#rising shards

[risingshards]

Me describing all my creative projects like

[pinkdaruma]

fanart~

[tomswifty-fr]

That one photoset of a lion shaking snow out of its mane

[kiwira-art]

Commission for winterbright on flight rising of her dragon Ariadne

[smearkrann13]

Mikey gets a new friend! But uh the friends a little different.

Of course mikey befriends a wild experimented mutant, behold Leatherhead!

[shardkn1ght]

Hi I was wondering is senior hueso no longer banned from the hidden city or is this a special circumstance?

This has sort of been answered already. But I'll clarify.

Hueso in my AU is no longer banned from the hidden city.

When Pepino was first found, Hueso went all around trying to find the people he belonged to. Like around markets and hospitals. And then eventually the hidden city police, because he was getting desperate.

The police arrested him and brought him to the council of heads.

But when the council saw that Hueso had a child. (A child that they knew Draxum had created for evil) they knew they could set this child on a good path. So, they kept its origins a secret from Hueso, and had him raise it.

But to give a child a good life, you need access to things like hospitals and schools.

So, the council of heads said Hueso was allowed back into the hidden city to help raise Pepino. So long as he promised never to commit piracy again. ( There was probably a mystic contract he had to sign) but Hueso was fine with that. As he hadn't been a pirate for years at that point.

I hope that helps!

[randomlilblog]

hes in this big old coat from the thift store down the road!!

[sariphantom]

So, last year, there was this art contest we did at the Unfamiliar Familiar discord server to celebrate Unfamiliar Familiar getting 3000 kudos on AO3 at the time, and of course, I joined and put my two cents on making a cover. That was when I was being experimental with my entry, and have it be mixed media (2012 Donnie in my usual lineless art style, 2012 Mikey in the acrylic paint style, and both Casper and Casey Jr. in simple lineart and flat colors). I didn’t win in the end, but I had fun nevertheless.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41520255/chapters/104131731

[wulfhalls]

I will be outside screaming into the night if anyone needs me

[supernovaenigma]

Some dragon designs I did for a side project from @ninjagogen, I'm still really happy with how these came out even over a year later

[i-logophile]

A few Rise Krang headcanons

This is mostly for my Rise fic, The Glass Pawn, but I also think it works for ROTTMNT in general, so idk

Like Old English, "Old Krang," so to speak, sounds a lot like the way 2012 Kraang spoke before the Krang simplified it over the centuries. They still use Old Krang for traditional things, such as oaths, ceremonies, etc.

The Krang refer to themselves by the relative closeness of their relation to Krang Prime. E.g., First Sister, First Brother, Second Sister, etc. They don't use these as names so much as titles or identifiers. If they are talking directly to each other, they only ever say "Brother" or "Sister."

A Krang's relation to Krang Prime is also indicative of their place in the hierarchy. If a higher-ranked Krang dies, those below that Krang move up in the hierarchy.

The Krang don't take oaths lightly because they're not really an honorable race, and they know it, so they need something they can rely on if they want to have some form of order. That said, their oaths are considered somewhat sacred.

(Might potentially update this list if I think of more)

[makotonaegiunderstander]

thinking about my Tokyo Ghoul au I made for Danganronpa. It was meant to be kind of its own thing, not necessarily doing THH and not necessarily copying the plot beats of Tokyo Ghoul. Either way Makoto takes Kaneki’s place kind of, mainly bc when I read the opening I could not stop thinking about what supernaturally bad luck Kaneki had. And the way Kaneki ended up being the “bridge between two worlds” and represented justice and a means to an end for BOTH sides at different points gave me ‘Ultimate Hope’ vibes. At the same time Kaneki could EASILY be replaced with Hajime due to the conspiracy that Kaneki’s accident was done on purpose to basically experiment on someone to see if they could create the hope they needed. Only reason I didn’t jump to it is bc back then I was sticking Makoto in any scenario I wanted AND there’s another Tokyo Ghoul character that fits Hajime’s story. Anyway. I wanted to toy with the idea of someone who values life and helping others so deeply as Makoto being forced to do horrible things or else lose himself entirely. Becoming something you feared and only viewed as a monster until they revealed themselves to be people, but still horrified to find yourself in the middle. I think Makoto would have a unique reaction and I think he’d lean much more towards self sacrifice and helping try to get both sides to see each other’s humanity much faster than Kaneki did or Hajime would. But he’d also be ashamed and scared of what he’d become and desperate not to hurt anyone, which would be a disaster in the making as the longer a Ghoul goes without eating a person, the more beast like and unhinged they become. It’s not ALL that much different from a vampire au save the fact that there’s no option to just. get a little blood from a living person and leave them just slightly woozy or raid blood bags from donations. You HAVE to seriously injure someone or outright kill them to live, which is what separates the two.

