My Stories Are My Second Home

Angst, Fluff, and Hurt/Comfort Found and Re-found Family They’re my bread and butter, and they’re what I offer to you in heaping helpings!

[kc-anderson]

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Hi, everyone!

My name’s K.C., and I’m a 29 year old girl from the U.S. I love all things nerdy, and I’m always happy to geek out with someone about a mutual interest!

Feel free to ask me questions about any of my fanfics, or just message me any time about my fandoms in general! I’d love to chat about any of them!

Also, I’d like this to stay a space where we can all just enjoy our fandoms without any tension from differing opinions, so I’d like to stay out of any political or social issues, please!

**T-Cesters and Proshippers, DNI!**

Little bit about me:

Current Hyperfixations: TMNT and Transformers

Other Fandoms: Star Wars, Marvel, Ninjago, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Fairy Tail, Batman, Treasure Planet, Avatar The Last Airbender, How to Train Your Dragon, Legend of Zelda, and more!

Types of Art I Do: Writing, Drawing (both by hand and digital), Polymer Clay, some Painting

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Ao3 Fanfics

TMNT

The Shrouded Sky

A 2012 AU in which the four boys are Hamato Yoshi and Tang Shen’s biological children as well, and when the Shredder attempts to wipe out the Hamato Clan, Miwa is not the only child stolen that night, and years later, Karai is not the only one to return on the opposite side….

(A Separated, Human, Foot Clan Leo AU)

Transformers

Unexpected Arrivals and Shifting Sparks (Main fic finished, Oneshots on Hiatus)

An RID 2015 AU with the unexplainable discovery of a sparkling on Earth, and when he unexpectedly latches immediately onto Sideswipe of all bots, the speedster suddenly finds himself in the overwhelming, but slowly, surprisingly enjoyable position of guardian for this mysterious newspark.

From One Generation to the Next

After the events of Predacons Rising, life is finally returning to Cybertron in the forms of not only surviving, war-torn soldiers, but also brand new, innocent sparklings, and Ratchet makes the surprising discovery that the most unexpected Autobot in their ranks may be exactly what one of them desperately needs.

[kc-anderson]

Next chapter is finished!

This one just would not allow itself to be written without a fight for some reason, and it took me a little longer than usual, but I finally got it done!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75146281/chapters/228262446

[kc-anderson]

Okay so harmless sillies question, if Kaito was to have a favorite board/card/table top game what would it be? (Puzzles and other 1 person things count on that list)

If he was to get the chance to play more traditional games, Kaito would definitely like ones that required a lot of strategy, thinking and planning ahead and anticipating your opponent’s moves. Games like Risk, Monopoly, and Chess would for sure be favorites, and card games like Bridge and Poker (though he wouldn’t actually risk money on games like that) would be right up his alley as well.

Good question!

[kc-anderson]

How did come up with your tmnt story

Good question! I don’t always remember exactly how I came up with all my different story ideas, but I do remember this one, and actually pretty much exactly!

As I’m assuming most of you could probably guess, I’m a huge fanfiction reader, and in reading a ton of stories in different fandoms, as all of you do, I have a handful of favorite stories and authors. One of my absolute favorite TMNT 2012 fics is Light in the Darkness by @echokazul (same name over on Ao3). If you haven’t read the fic you 1000% should. It’s so good!!

Anyway, EchoKazul also has another fic called The Blood in My Veins that’s a 2012 au, and in it, Leo is the only brother who’s a turtle, and the other three are all human. The story itself is fantastic, but what really caught my eye was that change in not having all of them either turtles or human, and I thought it was interesting and out of curiosity wondered what kind of story could be told if the opposite was true. If there was a separated au where Leo was the only human and his brothers were turtles.

Once I had the idea my brain wouldn’t let it go until I figured out what I could do with it, so I brainstormed and decided that I would want them biological brothers, which meant that they would all have to start as human (and from there it was easy to decide that they should be Hamato Yoshi and Tang Shen’s biological children), and Raph, Donnie and Mikey would later be mutated into the turtles we all know and love.

