#raph bby

[drawingoddessy]

I WANT SOMEONE TO DO THIS TO ME

I LOVE THEM

brains and the brawn?? huh? jam and jelly??? square and rectangle?!??! WHO?? OHHHH u mean the autism duo lol i gotcha

[ugh-my-back]

tits out, scruncht about it

[r1ngp0pl0v3r]

don't you guys just love it when raph ? <3

[albaqae]

TW: BRIGHT COLORS!

HELLO HI THIS IS RAPH IN MY MOST FAVORITE JACKET EVER BC MY FRIEND SAID IT REMINDED THEM OF HIM SO BAM HERE HE IS HERE IS THE BOY

This is my Christmas gift to all Raph enthusiasts everywhere <33 referenced + jacket under!

[yell-oh-theokayone]

There’s are the very first tmnt drawings I did like… a year and a half ago (they a bit janky). I would just find whatever screenshots I could and draw it. Then repeat again and again until i was slightly more confident. I had a Leonardo page but I gave it away and forgot to take a picture so… I left a Leo doodle I did in my math homework💀

[imagionationstation]

Incorrect 2012TMNT Quote

Mikey: You coming to our party?

Casey: Totally! …Do I have to bring all of you presents?

Mikey: Nah. You don’t have to get me anything

Casey: Cool

Raph, casually flipping comic page: (Once Mikey’s gone) If you don’t get him anything, I will literally end you.

[hellishgayliath]

soooooooooooooooo pico might be gettin a partner eventually or at some point cuz i miss drawing romantic like stuffffff

preferably a raccoon dog-like yokai just sayinggg :3c

[mountain-wire]

September.

Rise raph + Reader (yall are strangers, so.)

Warnings: Guitar.

I was listening to September by Sparky deathcap... enjoy, i suppose!

