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Sworn to Devotion: Chapter 2 - Part 1
>>Tie-breaker winner: FABRIC
>> Readers select a potentially abandoned cave with foot-branded boxes in it.
(Art by @lovelyladylavie)
As April looks around the cave, she notices that the walls are made of familiar dark grey stone. Wherever they were portaled to, they’re at least within the borders of April’s kingdom.
However, that is a small comfort given their current predicament.
Lining the stone walls are unlit torches, with some cobwebs wrapped between the wood and the rusty metal mounts. Blackened ash mars the stone above the torches, but it’s flaking off, leaving crackled patterns behind.
As April’s eyes drift downward, she notices several wooden boxes littered along the sides, all bearing a red footmark. She furrows her brow—she doesn’t recognize that symbol. Does this symbol belong to the group that ambushed her convoy and attempted to kidnap her?
April turns her head, and she notices that the cavern continues to tunnel deeper into the earth, the path downward shrouded in unnerving darkness. The air coming up from the deep tastes almost stale; if this cave was used as a base for this mysterious group, it seems to be abandoned.
“Wherever we are, I don’t think we should stay.” The yokai guard informs as he helps April off her feet. “While this wasn’t their target destination, the two grunts appeared to know where they were. The longer we stay here, the more likely the rest of their group is to find us.”
The yokai guard tugs April toward the entrance of the cave, but April tugs her wrists out of his grip. “Wait!”
The purple-clad turtle turns to face her. “We don’t have time, Your Highness. Your safety is my highest priority, and I cannot guarantee it here.”
April gestures toward the boxes. “But there might be supplies! Something we can take so we’re not completely screwed trying to get back home.”
Well, her home, her true home. Not his.
“You raise a good point. Alright.” The guard reaches for something behind his back, and in a flash of purple light a metallic pole appears seemingly out of thin air. “I’ll make quick work of the boxes so we don’t linger here longer than necessary.”
However, April’s staring in awe at the staff. “Wait a second, what is that? And where did it come from?”
The turtle pauses, looking at the staff in his hands. “It’s my titanium bō staff! A feat of scientific innovation, and my preferred weapon of choice. And it was just hidden within my armor, as it's collapsible.” The guard places one of his hands on the end of the staff and pushes, and in a flash of purple light the staff condenses back down into a thick, hand-sized cylinder in the palm of his other hand.
April’s eyes sparkle for several seconds, but then she blinks and tilts her head. “Wait, why were you using a sword? And why didn’t you use it against my kidnappers.”
“My b—Prince Raphael asked that I use a katana. He said it would be symbolic if our weapons matched your guards, something about showing respect and camaraderie.” The guard shrugs as if the reasoning is trivial and something he doesn’t quite agree with. “As for why I didn’t pull my beloved staff out earlier, I wasn’t confident that I had enough time to pull it out and use it to protect you. Using the lowly dagger to dispose of our enemy was logically the best option.”
Well, April certainly can’t argue with that. The kidnapper had a knife on her neck, so every second counted in saving her life.
“That makes sense, but–” she gestures to the staff “–how can that cut open a box?”
“Ohohoho! Excellent question, Your Highness.” The staff extends outward and the guard fiddles with something in the center of the staff. “As I mentioned previously, this staff is a feat of scientific innovation, and there are a few tools packed into it.”
April has to hold back a gasp as the yokai guard presses a button and a small saw flicks out at the top end of the staff. Then the teeth of the blade start moving.
“Tada! A motorized saw, powered by my ninpō.” He places a hand on his puffed-out chest. “Impressed?”
April looks at the guard. This is probably the first time he’s appeared, well, happy, in front of her. He’s not scowling, or giving her dirty looks. And while he’s doing his very best to hide it, she can see a hopeful look in his eyes that she approves and admires his scientific accomplishments.
Does he not get enough praise back home or something?
Still, she indulges him. “Oh, it’s amazing! Ah–” April fiddles with her fingers “–I don’t think I ever learned your name.”
“It’s Donatello, future co-captain of the Royal Guard, Your Highness.”
“Thanks! Well, Sir Donatello, how about you demonstrate how your saw can annihilate the boxes?” April asks, a smile dimpling her cheeks and a glint in her eye.
