#the future is already set

[chiscribbs]

Apocalypse Future Donnie Concepts

I wasn't actually planning on posting these until I had a definitive final design to share alongside them, but- It's probably going to be a while before that happens and I feel bad for how inactive this blog has been lately. I've been working on stuff, but only in-between projects, and none of it is really ready to post. So, here's a little something to prove that I am still alive. ❤

Donnie's design is so hard to update. It's just...so good in its simplicity??? Every element feels necessary to his character - so figuring out what to keep, what to get rid of, and what to change slightly is a definite challenge. It's even harder when we're given so little (canonical) information about what role he played in the Resistance and what effects the Krang Apocalypse may have had on him...including how long ago he was killed in relation to the movie. Or how he was killed, for that matter.

So, I'm playing around with some potential ideas and trying to get something that feels right - feels like Donnie, but if he had to adapt to the apocalypse (while also trying to stick to the show's simplistic, shape-heavy style, so nothing too terribly detailed or complex.) I'll share a few of these ideas below, for anyone who's interested.

(Also, yes - I know the spot-goatee is in no way an original concept, but I have a deep affection for it and had to include it in my design.)

One of the concepts I'm considering is giving Donnie a prosthetic leg, something to sort of parallel Leo with his Robo-Raph arm. But in Donnie's case, he probably lost his leg long before Raph was killed or maybe even before he built the robots of his family (maybe this serves as the inspiration or catalyst for the idea.) My working theory is that he was attempting to detonate a mine field full of some Krang dogs and something went wrong which caused him to get caught up in the resulting blast. He was lucky enough to keep his life, but lost his leg and probably some of his hearing in the process. Naturally, because it's Donnie (and because they're living through an apocalypse), the leg will be more than just a prosthetic limb - it'll have some kind of weaponry or technological capabilities built into it. Just haven't decided what that's going to be yet, lol.

I'm also toying with the idea of him creating some kind of "Ninpo Protection Device" - something to act as a defense mechanism against the Krang's mystic-cancelling (or, more accurately, locking) abilities. He's testing it on himself before green-lighting it to be used on his brothers (which, obviously, never happens.) The problem is I can't decide how to visibly convey this idea, I was thinking something along the lines of one of those medical aid devices that become permanent attachments to the user's body. But most of the visible parts of his body are covered in natural armor, save for his limbs and head. So figuring out the best placement for a thing like that has been a little challenging.

I was considering giving him a mechanical hand along with/in place of the robotic leg, as well. Reason being - he works primarily with his hands and almost never wears practical protection gear (another thing I tried to partially remedy with the addition of the gloves), so if any part of him is going to be lost, his hands would be the logical first choice. I also think there's a poetic element to the guy who relies on his tech becoming more and more "mechanical" himself (but only in the physical sense). It would also imply that there was a time when he couldn't work as efficiently on his own as he normally is able to, due to having one less hand, so there was likely an adjustment period wherein he had to lean into his mystic abilities (and the aid of others around him) far more than he's used to doing. A little background character development for him, because I love that kind of stuff.

These are about all of the definitive concepts I have for him at the moment, but obviously, I'm nowhere near having a finished design just yet. So, all of these could potentially be scrapped or tweaked in the final version.

If you read this far - kudos! And thanks for your interest! :>

#rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rise donnie #future donnie #donatello hamato #Honestly - I haven't attempted a design for him yet because I feel like everybody has their own set ideas already. #And a lot of them are just...way better than any ideas I've had so far lol. #But I was kinda happy with the Double Donnies sketch awhile back and thought ''you know what let's try'' #And so here we are...trying. I enjoy working out character designs and Don is a fun subject so let's see how this goes. #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt future timeline #artrehearsals #character design

[canisalbus]

hey there!! i'm a newcomer here but i have fallen head over heels for your tragic gay dogmen, they've infected me with brainrot, i've been blorbo-inprinted on and reveling in it! i just wanted to let you know how much i've been enjoying scrolling through your blog recently and thank you for being so willing to share oc's that obviously mean a great deal to you with strangers over the internet, it's been greatly appreciated. (i also was wondering if your society6 store is still up and running?)

