Rottmnt Bad Future Analysis - Tumblr Posts

thinking about how the bifurcation in the timeline still would have happened after leo was appointed leader when they were still kids. thinking about how much guilt he would have felt, knowing that his mistake caused the end of everything. thinking about how that guilt would have caused him to step back, so much so that his big brother and essentially his twin had to take up leadership to ensure that people were safe. knowing that it may have been a strong suit for raph with years of experience in it, but for donnie it was something he had to step into, despite not being accustomed to it, or maybe even wanting it. knowing it had to be for the greater good. knowing that leo must have felt so much guilt putting two of his brothers in that position because he felt like he couldn’t be trusted with it. knowing that donnie probably only took that position after raph was gone because he knew it would only hurt leo more to lead. knowing that leo only led because two of the most important people to him were dead, and he had to become the defacto leader, just because those who came before him weren’t there to do it anymore.

gah this fucking q&a!!!!! sobbing over it forever!!!! revealing that donnie was a resistance leader even before leo was was absolutely not on my bingo card for 2024