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The Crescent’s Ascent

Chapter 1: Normal (not)

Leo stared at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes weary and tired.

Pathetic.

He offers himself a cocky grin and winks, firing off playful finger guns.

“How we doing, mi hermanos?” he practices softly. “Say, wanna drop by Hueso’s later?”

He holds the facade for another moment before groaning and letting his face fall. He grips the edges of the sink so tightly that his knuckles turn white.

“Get it together, Leo.” He chides himself. “You’re the face man, so fix your face!”

He straightens his shoulders and tries out another smirk, eyeing the tenseness in the rest of his body. Using the mirror as a guide he shifts his weight comfortably to the side, unclenching his jaw and cocking his head.

Better, definitely better.

A perfect facade if not for his guarded eyes.

He grumbles and leans closer to the mirror, bracing his trembling hands on the sink. When had his eyes lost their sparkle? When had his vibrant personality gone so… numb?

It didn’t matter anyways, he had plenty practice putting on a show. He would just shove away his emotions and portray whatever the situation called for:

Raph typically needed him to act a bit more chill, to be continually at ease and level-headed, a plan and a quip ready for any situation.

Sweet Mikey needed a playful big brother, someone he could goof off with and talk to without fear of judgement. Leo was always there for his little bro, whether it be admiring his art or comforting him while he cried, the tender-hearted little turtle (er, big turtle).

Donnie just needed someone to give him company and keep the mood lively. He didn’t really show emotions and would rather die than admit he needed affection, but on the inside he could get overwhelmed and panicky when left alone for too long. He was also quiet, which allowed him to be productive at times but also allowed him to get trapped in his head. Leo know how to fix that, and knew that although his excellent puns could occasionally annoy his twin they also helped him remain level-headed. A wall to bounce his ideas off of.

Mash all of those expectations together and you get one Hamato Leonardo, the witty and hilarious face-man of the Mad Dogs.

Not the weak and trembling turtle staring at him in the mirror.

“Come on!” He growls at his reflection, “Why is this so hard?”

“Leo?” A quick knock at the door made Leo jump. Mikey’s chipper voice came to him again from the other side: “You almost done, bro? We’re gonna go on patrol, then Raph said we could stop by Hueso’s for pizza!”

Leo took a deep breath, ignoring the tightness in his chest. Knowing his expression would affect his voice he forced a smile. “Yeah, sounds great Mike! Be out in a few!”

“You sure you’re good? You’ve already been in there for a bit.”

“You think looks this good come at the snap of your fingers?” He joked back, and he heard Mikey snort.

“Yeah, yeah. See you in a few, then.”

“Yep! See ya bro!” Leo’s whole body sagged with relief at the sound of Mikey’s footsteps fading. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself. It was just a quick patrol, then pizza. Normal Leo would be all over this. Well, maybe not patrol, but a jaunt through NYC with his brothers? Maybe a race with Mikey, some banter with Donnie and a pizza-eating challenge with Raph? He should be thrilled!

His chest tightened again. But it would only take one misstep, he thought. One little fumble and all hell might break loose. Or worse, a Prison Dimension…

All because of one little failed catch…

Leo hissed and covered his head with his hands, trying to steady his breathing. It was okay, everything was okay. He was okay too. He just needed to keep on his toes and be perfect or at least not the screw-up he knew he was…

He could do that, couldn’t he?

And even if he did slip up, his brothers were there to catch him.

Duh.

Always.

Then why did it feel like someone the Kraang had his lungs in a death grip?

He huffed and shook his head to clear it. Alright Leon, showtime, he told himself, getting up from the bathroom floor (when did he get on the floor?). He put a grin on his face and walked out of the bathroom with ease.

I’m cool, I'm cooler than a cucumber, he encouraged himself as he rested one of his odachi across his shoulders. “Sup, mi hermanos. Your Face Man has arrived.”

There was a general groan from his three brothers, causing him to smirk. Operation Set-The-Mood: success.

“You’re late, ‘Nardo.” Donnie grumbled, tapping on his wrist tech.

Leo switches position, bracing the tip of his odachi against the floor to lean on it. “Excuse me, but a king is never late. Everyone else is simply… early.”

“First off, you should give up on that ‘King Leo’ idea. Never gonna happen. Secondly, you stole that from Princess Diaries.” Donnie replied in his usual deadpan voice.

“Hey, if the shoe fits!” Leo shrugged at the jab to his movie-reference. “But anyways, are you gonna stare at your tech all day or are we all gonna go out and have some fun?”

Donnie started to retort on his Cinderella reference, but Raph cut in before he could.

“Patrol first, then fun.” The snapper reminded, standing up and stretching.

“Aw, who says patrol can’t be fun?” Leo whined playfully, stomach twisting into knots.

“Come on, Leo. We gotta focus. We’re heroes!”

“Yeah, I’m gonna have to do an IOU on that pizza bite.” Leo joked. “But in the meantime, vamanos hermanos!”

