#sainw

i said there was more didn't i?

part 1 | part 2

Prepare to suffer once again :)

A Thousand Paper Cranes by @wtf-skittens / ffnet

"He's not sure where he picked up a fondness for origami..."

Breaking the Loop by Amicitia Revenant

Patience and mercy are virtues, but faced with an enemy who won't stay dead, even the most virtuous Turtle becomes determined to end the cycle. Some 100-word drabbles exploring the parallels between SAINW and Exodus.

Maybe the Night by Anhai

Donatello remembers the night before his brothers died.

Peripheral Visions by @slipstreamborne / ffnet

When Raphael doesn’t lose his left eye, the universe struggles to right itself again. Something almost-recognizable from the edge of existence seizes its opportunity.

Sun Tzu Said by @angeldormante

Donatello thinks you're never too old to learn something new. Leonardo thinks they're all just too old, period. Pre-SAINW.

Waking Up by @dawntreaderflynne / ffnet

Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo were struck down during the assault on the Shredder’s stronghold. But Leo awakens to find that, impossibly, he and his brothers have survived - and that maybe second chances aren’t impossible after all.

Midnight Comforts by mattyj

seeing your brothers murdered before your very eyes and subsequently blamed for the apocalypse tends to have some lasting effects on the psyche. unfortunately for don, his dreams are haunted by these future memories; luckily, he's got a big brother watching his back.

Keep Marching On by @side-shuffling-hyperfixations

With no shelter, no supplies, no backup and an infection setting in, Raph doesn't see much reason to keep fighting. He may yet find one in an unexpected place.

He Who Keeps His Eyes on the Sun by Anonymous

How Leo ended up blind.

Ghost in the Shell by @bluepeachstudios

crossover In one universe, 2003 Donatello disappears from his brother's lives, which leads to the Shredder's takeover and the death of the remaining turtles. In another, 2003 Donatello appears, and spends 10 years trying to find a way home. Then he sees something he can't imagine; an alternate version of him, Splinter, and his brothers, seeking shelter in the sewers.

Hold Every Memory by @languajix

crossover A series of stories taking place within the Hold Every Memory AU, a fan spinoff of Ghost in the Shell by Amevello Blue.    A 16-year-old 2k3 Donatello ends up in the past in the Rise! universe. About a decade after his arrival, he faces certain death in the Battle Nexus, only to be saved by a spontaneous mystic connection to his faraway brothers. In this AU, Donnie is able to hold on to that connection and keep it from breaking.    Donnie may not have his family with him, physically, but he can reach out to them mentally, and that makes all the difference. On both sides.

Ghost on the Server by @bluepeachstudios, @melonpalooza

crossover Someone named Ghost enters the Discord Server without a role. — A Ghost in the Shell x The Last Ronin Becomes a Discord Admin Crossover. This is the direct sequel to the GitS AU short story "Home".

Color Guard by alicat54c, @bluepeachstudios

crossover In the SAINW timeline, ten years after their brother Donny vanished, Raph finds a baby softshell turtle in his brother’s lab. He has a purple ribbon tied around his middle. GitS au, where baby Donatello and Ghost exchanged places.

Waiting On A War by @love-killed-the-superstar

Sometimes April would ask him, “Why don't you talk to them about Donatello? Why don't you reach out to them?” He would always reply, “I do not wish to burden them with my own feelings on the matter.” (How Donatello's disappearance destroys the very foundations of the Hamato family.)

Atropos by @angeldormante

Donatello, in his own small way, will never allow things to become the same as they never were.

Cadmus and the Dragon by hotmilkytea

[SAINW] AKA "The 12 Days of SAINWmas"! Twelve festive drabbles set when the times are darkest.

Forewarned, Forearmed by @dawntreaderflynne / ffnet

Donatello had told his brothers about the bleak future he saw after Draco's attack. They had absorbed the tragedy as best as they could. They had been grateful – in spite of their sorrow – that it had been a different future than their own. They were wrong.

I'll Wait (As Long As You Need) by itsnotmyfault

Sometimes, Donnie will drift off. And Raph pulls him back every time.

More Now Than Yesterday by nightwalker3

Raph wasn't so good at figuring Leo out anymore.

Disappear by Anonymous

He was aware, constantly, of the void at his back. An exploration of how Mikey might've become the person we saw in SAINW.

City Escape by Lunaless

Donatello finds himself in the wake of an overturned New York. As he struggles to make sense of it all, so does his family. At least, what's left of them.

