#so shy to ask directly

[nightyslibrary]

(A Short Fic About) A Normal Day With Your Double Mutated Brother

☆ Fandom: rottmnt (au by @heckitall )

☆ Warnings: Nothing!! Just fluff and the boys being silly :]

☆ Word Count: 1432

☆ AO3 Link: N/A

☆ Characters: Leo, Donnie, Mikey

Uhh so I might have written something inspired by Heckl's comics and drawings :] go check his comics/artwork out!! Hope you like it (and happy birthday!!) (Also if there is any mistake... well, lets say its because it is 1 am)

 When it came to playing video games the twins would always end up getting too invested in it, which either would turn up to them fixating on the game for hours or fighting over who could beat it in “the right way”. Even when the games were two player ones, they’d still do the same thing.

 Not so surprisingly, this didn’t change even when Donnie became twice his size. Instead now the boys were sitting in Leo’s room, Leo laying his back on Donnie and playing the new the Legend of Zelda game on their switch. Donnie was watching the screen with joy, his tail wagging, and at times chirping to Leo.

 “See? I can do the puzzles quite well.” Leo said without looking away from the screen. “I had told you.”

 Donnie chirped as a response, as if making fun of Leo.

 Leo turned to him, “Just because I got stuck it doesn’t mean I am not good with them. Now let’s go back to the depths, since somebody thinks I can’t handle it.”

 The double mutated turtle smirked, making turtle sounds, before noticing something on the screen and pointing.

 “Wha- oh shi--!” He yelped as he moved with Donnie’s arms holding him, making various sounds in the meantime. As Leo turned back his attention to the game, bleeping as he continued playing it with Donnie commenting at times once again. Just like before Donnie’s situation, as if nothing had changed. Everybody in the lair would agree this was nice.

 Neither of them was sure how long had passed when Mikey entered with a smile on his face. “Are you two still playing Tears of the Kingdom?” He asked as he approached them.

 “Yep.” Leo replied.

 “It’s been five hours.” Mikey said.

 “Uh-huh.”

 “Which means nobody would say anything if I interrupted you for very important reasons.” He grinned.

 “Wrong.” Leo responded.

 “Don’t think Raphie or dad would agree.” Mikey said, knowing very well that he was right and the two would hear about how they shouldn’t sit down and play video games, forgetting to take care of themselves such as eating. Not to mention how Raph would take this to his advantage and get the switch for himself, not letting Leo play for the rest of the day.

 The slider sighed and starred at his younger brother, knowing very well that Mikey had won. He saved his game and put the switch aside. Meanwhile, Donnie huffed from behind. “Soooo tell us about whatever that is very important?” Leo asked as he got up.

 “I was thinking about how long the lair has been the same, and about how nice it would be to redecorate it.” Mikey explained.

 “You’re the artist Mike, not us.” Leo pointed out.

 “Weeeellll, I wasn’t only thinking about art. Remember the Christmas lights?”

 Leo squinted at Mikey. “You want to decorate the lair with Christmas lights.”

 “Yes!”

 “In August.”

 “Yeah!”

 “…”

 “…”

 “You’ll ignore Halloween?!” Leo gasped, a bit dramatically.

 “We can have Halloween later on!” Mikey retorted. “I just want to have some bright lights around, and maybe a few other new stuffs. A colorful lair wouldn’t hurt anyone, instead it would bring joy! Also, it is for art and creativity!”

 “So, you mean you want to,” Leo snickered, and his brothers knew what was coming. “Lighten up the mood.”

 Mikey groaned, while Donnie growled, both hating the pun. Leo giggled at his own joke, proud of it.

 “Ignoring Leo’s terrible pun for my sanity, all I am saying is it would be nice if you could help.” The youngest said.

 “Eh, sure.” Leo shrugged, not that he could say no. Donnie got on his feet too, careful to not accidentally knock anything down. He was still getting used to his new size.

 With Mikey’s lead they walked out, heading to where Mikey already had the boxes filled with Christmas lights. “We can start from here, and then move to the living room. Leo, can you get the lower parts done?”

 “Call it done already.” The slider winked as he walked towards a box.

