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Gym Rat- Part 4

Splinter's sons are home, but not even a family reunion is going to interrupt the rat dad chasing his gains- especially now that he has four new workout partners, even if he's going to have to grow them up a fair bit. Enjoy!

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Leo and the rest of his brothers were left in a state of shock— none more so than Raph. They had come home from Japan excited to tell Splinter about all they had learned and how they had grown, but upon seeing the state their home had been left ...

Gym Rat- Part 3

Splinter has to get creative to chase his gains- but now, his sons are on their way home. Some adjustments may have to be made, with their father's calf muscles being thicker than most of their shells. Enjoy!

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Splinter had rarely let himself out of control in his life; granted, there were probably worse fates. When fathers of his age— middle-aged, sons out on their own— let themselves go, they would put on weight, pick up a half-dozen hobbies they would immediatel...

Gym Rat- Part 2

When faced with an empty nest, Splinter is starting to fill the space- with more of himself. Enjoy!

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Splinter, when he had spent his first years under New York City, had done a lot of reading. It's how he became so enamored with the great Italian masters he had named his sons after, for a start. In that time, while he never really thought it would be something he would have to deal with, Splinter had come across the term "Empty Nest Syndrome." He realized that it had...

Gym Rat- Part 1

When the turtles are away, the rat will play- apparently. Splinter thinks it's time he focus on himself while his sons are away, and what's a better way for self-improvement then some good old exercise? Enjoy!

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Splinter never thought he would find the absolute quiet in his home disconcerting. Even while he could, and did, meditate in absolute peace and quiet, he felt himself waiting for something— to hear Raphael and Michelangelo arguing over whose turn it was on t...

Beached- Part 4

Gantu's weight gain might confuse whale sighting tours, but he's content finding his perfect vacation spot. Enjoy!

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"Hey, don't be too hard on them, big guy," Chad said, patting Gantu's blubbery flank. "They meant well."

"Hmph! How many beached whales do they see wearing trunks and eating ice cream?!" The enormous alien grumbled. He also knew exactly how this happened, too— he could just picture 625, that little trog, laughing his sandwiches off after ...

Muscle Growth July-August 2025 Poll

Pick your favorite hunks! Happy voting.

Weight Gain July-August 2025 Poll

Let's vote for some chonks! Happy voting.

Brute Commute Preview- Page 15

Hey all, Silver again. A bit late, but I've got another Brute Commute page finished up! Nathan starts to catch a lot of bedroom eyes and flirting with his morning coffee, free of charge. Page 16 is currently in the cleanup phase before lines, so hopefully I'll have another part out to you all soon!

Also thanks to Dandy Horse for his patience waiting in line for coffee behind Nathan.

Bodybuilding Battle Royale Roster

Hey all! Here's something a little different- we're going to have the main polls up tomorrow, but I want to get the ground broken on a new set of stories that'll be separate from our other offerings- a bodybuilding contest featuring the top 25 characters Silver and I have made buff over the years. Here's how the rules work:

-Only media characters, no OC's

-Only characters from our main stories and growth sequences

-Top 5 winners will feature in a set of stories I'll be tackl...

Housekeeping Notes- July 2025

Hey all, Renard here!

June has been a busy and chaotic month for us; but we still got our big two stories out, and we have more incoming. Our $10 patrons will be seeing a new page of Brute Commute here shortly, with another on the way thereafter. We also have new polls which will be posted July 2nd.

I, that is, just me, am also going to push for a new side project, as an extra bonus. I founded Big Stories on my own almost a decade ago back in 2017, and I was soon joined by Cedric,...

The Tarnished Feast- Part 2

Blaidd had some second thoughts about gorging himself- but then settled on a second course. Enjoy!

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Blaidd grunted awake— he had fallen asleep in the tap room of the Hunt's End, again. The half-wolf shook his head, groaning softly as he blinked awake, smacking his lips. His very first thought was drifting towards breakfast, but then, Blaidd stopped when an errant thought slipped inside his head. How long had he been here, in this tavern, with an overly eage...

Red Blooded: Part 2

Blacksad has to bust out of jail to catch his man, but is the Big Apple going to be big enough for him before it's all over? Enjoy!

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"John, there's no easy way we can get through this," Smirnov sighed heavily, the police commissioner sitting opposite from the mountain of a cat that filled more than half of the interrogation room. "Agent Thorne is on the warpath. He wants you slammed with murder, destruction of private property, theft of federal property, treason, and...

Beached- Part 3

Gantu still has trouble learning some Earth customs when hanging out on the beach- but there are a few other things, like the food, that he's becoming an absolute expert on. Enjoy!

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Gantu had never had a case quite like Chad— clearly, the humans had a natural talent for espionage the likes of which he had never seen amongst the species of the Galactic Federation. His prolonged beach vacation had become a covert investigation, to figure out what this Chad knew, why he...

Beached- Part 2

Gantu is still trying to get the hang of this whole beach bum thing, but hey, at least he's got a spare beach ball now. Enjoy!

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His name was Chad. Gantu had been wondering about that for weeks now, but he finally figured out the blond, tanned man that kept smiling at him and offering him ice cream. What was his motive? The burly Kreplokian had dealt with plenty of shifty individuals in his time as a Galactic Federal Captain, and so he knew what these constant bribes me...

Beached- Part 1

This might be why he wasn't in the live action movie- that and Disney being absolute cowards. Enjoy!

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Gantu hadn't taken any sort of leave in over eight years. He had dedicated all his life to his missions— first for the Galactic Federation, then for Hamsterveil, then the Federation again. And in all that time, barring a very misguided meal from one of Experiment 626's abominable "cousins," he had never really indulged in anything. But the hulking alien was not bli...

