Hi so there's this show about turtles who also happen to be ninjas...

idk how this will do so im gonna hold off on writing out my entire au lmao

EDIT 2: Fic link is here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/437...

EDIT: Oh wow, this is CRAZY validating to see people liking this so much. I'll talk about my au since so many people have asked

Draxum kept 2 of the turtles (Donnie and Raph) and Splinter got the other 2. Donnie and Raph basically grew up in a stricter regime as you can imagine, and Donatello was HEAVILY favoured by Draxum. Raph definitely has daddy issues because of this.

Don and Raph LEFT Draxum at a super young age (around 10 year old equivalent) after meeting Splinter, Leo, and Mikey and realizing that their family is WAY more stable and comforting to be around.

This animatic takes place in the first AND last episode of ROTTMNT season 1 in accordance to my AU; Donnie is "reunited" with his dad (who he still loves) and Leo struggles to come to terms with the fact that Don can still love Draxum as a father while still being his brother. There's a lot of family dynamics in this au that I'd love to explore in different ways (more animatics probably). Don't worry, it's not all angsty!!