#tmnt ff

[dangerousgiantlime]

"I need someone to draw Splinter in his fancy gala outfit" On it. thumbs up emoji.

[ilovebeinaturtle]

I made this the other day hehe 🧡🐢

[alligatorcarapace]

I wanna talk about the tmnt 2003 timeline, can we talk about the 03 timeline?

Because I was refamiliarizing myself with Fast Forward and for some reason the turtles claimed they were 15. And I know that's not right. Since we see in season 3 Christmas pass and then in season 4 Halloween pass so clearly their at least 16 by this point and then I started really thinking about the timeline. I mean really thinking about it.

And then I realized, wait wait wait, there might be even more time passing.

So come with me on this rabbit hole I went into!

See when Leo get's knocked into a coma and they go to the farm house the first time there's snow everywhere. But when they get back to NYC there's no snow.

And you might be like "What if in this world NYC just doesn't have a lotta snow or the farm house is just very snowy" to which I point out we've seen NYC get a lot of snow multiple times through out the snow. The big one being that Christmas episode, and we've seen the farm house in sunny weather; that's what season 4's time appeared to be in.

So clearly a lot of time has past.

Between all those facts and the fact that Leo & Raph were reforging swords in the barn(Why did Casey's grandma need a forge in her barn???? Cause it had to have been her since her hubby was out train robbing apparently. The Jones family was doomed to tangle with crime from the start, even alternative dimensions where Casey hate's fighting he's still entangled with The Law Tm) They must've had their first Christmas at the farm house. Now if that happened while Leo was knocked out, depressed, or sword making I'll leave up to the whump writers, but still make note of that.

Then the we get the finally of season 1 which appears to be the longest day ever followed by, at most, a week of Splinter Searching becuase the Utrom Council are Obtuse assholes who could've saved a lot of headaches by speaking to the family of the medical patience. I like to headcanon that a lot of bureaucracy held down Mortu from talking. Like I just know that the level of secrecy they operate under is just The Worst about getting things done fast.

The whole Tricerion arc either happened within one day or there's some weird time dilation going on where it was multiple days for the turtles but one earth day for the the human side of things. Frankly this part is too scary for me to touch, I'll let astrophysics-heads tackle that.

Now next time we have a notable change in time, is as I keep talking about, out beloved Klunk Debut. Christmas is here and so that's two years since the gang met April.

Assuming their birth/mutation day already happened before they met April and they were 15 during season 1, this would make them a guaranteed 16 years old.

We love to see it, they're about to go through The Horrors.

Now I can't think of any big weather/time moments in season 3 cause the pacing is quick and decisive here, so I am cutting past the death of Shredder to Halloween. Ya boys are trick or treating, hell is being casually opened by some nobody, and this is the most whimsy I've seen from Raph and Don who are purposely fucking with Leo a little bit more than Mikey this episode, I love them so much.

But all good things make a weird fucking conclusion.

Scion of the Shredder canonically is two months after Leo leaves. Halloween was right before Samurai Tourist, and yet there's no winter here.

So there's a big time gap, but I am not sure when.

Most likely I would assume they had the most mentally unwell Christmas and Samurai Tourist was in the later parts of Spring when the snow has melted.

Either way happy New Years, the boys are going to be to turning 17 in the upcoming year.

Btw I was wondering if there is any mention of the passing between Scion and Prodigal Son, there is none. Whomp whomp. Feel free to share how little or how lot time passed based on Donny's injuries and Mikey's cat food supply.

Here where things get fuzzy.

Cause clearly time passes during the Good Genes arc, however I am not sure if they ever drop exactly how much time. But there's at least 6 episodes, and we know that Donny's little adventure with April to find her uncle is like two to three days so over a week, I'll prolly say between that and the other nonsense we got around a month at most of time.

Basically nothing note worthy other than it tells us that all of season 5 takes place during the summer.

Once again season 5 have vague showing of time passing without exact numbers being thrown around but still. We can tell time passes and that's important to keep in mind when we get back here.

Either way, that means the 15 years old thing is hilarious wrong by these calculations. I mean even if you go by the canon stated and not implied stuff they're still 16. Which why would they lie about that lmao??? My personal belief in my pet theory on brain scrambling has only been strengthened. Either that or for some reason the turtle's are engaging in Lies Your Older Cousin Tells You and Master Splinter just let's them.

