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thegodovereverything · 7 months

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TMNTober

prompt: Unlikely Pet

Gen: 2012

ao3

@tmntober-2023

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It was cold today. Heavy smog snakes through tightly packed buildings, making Donnie have to squint in order to see ahead of him. He was out looking for the fallen mutagen canisters today, without his brothers. Leo had let them all know–way too loudly to be true–that he was going on a solo patrol as he hurried out of the lair. Due to the trackers Donnie had put in him–and the rest of his brothers–as Leo slept around three years ago, Donnie knew that was a blatant lie. He’s been hanging out in the same apartment complex for about an hour every week.

Honestly, Donnie was thankful for it. If Leo was home when Donnie had left a much bigger fuss would’ve been put up. Instead, he just waved to Raph and Mikey, who were in the middle of an intense pinball tournament, and went out, mutagen tracker in hand.

Its steady beat was the only noise while Donnie walked to the manhole cover that would grant him entry to the world above. The tiny beeps of the tracker were swallowed by the hustle and bustle of New York. He seemed to have come out in the middle of some parade, as an indescribable amount of people decked out in rainbows walked forwards. Mm, he didn’t realize pride was today. It probably would work to his advantage, as so many people will be distracted by the pride.

Using a nearby fire escape, Donnie brought himself on top of the building. He couldn’t see the parade that well from the top, the heavy smog ensured that, but entrancing flashes of colors made a stunning lightshow.

It wouldn’t hurt to watch for a little bit, would it? The tracker indicated that the mutagen canister wasn’t far and wasn’t moving, and Donnie doubted that would change in just five minutes. So, he settled down to watch pride for a bit.

It made him feel…something. Seeing (well, more the impression of seeing), so many people come together and proudly stand for who they were. For some odd reason it made him think of Casey. Of his ugly smile, crooked and joyful, causing a strange fluttering in Donnie’s stomach. Or how he’d listen, lounging back, as Donnie rambled. Casey putting his arm behind Donnie head on the couch like the teenager has done for April so many times before. Of Casey giving Donnie his own nickname, that nobody else used. Of–

A long tube flew at his face. It was long, and furry, and had claws that told him instantly that it was alive. The strange animal frantically tried to claw its way off Donnie, pushing his mask over his eyes. Donnie flailed his arms, trying to both toss the animal off of him and protect his eyes. He failed on both counts.

The claws were stuck in the fabric of his mask, causing the animal to freak out, wiggling and clawing. After about a minute Donnie calmed down enough to do more than scream and try and grab the animal.

“Ok, this is completely fine. I just have a weird ferret stuck to my face…just gotta… slowly… pull him off my face. Yeah…. Oh boy.”

Carefully, Donnie grabbed the still flailing animal's claws, wincing as its frantic clawing increased. Cuts must be littering his head by now. Gently, he pulled the claw from his mask, sighing in relief when it came out without much fuss. Ok, one claw down, nineteen more to go.

He worked methodically, slowly. The parade had already passed by him by the time he got the eighth out. By the eighteenth the animal had calmed down enough for Donnie to support its butt as he removed the final claw.

It was heavy and limp in his hands. The animal curled up to Donnie on his lap, apparently exhausted from all the hard work Donnie did to free it. He took this time to observe it. The animal was like a mix between a ferret and a cat. The face was small with wide ears set on either side of its face. It was covered in dark brown fur, with only a lighter strip on the bottom of its chin. Its tail was short and fluffed up, wrapped around its tiny body. Its claws were still out, lightly poking at Donnie’s thigh.

He tried to tell what animal it was. He didn’t recognize it from anything native to America, but he vaguely remembered when Raph was into Japanese wildlife. His brother would interrupt Donnie in the middle of something just to rant about some new species he found out lived there. Donnie would try to remember what his brother talked about (no matter what his brothers said, he did care to pay attention to their interests, thank you very much), but it always felt like Mikey was so much better at remembering that stuff than him.