Why, thank you so much! It means a lot to me to hear my tragic gay dogmen are so cherished! ;_;

#the brainrot is spreading oh no #I closed my society6 store last May because of their recent policy changes #long story short they chose to cut into artists' already meager profits and a lot of people found it very disrespectful and off-putting #I felt a little bit too taken advantage of and removed everything #I have an inprnt store waiting in the wings but haven't managed to set up it yet sorry #but in the future that's where you'll find my prints #answered #anonymous

[thegreatkarma]

i truly believe characters from book adaptations (specially the main ones) should be played only by actors who are already fans of the source material

cause they truly know the character and their journey

walker and leah know where their characters are supposed to end. so they can give us the 12 year old percabeth crumbles on the way they look at each other to set the path for the future seasons

#annabeth said she had a crush on percy since they were twelve and we can clearly see these feelings being developed because leah KNOWS this #walker knows percy so well he can mimic his body language and micro expressions perfectly #it really starts tying together all their future actions #when the future season air we will be able to look back and see that they were already setting everything up so perfectly from s1 #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #walker scobell #leah sava jeffries #the lightning thief #pjo show #pjo series

[johnslittlespoon]

leaving bikeriders anon here again i’m going crazy over the back and forth constant neither of them saying anything out of nervousness of it all like of COURSE it would take them forever to actually get together there would have to be an honest to god crisis a completely off-kilter situation for them to get together they’re so bad at communicating. also have not been able to get the thought of them running into each other by chance at a bar across town and even though bucky showed up with people he just ends up at a table in the corner with gale the whole night. gale jokingly asks if john is even old enough to drink which turns into a whole thing where john suddenly has to prove to gale that he CAN drink and he IS old enough and is Definitely Worthy of gale’s attention. anyways!

HIII i'm still ON one about this too dw

exactly my goddd the back and forth would be physically painful to write/read honestly lol the flirtation and the sexual tension!!

ur so right smth absolutely wild would have to happen, or one of them would have to slip up, or there'd have to be an argument where feelings are blurted out in anger/hurt, orrrr, in relation to your idea at the end which i'm going clinically insane over bee tee dubs:

john is so offended by the insinuation that he's too young to drink even if gale's joking, made worse probably by gale throwing in a kid– "you old enough to be in here, kid?" with the corner of his mouth quirking up a bit.

john puffs his chest out and tries not to let the one beer he's had slur his words, goes "'course i am" all huffy, rolls his eyes, reaches for gale's full shot glass while holding determined eye contact and tips it back without a second thought, really has to clench his fist in his lap for a second when it threatens to come right back up, not used to anything quite so harsh.

it's not gale's intention to egg him on like that, john's just bristly, a messy college kid used to bulldozing his way through life, never turning down a bet or challenge, has maybe been watching a pretty girl hang off gale's other side on top of everything and wants to prove that he can be exciting and mature too.

john ends up drinking too much, taking whatever shots the others in gale's group pass him for their entertainment until gale shuts the next person who tries down with a pointed glare, slides the shot glass away before john can reach for it, says "alright, we're cutting you off" when john whines out a complaint, leaning heavily against gale's side.

the night ends with gale helping john out of the bar because john's friends leave long before he does. he gets john out to the parking lot out front, gets him situated on the back of his motorcycle, keeps a hand on his shoulder and asks where home is, and john's like, "oh, no, can't go home like this buck, dad'll gimme a shiner" and gale's jaw clenches hard, but it's not the time to get angry.

he's at a loss, because he's not gonna bring john home to an environment he's had a faint suspicion isn't the greatest since they met (however that might have been, that's shit for me to plot out later lol) but bringing him to his house seems like a bad idea, but he's also not sure what to do and john's friends don't seem the greatest to just leave him with a borderline stranger. so what else is there to do?

"am i gonna have to tie you to me, or are you gonna hold on tight?" he asks as he climbs on the bike in front of john, and john giggles out a "y'can tie me to wh'tever y'want," filter completely gone from how sloshed he is, and gale looks to the sky and says a silent prayer because jesus fucking christ. what.

i'm like 99% certain that alcohol would be involved in a feelings confession, probably that night when it slips out from john's lips, so drunk he doesn't even realize it. nothing would happen that night, because gale's trying to be a responsible adult and he wants to make sure john's not just saying shit, but he's also quite forward, so he'd bring it up in the morning after he's brought john a water and some painkillers, and john would go so red and he'd drop his head into his hands and whisper an "oh my god" because he can't believe he's slipped up so bad.