From there I needed to figure out, considering the type of au it was, how I would separate Leo from the rest of his family, but I realized pretty quickly that I didn’t need to make it complicated, because I actually already had the perfect canon event to make that happen….😏

The rest is history since the rest of the pieces fell into place easily with how Leo was separated and where his story would turn from there, and while I didn’t originally plan on turning my idea into a full story, I wrote out one important scene that I had in my head just for fun initially and shared it with some friends on Discord. The ones that read it really liked it and wanted to know more, so I kept going and later went back and actually wrote the beginning of the story (the original scene I wrote was almost a dozen chapters into the story).

You all know the rest! 😉

[kc-anderson]

Will there be any more mentions about tang shen

There will be, yes!

Unless there’s a a small moment or two that I’m forgetting about, it won’t be for several more chapters at least, but even if she’s gone, she’s still an important part of the story, and she’ll absolutely be brought up again!

[kc-anderson]

…okay so questions because I’m definitely not still crying about the most recent Shrouded Sky chapter.

How is Kaito feeling after that last “friendly interaction”? cuz uhhh something tells me things are about to take a very unfriendly course of action… heh 😅

Also do we think Mikey is actually going to listen to Raph’s request for him to stay the heck away from Kaito?

Also just being fr here, Kaito is going to experience at least three separate mental breakdowns during the course of this whole fic isn’t he?

Is Raph going to get a hug? Cuz he needs a hug. (I want to ask the same about Kaito but something tells me he’s definitely not anywhere near that point)

…this was meant to HURT wasn’t it? (As I writer I applaud but also I haven’t wanted to remove my soul like that since Dragon’s rising season 2 so fantastic job on that 🥲)

How does this fic manage to hurt more than the actual show? Like out of curiosity is there a strategy??? …cuz like ow 🥲🫡

Sorry this took so long to respond to! I’ve just been super busy this month and almost forgot about it! 😅

Kaito’s feeling largely the same about the turtles, considering he already had a feeling the whole situation was a bad idea, and as much as the turtles fascinate him, they’re the enemy so of course he doesn’t trust them. That said, in any future interactions he’ll be a little extra vigilant, keeping a close eye on them and making sure they don’t pull anything like that again. And of course, he’s certainly not going to underestimate them in any fight or mission.

Mikey might listen to Raph for a little while, but…we all know that’s not going to last for long! 😄

Let’s be honest, just about everyone in this story could use a lifetime of hugs, for one reason or another. Maybe some more than others. Don’t worry though, over the course of the fic there will be plenty of hugs to go around. 😉

I think part of the trick as to why this fic feels like it twists something in your chest more than the actual show is partially because everyone knows what it could have been. You all know the relationships that are missing, the aspects of their personalities that never had a chance to develop because of the tragically different circumstances. You can see what could have been, and because of one evil man’s actions, that was all lost. That, I think, is largely what hurts so much.

Good questions, and I hope you enjoy the next chapter! 😁

[kc-anderson]

Do you have a favorite tmnt show ?

It bounces back and forth between 2003 and 2012 for me, varying based on the day, my mood, and whichever I’ve watched more recently. If I had to pick just one, though, I would have to say 2003.

It just has such a fantastically good story with incredibly well-fleshed out characters who you see genuinely grow and learn and come into themselves over the course of the show. It can of course be plenty silly, lighthearted, and fun, but also get into the nitty-gritties and be heavy and serious with topics that need to be handled that way, from enemies to personal struggles to dangerous moments and missions.

I love it so much, and I think no matter what their favorite is, every TMNT fan should give it a shot!

[call-me-red-moth]

I fistfighted my art block today

So I’m alive, I’ve had the worst art block recently but I’ve been desperately wanting to make fanart so yesterday and today I sat down and just kinda forced myself, and take that art block I succeeded! This is to no one’s surprise more Shrouded Sky fanart (tmnt 2012 au by @kc-anderson) so yay? Anyways this is my take on the two “Oroku” siblings:

I think this might be the first or second full body drawing I’ve put on here with my proper art style, lot of pain but I’d say it was worth it. I am STILL crying over the newest chapter but I think I’m coping well enough anyways here is the drawing and other things of note are that: I now have a temporary vendetta against Karai because she was hard to transfer into my style and I had to practice a lot before doing this one.

…Kaito be looking a bit stiff in this drawing. 😅 Maybe it’s cuz he just took a shoulder cannon to the chest? (Legit rip his ability to live life without pain)

[kc-anderson]

They look so good! And for all the difficulty you had drawing her, Karai turned out really good! (I’ve actually never drawn her before, and I should fix that as soon as I get some free time.)

