#tmnt writing event

[shellaxdude]

TMNTgust Prompts! get your prompts here! (below the cut)

information: tmntgust is a tmnt based writing event similar to events like inktober and tmntember. posting for the event will begin on august 1st, 2025. to give participants more time to make something for each day the prompt list is going up in advance. this event is open to all tmnt iterations, including fan iterations. there are 41 prompts. one for each day of the month of august and 10 bonus prompts. feel free to alter any prompt here as you please or sub in one of the bonus prompts for any you dont like/dont feel inspired for (my feelings wont be hurt). there are no rules for this event, so feel free to do as many prompts as you like, or feel free to skip around to your heart's content. when you post a work to tumblr, feel free to tag this blog and ill reblog it (provided it is not nsfw bc im not comfortable with that, especially for tmnt stuff). closer to the beginning of the event ill have a collection on ao3 up that you can add your works to if youd like.

i think thats all the important information! if yall have any questions, comments, concerns (or just want to say hi) just shoot me an ask! without any further ado, i present to you all, the tmntgust prompt list! happy writing!

April and Raph getting up to shenanigans - @error-core-animations

Donnie finds an old robot vacuum cleaner, adds some upgrades . . . and then loses it

Someone follows Mikey home

Donnie’s hands are injured: his brothers have to help out while he heals

Raph comes home in bad shape

A sewer tunnel caves in, and Leo is trapped

There is a leak somewhere in the sewers above the Lair and the water is getting in. No one from the city has come to fix it on their own, so Donnie has to do it.

Turtles go undercover on a passenger train to find a person of interest (killer, thief, mutant,time traveller, etc. could be a long ride or a short one)

An item that used to belong to Hamato Yoshi appears and the turtles must mount a mission to retrieve it for Splinter (whether he was Hamato Yoshi or not)

Future AU where one of the last surviving core turtles finds a photograph of their family that they haven’t seen in years

200 years in the future, a group of scientists discover the location of the turtles’ lair, looking for information that might help them in their current plight (The Batman (2004) cartoon season 4 episode 7 is the inspiration for this)

After an altercation with their enemies goes wrong, the turtles find themselves stranded at sea in a small sailboat. What could possibly go wrong?

Beach episode! Let the kids have fun!

The turtles parkour through the city, having the time of their lives. Until one turtle almost becomes street pizza and they have to calm them and each other down

Mikey trying to get more human friends - @error-core-animations

Leo and Donnie go on a trip to upstate New York to witness a celestial phenomenon (northern lights, comet, moon shenanigans, stargazing, etc) (maybe the others come along for the ride, but they better bring snacks)

Casey meets the turtles in a Monster Hunter AU. He’s been hunting them as monsters and now he’s finally found them *cue dramatic music*

Splinter and Shredder talking/arguing - @error-core-animations

Time travel! Donatello has just invented a time machine! Unluckily for the others, it works! However, the timing could not be worse as New York is attacked by something and they desperately need Donatello back.

Mikey follows a stray cat through NYC. He has the weird feeling it’s trying to show him something . . .

Give one of the turtles fantasy magic. They’re having a blast with it, but is this a gift or a curse?

One of the turtles opens up about being afraid every time they go out to fight off villains. The others reassure them that this is what bravery is

Raph is bored. Unfortunately (?) for Mikey, Raph has a solution to that

One of the turtles gets a cursed (or blessed) item thrust upon them from the owner of an antique store

One of the turtles takes respite beneath a structure in the middle of some poor weather (rain or snow). While there, they spot a creature that should not exist (be it extinct, mythical, or other). Curiosity gets the better of them and they decide to follow it.

There’s a large mutant creature running around in NYC, wreaking havoc. The turtles have decided to step up to the plate and handle it, but they discover that not everything is as it seems

During an altercation, a turtle gets knocked into a pile of garbage. They see a bright flash of light, and emerge to find that the other turtles and their adversary are all gone. Where did everyone go? And how do they get them back? Can they get them back?

Someone gets hit with a truth spell or serum and cannot stop being brutally honest. This causes problems when they need to save face, keep out of trouble with splinter, or keep important info from an enemy.

Something is in the Lair and the turtles need to find it before it finds them.

Donnie receives a strange signal and he’s not sure what it is.

Local mob boss receives an ominous letter at the claws of an unusual messenger bird. Somehow this becomes the turtles’ problem and they’re not happy about it.

