Okay, um, he-he, I think this time I really will take a break from "big works", my brain is drained and... welp, I need to sleep at nights at least. Will do only silly doodles, I so much wanna draw comfort with Casey and I miss big full colored works with background...
But before, I wanna point out some little details from last animatic for better understanding eheh
1) Mikey aged throughout the process
2) Hamato clan did help (including Splinter). Splinter showed Mikey where to find Raph, but didn't tell him no more. Splinter and Mikey (among brothers) are the only ones who don't need to say something to each other. They understand. Karai helped to get through the "door" that Mikey couldn't get through.
3) Splinter reminded Donnie of that day and their dialogue. Donnie remembers it perfectly. Splinter pointed at the scarf he gifted to Leo (through Donnie) before passing away.
4) I didn't show a lot of what kind of relationship Cassandra and April really had (I just slightly showed a little in some old sketches. Just like brothers, they had their own "night before that day" sleepover, that's why Casey didn't kill them for taking Casey Junior) But they were the ones raising Casey first two years and they lived in one room to make it easier. (it's hard for Mikey and April stay in their rooms because they lived with the ones they loved and lost)
5) All Raph pieces show who he loves. But when Mikey looks at his pieces, Raph is reflected in his eyes.
6) Raph is so little because he was shattered in hundreds pieces and lots of them just lost or couldn't reunite (his previous alive body is... well... that's why the only way to return Raph was to get him robot body) and Mikey finally had a real smile without pain when he found him (and kept smiling till the end of animatic)
7) Last time he waited 3 months before their reunition. This time it was 1 year.
The goat of dads
[ID: The text “Happy Father’s Day to this guy” over the dad from the “are ya winning son” meme. End ID]
and every time we kiss I swear I could fly