#teenage mundane ninja turtles

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

We've seen AU's where Splinter saves some of the turtles.

We've seen AU's where Spinter saves none of the turtles.

Now, I propose: Splinter saves all the turtles. In fact, he's so good at it, that he saves them before Draxum even pulls the lever.

Allow me to present:

Teenage Mundane Ninja Turtles

[peach-moths]

Im using rise mikey to help me journal my mundane normal life

Today March 4th I got the last of the pasta salad from the grocery store deli tonight

[bambiraptorx]

Some oddly marked twins bring treats to fellow competitors of the @tmntstorycomp! :D

[I.D. Digital drawing of Twin-Sync Leo and Donnie, who share the same set of overlapping shoulder markings, a yellow crescent shape between two purple rectangles, and similar red face stripes. Leo offers a tray of muffins, while Donnie holds a plate of cookies. They say “Hi! We come bearing treats!!!” The words hi and treats are in bubble letters, with hi colored light blue and treats colored pink. End I.D]

[I.D. Digital drawing of Beatrice, a ROTTMNT oc. She is a toddler humanoid turtle, drawn from about the elbows up, and she holds a muffin up to her face. She stares at it with large shiny eyes. End I.D.]

Beatrice is fascinated by the muffin. Whether they realize its edible or not is a different story.

@tmntstorycomp

[alphalavenderstar2]

Uhhhhh got a random udea that. That what if like, draxum had to get foot clan certified to be able to wear the armor,,, and stufff,,, got lazy on it but here y'all go, a funny little concept art

Auhhh foot clan draxum go brrrrr

Also t-man swag if trans draxum suits yuh's fancy

[reversewerewolf]

my mundane super power is being really good at picking out what strings of words can be sung to the tune of “teenage mutant ninja turtles.” this is primarily a curse.

[practically-an-x-man]

30 Prompts on the Comfort Side of Hurt/Comfort

Much as I love some good dark angst and whump, here's a list of prompts that focus instead on the lighter side of hurt/comfort instead! Mostly focusing on comfort, connection, and humor; mostly intended for multiple characters but specific to romantic relationships.

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Person A is injured or prone to nightmares, but is comfortably asleep next to Person B

Tracing along old scars and reminiscing about that time in the past

Massaging old sprains when it's cold out - or their partner/loved ones offering to massage it for them

Realizing they've gained a little weight now that they're not constantly stressed - this is a good thing!

Years past the horrors, now comfortable and safe, wondering at how far they've come since the hard times

Person A is almost healed of their severe injuries and is no longer in much pain, but Person B still helps them with their physical therapy/other routines

Pets/animals cuddling up close because they can sense their person isn't feeling well

Person A wakes up early due to pain/nightmares/etc. and discovers that Person B is already up and has coffee/tea waiting for them

Person A is so intent on taking care of Person B that they get a little helicopter-y, and Person B has to remind them to take a step back

Person A is patching up Person B and discovers that the only bandages they have in the house are goofy novelty ones (Hello Kitty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc.). They share a laugh over this.

Person A has been treated of their wounds and is now a little loopy from the pain meds

Recovering from a medical treatment, but one that was expected and planned for - there's still some pain, but they're able to set things up for an easy recovery

Person A is sick, and Person B shows up at their door with hot soup and comfort movies

Person A is struggling with a mundane task due to their injuries, so Person B manages to MacGyver some sort of device that will fix the problem for them

Watching a silly movie while Person A is recovering, but having to shut it off because they're laughing so hard it pulls on their wounds

Person A driving Person B to their physical therapy/followup appointments, singing along to the radio and playing driving games to turn it into a good time

Receiving texts/calls/visits from loved ones for weeks after character was hurt, just to check in and ask how they can help

Guiding a character through a difficult experience (like getting stitches) by turning into a game or distraction

Person A is insecure about their scars/other lasting remnants from what they experienced, and Person B reassures them

Or a variation: Person A is insecure about their scars, so Person B takes markers and draws fun patterns/tattoos over them

Person B experiences the exact same injury Person A did just weeks before, and jokes that "now we're even"

Person A isn't allowed to be near other people while they're healing, but their friends coordinate an online game/digital hangout to help them feel better

Person A is still healing or has a flare-up of an existing condition, and Person B helps with a mundane task like washing their hair

Person B shows up to Person A's hospital room every day with some new little trinket for them - some heartfelt, some goofy

Person A expects that they'll have to take care of themself while healing, but so many of their loved ones show up to help that they don't have to lift a finger

Multiple characters arguing over who gets to take care of their injured loved one - they all want to help!

