#Once a hamato always a hamato au

[easterartist]

For all my Once a Hamato, Always a Hamato fans, I give you art of the boy XD

I promise the story will be updated, I just gotta get past my writers block fdjdbaja-

I will not say if this is canon or not (due to many reasons lmao), I wanna see if y'all can guess it or not :)

(Also, This story is in the tmnt crossover polls! If you'd like, could you please go vote for it when the time comes? I'd be ecstatic if you did! :D)

(@tmnt-crossover-polls is the blog the polls are going on! :D)

(EDIT: I JUST REALIZED THAT I FORGOT HIS ERROR SYMBOLS DJSBAB- DARNIT-)

#tmnt crossover #Once a Hamato Always a Hamato au #rottmntau #undertale au

[chiscribbs]

As promised, to show my thanks for getting Grown Apart AU through to the next @tmntaucompetition round - here's a little bonus treat:

A visual chart detailing all the major character relationships in the AU's first act! Enjoy!

(Click "keep reading" for some additional information on a few of the dynamics shown above.)

Splinter & Mikey - When the boys were still very small, Splinter used to take them with him on his excursions out of the sewers (either to get supplies or to search for the two missing turtles). During one of these trips, Mikey got separated from his dad and brother - they eventually found him, mostly unharmed, but the traumatic experience left a lasting mark on Splinter and he has worried about his youngest son ever since.

Leo & Raph - Leo and Raph are the first of the estranged brothers to meet, face-to-face. Raph finds Leo snooping around Draxum's lab and attacks him. Leo manages to escape, with his newly acquired portal sword, but the lab is destroyed in the clash. The two proceed to fight each other on multiple occasions after this, forming a sort of battlefield rivalry.

Donnie & Mikey - By complete and total coincidence, Donnie ends up saving Mikey's life after Draxum drops him off the roof of a building. Mikey takes this as evidence that Donnie is a good person and decides to trust him (despite Leo's protests). Realizing this, Donnie uses Mikey's "misplaced" trust in him as a ticket into the Hamato residence so that he can hide out there until he's apprehended the oozesquitos.

Raph & BM's Assistant - Although Big Mama and Draxum don't work together often, their business does tend to intersect on occasion. Because of this, Raph has had the odd encounter with Big Mama's masked companion. They've never spoken, though (not that BMA would speak even if they had gotten the chance).

Donnie & Raph - They're aware of each other's existence, thanks to their parents' occasional dealings, but haven't actually seen or spoken with each other. Big Mama largely limits Donnie's interaction with anyone outside of herself and hotel staff, and she's especially reluctant to let him meet other mutants (once she learns of their existence) or Draxum. This hasn't stopped him from listening in on some of her business chats via his surveillance tech and finding things out that way, though. Raph only knows Donnie as Big Mama's mechanic and the one responsible for her criminal empire's recent upgrade in technological advancements.

Splinter & Leo - Because of the incident that occurred when they were younger, Splinter has always had a soft spot for Mikey. Leo doesn't exactly resent this fact, but he does often feel like he gets short-changed on all accounts - when Splinter isn't around, Leo is responsible for keeping them both safe and out of trouble. When Splinter IS around, a majority of his limited attention generally gets directed towards Mikey. Thanks to this, Leo is left feeling both a little attention-starved and desperate for some independence. He's too proud to admit to his dad that he feels unseen, though, so he instead opts for causing a little mischief to get the desired attention.

Raph & Mikey - After learning that Raph is not only a mutant, like himself and Leo, but that they were created by the same person - Mikey becomes determined to befriend him and change his mind about humanity. He considers Raph part of the family - even before finding out that Lou Jitsu is their real father, thus making him their real brother. Raph doesn't quite share the sentiment, though - as far as he's concerned, Mikey's the one who's on the wrong side of the fight and no amount of niceness is going to convince him otherwise. (It does, however, make it a lot harder to hate him...)

Donnie & BM's Assistant - These two have a history that goes back several years and has soured with time...on Donnie's end, at least. He used to be close to BMA, considered them a friend for a little while, then something happened to change his opinion of them and caused him to see them as a rival. But what about BMA? What effect, if any, did the loss of Donnie's trust and friendship have on them? As with all things surrounding this character, it's a mystery...

#grown apart au (rottmnt) #rottmnt au #rottmnt #chiscribbs #rottmnt splinter #rottmnt leo #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt raph #baron draxum #rottmnt big mama #rottmnt april #big mama's assistant #huginn and muninn #rottmnt huginn #rottmnt muninn #fanart #relationship chart

[turtleblogatlast]

hey!!! this is less of an ask and more of a fic rec tbh 😭 but have you read 'I May be Invisible, but I Still Look Good" by Dandy over on Ao3???? It's after the movie AND Leo-centric and like he gets cursed so his spirit is ripped out of his body. It's like 125k words of wonderful storytelling

OH- but for an actual question, do you have and fic recs?? or any AU's you think people should go check out?

I tried answering this before and it erased my reply orz

ANYWAY YES I HAVE read this and I absolutely love it with every fiber of my being.❤️ 100% one of my top fics to read in this fandom that I even go back to for a reread more than once. The characters are perfectly done and the set up for the story is believable with a fantastic payoff, highly highly highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t read it yet.❤️

As for recs, I’ve always been terrible at giving recs since my memory is very bad especially for ones I haven’t read in a while.😭 Off the top of my head I can recommend (note these are practically entirely Leo-centric since he’s my special guy you understand (the others aren’t forgotten at all though!!!) - and most of these are very very well known so you’ve likely already read them…):

[Note many of these are unfinished and may remain that way - please no one harass the writers for more, let them write at their own pace if they choose to write at all]

- The Neon Void by sugarpastels is absolutely incredible, the dramatic irony of it all as we follow Leo in the state he’s in and see just how broken all the Hamatos are by his “death” is just 👌👌👌 The fact that this places with one of my favorite tropes aka “Leo being in the Prison Dimension longer than canon” is just so good. Genuinely a thoroughly gripping tale that I highly recommend. It’s not complete yet (a lot of this list isn’t) but what is there is so amazing please read (though you most likely have read it already haha)

- little kid with a big death wish and firefight by remrose are another two you’ve likely seen but by god are they worth the read. Firefight isn’t done yet but it and death wish are so amazingly well written and really go into how trauma affects people differently and how ties with family can be tested in traumatic situations. Hard subjects definitely but very maturely done. (Also I misread firefight as firelight for way too long before I realized it-)

- Power Up and Times Five by pickedcarrotsandradish are both unfinished but I can’t care because what we were given is so good that I’m fine with them as they are. Both deal with Leo’s insecurities and bad feelings about himself and, very importantly, the fics go into how these insecurities establish a base for Leo’s very real flaws and how those flaws push him to act the way he does. Very interesting and compelling stuff here!! Power Up especially does really cool things for the boys’ mystic power ups, especially Leo’s, and I loved reading about the ins and outs of what they could do.

- Race Against Life, Death, and the EPF by Cass_Phoenix is just so engaging to read??? Like I love the entire set up for it - it’s feels so fresh and like you’re in Leo’s desperate situation yourself. I was so excited whenever a new chapter came out because the atmosphere was so well done.

- A Mixed Bag by GreatlyBlessed is SHOCKINGLY not Leo-centric for once haha. It’s not completed, but again, like the others above it is so good that I recommend it anyway. This story is actually a crossover between four sets of TMNT (‘87, ‘03, ‘12, and Rise) and the dynamics set up in it are SO fun I love it. Team 2 is my fave because you have literally all my faves on that team how could I not?? I also highly appreciate that everyone gets a chance to shine and that there’s no bashing at all, they’re all just very much in character and it’s refreshing to read ❤️❤️❤️

There’s a LOAD more that I could recommend I’m sure but I don’t remember them off the top of my head at the moment.😭 If I remember I’ll come back and add them in!

(Forgot about AU’s- honestly there’s some that I see and catch up on when I see them but there’s just so many that it’s a bit difficult to keep track of sometimes! I’d have to go around and fully look through many before having a solid answer haha! The ones I do see are always so well done though, I may come back and add them here if I remember 😅)

#non au ask #it’s killing me to not remember them all orz #I swear there’s so much more #‘are they all Leo centric’ yeah LMAO #maybe one or two are more ensemble but yeah haha… #my special interest hyper focuses on my fave sorry 😭 he’s also just the most fun for me to read personally #but yeah I’ll come back and add more when I remember them lol #wracking my head to remember #gonna tag this as #turtle fic recs #so I can find it again later

[camilieroart]

Help i'm starting to go down a rabbit hole

I couldn't stop thinking about that one doodle (top right) and my brain started to create a whole AU and now they have designs and the AU has a name ;0;

Anyway I might (most likely) make a oneshot for this story just so it gets out of my head.

Also none of them have any swag it's painful

Summary of the idea so far under the cut :

So Mikey died before he was able to make the portal (or during), and that plan couldn't work.

When in the final battle, Leo saw the resistance lost, and they were going to die, he realized there was no way out for Casey, without the plan they had with Mikey.

And he refuses for that to happen.

He leads Casey away from the danger, where Leo heals his side while the battle ends outside of like a collapsed building or smth. Once it does Casey scouts out (despite Leo's warnings) and realizes everyone is dead and gone.