Glad you were able to break out of your art block, and thanks for the art! I always love seeing your take on my characters. 🥰

[kc-anderson]

It’s been a minute since I’ve had the chance to do any art, and I’ve been itching to draw my boys again! Finally fit in the time around work and writing, and I couldn’t help going full out!

(It’s also the first time I’ve done the turtles in full color, and for my first attempt, they came out better than I was expecting!)

[kc-anderson]

…Kaito has broken ribs doesn’t he. (Please tell me that medical attention exists… either that is this is gonna get angsty real quick) *she says like it isn’t already angsty as heck*

Kaito’s ok, promise!

That steel chest plate is there for a reason, and it did its job. His ribs are probably pretty nasty bruised, and he’ll be hurting something awful in the morning, but he’ll be fine.

As much as he doesn’t like how his armor makes him need to work twice as hard at stealth, he knows and appreciated that it’s there to protect him, especially when he’s fighting people stronger than him and cheating with their own built-in armor. 😉

[kc-anderson]

Next chapter is up! 😁

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75146281/chapters/221870731

(I am aware the link doesn’t look right, Tumblr’s just being a pain in the butt for me right now. 😭 I’ll try to fix it later.)

[kc-anderson]

okay new question, where is the next chapter gonna be pace/emotion wise? From like existential you are gonna cry(ex the most recent one) to action based(ex chapter 3) or a mix of thought and action(ex chapter 4)? Also on a reread I got thinking about an internal monologue of Karai’s in the first chapter and wanted to ask: if Kaito really was in a horrible predicament/in danger/an “oh crap situation” would she actually not do anything(let him suffer for his mistakes) or was that just her venting frustration?

I would say most like chapter 4. Nothing too particularly heavy in this one. Gotta give you guys a bit of a break! 😉 And speaking of, the next chapter comes out on Saturday!

Overall it’s mostly just Karai being frustrated. As cold and snappy as she can be with him a lot of the time, I promise Karai doesn’t hate him. She finds Kaito annoying in a mostly sibling way, and she feels like he’s a disgrace to the clan and their family with his subpar ninjitsu skills and failure to live up to their father’s expectations. Her declaration of not helping him is more if he needs bailing out as a result of his own “mistakes”, if she feels like he’s not pulling his own weight, stuff like that. If he was genuinely in danger, she would jump in to save him, but would make sure he wouldn’t forget it. Karai does care for her brother in her own complicated way, but she never really learned how to show that very well, and the stigmas the clan has put on Kaito certainly don’t help.

[rlaehrwk21]

"i can fix him" ok well i will try to make him realize how loved and cherished he is outside of the narrative he created for himself

[kc-anderson]

Aka, my readers with Kaito right now. 😅

[kc-anderson]

If Kaito had a choice for a different life would he take it ?

I guess it depends on exactly what you mean.

Where is right now, does he wish he had a different life outside the Foot Clan, and would he leave if given an opportunity? No. He sees nothing wrong personally with his life at the moment, and he’s proud of being a member of the Foot Clan and fighting for his father’s cause. Of course there are some things he knows most kids and teenagers have access to that are forbidden by his father, and while occasionally he feels a little jealous about stuff like that, he largely trusts that his father has a reason and is turning him into a powerful warrior who can fight for the glory and honor of the clan.

That said, if Shredder wasn’t as horrible of a person as he is, and Karai and Kaito were allowed from an early age to do what they wanted, choose who they wanted to be, would he have chosen a different path in life? Possibly. I think he still would have taken up martial arts, but maybe as more of a hobby, and he maybe would have chosen to go in a different direction as an adult and ventured into a different career than just as a warrior of the Foot Clan.

Unfortunately, that opportunity was never an option, and the Foot Clan and his role in it is all he knows.

Good question!

[kc-anderson]

…okay so I was reading tags as one does and I saw one so different question.

Is Kaito going to get decently injured at all during the course of this fic? Because based on the track records of a very specific character in 2012(or all tmnt iterations if I’m being honest) I’m pretty sure he’s kinda cursed.

Hmmmm….