Im throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks with this one

~~~

Raph walked... and walked... he was lost, and in kraang territory. His shawl could only do so much to disguise him from the kraangs view...

It'd only been a year or so since the beginning, and he still wasn't as adapted to the apocalypse as much as he would like to say. It was taking it's toll on him, thats for sure.

He was lost, and his brothers should find him pretty easily with Donnies tech, but Raph wasn't sure what exactly he was supposed to do in this situation. There wasn't much to hide in, or to go to for sanctuary from the kraang in general. This place was flooded, and Raph was taking his sweet time trying to avoid these new dogs the kraang unleashed... they were freaky, to say the least.

Eventually, he stopped. In front of him was a wall of untouched trees. How...? It didn't make much sense. In fact, it made no sense. It was such a contrast, the burn land Raph was standing in, versus the lively green and brown of the treeline in front of him. Sure, quite a few of the trees were dead and also burnt, but a lot of the trees behind them were alive just as much as a year ago, being mixes of yellows and oranges and even some greens still. September...

Raph decided to test his luck in there, in the forest. Whatever was keeping the kraang out had to be better than the kraang itself... it was from earth, after all. Even that didn't make sense, why would anything from earth keep the kraang out? Nothing about this made sense.

The humidity retained by the trees and their leaves felt nice on Raphs skin, it was so hydrating after how long he'd fought in the kraangs fire.

There was another problem now, though. He was alone. Raph held onto the tails of his mask tightly, breathing in and out, in and out, to calm himself down. His separation anxiety had only gotten worse since the apocalypse started. He knew that he had to be able to be okay without his brothers, especially now, but it was hard. What if something happened to them? What if they got hurt?? What if he wasn't there to help??? Most of these scenarios involved the kraang finding them.

He leaned against a nearby tree, snapping a twig on the ground in the process. This made him feel worse. The kraang were drawn to noise as much as they were movement, he didn't want to have dogs chasing him through the forest. Even worse, what if one of the kraang itself heard and went to check out the snapping twig noise?? Not only would he be in danger, the forest would be too. The kraang would surely realize anybody could be hiding in the forests shadow, and then it'd burn it down! It'd be miserable, even in death, to think that because he stepped on a twig once the last remaining forest in the New York area would be burnt down.

Yeah his anxiety was working double right now. He pulled on the tails of his mask again, trying to ground himself. Get those thoughts out of his mind. He sat down with his shell against the tree, the spikes scratching it lightly.

He worked to calm himself, though it proved to be majorly ineffective.

He closed his eyes, squeezing them tightly together and imagining his brothers okay and looking for him.

But... a few seconds after he heard something. Something very definitively not kraang. A guitar. Who would play a guitar while the kraang were a thing now??? Especially outside! In the open, mostly, where the kraang could come up at any time!

He thought about it for a second, before slowly and quietly getting up and sneaking his way towards the tune. It sounded vaguely familiar... not entirely in a way where he's heard the song before, but just sort of in the way where it's something he used to know. Guitar, that is. Understandably, nobody dared to play anything anymore.

He peeked around trees, looking around to make sure the coast was clear from any incoming threats or dangers. This was a good way to keep his mind off of things...

Soon he reached the source of the noise. A person, sitting next to a tree, that was next to a small pond or something.

Raph stared at them from behind a tree, mostly out of confusion and concern.

They hummed along to the music they played, seemingly where words would have been if they were singing.

"...Hey." Raph said, trying to get their attention while also staying quiet.

They looked up, slowing the movement of their hands and fingers.

"Hey."

They stared at each other for a moment. This felt awkward, in multiple ways. They both were thinking for different reasons.

"You gonna... come out of the shadows, or...?" The shook their head as they spoke, feeling weird that they had to even ask this... stranger to do that. It felt like something out of a movie that had an odd vibe on purpose.

Raph looked around in every direction, along with listening at the same time. He had to make sure that it was clear to go towards the noise.

He walked forward towards them, until he was standing in front of them.

"What are you doing???" Raph questioned urgently, as if this were a total life or death situation. In a way it was.

The person with the guitar shrugged, looking back down at their guitar before putting it down next to them.

"Playing."

"Why??? It's dangerous!" Raph crouched down next to them, trying to be more on their level so that he could get through to them easier.

"It's less dangerous than you think. Relax." They said in return, gesturing towards the ground beneath them.

Raph stared at them with furrowed brows, not believing them.

They seemed calm though... and they weren't freaking out themselves... maybe he could join them for a moment. Just a moment.