Person A steals Person B's comfy clothes while Person A is healing (and maybe B leaves those clothes conveniently where A can find them...)

Person A wakes up after an injury to the smell of their comfort food... which Person B is making for them

Person A is feeling down on the anniversary of something they experienced in the past, and Person B finds a way to comfort them

Person A makes lighthearted jokes about Person B's injuries and succeeds in getting them to smile for the first time since the injury occurred.

[anulithots]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

I haven't been asked this question before, so thank you for asking!

I'm not sure if I'm going to run over ten, so I'll include duos/dynamics as well. (That was a mistake.. this is soo longggg. Thank you so much for asking but I don't think you knew what you were getting into. /pos.)

(In no particular order.... and I've written a lot about most of these characters, sorry if it's a bit long <3 )

Just a note that my JJK analysis's are up to the Hidden Inventory arc. I keep rereading that one to avoid the pain of the Shibuya arc... but I should be on my last reread for now!

Character quick list:

Donnie and Mikey from Rise,

Teacher and Shiva from The Girl from the Other SIde,

Itadori yuji, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki from Jujutsu Kaisen,

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto from Jujutsu Kaisen

Inej Ghafa and Jesper Fahley (sorry if I spelled thier names wrong!) from Six of Crows

Emma, Norman and Ray from The Promised Neverland

And I really liked Roz from the Wild Robot, and The Magnus Chase series, but It's been a while since I've read them. Currently reading 'A tale for the Time Being' and I like Nao's deep thoughts and unabashed honesty. She's also quite dark and casual about dark themes, and it does feel like how my brain used to be... dark stuff is casual there.

I do like Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. I watched the movies but have not read the books yet, and I want to before I start analyzing. I also want to read Sherlock Holmes so... yea.

#1: Donnie and Mikey from Rise of the Teenage mutant ninja turtles

Donnie is literally me. From the way he pronounces random words from his theater kid energy to his obsession with science. (I don't like physics but I'm writing a fanfiction on biology soooo....) I have a need to be useful otherwise I'm wasted space (because the information is more useful and important than the individual), go on infodumps for hours, get irritated and defensive easily and overall, I've never related to a character more. I just don't have the same empathy levels. For that I share traits with Mikey. I like being overly nice and trying to listen and make everyone feel heard. I also get very emotional very fast and constantly need hugs.

Also his relationship with Mikey reminds me of two of my siblings.

Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles took me out of a depressive period with the most intense hyperfixation I've ever had, and it's the first time I've read fanfiction (Like father like son..... sobs)

#2: Teacher and Shiva from the Girl from the Other Side.

They have the most wholesome found family relationship ever. The pain they give me is insurmountable. Every time I reread the manga I have the widest, dopiest smile because the wholesome scenes are so so so pure. I don't see a lot of stories that let the mundane be that special.

Also the way Shiva's written is just.. chefs kiss. Because she isn't written as an annoying child. She thinks she's being helpful, and she is helpful. All she wants is to keep everyone together, and for everyone to be happy, and the thing she hates the most is people hating her/being scared of her.... and the guilt. The most depth-filled child character in existence here.

And teacher... Just... *screams*. His overthinking and endlessly caring demeanor. The way he second guesses everything he does and worries so much that he gets worried about worrying. He's also quite hard on himself.

And I think they are supposed to represent the two sides of loving others. Shiva is the 'they make me happy and I can help them' part. The wholesome, childlike side.

Teacher is the worrying side. The side that tries so hard to protect the others that their anxiety drives them crazy.

(I got up to the second delux edition.)

