Mostly tmnt (especially rottmnt) fandom content, but sometimes I post random stuff too. Iโve been on tumblr since 2023 because these mutant turtles have me completely obsessed. my story with tmnt
Iโm a writer! My main fics are When Time Looks Back (eng/esp), Rise of the Apocalypse (eng/esp), The Hamato [reset] Protocol (eng/esp), and the series Remains of a Broken Destiny (eng/esp), but there are more around here. my readers say
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#turtlev tmnt archive memes, comparisons, and my best tmnt posts
#turtlev writing archive some posts about my creative writing
#turtlev archive relevant personal posts
#turtlev tmnt art tmnt-themed drawings
#turtlev game the tag games or games Iโve started, have fun!
#turtlev collab small art and writing collabs Iโve participated in (and relevant interactions with people)
#turtlev gifts things people have drawn or made for me <33
#tumblr milestone tumblr achievements :0
#turtlev asks my answers to asks from my ask box
Self-promo time! Why not? Iโm the author of the book Los tejidos del tiempo (esp), in case anyoneโs curious to read something veeeery different and weird.
And just so you know, Iโm open to giving advice and answering questions here, about anything. Donโt hesitate :))
Obsessed with turtles, stories, and weird thoughts. Youโve been warned.
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This blog and my love for tmnt is dedicated to my red-eared turtle (RIP Marlรญn Xalapeรฑa 2004โ2024) ๐ข๐ชฝ
A few things you should know, maybe:
โผ๏ธ This blog welcomes diverse opinions as long as they donโt promote hate or discrimination of any kind: respect is fundamental. I also believe fiction (and art) can explore literally any topic, provided itโs done responsibly. So, in general: NO PRO-SHIPPERS and T-CEST DNI. And, obviously, DNI includes everyone related to the sara-the-wizard controversy and the shellcord drama. Let me know if I ever interact with anyone directly involved in this, since Iโm not usually really aware of everything. Iโm also protesting the weekly magmas.
โผ๏ธ If you message me privately, please donโt just say โHelloโ (unless weโre moots). I need to know your intention before replying. I wonโt respond to messages without knowing that.
โผ๏ธ I guess itโs important to mention this nowadays, so here it goes: Iโm not against AI per se, but Iโm very much against the way it has been implemented in our society, and how companies trying to get rich from our personal data end up taking advantage of us. Personally, especially when it comes to art (that includes writing), and science (basic research), I find it completely counterproductive. No machine can create new ideas like a brain canโฆ never. I find it dangerous to let AI be the one โcreatingโ humanityโs โnewโ ideas (culture and knowledge).
๐ฌ My English isnโt perfect, and I might make mistakes, even though I have a high level in writing (not in all skills). The English Iโve studied is pretty academic, so it can sometimes come across more formal than I mean it to.
๐ฌ El idioma principal de este blog es el inglรฉs, pero todo lo relevante que escriba tambiรฉn estarรก disponible en espaรฑol (mis principales fanfics en Ao3 y algunos anรกlisis, principalmente). Es mi lengua nativa!
๐ฌ Je parle aussi franรงais, mais รฉcrire en franรงais me demande encore pas mal dโefforts. Je ne me sens pas encore capable de traduire mes fanfics, mais vous pouvez tout ร fait me poser des questions ou me parler en franรงais.
Do you see him as being around Splinterโs age? Younger? Older? Or way older, like thousands of years old because yokai might live for millennia? What do you all think? Iโm going to share some of my random thoughts about the topic ๐
First of all, in my head, Splinter was around 35 when he got mutated. Idkโฆ to me, moving to New York, starting over from scratch, and becoming as famous as he apparently was (which I imagine was really famous) feels like something that wouldโve taken years and several different stages of his life. Then came his downfall. So, yeah, 35 just feels reasonable to me. That would make him around 50 during the movie, and in my head he looks old because, after being mutated, his life expectancy dropped to around 59 years according to some random calculations I did.
But back to Draxum.
I know heโs a yokai, so he could naturally have a much longer lifespan. I havenโt really thought about how yokai age or develop tho, so Iโm mostly thinking in terms of human developmental stages. In other words, he could technically be older than Splinter in actual years while still being at a similar biological or developmental stage. At least, thatโs how I see it.
