OH MY GOODNESS !! 🗣️✨

I'm going to use this as an excuse to infodump about my 2012 + Portal AU a little bit, please forgive me- LMAO

Starting with Cave Johnson ! I think Mrs. O'Neil would be perfect for this role ! I want to give her character more than 2012 did, and I can absolutely see her being a CEO / in a management position, specifically in S.T.E.M. ! I know Kirby was also pretty intelligent (At least from what we saw from him in S1 to early S2-), but I like April following in her Mother's footsteps more ! Aperture Science would do all kinds of research under Mrs. O'Neil's leadership, and one of those things would be mutations ! I want this to be why the Turtles existed in the first place, as well as their direct connection to Aperture ! Mrs. O'Neil is honestly very cold-hearted to the Turtles in my head (Not exactly cruel, but sort of indifferent-? Like she won't react if they're in pain or uncomfortable-),, They're "simply experiments" to her, you know? She also has a strained relationship with her husband and daughter due to her being an incredibly busy woman-!

I think Kirby / Mr. O'Neil would fit Caroline's role best ! He doesn't directly work for his wife (Since Caroline was Cave Johnson's assistant-), however Mrs. O'Neil does leave him Aperture Science when she becomes ill (Possibly dies-??),, Something Kirby did not want and she knew that,, When he would help out at Aperture, it was usually to help with the Turtles cognitive abilities, given he's a psychologist ! Kirby was a lot kinder and gentler with the Turtles than his wife-! Eventually, due to declining health reasons, Kirby runs the facility for a short while- But it's mostly a title-! I think Dr. Falco (AKA The Rat King-) would be a good fit for Mrs. O'Neil's actual secretary at the time, and he'd be the one calling the shots rather than Kirby,, ! I don't have a definitive chain of events yet, but under Kirby's "leadership", a disaster happens (Probably due to Dr. Falco and his hubris-) that damages the planet, causing Aperture to be abandoned with the Turtles still inside-!

Dr. Falco could be Greg (Johnson's assistant who was replaced by Caroline-) I guess ! Dr. Rockwell could be Doug Rattmann? Maybe?

April would technically be her own character in this ! The daughter of the O'Neils who would occasionally visit Aperture Science sometimes as a child ! She had vague memories of the Turtles from back then, but genuinely thought she imagined them until reuniting with them years later (Upon revisting the laboratory to salvage supplies / materials during this apocalyptic situation-) ! I kind of started merging games with her, because she reminded me a lot of Elle from, "The Last Of Us" during all this !

Casey would be Chell ! I always give Casey a sad backstory, so he was given to Aperture Science by his Father for the child testing department (Something Dr. Falco facilitated-),, ! Of course it was for financial reasons,, He didn't meet April personally, only saw her in pictures, and he didn't interact with the Turtles back then- He was only permitted access in certain areas ! He remained in that Relaxation Vault Chell starts in during the beginning cutscene of Portal 1 for many many years (Even after the disaster- He practically knew nothing had happened-) ! The facility would provide him with food and water, so he didn't need much ! He always learned basic knowledge and academics in the vault ! He only leaves once it malfunctions and releases him from holding, where he then aimlessly wandered the laboratory until he crossed paths with the Turtles (Specifically Mikey and Raph-) !

All the Turtles were made into cyborgs, hence the robotic enhancements ! The goal was for them to be superweapons, of course- But the laboratory couldn't get far enough to actually utilize them-!

Mikey and Raph are Turrets ! I felt this fit them the most- For Raph it's the lethal aspect, for Mikey it's their deceptively innocent voice lines ! Plus they both feel like sharp shooters to me !

Leo is Wheatley ! He has such a charmingly dorky personality to me, which fits Leo, and I like Leo having this undertone of being in control even when it doesn't seem that way (Though I know Wheatley's story played out a little differently-) ! He's the one who takes care of Donnie's physical body and has the most access to restricted areas with the Labs !

Donnie, of course, is GlaDOs ! He runs the entire facility post the disaster via using his body as a power source (He made a lot of modifications on himself,,), using a robot body to act as his stand in (Kind of like Metalhead 2.0 from the Mutant Apocalypse Arc but has his consciousness inside it like Fugitoid-) ! So his robo self walks around the lab for him ! Donnie can control everything in Aperture, quite honestly !