#3 The Tokyo Trio (Itadori, Fushiguro, and Nobara) from Jujutsu Kaisen. (my most recent hyperfixation.)

Itadori: His fear of regretting his life, using a role to avoid that, making sure not to think about his execution or his death too much. Him trying so hard to help others in a way only he can do. Using 'dying a natural death' to justify to himself that he's okay with this (he isn't). Fearing death that he doesn't have control over. Structuring his life around caring for others. The sweetest bean here.

Fushiguro: HIs morrallittyyyyy. The way he needs to be the one to deliver fairness because the world isn't fair to him. The way he thinks bad people shouldn't be saved, that they deserve retribution, and that good people will let themselves suffer because they are good. So Fushiguro is going to protect good people as much as he can (see Itadori.) Itadori and Fushiguro's morality struggle is sooo interestingggggg aaaa-

Nobara: She's the strategist of the group, the one who'll keep emotions out of the missions so she can enjoy herself later. Kill people? Well, it's part of the job, she's not going to let that effect her. She tries not to get attached to people, and values enjoying herself in Tokyo. ITADORI AND NOBARA'S DYNAMIC IS SO FUNNY (and she would've gotten along with Gojo... I just want an episode with them accidently meeting each other on a shopping trip and getting into trouble.)

And I'm sorry in advance for all the writing I'm about to include:

Fushiguro:

Nobara:

#4 Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen

(Also I love Shoko despite how little screen time she gets. )

I've analyzed them here and I'll include my notes and written analysis... but overall...

They encapsulate a comfort and trust and love for each other that I rarely see. It's something indescribable and special. They truly transcend labels for each tother and just.... yeah the relationships and dynamics in JJK are on another level. I've ranted about them before <3

AND I'LL RANT ABOUT THEM MORE:

#5? Inej Ghafa and Jesper Fahley.

(I read this before I started writing my analysis's down. Everything from here on out has less writing. Thanks for being patient with me <3)

(I prefer book them to Show them tbh... although I haven't watched all of the show and I prefer books/manga to shows sometimes because it's easier for me to analyze as I'm reading and reread)

Also it's been a while and I'm doing some analysis from memory so I apologize for any inaccuracies!

Why I like Inej: Her making herself a tool for others so that she could survive. She put her own wants and past to the side so she could become dangerous, so no one could take advantage of her again. Her growth to chasing her dreams, living for herself, saying that her heart aims true for making the world better. She has such a good arc.

Why I like Jesper: He's impulsive and silly and him not being able to get rid of his addiction to gambling even though he's aware of how it's making his father more in debt. Him using a skill he has (sharpshooting) to express his Grisha powers and not wanting to acknowledge that he's a Grisha. ALso him and Wylan. Adorable.

#6 Emma, Norman and Ray from the Promised Neverland.

(last one for now!)

Emma's caring nature and will not hesitate to beat you up if you're being self-sacrificial. (I wish they went more in depth with Emma's disregarding other's emotions to do what is best for them. Could've been cool conflict). Her wanting to save everyone no matter how hard it will be, loving her little siblings so much. The betrayal of Isabella towards her. ('She didn't like the tests, but she liked her mother's praise'). How scared and conflicted she became. How much she mourned her old life.

Ray's cold cut nature, practical, resourceful. His backstory in which he had to live with the death of his siblings for years, to the point where he resolved himself to save only Norman and Emma. His preparation for years and years to make sure they were safe. Not wanting to save all of the Grace field children because it would doom them all.

Norman knowing that they might not be able to save them all, but wanting to try for Emma. How much he strategized, how hard he tried. How he's in between. How scared he was for himself, how much he admired Emma's care for others, how he tried to strategize for all of them. How he hid his pain and fear.

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ThANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASK!

and to all my mutuals/followers, @mylee-sketches, and anyone else who stumbles across this post...

yes I hyperfixate.

[craftypeaceturtle]

Summary:

A random and very very specific human au I couldn't get out of my head.

Casey had never felt less prepared for what was ultimately going to be a mundane evening. He was meeting Donnie's family. The Hamato Family. Palms sweaty mom's spaghetti. ...

