Thank You To Everyone Who Got Me To 100 Likes!!

*Me trying to think of ways to make the next post of Tmaynt special*

Me: Oh! I know! I’ll do a collab of day 7 and 8

*day 8 comes*

Me: Wait. Which turtle ally is my favorite?

*whole day pass without work done due to inability to choose favorites*

Me: Ah Shit! I still can’t choose! And I have zero time to draw this collab! Uh that’s ok I can just post when I choose.

*the next day*

Me: ok I’ll definitely post today

*day after that*

Me: well I can’t miss one of the main four characters of a franchise that im obsessed with

*misses one of the main four characters*

Me: WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!

*continues to miss two more days*

Me: 😑

Well dammit

And that’s the story of why I didn’t post for the past few days. I tried SO hard to post each and every day for TMAYNT but I just couldn’t do it.

Might as well do it now I guess

Day 7 Best Gadget

I love the little Christmas lights and whisks at the ends

Day 8 Favorite Turtle Ally + Dynamic

Karai has got to be one of my absolute favorite characters in Tmnt. No matter what they do with her she is always a queen(except for bayverse but we don’t talk about that)

I ship them so hard but I love how their dynamic has so much variety . They’re best friends and lovers (head-cannon) and badass warriors.

Day 9 Best Raph

Look at him being so supportive of his bros

and then going rogue on the garage mission

but the first part is still true

Day 10 Favorite Turtle Curseword

I know everyone says this but probably shell

Day 11 Favorite Splinter

I still can’t pick one favorite bro 😭

That’s so real tho to doodle backstage lol 😂

Casey Jones says: ✨go fuck yourself✨

Doodled this backstage during show week :P

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Chapter 7 Part 1

Ever since she was young, Karai knew what the real world was like.

She knew that no matter how many good things you do or how many people you save, the world will continue to be cruel. Age, gender, or race had nothing to do with it. The world was just cruel.

So she didn’t care about how extreme the Shredders training was. She didn’t care that they used living targets for physical exams. She didn’t care about lying to her sister about how much the bruises and scars on her body stung.

Karai knew it just didn’t matter. She knew she was selfish for lying towards someone who had been outright charitable to her, a completely strange and new girl.

So that’s why she let April get close to her. Out of greed and selfish longing. While Karai spied on Aprils closest friends and organized their abduction, the hidden warrior was leading her down a rabbit hole of lies and false emotion. There was nothing more to her actions than just creating an alibi. Right?

Then why did she openly feel things around April about the things she wouldn’t around anyone else. Except Jennika of course. Karai didn’t have a crush on her that’s for sure(it was painfully obvious that the blue turtle already covered that job). But some kind of bond was made between the red headed news girl and the silent ‘badass’(as April occasionally teased her as). That kind of trust and light heartedness was definitely like what she had with her sister.

In some ways the two were very similar. They both were very open about their emotions and passions. A gift to express opinion that Karai can only barely remember. But April probably didn’t know how to play rock songs off the top of her head or who Lita Ford was(a common topic her sister talked about when they had free time to imagine what future they may have after their father completed his plans). And Jennika probably had no clue how to write a newspaper or how to connect the dots to a giant undercover plot based on notes and a few pictures on a messy old school board.

“That’s actually kinda cool.” She had once said when April was showing some of her work.

A buzz from her phone broke Karai out of her trance as she hung on one of the pipes of a rooftop water tower above what appeared to be an abandoned factory. April had texted her saying: COME NOW BIG BREAK!!! The brisk night air and the blare of city lights begged her to stay for longer and enjoy the sight. It was the first time she had seen anything like it. Wait until I tell Jennika about this. But she had to go now if she was gonna help with the last few of the turtles. Which means back to oppressive training and no more actually getting to go out without fear of getting caught. So she wasn’t gonna miss out on her last chance to enjoy that little freedom.

Karai hooped down from the roof into a back alley before continuing to her and Aprils hangout spot on the sidewalk.

Normal cities were strange. They were much different than what she had been taught by her mentors. They were indeed chaotic but not with violence and gore decorated streets. They had a certain rhythm and style that left you in awe by the appeal. Jennika always said those old cronies were wrong. Now Karai could believe that.

Besides it’s not the rest of humanity that’s the problem it’s the mutants right? It’s not their fault that they had been tricked and manipulated. Right?