Tbh based on slider and other common turtle mating and hatching seasons, there's a good chance their birthday has passed and they're 17 but idk if you want to factor that in and instead do guessing on where their mutation day is instead. Frankly after going down this rabbit hole figuring out their mutation day seems scary if there's not some sort of date to staple it to. Like the death of Hamato Yoshi or something.

But wait!!!

This is not where the timeline shenanigans stop.

So here's where things get wild. Because time did not just stop becuase they got zapped to the future and we meet Cody Jones. Meaning while our mutated crew are aging, their dear human friends are not.

So let's talk height. (I promise this is relevant)

See unless you have some sort of growth hormone, you're getting at most like an inch or two every couple months. Even with irregular growth you're getting, let's say 7 inches, within one year is quiet taxing on the biggest of growing teenage boys.

As I said this is all very relevant to the 03 timeline, you need to just hang with me for a second.

Now the 03 series, even after the redesign, still was very good about heights. Maybe not weight, but their heights always looked like their heights.

Like you see Cody next to Don and you're like yeah that's what 5'1 one looks next to 5'6. Or you see Cody and Mikey and you're like yeah that's what 5'1 and 5'3 look like:

So everything checks out right?

Well, you see, here's thing; Back To The Sewer did another redesign forever involved and thought they were being funny with what they did for the heights.

Now the main cast for the most part stayed the same with their heights as being 5'5(Leo), 5'6(Don), 5'7(Raph), with only Mikey gaining one inch and becoming 5'4.

So Don right next to Cody should be around the same height in BTTS... Right?

WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

These images exists:

WHY IS THE BABY BOY SO TALL??? HE STARTED OUT TURNING 14 AT THE BEGINING OF THIS SEASON????????

So a bit of a growth spurt has happened and now that preamble about height on this segment makes more sense.

He's shot up from 5'1 to a height never officially given, however eyeballing it I'd say he's like 5'9ish, maybe a bit more than that, but hey ho he's now taller than Raph.

As I said even if something medically crazy happened, to get this height you'd need around a year, maybe 7 months if we're lowballing and assuming he's just sore all the time in FF. So for the sake of rounding, happy birthday Cody you're 15 now.

Which means that puts the turtles based on the timeline I've been building at 18(Even with the lowball estimate 'cause they left in summer), however it's only been a couple months for their humans so there's now a weird time difference so the once 5 year difference between the humans and turtles becomes a 4 year, which is just mean to people who already have issues with math.

But yeah other than that, I am not sure if there's any more big moments of timeline.

Like I guess we could talk about Mrs. Jones's sliver streaks in her now grey hair in contrast with the last time we saw her in season season 4 having pure dark hair meaning a good bit of time has past between the beginning of season 4 and the end of the final season, so my season 5 was all summer (around 4 months) theory might be true because BTTS isn't that long with it being only about a couple months at most, unless there's some time skip that happens that I am forgetting.

So that means it's at best ending the year with a fall wedding with boys being around 18 and April&Casey at 22ish(We don't have their birthdays beside their shared year of 1980 if the wiki's right and I am scared to look for any source).

Turtles Forever looks to be happing next year as we're skipping winter again, becuase snow's the worst to animate and makes the timeline less ambiguous.

Assuming their birthdays have already past, post canon that would put them around 19 and 26.

Tune in next time when I calculate rat years to figure out how old Splinter is, assuming that he's an adult because he was mutated as one therefore we're gonna figure out his "human age" from that.

[ruija]

So! The evil art challenge! Thank you everyone who gave their input, you wrote really nice things💙💙 and you've definitely picked out my habits pretty well, lmao. Below I'll write a breakdown of my style and thoughts behind the "evil" version.

Aesthetically I love pastel and saturated colors and I'm 100% biased toward cooler tones. Regardless of color, whether it's red or blue adjacent, I'll always pick the cooler variable of it. I tend to avoid using black and I particularly have an aversion toward basic red. I have a short attention span and limited reserves of energy, so I try to work fast and stick to simple techniques; hence the sketchy linearts and mostly flat colors. I also just visually like smooth surfaces and gradients.

I want to convey the shapes and weight of the things I draw but with a minimalistic amount of lines and shading. This ties into putting emphasis on anatomy and muscles. I do tend to spend a lot of time sketching, because I usually have a very specific pose or vibe in my mind, and I want to be able to capture it.

