#lou jitsu's kids

[phoebepheebsphibs]

I love this AU

I love adoption stories so much

[thedawningofthehour]

On Splinter and Colors

I know we all joke about Splinter giving the red-eared slider the nickname Blue and I agree that it is indeed a peak troll dad move, but consider-

This is what we see of the baby turtles in Goyles Goyles Goyles

And this is the same picture put through a colorblind filter showing protanomaly, or red deficiency

Through deuteranomaly, green deficiency

And through protanopia, total red blindness

Yeah, makes sense why Leo might be Blue.

(there's green blindness and blue deficiency/blindness as well, but Leo's eye bananas still looked red in those)

If you haven't gotten to high school physics yet or have forgotten that lesson: we have three cones in our eyes that respond to light of different wavelengths, perceiving the color red, green, and blue respectively. All the colors you perceive are a mixture of these cones receiving light and yelling at you. (except for purple, purple's kind of weird) (as is black and white, and magenta, and-there are a lot of non-spectral colors, actually) Color blindness occurs when one or more cones is bad at its job or not working, resulting in the eye having difficulty perceiving that wavelength or not being able to see it altogether.

Now, considering he did give another child Red, he most likely can tell some shades apart. So I doubt he's completely red-blind. But it's very possible that he's red-weak or green-weak colorblind and literally saw Leo as having blue stripes as an infant, because they were in a shade he had trouble seeing.

This could also explain why he wore yellow-tinted glasses. They might have literally helped him see better by filtering everything to a wavelength he could see more comfortably at.

But, you ask, why didn't the name 'red-eared slider' tip him off? Splinter's not a native English speaker. He's fluent, but it's his second language and it is very different from his first. English is a confusing and often contradictory language, so even if he realized that red-eared was meant to refer to the markings around their ears that were red-well, what does he know? English came up with all sorts of weird, misleading names for things. The black mamba isn't actually black, goldfish can come in all sorts of colors, and there's a frog called the mountain chicken. Who is he to argue?

[phoebepheebsphibs]

AH AH AH AH AH AH I AM SOBBING WHAT

OH MY GAWD

THE TITLE KILLED ME BROOOOO

I need you to know that is actually a line that Leo eventually says to Mikey once it's all sorted out

A historic event!! I was finally able to access the Artfight website on the first day!!!

What better way to ring in the 2024 Artfight season than to draw Mikey and Leo from the Lou Jitsu's Kids au by @phoebepheebsphibs

35 points for Team Seafoam >:)

[onejellyfishplease]

@allmightyscroll-swag came up with an au idea of what if the turtles were Lou Jitsu (he never became Splinter in this au) and Big Mama's bio children.

So I was immediately inspired to draw some half human half Jorōgumo designs!

Mikey (he/him) looks mostly human from the waist up, aside from the 4 eyes with yellow sclera (and the extra spider arms ig) But from the waist down hes alll spider baby!! Hes pretty half and half, at least compared to his siblings, though he cant produce any webs nor foes he have a poisonous bite he is still incredibly mystically powerful!

Now onto the twins!! (he/him for Leo and he/they for Donnie)

Theyre much more human presenting than the other two. And look like mirror images of each other. On their more spidery side (the one with the multiple red eyes) they both have patterns that go down the entire length of that side of their body. They both also have light purple hair, just a few shades darker than the hair Big Mama has in her human form, though Leo dyes his.

They both can produce webbing, but not in the same way big mama can make hers, in that they cant spew it as an attack, but can produce it as a steady thread (theyre both awesome at sewing) from the roof of their mouths. They also both have a venomous bite.

They can basically pretend to be human if they cover the more spidery side if their face with hair (thats why they have it grown so long) And hide their extra arms in a hoodie or something.

And finally we have Raph!! (he/she)

Clearly hes the most spider-like of his siblings, and his appearance often scares even yokai at first, and is often mistaken of an Oni. But have no doubt, she gives the BEST hugs ever!! He can spew webs just like Big Mama too, though her bite isnt as poisonous as the twin's, but has a stronger bite force.

