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bluescribble · 11 months

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little miss "I will isolate myself because I think I am too dangerous in nature" vs little miss "all my other selves are inferior and I am the best therefore I will stay with you"

have the uncolored version because I think it looks nice too lol

#homestuck #alpha kids #dirk strider #rick and morty #there are a lot of parallels that can be done with the show #reading the comics as we speak #shoutout to depressed inventors who hate themselves but has a different way to solve their problems #i'm implying the splinter problem #rick incinerates them while Dirk lets them incinerate him #rick sanchez #i thought it was interesting to put objects in another “universe” where they don't belong. like a crossover but not quite

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quirkwizard · 9 months

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I'm not sure why I made this. I just thought it would be fun to do and now all you have to see the fruits of my labor. So, without further ado, the Pro Hero Parent Tier List. Hope you all enjoy it and try not to take it too seriously.

F Tier: Gran Torino, Recovery Girl, and Yoroi Musha: The simple fact is that these three characters are way too old to be parents. Maybe if this were a grandparent tier list, they'd be higher, but it isn't, so they're all going in the F Tier.

D Tier: Endeavor: Look, do I even need to explain this one? You all know what he did. One of the biggest problems in the story is the result of all the messed up stuff Enji did as a dad. His attempt at redemption was to remove himself from his family. Easy bottom tier.

Nana: While I'm someone who tries to understand Nana's position and decisions in regards to her kid and her role as a "One For All" user, she still didn't seem like a very good parent even when she was around. She herself even admits that, so that is what puts her so low.

Gang Orca: What few interactions we see him having with kids is screaming about their failures and throwing them when he is dissatisfied with their answers. That is bound to cause some trauma later. Like some Pavlovain response when they think of Free Willy.

Hound Dog: He may be a guidance consular that works with kids, implying some understanding of child psychology, but if his first reaction is to yell and growl at any emotional problems in front of him, he probably isn't going to communicate with his own kids.

Thirteen: I get that Thirteen is someone who takes a lot of care and consideration with her power and is quite safe to be around. That being said, I don't think that someone who is at risk of destroying their own child at the atomic level should really be handling children.

C Tier: Edgeshot: There really isn't a lot to say about Edgeshot as we don't get a lot of personality outside of being stoic, which could certainly be an issue for a parent. That being said, being willing to sacrifice yourself for a kid does push him above the bottom of the tier list.

Mount Lady: If we're considering her early in the series, she'd definitely be at the lower tier given how irresponsible and self-centered she is. Though considering her development and how mature she's gotten in general, she barely scrapes by as an average parent.

Kaumi Woods: Kamui Woods is just kind of average. There just isn't a lot going on with him that could give or detract merit from the little hero work he's done. He's here by default. His inability to hug his kids without giving them splinters would certainly be an issue.

Manual: Again, he's average. The most we have is that he seemed to do pretty well with handling Iida's whole situation but didn't seem to notice it in the first place. Otherwise, he's pretty plain. I could see him being the lame dad his kids don't want to talk to or be around.

Miruko: Definite Tiger Mom. She'd be making her kids do all kinds of sports stuff and getting them to exercise all the time. She cares, but she shows it by trying to make her kids excel at what they're doing. Great if they're into that, but I can see it fostering a lot of resentment.

Sir Nighteye: Like Miruko, but at the other end of the spectrum. He would be the kind of dad to make his kid study a lot because that's what he would think would be best for them. Cares and can loosen up when needed, but is emotionally distant most times.

B Tier: Ms. Joke: She is a teacher, meaning she must have some understanding of kids. She'd definitely be the "Fun Mom". She'd always try to keep a smile on her kid's face, even if that meant making terrible mom jokes. Be ready, she has been working on them for years.

Ectoplasm: He seems to be pretty good with kids, but the real clencher is his power. No matter what, he could always be around to be present in his kid's life. And hey, family dynamics are always changing. Who is to say a family can't be just a kid and their thirty-six identical dads?

Ryukyu: She can be hard on herself, but she seems to have a soft spot for children and do well with her wards, given how well they have turned out, being commanding without being harsh. And let's be real: who wouldn't want to have a dragon for a parent? That alone would put her pretty high up here.

Eraserhead: This may be a controversial pick putting him so low, but hear me out. I think Aizawa would try to be a good dad, but he's married to his job, being too tired and absent to really make it work. And did you see what he bought for Eri to wear? What self-respecting father would ever do this his child?

Fourth Kind: A good role model to any kid who tries to foster strong moral foundations and understanding of community in his wards. All around, a pretty stand-up guy to have as a dad. He loses points because punching kids is not a good way to punish them, even if it hurts him more than it hurts them.

Midnight: This could be because I read Vigilantes, but Midnight actually shows quite a few parental traits, like being highly empathic and understanding of those younger than her. Then again, I can only imagine the kind of teasing and general awkwardness that would come from having the R-Rated Heroine as a mom.

A Tier: All Might: If we're counting him without "One For All", otherwise he'd be working too much to be a dad, I think that he'd be a parent. If his students are anything to go by, he'd be a pretty effective parent. We can also tell that he plays favorites with his kids, and that knocks off a few points.

Present Mic: This may be a surprise pick, but I can see him doing pretty well as a parent. He can be the fun, comic dad that plays with his kids and can get on their level, but he can instantly go into serious mode if he needs to. The fact that he can do both so well, which you kind of need as a parent, puts him pretty high on the list.

Best Jeanist: Another stand-up guy, just trying to be a good role model and look amazing while doing it. I mean, the guy had an actual positive impact on early series Bakugou. That has got to count for something. Probably has all kinds of weirdly good life advice if you can understand fashion metaphors.

Rock Lock: One of the few real parents on this list, Rock Lock just seems like a responsible parent. He did try to call out the kids for being on missions, but he was kind of right in that regard and just looking out for them. Probably try to keep his kid from doing stupid stuff. He'd be a good, but restrictive father.

Hawks: Like Present Mic, I could see Hawks being a chill dad who doesn't seem to know what's going on but actually knows everything that happens and always has one eye open when it comes to his kids. He'll give his kids their freedom, but he's going to be there to catch and guide them when they really need him.

S Tier: Mandalay: Another one of the few real parents here, and one with a pretty bad hand. Mandalay not only had to take over as a guardian out of nowhere but had to do it with a heavily traumatized child while trying to lead a team as a pro-hero. The fact that she seems to be doing as well as she is puts her this high without question.

Fat Gum: No one should be surprised that Fat Gum is this high. He's super protective without being overbearing, tries to instill valuable lessons to make them develop, and does his best to encourage his wards to be the best they could be. And could you imagine him giving hugs? That would make any problem vanish.

Tensei: Tensei is just such a good guy. He's a good role model and leader for his team without it being detrimental. He knew Koichi for about a day and he was able to understand Koichi and tried to set him up for success. Imagine how well he'd do with his own kid. Plus, he's an older brother. That's like a being a parent with training wheels.

