#purplepixel tmnt au

[cottoncandywoof]

fucking finally

here he is. the boy. MY boy. N. this is him if he was in @purplepixel tmnp au aka N but mutated. this wasnt my idea originally, but pixel was playing around with the thought that if N was already part zorua/zoroark, maybe those genes activate when he mutates with reshiram. so hed look like this!

i hope his battle form conveys it, but he floofs up while in battle, and his tail splinters (haha) and pulls away to show the hot motor within, which has "smoke" coming out of it, but it feels like soft, almost cloud-like fur. i didnt think about this till now, but i imagine the "ribbons" feel more cloudlike when in battle form, but more like his regular soft fur when in normal form.

i also lean more towards a strip or hair rather than full christmas tree hair, so idk. it depends on preference but those are the rules for either! and since i didnt show that, it would also spike up and raise a bit as if it was electrified, in his battle form.

i also realized i forgot to put his claws specifically on there, but i wasnt sure what to do quite frankly. i imagine him with regular puppy/fluffy paws but those big claws, as i showcased in the smaller sketches. oopsies

anyway. enough infodumping about him! i just wanted to get him done. i am not 100% satisfied but its whatever, because im in love with him

BONUS: i got distracted like a million times between the writing of the last paragraph and this one. heres what i think his paws look like for now? big olll claws

woof!

[daboyau]

Now that 2024 is coming to a close:

1) Of everything you've made this year, which ones are you the most proud of?

2) What are a few of your favorite things (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

It is always a delight to get asks from you!!

I think for tmnt things, I’m really proud of the Rise Hunger Games AU. It’s sort of the thing that unexpectedly got me a little deeper into the fandom, and because of it I got the chance to make some really good friends and interact with cool people! For all fandom things, I finished a bnha longfic I’d been working on for over five years, so that’s another thing I was really proud of.

Oh my gosh there are too many to name. To name just a few of the many many amazing creators: @heckitall’s comics are stunning and make me feel so many things. His use of shapes and colors is incredibly cool and I just can’t get enough! @beannary’s Little Prince AU is so interesting and the art is so good! Her depiction of the emotional abuse that Big Mama puts Donnie through and the complicated relationships between the siblings due to being raised apart is really painful in the best way. @phoebepheebsphibs has an incredibly adorable art style AND writing style, and her creativity is boundless. Seeing anything from her is such a joy, and her zest for life and creation is an inspiration to me. @boots-with-the-fur-club is another one of those writers who has me in a chokehold. She’s got so many amazingly creative au’s and everything she writes makes me giddy and so excited to find out what comes next. I’ve had the pleasure of collabing on a couple things with her and she is such an absolute sweetheart. I look forward to finding out what she’s got in store next! @psychologicalwarclaire has a master’s degree in angst. Her writing is so amazing, but I am genuinely struggling to get through Spiderweb With Strings Attached because my heart just can’t take the pain!! (This is a huge compliment btw.) Idk how someone so kind and sweet can rip out hearts like she does and do it all with a smile. @dandylovesturtles has a way with words that leaves me reeling every time. There’s such an incredible depth of heart and feeling in everything she writes, the worldbuilding is exquisite, and the way she explores characters’ thoughts and actions drives me crazy every time. it is just. So so so good. i’m sorry there are SO MANY MORE people I want to shout out here but I think a half dozen is enough for now. @iobsesswaytoomuch @purplepixel @starrcrossrose @pinkcottonwood @imagionationstation (and so many more) just know i’m coming for you all next time.