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ut-poppy-askblog · 1 year
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Random Doodle Collection
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Given I realized I don't often share stuff outside of just the formal, well-produced poppy content, I figured I'd let people in on the random doodles that just... happen in discord. So here is a random assortment of them.
Don't consider all of these canon, I'm sure you'll be able to tell which is which.
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spaceoutcazt · 16 days
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why he ourple
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thedeadchildrean · 2 months
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Space riders au! By @onyxonline
Meet sweetbee
She used to be under the prototype's control after her queen decided to become a priest for him, too bad for the queen sweetbee is very dumb and for that the queen made sweetbee have her own gas tank filled with red gas so she wouldn't escape, luckily the space riders came and while fighting bee sneaked onto the ship ending in bubas lab room, she drunk one of the experimental lab potions because it had honey in it, to say the least when the space riders came back onto the ship they saw her on the floor
They didnt trust her at first because of the magic from her kept randomly being shot out and her being too friendly til the point they noticed she was talking to plants until they warmed up to her and found out that's how she actually is
A dumb but innocent bee
They can't even swear around her ( she doesn't know what curse words are and still thinks baby's come from storks)
She is basically like nifty except her violence level is on a zero, I can make a part about her powers when I have the time
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masonteagan · 11 months
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Icons of Indie Horror
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sashannarcy · 4 months
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favourite song from trolls 3?
literally too hard for me to choose just one, it's a genuine three-way tie between Mount Rageous (vocals are KILLER), Better Place (just a banger in general) and the BroZone medley (very very good mix of songs and when Branch joins in the production quality is phenomenal)
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fandom-addict404 · 1 year
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Celebrity Crush. Put in the tags.
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stellarheartart · 1 year
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anon-skeleton · 1 year
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Popping
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He/him
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Es hijo de Dance y Outer Sans
Tiene 18 años
Mide 1,61M
Demisexual/Homosexual - Homoromantico
Bueno en Popping y Breakdance, tiene buena relación con su hermanita Shika
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He is the son of Dance and Outer sans
He is 18 years old
He is 1,61M tall
Demisexual/Homosexual - Homoromantic
Good at Popping and Breakdancing, he has a good relationship with his little sister Shika
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Apartir de ahora voy a hacer los post en este formato (Es básicamente lo mismo que uso para mi blog de Among Us) ¿Que les parece?
Now on I'm going to post in this format (It's basically the same as the one I use for my Among Us blog) What do you think?
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I can’t believe my beautiful evil little capitalist baby is coming back to me Brad and his sweet nice innocent boyfriend and mean assistant Jo soon I’m about to cry and my sunshine’s Alberta Thorfin Sasappis Trevor Jay Pete and Sam you will always be loved by me a lot!
I haven’t loved a sociopathic character since tony in skins as much I love Brad my favorite evil manipulative heartless capitalist like y’all don’t even know I love sm!
also Brad and Poppy siblingism vibes giving me jiara so hard like they just give off the same energy except kie is lesbian and poppy is bi that’s the only difference real and jj not being a sociopath or heartless capitalist but rest cute loyal gay who cares deeply for his friends yup they are the same also how is mythic quest a cute little comedy show when it’s so heartbreaking and dramatic every single ep and Danny was so robbed he should’ve swept every Emmy since s1 I’m pissed again thinking about it and how he was robbed in every show he does
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bloodyke · 1 year
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Tagged by @swimmignfool 💙💙💙 to post my recent top 5 songs:
werewolf - motionless in white
crystal, ronnette, and chiffon - deleted song from little shop of horrors
bloodmoney - poppy
wigglewiggle - hellovenus
saccharine - jazmin bean
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okimnerdy · 4 months
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Trolls Headcannons
(BROZONE Edition)
[Hi yes. Welcome to another fixation.]
•The brothers got out of the troll tree BEFORE it got caged in by the Bergens. They only heard about the outer trolls being hunted, but never thought it would make it to the main settlement. All of them believed that Branch and Grandma were still alive.
