#tdtwb tmnt

[shyalia]

It's been a month since I've posted art (although I do have several big WIPs on the go), so here, have a quick sketch of TDTWB Donnie.

[olekaskota]

Another thing for TDTWB by @saladmix

Their dynamic means EVERYTHING to me…

Shout out to my barber @up-the-anti for the quote idea.

Sketch reveal…bye 💔💔💔 this really was trust the process.

[some-spinner-in-june]

the world is ending, and we are here to help you.

web weave for the day the world broke, an absolutely fantastic tmnt crossover fic by @saladmix <3 perhaps my favorite crossover fic of all time

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credits:

the day the world broke, saladmix || @/roach-works || @/shyalia || the day the world broke, saladmix || @/boymiffy || everything everywhere all at once (2022) || the day the world broke, saladmix || light, sleeping at last || crush, richard siken || the day the world broke, saladmix || james baldwin || @/headspace-hotel || @/boxfullaturtles || dogfish, mary oliver || during the impossible age of everyone, ada limón || when great trees fall, maya angelou || watching my friend pretend her heart isn't breaking, rosemary wahtola trommer || @/visual-scape || the day the world broke, saladmix || @/lambsprout, minecraft

[shyalia]

I literally cannot get enough of this, look at the boys singing in the car all happy and carefree!! I'm so so SO glad someone drew this moment, it's honestly one of my favourites and it brings me such joy. I was hooked within the first couple of paragraphs of this fic, but when this moment happened I WAS SOLD! The first chapter gives me such a sense of nostalgia and I can never get tired of it, I've read it countless times by now and this part never fails to make me smile. Look at their expressions and the poses, Mikey's fist-full of fries, Raph raising his milkshake, they're all singing their little hearts out and they deserve all the happiness in the world! And that forest one is so eerie and the composition is really well done!

So I come out of my cave to show new art from the day the world broke by @saladmix, MASTERPIECE EVERYONE GO READ ‼‼

I've been doing some art of my favorite fan fic of all time, but I'll show it in parts because I don't like having everything mixed up. Here comes a somewhat long text so if you want go straight to the art :]

As you may have noticed my art style is not at all consistent, I really like to try new styles and stuff, so to make more Tdtwb content I wanted to have a defined style, try to make it look like those illustrations you find in a horror book. ? With all those textures, I don't think I've made it but I'm still working on it 😓 With all this I set out to make illustrations of iconic moments from each chapter (at least iconic for me) SO HERE I BRING MY TWO FAV MOMENTS FROM CHAPTER 1, totally different from each other

First the boys singing in the car, so carefree, so happy, before all the TRAUMA, I seriously love how their personalities are already totally defined in the first scene, apart from it being them burn Leo? I love it (I had no idea how to draw a car, help)

SECOND, the first chilling moment of the fic, oh yeah, that foggy forest, silent and dark, with SOMETHING approaching and Leo THERE. I hope I managed to give the creepy vibe I wanted 🙏

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, I'm really excited to do the ones for chapter 2 hehehe

I've been working on this since before the anniversary, I feel like I'm not good at expressing myself with words (especially in a language that's not my own) but I REALLY, REALLY, LOVE AND ADORE THIS FIC, as you can see I really put time into all of this, it's seriously inspired me a lot, I learned more about illustration while drawing this than in the two years I've been drawing LOL.

[whitechocolateanti]

bro will do anything but drive

[pumpkinpenguin]

i'll post these while i wait for my mc launcher to update

also to that one person with a sideswipe pfp who got rlly excited the first time i did my tmnt x transformers doodles that first one is for u specifically

also had to sneak in a sketch for tdtwb by @saladmix bc i never miss an opportunity to promote that fic

[lesbianardoo]

okay. the day the world broke theory time

so guess who just finished chapter 31

me. i finished chapter 31

so we all read about those four containment cells with the dimension z's IDENTICAL counterparts (the mutant mayhem turtles, most likely) i've seen a few comments on the chapter theorizing that our turtles, dimension z, are the clones. but i don't really think they're clones (this post will be so embarrassing if thay turns put to be the truth)

the 'phases' are what bring the other turtles (07, rise, 2012, etc) into dimension z, and i remember from an earlier chapter somebody mentioned how the 'phases' are TCRI attempting to fix their mistake. they'd tried to create a pocket dimension, or (i might be reaching) at least enter a very similar, almost identical reality.

now im going to be reaching here but, theory 1, it could be possible that right as the z turtles had left for the fast food place, the first phase had happened and that was when the mutant mayhem turtles entered dimension z. TCRI had expected to take the dimenzion z turtles (do i have any evidence to back this up? kinda.

in the steven's video logs about project blueberry, he says that it will initiated at 9:30, the EXACT time that the turtles had left for burger buster. because tcri already had sights set on the turtles, if they had their locations (as mentioned by steven), if they had arrived to detain the turtles, and the mutant mayhem counterparts are identical, well there it is

now, for a second i wanted to lead into the idea that the dimension z turtles were the secondaries. however, steven mentions 'the cue', which happened exactly a year before project blueberry was initiated. this leads me into my second theory, which is that the mutant mayhem turtles had somehow phased in exactly a year before. this would explain the containment cells- where would tcri have the resources to build these during the apocalypse?