When he reports that to Leo, the turtle decides they need to leave. He quickly goes back to the hideout to get some of their things without being seen, where he finds the damaged body of Shelldon, and transfers him to an older body, and leaves New York.

They always assumed the rest of the world was krangified, and Donnie's scans confirmed it, but Leo is holding to dear life to "what if it was wrong. What if there's a safe place out there. Where Casey and Shelldon could live and grow"

They got nothing else, so they leave and start looking for a place that doesn't exist

yeah the base idea i guess is travellers Leo and the Hamato next gen who are filled with trinkets of their lost ones. Shelldon is basically Casey's older brother

#leo #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt the movie #unpause rise of the tmnt #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt the movie #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles the movie #rottmnt future leonardo #rise future leo #casey jones junior #casey junior #rottmnt casey jones #rottmnt casey jr #casey jr #shelldon #rottmnt shelldon #peepaw leo #peepaw multiverse #i guess #camilieroart

[midwesternvibes]

Time for more Seperated Leo Human AU! (I really need a name good lord-)

As promised, we now get to look into Leon's lore! He's a funky little guy, and shockingly well adjusted!

Lore drop under the cut!

His full name is Leonardo Tomás Esposito, and he is quite proud of it! He picked it out himself when he was about 10 years old, and he's happy to say that he still loves it to this day! (Fun fact: all of the names have double meanings to them hehe)

But anyways, his Mamà is in fact, NOT Big Mama (but it was a solid guess!), her name is actually Mia Esposito! (+10 Fandom points to anyone who can guess her full first name) She is a full time nurse and used to travel around the several NYC hospitals as an on-call nurse, but once Leon was born she stuck her roots down to one and has been there ever since!

She's actually an incredibly interesting character (with her very own arc!) with a lot of depth and meaning. She grew up with her Puerto Rican mother and Italian father, but after a series of misfortunes and despair, she ended up immigrating to NYC to start a new life for herself. About 10 years later she began raising a baby all on her own as a single immigrant mother in New York City (Sound familiar?). Whenever Leon asks about his father she tells him that she doesn't remember his Papá, only that he had the same almond-shaped brown eyes as her baby boy....

But ultimately she doesn't remember him hahaha maybe Leon should stop asking questions and get back to studying!

(Leon knows that she's hiding something, but ultimately he doesn't care about his father that much, he just assumes that he did something to hurt his Mamá and wants nothing to do with the man at all)

Leon and his Mamá are very close, they're very similar to Percy and Sally Jackson from the PJO series, and they would definitely fight God for each other.

Leon was raised very much with the mentality of "It takes a village" and has many aunts and uncles and relatives in the hospital staff that he considers family. Mia couldn't really afford childcare as Leon grew up, as it often came down to food or rent for the month. The hospital staff saw this and absolutely adored little baby Esposito, so they were more than happy to raise him alongside their own children. Mia owes her life to this staff and considers them her family through and through.

As he grew up, Leon saw all his favorite people as nurses and doctors and considered each and every one of them heros. He decided very early on that he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, and after a terrible injury when he was 14 it cemented the fact that he wanted to be a pediatric surgeon, to help kids just like him.

But the issue is, Leon and Mia definitely do not have enough to cover medical school for Leon on a single nurse's income, even with all the jobs that Mia and Leon have taken over the years. That's why Leon NEEDS the athletic and valedictorian scholarship, without it he won't be able to achieve his dream. The only thing standing in his way is.....

THE HAMATOS

(Except Michael, he's a gift)

Leon is willing to do ANYTHING to get those scholarships, but his Mamá always reminds him that the Hamatos might need it just as badly as he does, and that's about all that's keeping him from REALLY doing anything to hurt/sabotage them. His Mamá has instilled a really strict moral code into his psyche and he won't actually do anything to them, he just....really wants to give his Mamá a better life, one she deserves.

Although, he is kinda curious as to why the Hamato brothers have the same eyes as him......

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Whew! That was pretty much just a really intense ramble, sorry there was no actual structure to that, I just really wanted to talk about my Leon lore! Props to anyone who figures out the significance of all the names, and to clear up any confusion, Mia is Half Puerto Rican, half Italian, and Leon is 1/4 Puerto Rican, 1/4 Italian, and 1/2 Japanese (but shhh he doesn't know that yet) and obviously he's got that amazing vitiligo (shout out to anyone and everyone with vitiligo, y'all are amazing and beautiful)

Thanks for reading my lore dump, see ya next time for..... huh idk yet, vote ig

See ya next time!

#Leonardo rottmnt #Leo rottmnt #Rise Leo #Leonardo #separated leo au #seperated au #Mia LMA #Leon LMA #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #Tmnt #rise of tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise donnie #rise mikey #rise of the turtles #rise raph #trans leo #transmasc leo #trans leonardo

[tmnt-crossover-polls]

COMPETITORS ARE FINALLY CHOSEN

We have them all

All the creators have either submitted the AU themselves or have given the ok to others or have given the ok to me personally

submission be upon ye (in submission prder)

It'd be appreciated if the creators could join the discord server here tho it's not a must it'd be super appreciated

I checked over these like a bigilion times but it'd be appreciated if you check and see if i tagged your works correctly and just let me know if there are any mistakes hopefully there are none

TMNT ONLY CROSSOVERS

We all fall down by @ossadeaurata @mej2235 @marshmel-l0w7 (03/rise)

Guess I’ve Been… Disarmed by @phoenixdeleted (12/rise)

Sunset linings by @iamheretemporarly (12/last ronin)

When The World Crumbles by @tmnt-obsessed-ace (12/rise)

Shellshocked by @lieutenantbiscute (12/rise)

A mixed bag by @greatlyblessed (87/03/12/rise/og)

The Last Ronin Becomes a Discord Admin by @melonpalooza (03/12/rise/last ronin)

The Many Names of Hamato Leonardo by @just-a-lil-turtle-with-knives (03/rise)

Just Another Momma Softshell by @ariel-gremlinzkeep (12/rise)

Ghost in the Shell by @amevello-blue aka @bluepeachstudios (03/rise)

Memories by @theawesomeninja-xd (12/rise)

The Algae Is Always Greener On The Other Side by @obsidiancreates (12/rise)

Wedding Bells and Magic Portals by @melonpalooza (12/rise)

Same story different font by @tmnt-obsessed-ace (12/rise)

A Different Eldest Brother by @alicat54cwriting (multiple rise AU s)

Ghost in the server by @melonpalooza @amevello-blue aka @bluepeachstudios (03/12/rise/last ronin)

boundless by @onionninjasstuff (12/rise)

Two Souls by @virgilisspidey (12/rise)

I Think We Broke Time Continuum by @havendoesthings (12/rise/to be added)

Two Shades of Blue by @sad-leon (12/rise)

Not turtles forever 2 or is it? by @lionalovit (03/rise)

same raph au by @blackfire-fanfiction (12/rise)

Glitched out by @easterartist (03/rise)

Lost but never found by @tmnt-obsessed-ace (2012/rise)

Rotten Reflections by @nicoforlifetrue (12/rise)

For future reference AU by @ilovebeingaturtle

Lair Meshing by @poems-art-darkness-n-more (12/rise)

Mystic malfunction by @vanillavengeance (12/rise)

MULTI FANDOM CORSEOVERS

Atomic Pets by @wandering-ghost (rise/Godzilla)

Lone Hunter and Turtle by @midnightcreator12 (03/rise/star wars)

The Magical Life of the Hamato Quadruplets by @virgilisspidey (12/harry potter)

Slayers in a Half Shell by @virgilisspidey @shyartz03 (12/demon slayer)

Dear, Little Brother by @kat-theglitch (rise/big hero 6)

Once a Hamato, Always a Hamato by @easterartist (rise/undertale)

A Heart of Sunflower by @doctaaaaaaaar (rise/batman)

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc by @posthocpaganda (og/house M.D)

tmnt omniverse by @glitter-alienzzz (03/12/og/ben10)

A Tale of Spirits by @unorthodoxx-page (rise/atla)

#submissions #poll talk #tmnt poll #again let me know if there are any issues

[cookieswithay]

🤖"Reign of Donnie 0!"💜

🔨Donnie x female reader!🧪

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Not really any warnings. A teeny bit of suggestion, since everyone's older. This is just my own special future au. New York's evolved and a little more mystic. Happy reading.

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• "Uh, dearest. I don't think this is a very good idea."

• You mumbled as you stared at the mechanical clone in front of you. Donnie rubbed your shoulders in reassurance.

• "Nonsense, Wifey! This is perfection."

• He strode over to his creation.

• "Meet, Donnie 0! Your home AI for when I'm not around."

• That's right. Your genius of a fiancee has created a robot clone of himself. Due to the brothers saving people worldwide now, he can't always be with you. So, he made you something that could protect you and make sure you aren't lonely. But, you weren't really taking to 'im.

• "Has it-"

• "He, Y/N. Use my pronouns."

• You rolled your eyes.

• "Has HE been tested already."

• He revealed the bot's "tested on brothers" seal.

• "Will he be robotic and scary, like movies?"

• "He's supposed to be me so... of course not."

• "You sure?"

• Donatello sighed. Convincing you is taking a lot longer than anticipated. Maybe he should try a different approach.

• "How about this?"

• He looked towards the door.