For the "evil" version: - I sketched Raph and Leo a lot faster and attempted stiffer poses than in the normal one. - Thick and non-sketchy lineart - Dark and reddish color scheme - More rendered, airbrushy and kinda messy shading (I suffered) - Slightly less defined muscles...?

At some point I thought I should make them sharper, but then I just forgot lol.

Also, here's a flat colored version of the evil art because I like it 100% better. (Works better with the lineart style)

I picked Leo and Raph for this challenge for the opposing red and blue color schemes. As an extra, I put them in Fast Forward gear, as its blueness and the season's more saturated look are very fitting for my style. And then I'd get to make it work in a warmer tone.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed my ramblings and art~

[whispering-about-the-tmnt]

You ever think how weird it must have been for the 03 Turtles when they got back to modern times after the events of Fast Forward?

In the 22nd century they were able to be a part of society, they didn't need to hide, they worked with the President... then they had to go back to being outcasts from most of society, having to keep their existence a secret, having said future-President now be back on their not-so-good side...

[xxbritishrosexx]

Since it's already June I and last month I finished the first art challenge (Tmaynt) ever to the end. I decided to put all the artworks in one big collage to see them all together in one big pile.

And I'll see I had a theme which was 2003 series, tho some of these I'm not 100 % happy with but nonetheless I'm happy to see how the art had some improvement and I'm glad I get in the end without losing motivation which was my fear from the start (and not getting burnout/art block which was relief)

I'm not tagging this for that, just wanted to have them all in one post to see them all.

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

Eclipsed Affection

Dark Donatello x reader

A/N: There’s not enough Fast Forward or dark turtles stuff out there, so I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands and make some.

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You have gone to the future with the turtles, and are there when they meet their evil clones. But you did not expect to be the newest focus point of the purple part kanabo turtle.

Warnings: Spelling, angst-ish, dark turtles being dicks to each other.

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It was in moments like these that you agreed more and more with Raphael. You hated the future. Or at least parts of the future. Like this part that took place in a random storage building, where boxes and turtles were being thrown over your head, right after having been shot down in the Hover Shell. And let’s not forget the four clones of your best friends, how were in that moment, really kicking ninja butts.

Michelangelo was thrown over your head and into a pile of boxes right behind you, with the manic dark Mikey running straight after him. Your heart raced as you dodged the swift strikes of the dark Mikey’s metal club, each move calculated and aggressive as you jumped back and furth.

“There may not be a clone of you”, dark Mikey said, his long tongue hanging out of his mouth with every word. “But it’s easy to see who taught you how to fight!” It took one swing of his club to take your legs out under you. You fell to the ground with a groan, before dark Mikey grabbed onto your ankle, swinging you around over his head, before letting fly across the room.

You landed on your back somewhere in the middle of the room, surrounded by boxes. You brought a hand up to your face, rubbing your aching head, when suddenly the boxes around you tumbled, as dark Donatello fell through them. Dark Donnie, caught off guard about whatever attack the real Donatello had used on him, tumbled and landed right on top of you, bracing himself with his forearms during the last second. For a moment, the world stilled as his cold, yellow eyes locked onto yours, widening slightly. Time seemed to freeze as you gazed into the abyss of his conflicted soul, not sure what to say or do. As far as you could tell he was just frozen above you.

The battle continued around you, but the air between you and Dark Donatello crackled with an unspoken tension. You were surprised to see his gaze softening, into something you couldn’t quite place. Sadness? Confusion? You did not know, yet you could tell that whatever the clone was feeling at that moment, it was not something he was used to.

The dark turtle forgot the chaos around him as he stared into your eyes. Your bright eyes. You looked at him with fear and that did something to him. Something that didn’t feel good. He had enjoyed the fear of the turtles just a moment ago, but the fear you showed him just didn’t feel right. It felt… wrong? Yet he did not move from you. He continuously stared into your bright eyes. He hated brightness, that was part of his nature, but for some reason he found the one in your eyes pleasant. Pleasant… a pleasant feeling… that was new.

Before the moment could linger, a swift motion disrupted the quiet tension. Leonardo, sensing the danger, lunged forward through the rest of the boxes, expertly kicking the dark Donatello off of you. The dark turtle grunted as he fell into the last few boxes, disoriented for a moment as the leader in blue positioned himself protectively between you and the fallen adversary.

