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I am all over these!
SAINW fic recs
part one (bc there's so much)
dedicated to the people who are as unwell about that one episode from the 2003 cartoon as i am. Prepare to Suffer.
Causality by @angeldormante
Cody Jones is caught somewhere between the cause and the effect. He is the cause, and everyone else is the effect. .:In which a future creates a future from the blood of its past.:.
From Ruins by @fowo, @hamsterandturtlesoup
In the aftermath of a brutal Foot raid, Raphael and his niece seek out the survivors of April's broken resistance and face the intimidating prospect of starting all over again - in more ways than one. Set in the SAINW-verse, a RP featuring Shadow Jones as April and Casey's biological daughter. (donnie shows up in ch 9)
Hope by @wtf-skittens / ffnet
A somewhat alternate ending to the 2k3 episode Same as it Never Was, because I found it kind of hard to believe that Don and April wouldn't have at least checked the others right after the fight…
The Null Hypothesis by @meercacchi
An ordinary argument forces Donatello to confront the nightmare of that world—and, with the help of his brothers, finally begin the journey of healing.
Prism by @dawntreaderflynne
A collection of short ficlets, through Raphael's eyes.
Three, Shadow by Anonymous
For five seconds, the living room goes perfectly still while the kitchen burns on, roaring and sending out angry billowing smoke into the lair. A oneshot about how losing Donnie makes everything fall apart.
we must be victors (to make it through the morning) by samstello
It's been a month. Why is he still there? He shouldn't be there.
Jane's Tree by @redstringraven
As Leo's struggle continues to surface, Don buries his.
Book 1: Reunion of Road Trip AU by @deadpool1763492, @joyfuladorable, @toonzxy
In a world devoid of hope, an unlikely but familiar visitor is sent to save the day. But with his brothers fractured by both distance and tragedy, will Donatello be able to mend this version of his family in time to save this world? Part 1 of Road Trip AU
Don's Secret by @hummerhouse / ffnet
Sharing an emotional burden usually brings relief, but sometimes it's a cause for more fear.
Midnight Larkspur by @meercacchi
Leonardo wakes from a nightmare and finds Donatello working in his lab, leading to conversations Leonardo isn't sure he's ready to have.
Things Left Unsaid by @halogalopaghost
While working on the Turtle Tunneller to get ready for their final showdown with The Shredder, Leo approaches Donnie with something to say. Set during the episode Same As It Never Was, future!Leo talking with Donatello.
Come Home Again by @paperlifted
(The brothers debrief after being flung across the multiverse by the Ultimate Drako. Well - most of them.)
Guardian by @dawntreaderflynne / ao3
His city and his family are crumbling around him, but Raphael hasn't forgotten her. (features Mrs Morrison)
His Obedient Servant by nightwalker3
Shredder never could have done it without her. That was Karai's burden to bear.
The Haunting of April O'Neil by nightwalker3
Rebuilding a world will be harder than saving one. But first there are ghosts that need to be laid to rest. Sequel to His Obedient Servant.
Paths by paintedfences / ffnet
After three days in another future, Don struggles to adjust. Another look at SAINW - what happened while Don was there, and what happened after.
Strategy by Meg720
Leonardo is a strategist, even when comforting his brothers.
On Reflection by @ancientstone
Donatello never wants to see Mikey at his full potential.
Loose Ends by @punctuated-equilibrium-t33la
In the events of "Same as It Never Was", Donnie saw what his unexplained disappearance would mean for his family and the world. Fearing a similar fate in his own timeline, Donnie has a plan in place to help his brothers for just-in-case. However, Mikey exposes his scheme, giving Donnie the uncomfortable job of explaining himself.
Cigarettes, Sunflowers and Stones by @just-a-lil-turtle-with-knives
series of 4 works. Three sad old men dealing with the loss of a sibling. And a final goodbye.