He has an infatuation with April from the day they met, which is sad considering she barely remembered him and assumed she imagined him- But internalized that pedestal he put her AND her family on ever since, preserving Aperture Science as a love letter to them and hoping the act would put him in their good graces when they returned one day-! He lied to his brothers about that though, claiming it was "too dangerous" to leave (Which was technically a half life, given that was true at the time but later wasn't the case- They could leave by the time they turned 15-16 !). Leo found out eventually, but didn't say anything. It would've been too volatile to call Donnie out at the time, so he waited,, Raph and Mikey are pretty much oblivious the entire time-! Casey integrates into their group well (After Mikey always killed him though- LMAO), and the others enjoy having a new face around the Labs ! Donnie doesn't think he's that great at first, naturally-

Casey gets his Portal Gun as a result of an accident,, ! Casey (sort of) presses Donnie (His robo stan in-) about why they can't leave- He gets a little to close to the truth, which causes Donnie's physical body to panic, resulting in his robot retaliating against Casey believing he was in danger (Donnie's elevated heart rate and sweating sent signals to his robot body-),, So Casey lost his left arm,, And the only solution Leo / Raph / and Mikey could give him was a prosthetic arm with a portal gun attachment , since Donnie was having a mental breakdown over the whole thing and could help,, ! :')

Anyway ! Sorry for the yap ! 😭🫶✨

I got inspired by this post and wanted to make my own version of it ! 😌✨ Lmao

I also made an addition to it cause I thought it would be funny- 💜🖤

Hello !! 👋

I'd be happy to give you some assistance ! It's very sweet that you think I'm a good writer and enjoy my ideas ! 🥺✨

I have seen, "Stranger Things", so I absolutely know what you're talking about ! I think what's so interesting about psychic abilities, especially in humans, is that it seems like every human has them- Some are just more in tune with those abilities than others ! That the human brain is capable of developing such skills, it just takes the right circumstances to evoke it, you know what I mean? In my honest opinion, the only reason why April had an advantage in this sense is because of the fact that she was a product of experimentation in the womb via her Mother- But Her brain is just like any other human brain, I think? Which makes her similar to Eleven in this way, as a character who was also experimented via having some kind of alteration with their DNA / genetic makeup (AKA Henry's blood-) !

If I were to make a kind of fictional character comparison for Casey in this sense, I honestly lean towards the character of Tetsuo from the film, "Akira" ! He was not somebody born with psychic abilities or anything like that, and managed to acquire them through bizarre circumstances (i.e. Encountering one of the Espers and being taken by the military due to exposure / as well as other plot related reasons but I don't want to spoil too much of film for you if you haven't seen it- It's a phenomenal movie !). Casey could have a similar origin as far as his psychic abilities !

After giving this some thought, I have a couple of ideas you're welcome to use if you'd like for your story / AU ! As you know, I really enjoy trying to make things make sense in a canonical context as much as possible, so that's what a lot of these ideas are ! But you're also completely welcome to think outside the box and go outside of the parameters of canon ! ☺️ :

• Idea #1

Since we don't know a lot about Casey and what he was up to during the first Season of 2012, I think this would be a really good opportunity to use that lack of presence to create a logical explanation ! So what I was thinking was having him be abducted into the Technodrome during the first Kraang invasion (AKA during the two part episode, "Showdown"-) ! The Kraang could have viewed him as a viable test subject (Maybe acknowledging some dormant abilities within him-) ! Attempting to assimilate him into their hivemind in a much more polished fashion, as opposed to their attempt with Kirby O'Neil in this same episode, but being interrupted during that process due to the Turtles (And April technically, I guess- Lmao) thwarting Kraang Prime and damaging the Technodrome ! I could see Casey being in a fight or flight mode during this entire thing, which could explain his escape from the Technodrome, but him not remembering much of it afterwards due to his brain trying to protect himself from trauma-! However, because the process was interrupted, he didn't get assimilated into the hivemind, but DID get the awakening of his psychic powers !

• Idea #2

We don't know much about Dimension X and its effect on humans-! April never got to go in there in the show (Which was criminal-), and Casey only viewed it from afar in that Grand Central Station of Dimensional Travel (As Donnie described it-). So this idea revolves around the two-part episode, "The Manhattan Project / Wormquake!" ! Because we don't know the effects of Dimension X or its inhabitants on humans, there isn't a lot of evidence refuting that direct exposure could cause an awakening of some kind- So What if when Casey got consumed by that Kraathatrogon ("Kraang Worm"), the direct exposure altered his brain chemistry? I think the biggest reason why Dimension X things lack any effect on the Turtles and April is because they have a direct connection- The Turtles have mutagen in their bloodstream and April is quite literally walking retro mutagen due to her having both Kraang (Utrom) and Human DNA (Which technically the Turtles do as well via Splinter, but I digress-). Casey is all around human, so to me, it makes perfect sense that he would be more susceptible to changes via direct exposure !

(Because it's such a similar concept, I didn't want to make it its own idea number- But you could technically do a similar narrative with April's Mother and his awakened psychic abilities being a byproduct of her consuming him in that episode !)

