yup! its an actual thing now, i finally ironed out the story beats so this is a proper au/rewrite of the aftermath of season 2, im looking foward to posting more art and comics abt it, but please dont expect a full comic or fic
however asks are more than welcomed! i have a lot of stuff prepared for it and i wanted a proper cover to announce it dsfj
(i wanted to add some symbolism to everyones line of sight, not sure if its noticeable
Hi I have a request. How would the bay turtle react to there SO being almost invisible? Like someone with little to no presence, even them as a hard time knowing there there. How would they react to there SO telling them that they were used to be forgotten by others? Thanks you. I wish you a nice day.
Woah, this is deep. I hope I did it justice…
Warnings: Swearing.
Incarnation: Bayverse
Extra Info: Gender-neutral reader. I took this as socially, they were nearly invisible, not physically. Let me know if you meant physically, and I could write another.
(I quote Beeltejuice: The Musical. “Prologue: Invisible.” I’m saying it so I don’t get copyrighted)
Leo:
He had seen you walking through the city to Central Park every day for several weeks
And every time, you were alone
Every time, people bumped into you on the sidewalks
You almost seemed to like being alone
But that was almost two and a half years ago now
He had been there when you were getting attacked and became friends
You’ve been dating for eleven months now
You nearly forget how alone you were
Well, are
He texted you that he couldn’t come over because there was a lot of activity that he and his brothers had to take care of
You just texted back “Ok.”
The next night, he came over, apologizing profusely
Your reaction to that made him uneasy
“Don’t worry about it, Leo- I’m used to it.”
He froze
His expression filled with worry
“Y/n… What do you mean?”
You shrug
“I’ve gotten used to being on the second burner.”
“And what does that mean?”
“I’m reminded every day I come back up to the surface that no one sees me, Leo! My parents’ are gone a lot, leaving me alone in the apartment. And school is no better- people walk by like I’m not even there!”
You felt bad for snapping, but you were getting annoyed with his questions
“I’m used to being… Invisible.”
He had figured that you didn’t have many friends, but you made school seem different as he’s gotten to know you
But he was wrong, and he felt awful
And head no idea about your parents
He took your arms and looked at you
You looked up at him
“Do I ever make you feel that way? Invisible?”
You shake your head
“You’re the one who makes me feel seen, so when you’re gone…”
He pulls you to his plastron
“I’m so sorry…”
Raph:
You were so extroverted around him and his brothers
He never would have thought that was a façade
Until, one night, he was in your apartment
You had told him you were going out with some people from school, and said that he could stay at your apartment
So, he was rather surprised when you got back early
“Hey, what’s wrong? Did they-”
You raised a hand, a signal for him to be quiet
“They didn’t even notice I left… They didn’t even notice I was there, so why notice my absence?”
He could tell how frustrated you were by the way you walked around the apartment
By the way you held yourself- you were tense
By the way you spoke- your words were sharp
He got frustrated, too, by the things you said
They were basically ignoring you
After a while, you had calmed down
But he was still frustrated
“Have they done this before?” he asked, still pacing your apartment
You nod
“Yeah, it’s just… This was the last straw.”
“I’m sorry, what?”
“Yeah. It’s happened before. I’ve been used to it, but I shouldn’t have been.”
He grew livid
“This… This was normal?”
“It always has been.”
“Y/n, why?”
“I’m invisible!”
“You’re not!”
“Not to… Not to you…”
He thought for a moment, trying to wrap his mind about what he just heard
“Not to… Me?”
“You make me feel seen, Raph…”
You gulp, struggling to hold back tears
“I have barely ever felt seen, but you… You make me feel seen, and I don’t know how to feel with that.”
You can’t look at him
He takes one of your bicep, then uses his other hand to take your chin and make you look at him
“I will always see you. Fuck everybody who doesn’t. You’re worth being seen, Y/n.”
Your lip trembled, so you bit it
Raph kissed your forehead
You had never seen him so gentle
But, you had also never felt more…
Safe
Donnie:
You two were at your apartment
Specifically, in your bed
You were talking about whatever shit came to mind, and now that it was past midnight, things were getting deep
He was talking about growing up as a mutant
How he and his brothers dealt with growing up in the sewers when they just really wanted to be with people
Especially when the people were right there
It was weird for them, since they were so close yet so far
Donnie hated it the most- even more than Raph
He was the one who wanted the purple ooze to work the most
He was the one who could make it work
But Raph threw it all away
And despite being that much closer to his brothers, he was that much farther than where he wanted to be
Despite being a part of the team that helps the city, he felt…
Invisible
And you knew what that felt like
You told him how you often felt like you were getting farther and farther away from being closer to people
You felt alone in a group of 7.8 billion
You were always the one taken advantage of, the one who was invited only when needed
The one no one thought of, the one last picked
You were used to it, since it had been happening since you were a child
Especially having 8 older siblings
You told him how you felt like Pluto
You were considered a part of the family, but before you could finish your development, you were forgotten
You were the first person that truly understood Donnie, but you understood him because of experience
You had and will always feel…
Invisible
Donnie retorted to that
“I have always seen you, Y/n. You’ll never be invisible to me.”
“I know, Don… But I’m scared.”
“Of?”
“I… That I will one day be invisible to you…”
He wrapped his arms around you, pulling you to his plastron
He started singing to you, softly
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away…”
Mikey:
He had never seen someone so…
Quiet
Even when in the middle of a group setting consisting of him and his brothers, he saw conversation flow over you like river over stone
And then, he took a visit to your school during your lunch break
From the roof, he saw you with your social group
And again, he saw conversation flow over you like river over stone
When you came by the Lair that night, he immediately took you to his room
He sat you down on his bed and sat on the floor in front of you
“Why do you seem so lonely?”
You looked at him, confused
“I went to visit your school while you were at lunch, and I saw you in a group, but you weren’t talking to anyone. Same thing happens when you’re here- you don’t enter into the conversation.”
You stutter out a bullshit response
You were honestly shocked that he noticed
You put your head into your hands, hiding your face
He got up onto his knees and took your wrists, bringing them away from your face
“Y/n, can you talk to me?”
You were crying, unable to stop your tears
He pulled you gently off of his bed and into his lap
He cradled you, and he gently started rocking you
You started mumbling under your breath
“What’re you saying, Y/n?” Mikey asked gently
You hiccupped.
“My mom… She was the one who made me feel seen for my entire childhood… She’s gone…”
You felt Mikey become sad for you
He held you that much tighter, and kissed the top of your head more
“Seems when you lose your mom… No one turns off the sun. Folks carry on, that’s that… You're invisible when you're sad…”
He inhaled deeply
“Every day you’re with me, Y/n, is a day you will be seen by me. Even if those days are sad, or they’re happy, or frustrating or calm… I’ll always see you.”
You couldn’t stop your crying, but now the reason had shifted slightly
