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LeoLover8 ♀️ [28639577] [2013-10-13 21:06:17 +0000 UTC] "Leo Fan Forever!" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 2209; Deviations: 242; Watchers: 321

Watching: 58; Pageviews: 80996; Comments Made: 1010; Friends: 58

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Golzyblazey
Favorite movies: The Maze Runner
Favorite TV shows: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shiki, Attack on Titan, Impractical Jokers, and House of Anubis
Favorite bands / musical artists: BTS, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Panic! At the Disco
Favorite books: Warriors series
Favorite writers: Lokrume
Favorite games: Undertale!
Favorite gaming platform: Wii and Nintendo 3DS
Other Interests: Horseback riding, swimming, and having sleepovers with really good friends

# About me

When people see me, and they see the multitude of tmnt merch that I own, I'm sure they wonder what an adult woman is doing practically dedicating her life to what most people would think of as a children's tv show. But what they don't know is that there is in fact a very good reason for me to have been obsessed with the 2012 series since middle school. In 7th grade, my friend Veronica had been watching the show and she talked about it every chance she got. I couldn't understand what had gotten her so invested in a show, but I still held off on giving it a chance until one day when there was nothing good on tv so I switched it to Nickelodeon and gave it a try. I truly believe that was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I had to catch up on it! Almost all of the first season had already aired at that point, so I was busy the entirety of the next week just binge watching it. I think I ended up way more invested in the show than Veronica did.
Anyway, 8th grade was a very hard year for my friend group; it was the time where many of my friends started to have symptoms of depression. We started to grow apart. And recently I remembered this and I thought "hey...why didn't I ever have a depression spell in middle school like everyone else did?" But earlier that year in the summer I had found this show that for some reason made me tremendously happy all the time. So what I'm trying to say is, I truly believe that tmnt prevented me from going through depression at a young age. And the reason I have so much merch, and why I draw them, and read about them, etc, is because I am so grateful. I'm grateful for how the show has helped me and how it still helps me. We all have times where we feel down, and the way I cope is by watching the show that made me so happy that I forgot what depression was.

My friend group is fine now, by the way. Even though we're all in college now, we still hang out all the time, and I couldn't be happier about that.

Thanks for letting me tell you my story <3

And don't let anyone tell you you're too old to watch cartoons!

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# Comments

Comments: 277

StarTUniverse [2019-07-15 00:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Hey I ❤️ your art.. 😊

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LilyEmiChan [2019-06-20 12:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday

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captainvegeta [2018-12-30 16:32:38 +0000 UTC]

Hello! I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for adding the prologue of my story, Donatello's Strength, to your favorites! I really appreciate your support and I hope you continue to enjoy it! Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart

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IllyDragonfly [2018-12-23 15:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you a lot for supporting my silly TMNT Secret Santa fanart 'Best present ever'!!
And lovely ID, it makes me think of when I cosplayed like Jack Skellington and took some selfies with a bunch of pumpkins XD

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LeoLover8 In reply to IllyDragonfly [2018-12-24 01:43:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha no problem, it was cute! And thanks!

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raykye123 [2018-07-13 06:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Hey there! Mind if I ask how is the next page going?

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LeoLover8 In reply to raykye123 [2018-10-29 05:04:27 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Sorry I'm really late in answering, but I FINALLY started working on the next page! I've had a lot of life happen in the last couple years and I've been busier than ever so I severely apologize for making you wait this long. But I appreciate so much that you're still here looking forward to the rest of the story! Thank you for still being here!

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raykye123 In reply to LeoLover8 [2018-10-30 02:26:29 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome and thanks for still keeping to your story! I really liked it. Also please don't rush yourself if you have important things to do in life.

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BlueWolfNinja5 [2017-10-23 07:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Hey there! Can't wait to read the next chapter of Bitten. Just curious, how do you make your art? What system do you use?

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LeoLover8 In reply to BlueWolfNinja5 [2017-11-07 01:46:21 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Thanks, I'm glad you're excited to continue :D (Big Grin) even though it's been wayyy too long since the last update..
But to make the pages, I draw them with pencil on paper and then I take a picture of it and trace over it in DA Muro