As It Never Will Be by @halogalopaghost
The first thing Donatello does when they're returned to their lair, only minutes after the Ultimate Draco scattered them to the far-flung corners of the multiverse, is sit down and have a panic attack. His brothers try to reach him in the coming days, but in the end, it's only Mikey who is able to break the seal.
sinking and sailing to swim by @wg12349876
“I’m gonna need you to keep him still,” he’s instructing him sternly. Bullets shower over the top of the ditch, landing wetly into the soft mud that surrounds them. Leo pretends not to flinch. “I’m going to cut below the elbow. If he moves and I miss my mark, I don’t want to have to amputate any further up. That’ll… that’ll be harder.” He swallows thickly, everything in his mouth tasting like blood, bile and ash.
I Would Have Said Goodbye by @whispering-about-the-tmnt
After Same As It Never Was, Donatello writes a letter that he hopes his family will never have to read.
Can you smell the smoke? by secreterces5
Many theorize that Donnie, the Donnie from that apocalyptic timeline, had been kidnapped, or accidentally crossed over to another dimension, or that he had died. But what if his disappearance had been both much simpler and much more complicated than that?
Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings by @deadpool1763492
It has been nearly thirty years since Donatello disappeared from their lives. Raphael had lost all hope of ever seeing his lost brother again, only for him to be told that a mutant turtle is being transported by the EPF. Now, he has embark on a journey and put aside differences with those he cut ties with years ago, both physically and emotionally—all in the name of finding Donatello once and for all.
Those Moments by Princess Tyler Briefs
Raph shares with Donnie one of his own worst memories to help his younger brother feel less alone.
Photograph by Amicitia Revenant
In the back of April's closet, a photo album. In the album, pictures of Turtles. In every picture, a memory…
Glimpse by @dawntreaderflynne / ffnet
After thirty years, Leonardo needs to see Donatello's face again.
The Last of His Kind by @wtf-skittens
tumblr Eventually he finds his way back to New York. The skyline is different, now, but there's enough that's still the same - the Empire State will never change, though Lady Liberty got blown up the day after the takeover.
Another pose-challenge by Freckled_Sunshine over at Bluesky. Just had to do a lil' crossover for this one >_>
Now that's an intriguing crossover...
The 2026 WIP Big Bang & WIP Reverse Bang Is Open For Sign-Ups!
Welcome to a new round! This is the thirteenth year we've hosted the WIP Big Bang, which is for finishing fic and getting art to go with it, and introducing the third year we've had the WIP Reverse Bang, which is for finishing artwork and getting fic to go with it. All fandoms/ratings/ships are welcome, including original works!
Please read our FAQ before signing up.
Schedule
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Big Bang/Reverse Bang Sign-ups- April 1st - June 1st Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #1- May 22nd - May 29th Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #2- June 15th - June 22nd Big Bang/Reverse Bang Snippets Due- July 1st - July 11th Big Bang Art Claims/Reverse Bang Fic Claims- July 17th - August 14th Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #3- July 22nd - July 29th Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Claims- August 23rd - September 1st Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #4- August 31st - September 7th Official Big Bang/Reverse Bang Postings- September 8th - November 30th Emergency Big Bang/Reverse Bang Postings- December 1st - December 31st
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Standing at the door to my comic shop, waiting for it to open this morning, just so I can get my Shredder fix. I am hooked!
Applications are open now and close on June 7th!
Welcome to Fire and Heart, the Mikey/Raph 2026 zine! This form is to apply to become a contributor.
Applications open on the 17th of May!
Spambot Comments on AO3
As spam continues to be a problem on AO3, here's an update on the types of spambot comments you may see, what we're doing to combat them, and how you can help! Read more at https://otw-news.org/mr42w8j9
For anyone who hasn't seen them before, Hidden Search Operators are handy tricks you can use when you're either searching or filtering AO3.
summary: string is a generic way of explaining that you can search AO3 for a specific word that appears in a summary. You can do this from the search bar in the header, from the Any Field box at the top of the Advanced Search form, or from the Search Within Results box at the bottom of the filter menu.
