Otello (Geek Freak tmnt AU)

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’. He is a mutant turtle he has no hair, 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) and red eyes, he doesn’t have hair, he has no external ear or visible ear openings (its ears are positioned just like those of a real turtle) that's why his glasses are taped to where his ears would be

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.

Key traits

✧ Deviance.

✧ Bluntness. Sees no point in softening his words. Always says what he thinks, or else completely ignores unnecessary dialogue basically he doesn’t interfere in (his opinion) dumb conversations

✧ 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.

✧ Social maladjustment. Outside the circle of his brothers and anonymous forums, he falls apart. Once tried to fit into society without dropping his “I’m better than you” attitude. People naturally turned away. Otello will never admit that it hurt. Now he doesn’t care about others’ opinions — almost none. Except women. Around girls he goes into stupor, panic, muteness. Hormones and brotherly insecurity work flawlessly.

✧ 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. But the trait mixed with yandere tendencies and stalking.

✧ If he likes a girl, he: · finds out everything about her, · hacks all her accounts, · reads her messages, · destroys undesirable connections from the shadows, · unobtrusively chains her attention to himself. The victim can go years without suspecting that her life is being managed. • if she doesn't like him back he would blame her for being "picky" like all women and that she is definitely only into Chad's and masculine men

✧ Alexithymia. Does not recognize or express his own feelings. Emotions exist, but he can’t identify them — he focuses on facts and bodily sensations. One reason for his perpetually cold, indifferent face. Plus apathetic and depressive tendencies.

✧ Obsession with anime and games. Can go weeks without leaving his room, skip school to finish a cyberpunk game or a new title — or simply because he’s fed up with everything. His room is packed with merch: figures of scantily clad girls, robots, bed linen with prints.

✧ Hidden traits: sadism, paraphilia.

Background & Facts

The tallest and smartest of the brothers. In childhood, he was the shadow leader of the team — kept his brothers and father from catastrophic decisions. Thanks to him, there was always at least noodles in the house. Had to grow up early due to his father’s immaturity. Learned from tattered books, and a kind shop assistant from the neighboring store helped him learn to read.

Otello quickly took on the role of the family anchor. There was no one to whine or cry to, and he didn’t even understand how to feel such emotions. By age 11, he started earning money online. By age 17, the family’s situation improved solely on his shoulders: programming and hacking brought money and reinforced his arrogance.

· Never saw Splinter as the head of the family. Adopted misogyny because he knew no different. · Sometimes Nardo’s blind faith in their father annoys him, but Otello prefers to keep silent. · Like Nardo, hates sports — together they clearly lag behind Rapha and Angelo.

(Stupid) Dreams

· To open his own computer club and manage it from the shadows: collect data on all users, blackmail them and watch them beg for mercy. · To advance in robotics, to build a replica of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann at least the size of a five-story building — mobile and controllable. · To gain access to the world’s secrets hidden from ordinary eyes. His thirst for hidden knowledge is bottomless. · To acquire a docile slave girl, or better yet several. · To live in a dark, gloomy mansion with maid girls.

▽ Otello’s Favorite Fandoms ▽

· Doki Doki Literature Club · Cyberpunk · Gurren Lagann · Evangelion · Higurashi: When They Cry · Death Note · Psycho-Pass · Tokyo Ghoul · Parasyte · Chainsaw Man · Code Geass · Made in Abyss · The Saga of Tanya the Evil · Re:Zero (Partial list)

Other:

• Still waters run deep (idiom for quiet people who have a lot of strange ideas, but you wouldn't guess from his appearance that he might be thinking of anything strange or terrible)
• Hates being called Donatello
• A major fan of sci-fi and mecha anime
• Sarcastic, quiet, sadistic, Misogynistic and snobby
• Passive-aggressive.
• uses skin care products like creams, masks and things like that (that's why he doesn't wear a bandana like rest of his brothers he wears it around his neck. quote: 'I don't want to wear a dirty rag over my face') -Favorite color purple

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Behavior

In public alone: he likes being alone, it doesn't bother him, on the contrary, he prefers it, he thinks his brothers are okay company but they are often stupid and annoying (for example when Nardo and Rapha are arguing) that's why he prefers to be alone also He once tried to fit into society but because of his 'I'm better then you' attitude people naturally rejected him (he will never admit that it hurt) he doesn't care about anyone's opinion!

With Nardo: Sometimes it annoys him that Nardos blind faith in their father, although he prefers to stay silent because he knows it would start a pointless argument, they both have a similar way of thinking about woman though Otello doesn’t follow his father's views the same way nardo does

With Angelo: he just sees him as a younger brother they don't have any strong connection or the same interests he is fully aware that Angelo is often intimidated by him (witch he kinda enjoys)

With Rapha: it irritates him is that Rapha works on the principle of 'act first, think later' and considers it to be very stupid also he criticize him because of this, though he enjoys talking with him about horror movies

Alone with a girl: I mean, he doesn't care about anyone's opinion... except for the girls around them, he goes into stupor, panic, muteness. Hormones and brotherly insecurity work flawlessly. That's why he prefers to avoid contact with any girls, this is the most logical solution in his opinion.

If he had a crush: full on stalker and yandere, he finds out everything about her, hacks all her accounts, reads her messages, destroys undesirable connections from the shadows, unobtrusively chains her attention to himself. Extremely possessive and jealous though doesn’t show it and doesn’t throw pointless arguments/fights if sombody is too close to his crush well... he would definitely dox all the embarrassing information about them

Otello’s brothers (Backround characters)

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: wears glasses. Hides a small turtle tail under his clothes — a source of eternal shame and paranoia.

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.

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.

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. That’s what he took away. (Despite this, however, he is the shyest of them all — panicking, blushing, and completely tongue-tied in a woman’s presence. He either freezes or flees when a girl is near.) · Swearing is like punctuation in his sentences. He finds it hard not to curse at all (for which he gets chewed out by teachers at school).

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).

Angelo Hamato (Michelangelo)

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

· 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.

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). · 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).

Otello’s father Splinter:

Appearance: 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 spends most of the money on alcohol or loses it to bets

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