This takes place a bit before the movie, when the apocalypse first started.
Donnies stressed about the situation, so Leo helps him stop worrying for a short while.
In the lair games episode where Donnie hides in his shell, remember that?
Well keep that in mind for later!
Tw: kinda angsty at the start again, tickles, some cussing.
Bad fanfic numa toooo !! 1!
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The sewer was dead silent.
It had been a week before the kraang had started there take over.
Raph was usually on guard duty, preventing the infected from taking over the base using his ninpo.
Mikey stopped drawing ever since it happened, being back up in case raph was outnumbered.
Donnie was always in his lab, trying to find out how to get the key, let alone get rid of the kraang.
Along with making sure the others took care of themself's, he had lost most of his spark.
Seeing his brothers be so upset was heartbreaking, especially knowing HE was the reason.
It was around 3:13 am, when he heard a thump from donnies room
Worried for his twin, he rushed upstairs, barging into the lab.
Donnie dropped the tools he was working with, thumping his head onto the table.
🐢💜: "why isn't this working..?? If I can't protect them....then...ugh..."
He mumbled out loud to himself, silent tears running down his face.
Leo cleared his throat, loud enough for Donnie to hear.
He perked his head up and sighed, turning to face Leo.
🐢💜: "oh..hey, Leo..did you need anything?"
🐢💙: "I heard a thump, are you okay?? Wait are you-- are you cryin Dee? "
His twin let out a shakey breath, standing up and hugging his twin.
This was weird. Like Mikey level weird. [No Offense... ]
Donnie never hugged Leo, or anyone really, it was rare he even acknowledged him!
Leo's thoughts we're interrupted by a heavy sob.
🐢💜: "I'll never..be able to prot-tect you all... I have no p-power...im useless compared to you..! How can you even stand being my twin if I can't...."
His words were cut off in between loud body shaking cries, holding onto Leo tighter than ever.
Leo's jaw dropped from hearing his brother speak like this. Usually it was Leo being emotional about being useless.
He didn't realize how bad the situation of the world had got to dee.
🐢💙: "d-dee..your nothing even CLOSE to useless! What are you talking about??"
He felt hot tears sting his eyes from seeing his twin like this.
🐢💙: "I'm taking you to my room, okay? You need a break."
Donnie nodded slightly, leaning on his brother and walking with him to his bedroom.
Leo sat on his bed, Donnie laying on his stomach, head resting in Leo's lap.
🐢💙: "may I remove your battle shell? Maybe it'll help your back feel less sore from working so long.."
🐢💜: "sure..i don't mind.."
Leo took it off, gently setting it to the floor.
🐢💙: "so..would you like to talk about it? I'll listen no matter what. "
Donnie took a long, shakey inhale.
🐢💜: "I feel like I'm worthless protection wise..i mean, let's face it, I'm more of an extra, or a spare brother. Raph is super strong, Mikey is creative, your hilarious, but me? I can't even find out how to get us outta this mess, let alone get my ninpo to work. "
Donnie shut his eyes, tears running down his face from stress.
🐢💜: "and now I'm here crying like a baby because I can't handle being the disappointment...how selfish is that..? Seeking comfort from my brothers who have it worse than I..?? Without a warning nonetheless.."
He felt something wet hit the side of his head, tilting to look up at Leo.
Tears quickly fell from Leo's eyes, staring with dread at his twin.
🐢💜: "l-leo?! Are you..okay??"
Leo practically yanked Donnie up into a huge hug, sniffling quietly.
🐢💙: "don't you EVER. say that about yourself. You mean SO MUCH to this family. What do you think raph, Mikey, even splinter would do without you here??"
Donnie hugged back without a second of hesitation.
🐢💙: "do you wanna know the real reason I poke, prod, and just bother you in general? It's because it's an excuse to BE here with you. The others hang out with me either way but your my TWIN. You mean so much to me, AND the others."
🐢💜: "L-leo..im sorry for upsetting y--"
🐢💙: "no, Donnie, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not making sure you knew we appreciated you as much. You deserve the whole world, Hérmano."
Leo went quiet, drying donnies tears as he did the same to himself.
🐢💜: "Thank you. And I don't mean just for this, but for being you. I know I don't say it, hell, I'll probably regret saying this right now but I genuinely like when you 'annoy me'. "
He made air quotes before resting his head in Leo's shoulder, going limp with his arms wrapped around him.
🐢💜: "I mean, sure, I act mean but it shows you at least thought of me without necessarily NEEDING something. Well, other than my company."
Leo softly chuckled, patting donnies back.
🐢💙: "I appreciate you sayin that, dee. But your not living it down. "
🐢💜: "expected reaction.."
They both softly giggled, going silent in each other's arms.
🐢💜: "I know I've already ranted but..i don't know how to exactly cheer up from here.."
