So, I experienced some deju vu during this scene in Trolls Band Together:
John Dory grabs his backpack, says he's leaving (I'm done, YOLO, etc.), and then the last thing he says is "Goodbye Forever!", followed by Branch's distraught face, and the next thing Branch knows, all his brothers have left him and he never sees them again.
I was trying to figure out why that little snippet stuck with me, then it hit me:
Trolls Holiday in Harmony, when Branch is trying to figure out a gift for Poppy. He's worried about doing the wrong thing, disappointing her or freaking her out, and says "I CAN'T let that happen". He illustrates his point with Poppy packing a suitcase, and what does she say right before she runs off?
Really brings his abandonment issues into the light😢
I've seen a few comments of people being annoyed when Branch said to Poppy "aren't you going to leave me anyway", but they clearly don't understand how trauma affects people's mental and emotional state.
He knows Poppy loves him and doesn't actually believe she'd leave, but after a lifetime of being alone, even though he's happy and loved now, there's still that subconscious fear that he'll end up alone again. Poppy means everything to him, and he can't bear the thought of losing her too, especially as a result of something he's done (his grandma died to save him, and he believed his brothers leaving was his fault because he 'ruined everything' at the concert).
Sometimes this results in Branch trying to push Poppy away, which seems conflicting, yes, but again: trauma messes with your mind. He was already heartbroken and angry at his brothers, so he wasn't thinking clearly and blurted out his hidden main fear.
And when he says "everyone else [leaves me]" I hear "everyone in my life has left me so I must deserve to be alone, so you might as well leave me too."
And that's probably why Branch was so hesitant to be open with Poppy - 1. I might scare her away, and 2. why bother expressing my feelings to someone when I'll likely just lose them anyway. Plus he's still getting used to having someone to confide to in his life. Keeping emotions bottled up for years is a hard habit to get out of.
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Prompts for someone comforting they're lover with abandonment issues that they won't leave them ?
Prompts for Comforting Someone with Abandonment Issues
-> feel free to edit and adjust pronouns as you see fit.
"Please," she sobbed into his shoulder. "Please, don't leave me."
He ran a comforting hand through her hair as she cried. "Why would you ever think I'd leave you?"
"Everyone always leaves," they told her, their voice soft and brittle. "It's only a matter of time before you leave, too."
"I'm not leaving," he said, his voice firm. "Not unless you give me a reason to."
"I love you." She felt tears prick at her own eyes. "I love you so, so much. And I'm not going anywhere."
"I'm here to stay. You're not getting rid of me that easily."
He held them closer to his chest as their breath shook. "What can I do to convince you that I'm not going to leave you?"
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you..."
"Don't leave," she begged, gripping the fabric of his shirt in both fists. He held her closer. "I wouldn't dream of it."
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HELP WANTED 2 MINIGAME SPOILERS!!! WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED!!!
✨HE MOVES AROUND ! ✨
✨HE HAS NEW LINES !✨
✨HE GETS MAD✨
✨HE SHREDDS YOUR HEART APART!✨
PRESENTING MORE ABANDOMENT ISSUES WITH SUN IN HELP WANTED 2 !!!!
im crying, screaming and everything inbetween right now !!!! this is EVERYTHING I EVER WANTEDDDDDDDDDD
THANK YOU STEEL WOOL!!! SO SO SOO MUCH!! Thank you Kellen for new lines! 😭😭 I will carry on my screaming now...
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