He buried his face into his shoulder again and Donnie let him. A hand coming up to smooth through his hair. “Are you really that nervous to meet them?”

“Casey Jones ain’t afraid of nobody.”

“Uh huh.”

“I’m a little nervous. I’m just overthinking it is all.”

...

So if you want a human AU jonatello with a unresolved childhood trauma, have a read!!!

[dailycharacteroption]

Mutated Defender (Vigilante Archetype)

(art by Anubiscomics on DeviantArt)

The vigilante class covers a lot of masked heroes and villains. By default it covers both the brazen warrior and the stealthy infiltrator sorts of mundane masked vigilantes, but with archetypes we also see things like mages, horse-mounted warriors, gun specialists, and so on, including their very own pseudo-hulk which admittedly isn’t actually very good.

But for the most part, there really isn’t an option for playing a character with a weird inherent superpower that isn’t expressly magical. Even the most mundane of these empowered heroes have divine or primal blessings and the like. However, there is one notable exception in the form of the Mutated Defender!

Part Toxic Avenger, part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and part X-Men, this archetype is all about a person with a mutation that uses this power for good, even in a world that refuses to understand the good heart behind their often twisted appearances.

If you’re looking for something on the power scale of Magneto or Storm, you’re better off with a full caster with maybe a dip into vigilante, but if your favorite X-man is among the low-powered characters, you could probably pull them off.

In any case, yes, this archetype is all about having a character with weird superpowers due to some mutation, such as fantastical radiation, wild magic, horrific experiments, and the like. No matter their origins, however, they still choose to help people despite the normal reaction that most mortals have to mutated members of their species or other species.

So let’s take a look!

These heroic mutants can match avenger vigilantes in combat, but due to their mutations, they always have one deformity, which can ranged from withered limbs to fragile aspects of their being that leave them especially vulnerable if their mind, body, or reflexes are targeted, a missing sense, or perhaps even oversensitive eyes. However, as part of their established social identity, they learn a lesser form of magical transformation that hides their mutations, allowing them to blend into society, though obviously they can’t access any of those mutations until they revert.

Speaking of which, they also gain access to a trio of new vigilante talents which represent various useful mutations in their arsenal.

The first gives them a ranged energy attack, be it spitting acid, projecting flame, discharging electricity from nodules on their body, or something else. It may not scale very well with level, but it can be useful even with it’s limited uses per day.

The second and most notable allows these defenders to gain various low-level evolutions normally available to eidolons (the wording implies that the unchained list is used), allowing them to grow extra limbs, gain natural attacks, and other practical things, though they can’t take alternate movement methods, harden their bodies, or act as someone’s mount. This talent can be taken repeatedly as well, representing how the hero mutates and changes over time.

Finally, they have a talent that unlocks minor psychic power, sensing the thoughts of others.

The vigilante class is perhaps most well known for extremely constructable, picking up various talents to customize them as the player sees fit, and that takes on a whole new meaning with this archetype. You could get gills right off the bat, or load yourself up on a bite and two claws or other combination of natural attacks, or go the psychic route by taking both the mutated lobe and basic psychic magic, or pick up a surprise ranged attack. You are limited to just 1-point evolutions with no way to upgrade, which I think is a crying shame, but if you combine these mutant abilities with more traditional vigilante talents, and you can create some truly wicked combinations.

I feel like a lot of vibes that went into this particular archetype survived into the fleshwarp ancestry of 2nd edition, and that’s perfectly fine. Heck, I think there straight-up is a vigilante fleshwarp hanging around Alkenstar in the setting.

In any case, however, let’s take a moment to remind ourselves that disabilities aren’t superpowers. Even if your character replaces a missing limb with a stronger cybernetic or magitech one, they still have to deal with the times when they have to take it off, or deal with the struggles unique to it. So please, be mindful and respectful.

An investigation into a string of disappearances leads the party to a remote community, but they aren’t the only ones following the trail. The vigilante known as Crimson Claw is conducting their own investigation. Can the party put aside their differences to work with them, and will either of them survive the cult’s wickerman guardian?

