#i still need to figure out an actual name for this tmnt

[ashwii]

My younger brother came up with the idea that my Leo and April are way into trading cards, and I thought that really fit their friendship <3

[milykins]

TMNT Headcanon - Losing Their Virginity

*Turtles are at least 18, Bayverse turtles

*18+ Readers only, contains sexual content and language you may find offensive.

*Third person female POV

Mikey's Story

Raph's Story

Leo's Story

It's finally time for Donnie's story! I'm so relieved I actually finished a series and I didn't lose my creative flame. Thanks everyone for the likes and reblogs!

Being the last of his brothers to be a virgin was embarrassing. Donnie knows his brothers would never outright tease him about it but it stung nonetheless. Even straight-laced Leo got a girlfriend before him! This wouldn’t do, not at all and Donnie was going to do something about it. Now he doesn’t do anything right away but he does make this elaborate plan to meet someone. It doesn’t work, unfortunately. The poor girl runs away screaming at the sight of him.

In the aftermath of his failure he does what he does best. He retreats into himself and stays in his lab for weeks on end. Even Raph is a little worried about their brother in purple but they all leave him to work things out on his own. He always does.

Fortunately he’s got distractions to keep him from falling completely into the abyss and is very well-known in the online gaming community. He’s got friends on there too, including someone he’s gotten pretty close to. She uses an androgynous name and a voice changer so the guys on there don’t know she’s female. The combat sessions were just easier that way. Even Donnie wasn't aware of her secret until one day when she forgets to use the voice changer and everyone in the party realizes she's been a girl all along. Almost immediately the derogatory comments start up. Don, however, is quick to shut them down and snaps at the other guys for objectifying her like that. He sounded so sweet in his defense of her and as a result, she stops using the voice changer from that moment on. She does apologize to him for hiding her gender in a private voice chat with just the two of them and he completely understands. He promises her that he won't let anyone bother her if he can help it.

Donnie is pleased to have made a new female friend. They get to chatting more and more and even do a few voice calls. He is ever so careful not to let slip that he’s a 6’8” mutant turtle. Still, his walls come down somewhat the closer they get. They even exchange numbers and do a few voice calls. She texts him daily with little memes and fun facts. Donnie reciprocates by texting her his random thought of the day. He also texts her riddles and is highly aware that she wants to figure them out for herself, no hints.

One day he gets a text that kicks up his fight or flight instinct. A simple ‘Can we meet?’ At this point, they had been friends for a good few months and Donnie never dreamed it would go beyond that. His logical brain thought it would be better to keep her at arms length. That way, nobody would get hurt. Still, his fingers itched to type back ‘yes, when and where?’ he really wanted to meet her but the fear of what she’d think of him when she discovered what he truly was kept him from typing that out. Instead he types: ‘it’s probably not a good idea… we should keep things as they are.’ He still couldn’t bring himself to press ‘send’.

Several minutes later he was still trying to find an answer. She seemed to sense her question was ill-timed and apologizes, saying she realizes they aren’t ready for that yet. Immediately his fingers fly to the keyboard typing rapidly. He does want to meet her, he just hesitated because he was nervous and there’s something she needs to know first. He sits there then, his heart pounding as anxiety takes over. This was it, she was going to find out he was a monster, a freak and he was going to lose her. Finally he makes his decision. He calls her, trying to keep his voice from shaking and stutters out where to meet him.

Donnie shows up with a purple hoodie on covering his head and leaves most of his tech in his lab. He keeps his phone on him and a hidden bo staff just in case. He stays hidden in the shadows until he sees her. His breath catches in his throat, she was beautiful. Red hair… he had such a weakness for redheads. There’s a light dusting of freckles on her nose, and her expression showed she was nervous and unsure. She’s looking around everywhere for him, afraid he wasn’t going to show up.

Donnie steels himself; it was now or never. Very gingerly, he emerges, keeping his head down. He tells her it’s him, his voice shaking slightly. She’s immediately struck by how tall he is, she loved tall men, it was her weakness. She was confused by his body posture and why it looked like he was wearing a backpack. Donnie quietly asks her not to scream because he’s not exactly human and doesn’t want to scare her. He takes his hood off and braces himself for the inevitable. But it doesn’t come. She gasps at his appearance with obvious wonder and not disgust as he thought she would. He watches her carefully as she steps closer to get a better look. She tells him now she knows how Belle felt meeting the Beast the first time except she's not afraid of him. At that, Donnie has to smile because he knows Beauty and the Beast is her favourite Disney movie and that she held the steadfast belief that the Beast never should have changed into a human. He relaxes more then and asks her if she’d like to hang out for a while. She agrees and is full of questions for the duration of the night. Donnie is happy to answer each and every one of them if it means he gets to spend more time with her. She gives him a kiss on the cheek when they finally part ways and he’s so elated he feels like he could sing.

Donnie has a girlfriend. He has an actual girlfriend. At first his brothers tease him saying at least he didn’t have to build one. Truthfully though, they’re very happy for him and relieved because they can see an obvious change in him. He’s happier and he’s not staying holed up in his lab like he used to. It’s not long before he invites her down to the lair to meet his family and show her around. He’s so proud to show off all the things he’s been working on and even more proud to show her his bigger projects like the TTT or Turtle Tactical Truck. She is definitely awed by his accomplishments and thinks it’s very sweet that this awkward, nerdy, sweetheart of a turtle was trying so hard to impress her. If it wasn't obvious, Donnie has already fallen head over heels for this girl but he hasn’t told her yet nor have they made love. He wants it to be perfect.

In his effort to do this, it takes him a long time to plan it. Luckily, his new girlfriend is very patient and they do get closer in other ways. He gives her the full rundown on his ‘equipment’, telling her exactly how it differs from a human male’s, but assuring her it still functions as such. She can’t help but giggle at how serious he’s being about it all and assures him that she still wants to try either way. Donnie hurriedly tells her that there’s no rush and that they can take their time with such things. He’s secretly afraid it might be too painful for her and wants to be fully prepared so they are able to make it work between them.

Donnie is the only one of his brothers to do actual research on how to properly please a woman. After all, research is what he does best and he’s nervous but excited to put it into practice. Needless to say, she’s very pleased with the results and though they don’t have actual sex in the coming weeks, they get awfully close.

It happens on the very special date he has planned for her. Now, Donnie, being well, himself, has its definite advantages. One of which being his ability to break in and hack his way into pretty much anywhere. On the day of the date, he tells her to dress up and meet him at the planetarium. Upon meeting her there, he whisks her away to a secret entrance where they can view the planetarium from above and enjoy a private meal. Mikey had been more than willing to pack some food and snacks for them. 'Tonight my Donnie boy, you become a man.' ... 'Thanks, Mikey..."

After the meal is finished, he takes her into the theatre with the large domed projection screen. He tells her to close her eyes and count to three. When she opens them, he’ll have turned on the projector and she sees millions of stars, planets, and galaxies above them. It’s the most romantic thing she’s ever experienced. Her eyes are a bit misty when he shyly asks if she likes it.

Her response is standing on her tiptoes, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him like her life depends on it. Donnie reacts immediately, his long, lean arms catching her and holding her close as he angles his mouth to kiss her more deeply. Minutes later, they’re breathing deeply and staring into each other’s eyes. That’s when he knows it’s time, he loves her and he’s going to tell her. He whispers it, afraid that if he says it any louder she might not feel the same way. She whispers it back, honestly, that she loves him and tells him just how special and unique he is, and how she’s feels so lucky to have met him. He can’t help but reiterate that he’s the lucky one before covering her mouth with his. Several passionate moments later he pulls back with a question in his eyes. She absolutely picks up on it, and breathlessly asks him to come back to her apartment with her. Donnie has never moved so fast in his life. He shuts everything down, grabs their things and exits the building with her in less than five minutes.

Upon arrival to the apartment things escalate quickly. Gear and belongings are dropped haphazardly and there’s a desperation to undress her as quickly as possible before he practically carries her to her bedroom. Pretty soon he’s also bare and has her laid out beneath him trembling with need. His touch is skillful and precise. He is methodical about this, he wants to do as much foreplay and prep-work to make this as painless and pleasurable as he possibly can. He works at gently stretching her opening while making her feel good at the same time. When the time comes for her to take him inside he goes inch by inch, always stopping and checking if she’s still all right. He’s the only one of his brothers to use a condom, ‘just in case’ and ‘safety first’. It had taken some looking though to find ones large enough to accommodate him.

 She only feels a slight amount of pain, grateful to him for taking the time to ready her and falls in love with him just a little more from his thoughtfulness and care. Once she’s ready, he does a few practiced thrusts and oh boy, nothing could have prepared him for how good this would feel. He can’t help but stutter it out to her, how amazing she is and how much he loves her. She whispers it back and tells him likewise how good it feels to have him inside of her.

He’s spurred on by her words of encouragement he moves faster and has to concentrate on not being the first to finish. With a careful hand he snakes his fingers between their bodies and rubs her sensitive nub in well-practiced circles with his thumb, he whispers how beautiful she is and how much he wants to hear her come. He gently urges her, ‘come for me, come for me, beautiful… let me hear you.’

Almost immediately, her body locks up and the grip on his shoulders tightens while she digs her fingernails into his tough skin. Her cries are absolute music to his ears and he decides he needs to hear her make these types of sounds as often as he can. He grunts softly as his own release comes moments after hers, he groans deeply while his body shudders from the blinding amount of pleasure he feels.

The aftermath is composed of soft kisses, whispered murmurings of love and a gentle cleanup, her before himself of course. Donnie’s conclusion is that this has to be the happiest moment of his life… so far. The best is yet to come.

Mikey does congratulate him when he returns home.

The End

[0pawprint0]

All the autographs I got! The only person on my list I didn’t get was Matthew. His lines were long throughout the whole con. But I got a picture with him and he complimented my Shaggy cosplay, so I still consider it a win! He was super kind.

The Hazbin gang were all so sweet and talking to them was so much fun! They all seemed to love my Sir Pentious cosplay! Erika even asked for a pic to show Alex. He didn’t respond while I was there, but he’s a very busy person, so I get it completely ^^

I nearly cried when I got to meet Rob. I have looked up to him for so long and it was so amazing to finally meet him. He was as wonderful as you’d expect. It was super hard to choose which poster for him to sign because he plays so many characters I love. I ended up picking Donnie because TMNT 2012 is my favorite version and I never see anything for it. I was telling him about how even some of his super specific roles like Eric from The Little Mermaid 2 have stuck with me and he gave me a hug! He also addressed me in Donnie’s voice and knew how to spell my name without me even needing to tell him! Most people don’t spell it right. He also complimented my cosplay and asked me how to make it and everything (I was Sir Pentious that day). It was such a good time. I would talk with him all day if I could. I unfortunately didn’t get a picture with him because I didn’t have enough money (things tend to go wrong when I’m trying to save money and I had to pay to fix some things the month before fhfhfhdn). But I’m hoping to see him again one day and next time I will get a picture!

