#ruby and mint

[mnemosyne-xiv]

Sometimes I find myself slipping into a reverie that isn't mine. Daydreams and fleeting fantasies of a life we could have if we were but two ordinary individuals from our respective homes. A wish for us to stay together even as duty demands us apart. A reality that can never be hence why I don't dwell on such desires—unlike you who clings to an out-of-reach dream.

"I understand that neither of us is in any position to take an extended leave from our posts unless absolutely necessary, but..."

Your voice was softer than usual. A tad shaky even from the nerves I could hear bubbling up. So rare but so like you to worry over something that really you didn't need to worry over at all.

"I'll visit again soon," I assured with a smile that instantly relaxed you. "Your home is such a warm place, your people lovely, and the land breathtaking. There are countless memories I'd be honored to immortalize here." My gaze shifted first to the city before us and then passed to the endless expanse of water beyond the docks. "Not least of all our time together, brief as it was."

"Heh, hopefully next time you won't need to defend against an invasion," you said with a forced laugh.

I placed my hand over yours, my attention never shifting from the calm waves. "I did get to prolong my stay here to tend to the wounded so there was some good that came of it." Pushing myself to stand, I held a hand out for you to take. "Let's make the most of my last few days here starting with a tour of the city—a proper tour mind you. Not another dismissive listing of places of note like you gave when I first arrived."

It took most of my strength to pull you to your feet, your smile alone sending my heart racing. "Alright alright, you deserve that much at least," you conceded. "We'll start with the Dirigible Landing and work our way further into the city from there." Your hold on my hand tightened as you gently tugged for me to follow your lead. "Sound good?"

My smile brightened. "That sounds lovely."

[bang-chan-my-man]

jennie kim ~

[linsdoods]

late to ai scream but I love it sm I love them sm

[seeah01]

little misfortune | pt.1 🔥

[tickled-p1nk]

making your husband do the AiScream trend against their will but they actually love it because you're adorable

their coworkers make fun of them but they stand with their head held high and dignity intact

[stoukadraws]

Character lineup + their names

[howlingday]

To The Socially Awkward...

Yang: (Walks in with Jaune) Wassup~?

Ruby: Hi, Yang~!

Jaune: Hey, Ruby!

Yang: Ah, you're good. Later. (Walks out)

Ruby: ...

Jaune: ...

Jaune: Ah...

Ruby: ...

Jaune: ...

Ruby: ...

Jaune: (Hyperventilates)

Ruby: H-Hi...

Jaune: Ah... Hi... Hah... Ah...

Ruby: Ah...

Jaune: Ah...

Ruby: Ah...

Jaune: Ah...

Ruby: ...It's a nice weather isn't it today?

Jaune: Ye... Ye-Yeah... It's good weather.

Ruby: ...YEAH!

Jaune: ...

Ruby: ...

Yang: (Walks in) Wassup~! Sorry, I got disconnected. Kinda weird.

Jaune: (Throws up)

Yang: (Laughs) You okay, dude? You sick, man?

Ruby: Wait! Why are you throwing up after talking to me?! YOU DIDN'T ENJOY OUR CONVERSATION?!

Jaune: NOOO! I-I-I enjoyed it too much!

Ruby: WHY YOU THROWING UP?! WHY YOU THROWING UP, DAYO?!

Blake: Huh?

Ruby: WHY YOU THROWING UP?! Oh, hi, Blake~!

Yang: 'Sup, Blakey~!

Blake: What did I walk in on?

[vriendenboekjes]

ive been watching too many reels and now that song is stuck in my head

[pachinkosprites]

[random oc doodles] i like to play and draw

[blue-fish-bonez]

I think I like gemstones now. Idk it’s pretty cool

[mnemosyne-xiv]

𝔸𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥, 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟟 - 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕝

"𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢����—𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴—𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨."

Prompt list! for everyone who wants to join in! ((did i make mnemo a new outfit just for this pic in tuliyollal? yes, yes i did and that's why this one is even later than just a day whoops i tried to make the outfit have a similar vibe to the traditional almost ceremonial armor zoraalie wears and the headcanon atm is 100000% that wuk lamat bought it for her and immediately dragged her to show koana :p))

[bang-chan-my-man]

jennie kim ~

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Omg the colors I picked for the blog this month are 😍😍😍

[seeah01]

weekend in granite falls 🌲

[dottie-writes-tmnt]

Confessions (pt. 1)

This is part 8 of my fic A New Kind of Familiar. Tags and other chapters can be found here!

Confessions can be on purpose or accidental. They can take weight off of your chest or add to the burden on your shoulders. They can bring people closer or they can tear people apart.

Mikey visited him quite often, trying to lift his spirits, he supposed. Leo had announced that if he was well enough to hold a conversation, he was well enough to work, and he had a suspicion that Mikey was around to keep him from doing anything.

“So, I guess Splinter Jr.’s back, huh?” he muttered, casting a look toward Mikey. When Leo wasn’t breathing down his neck, he supposed that he could say Mikey was indeed giving his spirits the barest of boosts. The younger gave a huff of laughter.