Examples:
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summary: "Bruce Banner"
summary: Bruce OR summary: Banner OR summary: Hulk
You need to put quotation marks around your search term if it is more than one word. The quotes make sure that the site searches for those two words together.
The other two operators listed work best in the Search Within Results box.
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You can use expected_number_of_chapters: -1 if you want results where every fic has more than 1 chapter currently posted.
otp:true will return results where there is only 1 relationship tag on the fic. If you want results where there are 2+ relationship tags (and no fics with only 1 relationship tag) then you can use otp:false
This page is so beautiful and honestly I hope it reaches and helps any new people that are just starting out on Ao3 because it's helping me and I’ve been using the site for 5+ years now
Suprise! We have a 2nd Edition of the zine that includes an amazing comic by none other than the very, talented Ring! Plus, a slightly extended version of Sapphy and Chor's collab, "One's Company, Two's a Crowd". Enjoy! Compressed version, here!
"people are allowed to be grossed out"
ok. keep it to yourself. it's the polite thing to do. if i'm not enjoying food someone made, that i get to eat for free, i'm not gonna shit all over their cooking and personal tastes
My mother used to make a gorgeous chocolate mousse from scratch, and it was something she brought to every family event, and made for events we had at our house. She got the recipe in like 1989 and so it was upwards of six mousses per year and the whole fam looked forward to them.
Then one year at Easter something went wrong and the chocolate separated and the mousse was weird looking and a bit odd tasting (not inedible, just odd) and my cousin (who was only about 12 to be fair) ate his bowl while loudly proclaiming MY GOD THIS IS NOT GOOD AUNTIE D and WHAT DID YOU DO and THIS IS HORRIBLE and on the one hand we all laughed (inc mum) because it was so unfiltered and rude and he kept eating it even as he proclaimed it an abomination, and 20ish years later we still have a laugh about it.
But mum never made mousse for a family event again and didn’t even want to do it just for us kids or dad. She was really embarrassed and she lost her confidence.
My cousin didn’t need to say it. Mum knew it hadn’t turned out right. She brought it anyway because we’d told her she should and she didn’t want to disappoint anyone because this was so looked forward to by everyone. Maybe he was only 12 and didn’t know how to have any tact.
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS before you provide your ‘feedback’ on fanworks. You could be the reason some poor person never makes anything again, or at least never shares it with the community. Don’t whatabout the people who invite concrit me - just fucking have a think before you comment, okay?
Also fuck you Danny, I could’ve been eating mousse for 25 years if it weren’t for you!
There’s definitely a post out there about how telling someone they have a weird laugh is a one way ticket to never hearing that person laugh again and that’s in the same vein.
Always ask yourself:
Does it need to be said?
Does it need to be said by me?
Does it need to be said, by me, right now?
If it doesn’t check all three boxes, do not pass go, do not collect $200, and also for the love of all that is good and holy please keep those lips zipped.
There are millions of terrible writers out there who expect you to pay for their work. Make fun of them instead. Not people who post their work for free for you to enjoy.
And to the people who argue
I don't have to be a director to criticize films
Roger Ebert didn't create what he criticized
if you don't want critique, then you don't want to improve
then don't put it online
turn off comments
be prepared when I critique the shit out of your crap level "criticism" so that you drag your scorched ass back to the hole you crawled out of.
People who complain that no one wants their criticism invariably lack the ability to criticize. Skill issue, bro'--git gud.
i do karate and the main sensei also teaches a weapons class, so anyways I overhear him talking to a weapons student and he laughs and says "nunchucks are nobodies favorite, you hit yourself too much with them" so basically we need to put more respect on the honorable name of Michelangelo the teenage mutant ninja turtle
They're hard! I remember when I was taking karate, I tried learning them. Even with the practice nunchucks, which were foam/plastic, my arms were bruised all to hell.
Also, it's worth noting, most weapons users, even good ones, typically use one nunchuck, not two because two is so much harder to control. Mikey has mad skills.
