Angelo (Geek Freak tmnt au)

Angelo Hamato (Michelangelo)

Prefers the shortened name "Angelo" — it sounds more peaceful and doesn’t come across as too fancy to others.

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· Age: 18 · Height: 163 cm (5'4") · Build: Average; slight musculature and soft sides. · Distinguishing features: Freckles all over his face; star stickers on his face (usually two); shell covered in stickers from various fandoms; eyes always half-closed (like crescent moons); braces (paid for with Otello’s money); hides a turtle tail under his clothes. He is a mutant turtle he has a shell (the shell is on the outside of his clothes, has hole on the back of most of his clothes so that his shell can fit) he has no hair

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Personality

On the surface, Angelo looks like an awkward, shy, and timid geek. He can ramble about his hobbies or argue with his brothers, but he quickly folds under their rough pressure, tossing out only a couple of words in defense of his point. In a stressful situation, he either runs away or freezes like a deer in headlights. The guy looks like a punching bag with a perpetual awkward smile — and to the school bullies, that’s exactly what he is.

It seems like Angelo easily accepts and forgets any insult, but that’s not true. Life with three toxic brothers and a passive father taught him one thing: deception. Smile, even when you feel awful. Distance yourself from others as much as possible. Say something harsh to a person if it helps keep them away from your soul. Pretend and endure — and then you won’t be alone.

Angelo found an outlet in anime. He doesn’t watch horror, psychological thrillers, or action — he watches slice-of-life. He likes seeing characters in fictional ordinary worlds deal with completely ordinary matters: they have to work, adjust to strange circumstances, change, and grow up. He’s a geek, but obsessed with heartwarming anime, character development (and cuteness).

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Key Traits

✿ Snobbery and self-aggression in one package. Angelo is a walking contradiction. He simultaneously thinks his interests make him special, and understands that he and his brothers are freaks. Every day, two opinions battle inside him: "I’m terrible" and "I’m awesome." Most of the time, the feeling of being dirt under a shoe wins, but in rare moments — arguments with his brothers or witnessing others’ failures — Angelo feels satisfaction and validation.

✿ Social maladjustment. Compared to his brothers, Angelo is the most maladjusted. He can’t string two words together; he’ll run, panic, lose the ability to speak. In rare cases (with a 0.5% probability), he might pull himself together and switch to deception and a semblance of normal conversation, but for that, the circumstances must align: a period when he thinks he’s awesome, a good mood, and the absence of his brothers nearby.

✿ Misogyny. He’s less attached to his father’s hatred of women than the others, but the trait is still present. Angelo genuinely believes a woman should be a helper, not an equal partner. He prefers submissive girls, next to whom he can assert himself — not because he likes that type, but because that’s the only way he doesn’t feel like dirt and can elevate himself at least at her expense.

✿ Perceptiveness. He’s not smart like Otello, not strong like Rapha, and not as confident (at least outwardly) as Nardo. But he’s understanding — or rather, he easily reads people’s emotions. Angelo observes and picks up on every emotion on a conversation partner’s face. Life with toxic people and bullies taught him to be more attentive in order to escape in time.

✿ Indecisiveness and spinelessness. Most often, he goes along with those around him. If everyone else is doing something, he’ll do it too. If someone is too pushy with him, Angelo is more likely to give in and accept his "fate," whatever that action may be.

✿ Obsession with anime. Angelo only found himself in anime. It’s his safe haven, to which he gives his whole soul and heart. The thing that fills the inner void and helps him distract himself from his thoughts. It’s no surprise that the guy became an obsessed geek, when anime is the only thing keeping him from sinking into despair.

Facts & Background

The youngest among the brothers and the shortest in height. As a child, he was a crybaby, and because of that, his brothers, tired of his tears, would just leave him and play separately. That’s when Angelo retreated into anime, and also understood that openly expressing emotions others don’t like leads to nothing good. He shut down and is hardly capable of telling anyone what he truly feels.

· Angelo is closest to Rapha. Even if it’s not obvious from the outside, they share a tight brotherly bond. Rapha is, perhaps, the only one who ever defended Angelo in any way.