Leo pondered for a moment, trying to find a hobby they both enjoyed.
🐢💙: "I'm sure we'll find something to do! Let me think.."
🐢💜: "gasp, Leo can think?? He has a brain??"
Leo jokingly scoffed in fake offense.
🐢💙: "Howww darethh theeee!!! My brain is FULL of thoughts!! How rudee!"
Donnie let out soft, breathy giggles.
🐢💜: "pfft-hhehehehe!! You dohohork!"
Leo laughed along with him, gently tapping his fingers on donnies shell to help him think of something for them to do.
Donnie let out a soft screech, squirming around to try and stop the unexpected tickly feeling attacking his back.
🐢💜: "L-leheheooho!! Pffbftt-stahahaaap!!!"
He covered his hand with his mouth, containing the giggles that were building up from the tiny tapping of Leo's hand.
Leo looked at his brother with confusion, until he glanced at his shell where his hand was, a evil grin spreading on his face.
🐢💙: "donnniieeeeeee??? Why you gigglinnn?"
Donnie weakly thrashed, the hug he was once enjoying peacefully had been a death trap, unable to stand up or run for it.
He held both his hands over his mouth, tiny squeaks and muffled half laughs escaping his throat.
Leo gently ran his hand up and down his back, making the twin shake with contained laughter.
🐢💙: "what's so funny dee? Something tickle your funny bone?"
With the mix of the tickly sensations, and Leo's puns, Donnie knew he was gonna break soon. His eyes shut tight and a wild smile on his face.
Leo started gently tracing the shapes of donnies shell spots with one finger, the other hand continuing to tap in random spots.
🐢💙: "awww dee!! This one's shaped like a heart!!"
He traced one of the markings near his shoulder as he spoke, making donnie start softly cackling.
🐢💜: "Eeee-!!!..ehehee!--dahahamihihit stahahhaap!!"
Donnie cursed himself for breaking, the built up giggly tension making his body shake.
🐢💙: "There's my giggly twin!!"
Leo's grin only grew once his brothers laughter spilled out of his throat in waves.
🐢💜: "lehEHEHEOO!! Ihihim too ohold for thihihahas!!! StahAHAHAA-!"
🐢💙: "if your too old for this why are you laughing then?? Hmmmm?"
🐢💜: "Behehecahahause the brahahahihin tehehels uhus toohoho!! Ihits a paihihIHIN REHEhespahanse!!!"
Leo chuckled at his response, putting on his fake nerd voice.
🐢💙: "because the brain tells us tooo!!1! "
The stupid voice Leo did mixed with the electric feeling through his back made his laugh go up an octave.
🐢💜: "youohouhuhur gohohnahaha wahahake the ohahathehers!!!!"
🐢💙: "just stop laughing then!!!"
Donnie held onto Leo tight, his cackles being muffled into Leo's neck.
🐢💙: "nuh-uh, you can't have a laugh like that and hide it!! No way!"
🐢💜: "mahahake mehehe nahahardohoho!!!"
Donnie almost immediately regretted those words as Leo dug his hands into his underarms.
🐢💙: "Tickletickletickletickletickle!!!!"
Donnie threw his head back and let out loud giddy cackles, tears springing into his eyes.
🐢💜: "DOHOHONT SAHAHAY THAHAHA- PFFTTAHAHAHAA!!-"
🐢💙: "don't say what dee? Tickle?"
He weakly slapped at his hands.
🐢💙: "but it's such a fun word!! Tickletickletickletickle!!"
He giggled along with his brother, watching him go red.
🐢💜: "NAHAHAHARDAHAHOHO!!!! STAHAHAPIHIHICAHAHANT!!!-"
🐢💙: "Awww can my wittle bwother not handle the ticklesss???"
He teased, gently prodding at dees neck.
🐢💜: "shuhuhaHAHA- Shuhut uhahap!!!!"
🐢💙: "What did you just say, brother..?"
Leo ceased his attack, glaring jokingly at his twin before resting his hands by donnies neck, gently brushing against where his neck and softshell met. Before he could act, Donnie squeaked and tried quickly getting out of the trapped hug.
🐢💜: "wahahahihitnahahatthehere!! Pleheheeese!!"
🐢💙: "your neck isn't even that sensitive! Why are you freaking out??"
Donnie frantically squirmed, scrunching his neck to hide the gap in between it and the shell.
🐢💜: "Y-yeheheahah-!! Sohoho you shohohould juhust ignohore ihit!"
🐢💙: ".....hey donniieeee?"
Donnie knew that tone allllll too well.
🐢💜: "yehehes brohohotheher..??"
🐢💙: "mind if I test something? A 'experiment' as you would say."
Donnie tensed up, covering his mouth again, knowing it wouldn't make a difference.