Also this lad is BIG, almost as tall as big mama already! probably because hes afab, and female spiders are usually bigger than male spiders.

And of course, we need a family photo to finish this off:

[rottmnt-residuum]

part 13

splinter is an interesting character. i went back and watched the show and do you know how many times this mans stopped himself from saying shitty shitty things to his kids? a lot! like visibly. and when he doesn’t this guy actually apologises?? i dont understand the fandoms beef with this guys parenting, he’s better than most parents i’ve met man istg

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[sweeneydino]

Finished it yo.

4 chaos gremlins.

1 tired, depressed rat dad and two groups of different time and dimension hopping sons.

Who will win?

Give him the free boat ride 😭

[omegabenaeart]

Because why the fuck not lol

Also can't forget the sisters that exist but don't hang around much

[how-to-humaning-401]

me: ok im gonna work on artfight revenges now my brain: timmy hat in time me: what my brain: beta kid hat in time my brain: make them designs now my brain: redesign the others while your at it me: ok fine

[phoebepheebsphibs]

These goobers ✨❤️🧡💛💙💜🐢🐭

Original under cut

[dandylovesturtles]

@theplacewhereidumpmyinterests I can't talk about most of them because they're part of an AU verse I want to keep secret until I have the first fic that's part of it written, and idk when that will be (by summer?? HOPEFULLY??), but I guess I can talk about the other one because idk if/when I will write a fic for him (I'd like to but like I am only human)

"more AUs Dandy?" LISTEN all I do is sit around and think about "what if"s, okay?

ok so this started as me being like, hm, we see Lou Jitsu with a rotating door of women, so many he doesn't seem to remember all their names, so it's not totally out there to think he might have gotten one of them pregnant, right?

and thus Marcus (middle name Kyle) was born! literally!

so the story for this is, Lou Jitsu had a fling with a woman in the early 90s, pre-Big Mama. they were both in agreement that the whole thing was casual and it didn't last very long, but oopsie-daisy about six weeks after their last night together she finds out she's pregnant.

she debates what to do for a bit, because, as established, Lou Jitsu is kinda a fuckboi and she doesn't really want a relationship with him. But once she decides she's definitely keeping the baby she feels like she can't just not tell him, right? so she tries!

...unfortunately he's dating Big Mama by that point and she interferes to make sure that Lou Jitsu never meets with the woman and never finds out, because she knows this would get in the way of her plans.

she takes never hearing back from LJ as a sign he just isn't interested in the kid and resolves to single-motherhood. which she is the best at, btw.

she's still considering trying to introduce Marcus to his dad at some point, but unfortunately her kid isn't even 5 before Lou Jitsu suddenly goes missing, with his teary fiancée telling a sob story to the cops. assuming, same as everyone else, that he's dead, she lets the whole thing go, though she does tell Marcus who his dad is once he's old enough to understand everything.

Marcus goes through periods of being obsessed with Lou Jitsu, watching all his movies and consuming every piece of media about him that he can find, and periods where he can't stand to even hear the name. it's up and down. from his perspective, LJ abandoned him and his mom, but he's also dead, so it's not like he can have closure on this ever, right? so it's just a thing he has to deal with on his own.

but he's fine! he's alright. he gets through high school, then college, then accepted into vet school just fine.

then... his mom gets sick and dies.

yeah, that's a hard blow.

but he's alright! he has a few buddies from college he still sees now and then, and he's started his zoo vet residency at the Bronx Zoo (with a particularly special interest in reptiles), so lots of new people to meet that way! he's doing great! he's not lonely at all!

(a few months ago, he was suddenly woken up by a surge of something, like dozens of voices were crying out to him for help, tugging him toward something, saying his family needs him...

yeah, no idea what that was about. he doesn't have any family anymore.)

then the sky opens up and aliens come out.