[yamnbananas]

The Shard,The Archway , Elephant & Castle 10/10/23

[smearkrann13]

Comfort (2/2)

Mikey always knows that Raph will always be there for him, no matter what.

[fluidfox123]

Got any headcanons for any of the rise characters? if so, I'd love to hear em 😌

Ooooh! I usually get these kinds of asks on my writing Tumblr and not my Main one, but yes! I do! Lots! So I'll try and summarize them as best as I can with bullet points (spoiler alert it's still really long): 

Raphael:

He's a headmate and part of a Plural System! I have talked about this many times, and you can find more info on my pinned post on my writing Tumblr. I won't dive into it here because this post will be 10x as long because Plural Raph means everything to me, LMAO.

Eldest Daughter Syndrome all the way; this boy has trauma regarding taking care of his family and boundary issues because of it. This also applies to him loathing and loving his family in a complex way.

He's Autistic, and one of my favorite things about Raphael's traits is that he enjoys the feeling of intense sensory input. Especially when he was younger, he used to get hurt a lot because Raph used to throw himself around when he was understimulated. It's something Donnie teases him about and doesn't understand at all. But they bond over their shared neurodiversity, especially about emotional shutdowns.

He's Dyslexic! He struggles a fuck ton when it comes to reading and writing, so much so that it's one of the main things that caused him to melt down. The frustration over being unable to do things his brothers could became too much, really fast when he was younger. Things are better now, but he often struggles, as outwardly shown with his sloppy handwriting, sometimes taking a while to write out texts and mishearing what people are saying to him.

He's also Dyscalculic, so he struggles with math just as much. Unlike his Dyslexia, however, Donnie was more than happy to help him out and show him multiple ways of doing it. After Donnie went through a whole entire perspective change over not being able to grasp why Raph was so "dumb" until he finally realized Raph understood numbers differently, like how Donnie did but in the opposite. Raph hates numbers, but it doesn't get as much of an emotional reaction out of him as reading/writing does. 

He is a puzzle freak! I cannot stress enough how much he loves puzzles, especially Tangrams and Sodoku! He has his own stash of puzzles in his room or somewhere in storage. It's one of the things he allows himself to buy for himself, a treat of sorts. When he's stressed and needs to be alone, he pulls out a few puzzles and completes them until he feels better. Donnie and Raph have their days that they'll do Sodokus together, and at times Mikey joins Raph in jigsaw puzzles and/or challenges, especially the big ones that take days to complete. It's one of the ways the three bond.

Raph has special interests in Dinosaurs, Puzzles, Anatomy (like how muscles work), Sports, and Stuffed Animals. He's able to info dump on the histories and information about each one but doesn't, mostly because he's so busy making sure his family is taken care of that he's combated the urge to info dump unless asked to.

Leonardo:

In a possible AU(?) or, in some fics, I write Leo as Plural, which you can also find in the pinned post I linked. However, it's not a big headcanon of mine as it is with Raphael's Plurality, but it's still something I can talk about for ages. 

He's an insomniac and has been since he was a baby. He struggles to sleep, and when he does, it's not for very long. His family accommodates his fucked up sleep schedule and never puts him down for not being able to sleep or spend time with them because he needs to sleep in/is too exhausted to participate. He feels guilty for not being able to join them in the morning at times, has anxiety about how short days seem, and sometimes feels like he isn't doing enough to spend time with his family because he can't control his sleep. 

He has an Anxiety Disorder. Many things affect him differently than his brothers because of this, like dealing with stress. He also places much of his self-worth in his appearance, his family's perception of him, and the need for constant success. So, if any of those things are affected, he spirals into panic attacks that leave him emotionally drained and mentally fucked for days. Until he eventually bounces back into three of his unhealthy coping mechanisms.

He has Internalized Homophobia, deadass.

He's a music-orientated boy like Mikey is. The only difference is that when he's upset, he'll drown everything out with loud music and pretend to be a rock star/his favorite artist(s) for escapism. He has the most music on his playlist out of all his brothers but still has nearly every song memorized by heart. He hums songs a lot, whether to calm himself down or when he's really happy. A humming, muttering lyrics Leo is usually a good sign unless he's rubbing at his wrist. 

This leads me to my next headcanon: Leo's also very unhealthy coping mechanism is digging and rubbing at his wrist when he has a panic/anxiety attack. It started when he was younger and only worsened until his family helped Leo find different ways to cope.

He loves tea more than Splinter. Anything tea flavored? He'll love it. Get him any kind of tea? He'll down that shit no matter what. Splinter doesn't understand how Leo can enjoy black tea, but he fucking does, so if he's super tired in the morning, he'll drink some caffeinated black tea and watches as his family cringes and teases him for his terrible taste buds. April usually buys Leo some new tea for him to try for the day that they all finally witness Leo actually not like a certain kind. It hasn't happened yet.