 Mikey joined him, grabbing lights from a different box, “Donnie can you help me? I need to reach the higher parts.”

 Donnie chirped as he leaned for Mikey to climb on his shoulders, just like how he did with Raph. He carefully climbed and then patted Donnie’s shoulder to confirm he was ready. Donnie churred happily, he stood up again.

 So, they began redecorating the lair with the lights, leaving some walls empty so Mikey could draw on them. In the meantime, they chatted, talking about various things and unimportant stuff. Filling the silence with happy chatter. Mikey would talk about his next art projects, then mention something that inspirited him, Leo would ask about it, and the conversation would go on.

 It was just like every single time they spent time together, yet it was everything Donnie could ask for. The chatter of his brothers, Mikey’s unexpected ideas, Leo’s dumdum jokes… It was comforting for him.

 So, comforting that---

 CHURRR

 Leo and Mikey stopped talking, looking at Donnie with surprise and glee. Donnie confusedly looked Leo and then at Mikey. As silence was the only answer, Donnie realized what he just had done. His brothers’ exclamation confirmed his fear:

 “OH MY GOSH!!!” Mikey grinned as he jumped down to see Donnie better. “DID YOU DO THAT?!”

 “DID YOU JUST CHURR?!” Leo wheezed.

 Donnie chirped a lot, trying his best in his situation. It didn’t help that Leo kept laughing, and Mikey kept saying he sounded like a happy cat. Maybe if Donnie was his not double mutated self, he would’ve acted cooler and kept calm. But he was not and all he could do chirping. Which frustrated him even more, resulting him running out of the room.

 Leo and Mikey were quick to follow him.

 Donnie had lay under a pile of clothes, most of them being his hoodies and some of Raph’s sweaters that Raph had helped him wear (and later Donnie hadn’t let Raph get them back) in his room. His tail was visible, wagging angrily.  

 The two brothers approached carefully, not to startle him. Mikey looked at Leo, unsure what to do or say. He was feeling a bit bad for Donnie, but he still couldn’t help thinking that he behaved like a cat. Leo wasn’t feeling much different. He knew that he shouldn’t have laughed that much, while Donnie was still upset with his double this whole situation.

 Leo was first to speak, “Uh hey Dee, mind if we join you?”

 A growl.

 “Aww come on, we got something to show you.” He said cheerfully, Mikey looked at him confusedly. The slider winked at him, meaning he had a plan.

 Donnie didn’t leave the pile, but got his head out of it, enough to be able to see them. Leo grinned, and then chirped. Donnie’s eyes widened, surprised, and confused.

 “I thought you had stopped doing it and were unable to anymore.” Mikey squinted at Leo.

 “Well, maybe Donnie’s chirping has helped me figure it out, couldn’t it be?” He spoke.

 Before Mikey could say anything and tell his disbelief, Donnie chirped.

 Leo turned his attention back to him, “I have absolutely no idea what I am saying though, but- chirp!”

 “Are you sure about not knowing what you’re saying?” Mikey questioned.

 “Chiirp.” Leo smirked.

 This seemed to lift Donnie’s mood a bit though. His tail was wagging in the happy way, and he began chirping again. Mikey joined too, since he never had hidden the fact that he still could chirp. Soon the room was filled with chirping of every sort, and the snickering of Mikey and Leo among them at times when one of them made a funny sounding one.

 As the boys' conversation changed with the passing time, Leo turned to Mikey. "About the Christmas lights... you're definitely up to something." He said. "Could it be a prank against Raph?"

 "Please, I would never." Mikey responded, obviously guilty. He didn't need to say it to confirm Leo's guess when he happily stimmed the way he'd do when he was excited for something.

 "Get ready for a surprised Raph yelp, Dee." Leo looked at the clock on his phone. Then looked at Donnie. "He'd wake up any moment now."

 Donnie chirped in response, letting Leo pet his back. Something that kept Donnie relaxed, they'd discovered.

 Then they heard the surprised yelp, as Leo had guessed:

 "ITS CHRISTMAS?!"

 Leo and Donnie turned to Mikey, who was giggling. "Brumation prank," He grinned. "Never gets old."

