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Listening to Raph gushing about something he likes.

It's just a small idea I had some days ago, but it's basically Raph watching a movie/show/wrestling late at night and gushing about it to his SO, and they listen and watch with him even if they don't completely understand it.

Also, a random cute little thought I had was that he would keep a pillow near his bean bag chair just in case his significant other wanted to carelessly lean into him and such, since, you know, they could get hurt by the spikes (and yes, that's a pillow, I spent too much time trying to figure out how to draw it and it doesn't look good-).

The only difference between the two pieces is that in one I tried to do a red lightning coming from the TV.

Extra under the "read more".

The sketch, just in case anyone wants to see it, and also a drawing on paper with the ship dynamics thing-y of the last post. If my memory doesn't fail me, it's about two months old.

This month is going to be really chaotic for me but the next drawing will probably be Leo's ship dynamic or an yandere-ish future Leonardo based on a really specific thing. The only hint that I'm going to give about the F!Leo one: "The boys".

Set it the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. The turtles have just started training

I feel like Mikey would one day suggest they do a group costume for Halloween since they learned about it from a computer that Donnie found. Raph immediately agrees loving the idea. Leo only agrees to it because it was going to be Jupiter Jim themed. (and because he wanted to keep Mikey happy) Meanwhile Donnie is 100% against the idea (which bums out Mikey) because he is constantly busy in his lab making things from scraps. (like an early prototype for his battle shell) Eventually just before they go trick or treating (because they are dressed as Jupiter Jim turtles) the end up shoving Donnie in a costume. Later while Leo stays with Mikey, Raph shares a moment with Donnie explaining why they did what they did because Donnie was visibly stressed for the first 20 minutes and was going to keep being stressed until someone talked with him. Donnie ends up understanding and is happily getting candy for the rest of the night.

That’s my personal little Drabble/ head cannon of what I think happened once.

Hopefully it’s good

gotcha!

LETS FREAKING GOOOO

I LOVE THIS SM!!!!!! I'm so happy to see a combo of two of my hyperfixations!!

I've drawn the turtles as Dandy's World characters cuz my brother got me addicted to Dandy's World.....

I mostly tried to match them biased on personality, especially Glisten. I know besides the color changes the changes I made to make them look more like the turtles are their pre-movie/final episodes gear but Raph has the messed up eye from the movie, I just felt pre-movie Leo fit Glisten better and I felt it would help me make more changes than just adding the black bandaids, plus I couldn't resist giving Raph the messed up eye.......

anyways, I might make this into an actual AU and if I do I probably won't make it a whole ass story, tho I'll definitely make lore for it, but we'll see.

Also, I don't know who April should be, or frankly anyone else tbh, I'm open to suggestions tho

final note; I need people to play Dandy's World with 😭 I've played with my brother and his friends a few times but I feel kinda bad about doing so

So I don't really post on here but I kind of wanted to talk about the new TMNT show and film as I just recently finished it and it seems I'm starting to get back into the Turtles. So to start, when I first heard about the show I was excited about it as hey we're getting new TMNT content and u can NEVER have too much content of something u love! When I watched the first few episodes at the time I was very, I guess, put off by it. I grew up with the '03 turtles and my fav has and forever will be Leonardo. So in the 2018 show, I was shocked to find out Leo was not the fearless leader that we knew and suppose to love and the fact that he turned into Mikey 2.0. I love Mikey but Leo's suppose to be the cool, calm, and collected Turtle, not the one that runs off and does whatever he wants! I was also shocked to see how more mature Mikey was than Leo! Besides that, the portrayal of Splinter was terrible as he had no interest for his sons and the roll of Donnie became similar to Raph as he was kind of an a-hole and sarcastic all the time. I will also say April was a bit much. I mean definitely love the girl power and go get it attitude but at times my little bro and I would be like whoa she crazy. I will say it was interesting to see Raph step up to that leader roll and we could all see how much Raph cared for his family. I mean if ur already a die hard TMNT fan then u know Raph cares for his family deeply but often has a difficult time showing it. In this case it was different to see that his feelings weren't hidden and he was very open with his brothers.

