#this might be the last “turtle tots” one

[tei-to-tei]

December 5 - Solidarity

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#rottmnt #rise fanart #rise of the tmnt #rise leo #rise donnie #disaster twins #in reference to the dec4 early snack post: #yeeeah they were not napping in the living room *sigh* #really rushed im sorry today is horrible - i might redo this one someday (they got paint everywhere except on the paper shh) #this might be the last “turtle tots” one #idk what the hell i'm doing tbh #i can't believe i've doodled stuff 5 days in a row #daily challenges are so hard #really hoping i can keep it up just for my own sake <3 #teidoodle #tei's dec23

[dandylovesturtles]

I should be in bed lol but I wanted to write a turtle tot sick fic so here

I went into this with no plan and it ended up uh. way sadder than I intended. whoops.

cw: mentions of vomit

...

Blue slept through naptime. That should have been Splinter's first clue.

In the moment, he'd just been so happy to actually have four sleeping children that he'd taken the opportunity for his own nap, the old, tattered storybook he'd been reading them draped over his face. He never managed to get Blue to wind down enough to sleep, so he usually had to quietly entertain him with books or the tv on low until the others woke up. But his Baby Blue had conked out almost immediately today, and soon Splinter was snoozing right along with them.

Blue was also the last to wake up. That should have been the second clue.

Splinter was woken up by Orange, talking in loud, disjointed sentences with plenty of nonsense words as he played with an old plastic telephone Splinter had found them. Red was racing his toy cars, making his own sound effects as they skid across the floor and crashed into the wall. Only Purple was quiet, industriously sorting his legos by color and size.

Splinter sat up, letting the book slide off his face, and took stock. It was surprising to see Blue still curled up against his leg even in the midst of all the racket his brothers were making. "Blue?" he said softly, giving the little turtle a nudge. Blue blinked his eyes open, groggily looking around. "Naptime is over."

Blue pushed himself up into a sitting position, then rubbed clumsily at his eyes. He looked so tired still that Splinter debated telling him he could keep sleeping, even if it might make putting him to bed later more difficult.

But once Blue was up, he saw Red racing his cars and pushed quickly to his feet, hurrying over to join in the game. Almost immediately he was demanding Red hand over one of the cars and setting up an elaborate make-believe track for their race, so Splinter let it go.

Thirty minutes later, Blue tugged on Splinter's old sweatpants and said, "Daddy, my tummy hurts." In hindsight, this is exactly when Splinter should have put it together.

But the kids rarely got sick - a benefit of whatever Draxum had put in the gunk that turned them into this, Splinter assumed. Which was a blessing, because he was pretty limited in what medicine he could get in his condition. The boys having a hearty immune system was one of the few things Splinter had going for him.

So he hadn't moved to that conclusion. Instead he said, "Do you need to go potty?" and Blue had considered that very seriously for a few seconds before nodding and rushing off to the bathroom.

Orange threw the plastic phone into Purple's meticulously organized lego piles and Splinter moved on to the next crisis without another thought.

It was at dinner, when he caught Blue pushing his food (mac'n'cheese!) around without interest, that it finally clicked that maybe he should be worried.

"Blue, what's wrong?"

Blue didn't so much as look up. He shrugged, swirling his noodles around and around.

Splinter would be embarrassed to admit how long it took him to remember their earlier conversation, but it eventually came back to him. "Ah... Is your stomach still hurting?"

Blue's face scrunched up in misery, and he nodded.

Splinter groaned in exasperation. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I did!"

"I mean after you went potty."

Blue grimaced. Instead of answering, he scooped up some mac'n'cheese and stuffed it in his mouth. He looked like he regretted it as soon as he'd done it.

"Do not spit that out," said Splinter immediately, because mac'n'cheese was one of the few things Purple would eat and if Blue spat it out in front of him it would go on his Bad Foods list for at least a month. And Orange had a habit of mimicking anything Blue did, which would only compound the problem.

Blue chewed and swallowed the mouthful agonizingly slowly. He looked so miserable afterward that Splinter felt bad about it.

"Are you going to throw up, Blue?" he asked, and got a furious head shake in response. "Are you just telling me that?" Another shake. "Do you want to keep eating?" A third shake. Splinter sighed and took his bowl from him. "Alright. I'll put this in the fridge, if you want it later."

Their mini-fridge was already stuffed full, but Splinter would simply have to make space, or throw all this mac'n'cheese out. He wished they had a bigger fridge, but just getting this back to the juncture in the sewers he called a home had been difficult enough.

He wished he had a bigger fridge. He wished he had a house. He wished he had a pediatrician to take Blue to. He wished he wasn't a rat man. He wished he and his kids were... normal.

It was a bad thought. He knew that as soon as he thought it, and he tried to push it down. The kids didn't need to know they weren't normal. That none of this was normal. He knew that, but...

"Throw up?" he heard Purple say, and then the telltale sound of him pushing his bowl away. Mac'n'cheese was on the Bad Foods list. Splinter groaned.

...

He found their old thermometer after the boys were finished eating. Getting a temperature from Blue was near impossible because he moved it around too much or spat it out before time was up, but Splinter would have to do his best.

After three tries, he got a reading that seemed accurate enough. Blue's body ran colder than a human child's, and it had taken observation and trial and error for Splinter to learn what constituted as a fever. As it was, Blue was only two degrees above his normal. So at least that wasn't too worrying.

He was still complaining that his stomach hurt, though. A stomach bug, then? Or just something he ate? Usually Red was the one who would put random things in his mouth unless Splinter kept a careful watch, but Blue and Orange were... adventurous eaters, too. It was possible.

They continued with their normal bedtime routine. Another thing Splinter had going for him was that his boys loved baths; getting them into their makeshift tub, even with lukewarm water, was always easy. From his research, Red, Blue, and Purple were all aquatic turtles, and Orange was not one to be left out of his brothers’ games no matter his biology.

Blue wasn't excited for bath time tonight, though. He sat quietly in the tub, making grumpy noises anytime he got splashed and playing only with his favorite blue shark toy, ignoring everything else. He definitely felt bad. Splinter was feeling increasingly terrible that he hadn't noticed.

He got them all toweled off and into their pajamas. Then into the pallet beds he had for them, all in one big shared alcove, a tattered curtain strung up for a semblance of privacy. They would need something more as they got older, but for now the boys seemed content to share space.

He tucked Red, Purple, and Orange in, then turned his attention to Blue. He had found an old bucket earlier that he (theoretically) used for mopping, and this he presented to Blue.

"If you are going to throw up, please do it in this," he told Blue. "We don't have any spare sheets."

"Not gonna," said Blue grumpily, pushing the bucket away.

"Ewww," whined Purple. "I don't want to share with Leo if he throws up."

"Not gonna!" Blue insisted, glaring at Purple, who glared back. Splinter sighed and pushed the bucket at Blue again.

"I am serious, Leonardo," he said, and that got Blue's attention. "If you throw up, do it in this bucket."

Instead of answering, Blue rolled over and scrunched himself up in a ball. That was the best Splinter was going to get, he supposed, so he just sighed and put the bucket next to Blue's bed.

"Good night, boys," he said as he got to his feet, ignoring the crackles from his back and knees.

"Good niiiight," came three echoes. Blue was giving him the silent treatment. Alright.

He went back to his own bed, sectioned off by an old divider screen he'd managed to find. Hopefully they could at least get through the night without disaster striking.

...

According to his beat up alarm clock, it was only two hours later when Red showed up by his bedside, shaking him awake urgently.

Splinter groaned his way into consciousness, blinking groggy eyes until his eldest son came into focus.

"Leo threw up," came Red's predictable report.

Splinter sighed, pushing his sheets aside and rising from his futon. "Did he make it in the bucket?"

Red's expression was not encouraging.

...

He had not made it in the bucket.

Blue sat stock still in the puddle of his own sick, eyes teary and expression a mix between stunned and embarrassed. Purple was pressed as close to the opposite wall as he could get, hands pressed tight over his nose and mouth. Orange was at Blue's side, patting his arm with his chubby little hand.

"Blue," Splinter snapped as soon as he saw the mess. "Why didn't you throw up in the bucket!?"

"Didn't think I was gonna," Blue croaked.

"Well, you did. All over your sheets." Splinter ran his hands over his tired eyes. "Now you have nothing for tonight. And who knows if I'll even be able to get the stain out. I may have to go all the way to the surface to get new ones, and do you know what a hassle that is!? The bucket was right here, Blue!"

"I'm sorry."

The miserable hiccup in Blue's voice effectively stopped Splinter's tirade, and he refocused on his son. Blue's tears had spilled over, streaking down his miserable face. He was shivering, hands clutching the fabric of his ruined sheets, wringing them tight. He looked terrified.

"I'm sorry, Daddy," he repeated. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

Something inside Splinter cracked.

Leo was only four, by his best guess. He was a baby, still. A sick baby, and Splinter was yelling at him about... about bed sheets?

Blue didn't know that Splinter would have to steal him new sheets. He didn't know that Splinter feared every time he did something so risky, that it might expose their tiny family to hostile forces - the human authorities, Big Mama's goons, Draxum's gargoyles. He didn't know that Splinter should be taking him to a doctor right now. He didn't know that sleeping on a pallet bed in the sewers wasn't normal.

He just knew that he had thrown up, and his dad was mad about it.

Immediately, Splinter stooped and scooped the still-apologizing Blue into his arms. He was getting bigger all the time, and, somehow, Splinter was getting smaller, but he could still hold his boys in his arms, still cradle them against his chest.

"Blue... Leo, listen to me."

"I'm sorry," Blue mumbled again, followed by a sad, wet hiccup.

"Shh, shh, no, my son, please listen." He waited until teary eyes were turned on him to continue. "You don't need to apologize. You did nothing wrong."

"Missed the bucket," said Blue, and Splinter shook his head.

"That's alright. You're sick. It is my job to take care of these things." He scratched at the back of Blue's shell with the arm holding him, something he knew always calmed Blue down. Sure enough, he felt his boy begin to relax. "Do not worry about the sheets. If Daddy needs to get more, he will. For now we will all share."

Blue sniffed, and buried his face in Splinter's chest. That was a good sign. Splinter kept up the scraching.

"I'm sorry I yelled. You aren't in trouble, Blue. You're alright."

Blue sniffled again. Hiccupped one last time. His tears were drying up, and his little voice said, "S'okay, Daddy."

"Oh, my Baby Blue... Thank you."

He still felt terrible as he lowered Leo back to his bed and started to strip away the soiled sheets, but Leo had calmed down considerably. He kept the bucket close, though, even as he laid back down again on his pillow.

"Leo can have my blanket," said Red, already pulling the old thing over. Splinter smiled gratefully at him.

"Thank you, Red. Blue, do you think you will throw up again?"

Blue shrugged. "Dunno."

"That's alright. It's okay if you do." Splinter smoothed the blanket over Blue, not tucking him in so he could move if he needed to. "I'll get this sheet washed out and be back, alright?"

Blue nodded. He was still gripping the bucket with one hand. Splinter rubbed his head, then stood up with his bundle of soiled sheets.

When he returned, with water for Blue, he'd thrown up again - in the bucket, this time. Orange was still by him, rubbing his arm, while Red sat behind him, supporting his back. Even Purple had come close, awkwardly patting at Blue's leg while pointedly avoiding looking at the bucket.

"Thank you for taking such good care of Blue," he told them, getting three beaming smiles in return.

They were all going to have the bug by tomorrow. Splinter would need to find more buckets.

#rottmnt #rise splinter #rise leo #dandy fanfiction #idk what this is lol #thinking about the early years gets me ok

[tblsomedoodles]

And Last, but not least, Leo!

My sweetheart, baby girl son!

ANYWAYS!

Leo ended up with the Daimyo, probably stumbling through a natural portal or something like that. He basically takes one look at this tiny turtle tot and is like "oh sweet, free child."

Ue, his son, was about the same age as Leo so he figured they'd get along great.

Not so much.

Pretty much since day one, Ue sees Leo as a rival to compete against. It didn't matter what it was; tutors, combat training, board games, Ue had to be better at it than Leo.

it was a very onesided rivalry, with Leo not really understanding why and, therefore, trying not to engage whenever he was being particularly combative. His thought process being "if i don't give him the attention when he's bragging, he won't brag anymore." Which...doesn't work.

Leo reunites with Splinter when he's six.

Splinter gets invited to the battle nexus for the first time, and decides to go, maybe asking people there if they had lead on his sons. The Daimyo singles Splinter out b/c he recognized his fighting style from Hamato Yoshi, and wanted to ask him about it. They talk for a while before both Leo and Ue run into the room for some reason.