Some think the Water Reacher is some manner of horror from the sea, and they are half right. In truth, they are actually a triton immigrant hiding the secret of their horrific mutations, which they use to drag criminals into the many canals that form the byways of the city.

The Night of Green Mist covered the city of Enblie nearly two years ago to the day. Most citizens were safely inside at the time, but the alchemical accident had nightmarish effects on those caught outside. Many degenerated into mutants that struggle to live normal lives if they can, or lurk in the sewers otherwise. A rare few, however, have mastered hiding their transformation, and use them to enact their own goals under the cover of night.

[greengoddesssmoothie]

Summary:

“'I don’t know why this keeps happening.'

The statement hangs between them. Raph isn’t tense. Neither is Donnie. Because Don doesn’t take Raph’s demons personally. His eyes do flick toward him, though, before returning to the tunnels, and Raph knows it means he’s listening."

Raph's anger can be overwhelming, but it's comfortable. Familiar. A suit of armor he both wears and struggles against. He and Donnie have a routine for when it's too much for him to handle: Raph goes topside until the world makes sense, calls Donnie for a ride, and then Donnie distracts him with a mundane and one-sided conversation. This time is different.

[soothingmelody]

Video Essays, Jealousy, Melancholy and Lies

Have you ever found yourself living a lie?

This question has been stuck in my head ever since I started therapy earlier this year. And I don't mean it in some grand way of being a kind of double agent or stringing an elaborate web of lies to trick your childhood friend into playing sudoku to save your past self from burning down in an incinerator, but... Something much more mundane. 

I guess I should start from the beginning, cause otherwise the title of this post won't make too much sense. 

It is interesting how much we can experience through communication. Be it a Discord message, a Tumblr blog post like this, a tweet or a meticulously put together video essay, finding out about other people's experiences has been one of my favorite things throughout my life. I find people endlessly fascinating. I love it when people talk about their lives and their life experiences, so to me, the long winded, sort of pretentious format of the video essay is right up my alley. 

So, this morning, while enjoying a bowl of instant-ramen with some haphazardly cut green onions and a creamy eggy broth, I was watching this one video essay that one of my good friends had recommended to me the night before. Said video essay was about the appeal of Elfen Leid and the video itself, I found quite entertaining and very interesting. But, it did leave me feeling a tinge melancholic and I realized that this is far from the only video essay that has had that sort of effect on me. 

Growing up in Ukraine, a land ravaged by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of uncontrolled capitalism, where you could easily find syringes behind a children's playground and your average neighborhood screamed "Half-Life 2 Level", I was a pretty quiet kid, despite my extremely extroverted nature. I do think a lot of these issues start here, which is why I wanted to mention this. I was bullied from a pretty young age, disregarded by people I found important to me and disregarded by people I called friends. To me, it was always a feeling of being not "cool enough". I wasn't into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I wasn't into Transformers, being "girly" for a "boy" such as myself was seen as disgusting, was met with slurs and even more bullying. And in this environment, I was just a quiet kid, with a big heart, who'd sit at the back of the class and draw his funny Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

All of this is to say that I grew up in a pretty cynical place, where cringe culture was way more commonplace and I could only find respite in the internet, mainly the russian Sonic forums of the era, where plenty of judgemental people remained still. That cynicism has really seeped through me and followed me through so much of my life. There were so many times when I would do something that felt natural to me, that didn’t hurt anyone and I would be shut down even by people I trusted the most and I would once again retreat into my own shell. 

This constant environment led me to not really participate in many subcultures actively in fear of being seen as weird and cringy, this constant environment led me to not stand out to much, to not take opportunities that would’ve led me to a more interesting life and left me with barely any skills to express myself, besides music or art. It made me afraid of my own queerness that I had to come to terms with and understand for many many years, dealing with my own toxic masculinity, finding out that I was not really straight or that I am not even truly a “man”.