He did remember this one animal, purely because Raph and Mikey made such a big deal about it. He wasn’t able to go five minutes without them shoving a photo of it in front of his face, asking him to comment on its cuteness. At first he’d mumble an agreement, but he became assaulted so often with the animal's image that he started banning even mentioning its name in the lair. Being in charge of the Wi-Fi had some benefits…

That was years ago, however, and he struggled to recall its name. Stable? Cable? Shable? Hm. He stared at the animal, poked its side. It stared up at him in reproach for a second before laying back down. He could remember that they were carnivores and were rare too see due to their shyness, but that was about all he remembered. Oh, and they delay development of the embryo for about eight months. He had that pleasant factoid burned into his memory for no reason. But, alas, he didn’t have a clue what the animal's name was. Just that it was a long way from home.

Careful not to disturb the resting animal, Donnie called Raph on his shell cell. His brother would know what to do, even if he claimed to have completely lost interest in it.

“What.” Raph’s greeting was friendly as always.

“Well, Raph, remember when you talked about those animals from Japan? One of them is on my lap right now and I could really use some assistance here.”

His brother grunted, “Fine,”

Raph got there in three minutes. Donnie passed the time waiting by lightly stroking the animal. The only noises were the distant sounds of people partying to loud music. Pride apparently continued long after the parade. He was still lightly stroking the animal when Raph arrived, launching himself onto the rooftop.

“Oh sewer apples, how’d you get a Sable?”

#words exist #tmntober2023 #tmntober 2023 #2012tmnt #12!donnie #I barely read this over #I am so tired but so determined to post this on time #so I don't get overwhelmed tomorrow

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oceandiagonale · 2 months

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okay. 42 inbox, 31 drafts. not all of them are oc sunday things but a lot of them are,,,,, hmm,,,,

(for the new folks, oc sunday is a thing where people send in their pokemon ocs and I post them because having ocs is rad and everyone has their own spin on the pokemon world/plots/stories. but I haven't done it since last july)

#oceandi speaks #tag rambling #like I did get a bit overwhelmed at the time but the biggest thing keeping me from oc sunday has been using all my free energy trying #to update the comic consistently . I've had these updatess sketched for so long now lol it feels ridiculous that it's 2024 and #gene's still in [checks calendar] december 2022.... feels bad #then I've also gotten very consumed by AUs (pieces and star trek rn) that I haven't even been posting on my sideblog #and then the last thing is that I've been trying to add image IDs and alt text to everything since the end of the hisui run #(on top of real life stuff but lbr who isn't dealing with that these days lol)#I don't want to... like... overwhelm everyone's dashes posting 70 things over the course of a few days..... but I want to share the #ocs that have been sent in............ hmm. well I have my update for tomorrow done on TIME for once so maybe tonight I'll start queueing

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boltlightning · 8 months

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thinkin about...digital friendships and how you still learn your friends' mannerisms even if you've never seen their faces or heard their voices. like knowing when someone is on their phone and not their computer based on their capitalization or autocorrect. or being able to tell where someone is based on when they reply. leaving asynchronous messages for a friend to read after work. adopting each other's phrases. forming a secondary language together through emote reacts or tag systems. calling each other screen names even when you've learned their in-person name. slowly learning schedules to make digital plans more efficiently than almost anyone does in real life. idk it's just got me misty-eyed that friends in your phone really are friends in your phone!! they're right there!! they're just right there chillin and they've got their own lives but somehow your paths crossed and changed something about you forever, miles and miles away

#once my destiny raid group knocked an afk player's controller off the table #in-game we threw grenades at him and made his controller vibrate so hard it fell onto the floor #i'll think about that sometimes and just get overwhelmed #something about annoying your friends transcending space and time and all that. you understand #it's almost 1am and i have to be up early tomorrow but as the texts say:#i love the world violently and i don't want to go to work #ignore me

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running-in-the-dark · 7 months

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I have about two hours until I'll be too tired to think. I have to send the new exposé for my thesis to my advisor this morning (not an official deadline but it basically is).

I haven't written a single word yet. not one. sooo it's going great!

I cleaned my desk - that was very helpful and I should have done it first, but it felt like a waste of time. which is stupid because I know myself - I can't focus when there's stuff lying all around me. I also started reading the book on how to write a thesis that I got a few weeks ago. it's very very helpful. should have started reading it when I got it. but I didn't, so, yeah. this is where I'm at rn.

