#tattered remains

[renawaywithme]

I was also just wondering if you had a comprehensive list of all the scars the 2012 boys have in the tattered remains/frayed universe? I've been potentially drawing fanart of some of the scenes once I get my drawing tablet!

You... want to draw fanart of my fic

Ignore the whale noises in the background, that's just me casually sobbing that someone wants to do that 🤝

BUTTT since you asked, I probably should list all the scars because. There are a lot. I always wished they had more visible aftermaths for injuries, esp Leo, but since this is my fic - I can do what it want (within reason lol)

Spoilers below for the fic and canon series and trigger warning for injuries/scars.

2012

Leo has the most noticable scaring out of all his brothers! There is deep gouge marks on his right knee, sort of all over the place and just messy in general and the knee is slightly misshapened (due to it being crushed and then stabbed multiple times). His plastron also has three gouge marks across it from Shredder's gauntlets and there is a tiny scar on his throat from his throat being crushed/cut. Not noticeable unless he lifts his head up to show it. He also has scarring on his right shoulder that looks like shark teeth from being bit there.

Raph's left eye is a few shades lighter than his right because he's blind there! He also has a small spiral scar on the right side of his temple just under his mask from the brain worm cutting into his skin. Another brain worm scar is on his wrists and ankles! He rubbed off a lot of skin while struggling in the restraints and it left a mark. He also has a lot of scars on his knuckles from busting them open during fights and when I imagine him/write him, where that chip in his shell is there is also a wide scar across his shoulder that attaches it to the chip in his carapace, like a follow through. As for post his attack from Shredder, part of his carapace and plastron are missing and the chips also spread out like cracks. There's two holes in total!

Donnie had more so burns than lashes! His hands and forearms are pretty discoloured from chemical and heat burns. Also electrical burns on his head from the fourfold trap episode! But his mask largely covers that. This is only noticeable if you stand close to him so doubtful it would be seen in any art, but he has thin scarring all across his body from April ripping him apart! Sort of spiderwebs around him. It will come up at some point, but right now it just isn't notable in the fic. And then he recently cut his thigh open on the glass at the end of frayed so he would still have stitches from that.

Mikey, before the events of the book, has a spiderweb crack on the back of his shell from the letter falling on him from season one. And then he has a canine bite on his left arm from Rahzar. I just assumed his brothers were so focused on protecting him that he rarely got scarred since in my watch throughs, he got majorly hurt the least? Less visible scarring from shackles compared to Raph, but he still has some too. After... that chapter though??? Oh boy. With the bandages off, Mikey is now missing his right eye completely and the wound is scarred over. His shell is slightly cracked and the back of his thighs have minor scars as well. Bruising all over. Not having a good time rn.

Rise

Just because I'm already doing 2012, here are Rise as well! They have less scars to show they have had less battles and because like 2012 Donnie pointed out - they heal a lot faster so most of the listed marks are quite faint unless they are major/recurrent or you are really looking closely

Leo has small knicks on his shoulders from his odaci and katannas! He was clumsy with pulling them out and they left marks until he got more skilled. He also has scarring on his right wrist from the cuffs in season two. He was pulling and yanking on that thing like crazy. Scarring on his right knee now from Shredder slamming his gauntlet into his knee at the end of frayed and minor slashes from breaking through that window and cutting up his skin.

Raph has three slash marks at the top of his shell from defending Donnie from Shredder and it's slightly indented by Shredder stepping on it. His fists are also heavily scarred and his knuckles are constantly swollen and misshapened.

Donnie has slash marks on his soft shell from Shredder ripping into his battle shell and reaching his soft shell. He also has some burn and chemical scars from his lab and down the center of his plastron is a thin line from when SHELLDON tried to kill him and minor shackle marks on his wrists and ankles.

Mikey has a ton of tiny scars, mainly from skidding across the ground and cutting himself on glass/sharpnel. His shell is significantly scratched up from sliding against the ground as well/being thrown around.

