!!!CHARACTERS IN THIS AU ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A REDESIGN!!!
ALL OR NOTHING MASTERPOST!
Hello hello hello!! This is the masterpost for my tmnt fan iteration/au, All or Nothing, aka aon!
This iteration takes place in 2019, and follows the turtles and their buddies as they fight against Shredder, the Foot Clan, Karai, and the Kraang. Things get dark quickly, even if things seem silly at first
The Turtles
In order from oldest to youngest, we have the four turtles. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. They live in the sewers with their father, Splinter, and live there peacefully for the first 14-15 years of their lives. They live specifically in an abandoned subway area, much like the rise boys.
April+Casey
The turtles met April on their third trip topside. She witnessed one of them falling into a dumpster late at night , while she was in the process of sneaking out. Of course, this is April O'Neil, aspiring news reporter, she can never just let things go. She went to investigate the four strange turtles and ended up becoming friends with them. They tend to hang out late at night at parks, or in the sewers. The turtles met Casey through April. He wasnt very fond of them at first, but ended up warming up eventually. He hated donnie for about two months though
Side Characters+Mona Lisa
These characters are more minor characters [aside from Mona], but they still play a part in the story
!!TRIGGER WARNINGS!!
yes, these will all come up in art and comics. linked art that is green only has mentions of these. art that is orange will show these. blue will be for censored versions of gore [which will be red]
Generally dark subjects/themes
Kidnapping
Non-consensual human experiments
Generational/childhood trauma
Mentions of weed/drugs
Entomophobia [fear of bugs]
Emetophobia [fear of vomit]
Violence
Blood
Electrocution
Child abuse/emotional neglect
Transphobia/homophobia
Blood/gore
Amputation/limb loss
Heavy themes of PTSD/trauma
Self harm/suicidal ideation
[this is subject to change. please keep these in mind]
Art/Actual content
Main Comics
1
Side Comics
n/a
Art
Rough Night
idk cute raphmona thing+part 2 of them making out
Shitposts/ect.
Lets take Ibuprofen/T together Leo
stfu casey [jonatello]
62 notes
·
View notes
Home
A Foot Too Big Ending Rewrite
Read on AO3
~•~
Donatello stood tall, resting his palms against the mahogany banister barely keeping the porch, let alone the entire cabin together. He found himself listening to the sounds of the woods. The wind wisps about, the birds chirping their midday song, and the rustling of leaves flowing in the breeze.
He closed his eyes. He had never experienced anything like this. Being in nature was a foreign concept, having lived in the sewers of New York City for most of his life. And the moments he did leave the sewers, he and his brothers were left to deal with robots, ninjas, and mutants.
And now, apparently Bigfoot too.
If someone had approached him saying Bigfoot was real, that all the conspiracy theories from those podcasts he listened to were actually legit, he would have believed it without a second thought. He was a mutant turtle after all. Nothing surprised him anymore.
Yet despite this, he was still utterly surprised at seeing how Bigfoot truly was. It- no, she was an enigma in her own right.
She was no mythological creature made up by bored humans to scare others and spread conspiracy theories. She was real. She was real and alive and...obsessed with him. To a creepy degree. She was affectionate, sensitive, trailing him around like a hungry puppy looking for a snack. It was tiresome. It was embarrassing.
"Now you know how April feels." Raph's voice echoed in his mind.
He knew what that meant. It took a while, but he finally did. He was Bigfoot to April. A disgusting, sad individual who followed her around and embarrassed her. It was why she cringed after he made her the music box gift. It was also why she smiled at him, and hugged him with some devotion, but no true love behind her eyes.
He had fucked up. Badly.
"Hey stranger!" April chirped from behind him.
"Gah!" He yelped in surprise.
She grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, I...thought you heard me walk outside. Guess these slippers are too quiet." She gestured to her rainbow narwhal slippers.
Even with how beautiful she was, he felt sick to his stomach.