•The brothers knew of other genres of music, even dabbling into a few of them. JD and Clay enjoyed techno and funk. Bruce enjoyed classical. Floyd enjoyed rock. No one really fancied country music.
John Dory
°JD felt like the group had to be perfect and loved due to their parents. Their parents (before they got "chosen" or before leaving after the last kid was born) had a wish-wash way of parenting, only giving positive attention when the boys did something of merit.
°JD acted more like a parent than a brother, assigning roles he felt fit his brothers in order to give them a better foothold in their life and career in the group. He blamed himself if they didn't seem to succeed.
° JD hasn't truly showered in like 10 years. Man is a "water's clean" kind of guy, and was promptly held down by his brothers for a cleaning. Rhonda helped by essentially being a pressure washer.
°JD found Rhonda as a baby pill bug and didn't expect her to get so big. He felt a little bad decorating her once she was big enough to house him, fearing that he was hurting her.
Bruce
°Bruce let go of his ripped image because of Brandi's cooking. This man fell in love with her food THEN her. He felt at ease with her, especially since she didn't know Brozone.
°Bruce grew his hair out for his little girl to play with since her brothers won't. He lets her put little braids and clips in from time to time, and he wears them proudly.
Clay
°Clay tried to go back for Branch during the escape, but got caught in a wave of escaping trolls. After seeing the collapsed tunnels, he believed that his family got out safely even though he never truly knew for nearly 20 years.
°Clay made it to other Troll settlements and became a CPA after leaving Brozone and before he attempted to go back.
°Clay bonded with Viva over the loss of family due to the split™. He would share all these stories about Branch and she would try to do the same for Poppy, even though she was barely a year old when they got separated.
°Clay's little admin hut actually is bigger on the inside. He dug out a little living space underneath to hold his bed, desk, and a small kitchenette. Its like his own little bunker.
Floyd
°Floyd did a self-discovery journey through the other genres. He hung around the rock and country trolls the longest due to them being more land-based tribes, even though country trolls don't particularly like visitors.
°Floyd made a name for himself in the indie scene, eventually making his way to Mount Rageous where he had a new contract in the works. He had hoped this small push would bring his family back.
°Floyd suffers from muscle spasms and PTSD after his time in the bottle. Branch was kind enough to help develop a wheelchair and other mobility aids for him to use in the jungle gym called Pop Village.
°Floyd experiences fatigue easier. One of the brothers is always ready to be a pillow or a helping hand when he needs to rest. Poppy goes to him when she wants to know what else the village can do for others like him.
Branch
°Branch's muted color is due to his many years in the gray. He still feels the effects of the fight™ and grandma's capture, and personally blames himself from time to time. He leans on Poppy and his brothers who assure him that things are okay. No one really knows if he'll fully get back to his bright blue.
°Branch kept an item from each brother, even if they don't know it. They're buried somewhere in storage. He only wears Floyd's vest cause he missed him the most and held no animosity to him.
°Branch knows exactly how to deal with his nephews and niece when their energy gets too high because of Poppy. Sometimes, he'll ask her to help since she already teaches the younger trolls in the village.
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mackeydoodledoo · 3 months
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The Florals: Chapter 10 (Final)
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Pairing: Wanda Maximoff x (Fem MC)Reader
Summary: You and your best friends are one of the most popular local bands. After a gig you meet the bartender, who has caught your eye and interest.
Chapter Warnings: NSFW
A/n: Thanks for joining me on my longest Wanda series! Sorry this took me FOREVER to finish 
Chapter Key: Italic = Thoughts, +*+ = Time Skip, Bold/Indent = Text Messages
Chapter Theme: Focus - Allie X
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The five of walk into the city’s most recommended bar; all eyes lay upon the five of you. However, the bar patrons erupt into a cheer. You all look up to some of the TVs that were now streaming the the performance.
“Is this what... Fame feels like?” Lark basks in the praise
“Hey, humble yourself before you get humbled,” You state, lightly pushing them by their shoulder
“Yeah yeah whatever,” They sigh, “But, we won guys! Let’s celebrate it!”