• "I leave you two alone and you see how you feel."

• That was indeed the wrong approach. You hopped on his arm, nearly pulling his lab coat off.

• "Don't leave me with this thing!"

• D sighed once again. Your stubbornness was your best yet worse quality. Time to initiate plan B. Bribery.

• "Hey, Y/N~"

• You looked up.

• "If you check him out, we can go to that one place you like so much."

• "...The toy coffin in the hidden city?"

• He nodded.

• "That's the one."

• After a moment of silence, you got down from his bicep. Begrudgingly, you approached his invention. You looked down at it's hand. 'Hold for 3 seconds' a button said. You took a breath and did as instructed.

• A little techno jingle played and slowly the clones eyes opened. Glowing purple pupils fell on you. You looked back at your Donnie, hoping for some guidance. But instead, he waved, pressing you to continue with his creation.

• "What is your name?"

• It said, startling you. (Huh, it's teeth glow for it's speech) You looked around and cleared your throat.

• "Y/N L/N. Although my last name will change to Hamato soon."

• It silently processed your words. In a instant, the robot's ENTIRE demeanor changed. It straightened out it's coat and fastened it's mask. After checking the time, updating and other stuff, the clone's attention was back on you.

• "Salutations, Y/N,"

• It took your hand.

• "I am Donnie 0, your home AI."

• You didn't know what to say. This robot was frickin SPOT-ON. The exaggerated vocabulary. The soft tone that was only reserved for you. AND, the natural swagger.

• "Isn't he magnificent!?"

• Donnie shouted, wrapping his arms up your neck. You nodded. (Although you're still admittingly a little skeptical.)

• "I put my ALL into him!"

• He slid next to his creation.

• "Note the chiseled features,"

• "The super strength,"

• "And my favorite part, the clean paint job."

• Just like any other time he showed off an invention, you clapped. That paint job is really good. He looked just like D is he was dipped in a tub of glitter. (Mikey probably did that) Your fiancee snickered and pointed, silently asking you to look at the robot.

• "Would you like to take me for a test run, Y/N?"

• Donnie 0 asked you. You squeaked and looked down at your feet. Um...(Why'd he ask you like that?) You shook your head quickly.

• "No thanks, I got work anyway so..."

• Your words faded when BOTH Donatello's grabbed your hands.

• "No you don't, you have the night shift today."

• "Let's spend some time together, shall we?"

• They both said in unison. Your cheeks burned. This is, um... Both of them smirked at each other. This is a terrific plan!

• An experimental week later...

• "Leo, be careful with that!"

• "What? Putting your little gizmos in the tank by portal saves a ton of time."

• You snickered. That's true. Working smarter and not harder is efficient. Unfortunately, D doesn't feel the same. He grumbled and tapped away on his wrist thing. (Tech gauntlet.)

• "If you want something done, you gotta do it yourself."

• His cargo grew some wheels and rolled in a straight line to the tank. (Although it's more of a deluxe trailer now. Don't let Donnie hear you say that though!) Do it himself, huh? You chuckled and tugged on his sleeve.

• "So how long is it gonna be this time?"

• He thought for a moment.

• "2 months if we're lucky, otherwise..."

• Probbles longer. You're a little sad, but it won't be too bad. Donnie's gonna facetime you everyday (even in battle) and you got an artificial intelligence version of him too. Although, not being kissed will eventually put a hole in your heart.

• "Looks like the tech is almost done."

• You mumbled. D looked over at you. He's doing that dreamy stare thing again. That's it, you're crying. You jumped on him, clinging to him like a sloth.

• "Oh Donnie, don't go!"

• Now it's his turn for the water works.

• "Do you think I wanna leave!? I hate this job!"

• The other brothers watched as the two of you hugged and blubbered incoherent stuff. Leo snorted, a laugh was waiting in his chest.

• "Is it me or do they do this everytime we have a worldwide mission?"

• "It's everytime!"

• Mikey shouted from the trunk. The "champion" shook his head. (Y'know with the tsk tsk tsk)

• "And to think, he threw a tantrum over me saying goodbye to my bed."

• Raph unintentionally drowned out his younger brother as he watched. Those were genuine tears.

• Can I find love like that?

• "Dude. Buddy. Raph."

• Leo's snapping in his face, but he's too busy thinking about married life. Meanwhile, Mikey's sneaking around trying to get in the hug.

• "Well, my darling Y/N,"

• Donnie said while wiping his eyes.

• "See you when I come home."

• "See when you get-hurgh!"

• You were crushed in another muscular embrace. This time with the other brothers. Mikey's leading it.

• "Bye, Y/N! I'll bring you another souvenir!"

• The youngest said. You also got a kiss on your cheek cause you were closest to him.

• "I'm gonna get a girlfriend this time Y/N."

• "So, please, I ask you to forget about me."

• Leo sighed dramatically. Both you AND Donnie kicked him at the same time. (Although, your kick wasn't nearly as hard as your fiancee's.)

• "And we'll be back before you can say Ko...Konachi..."

• "Hi in Japanese!"

• Raph shouted. (He brought the hug in the air) You chuckled.

• "Looking forward to it."

• Silence. And...everyone started crying. 2 months is a long time. After 30 minutes of telling one another how much you'll miss each other, they finally loaded in the tank. But, not before Donatello gave you a kiss that could make your heart stop from lack of oxygen. You watched silently as the most interesting in your life people drove away. But at least this time, you both get a new adventure. You tapped your new "watch".

• Activating Donnie 0.

• Living with your new man bot, was a little awkward at first, but you got in swing pretty fast. It was like the sleepovers you had with his live action. He would go shopping with you. Visit the hidden city with you. (Nowadays, it's more like the exposed city. Humans and Yokai exist in peace now.) And overall just spent your everyday life with you.

• It's nice. Kinda made you wonder if this is what your life would've been, if your Donnie wasn't a world wide secret ninja... Eh, no use crying over it now. When you're fiancee returns, he's staying for a year. But what will become of your ai then...

• Day 24 (one month nearly down)

• "Donnie 0, I'm home!"

• You called from the door. As usual, your bot hovered from your room. (He's not a walker, just like his creator.)

• "Greetings, Y/N,"

• He said, with a bow.

• "Did you have a good day at work, darling?"

• He asked as he pulled your coat off. You couldn't help but giggle like a minor. You loved that D added your pet names to 'im. Made him alot more lifelike.

• "It was okay, I finally turned in my report."

• The handsome robot hung up your jacket as you rambled on about your day. He also has your iced coffee and your dinner waiting in the fridge. And is FULL ON ready to give you a massage. Just say the word.

• "How was your day, Donnie 0?"

• His heart drive sparked. There you go again, wondering about he's doing.

• "It was fine. I just shined the house and charged all day."

• He replied, trying to sound chill. You chuckled and shook your head.

• "I keep telling you,"

• You looked over at him.

• "If you stay on the charger too long, you won't be able to run without it."

• (Little fact you learned from D when you guys were teens) Once again, his heart drive sparked. This time it lasted for a few minutes. You kicked off your shoes and stretched, completely unaware how your affecting this AI.

• "I'm gonna take a shower,"

• "Could you call April for me and see if she's home? I gotta tell her about the awful Lu jutsu adaptation."

• Donnie 0 nodded

• "Yes, ma'am, consider it done."

• He replied smoothly. You smiled and disappeared into your room. And...your door is closed. The robot swooned. You're so perfect. Beautiful, smart, and funny! And with just a touch of flaws. That checks all his all his boxes! But, alas, you're in love with his creator. The one who gave him life and the opportunity to even meet you. Mecha Donnie sighed and grabbed your phone. Maybe fulfilling your request, will take his mind off of this.

• As he scrolled through the contacts, he stumbled across a voicemail. It from your real beloved. Being naturally nosy, he tapped it. Images flew from the phone, swirling around the room. It was quite a sight. (Although, he was sure he could conjure something better.) Slowly, the pictures came together, forming the real Donatello. In a rather disheveled ninja uniform.

• "Japan hasn't been kind."

• Donnie 0 mumbled, shaking his head

• "Hello, Y/N."

• The hologram purred, while stretching dramatically. This was for you alright.

• "Just checking in to see if you're okay and I have some good news."

• The robot raised his steel eyebrow. News and he wasn't notified?

• "Drum roll please,"

• The camera was turned to his brothers. Everyone "drummed" dramatically.

• "Your hero is coming home early!"

• The robot's heart drive crackled. But, not in a good way. Coming home early!?

• "Give me a week, dearest. And Japan's biggest threat will be vanquished."

• Donatello said with a warm smile.

• "And Donnie will stop crying into his pillow!"

• Mikey shouted from the background. (The Ai couldn't tell if he was being malicious or just dreadfully honest.)

• "Thank you for bringing up painful memories, Michael."

• He said, stiffly.

• "Anywhiz, I love you. Let's facetime tonight."

• He said a few other words his creation would've rather not of heard and finally signed off. Donnie 0 stood there in silence. In a week, the paradise he was living would be gone. He's VERY sure he won't be scrapped, he's the greatest robot ever created. But, going on without you...he might as well be.

• Think, Donnie, think.

• I'm best AI on the planet.

• How can I prevent the end?

