Spoiler warning for Chapters 17 to 19 of the fic Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings
Colored illustration depicting a moment from chapter 17 of TMNT SAINW Mikey and Weathered Strings Lita. Lita hugs Mikey tightly around his middle, looking up at him in concern. Mikey, roughed up after an intense fight, smiles gently down at Lita, returning the hug with his intact hand cradling the back of Lita's head. Lita hesitantly says "D- Daijobu?" in a small voice, and Mikey replies with "Hai, Lita. Daijobu." The background is the warm yellows and oranges of a sunset through the branches and trunks of trees.
Colored illustration depicting a moment from Chapter 18 of TMNT SAINW Raph and Weathered Strings Lita. Lita smiles in relief as she clings onto Raph. Raph, sans jacket to reveal his heavily scarred shell and arms, smiles down at her, returning the hug and patting her head as he says "I missed you, too, kid, don't worry." The background are the soft purples, pinks, and reds of twilight coming peeking through the trees.
Colored illustration depicting a moment from Chapter 19 of TMNT SAINW Mikey and Leo and Weathered Strings Lita. Sitting in a smiling Mikey's lap, Lita, wearing Raph's overly large jacket, looks down shyly at Leo, who is laying on his shell, cushioned by his own coat against a rock. Lita calls Leo "Chichi?" which makes Leo smile softly up at her despite all of his injuries. The background are the peaceful blues and greens of dusk against the leaf-strewn grasses of a forest clearing.
Extra special colored fic fanart for those last 3 chapters of Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings by @deadpool1763492.bsky.social!
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A three panel illustration of TMNT 2003 middle-aged Usagi and Leo inspired by the design of the episode Same as it Never Was. Both are scarred and world weary but their expressions are soft and loving as Usagi places a kiss on Leo's forehead, then the bridge of his nose, and finally on the lips. The background is a gradient blue with sparkles outside of the panel borders indicating night.
"I'm tired..."
"Then, let us sleep."
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Chapter 3 of SAINW Roadtrip AU: Bk. 1 Reunion out now! Happy Pride to middle-aged Leosagi!!
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Wordless comic depicting a scene from Chapter 2 of the SAINW Roadtrip AU Book 1 Reunion fic. In the first panel, Don clutches the strap of his bag, hands shaking and fingers stimming on one of his hoodie strings as he looks up nervously with an older April and Usagi talking blurred in the foreground. The next panel is flipped showing an older scarred Leo in a dark coat grimacing while looking down. The final two panels show the turtles' faces against black backgrounds: Leo's eye showing through his dark glasses looking tired and Don's horrified clenched teeth as he looks up at his brother.
Leo just looks so Tired. It almost feels like he's looking straight through him.
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Chapter 2 of SAINW Roadtrip AU: Bk. 1 Reunion out now!
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Colored comic of TMNT 2003 Donnie realizing Same as It Never Was April just killed a gross cockroach mutation. The first panel is a close-up of Don's surprised face mid-defending himself with his arms up as he says "No Way! APRIL!?" The middle panel is a full body shot of April stepping on the neck of the dead humanoid cockroach mutation with goo leaking from the bullet holes in its body. Her pose is intimidating as she wears Casey's goaltender mask, fully-covered in combat gear with purple cloth tied around one boot, and holds her smoking pistol aloft and drops bullet casings in her other hand. Simultaneous smaller panels show her eye widening behind the mask and lowering the pistol. The last panel shows her aged and scarred face as she lifts up the mask, expression crumpling with tears as she shakily says "...Donny??"
With Ch. 1 of Reunion (of the SAINW Roadtrip AU made by @toonzxy.bsky.social, @deadpool1763492.bsky.social, and me) now out, I get to unveil this comic moment that I drew last year! What a reveal!!
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Colored doodle comic of TMNT 2003 Same as it Never Was Mikey in armored cowboy gear. His face is aged with some scarring and a bandage on one cheek as he dons a brown cowboy hat adorned with orange flowers. He's got an orange kerchief and goggles rested around his neck over a red flannel that's somewhat covered by a partially zipped up hooded dark jacket that has dinged up shoulder pauldrons with silly doodles scratched into them. What's left of his left arm is capped by metal while the other hand is covered by a thick orange glove that rests as a fist against his hip. He's got belted jeans that have his nunchucks and a gun hanging from his hips. The buckle has a cat face etched into it. He's got a stoic expression on his face as he stares off into the distance with the telltale light of a sunrise behind him. In the second panel, Donnie in a purple hoodie points at the hat and goes "Woah! Nice Hat!"
