#<- so i can find this later again lmao

[krysmcscience]

Don't mind me, just slacking on a big Billford comic by making other far more ridiculous Billford comics and also some AU art (please excuse my slapdash human!Bill thank you please, also before anyone asks the art style is messy and all over the place because idgaf LOL)

This started out as an excuse to design a Bill Cipher-inspired "wedding" dress, but then spiraled wildly out of control. Various rambles and a bunch more human!Bill arts under the cut, including another silly little comic at the end! (Feel free to skip the rambles, I won't be offended. I know I'm bad at shutting up. XD)

I may or may not write some comedy stuff for this AU, which I'm calling 'For Better Or Worse (But Mostly Worse)'. While Ford DOES remember getting sloshed enough for one thing to lead to making out with another after karaoke, neither he nor Bill remember this wedding, At All. The Love God did nothing to dissuade them from going hog wild on their marriage spending, either, so it got...uh. Exorbitantly Expensive. As in, the grand total could probably buy the entire fucking MOON sort of expensive. (It's fine, don't worry, Bill's good enough at crime to be able to afford it.) Also, because the logic of this AU is mostly dictated by Rule of Funny, the Love God's powers are close to unlimited when it comes to matters of romance, but ONLY when it comes to matters of romance. (Like weddings!)

Want an empty human vessel to smash the soul of a triangle into for date nights or when it's convenient, or perhaps even when it's NOT convenient? Easy peasy! Want the marriage to be recognized in every corner of the multiverse from now until the end of time, thus making any potential future divorce nigh-on impossible? Can do! Want to buy an entire beach for the ceremony and honeymoon and in general, and totally not at all because it would be Super Hilarious to prevent any specific movies from being made on that very same beach in the future? Fine, whatever, it's not his finances he's ruining!

Does the Love God also provide special rings that just so happen to turn incorporeal as long as the "happy couple" doesn't remember that they barged into his dreams to bully him into presiding over their marriage? ...No comment!

He spends the next thirty years trying and failing to get in touch with either of them for payment. This is why you should always demand half the money up front, my guy!

Also it's absolutely a traditional Jewish wedding, because I like the idea of Bill demanding all the keepsakes from the marriage that he paid for, and being completely confused when one of the things he's handed is a fancy container full of broken glass. He gets it later, but in the moment, he thinks the Love God is just fucking with him some more.

Ramble over! Here's the full dress that caused the comic to happen, along with what Ford wound up wearing at the wedding (and begrudgingly agreeing to put on again later for Reasons), aaaaand also a close-up of Bill's ring:

I may have forgotten to draw Bill's hair floofier when drawing the back of the dress, lmao

Since double ring ceremonies have been leaking over into Jewish wedding customs for a while now, Ford also has a ring, but his is the much more traditional plain gold band. There's definitely a message engraved on the inside - embarrassing, cringe, or incriminating somehow - but I haven't decided what it is yet, so use your imagination for now. XD Bill, on the other hand, saw the phrase 'traditional plain gold band' and said "No Thank You" before proceeding to embellish his ring to his liking. And because he's a secret sap who adores Ford's extra fingers, the triangle points add up to twelve, as do the engraved stars. Yes, they're stars, not dots, I just got lazy. There's also six lashes on the eye gem, and probably an eye engraving on the inside with another six lashes. (Bill's got it BAD, okay? We all know this.)

Here are the initial scribbles of Bill's custom vessel in more casual attire, please ignore the wonky anatomy and the fact that I flat out refuse to ever draw him with a proper top hat:

He does actually need a cane in this vessel; since Bill tends to possess men and especially Ford more often than not, he's used to having a higher center of gravity when in a human body, so his ability to balance is pretty garbage. (He may or may not topple over with concerning regularity.) As for his empty eye socket, his bangs don't do much to hide it since he's so high-energy (dude is constantly on the move), and he also refuses to wear a patch over it, because 1.) why bother, and 2.) it's more fun to freak people out.