if tcri already had the mutant mayhem turtles in their building, why would they need the 'primaries' locations?

if the mutant mayhem turtles had phased in a year before, it would have definitely given them the time to locate 4 identical turtles in their own dimension, and because the dimension z turtles are from tcri's own dimenaion, they would have been labeled the primaries.

tcri initiating project blueberry obviously went wrong. i don't have much to say on what dimension must have merged or been let into dimension z.

so, i don't think the mutant mayhem or dimension z turtles are clones of one or the other. however, i do thing it's possible that they are two very close, almost identical realities- one where there was a much larger mutagen event much longer before that caused the larger mutant population of dimension z, and one where that didnt happen at all and the only mutants are the turtles, the mutanimals, and the various mutants in mutant mayhem series tales of the tmnt and the game mutants unleashed.

the phasing bringing in the other turtles is likely tcri trying to bring the dimension z turtles closer to the mutant mayhem turtles, which is why the phases would stem out from the tcri building. obviously something must have gone wrong setting it up, or it's just because the mutant mayhem turtles don't belong to their dimension, but the phases bring in other turtles to our z turtles. it's likely that tcri thinks that bringing the two groups of turtles together could fix something.

do these theories have a MILLION plot holes? yes. how did the z turtles go missing for 4 months in what was only like 10 minutes for them? zero idea! how are the mutant mayhem turtles also not phasing in and out? no idea!

do i know what im talking about? 100% no. but this fic has me in a chokehold and i need to talk about it so..

okay hope you liked my ramble it's 6 am and ive been up since 5 this whole post will be so embarrassing if im super wrong

@saladmix you're actually insane and this fic is crazy

[shyalia]

I have had the honor of beta reading this fic since Chapter 18 and lemme tell ya, it's been a wild ride! The last chapter was so soo fun and I was not expecting another one this soon (like, 4 days after, the INSANITY), especially this MONSTER of a chapter, ohhhh man it's a good one!! We're getting so close now, guys, Act 3 and on the home stretch!!

Happy to share that I've gotten the next chapter of The Day the World Broke done SUPER ahead of schedule! Kicking off Act Three with a bang, y'all!!

A huge huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has read this story. I still can't believe it's gotten as much attention as it has. Feel free to send in your theories or any questions you have, or just shout about things in my inbox.

We're close to the end, friends!!

[rgbfall]

ok so, i really like The Day The World Broke by @saladmix, and I am so in love with the description of how the bell monsters sound, it gave me such a vivid sound in my brain, so I wanted to try and recreate it!

This first one is what they sound like from a distance (it's just wind chimes and wind sfx)

headphone listeners beware for this next one, but it's how I imagine them when much closer. it's not exactly the effect I wanted (i wanted louder and clearer bells), but i did scour youtube for a WHILE and sat through some incredibly crunchy change bell ringing, so this will have to do.

[shyalia]

Here are the next two entries to my WIP of April's Notebook from The Day the World Broke by @saladmix!

Trypophobia warning! ⚠️

Introducing the Ringer and the Slugget!

See previous entries:

The Crier and the Walker

The Long Legs and the Swallow

[shyalia]

More TDTWB doodles, this time with Raph.

[shyalia]

Just some more silly doodles of TDTWB by @saladmix this time featuring Mikey!

[shyalia]

As if this is a surprise to anyone, I've yet again drawn something for The Day the World Broke by @saladmix because it's the most amazing thing in the world and I need everyone to go read it. ;-; Anyways, Leo is having a BAD TIME but it's fine guys, everything is fiinnneee.

[shyalia]

This is a WIP featuring The Day the World Broke by @saladmix! I have had this idea in mind for a LONG time (since chapter 12 was posted) and have finally gotten around to starting it. I am very excited to work on this project!

Saladmix and I are working together to bring April's handy dandy apocalypse notebook to life! It will be filled to the brim with various notes, interviews, and the ever-growing monster compendium. To kick things off, here are two monsters first introduced earlier in the story: The Crier and the Walker.

[shyalia]

GUYS!!! TDTWB UPDATE IS COMING SOON!

So @saladmix said she would send me the next chapter of The Day the World Broke to beta by next weekend. This was to allow her time to write it, as well as give readers (myself included) a chance to process the curveball from chapter 31 and put their theories together. Because really, who wasn't like this by the end of it?

BUT NOW SHE TELLS ME THAT CHAPTER 32 IS COMPLETED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE!!!

I'm about to do my beta read now, I just had to scream about how excited I am, she is POWERING THROUGH THIS LIKE A BOSS!!

On another note, I am once again putting this out there in case you've missed it:

Saladmix and I have set up a Discord server for anyone who would like to discuss any theories they have about The Day the World Broke (or to discuss the fic in general) in a more interactive group chat setting. Just send either myself or Saladmix a message for a link to join!

[shyalia]

A precious moment from Chapter 26 of The Day the World Broke by @saladmix! I could NOT resist drawing a quick sketch of this moment because it made me squeal and kick my feet, I was so excited! I've been hoping this would happen eventually for soooo long, y'all have no idea. “I think you’ve earned your stripes.”

HECK YEAH, HE DID! Go little Mikey, go!