Leo recognizes him instantly, calling him by the same name he used when he was tiny (I think he might call him Chichi, which is a Japanese term for father. From what i understand, it's not a term usually used directly at one's father, more if you're talking about them to someone, but it's really cute and, honestly, i doubt Splinter had much of a understanding of Japanese anyways. So he very well could have just picked up that term and went "ah yes. my new turtles sons should be able to pronounce that." and just went with it. it also gives me the vibes of like a rodent chittering, which would be another positive in the 'rat dad should be called this' column. lol)

But yeah, he instantly recognizes splinter and before Splinter can comprehend what is going on, he's got his arms full of a bawling turtle tot son.

After everyone's calmed down, it's essentially decided that Leo will stay with the Daimyo because it's safer for him and means Splinter can keep looking for the other three.

Splinter still comes back to visit quite often, which helps Leo hold onto the memories of his brothers while he waits to be reunited with them.

anyways, that's all the boys now lol. so i'm going to go try to calm down about this fic (i predict i will fail epically. I love them all too much!)

Edit: Links for Donny, Mikey, and Raphael's info dumps

#tmnt #tmnt 03 #ninja club au #my doodles #03 leo #yes leo gets a skirt like clothing too #everyone gets skirts! #should have called this au ''oops all skirts'' #you can blame Donny #he started it

[trinoxtrinox]

Abbeyofcyn Colour in your style

Painting the lineart for this was really fun, and I really enjoyed doing it, even if I feel like I bit a bit more than I could chew at first, what with me wanting to do two different light sources XD

I also wanted to colour the lineart of this, however the results that I got aren't that good, so I'll be uploading two pieces, one without the lineart painted (the one I like more), and the one with the coloured lineart. Hope you like it everyone and @abbeyofcyn

Ok, now that the art is done, I have a lot to say about how I chose to color everything, but that could get long so I'll leave all of that under a read more, expand at your own risk XD

Allright, so first of all, a detail that I'm not sure many people will be able to catch in the first place. The flowers, I colored them in a specific way, because each of them represents a different person.

In here I added the flowers to represent each of the beings present on the art, Red for Raph, Light Blue for Leo, Purple for Donnie, Orange for Mickey, Dark blue for F!Leo, and finally Pink for the Krang; because the latest might not be present literally, but the sky and pink light clearly indicate that they're still a presence to be felt in the world.

In here we have the four turtles again, with the flowers being their respective colors. However, since all but one of them are cut, I chose to color them in what I believe the order they died in the bad future is. First is Raph, I doubt he'd let anyone die before him, so the single corner of a red petal goes to him, then Donnie goes next, hence why a petal and a bit of the center is the only thing that can be seen of him; and now we come to the first scene of the movie, which makes it so that Mikey is the next flower that's cut off, and finally Leo gets the only not cutt off flower, because he's still living here.

This are the last patch of flowers, and the reason why I colored them that way is because each of them represent a different person that's important for the turtles. The Green represent April's Ninpo, I wanted to add her and ther ninpo was the only way I could think of, and on the same vein, the white and black next to her are Splinter when he's on his Ninpo state at their final fight against Shredder. Below them there's the gray and sorta orange flowers, this time they both represent Splinter in his normal form, and yes I know I put him twice in there, he's their father, he deserves it XD

Finally there's the dark brown and gray flowers, these one represent Cassandra Jones and Cassey Junior, you can't argue that they end up being pretty important to the turtles, the first one helped them in the fight against Shredder, and the second one literally kickstarted the movie XD

Next thing to discuss is why I chose to have two different lightning sources and why they are what they are.

First is the Krang sky at the front, I chose this because I got inspired by this idea for the AU behind this lineart from Abbeyofcyn and wanted to continue said AU idea. My take and continuation is that even after the Magic Tie Portal that Mickey did to send Casey Jr. to the past exploded and send the Krang at the battlefield away (and considering how big the battlefield it was, it most likely killed or pushed away every single Krang at New York) and F!Leo got the Tots!Turtles, there were still enough living Krang around the world that are still ravaging the world, this time more out of spite than anything since they know the won and simply want to kick down a dead horse. F!Leo is going in that direction because he's aware that there are Krang still left, and the sad reality is that he can't shield the Tots!Turtles forever, but at least he should be able to train them and teach them everything he can, while also giving them the chance to have a childhood as well, similar to Casey Jr. but more chill.

F!Leo and Tots!Raph are the only ones facing the Krang light, and that's on purpose, the former because obviously he'll be the main force against the remnants of the Krang that are still on Earth, and the latter because no matter the form, Raph will always want to protect his siblings, and he ain't afraid to punch a few f them in the face to do so. Tots!Mikey meanwhile is in the backpack, being shielded from the Krang light, with it barely reaching him, and again, that's on purpose, everyone will want to protect him since he's the youngest, and the fact that he also will become the strongest Mystical Warrior the world will ever see again, and so F!Leo will try to teach him whatever he knows about Ninpo and the Mystic Powers, doing his best to shield him from the horrors of the Krang so that he can focus on learning Mystical Powers.

Tots!Leo and Tots!Donnie are giving their back to the Krang light, but that's not because they'll ignore the menace they represent, but rather because they're focusing on what's more important to them at the moment, for Tots!Leo is his twin brother and the shenanigans/drama he can get with him, while for Tots!Donnie is his curiosity and need to learn about the world around him (Also he's autistic and likes rocks, fight me XD). Leo here is shielding Donnie from the Krang's light, agan made on purpose, because he loves his twin too much and wants to protect him from the horrors, while also pulling his rope to bring him back to the present; Donnie meanwhile only has a little bit of Krang light on him, which is their looming threat that they represent for a great while, however they aren't the biggest thing occuping his mind, and thanks to his twin, he's able to not focus on them for a while to concentrate on more things that'll help everyone in the future; which brings me to...

The yellow light, which comes from the sun that's behind them, and considering how it's a yellow and not an orange one, the current time is morning and it's Dawn, the rise of a new day, new begginings and start for a new hope. It might seem like they're walking away from the light and into the Krang's side, however with this idea I had it's less that they're getting further away from the light, but rather bringing the light with them, illuminating everyone's path and pushing back against the Krang.

As you can see, everyone is bathed in the sun's light glow, however Tots!Donnie, Tots!Raph and Tots!Leo are the ones that are literally bathed in it, while F!Leo has his legs covered in it and Tots!Mikey only has sunlight on his head. Once again this is all on purpose, and I'll explain everyone's light position now :3

Tots!Raph, The sunlight is mostly on his shell, tail and arms, which is because he'll be in charge of protecting everyone's uture, and that sadly also means that he'll be bearing the heaviest burden out of his brothers, but that'll also means that when the burden is eventually lifted, he'll be the one that looks forwards the most.

F!Leo's future is uncertain, the sunlight covers only his legs completly because even if he's the guiding light of everyone's future, and no matter how much light he has on his back, shell, legs and arms; he's not covered in any of it beyond his role as a guide, so still uncertainty envelops him.

Tots!Mikey is literally being carried in a bag to the future, which again is because he's the youngest and the strongest mystical warior out of them, but he's also somewhat of a backup plan, his role will be less to guide anyone to the bright future and more ensure that no one gets left behind under the looming threat of the Krang, hence why he only has the sunlight on his face and he's not covered in it like his brothers.

Tots!Leo and Tots!donnie, the disaster twins, they both are encased in light because both of them will help create the brightest future as well, however Donnie is covering a half of Leo, not letting him be truly fully under the sunlight, and again, that's because while he protects his twin from the Krang, Leo is sacrificing part of his abilities to guide everyone else but his brother. Donnie meanwhile is literally encased in light, his face fully iluminated, and that's because with his smarts and creativity, he'll be the biggest reason that a brighter future will be created for Earth, his inventions carrying everyone towards it.

Finally, why I started with dry grass on the foreground and ended with green grass at the mountains on the horizon, and that's because even with their uncertain future, even though they are the guiding light that'll bring a new brighter future to the world, that doesn't mean that the world is at such a critical state that they literally can't be saved. There are still people out there, living in hiding, no matter how it seems from the start point, there's still life out there.

And that's all I wanted to say about how I painted it and why I did so, I had so much I wanted to say and, to anyone who bothers to read all of this, thanks for doing so, I put way too much thoughts into this ambitious for me painting, and I loved writing all of this down as well. See y'all in the future n.n

#abbeyofctiys #RotTMNT #rottmnt movie #future leonardo #baby leo #baby donnie #baby raph #baby mikey #rottmnt krang #long post #lineart painting #fanart #Unnamed AU #DTIYS #Painted this in Sai with a mouse #not sure if it's a flex or not :V

[twignotstick]

So I saw an ask from @probably-not-a-rutabaga

Got sad, decided I should write sad

Here we are :,)

Words: 1,403

Warnings: Major character death (tho its implied it happened offscreen, so more just major character dead?), Grief/Mourning, general sad vibes [if there's anything missing here, tell me please!]

Other tags: tmnt: aberration, turtle tots (kinda?), sad turtle pile, all the kiddos are sad, not my characters, hurt/little comfort, bittersweet ending, no beta we die like- uh- :|

Summary: Leo finds something he never wanted to find.

Splinter hadn't left his bed for weeks.

It was no secret that he was sick. Leo had tried to keep that secret, but his brothers weren't stupid. They knew what it looked like when someone was sick. They had all been sick before.

They had just never seen it get this bad.

Leo tried to keep up hope, but every day was more terrifying than the last. Every time Splinter would start coughing, hold his eyes tightly shut and shake his head, or even just trip, Leo would be terrified. He just couldn't tell what moment would be his father's last. He didn't want it to happen. He wanted Splinter to be there for his life; for his little brothers'.

Donnie had been working tirelessly on a project, despite Leo's better judgment. Part of him wanted to scold his little brother for barely sleeping in favor of working, but the other, smarter part of him knew this was just how Donnie coped. Working until the bad thoughts don't feel so bad anymore. That was why, when Donnie was finally done, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It was Donnie's biggest project to date; a fully operational game console. Sure, it was an old Game Boy with only a cartridge of Tetris, but Donnie had saved it. He found it tossed in with some other miscellaneous materials Leo had grabbed from the surface, but it was completely unplayable then. The screen didn't work, and the sound (what little did play through the scratchy speakers) obviously didn't match up with the inputs. But somehow, with scraped together materials and a couple months of work, Donnie made it good as new. It even got a new coat of paint with Mikey's help.

Donnie was so proud when it was done, and all of his brothers gathered around to see it boot up for the first time and take turns playing.

Leo thought that Dad might like to see it, too. Maybe even take a turn.

“Dad?”

Leo shifted on his feet in the doorway, facing the dark room where his father had been for the past eternity. He saw his father's form laying under the blankets, but didn't get a response, as usual.

So he continued.

“Donnie finally finished the Game Boy. The one he told you about? It works perfect now!”

Splinter laid still.

“We all took turns playing Tetris. Donnie was really good at it.” He snorted under his breath. “We had to keep Raph from throwing it when he got mad. He wasn't that great at it…”

Silence.

“Mikey drew some really pretty designs on the back with the markers we found! They're all swirly and stuff.”

Again, silence.

“I thought you might want a go? I know you said you aren't that good with phones, but I thought…”

Too much silence.

“...Dad?”

Hesitantly, Leo approached his father's bedside. The sheets were laid neatly, just like when he had tucked Splinter in a few days ago.

A cup of water, left for Splinter to drink that day, was undisturbed on his bedside table.

Slowly, Leo lifted his hands to lay them on his father's arm beneath the sheets. He shook Splinter gently, just enough to wake him. He needs to drink, he thought, or he won't get better.

When Splinter's face stayed turned away, Leo started getting frustrated. “Dad, you need to at least look at me.”

Splinter did not turn, nor did he wake.

Leo sighed, then started climbing onto the mattress. Splinter had the nicest bed of all of them, but it was also the springiest, so it took a second for Leo to fully get his balance. Especially when he was trying to fit in the small space between his father and the edge of the bed. However, he was able to settle on his knees and look down at his father.

Splinter's face was lying to the side, and his dark hair was laid about on the pillowcase. He had neglected to cut or even brush it, so it was somewhat knotted at certain points. His eyes were closed softly, and his mouth slightly open.

His chest wasn't moving.

Leo reached over and hovered his hand in front of his father's mouth, checking for a breath.

Nothing.

“Splinter?”

