#hippoworm

[quackerzzz]

YAOI THAT IS BETTER THAN STOLITZ

A post by a yaoi connoisseur (not a fujoshi, never call me that ever)

"B-bu- toxic yaoi"

Hell there's even a better ship in the actual show

[olliethescribe]

Feeling a resurgence of extra love for hippoworm ever since Andy Suriano (the show’s creator) started doing sketches to add to people’s orders from his new website - he made a few sketches of Warren and Hypno and it’s just *explodes*

In the first one, Hypno’s looking forward while Warren looks directly at Hypno. In the second one Warren and Hypno are looking at each other 🥹 It’s so sweet and they’re so in love and they only have eyes for one another and I’m a mess /pos

love these dorks :]

[wispy-ispy]

“Kiwi-isms” with Hypno Potamus & that worm thing

for @olliethescribe

[themagicbrew]

Dont you hate it when your former pet hippo becomes a pig -..i mean government agent???.... yeah yea, me too.

[junkart96]

They kiss

[the-soup-specter]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61690240/chapters/158632687

Chapter 2 of my fic au of @qoldenskies' Canary Continuity is out!!! idk if the link insert thing is working though??? but either way a lot of people seemed to like chapter one so tysm!!!!!

[mrlilrox]

i regret nothing

[mutiniau]

Welp! Chapter 1 got finished early so you guys get it early

@tmntaucompetition Last bit of propaganda for a bit-

Welcome To Mutinis (3223 words) by transgoku Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary: To the world that looked at Warren, Warren is as forgettable as the creature he was mutated into. The mere sight of him could cause disgust to those who look at this man as a vermin who seemed to make it his mention to be seen by the world. This was the curse that Warren had to live with since his mutation. Money. Fame. Attention. All of that went down the drain, and it's only when he finds himself processing a betrayal of his love that it all hit him.

[splendidbadger]

hello fellow Hippoworm enjoyer! - it’s so nice to see another person go wild for them :] - (I’ve written so much for these dumbasses 💖) - I started following your AU blog and fell in love with the idea of he/she Hypno - you have so many good ideas :]

I hope you have a wonderful day 💖

I'm soooo feral for them dear GOD, and ohoho fanfics? I def gotta read them then- and thank you so much! :D Glad to see other people enjoy bigender Hypno this really meant a lot to me, and made my day ;w; you have a fantastic day too!

And a lil hippoworm just for you

[starry-eyed-adam]

‘would you still love me if I was a worm’ boy I would love you like THESE TWO LOVE

Domestic Hippoworm pile, they help me sleep decently these days.

[olliethescribe]

Happy anniversary to Only Brooches - oh my gods it’s been a year

This AU would be nothing without the contributions of my friends and my fiancé - I am forever grateful for the lovely humans who helped shaped this from being a loose handful of ideas to being a full-on AU complete with art and lore

This fic is a love letter to two queer idiots, yeah - but it’s also a love letter to all of the people in my life that I care about - that our love of a hippo and worm getting together could unite a group of people who would otherwise never have met

I really gotta update the fic….

Also, if this is your first time hearing about this AU and you wanna know more, you can check out the tag on my blog - or you can start reading here:

[themagicbrew]

Fun (though imperfect) screenshot edits featuring Surpise!Doug Au.

[are-they-a-faggot]

WARREN STONE - RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

reasoning: Canonically dating a man. I love Hippoworm they're so Plankton and Karen/Linda and Gerald Monroe coded

submitted by: @quackerzzz

[wispy-ispy]

They… appreciate the offers.

[CABIN 2]

Donnie has come with offerings! They haven't broken the habit of making a fuck ton of stuff when they were let loose in a kitchen with supplies and Mikey just kinda encouraged them whenever ve'd popped in to help out. They made a lot more than what's pictured, I jus ran outa space( ^ ^)'

@arhintess @donatellowithabookinhishand9000 @bluefeather-tmnt @shellrazor @novastar-creations @wandering-ghost @lasanya539

got the format idea from CreationStews of C5 tags from the reunion post

[fanfic-inator795]

**Random fandom related rant incoming regarding ROT//TM//NT, don't like don't read**

Okay so, if any of you have followed me for a while, you know that I was in the Rot//TM//NT fandom for like three years before eventually leaving for the most part, save for occasionally peeking in on things (and taking part in the second Fashion zine, which is still in-progress if anyone's wondering).

When I left the fandom, my major point for WHY I left was that I felt like the fandom was becoming way too angst and gore heavy, being way too obsessed with post-movie stuff regarding the Kraang, the apocalyptic future, characters getting brainwashed/mutilated/going through ptsd/disturbing scenarios in general, etc.

This is still my main reason for why I'm still (and probably will always, regardless of how often I end up revisiting the show in the future) keeping my distance from the fandom. However, my other main reason is just the sheer fact that the fandom has a favoritism problem when it comes to the turtles - specifically the fact that Raph is essentially pushed to the sidelines in fandom works I'd say 85-90% of the time.

Just a reminder that I do not - and have not - check the tag every day so maybe my view on things is skewed, but of the ROT//TM//NT stuff that still makes its way into my Tumblr view space or YouTube algorithm, this is definitely how things seem to be.

In general, when it comes to art and fics and edits and all that, pretty much 8 times out of 10 it's going to be focused on either Leonardo, Donatello or both. Without a doubt, when it comes to fan creations involving the turtles, these two get the most solo-pieces. Like- at this point it's not even close. It cannot be denied that they are the fan favorites.

