Updated ! Now these doodles feel more complete to me ! Second batch coming soon ! ✨

@deeyanuhh

Got super inspired by @motheline 's post about Gothic 2012 Jonatello- 🖤💜✨

Don't be fooled, Mikey's seething with pure and unadulterated rage right now-

Also Casey would be all in- He would not care if Donnie identified himself as an alpha, okay- /hj LMAO

Okay, I'm participating in @pancakegay 's rant about these small interactions / noticable things between 2012 Donnie and Casey-

This is one of those moments that drives me crazy because if you follow their eyes, you can tell Casey's literally glancing in Donnie's direction?? From what I can see:

Casey looks at Donnie / Donnie looks at April / and Raph looks at Mikey & April show look back at him (Though I could argue a Raphril thing here- One of my favorite bits about those two is from the ending of, "The Noxious Avenger" where they made eye contact while believing they got off the hook from Splinter- So-). Like?? 😭✨

Unfortunately Raph's the only one who knows he's joking- 💔 Lmao

I'm biased, but I personally love S3 EP 6, "Race with the Demon" being the starting point ! It's already the iconic 2012 Jonatello episode for most who enjoy the ship and I think it's a great origin for their romantic storyline !

As cute as they are to me, I do think it would be better in the long run to have their relationship be a "slow burn" of sort / not get so heavily focused on they way April and Donnie were- I think it should be like a snowball gradually accumulating snow until it's undeniably clear ! So for example:

S3 EP 6, "Race with the Demon" : Showcases the most chemistry Donnie and Casey have had up until this point in the series, presenting as a simple kinship but leaving room for something more (To those looking for it at least-).

S3 EP EP 7, "Eyes of the Chimera": Further building on their new friendship status via their interactions, especially in stressful / high stakes scenarios (Like the Chimera situation-).

// Not necessarily an interaction thing, but I love Donnie sporting a mask in S3 EP 8, "Vision Quest" and I think it would've been cool to have that be such an obvious nod towards Casey from Donnie- Showing how much he's grown to accept Casey as his friend ! //

S3 EP 17, "Meet Mondo Gecko": Maybe Casey could've been texting Donnie at certain points during this episode, like before getting kidnapped by Xever / "Fishface", earning a reasonably concerned reaction from Donnie later on.

S3 EP 22, "The Creeping Doom" : Having Casey be involved in this episode, for starters- LMAO / Maybe Casey could be surprising cute with Donnie is his low IQ state, referencing the fact that he takes care of his younger Sister and knows how / when to be caring and gentle with others ! Also Donnie could experience a lot of embarrassment at the knowledge that Casey witness his like that- Causing Donnie to question the amount of importance Casey has in his eyes !

S3 EPS 25-26, "Annihilation, Earth!" : I know its kinda cheesy and cliche, but having those two admit that they've felt something more than friendship for one another in what they believed was their final moments together ! Just for Fugitoid to show up and save them, making that confession a bit awkward for them both-

The entire Space Arc could be filled with moments of them wanting to figure out what they are but finding excuses to avoid it,, Like, "Uh oh! Can't work through are potentially romantic feelings because a space shark that's also a bounty hunter is trying to kill us! Darn!", you know? I could also see them putting April in the middle of their stupidity because they're trying to seek refuge or normalcy between them,, Essentially running from their feelings because it's too much for either of them while on a Space race to save Earth,, (But it's not like that's fair to April either-)

S4 EP 22, "The Power Inside Her" : This should be the episode that they truly get together in my eyes. Casey almost lost Donnie once again, and in seeing him molecularly scattered, his feelings never felt more clear. So at the end of the episode, Casey confesses to Donnie in private (Maybe in Donnie's lab? Maybe on the roof above his apartment complex?). He's more vulnerable than he's ever been in his life, probably. Thankfully, Donnie would reciprocate ! Maybe even admit that he thought of Casey before getting molecularly scattered, and wasn't sure what to do with those feelings. It's a sweet / wholesome moment as it morphs into that still image ending 2012 loves to do at the end of episodes-

S4 EP 23, "Tokka vs. The World" : It's shown that Casey and Donnie have yet to share their new relationship status, but you get cute bits like Donnie winking at Casey affectionately before leaving him behind with Mikey inside TCRI !

S4 EP 25, "Requiem" : Relationship status is known by everyone else now. Maybe they make a joke or two about it? Donnie and Casey sitting close to one another as they watch the, "Chris Bradford's Too Ruff Crew" finale with everyone else- Maybe they have a moment where they try to hold hands for as long as possible before splitting up into groups after Super Shredder attacked the Mighty Mutanimals hideout-! Casey definitely comforts his grieving boyfriend post Splinter's death,,

S4 EP 26, "Owari" : Somewhere in this finale, they should have their first on screen kiss- I think towards the end of the episode would make the most sense contextually !

S5 would just be filled with fluff and whatnot, reaffirming that they're still a couple and still very happy ! 💜🖤