The Beginning of the End by @wtf-skittens

(starts a couple of years after the end of season seven of the 2003 series, but set pre-sainw) The Foot have been inactive, there's been no alien invasions or megalomaniacs bent on galactic domination lately, and everything seems pretty much peaceful and quiet in New York. But Turtle Luck dictates that this peace is most likely just the calm before the biggest storm of their lives...

Harm Reduction by @winnyverse

Donatello is gone, the Shredder has taken over New York, and Raphael is not coping very well with any of this.

The Perfect Strategy by Shelly LeBlanc

Leonardo contemplates use of a good strategy.

Rain Falls, Night Falls by @love-killed-the-superstar

In which Michelangelo refuses to accept that Donatello is lost and may never be found.

Screams in the Night by Dementadoom / ffnet

Raphael is woken by the sound of Donatello screaming, and sets out to learn what happened to his beloved brother.

Virtues of a Rebel Leader: Family by @hamsterandturtlesoup

April is pushed beyond her limits managing the latest resistance crisis.

Witches' Broom by @punctuated-equilibrium-t33la

An unexpected opportunity comes along for our SAINW-boys, but the price may be too high

Secrets To Keep by @wtf-skittens / ao3

A short little one-shot set just after the episodes Same as It Never Was/The Real World. "When the dust has settled and everything is back to normal - or at least as normal as it ever gets with a family of mutant ninjas - they swap stories about what happened to them while they were separated."

december 10th: polaroid by @wg12349876

The crew announced recently, in our latest chapter of Reunion, that the main fic will be going on hiatus after the next chapter. Plans are to get our backlog built up again and potentially finish writing Book 1 before coming out of hiatus around Late 2026/Early 2027. Until then, Rest Stops will be posting on their usual schedule, and we’d like for writing request snippets to be posted under a new fic titled Roadside Attractions starting on Aug 15th!

So, my ask box is open for anyone who wants more of a perspective on certain scenes from other characters or elaboration on what happened between time skips or EVEN divergent takes on what could have been (if something had just gone a little bit differently or if someone chose to do something else). Honestly, they’ll be just like Rest Stops but with the added prompting from readers, lol! I ask that my inbox not be spammed (a handful at once is fine, but lots more than that’ll be overstepping) and that the requests don’t go beyond the tags we have on the series (so no explicitly gory or sexual snippet requests) and to try not to overlap with Rest Stops too much (I'll let you know if you do, then you can request something else). I’ve turned my anons back on for this, since I know there are folks who are shy, but I’ll turn them off at my own discretion.

Roadtrip: Reunion Ch. 7 - Tension, Reflection

part one (bc there's so much)

part 1 | part 2

dedicated to the people who are as unwell about that one episode from the 2003 cartoon as i am. Prepare to Suffer.

Causality by @angeldormante

Cody Jones is caught somewhere between the cause and the effect. He is the cause, and everyone else is the effect. .:In which a future creates a future from the blood of its past.:.

From Ruins by @fowo, @hamsterandturtlesoup

In the aftermath of a brutal Foot raid, Raphael and his niece seek out the survivors of April's broken resistance and face the intimidating prospect of starting all over again - in more ways than one. Set in the SAINW-verse, a RP featuring Shadow Jones as April and Casey's biological daughter. (donnie shows up in ch 9)

Hope by @wtf-skittens / ffnet

A somewhat alternate ending to the 2k3 episode Same as it Never Was, because I found it kind of hard to believe that Don and April wouldn't have at least checked the others right after the fight…

The Null Hypothesis by @meercacchi

An ordinary argument forces Donatello to confront the nightmare of that world—and, with the help of his brothers, finally begin the journey of healing.

Prism by @dawntreaderflynne

A collection of short ficlets, through Raphael's eyes.

Three, Shadow by Anonymous

For five seconds, the living room goes perfectly still while the kitchen burns on, roaring and sending out angry billowing smoke into the lair. A oneshot about how losing Donnie makes everything fall apart.

we must be victors (to make it through the morning) by samstello

It's been a month. Why is he still there? He shouldn't be there.

Jane's Tree by @redstringraven

As Leo's struggle continues to surface, Don buries his.

Book 1: Reunion of Road Trip AU by @deadpool1763492, @joyfuladorable, @toonzxy

In a world devoid of hope, an unlikely but familiar visitor is sent to save the day. But with his brothers fractured by both distance and tragedy, will Donatello be able to mend this version of his family in time to save this world? Part 1 of Road Trip AU

Don's Secret by @hummerhouse / ffnet

Sharing an emotional burden usually brings relief, but sometimes it's a cause for more fear.

