What if Mikey stopped pretending? He's been acting different ever sense he was seven years old. What if he got motivated? Motivated to actually try and protect his brothers and stopped being lazy? Read to find out!

Mikey couldn't take it anymore. When everything got to much for him he sometimes started hiding in a mask of happiness to keep being like he always was. It's no wonder his brothers didn't notice a thing. Lately he's been putting up his mask more and more. But now... He can't take it off anymore. He's become a fake, a liar, an empty version of who he used to be while the his real self is locked inside. How will Mikey take back control? How will he stop hiding in his mask? And what was he gonna do now that every body else starts to notice somethings off? And what was that voice in his mind? I DO NOT OWN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Mikey gets hurt but it hurts Raph to see him like that.

A general rule of thumb for any type of story telling media is to not have more than five main characters. Often, these five are separated into categories, the leader, the smart one, the hothead, the Woman, and finally, the dumb one. While the others are given chances to express their talents and skills in carefully planned arcs, the dumb one is often neglected. No, the dumb one is meant to entertain, he makes a mistake and you are to laugh at it. He is not allowed to have a moment of realization, not given the chance to prove himself, not allowed to be more than the dumb one. A joke. The unwilling jester meant to make his blind peers look smarter, clever, at the expense of his pride and shame. Michelangelo, youngest ninja turtle, is Doing Just Fine. He means it. The teasing words of his brothers doesn't feel like scalding water against his skin, thank you very much. He Doesn't feel hurt when they brush him off as childish and immature, when they refuse to listen. And he Absolutely Does Not need any help because he doesn't have any problems. He doesn't feel bad. He doesn't really feel anything at all. Mikey can't exactly say there's anything wrong when he can't identify it, but how can he ignore his inner world falling to pieces and his mental health declining? Well, apparently the kid on the computer can relate to that.

Mikey has always been the sunshine in the family, everyone knows that. But what no one knows, Mikey has many feelings hidden. When one incident occurs, it changes him. His family takes notice, and wants to know, what's wrong with Mikey? WARNING: This story includes some mentions of blood, fighting, psychological problems, depression, mentions of suicide, and possible character death. (BOOK #1 OF TURTLE TROUBLES)

Mikey has had adhd for as long as he could remember, everyone already knew, they expected him to be hyperactive and inattentive sometimes, but they didn't know there was so much more to it than just that.

When Raph and Leo are injured after a failed attempt to save them, Mikey is left with overwhelming guilt. But what if Mikey's episode of self-blame resulted in something much more severe? Will they notice when the youngest breaks down? ⚠️t/w - addiction, overdose, suicide mentions

Mikey loves to paint, but when he takes some advice a little... Too serious, things get a bit messy. And this time Mikey is the one with the blood on his hands. Will he be able to make his brothers proud? Will he be able to find a way to make his brothers smile? No matter what he has to do. This is my first fanfiction! (Don't own the picture just edited it)