+*+
As you were conversing with fans and patrons alike, you feel your phone in the back of your pocket. You dismiss yourself from the conversation. You step outside onto the patio and look down at your phone. 
From Wanda
You open your message inbox from her but immediately press it against your chest. Slowly but surely, you ease the pressure against your phone from your chest to get a better look at the image.
It was clear that Wanda was sitting in the bathtub, hinting that she was nude. But, wasn’t considered a nude if she was intentionally covering her bare chest with her arm.
She's going to be the end of me...
Hurry back to me ;)
Was the only caption.
Don’t need to tell me twice.
You immediately lock your phone and shove it back into your pocket: making your way back into the bar to leave. 
“In a rush Strel?” Lark catches you
“Girlfriend calls,” You say
Lark smirks at you, knowing full well that it was just more than your girlfriend wanting you to come back. You didn’t even need to show her the text she sent you.
“Don’t. Say. A. Word,” You grit your teeth at your friends
“Well, don’t keep her waiting man! Go!” Poppy slaps your shoulder
Immediately you call for an uber to drive you back to the hotel...
+*+
As soon as you inserted the keycard into the the door lock, you walk into an empty, dark room. 
Is Wanda still bathing?...
You look down at the crack at the bottom of the bathroom door; pitch black as well.
Hmm... Where is she?...
All of a sudden you feel fingers trickle themselves around your hips and link together at the arms.
“Kept me waiting long enough,” Wanda sighs against your shoulder
“Sorry, there was some traffic,” You sigh
She takes your hand and begins to trace the veins in your hands. She walks around to see you. As you put your hands around her, you felt satin...
“Wands... What are you wearing?” You ask
The both of you were basically in the dark, so you used your touch. You note on how well you could feel the curve of her waistline. 
She smiles and bites her lip. She pinches at your flannel and begins walking backwards. Her eyes never leaving yours as she guides you towards the bed. 
*Wanda’s POV* You seat yourself at the edge of the bed.
“Wands, if you wanted me to top you again, you could’ve... Just...”
Her voice trails off as she watches you reach for the knot keeping your robe together. Slowly you tug at one of the ends and slowly unravel the bow: the satin covering your legs begins to fall at your sides as you raise your legs up.
“W-Wands.. I...” Strelitzia’s mouth hangs agape. 
You reach out to pinch her flannel and drag her down to crash your lips onto hers. You wrap your legs around her midsection for her to settle. You let out a light gasp as her arms coil around your hips, pressing your bodies against each other. You shove the robe off your arms and wrap your hands around her neck to deepen the kiss. 
“Strelitzia...” You purr into her touch
Her free hand slowly trails up your torso to the outer curve of your breast. 
“You missed- You missed a spot,” You sigh into a smirk, biting your lip
“Oh?” She asks, smirking back, “Where would that be?”
You take her free hand into yours, slowly bringing it right on top of your perked breast.
“Right there,” You smile
Your head tilts back as her hand closes around it. Strelitzia slowly lays you down on the bed as her bright hair begins to give off a faint glow; all you see before she places a kiss around your naval area. 
“Wanda...” She sighs
You hiss as she kisses her way up your body.
*Strelitzia’s POV* Her taste... 
As you slowly tease her as you kiss your way up her body. You slowly lift your head to look at her before burying your head between your hair and her body. You curl your finger under the hem of Wanda’s bra and lift it enough for the curve of her breast to be visible. 
“HAh!” Wanda gasps as you place a kiss at the curve
You were nearly expecting something to go off. However, as you were continuing to kiss her breast, making your way to her nipple, nothing. Wanda reaches around her back and unhooks her bra. You felt her hand press against your shoulder as she sits up: sliding down to kneel in front of her. 
“Wanda...” Your voice trails off as your eyes travel down to her bare chest, then back up to her green eyes
Without even veering your eyes away from hers, you wrap your arms around her hips and pull her to sit at the very edge of the bed; your chin resting meticulously in the crease between her breasts. 
"Your heart’s beating really fast,” You smile
“I can’t help it if you’re the problem,” She smiles back
“Can’t be a problem if you’re enjoying it right?” You ask
Your hands trail up to her chest as your lips move toward her nipple. Your mouth enclosing around it; slowly giving it a kiss. 