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ascesabo · 7 months

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the pjo/omori brainrot have unfortunately come for me at the same time so i'm going to make it everyone else's problem. sorry

soooo... assuming the di angelos were a well-off family (which i think is implied, but don't check me on that), it wouldn't be so far-fetched to believe that bianca would have had the opportunity to learn the piano. and nico, who adores his sister and wants to be closer to her, thinks they can bond if he learns an instrument too, right? but he can't impose on the piano. that's hers. so he takes up the next best thing, something he can play by her side- the violin.

in a hypothetical AU where bianca di angelo doesn't join the hunters, she and her little brother nico spend their time shut inside the big house's piano room, going over the same pieces again and again. to bianca, it's her last connection to her mother, to the life they'd had before the lawyers and the lotus hotel and camp half-blood. to nico, it's a way of desperately trying to bridge the distance he can feel growing between them. to both of them, it's everything.

but it isn't enough.

and so she practices harder and her temper gets shorter and one day she snaps at nico because his violin doesn't sound right, just what aren't you getting, nico? and nico is only ten and just wants to make his sister happy, because everything should be alright as long as they're together- but what was supposed to be a shared hobby has only driven them even farther from each other. you can probably imagine what happens next, right? he storms away from her, maybe to a secluded part of the forest, and relishes in the way his violin shatters against the big rocks when he swings. and bianca is so, so angry and she's coming closer. her face is red and she's shouting at him, and nico does the only thing he can think to do in his panic and frustration- he pushes her. he pushes her into the same rocks that hold the splintered pieces of his instrument and can only freeze in horror as the snap of her neck makes the same sound.

maybe in this universe, he'd also befriended a certain son of apollo a little earlier on. will solace isn't very popular with the other campers- they love pointing out how ironic it is that a son of apollo couldn't play an instrument to save his life and he knows, even if they try to hide it, that his older siblings are embarrassed by him too. but then this enigmatic new demigod shows up, with nothing but his mythomagic cards, his violin, and a big sister who takes will under her wing, and they offer to let him listen to them practice- and all of a sudden, he isn't so lonely anymore.

nico is will's first and closest friend. so when he follows the sound of their argument and sees nico push his sister in a fit of anger, all he can think is nico wouldn't do that to her.

kind, earnest nico, who loved his sister more than anything... couldn't have killed her. it had to be something behind him, and he can't let them punish nico for what SOMETHING else did. will has to help him. everything is going to be okay.

everything is going to be okay, he says when he shakes nico out of his grief-induced stupor.

everything is going to be okay, he tells himself when they steal a coil of rope from the stables.

everything is going to be okay, even as tears blur his vision and he swears that the lifeless body swaying in the wind is looking at them.

he takes nico's cold, shaking hand and lies to himself.

everything is going to be okay.

#pjo #hoo #tsats #nico di angelo #will solace #percy jackson #heroes of olympus #omori #alternate universe #guys i wont lie the sunny route has left me SHATTERED !!!#final duet got hands fr #can u imagine how bad it would be for nico #he can blame percy in canon but #what will he do when he looks down at his own hands and sees the same hands that pushed bianca to her death #she loved you... and you killed her #solangelo #bianca di angelo #drabbles #my writing

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nerves-nebula · 7 months

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Knowing that he has memory problems does neglected Raph struggle to trust his own judgment?

Like not even just for things gaps in memories makes sense to hinder. I’m talking even when he knows stuff or when memory doesn’t factor in at all, he knows he can’t trust his mind on some things so he struggles to trust it at all

If so, does he ever recover from all that?

(Side note: it’d be super interesting to see them face a villain like Mother May-Eye from Teen Titans 2003)

here's the thing about raph, Raph doesn't trust ppl other than his brothers, april, and casey, so he wouldn't let someone else fact check him, but that doesn't mean he doesn't doubt his own memories. especially since Donnie has rambled at length about how fallible memories are.

There more than a few times where Raph has a memory of something, but Splinter kind of tweaks it or implies it was just ever so slightly different in away that changes things. and if Raph is like "wait that's not what happened" Splinter would imply he doesn't know what he's talking about. never calling him crazy outright, just saying he's remembering it wrong. but isn't it kind of weird that, for some reason, Raph's memory is always "wrong" in a way that benefits Splinter? (Mom Reference)

so anyway, Raph doesn't like being told he remembered something wrong cuz of that, so that's why he only lets his close friends check him and might get aggro if someone he doesn't know well casually implies he's remembering something wrong. (this includes stuff as small as someone saying "i think you remembered this wrong" or "that's not what I remember" even just really small stuff like that can trigger him)

But his defensiveness is just because he does genuinely worry that since he forgets things so much, there's a chance the solid memories he DOES have aren't real. and if that's true then like what is he even doing, right? like how can he be a person in a meaningful way if the things his internal experiences and emotions are based on aren't real? That's what he thinks, at least.

i watched the mother may-eye episode to answer this ask so im gonna address that under the cut now:

I forgot how good the teen titans theme song is. also i forgot about the hive five they're are so fucking cool i wish i was every character in this show wtf. also why that guy sexually harass starfire. kinda like that starfire appears to swear all the damn time but since it's alien swears no one cares.

and the DAY is SAVED by the power of THATS NOT HOW CONCUSSIONS WORKS <3 my favorite storytelling technique tbh. just hit 'em on the head i'm sure it'll work out fine.

SLUR in early 2000's children media: OBSERVED.

really fucked up that they gave it to the Hive Five not knowing if they were gonna escape or get baked or anything. that's. wild.

there's something about a villain who forcibly makes you regress to a childlike state in order to manipulate you that is so fucking uncomfortable, oh my god. especially when they use, like, overly cutesy language. if i did something like that to the neglected gang it would be really gross. so i might do that later then, idk.

#nnstuff #ask #tmnt raph #teenage mutant neglected turtles #reminder

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maxdark158 · 1 year

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Making my own rottmnt timeline (that includes lost episodes) and i think I'm going to start making vent posts instead of finding new friends to harass with my problems until they're exhausted/hj

So far I've put the episodes in a tenuous order. Because they aired out of order (evidence: hypno part deux happens at the same time as repo mantis but airs well after repo mantis AND the appearance of the turtle tank, also the first episode to show hueso is the fast and furriest, NOT the episode they meet him) I've had to basically just. Use context clues to the best of my ability and a lot of pain, suffering, and some tears. Now I'm going to try and make a timeline based on. Ya know. Time. As much as I can anyway with the like 4 dates the series provides

Below the cut is copy pasted woes I've sent to a friend

(These messages are sent to a friend over 24 hours of agony)

Fml btw

I'm trying to figure out a timeline for rottmnt

It is n ot easy

Also... I think I'm going to make my life even more hellish and include the lost episodes

I do actually have a pretty great source for those luckily!

https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Archer.Warrior/The_Lost_ROTTMNT_Episodes

There's a number of episodes that have nothing besides their episode name, some of which one of the creators said could be fake episide names. It's mentioned in this post

https://www.tumblr.com/yujateaandpi/704460357578670080/our-happygirl500-fan-so-ive-been-digging?source=share

these are all the episodes that have NO released stuff besides the episode name. not a description, not any concepts, nothing. some of them i do think are real (april showers and mayhem flowers) but some of them. no idea tbh

the post discusses 2 that person thinks are real based on context clues but yeah idk how many of these ill include in my timeline given i have NOTHING to go off of 😭

April showers mayhem flowers I think is to address mayhem leaving

Maybe splash hogs is something to do with the shell hogs or meat sweats?

