Gonna be honest there's like a 50/50 chance I might hold off on posting art until TikTok comes back bc I don't want to fuck up my posting schedule, but that depends entirely on how quickly the ban is lifted
Or I might just move to RedNote. My keyboard has a built-in translator so hopefully that helps me
Well I'm at least glad I was able to get a video over 18k views on TikTok before it got banned. That TAiAGotOS fanart was my god damn Magnum Opus
yes they are toxic but it is because of the love. without the love it would be a lot healthier actually.
I headcanons that Donatello, despite being the smallest of his brothers, was the child prodigy when it comes to Ninjitsu during his formative years— although he may not particularly enjoy it, he's just so happen to excel at it.
This is because he can imitate the best; copying a form shown by Splinter to a 'T'. It doesn't take long for him to study and follow a pattern when presented to him, causing him to be able to master certain techniques flawlessly and without much problem. Leo might be having trouble perfecting it, or Raph might have some issues with his temper, or Mikey when it comes to actually paying attention, but these sorts of things came to Donnie rather naturally.
However, as years passed, and Donnie is slowly growing ragged caring for his family, so does his skills.
His intellect was quickly put to use in all forms of way; having to salvage every piece of technology that comes his way and make them into some useful appliances. He's the only one that eats with the knowledge of how long their food rations will last, the only one who sleeps thinking if their heaters would stay functioning throughout winter, working high and low to keep them alive to see the next sunrise.
Evidently, this affects other aspects of his life as well.
He couldn't keep up with his brothers' unrelenting pace during the day due to how much he's working throughout the night. He's so exhausted that he could barely keep his head up during training/practice, so much that he's falling behind.
ANON,,,,, ANON WHEN I GET YOU ANON—
Like. He's had to work hard to keep his family alive from such a young age
He barely needed to try in training but the older he got and the more he worked he could barely keep up. If that isn't gifted kid burnout I don't know what is
OK so lemme just—
I know this seems like a wild take but I stick by it. On the surface Raph and Shredder may seem very similar but I truly think Donnie has a bit more in common with him instead
The only thing Raph and Shredder have in common, to me at least, is rage.
Rage isn't all who Shredder is. Rage isn't all who Raph is either, but their anger is different. Raph's more emotional in his anger, more reactive. If someone pisses him off he shows how he feels immediately. He's not the type to bide his time and form a plan. He's also not a very good leader, as seen when he froze up in New Girl in Town.
But Shredder is.
He's cold and calculated in his plans even when blinded by rage and seeking revenge. He's extremely cunning and dedicated to his goals and will stop at nothing to achieve them, even if it involves taking the life of someone who's wronged him, no matter what anyone says or what he has to do.
So, does that remind you of anyone?
Out of all the turtles, Donnie, as far as I know, is the only one to have an arc that revolves around him trying to kill someone out of revenge for a past incident and having to be taught otherwise. Leo hasn't, Mikey hasn't, and Raph hasn't either. From what I know, it's only been Donnie.
And of course I can't talk about parallels without bringing up the love triangle between him, April and Casey.
It's obvious that Donnie doesn't like Casey at first, because he's jealous. Jealous because of his feelings for April and towards himself and how Casey manages to tear everything apart. He saw him as a love rival and feared for the day that April chooses Casey over him, so he lashed out.
Shredder was jealous because Tang Shen chose Splinter over him. He was consumed by his feelings and lashed out as well, although he had more fatal consequences.
Thankfully the love triangle never got to the point of murder obviously, but Donnie and Casey very much fought a lot because of their affection for April, just like Shredder, Splinter and Tang Shen.
Admittedly a lot of this is a reach and maybe a bit surface level but I've wrote enough and figured I should get this off my chest somehow °3°
I'm kinda in the mood for some 12! Donnie angst so I wanna get the ball rolling by mentioning how I think he has more similarities with the Shredder than Raph does :p
If you're up to it, I have a challenge for you. I give some words, and you have to say which of your mutuals fit the vibe.
Superhero.
Cupcake.
Werewolf.
Princess.
Feral.
OH YES absolutely lets go-
Superhero -> @tmntforeverinmyheart
Cupcake -> @xxlea-nardoxx
Werewolf -> @craacked-splatters
Princess -> @wherelegendslive
Feral -> @teks-emporium
todays the only/last day you can reblog this lol
I have random fanart saved and I can't remember who made them so I settled for the first character that wasn't from someone else's work and
Normally I'd say safe but right now he looks kinda pissed
@kitsunequeen1987 @sarahthebookdragon @tessathepeanut @vanilla-sapphire
:p
You’re stuck in a room with the last character in your gallery. How safe are you?
Thanks for the tag, @poetique823!
I mean, he’s a ninja and a hero, so I’d think I’m pretty safe 💜
Honestly, I think he’s more concerned with what I’ll do to him :)
No Pressure Tags!
@sleepingdragon11, @ceciturtle, @theintrovertedghost, @greenlovescats, @xxlea-nardoxx,
@tmntforeverinmyheart, @happydragon, @catacamacat, @juhamato, @puma-or-cougar
@fluffyslug @teks-emporium @fluffyfrog900
+ Anyone else who wants to join!
Being an evil doppelganger has to be so fucked up like imagine meeting a better version of yourself. Some chain of events going differently that led to "you" being a better person in a way you can never achieve. Personally I'd have no other option but to try and kill them
I didn't draw anything for Valentine's this year, my bad,, So here's my Valentine's Day post from last year- 💜🖤💌✨
(Old content \ Hopefully this will be my last "old content" post for a minute-! Lmao)
The Doctor will see you now
It took me forever to draw vampire Donnie and even longer for me to draw fanart for Dr. Don like bro HOW
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