“With pleasure.”
The saw makes quick work of the tops of all the wooden boxes, allowing April to riffle through the stored goods. As April searches through the first box, her eyes land on one particular item and she dives for it.
“Sweet! A pair of pants!” She holds up the pair of black pants like a trophy. “This will make our journey much easier.”
Without hesitation, April manages to slip the pants underneath her dress, though it takes a bit of effort to get the pants on with the ruffles of her foofy dress getting in the way.
Though her stupid dress will not be a problem for much longer.
Once the pants are on, she turns to Donatello who’s cutting through the last box. “Sir Donatello. Do you mind cutting off the skirt portion of my dress?”
The guard immediately stops his saw and seems to choke on air. “I-I beg your pardon, Princess?”
“Can you cut the skirt portion of my dress?” April motions to the annoying garb. “It’s only gonna get in the way.”
Donatello looks mortified. “I don’t think that would be wise. You’ve already been separated from the convoy, and I am positive that your King would not be pleased if I returned you in such a poor state.”
“I really don’t care what my father thinks,” April shrugs, “Besides, I’ll just say it was my idea, or that the dress got ripped on a tree stump or something. You won’t take the blame.”
The turtle yokai hesitates, but eventually walks over and takes a small knife out of his staff. “If that’s what you wish, Princess.”
He makes quick work of the annoying skirt, cutting around her mid-thigh and turning the dress into something that reminds April of a summer chemise. He then cuts a ribbon from the discarded fabric and uses it as a makeshift ribbon, tying it around her waist so that the remaining portion of her dress is secure.
“There, how’s that, Princess?” He asks as he slots the small knife back into his staff.
“Oh, this is much better.” April stretches her legs, the first time she’s been able to do so this entire journey. “I hated that stupid dress.”
The guard pauses, tapping his bō staff before looking at her quizzically. “You… don’t like your clothing?”
April considers whether she should be telling the guard of her woes, but then shrugs. What’s he going to do, snitch on her?
“No. It’s… it’s what my father wanted me to wear when I met with Prince Raphael and the Lords and Ladies of your kingdom.” April shrugs. “Didn’t have much say in the matter.”
Donatello hums and nods. “I see.”
There is a pause, not quite awkward, but not quite comfortable.
The guard clears his throat. “Well, I think we should search the boxes and get a move on. We’ve stayed here long enough as it is.”
Together they ransack the abandoned goods, grabbing any supplies they thought might be useful. Sir Donatello ends up carrying most of the equipment while April takes a sheathed serrated dagger and slips it behind the makeshift ribbon on her waist.
“Are you ready to go, Princess?” Sir Donatello asks, holding out a hand toward her.
April nods. “As ready as I will ever be.”
Together they leave the depths of the cave, only stopping at the mouth to take in their surroundings.
“I’m afraid I am not too familiar with your territory.” The yokai guard states as he looks around. “Do you have an idea of which way we should go?”
April bites her lip. They’re up high on one of the mountains, though she thinks she can see the path that winds through the terrain in the distance. It will take more than a day to get there, assuming they don’t get lost or sidetracked.
But how are they going to get there?
April looks immediately in front of her. To her right, she spots a rough dirt path with some weeds and plants starting to grow back along the path’s edge. To her left, she sees a more treacherous terrain, with stones and fallen branches littering the forest floor.
April decides… >> To take the dirt path.