#rottmnt #look its the real reason why heck was getting questions about Armageddonnie #im very shy to directly ask questions haha....... uh #also ive been meaning to write this for a while then saw the asks answered with art of mikey and leo and thought #WHAT IF I WROTE ABOUT THEM #no plot just fluff #hope you dont mind the tag ;W; #also posting fics here instead of ao3 feels always so weird am i doing this right?? #oh right tagging #rottmnt fanfiction #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #mikey is a lil shit :] #donnie and leo have been relaxing its his turn to be the family disaster #im also happy i managed to finish this before day of birth ended yipppee #forgot to add: #tc*st dni!!!! #not beta read #oneshot #no romantic relationships #family fluff

[possamble]

yes!!! getting good grade in farcille!!!

#asks #the dragoness of melini #kicking my heels and giggling #god i just had a dogshit night staying up for work i needed this #marcille has bunny animal neurosis YES but also it's backed up by this absolutely charming vanity and ridiculousness #and selfishness that it honestly hit me like a lightning bolt that i can say she's also dragon-like in a way falin's dragon would recognize #also tbh im always a little surprised when people talk about falin's characterization in a little creature #i went into it with the full knowledge that it was self-indulgent and i would inevitably be diverging from her canon personality #of course i put in a lot of work studying what little we get to see of her and building on that to the best of my ability but.. #it's like. almost as surprising as it is nice to hear that it feels natural to people #anyway. do you have any idea how much i want to sneak into farcille servers without saying who i am #just so i can lurk on what people are saying about my fic #people get so shy about yelling about it in public or directly at me and i get it i get it sooo much but also. #I Want To See. I Put Many Hours And Almost All My Braincells Into This. I Want To See Your Uninhibited Thoughts On It...

[wildflowercryptid]

Hey, this is gonna sound incredibly random, but could I perhaps get a close up of Victoria's room from the character sheet?

The little picture of her room from the character sheet but on it's own, basically?

After seeing it I've been thinking about doing something similar for my own oc's because I think it's a very simple way of designing interiors but also very effective... Like you get a clear idea of what the room looks like but it's not hyperdetailed which makes it far easier to draw.

I know that I can just zoom in myself but a higher quality version would make it easier, if it's not a bother to you.

PS. I really like your art! I hope you have a great day! 💚💚💚

aaa thank you so much, hearing that makes me super freaking happy!! 😭✨

sure, i actually had to scale the full sketch down a bit to have it fit on victoria's character sheet so here's the higher quality version of it (+ the grand auditorium background i did for her info sheet. )

however, i do wanna give credit where it's due — these were my attempts at imitating catherine unger's environment design work on tangle tower, i referenced her work heavily while drawing these. i highly recommend checking out her work instead, especially the concept art she did for the game's locations.

( using freya's room as an example bc it's one of my favorite locations in the game. )

one of my favorite features of tangle tower is that it has an art gallery in the main menu where you can get some insight on the game's visual development and there's a whole section of it dedicated to every single location featured in the game. if you don't wanna play the game, you can also access the concept art + final designs of each location by checking out the detective grimoire wikia. the visual development for this game is so freaking good and has inspired me a lot, please give it a look!

oh, i almost forgot. catherine unger also has a tumblr so definitely go give her a follow!

#i'm too shy to @ her directly.... #super glad i decided to save these as separate files otherwise i'd be kicking myself rn #also now ppl can actually see the fancase easter egg i put in vic's room >:) #anyways i actually have every little experience with environment design so idk if i'm the best person to reference really ;0; #i wiil take this as an excuse to talk about tangle tower's visdev for a sec tho it's some of my favorite #it's really inspiring to me especially as someone who wants to go into visual development #detective grimoire #tangle tower #concept art #dg fancases #v for valedictorian #🎨 : mj draws #asks #mj.txt #cw long post #tw noose #ask to tw

[dress-up-tataru]

some day im gonna figure out how to make splatoon textures work in xiv and when i do its OVER

#i know some people have converted things before so i know its possible but im too shy to ask directly</3

[m3llowm1sh]

EDIT THIS IS CLOSED NOW TYYYY

thinking about doing that thing where you draw a chr in your mutuals art styles that being said hi rd moots :>

#too shy to ask directly so. yea hi if you want to see me draw in ur style reply or like this & ill do it if were moots 👍 i think itd be fun #ill probably draw lucky or hugh or something #unless not enough ppl interact then oh well :p

[sendinthehuskies]

.