Grey was so fun to talk to! She actually had her hair put up with a pin to look like Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender), another character she plays. She excitedly addressed me as Shaggy (the cosplay I was wearing that day), telling my sister and I to "throw Scooby Snacks at any monsters you see!" and told us not to unmask anyone :’) she’s so silly and fun I love herrr! She gave us a hug, too! Frank was super nice and loved the poster my sister brought for him to sign (she got it from an artist at the con) and he even did Scooby’s voice to us!

My sister is a big fan of Cameron Monaghan, so we went to his panel. She was able to get a pic and autograph with him, too! I don’t have the pictures with her because I don’t think she’d want me to post her face here lol.

I didn’t get an autograph from him because of money, but I also got to meet Johnny Yong Bosch! He’s most known for Ichigo from Bleach, but what I was excited for was talking to him about Danganronpa (he is Hajime and Rantaro)!

This is my haul I got from comic con (excluding the things that came with my ticket). I did, indeed, come home with 4 Miku figures. But one was free! Because at that booth it was buy 2, get 1 free.

I also got a Neighthan Rot doll for fairly cheap (they go as high as $70 online). Tbh a Monster High doll is the last thing I expected to get at a con, but I’m pretty down with it lol. Especially because it’s in great condition and still had his journal!

For the Harry Potter sticker and pin, we got those for free at a free Harry Potter trivia we went to because HP is my sister’s favorite book series. She also won a book she doesn’t have! It was like a Dumbledore side story (note: neither of us support or like Rowling as a person. She did not get any money out of us, as this was free).

The mushroom sticker was given to me by an artist as I passed their table! Their info is there on the sticker if you’re interested in their work!

The stickerssss! They make me so happy. There was so many more this artist had that I wanted, but I didn’t have the money for it, unfortunately. I got Ciel, Sebastian, Grell, and Undertaker (Black Butler), Bill, Stan, Wendy, Dipper, Mabel, and Waddles (Gravity Falls - they didn’t have Soos or Ford rip), Craig and Tweek (South Park), Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Stolas (Helluva Boss), Rampo (Bungou Stray Dogs), and Amaimon (Blue Exorcist).

This stuff came with my ticket! I LOVE the poster!

I didn’t get these, but I thought they were really funny.

Post 2/2

[justalittleobsessed]

First Meeting: Move Along Mikey and Relinquish Mikey

A little story on how @justalittleobsessed (me!) and @spacemimz's Mikeys meet! In honor of the @tmnt-fandom-family-reunion!

Part 1 in "The Adventures of Mike and Mikey"

Part 2 ->

Mikey woke up in a strange place. It was sort of dark but illuminated by small crystals. The kraangified turtle was scared and alone. This time he was scared in a different way than usual.

Mikey was used to the inside of the technodrome and its lonely interior. This… is different. 

Looking around frantically, Michelangelo tried to find anything familiar. In his peripheral vision he saw something move. Out of instinct Mikey turned in one swift motion and used his kraang arm to slice apart whatever moved close by.

The thing moving collapsed to the floor with a thud, and blood pooling around it. He stepped closer to inspect whatever he had just slain. He noticed that his mind was clearer than usual, the kraang were still there but quieter than what he has become accustomed to. This unforeseen clarity is what allowed Mikey to feel shock when he saw himself crumpled on the floor. Himself.

Stepping back, Mikey fought the urge to throw up. Odd, he hadn't felt that in... how long has it been? How much time had passed since he was kraangified? Doubts and fear clouded the turtle's mind and distressed clicks escaped his throat.

While he panicked and tried to make sense of all this, the figure on the floor got up and clicked in response. Got up. Got up and clicked in response to him. As the two Mikeys stared at each other, the one who'd been dead just a moment ago took a step closer to the kraangified Mikey. This scared him even more and while retracting into his shell he swung his kraang arm once again, watching as the other Mikey died a second time.

Panicking inside his shell, Mikey could hear the Kraang whisper louder again. "You need us for guidance" "You are weak without us" "You cannot do anything without us" "You won't live without us"– knock knock knock, tap tap. What? That... that was the tap system Leo used. Leo? Who is Leo..? Is the other turtle Leo..? No that can't be right but how would he know the tap system?

The kraangified turtle peeked his head out and saw the other turtle sitting close and carefully rubbing his shell.

Was he trying to calm Mikey? If so, why…? Shouldn't he be dead, twice, by now? Did Mikey fail? Were the Kraang right and did he really need their guidance?

The nervous clicks picked up again and Mikey's vision clouded with tears. From the other turtle clicks emerged as well. Did Mikey understand their meaning? Not really... but he understood their intent. Maybe this other turtle was friendly.

Maybe he could help Mikey clear his mind, find home. Home? What is that again?

Mikey emerged from his shell, slowly. This time he didn't want to hurt the other terrapin. This gesture was met with kind sounding clicks and more pats to both the shell and his arm as soon as that emerged too.

“Ok,” The other turtle said, standing up and stretching his muscles, “So I think we might’ve got off on the wrong foot here.” He smiles despite having just died twice, like nothing is the matter. “My name is Michelangelo, but most people call me Mikey. Or Mike. I’m not uh… upset or anything by the way. I can’t be killed easily, as you can kinda see. Or well I can be killed easily, I just come back to life. You seem scared, and we’re in this new place, and I kinda snuck up on you.” He shrugs, smile not wavering once. “No worries.”

No… no worries? Another Michelangelo?

Kraang Mikey glanced at Michelangelo. He seemed to understand that there was no threat coming from this other him. He looked at the other Mikey with big eyes – if it hadn't been for the terrifying kraang goop he probably could've resembled a puppy. 

So kraang Mikey followed suit and stood up as well. He was less than brave to actually stand up straight and his hand was nervously fidgeting in front of his chest.

“Okay buddy! We gotta give you a nickname so no one gets confused,” Michelangelo spoke as if this situation wasn't beyond weird. “We could just be two different versions of our nicknames. I can be Mike and you Mikey. Or the other way around. Or you can pick! Is there some nickname you want? I’m a pretty open dude.”

He’s still smiling, the other him. Like a default setting. A kind, open smile that invites… it invites people in. Accepts them without a second thought. He misses seeing those smiles.

Mikey opened his mouth to respond, to say something. Anything to seem like a person with actual feelings but a chirp was all he could muster. This frustrated the kraang covered turtle and Mike could tell by the frow of his eyebrow and the way his kraang spikes feathered upward.

He took a step back, weary of the situation. “Hey, hey, calm down. It's okay! Talking's weird for you, that's fine. We can figure something else out.” Mike assured. The concern was still visible on his face, staying there as he thought about what to do. Upon coming to his conclusion he snapped his fingers, looking at Mikey. “How about a tapping system? One tap means yes and two means no. That should be doable for you, right?” The response came in the form of a nod. “Nodding is good too! Noted. Jotted down. Put in my memory.”

Stepping closer to Mikey once more, Mike held out his hand. A peace offering to his frightened counterpart.

Mikey took Mike's hand in his own and the pair started walking.

They didn’t know where they were yet, but that didn’t matter. They weren’t alone, and that was more than enough for now.

[little-pup-pip]

i remember u posting a thing where it shows all the requests you haven't done yet. I just want to see as I requested something long ago in 2023. I'm not trying to seem pushy, I'm just curious!

(this was rhe person that requested a bugbo thing)

Here you go!! This is very long, so I put the list under the cut!

These are the requests sent after I stopped accepting them that I didn't delete for various reasons. If you sent in a request after I closed them on March 14th and don't see it here, you'll need to send a new one (please don't take it personally if I deleted it)!!

Black + squirrel

Asra (the arcana)

Shurara (keroro gunsou)

Ring tailed lemur

Buzz light-year

Rottweiler

Yellow raccoon petre

Lionel Messi

Sonic the hedgehog

Light pink and blue bunnies

Middle school gym class

Jenny wakeman (my life as a teenage robot)

Chris Kratt (wild Kratts)

Yuri (doki doki literature club)

Cole (Lego Ninjago)

Crowley (good omens)

Stingray

Prince + bunnies

CG vil (twisted wonderland)

Alt + Wolf-dog

Golden retriever

Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)

Kipo (kipo and the age of wonderbeasts, I think)

Leif (my inner demons)

Little big planet 3

Clouds + pastel blue

Outdoorsy + animals

Sun and stars + bunnies

Chase (paw patrol, I actually have two of these waiting)

Cinnamoroll

Eastern red bat

Octopus regression

Tiger CG

Aquarium trip

Pastel coloring + kitties

lavender/grey bunnies

Pastel dolls

Jumping spiders/Leopard geckos

Dr. animo (ben 10)

Shuichi saihara

Black Shiba inu

This is everything left from before I closed my requests!

Osamu dazai (bsd)

Flutist

The dazzlings (equestria girls)

Vampire with Halloween themes

Guardians of ga'hoole

Gromsko (MW2/3)

V (murder drones)

Cg SD-N (murder drones)

Cassidy (overwatch) and cowboys

TMNT Leonardo

Ranboo

Pastel kitty

Lackadaisy

Epithet erased

Another OC named cerys

Pikmin

Slay the princess

Someone's pictures (Idk what to call this one just know that I'm going to do it)

The Magnus protocol

Bive (regretavator)

Donnie darko

Megamind

Jake Peralta (Brooklyn nine nine)

Allister (pokemon)

Umi (idk from where I'll figure it out eventually)

Rottweiler puppy and the creek

Monster tom (eddsworld)

Gnarpy (regretavator)

Xianzhao loufu (hsr)

Cg jing yuan (hsr)

Cupcake and dino

Kitty petre pomni (tadc)

Shiromo (pui pui molcar)

Jack harkness (doctor who)

Pettoism

Cg basil hallward (the picture of Dorian gray)

Cats

Spiderman (again! lol)

Mei (Lego monkie kid)

Cats + cakes

Houndoom (pokemon)

Wolfwalkers from cartoon saloon

Lucifer (hazbin hotel)

Critterspace (drafts)

Minecraft lush caves (drafts)

Ibara saegusa

Llewellyn Watts (Murdoch Mysteries)

Jake (trailer park warlock, drafts)

Cult of the lamb (pet dreaming themed)

Tubbo

Cassie (fnaf: ruin)

Black kitten + space

Grey draik (neopets)

Pumpkin head (still needs more research)

Someone's OC Avery & siblings

Maki harukawa

Brown, lime green and forest green puppy

Dylan (the magic roundabout)