Lineart reference of Roadtrip Usagi's two swords and their sheaths. The katana he was gifted by Leo during Christmas that has been dubbed Kamiizumi with a carved wooden turtle shell charm hanging from the grip, and his shorter blade known as Aoyagi "Young Willow." There is a note at the bottom saying his sword Yagi no Eda was lost.
Lineart reference of Roadtrip Leo's two swords and their sheaths. One sword is the one gifted to him by Usagi during Christmas that has been dubbed Musashi and has a carved wooden rabbit foot hanging from it, and the other is one of Leo's original blades that was broken and reforged during the Battle Nexus and dubbed Kikyo with notes that it means humility, purity, loyalty, and good fortune in Hanakotoba. There is a note at the bottom saying twin to this sword was lost and called Hanashobu.
Mikey geared up for a sunrise patrol 🌅
I've actually drawn a fair amount for the SAINW Roadtrip AU, but they're mostly Spoilers, lol! Finally cleaned up a doodle that I feel willing to share, plus weapons reference for leosagi!
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Comic for a TMNT 2003 SAINW AU. The first three panels depict parts of Bishop covered in blood: his broken shade, his twitching right arm, and his bloody and deformed lower face grinning in death. In a dark gradient heaving cloudy breaths, SAINW Leo, covered in Bishops blood, looks down at the corpse, which is not in frame, as his wide eyes leak tears and his bloody hand tightens into a fist. From off frame, Don calls out Leo's name
Part 2 of the TMNT 2003 SAINW Roadtrip AU drawn by Toonzxy. It depicts Donnie with various small cuts and bruises on his body, including a slightly bleeding slice along his neck, leaning against a dissection table with a broken left wrist still strapped to it. He looks up disoriented at SAINW Leo who looks down at him with blood trailing behind him from killing Bishop. The floor is a tiled dark green with glowing green chambers in the background faintly lighting the area.
Part 3 of the Roadtrip AU. Panel one shows SAINW's Leo's blood stained footsteps as he slowly walks forward. Second panel, his blood stained face in shadow as he grits his teeth and looks down. Third panel, Donnie looking up with silent concern as blood drips from his nose. The fourth panel cuts between them as Leo draws his blade. The fifth panel is bordered in a staticky ice blue as it looks like the blade is coming down on the defenseless Donnie who scrunches his eyes and hold out a skinny bandaged arm over himself. The image blurs as a frantic NO!! is shouted out.
Part 4 of the SAINW Roadtrip AU. Panel one shows Lord Simultaneous in the Daimyo's chambers holding up the Time Scepter as a blue and white projection shorts out. Mikey, Usagi, Leo, Splinter, and Raph look up at this in concern. Raph shouts "What the Shell was THAT?!" and Lord Simultaneous replies "Ah, momentary Time Glitch. Give it a sec." Raph interrupts with "A SEC?!" Second panel shows Raph clenching a fist and glaring angrily as Master Splinter touches his shoulder to calm him despite his own unease. "Don doesn't have a 'sec'!" Raph yells as Splinter admonishes him. 3rd panel shows Usagi and Mikey looking distraught as Mikey says a small "Leo...?" In the 4th panel, Leo looks up, his face haunted and disbelieving as he says "NO. I-I Couldn't- I Wouldn't- I-I'd NEVER!"
A scene from a nebulous point in the SAINW Roadtrip AU, a fic and comic I'm working on with @toonzxy.bsky.social and @deadpool1763492.bsky.social (2nd page by Toonz)
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Mock cover for the fanfic Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings. The older, jaded Raph from Same as It Never Was stands at the center looking straight ahead with his remaining eye as he grits his teeth. Behind his right shoulder, Mikey looks down, gripping the strap of a bag that's slung over his shoulder. Behind Raph's right shoulder, Leo looks up, shades securely strapped to his head as his black coat billows. Mikey and Raph's mask tails flutter to the right. And glowing a bright green behind them is a tank holding a dark silhouette vaguely shaped like a turtle. The bottom of the illustration features the title of the fic with a stylistic bright green string winding around the words as several bright green feathers surround them. Below the title are credits to the author Deadpool1763492 and the artist joyfuladorable
🧵 Thread of all my art for Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings, a Same as it Never Was AU by @deadpool1763492.bsky.social
(‼Spoilers Ahead‼)
📖 Fic Link: archiveofourown.org/works/52226182
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LHxD art was commission to a friend. #tcest #tmnt #tmnt2003 #sainw #Raphael #Leonardo #Donatello #Leatherhead #RaphLeo #DonLeatherhead #nsfw