He placed a small hand on Splinter's neck, searching for a pulse.

Nothing.

“Dad?!”

Leo grabbed his father's head with his hands, shaking it gently. Just enough to wake him up.

Splinter did not wake.

----------------------

At first, Donnie wasn't sure of what he heard. He turned the Game Boy in his hands off and lifted his head, seeing if he could find the source.

“What was that for?” Raph huffed, shoving into Donnie's side. Donnie put his hand palm out toward Raph in response, still not turned to look at him.

They sat silently for a moment, then Mikey spoke. “You were doing so-” Donnie covered his mouth to shut him up.

There it was. A sob, a sniffle, coming from elsewhere in the lair.

Leo was crying.

There was no need for words; in an instant, all three brothers were on their feet and getting out of the pit. Donnie was the first one to reach their father's doorframe. There he stopped, halting his brothers behind him.

Leo was curled over Splinter's body, holding it to his chest. With every shaking sob, he would clutch the body closer. Like he was scared to let go.

Donnie turned to face his younger brothers. “G-go back to the pit.”

“What? Why?” Raph spat.

“I said, go b-back to the p-pit.”

“But Leo's crying, and-” Mikey's eyes filled with realization, and he clasped his hands over his mouth as his eyes started to water.

“Go back to the pit!”

“FINE!” Raph hissed, grabbing Mikey's arm to drag him away. “Not like Leo would even want us there anyway.”

“But- But Papa-”

“He doesn't care, Mikey.”

Mikey's tears finally spilled when they were out of Donnie's eyesight. Breathing deeply, he turned to see his big brother in despair.

He approached the bed quietly, knowing that Leo had already heard their argument. Hesitantly, he crawled up onto the springy bed and took a place behind his brother. Leo was clearly trying to stop crying, now that he had a brother to be strong for.

Silently, Donnie reached under the covers to find Splinter's wrist, if only to confirm what he knew to be true.

Something in him screamed to leave- to run away. Maybe he could find some way to fix this. But the better part of him knew that the best thing- no, the only thing he could do was work to fix what was left.

So he scooted closer and wrapped his arms around his shaking brother, letting his weight ground him. Then, he let himself break.

Leo broke the silence.

“I don't know what to do, Donnie.”

He finally lifted his head and turned, letting Donnie see his reddened eyes just a bit. He couldn't look straight at his little brother.

Donnie inhaled deeply and hugged Leo tighter.

“You do what you c-can, r-right?”

They sat like that for a while. Leo holding onto the body in the bed, Donnie holding onto him. The shedding of tears wasn't addressed.

Eventually Donnie caught another sound, just barely coming from behind him. A shuffle, and a sniff. Weight fell onto the bed. It could be mistaken for one, but Donnie knew it was two. Raph's face, soaking wet, appeared to Donnie's right before flopping onto Leo's shell.

Mikey came up on his left, crawling up further. Donnie tried to grab the lip of his shell, but the smaller shook it off easily. He laid himself down right next to their father, grabbing his face and holding their foreheads together.

“Its okay Papa,” Mikey whispered, as Leo rested a hand on his shell. “W-we're here now…”

Leo's breath hitched, but he grabbed Mikey and pulled him closer. Raph leaned deeper in the space between Donnie and Leo, and Donnie took that as a reason to wrap his arm around the turtle. The only one that could bare to look at their father now was Mikey, though it was through a curtain of tears.

The hiccups and sobs started to fade. Four little turtles laid there and wept, soaking in what warmth their father had left before it all melted away.

As all things must.

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Hehehe

Again, these aren't my characters!! They belong to @probably-not-a-rutabaga 's awesome TMNT iteration, abberation! This fic is also just my take on how the turtles could have found out about Splinter's passing. That I wrote like, so fast-

I promise I don't just write sad stuff like this, but I just got inspired and couldn't control it. So, this is the first thing on my tumblr writing portfolio. My iteration (still unnamed, sadly) is more psychological introspective nonsense and spookiness with a sprinkling of sad, which is more my usual writing style! And still in the works,,

So in summary, check out tmnt: aberration, and thanks for reading this sad fic that actually made me tear up writing it! hahahhhaha

#tmnt #tmnt au #tmnt iteration #tmnt aberration #tmnt fanfiction #raph rly went: she dont love you no more! 😡 #more aberration stuff to come probably #im gonna be over here crying #twig writes

[fishsticksloser]

Hello, Can i request rottmnt platonic hc of mom reader (she's co-parenting with splinter and they're relationship is platonic) and enjoys spending time with her teenager turtle kids?

Like she likes to talk about science stuff with Donnie, she praises leo and boost his confident, she sewing for raph teddy bears and cook with mikey.

But i guess her only down part is whenever she gets kidnap by anybody she immediately pull out her album and show her kids's pictures to other villains, mostly big mama, that's why the kids try to save her faster before their secrets are exposed 😂😂

Mom!Reader

RotTMNT + fem!reader

Warnings: platonic fluff, movie stuff mentioned, vague mentions of nightmares and injuries

A/N: Could you imagine if they had a mom? Donnie and Mikey are 100% a mama's boys and you can't tell me different. Each parent gets a twin (me and my twin are much the same)

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Donnie

Nicknames: DeeDee, Donato (the real name of the artist), Galileo, Aristotle, Archimedes, and much more.

You once called him Grimace when he was upset and he never forgave you

You are the only one allowed to hang out around Donnie's lab

You are the only one who listened to his info dumps

If the others actually listened, they might find it interesting

You might not understand all of what he's talking about, but seeing your son so passionate makes you so happy

You are the one he goes to when he has a nightmare

Donnie enjoys you singing him to sleep, its peaceful

It reminds him of when things weren't off the rails

He installed multiple trackers on you because last time you were kidnapped you showed Hypno pictures of the Turtle Tots

It made Hypno a little nicer, but there were some embarrassing memories

He once threatened to destroy your camera because of you showing the album to anyone near

Leo

Nicknames: Len, Lenny, Blue Belle, Cookie Monster, Ace, etc.

You are his biggest supporter

He goes to you when he needs help, when he's not feeling his best

When he was younger, he often bunked with you and Donnie

He just didn't like being away from his twin

He didn't come to you often when he was little

In fact, he doesn't go to you very often as a teen

Opting for Splinter

But you can't be everyone's favorite, you knew that Leo needs Splinter like Donnie needs you.

Leo isn't embarrassed by the pictures in the album, in fact he looks at it quite often

Mikey

Nicknames: Lino, Angi, Michi, Goldie, Firecracker, Giorgione, Caravaggio, etc.

Cooking with Mikey was always a blast

He was energetic, but serious

Music would be playing while you 2 worked

You could also be found painting with Mikey

Whether it was on the walls of the skate rink or if it was on canvases in his room

Mikey always comes to you for advice

Splinter and his brothers have a tendency to underestimate and protect him, but he knows you won't

You were the person he ran to about his hands after he saved Leo

He cried, but you showed him how strong he was

How even with shaky hands, art can still be made

Why would he be embarrassed by the album? He helped make it

Raph

Nicknames: Rafa, Alfie, Ray, R.J., Bubs, Cuddles, etc.

You and Raph grew apart as he got older, but you still make him sweaters and outfits for his bears

He loves you, he just feels like being 17, he needs to stop relying on you and Splints

When he was younger, he would watch you make him teddy bears

You'd let him name them, write their names down on a heart shaped piece of fabric and place it inside (like Build-A-Bear)

He still had those bears

Although he didn't sleep with them in fear of destroying them,

They sit nicely on the shelf across from his bed

So they watch over him

Absolutely goes nuts when you get kidnapped, knowing you're probably showing whoever it is baby photos of him

He was a cute kid, but not everyone needs to see that!

#{fish answers•°} #{snipersiniora•°} #rise of the turtles #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise leo #rise raph #rise splinter #rise donnie #rise mikey #rottmnt x you #rottmnt x reader #rottmnt #donatello x reader #rise donatello #donnie tmnt #donnie hamato #raph x reader #tmnt raphael #raphael x reader #raphael teenage mutant ninja turtles #raph hamato #leo x reader #tmnt leonardo #leo hamato #leonardo x reader #leonardo teenage mutant ninja turtles #mikey hamato #mikey x y/n #rise michelangelo

[renae-the-turtle]

I have an idea and I gotta tell someone about it or else I won't be able to stop thinking about it.

It's a concept for a rottmnt au focused on the Disaster Twins, which I'm calling the Hybrid Twins AU. Full concept is under the cut, but if you don't wanna read my whole explanation, the idea is that Donnie and Leo got mutated with each others' DNA as well as Lout Jitsu's.

So you know those pods that Draxum stuck the turtles in when he mutated them? Well, in this AU, the gargoyles accidentally broke one after they captured Yoshi. Draxum decides it would take too long to fix it first, because he finally has Lou Jitsu and he's not going to risk giving him time to escape, even if he seems remarkably content in that cage.

So he has decided to go ahead and mutate the turtles, but he only has three pods, and four turtles. He's aware that if he sticks two turtles in one pod, they will mutate with each other's DNA as well as Lou Jitsu's, which could be unstable – all his experiments so far have involved combining only two sets of DNA – but, he reasons, if two of them... don't make it, then he'll still have the other two.

Obviously, this means he has to consider which ones he'd rather keep, and which ones have the most compatible DNA, to increase the chances of a stable mutation. After some consideration, he picks the red-eared slider and the spiny softshell. They're both aquatic species, and are similar in size and approximate age, so he estimates that they have the best chances of survival. And it could be interesting to see how their traits combine.

Draxum goes ahead with the mutation as planned, but with two turtles sharing a pod. All he actually gets to see of their combined mutation is that they now share similar markings, before Lou breaks out and snatches the turtles, just like in canon.

From then on things aren't really any different, except for the twins looking different and having a slightly different dynamic.

I really wanna draw out what they look like properly, as that's what I was focusing on when I came up with this, but I literally only thought this up today, and haven't had a chance to sit down with my sketchbook yet. For now, have this reference sheet I made for their markings and colour:

Interesting things to note, which should be visible here:

- their skin tones have shifted towards each other, so Donnie's skin is a little lighter and Leo's is a little darker

- they both have yellow sclera (in canon, Leo has white sclera and Donnie has yellow)

- their shoulder markings go all the way down to their elbows

- Leo's markings are a bit brighter than Donnie's

Other things I came up with:

- their shell markings also match now, though Donnie's still a softshell and Leo is not. So Donnie gained lighter-coloured markings that perfectly match Leo's shell pattern, and Leo has dappled darker spots on his shell like the spots on Donnie's.

- both of the twins are sensitive about their shells being touched. And they're very defensive of each other, so when they were tots, if one of them got his shell touched by someone when he didn't want to be touched, then both of them would try and bite the offender. Splinter has scars on his fingers, yes

- you know how rise!Donnie always wants to blow things up? And how his brothers always stop him? Yeah, in this AU, the only ones trying to hold him back are Raph and Mikey. Do not leave the twins alone together, because Leo's definitely not gonna be holding Donnie back from going lethal

- related to the last point: moral alignments! The way I see it, rise!Raph is neutral or lawful good, rise!Mikey is chaotic good, rise!Leo is... probably chaotic neutral, and rise!Donnie is chaotic evil. In this AU, the twins are both chaotic evil

- how about I let Leo swallow a sandwich whole. Even better, let the twins have eating competitions that focus solely on "how much can you swallow at once without chewing", which Raph and Mikey might try to get involved in, but it would eventually just become a twin thing. Mikey would always be the first one out, and Raph would last a bit longer simply by being bigger, but then it would be down to the twins

- can't believe I almost forgot this one, but they have actual twin sense. The mystics involved in their mutation, combined with their Hamato genetics, plus the fact that Leo and Donnie got mutated in the same pod and share enough DNA to be almost (but not quite)as closely related as identical twins, means that they have the ability to sense each other's emotions, and will probably figure out how to do the Ninja Mind Meld before even unlocking their ninpo. Or even before using any mystic powers whatsoever. Because yeah. I'm a sucker for giving them twin telepathy hehehe

- outfits! Have you noticed that in canon, whenever the turtles get dressed up, Leo and Donnie's outfits usually complement each other? Most notably the sweaters they wore for the family dinner in Repairin' the Baron, but other times too. Yeah, I definitely wanna draw them in matching/complementary outfits.