I'll go back to watching study with me videos (I forgot how much those help 😭)/having them on in the background, and try to get something done before I fall asleep.

#it really fucking sucks that I need that horrible overwhelming panicked feeling to get started #I KNEW I had to do this. I KNEW I had to send it tomorrow or well today now.#I WANTED to do it because I HATE this feeling so fucking much!!#but nope. couldn't think about it at all. just wouldn't do it. my brain said no.#I still find it fascinating that my old therapist was sure I don't have adhd because.... well yeah I'm pretty damn sure I do 🙃#I truly hate myself so fucking much for putting myself in this situation AGAIN #I somehow have to turn all the stupid useless notes I have into something that makes sense and I just want to die #personal #posts about my thesis

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giverofempathy · 4 months

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i love love love it when things work out for me today was so good !!!!

#salisha speaks #went to the gym and it was a bit overwhelming but i went !!!!#spend the rest of the day doing little things that made me happy like reading n crochething #and i just prepped a meal for lunch tomorrow !!!#small steps but good steps :-)#yknow gonna get a bit spiritual here but i did the Rooknachten and i pulled one oracle card for every new month of 2024 #and for january i got the Love card from that deck and its actually been so helpful?#like when i don't feel so good i can pull myself out of it by reminding myself that i am loved and that i can make choices #out of love instead of fear! and it will show change in my life!!#it feels comforting and safe :-) i love love

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that-gay-guy-from-hell · 5 months

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Semi-ranty post (it's kinda long so I put a divider lol)

Y'all ever get so unbelievably angry that you feel like ripping out your own teeth using your bare hands? Or is that just me? ... I have healthy ways of dealing with stress and anger; why do you ask? Really is times like these when I realize that I have issues displaying and conveying my emotions. Like I want to pull out my own hair (which I used to do and apparently that's not a good thing lol) and scream. ... As bad as it is to say, I wish I was normal. Seriously hate how my brain functions. (not trying to shit on the rest of the neurodivergent folks; please don't take it as that.) (Also, just in case someone asks: I can't afford therapy so venting via socials is the best I've got... Since I don't talk to my parents about how I feel either.)

#sorry just needed to vent #I'll be back to normal by like tomorrow #I've just gotten so pissed so quick lately and I hate it #I'm overwhelmed and overstimulated by everything and I am sick of it lmao #even the holiday sucked #I don't even know how I feel tbh #and I am just sick of it lol #okay ill shut up now #sorry for the rant #and random thoughts #just needed to get this out #love y'all

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la-galaxie-langblr · 9 months

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#tag rant incoming #the wait until results day is killing me #6 days 17 hours until I log onto ucas and see where I'm going in less than a month #time will not go faster no matter what i do I'm an anxious mess all the time and all I look forward to is going to bed so when i wake up #there's 1 less day to wait #I want to get into my first choice so so so badly and I'm not sure how I'll take it if I don't #my second choice is an equally good uni and course but it's just not the same to me #I'll go anyway if that's what ends up happening cus I know I'll enjoy it eventually but yeah #god has a plan everything happens for a reason etc etc but I'm Scared™#ok positives #today i bought my new laptop that I've been saving for for months - there wasn't any in stock at currys so I'll have to wait for delivery #so now I can finally join discord calls and make silly PowerPoints again #the end of my job is in sight - I wasn't put on the schedule for my last week so now I just have 2 ish weeks to go #on Monday I'm going round to a friend's to play stardew valley #rwrb movie comes out tomorrow #no matter what happens on results day my friends and I are going to a gay bar in Belfast which I'm so excited for #followed by a sleepover with another friend #the future is happening very soon and it's very overwhelming but I will get through it #I am just the unfortunate combination of anxious and impatient #ellis exclaims

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le-velo-pour-dru · 7 months

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I'm not gonna lie, I've been nervous about doing this inbox trick-or-treat thing, cause I wanna make sure I give people good stuff y'know!! I don't wanna give them something they wouldn't like, and I'm also not sure if I should adhere too much to the Halloween theme or not. I'm starting to understand the idea that it Literally Doesn't Matter though, and it's just silly and fun and you can do whatever you want :3 🩷

