#he is sooooo aughhhhhh

[milkartonn]

ive been brainrotting SO. hard these past few days my god :((( damn turtles wont leave my brain frfrfr

anyway take some Raph doodles here!!!! take em!!!!! hes the love of my life (1/4)

last one is just a feel good headcanon because i need raph to have loving pets and it is a crime that fuzzy animals dont like him i want a word with the rottmnt execs.

also because if Rise!Leo shares 1987 Leo's fear of snakes than the hijinks that raph's pets will get into will absolutely scare the shit out of Leo and that is very funny to me /affectionate

eyeye anyway photo id under the cut

[Photo ID: The post is made up of three pictures, all of the character Raphael, or Raph, from the series ROTTMNT. The first picture is a headshot of Raph, with a joyous expression and two fingers on his chin with a simple pink, striped background. The second picture is a collage of different uncoloured doodles of raph, with one of them labelled "toothy grin". There is also a doodle of him looking confused, and a low quality one of him hugging his brothers extremely tightly. The latter doodle is labelled "Raph Hug" surrounded by hearts and exclamation marks. The final picture is yet another collage, with the same layout as the second picture. Raph in the top left corner looks disheartened as a small cat flinches at his crouched form. This doodle is labelled "Bad with small, fluffy animals". The doodle to the far right is of Raph wearing a happy expression, with two snakes, one wrapped around his arm and one slung over his shoulders. This one is labelled "Remarkably good with reptiles" The doodle under these two is of all four of the Hamato brothers, with Donnie looking peeved, with the label "Firm 'reptiles do not feel affection' believer" above him. Mikey and Leo share the label "Both realize that their father's life may be in danger". Raph is in the foreground, wearing a smug expression with the label "Does nor care" next to him. End ID]

[orcelito]

orcelito's trigun fic recs!

making this for @trigunfanfic's fic appreciation week! this is a nonexhaustive list & not in any particular order (aside from the smut fics, which i separated into another section). just a few fics i rly love & think should get more attention!!

so Here are the multichapters (some of which have smut, but it's not the focus):

someone to last your whole life by catchatter / @needlab7

this one is sooooooooooooooooooooooo 🥺 i was reading it as it was being released and MAN it drove me insane. every bit of the post-trimax love and healing i couldve ever wanted. genuinely one of my fav trigun fics. it's just so well written & evocative. it really does feel like Vash and Wolfwood... and just. aughghghgh im gonna have to reread it sometime bc it truly is something special

CAUSE OF DEATH (See instructions and examples) by neatrogenous / @floofyfluff

this is the other post-trimax fic that Changed My Life. i read it all in one go in one euphoric hyperfocus. i felt every emotion known to mankind. it is just. slkdfjsldfjlskdfj god. i adore how Vash is written here. both of them, really. it just feels so much like them. someday, i will reread this one Too...

Make it to Daybreak by @hypermoyashi (on both ao3 and tumblr)

god. what to say about this one. honestly i have never watched Demon Slayer so going into this fic i was missing that context, but i never felt like i was actually missing out on much. Allen does such a fantastic job at bringing u into the world without having to know anything about it at all. i LOOOOVE demon vash sooo much. so very much. im a little behind on updates rn sldfsdfkj but im excited to catch back up bc everything about this au is just Sooooo fun. everyone potentially interested in Demon Vash should read this. Do it. Right Now. 🥺 pls

Trillium and Ivy by @shastafirecracker (on both ao3 and tumblr)

AUGHHHHHH omfg this one was one of the first fics i read for trigun, and MAN it really set a high bar for me. im a little picky when it comes to modern aus, but this one is just so.... WONDERFUL... i read the entire thing in the first half of my day one day and spent the rest of my day in a fugue state. it was just SO SO SO good. i recently reread it and even having read it before, it was just as wonderful to read. realistic relationship development, compelling Saverem drama, all of it. it's also probably my favorite fic for the depiction of Vash's injury & recovery. the first time i read it i was just blown away by how realistic it felt, right down to the trauma memories of watching bargain bin movies while he was stuck in bed. honestly i could rant for forever about this one lol. it truly is special.

and RELATED TO THAT,,,

Wildflowers, also by ShastaFirecracker

i actually didnt know these 2 fics were written by the same person at first lol. Wildflowers got linked in my trigun server & i checked it out bc Fuck Yeah trans wolfwood. and then had my world just blown away. it's SUCH a good fic, & i really am such a sucker for fantasy au. and i was just absolutely gushing about how realistic the depiction of trans wolfwood was even before i finished the fic. SUCH a great fic. so imagine my surprise & delight when i went back to reread Trillium and Ivy and realized -- OH FUCK, it's by the SAME PERSON !!! such beautiful writing, For Real. i really do love these 2 fics.

Sun, Moon, and Stars by tragic_unpaired_electron (can't find a tumblr link on the fic or ao3 profile, so if anyone knows them feel free to share this with them pls !!)