"Everything alright? You look as concerned as Mikey did when I told him we ran out of frozen pizza last night."
That made him chuckle a bit. "Yeah I'm fine. It's been...a weird day.
April snorted. "You can say that again.
With mischief dancing in his eyes, he said it again. "It's been a weird day."
"Smartass."
He smirked. "It's what I do best. So...listen, about earlier---" His expression turned to that of pleading and anxious. "I'm sorry about the music box. I thought you would like it, and I dunno, I wanted to show my appreciation for you and it backfired and made me look desperate and-"
April's expression softened. "Donnie, please."
He couldn't help but hide his face in shame. "You must hate me now."
"No, Donnie, I could never...I would never hate you. Ever. You're one of my best friends in the whole world. I- I know I haven't exactly been the greatest friend ever, but I want you to know that I appreciate you guys so much. Even when I've acted off, you've always stuck by my side. I know it hasn't been easy to deal with me.
We've been through so much. So much loss."
Donnie realized that she was not only talking about her father, but Splinter, and the city too.
April exhaled. "Before Leo woke up, I was terrified we would lose him too. And that...we could all lose each other at any point. And that scares me so much." Her voice trembled slightly.
Donnie's heart wanted to hug her. To comfort her, to let her know that he would never leave her. But something in the back of his mind held him back, to listen.
"Donnie, I'm scared I'm going to lose you," She whispered.
"You won't." He assured her without missing a single beat.
"I already have."
Donnie blinked incredulously. "What? No, no, no you haven't. I'm right here, I promise, I will never leave you. You can count on me."
April traced the banister with one fingertip, not looking back at him. "I've been having visions late at night when I can't sleep. They were like nightmares, but instead of forgetting them in the morning, they stuck around. And they're so clear and vivid too, I can't possibly forget them." She turned towards the stars, squinting as though she was recalling everything in her head.
"I feel tension. Hatred. Discomfort. And then...nothing. Like it all disappears. You're all gone."
"Gone?" He echoed.
"Yes, gone. Like I said, it's only visions. But sometimes, I worry that it's already happening. You know---" She pointed towards herself, then back at him. "Your whole vendetta with Casey."
Donnie winced. "Oh...with me and Casey." He swallowed and folded his hands. "It's, well, I thought you knew but ah... The truth is April, I like you a lot. As in, more than friends." His cheeks heated up. "I realized Casey had feelings for you too, and I guess I felt jealous. I went to extreme measures just to get you to notice me."
April's eyes widened, stunned. "Oh Donnie...I'm so sorry I---"
"I know, I understand now after I dealt with Bigfoot. I'm this sad thing that follows you around. I'm just a mutant."
"What? Donnie, I'm a mutant too! Have you already forgotten that?"
"That's different, you're---"
"Human passing, I know, and I will never truly understand the struggles you and your brothers have gone through. Our experiences will always be different, but my point still stands."
She reached out her hand, but the purple turtle pulled his away. "What about Casey?" Donnie asked.
She frowned. "What about him?"
"Ever since he joined our group, he's been...closer with you. I always felt so frustrated and angry, and maybe a little jealous. It's like he was intentionally getting under my skin by flirting with you."
"Right..." April couldn't hide the slight discomfort in her expression.
"And I guess I assumed you liked it. Him. You like him."
She groaned. "I feel like no matter what answer I say will be the wrong one."
Donnie stared at her, startled. "What?
"Like I'm a mouse running through a maze, but all the corners are closed in."
"That's not true--- it's your feelings."
"Is it?" April chuckled half-hardheartedly to herself. "You just said how Casey made you feel uncomfortable every time he was friendly with me. Because we're friends." Donnie was surprised to see her scoff, almost cynical with her response. "It was never about my own feelings, it was all about you and Casey's. Because if I pick one of you, the other will be upset. And if I pick neither? Then I've ruined everything."
