#disaster twins ft. mikey and raph

[its-autumn]

When Two Broken Halves Don't Fit.

@clover2018

Chapter 1: Hands are a way of talking.

Warning!

This chapter contains flashbacks, swearing and very slight sewerslide ideation.

Context(?): It has been 5 months since their bond snapped in half. Things have changed. Donnie is quiet, more quiet than ever. Leo has been staying closer to his twin since that day, trying to seem like himself even though he's really hurting as much as the others. But they are both slowly drowning in their own traumas and problems, they need each other way more than they think they do. Time is running out for things to be fixed. The only problem is...

Two broken halves don't fit.

Void.

Nothing.

Cold.

Numb.

Donnie was used to this. It had become second nature whenever he fell asleep. Just him and the silent, never ending black void. He liked the quiet, unlike pretty much anyone else in his family. He could feel himself slipping deeper and deeper...

Until he couldn't.

"Come on, sleepyhead. Wake up." A particularly annoying voice rang out, too loud for the soft shells' liking. He stirred and winced, his body curling into a tighter ball.

"Come on Dee, you really need to wake up." The voice said again a moment later, significantly quieter after it saw how the other turtle reacted. 

Donnie could now feel himself drifting towards being awake. He did not want to be awake. 

Being awake meant he had to socialise.

Eat.

Act alive.

Be alive.

... Scoff.

But alas, he opened his eyes to be greeted by his annoying 'twin'. 

"Was that really so hard?" Leo asked in a mocking tone, smirking as his brother's dull eyes shot him that oh-so-satisfying glare of sleep deprived annoyance. 

Oh, how he loved pissing Donald off.

Donnie forced himself to sit up, though the dizziness made him close his eyes for a second.

How long had be been asleep?

"Yoouuuu.. okay?" He heard the slider say in a voice he couldn't quite describe, to which he answered with a small nod of the head. 

Silence followed, which caused Don to open his eyes in pure confusion. He stared at Leo with an expressionless face, though there was a slight in of curiosity there.

Leon was watching him with a strange expression. It wasn't exactly worry, but it wasn't his usual cocky charm either. Was it... guilt? Regret? Pity? The soft shell couldn't exactly tell.

It only took a few seconds of eye contact for Donnie to look away.

He wasn't in his own room. He was in Leo's, which either meant that his 'twin' couldn't sleep and begged him to keep him company, or he got lonely himself and snuck in. He couldn't really recall.

"Soooo.. you hungry? Mikey saved your breakfast." The red-eared slider said in an awkward tone, smiling a little as Donnie took notice of him. 

If his breakfast had been saved, then it had to have been past 8:00AM. 

"Not now. Not hungry." Dee signed back in return, looking down at the blanket over his legs. He heard his brother sigh, and a pang of guilt made itself known in his chest.

To Donnie's relief, Leo didn't pry. He could feel him watching, though. God, he hated being looked at. Everyone treat him like he was going to snap at any moment, and it wasn't nice. Shouldn't they be worried about Leo? Y'know, the dude who literally trapped himself in a goddamn prison dimension 5 months ago?

Nardo was saying something else, but Donnie couldn't hear it over the sudden static in his brain.

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Static.

Why would Leo leave?

Static. Can't breathe.

No. This isn't real. He'll say this was a prank in a minute.

Raph is crying. So is Mikey, but louder. Too loud. Too real. The explosion blows a strong wind in Donnie's tearful face, but he doesn't react. 

Was it because he said they aren't actually twins?

Did he not do enough to help?

Was he too overbearing with his info-dumping?

What did he do wrong, Leo?

Why did you leave him alone?

Why? 

WHY?!

Donnie can feel the warm tear falling down his cheek, and he gingerly reaches his hand up to wipe it. Is that real too? Yes. It's fucking real.

It's all... real.

All the things Leo said are running through his head at such a speed it makes him feel like he's going to be sick. 

"Please don't say 'a fix' bro!"

"No one forced you to, Donnie!!"

"Donnie? Donnie- are you okay?"

"I know I say this a lot about Donnie but...

DEMON POSSESSION."

"Where's your.. thing? Your.. emotionless passion!"

"You're one to talk, big bro. Hero moves are totally your style."

The forced, pained chuckle that came out of his so called 'twin' before the comms went out is all that Donnie can hear over the static. Taunting him.

You're never gonna see your other half again...

They aren't twins, but they were born on the same day. They know each other. Well, of course they do, they were brought up together. But Donnie and Leo's bond was different. They both knew immediately when something was wrong with the other, and they were the best at helping each other get through difficult moments.

Now Don-Tron will have to do that alone.

No more "Lee and Dee", just... Dee.