But something was strange about the mutants(other than their appearance obviously)that stuck to Karai.

They

Acted as if they were

Normal kids

Like April and Jennika. They could be cringy and emotional and sometimes even funny. They portrayed what seemed to be personalities and feelings? The thought of seeing the orange one, Mikey as they called him, in pain made Karai uncomfortable and squirm with sheer pity for hi-

NO no no. Stop. Stop that right now. Remember your training. They’re just trying to trick you. Their pitiful pain-filled heart aching faces are just an act. It’s not real. Besides even if it is-which it isn’t-it’s nothing compared to what they have done to your family. What they have done to you.

Karai huffed as she pushed those thoughts aside and walked briskly up the steps of Eastman High. Strange. Her senses seemed more heightened than usual. The smell of sweat and pen ink grew stronger than their usual stench. She was about to reach for the door until she looked down at her arm. Scales.

Kuso! Okay! Okay okay okay! Don’t panic! Remember your teachings . . . again.

Rushing to keep It at bay, Karai rushed for her bag and pulled out her elixir. Within seconds she had downed the drink and her scales slowly sunk back under her skin. Vanishing into no where. Where It belonged instead of inside of her body.

Echoes from her past rushed through her body. Her breathing was still in sharp panicked huffs and only grew shakier with the pain of her past. Noticing this Karai gripped the back of her neck and bent her head back. She attempted her breathing exercises as the fangs in her mouth shrunk away and her tongue no longer lingered of the surrounding smells.

Ochitsuke Karai. Just breath.

Finally shaking the last of It away, Karai opened the door to the school and finished her journey. By the time she made it to April’s “news room”, she took one final breath before opening the door.

Just Breathe. She doesn’t need to know. No one does.

And no one will.

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Hope y’all like this chapter. It’s not as progressive in the story than usual but at least you get a peak inside Karai’s mind. Since this wasn’t as progressive as usual I decided to leave a little Easter egg from The Strength in Weakness by @truths33k3r4 a personal favorite content creator of mine(hope you don’t mind that I did this). Sorry for not posting this sooner but it was kinda rough juggling that and art and school and family and- just everything. So I hope you like it.

Cowabunga turtle fanz!

Hello 😇👋,

My family and I are facing incredibly difficult times due to the ongoing war in Gaza 💔. Our dreams and future have been shattered, leaving us feeling lost and without purpose. My brother Anas and I have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help us escape Gaza, continue our education, and support our family.

Making a small donation or sharing the campaign — would mean the world to us.

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With gratitude,

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AAAAH I JUST FINISHED WATCHING IT TOO(sorry it was just SOOOO GOOD and I’m glad to share that)

Chat I came back and I feel called out with anxiety when it comes to posting my art sometimes…

(AAAAA THE MOVIE WAS SUPER GOOD!!!)

TMNT au Writing/Sketching Prompts~TMNTember2024~ by @truths33k3r4

Day 24: Fake smiles for a photo

“~Mei Mei~. ~Smiiile~.”

Just a cute little yokai girl in a dress.

Right?

I know in the new Tottmnt show they’re trying to give the turtles more individuality and independence from their brothers but I kind of hope they do what rise did. Having a few episodes focusing on other characters like War and Pizza and Newsworthy but mainly episodes with a different duos from the group like Repo Mantis and the Gumbus. I love how their dynamics are working from what we saw in mutant mayhem but we didn’t really get to see much of like how raph and Leo are directingly without the other two or vice versa.

Cowabunga turtle fans!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY YALL!! I PROVIDE THEE MUTANT MAYHEM SHIP SKETCHES THAT LOOK LIKE SHIT!

The Aprilnardo drawing is inspired by @guide_to_the_galaxy‘s fic we should stick together. The other two drawings are Rasey(love that quote) and the very rare Verai(Venus x Karai: both my designs for them).

I made my first voice claim video

…and am debating whether to post it on TikTok or not

(Edit: idk why the quality is weird at some parts. Anyone know how to fix that?)

Another edit: sorry I forgot to mention that Jennika pose is massively inspired by one of @less-depresso-more-espresso ‘s versions of the Idw Jennika comic covers.

This actually made me happy cry 🥹 I wuv them

When the one that says they hated you the most comforts you at your worst…