Zombies

Vincent (dead plate)

Osamu dazai (bungo stray dogs, drafts)

Vision CG (marvel, drafts)

Light blue

Bearded vulture

Mind (Chonny Jash/CCCC)

Seam CG (deltarune)

John Constantine (Justice League Dark)

Keralis (Hermitcraft, maybe)

Tula tones (novi stars, drafts)

Eevee + dragons (or witchy themes which I may do instead)

Kitten + stars (I think, the request actually says stairs though and it's been confusing me)

Mushrooms

Grey + Ross federman youtooz (drafts)

Boyfriend.xml (Friday night funkin')

Puppet (fnaf)

Genshin impact (drafts)

Eddsworld

Karako Pierot (hiveswap)

Scorpion

Border Collie

Mortal Kombat

Puppy + SpongeBob (drafts)

Baby vulture (drafts)

Rain world/slugcat (drafts)

Border Collie

Modded smash hit rooms

Crying child (fnaf)

Agent Smith CG (the matrix)

Rolfe DeWolfe CG (Rockafire Explosion)

Slime rancher

Puppet (fnaf)

Parado (Kamen Rider)

Tally hall

Rockabilly (probably)

Felix Lee

Charles Xavier CG (X-Men)

Naoto Shirogane (persona 4, drafts)

Kitoto

17th century dutch (drafts)

Sees behind trees (drafts)

Allay (Minecraft, I think. Drafts)

Tasmanian devil (drafts, can't figure out if they want the cartoon or animal)

Spamton CG (deltarune, drafts)

Grunge + lop eared bunnies (drafts)

Yume-Nikki (drafts)

Daxter (jak and daxter, drafts)

Madness combat for puppies (drafts)

James Sunderland (silent Hill, drafts)

Shirokuma (Danganronpa, drafts)

Leo (IDW comic, drafts)

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

violently smashing my two major fandoms with an F together as a form of procrastination

A question for the ages: WHICH Avatar character matches up with WHICH Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle one and WHY the fuck should anyone (besides me) care? We'll answer at least one of those questions for you tonight, dear viewers!!!!

First up

Neteyam - Leo

Eldest son, blue theme (like I could say this for all the Sullys, but shush), can do no wrong except when one of the siblings stubs a toe and then the Guilt, daddy's favorite solider who's also a huge dork (like we don't see a lot of evidence of this in canon for Neteyam but let me have this), Neteyam's Untimely End vs Leo getting treated as such a punching bag by each TMNT iteration that throwing him through a goddamn window is an established franchise staple by now.

Kiri - Donnie

A case can be made for April-Kiri parallels (particularly for psychic powers re 2012 April, my beloved, and dead mom syndrome) and also Karai-Kiri (for dead mom syndrome, how often I've mixed up their fucking names while writing), but Kiri-Donnie fits the siblings theme, so there. They're tech nerd-nature nerd solidarity, autistic Entities of unparalleled death and destruction, happy to destroy government property, younger siblings pretending to be above the Chaos while very much not, and in desperate need of a nap and a stiff drink.

Lo'ak - Raph

Rage issues. Daddy issues. Big brother issues. Relatively smol and Keenly aware of that fact. Adored by the (smart) fans, cursed by Eywa/God. Makes strong bonds with animal fwends and also collects traumatic experiences like magnets collect nails. 100% either in a fistfight or sobbing into his pillow rn. In a family living at the bottom of a fucking sewer and/or on the run from the government, still manages to feel like an odd one out. Someone needs to introduce Lo'ak to emo music, it would fuck him up so much /pos.

Tuk - Mikey

Youngest and most excitable sibling, heart of gold and jaws of steel. Optimism that remains in the face of innocence slowly being shaved away by Events. Hates being left out or left behind, committed to various Schemes and Plans with historically mixed outcomes. Has definitely either killed a man or will do so as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

Spider - Karai and April

Spider's kind of an unholy amalgamation of April's Token Human We've Shared Traumatic Experiences With journey and Karai's At Odds With Creepy Undead Father Figure And Complex Relationship With Less Creepy Father Figure (see below) arcs. Basically part of my ongoing psyops plans to Feminize That Boy (don't worry Karai-Kiri and April-Kiri parallels, I still love you). Also, Leorai/Apritello and Speteyam/Spiri (mix and match at will) have exciting interspecies and/or vaguely incestous vibes we should all strive for in our weird fanfics.

Jake - Splinter/Hamato Yoshi

Tired dads trying their best and just so happening to raise The Kids as soldiers-warriors along the way. Exciting and confusing relationships with the concept of this thing you call "death." Shameless species hoppers, even though Jake did it on purpose while TMNT writers in various iterations have to come up with increasingly more convoluted ways for it to happen to Yoshi against his will. Is not afraid of violence, especially when it comes to their homoerotically homicidal relationship with

Quaritch - Shredder

Big Bad of the story, or at least the one everybody pays attention to. The Bitch Who Refuses To Die. Unhealthy, possessive, genuinely quite creepy (/pos) obsession with sort-of-kid who ended up in his care through Unfortunate Means. Will destroy everything he remotely cares about and sit in the ashes with surprised Pichaku face before finding someone to blame. Refuses to let go of a fucking grudge, be it with aforementioned homoerotic-homicide buddy or various children.

Neytiri

Technically the best Neytiri parallel in terms of family relationships would be Tang Shen, Splinter's wife and the pseudo/actual (depending on the iteration) mother of his children. However, Tang Shen has an unfortunate history of being Dead Girled and Ghost-Momed in a way that puts her more in common with Grace or Tom Sully (rip). Still, Neytiri has a lot in common with the vengeful demon ghost version of Tang Shen that exists primarily in my head.

BONUS

Payakan - Casey Jones

Outcast from society, defender of the weak, wanted by the authorities. Combines genuinely passionate belief in justice/revenge with an equally genuine talent for wanton violence and destruction. Has an interspecies bromance with Lo'ak/Raph that puts Achilles and Patrocles to shame. Someone definitely needs to introduce Payakan to emo music, too, not to mention death metal--he'd start a band to put those Little Mermaid fuckers to shame.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Arguments? (you're all wrong btw) Only know me from one of these fandoms and have no idea what the hell I'm taking about? Hit me up in the reblogs!

[androidships007]

And the winner is DONNIE, but let's face it, we're really the winners here 💙❤️💜🧡🐢

4-1 Challenge: Blind Date (part 2)

"Donatello? Like the artist?"

April had a LOT of explaining to do. If this was some kind of joke. No, you sighed. You wanted to believe her. Despite your initial trepidation, you actually did want to get out and meet someone. Just to regain a small sense of freedom again.

Sure you needed to keep a low profile, but that doesn't mean you had to give up on everything...right? Besides, there's no way someone was actually walking around New York going by the name Donatello. New York wasn't THAT odd.

You vaguely remembered the pep talk you gave yourself yesterday in your apartment before this blind date.

Simpler times.

At the moment you stood motionless with your arms crossed in the middle of the night under a highway interpass. April was desperately trying to introduce this "Donatello" to you but nothing could have prepared you for this exact moment. A tall. Very tall. Thin, green, teched out turtle-man with glasses waved sheepishly at you from behind your famous news caster friend.

You didn't scream, or faint. It's not like you were afraid or upset. You just stood there deadpan. Your brain whirling with all the new information being thrown at you. Your eyes practically glued to your alleged blind date, at first out of shock, then curiosity....then you noticed he was rather toned and tall, did you say tall before? He was definitely tall, and he did smiley very sweetly at you.

"What exactly is going on here?"

Was the only thing you could muster.

April's shoulders slumped with the realization her previous attempts to explain the situation had not worked. She looked almost apologetically at this "Donatello", but he only smiled.

His eyes glimmer with profound curiosity as he stared back at you, he seemed almost impressed.

"I think I can take it from here, April."

He patted April's back as he stepped forward, now sporting a much more confident smile though his hands still fidgeted awkwardly with various forms of tech adorning his shirtless figure.

"I believe April told you my name, Donatello, but that's a mouth full. Donnie is fine."

He continued towards you in a friendly manner.

"I'm fairly knowledgeable by most standards, so I'm sure I can answer any questions you might have!"

At this remark he seemed almost sheepish, rubbing his arm but much closer to you now.

"I-" you opened your mouth, only to close it again.

What exactly were you supposed to ask about in this situation? I mean besides the obvious questions, like what are you? Or is this what life in New York is like?

The techy terrapin had such soft, friendly features. Inquisitive and intelligent eyes. An inviting smile and a shining recommendation from your only friend here. A quick glance at April told you how hopeful her was to see this work, it warmed your heart. The initial shock was gone now. You already came this far, why not see how strange life in New York could actually be.

@sharpwindow @turtle-babe83 @turtlesmakemehappy @tmnt-tychou @thelaundrybitch

[esa-marie]

I like making spotify playlists so heres a masterlist.

I'm still updating a ton of these and if you have any suggestions for characters/ prompts i would love to hear it

Fandom:

Shirt music with success of upon people || Flesh Cousin || Regretevator

Mostly compiled of songs that are utter nonsense, or fit the idea of a disconnect between your mind and your body.

Toxic construction Yaoi || Mannequin mark and Wallter || Regretevator

Songs that are pining, but also sad. bc divorce.

I just love to dance || Big Mama || ROTTMNT

Big Mama talks about dancing a lot in rottmnt. I threw in lots of girl disco and some more evil-vibed songs, ofc. (I love her sm im a #1 big mama defender)

FUCK YES! || Karlach || BG3

Karlach's story means so much to me. lots of songs to do with fire/ inevitability/ general badassery.

Fate spins along as it should || Withers || BG3

This one is the most WIP bc im sourcing a lot of the songs from old 13th century manuscripts, which is harder than it sounds.

Various White Knight Chronicles Playlists ( Cisna , Ceasar , Eldore , Yulie , Leonard , Kara , Setti/Grazel ). Since the fandom is actually incredibly small I might make a separate post for their playlists.

OC and others under cut!

OC

'What is it?' 'Home.' || Zael Stormveil || BG3 tav

Zael is my first tav when I started playing BG3. Im developing her more as I play, and started a tag for her on this blog

Was I sweet once? || Anatasios || BG3 Durge

Even though I havent finished my Zael run, I started a Durge run. Still more WIP than other playlists, and is about resist!Durge

Comin' atcha live from Avalonia! :3 || Elliot || LBP OC

Elliot, also known as console kitty, is a tv celebrity in avalonia! Ill spare you the rest of their lore for now, but their playlist is full of silly goofy songs, and songs about not feeling good enough, for whatever reason :)

Spidersona [Spider: Null] || Eve || Project Eden

My spidersona universe (Project:Eden) uses a different titling scheme than my other playlists. Anyway, Eve was a computer program who was ejected into reality. She now has to figure out how to be a human, and what being a human really is.