• ...Eureka! Your voice! He can use a audio file of it and keep his original away. Maybe even break you two up eventually. Yeah. This is a great plan. His finger opened, revealing a audio cable. He plugs into your phone.

• "Apologies, master Donatello,"

• "I wanna spend a little more time with my fiancee."

• To be completed in part 2~

(This is part 2👆)

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I know I got a LOT of series going on, but this one is gonna be finished in part 2. And maybe, I'll show off what everyone looks like now, including the lovesick robot. Anywho, chao!

(And this gif may change.)

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt raph #donnie x reader #part 1 #tired and fulfilled #to be continued #stay cool #have a good week everyone #robotics #robots gone crazy

[vicbutnotactually]

@lucatea and I came up with our own little Caseynardo AU >:]

The Old Men!

Basically, Leo and Casey get stuck in an alternate dimension where time moves a lot faster. By the time they are found, it’s been thirty years for them.

The world they’re in is very dangerous, almost apocalyptic and these old men are EXHAUSTED, but they have each other.

The teasing is relentless between them. While Casey comes up with the cheesiest and most ridiculous nicknames for Leo, Casey is almost exclusively referred to as Jones.

Casey had the most pathetic attempt at growing facial hair and Leo HATES it (but secretly loves his scruffy goofy look,) there have been many arguments about the facial hair but Casey refuses to shave it.

A little scene by @lucatea :

Trasncript:

L: Shave it, Jones

C: Hamato.

L: Casey

C: yes, my darling husband?

L: SHAVE THE DAMN BEARD

Some random notes for this au (mostly by Luca) :

- They probably get there through some portal mishap, and once the boys and April find them, Mikey is the first to catch on with Raph being the last, purely because I think it’s funny for Raph to be completely clueless when it comes to the fact that they are married.

- Leo has a prosthetic leg, and Casey doodled all over it and drew his initials on the bottom.

- Casey has graffitied every surface in their house, most with “CJ was here” and eventually “L + C.” Eventually it changed from “CJ was here” to “CJH was here.” It’s become a sort of game, where Casey tries to find more and more unique places to hide his name.

- They hyphenated their last names

- Casey calls Leo ‘Mr Jones’ to tease him

- They are always saving each other’s butts and tease each other every time it happens (look at the quotes)

Some quotes:

Raph: Wait- so you guys are MARRIED ?!

Casey: Hell yeah we are, isn’t that right buttercup

Leo: I want a divorce.

-

Casey: You’ve been saved by The Amazing Casey H Jones once again!

Leo: yeah yeah, pass me the first aid kit.

-

Leo: Why is it that I’m always saving your dumbass, Jones?

Casey: Because you love my Dumbass

-

*Leo does something dumb off screen*

Casey: LEONARDO JONES I SWEAR TO HELL-

Raph: Did you hit your head or something Casey?

Casey: What?

Raph: its Leonardo Hamato. Not jones, jones is your name.

Casey: Nah man, i got Hamato

*Donnie and April having the same realization behind a clueless Raph*

-

The argument about the beard eventually escalates:

Leo (holding a blade): If you won’t shave it, I will

Casey: You’re gonna have to catch me, Mr Jones

#does this count as a tmnt au? #they’re gay your honor #tmnt 2012 #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #casey jones #tmnt leonardo #tmnt 2k12 #caseynardo #leocasey #tmnt 2012 leonardo #tmnt 2012 casey jones #hamato leonardo #tmnt leo #they would have Guardians of The Galaxy energy I swear #with a touch of Miguel and Tulio from Road to El Dorado #yes they have matching scars #disaster husbands au #disaster husbands tmnt au #disaster husbands

[easterartist]

Reasons to vote Once a Hamato, Always a Hamato in the @tmnt-crossover-polls !

1. We have Leon being OP as all heck

2. Giant found family of misfits!

3. Angst >:3

4. Family reuniting!

5. Found family!

6. Leo's got new powers!

7. Future Leo is here!

8. Leo and Ink being chaotic besties!

9. Mama nootmare!

10. Leon knows how to knit! :D

11. Leon being a forever 15 year old with the mental age of a person who's lived for eons!

#tmnt crossover polls #once a hamato always a hamato au #rottmnt #rottmntau #undertale au #fgod error #rottmnt leo

[rednleafff]

✮ Masterpost ✮

hello :3 I've decided to re-fresh my Masterpost with all the info - comics and what not :3 this is my turtle page that focuses mostly about my oc Yummi Hamato in my own AU The good? future

(you can find more things about it under their tags #Yummi Hamato & #rottmnt good? Future au)

★ Comics in chronological order ★

- The Prologue comic {1} {2} {3} {4} {5} {6} {7} {8} {9} {10} {11} {12} {13} {14} (On a hiatus) - Not her dad - Honey the kids are teleporting - Once upon a time - Runaway Bunny - The wooden katana: Origins - Patching up - Always together, right? (★) -A swiftie & an old - How to get away with laying {1} {2} - Protect yourself - Me? Kraang? - You've killed my father, prepare to die (★) Butterfly yokai explanation (★) Yummi Hamato references

★ Cousin-Vers ★

(fun interactions with other oc by me or other artists)

(Animatic) things on fire - by me (Animatic) Crystal gems - by me Yummi & Saber - by me Saber & Yummi - by Sha-biest Yummi , Sof & Hero - by me and Mishacakes Hanna meets the gang - by Zinzabee Niece like Uncle - by me and Danksy-ns Leo got a baby - by Danksy-ns Last Ronin & Yummi - by miracleofunicorns Last Ronin & the kids - by miracleofunicorns

★ Even more comics non AU related ★ - CJ and Leo have a talk - No matter what (cass au) ★ Star Wars AU ★ - New padawan - Pink lightsaber

#rottmnt AU #rottmnt good? future #rottmnt good? future au #Yummi Hamato #rottmnt Yummi Hamato #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rottmnt oc

[cupcakeslushie]

Ok, I'm literally obsessed with the Separated!AU, I read all in the tag in a couple of hours, I made this account just for this AU

I want to know something, does Lou Jitsu exist? Like did Splinter also became a movie star in this AU too, if so, does the turtles like it as much as in canon?. I just can't stop thinking about a Leo who discovered Lou Jitsu movies and probably getting an hoperfixation over them and watching them non-stop when the day went wrong

Lou Jitsu does exist! I imagine Raph was never a huge Jupiter Jim fan, seeing as Splinter hates Jupiter Jerk, and Raph probably picked up on that, adopting the same mindset (I HC that Rise!Leo was the one who originally got his bros to watch it—seeing as he’s always referred to as the super fan, and because I love any call back to soft dork Space Heroes Leo SO. MUCH.) When Raph met April, she probably tried to get him into Jupiter Jim cause she likes the franchise, but Raph only really enjoys a couple films and according to April his taste in which JJ movie is the best is so bad, it’s not even worth talking to him about it.

Mikey would also be a hard core Lou Jitsu fan, but more from what he’s seen from his Battle Nexus fights. Lou Jitsu is the longest reigning champion after all—a total legend—with Mikey holding the title of second longest. Angelo straight up loses his mind when he finds out that there’s a whole filmography to enjoy, the old BN clips that Big Mama used to play for him were cool, but they were grainy and sometimes the angles sucked. But with the movies Mikey gets to see his hero in full remastered high def.

Leo is a Jupiter Jim fan first and foremost cause he’s secretly a huge dork. When he was little, a few of the older recruits had a movie night, and Leo, with just a hint of rebellion still in him, snuck in—just missing out on Punch Chowder, but right on time to catch Jupiter Jim Sails the Seven Galaxies. Ever since that night he was hooked, but had so few chances to ever enjoy anything more. Once he gets closer to April, she lets him borrow her whole collection of movies, series box sets, and comics, and the two are so happy to be able to geek out over all of it together, even if they can never agree on which movie is the best, April figures bad taste is just genetic at this point and has given up fighting it. Secretly though, Leo also loves Lou Jitsu after watching a few with Mikey and Raph, he just refuses to admit how much he likes it and says the dialogue is too corny. The two constantly gang up on Leo, saying that Lou Jitsu is better than Jupiter Jim, so it’s more him choosing one over the other out of stubborn pride.

Donnie is April’s saving grace with Jupiter Jim—agreeing offhandedly one day that Planet Vacation is the best movie of the ones he’s seen so far. However this is still in their off phase, and the irony is not lost on April. She’s devastated that the one brother with good taste seems to want nothing to do with her, but she’s now more invested than ever in winning Donnie over.

Once Donnie’s introduced to Lou Jitsu’s movies, he’s the one to point out how cool it is that their dad is a movie star. Which causes everyone to lose their shit. Because even though Splinter told Raph and April about his past with the Shredder as Hamato Yoshi, he never actually mentioned that he was THE action film star Lou Jitsu. But of course Donnie knows, because pretty much all he heard from Draxum for years was Lou Jitsu’s DNA this—Lou Jitsu ruined his life’s work that blah blah blah.

@organisedchaosstuff They’re just a bit too old to trick or treat unfortunately, but it is still a fun night where they get to walk around and not worry about freaking ppl out. The first year they’re all really together, Mikey pulls that whole ‘younger sibling who did a thing ONCE and now he thinks he’s an expert’ and acts like he’s Leo and Donnie’s guide for the night, even though Raph has been doing Halloween with April since they met.