Iโve been rambling without explaining myself, sorry.
The thing isโฆ Draxum just doesnโt feel like someone whoโs lived for centuries. Itโs a little hard to explain but Iโm gonna try.
Heโs undeniably a genius, and maybe that makes him seem older. But at the same time, I feel like heโs constantly lacking the kind of judgment that comes with experience. A lot of geniuses hit their peak in their twenties, you know? And I kind of picture Draxum being at that equivalent stage of life when he created the oozquitos and mutated the turtles.
Thereโs also the fact that he knows a lot, but he doesnโt listen to people who obviously know more than he does. Like when he discovers the prophecy about the destruction of the yokai and completely misinterprets it, even though the Council of Heads literally warns him that heโs misunderstanding it. To me, thatโs a sign of inexperience more than anything else.
And even if yokai can live for thousands of years, those extra years should still translate into more life experienceโฆ and, in my opinion, thatโs exactly what Draxum seems to be missing.
Also, when he ends up with nothing and Mikey basically rescues him from being on the streets and changes his whole lifeโฆ Idk, to me he could totally represent someone in the middle of a 30s crisis (although heโs probably already close to 40 by the time that happensโฆ but Iโd still say heโs in his thirties).
I know these age-related life stages are pretty subjective and definitely not an exact science. But theyโre little hints that I personally interpret as Draxum being younger than Splinter, overall.
WELCOME TO THE BETTER UNDERRATED TMNT COMPETITION!!
*note: this comp is still a work in progress, things are subject to change. thank you for your patience!
this TMNT au comp is anti hate. if you are exposed as anti-queer, racist, ableist, etc. then you will be disqualified and potentially blocked depending on the offense.
the concept is simple! this is a comp for underrated TMNT aus, however we have added an extra twist!
there will be 4 themed teams pit against each other! you will be initially sorted into these based on how much attention your TMNT au gets but if one would like you can DM me to switch teams at any time up until 14 days before the game officially starts, which for this year means you will be unable to switch teams by September 10th, that means the comp officially starts on September 24th, I repeat:
The Comp officially starts on September 24th.
so, how does The Better Underrated TMNT Comp actually work?
1. you will apply to join The Better Underrated TMNT Comp via google form (emails not recorded)
2. you will be sorted into 1 of 4 teams based on the average number of likes across 10-15 of your own posts of your own au
team 1 requirements: average of 2000 likes - 1500 likes
team 2 requirements: average of 1500 likes - 1000 likes
team 3 requirements: average of 1000 likes - 500 likes
team 4 requirements: average of 500 likes or less
as mentioned before each of these teams will have themes each year, ex: team 1 is bugs, team 2 is fish, etc. or team 1 is punk, team 2 in Bohemian, etc.
3. switch teams! you will be allowed to switch teams until the designated date. meaning if you qualify for team 1 but for one reason or another you want to be on team 4 you can switch to team 4 by DMing me, then if you change your mind and want to be on team 2 instead you can DM me again and switch teams again until the designated date.
4. start the game! these four teams will be pitted against each other, like this:
this chart may seem confusing so we'll walk you through it.
5.
4 teams and their players, each team has 2 players in this example.
6.
each of these players are pit against each other. one should point out that test player riley (one of the red team's players) and test player max (one of purple teams players) are pit against each other, they were just moved above and out of the way of everything else.
here:
7.
once winners are chosen via voting on a poll posted right here on this blog they will be pit against each other again.
8.
winners are chosen again until we have a winner.
9. awards are given out! yes, awards, plural. of course the winner gets plenty of praise but there are other awards as well! such as: which team got the most wins, which two AUs brought in the most votes in a poll, which AU(s) grew the most over the course of the comp, etc.
10. end of comp until next year, occasional posts will be made on this blog until then. such as magmas, announcements, etc.