Donatello:

Autistic and mostly sensory, avoidant to everything except his eyes, leaving him loving when things are really vibrant, hence why his purple lights in his lab are so strong sometimes. When he was younger, he went through a lot of trial and error trying to find his comfort food/foods he's comfortable with. Sensory issues are his nemesis. This is why he never experiments with his pallet beyond his own food abominations (as Mikey calls them). Hates scented detergents/candles/strong-smelling foods and will avoid really high sensory challenges their family plays that Raphael dives right into.

He has trouble sleeping, not in the same way as Leo, but mostly because he fixates on a project and doesn't want to go to sleep until he's finished. It's led to quite a few arguments from Raph, but only when it leaves Donnie up for 24 hours, affecting his health. Donnie or Leo will mostly silently join each other, so they're not alone. At the same time, everyone else is asleep, and depending on if the other is having some issues, they'll do their Wrist Grab, which is their specific affection grab that developed in their childhood. 

He makes Stress Binders, binders full of information he's printed out, laminated, and specifically made in a certain order. He has some on lab SDS (Saftey Data Sheets), his special interests, data from each of his creations, his family, and random interesting facts. They're on a shelf in his lab that's properly labeled and something his family doesn't even dare to touch because it's literally Donnie's emotional crutches.

He hates fish. Like. With a full-on passion, he hates fish. He hates the touch, looks, and just- everything about them. His family will tease him for it, but they never go too far because he will fucking lose it if he has to touch a goddamn fish. 

He was non-verbal when he was younger and communicated through building Legos. Everyone keeps the Lego figures he's made just for them, whether they were an important thing or as a gift. Donnie still loves Legos but doesn't build with them as much as when he was a kid, but from time to time, he'll leave his family Lil Legos for them to find. 

Because Donnie was non-verbal and can become semi-non-verbal when he is overhwlemed, everyone learned ASL to talk to each other when one of them was silent or needed help. They use it outside when Donnie is non-verbal, but it isn't often enough that anyone would know they knew ASL if they weren't around when Donnie went mute.

He's a father to all his creations and treats them all like they're his children, even if he reflects Splinter's parenting that had hurt him onto them, intentional or not. I know this could be considered canon, considering S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. and the Sentient Bed. But seriously, he has so many AI children that no one can even joke about it because it's literally too fucking real, LMAO.

Michelangelo: 

He has Intrusive Thoughts that have a wide fucking range that affect him constantly. I sometimes write him with OCD, but he generally suffers from Intrusive Thoughts. Out of all his brothers, he has the best handle on his issues and healthy coping mechanisms, but he still struggles. He grows silent and distant when his mind is fucking with him, and only on desperate occasions does he confines himself to his bedroom. He never outright locks himself away like Splinter. He would rather suffer than do so, but he does take time away from everyone else to vent or deal with the thoughts until he's all better. 

He was taught how to cook by Raphael before he exceeded Raphael's knowledge and self-taught himself in everything else. He loves cooking, and it's a way for him to get creative and feel like he's contributing to his family and properly accommodating what they need to be. However, he will playfully strangle whoever steals a taste of the food he's making before he's done, and everyone has gotten hit with a spatula by him a few times because of it.

He enjoys making jewelry, mostly bracelets, necklaces, and earrings, for his family's mask tails and ears for those who have them. It started when he used to take a string and tie little rings on his fingers as a kid, and eventually, when he got older, he could make some of his own and self-teach himself how to! 

He is 100% an ADHDer and is a mix of hyperactive and unattentive. He usually stims by doing tricks and hanging himself upside down, especially when understimulated. He gets upset really easily when he isn't able to focus on something, though, and when Mikey was younger, Mikey used to bite down on the inside of his mouth as a way to try and focus, but it never worked, and he ended up leaving scars in his mouth and making himself bleed. It's all fixed now, and he instead finds different ways to express his frustration.

He loves history. He watches videos, documentaries, and easy-to-read books on different cultures and all their information. Reading about history, culture, and such, he can overcome art block and draw things inspired by what he learns. Because he's so passionate about it, April shares everything she gets taught in her history classes and lets Mikey keep whatever she doesn't need anymore from that class.

He writes not very often, but he dabbles in creative writing from time to time, especially if it's poetry or describing his feelings. 

Mikey has issues with not being seen as mature and independent, so it causes a lot of fights in their family when anyone doesn't allow him to do something he thinks he's ready for. He hates being babied, and because of this, he and Raph can butt heads a lot, especially when Raph is being overprotective and hovering. At times Mikey understands, but in others, it's just a one-way trip to him not talking to you until he's calmed down. 