• Idea #3

This one would involve more of a rewrite of an episode and it's plot structure- But what if Casey had been rewarded with the Aeon Crystal / Za-Naron instead of April in, "Riddle of The Ancient Aeons"? I don't know what circumstances would lead to that outcome, but it does seem like a good way to introduce more benevolent powers / capabilities to Casey's character ! It could also give Casey another chance at having this sort of interesting plot line / character development after the events of, "The Weird World of Wyrm" two episodes prior ! I think having a situation like, "The Power Inside Her" but from a Casey perspective would be super fun to play around with ! Especially considering the fact that when Casey was handed such immense power + a lack of accountability for his actions via Wyrm, he refused to let it consume him and managed to do the right thing despite the temptation dangling in his face-

(I'm sorry, but you all know I have a lot of thoughts about April during that Aeon Crystal situation- LMAO)

I hope this helped and I can't wait to hear more about this ! 👀✨

These drawings do not make me happy, but I still want to post them anyway- LMAO

I really love thinking about the ways in which these two could have been foreshadowed had they been a canon relationship ! So putting these little moments in episodes like, "The Fourfold Trap" and, "Annihilation: Earth!" are super fun to think about to me ! 🖤💜

Also putting Casey in, "The Fourfold Trap" in the first place- I think it was really interesting that he was excluded from that situation / episode-?? 💀

First art post of 2026 and it's pony posting- ✌️

They've been on my brain, so I'm indulging once again ! I did a name generator thing and these were the names I settled on ! I might change my mind and pick new ones in the future? Who knows- But I think April and Casey would be super embarrassed by their pony names, so they go by April and Casey to each other and their friends- LMAO

Every month or so I get reminded of my favorite playthrough of Earthbound, and now I've finally given in and drew it again- 😔🫶✨ Lmao

I miss Earthbound so much sometimes, it's such a fantastic game- Highly recommend playing it !

Little Character guide / comparison here:

(This applies to all of the characters, but I just did a randomizer wheel when deciding who's who, and it gave me such a wonderful outcome- LMAO)

Ness: Donnie

It was honestly really fun to have Donnie be the main character for the playthrough ! I could see an interdimensional bee sending him on a life altering quest- I wonder what his internal world would look like? Maybe I should draw that- Also the whole path to Giygas / Giygas themselves feel like a Donnie antagonist to me, idk- Lmao

Paula: Casey

One of the best things to come out of the playthrough for me- Casey having psychic powers would've been the more entertaining thing to me if that had been canon ! 🗣️ / Also look how cute he is ! 🎀

Jeff: Mikey

I genuinely do think Mikey has a sense of intelligence that nobody else recognizes or appreciates far too often, but I also love the irony of Mikey being the intelligent character™ as opposed to Donnie- He made a bazooka all on his own ! :D Lmao

Poo: Karai

This one felt fitting to me mainly because Poo is such an overpowered character in the game imo- Like, they're crazy strong / have crazy strong PSI moves. So of course I enjoy Karai being incredibly badass in the videogame. 🗣️ (Also her leaving in the middle of the story just to return with a new PSI move also felt fitting- LMAO)

Interrogating- 💜🖤

Since my Toxic series was brought up recently, it made me want to add some more to the batch ! 😌

Whiteboard doodles from @vylantrophi 's session ! Thank you so much for hosting ! It was super fun ! :D

I didn't know what to draw honestly, so decided to revisit my take on the 2012 Turtles as Humans ! 🫶

Okay, here's a part 2 ! I'm not super in love with Splinter's design here, so I'm going to try and revisit it at some point-! I was finding it challenging to combine Kinger's design and 2012 Splinter's design in a way that felt like both of them at the same time,, 😭

@deeyanuhh (Here's another tag !)

Updated ! Now these doodles feel more complete to me ! Second batch coming soon ! ✨

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Got super inspired by @motheline 's post about Gothic 2012 Jonatello- 🖤💜✨

Don't be fooled, Mikey's seething with pure and unadulterated rage right now-

Also Casey would be all in- He would not care if Donnie identified himself as an alpha, okay- /hj LMAO

Okay, I'm participating in @pancakegay 's rant about these small interactions / noticable things between 2012 Donnie and Casey-

This is one of those moments that drives me crazy because if you follow their eyes, you can tell Casey's literally glancing in Donnie's direction?? From what I can see:

Casey looks at Donnie / Donnie looks at April / and Raph looks at Mikey & April show look back at him (Though I could argue a Raphril thing here- One of my favorite bits about those two is from the ending of, "The Noxious Avenger" where they made eye contact while believing they got off the hook from Splinter- So-). Like?? 😭✨

I didn't end up drawing today, so I couldn't finish this like I wanted- Anyway, 2012 + Portal AU when?? 🤔 (I ask like this question isn't directed at myself-)

I'm biased, but I personally love S3 EP 6, "Race with the Demon" being the starting point ! It's already the iconic 2012 Jonatello episode for most who enjoy the ship and I think it's a great origin for their romantic storyline !