Bonus!

One of the turtles gets lost in the sewer and the remaining people have to go get them out

Someone has a really bad day (ex: injury, lost item/pet, attacked, lost, etc). The rest of the family try to make it better.

One of the turtles gets a tattoo or piercing?

POV you’re the turtle’s vehicle.

Someone turns invisible for a full day.

Farmhouse trip!

Raph has a secret collection that he’s afraid of his brothers discovering. Unfortunately, Mikey does not like leaving his brothers’ secrets as secrets.

The first time the turtles feel the sun on their skin (or go topside at all, if you’re not writing for 2012)

Mikey gets stuck in a tree. Is he a cat? Find out at 11.

Shredder’s POV. What’s he planning?

i tried to keep some of them vague enough that you can insert whatever character you want into there, but feel free to substitute characters as you want!

(i linked to the accounts of people who made submissions and wanted to be credited not everyone wanted credit)

[3llio]

Hello ! ^^

I was wondering if I could request a 2k12 Donatello with prompt 11 ? I saw the prompt and it reminded me a lot of him ! And about that trope, hmmmm..maybe it can be the typical "friends to lovers"?

Please and thank you!

— 🫧

Being Sick Sucks.

2012 Donnie

AN: I may have gotten a bit carried away with this one (/ω＼)

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You had absolutely no recollection of picking up your phone and dialing a number. But here you are now with Donatello entering through your bedroom window with a worried look on his face.

He hovered over your bedside momentarily as he assessed your current condition without a word. Gently palming your forehead and watching you shiver under the covers only reinforced his hypothesis.

“Hi. I’m here to be your nurse!” His quietness turned to excitement. Not at the prospect of you having a fever but at the chance to prove himself. He quickly attempted to pull the reins in on his eagerness and spoke in a softer, almost nervous tone. “Just for this uh- afternoon of course…”

If you said something in response, he didn't hear it. As he set sail on digging through the bag he brought with him. How did you fail to notice that?

“Are you hungry at all? It's important to eat something before taking any fever-reducing medicine.” He set a small pill bottle on your nightstand as he rummaged through the bag.

You attempted to respond, your voice rough with lack of use. “Not really-”

“Well that's too bad, you have to have something in your stomach.” He pulled out two cans, one was chicken noodle soup and the other was just a broth. “The soup would be more filling, give you some strength while the broth would be the bare minimum- oh! And I also brought some fruit, you can have that too if you’d like.”

Before you even gave him a response he was pulling out a can opener and subtly trying to sway your answer towards the soup. “The soup would be the best choice as of right now, as much as I have faith in you taking care of yourself I doubt you’ve actually eaten anything more than a few crackers and if you're up for it I’ll dice up this apple I brought.”

Your brain cells had been either eaten by the virus that currently afflicted you or you were too tired to really want to try to keep up with his word vomit. As a rebuttal, you just lifted and plopped your hand on one of his. And then he stilled. “Donnie, as much as I love your enthusiasm, I am dying.”

“You’re not dying, you just have the flu.” He gave you a deadpanned look.

“Okay, but I'm literally lying on my deathbed.”

“This is just your mattress.”

“My metaphorical deathbed.”

“Yeah, if you were to die, which you’re not going to. Not with me taking care of you, you’ll be up in no time.” As if he could sense an impending remark he placed his hand on your forehead again. “I’ll make you the soup.”

Donnie spent the next few minutes preparing your gourmet meal of canned chicken noodle.

With a warm bowl on the nightstand, he helped you sit up, even stacking pillows behind your back to keep you upright. Grabbing the bowl, he began to speak.

“I made sure to heat it up just enough not to be too hot.” He paused, then he lifted a spoonful to your lips.

“I can feed myself.”

“Thats debatable.”

After finishing about half of the bowl he gave you the option to tap out and take some medicine. Whether it was because you had eaten enough for his standards or if the red on his face was beginning to be too much for him.

He denied having a fever.

With food in your stomach and a glass of water to wash down your medicine, Donnie insisted you lie back down with a wet rag on your head. He had gathered just about every blanket he could find and piled them on top of one another on you in an attempt to get you to sweat out your fever.

As he was tucking you in with the last, largest blanket you were already fading into the realm of sleep with the rain noise he had playing on your TV.