The Lizard || Lilith || Project Eden

Eve's best friend, who knew her when she was just a program on a laboratory computer. She has a corruption arc :3 (dw she gets better. Kinda.) gentle songs, and some not-so gentle songs

Doc Ock || 'Ock || Project Eden

A scientist who was employed at the same facility Eve was created. calculating, colhearted, cynical. at least for now (enemies to lovers??? P). Science songs and love songs, ofc

The Goblin || Goby || Project Eden

His tagline is "Imitations Limitations"-- a fish man cyborg amalgamation that was trying desperately to mimic the structures of pre-awakened Eve. But, that didn't go well, for him or the scientists. Not nonsense, but definitely songs that teeter on insane.

You said you know a guy? || Vance || Rottmnt OC

Vance is a scavenger, they go above the hidden city and 'scavenge' for things to sell below. Energy is his name, an he lives up to it.

You dont know me. || The Ghosts Official Playlist

I have several WIP projects, and Pastries and a Poltergeist is one of them. The ghost inhabits this old, run down, 70s house and is trying to get Maya to move out. but she wont. Melancholy 70s

I need this. || Maya Dufour's Official Playlist

Recent college graduate, she's about to find out why this house was insanely cheap. Stubborn. WIP.

This is a story about beginnings || The Librarian's Official playlist.

Ill spare the story for The Dead World for now, but The librarians playlist is a lot of epic orchestral and some medival songs sprinkled in.

Squash and Stretch || Cross || AVA/AVM OC

Living in-between a sketched figure and a stick figure, Cross is ever stuck in limbo. lots of video game songs/ songs to pick them up.

GameDev!Donnie || TMNT SONA Official Playlist

Gamedev is stuck in the world of video games for now. He doesnt mind a ton, although he misses his brothers sometimes. Filled with upbeat/happy video game songs

Monsters? That's Outrageous! || Gwen || Doors OC

WIP, but songs relating to the timeloop shes stuck in or the game itself.

Got it!! || Tracey || White Knight Chronicles OC

Songs for when your not the main character but still trying to be useful.

Technically I have more OC playlists but I think that's good for now ahjhkdbSAhkadk

Other

GET SHIT DONE (via killer video game soundtracks)

Over 40 hours of video game music (as soon as i finish a game it gets shoved into this playlist. I might reduce it in the future but I like the absurdity of how big it is)

She blinded me... WITH SCIENCE!!! || Silly songs about science

Specifically songs referring to science. This started as a Donatello playlist but then i fully committed to the bit. This is also technically my most popular playlist for some reason lmao.

A New Ghost Town

WIP playlist for a fanfic I may never make (each song is supposed to be representative of a chapter/ the chapter titles) (if you wanna know its dp and Gravity falls crossover)

Again, you'll see more playlists than this on my account (shared) But heres the tip of the iceberg :)

[my-name-is-bunnyfoxy]

I keep thinking about all the TMNT 2012 Turtles, April, Casey, Karai, Mona Lisa and each of the Mutanimals' dreams/goals. What do you think would each of their dreams/goals be?

Leo: his goal is to not fail his family and only wants to protect them. Now, later in life, he is determined to rebuild the Hamato clan in honor of Splinter and to help continue the legacy as the new sensei. He is still continuing to do so.

Raph: Not let his anger get the better of him to the point he would actually hurt not only himself but his loved ones. He is glad he finally managed to after so many years control his emotions and not let them get the better of him.

Donnie: To be seen as talented and amazing when it comes to his inventions and tech. And, wishing that humans won't see him as a freak (in almost every version, Donnie wishes to become human so he can be and look normal).

Mikey: To prove people that he can be serious and that he isn't just some dumb joker. While it does succede later down, he still tries to prove himself worthy.

Venus: To show that she is worth enough and is valid. She is a good fighter and she is reliable. She is trying her best.

Jennika: To figure out a way in which she is able to express her emotions instead of looking cold and serious. In actuality, she is a genuine sweetheart and does love her family and loved ones.

Lita: Just be happy. She is a tiny little child.

April O'Neil: Have a normal life. Girl has been thru a lot, she needs rest.

Casey Jones: Become the coolest and most epic Vigilante and fight crime whenever he wants to and beat the crap out of people.

Angel Jones: Similar to Casey.

Karai: Like cannon, repair the Foot Clan and fix it's reputation. Clear the clan's name after Shredder ha'd been poisoning it for years. Along with rekindling her relationship with her father and her siblings.

Scarlet: Similar with April, have a normal life and move away from her mother's past evil deeds and try to just move on with her life and be with people that actually care about her.

[andistarburst]

TMNT: AbstractedStar ( reunion arc.)

Chapter 2: Red

First chapter. Next

Word count: 1588 words

Raph slides down the latter into the sewers,landing and walking towards his home. He walked past the lab,past the faded graffiti on the walls,past the old and worn training room,the kitchen,and his room, making it towards the living room.

Splinter sat there,watching some soap opera. Raph walked in,stepping on a piece of paper,it crinkled loudly,alerting his dad of his existence.

" WHO'S THERE- oh,hey Red," Splinter yelled,Raph flinched, running towards the chair a second later.

" Hey,Dad!" Raph greeted,leaning against the back of the recliner," I just have a few questions,then I'll get out of your fur."

" What is it,Red?" Splinter asked.

" Do I have brothers?"

Splinter didn't respond,so Raph figured he should elaborate," I met this other turtle mutant today,he had a blue mask and his name was Leonardo," Raph explained,gesturing with his hands.

" He's alive?" Splinter muttered,pausing his tv.

" Well,unless I was seeing a ghost,yes."

" You remember them?"

" No,not really," Raph said," am I supposed too?"

" You are the oldest of your siblings, you all used to be so close," Splinter got out of his chair,walking towards a shelf,the do-not-touch shelf.

" So why don't I remember them?" Raph asked.

" Maybe your brain is blocking out what happened because of what happened," Splinter said,grabbing a thick but small book from the shelf.

" What happened?" Raph questioned.

" Well,I don't exactly know,but something happened where all four of you got kidnapped,and you were returned two months later,but Leonardo,and your other brothers, weren't," Splinter handed him the book,it was a colored a bright teal. Raph held it for a second,opening it.

Oh.

Several photos of turtle children were taken,the dates being noted next to them. The tallest one looked like him,spiky and had a red bandana draped around his neck.

" I assumed that all of your brothers were dead,but it seems at least one of them lived,did he say about his whereabouts the past few years?"

" Uhhhh,I think he said he has been living with this goat guy, he's been calling this guy his dad," Raph explained,still flipping through the album.

' Draxum?!" Splinter gasped,horrified and angry," I can't believe that yokai-"

" What are yokai?" Raph interrupted, he'd been hearing this word all day,yet he doesn't know what it means.

" They are like mutants,except they were born like this," Splinter paused to explain.

" Oh,wait we weren't born like this?" Raph questioned.

" Anyways,it seems that Draxum has manipulated Leo into thinking that he's his actual dad,which isn't entirely wrong," Splinter brushed off Raph,whispering the last part so he couldn't hear.

Raph ignored the fact that Splinter brushed him off.

" So,what should I do?" Raph asked.

" I think you should talk to Leo,but it's fine if you can't," Splinter said," I think he has his own life now,he should do what makes him happy."

" That makes sense," Raph muttered.

" Alright, alright,now get out of my room,I need to finish my show!" Splinter pushed him out of the room,he could barely do it though so most of it was Raph walking away.

" Okay! Thanks Sensei!" Raph said, going to his own room. He threw himself on his bed,opening the photo album. Maybe this'll wrack his brain.

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Raph scaled a roof. It was an alright day for the middle of fall. The sun was shining,making it warm,but the breeze kept it cool. The wind was strong enough to make Raph's mask tails keep getting in front of his eyes,having to move them away so he could see clearly.

He was looking for Leo,but he'd been out for a few hours by then. He couldn't find a sign of him,a part of him felt grateful for that.

Raph didn't get much from the photo album,besides learning the kid in purple and Leo are twins, their birthdays,and what Splinter used to look like. They also used too skateboard,it seems that Raph had taught them how too,according to the pictures titled that implied it.

Raph hasn't done skateboarding in years,since he was twelve . He remembers falling over a lot,and Splinter being very sad about other things,so Raph had too take care of himself when he was injured. Searching for the med kit,and trying too make sure it didn't run out too quickly,as he was a clumsy kid,and it took forever for Splinter to notice.

He paused on a roof,he could hear something.

" GET AWAY!"

There it is. He ran towards the area,throwing himself into the alleyway where it was coming from. He just barely dodged a glowing blue sword that almost hit his face,pinning his mask tails to the wall.

A human ran past what looked like a mutant,it looked up at him. Wait a second--

" You idiot!" Raph hissed.

" Who are yo- OH SHIT-" Leo yelled," hey Raph! Hah, almost impaled your face there!"

" Don't get any ideas," Raph yelled at his brother,who pulled the ōdachi out of the wall, unpinning Raph's bandana.

" Sorry,I didn't see you!"

" Are you blind!?"

" Dang,rude."

" Sorry," Raph muttered.

" Eh, it's fine,but you scared away the human,I need to get information," Leo said.

" What information?"

" Where's the nearest fast food place," Leo smiled like he was joking.

" Are you joking?" Raph asked. With all that noise it sounded like he was going to kidnap that human or something.

" Nah, actually I need to buy stuff for dinner tonight, I'm trying to get dad to try it," Leo put his ōdachi back into the holster on his back.

Raph just realized how short Leo is compared to him,he was probably around two feet shorter. Well,makes sense if he's the oldest,sometimes. April is shorter than him,yet she's older than him. So technically she's the oldest sibling. He considers her family.

" Whatcha doin here?" Leo questioned,leaning on his one of his ōdachis.

" Wanna come over to my place? You can meet the rat man," Raph asked.

" Yes! That'd be great!" Leo smiled,seeming stoked," which way?"

" Down," Raph instructed, already opening the sewer drain.

" Oh,okay!" Leo said,face screwing up in disgust.

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They made it into the sewer,Raph and Leo walked towards the living room.

" Did you make this?"

" Huh?" Raph turned around,seeing Leo point at the fading graffiti on the wall.

" Did ya make this?" Leo asked again.

" I don't know who made it, it's just always been there, it's stained," Raph answered, trying to brush it off," c'mon, let's go."

" Wait- waittt-"

" What?!" Raph growled,stopping in his tracks.

" Did Mikey make this?" Leo smiled.

" I don't know,can't remember."