As cute as they are to me, I do think it would be better in the long run to have their relationship be a "slow burn" of sort / not get so heavily focused on they way April and Donnie were- I think it should be like a snowball gradually accumulating snow until it's undeniably clear ! So for example:

S3 EP 6, "Race with the Demon" : Showcases the most chemistry Donnie and Casey have had up until this point in the series, presenting as a simple kinship but leaving room for something more (To those looking for it at least-).

S3 EP EP 7, "Eyes of the Chimera": Further building on their new friendship status via their interactions, especially in stressful / high stakes scenarios (Like the Chimera situation-).

// Not necessarily an interaction thing, but I love Donnie sporting a mask in S3 EP 8, "Vision Quest" and I think it would've been cool to have that be such an obvious nod towards Casey from Donnie- Showing how much he's grown to accept Casey as his friend ! //

S3 EP 17, "Meet Mondo Gecko": Maybe Casey could've been texting Donnie at certain points during this episode, like before getting kidnapped by Xever / "Fishface", earning a reasonably concerned reaction from Donnie later on.

S3 EP 22, "The Creeping Doom" : Having Casey be involved in this episode, for starters- LMAO / Maybe Casey could be surprising cute with Donnie is his low IQ state, referencing the fact that he takes care of his younger Sister and knows how / when to be caring and gentle with others ! Also Donnie could experience a lot of embarrassment at the knowledge that Casey witness his like that- Causing Donnie to question the amount of importance Casey has in his eyes !

S3 EPS 25-26, "Annihilation, Earth!" : I know its kinda cheesy and cliche, but having those two admit that they've felt something more than friendship for one another in what they believed was their final moments together ! Just for Fugitoid to show up and save them, making that confession a bit awkward for them both-

The entire Space Arc could be filled with moments of them wanting to figure out what they are but finding excuses to avoid it,, Like, "Uh oh! Can't work through are potentially romantic feelings because a space shark that's also a bounty hunter is trying to kill us! Darn!", you know? I could also see them putting April in the middle of their stupidity because they're trying to seek refuge or normalcy between them,, Essentially running from their feelings because it's too much for either of them while on a Space race to save Earth,, (But it's not like that's fair to April either-)

S4 EP 22, "The Power Inside Her" : This should be the episode that they truly get together in my eyes. Casey almost lost Donnie once again, and in seeing him molecularly scattered, his feelings never felt more clear. So at the end of the episode, Casey confesses to Donnie in private (Maybe in Donnie's lab? Maybe on the roof above his apartment complex?). He's more vulnerable than he's ever been in his life, probably. Thankfully, Donnie would reciprocate ! Maybe even admit that he thought of Casey before getting molecularly scattered, and wasn't sure what to do with those feelings. It's a sweet / wholesome moment as it morphs into that still image ending 2012 loves to do at the end of episodes-

S4 EP 23, "Tokka vs. The World" : It's shown that Casey and Donnie have yet to share their new relationship status, but you get cute bits like Donnie winking at Casey affectionately before leaving him behind with Mikey inside TCRI !

S4 EP 25, "Requiem" : Relationship status is known by everyone else now. Maybe they make a joke or two about it? Donnie and Casey sitting close to one another as they watch the, "Chris Bradford's Too Ruff Crew" finale with everyone else- Maybe they have a moment where they try to hold hands for as long as possible before splitting up into groups after Super Shredder attacked the Mighty Mutanimals hideout-! Casey definitely comforts his grieving boyfriend post Splinter's death,,

S4 EP 26, "Owari" : Somewhere in this finale, they should have their first on screen kiss- I think towards the end of the episode would make the most sense contextually !

S5 would just be filled with fluff and whatnot, reaffirming that they're still a couple and still very happy ! 💜🖤

I need to draw them playing hockey more- It's literally Donnie and Casey's preferred sport- /hj (Kind of? I'm taking the facts that he includes it on his flow chart to, "Get April to Hang Out With Him" + wears a hockey helmet during S1-S2 as protective gear as confirmation- Lmao ) 🖤💜

I don't know if I'll finish this, honestly- I want to, but the thought of coloring this kills me inside,, 😔

A mutual of mine sent me this image and I couldn't help but think of the dumbass "love triangle" when looking at it- LMAO

I know I don't like either of the pairings, but you cannot convince me that April and Casey didn't date / test the waters of a relationship at some point canonically- Like?? Their moments in Season 2 said a lot to me-