And now looking back, when I am more mature and have changed and grown so much, that I finally managed to open myself up somewhat and “be cringe and free”, honestly, there is a strong melancholy there. There’s a regret. I wish I’ve done so much over my teens that I sadly cannot turn back anymore. To please those people that were holding me back, I gave up so much. That I am having my self indulgent phase when I am in my early 20s and not my early 10s. And I am still a work in progress, I have no idea if I am still living some sort of lie, cause that is stuff you admit to yourself down the road and figure out with hindsight. But I am happier today. But, for how sad this all may sound, I wanted to tell you, the reader, that it is never really too late to change and open up a bit.

It is however interesting, that even with all of this said and this regret that I do bear, I consider that my experience was still rather valuable. I met many people, I developed in my own way and now I love who I am. Maybe that regret, a desire for a better teenage life is yet just another lie, me trying to conform. But, that will be for future me to decide in hindsight. 

If you relate to anything I’ve said in this little self indulgent post, please remember, that no matter what, if you are not hurting anyone, you should be free to do whatever you want and nobody has the right to take that away from you. If they laugh, let them, you are the master of your own life, so go and be cringe. Go buy that anime figurine. Go write poetry. Go ask out someone you like. Do something that will make you happy today and maybe you won’t be stuck writing long Tumblr posts. 

Stop living a lie. Be yourself.

[adamwatchesmovies]

TMNT (2007)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

In some ways, TMNT is a better film than the previous live-action installments in the series. Unfortunately, it still suffers from major shortcomings. This makes it less fun than even the worst of the ‘90s adventures because there’s nothing nostalgic about it and no elements that are so bad they can be kind of fun despite themselves. This movie is doomed to obscurity - theatrical release or no theatrical release.

3,000 years ago, a warlord named Yaotl opened a portal whose energies granted him immortality but turned his four trusted generals to stone. The portal also unleashed 13 monsters into our world - previews of the army the portal would unleash the next time someone opened it. In present day, Leonardo (voiced by James Arnold Taylor), Raphael (voiced by Nolan North), Michelangelo (voiced by Mikey Kelley) and Donatello (voiced by Mitchell Whitfield) have grown apart. Leonardo has been sent away to South America to train and his brothers have either taken on mundane jobs or become masked vigilantes. When Yaotl resurrects his generals and begins gathering the monsters with the help of the Foot Clan, it can only mean trouble for New York and its shell-wearing protectors.

While there’s a certain charm to the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and their practical special effects, making the next chapter in the series an animated film was a good idea. It gives the characters freedoms they never had before and they're the most expressive they've ever been. Too bad they have nothing interesting to say and the plot is a complete mess. There’s just way too much going on here. Why 13 monsters to collect to open up the portal? Eight of them are captured during a montage and the turtles only interact with three of them, making that number way excessive. In fact, why are there monsters in the movie at all? Isn’t a villain that's trying to open up this portal to a dimension of demons with his four granite warriors - none of which get more than a handful of lines - enough?

Let's examine this story deeper. The portal only opens up once every 3,000 when the stars align, and only if the creatures are arranged in a circle. Yaotl sure was dragging his feet gathering them then, wasn’t he? They’ve been around for longer than Christianity and he’s gotten exactly NOTHING done before the plot kicks in. Thankfully, the monsters are - for reasons that are never made clear - hanging out in New York city, waiting to be scooped up like Pokémon. This entire plot is so muddy and so full of holes you just don’t care about any of it.

Not helping are the titular heroes. Splinter (voiced by Mako) has sent Leonardo away to train to be a better leader. Did he really need to go to a different continent to do this? Speaking of bad ideas, the “Nightwatcher” subplot makes NO SENSE. Raphael has been wearing a disguise and sneaking out at night to fight crime. Why? The turtles live in secrecy in the city's sewer tunnels. He has no civilian identity to protect. The disguise fools no one anyway - well, except his brothers, who take forever to put two and two together. As if the huge humanoid with three fingers and a big shell on his back jumping around doing martial arts wouldn’t be immediately recognized by them. And if he is going around fighting crime as a vigilante… so what? The turtles have always been vigilantes! So is their friend Casey Jones (voiced by Chris Evans)!

