ROTTMNT AU: STREET SMARTS!
so, i wanna start off by saying a HUGE thank you to the people who gave their time and effort to this au: @autumnmoon15 , @songdrop and @purplecaffeinecat ! autumnmoon helped massively with the boys designs along with designing Raph, songdrop gave me anatomy tips and purplecaffeinecat gave feedback on the story!! INCREDIBLY HUGE THANKS, I LOVE YOU PEOPLE!!! >X3 🩵🩵🩵
on with the yapping!! જ⁀➴
this AU is a take on the separated au trope! in this one, the boys are mutated by draxum and raised by him up until their early teens, but unfortunately get separated when an accident happens.
now without the guidance of any parental figure and scarred, the boys have to navigate life in the hidden city as the mystic menaces!
(i'll add the design ref sheets when i draw them and clean this up for a masterpost eventually lol)
unable to fullfil his role as leader due to an injury, so he took on the role of teaching his brothers how to fight (with some help from Donnie),
only leaves the lair when absolutely necessary (usually to kick ass),
reserved, but still friendly when desired,
basically 2k12!Splinter but harsher & more stressed,
the same as he is in-canon, although way more energetic and clingy (especially with Raph), likes to move around like a monkey,
leaves the lair basically all the time, whether it be with Donnie & Leo, or by himself
the most social out of the 4, has a lot of friends in the hidden city and a few on the surface,
powerhouse, usually the one running mystic powers training for everyone,
mask inspiration: Kitsune
still the tech guy, experiments a lot with mystic energy, does research on mystic powers,
always in his lab, unless he has a reason to leave,
anti-social, prefers spending time with his brothers & April
brains + a bit of brawn, second in command,
personality of 2k12!Raph combined with rise!Donnie,
this bad boy can fit SO much trauma in him, cockiest bastard in the hidden city,
leaves the lair often, likes to go watch the battle nexus,
likes socializing, but makes more enemies than friends,
leader, face man, professional boyfailure & team medic,
rise!Leo turned up to 11 with a villainous edge (aka the other type of edgy to not cope with trauma),
same as in-canon, a bit more jaded due to her history with the guys, big sis 24/7,
visits the lair any time she can,
socializes a lot to gather intel in case the guys need it,
unofficial 5th member of the mystic menaces,
basically rise!April still,
unaccounted for just yet >:3
originally i wanted to make this au solely because i wanted to traumatize leo the least but well here we are where he is the main character yet again oops
i will make a fanfic for this at some point along with maybe a few comics, but that'll be way in the future, so i humbly ask for your patience. if you wanna see any kinds of updates, tho, you can follow my bluesky! i post wips there sometimes :33
THANK YOU FOR READING!!! X]]