#I’m listening to the this is one direction playlist and it’s very nostalgic they had so many bangers #anyway I’m sitting here thinking about it all and I just feel the need to voice this #I wanted to say something about how they did Louis dirty placing him directly before Harry on little things #cos Harry put his whole harussy into his bits #anyway I was like nah better not say it I might get abuse from people but then I was like #no #I say that with so much love #and it got me thinking you know what I was such a Louis girl #but I was so like shy about it #but anyone around me for 2 seconds flat could prob tell #obv if we were discussing one direction that is #if asked I’d be like uh I dunno…. I like Harry best #I didn’t #I liked Louis best #I thought/think he was the coolest person ever #anything he had I wanted #he wore a certain pair of vans I bought them #he had a T-shirt on I had it on the next week #I loved him so much like who was/is/will ever again do it like him #anyway. this is a confessional from 18 year old me #being voiced ten years later in the tags on a tumblr post #thank you if you’ve read this far. god bless #omg and you know what #I feel like Jordan Pickford has Louis energy

[itspileofgoodthings]

Matthew MacFayden’s Darcy is a fascinating thing to unpack because I don’t believe it succeeds as a performance of Darcy or even as a performance in general (it kind of can't) but there are layers to it and it's not simple.

#the layers are: he’s a good actor. it’s a bad script. #okay simple enough but then it’s a bad script with several lines ripped directly FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST NOVELISTS OF ALL TIME #and so for a second he’s a good actor saying a great line and tbh it works in flashes #LOVE when he asks Caroline if he can defer her raptures til his next letter #Darcy dryness IN THE ROOM WITH US FOR A MOMENT #but then he’s also forced to stand up too quick and say ‘she’s upstairs’ in response to Lizzy asking about Jane #And it’s just. Giving Blurting? And I know he’s supposed to be flustered but it’s so not Darcy so it’s ooc and also jarring #and then there's his terrible haircut and the ill-fitting clothes and the strange blocking and direction #which add their own layers of bad #but then he ISN'T a bad actor and he's not not responding to Keira's beauty #there are moments where it's like.... yeah! that's a man who knows how to look at a woman! #he is not not connected to her. i know what people mean when they say they feel it #there's an energy! some glances! some warmth! #but then there's the thing where it's like. a) i don't think that he's the right choice for Darcy even in a better script #b) the script doesn't understand and has no interest in Darcy's true character and goes for the shy puppy/awkward/tumblr take on him #so both of those things are happening at once!!!!!!!! #and yeah it's just kind of so emblematic of the movie as a whole #not all the ingredients are bad but they are not well utilized at all #and also sometimes they are the wrong (good) ingredient #anyway do not mean to hurt any feelings or start any discourse i just am always trying to explain this to myself #and i don't think i've ever come so close tbh!!!!! #this was in my drafts from last night so i thought i would share it now #because I've always felt how much is wrong and how much is wrong as an Austen adaptation and yet there are glances #(that one gifset of them at Pemberley where they're talking about her playing and he's like 'no i said quite well') #(and she smiles and then he smiles and the light is golden and it's !!!!!) #but then there are moments that don't even work by that isolated measure!!!! #that just feel so weird and wrong!!!!! again. even by a sentimental measure #maybe even ESPECIALLY by a sentimental measure #so i'm always trying to unpack it more clearly (joe wright the clear villain being one takeaway) thank you for listening etc. more at 11. #2005 liveblog

[lcftcult]

"Y'know.. since it's.. Chewsday and all." The sinner lowers the collar of her sweatshirt. Hoping the other would understand that Black Star wanted to be bitten!