Marcus is at work, because of course aliens would attack at the beginning of his shift. he spends the day ushering survivors into safe zones within the zoo, using his medical knowledge to handle first aid, and just trying to stay sane as the whole world turns upside down.

and then just as suddenly as it all started... it stops.

in the aftermath, everyone around him is just trying to get home, desperately calling their loved ones and praying for the best. Marcus starts trying to figure out how he's going to get home, because the trains definitely aren't running, and as he looks as his phone for a spark of inspiration, he realizes... no one has tried to call him. his coworkers' phones have been going off all day, whenever they can get signal, as loved ones try to reach them, but... he doesn't have anyone trying to reach him. and as he sits there he realizes he doesn't know who he should be calling, either.

so. that's pretty depressing.

and as he's sitting there, thinking about his life and what led him here, in a now empty vet clinic outside the bronx zoo... he hears a noise. and then, voices.

ah great. looters.

at first, Marcus tries to call 911 - but obviously the call center is swamped. so he decides to take care of the problem himself, going to see who's there and get rid of them...

wait, who is he kidding? he's definitely not paid enough to confront potentially armed looters! he's going to get out of here.

but just as he starts to leave, he hears the voices again - coming from one of the surgery rooms this time. and they're talking about IVs... scalpels... anesthesia...

suddenly he realizes that these aren't looters - they're here to try and treat somebody.

and like hell is he going to let some idiot kill someone trying to do DIY surgery.

so he turns back around and bursts into the room... on two humans, a rat that counts as giant even for New York, and four very big, very injured turtles.

one of whom immediately points a gun in his face. to be fair, that's what he thought would happen.

"Donnie!" yells the biggest one, and, oh, they can talk. huh.

"Relax, it's just a tranquilizer!"

"Donatello!" that's the rat. there's a sound like a whip cracking and the one with the gun makes a startled noise and drops it.

now the rat is in front of him. he's looking up at Marcus imploringly. "Do you work here?" he asks.

"Y-yeah. I'm a vet."

the rat bows very politely. "my sons are seriously hurt, and I don't have the supplies to help them at home. I understand it is a lot to ask, but... we must use your supplies. please, if you could just look the other way."

Marcus looks around at the turtles, especially the one on the table, the one worst off. he looks mangled. he won't live long if he isn't properly treated.

a rat, two humans who look like teenagers, and the turtles. who the rat called "sons". now that he's noticing, they're all pretty short, other than the big one. are they also teenagers?

"...Are any of you doctors?" he asks. the littlest one starts to raise a hand, but the girl grabs it and forces it back down.

everyone else has left by now. he's the only doctor here.

alright. guess he's doing this.

"...okay, everyone make some room. let me get sterilized, and I'll see what we're working with here."

and that's how the son Lou Jitsu didn't know he had becomes primary care doctor to his teenage mutant ninja half-brothers. ^^

(and then a bunch of other stuff happens)

[starsfic]

Valentine’s Week, Day 7, Fic 2

Pigsy was adorable.

Lou Jitsu, now going by Splinter, had learned this quickly. Pigsy was gruff but had a heart of gold. Who else would take one look at a new mutant, still shaky after the sudden voyage to China and his new status as a father, and reach out? Splinter didn't know. But, back to the point, Pigsy was adorable.

Especially now.

The kids- Qi Xiaotian, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, and Michelangelo- were all upstairs. Splinter had managed to get some of his money transferred over without alerting Big Mama. A cozy living room showcased this and him, leaning against Pigsy in the hoodie he stole from the dryer. Cooking with Chang'e was playing, since he lost the arm wrestling match over the TV, but Splinter didn't mind. His ears were pricked to Pigsy's heartbeat. It was strong and steady, almost a nice beat that he could fall asleep too...

"You're so cute."

"Huh?"

Pigsy wasn't looking at the TV. He was looking at him, grinning. "You, wrapped up all cozy in my hoodie? Gods, you're absolutely adorable."

Oh. Oh boy.

Splinter wasn't sure why his first reaction was to grab a pillow and smack him in the face.

[its-wabby-stuff]

I have a professional map:

There is a difference between liking kids and being good with kids, and I swear some of the people who cannot tolerate kids are the absolute best with them. And then some people try so hard and they still can’t get a kids attention. They’d rather go hang out with the uncles that cannot tolerate them.