#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#rottmnt#interactive apritello story#apritello interactive story#poll#my poll#rottmnt apritello#apritello#rise apritello#rottmnt april#rottmnt april o'neil#rottmnt donatello#rottmnt donnie#interactive story#CHAPTER 2 IS A GO!!!#Cannot wait to see where y'all take this next part :D#also look at them! getting along just a lil bit#what's donnie thinking though???#guess you'll have to wait and see
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we'll meet again
don't know where, don't know when
but i know we'll meet again, some sunny day
love @somerandomdudelmao's apocalyptic series, and am just as heartbroken as anyone else
i'm a sucker for the bittersweet, and as a way to cope with ~emotions~ i sat down and redrew my favorite hugs (so far, i'm sure)
edit: i didnt realize i forgot raph's eypatch ffffff
#cass apocalyptic series#rottmnt#rottmnt donnie#rottmnt mikey#rottmnt april#rottmnt fanart#rottmnt leo#rottmnt raph#rottmnt casey jr#tmnt#rise of the tmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#save rise of the tmnt#unpause rise of the tmnt#skelenova#myart#even though it isnt the end for him#even if it was#i think you did a good job w it#loss hurts no matter what#but given the situation? not a bad way to go#shout out to all the other artists and writers responding to this event and just making sure my chest continues to ache /lh#sorry to add to the likely long list of notifs you have cass#ahhhh#tw major character death#this is all platonic btw#undescribed
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HEY WE'RE BACK BABY here's TLP part 14!!! and we're doing a silly little flashback woohoo!!!
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#my art#tmnt#tmnt 2018#2018 tmnt#tmnt 2k18#2k18 tmnt#rottmnt#rottmnt donnie#rottmnt donatello#tmnt donnie#tmnt donatello#rottmnt big mama#tmnt big mama#tlp au#the little prince separated au#also decided to give big mama a name and that name is lydia#i know there is a reason that i gave her that name that is related to the mythos of arachne#but i cant remember what the exact reason is#i think arachne was from a town that has a name that is similar to lydia?#idk though i wrote this forever ago akldsjhf#also big mama is being interviewed on a talk show#for the set of the show i literally traced the stage of the ellen show aksldjhf#just some fun little details for you guys
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I honestly love the clothing styles of each of the turtles in this show and I love how these styles really incorporate their personalities as well.
Like, obviously Donnie has the best sense of style, yeah? Think that’s something pretty agreed upon here. Everything we see him put together is very meticulously crafted and clean. That goes with his personality because Donnie is a very meticulous person in general, and he knows what he likes very, very well, and knows how to flaunt it in turn. Him commenting on colors he enjoys or disapproving of outfits that the others see no problem with also shows how he just generally has an eye for this kind of thing. He doesn’t just know what looks good on himself, but also what looks good on others - and I think this ties into his love of gift giving too. Donnie also has a flair for making sure that his things have his “mark” on them, and his clothing is no exception. All that he wears and how he wears them screams “Donnie.”
Mikey is really fun because his styles are honestly a pendulum between super simplistic and incredibly out there. And often, you’re going to see a lot of color or patterns to both. And in my opinion I think that all reflects really well on Mikey’s character - he’s got a colorful personality but even more than that he’s incredible sure of who he himself is. Mikey’s style, I feel, is less what looks good as clothes and more what sparks joy in Mikey himself. His bright stickers he wears are a testament of that! He’s comfortable in his own skin and his style reflects this perfectly, whether he goes for a more out-there look or a more toned down one.
Now, for Leo. Okay, I think I’m actually in the minority here I feel because Leo’s style isn’t really that bad? Hear me out- if you actually look at what he wears, try taking out, like, one accessory. Suddenly, that outfit works! He even manages to put together many good outfits in the series, but his “bad” ones are the ones that tend to stand out, alas (just like how his mistakes tend to be big ones oop-) Basically, my personal look at him is not that he’s inept at styling at all, but that he has a “too much” gene. And like everyone else, this sense of style is completely like him, too. Going too far to impress when all he needed to do was slow it down some to think things through. (And funnily enough, a lot of his outfits take random aspects from his brothers too - “nothing without them” huh?)
For Raph, I feel bad for him since pretty much all of his clothes are inevitably going to be ripped, but he makes them work pretty much each time. Like Leo, Raph tends to go more sporty with his looks, but I also noticed that his stuff often goes in that in between of comfy, cool, and cute. His pajama suit in particular comes to mind in terms of “cute” as it’s more something you’d see younger children in rather than older kids, and I think it can be a subtle nod to the fact that for all Raph tries to seem older, he’s still just a kid too.
I could probably go on, but these are just all off the top of my head - I love how the boys’ personality’s come out in so many different ways.
