Dead Ends and Survival
This is the official poster of my TMNT!12 x Arcane au - "Dead Ends and Survival" (DEaS)
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AUDIENCE -- MATURE/13+ Link -- DEaS - Ao3 Playlist -- DEaS - Spotify
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DESC
In a world of mutants, aliens and humans, a divide of society is always evitable. Below the Glowing City of Progress, New York, are the Sewers within the Undercity of Top, in the sunshine's casting, warming up their lives and sickening pride - a utopia even. Bottom, cast in the shadows of the sunlight's shine, forever ignored and deprived of basic needs - a dystopia.
It was rather...simple with how the world worked: Mutants and Unfortunate humans lives down below... Aliens and the fortunate humans live above into the light. Blinded by the light ignorance, all backs are turned from the Sewers; because in their eyes, those who endured down in the Undercity were not.... equal.
However... they all have one thing they share: a soul.
Four rebel turtles that live in the Undercity, raised by the Peacemaker, Splinter, make an action that each cause a consequence for one another. They all have one rule from their father-figure and sensei: "Ninjas do not kill". Yet, that rule soon becomes engraved onto a tombstone to be forgotten by time...
When the young Mikey, new to missions in the Glowing City, discover these strange pink crystals, a storm begins to rumble. Threats arise in their lives: the Foot clan, enforcers, street thugs and the looming disruption of Brainworms...
Not one soul will stay pure forever. "Ninjas do not kill"
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Trigger Warnings
- blood - death - major character death - terrorism - human experimentation - suicide references
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This has been a project in my head ever since September 2025 and I fell in love with it instantly. However, I am performing trial + error through every chapter I make since I am twisting a few parts of the story. Do keep in my mind that I am a Year 11 student, so I won't be active much in May/June due to exams -- please be patient w/ me
I am planning on posting artwork and various other things on here and on my TikTok so I can explore designs once Act 1 is done.
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NOTES
Please do not give me any back lash for the relationships I have written in this story.
Give credit if you are planning to make artwork of these designs
Do not steal
Be patient on updates due to being a student close to exams
Enjoy the story
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Cover art is produced by me
No Generative AI was used during the making of the chapters
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"Art is never finished, only abandoned" - Leonardo De Vinci
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