Anyway, going to today, I recently started to rewatch the '03 Turtles on Paramount + and decided I would watch all of the TMNT content that came out over the last 30 years so that also meant 2018. I only saw the first few episodes at the time and hadn't watched all of it until now which I have to say I'm glad I did watch all of it as it was really good. I think my favorite is the last few episodes of season 2 as it felt more like the Turtles I grew up with and all of the content that we have seen of the TMNT so far. The film was also really good as it felt more like redemption for Leo considered how he has acted during the two seasons. While I couldn't help about think of all the issues that I stated above I'm kind of glad we got exposed to it bc things definitely did change. With Splinter he became a lot more caring to his sons, himself, and for the Hamato family as well. April was still April but I definitely love her way more than the 2012 April. With the guys, I have learned to love all of them even though they are very different from what I'm used and what Kevin and Peter created but it's good that's different. We as a society have to accept that there's going to be change and yeah u may not like it but it's going to happen. I'm also not saying everybody has to like it but just remember that it's there and others may like it so don't hate and be mean about it. I know I'm in a few FB TMNT groups and the new TMNT definitely gets a lot of hate which is pretty sad. Overall this new series and film is very different but it was a good different and being a student filmmaker I can only hope that someday I will also be able to make my own TMNT content preferably live action as we don't have much TMNT content through there and it would be fun to try it out. I can't help but feel like I have to end with something about Leonardo but I'm glad Ben Schwartz got to voice and bring this new Leo to life on this show. I can only hope Rise will get another season as clearly they definitely deserve it! Anyway sorry for the long post but ✌ & cowabunga!

Jayus’ Jammie Jams

Today our first song is something Raph coded! It’s got a nice soft wholesome beat and I feel like this would be the type of song that encapsulates those soft moments when he feels safe enough to let his guard down around you. You know those small moments when you catch him looking at you with a small wonder filled smile, maybe a fond little smirk? I’m thinking in the secret moments like, late evenings or sleepy nights. You know where that look is the only outward expression of the inner mess of affection that’s threatening to burst from his heart because of you? Just the kind of song that makes him appreciate the kind of softness that comes with being with someone as sweet at you 🧸❤️

Dedicated always to @anobodyinabog

I’m healing reading this 🥺🤧💙❤️🤌🏼✨

My heart thanks you @signanothername bless you hooman 🙏🏼🧡

Hey so remember this comic Yeah here’s a continuation, me and @intotheelliwoods are on war as to how we can break each other’s hearts, and in turn break yours too :)

anyway some notes cause this is full of headcanons

1- i like to believe Leo completely lost his ability to use his powers and tap into his Ninpo after Raph and DonDon's death, due to the emotional strain he suffered (going by the theory mystic abilities are heavily connected to emotions) unlike Mikey, Leo doesn't know how to deal with his bad emotions, simply ignoring them, and it just resulted in him losing his powers after so much emotional strain (i literally rambled about this on insta a while back fghjklsdfgh)

2- i like to believe Mikey learned how to absorb emotions out of people if that makes sense, u see Mikey holding Leo's face during their entire talk, Mikey was using his powers to absorb Leo's bad emotions, so that Leo can feel better

that's what the blue energy in Mikey's hands are, Leo's pain and sadness, and that's why Leo seems to actually open up instead of deflecting the convo with a joke or two, cause Mikey's powers made it impossible to do so

doing that however leaves Mikey to feel that pain and sadness, and generally speaking Mikey never does it unless as a desperate last measure, as Mikey prefers that his family open up by themselves instead of the influence of his magic

3- you see Leo calling Mikey "Mike", i like to believe the brothers use certain nicknames in certain situations, in this case, Leo uses the nickname "Mike" as a "i'm really not in the mood, this is serious", its very rare for Leo to use "Mike" outta all nicknames for Mikey, and Mikey hates when Leo uses that particular nickname cause he knows it's bad when Leo uses it, hence, why he resorts to absorbing Leo's bad emotions

4-ok so you see by the end that Leo gets to hug Raph one last time, this is Mikey's doing, Mikey's sharing his own Ninpo with Leo so his big bro gets to say goodbye to their eldest brother

moral of the story? Mikey's cool as fuck

First things first, Y E S *slams hand down on table excitedly* NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL WHOLESOME FAMILY ART🙌🏼🧡✨🤌🏼

Second @saspas-corner, @holydoncakes @anobodyinabog *bear poses* If you didn’t want to be assimilated into my found family, you should have ran when you had the chance 😏😈😎

I have no context for this

He needs this. I think honestly we all do 🥺💙💔❤️‍🩹🙌🏼

I am not immune to Future!Leo angst.

