Does Mikey already have a love interest?
 

I was reading a fairly polite discussion on another board about Mikey having a love interest in Leatherhead. At first I was thinking they were nuts, but once I read the evidence I'm not sure what to think.

Before some of you tear into me, I know that it's a kids show and all that, but Nick isn't above sneaking in more adult themes from time to time. I'm sure they are going for bromance in many relationships(Raph and Slash), but how far can a bromance go?

Here's the discussion if anyone is interested in reading it. http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:86111

In the episode where Mikey ran and hugged LH so many times I lost track, I remember thinking it was excessive. He was shown spooning him and many other loving scenes, even having hearts for his eyes as he looked at LH at one point. But Mikey isn't a typical guy. He loves everyone for whatever reason, even ICK, so I'm not thinking it's romantic in nature, but is there more to it than that?

I just keep thinking about Renet and how weird it will be to have Mikey suddenly like a girl just out of the blue. I'll be curious to see how they make this work.

Actually, I was rewatching the series. And in the ep LH makes his debut, it really felt like an episode of Cops lol. Like, Mikey brings home the abusive bf and Mikey has all these excuses for him because he sees something other people can't in LH... But eventually LH breaks and beats everyone up, forcing Splinter to kick him out and still Mikey chases after him. It's great. I'm not even a Mikey x LH shipper but it's hilarious to me. And I love Michelangelo. I know what you're saying when he loves everyone so it comes off innocent--but seriously, It Came From the Depths would make a fine Cops ep xD jk sorta.

Interesting - I actually hadn't thought of Mikey and LH's relationship that way. Food for thought, definitely - thanks for the link, aliena!

I don't think it would be just out of the blue. At this point Mikey doesn't really have an opinion on girls. I mean yeah he knows are females are different then boys, but in his mind April is just another one of the guys. And Karai he thinks of as his sister simply because she's Splinter's daughter.

But then you have that one image of the female mutant that Kurtzman showed. Raph was like "Huhh? Whaa?" And Mikey was more "I don't get it."

So maybe Renet just will feel like someone he can relate to on his level and that is what will spark the attraction.

So it going to be innocent and sincere? That might be asking for too much, especially for that last part.

yes, i believe their called tv and pizza.

Maybe Mikey will reach turtle puberty by Renet's episode and suddenly be attracted to chicks lol Mikey will mack on all the ladies!

Wouldn't that make Leatherhead a total creeper, since he's clearly an adult and Mikey's a minor? I think it's just the way Mikey shows affection, he's a hugger.

I forget how long the Kraang held him captive, but yeah, I think LH is considered an adult. I don't think he's a "creeper" either. If he started luring Mikey into a dark alley with a lolipop in his hand, then he'd totally be a creeper. After all, Mikey's the obsessed one :P jk I really don't think they're gay, it's just ironic.

This is why some people start hating fandoms.

Love interest? Nah.

In real life of course some kids take someone as a role model or otherwise become fond of an older kid or adult and pretty much want to be attached at the hip. Maybe not so much in a role model way in Mikey's case, but for Leatherhead I imagine it may be a similar with this kid having an attachment to him. Mikey adores him for what ever reason, I guess he's just "smitten" by the potential gentle giant thing, esp one that was in need of their help, but not in a romantic sense. He's probably just a big toothy teddy bear in Mikey's eyes.

^this^ all the way.

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Seriously though - I don't ship it (and hadn't actually heard of that particular pairing prior to now), but the poster that the OP referenced had a fairly well-thought-out argument and I respect that. Live and let live, IMO.

Wow, interesting interpretation. When I saw the ep where Mikey rushed to hug Leatherhead, it came across like a child happy to see one of his parents. Like a real young child. I used to do that when my father would return from work. I'd run up and hug him.

I agree with this thought pattern. It does seem that Mikey is more into pizza and tv than anything else.

The age difference strikes me as a bit much here but in general my rules for slash are- 1, does it contradict canon and 2, if one of the character were female, would it be canon? Personally, I see more evidence of Raph/Fishface

Where in the world did Raph/Fishface come from?! :teek: Like, I don't get that.

Just a feeling I got from them. (And it doesn't seem to be just me lol: http://kisachi-tf.tumblr.com/post/47...hip-this-can-i ) um, yeah, I chalk it up to my second rule of slash :tgrin:

I've seen a few fan-art works that show this kind of pairing (usually Nick Mikey/LH), and it's kind of cute. Never thought of it in these terms, though.

if mikey does, then its not mikey anymore.