“Strel,” She sighs
You continue to feel her up and down as your mouth continues to taste her smooth skin. You pull her further towards you as she begins to wrap her legs around the middle of your back, her fingers coiling into your hair. One of your free hands travels up to her other breast and your hand clamps down on it.
“Strel,” She sighs again
Wanda grabs the collar of your flannel and yanks on it: kissing you. Her hands trail down your torso, slowly unbuttoning each button to your flannel.You pull her into you as she slides her fingers down your arms, stripping your flannel off. You pull away, only for a minute to take it off. Reattaching your hands right on her, connecting your lips once more. 
*Wanda’s POV* Still holding Strelitzia by her lips and her neck, your hand trails down to her forearm; slowly trailing it down your body. Lower... And lower....
“Wanda,” She pulls away, gently pulling her arm away, “Are... Are you?...”
“More sure than anything,” You smile, pulling her arm back
Her fingers reach under the waistband of your panties. You twitch at the new feeling. Your grip on her forearm tightens as the palm of her fingertip finds its way to your clit. 
“Hmm,” You you hum against Strelitzia’s neck 
“How does it feel?” She asks
“So... So good,” You moan, smiling
“Then... How about this?” She asks
You felt her finger move lower until...
“AH!” You hiss in pain
“Shit!” She yelps
You felt her beginning to remove her finger entirely. Until you grip her forearm, prompting her finger to remain where it was.
“I’m... I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you that.. That...” You try to form words
“Wands,” She calms you
Her other hand gently caresses the small of your back. 
“It’s okay,” She smiles, “Just... Try to relax as much as possible.”
You nod as you readjust yourself back into a comfortable position in Strelitzia’s embrace. However, there was no movement between the both of you. However, you watch her move her head to look at you in the eyes. 
“I love you, Wanda,” She says
Your heart thumps in your chest. 
“I.. I...” You begin
But your arms move faster than your mouth can form sentences. Your arms coil around her neck and you crash your lips against hers. You felt the familiar pain; letting out a groan and unknowingly bunching her hair on the back of her neck. 
“Don’t worry baby,” She whispers into your ear, “I got you.”
Your grip on her ceases as she slowly pumps her finger in and out. Your hand reaches down to hers and you guide one of her fingers towards your wet entrance.
“It feels good now Strel,” You smile 
She nods, and doesn't take her eyes off of you as you felt her second finger slowly insert itself into you. 
“I got you, love,” She continues to whisper into your ear
“Strelitzia...” You moan right back into hers 
Every thrust she gave, the knot in your stomach grew tighter.
“Mmm,” You moan
Your grip on her tightens. Your hand instantly grips at her forearm, making her slow down.
“W-Wait Strel....” You pant, slightly pushing her forearm back 
“What’s wrong?” She asks, genuinely concerned
You don't answer her as you take her arm and slightly let out a groan when her fingers exit your dripping sex. 
“Taste me,” You say
She chuckles as she begins to lift her fingers to her mouth. However, you take her hand and lick your residue off of her fingers.
*Strelitzia’s POV* You watch with half-lidded eyes as her tongue weaves between each finger; precise to clean your fingers off.
God is she experienced?.... That’s so fucking hot... She’s fucking hot...
“Use your mouth,” She says, smirking, “On me...”
She leans back into the bed, her elbows propping her up.
*Wanda’s POV* You use one leg to bring Strelitzia further forward. You could feel her breath sitting against your still-dripping sex. 
“It’s hot when you tell me what to do,” She smirks 
She wraps her arms under your thighs and leans to one side, softly giving it a kiss. 
“God hurry up,” You sigh
“You can’t rush good music love,” She smiles
You reach down to your waistband however, Strelitzia’s hands grab you at the wrists.
“You told me what to do, Now I have to put in the work,” She says, “Relax baby.”
Her fingers hook around the waistband. You watch her lift them off of your legs and toss them over her shoulder. She adjusts your legs to sit on her shoulders as she draws herself into you. Closer... And closer... Until...