In the og battle nexus NY, big mama and shredder were supposed to fall down to the hidden city, her hotel completely crashing down through NY. Maybe spiders web widens was supposed to be them helping big mama, or trying to, something referenced in the aired version of the episode when splinter tried to help her?

Friend: I think that could be likely. Read something awhile a back stating that, season 2 was gonna be more focused on big mama as the villain n so on and that.. would've really fit

Yepp. Cause the funny thing is that battle nexus NY was supposed to happen MID SEASON

And after that, they're basically trying to find her and the shredder cause they both booked it, racing against the foot to do so

Also something I realized since I'm obsessing over rottmnt atm:

It's Mrs. Cuddles

Who the FUCK is she married to??

-later-

I can feel my brain deteriorating

So fast and the furriest, newsworthy, and mascot melee, HAVE to occur before Bug Busters in the timeline. That also means hypno part deux and repo HAVE to occur before then, as well as donnie's gifts and newsworthy. Mascot Melee is the latest to occur in that bunch, because it's the only one post turtle tank debut. The rest are either the debut episode or don't have any turtle tank

So far so good, right?

Thing is timeline wise I'm trying to also follow along mystic power trends, so raphs episodes struggling with mystic powers/not yet doing a full body mode has to also be before bug busters. War and pizza, minotaur maze, and maybe longest fight? If I remember right?

Well longest fight does have to be earlier in the timeline because raph says "the freaky flame guys are back stealing jewelry", kind of implying this is the second time they've seen the foot, so it's def earlier/mid season

Friend: I admire you for how dedicated you are to this- doing what Nick refused to do.

That does sound right!

(Thank you dude that helped a lot)

Not to mention they underestimate the flame guys enough to keep watching skateboarding, cause they got a decently good victory against them the first time

Minotaur maze ALSO has to be pre turtle tank, because that's the episode they discover the mutant pizza place, which they visit when trying to find the turtle tankI think the gumbus happened while donnie was building the turtle tank. It's an introduction episode, so its earlier in the series, but there's 0 donnie (or raph, but raph could also be doing his own thing or helping get materials for don)I do think there should be some episodes between repo and turtle tank, because that was NOT a quick build, but there's only like 3 episodes without donnie and 2 of them have to happen a bit later

You got served has to happen after portal jacked, because portal jacked is when leo went from "annoying ass gremlin" to "begrudgingly my nephew". Why would hueso call for Leo's help pre portal jacked with how he was acting during the start of portal jacked? I think portal jacked is after the fast and the furriest, and cause Leo's been going there a lot he sees hueso as an adult he can get help from even tho hueso is annoyed af by him

And portal jacked should also happen earlier cause leo still doesn't understand how to get to the hidden city on his own, but if it happened after splinter began getting involved again not only would he be able to ask for the doohickey again, he'd probably *go to his dad for help in the first place*

So portal jacked is definitely BEFORE shadows of evil, despite what air dates tell you

Leo's portal powers are also more improved than the start, he's able to make large portals and usually succeeds at making them, but he gets the location wrong. Its probably just before or after late fee, where he also makes a large portal, but seems unsure if it'll work. Probably similar timing to mutant menace too, cause he makes a large portal but doesn't control where it'll go very well

So portal jacked is earlier making you got served later so it can't happen before bug busters

Nothing but truffle is the other no donnie episode, it has to happen AFTER Mrs cuddles though because she's in the episode. It also happens after repo, which does mean it *could* be while donnie is building the tank, but it's kind of implied meat sweats has seen mikey more than once or twice.

Idk, tbh I have a lot of trouble placing nothing but truffle

so far this is the timeline im most sure on. the highlighted episodes I have concrete evidence for their placement. i've inferenced the other two tbh but they make sense

as you can see, i havent even gotten to bug busters yet. it's so confusing rip

i think purple jacket has to be pre turtle tank because if the dragons could steal donnie's leathal weapon filled tank and use it, why would they NOT?? but they only stole his battle shells and tech bo, so i presume the tank wasn't finished yet so they didn't bother stealing it

shell in a cell just has to happen earlier to allow ghost bear to continue being a nuicence, i put it where it makes sense i think? may move it an episode or two higher or lower, but it's definitely within this list somewhere

I just thought this placement made sense cause the raph/leo fight in minotaur maze wasn't really resolved, so that tension could carry over to shell in a cell in which they make up and fight together

Smart lair I think is post bullhop, and bullhop is ABSOLUTELY post pizza pit

Things get more muddled after bug busters

The only things that have to happen a certain way is Pizza Pit -> Bullhop -> Smart Lair -> Mind Meld. There can be episodes between them, but they have to be in that order

-later-

Oh my god

Cloak and swaggart might be WAY EARLIER in the timeline than i ever expected what

There's a potential cameo of the Sandro Brothers pre mutation in it???

I'm losing my mind this would move every sunita episode up by a LOT

Cause this is the last sunita episode!!! But it has to happen pre evil league of mutants??

Oh my god

Now are they wearing cloaking brooches or name tags?

Probably name tags

Cause of the shape. Brooches are. Well. Brooches. Very semicircle. These are flat

But also this fucks with the timeline so badly?? Cause now shelldon has to be moved up, but also splinter is taking them on a training mission?? He didn't begin seriously training them until AFTER shadows of evil!

Fuck it. They're cloaking brooches. They panicked cause "I recognize that pig dude"

-later-

Should mystic library be before or after shadows of evil?

It's definitely later, cause raph uses full form mystic powers and increased size, his mystic powers are very adept. But how late?

Friend: Aftwr

Thank you

-later-

Tbh the biggest wrench in everything is Snow Day

Because Snow Day clearly takes place in *winter*

But there is NO WINTER IN ANY OTHER EPISODE

So it is just. An outlier

-later-

(NO SHAME ON THE PERSON WHO MADE THE INCORRECT TIMELINE BTW, THIS SHIT IS H ARD, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND MISTAKES)

If you read through all that thank you, you're lovely

#rottmnt #rottmnt timeline #rottmnt timeline torture saga #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #bring back rise #bring back rise of the tmnt

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love-killed-the-superstar · 3 months

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the more i read through issue one, the more i think the stone situation isn't caused by some enemy - i'm more convinced the cause of it is odyn himself.

(i had about half of this typed up before hashing this concept out in a very cool conversation with @last-ronin earlier today... but i fell asleep before posting it last night, lmao.)

these kids are Developing Powers, guys. they can communicate telepathically, not just holding entire conversations but also projecting imagery into each other's minds. it's unclear at this point whether they can all project images psychically or if that is specifically yi's gift, but it does seem to be implied that this makes her retellings different from uno's and favoured by odyn. i'm on the fence about whether uno's colour-changing ability counts as a power or not since it's something other lizard species can do and he's been doing it since he was a baby. moja is also noted as having an 'overactive nose' literally smelling something 'wrong' which is like... either a very odd character quirk or another sign of enhanced abilities. if she has heightened senses in general, that might have been subtly foreshadowed by the times in lost years where she's seen wearing her headphones even when she's not listening to music.

much like casey growing to inherit enhanced strength and reflexes from interacting with mutagen, it seems like the turtles bodies are also starting to get all funky from ooze exposure. hence the title, re-evolution.

at the end of the chapter, when the babies finally get their chance to fight a real fight, odyn clearly doesn't want to. he's very much giving michelangelo in the lost years - it's making me nervous that at some point we're going to get a 'GET UP FOOLISH CHILD' moment with casey and odyn, because as much as she loves her kids, casey marie is a complete hard-ass on the battlefield. i HOPE that we get to see it play out differently if history repeats. that always felt painfully unresolved in lost years and it really made me resent roninverse splinter. if this happens i'd like casey to have to confront the fact that she DID make these kids to fight a war, that was incredibly FUCKED UP and they DON'T have to accept that.

