Quick question, if you were to do an ages reversed Au with the brothers (Branches as eldest, JD youngest, ect), what do you think would change about the story, just off the top of your head?
Ooooo this is tricky, ok uh… (Edit: I based this off of Great Decisions btw, I’m sorry, I didn’t read closely enough😖)
Branch - I think he would be a bit of an overbearing older brother. Not in JD’s perfectionistic way, but more like being in everyone’s business. He definitely has a schedule on each of them regarding their activities. He doesn’t want them to be perfect, but he expects them to listen, and is a bit self centered sometimes. Likely, Branch wouldn’t have left the tree. And unlike John Dory, he despises their father for what he did, and is similar to Grandma Rosiepuff in that sense where he refuses to talk about it. Also unlike JD, he did not drop out of school, Grandma Rosiepuff would be a lot more willing to help in this situation.
Floyd - It was Floyd’s idea to start BroZone to help his brother out (Branch was doing a bunch of jobs and wasn’t home too much). When the perfect family harmony fell apart, he was mortified, thinking he ruined everything, and ran. He had no idea Spruce followed after him.
Clay - His storyline’s about the same. He and Branch argued over many things, but more so life stuff vs band stuff, and when Floyd and Spruce disappeared, he left to live with King Peppy. He went missing in the tunnels running back to find his brothers…
Spruce - Spruce took the role of a mediator in this timeline. Floyd was really stressed all the time, so Spruce would typically step in and use his baby brother privilege to get Branch and Clay to stop arguing. He was always very good with baby JD. When he saw Floyd taking off, he followed him. But by the time he convince his brother to come back, it was too late, and they were lost.
JD - He had much more support growing up. Branch figured out he was dyslexic pretty quick, and helped him with learning to read. A bit of his perfectionism showed through, but it wasnt much till he got older. He was the one who Grandma Rosiepuff sacrificed herself to save, and after that happened, he took off. And Branch went after him. When they returned, they saw the decimated tree and collapsed tunnels, and despite his investigations, Branch figured the trolls were gone.
Instead of going to the Neverglade, they just lived in the woods, Branch just taking them as far as he could from Bergentown, his paranoia starting. They never found Rhonda. Because Branch is a bit more cautious, he did not gather that many injuries. And they likely found Troll Village sooner.
Branch was also able to pick up on the early warning signs of JD’s mental health problems.
AH! I hope that was ok! I tried, but gosh man, that is a tricky one!!!
Okay sorry to bother you again but I need to know. Do you have a song playlist for your fic? Cause like I need to listen to it for spiritual purposes.
Omg, I kept putting off answering this cause I was like, oooo that’s a good idea I should make one! …But I haven’t yet😅 But I can at least try and list a few songs that make me think of this story! (With zero context as to why😂)
- “Great Decisions” Judah & the Lion (Duh😂)
- “Infinitely Ordinary” The Wrecks
- “Yes I’m a Mess” AJR
- “100 Bad Days” AJR
- “Karma” AJR
- “Meet Me in The Woods” Lord Huron
- “Headlock” Imogen Heap
- “Northern Attitude” Noah Kahan
That’s just some I can think of! Can you tell I’m a bit of an AJR fan?😂 There’s other songs too, but they might make an appearance in the story so… I’ll hold out for now😉
Sometimes I get really really really scared of posting, like, what if I post and everyone just starts booing me and throwing tomatoes?
In the wise words of Cristina Yang, SOMEBODY SEDATE ME….
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Got me tearing up over here ahhhh😭 Thank you so much for all your sweet words, truly, it blows me away that so many people love this story as much as I do!
AND?! That is inspires amazing art such as this! You captured the vibe of JD in that scene SO well, I immediately knew exactly what scene it was!😭 Such an beautiful artwork, and such kind words, thank you thank you THANK YOU! I can’t wait to keep sharing this story with you all!
I heard it's someone's birthday today and i just finished my fav scene from ch 99 for the occasion.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the wonderful and amazing @rydoesartandstuff ❤️😊🎉🎂🎉🎈❤️❤️👋❤️💖❤️🥰❤️💖🥰🥰🎉🎈🎉❤️❤️💖💖
Thank you for the incredible story that you wrote i can say that we, as the readers are very much enamored with this au and and are equally obsessed with Great Decisions. Not only that, but reaching a 100 chapter is a big milestone so be proud Ry. It made us laugh, it made us cry and it hooked us up for every update, patiently waiting to see what happens next.
Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you 🥰👋❤️❤️❤️
…Ok but is this not basically what happened?
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, this is how I cope ok?! Threw this together in like two hours based on Chapter 87 of “Great Decisions”😂
So what do you think Floyd's been doing this entire time he's been gone? Movie never says. Or how Velvet and Veneer caught him.
Oooooo I LOVE THINKING ABOUT THIS!!!
I can’t say really, bc it’ll be MASSIVE spoilers for Movie Three, BUT I really like the backstory I came up with for him, so I’m super hype!
But yeah, the movie literally gives us NOTHING. Like where was this man? How did he get captured? EVERYONE ELSE GETS A DRAMATIC BACKSTORY EXCEPT HIM!!!😭
More of baby John Dory being his brothers’ hero because it brings me joy😭
I had fun making these; they’re a little goofy, but then again… Idk I don’t have an excuse😂
Oh, and btw…
“Something black hidden under Hickory’s ginger hair,” huh? I know in your story, you said Hickory’s a Centaur, but could it be possible that he and his brother are still the Yodelers? 😏
Or… Has Yodeler blood! Our dear Hickory is half and half, so he’s got traits from both genres! As for the black in his hair… 😈 Perhaps his Yodeler traits showing through!
One thing I think about a lot with the Trollz movie lore (and its fanfictions by default.) is laws and troll 'personhood'. Clearly most societies in Trollz seems to be un-united monarchies (Save for maybe Vacay Island and Mount Rageous.) which means their laws and jurisdiction don't extent past their boarders. This explains why Bergens were able to not grant the Trolls personhood and could do as they pleased with them but the Vacaytioners and Mount Rageons 'seemingly' do have laws to protect trolls. MY question to you is, when Bruce told Brandi what happened to him, do you think he and Brandi tried to do something about it? Tell Vacaytioner goverment maybe? I dunno if I'm wording this right, it kinds word soup! Just want your thoughts on this!
Personally, I think Trolls are treated as “second-class” citizens by pretty much all of the species that are bigger than them, like they’re not really people.
With the Bergens, that of course changed when the truce came about, and Bruce and Brandy were the forerunners of Trolls being treated equally by the Vacaytioners (Who i like to think hadn’t even SEEN a troll before him, except maybe a techno troll in passing). With the Mt. Rageons, the thoughts are kinda the same, that trolls are just kinda fun, cute little creatures, but they’re not really PEOPLE. After the events of movie three, I think Poppy was the forefront on the movement that trolls were people too!
As for Bruce and Brandy, and what they did after Bruce spilled the beans about what the Bergens did, I like to think Brandy did bring it up to some of the Vacaytioners without Bruce knowing. I don’t really think those guys have a government, they’re just more of a commune. They kind of dismissed her (she was still pretty young at the time), and their response was pretty much along the lines of “We can’t force another group of people to change”, and didn’t do much about it.
But Brandy is fiercely protective of Bruce, and made a lot of accommodations for him in her family’s restaurant, and will call out ANYONE who treats him as lesser. (He tells her it’s not necessary, but he truly appreciates it💜🧡)
I’m sorry, this is also just word soup, but hopefully I answered it ok!!!
…Tell me this ain’t the vibe these three are giving out during this second movie😂
What are the running from? My guess, Mr. Dinkles. That man is terrifying!!! Also, can’t believe I’ve never drawn Poppy before! I had so much fun!
Also also, kept thinking of the theme song from “Star vs. The Forces of Evil” while I drew this. I think it just fits!
Roughly based on this image from Gravity Falls:
And of course, the original sketch, cuz I was so proud!
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(Please do not use, trace, or repost my works anywhere without explicit permission from me first, thank you <3)
Behold the painting I spent 16hrs on (well it’s technically 5 seperate paintings Shh ) but uhh Tada! I think looking at it now there’s definitely stuff I could’ve changed and improved so if i ever remake this I’ll do it then
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