That should be most of them! Sorry that this is really long and might have some spelling errors. I like talking about these turtles and how I interpret them and my Dyslexic ass only vaguely payed attention to grammer, LMAO

Thank you so much for the ask, Hunter <3

[fluideli123]

With raph having eldest daughter syndrome, and red protects raph, does that mean red has mamma bear syndrome?

This ask is really funny to me, and I mean that in a good way LMAO 

The image of Red being really motherly towards Raph is funny to me because Mind holds the mother vibes of the system. They literally cannot harm a fly unless anyone in the system is in danger and will fuck someone up, even if it isn't physically like Red does. 

Red: *Gets told he has Mother Bear Syndrome* 

Mind, who has spent literal years taking care of Raphael's emotional needs in Splinter's absence, Savage's physical injuries whenever he fronts and in the inner world. And has even made sure Red doesn't harm the body as well as himself in multiple ways: Haha, what? 

Plus, I feel Mind wouldn't be offended by Red getting dubbed the Mama Bear Syndrome. They accept that Red is much more aggressively protective and hence the reason as to why he gets dubbed the term, and would instead pull instances in which Red doesn't fit the 'criteria.' One main point is that Red doesn't protect Raph like a mother, like Mind. 

Because Mind reacts to things dubbed as "motherly" instincts, such as pulling a younger Raphael from nearly running into danger when Splinter isn't paying attention by slipping and falling into the sewer, for instance. Red reacts to more upfront threats, like getting punched by a villain and needing to respond quickly, and Raphael's emotional state getting compromised because of Raphael's family.

Which, when I put it like that, might not make sense. Okay- lemme reiterate lol XD

Mind has more of a motherly/guardian relationship with Raphael and Savage, while Red has a...different relationship with Raphael. Mind protects out of care, unconditional love, and when the times call for it. They step in when they know that Raphael or anyone else can't handle something independently and need someone to step in accordingly. Only a few times do they completely front to address a situation as a complete actual mother bear because it's one of the only triggers that allow such a front rejected individual like Mind to get pulled into the front. Plus, the older the body gets, the harder it is to completely front. And yes, their trigger does involve Splinter's neglect of his sons, intentional or not. 

Red steps in out of a sense of duty and out of a strange sort of slightly misguided attempt to keep only Raphael out of harm's way, whether the situation calls for it or not, almost like possession but not. I'm not sure how to describe it without outright saying it, and it's important to the plot of the next fic I'll be writing after SAA, and I don't want to spoil LMAO. But just think of it as something that isn't a familial need to protect but something much different, that if this person was to get hurt, it would be unbearable. Because Raphael getting injured in a situation scares the hell out of Red, and that's why they do everything in their power to protect Raphael, no matter what. It isn't motherly; it's...it's very, very distinct. 

It's actually something Mind, and Red fight a lot about, Red's strange misguided need to protect Raphael at any cost, even if it means the integrity of the system or Red's existence. Mind argues that it's suffocating to Raphael's need to be his own individual, his independence, and his evolving ability to work on things on his own that weren't unfairly placed on his shoulders as eldest. Mind is free from the hold Red's fear has on him because, of course, Mind still cares about Raphael and his safety, but there's a difference between simply protecting someone because it's essential and protecting someone out of fear. One leads to a safety net and growth, while the other causes issues and stifles someone's interactions with everyday problems. 

It's just- Red isn't a bad guy, just like Mind isn't some angel. They're complex in their own ways, but Red has issues regarding Raphael's safety, and it's one of the few things Mind won't allow if they can help it. Mind's priority is keeping everyone safe, not just Raph, and that's what Red disagrees with because everything is about Raphael for him. 

This creates these odd instances with Raphael's family where despite being close with Leo, he would destroy everything with him for Raphael's sake which- that sentence alone should tell you how it's a super Not The Right Move. I don't know, it's just- I love Red; there's so much about him I can't talk about because it ties into that main plot point in my future fic, but MAN, IT'S JUST- *holds him gently*

Also, I say "Raphael growing up" and not everyone else or just the body growing up because Raphael identifies with the body the most, hence his appearance in the inner world and the fact it feels like he grew up with the body. (Not because Raphael is the "original" because- just- no, I don't like thinking of the main fronter as the original, it doesn't sit right with me at all). But again, discussing his identification with the body is another spoiler and just- a whole nother can of worms uinhtuinhythyniw4t5hy45hyr

Also, I have once again rambled WAY TOO MUCH about my Shard System, and I cannot answer a single ask without dumping all my thoughts out. I apologize, LMAO

But that being said, I love this; I love the fact you sent in this ask because it's just- it makes me happy even if it's most likely a joke I once again rambled about instead of making a Ha Ha Funny uhtujgytrfdfgt6

Thank you so much for the ask. They're always a blast to answer <3