OBSCURE/SMALL TMNT AU COMPETITION

run by aquariumgirls (mod vei) 19 she/they/it pfp by @riggedbones

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submissions closed yesterday and also this competition is officially on pause/hiatus. family friend died hour and a half ago. not gonna be using this blog for a bit, sorry

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I do hope that I'm not being insensitive. I'm very sorry for your loss. I've had similar situations, and I feel for you and your family. I don't want you to feel any pressure from this, and I'm not asking for a timetable. All I want to know is if you're planning on returning to this, or if you've decided (understandably) not to continue it. Thank you.

i unfortunately don't think im going to be continuing this competition. im sorry for getting everyones hopes up. ill be deleting this blog in a little bit

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what age is the oldest queer person you’ve ever met?

16-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90+

i don’t know any queer people irl

other/no idea/see results

Voting ended onMar 11, 2024

chose the age they are right now or the age they lived to be, NOT their age when you met them.

bonus question for the tags: were/are they “out”?

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I thought me and missa friends but I guess not because she blocked me.

sorry, what?

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just a small reminder that this competition is on pause, and that i am not going to be active here for a while. my pinned post says this better but yeah if i don't respond that's why

i am going to be closing submissions on the day planned (march 1st) but after that i will not be starting the competition until ive had proper time to grieve and also to help with anything else as much as possible

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I hope whatever is going on in your life gets better or at the very least easier <3 /p

thank you for the nice message, it's very difficult right now as said family friend is most likely passing away this week some time. i appreciate all the nice messages ive gotten however ^_^ thank you all for understanding

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hey, there's some personal stuff going on in my life right now so i'm not going to be very active on this blog for the moment. sorry but my main blog is @aquariumgirls if you wanna stay in touch i guess? i don't wanna divulge too much but a family friend is dying basically. so yeah sorry competition is on pause for a bit

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when do you think we'll see a list of who gets into the competition?

once submissions have closed!

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And a link to the post with the submission box.

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Snapper and Stinkpot Character Ref: Bad Future Donatello

Donatello Hamato - 33-39, he/him

A lot has changed since Donatello’s brother accidentally caused the apocalypse. He can’t drink coffee, he’s carrying the research and development team of the resistance on his back, and he rarely ever gets a day of peace and quiet… until he suddenly find himself with far too much quiet.

After coming up with a proposal that could help save hundreds of human lives from the looming Krang menace, Donatello suddenly finds himself estranged and alienated from the family he would do anything to protect. Maybe they just can’t understand his vision?

My design for future Donatello comes from his ever growing feeling of loneliness and overwhelming drive to fix things. Passionately trying to make up for his missteps, Donatello throws himself into his work and art 24/7. Does it work? We may never know. I love the idea that Donatello finds meaning in life through the things he can make and design for others- it’s all he knows how to do. He won’t admit it, but he’s a huge people pleaser and he needs to help them in order to feel loved. This Donatello is broken; his drive to help others has backfired and hurt the people closest to him, and Casey Junior is especially reluctant to forget it.

In lighter news, Donatello’s outfit on the far right is inspired in part by Casey Junior’s outfit in the movie. My thought while looking at him was: “where did that fur come from?” I’d like to think that while Donatello did design his clothes, Casey refused to let the fashionista anywhere near his ensemble. Simply put, Donatello wears it all much better.

Really kid, please take better care of your clothes. Wear colors that don’t make me think of barf. 🤢

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Also, consider this propaganda for the @obscure-au-comp ! Votes for Snapper and Stinkpot are votes for more comics made around/ of my fanfic!

Masterpost

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Other characters (finished!)

Finally done!

Masterpost

Disguised @obscure-au-comp propaganda

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anyone wanting to participate can @ me with any propaganda for their au btw! ^_^

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Can I ask how many AUs have made it in so far?

its a secret ;)

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Heya! I have a question: does an AU have to meet ALL the criteria to be entered, or can it be only one or two? For example, if an AU is submitted only once, but has less than x number of kudos/followers/etc. as laid out in the rules, does that still count?

every au must have two submissions to be entered into the competition, the other rules are just to make sure it's only smaller aus getting in

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Do you plan on making a discord server (or anything like that) for the competition?

i myself probably won't, but if someone else wants to i wont stop em!

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sorry if any responses come off as short/curt i am currently being killed with hammers (cramps) anyways im going to take. a nap

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I've honestly been hoping for a comp like this for a while but have never had the energy to make it myself. I've submitted my aus through a couple different comps, and almost always get paired against much bigger aus. I understand it's because pairs are randomized, but it always feels a bit disappointing knowing right off the bat that I don't have much of a chance.

Even if I don't make it far or even get in at all, this comp is kinda comforting to me knowing that people are getting a chance to see their aus get more recognition and appreciation! It's just nice.

So thank you for making it :D

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