Again, the healing hug I needed to see. Bless you 🙏🏼😖💙❤️

THeYrE bRoThErS aNd tHeY lOvE eAcH oThEr, Your Honor.

His bones may be broken, but his heart? So light

Can you tell ive been listening to this ost

@thegunnsara 's Raph from Hamato wanderers and my Mafia!Au Mikey comparing ink~ Mikey is infinitely jealous at Raph's superior tattoos because he has dragons ❤️🐢🧡

Heres my unfortunately last-minute dtiys by @thegunnsara !!!!

I *LoVe* the Hamato wanderers, it has the coolest vibe and the gorgeous sketch work that you do is so fucking tasty!! Can't wait to see more! 💙🐢💙

This was so fun, the mafia AU thats in the works is rotting my brain so the thought of Mikey and Raph fighting and interrogating baddies together is such a fun concept!!

Stream sketches~!✨ Thanks to everyone for coming by and hanging out~! 💙🐢💙

Full techwear turtle doodles~ Omg I love drawing these ✨fucking idiots~✨ 🥰 💙🐢💙 @donathan @snackugaki hopefully this is the last one lmaoooo

Leo and Donnie ✨ Raph and Mikey ✨ Leo with Milo&Mia

Part 👏2👏techwear 👏turtle👏doodles👏bitches👏 Mikey and Raph this time~ Individuals under the cut~ See Donnie and Leo's here~

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@snackugaki @donathan *throws this at you and runs away* 💙

Redbubble sticker drop #2~ Get them here~

It's the rottmnt turtle tots as "munchkins" (lmao get it??) Donnie is a Soft-Shell taco, Leo is a red-eared Slider, Mikey is a Jack-in-the-Box Turtle, and Raph is an Ali-Gatorade-r Snapping Turtle~

(Thank you to the members of my Patreon stream for brainstorming these cuties and hanging out with me while I drew them!)

Redbubble sticker drop #1~ Get them here~

Some cute stickers of our favorite Rottmnt brothers!

^ Mikey and Raph who have the perfect view on the other side of the table~

New chapter is up!! Here is some art from ch 27 of Quick Sketch!

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(This version of Leo is 20 years old, all of the characters I depict are not minors unless they are turtle tots!)

Check out the fic here~!

So the patreon art stream had an unhinged quality today~

Heres some doodles that'll keep me up for many nights to come thats for sure.

and heres a couple from last week's stream!

Thank you so much to everyone that came and hung out- it was a blast!!! 💙🐢💙

Sooo~ Every week my Patrons get to vote for a drawing that I post every Thursday~

So enjoy this week's Thirsty Thursday, Future!Raph trying to bulk up as much as one can in the apocalypse~👀👀👀 He made his dumbbells himself~💙🐢💙

(This version of Raph is 25+ years old, all of the characters I depict are not minors unless they are turtle tots!)

Happy Thanksgiving! 💙🦃💙

Cassandra was asked to mash the potatoes.

She is nothing if not efficient.

Made this during my Weekly Patreon Art Stream! I stream through discord every Wednesday at noon-5pm(ish) PDT.

If you'd like to join, You can do so by visiting my Patreon!

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I can't decide which one I like more? 👀

This is based off of a Mafia AU, so these are the like dark and light sides of the Hamato Family Yakuza Clan~

Which one do you like better??

💙🐢💙THANK YOU SO MUCH! 💙🐢💙

-nOT OnLY - DiD i JUST HIT 200 fOLLOweRS ON tUMbLlR, QUick SKEtCH HIt 20,000 MOTHerFUcKINg hiTS!!!!!

I cannot express how much it fucking means to me that people are enjoying my writing. I have always thought that I wasn't good enough of a writer to ever post anything ever - so the fact that there are people who are actually keeping up with the fic with each chapter makes me confoundedly happy!

As a thank you, I drew our favorite brothers in some lovely formal attire~ This design is based on an AU that @gothicashworld and I have been working on~ It's a Mafia AU where the brothers are all in their 20's!

Check out the beginnings of that AU here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/42316446/chapters/106259895

So thank you thank you thank you! And look forward for more to come! 💙🐢💙