“Yeah. Donnie, you know you can tell him, right?”

“No I can’t. You know that. Not until he calms down, at the very least.”

“If you can’t do it, then we should start grieving. So we can cope. The more you let him have hope, the worse it’ll be.”

“You try telling him. He won’t listen to me, since he thinks I’m trying to run away from it now,” he huffed, sighing. “I’m not, I just…”

“It isn’t your fault, Donnie. You know that, right?”

His younger brother was looking at him, those blue eyes making contact with his own when he turned. His breath caught.

“And maybe…maybe there was a reason. Maybe this was meant to happen. Maybe we’ll get him back when it’s time.”

“I doubt that, Mikey.”

“I mean what I said, though. This isn’t your fault. I pushed the button. I didn’t do anything to help the situation, and I’m still not— whatever, it’s just us now, huh? B-Team for life, Donnie.” The snapper gave him a small smile, holding out his fist. The taller returned it, bumping his fist against the other’s.

“B-Team for life.”

——

Raph was, to say the least, very worried and very much panicking. Ruby had snapped and ran away and nobody had gone after him, saying he needed space, and Raph…

Fuck. Raph didn’t know what to do. Mikey stared at Pops, the rat looking offended, confused, and hurt.

“Dad, what happened?”

“I simply wished to talk to him! I asked why he was avoiding me and expressed my concerns, and he disclosed that his own version of myself passed. I do not know why he got so frustrated.”

“Did you do that tunnel vision thing you do sometimes?”

“Leo, see if you can find out where he is. I don’t think it’s a good idea for him to be out in the city alone.”

“I doubt that was why,” Splinter muttered.

“I mean, from what I could tell, it didn't seem like you were really listening to him, Dad.”

“He was not listening to me! I simply—“

“Dad, I know you mean well, and that you’re worried, but you have to listen to him. You can’t guess at what he needs, he has to tell you . And you can’t force him to. Okay?”

The rat sighed, nodding. He looked properly apologetic, which he guessed was good. Leo wasn’t back yet. Should he check on him? He should, right? The snapper left the room, going to look for the slider. Said turtle was on the phone, voice soft and soothing. Raph didn’t try to hear what was being said, just allowed that to simultaneously ease and elevate his worries. Leo was leaving the lair not long after, and Raph just sighed.

“Raph, wanna help me? I was gonna make some hot chocolate for Ruby, but I dunno what to put in it,” Mikey’s voice startled him, the box turtle heading to the kitchen.

“Oh, sure, I think I have a few ideas.”

“Good! Cmon!”

—

Leo doesn’t know what he was expecting when he climbed up onto the roof. At first, he didn’t see anyone or anything. “Ruby?”

A small whine is what led him to check near the HVAC. “Hey, Ruby, we gotta get you home.”

Immediately, the shorter turtle was protesting, shuffling away from him.

“No,” the mutant said, his voice holding an edge Leo couldn’t name. “Don’t you dare try to send me back, or else I will throw you off this damned roof. It’s been so long since I had to hear Splinter Jr. complaining about everything I do wrong, and you’re trying to make me go back? I don’t have to stay with you guys anymore if you don’t want, but I’m not…I’m not going back there.”

“No, not back there,” he was quick to assure, filing away that new concern for later. “I'm gonna take you back to the lair. CJ voted tonight to be Disney Movie Night. Remember?”

The mutant was out of it. “Cmon.”

After a moment's hesitation, the other stood, walking over and stopping a short distance from him.

“What I said…I didn’t…”

“I know. Cmon, let’s go home.”

***

By the time Leo got Ruby home, the box turtle was completely out of it. He said as much when he brought the other to the living room, where Mikey, Raph, and Cj were waiting. Mikey simply pressed a mug of still-hot hot chocolate into the other’s hands, rubbing his thumbs over the other’s knuckles.

“Where was he?” Mikey asked, turning to face Leo.

“He got pretty far. He was close to the anti-mutant side of the city.”

His younger brother hummed. Raph looked at the smallest terrapin, worry written clear on his face. Mikey simply continued to tap patterns into Ruby’s hands with his fingers, humming a tune. Leo walked over to Raph and put a hand on his forearm. “He’s gonna be okay, big guy. We all have our bad days. And you know how talking to Dad is when he gets tunnel vision,” he murmured, the snapper sighing.

“I know.”

When Ruby came around, he was slightly confused and disoriented, but all in all not distressed by where he was. He apologized for what he’d said and said he didn’t mean it (not that he said sorry to dad, but honestly, Leo didn’t want to push for those two to talk again for a while), and the family soon settled to watch The Lion King.

Ruby nestled into the side of the couch, squished by Mikey, who was squished by Leon and April. The orange-coded turtle was nuzzled into Ruby’s side, while Leo was strewn across the laps of the whole couch. He’d talk to his family about any concerns he had later. They could have this for now.

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