“Oh...” You moan
You felt a kiss... And another.... And another. You reached down to grab a fistful of hair in your hands. Strelitzia lets out a groan; vibrating against you.
“Strelitzia...” You sigh, throwing your head back against the bed
“God you taste....” Strelitzia attempts to find words
You lift your head to look down just as she looks up at you.
“I love you,” You finally bring yourself to say
She pulls her mouth away and stares up at you. 
“I. Love. You.” You caress her cheek 
Her head dives back down between your legs. 
“I love you!...” You continue repeating until the knot in your stomach pulled; unraveling it 
As you climb down from your high, you felt arms wrap around you. The feeling of being moved. You didn’t process everything until you felt Strelitzia put the both of you underneath the blankets.
*Strelitzia’s POV* You open your eyes randomly, waking up to the familiar surroundings of the hotel room. However, something felt different from it. There wasn’t another extra bed with two of your friends sleeping on the bed in question. The room felt a little colder than usual. 
“Strelitzia?...” A familiar voice stirs
The familiar voice gets you to register where you were. You turn over to see Wanda Maximoff in the same bed as you. Her eyes looking up at you.
“Everything okay?” She asks
“Yeah,” You smile 
You turn around and coil the brunette into your arms. 
“I love you,” Wanda sighs
“I love you too,” You stare down at her
You lean down to her and give her a gentle kiss. Only pulling away when you hear frantic knocks at the door.
“Wands? Have you... Is... Strel in there with you?...” Lark’s voice comes from the other side
The both of you frantically hop out of the bed and search for each others’ clothes. 
“Y-yeah I’m in here guys,” You say
“Holy shit Strelitzia Bates bagged Wanda Maximoff!” Lark begins to make “fun” of you
“For the record she bagged me months ago Lark,” Wanda smiles
“Okay, now you two hurry up! We’re going to leave around noon!” Pine chimes in
+Many Months Later...+
You pull up to the venue: drumsticks in one hand, your girlfriend holding onto your other hand.
“About time you two got here,” Lark smiles
“Shut up,” You sigh, “We’re here aren’t we?” 
“Come on, we’re about to warm up!” They gesture to follow you
“Wands, you got your pass?” You quickly turn to her
She holds it up next to her face, smiling.
“Great,” You smile, giving her a quick kiss
“See you after our set,” You smile
She smiles and nods. 
The five of you continued to play at the Banks’ theatre like always. However, began hosting more artists other than your own. 
+*+
“Ahh, you’re here,” Rose smiles, seating you onto the lounge couch
“What’s... What’s this about?” You ask
You look around to your bandmates, but then see a man on the other end.
“Who... Who is this?” You ask, looking to your bandmates
“Silas Howl, Founder of Howl records,” Poppy states, “One of the best record labels in our state...”
Your eyes go wide...
“Mr. Howl, what do we owe this pleasure?” You ask
“I have come with a proposal,” He begins, “Considering how you ladies won a competition back in June, and your previous endeavors, I would like to sign you all to my record label and start an EP.”
The five of you look at him; in awe. Your band is going to get signed to a record label... And start making music. 
You look around to your friends; all of them laying their eyes on you to make the decision. Certainty in their eyes.
“We would love to Mr. Howl,” You smile 
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starsfic · 2 months
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Welp, I finished the first poll choice...
Summaries:
SDMI/FNAF: Based on this post, the gang is hired to investigate the rumors of a bunny animatronic ghost overnight. The truth is a little more tricky.
LMK: Tangled AU where Long Xiaojiao has been kept locked in a tower under the watchful eye of her “uncle” and “the Lady”, only desiring to get out and see the world, especially lanterns that appear on her birthday. However, things change when Qi Xiaotian, heir to Sun Wukong, comes looking for the missing piece of the Samadhi fire.
Scooby Doo, my incarnation: The first part of Episode 1, when trying to leave their hometown of Crystal Cove to start their second year of college, the Mystery Gang finds themselves trapped in Crystal Cove.