· Angelo started putting star stickers on his face so that Rapha wouldn’t be the only one with a "star" on his cheek (for a while, Rapha was very self-conscious about his scar, and Angelo supported him this way). · Angelo really loves running D&D sessions. It’s in this game that he feels a sense of power, which is why he’s constantly coaxing his brothers to play with him. · Angelo is an artist. He secretly draws manga about himself and his brothers, but in his manga everything is far softer and nicer: the father isn’t an alcoholic, and the brothers aren’t toxic. · Angelo fears Splinter, yet at the same time genuinely sees him as a father. He feels a mixture of negative and positive emotions toward Splinter. This inner mess often shatters his harmony. · Angelo likes sports. Likely, Rapha got him into it. Sometimes they work out together, but if the training session is accompanied by a horror movie, Angelo gracefully bails.

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(Stupid) Dreams

· He’d really like to move out and live separately from his brothers, but at the same time he doesn’t want to, because he’s afraid of being alone. · Angelo dreams of studying to become a psychologist, so he can understand people better. · Dreams of a relationship with a submissive, quiet girl who shares his interests. · Dreams of going to Japan.

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✿ Angelo’s Favorite Fandoms

· Bakuman · Haikyu!! · Kuroko’s Basketball · One Piece · Horimiya · Negative Positive Angler · To Your Eternity · Violet Evergarden · Chiikawa · All works by Miyazaki · Her Blue Sky · Dororo · Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End · Fullmetal Alchemist · Soul Eater

Other:

• constantly apologizes
• underestimates himself, is shy about his hobbies, but for some reason shows them to everyone
• is very fond of D&D and anime
• is often the target of bullies
• is afraid of women (freezes in fear)
• finds it uncomfortable wearing shirts on his shell he prefers when his shell is not covered by shirts
• Favorite color Orange

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Behavior

In public alone: he will try to me as invincible as possible, he will try to avoid anyone noticing him (especially when he is in a crowd) although his siblings are sometimes toxic, he is more comfortable with them around than when he is completely alone

With Rapha: he is most comfortable with him and he can be himself with him also he doesn't feel like a dirt under a shoe although sometimes he feels like that because Rapha is much stronger than him and because of that he sometimes feels like he never be as strong as him, although apart from that he really enjoys his company

With Otello: Sometimes he feels overwhelmed around Othello, also because Otello has such a big ego (unlike Angelo), and because Angelo often feels like a burden and weak, being with Otello sometimes makes him feel worse, and even though they don't have a strong sibling relationship, Angelo still likes Otello and considers him his brother.

With Nardo: a bit similar with Othello but they have a slightly better relationship, he doesn't feel as overwhelmed with him as with Othello, he likes to talk to him about anime

With a girl: his mind stops, he blushes and stutters, he has no idea how to behave around girls, he keeps hearing his father's words in his mind when he is near a girl or talking to her. Even though he doesn't agree with some of the things his father said about girls, when certain things are repeated to you from childhood, it's hard to unlearn them, that's why he believes that girls are not equal to men, but he still acts very shy and nervous around girls because he never (or rarely) talked to any of them.

If he had a crush: He was NEVER in love, and he's already very awkward around girls, let alone next to his crush?! He would try to avoid his crush, maybe just glance at her from a distance. He definitely wouldn't tell his brothers AT ALL about his feelings, he knows they'd definitely laugh at him (ps he'll probability drwa drawings of the girl he has a crush on).

His brothers (side characters):

Otello Hamato (Donatello)

Calls himself only Otello. Not Dee, not Donnie, not Don. Especially not Don.

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· 18 years old · Height: 198 cm (6'6") · Build: Ectomorph, markedly lean. Muscle — zero. · Distinguishing features: Glasses (prescription -4 and -3.5), habit of squinting. Under his clothes he hides a turtle tail — longer and thinner than his brothers’.

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Personality

Otello is a quiet and dangerous geek. He doesn’t throw himself into a fight like Rapha, and he doesn’t bulldoze through walls like Nardo. Instead, in an icy, contemptuous tone, he slices open every emotional seam of his conversation partner — because he knows everything about people. And he’s not shy about using it.

A fan of the macabre. If Rapha is drawn to horror through the characters’ fear, Otello loves creepiness for its own sake. He enjoys blood, dismemberment, psychological torture, unfair endings and the prolonged suffering of characters. At the same time, he doesn’t lock himself into dark themes: sci-fi and especially mecha robots trigger his obsession mode. Darkness and mecha — that’s his treasure. ✧ Bluntness. Sees no point in softening his words. Always says what he thinks, or else completely ignores unnecessary dialogue.