Is it fucked up that the first thing he thinks is "if Leo can't make it past 16, then I can't either"?

Donnie won't settle for this. He won't give up. He can fix this! He always fixes things. He can fix this. He will fix this. He...

He...

Shit.

He can't fix this.

And thats the thing that makes the static abruptly snap off.

He can't feel Leo anymore. 

His chest hurts, and he finds himself blindly running towards the dim light that Mikey is creating.

He didn't fix it.

But Mikey did.

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"Donnie!"

The soft shell flinched and snapped out of his thoughts, glancing over at his brother's face.

How long did he zone out for?

"Come on, you need to actually get up. Lazy-bones." Leo teased with a smirk, though Donnie could only stare back with a blank expression.

It was something everyone was used to nowadays.

Silence. Sign language. Small reactions.

He rarely talked anymore unless it was with his hands.

Taking a mildly irritated breath in, Donnie got out of bed and on to his feet as Leon walked to the doorway, still smirking smugly. 

The turtle pulled his mask over his face and tightened it at the back, letting his back stretch out as he did.

"By the way," 

Don looked over, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"I drank the last bit of coffee."

And then Leo walked away.

Great. Now he had literally nothing to keep him awake.

It was gonna be a long day.

[peaceandgentletragedy]

Something that might happen if you get too comfy having a BrothorbTM

Just saw @somerandomdudelmao drop the next update.

See you there :)

Edit: Saw the update, am overjoyed at the return of the little mug dweller.

[overstimmed]

#physically slaying, mentally decaying😙💅🏼✨

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[mythica0]

Here’s a power/ability list for the Supernatural bois! (I’m addition to their normal Ninpo.)

I might’ve posted something similar before but it’s not on the tag so I’m redoing it lol.

Siren!Leo:

-Can breathe underwater

-really fast swimmer

-Hypnotic voice/Siren song

-> has multiple versions/types that he can change between it turn off at will

-> lure: classic Siren song, lures people who hear it towards him. Takes no effort

-> mind control: can control the actions of one person or a group of people. Takes quite a bit of effort, especially for more people. Can only make people do things they are capable of. (I.E;couldn’t make a normal person fly or something.) Frowned upon by his fam except for Donnie

-> influence: can influence the personality of people who hear it. Can make it more specific to a certain person or a few people, but that takes more focus. At default, influences anyone who hears it and takes a small level of effort. (Example: making a group of people angry at eachother.)

-Weakness: dislikes fire and other dryness.

Vampire!Donnie:

-can fly with his bat-like wings

-can turn into a bat

-has sharp fangs (he can drink blood, but dosent need to in order to live. It does serve as food and he often craves blood, however it’s frowned upon by fam except for Leo.)

-has regenerative properties, hard to injure or kill.

-weaknesses: Has pale scales and sun burns very easily. Is repulsed by garlic. Previously mentioned cravings for blood.

Phoenix!Mikey:

-Can fly (like Future Mikey, only way earlier)

- can create and manipulate fire.(is often scolded by Raph for commiting arson in public while fighting.)

-regeneration properties, same as Donnie.

-Can heal others with a special type of flame. (Feels warm, but not hot. Purple in color.)

-Weakness: fire powers don’t work if he is wet. Naturally dislikes water.

Dragon!Raph:

-can fly using his dragon-like wings

-has tougher scales, extremely hard to damage.

-can see farther than average

-can grow to 4x his size, Up to 24 feet tall. (He doesn’t have to go all the way up or down, he can go in multiples. So it’s 6, 12, 18 or 24 ft tall.)

-Weaknesses: Needs a lot of food to support his large size and abilities. If he dosent get enough he can’t grow larger. Has a weaker spot on his tail near the tip.

General/other:

-Leo and Mikey are sort of opposites, and often have teasing squabbles. They still figure out ways to use teamwork, however.

-Leo and Donnie both have wack moral compasses, Raph is always worried if they ever go out alone together.

-Leo is very flirtatious, being a Siren, and also very very gay.

-while we’re on the subject of sexuality, Donnie is AroAce, Mikey is Pan, and Raph is Bi. They’re all cis men.

-Raph has additional spikes on his arms than in canon.

-Mikey has fire-like marking under his eyes and has some feathers that grow out of his arms and legs.

-sometimes during fights or on missions Raph will grow to his full size, or just one of his other larger sizes, and carry his brothers around in his hand for fast travel, or to rescue them.

-Leo and Donnie work together to cause a lot of mischief. Leo has helped Donnie get blood from a hospital and several occasions. (These disaster twins got even more disaster-y)

-Due to being a night owl and how easy he burns, Donnie hates going outside during the day.

Any questions or thoughts about the AU? Please share! My ask box is always open!

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