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt headcanons#rise donnie#rise leo#rise mikey#rise raph#I love fashion actually#if you’re wondering where this came from it came from me watching hours of outfit creation vids#but yeah! I honestly could probably go more into it#but I’m going off my memory for the most part rip#Leo in particular makes me sad because I disagree with like 99% of the fandom about his fashion sense LOL#I don’t think it’s bad but it’s def not close to Donnie level#Donnie is his own category#Leo though he’s not just jerseys and ripped sleeves#he wears full eye makeup as a granny and kills doing it#his pirate costume was very well put together imo#even his regular weird frog like disguise is perfectly fine when you get rid of the goggles#I ALSO don’t think Raph’s style is bad either#my boy has more difficulty with clothes since he’s limited to the stretchier stuff but like#he’s got good style!!#I’m def looking more into this all than necessary but#watch me come back to this and change it like fifty times#if you’re wondering what I mean about Leo’s outfits taking from his brothers#look at Raph’s standard disguise (the one they go out to play basketball with)#ripped sleeves and a backward cap#one of Leo’s main outfits in The Clothes Don’t Fit the Turtle?#ripped sleeves and backwards cap#incedentally these borrowed aspects actually hinder his overall look!#his outfit without them is more HIM y’know? which says a lot about allll their individual styles
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Every time I'm reminded that Mikey is the actual eldest I want to punch someone
#I hate it so much#We simply call him the youngest because that's what he had been for 16 years#Until the stupid Dimension X incident#I think he also just didn't want to lose his baby brother privileges of getting away with things#That and I think he realized that if he did suddenly take my title as eldest I'd have the worst identify crisis you've ever seen#So our order of age from oldest-youngest are more just.. titles at this point#We say it's Leo‚ Raph‚ Donnie‚ Mikey (and it USED to be)#But now it's Mikey‚ Leo‚ Raph‚ Donnie#We all hate it (Mikey the least though‚ of course)#➼ Welcome to the sewers#➼ In the cage#➼ Blue turtle inner workings
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I actually like several AUs that take the exact opposite philosophy of what I’m about to say here but I really truly feel like in a world where Draxum kept some/all of the turtles he would consider Donnie his biggest success.
First of all I think it’s kind of weird when people act like Draxum would be surprised/disappointed by Donnie’s softshell. Like yeah I guess it’s funny to think he grabbed 4 random eggs without knowing what would hatch, but actually if your goal is to make a bunch of super soldier turtle tots it makes sense to get a softshell. They’re predators, they’re aggressive, they’re fast (for a turtle) on both land and in water, their soft shell affords them more agility and flexibility than other turtles, they can stay under water basically indefinitely, and they have strong chompers for chompin’.
Donnie himself is hyper intelligent, morally gray, indifferent to the plights of people he doesn’t personally care about, unafraid of physical confrontation (he gets right in Draxum’s face in episode 1 and he swings that bo like it’s a battle hammer half the time), and his love for his family is the only thing keeping him from his villain arc anyway. Add all that to his need for Parental Approval at All Costs and you have the perfect recipe for a little murder turtle tot all your own.
Sure, he’s not so good at mystic stuff, but lbr Draxum probably wasn’t expecting any of them to be and that would just come as a bonus.
tldr Donnie is Draxum’s truest son and everyone should be glad Splinter got him in the divorce
#rottmnt#just talking#rise donatello#baron draxum#I stand by this though#i think the full ranking would be#donnie raph leo mikey#at first#but then mikey would unlock mystic powers#moving him up#and raph's big heart would inevitably get in the way#moving him down#meanwhile leo is fighting for his life out here#he craves that sweet sweet parental approval just as much#none of them are doing well honestly#assuming that draxum doesn't become dadxum#which is equally likely honestly#ok but all that aside#what is the au where splinter gets ONLY donnie#i can't go into this in the tags now there are already too many#but now i'm thinking about it
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#tmnt#rise of the tmnt#rottmnt#my random art things#just another screenshot redraw#I don't remember what episode this one was from though!#I think I just found this screenshot when googling Donnie one day#And then my brain decided that I had to go draw it haha#tmnt donatello#tmnt donnie#rise donnie#It was fun to draw such a large Donnie!#I want to color this one so bad#But I'm scared I'll mess it up
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is now a good time to mention im halfway through writing a casey song?