- I considered having Donnie wear a different mask, one like Leo's, because of his stripes, but I don't wanna get rid of Donnie's eyebrows, and neither does he, and trying to draw eyebrows on a mask like that would be too difficult. However, when little Leo failed to convince Donnie that they should have matching masks, he wouldn't stop crying over Donnie "trying to cover up his stripes" and "not wanting to be twins" and stuff like that. So, to get him to stop crying, Donnie drew red stripes on his mask, above his eyes where his natural stripes are (I can totally picture it and I absolutely need to draw it soon). He likes the way it looks and likes matching with his twin, so he keeps drawing those stripes along with his eyebrows

- with how similar Donnie and Leo look, there's no way anyone can deny that they're twins, not even Donnie, but it still bugs him that he doesn't know how they are twins, because he can tell that they appear to be hybrids of two different turtle species. He can't find the answers on his own, and so he bugs Splinter about it until he finally caves and tells the boys that they were mutated using human DNA (not specifying which human) and that Blue and Purple got some of each others' DNA as well. So when Leo is wailing about thinking Donnie doesn't want to be twins with him, Donnie comforts him in his own logical way and assures him that there's no way they could ever NOT be twins, pointing out that they share more DNA with each other than they do with Raph or Mikey or even whatever human they got their DNA from, and adds on that even if they didn't have that much genetic material in common, he'd still want to be twins. (I need them to be soft, plz! Turtle tot twins are adorable!)

- speaking of Splinter, whenever the twins aren't wearing their signature colours, he has a really, REALLY hard time telling them apart. He was worried about being able to tell Raph and Leo apart in canon; you can't tell me he wouldn't get these twins mixed up All. The. Time.

- the twins are nearly inseparable. They always wanna do everything together, especially when they're young. Because of this, they end up knowing a lot of the same stuff, because they are each others' favorite person to info-dump to when they learn something new. So this Donnie has a bit more respect for Leo's intelligence, which is to say he won't outright say or even imply that Leo is stupid. Calling him smart would still be going too far though, duh. Gotta have some squabbling somewhere in here.

- yeah I guess they're really competitive. They compete over everything. Including rights to being the older twin. I'm a firm believer of the the fact that they have no way of knowing which of them is actually older, even in canon, so there will be no "older twin" or "younger twin" headcanons here. It's way more funny if they're constantly arguing about it, anyway. Or if they switch it up depending on their mood, cuz sometimes being the second youngest of four can be pretty appealing.

- uhhhh let's see do I have anything else...?

- oh yeah, I'm considering giving Leo some sort of shell cover? 'Cause I said that he's sensitive about people touching his shell, like Donnie is, but he has a hard shell so he doesn't actually need a battle shell.

- leading from that, though, I think both twins have a lot of similar sensory issues. And they're both neurodivergent. Donnie is autistic, and Leo is AuDHD (that refers to having both autism & ADHD, in case you didn't know. It's what I've got)

Anyway that's all i have for now. Might edit this post if I think of anything more later.

#Hybrid Twins AU #rottmnt #disaster twins #hybrid twins au #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt disaster twins

[shadowbends]

New York Style, Baby!! ROTTMNT Fanfic Recs (under 5,000 words)

Greetings, dudes and dudettes, and anyone in between! Do you enjoy good fanfic? Well, then you’ve come to the right place! As something of a collector of fics, I welcome you to peruse the many links below. Whether you’re new to the fandom and diving into the ROTTMNT fic scene for the first time, or a veteran looking for content you might have missed, my hope for this project is to point you to something you’ll enjoy!

This rec list is the first of three and focuses on ficlets in the fandom, with every one clocking in under 5,000 words. As such, all of them are also complete. Think of these as the New York Style pizza of fanfics: thin, but cheesy goodness that’s pre-sliced and ready to go when you have a killer craving, but no time to sit down. If you want to browse a little more though, feel free to check out the other lists below!

NEW YORK STYLE, BABY!! ROTTMNT FANFIC RECS (UNDER 5,000 WORDS) — You’re here!

STUFFED CRUST!! ROTTMNT FANFIC RECS (BETWEEN 5,000 AND 15,000 WORDS)

DEEP DISH!! ROTTMNT FANFIC RECS (OVER 15,000 WORDS)

If you enjoy any of these fics, make sure to reblog and spread the love! Don’t forget to check out the other works by these authors; many of them have written multiple wonderful stories not featured here that are just as good. Additionally, consider leaving the authors a comment! I’m not always the best at that myself, but fic writers work hard and deserve all the love in the world.

With that said, sit back, relax, and let’s grab a slice!

➤ ➤ ➤ PRE-SERIES

An Act of Yokai Kindness by BiographyDivider

2,834 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Splinter & The Boys

Genre: Fluff, Angst

“Okay, boys,” Lou Jistu said, kneeling down to look his gaggle of sons in the face. “What are our Topside Rules?”

“Hats on all the time,” Blue said, pulling his beanie down a little further.

“Or hoods,” Purple chimed in, scowling at his brother for forgetting that he liked a big hood, not a tight hat. Lou nodded.

“And jackets buttoned up too, right? To your chinny-chin-chins?”

A darling little fic about Splinter taking the boys on a trip to the local library—what might be their last trip, as it’s become increasingly difficult to pass them off as human. Features both Turtle Tot goodness and some absolutely on-point Splinter characterization, and is just all around wholesome. 

Coming of Age, Coming to Terms by Drifting_Andromeda

4,018 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Leonardo & Splinter, Ensemble

Genre: Family Bonding, Fluff

“Huh.” Was all he said, which made Splinter chuckle.

“That’s not the reaction I was expecting.” The rat admitted.

“Really? What were you expecting?”

“Oh I don’t know, maybe some more denial? I was definitely in denial when I first realized I was attracted to men.”

Leonardo realizes something about himself on his 12th birthday, but struggles putting those feelings to words. Thankfully, his dad is there to both offer support and help him sort it out. 

Cradled Close by Poppyseed20

2,903 words, 2/2 chapters

Character Focus: Splinter & Leonardo, Ensemble

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff

He looked up to the ceiling. “Can you believe it, mother? Your crazy little Yoshi who ran around causing trouble… and thought his call in life was to be a stupid movie star... He’s—” He again looked down at the little one in his arms, warm tears beginning to blur his vision.

He hiccuped. “He’s a father. And he loves his babies so much. Isn’t that crazy?”

Just Splinter reflecting on fatherhood and how much he loves his sons, while he tends to a sick Leo at two different points in time. The first chapter is pre-series, while the second flashes into the present.

It’s a Lovely Evening in Your Former Home, and You Are a Horrible Rat by nimagine

2,494 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Splinter & The Boys, w/ a cameo from Marcus Moncrief

Genre: Humor, Action

“Oh, my poor rat spleen,” Splinter wheezes. He sucks in his stomach, but he still can’t get himself unstuck from the window of the second-story bathroom.

Sure, he may have recently gone from being a tortilla chip on stilts to a bowling ball on much shorter stilts, but he can’t be blamed for that. He can probably be blamed for putting all his children in a hard plastic cat backpack, though, which is contributing to his current predicament.

Splinter exhales until he’s dizzy and slithers down onto the floor like a disappointing tsuchinoko, groaning. The bathroom, like the rest of the house, is full of official Lou Jitsu merch, from shower curtains to branded toothpaste.

“Okay, that was mortifying,” he groans to the tiny turtles peering out of the cat backpack’s porthole window. “The hardest part is over. Papa will be done with his heist soon, and then you can go back to destroying the truck’s upholstery.”

Set shortly after being mutated and escaping Draxum, Splinter brings his kids along on a daring heist—robbing his own house. I about bust a gut the first time I read this, this fic captures Rise’s chaotic energy to a tee.

Trust is a Thing With a Shell (and a paintbrush) by Chaos_Breeds

2,647 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Michelangelo & his brothers

Genre: Fluff, Family Bonding

Mikey lit after his task with unparalleled joy. He traced the crevices with broad strokes, painting each scale a different color highlighting every little crack and imperfection. He was sloppy, of course, but it wasn’t too different than painting on the brick walls or the rough floors.

In fact, the hardest part was-

“Leo, quit moving!” Mikey whined, though he couldn’t stop smiling. Leo fidgeted in place again, raising one hand to cover his mouth.

“Sorry,” he giggled, muffled. “It just tickles so much!”

A story that explores both Mikey’s love of art and how perceptive he can be, as he convinces his brothers to let him paint their shells over the years. This fic is as fluffy as it is insightful, and sure to put a smile on your face.

➤ ➤ ➤ NEBULOUS TIME

brothers = den mothers by Werepirechick

3,510 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: The Brothers

Genre: Fluff, Family Bonding

“Ey! Wall breakers!” Raph bellows at the vehicle. “Who the hell are you, and what the hell do you want?”

“We really don’t have anything decent to steal, if that’s what you’re here for,” Leo adds, cupping his mouth to get his voice to carry. “Well. Donnie’s lab has some okay stuff. You can have that.”

A disgruntled green and purple head pokes around the corner of the broken wall. “Excuse you,” Donnie says irritably, “we do not offer my lab’s contents to hypothetical robbers, Leo.”

“Hey, guys!” Mikey cheers, popping out next to Donnie. He beams at them, covered in dust and band-aids. “We’re home!”

Raph and Leo welcome Donnie and Mikey home after their long adventure during the events of “Repo Mantis”, and much joy ensues. The whole of the fic is built on heartwarming sibling interactions that nail their mark.

Consequences by Chaos_Breeds

1,514 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Donatello & his brothers

Genre: Humor, Family Drama

You’re about to sneak out - because forget this, honestly, you don’t get enough overtime to be worth it - when a loud crack splits the air. Whirling around, startled and on edge, because that can’t have been-

It was.

The fourth turtle grinned from the doorway, eyes flashing white against the nighttime background. His purple armor practically glowed with something otherworldly, humming in the air around him.

And in his arms, aimed towards the ceiling, was a shotgun.

“I’m here for my brothers,” Purple announced, deadpan.

To borrow the author’s summary: ‘The one in which you’re a henchman, Donnie’s brothers have been kidnapped, and Donnie’s got a shotgun.’ Need I say more??

The Disappearance of Donatello’s Eyebrow by Monobrobe

881 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Donatello & his brothers

Genre: Humor

“Actually, Donnie, there’s something you should know…”

Donnie turned his head towards the youngest with a strained smile. “Yes, Mikey?”

Mikey pressed his fingers together sheepishly. “Leo didn’t steal your eyebrow. It left.”

Donnie’s nonexistent eyebrows (he refused to wear his mask with one AWOL) twitched. “I beg your pardon?”

One of Donnie’s eyebrows goes missing, and the cause behind it has the energy of a soap opera. This fic is pure crack, and I mean that in the best way. 

family game night by Werepirechick

3,182 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: April & The Family

Genre: Humor, Family Bonding

“Soooo, Donnie raised an undead thrall, again,” April says in a slightly loud voice, getting them all back on track. “You’ve defeated multiple enemies to get to this point, have burned up your only map of the tunnel system-”

“Sorry,” Raph says sheepishly, the cleric responsible for that fireball attack which burnt up a previous enemy, who’d had the map.

“-and unless you rescue the mayor’s wife and return the Stone of Spring to the village, you’ll probs never be allowed in this hood ever again. Whatcha gonna do, boys?”

The gang plays D&D! It’s impressively unhinged, and how they got as far in their campaign as they did is anyone’s guess. An absolute riot. 

Five Thousand Pieces Jupiter Jim Movie Poster Jigsaw Puzzle by ReptileRuler

2,753 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & Donatello, w/ Leonardo

Genre: Family Bonding

“Sure!” Leo said, “Tell on us to Raph! We still didn’t take your stupid puzzle!”

Donnie’s eyebrows drew together. “We’ll see about that…”

He backed away with his weapon still pointed at a very annoyed Leonardo. As soon at he was out of sight, Donnie turned and rushed to Raph’s room.

“Raph! Leo stole my puzzle box and he won’t give it ba-“

Donnie froze. Raph froze, too, sitting on his floor, with approximately five thousand puzzle pieces strewn around him in a big mess.

“I can explain!”

Donnie teaches Raph all the tips and tricks to solving a jigsaw puzzle, and then they stay up all night working on it together. A sweet fic that makes you look at Raph as more than just the brawn, as well as showcases Donnie’s softer side.

Hermano de Mierda by BiographyDivider

2,788 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Donatello & Leonardo, Donatello & Michelangelo

Genre: Family Drama, Family Bonding

“Get some sleep,” he said, palming the top of Mikey’s head. “You know Raph’ll have us up for training at seven.”

“You’re gonna make up with Leo too, right?”

“Right…right.”