" Oh yeah,you forgot about us," Leo sighed angirly. Whatever.

" Come on!" Raph hissed,Leo followed,hesitantly. They walked into the living room.

" Hey,Dad! I have a surprise!" Raph smiled. He heard Leo behind him choke from the sudden happy attitude.

" What is it- Blue?!" Splinter looked back,spotting Leo.

" Heyyy,Rat man!" Leo greeted, Splinter ran over to him. They stared at each other for a second,a awkward moment until the silence was broken.

" You're a lot taller than the last time I saw you," Splinter joked.

" Uh,yeah," Leo said,Raph noted how awkward Leo sounded. Shit,he forgot that Leo thinks that their dad kidnapped him and his siblings years ago.

" May I-?" Splinter opened his arms hesitantly, seemingly for a hug.

Leo nodded, Splinter hugged him, Leo returned the hug,but was clearly a little upset. Raph separated them.

Leo slightly smiled,the rat and turtle staring at one another.

" Have you been happy? Are you doing alr-"

" Shush,we can talk later!" Leo smiled,Now that I know where you are-",pulled his sleeve up to reveal and blue gem coming out of a bracelet around his wrist," I guess I should return the favor."

He broke the gem,Raph stared at him in confusion.

" Draxum knows our location, it'll be a small family reunion!" Leo grinned widely, in bliss,Splinter looked terrified. He couldn't be that bad, he's just an goat. But then again,he did manipulate Leo and kidnapped his other brothers,so he should run.

" Dad,come on!" Raph grabbed Splinter's hand,they ran into the nearest tunnel. Raph has been here his entire life that he can remember,so he probably knows them better than Leo,maybe even Splinter.

" Hey,where are you guys going?" Leo ran after them.

Raph continued running,coming to a ladder out of the sewer. He climbed onto it,Splinter following.

He reached the top,putting out his hands too open the lid,but it was already open.

A sheep yokai's face was a few feet away,Raph yelped,his hands slipped. SHIT-

Splinter narrowly dodged out of the way of him,Leo yelled something. Raph was caught in someone's arms, supposedly Leo. Raph felt his head hit the concrete,wincing in pain.

Leo was yelling something,but Raph couldn't hear it over the sound of his own heartbeat. They are so loud and annoying. Raph's vision started getting darker,the people around him turning into dark silhouettes.

" Ra......you can rest," Leo said. But Raph doesn't need it,even if his grip on consciousness was definitely getting looser,and black was starting to shroud his vision.

" Just sleep, i'll get you somewhere safe."

Raph heard that clearly. He couldn't really fight too stay awake anymore,it was getting too hard. Raph closed his eyes, allowing him to drift into a heavy sleep he wasn't sure he would wake up from.

Notes:

Sorry about the ending,I couldn't really figure out how to write it correctly.

But thank you for reading! Sorry it's been so long since the last chapter,but I decided that for now on I'll post a chapter every two weeks. Sometimes I may post one once a week,but it depends.

Anyways,have an amazing day and make sure to drink water!

[mimjandoodlesstuff]

April Fusions haha

They kept rotting my brain for a hot second so I started writing up concepts myself, but then this ask properly sprung me into action. @bluepeachstudios you've done it again with the hinting!

I suppose the only really interesting things about these takes are how I named them. I already have a fusion storyline planned for my own TMNT iteration, and the Turtles fuse with April in it so I combined their names there. I didn't want to do that again here, so instead I took a more unique approach. I named them after each of the Turtles' VAs' birthday months (because, you know, April). I mean, why not utilise canon/meta/out-of-universe facts for a project like this? I can't do this for my own characters. I did have two rules in place in case any of them overlapped, of which I was forced to use one.

May

May is probably my least favourite out of the bunch. There's really nothing about her that screams Leo besides like- a shell, blue eyes, injuries... It's probably therefore not surprising I drew her first, so I really didn't know what I wanted to emphasise and so on. I should probably have had her face the camera more to get a better sense of her jawline. Make sure to make it nice and boxy lol

The plastron pride flags are demigirl, aroace and lesbian. While I do in my heart of hearts believe Leo has a not insignificant crush on Captain Ryan, I still wanted our gal to be a flaming lesbian despite that lol.

March

March was incredibly fun to draw, and not just because @bluecookiesabi is an absolute joy to hang out with (thank the heavens for Discord streams!). I just really like drawing more feminine characters. I had most likely already sketched both May and March before I found the ask so I didn't know March is agender, but I don't think that's a problem at all. Agender people are allowed to be feminine, after all. And I don't consider Donnie to be some pinnacle of masculinity to begin with.

I figured, since the fic tags state that Donnie's autistic here, I'd give March just fluffy socks and slippers to keep dust and dirt from their feet for sensory reasons. That is definitely not projection on my part.

They're kind of giving 2003 April vibes with their hair in a bun. That was a happy accident which I'm really glad I kept to.

January

January is just green April. Hers and Mikey's designs are already so incredibly similar in-canon I'm convinced she'd look pretty much exactly like him had she been mutated into a turtle. I didn't even feel the need to open January's eyes since they'd just be the same shade of blue more or less.

I don't have much to say about him other than she was fun to draw. Gymnastics poses are honestly kind of therapeutic to draw. But also, how are they able to make that pose? The answer is simple: January is just built different.

I also labelled xir as only aroace since I don't know what you have planned for Mikey.

September

I'm really happy with how he turned out. While sketching I couldn't get the pose really working but once I did she really came together. I'd say September is the only Fusion (besides maybe March) that actually looks like the people he's made up of merged. Raph's stocky build fits April surprisingly well. And the choice to give her April's kunoichi getup but tattered was a really good idea in my opinion, and I'd like to give @pechtothevoid the credit they are so deservedly owed for that idea.

While not fic accurate at all, I had such a difficult time coming up with a good weapon for September. Who knew combining sai with tessen would be difficult? So instead I gave her a boomerang, which reminded me of Sokka, so I just straight up gave him Sokka's boomerang. I like the idea of her, upon fusing, just snagging Sokka's boomerang from the Mae Whitman-verse and using it as a blunt force weapon. I wanted to in a similar vein give him the One Ring from the Sean Astin-verse, but I couldn't get that to look good no matter how I placed it.

I like the name rules I came up with. Basically, since I didn't know in which months any of their actors were born in I had to come up with a replacement idea for naming in case any of them happen to overlap. The first rule was that if Rob and Greg happened to share a month with anyone else, the Donnie and Mikey Fusions would automatically get assigned December and May respectively. If Seth or Sean were to have overlapped with anyone, Leo's and Raph's Fusions would get the/a month whose first letter is the closest to either character's first name. March and January checked out, but since Seth and Sean are both born in February, I was forced to assign Leo and Raph May and September each. Small price to pay, honestly.

Tcest DNI and NO REPOSTING. Both groups can go die UwU

[moss-and-marimos]

:O tmnt iteration?

indeed!! :D to give a basic summary of things I have so far:

this au is more based on 2012 than rise theyre all 15 or so they were intentionally mutated by the kraang ^ same with splinter but at a different location bc Casey's dad actually works for the kraang and mutated him, this is why Casey grows to hate/fear rats, because of his fathers' really fucked up experimentation splinter eventually is taken to an actual kraang base for further experimentation which is where he escapes and grabs the turtles Leo and Mikey are co-leaders raph and Mikey call eachother twins and are the same species of turtle (bog turtles I think is what I'll go with) Leo is some type of turtle with yellow on it but im still deciding which donnie im thinking either a musk turtle, black knobbed map turtle, or spotted turtle Mikey and Leo have pet shrimp and fish, one of the red shrimp is named after raph as a joke but raph actually gets very attached to it, another is named piebald as a rise reference their splinter is still alive but started out as a normal rat and later gets de-mutated back into being a normal rat and becomes Leos pet, theres a lot of angst about it ^ this causes issues with the siblings because donnie wants to try to experiment on splinter to try to get him back, but Leo won't let him, this becomes more and more of an issue because of rats' short lifespans because of their father being rat'd they need to find a new teacher and end up finding the shredder and training under him for a while before they realize he's evil, this leads to them becoming a lot more cruel before they realize how bad it's getting through this they meet karai who becomes an older sister figure to them and is actually shredders bio kid in this au, she's a few years older than them and pretty much ends up watching over them when they run away from the shredder, hes the main antagonist for a while trying to track them down potential plot points (still TBD): ^ this leads to something similar to the farmhouse arc, where they might meet April? or they might have already known her, still trying to decide, I'd like for them to still know her but I'm not certain how, maybe her parents were old friends of splinter or something but idk if I like that donnie secretly experimented on splinter which leads to something with the rat king? splinter might become the rat king? unsure I'd like to figure out something with the triceratons and maybe shredder getting mutated into a fucked up triceraton or something idk one of the shrimp, prob the raph one, or multiple, getting mutated? either into enemies or into pets something similar to the parasitica episode bc I like that episode and I like the idea of someone getting a pet giant bee wasp thing, was leaning Leo but maybe donnie bc he doesnt have a pet yet (apologies for the tag but @idiot-mushroom I thought you might like to hear it, sorry if not !!)

[yellowhollyhock]

sldjdjsj Thumbelina Dongel

Because for one thing I've named her grandmother Norma and she fits very well as the lady wishing for a child who gets barley from a fairy with a tiny child in it. And more to the point fits as someone who lovingly brings up a little girl with very different needs than herself and never needing to understand where she came from

Also Angel wants to go explore. This idea of yearning for independence to a bit of an extreme because she has to prove that being different doesn't make her weak--it is exactly her. Hun can be the toad but instead of 'marry my son' it's 'join my gang' (they absolutely still call themselves Purple Dragons)

And Casey! Is the sparrow! Not sure yet if literal sparrow or what exactly that looks like but he is her friend who she helps when he's injured and in turn helps her, especially to escape from Hun (which diverges a bit from source material but eh) but also with the various creatures who try to claim her

The turtles also I think should show up early in the story. In this au (is that what this is now? am I making a tmnt Thumbelina au?) their mutation shrunk them instead of making them grow, but still made them humanoid in other ways. Basically fairy-turtles instead of human-turtles, but also neither as usual because mutant turtles. tbd if they have wings or no. They will help Angel out because they're helping Casey out. Unlike most other creatures who meet her they aren't all that curious about what she is and where she came from, because they also have their own weird origin story so they just aren't really surprised. Anyway at the beginning of the story they are pretty preoccupied with their own thing trying to protect their home from their rat father's ancient enemy, the Shredder (he is literally a gardening tool) (belonging to the farmer Krang) (whose actual name is like Smith or something but the turtles heard other humans call him Cranky and changed it to Krang cuz they were little and misheard)

So Casey and the turtles help Angel escape from toad Hun, and then she runs into this group of insects who want her to join their band. They all agree they hate toads (because they're insects). The thing is as she gets to know them she realizes they also hate birds. Probably turtles and humans too.