🐢💜: "lehehehoho dohoho nahahat!!!!"
Leo very gently placed two fingers in the top part of donnies shell, lightly tapping the inside of it.
🐢💜: "WAHAHAHAIHIT-- STAHAHAPNAHAHAT THEHEHERE--EEEEEEHAHA!!-"
Leo knew Donnie was super ticklish but this was a game changer!!
🐢💙: "I hahavehent even done muhuch dee!!!! Calm dohown!!"
🐢💜: "LEEHEHEHEHAHAHAA!!- IHIHICAHAHAHANT- HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Leo changed from tapping to light spidering.
Surely it wouldn't be too bad right??
Nothing could have prepared them for what happened.
Donnie let out a loud, genuine SCREAM before falling into screechy loud laughter.
🐢💜: "AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! HOHOHOLEHEHEY SHIHIHAHA!!!!- STAAAAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Leo burst into laughter along with his twin, now spidering the outside of his shell with the other hand, and digging slightly harder onto the inside.
🐢💙: "ohoho my gahad dee how ticklish ARE you?!"
🐢💜: "SHAAHAHAHAHA-LEHEHEHEE-!!!! IHEHEHEHAA!!-"
He couldn't manage words over his screechy laughter, aggressively twisting back and forth before managing to free his arms. Tears of joy ran down his face as he stumbled backwards onto the floor with a thud.
🐢💙: 'uh oh..did I take it too far??'
Leo peaked over at Donnie, who had went into his shell out of habit.
🐢💙: "are you okay dee???"
🐢💜: "Ihihi cahahahnt-- hehehehe!!!--"
His giggles cut him off from speaking, making Leo laugh along with him.
Leo picked up Donnie, who was still in his shell, before getting an idea.
🐢💙: "hey Donnie? Are you able to come out right now?"
🐢💜: "prohobahalehehey not tihill I'm cahalm..whihehey??"
Leo went silent, his evil grin returning as he set Donnie on the bed and stood up.
🐢💜: "leheheo I knohow your planning somethihihing!!!!"
🐢💙: "nonsense hérmano!! I'll be riiiight back!"
Leo quickly hopped out of the room, running off somewhere and returning not even a minute later.
Donnie was, surprisingly, still giggling his head off, trying to calm down to get himself out of his shell.
🐢💙: "I'm back dearest brother!!!"
Donnie squeaked and his giggles went up an octave or two.
🐢💜: "nahahardoho I swehehahar you wihihill regrehehet thihihas!!"
Leo grinned and grabbed Donnie, pulling him into his lap before clearing his throat.
🐢💙: "As you know, during night, Mikey keeps his paintbrushes out to dry, but since Mikey's asleep right nowww!!"
Donnie squealed, his manic giggles intensified with each second.
🐢💜: "Leheheheohohoho plehehheahahasehehe!!! I've behehen tortuhuhured ehehenohough!!"
The room went silent besides the tiny giggles coming from Donnie.
It felt like years of anticipation before the brush bristles made contact with the inside of his shell, no longer protected by his neck.
Leo thought for sure the others would wake up from how loud he shrieked.
🐢💜: "AAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA--EEHEHEHAHAHA!!!-- FFAHAHAHAHACK!!-"
His laugh was so high pitched he didn't even sound like a turtle anymore!!
Leo blew a long raspberry onto the back of his shell while speeding up the movement of the brush.
Donnie was speechless, laughing his heart out uncontrollably while gasping for air like a fish out of water.
🐢💜: "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!!!! HHAHAHAHA--HA-!!!!"
His laugh grew choppy, his gasps becoming frantic before Leo slowed to a halt, hugging his giggly brother.
🐢💙: "Well someone sounds happier!!"
Donnie couldn't even muster a response, giggling freely without any worries.
🐢💜: "hehehehehee...hhahaha...wahahaow...."
Leo rubbed the ghost tickles away, then gently hugged Donnie.
🐢💙: "Did you have fun, dee?"
He spoke in a soft voice, not expecting any response from the giggly puddle he made.
🐢💜: "honehehehestly??...yehehes.."
He let out a chuckley sigh and shut his eyes.
🐢💙: "Awwwww!!! Well if you had so much fun then we should do this more often!!"
They both laughed, and after a while, Donnie finally popped out of his shell, embracing Leo in a hug.
🐢💜: "Thank you for cheering me up..your the best twin anyone could ask for."
Donnie had a warm, genuine smile on his face.
Leo felt his heard melt hearing those words, hugging his twin and pulling the covers over them.
🐢💜: "you don't mind if I crash in here right? "
Donnie yawned while reaching for the light, turning it off.
🐢💙: "Of course not, goodnight Hérmano. "
Without another word, they fell asleep, not a worry in there mind.
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