I am a Diamond Terran who usually fair pretty well with TvT, and it's a match up I like, but lately I have been 100% unable to defend proxy reaper builds. I have lost my last 5 TvTs to that build and each time I was playing with early game defense in mind. I have even scouted it, and still failed to defend it. Part of it is a micro issue, I have a hard time in Reaper vs Reaper engagements. But I think the bigger part is that I tend to favor fast expand builds, and tend to freestyle a bit. I always seem to put myself in 2 hellion vs 5-8 reaper micro battles that I can't seem to win. I was hoping that someone could share some tips and/or a TvT build that will give me a bit more early game strength without sacrificing economy too much.

Thanks for any tips in advance, guys! :)