(this scene is so hard to read no matter how many times i come back to it. sincerely, FUCK YOU roninverse splinter.)

anyway. here are just a few moments in that final battle where he hangs back while the other three jump in with weapons swinging:

free my boy. clearly odyn doesn't want to be here rn. he seems rooted to the spot...

...like a statue, wouldn't you say?

so yeah. in a life where he's been raised to fight or fall, this feels very "third option" to me. this poor kid is in an impossible situation so his body gives him an out where he can keep himself safe like his family want without having to experience the horror of fighting lethal opponents. the problem is, if he's completely frozen solid like this, how does he know when the fighting is over? how does he know when or how to snap out of it?

my prediction is the turtles are going to use their telepathic abilities next issue to break through to him and coax him out of this stone state (possibly creating more hijinks if a new power is discovered in the process). i have NO CLUE if april and casey marie know the turtles have these powers, but they sure as shit are going to find out when they catch their babies performing a seance around their brother lmao.

there's also the possibility of this 'insidious foe preparing to spring a trap' from the issue 2 synopsis... i wonder if they have a way of messing with the turtles' new mutations?

much to think about. anyway, VERY hyped for issue 2!

#tlr2 spoilers #i wrote this post last night. fell asleep before posting. and then me and tumblr user last-ronin ended up discussing the same concept today #but since i'd already written it out last night i thought i may as well post it and sum up my thoughts on all of this #i need issue 2 to drop asap so i know whether my boy odyn can snap out of this on his own or not #until then i may just have to start writing angst about the family panicking that they've lost him for good or something... </3

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meatballlady · 10 months

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Aziraphale

(Vague spoilers ahead)

I'm feeling a lot of big emotions right now. Personally, I see myself in Aziraphale. I immediately related to him. I think there are a lot of queer people with religious trauma out there that do.

My problem is that my personal timeline doesn't line up with when Good Omens has been airing (dramatic pouty face). For all intents and purposes, I feel as though I have made it to the other side in my journey. I'm not sure I'd say I've "healed" or "gotten over my trauma" or whatnot. The older you get, the more you realize that life is just learning to live with yourself more and more. Endings are only for stories - which is a good thing (there is always more to add to your own)

The point here is that, no matter how precious he is to me, it HURTS to see Aziraphale still burdened with all of it.

Season 1 left me bereft. To me, in terms of Aziraphale's journey, it had barely begun. To me, s1 had this sense of Aziraphale only just realizing that what he's always "known" to be the way of the world wasn't the way it needed to be. He knew he was happy with Crowley, but, because of repression, I don't think he truly let himself connect the dots until very late in the game. Yes, he loved Crowley, but it was Wrong with a capital W. Yes, he was belittled and hurt by superiors, but that's just the way things Are.

It's impossible to escape, right? No, not even that, because that would imply that escape even exists. No, his starting point is that life is painful, love is conditional, and he has to hoard happiness, in secret, by the skin of his teeth.

S1 is barely a happy ending. It's the realization that, however improbable, an escape could exist. Happiness is real, what he's been feeling is possible, and that with time, maybe they could figure out a way forward.

After S1, he still struggles with this, massively. Maybe Crowley does love him, but surely it's not because that's normal or allowed - it's just the exception to the rule. And maybe Crowley loves him now, but that's only because Aziraphale hasn't fucked up yet. Maybe they really can live on Earth, but their superiors can still drop by and bother them on a whim.

He's not nearly far enough from his abuse yet.

S2 happens in the span of a week.

It's so painful for me to see this part of his journey. I know what comes next. I've been there. It's trying to contextualize a new worldview with the structure of the old one. It's coming to terms with the fact that the one thing (people) that you tied your own worth to is the same one that's destroying you. It's the self flagellation from participating in the system when you were just trying to do the right thing.

I think S3 will be filled with a ton of (delicious) pining on Aziraphale's side.

He hurt Crowley. Many times. Crowley understands, and still loves him, and wants to work through it, but does Aziraphale know that? I doubt it. I think he'll expect it to be black and white. "I fucked up and now I need to atone." "I need to earn back your love, and I'll suffer if that's what you need." etc.

The blinders are off. No more being in denial (well probably some denial, actually, in the beginning at least). Actively choosing Crowley instead of passively letting Crowley choose him. Discovering his worth. Letting himself choose happiness and defend it. Learning to say no to Heaven. Coming to terms with having supported a damaging system while still having been a victim himself. Moving forward from his trauma. Moving forward, away from his abuse. Moving forward, with Crowley, as equals, as lovers, truly on the same page and on the same side.

So, to recap:

S1: Realizing healing is a possibility that exists

S2: Trying to cut the system off, but it's still poisoning you from the inside

S3: Actually pulling the large, painful, infected splinter out, painfully. With a big dose of pain. (At least this time it's good pain and not Good pain)

I love you, Aziraphale, and I hope you know that you are worthy and loved. It's okay to be who you are, no strings attached, no conditions. It's okay to love and be loved in return, no strings attached, no conditions. Good luck. I can't wait to see you on the other side.

#good omens #gos2 #good omens spoilers #good omens s2 spoilers #Aziraphale #aziraphale my beloved

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clanofjones · 11 months

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I just want to ask how did you and @theosb0rnway come up with the plot for GoOD? Just like the acronym, THAT FIC IS GOOD!

Thanks for the ask!

This... took longer to type than I thought.

I'm pretty sure it started when Oz sent me a YouTube short of That One Episode (TM) of 2012 TMNT Mutant Apocalypse arc, where Casey's skull has been turned into a bomb, implying that Raph kept Casey's skull long after his demise.

Hence the thought, 'What if we flipped the deaths and made them both bi LOL'

Problem- neither of us have decent access to the 2012 series outside of the first two seasons, but enough to know basic plot points.

Hence, after SO MUCH theorizing and throwing concepts at each other like water balloons, we eventually went 'Ok, this is sick as hell, let's make it an actual thing, yk?'

So, among the basic plot points we knew, one was the vague plot points of Splinter's death -- Super Shredder was strong enough to have killed the dude who taught four ninjas, so why not have the injured one get stabbed?

Also these posts were loosely based off some concepts for GoOD- whether or not they'll come to fruition... I have no idea, but they sure were fun to make!

#Ghosts of Our Days #tmnt 2012 #asks #answered asks #my art #technically #fanfiction #rasey #2012 rasey #2012 casey jones #2012 raph #mutant apocalypse

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wtf-a-psychoanalysis · 10 months

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Leo angst Any TMNT.

Tw: Death ideation, derealization, implied sh

"How do I tell them, I'm going to die"

Leo pondered as the scene around him was warm and familial. His brothers surround him, Michaelangelo cracking jokes, Donatello reflecting on tech performance, Raphael offering suggestions and Splinter listening eagerly to all of them.