He would, probably without ever bringing the fight up again. Leo would just hand him a video game controller, or bring up some old in-joke they had, and that would be that.

“Sleep well, little brother.”

“Nighty night. Donnie?”

“Hm?”

“You’re not a shitty brother.”

After a squabble with Leo, Donnie gets stuck on being called a selfish weirdo, and sets to prove his brother wrong. Features some subtle, but thoughtful introspection into Donnie’s character, and a truly adorable moment of him doting on his baby brother. The resolution is also pitch perfect. 

High Expectations by McGoogleheim

4,114 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Donatello & his brothers

Genre: Family Bonding, Hurt/Comfort

"Oof, back of the line," Leo patted Donnie's shoulder. "Sorry, bud."

"Are you kidding?" Donnie beamed. "With nobody behind me, I'll have all the time I want with Atomic Lass!"

"You sure you're gonna be ok here by yourself?" asked Raph, tucking his space helmet under his arm. "Cuz we could wait with you—"

"Affirmative. Now go! Shoo shoo! I'll be finished faster than the half-life of Ununtrium!" Donnie waved off his bros, teeming with excitement. He watched the fans climb onto the other autograph stages, where they shook hands and snapped photos with their favorite artists and performers. Soon, that would be him and Atomic Lass; the very thought of it made Donnie absolutely jazzed!

When a meet-and-greet with Atomic Lass’ actress goes poorly (to put it lightly), it’s up to Donnie’s brothers to cheer him up. Seeing Donnie get so excited just for it all to come crashing down is a genuine ouch, which makes the way his brothers show how much they care about him all the more heartwarming. 

To Carry You Home by McGoogleheim

1,503 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & his brothers

Genre: Fluff, Hurt/Comfort

"Hey! He's waking up!" Mikey called over his shoulder, "Raph? Can you hear me? Blink once for 'yes' and twice for 'no'!"

Raph could've sworn his eyes crossed before he managed to blink slowly in response, "Ugh... how're you guyss s-standin' on the ceiling like that?" He slurred, dazed yet impressed with their latest ninja ability.

"Well, for starters, we aren't on the ceiling," Donnie informed, "You are upside down."

A role-swap, of sorts. Raph is always carrying around his brothers, so the author gives them a turn to carry Raph. Just some old-fashioned, big brother gets a turn to be mother-henned goodness.

➤ ➤ ➤ SEASON 2 (SET DURING OR AFTER)

Crumbling Cardboard Box by Drifting_Andromeda

3,061 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Michelangelo & Leonardo (Mikey-centric), Ensemble

Genre: Hurt/Comfort (of the emotional variety)

For the first two weeks his plan was working well, then all of a sudden it wasn’t.

He was unsure if the dread and anxiety had been building and he hadn’t noticed or if one nightmare on a Tuesday night jolted his senses when he woke up. Either way, he was now battling with his own negative emotions.

Everyone was so worried about a million other things though, so he did his best to deal with it himself. A bit hypocritical, considering how preachy he had been to his other family members about sharing their own emotions and asking others for help, but he was Dr. Feelings! He could handle this on his own.

In the meantime he continued to cook and hug and make sure everyone else was feeling better than he did.

In the aftermath of Shredder’s attack, Michelangelo struggles with moving pains. This comes to a head when the family finally gets a chance to go back to their old lair to see what’s salvageable. Some gentle hurt/comfort, for when things aren’t okay but will be—eventually.

Letter of Recommendation by swordfright

4,311 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Draxum & Michelangelo, Draxum & Splinter

Genre: Humor, Fluff

“What?! Baron, c’mon, this is no joke! If you don’t pay your rent, you’ll be back on the streets!” He shook a green limb one final time for emphasis. “The mean streets of the city!”

Draxum raised one eyebrow. It was an impressive skill, even by warrior scientist standards. “I have already paid the humans their paltry tithe.”

Michelangelo facepalmed. “No, dude, the rent is due every month. You gotta keep paying it.”

At that, Draxum felt the familiar sting of incredulity. “What, over and over again with no end in sight?”

Michelangelo gave him a thumbs-up sign. “Welcome to capitalism, babeyy.”

Draxum clenched his fist in defiance and fury. “I see…” he rumbled, “...we live in a society.”

“Nah,” said Michaelangelo, cheer recovered. “You live in a society. I live in a sewer.”

Oh Draxum, my beloved. I have a soft spot for reformed goatman, and this fic helped scratch the itch. Set between “Repairin’ the Baron” and “Mystery Meat”, Mikey helps Draxum craft a resume in a plot that could be ripped straight from the show, and their banter is perfect—as is Splinter’s indignation when he’s called in as a reference. If you’re looking for a good time, you’ll find one here.

playtime by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

2,707 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Donatello & Leonardo, Ensemble

Genre: Horror, Crossover

Mommy's arm stretches, not once letting the Leo puppet go but lowering him down enough to meet their eyes. This close, the wooden carving and glossy sheen are clear. It's not Leo, not quite. But—

“Obey the rules,” he says darkly. Still smiling. Staring into Donnie. “Or we'll tear you apart and eat your insides. While you're still alive.”

And then they're gone, giggling manically into the shadows.

Donnie makes a vow.

The pink bitch dies.

The turtles walk into an abandoned toy factory from hell, and Donnie’s on a mission to save his brother. This is a light crossover, but you don’t need any knowledge of the other series (Poppy Playtime) to enjoy it. In fact, I’d say not knowing even adds to the horrific ambiance; not knowing anything about the villain used from it only made her more terrifying to me. Puppet!Leo is also delightfully creepy. 

Sweet Sixteen by JustAndrea

1,961 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & Splinter, Ensemble

Genre: Fluff, Family Bonding

“Hm? Oh yes yes, I’m fine... So, how are you feeling, my son?” Splinter asked, “Sixteen is a pretty big milestone, after all.”

“Heh, I’m good. ...Honestly, it doesn’t feel all that different from fifteen” Raph replied. Thinking about it, he added, “Maybe ‘cause a bunch of stuff has already happened in the past year?” He was now officially a year older, yeah, but it felt like he had already done plenty of changing and growing before then.

Who would’ve thought that he would be given mystic weapons (and later mystic powers), learn about his dad’s past, take down several city-ending threats, meet the spirits of his ancestors, and become a hero alongside his family and friends all before his next birthday? That whole situation was... pretty crazy to think about. Amazing, yeah, but definitely still crazy. In that sense, maybe a more normal and lowkey birthday was just what he needed.

Just a sweet moment of reflection, as Raph celebrates his birthday and spends some quality time with his father. Set post-the Season 2 finale. 

what’s left of the candle without its ends by catatonicatnap

3,210 words, 2/2 chapters

Character Focus: Michelangelo & Leonardo

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Family Bonding

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, Mikey would like less than to draw right now. But he needs it. Needs the pen, needs the paper, needs to make something. Needs to make. Needs to make sure he still can.

Just draw, he wills himself. Just do something, you’ll warm up, and the rest will come easy like it always does.

But every time he puts pencil to paper and starts scribbling, it comes out stiff, and unfeeling, and a shadow of the work he did at the lair— the work he’s never going to see again, not ever, because it’s gone.

Mikey goes through artistic burnout, and Leo helps him work through it. Just a little bit of angst perfectly balanced by brotherly support, and a great exploration of the creative process. 

➤ ➤ ➤ POST-MOVIE

breaking free from the bindweed by catdragon13873

1,503 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & Leonardo (Raph-centric)

Genre: Character Study, Horror

It is good, the creature knows, to be Kraang.

There is no conflict, no struggle, no search for identity or meaning outside of being Kraang. The creature is Kraang and its family is the Kraang (no they aren’t) and its sole purpose is to protect and serve (no it isn’t) and kill for (they’re not my family) and die for (not for them never for them) its family (they are not my family my family is not them) the Kraang.

An exploration of Raph’s time as a Krang enforcer, and how he comes back from it. The events are all from the movie, but reframed through Raph’s perspective as he’s being controlled and it’s a nice study of his character.

conjoined at the heart by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

1,746 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Donatello & Leonardo

Genre: Character Study, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort

There's a popular myth that twins are 'linked' from conception to death. They can read each other's minds, feel the other's pain etcetera, which is all bullshit. Leo, again, had insisted otherwise until Donnie had tested that theory with the business end of his staff against Leo's skull. He hadn't brought it up again after that.

Then Leo disappears through a portal in the sky.

And Donnie feels him leave.

A small collection of snippets throughout Leo and Donnie’s lives over the years, as the latter reflects on the benefits and drawbacks of being twins. Fluffy and bittersweet all at once, with a happy ending.

for what it’s worth, it was worth all the while by taizi

2,594 words, 2/2 chapters

Character Focus: Raphael & Casey, Ensemble

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Family Bonding

The people that Casey loved were real. They raised him, and risked everything to save him—to send him back to a better, brighter place. And he carried their hope and determination with him every step of the way here. Now he can put all of that down, but that just leaves him with nothing but his empty hands.

Raphael has cried a lot today already, but this just about sends him over the edge all over again.

Set immediately after the business on Staten Island, the family drives home and Raph looks after a too-quiet Casey. A lot of tender family moments ensue, and the author has a great grasp on everyone’s voices as the rest of the family flits around in the background.

hug me! (bring it in!) by odachi

4,186 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Leonardo & Donatello

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff

With everything that’s happened recently, the invasion, saving the world, almost dying, Leo has become more and more aware of how little he hangs around Donnie, just the two of them. With the knowledge that Donnie died in Casey’s future, that he lost his twin, it hits him hard. Especially in the middle of the night, when his thoughts can linger and his mind can spiral into an endless torrent of misery.

Leo doesn’t know what to do with that knowledge. Leo doesn’t know what to do anymore, besides set it aside and hope, pray to whatever God there may be that he doesn’t conjure up any more unnecessary images that will haunt his dreams.

Donnie has withdrawn somewhat since the invasion. Leo’s love language is physical affection, and he misses spending time with him. They have a hear-to-heart and are there for each other, and I am so soft for this fic.

I Didn’t Vote For You by SibillaScribbles08

3,421 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Donatello & Leonardo, Donatello & Raphael

Genre: Family Drama

“Hey, D?” His big brother leaned in close. “Thanks for always believing in me.”

Donatello pressed his lips together, forcing the tears back into his eyes.

“Seriously, thanks.” Raph continued. “You’re right, I did always want to do this hero thing, and I insisted on dragging the rest of you into it. That entire time I kept questioning it. Like, was I really cut out for this? As a big brother I was always in charge of you three, but it’s so much different when you get out there. I was never good at coming up with plans, or thinking logically or—”

“You’re not stupid.” Donatello interrupted and finally looked at Raph. “Maybe you aren’t good with math, or physics, but who cares? You’re smart about the stuff that matters.”

Donnie has a problem with Leo’s leadership—or is it so simple? An exploration on love, loyalty, and change.

lined with gold by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

2,836 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & Leonardo

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

The funny thing is, Raph barely remembers.

He has... feelings of the time he'd spent as a zombified slave, intents and ideals fed into him like sludge through a straw—the Krang are superior, you are the proof of our might, you will serve us well, squash them, kill it, kill him, KILL HIM—

(He thinks, sometimes, he can still hear it; the sweet nothings of violence the Krang had promised, a seat by the throne built over the bodies of millions, the corpses of his family.)

His left eye saw flashes of what his body was doing, moving to the whim of another, smashing and slicing without restraint, but nothing concrete.

Not until he had Leo struggling to speak, to breathe with his hand (tentacle) wrapped around his throat.

That part is crystal clear.

Weeks after the invasion, Raph and Leo finally talk things out. If you came out of the movie loving it but wishing the writers had given us a little more resolution between the two of them, this fic is a must-read that pulls on the heartstrings and absolutely delivers on the emotional catharsis. 

Love Bites by ashtreelane

2,544 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Raphael & his brothers

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

One of Raph's quirks, one he had never deeply considered, as second nature as it was, was biting.

Whenever he’d become so overwhelmed with affection for his family that he felt like it was going to get too big for his body, he’d clamp down on the closest available body part, squeezing enough for his family to feel the pressure of it, but never enough to break their skin. Never enough to actually hurt them. It’s just something that Raph did. A quirk that no one even blinks at anymore.

So yeah. It’s a harmless quirk, Raph’s affectionate biting.

Until now.

Raph finds out snapping alligator turtles can exhibit cannibalistic behavior, and worries about hurting his brothers. Luckily, they’re there to reassure him that’ll never happen.