#im scared to share it though#its not as good as the donnie one lmao#i might share a snippet though to see what people think#rottmnt
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so you know how future mikey has hair?? what if thats not a mikey exclusive thing. what if all the turtles started growing hair around when they hit their 20s, and the only reason future leo is still bald is because if he feels even a little bit of hair on his head he gets flashbacks to the evil hair incident, and he has to shave it all off or else he wastes all his energy on aggressively distrusting his hair
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#rottmnt movie#hello rise fandom!! i have come to curse you all with my absolutely unhinged takes#you know raph and donnie were absolutely rocking those apocalypse haircuts when they were alive though#oh this would also carry over to the post-movie timeline btw#like the them all having hair thing but also leo obsessively shaving himself bald because What If The Hair Is Evil#except this future is better so leos brothers can get him therapy and he can heal and have all the gay little haircuts he wants#oh also casey never warns any of the turtles that theyre going to start growing hair cause he never thinks to mention it lmao#they just wake up one morning and get jumpscared by lack of bald
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Just the two of us~
#TMNT#tmnt 2003#Casey jones 2003#raphael splinterson#just really wanted to draw raph and Casey from 2003#also Casey’s designers are all good in this show but it was always a special treat when he wore the denim jacket#loved him taking all the turtles to a Hockey game#but Leo wasn’t too impressed and mikey only cared about the food and Donnie straight up was reading a book#so I think in the future Ralh only really goes#he genuinely seemed to love it#also Raph knitted those matching scarfs the brothers had idk why Leo had the red gloves though#idk what else to put here they’re just doodle and warm ups I did#but humans are still oh so very hard for me cause sorry Casey#raph and Casey live in my head rent free it’s so loud in here (my mind)#crave people talking about these guys
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here's a quick post of a wip I have going on. I haven't colored or added the background yet, but the pose is nice
edit: the finished piece if anyone wants to see
#rottmnt#rottmnt donnie#donatello hamato#donatello fanart#rise of the tmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt fanart#my art#figured i'd share this because the complete image is gonna have clothes covering up most of his markings lol#and yes there's significance to him pointing at his shell but i guarantee it's not what you think it is lol#feel free to guess though
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When I’m going through Mutant Mayhem fics and some refer to Donnie as the youngest brother:
#I’m sorry but no matter what the adaptation is I’m always going to see mikey as the youngest#he’s the baby#I just can’t read anything where he’s a middle child lmao#tbf I think most wikis say mikey’s the youngest anyways#I think donnie being the youngest was a headcanon for a while though#teenage mutant ninja turtles#tmnt mutant mayhem#tales of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#tmnt#tmnt memes#memes
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i kinda think part of why people treat donnie as less caring than he is is like. sometimes not knowing when he's joking? like that time he threatens to be "semi-lethal" when splinter's in the truck with meat sweats. like i'm sure most of you knew he was joking but like. do some of you realise he like, would not have done that? like remember how he was sad? when splinter actually got hurt? same with leo in the movie? and all of them at every other time?
like he's self proclaimed funniest. and also a mad scientist aesthetic doesn't make a character a villain by itself it's what you actually do with that (yes he has done bad things within that area (haunted stare towards mind meld) but you have to admit he like. did fix those. and feel bad and hopefully learn his lesson but hey that's another analysis)
i have mixed feelings on villain donnie stuff, as an example, because like. ANY character put in a situation where they lose their way is really fun and if in character is really interesting as to what could cause that.
but when it's treated as like. inevitable. who he is, or phrasing his brothers are the only thing stopping him being evil. it's like hm. ugh. kind of hurts a bit actually but that's probably because i relate to him ghfdjk
like the seen in snow day with the tech bo chainsaw like. all he really DOES is cut a snowman there but he's just like. leaning into being "evil" with the chainsaw but like he's just being silly with it. acting like that's proof of anything is wild to me, without any other data points.
also kind of separate but i think there's a dissonance between what is like. seen as evil? between me and like most people lol. like the scene in the movie as well with like "finally, man and machine, entwixt in perfect bionic synergy" someone i watched it with was like "haha evil moment" or whatever where i was just like. yeah real that would be rad as hell. honestly gender also.