April I think will be a regular human, sort of gonna merge scientist/reporter, She knows about the singing bugs and the gang toads but no one believes her, and they all keep making obnoxious comments about how if she's gonna make things up, singing toads and a violent gang of insects would make more sense. She's intending to film a concert (the insects will attack her for this) but meets Angel and helps her escape instead.

Oh oh oh! April has a little mouse friend named Irma! :) She lives in a burrow she made under April's playhouse and they sit under the tree in her yard and gossip. Irma takes Angel in while April tries to find her grandma (cuz the lily pad carried her far away, last thing her grandma knew she was running off to join the Purple Dragons, she tried to warn her and now all Angel wants is to apologize. And maybe also a little bit to find her own way first so that when she apologizes she can also say 'but you see I needed to leave first).

It takes April longer than they expect--and actually there's something really weird going on with her that Irma and Angel can't figure out. And they can't figure it out now because they've got to go underground for the winter.

Enter Baxter Stockman, the Mole. He's building his own little underground empire that these girls are in the way of, so he plays the long game (a Baxter Stockman capable of subtlety and discretion? did I?? make Stockman??? more of a threat than Shredder????) He makes nice, plays good neighbor, talks about protecting them. Tries to hire them as his assistants. Irma is flattered and caught up in the excitement of what he describes (I don't know the details of his evil plan yet), but Angel's becoming pretty practiced at recognizing red flags. The more she says no, the more aggressive he becomes, which makes her also more aggressive.

Poor Irma never saw the Mousers coming.

Return of Casey, Splinter, and the turtles, saving Irma from rat-killing robots. Stockman works for Krang? weeeird. This old farmer so hates having pests on his property and yet he is? hiring them? I mean he fights the tmnt all the time so he does know that they're like,, sentient (see he is evil he is a villain still I promise) but the idea that he would ally with what he so disparagingly calls 'fairy creatures--' there is something weird going on here.

So they will escape Stockman retreat into the sewers, trying to follow them back upstream to find Angel's grandma (Donatello's idea). But also they are all wanting to find out what is happening with April? Cuz she's been all distant and sus. idk details tbd. The last thing they knew she was doing was looking for grandma so they're hoping if they head that way they'll get some clues what could've happened.

And they do--they meet a group of fairies who call themselves Utrom, all of whom wear little crystals around their necks that match a recently added charm on April's bracelet which Irma recognizes. April done been charmed. Immediately they are suspicious of these Utrom, but learn two things

1) Krang (whatever his proper name is) is an Utrom defector cursed with a human form)

2) A Krang sympathizer named Ch'rell has recently escaped captivity and they suspect he is where April got her crystal

dun dun DUN (to be continued some time after the school year ends 😅)

[fainthedcherry]

HAPPY TURTLE TUESDAYYY TMNT FANDOMMM!!!! I have a treat for y'all artists who love to make TMNT OCs!!! If you love the 2012 era, you're gonna love this one too!!!

A FREE TO USE TMNT DARK HORIZONS FLASH GAME CHARACTER SELECT TEMPLATE, MADE FROM THE ACTUAL GAME SPRITES!!! (Scroll below for the Google Drive of the files, credits first to the artist though sorry! :D)

(ft also the fancy animation particles for when you get to this menu, for those who wanna add it too! (( the GIF is the raw version, without the effect settings/scripts added in Flash tho.)))

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND!! I DID NOT CREATE THESE ASSETS, NOR HAVE I DRAWN THEM

(I am an artist posting this, who has replicated the game's art as a fan, so I want to disclose clearly, that these are NOT MY WORKS HERE.)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give all the credit to the SENIOR ART DIRECTOR working on this Flash game, Damian Aliberti and his team of artists from Quadramma (I could not find sources online that confirm who are said artists unfortunately, so I can only credit the art-director for now)!!!

He even made a page about this project, for his portfolio! Check it out, it's AWESOME!! (CLICK MEE / TAP MEEE)

^I didn't know they planned to bring this to mobile, so you can predict that I'm happy, that this game is still seemingly loved by the Italian studio that made it seemingly. x) (I can only assume they're Italian, due to the file-names, don't quote me on this though, barely any info exists on this Flash game as you can predict LOL)

GOOD NOW THAT YOU HOPEFULLY READ WHO MADE THE PRETTY ART: CLICK ME OR TAP ME FOR THE GOOGLE DRIVEE (drive provides the GIF, a PSD, SAI2, PNG and MDP file!! [the joys of owning several art programs, making this much more accessible to people :v])

btw, also like..Maybe not use this for commercial/profit purposes though, that'd be profiting off resources you didn't make, and that are copyrighted. I don't think that's legal. :"v

NO CREDIT REQUIRED. COMPLETELY F2U. I did not after all make the assets, nor will claim so. :V as I mentioned, I extracted these from the actual game, which is why these are all so crisp and nice looking, instead of me using a snipping tool like 2 yrs ago for my fun challenge of recreating the game's artstyle LOL

I do NOT claim these assets or the art I've extracted as my own, this is all purely from the game, and very obviously, these are I guess, owned by Nickelodeon, so I ask you ofc do not...Do some legally questionable things w/ this stuff sdfklsd, pls behave fans, I'd rather not get reported for something I didn't do for providing this to the internet. xD

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Whilst credit would be nice, and linking back to this would be even nicer for other fans who might just like me,, wanna replicate this cool game's aesthetic sdfskldglk, it's optional, completely LOL. It did only take like 2 hrs to piece this stuff together, to look like a real screenshot thank god. xD

FEEL FREE TO SHOW ME IF YOU ALSO DRAW IN THE GAME'S STYLE OR WANNA BANTER ABOUT TMNT OCS OROROR YKNOW USED THE THING AND WANT ME TO SEE ITTTT I GLADLY STARE AT TMNT POSTS NO MATTER WHAT ERAAAAA~

I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THIS GAME'S ARTSTYLE NGL. THAT'S ALL I WANT. And if more ppl also would wanna draw in it it'd make me so happy. I am like...The most acoustic TMNT fan out there man, I have the weirdest wishes in mind xD

Hope anyone wants this orrr like needs it orr dreamt of doing this too orrrr just never thought about doing it, but now that a free template is out there, someone might also wanna do it!! I love whenever like- fandom templates and stuff is made. I plan to maybe make this a Toyhou.se code too, since I do have the raw files of the games and could try to see if I can replicate the animations and stuff and make it non-premium and premium!

(Maybe I should make fandom codes more often in general tho at the topic of that, did it before for Terraria and helped out w/ a Monster High code, to give it a mobile compatible version LMAO)

If anyone or me figures out the artists behind the sprites, I'd gladly show them too, bc GORGEOUS GAME MAN!!!! THEY DESERVE ANY PRAISE THEY GET FOR THE ART AND THE GAME ITSELF ANSAHSHAJS, here I go again I swear, I'm done yapping now. I should participate in internet olympics when it comes to writing essays in every post I ever made. xD

[twignotstick]

TMNT: SECOND SHOT - Arc 1, Chapter 3: Family Gathering 🐢

<- Chapter 2: Shared Hallucination 🧠

Small note: The beginning of this chapter may be a bit difficult to understand at first, but it will make sense! If the names are too confusing, (since they change from perspective to perspective), there is a key in the end notes.

Warnings (if there's anything I should add here, tell me please!): descriptions of wounds & care of said wounds, feral behavior

Words: 4,070

Summary: Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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He watched as his biggest brother walked back and forth, deliberating on what to do in his head. His second biggest brother sat against the wall to his side, the newly formed gash in his left leg pulsing and bleeding. His littlest brother, his only little brother, was trying to comfort the second oldest through the pain.

After a moment of watching his biggest brother and thinking to himself, the scavenger chirped up. ‘We could get the humans to help.’

His biggest brother, the protector, loomed over him as he stared. ‘And bring them into our home?’ The protector lumbered over, dwarfing all of his younger brothers. ‘Our hunter cannot move. They would have to come here. How would Father react to that?’

The scavenger stayed silent, curling into himself.

‘He would be furious if he found out you were getting food from them. Can you imagine what he would do if we brought them here?’

‘I don't get it. They're nice!’ the scout trilled gleefully from his spot laying against the hunter. ‘Well, at least one of them is. Scav said there were two, right? He gave me food! Did you know that?’

‘Yes, we know, pipsqueak,’ the hunter groaned. ‘You've told us fifty times.’

The scavenger looked back at his eldest brother. ‘But… I don't know how to fix this. I don't know how to properly treat wounds. The humans do. They would help as soon as they knew-’

‘We can't risk something like that with Father, so drop it,’ The protector barked. He took a deep breath, scraping the point of his beak against the concrete. ‘Do you know where the things the humans might use are?’

‘...yes, but I doubt I could get anything beneficial out of a pharmacy dumpster-’

‘I'll tell Father you're taking another food run to make up for the hunter's absence. Find whatever you can.’

The scavenger couldn't help but scowl. He didn't like being ordered around, the protector knew that. He looked over at the other two brothers slumped against the sewer wall, only to receive two looks of concern; one blatantly obvious and another cloaked behind a cursed smile.

When the scavenger turned to head out gloomily, the scout piped up again. ‘Why does Father hate them so much? They help us! You know, the one I met gave me food. It was a bunch of bugs in a box! I love bugs!’

‘Jeez, again with the box and the bugs,’ the hunter groaned again, still holding tightly onto the scout.

‘We got along just fine without them. We can fix our hunter without them too,’ the protector growled, using his presence to drift over the scout.

‘I don't need to be fixed,’ the hunter growled back. ‘I should be back out there. It'll heal.’

‘Scout, make sure this idiot doesn't try to get up while I speak with Father.’

‘Got it, captain!’ The scout squeezed his brother closer.

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April and CJ had deliberated on what to call the new turtle for a while. The picture of him was much better than any picture they could get of Wit, so they were actually able to figure out what type of turtle he was within a few days. It was easy to look up “turtle that looks like its smiling” and slim the options down from there. He was an African helmeted turtle. That didn't help much in terms of naming, per se.

After about an hour of tossing names back and forth, they decided on “Tiny”. Even though Tiny wasn't actually that much smaller than Wit, it was the only good name they could come up with.

The name didn't get much use, however. For almost a month, CJ kept trying to find Tiny again, but he was gone. They kept putting crickets in the lunchbox, and they kept getting eaten, so they assumed that Tiny was still with Wit. Wit even recognized Tiny when they showed him the picture. He became more and more trusting, and even offered some scraps from Murakami's for April to eat. She didn't accept, of course, but appreciated the gesture. After the encounter with Tiny, they discovered that Wit was even wittier than first anticipated; he understood basic human speech as well, and would respond appropriately and accurately.