Unfortunately, his time playing nurse was coming to an end until further notice. Maybe he’ll drop by tomorrow to check on you after nightly patrol. His thoughts wandered as he set the other things he had brought with him on your nightstand. The other can of broth, the apple, the medicine, and even an orange he had forgotten to mention earlier.

As he was just about to open the window, your groggy voice stopped him in his tracks. You had only uttered his name and within seconds he was back at your side.

“Are you alright?” He pulled back the blankets from your chin.

“Thank you.”

Oh! Oh, he wasn't expecting that.

With a spontaneous bout of once-in-a-lifetime courage, he ever so gently planted his hand on your head, his thumb swiping away any hair from your forehead as he gave you a quick peck to your forehead, whispering in response.

“Any time.”

── ⟢ ・⸝⸝

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[timberedfir2048]

weird kids

+ some doodles I like

first was silly gift for a friend, second is messy sketch of a scene from one of my fics!! I write fics btw you should read them!! TimberedFir2048 on ao3!!!!

[dancingdonatello]

tmnt x reader competition 💚🐢

remember my post about wishing how someone would do a contest thing again ? :] have fun if you join!!

what do i have to do??? write a tmnt x reader fan fiction to one of the prompts i linked!!! then i’ll pick the winner and the winner gets something written by me (110% effort)!!! i’ll take suggestions for different prizes as well if someone wants something different :] or you can join just for the fun of it!!

depending on how many people join, i’ll either make a poll to vote or just pick the winner myself (more likely) :)

anyone can join!!!! you don’t have to be a tmnt x reader account or have even written before!!! everyone is welcome!!

rules / guidelines:

- post it to your account and tag me (whether it’s in the comments or the post itself doesn’t matter, just so i can get a notif & see it)

- ‘due date’: october 25

(i’ll update this if people need more time !)

- make it only one part!! no part two, part three… just one! :]

- no need to message me if to join (you can just post it & tag me) but i’d love to know! anyone can join! doesn’t matter if you haven’t written before either!!!

- have fun!!! challenge yourself in some way!!!

prompt:

write a tmnt (any iteration) x reader fic to the ‘prompt’:

pick any from here or here or just take inspo !

(i didnt pick just one so they could all be different but the basis is … not quite dating yet!!!! oh no!!! will they get there or not?!)

reblogs are appreciated! ❤️ everyone is free to join!!!

[izzydaninja]

Haven't had it in me to write much in a while...but then-

Rise TMNT (Movie): All in a Moment WIP

In a random bout of inspiration - wanting to write something from a deeper (kind of poetic) perspective, but not sure what I should base it off of - I started writing and surprised myself with this.

I'm half asleep; dozing where I'm sitting. Can't keep my eyes open, but I'm somehow pulling off sentences and phrases like this? A kind of writing I don't manage to do all that often but always love to delve into when I do - I end up doing while HALF UNAWARE!? HOW'S THIS FAIR!? I CAN'T DELVE WHEN OVER TIRED--I NEED SLEEP!

[beanieable]

Day 4 - Casey and Donnie from TMMT 2012

Just go to sleep - ao3

[vanillavengeance]

I have been rereading Over the Rainbow lately because it's just so beautifully written and bring me great joy to read and I noticed something that may be a reach on my end but i just really wanted to share.

Ronin tends to look at the chip in Raphs plastron a lot, and it's implied to be as a sort of comfort thing for him to do. Going off the tags in the fic specifically the "Post-Movie: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2022)" tag we can assume that when Ronin appears in the 2012 universe he has, or at least part of him has, experienced the events of the Rise movie. I think part of him remembers that "his" Raph has a similar jagged chip in his plastron caused by the events of the Rise movie. Pair that information with Ronin's tendency of looking to the chip in Raph's plastron plus Ronin's clingy "attached to the hip" behavior he has with Raph makes me believe that somehwere in Ronin's brain he is connecting his Raph and 2012 Raph as the same person but he just hasn't realized it due to his trauma riddled and possibly even mystic tampered brain

I’m just going to leave this here, anon :D 🧡

[voiider]

DP 2010s Crossover Angst Week

You cannot swallow.