Mikey’s just so excited he can hardly contain himself. Halloween at Big Mama’s was always a big to do. But it was, like always, a big fancy party that felt more like a chore than anything. The night he went out with Raph and April the year before, was more fun than 100 parties put together and now with Donnie and Leo it’ll be even more fun—even if Leo refuses to dress up—at least Donnie agreed to have some fun and dressed up as Frankenstein. Mikey dresses as a werewolf, Raph a vampire and April goes full zombie.

Everyone counts it as a win, when seconds before they head out, Raph plops a Jupiter Jim helmet on Leo’s head, and barring some slight grumbling, he ends up wearing it the whole night as they run around.

#ask slushie #rottmnt separated au #separated au #rottmtnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

[tangledinink]

third chapter of I'm Sorry, Teenage Mutant What Now? is here!!! read it on ao3 or below the cut-- my tag for this au is here if you wanna lookit all the other bits and boobles ive got for this story.

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Amongst the Hamato family, there were four different languages known, to varying degrees of fluency. Quite obviously, all five of them knew English. To be fair, only Donnie and Leo were in any advanced literature classes, but that was beside the point. 

 The first additional language the boys learned was Japanese. Donnie remembered when he was five, their Dad offered to teach them. Many people were surprised that he managed to get four young boys interested in language lessons, but they had been so thrilled to learn to speak the same way their Dad could-- to speak the ‘Ninja Language,’ as he had pitched it back then. It's not like they had picked it up right away, but between Japanese cartoons on the TV and their Dad speaking in his native tongue at home, they all eventually got pretty good at it. Nowadays the skill was mostly used for watching anime together, keeping secrets from classmates, and making far-fetched requests from their father. He was more likely to say 'yes,' they found, if requests were made in his first language. He usually still said no anyway, but it did help! Donnie had the statistics to back it up.

 The most recent language to enter the household was Spanish, and that one was all Leo and Donnie. Leo had started taking Spanish in middle school to meet a requirement, and, to the surprise of everyone except their father, who remembered how quickly he picked up languages in the past, took to it like a fish to water. He was quickly moved to advanced classes in the subject, and then later began sprinkling Spanish into his everyday vocabulary for the express purpose of showing off. Donnie couldn't allow his twin brother to outdo him in anything academic, so shortly after, he began learning Spanish as well. Quite frankly, they were probably both as fluent as they were simply because they were both so determined to be better than the other. 

 In between Japanese and Spanish, there was American Sign Language, and this one had been entirely for his benefit, Donnie recognized. Everyone in his family could sign. April had even learned, back when they were little. April didn't participate in his and Leo's unspoken Spanish competition, despite Donatello's numerous invitations, and she didn't know more than a few simple words of Japanese that she had picked up over time. But she was fluent in sign language. 

 Nowadays, Donnie considered himself quite eloquent, actually, and his entire family could certainly tell you that it could be hard to get him to shut up sometimes once he got started. But that hadn't always been the case.

 Look. Talking was... hard sometimes. It was a difficult concept to explain to someone who didn't get it . It wasn't like he hadn't known how to talk, or he didn't understand language. The words were there, at least, they were in his head. He always knew exactly what he would say, if he could, always had thoughts and feelings on every situation he walked through as a child. But when he tried to speak, a lot of the time, the words just wouldn't make it out. They'd be gobbled up in his throat-- caught up in a traffic jam and clumped together in this thick, sticky glob that he couldn't swallow around, making his entire head feel all warm and fuzzy. 

 So usually, he just didn't try.

 He could do short sentences and key phrases by the time he was four, most of them echoes of phrases he had heard in the past, but he could still remember how he would go weeks without saying a word. To be fair, when he was little, it wasn't like he was averse to sitting by himself and playing alone or reading. He still wasn’t, actually! He kind of preferred it at times. And it wasn't like he and his family didn't communicate. His brothers never really seemed too worried about the fact that Donnie didn't talk, (though he could tell even then that his Dad was,) and nods, gestures, or noises were usually enough to get the basic point across. His twin was especially good at interpreting the various clicks and trills and squeaks that he was inclined to make at that age. 

But it could be... frustrating, to put it lightly. There were so many things in his head all the time, and he had nowhere to put them. If someone didn't understand what he was trying to tell them, he didn't have any other options to turn to. Chirping didn't work? Neither did pointing? Well, guess what, we've exhausted all possible choices. Cowabummer.

 Yeah. It was... admittedly, the source of more than a couple of meltdowns. 

 Things had changed when they moved to New York.

 His memories from back then were pretty fuzzy, and Donatello was pretty sure that there were more than a couple that were fabricated or exaggerated, but he remembered when they moved-- at least parts of it. He was sure his father did, too. Because at first, Donnie had hated it.

---

Yoshi muttered a few curses in Japanese under his breath, hunched over the kitchen counter and scribbling furiously in his planner. He swore he must be forgetting something, but everything seemed accounted for. Get the kids to school, meeting with his lawyers, conference call after that, he had to talk to his agent, still, there was that parenting class, then he had to pick the kids back up. The renovation guy should be around this afternoon so he could finally corner him-- wait, had he actually submitted that paperwork to the city this time, or had he forgotten again--?

 The chaos in his schedule was reflected in his home, his four children loudly chasing each other around the living room in various states of dress and disarray, playing some game or another and most definitely not getting ready for school. Yoshi sighed softly, rubbing his temples. Right... first things first. Get the kids to school. Then tackle the rest. 

 "Red! Help your little brother put his shoes on, please." He instructed primly, raising his voice to be heard over the racket. To his credit, Raph perked up and responded immediately, grabbing Mikey's hand and dragging him off to help wrestle his sneakers on. "Leo, I laid out your clothes on your bed. These are not it. Go and change."

 "This outfit is better!" Leonardo defended, gesturing proudly to his swim trunks and dress pants, layered over top of each other on his stubby legs. Shirt not included.

 "Tomorrow, we can pick an outfit together. Today, you will-- Purple!!! "

 He was mid-lecture with one twin when he spotted the other out of the corner of his eyes, having planted themselves in front of the hallway mirror, Sharpie marker in their hand and poised to begin writing on their own face. Yoshi managed to pull the pen from his grip just in the nick of time, though he nearly fell on the floor in doing so. Not a good back feel.

 "We do not write on our faces with markers, Purple." He explained, and even he could hear how exhausted his own voice was. This was only their first week of school. He already got enough looks as it was, he could not show up to kindergarten with one of his children's faces having been Sharpied- -

 Donatello stared up at him with wide eyes, blinking slowly from behind his glasses. His lower lip wobbled slightly, and, after a moment, he pointed at his own eyebrows with both hands, tapping a few times.

 Yoshi sighed softly, rubbing the bridge of his nose. Right. Of course. This thing Donnie had started doing several months ago, though he still had no idea why-- Drawing eyebrows onto his mask each morning.

 "My son." He said slowly. "You already have eyebrows."

 Donnie stared at him.

 And then promptly started to sob. 

 Yoshi's heart clenched. "Donatello--"

 His son plopped down onto his butt on the floor and screamed. Ah, one of those, then. His sympathy didn't leave, but he would admit, a thread of exasperation did join it. This was the last thing he needed right now.

 "Okay! Okay, alright, fine. We will get you your eyebrows, Donatello. You will have proper eyebrows." He tried to soothe. Donatello's screaming lessened slightly, but the tears didn't stop, hiccuping and taking deep, heaving breaths that shuddered his entire frame. Yoshi took the chance to spit out some quick instructions to his remaining children. "Leonardo, go get dressed, now, and put your shoes on. Raph, Mikey, grab you and your brother's bags, let's go." 

 "Come on, Purple. Get up. Come on." He slowly eased the child to his feet, and Donnie, in response, latched onto his father's arm and refused to let him go, his bottom lip still trembling, tears and snot dripping down his face. Okay, sure, fine. He could carry him. His purplest child didn’t care for being touched except for when he did , he had found over the years. "It is okay. We are getting eyebrows..."

 He didn't bother with getting shoes or socks onto him, just shoved them into his purple backpack to deal with later and gathered up his remaining sons, and got them out the door. Halfway down the street, he realized he forgot his phone on the kitchen counter, went back, retrieved it, and then left a second time. And the five of them made their way across and down the block to CVS.

 With a short order to his eldest to keep an eye on Mikey and for them not to leave the aisle, he made his way down the make-up section. Balancing a teary-faced and barefooted Donatello on his hip he picked his way through the various products and displays until he found what he was looking for. 

 Eyebrow pencils. 

 Selecting one in an appropriate shade, (he was an actor, do you think he doesn't know make-up?) he quietly held it out to his son.

 "Here. Will this work?"

 Donatello took the pencil into his hands, turning it over a few times. He glanced up at his father again, tapping on his eyebrows once more.

 "Yes. You can draw on your eyebrows with this."

 He stayed quiet for a bit longer, and then he nodded. Thank god.

 "Good. Here, sit, and I will put on your shoes, okay?"

 Donnie nodded again, and Yoshi kneeled down, setting his child down on the linoleum floor and digging his socks and shoes out of his bag. Slowly, he rolled his socks onto his feet, one at a time, and then got his shoes onto his feet as well, velcroing them tightly the way he knew his son preferred. Donnie watched him silently as he did so. Once he was done, he picked himself up off the floor, and then picked Donnie back up as well, holding him up so he could see himself in one of the little mirrors they had tacked up on the product displays.