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they warned me about those stairs bro...
tagging @rabbitmotifs @morgue-ruins @garydose @theghoulofme @aloe-vera-ghost (sorry i cant remember who else has tagged me in things before... but everyone who wants to should do it anyway... at least i actually tagged people this time)
congratulations you tagged me first!!!! no I do not have purple hair irl I made the picrew out to be like. sona-ish. both under cut as quote is suggestive (I turned on sfw + nsfw because Fuck It)
tags: @peskybirdonyx @aries0nmars @strawbxrrypies @saunteredvaugelydownwards @deltenner + open
I donโt think Iโd survive getting a PhD BUT you might catch me putting stickers on my masters degree once I get it (after i survive undergrad first lol)
@northernhealer @rockellex @thewritingautisticat @loftwingofcrimson @butterfly-teacup @i-do-anything-but-write + open tags
Rachel: Hello, I'm Rachel. I work at a shop now. Here to help. Look, they gave me a badge with my name on it in case I forget it. Very helpful, as that does happen.
Thanks for the tag @will-of-the-wisps! I absolutely love doing these they are so fun!!
I do say bamboozled quite a bit in real life so I'd say this is pretty accurate! xD
@snazzy-here @abbielauren2024 @a-simple-gremlin @barnowlbookworm @chaospotato21 @mattpurplehoodie @brain-rot-tmnt @eggbem @jellyfishsketches @narfthenoodle @ninjagirl0913 @unjudgmentalnoob @uncannyalien @unjudgmentalnoob @wafflekidgirlboy @zuvoo and any one else who wants to join! :3
Ty @abbielauren2024, @othellovr, @hi-im-pluton and @doslimones !! This was fun :D
Tags: @snowbriar @ninjagirl0913 @wafflekidgirlboy @opalzennasaphhire @jellyfishsketches @tun3bugg @brain-rot-tmnt @blackstar5078 @mattpurplehoodie @lapis--crow @roseisgoat @reid0esthings @ricedoll @sliceofmuppet @snazzy-here @cherrycryola @mirai-dreaming-tmnt @draconic-renae @ninjadragon742 @readerallthings @empty-cryptid @mapleleavesart (no pressure, and if anyone doesnโt want to be tagged, just let me know. No problem at all ;))
Lovely seeing you :D I won't even call the cops ๐
How are you doing:)??
Renee!!! Hey there!
I PLEAD GUILTY VERY GUILTY EXTREMELY GUILTY AND I DID IT ON PURPOSE
(but thankfully youโre not calling the cops ;))
Iโm glad to see you here!
Iโm doing okay, all things considered. I wonโt lie, Iโm a little disappointed with the fandom rn, and Iโll probably be taking a break soon, but I have a couple more things I want to share with you guys first.
As for my life in general? Honestly? I have no idea what Iโm doing xd Today I randomly got the urge to go watch The Odyssey, but then I realized thereโs probably gonna be a ton of people since it just came out, so Iโll decided to go next saturday instead.
NOPEโ Your not getting away with this one โoh- oh your pleading guilty? This ๐ฆ this handy happened before gimme a second
Well I feel like I probably SHOULD call the cops now idk? -
That's so fair, I get how you feel. Ive been considering the same thing, I think itd probably be good for us both :). Hey well that's exciting! Cant wait to see what it is your sharing :).
WE WERE GONNA SEE THAT TODAY TO LOLOL but we also chose to wait cause of all the people. I'm very intrigued to hear what you think of it when you do see it :D!! Always very insightful
Thank you for asking :) I've been fine I guess, somewhere in the fine spectrum lol. Also disappointed and dealing with some stuff in real life relationships. But overall it could be worse :)!!
Generally, not much to be honest. My cousins slept over a few days, and we were at a friends house recently for the same reason and then my best friend, who I haven't seen in months, will be staying here a few days and then I'll be staying at my brothers house SO a lot of sleep overs lolol. But all really fun:)! And one of my favorite comics/shows, Heartstopper, released its movie yesterday so that was fun:D!
Yeah, we could definitely take a little break. I donโt think Iโve ever really taken one, but like I said, I wanna share a few little things first (theyโre not a big deal tho xd).
NO WAYYY what a coincidence!!! I honestly wasnโt planning on watching it or anything, but seeing so many racist people talking about how much they hate it actually made me want to watch it lol Iโll let you know what I think :D And you have to tell me when you watch it too!