Day 2: Post Nasty Burger Explosion

Fandom: TMNT (2012)

Tags: off-screen major character death, grief/mourning

Words: 3,106

Read on AO3

“So, he’s your cousin?” April asks as they walk across the blacktop, summer sun beating down on them.  Saying 'it's hot' would be an understatement. Casey should maybe wear something other than black, like his dad suggested, but it’s all about vibe. Also, he didn’t want to waste time looking for another outfit. The apartment has had a nasty sort of gloom hanging about it. Everyone seems to be walking on eggshells and blatantly ignoring the elephant in the room. The elephant being the new teen living with them with some shiny new trauma. It hasn’t been this uncomfortable since Casey’s mom died. And even then at least it wasn’t as awkward as it is now.

[phantom-nekomata]

Welcome all my lil nekos~

This is the home of all my events I hold.

Soooo Valentines day is coming up so plesse If you want a valentines letter from your beloved fictional crush(or hubby) then Im starting to collect them now!

So I your local chaotic Nekomata will deliver your letters personally!

Here are fandoms I will gladly write with ease:

TMNT(rise&bayverse)

Hoyoverse aka Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail

Jjk or better know. As Jujutsu kaisen!

This is my exclusively event and poetry etc kinda blog.

So starting today send in the letter requests!

@gojos-version

@androidships007

@mintchocolate17

@soythesaucytoast

Tag anybody you want!

My main is as you know me @fictionalhubbydreamer

[teetlezhere]

For Rottmnt - or other franchises- Fans!

In light of the upcoming OPEN THE FLOODGATES Rottmnt event, I was wondering if anyone had made a complete -or near-complete- list of all possible AUs for fanfics and fanarts, so I made a wheel for artists/writers:

If anyone has more ideas, or point out an AU I might have missed, pls just let me know

PS: it CAN work for romance too, but I'd prefer to avoid adding Marriage/Arranged/Accidental/Etc if possible, as this wheel is mainly thought for platonic/family ideas

PSS: I also have an ANGST wheel I'm still checking over before posting

NOTE!: I apologize that I can't answer or send messages from this or previous posts btw. Tumblr keeps sending me errors for some reason, for my main and side blogs too, idk why T_T

[belleyellsaboutturtles]

Bracelet

Mikey walked into the nest, a skip in his step. For the last couple of days, he’d been sneakily crafting a bracelet for one of his cabin mates and new friends! He'd left everyone else in their cabin a bracelet too. Don's was the last one he had to deliver.

The box turtle knew the turtle didn't hang around the cabin too much. It was uncomfortable, fitting his large body into something so confining. Instead, Don had a nest elsewhere in the cave where he could sleep and spend his time comfortably. Mikey had only been there once before, when hunting down marshmallows, and he was happy to discover he remembered where it was.

"Don?" The box turtle called into the alcove as he skipped in, gift in hand. "Anyone home?"

No reply. Huh. He must've come over when Don was out doing something. Ah, well, that was okay. Mikey hadn't handed any of their cabin mates their bracelets personally either. He'd wanted to see Don's reaction to the gift, but he was content leaving it behind for the reptile to find.

Mikey carefully placed it over a stalagmite. This way, it was closer to Don's eye level and easier to notice. Hopefully. At the bottom of the rock formation he placed a handmade card. It wasn't extravagant, but hopefully his friend liked it. It was a piece of white paper, with a marker portrait of Don and Mikey on front. It was a little singed and burned around the edges from a power mishap, but otherwise intact. On the back, it read "From Smokey (and Sparky)" with an orange smiley face.

Mikey stepped back and looked over his set up. He nodded to himself and smiled, satisfied, before turning around and leaving the nest to head back to the cabin for the night. Hopefully Don liked his gift.

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A/N: So I actually made Don's bracelet irl for @cadoodledoodleydoo! Pictures beneath the cut. There’s a quarter and 7 1/2 inch bracelet for scale reference lol. Don’s a big boy who get a big bracelet 💜 @tmnt-fandom-family-reunion

[shellaxdude]

HELLO TURTLE PEOPLE!!!

i have returned from the war bearing a form for you to submit prompts in. (form description below the link btw)

this form will be open until december 15th at 11:59 pm central time. that gives you about a month and a half to submit your prompt ideas. there are 5 slots on the form for prompts (all short answer questions), but feel free to only do one, or to fill out the form multiple times!

you can also leave me a note or choose to take credit for the prompts that you submitted (you can specify if you only want credit for certain prompts too).

reminder that this event is open to all tmnt iterations (including fan iterations and aus) and will span the month of august in 2025

thanks for stopping by! i'll see you all in january when the prompt list goes up!