To better align with Ford's attraction towards the strange, the vessel was designed with super minor shapeshifting ability - Bill can look like a perfectly normal human, but he can also make the teeth and fingers sharper whenever he likes (which is mostly just when he's angry or being more of a menace than usual), as well as slit down the pupils or outright ditch the irises altogether. He can also have whatever he wants in the downstairs department, just because I'm an indecisive bitch on that front, lmao. Maybe he can have boobs if he wants them, too, but I ain't drawin' tits on no triangle, nuh-uh, no sir. His powers are otherwise limited down to what humans can do, because for some reason, the Love God doesn't trust Bill to not snap into Immediate Apocalypse Mode if he's given a physical form that's actually all his and no one else's.

Due to the body being all his and no one else's, it's also not really a standard possession so much as it is just...Bill being temporarily human. He's a lot more aware of and in tune with his human body's senses than he ever was with his "puppets", which makes things like pain a lot more intense. (He is mostly fine with this, because he's a fukken masochist.)

A bit more fashion stuff, including beach and party attire~

The beach outfit was mostly me trying and failing to nail down his body shape, which is still not bottom-heavy enough. I then decided to slap a bikini on it, before making it supremely unsexy with a pair of fugly shorts, because Bill's fashion choices are not allowed to be conventionally attractive. Meanwhile, the party outfit was mostly me looking at the casual attire I designed, asking 'how would Bill make this Worse', and then drawing the result. The mismatched thigh-highs are killing me inside! :D

No, his vessel can't actually summon fire, I just drew it for funzies before I decided on said vessel's limitations. Yes, the gold brick tattoos are absolutely a reference to the fic 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' - I simply could not resist.

I also HAD to draw Bill in one of his canonical(?) shirts, just made tank-top'd:

He is absolutely about to over-correct and fall backwards after this. USE YOUR CANE, GOOFBALL!!! (I meant to draw Bill closer to this degree of bottom-heavy in the other images, but. Alas. I am bad at anatomy, LOL)

And, last but not least before More Comic Time, I attempted to draw him closer to Gravity Falls style:

Jury's out on whether or not I succeeded, but - hey. I tried. Now have some Handyman Bill AU, but with my goofy human design, instead:

Hey, it's a 'mystery snack', and the guy wanted A BITE to eat - the joke was right there, guys!!! (Based on this post, because it just screamed BILL CIPHER to me.)

whoops i forgor bills ring and cracks ahaha too late now

I WILL SHUT UP AND STOP RAMBLING NOW K THX BYYYYYE

[ceramicbeetle]

Jay's hypocrisy is a little bit endearing to me ngl; he'll go on twitter to bitch about how much totheark stalking/filming him is causing life-ruining paranoia & then turn around and post video footage of himself stalking Alex for months and reading Tim's medical records out loud to an audience with seemingly no conscious thought connecting the two actions as The Same Thing

[c-kiddo]

was worried parts of cr2 would not hold up on rewatch (especially seeing people hate the aeor arc so much) but ngl so far its either been good and fun as hell (travellercon, pirate arc) or just straight up banger after banger. like the xhorhas to angel of irons through to refjorged arc and then the cathedral.................. unrelenting slay

[jackabbot]

love sketching for stuff i'll never finish yey

[mostlyvoid-partiallyturtles]

OK I'm back

April, to the turtles: "I suggest you consider: pants"

Donnie: "Where are you going, you stupid fuck"

Leo- "Hi Barbie!"

Donnie- "I. Don't understand reality anymore"

Donnie: "Curse you, capitalism!"

Mikey: "F-U. I can't spell"

Splinter: "🎶 but the kid is not my son 🎶, it’s your dad!"

Donnie: "Oh yes I love gems, I love diamonds, rubies, and OPIOIDS!"

Leo: "Did you have eyes on the defendant during his alibi time? Yes, I have eyes. 😀"

Leo: "So I'm either a penguin or a homosexual"

Raph: "Are we playing poker or are we paying attention?"