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Anyways, hoped that all helps!! I am a huge fanatic of scars and normalizing them - I recently joined the Leo's with my own knee scars after needing two surgeries to fix it lol. If you do make fanart, PLEASE tag me so I can repost it and cry even louder LAHAKSHJSH ily and drink some water!!

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i have no idea what to pick someone help-

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Me, patiently waiting for Tattered Remains to update so I can read the boys getting absolutely pissed at each other again:

[renawaywithme]

I don't think. I've ever been so emotional reading an Fic. I think I've lost count of how many times I've been brought to tears reading these, which is a good thing!! I just joined the TMNT fandom after watching the 2012 show. I just happened to come across Tattered Remains and Frayed and I don't think I can express how absolutely amazing it is. The Storytelling. The raw emotions. Everything is just so AMAZING!!! I'm in absolute love with it and I'm obsessed with these fics. Just the characterization of the 2012 turtles oh man, having them darker than their actual show counterparts is amazing! I can't wait for future chapters and to read more. I love these boys so much and I can only hope things turn out well for them.

KAJKSJSKSHS THANK YOU SO MUCH

Making the 2012 boys slightly... darker?? Was a risk I wanted to take while being in college and learning about trauma. They've never had a real break to work through those issues or heal and a lot of times when people are just constantly running, they don't see how tired they are until they stop. And yes, despite everything they are going through, they will have a happy ending ‼️ I am huge for hurt/comfort tropes, no pain, no gain. Thank you so much for supporting the story and liking it as much as I have liked writing it!

[renawaywithme]

Hi i just wanted to say. My dude. My guy. Im relatively new to the rottmnt fandom (and just tmnt in general) but i love them sm and bruh. Tattered Remains is putting me THRU IT. Im 25 y/o, havent been able to binge-read fanfics for hours since college cuz adult responsibilities and crap AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN Y E A R S I WAS UP TIL 7AM TIL I FORCED MYSELF TO STOP AND FINALLY GO TO BED WHEN I REALIZED THE SUN WAS UP. Just finished chapter 12 (thanks for that 🥲) in-between work calls cuz i cant put it down and just HAD to come and scream at you before i kept going. Your characterizations are *chefs kiss* and your writing is insanely good! Aghhh ok bye, gotta keep readin'. YOU'RE AMAZING NEVER STOP!!

LAGSSGSHDGIXGZIYAKWVKWYROS7OWBW

And I feel u about that college-adult-work life. I just graduated from my program and now have a full time job and pay... taxes??? It's crazy, and here I am writing about turtles between rounds of tolieting geriatric patients and making sure they are still breathing while sleeping (I work at a retirement home for anyone who got concerned).

Thank you SO MUCH for the ask and support and you got me here giggling and kicking my feet LAGAKSGSJHSKSHS

I wish you all the best with your future and career and hope the future chapters continue to leave you excited!!

[renawaywithme]

Howdy i was just wondering if tattered remains was just on hiatus or if u plan to stop it? Im not like trying to pressure u into writing it if u lost motivation for it its no biggie i just wanted to know so if it is over permanently i can just rip the plaster off. Or i guess bandaid if yr American. Also is it true that in america u dont have kettles cause i saw it on tiktok and thought it was a load of bollocks but then i realised i have never ever seen a kettle on a american tv show and that just got me thinking. Also if yr actually from canda how do u open bagged milk. If u r not from canada/r from canada yet never hewrd of bagged milk google images bagged milk cause it’s confusing af,

OKAY SO NO TATTERED REMAINS IS STILL BEING UPDATED AND PUBLISHED

I mentioned a few months back that I'm a college student and unfortanetly it has been busier than I expected :( I can typically write a few paragraphs a week but that's about it and even worse is that I recently hit a wall with this chapter. I'm struggling with finding an end point and I am just as fusterated as I'm sure some of my readers are and I'm truly sorry. The story however, is not over! I have some big things coming up that I hope will make the wait worth it :)

As for your kettle question, I use an electric one in college! At home I'll use a coffee machine but with no coffee inside so I can get hot water or I'll heat water on the stove in a pot if there's more than just me having tea!