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Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of The Crescent’s Ascent! The fic on AO3 as well as more chapters can be found here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63911992/chapters/163921498

LOVE this! 🧡🧡🧡

art colab I did with @mangomaars

They did a sketch. I colored and rendered.

some leos i never posted apparently 😭

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They both need sleep. I like to think Leo hangs out with Donnie in the later hours of the night to make sure his twin won't overwork himself but sometimes he ends up dozing off. Don lets him cause that way Leo at least gets some rest.

The Crescent’s Ascent

Hey all! Started a new rise fanfiction over on AO3 if you wanna check it out! Get ready for a crazy ride folks, we’ve got some Leo angst, protective siblings, identity crises, Senor Hueso being a father figure to Leo and Big Mama being extremely punchable! To quote Donnie: “Hold on to your gluteus maximi!”

If you can’t tell I’m really excited about this fic, and I hope y’all enjoy it!

Also apologies for such a simple poster, might do a cooler one later lol :)

The link for the fic:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63911992/chapters/163921498

Legit just rewatched the movie! Moms first time seeing it (she started sobbing at the end😭)

Disaster Twins

If Leo caught Donnies cold, Donnie would be in 'protect at all cost' mode.

... I'm Leo.

Have some angst *poof*

Edit: to be continued....

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donnie studies!! happy flat fuck friday :]

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i just started reading y9ur kid leo au and am on the reunion chapter. and. can you like. give him a cookie or soemthing. can you get the little guy a cookie

He definitely got lots of comfort and cookies between the Reunion arc til Now, but here's another one since he's gonna need it:

enjoy that cookie lil man! it could be your last one for a while

woah who said that ahaha-

Best email I ever received, lol!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Something something poetic about being laid bare or exposed or a raw nerve or whatever

New LFLS update means new art in time for the brainrot to return

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22166836/chapters/52916926

ok so their different ways of giving/receiving attention. Like a dog and a cat. Do you see my vision

LFLS People You Know Edit

Hey all! I was so pleasantly surprised to see that Like Father Like Son by @eternalglitch updated!! The second I saw the notification I did a double take to make sure it wasn’t my eyes playing tricks on my, lol! But joy of joys it was real and the chapter was AH-MAZING!!!

Anyways I’ve shown some fanart of mine that depicts Lfls Leo in preparation for an edit, and I thought today was the perfect time to release it, so please enjoy! Let me know what you think :)

Also the link for the new chapter is:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22166836/chapters/52916926

^ Made by @mossy-garden

Oh look at this, it's a

Like Father Like Son update.

Basically my tmnt experience

Watching 2012: My heart has been overwhelmed by insatiable love. I will never be the same.

Watching the 2007 movie: My heart has been overwhelmed by insatiable love. I will never be the same.

Watching Rise: My heart has been overwhelmed by insatiable love. I will never be the same.

Watching 2003: My heart has been overwhelmed by insatiable love. I will never be the same.

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I'm... I'm just wondering how many times this will happen. How can there be this much artistry and this many good characters in a single franchise? It's unnatural.

Oh my gosh I love this so so much!!!

Some rottmnt movie aftermath angst with a side of disaster twins anyone?

*Never do that again*

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*I'll try.*

Or: Leo copes with dark humor and Don is not amused. Even a little.

Friends, the ammount of fanart I've wanted to draw since I saw that movie is not even funny. Some of you may know that my creativity is fuled by two things: beauty and angst. In short I was shot full of hyperfuel and promptly given no time to draw.

Disaster Twins lol

Hey all! I saw this clip on instagram and though it perfectly encapsulated what I imagine Leo and Donnie’s dynamic is whenever they try to work on a project together. Hope you enjoy it, lol! Let me know if you relate hehehe :)

I find it very cool that the same move Leo pulls that dooms the planet is the same one that saves it.

"You've been portal chopped!"

Now that's some good Chekhov's Gun

April O’Neil Webpage💚💛

Hey all! So I’ve been taking Web Development in college, and my final project for this course was to code a kinda resume webpage for a character so I chose Rise April! I was quite happy with how it’s looking so far so decided to share it.

Let me know what you think :)

this is canon guys trust

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Nap Time 💙💜

Hey all! Back with some more Rise fanart featuring the precious Disaster Twins UwU!! First time trying to draw them as little tots, and they are SO CUTE!!! I hope you like it!

I feel like when they nap Donnie always liked to be on the bottom. Leo was gentle and thought his soft shell was comfy while Donnie liked the protection of his brother so he didn’t feel so exposed. Leo was also really protective of his twin—even if he didnt admit it—and wanted to shield him from any potential danger.

Let me know what you think :)

Turtle Tots are so CUTEEEEE!!!

Sonic 4 Scene Idea

Hey all! Just had the thought that maybe the opening scene of Sonic 4 could go something like this:

(Start scene)

Sonic: Who are you?!

Amy: Oh my gosh it’s you! It’s really you!

Sonic: Um… I noticed?

Amy: I’ve heard so much about you, Sonic the Hedgehog! And to think that I’m here and you’re here and you’re not dead…

Sonic: Sorry, who are you?

Amy: Oh sorry, I can get a bit ahead of myself.