Let me answer that like this: first, yes, all of those tags were chosen specifically, so they will all come into play at one time or another throughout the fic.

Second, since he is human, Kaito’s not really as tough as all the mutants are in a biology sense, so getting roughed up in a fight means he’s definitely going to be feeling it more than a lot of the people he’s fighting with and against, so you will for sure see him hurt on occasion.

Third, as you mentioned, even if he and no one else around him knows the truth of who he is…well…he is still unfortunately a little tangled up in a blue-coded curse by decree of the universe he lives in.

How exactly that will play out and in what severity…that part you’re going to have to wait and find out. 😉😈

[call-me-red-moth]

I am 100% sane… So more Shrouded Sky

I have made more, and my brain is not done. 🥲 This hyper fixation will not go away. I think ima stay in the pattern of sharing 2+ at a time so I don’t have a ridiculous amount of posts that I need to come up with different titles for… anyways fanart! (Shrouded Sky, tmnt au by @kc-anderson)

This kid needs a hug, someone give this problem child a hug. Bully this kid into the ground. Someone slap him. I am conflicted.

Raph is so done with Kaito. Also the dumpster thing was way better than my original plan…

These both started out as meme bases and then got adjusted to fit the vibes but honestly they are pretty good for low quality sillies. At this point I’ve been drawing this more than my own book characters, also Rip Kaito’s hair that is currently falling victim to the StoryWorker/Red fluffy hair curse. I should not be trusted with free time. 🥲😅

[kc-anderson]

Awe, poor kid! 😭 Unfortunately all too accurate for him, but he doesn’t know any different! What do you mean most families aren’t like that? 🥲

…He does so desperately need a hug though.

Lol, Raph is so done with him. At this point Kaito drives him crazy more than almost any other member of the Foot Clan, and it bugs him even more that this punk kid has such an effect on him! 😂

[kc-anderson]

Okay so more questions,

In the most Recent chapter Kaito refers to himself as a “weapon”, was this a term that was used by the people that taught him? Also if it was I a term trained into him I think we now have a solid understanding of why he acts the way he does under pressure.

Also I’ve read through all the previous questions so I’m 99% sure this hasn’t already been answered, (if it has then I must look harder) but who actually taught Kaito? Because from flashbacks in 2012 we know Shredder taught Karai a decent amount, so would that have been the same for Kaito? And part B to this question, was it a responsibility given to someone else the moment they realized Kaito “didn’t meet their standards”?

The more I re-read the most recent chapter the more my brain tells me to make fanart that is more angsty. 🥲 Thankyou for bringing this fic into existence.

No one specifically used the term “weapon”, but that’s how he interpreted and summarized the stuff they did say. Things like constantly reminding him of his all important duty to the Foot Clan, of him being useless if he couldn’t perform as expected, and how with all his training over his whole life and who his father was he should be faster and sharper and more powerful than most warriors out there. Stuff like that, when you’ve been reprimanded and belittled and made to feel like this cause is your entire purpose for living will make it feel an awful lot like you’re being called a weapon.

The thing is, though, Kaito doesn’t see anything wrong with that. He’s a weapon tasked with fighting for the Foot Clan, and that’s just…who he is.

You’re correct! I haven’t answered anything about where his training had come from. There’s little side mentions of some of it occasionally through the chapters, but that’s about it. Shredder did teach both Karai and Kaito quite a bit, particularly when it came to more advanced aspects of ninjitsu, but since he does lead the Foot Clan obviously, he can’t be training them all the time. The majority of the rest of their training was done by Hatori Tatsu, who for those who might not remember, is the blind swordsman from early season 5 of the show. Even being blind, Tatsu is one of the best swordsmen in all of Japan, and they learned a lot from him. In addition to that, Kaito also received plenty of instruction and sparring training from Chris Bradford, and he’s done plenty of training sessions with Xever and other lower level Foot soldiers as well, even if they didn’t specifically teach him anything ninjitsu-wise.

In answer to the second part, it wasn’t so much he was handed off to new instructors when he was struggling to live up to their expectations, he was just worked harder, not allowed any margin error. Either it was perfect, or it needed to be done again and again until it was. 💔

I’m so happy you all are liking my story so much, and I appreciate the art and love reading your questions! And believe me, the angst has only just begun. 😉😈