The Strength to Bear- Part 4

Kumatetsu has grown strong enough to do whatever he wants- whatever that is, it'll be big, loud, and probably not all that well thought out, but he'll look amazing doing it.

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When the Lord of Jutengai had sent Kumatetsu on the journey to the other beast lord cities with his apprentice, they were sent to find the answer to a singular question: "What is strength?" The bear had resented that question from the very beginning. Sure, Kyuta had gotten something out of it, b...

May 2025 Sketches

For our bonus this month, Garr is training for an epic battle and Monty needs to recalibrate some new eating habits. Enjoy!

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"295…"

Garr grunted, gritting his teeth as he stared down at the floor beneath his clawed hands. The orange-scaled beast was deep in the midst of his gruelling training routine, pushing himself as far as his strength and power would carry him. A Guardian and celebrated Champion, the large, hulking beast prided himself on his strength. T...

Tarnished Feast- Part 1

Blaidd comes across a strange tavern in the Mistwood that shouldn't be there, and an overly friendly innkeeper with lots of food. You can see where this is going~ Enjoy!

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Blaidd scanned the horizon, watching for any hostile entities on the horizon. The half-wolf was travelling through the Mistwood, on another task for Ranni. She commanded, and he obeyed; even if it meant trudging through waist-deep marsh water and fighting through hordes of angry monstrous crows and ...

Red Blooded- Part 1

It's no mystery why Blacksad got voted for this month; hunting down a mysterious piece of government property, John Blacksad is about to see this case blow up in a way he's never seen before. Enjoy!

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It was a wet, hot night in New York City. The rain that started earlier in the evening  had petered out into a persistent, stubborn drizzle, and an early summer heat had blown through to make every part of the concrete jungle feel like a sauna. A black cat with a wh...

Brute Commute Preview- Page 14

Hey y'all, Silver here with another BC page! We're finally leaving the apartment to see how far the reality shift goes, with Nathan starting to get more attention than he's used to. Unrelated, it took me ages to figure out what to put on that welcome mat, but I'm so glad I found this one. Also extra props to whoever can spot which Barbie I referenced for Lydia today.

Strength to Bear- Part 3

Kumatetsu continues to grow in strength- but so do the responsibilities he's expected to bear. Enjoy!

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Kumatetsu rumbled low, his body tensed and starting to ache as he lifted a boulder the size of his house back in Juntengai, resting the immense weight on his sprawling shoulders. He grit his teeth, each heavy footstep starting to burn in his trunk-sized legs.

"C'mon, Kumatetsu! When'd you become such a slowpoke?" Tatara chortled.

The bear ground his teet...

The Strength to Bear- Part 2

After an encounter with a mysterious spirit, Kumatetsu is ready to reap the rewards; and he's just barely gotten started. Enjoy!

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Kumatetsu knew little of spirits— no spirit ever taught him anything about fighting, now did they? Spirits had no bodies to fight with, no strength of their own, so they weren't anything that he would bother with; let Hyakushubo deal with spiritual matters. He had fights to win. But this spirit that was now whispering in his ear, he was ...

The Strength to Bear- Part 1

Kumatetsu has to find out what strength is- turns out he learns best by demonstration. Enjoy!

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The Lord of Juntengai had given Kumatetsu a task— ever since he had taken a human as his apprentice, the Lord apparently wanted the warrior bear to take his charge to the other Lords of the Beast Kingdom to answer a simple question: What is the true meaning of strength?

"What a stupid question," Kumatetsu growled as he sat over the campfire— he was the only one up;...

Brute Commute Preview- Page 13

Another page done, and just about at the halfway point as Nathan finds out there's a disconnect between old!Nathan and buff!Nathan's fashion senses. Maybe he can find a tailor to help him out with that (no one help him with that)

Blubber Beast- Part 4

BB's back on the convention circuit, and it seems he's gained a whole new set of fans- among other things. Enjoy!

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BB had heard from the staffers at the convention that he was one of the biggest attractions on the main floor; that may have been a dig at his slight weight problem, but given how many people were crowding his booth and taking pictures with him, surely that was meant as a good thing, right? He had never felt himself be so popular— or more free. Sure, he...

May-June 2025 Weight Gain Poll

First fatty poll of the summer! Who's going for more of a beach ball than a bead bod?

May-June 2025 Muscle Growth Poll

First poll of the Summer! Who's going to be beach bod ready this time?

The Wolves of Kirkney- Chapter 9

Chapter 9, where our heroes arrive in London and begin to plan to rescue Duncan and Charlotte's son from the clutches of a devious vampire assassin. The Wolves of Kirkney- which was put on hiatus for a brief while- is a novel that will be published by Blackwarren Books, which you can check out here: https://www.blackwarrenbooks.com/

This story is due to be published this year, but for now, you all get to see the f...

Satisfaction Guaranteed- Part 2

Theo, unable to control his growth, still needs to find a way to impress and satisfy his latest client- though he may be satisfying a few more than just one picky manticore. Enjoy!

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Theo was trying not to panic— panic showed on his face in the least dignified way— but this was becoming a full blown crisis. In the millennia that he had worked his magic on mortals, he could count the times his magic had failed him on one hand, and those times had usually resulted i...

Brute Commute Preview- Page 12

Long awaited, but we're going back to catch up with Nathan in Brute Commute! I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been waiting to put this pun out for over 2 years now. Hopefully the beef makes up for the bad joke. The goal right now is to get the Page 13 up something this weekend or early next week, so keep an eye out, I'm determined not to go on a huge hiatus on this project again!