One night, April and CJ were walking home after eating out. The place they went to was nice, but the food couldn't hold a flame to the homey-yet-intricate powers of Murakami's and Hueso's.

When April heard a growling chirp and a thunk come from the alley she had just passed, she immediately served a glance to the store she was standing by. It was a small general store/pharmacy, with an overly bright fluorescent sign glowing above the egregiously similarly lit interior. The stark contrast of the dark city streets and the eye-blinding store was almost nauseating.

Remembering what she stopped for, April shuffled backwards and looked into the alley that was the source of the noise. She was taken aback to see Wit, expression tightened in anger, haphazardly tossing terrible umbrellas and empty chip bags out of a dumpster to dig deeper inside. His tact and care for cleanliness was seemingly forgotten as whatever he was searching for mattered more.

CJ joined April's side, just as confused. “Wit?” The turtle perked up at CJ's voice. “Why are you here?”

Wit looked lost in thought for a moment, adding things together in his head. After his face scrunched even tighter, he slammed his fists into his head and jumped down from his perch on the dumpster. He turned to the humans, eyes pleading.

April's own eyes widened in realization. “You know this is a pharmacy, don't you?”

Wit chirped and nodded.

April straightened her posture and tried to recall what ASL she knew. After a moment of thinking, she signed and spoke. “Is someone hurt?” She poked her index fingers together. “Or sick?” She bent her middle fingers and put one by her head and one by her stomach.

Wit watched April slowly repeat the signs before quickly signing ‘hurt’, over and over.

“CJ,” April said calmly, pulling something out from her pocket and turning. “Take my wallet and buy some medical tape, a roll of bandages, and some disinfectant. I'll stay with Wit and try to get more answers.”

CJ nodded and rushed into the building. April walked over to Wit slowly, who was still signing ‘hurt’ and curling into himself. “We're getting things to help whoever's hurt, okay?” April soothed, kneeling and sitting a few feet from Wit. “We're going to help you. This doesn't have to be your burden.” After the turtle chirped in understanding, April continued. 

“Is the person who's hurt someone like you, or like me?” 

Wit patted his chest.

“Are their eyes open, or closed?” She signed along with the words.

Wit repeated ‘open’.

The store door opened and CJ came out, a plastic bag full of supplies in hand. He jogged over and stood next to where April was seated. He held the bag out to Wit, who stared at it.

“...all the things you need should be in there, if it's not bad like you said,” April reassured. Wit looked to the side, shaking his head the slightest bit. His eyes clenched closed quickly, before he pounced forward suddenly and grabbed CJ's arm that was holding the bag. He yanked it hard, pulling CJ deeper into the alley.

“Woah, buddy!” CJ exclaimed. “I'm not part of the deal!”

“W-wait, wait!” April grabbed Wit's clawed hand, grabbing his attention in the same action. “Do you want us to come with you?”

Wit nodded fervently.

“Well,” April smiled, laughing a bit under her breath, “lead the way!”

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CJ was upset by the idea of sewer gunk getting on his jeans, but didn't vocalize it. April glared at him with pity and anger when he even thought of doing so. Wit was crawling along the sewer floor at a quick pace, making sure that the humans were keeping up at a speed walk by glancing over his shoulder every few seconds. They walked like that for a while, until a spine-chilling growl broke through the tunnel.

The sound was followed by smaller barks and growls. Another- familiar to CJ- softer chirping could be heard as well. Wit slowed down, making the humans abruptly adjust to his pace. After a moment of cruel hesitation, a clicking, chirping roar broke out, silencing the first two voices and halting Wit's progression.

A low rumble rolled through the tunnel, accompanied by slow, heavy footfalls. A giant shadow crawled out from the tunnel corner in front of Wit and the humans. As soon as its eyes locked onto April and CJ, it roared even louder than it had before and began pounding forward.

Wit spoke up as well, raising himself as if to intimidate the enormous beast that had shown itself.

Miraculously, the beast stopped its approach. And the two started… arguing?

(‘I TELL YOU NOT TO DO ONE THING, AND WHAT DO YOU DO?!’

‘WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!’)

That was April's best guess. In reality, it was just a giant turtle and a turtle-shaped behemoth chirping and growling at each other. This new turtle monster was easily 5 times the size of Wit, maybe double the height of a full grown man, and could probably only barely fit in the tunnel if it were to stand. Its scaly skin was a very dark blue; so dark that it almost looked black in the dim light, with some white speckles scattered across. Its shell looked odd in the shadow.

(‘I should have NEVER let you keep meeting with them. I knew this would only bring us trouble.’

‘They aren't TROUBLE! They're-’

‘BOYS!’)

A different sound caused the two to stop bickering. A shrill, squeaking growl- one that any sensible New Yorker would recognize in an instant.

The scream of a rat.

It was hard to see around the giant body of the new turtle, but April swore she saw a giant pink tail whipping back and forth. The behemoth moved aside to let the new arrival through, and April's suspicions were confirmed. A rat the size of a human being started approaching, getting a quick response from Wit.

The rat didn't look young like Wit or Tiny. It looked old. The brown fur covering its body was graying at the roots, and painful sounds of popping came from its joints. And yet, the eyes of it looked just as wise as Wit's, if not wiser.

As CJ and April still stood in hesitant silence, they watched Wit and the rat have a conversation. Wit gestured to them a few times, making them flinch. The conversation rose to a peak before the rat barked in finality. With a sigh, Wit turned around and snatched the plastic bag from CJ's hand with his beak, tossing it up and catching it again to readjust his grip. Then, Wit followed the rat further down the tunnel and around the corner, where subtle sounds of happy trilling and growls could be heard.

(‘I didn't hear any heads get bit off, so that's a good sign!’

‘Yeah, maybe he just figured out how to do it quieter, pipsqueak.’)

The giant turtle let them pass with a growl, then turned and bared its gaze down on April and CJ before settling into a lower, ready-to-pounce position. April hadn't noticed how little she had been breathing until this moment, and took a moment to gasp in fresh air as she beheld the turtle's judging glare.

“...so…” CJ spoke quietly, causing the turtle to direct its gaze his way. “...do we give this one a name too?”

April gave CJ a glare almost as sharp as the turtle's (she didn't think she could actually glare more harshly than it if she tried). “Is now really a good time to ask that?”

“What about,” CJ murmured, patting his hands on his now ruined jeans and turning halfway to April, “I-unno, maybe… Old Navy?”

April squinted. “Like the store?”

“Well, yeah!” CJ stated, as though it were obvious. “He looks older than the other two, and he's- you'd never see this coming- navy.”

“But like the store? Like where I buy sweaters?”

“Hey, you're the one that wanted names that worked as codewords!” CJ shouted, finally turning fully to April. “So sue me for thinking of something clever.”

“Wouldn't just Navy work?”

“That's boring, April. We agreed that names that are just colors are lame.”

“And tacking ‘Old’ onto it magically makes that better?”

“YES! BECAUSE NOW, IT'S A REFERENCE!”

A squeaky growl came from the corner of the tunnel again, silencing the humans. The giant turtle (Old Navy??) turned his head halfway to listen to whatever the rat was relaying, then let out an exasperated huff. He served the humans one last soul crushing stare before crawling down in the tunnel to make his way behind them. His eyes stayed locked on them the whole time. Once he reached their backs, he growled and pushed his beak in the space between April's shoulders. April got the message and grabbed CJ's arm to move forward.

As they approached the rat, the happy chirping and groaning in response became louder.

(‘They really are nice! Maybe they'll have more food! You know, the one I met-’

‘BUGS! BOX! WE KNOW!’)

Rounding the corner, April and CJ could finally see the sources of both the groaning and chirping. The chirping was coming from Tiny, who started excitedly patting his claws on the floor as soon as he saw them. The groaning was coming from a new turtle entirely, who was sitting with his shell to the wall.

This new, fourth turtle was much bigger than Tiny and Wit, but also smaller than Old Navy. His size was closer to a very tall human. He was bulkier than the rest, and spikier, too. His shell had several distinct points and bends visible poking over his shoulders. His plastron had spikes as well. His head was… peculiar. Unlike the other turtles, he didn't have a normal beak (or a strange smile); instead his nose came out to a point and his head was flat. His mouth hung just under the elongated nose, and he seemed to be groaning at Tiny, who was wrapped around his side.

On this turtle's leg was the reason for concern. A slash, about 6 inches long, traced it vertically. A mass of dried blood was caked around the wound and on the floor. A few inches away, the bandages CJ had bought lied partially unwound and colored with blood, with holes and scratches in them. The bottle of disinfectant was unopened on the floor next to it, but scratch marks lined the bottle's lid. The box of medical tape lay untouched in the plastic bag a few feet away.

The old rat took a seat a few feet away from Tiny, near where Wit was already sitting. He gestured toward the medical supplies.

April approached the spiky turtle slowly, kneeling down as she walked. This one seemed much less jumpy than Wit, especially with the weight of Tiny on his side. He let out a rolling growl when she reached his side, but she continued in picking up the ruined bandages and the disinfectant. She turned to the rat.

“Do you want me to…?”

The rat nodded as Tiny filled the air with stammered chirps, pushing his head to the spiky one's plastron.

(‘She won't hurt you… she just wants to fix this…’)

April grabbed the disinfectant and a tissue out of her bag. “Okay, this might sting, buddy, but it's better than the wound getting infected, right?”

Tiny chirped something in the spiky one's ear(?), and he nodded.

“Alright,” April murmured, pouring disinfectant on the tissue, “here goes nothing…”

The spiky one roared as April applied the pressure, but Tiny was quick to react. He grabbed the spiky one's clawed arm before it could come down on April's face and wrapped it around himself. Spiky curled around Tiny in response, his roars dissolving into whimpers as he bit onto Tiny's shoulder. Tiny didn't seem to react, still maintaining a goofy smile and happily chirping.

(‘You're doing great, big guy!’

‘You said she wouldn't hurt me…’

‘She didn't! The stuff in the bottle did.’

‘...’

‘...I'm sorry, Scout…’

‘Whatever you need.’)

It took April a moment to find her lungs again as she recovered from the shock, but she continued regardless. Once enough dried blood had been wiped away and April thought the wound properly clean, she pulled the stained tissue away and grabbed the bandages. “This is gonna hurt too, and I'll have to move your leg…”

Tiny chirped more, and the spiky one growled and hugged him tighter. And yet, his leg lifted up enough for April to wrap the bandages around. He growled and barked into Tiny's shoulder, stomping his free foot and tightening his grip on both Tiny's body and his shoulder as the bandages were wrapped tightly. Out of the corner of her eye, April could see the rat, Old Navy, and Wit flinching at every movement and sound.