He sat down, joining them on the healthy grass, though he didn't look particularly happy about it.

"How can it possibly be less dangerous than i think? The kraang will find you with you making that much noise."

"They follow noise, i know." They nodded as they spoke.

So they knew! They knew and made noise anyway. Did they want to die?

Raph had a bit of a dumbfounded look on his face, his hands resting on his thighs. He just stared at them in disbelief.

"So... you know that and you're making noise anyway??? Why would you do that?" Raphs concern came through his voice unfiltered.

"I've been watching them. I've realized things," they paused, looking to the pond beside the tree. "They haven't come into the forest yet, right? Despite the whole... apocalypse thing. They want to get rid of life, I know I know."

"They seem to be targeting the more populated areas right now... the city. Nip it in the bud, i guess." There was a good chance they weren't using that phrase right. They didn't seem to care, though.

Raph looked to the side, over to the pond that the stranger was looking at as well. He didn't say anything in response, he was surprised.

"My guitar means nothing to them while theres still life in that residential area. The sound doesn't draw them in... not yet, anyway." They didn't seem... bothered.

"I imagine it will soon, though. When most of the life over there is dealt with, they'll either move on to another part of the city, or they'll come here."

The concept of doom and the fate of the forest seemed to weigh uncomfortably little on their mind.

"And you're just... okay with that...?" Raph almost whispered, seeming shocked that anybody would just... be okay with that problem.

"It's not like i can do much about it. I have a guitar, and that's it. I can't fight em so I'm appreciating this while i still can." They leaned their head back against the tree, feeling the bark on the top of their head.

"Oh."

A few beats of silence passed.

"Can I stay here with you for a little...?" Raph questioned. Just speaking with this person seemed to get his mind off of the fact that he wasn't with his brothers.

As short as their conversation was, it did help.

"Of course." They responded, picking up their guitar again and starting to play.

Ah, that's why it was familiar. September by Sparky Deathcap.

This was one of the more positive ways to end the month.

[frogandbird]

Something something SoS has taken over my brain once again

ok so like, notes.

this is almost definitely not canon to the fic, but that screenshot when shredder claws up raphs shell when he protects donnie in the show got me thinking and that’s never a good sign lamo- in other words onix would do the exact same thing, but now she’s got more smaller siblings to take care of/protect. El is now on the reseving end of all this self sacrifice and meat shedding and is very conflicted about it. more so cus it’s her little sister. (if this happened it would be at the point el considers the younger turtles her younger siblings) but also this is my fic, so yes shredder is in fact cutting onixs shell open again! it’s a lot stronger given her mutation, but the shredder is stronger :)

a few notes about clothing/designs!! violet takes inspo from their older sibling, hence the spikes on their arm guards and shell (not that you can see the ones on the shell but they are there trust-). This was not a planed combat/patrol, so el is just in a tank top and shorts, ie missing a /lot/ of her gear. probably why she’s under onix and not fighting. at the point this would (it won’t) take place, onixs spikes are growing around her scars so they are more puffed out then if this happened in the current time. (dec2024) skys arm guard is the same as canon, the boy already gives me trouble i’m lazy ok-

timelapse + progress shots below. Said vid is 5 and 1/2 minutes btw. tw for flashing in the video

[cherrb333]

Slamming my head into a wall right now bruhhhhh my heart cant take this painnnnnn im about to pass away to the afterlife here man;v; this shit hurted

3 MONTHS

Information Part 6

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[raphaelenthusiast]

I was so excited to see The River animated, not realizing it wasn’t even included in the ‘03 show. 😭 That story was odd but also interesting how dare they take it from me.

[scatterbrainedbot]

I AM SPINNING I AM PACING I AM FULL ON FROLICKING IM SO EXCITED

@d1sc0rd1a THANK U FOR THESE TAGS

okayokayokayokay so pretty much all of these questions will be Officially Answered properly in the character design/intro pages im working on but also i am physically vibrating with excitement about the fact that you noticed all these details and i have very little self control so! lore dump time!!!

(minor tw for mentions of leos self-harm/self-destructive anxious behaviors and unhealthy coping skills)

- mikey does indeed have curly fur! i believe he would be considered a 'rex' rat (pictured on the left) for this trait? though the curls can be more easily seen on mice (pictured on the right). or, at least it seems that way. have not delved too deeply into the details of rodent genes and husbandry, but id assume its the same sort of mutation considering curly haired mice are also referred to as rex sometimes? either way hes a extra floofy bby 🧡

