Tentative Devotee AU (TBC Soon)
Leonardo is a Foot trainee, raised and trained by Lieutenant and Brute since he was 9. Life before then is fuzzy at best. — In the past several months, he's been going on his first proper missions, quickly aware of a persistent threat against the Foot Clan: 3 mutant turtles and a human who've foiled them time and time again.
What he wasn't aware of was that they were 4 siblings who never gave up on finding their missing brother.
CONTENT WARNING! This AU will explore: Mourning of family / Mourning of a child (who isn't actually dead, but believed to be). Violence is canon-typical up to the standards of the movie— That is also a reference point for the tone of this AU. There will be cult themes and dips into the topic of cult trauma, alongside family issues.
Main Comic:
Enemies || [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ tbc... ]
Baby Blue || [coming soon]
[TBA]
Minisodes/Mini-Comic:
Donnie's Apology Gift
First Mission Mishaps!
PSAs: Triggering Content, Why Leo will not have a "Dark Side," Cult Parents
More content below the cut! ♥︎
Scrapped/Changed Ideas or Scenes:
"Maybe this is the lowest point of my life" / Severing Ties
Usagi's first design + role
Mona Lisa first design
Reference Sheets:
Leonardo's Room
UPDATED LEO FULL REF
Leo's Outfit Change + Sorta-Timeline
Hand Marking
Scarf
Leo's Guitar
Eyes (outdated)
Nail Polish
Butterfly Charm
Future!TD!Leo
Usagi WIP
Doodles:
More Lore/Story Heavy = ♥︎ / Just More Fun = ☀︎ / 💬 = answer to an ask
Leo Solo!
"Keep it together, Leo"
"What I know about family?"
He/They/Xe of the day! / Speed-Color ☀︎
Scooter Boy! ☀︎
He's Writing Fanfic ☀︎
Guac Baby ☀︎
"Yeah, of course! But also..." ☀︎
Animation Test
No Sleep
[ i was listening to sonic music while drawing this ] ☀︎
disillusionment
Cook :P ☀︎
3 Swords?! ☀︎ 💬
Peepaw'd :) 💬
Head Empty + Leo kinda mad ♥︎ 💬
Blep! 💬
Feelings Down ♥︎💬
Multi POV
TD Spoilers Over Memes [1]
Trust in the Foot ♥︎ 💬
"Keep your brother safe" ♥︎ 💬
Big Sisters ♥︎
Turtle Sister to Turtle Sister 💬
Foot Clan Family
Motorcycle Theft! 💬
Shell Cracks + A Small Moment ♥︎ 💬
Trans Sibs!!! ☀︎ 💬
Hamato Clan
Not Growing With Us ♥︎💬
Recognition? 💬 ♥︎
"Donnie, stay out of this"
Unknown Tension
Protective Older Twin 💬
"Can we be brothers?" 💬
Donnie's hope (colored ver: here)
"Donnie, whatcha got there?" ☀︎
Drawing for Donnie 1
Yōkai Connections
Hueso's First Encounter With Leo 💬
+ All my AU Crossover Content linked here~!
Separated Leo Crossover : Bathtub Arc ☀︎
Preview Comic (Test)
TMNT AU Competition Basketball Saga ☀︎
DOUBLE-HANDED BACKHAND SWING
Nail Bat Recieved
Leo Hype Squad!
No PomPoms
I didn't intend for this AU to be that big, but I realized I did want to give this a go and make at least something. It's my goal to finish this project eventually.
The AU will be told in segments, comics of various points of the story.
Bonus! Miscellaneous info that doesn't play big into this AU but matters enough to me:
Leonardo is transmasculine, uses he/they/xe pronouns and is referred to with primarily masculine terms.
A version of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo comics exists and it's Leo's second favorite comic series in this AU.
'Tentative Devotee' is the name of the fanfic I was originally going to write. It was just gonna be a 2-shot fic and a way to navigate some feelings as someone who was born and raised in, and eventually left, a cult.
The initial tone/direction of this AU was much different, Leo ending up in the Foot Clan under different circumstance (i.e. direct kidnapping from Lieutenant and Brute). I found this didn't quite work for me.
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So I headcanon that post-rottmnt-movie Leo's a part time cane user like me!
And I also headcanon that:
Donnie will absolutely go ham on designing a tactical cane for him.
[ Item Key/Explanations ] + [ Extra Text/Overlays Off ] below the cut
Key (damn I hope this image makes some sense and its not too messy):
The cane itself is used as a mobility aid and can assist in combat if needed in a pinch. edit: *note, for practicality, these are mainly reserved for situations where Leo does not have other options. Most of the time, it is a normal cane :)
Handle of the cane twists off and with and can switch into a blade
A panel with the MAD DOGS symbol pops out - this can holographically project messages and be used for communication
Bottom part of the cane can turn into a stun gun. AKA: Shocky shocky electric violence <- he'd use this the most
It can also fold/form out into a grappling hook shape — hold down a specific button and aim it like a grappling gun!
Handle can form into a sharper, hooked shape w/ a harder exterior
Twists the handle end a different direction and you get a glass breaking tool
Yes, you can use this cane design for your fanfics/fanart/AUs/etc. (no pr0sh;p content please) but please please please credit me!
TYSM for all the support on my first Leo cane post :)!!
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I am here with my redesigns of the rise boys because I got bored :]
Leo is a sore loser confirmed
Anyways starting w the oldest, Raph!
I wanted to mix in some of Time Woods design cause I thought it was cool but also I'm attached to my tabby stripes designs stuff. Also his eyes are like that because when raoh was possessed one of her eyes was turned pink and I thought it'd be a cool element to keep. Also yes raph is tall I take no criticism
Second oldest, Donnie! (Once again I take no criticism blame rotten reflections for that hc)
no I don't have a favourite shhh
I dint have much to say other than snootatello 👍
Next Leo!
Stripes go brr
I can't think of a way to describe Leo's style but it's lots of baggy clothing and layers like this:
I can't draw it the best yet but trust me it looks good on my Pinterest board of references (I drew the flannel pattern by hand please appreciate me)
Now mikey,
Desaturated him a bit, gave star a more orange shade of mask and messed with its spots and everything, plus the blue eyes from 12 mikey
(Neos where inspired by someone I know online they're the best and I adore star, it's so cool)
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