(Amy takes off her cloak to reveal her in her pretty red dress. Sonic freezes, never having encountered a girl hedgehog before. Especially not one this pretty.)

Amy: I’m Amy Rose, it’s an honor to meet you, Sonic the Hedgehog!

Sonic: uh… um… *clears throat* nice to… meet you too… but how do you know me?

Amy: Well, where I come from, everyone knows about you! You were a legend!

Sonic: Yeah that sounds about right… wait, WERE?!

Amy: (Looks down sadly) Yeah… in the Great Battle with Mephiles, you… you never made it out. He was too powerful and devastated the world.

(Sonic looks like he’s seen a ghost and steps back, looking at his hands in horror.)

Sonic: I… die?

Amy: *tries to comfort him* But never fear, Amy Rose is here! I found you, didn’t I? And we won’t let it happen again.

Sonic: Yeah about that… how did you find me? If you’re from the future where I’m… you know… dead… then how did you know how to find me?

Amy: Well, you weren’t the first hedgehog I ran into.

(Amy steps to the side, and Shadow emerges from behind a tree.)

Sonic: SHADOW?!

Shadow: Greetings, Faker.

Sonic: Shadow!

(Sonic runs over and nearly knocks Shadow over with a hug)

Shadow: Woah woah, what was that for?

Sonic: I thought you were dead! I was so worried!

Shadow: *cocks his head* Why?

Sonic: You’re my friend, of course I care!

Shadow: Friend…

Amy: Yeah, I kinda thought he was you.

Shadow: This pink hammer-wielder ran up and tried to attack me.

Amy: I wasn’t trying to attack you! A hug is not an attack!

Shadow: You wrapped your arms around me and pinned my arms to my sides. How is that not an attack?

Amy: Okay that is seriously sad.

Sonic: Don’t worry… Amy… once everyone else sees that Shadow survived and he gets welcomed into the Wachowski family he’s gonna get all the affection he deserves! *Gasps* Oh my gosh we could be twins!

Shadow: No. Not gonna happen.

Sonic: Yes yes yes we could get matching beds and… and oh my gosh you even reawakened on my B-earth day, so we basically share it! We’re twinsies!

Shadow: The more you say the word ‘twin’ the harder I want to hit you.

Sonic: Like a true twin would!

Shadow: You little—

Amy: Guys, guys! We can work this out AFTER we save the world, got it?

Sonic: Yeah, I guess you’re right. We gotta stop that cosplaying tin can and his noobs first.

Amy: You mean Metal Sonic?

Sonic: NOW THAT’S JUST PLAGIARISM!!

Shadow: Who would want to imitate this faker?

Amy: He was a cyborg created by Dr. Robotnik…

Sonic/Shadow: EGGMAN?!?

Sonic: He survived?

Shadow: No one could’ve survived that explosion!

Sonic: The guy’s like a cockroach!

Amy: At least in my timeline, yes. He was alive and well until Mephiles claimed the Flames of Disaster.

Sonic: Wait wait… the Flames of Disaster?

Amy: Yes…?

Sonic: *Looks like he’s gonna be sick* How did Mephiles get the Flames of Disaster?

Amy: Well, Iblis was once sealed inside a vessel, a living being strong enough to never cry. But when a tragedy finally broke the spirit of this vessel the flames were released and set the world into the apocalypse.

Sonic: Knuckles!! We have to go!

Shadow: The echidna?

Sonic: Yes! He’s in danger!

(End scene)

Aaaaand, there you have it! Please don’t mind my rambling, but if you made it to the end of this you’re probably a nerd like me and dont mind lol. Also I had the thought that maybe in the movies they’ll have Knuckles replace Elise in the events of 06, since it showed him getting the Flames of Disaster, and everyone knows that Knuckles is not one to cry. Buuuuuut…. What is Knuckle’s deepest passion? Ding-a-Ling! Honor and family. So if one of his brothers—say maybe Sonic for example—was brutally killed in front of his eyes while he was helpless to stop it, chances are he would finally break *sobs*. Also, maybe Amy and Metal could be from the same future as Silver, Blaze and Mephiles, since I’ve heard there will be multi-verse and time-travel elements in Sonic 4.

Also idk if Jim Carrey will come back as Eggman, but I really hope he does! I don’t really think Metal can carry an entire movie as the villain like Eggman can, or maybe they’ll have Stone take Robotnik’s place. We’ll see! The movies haven’t disappointed me yet, so I doubt they will with such an excellent cast and crew.

Also I got the idea of Sonic and Shadow being twins from this incredible post here:

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eurydice/rydie

(familial/platonic) more sketches of shadow integrating into the fam🫶🏽

And also I kinda feel like Shadow and Sonic would act a lot like Donnie and Leo from Rise of the TMNT lol.

Let me know what you think :)

Street Art 🧡🩷💙

Hey all! Heres some more Rise Mikey fanart, I hope you like it! First time trying out scenery and was really happy with how it turned out!

Let me know what you guys think :)

Casey was smarter than this...

Does anyone else feel like Rise is just the Sonic Boom of the tmnt universe??