Raise A Glass To The Four of Us by BiographyDivider

4,332 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Leonardo & his brothers

Genre: Family Bonding

“Ah but wait a second Leo I didn’t tell you about the game!!” Donnie blurted out.

Leo stopped. “Game?” he asked, looking back over his shoulder.

“Yes, uh – yes yes yes, the game,” Donnie babbled, lunging at the PopMeister and grabbing a bottle to gesture with. “The game we can’t play without you. The rules…are…that we each make a soda for another member of the team. A bespoke drink, catered to their exact specifications – flavours, carbonation level, whatever you feel like your team partner would prefer. We, uh – yes, we mark them out of ten. Whoever makes the highest graded soda wins!”

He beamed at his brother – too widely to be real, a bead of sweat already forming at his temple. Raph and Mikey looked between the two of them, gaze ping-ponging back and forth, breath held tight in their chests. Leo turned.

“One game,” he bargained, walking back towards Donnie, prodding his finger in his brother’s chest. “One, okay?”

After the invasion, Leo pushes himself to become a more serious leader. The rest of the turtles just want their brother back, though, and resort to desperate measures to get him to spend some quality time with them again. A light-hearted fic about the road to recovery. 

someone just as inspiring by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

2,412 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Casey & Leonardo (Casey-centric), Ensemble

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff

He excuses himself after several helpings of Mikey and April's delicious pies, shutting himself in the room he's sharing with Raph and Leo. He flops onto his sleeping bag and stares at the ceiling fan. The sunset filters through the window in shades of vibrant red and gold, bathing the room in its warmth and Casey with it.

He's too angry to enjoy it, and that only pisses him off more.

Damn it, why can't he stop thinking? His future (past? Present? Freaking time travel) is gone. The Krang are gone, defeated, and the Key is safely hidden. Everything Casey had feared and despised is gone, replaced with the warmth, love and care of everyone he knew and everyone he never had the chance to meet. He has a family, a life, a second chance.

But he had a family before, too.

The family takes a well-earned reprieve and go up to April’s farmhouse, and not having to fight for his life 24/7 for the first time gives Casey a chance to come to term with his emotions—grief most of all. Leo is there for him. A fic about families, old and new.

sometimes I can still hear his voice by catatonicatnap

2,320 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Casey & Everyone, Casey & Leonardo, Ensemble

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff

“We heard everything,” Master Splinter tells him. “You have— the key?”

Casey nods. Everything, they heard everything, they— they know—

“I killed him, Master Splinter,” Casey chokes, throat raw, and lifts his head from April’s shoulder. “I— he’s gone — he ordered me to and— and I shut him in— I’m so, so sorry.” He holds out the sword to Master Splinter. “This was— Here. He— he dropped this, and— you should have it. It’s yours.”

Master Splinter reaches out both hands and takes the sword reverently. He seems so impossibly old.

Missing scene between the victory at Staten Island and the end of the movie; Leo might have been saved by his brothers, but the rest of the family are still out of the loop and Casey’s drowning in guilt. Angst with a happy ending, delivered in Rise’s true chaotic fashion.

To Bridge a Canyon of Your Own Design by SibillaScribbles08

3,211 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Splinter & Donatello, Ensemble

Genre: Character Study, Family Drama

The sigh Donnie let out was so long, so tired. “Dad, I know what you’re doing.”

Splinter bit his cheek. “What do you mean?”

“This whole… thing.” He waved a hand around. “Reading to us, skateboarding, training, painting… like what? Did Leo almost dying make you realize how distant you’ve been lately?”

He raised an eyebrow. “Yes?”

Donatello glared at him and pulled his goggles back over his eyes.

Splinter sighed. “Donatello, I’m not sure what you want me to say.”

“I want you to just go back to normal.” His son snapped. “You don’t have to… pretend to care about all this stuff. It just hurts more when I know it’s not genuine.”

Splinter’s not immune to trauma leftover from the thwarted Krang invasion. After realizing how close he came to losing his boys, Splinter strives to be a better father and close the distance between them, but with Donatello, is it too little too late? A reflection on the struggles of fatherhood and strained relationships, and the importance of making an effort anyways.

Won’t Quit on You (Don’t Quit On Me) by GibbousLunation

4,650 words, 1/1 chapters

Character Focus: Michelangelo & Leonardo, Michelangelo & Donatello, Raphael & Leonardo

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Family Drama, Character Study

“I’m not-” he doesn’t know what he’s not. Not going back down? Not being dangerous? “I’m not angry.” Oh, he thinks. He hadn’t really meant to say that, it doesn’t feel quite true either.

Don sits beside him, not looking at him which is nice. Donnie doesn’t like emotional stuff but he’s still always there, just to make sure they don’t feel like they’re dealing with it alone. It’s so sweet, his brothers are the sweetest. He’s so mad at them, he realizes. He’s furious.

“It’s okay to be angry,” Don says half on an exhale. “If you are, anyways.”

He’s not, but he’s also livid. He’s shaking with it but he’s sad. The big bright things in his chest are clattering stars and they’re making riptides of gravity wells and mini apocalypses. There’s too much noise in there, it’s impossible to pin down or think around.

Leo nearly sacrificed everything for his brothers, and Mikey’s not okay with that actually. The exploration of Mikey’s anger and hurt is expertly done, and nails the whole quiet fragility that can sometimes come after a traumatic experience. Very well done; very bittersweet.

Wretched and Sublime by WhatTheVoid

3,062 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Donatello

Genre: Angst, Character Study

It’s a nanosecond of pure nothing. No sensations, no sight, no sound, no touch, taste, smells, nothing. It should hardly register as a period of existence but it slams into Donnie’s mind with an ugly ferocity, a horrid split second of not being anything, of ceasing to be at all in a way his analytical brain cannot comprehend.

And then, quite suddenly, he is everything.

Donatello struggles with the aftermath of having been fused to the Technodrome; it’s putting it lightly to say he doesn’t like the way it makes him feel about himself. This fic is all hurt, no comfort, but it’s a fascinating bit of character introspection.

➤ ➤ ➤ APOCALYPSE TIMELINE

childhood and the apocalypse by starlight_artemis

3,874 words, 5/5 chapters

Character Focus: Casey & Cassandra, Casey & Family

Genre: Fluff, Angst

"Get back here, young man—"

Something rushes past her and she hears a thump as it slides on the floor and under the bed. Cassandra looks up from the map she's studying as Donnie walks into the room, one of his eyebrows twitching. He immediately zeroes in on her.

"Jones, where's the child?"

She puts the map down. "Why?"

Donnie lets out an impatient sigh, fingers tapping against his thigh as he looks over and around the furniture.

"He took a small prototype for Shelldon's pocket size upgrade and then took off like the little demon spawn he is." The soft shell explains briefly, looking at her accusingly as if the whole situation were her fault. Cassandra smirks.

"My kid would never." 

Snippets of Casey’s life growing up in the apocalypse, in one of the very few fluffy fics out there for the fandom during this period. Believe me when I say the hurt’s definitely still there, though. 

i’ll be your detonator by bigdamnher0

4,031 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Michelangelo & Leonardo (Mikey-centric), Ensemble

Genre: Angst, Character Study

Mikey sighed. "Listen, Case. I’m not Leo. Wanna tag along on this field trip—fine. I won’t stop you. But that one?” Mikey licked his lips. Widened the mirror so Casey could get a glimpse. “That one’s mine, capiche?”

Casey was a second too late—rule number 4: always assume there's more; he kept forgetting that one—as another Kraang speared its body between them, some half-alien, half-machine horror. Mikey’s face remained unchanged. He flicked his free wrist once, and chains snaked around the Kraang’s hissing face, its torso writhing as muscle and cable alike bulged out.

We spoiled the hell out of him, 'specially Raph—the things he got away with, Case, I swear, like one time—but that's the baby brother, you know? It's in the baby brother contract. He could doom the world with his freaky mystic stuff—Leo gripped an invisible ball in his hands and squeezed—and it'll be just another Tuesday . . .

Finally, Casey found his voice, which cracked wonderfully down the middle. “We shouldn't—Leonardo-sensei said not to go alone." Chains tightened. The Kraang made a panicked bleat. "It’s dangerous to engage without—”

“Tell Leonardo-sensei,” Mikey said, the weight in his eyes sharpening into a spearpoint, a wild throw, “finder’s keepers.”

His fist closed. POP! Leo was saying, booping a young Casey’s nose.

A dark, but fascinating take on Leo and Mikey’s relationship in the bad timeline, and how the death of their brothers may have fractured it. Grief can do terrible things to people, and seeing the way it warps Mikey and turns his best qualities into his worst is deeply gripping.

If you like this one, consider following it up with its companion piece in prodigal at your door, a follow-up touching on Leo’s side of things!

love and grief go hand in hand by starlight_artemis

1,086 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Leonardo & April

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

He slams his fist against the wall and it cracks at the impact, bones crunching painfully. He doesn't even wince, and a growl escapes from deep in his throat.

"He's dead! Is that what you want me to say? Because that's all there is to say: Raph is fucking dead. You know that, I know that, we all know that. He isn’t with us anymore, he’s just—"

Gone.

She watches him unravel, the invisible tear in her chest aching.

Leo—

"So why—" his voice cracks to a whisper and he looks at her with such loss that her heart breaks. The fight and the anger leave his body as if they've been sucked out by grief.  "So why can't I cry?"

April confronts Leo on how he’s been closing himself off since Raph’s death. We all cry for it. 

tried to raise you right by Sroloc_Elbisivni

2,831 words, 1/1 chapter

Character Focus: Leonardo & Cassandra & Raphael & Casey, Ensemble

Genre: Angst, Family Bonding

The two of them are roasting rats over the fire—one of Splinter’s old recipes, in fact—when Casey says “Hey. Asshole. If anything happens to me, you’re godfather.”

Leonardo, preoccupied with looking over Kraang patrol patterns, grunts an affirmative. And then the words penetrate all the way and he almost drops the map into the flames.

“I’m what? You’re WHAT?”

“Whozzat?” Raph demands, lurching up from where he’d been dozing against the wall. “Who’s dying?”

“No one’s dying,” Leonardo says, still staring at Casey and her evil gremlin grin that says she knew exactly how much this would fuck with him and is living for it. “The opposite, I think?”

“What?” Raph adjusts his eyepatch to squint at him. “What do you mean, the opposite?”

“Casey’s pregnant,” Leo says and he’s still kind of waiting for Casey to laugh and call him a sucker because ha ha what the fuck.

This fic follows Leo in the bad future, starting from when Cassandra announces her pregnancy and to the bitter end. Everyone gets a bit of well-done screentime, but the fic is particularly focused on Leo, Cassandra, Raph, and little Casey, and how the bond between all four of them changes over time—something stronger than blood and deceptively fragile in the face of time, but never broken. You are not alone.

Posted: 10/25/2022

#rottmnt #rottmnt fic #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #fanfic recs #the other two lists will be out as soon as I finish formatting them!

[thr-333]

On the optimistic side of things for the tmnt au tournament, apparently the turtles are allowed to use their powers, so if you get to more rounds we can just imagine the mystic tots dominating the competition in hilarious ways.

Raph's temper tantrums could handle most opponents, and no one wants to risk hurting a baby, especially if it could just make things worse.

If Donnie does get to be the ball, good luck to anyone else who tries to pick him up, he will not hesitate.

Mikey goes up in flames, half the competition panics because 'baby is on fire, baby is on fire, oh dear god how do we put it out' while the other half screams over him crawling their way.

And Leo gets to help with his portals! Making perpetual shots that go on forever until someone grabs the ball, and redirecting any attacks from some of the more bloodthirsty players! (I'm looking at your last piece specifically and thinking of One's bat disappearing in a portal, coming out of another behind him and beaning him in the back of the head)

Splinter, meanwhile, watches this with a smile on his face, a little bit of an evil glint in his eyes as he chuckles.

"Yes. Suffer."

He just wants others to understand his suffering(and if they distract his sons long enough he might actually get some sleep)

I know I’m not going to make it to the next round but oh the skits I could make if I did

#tmnt au competition #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #save rise of the tmnt #mystic tots

[marwhoa]

✰✩✰ marlowe, they/them ✰✩✰

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THE OWL HOUSE

~ perhaps you’ll be my first request?