and then yk. feelings–talk ensues. john is so mortified, he wants to die. gale is so enamoured but trying to be realistic about things. etc etc i'll flesh it all out eventually when it's time to start writing it >:)

#leaving bikeriders au #<- for other posts set in this au/future fic <3 #i already know this au is gonna be stuck in my brain for a while #i'm not gonna be able to shake it loose till i finish the dog fic and then get to writing this one lol #buck x bucky #buckbucky #johnslittlespoon asks #johnslittlespoon brainrot

[screwpinecaprice]

Actually took a day off to rest my eyes from screens. And of course I picked up my sketchbook and scribbled whatever.... which ended up being almost all from my Distant Future (Canon divergent?) AU that I still rarely touch on. lol (Except for that last image.)

Something just reminded me of Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past, which was one of the inspirations of this AU. (The inspiration mostly from book 2 and 3, The Dark Forest and Death's End. Had to listen to it a couple of times for my smooth brain to kind of understand stuff from that book. RIP)

.... The horror of not being able to use the transform tool and undo button tho. ;-;

#connverse #Connie Maheswaran #Steven Quartz Universe #my shiz #su #su au #Distant Future AU #skedoobles #Mannn I really have no time to be sick. 😅 #I'm screaming ksfiefbse. I still don't know what to design Steven's outfit in this .snckaslnckle #Earth is already long dead in the AU btw #Well. 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' only became an inspiration a bit later. #I still think I can't handle the setting of this AU. Lol But I do love daydreaming. #And no.. I have no idea why I'm taking and continuing this route for this AU. 🤷😆

[just-your-average-tangerine]

I find it frustrating how being a gnc and gay makes it hard to talk about my experiences as a trans person.

Both because the experiences themselves are so different from the norm. And because, if i try to talk about transphobia I face there's this underlying idea that because im a feminine trans man, I deserve it or at least could avoid it by being less feminine.

And there really is no way to win because if I'm feminine, then I'm not really a man (or not trying hard enough to be one) but if im masculine then I'm not queer enough and get shit from within the community for that too.

And I cant relate to the average trans masc experience (tm) because my (lesbian) mother's idea is that I should be a butch lesbian instead of a fem gay man so the lack of acceptance from them comes in the form of barring me from wearing makeup or "flashy" clothes, as opposed to the more typical enforced femininity.

How much of myself am I expected to give up? And more importantly, why is that expectation coming from other queer people, people who should know better?

#transandrophobia #transmasc #trans man #it just makes it hurt that much more that other queer people #and even other trans people #are pulling the same shit #and on a personal note #as if this whole thing wasnt already #it really sets a grim tone for the future #the entirety of my twenties has been a constant cycle of 'youre not gay because youre trans and therefore not really a man' #'but youre not really trans because youre too feminine' #'but youre not really queer because youre too masculine' #so at what point do i just fucking give up #and what part of myself #do i give up the makeup and fun clothes that makes me feel good about myself give up my femininity to 'be a man'? #do i give up my transition and my manhood and 'just be nonbinary' like so many people have told me to in order to be a 'good queer' #or do i just give up on friends love and community and just keep to myself? #its not like i can change the way i was born so theres no future in which i get to live as a gay man #it just all feels useless #it is useless #op

[ajdrawshq]

love this animal. the saffron

#thinks abt them and cries forever (hasnt gotten anywhere near the oart where i will actually cry forever. probably) #like i JUST died to the king the first time and we're still in sillyfunny mode. i fear for this lads future #their Problems are beginning to set it tho . #n like. i already liked the group at first but theyre Really growing on me .. so so good #considering the way the game is im glad its not as repetitive as i was afraid of. tho it IS hard to remember stuff after a while #theres so many things to do and keep track of!!!!!! siffrin needs to get a notepad or smth my memory is just as bad as his #i was doing good w that part until we got to floor 3 ;; and theres still so many things in 1 and 2 to backtrack for......... #all in due time tho . and i still have a couple places where i need to use those star things at bc i got the right path first somehow..... #isat #isat spoilers #? i mean. the dying to the king first round is in the trailers so even i already knew abt that but. who knows

[fellhellion]

what I say: dad Miguel is a sweet concept and I don’t think he’d inherently suck at it, if not best pursued (or desired tbh lmfao) straight out of the gates at 27

what I mean: my god can you imagine how it felt to think all anger and retaliation as patrimony, a rot simmering in your blood that you would do best to never inflict on another human being? then to hold a daughter in your hands; and she is so small, so vulnerable, so beautiful you cannot help but wonder how she is of you at all. she sleeps against your heart and does not fear there some innate rot within, she smiles when she sees you. You think of your mother, and wonder how a parent could raise a hand to a child.