Relationships can get pretty complicated, especially at your age when youโre also figuring out your identity and everything. And yeah, things could ALWAYS be worse ๐โโ๏ธ every writer knows that perfectly well hehe (hope it get better for you!)
Ohh, I see, youโve got a lot going on, thatโs awesome! I hope you keep having fun :) And ohhh, I had no idea Heartstopper has a movie now :0 I only watched the first few episodes of the series, but honestly itโs just not really my thing xd Itโs a bit too youthful and romantic lol I guess Iโm getting old because stories set in school and stuff donโt really appeal to me anymore ๐ญ but it seems like such a sweet story, so Iโm glad youโre enjoying it!!
Hey guys @tun3bugg @hi-im-pluton , havenโt you contacted tumblr support or something? Thatโs what Iโd doโฆ I def couldnโt handle seeing that theyโre ghost asks in my inbox.
Hey guys @tun3bugg @hi-im-pluton , havenโt you contacted tumblr support or something? Thatโs what Iโd doโฆ I def couldnโt handle seeing that theyโre ghost asks in my inbox.
I think my inbox is broken? The number keeps changing everytime I look at it ๐ I dunno how long it's been doing this for, I only noticed today when I realized I never got a notification for the ask I answered earlier. So if you sent me an ask that I didn't answer or otherwise acknowledge, there's a good chance it didn't go through possibly?
Anyway I'm gonna go through and purge my inbox, clearly it needs it lol
I think my inbox is broken? The number keeps changing everytime I look at it ๐ I dunno how long it's been doing this for, I only noticed today when I realized I never got a notification for the ask I answered earlier. So if you sent me an ask that I didn't answer or otherwise acknowledge, there's a good chance it didn't go through possibly?
Anyway I'm gonna go through and purge my inbox, clearly it needs it lol
I think my inbox is broken? The number keeps changing everytime I look at it ๐ I dunno how long it's been doing this for, I only noticed today when I realized I never got a notification for the ask I answered earlier. So if you sent me an ask that I didn't answer or otherwise acknowledge, there's a good chance it didn't go through possibly?
Anyway I'm gonna go through and purge my inbox, clearly it needs it lol
Lovely seeing you :D I won't even call the cops ๐
How are you doing:)??
Renee!!! Hey there!
I PLEAD GUILTY VERY GUILTY EXTREMELY GUILTY AND I DID IT ON PURPOSE
(but thankfully youโre not calling the cops ;))
Iโm glad to see you here!
Iโm doing okay, all things considered. I wonโt lie, Iโm a little disappointed with the fandom rn, and Iโll probably be taking a break soon, but I have a couple more things I want to share with you guys first.
As for my life in general? Honestly? I have no idea what Iโm doing xd Today I randomly got the urge to go watch The Odyssey, but then I realized thereโs probably gonna be a ton of people since it just came out, so Iโll decided to go next saturday instead.
important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are
We all know Donnie is the one who has the hardest time understanding magic and, by extension, mystical powers. Itโs probably because magic is, among other things, tied to emotions, and Donnie has always struggled to understand them.
The way he ended up using his mystical powers was by integrating them with his technology, and I think thatโs really cool. Itโs a nice way of showing that he canโt use magic the same way his brothers can.
But thereโs one more thing Iโve always thought about. Yeah, we see his tech appear whenever he uses his mystical powers, but to me, that implies he has to prepare before a fight. Like, if he doesnโt already have his tech ready before a fight, he just wouldnโt be able to use his powers. At the end of the day, he still relies on his technology to access his magic.
And I think that makes him more vulnerable than his brothers, because if he doesnโt have his equipment ready ahead of time, he simply canโt access his powers. The same goes for his battle shells. We know he has multiple ones built and can summon them with his powers, but he can only summon the ones heโs already made. If heโs got five battle shells ready, he can use those five. If he only has one, then thatโs all heโs got. His powers are still limited by whatever technology he has available for the fight.
I donโt know if anyone has talked about this before, but itโs something I personally take into account in my fics.