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Drabble Dump

↳ rise!donnie, 2012!donnie, rise!mikey, rise!casey x Y/N (female and g/n)

Multiple

↳ “ tickle-fest ” ; rise!boys x g/n

↳ romantic headcanons ; donnie, leo, april x girly!g/n

↳ “ wedding bells ” ; platonic!rise!boys x g/n

↳ “ two-in-one “ ; rise!boys x vigilante!g/n

↳ “ errand day ” ; rise!boys x curly-haired!fem!y/n

↳ “ green with envy “ ; rise!boys x g/n

Leonardo Hamato

↳ “ the chair-ry on top ” ; rise!leo x g/n

↳ “ the treasure’s treasure “ ; rise!leo x g/n; chair-ry sequel!

↳ “ skin hunger touch-starved ” ; rise!leo x touch-starved!g/n

↳ “ gotcha, leo’s wrong! “ ; rise!leo x male!y/n

↳ “ come clean! “ ; rise!leo x female!soccer!y/n

↳ “ sorry i took so long ” ; rise!leo x female!potioned!y/n

↳ “ target practice ” ; rise!leo x goblin!g/n

Raphael Hamato

↳ “ teensy-weensy hiccup, oops! ” ; 2012!raph x g/n

↳ “ cherrypie prequel: sugar n’spice “ ; rise!raph x villain!female!y/n

↳ “ cherrypie ” ; rise!raph x female!villain!y/n

↳ “ unstoppable “ ; future!rise!raph x survivor!female!y/n

↳ “ twilight lovebirds ” ; rise!raph x g/n

Donatello Hamato

↳ “ the heart’s broken song ” ; rise!donnie x overworked!musician!g/n

↳ “ the sheep loves the wolf ” ; 2012!vampire!donnie x female!y/n

Michelangelo Hamato

↳ “ mikey & the rose burns ” ; rise!mikey x rockstar!g/n

OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB

Morinozuka Takashi

↳ mori-senpai dating headcanons ; mori & g/n

Hikaru Hitachiin

↳ “ high school sweethearts “ ; hikaru x g/n

Ritsu Kasanoda

↳ ritsu kasanoda dating headcanons ; ritsu x g/n

#rise of the tmnt #tmnt 2012 #tmnt x reader #rottmnt x reader #tmnt 2012 x reader #donatello x reader #leonardo x reader #mikey x reader #raphael x reader #ouran fanfic #ouran x reader #rottmnt donatello x reader #rottmnt leonardo x reader #rottmnt raph x reader #rottmnt mikey x reader #hikaru x reader #kaoru x reader #mori x reader #tamaki x reader #ritsu kasanoda x reader #toh x reader #the owl house x reader #hunter x reader #willow x reader #darius x reader #raine x reader #eda x reader

[14muffinz]

I don't know who's identity issues are more fun, Mikey or Donnie's.

Because Mikey knows a lot of their combined past, but I feel like the general vibe is that he has issues figuring out what's real and what's not (if that's not the direction you want to take that it's fine)

But Donnie is just *gestures* look at him! He's very stressed and I feel like he doesn't trust his brothers (or himself) to lean on someone for support. So he's just a ticking time bomb

Raph and Leo may have their own issues that I might ramble about later but for now it's a very general wow these guys are messed up

Oh, they're all very fun to play with. I don't think that the unfused turtles would have much of a presence in any of the fused turtles, but I wrote a small thing earlier today out of boredom, which featured rise mikey occasionally popping up in orange, and 2012 mikey popping up in yellow. this is in regards to 2012 casey

So uh, yeah that happened.

Mikey can remember the most events, but it's more like 'okay, so this happened, and then this happened.' He can put names to faces if he sees faces, but if he doesn't see faces he has trouble with them. This is for the aprils caseys and splinter mostly, since the split guys called them all by the same names and they all look pretty different. It's definitely there for his fused brothers as well, but he can ignore it as long as he doesn't think of, like, tot memories. More recent (teen year) memories will often replace themselves with the fused appearances when he focuses on them. And as for himself? That's the hard one. He knows he has light green scales, but when he's not looking he sometimes pictures them as darker green, and he can't remember how dark his freckles are on his skin or how big his spots are. He knows it's all there, but the picture refuses to work in his mind.

Donnie doesn't trust their brothers, even though they think they do. Knowing that the other turtles aren't their brothers is already a bit of a road block, and since they're not the best liar they sometimes avoid interacting with their brothers, just so that they don't cause anything by accidentally spilling the fusion stuff. You have to keep in mind Donnie doesn't trust themself. They don't know if their thoughts belong to one person or two people. Their memories have been tainted and it's causing problems with the one thing they're supposed to trust, their own mind.

Leo and Raph are very much in the present moment at almost all times, which is probably why they're not aware of what's going on as much as Mikey and Donnie are, in fact Raph's been given a bit of the information and is rejecting it. They've also both got a(n un)healthy sparkle of big brother in them. Sure tensions between them are oddly high and something feels off, but that probably means the Foot or one of their other enemies is preparing to make a move. Sure, yeah, whatever their last mission was roughed them up enough for all four turtles to forget what went down, but just because their human friends are concerned doesn't mean they can just quit!

They're so messed up <3

#forced fusion au #rise of the tmnt #tmnt 2012 #tmnt au #tmnt crossover

[tickly-stuff]

ALSO ALSO IN THE MINI EPISODE WHERE OUR TURTLES WERE LIL BABYS AND LEO WAS THE VILLIAN I think that when the villian gets caught they tickle the shit outta him (esp leo bc yk how he is he wouldnt give up so quickly LOL)

YES YES YES YES YES YES. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS. YES.

Hero’s and Villains

turtle tots!!💞

Summary: Leo get caught as the villain during training but doesn’t wanna face the consequences

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Today was a calm and quiet day in the lair. Well, it would’ve been if the boys weren’t busy training. It was a game called “Hero and Villain”. And they loved it. It wasn’t necessarily training. It was just in good fun.

The objective of the game is for one of the four turtles to be a villain, and the other three to be the heroes. If the villain gets caught, they get tickled until they say the code word “cowabunga”. And Mikey was the villain for this round.

Mikey was currently winning, running away from the three constrasting turtles with all his might. He was carrying “artifacts” which we’re actually just random items from Splinter’s room.

“Mwahahaha!! You’ll never catch me fiendish villains!! Wait. I’m the villain. So would it be fiendish heroes? Whatever!!” Mikey stated with mirth in every word.

“You can’t run forever Mikey!!” Leo yelled. It was more of a Tom and Jerry kind of situation. Mikey had the upper hand due to his size. He was small, which allowed him to fit through certain spots. And he was energetic enough to tire the others out for a little bit to buy himself some time.

Meanwhile while his brothers were catching their breath, Mikey had hid in a nearby closet.

“Phew! Alright! I think I’m safe. I have all of my precious artifrcats. They’ll never find me here! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!” Mikey attempted an evil laugh, trying to stay in character. He was never really fit to be a villain but he was nominated for the game and those were the rules. Whoever is nominated or outvoted has to play that position. And he really tried his best.

Unfortunately, he had laughed a bit too loud. So loud that his hiding spot was no longer hidden. Suddenly two big hands wrapped him and scribbled themselves all over his sides.

“Gotcha Mikey!!” Raph exclaimed. Continuing his tickle attack.

“GAH! Aahat least give mehe a waharning first!” Mikey said between giggles.

“No chance little bro! You can’t just tell the villain ‘I’m gonna tickle you now’! ” A different voice said behind him. Tickling the back of his neck.

“LEHEHO!!! Cuhut it ouhut!” Mikey said with full blown laughter. His knees had gave out and he was now in a ball on the floor.

“Nuh uh! You have to say the code word if you want us to stop! And for your information, it’s ‘artifacts.’ ” Donnie said, squeezing Mikey’s knees.

Michelangelo. Totally. Lost it.

“COHOHOWABUHUHUNGA!!! COHOHOHOWABUHUHUNA!!!!!!”

The three brothers immediately stopped their tickle attack and went to aid their brother.

“You good Mikey?” Raph asked sympathetically. The four of them made sure that they never went too far. With anything. And if they did, they would do whatever it takes to make it up to one another. That was their agreement. Their bond.

“Yeheheah ihihm fine. Thahat was fun.” Mikey stated. The phantom sensations causing him to giggle to himself a bit. A wide grin plastered on his face.

A few minutes had passed. They decided to rest for a bit to give themselves a break. But all they had to do was look at each other, and they all stood up.

“So who should be the villain this round?” Mikey asked.

I personally vote Leo! I’m sure he would fit the job! He’s agile, swift. You can do it! Right Leo?” Donnie stated. The spiny soft shell turtle’s words leaked of amusement. He knew Leo wouldn’t last. He just wanted to get him back for eating the last slice of pizza last week.

“What!? No way!! I am NOT. read my lips. NOT being the villain.” Leo said nervously with a shake to his head.

“Aww is the wittle baby leo scared of his brwothers? scared of being tickled?” Donnie said with wiggling fingers.

“Stop it D! I’m not scared! And I’m not a baby! And stop wiggling your fingers like that!” Leo said with a slight blush to his cheeks. “Fine. I’ll do it.”

They always gave the villain a 10 second head start to get themselves situated.

Whereas the other three we’re strategizing on how to capture him, Leo was contemplating. He knew Donnie was out for revenge and he knew that he would find him in no time. He would make it his mission. Any minute now he would burst through that door with Raph and Mikey screaming- “LEONARDO!”

“AAAAHH!!!” Leo screamed and ran as fast as he could. It’s not like he minds being tickled. But being tickled by Donatello? Could. Not. Stand it. He would always tease you about how much he was right.

Donnie was right on his tail. He wasn’t as fast as Leo but he sure wasn’t slow. Mikey and Raph followed behind.

Leo took a sharp corner to quickly hide behind a wall. This was no longer Hero’s and Villains, oh no. This was sibling war. One has the upper hand due to smarts and the number of people. But the other has speed and agility.

Due to Donnie’s lack of speed he hadn’t seen where Leo had went. So he started searching. He had made hand signals that told Mikey and Raph to split up.

They had understood and the hunt was on.

They looked everywhere. Donnie’s room, Raph’s room, Mikey’s room, Splinter’s room even Leo’s own room! Still no sign of him.

Until Donnie had looked around and found two. turtle. feet.

Leo wasn’t paying attention at all. So it was Donnie’s turn to strike.

He slowly crept up to Leo. Trying no to make any noise. When he finally got up to him, he reached for his foot and took it swiftly with a “HA!” and began tickling it.

“WOAH!! DOHOHONNIEE KNOCK IHIT OHOFF!!” Okay. Leo lost. He tried every trick up his sleeve and Donnie STILL caught him!! well. He had a good run.

“Never!! You were caught!! Some villain you are. RAPH! MIKEY! I FOUND HIM!!” Donnie stated.

Raph and Mikey immediately came and started tickling him everywhere. His neck, hips, torso, underarms and sides.

“NAHAHAHAHAHA WAIT GUHUYS!!!!!” Leo was completely losing it. Raph pinned Leo by his hands with his knees so he wouldn’t and couldn’t move. So he just endured the tickling. Besides, it felt nice to laugh like this.

“Well Nardo, do you admit defeat or would you like this to continue?” Donnie said in an evil voice.

“COHOHOHOWABUHUHNGA!!!!” Leo yelled out. And the tickling immediately stopped.

“Glad you finally came to your senses brother.” Donnie said to Leo with a noogie.

“Yeah yeah whatever. I NOMINATE DONNIE TO BE VILLAIN THIS ROUND!” Leo said with a prod to Donnie’s side that made him yelp.

Leo had a wide grin on his face. “This is gonna be fun.”

PERSONAL OPINION THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FICS IVE EVER MADE.

#fluff #brothers #rottmnt #tickle #fic #request #donnie #raph #leo #Mikey #CRYING #💖💖💖💖

[tyo-mimt]

27/36. @tmnt-event-blog

A Splinter Special for Turtle Tot Mikey.

Weren't families supposed to get along?

Mikey would be lying if he didn't admit that a lot of his life was spent with the frankly tenuous unity of three other turtle mutants and a rat dad, but that was enough reason to consider each other family, right? After all, who else could they look to? That last question was the topic of that day's spiral.

Leo and Raph fought. No, it was just supposed to be a lighthearted spar, just like it always had been, but of course it escalated... Because nothing ever came free without consequences. Was that how Donnie put it?

"Orange?"

Mikey holed himself up in his room after he reported the incident to dad, resigning himself to the papers and paints tucked in the corner of the room... He didn't want to see anyone, afraid that he might break into tears again at even the slightest mention of what happened.

"Are you okay?"

He couldn't even properly focus on what he wanted to draw. The page remained blank, but Mikey's mind grew louder with the echoing cacophony of what happened.

"Michelangelo!"