Midnight Larkspur by @meercacchi

Leonardo wakes from a nightmare and finds Donatello working in his lab, leading to conversations Leonardo isn't sure he's ready to have.

Things Left Unsaid by @halogalopaghost

While working on the Turtle Tunneller to get ready for their final showdown with The Shredder, Leo approaches Donnie with something to say. Set during the episode Same As It Never Was, future!Leo talking with Donatello.

Come Home Again by @paperlifted

(The brothers debrief after being flung across the multiverse by the Ultimate Drako. Well - most of them.)

Guardian by @dawntreaderflynne / ao3

His city and his family are crumbling around him, but Raphael hasn't forgotten her. (features Mrs Morrison)

His Obedient Servant by nightwalker3

Shredder never could have done it without her. That was Karai's burden to bear.

The Haunting of April O'Neil by nightwalker3

Rebuilding a world will be harder than saving one. But first there are ghosts that need to be laid to rest. Sequel to His Obedient Servant.

Paths by paintedfences / ffnet

After three days in another future, Don struggles to adjust. Another look at SAINW - what happened while Don was there, and what happened after.

Strategy by Meg720

Leonardo is a strategist, even when comforting his brothers.

On Reflection by @ancientstone

Donatello never wants to see Mikey at his full potential.

Loose Ends by @punctuated-equilibrium-t33la

In the events of "Same as It Never Was", Donnie saw what his unexplained disappearance would mean for his family and the world. Fearing a similar fate in his own timeline, Donnie has a plan in place to help his brothers for just-in-case. However, Mikey exposes his scheme, giving Donnie the uncomfortable job of explaining himself.

Cigarettes, Sunflowers and Stones by @just-a-lil-turtle-with-knives

series of 4 works. Three sad old men dealing with the loss of a sibling. And a final goodbye.

As It Never Will Be by @halogalopaghost

The first thing Donatello does when they're returned to their lair, only minutes after the Ultimate Draco scattered them to the far-flung corners of the multiverse, is sit down and have a panic attack. His brothers try to reach him in the coming days, but in the end, it's only Mikey who is able to break the seal.

sinking and sailing to swim by @wg12349876

“I’m gonna need you to keep him still,” he’s instructing him sternly. Bullets shower over the top of the ditch, landing wetly into the soft mud that surrounds them. Leo pretends not to flinch. “I’m going to cut below the elbow. If he moves and I miss my mark, I don’t want to have to amputate any further up. That’ll… that’ll be harder.” He swallows thickly, everything in his mouth tasting like blood, bile and ash.

I Would Have Said Goodbye by @whispering-about-the-tmnt

After Same As It Never Was, Donatello writes a letter that he hopes his family will never have to read.

Can you smell the smoke? by secreterces5

Many theorize that Donnie, the Donnie from that apocalyptic timeline, had been kidnapped, or accidentally crossed over to another dimension, or that he had died. But what if his disappearance had been both much simpler and much more complicated than that?

Weathered Strings, Tethered Wings by @deadpool1763492

It has been nearly thirty years since Donatello disappeared from their lives. Raphael had lost all hope of ever seeing his lost brother again, only for him to be told that a mutant turtle is being transported by the EPF. Now, he has embark on a journey and put aside differences with those he cut ties with years ago, both physically and emotionally—all in the name of finding Donatello once and for all.

Those Moments by Princess Tyler Briefs

Raph shares with Donnie one of his own worst memories to help his younger brother feel less alone.

Photograph by Amicitia Revenant

In the back of April's closet, a photo album. In the album, pictures of Turtles. In every picture, a memory…

Glimpse by @dawntreaderflynne / ffnet

After thirty years, Leonardo needs to see Donatello's face again.

The Last of His Kind by @wtf-skittens

and my last preview </3. i was so stoked to make a talksprite what a fun idea. they wear so many outfits in 2003 i knew immediately what my assignment would be! thank you again everyone at @tmntzines for having me for the Red & Rude Zine! your zines are always such a pleasure to be in!!!

I‘m a Fan of your, Joyfuladorable and Toonzxy‘s SAINW Roadtrip AU! I just wanted to leave some fanart for you three to enjoy

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Hey there! This is awesome! Thank you so much for putting your time into this; we absolutely love it! Mikey would absolutely make Tokyo Ghoul jokes with Raph if that manga existed before 2011 and Raph would hate it