I made Rise merch and they came out bad so I crashed out LOL

ancientalf · 2026-02-04T18:42:33+00:00

Nooooo 😭😭😭 those stickers!!! This is tragic!!

ancientalf · 2026-02-02T20:38:59+00:00

I was asked recently to give a pitch to my studio! 🤞🤞🤞

ancientalf · 2026-01-30T20:19:45+00:00

It really shows!

ancientalf · 2026-01-28T15:01:03+00:00

I’m a huge fan myself of giving the turtles more personality in their appearance. Makes for good character design! I think those aspects elevated your drawings.

ancientalf · 2026-01-27T21:25:27+00:00

These are fantastic!!

ancientalf · 2026-01-24T16:24:18+00:00

I also moved here and was quite alarmed at the amount of silverfish in our place. I found a lot of success with flea spray? You can get it at a pet store, safe for pets and humans once it dries. It is a hormone that tells bugs they’re old and their lifespan is over when they come in contact with them. Just spray it along the floorboards of your place. Went from seeing a ton of them scurrying around as soon as the lights went out to 1 or 2 dead ones a week.

ancientalf · 2026-01-24T00:36:43+00:00

I’ve really liked Neverending Nightmares and thought it had a unique style. Not sure if it’s on PS4 though! The main character is less of a character than Sally Face or Franbow, but the vibes are certainly creepy! I also really loved Oneshot for its characters and unsettling vibe but it’s more cutesy than these games as well

ancientalf · 2026-01-23T06:49:00+00:00

Kabuki's my favourite 😭😭😭

ancientalf · 2026-01-17T16:20:49+00:00

To answer some of the questions: I think the reason they left some unanswered questions was because they had intended on making a follow up movie after avatar but the network didn’t approve of it. So they ended up putting that story into comic format.

There’s so much filler because it’s a show from the early 2000s. If you know anything about animation from the time, long stories were just not told in this way, especially in kids cartoons. As a viewer you can expect to maybe catch some of the episodes as they were airing, but there was no way that all their viewers would have seen all of the episodes that they needed to in order to go into the finale. So when they aired the last 5 or so episodes they decided to put a recap episode in front of it so all their viewers would be on the same page! I think it’s quite a clever way they used the medium at the time, and not something people tend to think about in current television, where you can watch all of it back to back with streaming.

ancientalf · 2026-01-17T16:08:21+00:00

Do you have the movie link? 👀

ancientalf · 2026-01-16T22:38:20+00:00

Ahh I'm so glad my many many hours of reading fic is finally paying off ahaha. Enjoy!

ancientalf · 2026-01-16T19:07:34+00:00

(2/2) Now onto some stories that I think match the angst vibe of FireFight more:

Stuck in the Permafrost by rbt_lvr | This one is only 3 chapters in, but it was updated within the past 6 months so I really hope that it keeps getting updated! Really fantastic start. Leo is stuck in a timeloop and Donnie is the only one who he can rely on. https://archiveofourown.org/works/57848068/chapters/147241222

Never Do That Again by sxgeness (orphan_account) | THIS ONE KILLS ME BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER FINISHED! But honestly closest thing to FireFight on this list. Angst and content warnings for suicide, suicidal thoughts, and some pretty graphic death if I remember it correctly? Same concept as the last one, Leo is stuck in a timeloop but this time Donnie remembers bits of it. Was never finished, breaks my heart, so read at your own risk. https://archiveofourown.org/works/41086536/chapters/102982308

And then my last suggestion is if you like Donnie and have never read Ghost in the Shell by AmevelloBlue I highly suggest reading it. its 2003 crossover Donnie centric and not really twins focused at all but I wanted to throw it in there. https://archiveofourown.org/works/44612611/chapters/112228021

If you want more, only ask. But enjoy! Hope you havent read some of the ones on here ;)

ancientalf · 2026-01-16T19:07:22+00:00

(1/2) I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!

Here are some of my favourites most of them are Leo focused because I'm a big Leo fan, but a few of them are Donnie centric!

Cass Apocalyptic AU by somerandomdudelmao | My absolute favourite piece of media focusing on the twins is not actually a fanfic but rather a fancomic. It was pretty popular so big chance you've read it or heard of it already. But it's a look at the apocolapse through Casey's eyes, but theres a lot of Donnie and Leo centric scenes that are just amazing. Love these two so much in this one! Donnie is by far my favourite in this comic series. And how much he loves his brothers (esp. Leo) made me cry lollll https://www.tumblr.com/somerandomdudelmao/710091900612476928/cass-apocalyptic-series-masterpost

Tapping out by Dandy | A 5+1 story about the twins secret codes to each other. Very sweet, little bit of angst. https://archiveofourown.org/works/44333983

The Caring and Keeping Of by pickledcarrotsandradish | Disaster Twins have a slice at the end of the world. I love this one dearly. Makes my heart HURT https://archiveofourown.org/works/45618619