WOW LOOK it's a fic that doesnt have VW as the main focus!!! unfortunately the only one of those on this list (i May be a tad predictable...), & it really earned its place here. it's just such a fascinating fic that answers the question of What If Tesla Survived? i adore the exploration of her strengths and struggles, as well as her sibling relationship with Knives and Vash. it's so INTERESTING, and it gets into the meat of fighting for the rights of Independent Plants (and plants in general) and just. man. i read this and wanted to devote my life to one Tesla Saverem. she is so precious and hard-headed and SUCH a good big sister. pls do read it, it's such a lovely fic

and NOW...

onto the smut fics lol.

there are Plenty of very good smut fics around, but these are the ones that really stuck with me. either for being Different than the norm, or just being very... well. ya kno lol.

dont worry about the picture this paints of me lmfaoooo

you'll never get enough by tagteamme / @phaltu

AGHHHHHHHHH oh my god this fic made me FEEL things. it's a boxer / gym au, and MAN does it do it well. u get the sweaty gym setting, u get the homoeroticism & horny pining, u get the blatant masochism that drives them both... im just obsessed with it. that stove scene is going to stay with me For Life. & the smut is of course VERY good, but the Vibes... oh the Vibes are so impeccable. obsessed.

there is a season for all things by SolidShrimp (cant find their tumblr on the fic/profile, but i Know ive seen them on tumblr 🤔 if anyone knows their url, pls do me a favor and send this to them!)

THIS ONE.......................... man. man. man. man. like i know xeno is The Average for fandom vash, except the normal flower "plantussy" doesnt really do much for me. im too much of a monster fucker for that i guess. it's not BAD, just not particularly exciting. this, though? now, THIS one left an impression. ive already gushed about it to the writer in the comments of the first fic (havent kept up with the sequel fics, tho i really should catch back up sometime) so i'll keep it brief here. just. such an UTTERLY delightful inhuman vash portrayal, to the point where his reproductive biology is just plain incompatible with Wolfwood & Meryl's (oh yeah, it's mashwood, which is WONDERFUL...). wolfwood and meryl are in over their head trying to figure out how to get vash off in his own way, but they do their Absolute Best!!! it's just rly sweet and i adore the way the writer went Full Ham into the inhuman aspects. utterly delightful.

Kick me once again, and say we'll never part by epsilontauri (doesn't look like they're on tumblr? there's just a link to their twitter on the fic. but if anyone knows them, feel free to send this to them!)

this one is. so. very. AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. ok i will be honest this is probably my favorite vw smut. and it's barely even smut. the sequel is definitely much more sex, but this one is. well. it's some extreme, dangerous, and barely negotiated S&M. as the saying goes, it's neither Safe Or Sane, but it sure is consensual! it's just so. well looking at just the tags sure does reveal it. horrible coping, it's an intense fic, but it's just so.......... DELIGHTFUL........... i really really really love fics that stick to their guns like this. and i love how even though Wolfwood had a GREAT time, we get to see how it kinda freaked Vash out (he did Not like hurting Wolfwood), so the sequel is good for a fic where they're both genuinely having lots of fun. this one is actually rather not fun for Vash. but it's just. it's about the Extremity of it. the Possessiveness. pushing someone to their absolute limits!!!!!!!!! this is another fic that i rambled in the comments about bc. yeah. yeah. it's. just trust me. if ur into fucked up dudes being fucked up dudes, this is the fic for you.

& OKAY i think that's my list. again, it's nonexhaustive, but ive had enough typing i think lol

hope u guys enjoy the recs 🥺

[tadc-harlequin-au]

LITERALLY ME RN WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOO GOOD LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

Harlequin!Caine angst??? FOR CHRISTMAS EVE????? OH YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BUT I'M STILL TAKING IT THANK YOUUUU 🥰🥰

AUGHHHHHH pain.... How wonderfully written, yet so so terrible for the Puppetmaster himself. Has anyone ever told him that actions have consequences? Oh well.

Looks like he's stuck in a prison of his own making.... for now.

Anyways AAAAAAAAAAA SCARLET THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS THIS IS SOOOOO GOOD I'VE BEEN HIT AND I AM FALLING FROM THE SKIES, CRASH LANDING ONTO THE GROUND BELOW THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

War Wanderer

A HARLEQUIN AU ONESHOT/POEM

A/N: inspired by Rudyard Kipling's "BOOTS" and the 28 years later trailer

WARNING: Post-Apocalyptic

A lone figure marches on in the vast silence of a dead, war torn world. Only the sound of his own boots against the cobblestone and the clicking of his mechanized body quietly echoes through the alleys of the smoldering City of Circuits.

Seven—six—eleven—five—nine an' twenty mile today—

Four—eleven—seventeen—thirty-two the day before—

Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up an' down again!

There's no discharge in the war!

Bodies. So many bodies. The carrion of men, innocent or otherwise, rotted the streets. Scavenging birds feast.

Puppet pieces scattered like scrap left to rust. D.I.E's removed and destroyed.

Don't—don't—don't—don't—look at what's in front of you.

Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up an' down again;

Men—men—men—men—men go mad with watchin' em,

There's no discharge in the war!

He could still hear them. The souls of the damned.

Crying. Screaming. Begging.

Those lost to the lies they were sold.

Liberation.

This was supposed to be... liberation.

If—your—eyes—drop—they will get atop o' you!

Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up an' down again—

There's no discharge in the war!

All that was left were the mechanical monsters. The vengeful legacy of the ruling class.

Man. Puppets. It didn't matter. All were made low by screaming metal.

Great beasts designed in the service of death.

Try—try—try—try—to think o' something different—

Oh—my—God—keep—me from goin' lunatic!

Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up an' down again!

There's no discharge in the war!

He wished to be free.

He wished to punish those who wronged him.

He wished for revolution.

He wished for her return.

Seven—six—eleven—five- four—seventeen—thirty-two the day before—

Be careful what you wish for, Puppetmaster.

[deadrlngers]

ruven's "i'll show you how to take everything you ever desired" and violante's "what if i wanted you" and ruven's "you'll have me for yourself only in death" and violante's (stabs him kills him soaking her hands in his blood)