[bambiraptorx]

new headcanon that splinter thinks his pain tolerance went down after his mutation because he's in pain more frequently, but what really happened is that because of the side effects of being mutated with a formula that was not intended to mutate a human, he actually just has chronic pain now

[dadatello]

Is there anything Dadatello is purposefully doing differently in raising Minitello and Leo to the way that Splinter raised him the first time? Also, is there anything specific he has purposefully carried on doing with his boys that Splinter did with him? Any traditions or anything like that?

"You know, I don't often show emotion, but it's scientifically proven to be beneficial for a child's development. Which is to say... this is important for the kids.

Losing Leonardo at the end there... had me thinking. I shouldn't act like I take my family for granted. He was a champion. And a damn good leader, too.

Just don't tell 'Nardo Junior all of that. It'll go to his head."

[lazlolullaby]

Daredevil x Rise of the TMNT fic scribbles

I mean, the TMNT were originally riffs off of Daredevil to start with, why not mix them further?

Tl:Dr: swap Master Splinter and Baron Draxum for Stick. Feat. Warrior cats mindset! Catholic Matt. Matt is still screwed up, but now he's the semi responsible adult sibling to the Turtles. Found family wins again!

Lou Jitsu was on the Battle Nexus and refused to fight. Big Mama was pissed and she loaned him to Baron Draxum for experiments.

Baron was illegally working on super serum, had to take the jar of Mutagen across the Hidden City but decided to take a shortcut and go top side into NYC.

Then there's the car crash that Matt was involved in.

Baron gets word that his Mutagen got in contact with a human. At first he's like "oh NO I made a Powerful Human he is going to Lead all Humans to destroy the Hidden City!" Then Huginn and Muninn report back. "Oh. A child."

Lou, "A CHILD?!?"

"well. I suppose he's an interesting case study. We'll check in. If it doesn't kill him in the we train him."

so. After Matt's adjustment therapy, Lou and Draxum go and scope him out. Draxum is wearing a disguise medallion. Jack Murdock is absolutely pissed that these sly guys were the ones that were transporting the chemicals and very angrily prevents them from seeing Matt and testing him.

Matt is in the other room but can hear them argue. And he can hear Draxum's hoof feet even though they are disguised. Like any Good Catholic Child, he thinks a Demon is after him.

Later Jack gets murdered and he's placed at St. Agatha's with the nuns. Matt's senses get overwhelmed. Maggie finds the contact information for Draxum and Lou.

Draxum is like "YES! FREE SPY FOR THE EVIL HUMANS."

Lou is like, "oh. Sad kid that just lost his only parent."

So now Matt is getting a little screwed up with Draxum going, "You shall be my ultimate weapon!" And Lou going, "Lol, no. I'll train you to cope with your senses but it's really up to you to figure out who you are."

Some important conversations: "I prefer to call them Yokai. Demons imply they have a purpose and intentions of being evil. Yokai are just. Weird people, but still people." Matt doesn't particularly believe him, but Lou takes him to Senor Hueso's pizza, a few trips into safe areas of the Hidden City to acclimate him.

Matt, being a dramatic Catholic teenager, kind of just takes it like he's Dante from the Divine Comedy. Touring Hell. He's trying to not lose his religion while having his world shaken, and just shoves down any revelations very deep.

Matt honestly thinks Lou is a lost soul who made a deal with the Devil and is just trying to tempt him into making one as well. It's funny but also messed up. When Lou hears of this, he laughs but also. "Made my choices, spited my grandfather, lost a bit of myself."

Now Matt thinks Lou is a Fallen Angel trying to get back up/save himself by making sure Matt doesn't Fall.

Lou is having revelations about his childhood, what he was trained for. Matt, intentionally or not, is his "first kid" and there's some mistakes. Of course they're also tempered with Matt already had a normal single parent childhood.

Draxum is like, great first trial, I will ensure that my new batch of Mutant Warriors will not go blind. And hey! Lou, you are great with training! Do you want to name the second one of our new four turtle child warriors?

Lou, in fact, did not want to name one. He didn't want any kids growing up to be soldiers. So, like in ROTTMNT, he breaks free, gets mutated, steals the baby turtles, and runs. after a few days he's able to locate Matt.