Mikey: "Michael Jordan's gonna get chya"

Raph: (shaky voice) "What are my religious morals?"

Leo: "I have scalloped the fuck up"

Mikey: “(sees an active fire truck) *sings* ooh someone’s dying!”

Donnie- "Are you supporting the patriarchy?"

Leo- "I LIKE HORSES"

Splinter: "I'll be the best god damn furry this world has ever seen!"

April: "Your father is not a shitboy, he's a shitman"

Donnie: "RTFML. Read the fucking manual later."

Leo: "Is that gay? No that's Belgium"

Donnie: "My father [Splinter], died in non-political circumstances"

Donnie: "I don't care about capitalism"

Splinter: "If I just go shit eternally he can't get me"

Splinter, to Draxum: "WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN YOU FUCKING WIZARD BITCH"

Donnie: “I tested a spaceship yesterday, and by spaceship, I mean a 2015 Toyota Prius”

Mikey- “Are the desks flammable?”

Donnie- “Yes they’re wood.”

Mikey- “Ok so I cast fireball”

Splinter: “Don’t let you wife stop you from dating your husband”

Leo: *in a Australian accent* “Cannabalism, eh?”

Donnie: "Vibe check, you vegetable"

Raph: "I think I could demolish MrBeast though"

Donnie: “Just because I have 7 cups of coffee it doesn’t say anything”

Leo- “You good?”

Raph- “No I’m feelin existential”

April: “I have your entire family tree on speed dial”

Donnie: “Listen up its coco melon the remix dubstep style”

All the turtles: “Who would poison a bacon egg and cheese?”

Mikey- “These enchiladas were so full of love that they burst”

Leo- “just like my heart after the surgery”

Donnie: “I just hallucinated that French fuck”

April: “Don’t judge me I’m lesbian”

Donnie and Leo, rapping (mystic library style): “Penis blast incredible, penis blast edible, penis blast sourdough starter call that penis blast breadible”

Splinter: “I accident clicked find love instead of going to the gym”

Raph: “Donkeys are real cause their in the Bible”

Mikey: "I eated it"

Donnie: "Ah yes, my two drag personas: Christina Humanism and Anna Baptist. RuPaul's religious wars"

rottmnt but its stupid things my friends and i (and on one occasion, my family) have said

Donnie- my parents didn't raise a fashionista. they raised an intellectual. a failed intellectual.

Leo- You're Roman?!?!?!?! I thought you were gay!!?!

Raph- Have you seen a four foot negative two gremlin around here?

Mikey- MY CRACKER IN CHRIST

Leo- lol i can't catch fish like i can't catch bitches

Mikey- knock knock, your father's gone

Leo or Donnie- I'm sorry i overshadowed your grandfather's death with my homosexuality

Donnie- my brother in christ, fuck off

Mikey- we don't need to follow the recipe t4t

Mikey: WORLD WAR ONE IS NONBINARY?

Donnie: i was talking about police reports in my storyline you dumbass

Leo- as our lord and savior adam sandler would say

Raph: YOU'VE BEEN WATERBOARDING THESE POOR EGGS FOR OVER AN HOUR?

Mikey: THATS NOT HOW WATERBOARDING WORKS

Splinter: trade schools are fairly cheap compared to college

Leo: I’d be great at trade school!

Donnie: yeah, you’d be great at trade school, they said with no sarcasm at all.

Leo: what’s trade school?

Splinter: like if you wanted to become a plumber, or an electrician,

Leo: LIKE MARIO?!!!

Leo or April- I’M MULAN BITCH

Donnie- THE POISON GAS DIDNT GIVE ME AUTISM

Mikey- THE STARS ARE NOT COCAINE?!

Raph- NO IMPROMPTU LOBOTOMIES IN THE KITCHEN!