#ic #ic dash commentary #Open Starter #she's too shy to ask directly #so is hoping someone will take her 'hint' XD

[lanshappycorner]

Whenever my friends ask for suggestions on who to draw nowadays I am just like. Awear ? 🥺

#this may come as shocking to u guys but despite having many artist friends i rarely rq them to draw me stuff even when they say rqs r open #MAINLY BC im shy and afraid my rq is too troublesome but like ill request smth if they directly ask me to pick smth for them #or if it looks like they Really want to draw smth . but anyways ...i am promoing my boy #he should be drawn in every art style ever actually . i should also draw him more #i wish i had the money to pay ppl to draw him but im so broke😭😭😭 life is tough

[uncanny-tranny]

do you know of any blogs, tags, or whatever on tumblr that talk about "self improvement" but focused on trans people? I mean voice exercise, mental health, queer-related volunteerism... it doesn't matter if it's not an all-in-one, I just want blogs or tags that mix trans with personal wellness

I've definitely followed blogs like that, and sadly, they have either deactivated or have moved on to greener pastures but here are some I like:

Trans-advice is a decent place to start. They've mixed in genuine advice with queer analysis of gender and society.

#trans advice is also a very general tag, but I've gone through it a time or two!

If you're trans and religious, I've found transtheology to be a very affirming conglomerate of different religious posts surrounds transness and religion.

You should also tag search for specific points of interest, like #voice training or #trans fitness

I'd generally advise you to add "trans" to your searches to get trans-specific results. The tagging system here sucks, but it's usable (usually).

What's nice about tumblr is just how much people reblog, and the blogs I've linked reblog a ton! If there's a specific topic you want to focus on, I'm willing to bet you can find it!

#ask #anon #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #trans advice #sometimes you really have to build up the amount of blogs you follow #i follow nearly a hundred and it's blogs of many focuses #i linked directly to the blogs instead of tagging just so i don't accidentally clog up their notes #also i'm just shy about tagging people<3 #i literally have never needed to tag blogs (well at least in the past fIve years LOL)

[hyenabrainedpup]

The need to draw cock is so strong [hold out paws] gimme

#too shy to directly ask ppl for maybe reference photos sooo #hi :3 #i wanna fill my nsft sketchbook so badly #nsft #GOD I ESPECIALLY WANNA DRAW SOFT PP #send pics #will didcuss posting/being kept private happily too

[moved-to-void-kissed]

from one world to another, hello!

Today is the release date of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, so I wanted to make a render to commemorate this, and I figured it made the most sense to use Sapphire for this! I hope that everyone who is playing the game enjoys the experience~

Tag list: @alrest | @masterofmasters | @wazzuppy | @cherry-bomb-ships | @call--me--home | @ayatosamore | @xenobabble | @coralward | @dawnette | @pandapup | @altamont498 | @mercuryships (to be tagged when I create stuff, please see this post!)

(Comments on and reblogs of my work are always okay and appreciated, but never required!~)

#a call from the void #creations from the void #made using MMD #this post is okay to reblog! #this post in and of itself isn't technically selfship-related but sapphire *is* the self-insert I use for my main xenoblade selfship #so hopefully it's okay #I kept shying away from using my tag list but at the same time being on my tag list doesn't mean you *have* to interact with my content #so hopefully it's okay to use it even for creations that aren't directly related to my selfships in and of themselves in isolation! #self-inserts #heart of the void #self‑insert: gem of garfont (sapphire) #sunset lighting is not always easy when not everything in the scene reacts the same way to the lighting #but it's fine #I apologise for not fully answering the pending asks in my inbox yet but I am definitely making progress on them both!!

[k1rishiki]

something abt realizing you're listening to someone sing for the last time really hits in an awful way