Good lord I love rewatching 2k3 and discovering that it was the genesis of so many of my favorite 12 moments
Bonus scene:
Confused turtles 🟰 cutest turtles
APRIL IS OFFICIALLY... Turtle Com-Mo!
Five months after the first Turtle Wri-Mo will be Turtle Com-Mo... an event for all readers to participate in! Maybe you just enjoy the TMNT fandom, perhaps you're an artist, or possibly you're a writer who was so focused on writing you didn't get to stop and enjoy reading too! Regardless, this event is for everyone to help build community and support others!
To participate is simple... just leave a comment on a fic, be it one-shot or a chapter, to let the writer know they are not alone and others are reading their stories!
Are there Participant Badges? Of course! Choose your favorite turtle!
Any milestones or goals? 1st day, 3 days in a row, 1-week streak, 2-weeks streak, 3-weeks streak, 4-week streak, and All 30 Days!
Are there any other Badges? One for every day you participate! Also... while this is on the honor system, sometimes real-life gets in the way. As long as you comment on average at least once daily, go ahead and grab yourself a badge! (For example... if you're busy with Easter on April 5th, feel free to comment on two fics the next day and reclaim both 5th and 6th! The main point is that comments are being left and, besides, timezones are a thing!)
(Which apparently I have to put in a different post since Tumblr limits up to 30 images!)
As promised... Daily Badges!
1984
1987
1997 (Next Mutation)
2003
2012
2018 (Rise)
2023 (Mutant Mayhem)
So many turtles, only 30 days!
LAUNCHING THE TURTLE RESCUE ARCHIVE!
TURTLE RESCUE: Mission Livejournal CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
TMNT Fans Saving Our Fandom History From Dying Websites. Our 1st Mission? LiveJournal
Learn More & Sign Up @ Our Volunteer Archivist Community: https://turtlerescue.dreamwidth.org
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have had a fandom since 1984. We've got 42 years of fan works, communities, and friendships--and so much of what's online from our earlier days is in danger of being deleted. Our Volunteer Archivists will visit LiveJournal TMNT fan sites, save the materials as a snapshot of history in PDF format, then upload the files along with credits & metadata to our Turtle Rescue Archive.
Our volunteer archivists are building an online TMNT Fandom Museum for every Turtle Fan to enjoy.
No money. No ads. Easy opt-out for any creator who does not want their works archived. . . .
Please follow @turtle-rescue to receive news & announcements for our volunteers and fellow fans. Use '#tmnt rescue' to tag your posts!
Huh! An official TMNT Fortnite remake of this 2012 Metalhead scene was just released yesterday!
Great timing too with the TMNT Fortnite action figures being released next year. Go give this video some love it’s pretty cool! 🙂👍
youtube.com/shorts/7O_tkXg3wcI
Man how I love the Fortnite Turtles!
TurtleWrimo 2025!
The NaNoWrimo (National Novel Writing Month) Writing Event for the entire TMNT Fandom!
November 1st - 30th
More Info at my pinned post 📌
ACHIEVEMENT BADGES Week 1
Folks like to start strong, so here's our 1st round of unlocked badges. (Some of y'all overachievers might overshoot, but I'll try to keep up with your badges. 🤭) It's all Honor System! Right click save badges & post with your thoughts about your project(s) as you cross each threshold. Don't be shy! Tell us about your victories, because all us Turtlewrimos are ready to cheer for each other.
🎃 🐢 HAPPY TURTLEWRIMO EVE! 🐢 🎃
. PS in case you missed it... . Participant & Spectator badges at my pinned post let folks know how you're involved! The Starting Line badges here tell us about you as a writer. Goal badges are at this post so you can declare your finish line. There's also Genre badges here to help describe your project.
Want some sample posts to help folks get to know your work? (And follow you!) Here's my Intro Post! Here's my Goals Post! .
Maybe you've got some of these common questions?