#look I’m listening to Safe Return and got stupid emotional #look ABSHDJFJ LOOK!!! disappears down a hole #tunes talks 2099 #I’m sorry my mentally ill princess I’m thinking bout u and fatherhood sbshdjfjfjfjg #all jokes aside! #setting aside the hurdles of like. dooming himself out of fear of inherently being a doomer #dude has the capability to be a good dad. YEARS into the future when it’s a) something he can think of without clipping through the floor w #fear #and b) feels he could actually do that w his life and can entertain the possibility #OH LORD. forgot the third hurdle of him having no good parental role models ahshdjfjfj but!!! #in terms of capability where it comes to things like compassion and care #he’s already on the right track and imo a Lot of his hurdles w that kind of concept are like. self imposed fears that you intrinsically #would fuck up and fuck a child up in the process. #idk. I have feelings about dad Miguel.

[love-nikki-future-suits]

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#love nikki #love nikki dress up queen #love nikki future suits #lnduq #sorry looks like someone else was already uploading future sets... #ill still continue with en and cn though probs (bc im on en + if i dont practice my chinese im done for) #it feels kinda weird to be getting cny sets now though

[marzipanandminutiae]

the first episode of Cabinet of Curiosities is apparently set in Buffalo, NY (based on the newspaper clippings about Dottie Wolmar's disappearance) and features a gold-toned Victorian candelabra. And I'm pretty sure Agatha the antiques dealer is wearing the cameo Lucille Sharpe wore, that was Del Toro's grandmother's

the Del Toro Buffalo Cinematic Universe expands once more!

#guillermo del toro's cabinet of curiosities #cabinet of curiosities #del toro #(I already have a theory that his Nightmare Alley is set in the Crimson Peak universe) #(based on its Buffalo setting and the appearance of a building model that was in Carter Cushing's office) #also Agatha is Future Goals for me honestly

[sunlit-haruka]

Ocgrams are so !!! so !! cool !!!!! I hope more people make more of them !!!!

#milgram #milgram project #pretty sure I made this post a month ago but I don't care lmao #Like it was probably obvious from the fact that the other thing I talk about on here is a danganronpa fan series #But I am a capital b BITCH for when people make their own original stories using the setting of the original media and their OCs #I go fucking ballistic !!! It inspires me so much !!! #So seeing people make their own Milgram stories with trials and everything with their OCs #And seeing other people in the fandom invested in them and engaged in them??? I'm so fucking insane actually #Fucking !!! I know I already said this but !!! I want to make an OCgram one day !!! It would be so cool !!! #I don't think many people would be interested though considering I'm not *that* well known in this fandom #Plus I know myself enough to know that there's a 80% chance I'll ever finish something so #We'll see what the future holds I suppose !!

[skloomdumpster]

#hello hello its about the circular narrative of fate and the fact sky is doomed to repeat his fathers' mistakes

#and how bloom literally walks the walk that marion did

#its about the fact we're doomed by the narrative babyyyy

#falls to the ground

pls elaborate (genuinely) i am dumb and i did not understand

you're not dumb at all anon! I just forget people cannot hear the mental essays I'm constantly rambling on lmao

Fate is very much a cyclical tale, we mention the sins of before: the war a 1000 years ago, the first Dragon Flame, Rosalind's 1st regimen, Andreas and Saul's fallout - and then we poise them against the present: the blood witch x fairy remaining conflict, the reappearance of the Dragon Flame, Farah's regimen and later Rosalind's 2nd one, Saul raising Sky vs Andreas raising Beatrix.

The narrative asks the question "will the mistakes be repeated? Can we change our fate? Can we do differently than we were taught?"

Bringing it back to skloom, the narrative asks this of Sky, in full words. Marco asks Silva "does he have the same bloodlust as Andreas?" and Silva says "We've taken our time with him. We've been careful. He's his own man."