"But why do I have to make the big decisions? Why do we have to make everything so complicated? I just want to get along with everyone. I wanted friends, I wanted ...a family I---" Her voice cracked, and Donnie swore he could see her eyes glisten with tears that she roughly rubbed away. "I'm ..."
"April...I'm so sorry."
"Don't. Please. I don't want to hear it. I just want it to stop. I want my dad back. I want our home and...our lives to be normal again. I want to stop the Kraang and remain friends forever."
Donnie nodded firmly. "I want to fix this."
"I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn't have acted the way I did. Especially after everything we've been through. I guess...I was just so focused on impressing you, and making you like me that I lost sight of what's really important." He smiled. "The bond we have as friends."
April lifted her head slowly.
"I know....words can't repair what I've done. I know I've hurt you. But if you'd rather be friends, then that's cool with me."
"Really?"
"I respect your feelings too much to let you get worked up over something like this. I actually like us being friends more, now that I think about it."
"Oh..." She wrapped her arms around him in a warm embrace. "I'm so relieved to hear that, D. I'll tell Casey too!"
The truth was, nothing had changed between them. Their friendship and love for each other was as strong as ever.
Perhaps even stronger.
9 notes
·
View notes
Fixing Apritello work better than Canon
(Analysis tmnt 1920s AU)
After reading the "turtles in the roaring 20s", I want to compare two love lines of the same ship. Namely, the canon and fixing Apritello and why the former is much better than the latter.
Canon Apritello
The series uses the trope "love at first sight" in the very first episode during April's demonstration. Donnie becomes fixated on her when he notices her presence.
He is completely confident that April will become his girlfriend (like the "master plan"), perceiving her as an object that needs to be obtained. If Donnie's feelings are obsessive, April's feelings are almost incomprehensible. It's one thing to kiss him on the cheek, and then immediately ignore the past action, as if nothing had happened (*cough* A foot too big *cough*).
What else I don't like about this relationship is that in all episodes, April in a written form should always be next to him, and not with other turtles. Because the shippers will think she's changing guys like gloves.
And a love triangle involving Donnie, April and Casey makes things worse for her. Donatello begins to complain that his crush is spending time with another guy at first sight. For the most part, he's just trying to get him out of April's company. And Casey is a perverted guy who likes to molest her. Okay, when he flirts, but he unbeknownst to her looks at her like, excuse me, a sexy (remember) 16-year-old girl! Well, at least thank you for the fact that April herself does not support such an attitude of guys towards her when they fought for her, or in the ep 1 season 4, where two guys looked lovingly at her dressed in a yellow jumpsuit.
Okay, you get my point, that canon did a very bad job. Now let's move on to…
Turtles in the roaring 20s Apritello
In this fanfiction, unlike the canon, the love line begins in "chapter 8: After hours" while April is singing. Donnie falls in love with her in this very chapter, when he watches and listens to her beautiful voice. Also in the chapter 9, they communicate in private, clean up the mess and tell their dreams and experiences, and this is called "proper chemistry".
The main mistake in the canon is the lack of conversations, no matter what. ordinary or important in the plot, characters should talk about their feelings, experiences, advice, and so on, and not just assure us that they did it behind the scenes. as one person said, "Show, not tell."
Maybe Donatello and April sometimes talked about something in the series, but we were shown in the background instead of hearing their conversation.
In the new chapter of fic, these two are presented to us again with cute moments and important plot summaries, rather than being thrown into the background. In addition, we are hinted at the development of the characters, where they will teach each other in the next chapter.
Also, April wasn't created as a love interest for Donnie to tease the shippers. Their attitude influences the main character's dream and Don's fear of being on stage. Plus, her character will change not only in relation to Don, but also to other turtles (like Raphael).
The result of the analysis: tmnt1920s AU Works with Apritello better and more harmoniously than canon and I will always wait for new chapters about them!
32 notes
·
View notes