"Stay back!" Leonardo warned, his eyes narrowing at the dark Donatello who slowly rose to his feet. The turtles closed in, their weapons ready as they circled their dark counterparts. The balance of the battle had shifted. Dark Donnie’s absence had been what the four original turtles needed to turn the tide in their favor.

The moment shattered as the real turtles rallied and overcame their dark counterparts. The dark turtles retreated, defeated, leaving you and your friends victorious but breathless.

“Are you okay, (Y/N)?”, Leo asked as he helped you up on your feet.

“I think so”, you said, rubbing your head once more, confused and aching after what just had happened.

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Darius Dun's voice echoed with frustration. "You fools! How could you let them beat you?" He berated the clones for their failure, marching back and forth in front of them. Leo did nothing but stare out into the air, a stoic yet angry look upon his face. Mikey’s manic laughter had died out long ago, his long tongue just hanging down the side of his mouth. Raph recoiled slightly as Darius yelled in his direction. But Donnie remained unfaced. His eyes focused on the floor and his mind somewhere else, far away from the yelling of Darius Don.

His thoughts were consumed by the strange feeling he had felt when he accidentally fell on you. It was… warm? A slight tickling? It was a strange feeling, and it kept creeping back whenever he thought about your eyes. Despite the chaos, your eyes lingered in his mind, the strange feeling he felt haunting his every thought.

Darius Dun's continued scolding fell on deaf ears as Donatello replayed the encounter in his mind. The moment he caught himself and the shocked look in your eyes. The tingling in his fingers and claws as he thought about reaching out for you. Not to harm you, but simply to touch you.

After what felt like hours of yelling, Darius finally left the dark turtles be, throwing them a simple piece or raw meat for food. As the turtles started fighting among themselves for the food, they noticed their purple brother’s absence. He sat on his own, far away from them, staring into the empty space in front of him.

They exchanged confused glances, chewing down whatever food they managed to get their hands on.

"Hey brainboy, you with us or lost in you mind?", Raph asked, almost taunting as he gulped down the meat. Donnie snapped back to attention, his eyes narrowing in annoyance.

"Cut it out, Don", Leo added, his growling expression prominent. "We've got enough problems without you daydreaming about the enemy". All his brothers looked at him in confusion and shock.

“I am not daydreaming about anyone”, Donnie growled, crossing his arms, refusing to look at his blue brother. Truth be told, he was shocked that Leo knew. He shouldn’t be surprised. It was the clone of Leonardo after all, the leader known for his focus and attention to detail.

“You’re not fooling anyone”, Mikey grumbled, pointing a finger in his direction. “You and your little crush on that human is the reason we lost today!”

“It’s not my fault you guys couldn’t handle yourselves without me!”, Donnie snarled back. “I didn’t ask to be the one with the brain, numb nuts!”

Leo growled once more, before standing to walk towards his younger brother. In a swift move he had Donnie’s throat in his hand, squishing slightly, making him stare into his eyes.

“I am not taking another round of yelling from Darius because you got the hots for one of their friends! Get that brain you like to brag about into the game, before I convince Darius he only needs three of us!”, the blue clone yelled, before throwing Donnie to the ground.

The purple clone coughed on the floor, rubbing this neck, watching Leo’s feet as he walked away. For that short time he had known his clone brother, he had learned one thing; he meant every threat. And as much as Donnie hated to admit it, he agreed with his brothers. Whatever it was about you that had taken a hold on him, it was not good. It was a distraction, and not something a part kanabo creature was supposed to feel. But Dark Donatello couldn't shake the lingering warmth he felt when his eyes met yours, nor the heightened beating of his heart. The connection was inexplicable, and it gnawed at the edges of his consciousness. And as much as Donnie hated the feeling he also liked it. And even though he agreed with his brothers, he also wanted to spite them. But every thought led back to the same thing; Donnie wanted to see you again, even if it meant fighting you and your best friends. It was the only hope he had as a half mutant turtle, half kanabo. Fight the turtles and enjoy the few glances he could get of you. It was probably best like that anyway.

[thankchaosforspellcheck]

Me every SINGLE time I see a tmnt fic titles "the more things change": -the more they all stay the same! Still kicking but and playing video games, driving everyone nuts, the future's really inSANE‐