Mikey- that’s a calzone baby

Splinter- you can’t [make me move], I’ve locked my ass into position

April or Raph- that’s it, you’re going back into the fucking undercabinet

Leo- this is about to get really straight or really painful and I don’t know which

[turtleblogatlast]

hey!!! this is less of an ask and more of a fic rec tbh 😭 but have you read 'I May be Invisible, but I Still Look Good" by Dandy over on Ao3???? It's after the movie AND Leo-centric and like he gets cursed so his spirit is ripped out of his body. It's like 125k words of wonderful storytelling

OH- but for an actual question, do you have and fic recs?? or any AU's you think people should go check out?

I tried answering this before and it erased my reply orz

ANYWAY YES I HAVE read this and I absolutely love it with every fiber of my being.❤️ 100% one of my top fics to read in this fandom that I even go back to for a reread more than once. The characters are perfectly done and the set up for the story is believable with a fantastic payoff, highly highly highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t read it yet.❤️

As for recs, I’ve always been terrible at giving recs since my memory is very bad especially for ones I haven’t read in a while.😭 Off the top of my head I can recommend (note these are practically entirely Leo-centric since he’s my special guy you understand (the others aren’t forgotten at all though!!!) - and most of these are very very well known so you’ve likely already read them…):

[Note many of these are unfinished and may remain that way - please no one harass the writers for more, let them write at their own pace if they choose to write at all]

- The Neon Void by sugarpastels is absolutely incredible, the dramatic irony of it all as we follow Leo in the state he’s in and see just how broken all the Hamatos are by his “death” is just 👌👌👌 The fact that this places with one of my favorite tropes aka “Leo being in the Prison Dimension longer than canon” is just so good. Genuinely a thoroughly gripping tale that I highly recommend. It’s not complete yet (a lot of this list isn’t) but what is there is so amazing please read (though you most likely have read it already haha)

- little kid with a big death wish and firefight by remrose are another two you’ve likely seen but by god are they worth the read. Firefight isn’t done yet but it and death wish are so amazingly well written and really go into how trauma affects people differently and how ties with family can be tested in traumatic situations. Hard subjects definitely but very maturely done. (Also I misread firefight as firelight for way too long before I realized it-)

- Power Up and Times Five by pickedcarrotsandradish are both unfinished but I can’t care because what we were given is so good that I’m fine with them as they are. Both deal with Leo’s insecurities and bad feelings about himself and, very importantly, the fics go into how these insecurities establish a base for Leo’s very real flaws and how those flaws push him to act the way he does. Very interesting and compelling stuff here!! Power Up especially does really cool things for the boys’ mystic power ups, especially Leo’s, and I loved reading about the ins and outs of what they could do.

- Race Against Life, Death, and the EPF by Cass_Phoenix is just so engaging to read??? Like I love the entire set up for it - it’s feels so fresh and like you’re in Leo’s desperate situation yourself. I was so excited whenever a new chapter came out because the atmosphere was so well done.

- A Mixed Bag by GreatlyBlessed is SHOCKINGLY not Leo-centric for once haha. It’s not completed, but again, like the others above it is so good that I recommend it anyway. This story is actually a crossover between four sets of TMNT (‘87, ‘03, ‘12, and Rise) and the dynamics set up in it are SO fun I love it. Team 2 is my fave because you have literally all my faves on that team how could I not?? I also highly appreciate that everyone gets a chance to shine and that there’s no bashing at all, they’re all just very much in character and it’s refreshing to read ❤️❤️❤️

There’s a LOAD more that I could recommend I’m sure but I don’t remember them off the top of my head at the moment.😭 If I remember I’ll come back and add them in!

(Forgot about AU’s- honestly there’s some that I see and catch up on when I see them but there’s just so many that it’s a bit difficult to keep track of sometimes! I’d have to go around and fully look through many before having a solid answer haha! The ones I do see are always so well done though, I may come back and add them here if I remember 😅)

[olessan]

Me after Summer Games Fest

[angelfrogs]

This is so fucking sick and reminiscent of makima’s fight with the gun devil but I am already over it a little bc I just knowwwwwwwww this is gonna become the new darkness devil introduction yaknow? I can see the future and this image is gonna be everywhere mark my worms. Anywayzies LOVE the spiral

[california-112]

Think I finally worked out part of my main OCs background/childhood 🎉

[cuteniarose]

The consequences of my poor financial decisions are here!!