All except Leo who fell quiet that night and the nights before. An uneasiness started to consume him, slowly but surely. Any waking moment it catches up to him, training, missions, meditation, and even family dinner. Deafening silence detaches him from his own body.

He lost his appetite a week ago yet he still eats around them so they don't worry, he would have forgotten to eat if it wasn't for them. If it wasn't for them he would have fallen mute too. He had no problem speaking to them on missions, but really having a conversation has been getting more difficult to say the least.

"If it wasn't for me we wouldn't have suffered so much"

"I have dishonored you "

"I don't deserve to live."

"I've been falling behind."

"I don't deserve this."

And more thoughts like that swam through his mind like turtles in a pond, coming up to the surface to bask. And while they bask he finds a way to drown them out, filling the waters of his mind with techniques and training. His body becomes numb to the pain and overexertion, anything to ignore the thought of his own downfall or even speed up the process. Despite all the training and times of relative peace, new scars scatter his body. He kept secret the ones of his own design.

It starts to consume him once more, a cold sensation starting from his center traveling up his spine. It was all he could feel. A feeling worse than pain. "I could stop this, you know" Leo offered to himself. "No, I don't deserve such mercy, yet" he argued back, unconsciously positioning his hands to the kuji-kiri, Rin and Kai.

"Leonardo, my son. Is there anything troubling you"

Splinter's words snap him back to the sewers,

"I'm fine, Sensei" Leo lied

#tmnt #any tmnt #rottmnt #tmnt 12 #tmnt 2014 #tmnt leo #tw death mention #tw derealization #tw implied sh #tw implied suicidal ideation #leonardo tmnt #tw #angst #totally not projecting #yeah...

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firesofdainix · 2 years

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Curious, do you think Lloyd would forgive Morro for what he did in canon?

Short Answer: It depends, but I like it if he doesn't because it's spicier that way

Long Answer: I've seen a LOT of Green Cousins fics, in which Lloyd and Morro have already buried the hatchet a long while, or are set in another alternate universe entirely. The 'green cousins set in a time past possession where Morro was forgiven is definitely not one of my favorite genre of ninjago fics (if you can call it that? Lol) because for me its just a lot of forced interaction and it barely is written naturally. (Except for @/peachyninjago 's fics theyre the best and only Green Cousins post-Possession fics I'd read 🙏🙏🙏) While I haven't dug deep into the fandom for actual in-depth Morro redemption fics (recommend me some because i wanna know how I'm doing), the duo, like I said, focuses on those things I've said before. It's fun to see them, but I also have this underlying problem (it's probably just me though) in which i internally have a lot of thoughts going through as I, well, properly read stuff instead of skimming over. For example, I wonder if Lloyd has forgiven Morro enough to the point he is seen willingly hanging out with him (and only him LMAOOO), but that's just me

In Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye, it's been implied, MANY TIMES, that being possessed by Morro was the WORST thing that happened to him. The feeling of now being able to control his body, how he felt so much guilt while Morro does a lot of immoral crimes with his own hands, and the traumatic moments in which he was caged in his own mind like a prison, forced to bear witness and become an audience member for Moro's own thoughts (implied that he also thought about murdering his friends in an explicit manner...). When he got out, he felt so weak and did nothing but watch as his friends suffer, and I KNOW he blames himself. He blames himself for being too weak to resist Morro, for letting him hurt his friends and family, for getting manipulated so he could involuntarily release the Preeminent from the Cursed Realm. He definitely holds a lot of guilt over Morro's actions, some of which he is not at fault for in the slightest. In short, he is both scared of Morro and feels like crap even thinking about him.

So, in a scenario in which he actually lives, after all the things he's done... I think Lloyd wouldn't cope with it. This man, ghost, had tormented him for what seems to be a few months, which left him so drained and exhausted. I have an inkling of a feeling Morro is able to show remorse and regret (his final scene in Possession tells us so, choosing death over being forgiven by his master with an accepting smile on his face) he's also bad at feelings and is heavily prideful. So, while Morro DOES try to show he's sorry, it'll take Lloyd a LONG time to forgive him, thanks to the memories he had made with him that were a lot unpleasant. There may even be a timeline where Lloyd *wouldn't* forgive him, cutting contact with him or being sort-of friends/acquaintances.

It's one of the things I've been juggling since the start of TAGOMJTR: how Lloyd and Morro’s relationship continues to grow, and how to develop it in a natural pace despite their grievances with one another. It'd be spoilers to say what actually happens... but Morro is still NOT even in the first step of making up to Lloyd.

#chel answers #ninjago #lego ninjago #lloyd garmadon #lloyd montgomery garmadon #ninjago morro #morro ninjago #sorry abt goin on a long tangent/talk i just wanna say this #and YOU gave me perfect opportunity to answer

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rubye402 · 2 years

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This post is inspired by a post @dakotafinely made taking about Raph and Mikey's dynamics. But for me, I'll be talking about Splinter, and why I personally have a very big problem with the adults in Rise in general. ESPECIALLY from a point of the boys and April are, even during the series, MINORS and therefore they are gonna feel the wave of consequences to the adults around them and their actions long after they become adults.

Now I'm gonna start this post off by saying I understand him being shitty at first is the whole point of his arc, and that since we didn't get enough time because season 2 was cut in half and "paused" (As some staff have posted on Twitter telling us what Nick said the series status is) we didn't get to fully see him being called out.

However! The problem of Rise is that they seem to almost kinda EMPHASIZE this idea that parental figures are meant to be forgiven no matter what. And that out of ALL OF THE EPISODES THEY COULD'VE PICKED they didn't choose or have an episode to dive into that, and while I won't call any of Season 2 "Filler episodes" (I loved all the episodes we ended up with) I do want to call to question that they didn't choose to tackle anything that could make Splinter grow. If anything, I argue that after major episodes of a step of Splinter's growth... They almost seem to take two steps back.

Now the rest of this will be under the cut as to save on room and not make this post go on for a mile. Oh, and also for the sake of series spoilers since some folks are just getting into it after the movie came out.

Key:

Text in Purple with character names = Transcript / Evidence

Text in Green = Episode

Now the first major sign is gonna start off with the short Turtle Tots Which in it, Splinter wants to train the boys, while emphasizing how dangerous the weapons are. But then Splinter IMMEDIATELY runs off to watch his show, leaving the weapons within the reach of the boys, which results in them playing with the actual weapons and beating each other and themselves, up with them. To add insult to injury, Splinter, when he re-appears, DOESN'T PUNISH THE BOYS FOR PLAYING WITH THE WEAPONS. Yes, he gets angry, but when he begins to think about being better, it doesn't stick with him as he runs back to watch his show. (And that's not even mentioning that means he's not around for their behavior for "Hero and Villain" where they single out Leo to physically beat up? Which out of context and out of the whole Comedy aspect is... Just yikes???)

Now onto season 1. Which the first notable example is Splinter during Down with the Sickness. Which while he's sick, Mikey and Leo comment some... Interesting things at stage three (Which I remind you is his "Lovey-Dovey dad stage)

Mikey: Favorite son? Run!

Leo: No, no, you don’t I’m your least favorite!