Once again, the plot centers solely on Leonardo and Raphael, with the other two turtles given nothing to do. You’d think with the years of comics and television series, someone would’ve figured out a way to give everyone involved some task crucial to defeating the villains. Donnie could hack into a security system, April (voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar) could gather intelligence or put on a disguise, Mickey and Casey could distract the guards, that kind of thing. No. We get hammered by themes of family and brotherhood over and over but all the siblings do is argue until the final act when they finally put their differences aside. None of it is any fun, and certainly not with the quality of the jokes we're subjected to. The entire picture only contains one funny moment, which makes the brisk 87 minutes feel like an entire season of a TV show you’ve been forced to sit through.

Despite all my criticisms, I must admit that an 11-year-old who loves the ninja turtles would probably love this movie because the ridiculous story seriously (too seriously, I’d say) and feigns a grim and gritty theme throughout. Nothing about the story or visuals will date TMNT like its predecessors but it’s hard to imagine anyone fondly looking back at this 2007 film. (March 26, 2021)

[thissliceofnonsense]

Originally a Land of the Fallen Fairies blog, with the occasional rottmnt. This has evloved into 'rottmnt superfan makes an AU and 100+ posts with three followers (one of them being my sibling) and goes insane. /pos.

(the old stuff is still here btw)

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AU.

Is this show the best thing to ever exist? Yes. Did the fandom make it even better? Also yes.

Can I try combining the two? Here's hoping.

This AU consist of - the older sisters, Mikey getting more 'episodes', Donnie getting validation + being besties with Baron Draxum and so on and so forth.

If the links don't work, try this post

Concept post

Backstory ramblings

Frida, daughter of Big Mama and the eldest turtle.

More Frida, and Louise - the one trapped in another dimension.

Basically a bookmark for Donnie reference

Frida's upbringing.

Louise, the god-child of the other dimension

Louise plays with old Kraang mechs

Leo meets Frida

Louise has her own fashion show. (ft- old Kraang mechs)

Frida and Donnie hack the government

Legalize Nuclear Bombs trio

Louise

Frida fights with Leo

Louise gets a glow up

'I understand you, little brother'

Baron Draxum raised Louise

Frida meets Louise. ft: turtle tots

Donnie headcannons

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Show Notes.

As a rottmnt superfan, I think it's very shameful I have not actually watched the full series. I have been trying to get myself to watch all of it for literal months, and I will finally start now.

To keep my motivation to actually watch my favorite show (wow) I will be writing down little things I like/notice/one sentence summary of each episode.

Plus I want to do the AU with the events of the show but a "little to the left" including the missing sisters, Mikey getting his deleted episodes back, ideas that couldn't be used because the show was cancelled, fandom ideas, etc. etc.

AND this is also doubling as info from each episode, so that way I don't forget anything important.

(Like I forgot Heuso existed. Who does that?)

Mystic Mayhem

Mystic Mayhem Donnie notes.

The Land of the Fallen Fairies.

A story about some non-humans with no human contact and is as far from reality as possible.

A story told in captions and multimedia that is meant to be my comfort story. It's about a unreliable narrator that is so in faer head that the actual plot happens in the background. Literal civilizations are dying and faer guardian may be destined to kill faer, but Anuli has something more to think about. Fae can't stay happy or go for too long without making a mistake that ends up hurting everyone else, so fae uses faer hyper fixation to fix faer overthinking and general incompetence. After all, if Anuli isn't the antagonist anymore, fae will get a happy ending, right? That's the hope anyways, that one day fae will be someone that will put the other's care to good use instead of wasting it.

General tag

Anuli's thots

Blurb

fiddle leaf figs

"I have a tree?"

Meet Anuli, your resident tree-less dryad. (The others are baffled, how can a tree fairy not have a tree?) Fae is story obsessed, and constantly overthinking, to the point where reality is just something fae has to deal with from time to time... and it's getting really unpleasant actually. Why does everything Anuli tries either fall apart or go well but... not really be the thing that gets fixes what fae messed up. If only fae could live in a constant daydream-

oh. Bad idea.

milanote - where most of the info is

The Mundane Magic series

Based off a tumblr post, here's a story about having control about what your mundane magic.