-as for raphie, unfortunately being more fluff and less shell than the average rapheal comes with its downsides. especially if you and your brothers occasionally encounter things like territorial dogs, hungry cats, or sewer crocodiles while exploring places ur dad said not supposed to go. (most of his scars will have more ninja related stories, but his ear i think got messed up from something very animal. probably around age 11 ish? old enough to sneak out from dads protection but young enough to not fully know how to handle himself alone against real danger. thankfully his ear injury looks worse than it actually is for the most part, as the damage was largely to the outer ear. his hearing wasnt super affected, except that he now has a bit of a harder time being able to track/pinpoint noises origins if its on his right side.)

-also yep! dons got some glasses that just clip/rest on the bridge of his nose! theyre mostly just for home use, as they do fall off if hes knocked around. in the field he has some goggles he tends to use (theyre helpful as they have multiple additional functions like heat-imaging, extra zoom/telescoping, and recording capabilities. but also theyll give him headaches if he wears them for too long without breaks). contacts are theoretically also an option but he absolutely hates the sensation of putting them in. so sometimes when hes tired he'll just not bother with either clips or goggles and just squint and struggle. leo hates when he does that lol.

-speaking of leo, he is def an anxious baby :) he has a few patches of fur missing on his hand cos he has the tendency to tug on it while hes thinking. he yanked and chewed on his own tail a lot when he was younger too, which is why when hes older he usually wears some wraps to cover the scars left from that behavior. he finds those scars specifically to be kinda embarrassing and shameful because they werent from any battle or life-lesson, just his own 'inability to control himself'. all of his brothers have repeatedly called him out on the fact that that is not a healthy way to think about his anxiety or mental health, but leo insists hes fine. hes kinda convinced himself that a proper warrior always has control over his own body* and his own thoughts, thus he should be able to just like willpower-brute-force his way into 'being better'. (this line of thinking pisses raph off so much he has to leave and go hit something)

Splinter also tries to talk him through some of that internalized guilt/shame/everything, but splinters very metaphorical, poetic, and indirect when it comes to talking about Big Things, which combined with how much leo gets caught in his own head, makes it kinda hard to gauge how much these talks actually help

*this is made extra fun considering leos also ftm trans, so he is faced with a body that fundamentally disobeys him perhaps more than the average rat-man.

-and im still going back and forth between a few species for splinter, but im leaning mostly towards an African Spurred Tortoise! they have these beautiful if kinda subtle geometric shell patterns and are the third largest species of tortoise in the world. the only thing that doesnt fit perfectly with Splints is that (allegedly) their lifespan in captivity is around 50ish years, whereas im p sure Tortoise Splinter is well over 75, probably closer to 90 when the boys are born and hes mutated into Old Man Papa.

but maybe hes just a particularly long lasting African Spurred Tortoise.

the Hamato family has taken very good care of him for many decades after all. :)

(well. until everything all fell apart, that is.....)

[5ilent5cience]

Newborn Francis (aka Corrupt Donnie)

He just a bby and his big protective bro ol' Antonio(Corrupt Raph)

Q: Do each Donnie clones have lores

A: Y E S

[sapphiretanto]

@misteria247 the babies ever!!! Took me a second to figure Leo and Raph, but I think I got it :D

Day 18: turtle tots

holds them so gently as they are the most precious things in the world! Splinter loves his babies! They were so small and round and I am so weak for turtle tots

[that-one-dork]

@cadoodledoodleydoo

The babies ever!!

I’m so sorry this took so long to come ;-; I started to try doodles in my sketchbook of misc tot activities but quickly lost energy for them and they honestly looked quite bad

So!! Tot Raph with absolute bby Petunia!!

[tblsomedoodles]

Doodles?

any doodles? You have given me too much power lol : )

In that case, have a little doodle from a very non-canonical seer twins apocalypse future, b/c the idea has been rotating around my mind for three days to the point of distracting me while writing.

Soooo....the explanation for this is weird.

but both seers loose their powers when one of them dies. That means a new pair gets born then, even if one of past seers is still alive since they no longer have their powers so don't count as a seer.

SO! THis (VERY NON-CANONICAL) apocalypse future, Donnie dies early. he only makes it four years. even Raph outlives him. They don't know it at the time, but he dies the day CJ is born. CJ is the next Soothe Sayer. But he needs a doom prophet to go with it, yeah? so bby turtle!

Leo finds her in an incubator in Donnie's lab trying to get access to his computers after he died (he was hoping Donnie had a death-contingency plan or something. He did not.) (he also had no idea this little thing was in there. Donnie kept her a secret.)

honestly, i just really liked the idea of Leo seeing (and essentially raising) his and Donnie's seer replacements. specifically this right here

where he's meeting her for the first time.

i don't even have a name for this little thing right now. Just that her and CJ basically grow up as siblings.

I might post a comic of Leo meeting the tiny turtle, i might not. (probably will b/c i've already sketched out like 6 pages for it) but I am having fun explorign this concept for the time being.

Thank you!