Mikey is next in line, because he's the funny and cute and chaotic youngest sibling, and then Raph is dead-last, getting the least amount of solo-pieces. Hell, half the time when I see Raph included in an art piece/fic/edit, it's only because it's centered around ALL the turtles, making him seem like an after thought. (and even then I've seen plenty of stuff where the artists/writers/editors focus solely on 'the twins' and Mikey, and then either don't include Raph at all or give him very little focus)

What's more, adding onto my frustration at just how angst-focused the fandom was when I left (and, from what I can tell based on my brief pop-ins, still seems to be) is that whenever you DO manage to find a Raph-focused fandom thing, it's him in these angsty or depressing scenarios/AUs, or he's crying over one of his brothers, or he's being the one giving comfort to his brothers.

Because that seems to be all the fandom sees him as! He's the protector, the Big Bro/Mom of the group, the one who dies first in the bad future, the one who we can project bad childhoods onto - though that's not to say that the others don't get projected onto either, they all absolutely do.

As such, you could argue 'oh well, this is just a part of the fandom, it's not a slight against Raph specifically' except it IS because while yes, all the other Turtles get plenty of angst art/fics/edits too, they also get plenty of fun stuff - memes and silly lighthearted scenarios and works where they get to be cool and badass. And as far as I can tell, Raph - for the most part - doesn't get that. At best, he'll get the fandom making jokes about how he's the dumb one or the emotional one. I remember coming across this one Hippoworm fic where all the other turtles got to participate in their wedding and form bonds with Warren and Hypno, meanwhile Raph was the one who ended up being the 'bad guy' of sorts, crashing the wedding because he was too oblivious to catch onto what was happening. This is what I mean when Raph just gets either horribly sidelined or shoved into the roll of support whenever he's not the one getting tortured or brainwashed.

Outside of specific 'Raph is best Turtle' fans/creators (who were already pretty rare back when I was still in the fandom...), you don't see the art of Raph being cool or wearing cool outfits like you do with Leo/Don/Mikey. You don't get fics where he's the full focus and gets to go on this big adventure or have this big interesting arc (AND IT'S NOT CENTERED AROUND TRAUMA, I feel like I have to emphasize this because again this fandom is just so angst heavy). What's more, you go to AO3 to find ANY non-angst/lighthearted Raph-centered fics and it's nearly impossible because, to fans, it seems like he's always got to be attached to one or all of his brothers. It can't just be him or, hey, I'll even take him and a side character/one of the villains (excluding the Mud Dogs because come on now those are literally just his brothers again). Just SOMETHING that lets him be an individual outside of his family - something that, again, literally every other character seems to get!

Even when it comes to something as simple as headcanons - I'd say 95 percent of people view the 'Donnie is autistic' headcanon as canon. But you could argue that Raph has just as many moments that come off as him having autistic traits, but most fans seem to either ignore these bits or see them as jokes, once again seeing Raph as the dumb one whenever he's not the group's shield or responsible one.

On the one hand, I can't fully blame the fandom for this as the show itself often shoehorned Raph into constantly being in a support role for his family. Going by the number of spotlight episodes he gets, it's really just "Mrs. Cuddles", "Sparring Partner" and "Raph's Ride Along", maaaybe "Mystic Library" (even though most fans only remember that ep for the Donnie Rap, let's be real here) and "Man VS Sewer", though the latter still has quite a bit of focus on the other turtles - otherwise he's strictly used as co-protagonist at best and sidekick to one of his other brothers at worst. He does get to land the final blow in "Evil League of Mutants", and gets a bit of extra spotlight in both season finales... buuut then gets kidnapped by the Kraang in the movie (which, regardless of how much it makes sense for the story, it still sucks to see Raph get tortured and put out of commission for more than half the film, essentially being used as a catalyst for Leo's development).

So yeah, hard to build off canon when the canon gives you so little. On the other hand, I still can't help but side-eye the fandom every time Raph - a large/plus-sized and not conventionally attractive character - is either pushed aside completely or strictly used to uplift or prop up the other three skinny 'pretty boy' turtles. Slotting him in strictly as the 'parent' of the group and essentially adultifying him or, even worse, putting him through tons of pain or killing him off so that the others can go through a guilt arc isn't that much better.

Now, could a lot of my feelings towards... all this be personal biases and my own bitterness at my fave being seemingly slighted by the fandom? Sure, you could argue that if you really want to. But from what I've seen, experienced and recalled from my days within the fandom, I feel confident that the points I've ranted about are founded in evidence. The fandom has a huge favoritism problem in my opinion, and it's this plus a distain towards all the angst and torture/gore-fics that have really soured my feelings towards Rise as a whole - and that feeling hasn't gone away.

That's the main reason why I wanted to just get all my feelings out (hence why I'm not tagging this rant), not to attack anyone in particular but just for my own personal benefit. I do hope that eventually I'll be able to rewatch the show (though probably not the movie) and fully enjoy myself without being reminded of all the fandom hang ups and other small annoyances I have with Rise. But for now, gonna be honest, I don't really regret leaving the fandom.

[mutiniau]

How'd y'all decided to start a bar instead of anything else?

Welp! This ask was the perfect way to start up a comic on how Mutinis actually started, so thank you anon! I really love Warren as a comedic relief character, he's so silly and fun. Sometimes though I think of how tragic it must be to go from someone that was loved by so many to forgotten in a moment, and how the realization no one actually gave a shit about your existence must be devastating.

~~How Mutinis Started~~

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