not saying he's never done anything wrong but i am saying he immediately tries to fix all of those things
anyway he does have a really interesting relationship with morals in my eyes but like, at his core he really cares about people, you know?
this isn't hate to anyone btw i just care about donnie a lot as a character and as really layered autistic representation
#rottmnt#rottmnt donnie#donnie analysis#making that a tag now because i know what i'm like#rottmnt analysis#i can write so much about donnie. idk if it's good. or accurate. but i can write it#unrelated but it's so funny when people say donnie's cishet or homophobic even (the latter as a joke but. not my type of humor personally)#and then say he's villain coded. like lol. i laugh. i know it's probably different sets of people for the most part but yeah#especially if they compare him to megamind specifically. like okay#megamind famous bisexual neurodivergent and you know. no longer even a villain at the end#like i'm not saying you're wrong i'm saying that it's actually more than just surface level theater kid stuff there (that too though)#like donnie has people who care about him from the start. they're not “keeping him in check” (yikes?) they're caring about him. nuance#but yeah like. genuinely i think it's interesting how he's seen as villain-coded#like i know villains and queer-coding is a known thing but i'm just wondering. is that also a thing with autistic-coding#or do people just naturally not get autistic people in real life and find them scary and that just carries across in responses to fiction#idk#donnie villain fic where he sees how he's perceived anyway by fanon and just gives up on being good#joke but i guess you can steal that just write it well if you do. for me. idk if it'd even be a villain concept really there#he'd probably just be like. sad. and try even harder to be good.#also what about mikey villain fics huh. there's literally a cut episode that would be so fun to play with#anyway feedback appreciated#this was so train of thought i'm sure some of it's unclear
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Finally saw the new TMNT movie!!! It was amazing! Good job to the cast and crew 💙💜🧡❤️ @tmnt
#teenage mutant ninja turtles mutant mayhem#teenage mutant ninja turtles#tmnt mutant mayhem#tmnt mm#tmntmm#tmnt 2023#guys this movie WAS AMAZING!!!!#I LOVE IT?????#it’s is weird they started wearing clothes for school though#like… do they just not wear clothes outside of school or…?#do they now wear clothes everywhere?#what are they going to think about when they didn’t wear clothes?#is April Homs start leading Leo on like 2012 April dud with Donnie?#oh god please no#it’s okay I have faith in the crew!!!#these guys are awesome#10/10 movie#why is the tag/abriviation for mutant mayhem spaced apart? we didn’t do that for ROTTMNT and it also just makes so sense for an acronym
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"you don't make an arg unless you watched Donnie Darko in high school and it changed your life. ask me how I know." -mike walters
who gave you permission to call me out like that good sir.
#im kidding. mostly.#genuinely do love that movie though#do i want to tag this with w.bg?#uh. i do not think so but the quote is woe begone so ho listen to woe begone if donnie darko changed you as a person#also probably get therapy if donnie darko changed you as a person#i mean that in the kindest way possible#wow is this what rambling in the tags looks like forgot i could do this#genuinely just throw me into a void at this point
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#hated the other two drawing on here so I got rid of them and fixed the bg now this is it's own picture#DONNIE IS NOT HOLDING BŌ(?) STAFF RIGHT OH GOD#<-probably at least#I think he isn't:/#April has a friendship bracelet :))#donnie 2012#donatello 2012#2012 april o’neil#2012 april#you can tag this as Apriltello i dont really care; I'm not though; idk#(i didn't spell that right did I?)#oh well#for April's canon design; what the hell are those things on her wrist??#omfg I just looked at her canon design for that; WHAT THAT EXPRESSION???? sometime I forget how the animation style makes humans look#their good with mutants but humans are just....uhmmmmm...yeahhh :|..#idk why her shirt is ripped it just is#I think it looks cool#:))#uhmm ikindawanna make like a character analysis on the blorbos but that re-c-wires (help I can't spell) rewatching the show/movie so I#might go for rise first because that's on two seasons and not FIVE (12tmnt)#requires* god fucking damnit >:''(((
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