#so there's this girl who's a year above me and to say that she's good at singing is an understatement. if the goddess of song #herself were to appear in front of me or anyone who's ever heard a note come from her mouth and asked which one was more talented the only #appropriate answer would be that the goddess pales in comparison. i first heard her voice at the auditions for our middle school musical in #the sixth grade and i've been in shock and awe ever since. it's in the name of her voice that i decided i wanted to learn how to write musi #bc i cannot sing but wanted nothing more than some sort of reason to stand next to her. and by some twist of fate. i took music theory last #semester and guess who ended up sitting directly next to me. and who i also said no more than maybe 5-10 words to the entire time. . whoops #in my (and her) defense. it's not like she's unapproachable or anything. she's one of the genuinely kindest people i've ever encountered bu #the problem is. it's a music theory class. i was the only one in it not affiliated w the music department. and everyone in it had known eac #other for 4-7 years. even my like. actual friend in the class was ignoring me a lil (he wasn't he was just hanging out w his closer friends #and so i kept to myself the entire semester bc i didn't want to feel like i was intruding on anything + am terminally shy #(like. to the point where i get physically ill bc of it) #flash forward to today in ap world w our song parody project. our teacher was showing past examples from previous classes and guess who too #the class last year. and ofc. you Do Not get [name redacted] working on a project w/out having her sing for you #her group made a stalin-themed mr sandman parody and our teacher paused the video halfway through and it was my own personal 9/11 #bc there's no good reason for our paths to ever cross again. unless she becomes some celebrity. which i have no doubt she could if merit wa #the only factor at play there. i will never hear her voice again and i'm not sure what i'm going to do abt that. #romeo.txt

[chesthighwater]

WIP - Tagging Game

RULES: post the names of the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

tagged by the wonderful @karnaca78 <3 thank you so much!!

here are some select Named wips (we will ignore the billion other tidbits in my general brainrot folder):

patiens be my view for the day let no man bring me harm sick to doomsday lupus pilum mutat

hmm i will tag. @kirtlandswarbler and @exalok because you are both amazing and your writing is wonderful and i am eating it. and also i tag You. yes you the person reading this post. you may consider yourself tagged >:3

#thank you so much for the tag<33 i always love being tagged #also the lovely people i tagged. obviously 0 pressure. like you can just ignore this if youd like #i just think little ask games are fun (and i love your writing) #also if you are a writer and are reading this and thinking. aw but i would have liked to be tagged by name :( #i probably thought of you and i love you but was too shy to tag you directly Sorry #j #fun fact there is a particular thing in my wip document that is titled “(shame shame shame shame)” #that would have been funny to put up there i think #but there is a reason why its called that NFDJKSJKDSKJS #though. if i know youre into that sort of thing. i can tell you if you ask #some of these wips youve already seen actually. some you didnt #and one of them isnt even daud/martin! can you believe that! #i did leave out a few things but i cant make a post with my mile long list of wips soooo

[soleadita]

2, 7, 14, 19 <3

2. top 5 books of all time? non-exhaustive list in no particular order but these are the first 5 i thought of:

darius the great is not okay

the first rule of punk

himawari house

the penderwicks series (with the potential exception of the last book...i have Thoughts and Feelings)

six of crows duology

(this is when i come out as someone who primarily reads kidlit i guess but u can pry my ya and mg favs from my cold dead hands bc kidlit is amazing and SO important and ppl don't appreciate it enough and that's a hill i'll die on)

7. is there a series/book that got you into reading? hm. i do have distinct memories of wanting to be able to read chapter books on my own so i could read the american girl books at my own pace instead of having to wait for my mom to read them to me. so. maybe those?

14. do you ever mark/dog ear books you own? i don't dog ear but depending on the book i sometimes highlight <3

19. most disliked popular books? at heart i'm a judgmental hater of popular books so i'm shocked i can only think of one rn but. the hating game. i forced myself to finish it and hated it and then it started getting attention and then they made a movie. i was baffled. i still am baffled. (and this isn't even a case of me, like, disparaging the genre. i love contemporary romcoms. if they're good.)(i also think emily henry is wildly overrated. idk. sometimes popular books are like that post about the perils of sorting by kudos on ao3.)

#ty ty <3333 #(put some of it under the cut bc i'm rambly as fuck) #(asks from a new mutual are SO fun btw. hiii andrew big fan of ur curated content i've just been. too shy to speak directly to you!!) #gaydiaz #leo's asks #ask games

[spade-snax]

i really wanna know why the bugsnax fandub people use the shadow filbo tag when he isnt even in it im not mad (/gen) just curious if theyre planning something or just using it just for promotion like i wasnt told about anything sjfjethtrh

#i try seeing and responding to anything shadow filbo so i check the tag from time to time #im... #too shy to ask directly so im making a post instead #please do not see this as agressive #i do not know the people working on it so i feel intimidated to speak with anyone and ask questions