#dru speaks #my brain is. so freaked out rn. so the perfectionist in me has been panicking about this #if you've sent me an ask for it i'll get to you!! i just. don't have it in me right now :'3 #tomorrow's the trick-or-treat day where i am. so. if i do it tomorrow it'll still be accurate X3 💖#but yeah sorry i'm overwhelmed by homework rn so the idea's kind of freaking me out for now. i'll get to it though if you sent me an ask!!#it's such a fun and silly idea and it's nice that you guys have involved me but i don't have it in me tonight :'3 💖

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bhaalsdeepbat · 25 days

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Tagged by @tadpole-apocalypse to post my current 5 favorite songs. thank you so much for tagging me <3

Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle

Desire - Meg Myers

Snuff - Slipknot

Tongues & Teeth - The Crane Wives

System - Chester Bennington

tagging @justabiteofspite, @cleric4vampire, @wizardarchetypes, @ineadhyn, and @dragon--sage

#bat rambles #I FINALLY GET TO SEE APC A WEEK FROM TOMORROW #i am also specifically seeing them bc i've been listening to linkin park and chester's song “system” a lot recently #and his death really moved me like it still gets me weepy #linkin park and APC are my two favorite groups #i wanted to see APC once in my life bc i will never get to see linkin park perform and i just #i know i went to warped tour once when i was like 7 and they did play there but it was so overwhelmed #i don't remember seeing them or the used playing despite loving both at the time lol

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byanyan · 1 month

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...staring at my drafts and realizing i should perhaps consider pausing on answering ask prompts to start getting caught back up on those instead bc the number is back in the 40s & i just found a starter i completely forgot about bc it got lost on the second page :x

#a few weeks of mentally struggling & being out of it has really done a number on all that hard work i did getting (almost) caught up l-lmao #tbf everything except like. 2 threads (& a few unprompted asks that're in there) are all from march & april but. hhhh.#i was doing sm better at staying on top of stuff and then suddenly that all went to hell lmakjfakjs #really tho i suppose i should just keep doing whatever i'm feeling/enjoying the most right?#i'm here to have fun not stress over deadlines that don't exist for replies #need to get better at remembering that. need to..... idk. stop feeling overwhelmed over a hobby lmao #i just!!!! feel so bad leaving things for so long!!! i worry it makes people think i don't want to write w them #or i've lost interest or smth which!!! is not at all the case!!!! my brain just sucks so bad!!!!!#i'm rambling to myself ignore me ajsfksd i'll see what i feel like tackling tomorrow #hopefully?? i'll have some better focus??? bc my writing has still felt v disjointed today and i don't. like that. at all.#but my usual routine around the house is still kinda disrupted & off-kilter until monday which i think is playing a big part in my struggle #so. idk. we'll see. i'm still rambling i'm sorry pls continue ignoring me askjfsd #━━ ˟ ⊰ ✰ ooc ⋮ don't @ me.

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umilily · 2 months

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pros of having plans with friends: friends

cons of having plans with friends: plans

#lily talks #worse bc i don't know if this will take place and it's supposed to be tomorrow #i have zero energy and there's so much i'd have to get done beforehand #i really just want to stay in bed today and recharge the social battery so i'll actually be able to enjoy this #but if i'm going out tomorrow i will need to go shopping today and wash my hair and if my friend comes over i will need to clean and the #trash needs to be taken out and i need to do dishes and do laundry and-#the list just keeps going and i am so overwhelmed

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supernovasilence · 1 year

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both delighted and furious that there are 658* works in the Goncharov tag on ao3

because on the one hand this is objectively hilarious. I love people. but on the other hand this movie that doesn't even exist has more fics than half my ships

*I would have sworn the number was 610 and am now desperately convincing myself I misremembered it and not that people wrote 48 new fics between when I started making this post and when I went back to get a screenshot. also no I do not know what the beelzebub thing is about. that's just what the tag is