This has some... Implications on how Splinter treats the boys. That he has to be SICK to show them affection. That this is out of the norm for him. Not much to "analyze" here but these two sentences rub me the wrong way.

Now onto the Fast and the Furriest. Which dives a LOT more into my problems with Splinter. First off. This exchange.

Meat Sweats: Turtles? Red, Blue, Orange, Purple?

Splinter: You know their names!

Meat Sweats: Yes. And they’re right outside and looking delicious.

Splinter: What? We’ve got to bone out! They cannot find out I took the tank!

Meat Sweats: What are you doing, you dotty old sod?

Splinter: You steer, I will pedal.

First off. THAT IS NOT THEIR NAMES AND HE LATER CONFIRMS THAT HE KNOWS THEIR ACTUAL NAMES. Second, he KNOWS he shouldn't have taken it, but chose too anyways for the sake of his enjoyment. And Donnie's earlier comment;

Donnie: Oh I should have known he took it! You just can't trust adults these days. You leave the keys to your brainchild lying around and the next thing you know-

Implies that this sort of situation, even in a more minor sense, has happened before. Especially considering the later lines of this

Splinter: Purple is a monster. He’ll fry my TV so I get is educated shows.

Like he's done it before. What's worse is that just before that line, we get a perspective into how he takes to criticism of his parenting.

Meat Sweats: You took the tank from your son? Well, I've done some awful things in my life. But you, you’re an animal.

Splinter: I am not taking the fault for this.

And then after there's also a line of how he deals out punishment more than likely.

Donnie: Oh Papa! If you surrender now, there shan't be any consequences.

Splinter: That is a lie, I taught him that one.

The fact that Donnie knows this trick means that is a pattern he used before, at least on Donnie. And the following confirmation of belittling into yelling like he is a child gives me the idea that these boys had to essentially parent their own father.

Donnie: [enraged] You...you, reckless irresponsible-! You are watching the science of chairs channel for a month young man! Followed by the Long Division Channel and the Memorizing Pi channel 1 Spoiler alert, the 99th digit is 7!

Quick side note on Mrs. Cuddles is just how quickly Splinter, like the other teens, dismisses Raph's fears and taunts him for it.

I personally think their behavior of thinking this prank is a good idea comes from Splinter constantly laughing it off despite his son clearly being distress. Especially because that Raph tries to push off his fears as nothing instead of admitting his fears and telling them to stop because it's actually causing him panic. But I admit there's no truely solid evidence for this one.

Even setting off later events by lying to Raph to get into where he locked up Cuddles. While he fixed the problem with Raph, the fact that he just kept laughing at Raph instead of being worried about him seriously bugs me.

In the episode Smart Lair the only question Splinter asks is simply

Splinter: Okay. But what can he do for me?

SHELLDON: With my help, snacks are only a split second away.

Splinter: Whoo hoo! I never have to use my legs again! Good Job Purple!

He only cares about what benefits HIM in SHELLDON. More examples being;

Splinter: My hot soup is now only luke hot. AKA cold!

SHELLDON: Humblest apologies. Perhaps this new upgrade I installed may help.

Splinter: Flying microwave? What is next? Hop Soup!

...

Splinter: You know, I could really go for an ivory field woodpecker egg omelet.

SHELLDON: Sorry bro. Like those went extinct in '94.

Splinter: I hear problems, but not solutions. And what is wrong with your voice?

SHELLDON: A little tweakage to the wave and extinct eggs coming right up!

Splinter: Yummy in my tummy.. Dinosaurs? You time traveled. My dream of traveling through time solving mysteries with a microwave may still come true!

SHELLDON: Yeah okay, old man.

...

Splinter: What did you do? You destroyed my detective microwave friend!

First off, the fact he considers the flying microwave servant as is friend is... Kinda giving me bad vibes of how he thinks friendship works. Second, we move onto Late Fee

Mikey: We can finish our mission and go get Splinter's warm and fuzzy hugs?

...

Mikey: The ferry's too far. And we're running out of time. We'll never get Splinter's hugs.

...

Mikey: I feel like I could feel Dad's hugs. And spoiler alert, they are plush.

...

All: Hugs, hugs, hugs!

These boys are literally STARVING for physical affection from Splinter, and that includes Donnie who seems to be generally touch avoidant. And Mikey's lines implies that he doesn't even REMEMBER what Splinter's hugs feel like (I'm assuming this is talking about while he's not sick.) And once he finally accepts it...

Splinter: Okay. You have earned it.

Mikey: [choked up] I will never forget this feeling.

Splinter: I love all my sons. All five of you.

...He doesn't even realize how many sons he has???

For now, onto our last one of Jupiter Jim Ahoy!

Leo: Eh it had its ups and downs, but who needs that guy? As far as we’re concerned we live with our hero. Our non kidnap-y hero.

Mikey: Yeah tell us about that stuntman again.

Splinter: ...Oh Chad? What a prankster.

So you just... Dismiss Leo mentioning the kidnapping part? No questions or concerns-? Alright.

Now we're skipping the following episodes in this part for now, because these are the big ones for me and this post is already getting long and it will all be it's own separate part and with it being less episodic episodes, should be less rambling and more cohesive:

Always Be Brownies and Flushed but Never Forgotten since they are shorter rants

The Evil League of Mutants

Shadow of Evil

The Ancient Art Of Ninja Hide and Seek

Insane in the Mama Train

End Game

Many Unhappy Returns

Then we'll talk about Draxum and his episode of Mystery Meat before we move onto

both Repairin' the Baron + the Hidden City's Most Wanted, which will be tackled in the same context

And for the final part of it because it pisses me off the most: Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man.

Sorry for so much reading, plus that I have to divide this in two, but I have many MANY problems with Rise!Splinter and I wanted to finally vent it all out of my system.

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt spoilers #rant #long post under the cut

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critter-core · 6 months

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Super Kappa Bros AU

Major Bullet Points

Woahhh everything’s mario now!

The Hidden City is actually the mario world

The Yokai are actually just mario creatures, as are mutants

Will go into the brothers’ species in quick summary

Baron Draxum made the four brothers to enslave humanity

Same gist, but he used mario world (species) dna

I’m gonna keep most info the same, for the simplicity of it

But there’s definitely changes and alterations

Quick summary:

Firstly, let’s get this out of the way. Speed round!

Splinter is a variant of either mouser or little mouser

Raph is the same species as Bowser, maybe a koopaling?

Leo is a koopa (hear me out)

Donnie is a dry bones (BAM)

Mikey is a yoshi

April’s just a human, and all the other humans are normal-ish

MORE TO BE ADDED AS REFS ARE MADE

The four turtles were born as regular turtles, but got changed when they were given human dna, and the dna of specific ‘yokai’ species we mean mario species, and when this happened, they became members of the Hamato kingdom, and also were given myyyyystic powwwwerssss ooooh how maaaaagicallll!

OH MY GOD I'M GONNA MAKE THE SANDO BROTHERS FIRE & ICE FLOWERS CAUSE THAT IS SUCH A FUN IDEA OMG

April will always have a dangerous amount of hammer power ups on hand, and will literally just pull one out during a fight.

Making up a power up for Baron. A green and yellow daisy-esc flower called Flower Power! Which gives Barry the ability to make flowers rise from the floor as his platforms.