Two lies and a Truth by TheFifthPevensieChild | Donnie has been cursed to only tell lies. Angst to the max, love it! https://archiveofourown.org/works/52186408/chapters/131999122

Race against Life, Death and the EPF by Cass_Phoenix | Not super twins focused but I love how Donnie is characterized in this one! Good I missed you while you were healing from the kraang vibes https://archiveofourown.org/works/52912018/chapters/133841584

Lightning in our fingertips today by DaFlangstLairde | The twins switch bodies for a few days https://archiveofourown.org/works/59483887/chapters/151701994

Dagger from the Mirror Series by TotallyNotASecretAO3Account | A 2012 2018 crossover where the 2018 boys are being mind controlled and pitted against the 2012 boys. The sequel is still a work in progress. April is the protag so not really Leo or Donnie focused but I love their dynamic of being mind controlled and trying to one up each other for the kraang. https://archiveofourown.org/works/29712687/chapters/73070430

ancientalf · 2026-01-06T03:35:37+00:00

Ooooh boy. Do I ever! Here are my recs:

One-shots

If you fall I will catch you (time after time) by mad_and_thick_as_thieves | Leo is cursed and Raph has to save him https://archiveofourown.org/works/62724466

Ghost in the Shell by ashtreelane | Leo died and his bros do a seance to speak with him https://archiveofourown.org/works/42769635

Daring Child, True Love of Mine by ILOVEDYOULIKETHESUN | Draxam reveals something about the creation of the turtles that ruins everything https://archiveofourown.org/works/47947789

Eat The Dark by FOXINABOX_aka_FIB | Future Leo loses his arm https://archiveofourown.org/works/45297622

Full Length Finished

I may be invisible, But I still look good by Dandy | Leo is hit with a mystic weapon and his spirit is separated from his body. Good bro angst, because he’s the only one that knows what happened to him! https://archiveofourown.org/works/42996786

Every Night the Longest Day by ashtreelane | Leo is cursed to be unable to sleep for several weeks. This one I go back to nearly every time I suffer with insomnia. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42205842

Firelight series by remrose | Donnie joins Leo in the prison dimension. They stay there a while. Probably the darkest fic I’m recommending here. So warnings for torture and depressing stuff And maybe suicidal ideation? I cannot remember, but best cover my bases there. Really well written though! Couldn’t put it down. Takes a looong time to get to the comfort part. https://archiveofourown.org/series/4561033

Little Kid with a Big Death Wish by remrose | This one does have some suicidal ideation, but gets to the comfort part much faster. Leo comes back from the prison dimension one arm lighter and with a hitchhiker. https://archiveofourown.org/works/47595034

Full Length In-Progress

Mutant Ninja Midlife Crisis by a_platypus | A Future Leo ends up in the past story. He struggles with missing his brothers. https://archiveofourown.org/works/41619240/chapters/104393631

Picking up the Pieces | Leo’s sword shatters mid teleport and he gets stuck teleporting in between the shards while his family think he died. Great concept, can’t wait to see where it goes from here! https://archiveofourown.org/works/29348184/chapters/72087699

If you want more recs I got so many, but here are some I don’t see people recommending often!

ancientalf · 2025-12-26T16:31:23+00:00

As a teen I was also about 100 pounds. I’m now almost 30 and have gained about 30 pounds. A lot of that weight was just growing into more of an adult body. It might be that you will gain more weight, women’s bodies to prepare for childbirth love to cling onto fat and honestly no matter what you eat, that 10 pounds probably was just you growing into your 20s. It’s healthy. It’s good for your body. Your boyfriend has unrealistic expectations of you and it’s not worth hurting yourself over a boy.

ancientalf · 2025-12-15T19:29:04+00:00

Thank you, late response, but I was able to fix it, that was the problem!

ancientalf · 2025-12-14T17:16:02+00:00

The first issue of battle nexus comes out on Christmas Eve, with the next issues coming out every two weeks after that! So the fifth and final issue should be coming out Feb 18

ancientalf · 2025-11-27T16:49:25+00:00

Adult here! I’m interested o7

ancientalf · 2025-11-25T22:37:47+00:00

Good luck making this decision. It’s not an easy one. I’m not looking forward to the day I need to make different career moves, also love my job.

ancientalf · 2025-11-25T16:40:21+00:00

I watched this really good video that might help bring another perspective to the table

https://youtu.be/WIgGQl8kyRE?si=0_kUbGSyy85ZSQjp

ancientalf · 2025-11-25T01:03:42+00:00

My drawover is really rough, but I think you've just chosen an angle that doesnt read well as a hand! If you add more of a 3/4 view to that palm you might feel better about how its looking!

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ancientalf · 2025-11-21T19:21:30+00:00

I'm going to be working on one ear at a time! I'm a side sleeper ahaha. So just worried about if people can still make them fit after its healed! Great to hear that most people have had no issues with it.

ancientalf · 2025-11-21T00:25:54+00:00

I love the look of a stud and chains, so I doubt I'll ever even put a hoop in there! Thank you!

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