“And there we go!” April exclaimed, making sure the bandage wouldn't move by covering the exposed end with medical tape. “You probably shouldn't… crawl on it? For a while. That'll just make it heal slower and hurt more.”

Spiky pulled back from Tiny to look at his face.

(‘What's she saying now?’

‘You get to stay put, buddy.’)

After Tiny's chirp, Spiky groaned and Old Navy huffed, rousing a chittering laugh out of the rat. Wit snickered, too.

“I don't think he likes the sound of that,” CJ said, sighing and allowing himself to laugh along.

A sudden image flashed in April's mind. She remembered her parents, and constantly watching them get into petty arguments. They were never over anything serious, and never escalated into such. Just arguing over which football team was better, who was responsible for forgetting to bring an umbrella on a day they knew they would get rained on, who April wanted to hang out with more.

Every time, April would watch the conversation like a spectator at a tennis match. The ball would bounce effortlessly across the court, getting relayed seamlessly with the next witty rebuttal. Sometimes, she would take a side, and contribute to slandering one of her parents incredulously. But most times, she just watched the chaos unfold.

Seeing the rat sitting with Wit, laughing at the groaning and barking from the spiky one and Old Navy, reminded her of that. And, in that moment, she realized something.

This wasn't just a gathering of different beasts working together to survive. This wasn't a group of mutant monsters, ready to cut each other's throats if their needs were not met…

This was a family.

When the barking and laughing finally died down, the rat squeaked to Old Navy and walked back around the tunnel corner. Old Navy followed (not without giving April and CJ another seething stare) and left those remaining in an uncomfortable silence.

Tiny's happy chirping cut through the air once again, as he was whipping his head between the other turtles (brothers?). Wit and the spiky one seemed to be contributing to the conversation somewhat. After a moment, CJ finally knelt down next to April.

(‘So, who wants to bet that Protector won't admit he was wrong? Because I, for one, was totally-’

‘Yeah, don't let that get to your head, bud. It might grow too big for your shoulders.’)

“Tiny's even cuter in person, it's insane,” April said, gawking over the turtle. Said turtle looked at her with wide eyes in response, and started chirping even more gleefully.

(‘WHAT- SAY WHAT?!? OH, YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!’

‘What? What did she say?’

‘SHE CALLED ME TINY! SCAV, HAVE THEY BEEN TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE THIS?’

‘...well……you are…’)

After a bit of joyous chirping toward April, Tiny started slamming his hand into the spiky one's plastron and headbutting it. As he moved around, April caught a glance of where Spiky had bit him. There was only a little wound, but some blood was leaking out. She quickly grabbed the disinfectant and tissues to tend to the other wound.

Tiny flinched a bit as she rounded Spiky to approach him. Oddly, a smile remained plastered on his face. “This won't hurt nearly as much as his did,” April explained. “I just need to clean it.”

Squeaking a bit, Tiny adjusted himself so April could clean the wound. She did it as softly as she could, and despite a little chirp from him upon the initial contact, Tiny relaxed into April's touch. His head lolled to the side, rubbing against April's forearm as she worked. A strange purr trilled from his throat.

“There you go, little guy.” April pulled her hand away, and Tiny's neck straightened. He turned around to smile at her again and held out his hands to grab April's. She quickly dropped the tissue she had been holding as he held her hand up to his face. His eyes closed as he took in her warmth, purring more. Suddenly, Tiny perked up, as if he had an epiphany. He grabbed onto April's elbow and yanked her across the floor, putting her between him and the spiky one against the wall.

April laughed under her breath and tried getting settled in this new position, feeling the grime of the cold sewer wall against her back. Before she could say anything to protest, Tiny trilled to Wit and leaned against her side, effectively pinning her against the spiky one. Bizarrely, Spiky leaned into her warmth as well (poking her side a bit in the process) and wrapped his arm around them both.

Whatever Tiny said to Wit, it caused Wit to wander over and grab CJ's arm like Tiny had grabbed April's and drag him to Spiky's opposite side. Wit settled against CJ similarly to how Tiny had against April, and soon all three turtles were purring in comfort.

April and CJ shared a nervous glance.

They sat there in silence for only a few minutes before the lumbering form of Old Navy returned. He looked at the new scene with an ounce of disdain; then sighed and settled down across all of their laps.

Now, they definitely couldn't move.

April was finally able to understand why Old Navy's shell looked strange. There wasn't much of a shell to begin with. The surface was rough, and had distinct ridges down the length of his back, but it was nothing like the other turtles’ carapaces. It was just leathery skin. His hands and feet looked different as well, as they didn't have claws; or proper fingers and toes.

“...I guess we're staying here tonight, huh?” CJ whispered, looking back at April around Spiky's chest.

Old Navy's purring joined the first three, sounding like a freight train barreling down tracks.

April let out a breath and rubbed Tiny's head, which had found a place to rest on her chest.

April surveyed the turtles around her for some time. They were all varying levels of dirty, and varying levels of injured: Old Navy looked the best off, but the others had nicks on their carapaces and plastrons, and some small scars on their skin. Spiky looked the worst.

Her eyes locked onto something on Tiny's leg. Around Tiny's leg. In Tiny's leg…

“Apes?”

Old Navy had made sure that he wrapped around all of their bodies. Even if he was the most vulnerable, he was their first line of defense.

Wit still had a tight posture, staying tense regardless of how much he wanted to melt into CJ's warmth.

“...April?”

Spiky still had a growl under his breath, but his scarred arms were holding tightly onto the two smaller turtles bookending the pile.

Tiny was breathing softly, nestling his arm around April's waist. He didn't seem to mind the fishing hook jutting out of his calf, with a fishing line knotted tightly around his leg.

“...they need our help, CJ.” April was tearing up now.

“...what?”

“They need us.”

CJ sat back, processing before he spoke.

“And they have us now.”

April paused, then clutched tightly onto Tiny. She let her body relax, ignoring any spikes stabbing into her side, and entered the cold embrace of sleep.

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Key:

Wit = The Scavenger/Scav - Second youngest brother

Tiny = The Scout - Youngest brother

Old Navy = The Protector - Oldest brother

Spiky = The Hunter - Second oldest brother

The turtle sections are intentionally written differently, as I like to think turtle-speak doesn't translate exactly to English. If anything makes absolutely no sense, I'm happy to clarify!

Chapter 4: Tiny's First Checkup 🩺 ->

[temporaryturtlebrainrot]

My fun little headcanons regarding names in TMNT (everything about turtles refers to a situation in which they were pro-mutated/turned human) (all headcanons apply to my works/AUs):

all of Aprils across multiverse have different flowers as middle names; '07 is April Rose, '12 is April Iris, Rise is April Lily, Bay is April Daisy and Mutant Mayhem is April Poppy (others I'm not sure of because I'm not very familiar with them, but I was thinking Dahlia for '03) (obv I'm not really with MM either for now but 1. it was my brother's suggestion and 2. honestly, the vibes are there, I think)

Casey Junior's full name is actually Cassandra as well, because Cass senior would not care for gender norms, especially in the apocalypse. They haven't been going by Cassandra since she died though. (before they both found it hilarious to confuse people with their names and nicknames).

speaking of, his middle name is Raphael (I headcanon that Raph died very shortly before CJ was born)

generally, most Casey's aren't very fond of their middle names, for various reasons; Junior - because it feeld like an expectation of greatness (not that it didn't achieve it, but still), '07 Casey - because the name is old-fashioned and pretentious (Ferdinand), Bay Casey because the turtles clown him for it (John; "boring, basic, straight, white church boy"), '12 Casey because it's too masc for his genderfluid ass and the turtles clown them for it (Nicholas; "saint Nick/Santa Claus") and Ex-Foot Recruit is the exception because she is Trans of Gender™ and chose the name herself (Anne)

even excluding the two Cassandras, not every Casey is actually Casey - some of theirs full names are Cassius (*cough '07 cough*)

if they were to be legally recognized, you'd think most of the turtles would wear the surname Hamato or Splinterson, depending on their Splinter's origin, and you'd be right. but, there are exceptions; Bay turtles use O'Neil, per April's suggestion, due to their pre-mutation history with her family; Rise gang were debating between Hamato and Jitsu, ended up hyphenating and using both; the ones that met Batman had to come up with an excuse for suddenly knowing the Waynes, so after a long and complicated discussion they settled on being Jason's (who at that point was legally un-dead and is a natural ginger (because I have them humanized as gingers, also I'm a ginger!Jason truther)) cousins adopted out and discovered through ancestry or some shit like that, and given that that would mean they had a choice in surnames, everyone ended up with something slightly different: Leo kept to being just Leonardo Hamato, as he was the closest with Splinter, Raph went Raphael Todd just to be annoying, Donnie decided on Donatello Todd-Hamato because they always wanted a hyphenated last name and assuming Todd was their "original" surname, it should go first, and then Mikey choose to be Michelangelo Hamato-Todd, just to finish out the options.

Rise turtles think of their colors as middle name, but because they aren't actual names, they figured they could find something similar in pronunciation, spelling or meaning and thus ended up with: Raph - Reed, Leo - Bloom, Donnie - Violet and Mikey - Orane.

in a multiverse/crossover scenario, Aprils use their middle names, Caseys go long ways to avoid using middle names (they are all thankful for Junior bc that's one less nickname they have to come up with). Donnies collectively refuse to use their full name, which isn't really a problem because there's a lot of nicknames that can come from Donatello, especially if the only person that cares about the designated gender of the name is the transfem; Mikeys also avoid their full name, but unlike Donnies - who do it on principle of Donatello being an artist and not a scientist - they just don't want to make the effort of saying the whole thing. again, not an issue since there's a lot of ways to shorten Michelangelo. unlike those two groups, the Raphs realised the need for full name almost immediately after meeting, because there isn't that much to do with Raphael, and they had to resort to non related nicknames in some cases, and finally, the Leos - also known as the Biggest Trans Conglomeration™, mostly don't care what they're called, as long as it's the right gender, but they don't necessarily struggle with coming up with nicknames - at least not as much as Raphs and Caseys.

on this note, might as well give out the decided on nicknames like it's candy on halloween lmao

2007: Cass, Rose, Leonardo, Raphael, Don, Mike

2012: Case, Iris, Lea, Raph, Dee, Michael

Bayverse: Casey, Daisy, Leo, Rafa, Danni, Mikey

Rise: Cassie, Lily, Nardo, Red, Tello, Angel, Junior

Batverse: Leon, Ra, Donnie, Angelo

that's it, I don't really know why I wrote it all out, goodnight 💚