So freaking cutešš
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, Iām sorry, I didnāt read closely enoughš)
Branch - I think he would be a bit of an overbearing older brother. Not in JDās perfectionistic way, but more like being in everyoneās business. He definitely has a schedule on each of them regarding their activities. He doesnāt want them to be perfect, but he expects them to listen, and is a bit self centered sometimes. Likely, Branch wouldnāt 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 Floydās idea to start BroZone to help his brother out (Branch was doing a bunch of jobs and wasnāt 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 storylineās 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 brothersā¦
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 JDās mental health problems.
AH! I hope that was ok! I tried, but gosh man, that is a tricky one!!!
I wonder how JD is gonna react to Chaz's reality altering, drug like music >:)
Oho, do I have plans for thatš
Iām sure heāll have a perfectly normal/healthy experience to having his already normal/healthy mind messed with, and it definitely wonāt lead to anything traumatic, Iām sure!
OOOOOH Barb. OOOOOOOOOH BARB!!! You are sooo luck Branch was not there! If he walked in on the middle of that, oh boy!
Barb better be counting her days when Branch shows up, that boy is going to be PISSED. I like to think that when angry, Branch can be just as dangerous as John Dory. If JDās anger is hot, and blazing, Branchās is cold, and ruthless.
He is not going to take this lightly.
I finished watching Trolls World Tour and a thought occurred to me: Branchās fight with Poppy after being evacuated from the Funk Trollsā spaceship. Will John Dory try to break the fight up or will he have a flashback of his brothers fighting then leaving, causing him to have a panic attack? Unless he gets separated from them like what happened to Hickory, then heād try to find Branch and Poppy. But what if he finds Branch alone and hears him singing āPerfect for Me?ā Would he be sad or worried? Sorry. Iām rambling too much. I guess Iām still worried about John Doryā¦.
You are right to be worried for that manš
I canāt reveal too much, just spoiler wise, but I love your ideas!!! JD would definitely have some trouble with seeing Poppy and Branch fighting, especially if Branch ran off after. And finding him singing āPerfect for Meā? Breaks my heartš
Regardless of how it plays out, I like the way you think! And stay worried for that poor manš
Life:
The world is falling apart, the government is crashing, you have a presentation due, and thereās another delightful week of school, work, and other messes aheadā¦
Me, who has priorities, picking up the thirty Trolls Mineez I just knocked over, holding back tears as I try to stand their stupid tiny colorful asses back up, hands shaking with enough caffeine to kill a horse:
Just give me a goddamn minute ok-
***Me, breathing heavily, back sore and head empty from looking at the same dialogue for hours***
āWas that good? Did I do good?ā
***My fuckass brain, slurping from a quad shot espresso***
āIām not mad, Iām just⦠Disappointed.ā
writing fanfiction is the most fun awesome thing on earth. also terrible horrible awful one thousand agonies
LOOK AT THIS SURVIVAL MAN!!! Ahhh he looks AMAZING, so freakinā cool! You are SO CREATIVE AHHHH THANK YOU
Great decisions JD!(with artistic liberties) I've been trying to draw him for forever and I can never get it to look rightššš @rydoesartandstuff I LOVE YOUR FIC DUDE ITS AWESOME THANK YOU FOR CREATING IT!!!!!
I wonder JD react to the party crashers (similar to great decision)?
Oooo interesting you ask! They may actually make an appearance at some point⦠No spoilers yet!!!
As for VivaDory how will she treat him as an adopted brother, because in fact he became the son of Peppy š„¹š«¶ It seems to me that they really become friends š«š¤² (Thanks for the response to ao3)
I love thinking Viva and JD become good friends, and he defo sees her as a sort of āsisterā eventually! They have so many similarities, and their dynamics are just so *MWAH* beautiful! The two eldest siblings with hella trauma, I love themš
Ooh!!!! I donāt know if Iād rather sock a Rock Troll in the face or strangle one with my hair if I was a Troll. Iām usually a peaceful person, BUT the Rock Trolls muzzling John Dory?! Thatās where I draw the line!!! š”š¤š”š¤š”š¤
In their defense⦠He did bite themš
But fr, RELEASE MY BOI HE DID NOTHING WRONG! At least they took it off pretty quick, that man did NOT need anymore things to panic about!
I binge-read "Great Decisions," and now I'm all caught up! So...Hickory and JD, huh?
Hickory and JD!!!
Defo going to be a very slow build relationship, our boy JD doesnāt open up very easily. But I think this is so important for his character growth, having an outside perspective like Hickory! Not just as an eventual love interest, but as a friend, one he desperately needs. Iām really excited to write how their relationship grows, and how itāll affect JDās life!
Congrats on catching up! šš„°
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