Part one - the concept

Part two - character prose

[i-am-a-fan]

Favorite LMK villain

Favorite villain

Socks or no socks

Butterflies or moths

Hot or cold

Light or dark

Sound or silence

Climbing or swimming

Favorite board game

Favorite heart emoji

Crackers or chips

Favorite texture

Favorite cartoon

Favorite mundane activity

Have a bunch of questions lol

I LOVE QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!1

Favorite LMK villain: LBD (She's just so evil and it was such a good season)

Favorite villain: Baron Draxom (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) He just had such good lines.

Socks or no socks: Socks. I have a ton fun socks and I love fuzzy socks too

Butterflies or moths: Don't pin the girlfriends against each other. (I like both. Although I am more partial to moths since they're fluffy)

Hot or cold: Cold!! (I will always take a chilled drink)

Light or dark: Dark! Every application is in dark mode.

Sound or silence: Depends on how overwhelmed I am. Probably sound, since I will usually always have some background song playing.

Climbing or swimming: Swimming! I can't climb

Favorite board game: Ticket to ride! I have a bit where I'll just replace some of my family's trains, but I always laugh which gives me away

Favorite heart emoji: Yellow heart!

Crackers or chips: Chips! Specifically lime chips!

Favorite texture: My fuzzy blanket! Its so soft and warm!

Favorite cartoon: Don't make me choose.

Favorite mundane activity: Sipping on tea as I'm going to bed and reading my book. I feel like an old scholar and it's so fun.

[love-killed-the-superstar]

TMNTtober Day 11: Stories.

Fandom(s): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) Relationship: Leonardo & Michelangelo (Gen), Michelangelo & Raphael (Gen)

When did Mikey become such a damn pushover? Well, probably the moment he realised that they're doomed. Seeing Leo show up here tonight, devastated and without hope, has shocked it into him anew. Damn, he used to be good at this. Used to know the exact joke to crack - and even if it didn't land, a groan or retort was better than silence or indifference. He doesn't know how to comfort his brother anymore. “You could tell me anything. You know that, right?” Mikey tilts his head to glance at Leo, who at least has the decency to look embarrassed for breaking the thread. “You could tell me what's going on in your life. Mundane stuff like what you had for breakfast. Heck, tell me a fart joke!” Leo cracks a smile at that and shakes his head. Voice softening, Mikey utters, “Shell, you could have just sent me a note saying, ‘Hi Mikey, I'm not dead.’ That would have worked just fine.”

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Miscellaneous TMNT Fanart Masterpost

Any TMNT fanart that doesn't fall under a different masterpost!

Art & Sketches

Rise Movie Group Hug / Colored

Disaster Twins Redraw

Red Panda Splinter

Teenage Mundane Ninja Turtles

Rise + Ducktales Clip

Lunch Break Leo (pen doodle)

Pen sketch ask

Donnie sketches

Trick or Treat Exchange 2023

Operation Normal (pen sketches)

Donnie on Skateboard (watercolor pens)

Insane in the Mama Train (pen sketches)

ROTTMNT Drawing Meme

Donnie and Stitch (+ color commission)

TMNT Fashion Competition:

Born in the 80's (+ versus GIF)

Traditional Garment

Heroes and Villains

Sail the Seven Galaxies

Free Choice (Lilo & Stitch)

I May Be Bald

Rottmnt Movie Cut Intro Project:

Scene #90

Scene #21

CSP Practice Raph

Teenage Mutant Ninja Kitties

Draxum Thoughts

Mixed Media Collages:

Leonardo Collage

Raphael Collage

Michelangelo Collage

Donatello Collage

Full Set

Rise of the TMNT / Rise of the Guardians:

ROTTMNT as ROTG (pen sketch)

Jack Frost Leo (pen sketch)

Hamato Guardians Silhouettes

You Are Not Alone

Protective Draxum (digital sketches)

Predictive Text Phone Doodles

Baby Leo Pen Doodle (+ with border)

I Am So Tired (pen doodle)

Extra Kudos

A Team Animatic (secret santa) (+ GIFs)

Misc.

TMNT Shirts / PNG Files

Turtle Cookies

Turtle-versary Cake

Donnie-themed Outfit