#rambling about an au i probably wont expand on after this post

[enthblaze]

new au bc my brain cant help it,,,where 12 leo has a twin

yes ik the brothers are all the same age, but there was this obvious connection between these two turtles that made them the "token twins"

his twin is gonna be an oc of mine that i have yet to make (im still picking names) but theyre suddenly scared that theyre being kicked to the curb bc of leo's new leadership

theyve always been side by side and now they feel less than, despite leo's reassurances that they arent

it's hard trying to live up to your twin's name. it's hard trying to catch up when suddenly he's flying ahead

so they bury themselves in their studies.

they become the team medic, constantly locked away in donnie's lab whether or not he's there to look over turtle anatomy or practice surgical procedures that even their purple banded brother is too terrified of risking

leo doesnt understand

training with his twin happens less and less

their twin almost falls behind

until he gets badly hurt and their twin is at their side in an instant. in his haze of pain, he asks why. what happened to them? where did they go? he misses his twin.

and then they reply, "if i can't be there protect you, then i'll be here to save you."

leo's twin knew they would never catch up to the powerful ninja leo was becoming. theyre good, yes, but they will never be as good as him again.

the least they could do is make sure neither leo or any of their brothers die out on the battlefield.