Good Turtle Food
TMNT fics that pass my high standards (jokingly) (most if not all should be gen, I'm not a big shipper in this fandom surprisingly.) (I... have a bit of an obvious favorite, but I like reading ALL povs (leo centric stuff is just a bit more common))
(Open, Moderated)
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Mutant Ninja Midlife Crisis by a_platypus
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
30 Jan 2026
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Leon’s pretty sure the afterlife isn’t supposed to hurt this much.
In the midst of making peace with his death at the hands of the Krang, Master Leonardo is thrown over two decades into the past, courtesy of his little brother.
Now faced with the challenges of reconnecting with a family he’d thought lost to him forever, the constant reminders of his past failures, and the antics of his sixteen year old self, Leon swiftly concludes he’s too old for this, and has to wonder if it’d been better had he not returned at all.
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A Tale of Spirits by unorthodoxx
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
01 Apr 2024
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Indefinite Hiatus - Explanation in Recent Update
“We do not know of your brothers, Great Spirit,” Zuko answered, stuttering more like it. “I’m sorry we could not be of more service.”
The spirit frowned and stood up. “That’s weird, we were just together.”
There was a shift and Uncle’s head came up. They stared at this strange spirit. It turned its back to them and Zuko was breathless at the show of disregard. Figures a spirit would not consider him a threat. He shouldn’t take it personally, but he’s been dismissed his whole life. He’s tired of it. A hand gripped his trembling one and he takes a breath. There is no use getting upset over the ways of a spirit. They both studied its small form and Zuko was caught by its profile. The spirit’s back held three repeating and somewhat glowing symbols. It curved in a familiar motion.
“A turtle,” Uncle whispered.
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The arrival of four great spirits changes everything
Indefinite Hiatus - Explanation in Recent Update
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Games We Play by orphan_account
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)
09 Oct 2022
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Growing up as a young mutant turtle comes with its own special challenges. Under these circumstances, sometimes even simple games can have dire consequences.
(Set prior to the series)
Kickoff - The last thing Donnie wants is to play a silly game, but someone won’t take no for an answer.
Second Inning - Mikey is tired of being the smallest and slowest. He’s going to win this time, no matter what.
Third Period - Raph’s not about to let one of his brothers get away with cheating. But his attempt to keep things fair might make everything worse.
Fourth Quarter - When a game takes an unexpected turn, Leo figures out pretty quickly that winning isn’t the most important thing anymore.
Overtime - A simple game? No such thing. Because if an overprotective Raph and a still-healing Leo are involved, there’s bound to be an issue. -
A shared fear by Marron121
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018)
27 Sep 2020
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Leo has a nightmare that wakes him up in the middle of the night.
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An Unbroken Reflection by dtlestrade
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
26 Jul 2020
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After the trip to the sewers, Raph can’t exactly remember everything that happened. Leo decides it’s his responsibility to tell his older brother just how weird he actually got.
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Returning Familiarities by Soft__Dragon
Fandoms: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
30 May 2023
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"God Mikey, that was awful." He wiped at his eyes, giving his younger brother a warm grin, only to blink at the wide eyed stare the orange clad turtle was giving him.
"What?" He looked at everyone else and seemed to shrink in on himself under their mutual staring contest with him. "What? What's wrong?"
April was the first to get over herself. She smiled gently and shook her head, "Nothing's wrong, Leo," she reassured. "It's just been a while since we heard that."
"Heard what? A joke?"
"No," Donnie's shocked expression had melted into a fond look. "Your laugh."
"...Oh."
Or, while Leo recovers he gets to spend more time with his family and let's his guard down for the first time in a long while
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Seeing Red by catatonicatnap
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
28 Feb 2023
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Your sacrifice isn’t this big event for you. You weren’t weighing your brother’s life against yours when you threw yourself in between him and that strike, and you don’t know why everyone keeps thinking you were. You weren’t really thinking, period. What drove you was the overpowering feeling of, That’s my brother. And, I am going to help him.
(Raph, on the Krang, and sacrifice, and love. And Leo.)
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- Part 3 of you and the end of the world
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you were created to destroy the world by catatonicatnap
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
04 Jan 2023
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Here is what runs through your mind when you open yourself to the Technodrome: You were created to destroy the world.
You think about this a lot. Your brothers pay it no heed, but out of the four of you, you have always been a thinker. And learning what you were made for, hearing your creator say it, was like a shotgun blast, starting line, setting your mind racing: You were created to destroy the world.(Donnie, on entering the Technodrome, on the purpose of creation, and humanity, and love.)
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- Part 2 of you and the end of the world
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This Becomes That by catatonicatnap
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
26 Nov 2022
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For the past fifteen years of your life, you have been the youngest of four. And now, for three minutes, four minutes, five, you are the youngest of three. This becomes that. Then becomes now. Brother becomes bereaved. This is the way things are.
But you— you. You are stubborn. You will not let go.
(Mikey, on tearing open the portal, on being a younger sibling, and determination, and love.)
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- Part 1 of you and the end of the world
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A Cold Day In Hell by catatonicatnap
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
06 Jun 2023
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Your first thought: Oh, it is a cold day in hell! Hah!
The bitter chill in the air makes sense, all things considered. An awful hell-dimension full of alien corpses probably doesn’t have central heating. Hah. Losers. They’ve got all these destroyed ships and couldn’t even scrounge up some alien air-conditioning? Laaaame.(Leo, on being in the prison dimension, on heroics, and selflessness, and love.)
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- Part 4 of you and the end of the world