“Floyd, could you sing to me?”
The big brother looked up from where he was tucking the blanket under Branch’s feet. “Sure thing,” he said with a light smile. “What would you like to hear? A lullaby?”
“I don’t know,” Branch mumbled as he nestled his head into the pillow. “You choose.”
Floyd could still see a crease of worry between his baby brother’s brows. He softly brushed a thumb over it in a silent reassurance that everything was going to be okay before he turned around to reach for their dad’s old guitar.
I think Floyd would often sing to Branch to get him to fall asleep, usually the songs and lullabies their parents sang when the older four were still little.
I know in the movie it seemed like they all left right after their fight, but I like to imagine that they just stormed off to cool off and that they actually left in the following days. And that this was the last song Floyd sang for Branch that night. :')
Both Sides Now (specifically this cover by Voncken)
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They snow and rain on everyone
So many things I would've done
But clouds got in the way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's clouds’ illusions, I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancin' way you feel
When every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughin' as you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions, I recall
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now my friends, they’re acting strange
They shake their heads, and say I've changed
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living life each day
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down
And give and take
And win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions, I recall
I really don't know life...
I really don't know life at all
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Uhm uhm uhhh INCREDIBLY self indulgent Trolls Au that's centered around John Dory and Bruce called Beach Bros bc I like them and I think there should be more content surrounding them as a duo *looks at you with my big wet eyes*
EXTREMELY short explanation + design refs under the cut! CW for mentions of drowning
There's a lot I got planned for it but for now the basics is that after I'd say around 8-10 years after Brozone split up, John Dory received the postcard that Bruce sent him. Now bc JD believed none of the other trolls were alive (since he went back after all the pop trolls escaped Bergen Town and found the Troll Tree empty) JD was ECSTATIC to find out that at least one of his brothers was still alive and immediately began searching for Bruce. Took him about a couple of days but eventually JD managed to locate Vacay Island!
And then almost drowned while crossing the waters... On Bruce's fucking wedding day.
After that ordeal, JD decides to live with Bruce and Brandi on Vacay Island!
Again there's a LOT more to it but it's late and I am extremely tired, I'm gonna go to sleep lol. ALSO if y'all have any questions abt the au, feel free to ask! I'd be more than happy to answer them as best as I can :] !!!!
(also while making designs for them I accidentally made JD look much younger than Bruce I think, oops 😔)
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Your au has hit me with the hyper-fixation stick. If I became annoying, I’m sorry.
How does everyone react/feel about JD being a hitman and him being so different from the brother they knew
And how does JD feel about himself being so different
I am sorry for taking a while to get to this but man I am so devastated by this question - especially the last part. And I wanna do right by it so I’ve been thinkin about it really hard.
I’m putting it under the read more, not just cause it got long, but it also got kinda,,, sad haha.
I’m thinkin they all have that initial reaction of “You’re a WHAT” ofc but it’s what comes directly before and after that that i really wanna nail down right.
Honestly I don’t even know which brother to start with 😭,,
I guess Floyd.
He’s shocked, of course, when he sees JD for the first time. Why’s he covered in so many scars? What could’ve possibly happened to him?
Why does Floyd feel like he’s seen him like this before
The main thing is trying to speak with him beyond just hellos. JD always seems to find some excuse to run off when Floyd’s involved.
It’s almost like he has to treat his oldest brother like a scared animal that’ll flee if he moves too quickly.
Floyd doesn’t know how he feels about that.
Once he finds out about it, he’s horrified. Both of and for John Dory. They’ve all been through so much, but this feels like something else entirely. He can see how affected he is and he’s devastated.
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Next up is Clay.
He’d be the most,, angry,, about it all I think.
When he first sees John he’s quick to brush him off (like in canon) and that’s about the extent of it for a while. He honestly barely notices cause he’s too focused on his other brothers - especially Floyd.
It takes a long while for him to warm up to JD, and it doesn’t help that a lot of that bossiness JD had is still there. But he can tell he’s trying. Hell, they’re both trying. But Clay can’t help this feeling of unease that he gets around JD.
When he finds out,, god I can’t imagine anything but him getting furious and screaming at him. I feel like he’d storm off before even hearing JD out. He’d probably only be able to be calmed by one of his other brothers or Viva.
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Bruce is mostly shocked at how quiet his older brother is. JD was a lot of things, but quiet was never one of them.
Honestly, much like Clay, a lot of things fly over Bruce’s head cause JD tends to just,, fade into the background when they’re all together.
And, y’know, it’s not easy to talk it out when he deflects and runs away from anything that gets anywhere close to what he got up to the past 20 years.
Bruce doesn’t want to pry, but he’s worried. The man before him is so unlike his older brother and it makes him nervous.
Once he finds out he’s devastated for his brother. Especially once JD explains the situation with the boss. And though it sounds kind of awful, Bruce can’t help but feel happy when JD finally cracks and explains it all to them, cause that’s the most like himself he’s seemed in a long time.
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Branch is a bit of a tough one. Especially since she finds out well before the others,, what with JD being hired to target Poppy and all.
She’s furious when he first shows up, and even more so when she finds out who he is. Cause how could he do this? How could he leave her for twenty years only to come back and threaten to take away the one person she cared for most?
But, she needs him to help save Floyd, so she buries it and moves on. Still never letting herself be comfortable around him.
During the journey she finds herself noticing little things about John Dory. The way he carries himself, the way he tends to get lost in his thoughts. How he always seemed to be on guard.
She can’t help but feel a twinge of,, something.
He seems so much like she did back before she got her colors back.
She really doesn’t know how to feel about that.
When the truth comes out she’s horrified, but she can’t find it in her to blame JD too much. Not with how he describes the boss.
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Overall, they’re just,, worried about him.
As for the target of all their worries? How does he feel about it all? Honestly, it’s pretty simple.
John Dory hates himself.
He hates every single thing about himself.
He tore his family apart, and almost like that wasn’t enough he just had to tear everyone else’s families apart too.
That’s the worst part, he thinks.
Every target, every hit, every kill. They had families. And all because of John’s mistakes, those families are ripped to shreds.
He can’t even stand to look at his own reflection cause every part of him just serves to remind him of everything he’s done.
Sometimes, especially after fleeing his boss and saving Floyd, he considers running again.
He considers just,, leaving and going back to the Neverglades and just letting the beasts tear him to pieces. At least like that he couldn’t hurt anyone else.
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But yeah. That’s the gist of it :]
It’s a rough situation but I like to think they manage to navigate it.
Eventually,,
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