So the question is "Is he?" Is Sky his own man or is he doomed to follow the footsteps of his biological dad?

Season 2 opens with Silva saying "It's been a few months and you're already starting to sound like him, Sky."

But not only that, we follow Sky's character as he gets closer and closer to Silva's. He kills his own father. He unravels. He drinks enough that when he's knocked out by a blood witch and other's blame it on booze, he doesn't even question it.

And finally we end season 2 taking away the person he loves. So cyclical, the question stays, will he follow into his father(s) footsteps or is Sky his own man?

Bloom is an entire other can of worms. Bloom's cycle is deeper, older and unknown to herself. She comes to Alfea having hurt someone she loved and afraid of her own powers, she spends a whole season and a time skip learning to control her powers, only to bite her own tail and end up where she began: having killed someone with her powers, scared of herself and what she'd do, feeling like she doesn't belong.

And again we're told by the show, "I'm dangerous Sky, my mom knew that. That's why she sealed herself away. The Dragon Flame doesn't belong here. I don't belong here," metaphorically putting Bloom back exactly where she began - the question: where do I belong? Can I come home? -, but literally too as Bloom walks through the portal exactly as her biological mother did and shuts herself away, walking the path to, presumably, meet with the woman herself.

Fate is about generational trauma and the tragedy of repetition, and the hanging question, "Can we change our fate?"

#i mean this for every single character btw #special highlights for aisha grey sebastian and stella #who bring in their own backstory to underline the question of can you change your future if its set in stone already #mymeta #winxsource #fate the winx saga #fate: the winx saga #answered #skloom

[navybrat817]

Since my son and daughter have both woken me up at various times tonight/this morning, a short drabble turned into over 3.6k for these two.

Oops. 😇

#navybrat rambles #navybrat updates #max burnett #nick fowler #future fic #the truth will set you free #i'm le tired #seriously #today is going to be a long day #can't call in because our team is already short staffed for monday #why am i awake #are you reading my tags? #go drink some water #stay hydrated my friends

[seariii]

I was stressed but now i'm more chill and really sleepy...

#overall my mood has been better but i am so incredibly terrified of the future... its like.... #like i feel as if someone has holding me at gun point and got told thst if i did any mistakes they would shoot #but then im not given clear instructions on what i need to do and i have to figure it out myself #i am really scared... even tho all of this gave me a new objective... i dont wanna be obsolete... #... so... that what we will work on... also... i wanna work towards my dreams... #I've been putting it off for so long i want to do it #people support me and actually enjoy my voice... i want to... #the things on my plate right now are things i can achieve... but i want more... i want things i actually want... #i want... #my house has a constant buzzing sound. i believe its because of the small power plant behind the lot. which makes it difficult for recording #since i have to get rid of that and that messes with the rest of the audio #its comforting to know it wasnt the mic tho... heh... #tomorrow lets try to take the first few steps... well more like lets try to continue with the set up #we have already a couple stuff but we still have a lot missing... #... today the girls said some stuff that impressed me... thats how im perceived?... is that what people think of me? #i kinda want to... fulfill those 'expectations'... they dont expect anything but its more of a me thing... ive been dreaming and hoping for #so long but i dont take the next step. i never do... and its because of the executive dysfunction... but... once i get the hang of it... #once i do... everything will be excellent... and we will take it easy #i am so tired already... i feel im gonan falla sleep #seari talks

[darehearts]

my 2024 aesthetic  :  wearing cashmere cardigans,  going to bed at 10 pm every day,  reading one book every week.

#i never thought my early 30's would look like this but you know what #I ACTUALLY LOVE IT............🫣✨ i am manifesting my future already #but what about YOU babes? any aesthetics or goals for 2024?? #whether you accomplish them all or only one. i think it's nice to set #some goals! i used to be so against it but now i'm like! why not?! #tbd

[solivagantingrebel]

I'm going to sleep. I deserve a good night's rest after that, I deserve to never think any thought in my life after that. Holy shit.

#camus muses #ao3 wasnt letting me put the date of publication at 12th jan because “you cant set it to the future” brovitski #it is already 12th jan 3 am over here #i know im insane okay you dont have to remind #jesus fucking christ moment #anyway that's enough from me today im just going to fucking deflate #i deserved it