 "Can you see?" He asked softly.

 Donnie nodded a tiny bit, examining himself in the mirror for a moment before he got to work, very slowly and purposefully filling in each brow, his nose scrunched up with focus.

 Yoshi let out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding. For a little while, he just let them be quiet. In the background, he could hear Leo, Mikey, and Raph chattering about something or another, stacking up shampoo bottles in the aisle like bowling pins. At least they were being quiet. 

 "Donatello."

 Donnie hummed softly in response, not pausing in his task.

 "I know that things have been very different lately. And you don't like it very much when things change." 

 Donnie nodded slightly. 

 "And I know that you want to go home. But this is our home now, my son. You will get used to it. I promise."

 Donnie frowned slightly, moving one hand to tap at the side of his head, tugging on his ears. 

 "Yes, it is louder up here sometimes, isn't it?" He sighed. "... I know you don't like the traffic or the crowds very much. Or when the renovators work on the apartment." 

 Donnie shook his head fervently, his frown deepening. 

 "I know. I know, my son. But I promise it is temporary. And soon we will have a very wonderful new home."

 He knew his kid wasn't quite convinced.

 "There are many things to love about the city, Donnie. Like school. You like school, don't you?"

Donnie shrugged a bit, looking down at his feet. He had been so excited when he came home the first day, but Yoshi could tell that his enthusiasm was waning over time as things became more and more overwhelming. 

Yoshi sighed softly. "We will work on it." He assured. He paused a moment, hesitating just long enough to convince himself that he actually did believe the next sentence out of his mouth. "I wouldn't have brought us here if I didn't believe it was truly for the best. This is the best place for our family, Donnie. Including you. Can you please trust me?"

 It took a bit, but eventually, he nodded in response.

At least that was a start. 

"This weekend," He began, slowly, because he still wasn't entirely sure about this. Was it too soon? Would it be too much for him? But God knew he could use the help-- "I'd like for us to go meet some people together. Just the two of us. I've been speaking with some folks who'd like to talk to you," he explained. Donnie stared him down, and Yoshi internally scrambled a bit, because he always struggled a bit with Donnie. He was five, but he was so goddamn smart, he was never completely sure how much he should or should not try to explain things at times like these...

 "They're doctors." He continued. "But different from Dr. Davis. I promise no shots or touching. Just talking. Can we do that?"

 Eventually, Donatello nodded, and Yoshi's shoulders sagged slightly with relief. 

"Okay." He said. "Are your eyebrows done?" A nod. "Can I put you back down?" Another nod, and Yoshi set Donatello back down on the floor, who went to go fetch his backpack and wrestle it onto his back.

 "Boys! Come on. Put those away, it's time to go." He said, turning to begin to round up his other sons. 

 "Already!?" Mikey cried.

 "But we didn't get anything!" Leo protested.

 "I've already got--"

 "How come Donnie gets something and not us?!"

 "No fair!"

 "I want something too!"

 "Dad! I want a pencil too!"

 Oh for God's sake. Yoshi sighed deeply, tilting his head back, staring up at the ceiling for several moments, questioning the course of his life.

 "Fine. You may each get one item from this aisle. You have five minutes. Go. And if there is any fighting, you will not get anything ." He warned, and the three remaining children squealed, racing down the make-up aisle to pick out their prizes.

 They were definitely going to be late to school this morning.

---

Nowadays, with years of speech therapy and social skills group and therapy behind him, Donnie found talking to be easy. Non-verbal episodes were relatively infrequent and short-lived, and even then, he and his family could always sign with each other instead. Even if he was still verbal, he and his brothers still signed often.

 Whenever words were difficult, it was just easier to sign instead. 

 Donnie had opened his mouth and closed it about five times now, considering what he wanted to say and how he wanted to say it in between packing up his bag, having already changed out of his Gi and back into street clothes. Eventually, he just decided to use his hands. 

 'Is something going on with Dad?'

 Mikey paused, looking up from his own duffle bag, tilting his head to the side slightly. 

 "What? Why?"

 'Didn't he seem weird to you today?'

 "Well..."

 "He's kinda got a point." Leo hummed from the nearby locker room bench, lacing up his sneakers. "He's been out of it all weekend."

 'Ever since Mikey lit his room on fire.' Donnie corrected, and Mikey bristled in defense.

 "I told you I didn't set my room--!"

 "Hey." Raph interrupted, frowning a bit, before he slipped into ASL as well, his bag already packed and his hands free. ' Maybe it just spooked him. You know how he worries.'

 'Not like this.' Donnie protested, wrinkling up his nose a bit. ' Every time I looked at him the entire tournament, he was just staring off into nothing. He's never like that unless re-runs of Baywatch are on.'

  "Maybe he's tired," Leo suggested. "I don't think he's really been sleeping that much. Have you seen the bags under his eyes? Plus, I caught him up in the living room the other night going through some papers or whatever at, like... three in the morning."

"And what were you doing up at three in the morning?" Mikey asked dryly, not looking up from the zipper he was trying to muscle shut.

 "Hey. Look. This isn't about me. This is about Dad." Leo said quickly, getting to his feet and slinging his duffle over his shoulder, beginning to sign once he had the hands to do so. No point in risking anyone overhearing them when they didn't have to... plus, he knew Donnie liked when they all signed instead of mismatching. 'But what are we supposed to do anyway? Confront him? You know he won't talk to us about it. He's, like, the king of weird spooky secrets.'

Donnie frowned a bit, shrugging. He was loathe to admit it, but Leo did have a point. Their Dad hated to talk about himself or his past outside of trivia about his acting career. Donnie had tried to ask him about their extended family once, and he had just totally shut down. He wouldn't even tell them what his parents' names were. And the four of them had always tried to respect that. I mean... they knew it was all really complicated. I mean, jesus, he had basically been kidnapped and presumed dead for, like, twelve years. That had to be traumatic, right?

 Most of what Donnie knew, factually, about their move to New York, he had gotten from old magazine articles and talk show segments that he found online later in life. He knew what all the reports and stuff said, sure, about the abusive ex, (their mom, he thought dimly in the back of his mind, whose face he couldn't even remember,) the going into hiding, the forced isolation. But none of them had ever talked about it. He had been really little back then, so he couldn't really remember very much. His memories were more just general feelings or ideas rather than any actual events. He remembered playing pretend games with his brothers more than anything else. He used to think that that was odd, because he had never been much of a 'pretend' kid as compared to his siblings growing up, but his therapist noted that it was common for small children to use fantasy or make-believe to 'escape' from bad situations or explain away trauma. So he supposed maybe that was it.

 He remembered it being dark most of the time. And he remembered his feet being cold a lot. There was this sound that he heard in his head a lot when he thought of it, but he had no idea what it was. Shhhh shhhhh.

But that was about it. He and his brothers, in turn, didn't really talk about it amongst each other either, or with other people. It just felt... weird. Or wrong, somehow, he supposed? Whatever.

 'Maybe he's just having a bad week or something,' Raph shrugged. 'Or it's just one of his things. I know you wanna help, but maybe we should just mind our business. Let him work it out.'

'We could just ask.' Mikey's hands were free now, too. 'We're his family! I'm sure he'd at least appreciate knowing we care! Even if he doesn't wanna talk about it.'

Leo wrinkled his nose a bit. 'Okay, fine. How about this? If he's still being weird by the time we get back from the swim meet on Wednesday, then we'll ask,' he suggested, a hand on his hip. 

'Sounds like a plan.' Raph confirmed, nodding a bit. 'Until then, everyone better be on their best behavior! The last thing we need is to stress Pops out even more! No skipping classes. No fights. No explosions or fire of any kind. '

Donnie wasn't going to lie, there was something kind of satisfying about sharing Raph's pointed look with Mikey. His littlest brother was absolutely scowling, glaring at his oldest brother's back as they filed out of the locker room to go find their dad, weaving past the crowds of other competitors and parents as they went. 

At some point, Leo fell into step beside him. His twin brother tilted his head at him slightly, one brow raised. 

'You good?'

Donnie nodded a little, conjuring up his voice again to reassure the other.

 "I'm fine. Not nonverbal. Just worried about Dad." He explained shortly, and Leo's stance relaxed slightly. 

 "Okay, cool. Just checking, Hermano." He hummed. "... I mean, I was a little worried that my incredibly awesome ninjocity today was so brilliant and amazing that you were just too shocked to speak, or something. Did you notice, by the way? That I took first place in the lightweight category? What place did you take again? Just wondering."

 Donnie rolled his eyes, looking down his nose at the other and pursing his lips. "Right. Also, unrelated, which one of us was victorious at that gymnastics meet on Friday? I'm having a bit of difficulty recalling, dear brother, perhaps you could help jog my memory..."

"Psh! Please, that's in the past , Donnie. You've gotta live in the now . And right now, I won, and you lost, and everyone should appreciate how amazing I did, and also the fact that I totally kicked your ass! God , tournaments are the best. It’s the only place where I’m legally allowed to kick you in the head."

“And what about the rest of the time? When you kick me in the head anyway?”

“Be gay do crime, Donnie,” Leo said with a shrug. “Also, it’s usually revenge for you kicking me in the head.”