[whattraintracks]

Hmm, I believe I have experienced the fabled eating of asks. Well, at least I kept the email.

Hi anon! Gonna assume you mean Coming Out of Their Shells and running with ittttttttt

The musical is utterly delightful! It scratches all the right itches in my brain. The songs are much fun, so I sing them often. Despite being besotted with Raph's voice on the album, Leo is probably my favorite of the bunch, largely because of Cam Clarke's voice acting in the VHS recording. I just love the whole show and wish I could've been in the audience of one as a kid. Although come to think of it, little me would not have handled being roasted by Shredder very well . . .

Perhaps you might enjoy some assorted snippets from the musical turtle fics I'm working on? 👉👈

Woe! Baby musical tortles be upon ye!

Leonardo is basking still in the little patch of moonlight he found. Chubby limbs in a languid stretch. Raphael lies beside him, chin propped on the lip of his brother's shell and tapping a rhythm against the dome. He pokes and prods every plate, looking for new sounds, and hums happily at his own merrymaking. Leonardo, so content in his moonglow, miraculously remains unbothered. Splinter wishes, not for the first time, for the contraption that allowed his Master Yoshi to press memories into paper. This would be a sweet one to have in years to come. Even so, Splinter aches at the simple pleasure on their faces. Prickling sorrow that these pale imitations of sunlight and sustenance are the best he can give his little turtles, yet they take them so cheerfully. Well, most of them do.

Leo Is Stresséd

"My sons, please," Master Splinter sighs. Leo shrinks. Splinter has been trying all day to stop the four turtles from bickering. Leo knows he should feel bad. Maybe try to help rein everybody in. But he can't breathe very well past the lump in his throat that formed after Mr. Bejan said he was introducing them to a potential record label tomorrow. Even if he could speak, he probably wouldn't be much help. He's turtle enough to admit he gets rude when he's stressed. Oblivious to Splinter's growing exasperation, Mikey and Raph go right along, griping about who knows what anymore. Donnie looks about ready to rip a leg off the table and use it like his bo on both of them. Sure enough, Don narrows his eyes and Leo tosses out any hope of de-escalation in favor of backing out of his reach.

Leo Is Stresséd 2: Electric Boogaloo

Leo doesn't like this. Look, he thought the band was a rad idea, too, but this? This is getting too big. What do they need with some fancy human studio? There's no way their stuff is better than Don's. And a record label? This was supposed to be fun! Low-key! And yeah, he knows Master Splinter said they should share their music with as many people as they can, but can't they do it, I don't know, anonymously?

[wipbigbang]

WIP BIG BANG SIGN-UPS ARE LIVE!

The 2024 round of WIP Big Bang is now open for sign-ups! Any fandom is welcome, as long as the fic is 500 completed so far and will be at least 7,500 words upon its finishing. Signing up is easy: just fill out the form linked below after you read the FAQ and take a look at the schedule.

[13runningsomething]

Which TMNT Write Fight fics were your favorite to write/read?

I haven't gotten through all the fics I wanna read yet, but I think so far the top contenders have been Get Used to It, And Suddenly it was Too Much, and Uncommon Denominator

It still kinda blows my mind how many fics got written. Everyone did such an amazing job <3

[twicethetrouble]

Writing Family Web Daily: Day 16

Leo wordlessly whined the entire trip to the tv room in the vain hope that Raph would get so annoyed, he’d let him go. It didn’t work.

“Boys,” Splinter said, his tone a bit weary. “Whatever this is, it is far too early for it.”

“Leo did surgery on Donnie last night without waking any of us up,” Raph announced.

“Tattle-tale,” Leo muttered but was otherwise ignored.

Splinter stared at them both blankly.

“I must still be asleep, I could have sworn you just said Blue-“

“Operated on Donnie? Yes, yes I did. Because that is, in fact, what happened.”

“I asked him to do it,” Donnie’s voice said before Splinter could respond. He was standing in the doorway, still nursing his coffee as he leaned against the brick. “If anyone should get into trouble for last night’s escapades, it should be me.”

“You were sick,” Raph stated. “Or hurt? Hurting. You were hurting. Raph thinks you get a pass.”

“I was hurting. I then asked Leo to fix it so I stopped hurting. Therefore, the operation was not his fault, but, in fact, mine.”