OKAY, I DECIDED that mutants are the only ones with inherited powers, because the Piders, now called Goopiders (which are our oozesquitoes), are what gives the powers.

This means that any non mutants that I specify a power for just happens to have A LOT of that specific power up item.

Hypno will have the Pal Pill ability

Groundhog will have the drill berry ability ofc

I think Honey Badger should actually have the rock mushroom

And then I think Prairie Dog should get a spring mushroom ability

Maybe Repo Mantis gets the pickaxe power up?

(For the simplicity of it, I may be more lenient about making up my own power up ideas for background or lesser known yokai or mutant characters. For instance, I don’t know a good plant power up for Baron Draxum that has to do with flowers :’])

These powers are in the form of mario power ups. The four turtles can’t use other power ups, unless it’s the consumable or touchable object that associates with them. Their body will reject it, and they may even feel dizzy (if they touched it) or sick (if they ate it). If the turtles eat or touch the item associated with their core power up though, it grows much much stronger for a temporary time.

So back on the unfamiliar-power-up thing real quick. The unfamiliar power ups can actually work, but they are INCREDIBLY unreliable for the turtles specifically. Often the power up will glitch, randomly turn off and on, and of course, the dizzy or sick feeling lasts till the power up is over. This is why the turtles try to avoid foreign power ups if possible.

Also, for another balancing thing, like how mystic magic works, the turtles do channel their powers better with weapons. Though the more magically skilled of the brothers can use powers without weapons. Also, also, while I imply that the turtles can use their powers whenever, it does take significant energy. This won’t be a problem usually, but if the turtles haven’t had lunch yet, or haven’t eaten in a while, they’ll feel more tired each time they use their powers.

Raph’s power up is normally granted by the Mega mushroom, which allows him to turn even bigger than he was before. He turns about half his mystic’s size, and with a Mega Shroom on top of that, he can grow as big as his mystic size too. Thankfully, Mega Shrooms are very common, and Raph runs a little garden to grow these shrooms. Raph was the first to awaken his power.

Leo’s power up is normally granted by the P-Wing (super specific, I know lol), and specifically the one from the game “Super Mario 3D Land”. This allows Leo to teleport anywhere that’s in his eyesight range. This may seem overpowered, but he has to be able to focus on the place he wants to teleport heavily, and can’t get distracted mid teleport, or he may go somewhere else, or teleport into an object. Leo got his power up second to last.

Donnie’s power up is normally granted by the Drill Mushroom, which would turn Donnie into a drill (haha drill out of beta lolol). Donnie took the longest to unlock his powers, partly because of an envious jealousy about not being able to understand the logic behind the innate core-ness of the power ups within them, and also because he was scared of using his power up. We’ll get into that in a bit…

Mikey’s power up is usually granted by Bulb Berries, which usually turn specifically Yoshis very bright, like a light bulb. While it can provide a light source, the bulb power up can also be great for blinding foes, since Mikey can decide how bright he wants to be. That being said, the brighter he makes himself, the more energy it takes. Mikey was the second turtle of the brothers to unlock his power up.

So, as we stated before, Donnie was scared of using his power up. I don’t know exactly how I’m gonna make this work, but Dry Bones can rebuild themselves, and I head-canon that they need to do it themselves, and can only rebuild themselves if they have all their pieces (kind of like the dark armor kettle if you remember). I’m gonna somehow have it that Donnie was missing a few pieces of his shell after an incident.

I think he’d still be okay, as stated, Dry Bones can build up again, but it’s much easier to break his shell, which doesn’t really hurt since it’s not as attached to him as it used to be, but it also makes his unprotected body hidden within the shell a lot more fragile. So yeah, one day he and Mikey (teens) are hanging out, and Donnie accidentally does his drill power when he starts to get a bit too frustrated.

This actually does hurt him quite a bit, and his shell shatters again, likely from the messy bone tornado that Donnie became when his power activated. He and Mikey both panicked, even after he stopped spinning around, and he was rather badly injured, since he probably ran into a wall or two during the mess. I think he would assure Mikey he would be able to take care of himself, and probably plead to his little brother not to mention the power up thing (out of embarrassment).

Mikey would hesitantly agree, and you know how he hates lying and keeping secrets, so you’d see the stress until Donnie finally comes to terms and tells his brothers about it. I think he would eventually make something like the battle shell, like a stronger, more durable covering that keeps the shell in one piece when he does the drill spin, and eventually he’d learn to stay in one piece and navigate better during the power usage.

Wow, this is getting really long… Uh… I’ll put more info later I guess. We’ll see, lol. I might put more in a fic if people would want to read a fic on this thing. I think it’d be super fun :]

So yeah, I’m still calling them yokai btw for the simplicity of it. I also don’t think it’d be too farfetched either, since the Mario company is Nintendo, and that originated in Japan anyways :’)

Dang, I'm gonna have to reorganize this later, but whatever...

Refs are here

Fanfic Link:

A fic is in the works and will be linked here >:33

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rottmnt au #tmnt au #the super kapa bros #super kapa bros #kapa brothers au #mario au

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thedawningofthehour · 8 months

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OK! I really didn't expect this! THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!?

We're entering the war arc, SERIOUSLY! Where did this come from! Oh my god, oh my god! I swear I thought it would happen at the end of the arc, you know! Like a big end of season event! The fuck!

Bella in jail, dammit!!! You better set her free, Fai!!! The world needs her!!! Does that mean they arrested Pax too? GOD, I HOPE SO! That boy needs a good chat so he finally understands what his beloved uncle is doing. Besides! Pax is technically Draxum's accomplice!

BTW, I had forgotten until I read BO smell that I remembered this fun fact, the vast majority of east asians have a mutated ABCC11 gene that causes them to lack the bacteria that produces that BO smell. Unless you are near a military base, it is virtually impossible to find deodorant in Japan. What you learn in a Kung Fu Panda video by a Chinese person.

So, unless turtles produce BO, all that odor in the lair is not the BO's fault.

Ahhhh I really don't know what will happen from now on, I hope it won't take you another two weeks for the next chapter, I don't care if they are shorter, just please bring Bella back.

*Fetal position* everything will be fine, everything will be fine, I haven't forgotten that we have a Turtles vs Draxum fight scheduled for the end, please make it hurt him.

'looks up some stuff'

Huh. That's really interesting. I knew East Asian people were frequently lactose intolerant, (it actually looks like lactose intolerance is the baseline and Europeans are the ones who mutated to be able to digest lactose into our adult years, which is linked to extensive dairy farming) but they also don't stink? I legitimately didn't know that.

It does also say that the frequency of this gene is low among the Ainu people, the people indigenous to the Hokkaido region. Which is where I set up the Hamato clan. (most of Hokkaido is pretty rural, so I figured it was a likely place for a clan to set up in the mountains and stay relatively undisturbed while still being close to civilization) I've been writing it as Atsuko was close to 100% Ainu-and somewhat inbred, because small rural communities like that often had everyone related to each other, so there was no way to really avoid marrying your third cousin-while Splinter's father was from Honshu and had a more varied genealogical background. (they met in Sapporo when Atsuko was attending college, and Grandpa Sho hated him even before he dipped) So it kind of depends whether Splints takes after his mother or father. I think it's stated that Splinter also stinks a lot, which implies that he didn't get this gene.