[unorcadox]

i'm gonna be real i have been struggling to edit recently and i can't tell if i'm just finally hitting burnout after 3 fucking years or if i'm just too busy to settle into the groove. hoping it's the latter

[virtuousvigil]

jayvik rambles/future work/fic ideas maybe??? in the read more because i cant sleep n i've got brain zoomies about posting ch3 of amsatasm tomorrow. i'm thinking about fanfic & the different approaches to storytelling in general rn buuuut like

i feel like one of the primary differences, for me personally, between how the self-insert x jayvik girlies [gn] feel about/write jayvik vs. how i feel about/write jayvik is like... that subset of fan specifically want to be the filling of a jayvik sandwich. or alternatively; they want one of the characters and are willing to tolerate/include the presence of the other for the fan reach or in fantasy for the pleasure of whichever one they're obsessed with, etc etc yadda yadda... and i... okay like. i'm attracted to them viscerally, so i get it but it's also hard as fuck for me to imagine fucking them at all? like? i feel like any self insert i could create would be more of an oc version of me where they are my GOD awful shitty gay divorced dads. they almost destroyed the world with their hubris and somehow i came out of that. i am their transmasc abomination thought daughter and i both survived and then ""repaired"" their divorce by spitefully being so much Worse than they are to each other this is no tea no shade to the self-insert/oc fanfic writers; that's the kinda fanfic i started reading when i was younger, and i get the appeal. it's not for me anymore tho, personally.

i also think this difference is in part bc to me jayvik is synonymous with vikjayce (LoL) tho???????? skljdflskjf like the Them in my ead is just the most. unserious but disastrously tragic thing. i don't WANT to be a part of their fucked up romance/relationship i just am by proxy. because i relate to both of them far too much in a way that makes me want to psychoanalyze them and play marriage counselor. i feel like i'm blitzcrank and they gave me humanity by triggering abandonment wounds with their volatile ass

idk. maybe i should write that. it would be fun to write a small kid, me or not, as an absolute MENACE wrecking their shit. like. so smart and so sick of their dad's disaster gay nonsense that they become such a terror it bonds them back together and they're like "fuck we gotta get married and live together again just because neither of us can handle this Thing™ on our own jesus christ what have we DONE"

[frenchy-and-the-sea]

Maybe it's just because my DM once asked me (as a joking threat) where Wyn's brother was buried, but I keep having this terrible suspicion now that we're finally heading towards our dinner date with the Countess that she might have sent someone to fetch his remains. Like, we know for a fact that at least one of the Viscountesses is able to reanimate the dead. Strahd has made it known that she's at least somewhat aware of Wyn's history. And Wyn has outright said that one of her big fears is dying in Barovia where not only would she be unable to rest, but she wouldn't even be able to be with the people she cares about in that unrest.

What a kind gesture from the Countess, then, to bring one of them here in order to assuage that fear?

[peony-pearl]

Me connecting invisible dots that weren’t meant to be connected at all: Maybe another reason Sokka is really firm towards Iroh when he asks for help to save Zuko from Azula in BSS is because Iroh had pointed out to Yue that she had been ‘touched by the moon spirit’, to which was the catalyst of Yue sacrificing herself to give that life back. While Sokka hates to think of his sister or family or new friends dying because of the loss of the moon spirit, he still lost Yue, and there’s a part of him in his young heart that resents Iroh for bringing up Yue’s gift, because it was the moment that led to his loss of her.

[asvidema]

so basically when i said 'man imagine if hans is subject to an arranged marriage since he's a noble and henry is a commoner, ticking yet another box of forbidden love tropes i really like' i didn't actually mean to manifest it ingame

[manasurge]

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