✧ Cynical snob (like Rapha and Nardo) — despises the grey masses who are afraid to stand out. His arrogance is backed by an inner certainty: he’s smarter, taller and colder than his brothers. He doesn’t need a mask — he genuinely believes he’s better. And doesn’t hide it. ✧ Misogyny. Convinced: a woman is an accessory, a thing, her opinion means nothing. If he decides — she’s his. This was instilled by his father.

Rapha Hamato Full name: Raphael. Insists on the short “Rapha” (and doesn’t decline the name). · Age: 18 · Height: 178 cm (5'10") · Build: Athletic, with a hint of muscle definition. The most “jacked” of the brothers, though still far from the stereotypical meathead. · Distinguishing feature: A star-shaped scar on his right cheek. On his head — a torn, hole-riddled red bandana. Under his clothes he hides a turtle tail, which he considers a vulnerable flaw in his intimidating image.

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Personality

Rapha is arguably the most stubborn and verbally crude geek among the brothers. Like Nardo, he’s stuck between a complete immersion in pop culture and attempts to fit into a society that frankly terrifies him. Rapha is a fan of action movies and horror. He loves watching fear and fights on screen. It’s a kind of therapy: while you’re watching a slasher flick, you’re emotionally preparing yourself to fight back if the moment ever comes. Safe fear and controlled adrenaline. ✷ Misogyny — Rapha, like his brothers, had next to no contact with women before school. His entire understanding was built on movies and shows where a woman is either the maniac’s victim or the action hero’s rescue. Weak, in need of protection, but not someone to be listened to.

Nardo Hamato 18 years old (Real name: Leonardo — absolutely hates being called that)

· Height: 181 cm (5'11") · Build: Average — not athletic, but not frail either. No defined muscles, just an ordinary body. · Distinguishing features: Poor eyesight (-1.5 in both eyes), which makes him constantly squint; wears glasses. Hides a small turtle tail under his clothes — a source of eternal shame and paranoia.

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Personality

Nardo is a classic "geek with an attitude," stuck between a genuine obsession with pop culture and a painful fear of the real world. He lives and breathes the universes of Marvel and anime, quotes comics by the page, and can argue about canon for hours.

∆ Socially maladjusted — outside his narrow circle of fellow geeks, he gets lost, angry, and starts snapping, but mostly panicking (sweating), blushing. A simple conversation with a stranger feels like a boss-level quest to him.

∆ Misogyny as a defense — fears and is awkward around women, yet dreams of a "docile beauty at his feet." His views on gender roles are a warped mirror of his own vulnerability and inability to build equal relationships. The fear of rejection paired with absolutely misguided views on society. · The most "devoted" follower of his father's ideology (incel). He will never go against his father's word and will drag his brothers along with him. Despite teenage doubts about the misogyny, he believes his father cannot lie or be wrong. Every time doubt creeps in, Nardo dismisses it by reminding himself of his father's "teachings." · Nardo, like his brothers, had no maternal figure in the family. His worldview on women was shaped through media and pop culture. Based on that, he believes a woman is merely a secondary role beside the main hero. A sidekick. A prize. A curvy, brainless girl with no will of her own.

Splinter (Angelo and his brothers father)

Appearance: he is a mutant rat

Background: Unable to have a relationship due to his mutation. This reinforced his sexist views and devaluation of women. Misogyny. Snob. Incel. Not the best dad. Alcoholic

Environment:

There is only a father and four sons in the family. There is no mother and there never was one. Their father Splinter told them outright that they were ordinary turtles in a terrarium until strange circumstances turned them into humanoid beings.

In the world where the four brothers live, the existence of mutants became known not so long ago — and it turned out that there were quite a few of them, more than anyone had assumed. The government decided to integrate mutants into human society, to avoid giving rise to conflict between the "races". That's why the four brothers attend a special school where both humans and mutants study. An experiment in building friendly relations. A place where, by circumstance, "freaks" — mutants and humans — are trying to find common ground.

And into this society of "freaks" came the geek turtles, absolutely unprepared for integration. Awkward situations await them at every turn