There's also the whole problem of turtles don't have sweat glands, but hey we're working with pseudo-science here, and the boys are definitely seen sweating. Also alligator snappers have scent glands on their asses and I'm pretty sure at least red-eared sliders and box turtles also have scent glands, so the stink might also be partially turtle-based.

In any case, I've made too many comments and jokes about them stinking to turn back now. They're teenage boys. Teenage boys smell awful. That's just a law of the universe.

#doth asks

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temunitu · 2 years

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oh boy, rewatching Rise with 1-2 episodes a day is giving me a new perspective on the whole show (I'm talking mostly about character development, plot, pacing, etc.)

disclaimer: this is NOT meant to discourage anyone from watching the show, nor is it meant to attack anyone who enjoys the points i criticize. these are merely my opinions and i respect anyone who thinks differently from me.

read more because i'm incapable of keeping my thoughts short:

first off, when i first started watching Rise, i was completely smitten by the show. the first few episodes that aired before the rest of the show started playing on tv, i watched religiously. it was my favorite tmnt iteration for a LONG time and i still hold it near and dear to my heart.

but it was not perfect. nothing is, really.

Donnie - i’ve reblogged and mentioned how i didn’t appreciate how the writers handled Donnie’s development in Rise. Again, if you’re a Donnie fan, i can still see why - he’s a fun character. To me it just got old watching him run in circles.

Mikey - i had so many thoughts on my boy so i put it in a separate post - TL;DR Mikey didn’t have much development himself, the episodes he supposedly does were problems that got introduced and solved in the same episode, and Mikey acts as more of a hype-man/therapist and feels more like a background character than a main character. I might be biased cuz he’s my favorite, idc. he deserves more spotlight.

Draxum - season 1, he’s great. It’s season 2 that fell short with me. Not all the post-redemption episodes bugged me, he still feels largely in-character in mystery meat and the finale. I think it was hidden city’s most wanted that really… seemed off to me. Maybe it was the fact he was a teddy bear, idk, but him using Mikey as leverage against Splinter irked me. Draxum and Lou/Splinter had hardly any interaction in goyles, goyles, goyles so their “rivalry” felt really forced. i could see Splinter hating Big Mama since their relationship (was implied to have) lasted WAY longer. Draxum kidnapped and experimented on Lou in the same day and they'd barely met. idk, it felt rushed.

Season Two - i don’t blame the writers for this, i blame nickelodeon for cutting the series short so we didn’t get to experience the series in its rightful glory. but even leading up to the finale, it feels like there’s so many gaps missing in how characters and their dynamics change.

unbalanced focus - related to some of the previous points, but there really does seem to be a lot more episodes revolving around Donnie and Leo more than Raph and Mikey. i get why Leo and Don are fan favorites since they get so much more screen time than the other two, but Raph and Mikey had so much potential that just got shrugged off. Especially Mikey (don't @ me, he deserves better)

yes, the show got cut short. It’s still easily one of my favorites (especially season 1) but there were so many episodes that felt like there was a gap (like characters developed off-screen). I know the writers were pressed for time but season 2 just didn’t quite hit the same. Some of the episodes are still amazing/my favorites, but there’s a couple that really bugged me.

but my biggest complaint is still directed at nickelodeon/viacom for pulling the plug before giving the show a chance. most of these points would probably have been addressed or fixed if we'd gotten the full season 2 the writers had planned for.

#rottmnt analysis #rottmnt #tea mn tea

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nerdby · 11 months

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On TMNT: Mutant Mayhem

I'm 33 years old and I've loved the turtles my whole life. I've seen the original 1990 movie so many times it's memorized, I've read the original 80s comics, and have watched and enjoyed every TMNT cartoon series on the market. My favorites were the 2003 and 2012 series, and I even went to see the God fucking awful Micheal Bay 2014 film in theaters.

The original 1980s TMNT comics were a parody of 1980s comic book tropes, but they also had a sense of realness to them. Raphael struggled with depression because Splinter was not the greatest father, no matter how hard he tried to be. Whether he meant to or not, Splinter practiced favoritism and pitted his sons against each other. On top of that the turtles were literally homeless teenagers and literally had to fight to live. Michelangelo dealt with the trauma of his life with humor and is an obvious case of ADHD while Donatello chose NOT to deal and to distract himself with science and tinkering instead, becoming the Tony Stark of the group. Leonardo, the favorite, was the only one to thrive even a little bit.

So, YES, the OG turtles were more mature but that's because maturity comes from experience. That is why girls often grow up faster than boys because more responsibility is placed on us growing up while boys are often coddled with a boys will be boys mentality. The turtles did NOT have the luxury of being coddled. They were homeless teenagers and the sons of a very old school, conservative Japanese immigrant. They had to fight and steal to SURVIVE, regardless of their age.

I have no issues with the fact that this is geared towards a younger audience. My problem with this is the ableist humor -- if you watch the trailer jokes are made invalidating Raphael's mental health issues, taking shots at the original 1990 film -- and that this is the shittiest example of claymation I've ever seen. All of it together seems to imply that the makers of this new film think the original 1990 film was a piece of shit that took itself too seriously.

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hey there! i've been seeing a lot of tmnt on your blog and i wanna ask something. i really wanna start the rise series and i was wondering, is it all shenanigans and fun or will there also be the depth and seriousness and thoughtfulness i see on tumblr? (i mean bc sometimes with kid's media, it's the fandom that constructs the deep parts from what canon only implies and never fully acknowledges) so like, is it actually deep or is it a case of the fans going "it's not that deep but i'm imagining that it is"? either way is fun, i just wanna know what to expect. i'm super excited to start btw!

If you cut me in half, tmnt would be at my core haha 😅 I feel honoured that you chose me to ask!

Hm, good question. I'd say 50/50 depending on what subject you're talking about.

If it's about the family dynamics, then it's very much canon the closeness of the brothers and them with April, and how they care for each other. With Splinter it develops more over the seasons, but it's also there. Tumblr may notch it up a little, or give them more serious topics to talk about than what happens in the show, but it's based of a solid base.

If it's the 'Leo being the front man with jokes to hide pain' part, eh, more headcanon? He makes a remark once about hiding behind jokes during the series (the episode portal jacked, I believe), and since the movie people have taken that and ran with it given the topics that covered (they may have before as well but I wasn't active in the rise fandom then so I couldn't say)

In fact, most of the mental health stuff is more along the fandom route, as the show is typically more lighthearted. Though I think part of that is because Rise suddenly had it's second series cut and the writers had to rush the final four episodes, so there wasn't much time for the emotional scenes they probably would've wanted put in, therefore fandom 'fills the gaps'. (Rise had a 'Network Keeps Screwing Us Over' problem.)

That being said, there's still lots of more emotional moments and depth in the show! Especially in that series 2 finale and the movie (seriously, the movie is so good! If it doesn't get nominated for best animated picture I'm gonna cry!)

Also, as a side note if you're watching for the first time: The episodes got aired out of order (see; the Network keeps screwing us over problem), so it's good to look up the actual order to watch in!

Also also, the first number of episodes are generally considered the weaker of the show, so stick with it and give it a chance!

#i hope that answers your question #i felt like i was rambling #i'm not sure i actually answered lol #asked #rottmnt

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