Why was he so focused on this? He wasn't the one who got hurt, or hurt someone. He was just watching... But did that also make him responsible?

Quickly pulling him out of his spiral, the box turtle nearly jolted as a warm hand was pressed against his shoulder. He didn't even realise he was tearing up, anguish worn clearly on the paper on the ground. Dad didn't even need to be prompted to pull Mikey into an embrace, the box turtle choking back sobs even as he continued to cry.

Gentle circular rubs on his shell and the warmth his dad shared, he did begin to relax slightly. "My son... What happened?"

Mikey freezed up at that, tensing at the question before sinking deeper into dad's embrace.

"You... don't want to answer?"

Mikey shook his head. He wanted to, but... There was a pause, before dad sighed in understanding.

"Just so you know, Blue is doing okay. And that's because you and Purple were able to get me back there quickly."

Mikey dared to pull back and look back up at his dad, seeing the warm smile on his face widen. The box turtle only grew more concerned as another thought crossed his mind.

"What about Raph?"

"He'll be okay."

He looked away. "I know it was his fault but... I think he feels really bad..."

Dad remained quiet at that. Mikey continued.

"He's always trying to be careful with us, and it feels weird to think he'd change all of a sudden." He dared to look back up at dad, the signature youngest brother look on his face, "If you're going to get mad at him, don't be too harsh."

It took a moment for dad to laugh, giving Mikey a few gentle pats on his shell.

"You're always thinking of your brothers... I'm glad," He assured, pulling his son into a gentle side hug, "I was never planning on getting mad at him, or Leo, or any of you."

Mikey didn't even notice he was tearing up until dad wiped his tears away. "I'll have a talk with them, yes... But just know that I won't blame any of you. I just hope that you all will be willing to tell me if something like this happens again."

"You... really won't get mad at us?"

"My son, I'll only get mad if you intentionally do something bad to each other," Dad teased, rubbing the top of Mikey's head in an endearing head pat like manner, "But just remember. I love you boys, make sure to love each other as well."

#rottmnt #tmnt holiday bingo #candle night #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt splinter

[tblsomedoodles]

The only thing Dee knows about this new turtle is that his papa doesn't like him, and honestly, that's enough for Dee. So he hears himself up, and let's out his most bloodcurdling hiss. Meanwhile, Raphie is torn between finding it hilarious that Dee's first instinct on meeting Leo was to let out a threat display, concern that Dee might actually be afraid of Leo, and cooing because that was possibly the cutest thing he's ever seen.

lol yes! Dee would certainly pick up on his Papa being not happy with this new turtle they keep calling his uncle. So him hissing at Leo is definitely something he would do (and something Raphie would find hilarious and adorable at the same time.)

one scene i've been thinking about that's like this is basically the first time Leo hears Dee talk (b/c i is talking by the time Leo comes back, but won't if Leo's around.)

It's so stupid b/c, in the movie there's a part where Raphie gets knocked out with a tranquilizer dart while he's out with Casey and his brothers have to go pick him up from April's and Casey's house.

So at that point in this au, the three go to meet up with them and Dee, hearing that his papa is where they're going but not much else, sneakily follows them out. They don't notice immediately b/c they didn't think to look, but by the time they get to the exit they realize they have a teeny turtle tail following them.

Leo, having spent the last three years isolating himself in a jungle, decides it's a brilliant idea to sneak up on the turtle tot and pick him up before scolding him.

It's a surprise only to Leo when Dee bites him hard enough to draw blood.

Mikey makes sure Dee is alright, calming his nerves by saying something like "Don't worry about it little Dee, Leo's can be a dumb dumb sometimes. Like now." and then convinces the other two to just take Dee with them since they're already halfway there.

They get to April's (making sure Dee understands that his papa's alright, but he's going to be sleeping or very tired when they get there) and Dee makes a beeline towards Raphie, immediately cuddling close to him b/c he's worried.

when Raphie wakes up enough to sit up and notice what's going on (including that April is wrapping up a fresh bite mark on Leo's arm) basically this happens.

After that, well Leo can't deny that this is Raphie's kid lol. first thing he hears this kid say is his brother's stupid nickname for him followed by being called a dumb dumb. lol

Thank yOU!

#asks #tmnt #rottmnt #adopted donnie au #my doodles

[rapharoni-supreme]

Andrea-Mod’s Raph-focused fics masterpost

Since I’m posting my fics here, I figured I might as well make a masterpost of all my Raph-focused fics that I’ve written (so far). Starting from the earliest:

Knitting Needles Make Good Conversation Starters

How does the so-called 'angry one' of the family become not so angry? Simple. With a few good coping mechanisms, and a lot of help and support from his family. ((Literally the first fic I ever wrote for Rise, so pls excuse any typos or out of date details/OOC-ness)).

Patience and Fangs

There are many things Splinter still has to learn when it comes to being a father to four turtle tots. But one things is for certain: He loves his sons. ALL parts of them, even the parts that may be a bit more... savage.

Happiness is a Warm Puppy

It’s always good to take a break, especially during the rough times. Breaks that involve your favorite little brother and a bunch of fun, cuddly and slightly mischievous puppies? Those are even better. ((Post s2-finale, Mikey helps Raph de-stress after the whole Shredder ordeal))

Test Subject #1-R

“Why were you trying to lift a bus anyway?” Donnie asked, his face a mix of tired and exasperated, “Do you seriously not remember last time?”

“No, I remember,” Raph replied, scowling a little, “I just thought that now that I had a little more Raph power-!”

“While the scientific part of me would like to encourage experimenting and testing, I’m fairly certain your Aura Clone-Jutsu technique wasn’t meant to be used to pick up buses for fun.” ((Post s2-finale, Raph and Donnie experiment w/ Raph’s new aura powers))

Sweet Sixteen

On the morning of Raph's birthday, he and his father share a moment, and Raph is reminded that even if birthdays don't always feel like a big deal, they can still be worth celebrating.

Snapper's Day Out

What was meant to be a relaxing day out (and a simple trip to Teddy Bear Town) for Raph ends up having a few extra twists to it. But, that doesn't necessarily make it a bad day. Far from it, actually.

A Matter of Perspective

It hadn’t exactly changed much, it was still the same old face he always had. Same old eyes and snout and snaggletoothed mouth. He had to wonder what had made these things - what had made all of him, apparently - so ‘criminal-like’ for lack of a better word.

(OR: Raph deals with the aftermath of the whole Heinous Green situations, and the not-so-great feelings that comes with it)

On The Bench

What happens when the turtle who's known for taking the big hits and being the team protector ends up being the one that others have to look out for? ((post s2 finale, Raph has to deal with suddenly being the one that people are fretting over/protective of after he gets seriously injured in battle))

Mind Over Kraang-Matter

“...I guess it makes sense,” Donnie admitted, “That you’d be worried about… that happening again. But besides the fact that the Kraang don’t have any control over you anymore, you shouldn’t be trying to restrain yourself or- or punish yourself for being controlled in the first place, Raph. We know that you’d never try to hurt us, and you know that too. The thing that did try to hurt us wasn’t you, it was a complete different-!”

“But that’s-!” Raph stopped himself. He didn’t want to snap at Donnie again, so he took another deep breath before continuing, his voice quieter now. “But that’s the problem. I know the Kraangified me wasn’t actually me and was a totally different thing, but… but I still worry that it’s still in there somewhere, waiting to come out and take over again.”

“Okay… Why do you think that it’s going to take over again?”

Raph gave a hollow laugh, keeping his eyes locked on the floor. “I mean… Come on, Don. The whole thing with the Kraang… It wasn’t the first time that someone else was able to 'take over' while I was blacked out...”

(OR: Raph copes with the mental aftermath of being Kraangified, and Donnie insists on helping him find a better way to cope.) ((Post-Movie, obvi))

Cracked Shield

“Heh, you're one to talk, big bro. Hero moves are totally your style…”

Even if they ended up not being Leo’s last words to him, Raph still had a feeling that they would haunt him for the rest of his life.

(It's easy being the one who protects, the one who saves others. It's not nearly as easy being the one who gets saved...) ((Post-Movie, obvi))

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So yeah! While I’ve got plenty of other fics that feature Raph, these are all the ones that are majorly focused on him and/or his relationships with other characters. And you can read these AND all my other RotTMNT fanfics on AO3, my username there is JustAndrea: https://archiveofourown.org/users/JustAndrea/pseuds/JustAndrea

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #raphael tmnt #my writing #fanfiction

[virgilisspidey]

Did NO ONE ask about the other two for the next gen 2012? SKKSKSKS WELL, NOW I AM.

So the thing is—

I haven't drawn them yet because it's so FREGIN HARD TO DO

Spoilers!!

Like i said in a previous ask, the last two are mutants.

The difference is, the first one was human and the second was an animal.

And... As you might notice... I don't know how tf to draw mutants but i can give some background, like of what they would look like and what kind of mutant they are and all that jazz.

This is gonna be a long one.

So first up!

The third and eldest member, River!!

River is once human, they're mutated right around the time of the mutation bomb incident when they were 11 years old. They were outside at the time, with their mother at a flower shop. They were holding some carnivorous plants on display when the toxic mutagen hit them.

It's one heck of a miracle that they survived.

They're very silent, often times only talking one sentence a day, kind of like Ferb from Phineas and Ferb. They are very beautiful despite being a mutant, they're often times described looking like a greek statue, they manage to at least retain some of their more human characteristics. They're very reserved that comes with their quiet nature. Because of this they're often times said to be rude because they never talk or because of their constant resting bitch face. But they're very nice and gentle when you get to know them.

They're also a ninja! Specifically, a ninja of the new foot clan.

So now you have a hamato ninja, a vigilante and a foot ninja!

They are a mutant carnivorous plant!!

I only ever managed to draw their head and not their full body. I struggled a lot with getting their hair right.

I mostly based them on sundews, specificslly those flower looking ones and those long curling ones.

These ones:

Their skin is, of course, green and their hair has a red tint because of the many small sticky hairs they have. They do work like actual sundews and as an added bonus, they can control their hair in battle which works well as traps.

They don't really need to eat, sometimes they put live pigeons in their hair and just wait for it to digest. The reason why they rather eat that way is because they're very insecure about their appearance despite being described as beautiful.

The reason why they're in the foot clan is because Karai adopted them after seeing them running away from an angry mob in the early months after the mutation bomb incident.

Karai is technically a mutant too, so it was easy enough for River to trust her.

Karai and Shinigami are their Mother and Mom. (We live laugh love this ship)

If it isn't obvious enough, their color is red, so that means they're Raph's counterpart.

Their weapon of choice is a kusarigama, just like their mom.

Next up is another mutant, this time he used to be animal, specifically a tortoise (just like Slash!)

Here are some pictures because i do not know how tf to draw tortoises and my fingers forgot how to draw the turtles so... Yep.

Anyways, his name is Ryan and he's 14 years old, the youngest in the team.

He's dorky and awkward and is deathly afraid of humans, with the exception of his Auntie April, Aunt Karai, Auntie Shini, and Uncle Casey. He's bit of a nerd and idolizes Donatello a lot because of his work and contribution to the fight against the Kraang.

How does he know that?

He's Slash's kid.

So how did that happen?

He was just a normal tortoise at an open zoo whent he mutagen hits him, turning him into a very confused tortoise tot (he's 9 at the time of his mutation and when he mutated. He didn't look like a 9 year old, he was ver smol)

He was abandoned in the sewers a year after the mutagen bombings and he was found by Raph, who gave him to Slash because they could not handle any more people in the lair with their conditions.

He's very smart, a very fast learner and already knew how to read and speak (although it was stuttery and he fumbles woth his words) a year into being mutated. He adjusted pretty well, but not as fast as Slash did when he was mutated because he didn't have anyone to observe. He acts pretty much like any normal kid but he's a genius. And of course his idol is Donnie much to Dr. Rockwell's dismay.

He lives with the mutanimals with Slash as his dad and all the other guys as his weird uncles.

He wears clothes though.

He has a pair of glasses taped on his face because of his bad eyesight and wears some baggy sweatpants along with an orange Space Heroes hoodie.

So yep, he's orange, he's Mikey's counterpart.

He doesn't have a weapon unlike his teammates, he prefers to be the get away driver or hacker. He does not know how to fight despite Slash's many offers to let the turtle brothers train him. He's afraid of confrontation and is rather a pacifist.

So now we have a hamato ninja, a vigilante, a foot ninja and a mutanimal!

The gang is coming together!!

#tmnt 2012 #rottmnt two souls #two souls ask