“Fair enough.” 

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With how much Donatello had fidgeted with them at first, Yoshi had been a bit afraid that he wouldn’t be willing to wear the headphones, or that they’d do more damage than they helped… but he seemed to have finally adjusted, his arms hanging limply at his side.

And Yoshi was starting to think that the people at the Counseling and Testing Center were on to something. Because his son wasn’t flinching or fidgeting, wasn’t pulling at his ears or whining or scrunching up his face. 

This was the calmest he had seen him in weeks.

Thank god.

A part of him was thinking, how in the world had he never thought of this before? But most of him was just relieved to see his child without any discomfort or pain. Waving to him slightly to get his attention, he offered his hand to Donnie, and they took it immediately, clinging on fast to their dad’s fingers.

“Ready?” He questioned, making sure he was loud enough that Donatello could hear him through the noise-canceling headphones.

Donnie nodded firmly, and so off they went.

Yoshi felt a bit bad for taking Donatello out on his own for the second weekend in a row, leaving his other sons behind with a babysitter, but quite frankly, he felt like the purple one deserved it. He would simply have to arrange one-on-one time for the others later to make up for it. Today was for Donnie.

If he was ever going to adjust, he needed to have things to love about the city. Proper things.

Every step of their journey out of the apartment, Yoshi was impressed over and over with his child. With his headphones on and his dad’s hand held tight, he faced the city streets, the traffic, and the crowds alike bravely. When they made their way down to the subway, he stayed close to his father the entire time, not wandering off or straying. On the train, he sat quietly with his book in his lap, flapping his hands as he read. And when a woman with, quite frankly, far too much perfume boarded the subway, he pulled on his dad’s sleeves until he understood so they could move to a different train car. 

The whole way to Manhattan, Yoshi was proud.

They eventually approached their destination, and honestly, it took a bit longer than he had expected it to because Donnie kept wanting to stop and examine things. He stopped to investigate the relief out front of the lions, and the sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt and his horse. He was fascinated by the many tiers of stairs leading up to the building, as well as the four massive columns framing the main entrance. He dragged his feet through the line for tickets, rubbing his hands up and down the velvet ropes, a tiny smile on his face the entire time as he explored the texture with his fingertips.

But it was fine. The day was for him, and it was nice to get to see him enjoy everything properly now that he wasn’t quite so overwhelmed. And it was worth the wait, because when he finally managed to herd Donatello to his end goal, he was rewarded with the most overjoyed, elated squeal he had ever heard out of his child as he took in the glory of the American Museum of Natural History’s space exhibit. 

Yoshi chuckled softly, hurrying his pace a bit to keep up with them as they darted forward to the nearest model and plaque to begin reading. 

“Dad!” He shrieked excitedly, turning around just long enough to make sure his father was still behind him, pointing excitedly up at the diagram in front of him, scaled replicas of their galaxy’s planets hanging overhead. Donatello kept looking up, and then back down, and then up again, and back down, like he was too thrilled to decide what he wanted to look at first.

‘Universe. Galaxies. Stars. Planets.’ the diagram read.

“Yes, I know. Do you like it?”

Donnie nodded so hard, his headphones nearly fell off.

“I was hoping you would.”

‘The observable universe contains as many as 100 billion galaxies and extends billions of light years in every direction.’

“I had a feeling you would enjoy museums.” Yoshi continued, squatting down so he could be on the same level as the five-year-old. “And we have all day to explore the entire place if you’d like. It’s quite big.”

Donnie’s eyes widened a bit, as though it had just sunk in that there was more still to see.

“Don’t worry, my son. We can come back as many times as you’d like.” Yoshi assured. “And when we’re finished with this one, there are lots of others. Libraries, too. All sorts of things I think you’ll like. And we have plenty of time to see all of them.” 

‘What is the Universe? The universe is all the matter, energy, and space that exists. We can observe only a part of it— the observable universe. The entire universe, including the part we cannot see, may be infinite.’

[ next chapter ]

#sorrywhatnowaufic #sorrywhatnowau #sorrywhatnowfic #tmnt #rottmnt #tmnt human au #fidgetwing #rise donnie #rottmnt donnie

[a-random-pillow]

TMNT The Other Haft AU, Lou vs The Hidden City

Last time on TMNT,

Yoshi (2012 Splinter) convinces Saki (2012 Shredder) to not go look for Lou (Rise Splinter) after he gets kicked out of the Hamato clan.

Action Hero Lou Jitsu got dragged down to the battle Nexus by Big Mama to become the new champion.

So I am kind of stealing someone else's AU, so thanks to the wonderful @camthecatchameleon for the Battle Nexus AU.

Draxum owes a debt to Big Mama and gets tossed into the Nexus. Of Course, big Mama puts Draxum and Lou against each other. Draxum has more rights than most participants but not by much.

Draxum is 'if you can beat me in a fight' Sexual. When they meet Draxum only as a few more weeks left in the Nexus before he is free, in those weeks he in Lou fall in love. It takes a while, them debating over humanity, sharing tragic backstories and Draxum giving exposition on the hidden City but yeah they are hella gay.

Draxum refuses to levea Lou behind in the hell known as the Battle Nexus. After he is released he instantly goes to the library to look for legal loopholes to make Lou a citizen. The solution: Marrgie. Now he just needs to get Lou alone for long enough for them to swear the oaths.

So he voluntary re-enters the Nexus. Big Mama is over joyed since 'The Baron' had been one of her biggest money makers and his fights with Lou had always drawn the most attention. So she markets this fight to hell and back.

Lou is concerned when he hears that he will be fighting Draxum again because yes the goat did promise to break him out but Lou didn't think he would follow through in any capacity.

During the figth Draxum tells Lou the plan and Lou agrees because he would do anything to get out of here and Draxum is pretty chill once you get past the whole 'I will murder humanity' bit. (Plus, Lou finds him very attractive).

See this is a magic marriage the it dose kinda Magically Bond them which is visible.

The crowd goes silent before some yells

"NEW POWER COUPLE"

Cheers, applause and demands for a proper wedding. Big Mama is pissed but #BaronJitsu is trending the Hidden Internet so there isn't much she can do.

*Insert Massive Celebrity Wedding*

Years go by and Draxum and Lou relise that they actually are in Love, so that's fun.

"I would like Children" Says Draxum in the middle of a movie.

Lou is supirsed but on bored so bip bap bop

TURTLES

The 'series' would take place in the hidden city and their main goal is taking down Big Mama. The dads didn't want the kids to be involved but they couldn't stop them.

Big Mama is killed in the climactic battle for the nexus by Lou who takes over the Battle Nexus. It's now a massive tournament and much safer. It still illegal but more moral. People win money, they can opt into death matches and they can choose their opponent.

Notes:

Draxum and Lou are good dads, they are all very close with there boys and will protect them.

Big Mama is dead, got killed by Lou in the final show down.

Meat Sweats, Repo Mantis, Hypno and the rest exist but are just Big Mama's yokai goons.

During the Series the turtles befriend the extremely angry foot recruit and have a few encounters with the foot clan.

The Turtles are aware that they have human family top side and Apriel did look into the Hamatos for them but when she read that they all died, well the boys were better off dreaming.

The boys don't have the best control over their mystic abilities, but they all unlocked them.

#2012 tmnt #tmnt donatello #lou jitsu #baronjitsu #tmnt the other haft au #baron draxum #rise draxum #rottmnt draxum #draxum tmnt #2012 splinter #rottmnt splinter #master splinter #splinter hamato #yoshi hamato #rottmnt big mama #big mama #tmnt big mama #the hidden city #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

[spectralsleuth]

Now that we're entering into 2024, I'm asking some artists and writers that I follow:

1) What is the one piece you're most proud of from this past year?

2) What are some pieces that you would have liked more people to see? If you can include links, I'd love to go check them out!

3) What were your top three favorite pieces (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

(As always, no pressure to respond! Feel free to just ignore, or let me know if you'd rather I not send you these kinds of asks in the future.)

This is such a sweet and fun ask!! Thanks so much! I enjoyed seeing other authors answering this it’s so hype to get it myself.

1. This is hard to answer, because this year I tried to do something different with every fic I posted. When I got a concept I very pointedly didn’t shy away from it because it seemed difficult, or I thought I might be bad at it, so there’s something that makes me proud with each one. IF I HAD TO CHOOSE THOUGH I’m going to cheat and pick two.

What it Will Be I’m proud of this because it fell out of me SO EASY. I felt like the process of writing it was a testament to how hard I’ve been working at improving all year, and it came together very quickly and very well. I’m also proud because I incorporated @heckitall ‘s comic page to base it off of, and I’d never tried writing fic for a visual media like that. It was super fun!

On the OTHER end of the spectrum is Case of the Hidden City vs Lou Jitsu because it is VERY technically and narratively complicated and is by far the most ambitious thing I’ve ever written. It’s very hard, but I am VERY proud because I haven’t QUIT it. It’s not complete yet, but it is a good amount of the way there and I’m excited to finish it. Probably once I’ve recovered from surgery lol.

2. This sounds insincere maybe, but I really am happy with the engagement I get on my fic. I really do write my fic for me, and while I love to make sure as many people who want to read it can find it, at the end of the day I don’t like assigning people homework! I went through my whole works list and scratched my head and really tried to think of there was anything I wanted to plug, and I don’t think there is!