Matt, who was waiting for too long with a long string of folded gum wrappers and origami. The turtles reach up out of his sling and start chewing on the paper. "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Matt. Draxum's lab is destroyed. There are no more soldiers. You will not have to fight. It will be a long time before he can start again. I have to go."

"The soldiers?" Matt gently picks up a turtle.

"No. My kids. Your cousins, I suppose. Another version of the mutagen that affected you-" Matt touches his hands, feeling the sharp nails and fur, "also affects us."

A few days later Splinter ninjas a blank piece of paper in his pocket that he can feel a number on.

Matt calls Splinter every week. He has slightly less abandonment issues than comic canon Matt due to this contact. Nun Maggie helps him pick over the donation boxes for different colored blankets. "Oh. I'm just trying to help. He's better at sight than me and worse than you. He's color-coding his kids." Matt also likes to pick out donations for Splinter to take down into the sewers.

Splinter's nose is also affected by the mutation, so he makes sure their sewer home isn't too bad on the nose. The mildew he can live with.

Matt ends up babysitting the Turtles as well. He explained that "Splinter" was a guy that worked with him to help manage his blindness, and eventually he adopted several "special needs" children. The kids even call him to ask for advice when they need it.

Matt makes it to college and practices Spanish over the phone with Leo. Foggy knows about the calls, and sometimes does answer the phone and talk to the Turtles when Matt says it's fine.

Some special days in winter, they wrap themselves up in big coats and have snow days. It's Matt's job to pick up the hot cocoa, and one time Raphael went with him, all wrapped up so he can experience ordering too.

Foggy eventually does get brought into the secret, when the kids break into the college campus at night because "they miss him". Foggy was at first kind of shocked, tried to justify it as "right, he's blind he doesn't know-" and Matt's like, "Yeah they're turtles. There's weirder things that go on in NYC."

and Foggy just has a sudden lightning bolt "oh" moment. A distinct, repressed childhood memory of "a monster" casually arguing with his father at the family butcher shop. That was normal. Plenty of people argue at the shop.

Foggy calls his father the next day and they argue for a hot second. "They're New Yorkers! Paying customers! I'm not turning them out just because of fangs!" "But you didn't tell me?" Unrelated, but after that Matt somehow can't look at him without smirking.

Because the Turtles are getting more and more adventurous by the day, Matt does take some time to go collecting with them, taking them to Senor Hueso's. ("OH MY GOD, MATT IS THAT WHERE THAT WORM PIZZA CAME FROM?" "The man grows his own worms. I can't pass up that kind of quality." "You are terrible.")

Matt would absolutely have beef with Baron Draxum and probably mock up a Custody Battle between Draxum and Splinter if it came down to it. He is literally physical evidence that Draxum has been disobeying Hidden City laws.

...i really don't know what else to do with the premise aside from cute family things. I mean, Matt definitely is the Elder Cousin to the Turtles, Eldest Daughter syndrome in full swing putting a little pressure off of Raphael. But the plots for ROTTMNT and Daredevil probably wouldn't change.

Matt wouldn't involve Splinter or the Turtles in his fight against Wilson Fisk/the Hand because he thinks they still need a childhood. The Turtles didn't tell Splinter about Draxum's return or the Foot at all, why would they tell Matt? So aside from collateral damage, the story-lines don't really converge.

(yes Matt gets a Hamato Mystical Power Boost. No I don't know what it is.)

[thankchaosforspellcheck]

ROTTMNT separated!au but it's Dumb

Had this bouncing around in my head for a while now:

Splinter Drops 2 of the turtles on the way out of draxum's lab, but instead of getting picked up by Draxum, Big Mama, The Foot, or any of the other menagerie of options, they get picked up by...

*drum roll*

The rat that fucking bit splinter!

It ALSO got mutated during the escape, so now there's TWO mutant rats with baby turtles running around!

Do I have any idea where to go from there? NO!

Do I think the idea of having both splinter continuities canon in the Rise universe of all places is HILARIOUS? YES!