And I use both bagged and carton milk! Bagged milk comes in packs of 3 so it's good for families and since the bags are squishy and can squeeze into spaces, they don't take up a lot of room. At college however where I just feed myself, I use cartoon milk since bagged milk will spoil before I can get through it all! I open bagged milk with either the milk bag ripper, scissors or a knife if I'm desperate.

[renawaywithme]

Entonces, Rapha y Sprinter se dirigen a encontrarse con Abril en una azotea donde está un mutante parecido a zombi??? Por qué tengo un terrible presentimiento que se parece mucho al escenario de Réquiem

I am unfortanetly a monolingual Canadian and very boring, pls forgive me if Google translate butchered this ✋😩

I've had a few other comments theorizing that the zombie-like mutant was snakeweed or the creep, the Creep being backed up by Raph chasing after it first and occurring directly after Leo wakes up from his coma.

Regardless of what you think will happen, everyone is gonna have to wait because my lips are sealed until the chapter is out ❤

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He tenido algunos otros comentarios que teorizan que el mutante parecido a un zombi era serpiente o el creep, el Creep está respaldado por Raph que lo persigue primero y ocurre directamente después de que Leo se despierta de su coma.

Independientemente de lo que creas que sucederá, todos tendrán que esperar porque mis labios están sellados hasta que el capítulo termine ❤

[renawaywithme]

Whats your favorite song on the frayed/tattered playist and why

OH HO HO that one is easy, Achilles Come Down is one of my favourites because the song by itself is beautiful, but when you include the chapter it's for, it just get's sadder.

Another Love is also a favourite of mine - it's just a beautiful song as well that I've listened to on repeat for days. It's definitely helped with writing many of the chapters and a song that works for the entire series.

[renawaywithme]

I am so close to finishing this chapter but just can't get the words right, pls send me asks so I can be motivated ✋😩

[renawaywithme]

Frayed AU where it's a dating sim with all the different Shredders that have appeared

[renawaywithme]

For the playlist, I always think of Train Wreck by James Arthur

Btw! Please send link to the playlist!!!

HI YES SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO RESPOND

So the link to first playlist will be at the end of this post, which I currently hate with every fiber of my being. The songs are all over the place and don't really match any specific chapters or vibes? In the beginning it helped with writing, but a few songs are Frayed and others are Tattered so as a writer - I knew, but as a reader, good luck.

So, I'm remaking separate playlists for each arc (three in total)! And the songs are now in order which means no more jumping from some high paced song to a sad one LMAO there's a pattern.

I also included Trainwreck! I love that song, there's a ton of songs James Arthur has written that I adore and this one definitely fits the entire series so thank you so much for the suggestion!

Here's the full playlist for Tattered Remains (we're currently on song 6 story wise!)

Frayed Knots and Mended are still under construction, but I'll create a master post of the playlists as well as specific songs for specific parts! Anyways, I do hope you enjoy the full playlist and I'll be tagging the songs to each corresponding chapter so you know what they inspired!

Old playlist:

[renawaywithme]

The Frayed Playlist is a hot freaking mess so I'm going to remake it, but while I'm doing that - does anyone have any suggestions?

[renawaywithme]

Ok, look LOOK!

How am I supposed to sleep after that chapter! I need answers!!!!

Holy Shell! Like! Declaration of War?!!!!!!????!!!

AAAAHHHHH—

SCREAMING IS THE EXACT RESPONSE I LIKE GETTING FROM MY FIC AAAAAAAA

As for answers, hehe, you gotta wait >:) this conflict has been brewing for a long time and it's finally ready to be served.

... idk if that made sense or not LMAO I'm still tired from yesterday's shift