I guess I’ll post my lowest viewed, my Swanatello fic! @tangledinink ‘s AU I’m sure everyone’s familiar with lol. I knew that one would be lower when I posted it, if only because it has prior required reading (Swanatello). But I wrote it mainly because the AU was starting to reach a critical point and I REALLY wanted to write fanfiction of how I fantasized an ending might be, so I could go back and read it for comfort. I love Odette and the lore Kayson made for his AU, so I’ll plug this only because I think some people may have missed it!

3. Three works!! JUST THREE?? AUGH.

little kid with a big death wish

By @remedyturtles ! This made me leak tears the whole way through, so huge CW’s obviously. Not only was it one of the best fics I’ve ever read, but I got the privilege of seeing how talented Rem is behind the scenes a little and saw how they write and work and I really want to emulate them going forward. One of many all timer fics for me, for sure, I’d love to read any original fiction they put out.

The Whispering Forest and Other Tales

By @sroloc--elbisivni and @kithnkin ! I love love LOVE the feudal Japan fusion, the research, and the perfect blend of Usagi Yojimbo’s universe with what the Riseverse would have been like in this era. Even the little segues into what they’re wearing and eating is endlessly fascinating to me. Every single character is written to be the best and most interesting version of that character I could imagine. Theres Leosagi, there’s a PB&J murder mystery, there’s spookiness- AND Raphael Hamato gets wifed up!! WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT? I love people that write a fully fleshed story that could be a standalone universe, without losing ANY of the flavor or humor or narrative of the original source material.

And last is I’m Sorry, Teenage Mutant What Now

@tangledinink has such a good grasp of family and writing, and realistic portrayals of what would HONESTLY HAPPEN if you discovered literally any aspect of the ROTTMNT narrative. Not even taking into ACCOUNT the turtle nonsense, how do you unpack a family that’s been devoted to destroying a magic monster and sacrificing themselves, or a Dad that fought in a death match battle royale for over a decade, or a RIVAL CLAN OF NINJA? All the characters are written SO WELL, and Kayson does a fantastic job of never letting the characters or story fall into cliche tropes. Their characters are always super detailed, to the point where I really feel it if they’re hungry or hurt or itchy. Which is a weird thing to point out but they make sure you really FEEL the situation. Also like, turtles in highschool? Body dysphoria? My CO-CEO of Hamato Yoshi???

What a great year!! I had so much fun in fandom this year and made a lot of friends.

#rottmnt #tmnt #ask #friendlyneighborhoodterrapin #there’s so many others i want to mention #fic #fic rec #my fic

[boxfullaturtles]

tbh been sitting on this for months and was intending to post the characters together, but no one else is finished yet so here, take him

Kingdom Hearts Rise AU

Leonardo Hamato The self-designated Face Man of the group, he’s all smiles, charm, and wit. His charisma might be lacking in certain areas, but he knows how to please a crowd and he’s more clever than he gives himself credit for. He tends to get reckless during battle, either to show off or because his ego got the better of him. This has gotten him into trouble several times and it’s only the good graces of his brothers that have saved him. His battle style relies on speed and exploiting his opponent’s blind spots, keeping out of range until he rapidly closes the distance with his foe, delivers a devastating strike, and pulls back again.

Keyblade: Arc Hope A highly unusual Keyblade with its own special effect. It provides a balanced boost in Strength and Magic. Strength: +5 Magic: +5 Length: Medium Ability: Portal Chopped: A unique ability that allows the Keyblade to split into two separate blades.

[extra details under cut]

Team Attacks: + Michelangelo: Primetime Team up with Mikey, trap enemies in a cage of chains and portals, finishing them off with an explosion of fire and lightning.

+ Raphael: Odachi Bomb Team up with Raph and wield a gigantic sword made of energy from atop his shoulders, end by getting launched into the air and crashing into stunned foes.

+ Donatello: Disaster Duo Team up with Donnie, auto-lock onto nearby enemies and bury them under barrages of missiles, ending by dropping a huge bomb on them.

+ April: Thrill Seeker Team up with April and rapidly attack nearby enemies with a flurry of blows, finish them off with a blast of combined magic.

+ Casey: Hope Team up with Casey to summon pillars of light that shoot out of the ground around the battlefield, stunning any enemy that isn’t instantly destroyed.

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More stuff about KH Rise Leo:

- He is the fastest of his teammates, moving so quickly he often appears to teleport in a streak of blue light. Moves significantly slower in water.

- Arc Hope sounds like silver bells when it strikes enemies and its particle effects are blue stars and lightning bolts. The runes on it pulse with a soft, blue light. Before the Fall sounds like swords clashing when it strikes, and its particle effects are red starbursts. After the Rise sounds like chimes when it strikes enemies and its particle effects are little baubles that flicker with the brothers’ colors. The pieces representing each of Leo’s brothers will occasionally glow softly and that light with travel up the blue lightning until it fades at the spikes.

- Leo is capable of making portals in this AU. Eventually, he becomes strong enough and gets good enough with them that he can use his portals to travel between worlds without the aid of a Gummi Ship.

- Raph made him wear the Power Band.

- Actually the worst about maintaining “world order” and regularly screws things up.

- Not allowed to drive the Turtle Tank Gummi Ship. He did once. Donnie almost skinned him alive afterwards.

- Still the team medic in the sense that he’s always got a surplus of Potions and Elixirs on hand. Also bandaids and neosporin for scrapes and cuts. He’s not great at Cure magic, but he knows how to cast it if he needs to.

- Doesn’t actually used the Portal Chopped ability a whole lot. He’s not overly fond of Before the Fall and is still struggling a lot with the concept that where there is Light, there must also be Darkness. He’s really got it in his head that Darkness equals Bad, and having a representation of Darkness (the Krang) as part of his Keyblades hurts and confuses him.

- Besides, he can’t abuse the hell out of his Portal Fever Command Style when Portal Chopped is active. And he does like to show off.

[ask me about him and the au I will talk about it all day]

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #tmnt #tmnt leo #kh rise au #i was originally gonna try and post everyone at once but like #i've been sitting on this for months so just. here. just take him. #sage draws turtles

[percyaugod]

Othello AU: Summary Part 1

Okay, there is a lot when it comes to the Othello AU, including multiple what-if scenarios, so he's the basic summary.

We start over five centuries ago. Karai trying to find what keeps attacking the cattle and stealing crops finds a small yokai. It's the size of a three-year-old and resembles a turtle. She eventually gains his trust and calls him Kappa. Because I fully believe Karai, like Splinter and his colors, is bad at naming things. It's hereditary.

Karai takes Kappa in as if he was her own child and raises him. He's smart and quickly learns to speak and fight from her. She also teaches him to sew, care for the animals, and garden to better appreciate the crops and fabric so sees how much effort goes into taking care of them so he's less careless with them.

The rest of the clan, do not like the Kappa. It's unpredictable and dangerous. They've seen the massive creatures it has destroyed and brought back as "gifts" for Karai. Without her to control it what's to keep it from turning on them?

A couple of decades after finding Kappa Karai sacrifices herself to seal Shredder. Kappa growing slower than the human only appears to be about four or five. Karai asked him to protect the other child and can she left behind. He can't though because the clan banished him and cursed him so he can't harm them. The amount of power in the spell weakens the Hamato clan when the foot clan starts hunting them down.

Kappa survived on their own for centuries after. Fighting to survive and avoiding the Hamato clan. No one called them Kappa in a long time. So when stories started spreading of a large turtle yokai of devastating intelligence, size, and strength people came up with names for him. Othello is the one that stuck around.

Everywhere he went there was only fear in people's eyes. Othello spent most of his time trying to come up with a way to make more creatures like himself so he wouldn't be alone anymore.

His experiments were put on hold when a little lamb came seeking him out looking for his help trying to eradicate humans. After pointing out the flaws in young Draxum's plans the poor creature looked so lost. Othello let him stay until he figured things out. He teaches Draxum about fighting, science, and alchemy in the meantime. Draxum never did leave.

Neither did the little lady. A young spider yokai who wanted Othello's help in ruling with intimidation. She never did tell him her real name, only calling herself Big Mama. She seemed to make herself right at home sitting on Othello's shoulder.

Draxum and Big Mama are constantly at odds. Othello even has to stop several of Big Mama's attempts on Draxum's life. Draxum never did outgrow taking her things without permission.

When Big Mama moved out to start her business Draxum stayed behind to watch over Othello. That sounds ridiculous considering he's one of the oldest and strongest known yokai. Yet Draxum once had to hunt Othello down because he snuck out of bed and found him out in the garden. Along with some skeleton he never met before!

Hueso had broken into Othello's garden because of the rare herbs Othello grew. He saw Othello also sneaking around because he wanted to garden, not sleep and thought he was also trying to steal. Othello wanted to see where this went and helped Hueso rob him until Draxum caught them both. Othello will always treasure the look on Hueso's face when he learns who he was sneaking around with.

Othello thinks the bone man is amusing and won't leave him alone. The dumb lizard.

There's a lot more, but tired of typing. More later.

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt au #rottmnt #rise donnie #rottmnt draxum #rise draxum #baron draxum #big mama #rottmnt senor hueso #hueso #señor hueso #othello #othello au