Poppy Playtime: The moment that the angel steps into the factory, every toy knows. Dogday, down below, hopes.
Set sometime before Agony of a Witch, Raine Whispers is sent to the weekly Coven Head meeting- which is basically just an excuse to hang out at a bar and bitch. They meet up again with Lilith, drinks are drunk, and Lilith ends up drunkenly confessing the truth about Eda’s curse to a less drunk Raine.
LMK/PP: Due to a misread address, a missent letter, and some poor decisions, Qi Xiaotian finds himself trapped in the depths of the Playtime Co. factory. But he’s not gonna let DogDay be stuck too.
@draw-of-the-moon's LMK/Ninjago AU: When Red mysteriously disappears, Long Xiaojiao and pregnant Qi Xiaotian have to beat back suitors.
LMK: The Traffic Light Trio, Sun Wukong, and Macaque are cursed to tell the truth. Harsh stuff comes out.
LMK: AU inspired by the King Thrushbeard fairytale, where Red Son refuses all suitors until his father decides to marry him off to the next peasant who walks through the door. Except Qi Xiaotian isn’t royalty, but very kind.
TMNT, my incarnation: April O'Neil makes a new friend when staying up late studying at the public library
TMNT, my incarnation: Related to 10, but the entire first episode. When the turtles make and suddenly lose a new human friend, the four turtles (and Casey) find themselves in a hidden city.
@draw-of-the-moon’s LMK/Ninjago AU: In a daring mission to rescue their baby sibs from the underworld and Samukai, Nya and Kai both find themselves lost in the outer regions of the underworld. A lone wanderer named Azure offers to help guide them.
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romancingdaffodils · 6 months
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Love Kills
City Rockers
part two of Love Kills
bassist/rockstar!Remus Lupin x Reader
warnings: swearing and description of blood
The tension between the two of you only seems to build as Remus faces a rather nasty injury. Naturally, you help him out. He gives his thanks in a rather mind boggling way.
haiii did you miss me AGAIN xoxo
thank you so much alex for alll your help on this one means a lot :3
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Often it’s said that punks are the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Terrifying on the outside, but lovely on the inside. Clearly, when put into a venue, this philosophy completely disappears. The gig goers habits of unplugging amps and launching glass bottles didn’t seem too lovely at all. In fact, you were quite against the whole idea or at least you were after the incident. However, it could make nights a whole lot interesting. It was what also led to the instruction of don’t get hit. Which then allowed, Remus to completely disobey this command. As a result of this, blood poured down his face. Surged, gushed, streamed. A bottle had collided directly with his head and had clearly left him with with an injury directly above his eye. The crowd went silent before erupting into even louder cheers. Freezing in shock, the soon-to-be-blood soaked man stared directly into the crowd. Immediately, James stopped singing and whipped his head around to the noise. Which, in turn, caused both Sirius and Pete to turn and look over at Remus. Another bang signified the speakers blowing and as the boys started up playing again to try to kill the time, it suddenly dawned on everyone. Amps had been unplugged too; fans had taken the band’s distraction with Remus as an opportunity. Worst first show ever. Praying to whatever gods to give him strength, Remus picked up playing again as Frank rushed around plugging the amps back in.
Anxiously, you bit down on the inside of your cheek as the band pushed through everything going wrong at once. Thankfully, Alice had managed to fix up the speakers relatively fast and was now stood beside you with a similar distressed look on her face. Unfortunately, the man’s determination to continue playing didn’t stop the bleeding. It was everywhere.
Red poppies turned into bloody rivers as the white vest he was wearing became soaked. He had discarded his outer layer of a jumper at some point during the first song, leaving his perfect arms on display. Now hardly seemed like the right time to be thinking about that though. But, your brain didn’t really seem to listen.
Some of the red liquid had caught in the hair that drifted down towards his eyebrows. Drying up in the sandy tuffs, the blood would be difficult to get out; part of you wanted to drag him off stage and patch him up there and then. Push a small kiss to his forehead, and rinse the blood out of his hair. The rest of the substance had meandered at what felt like the speed of light all the way down to his bass. After staining his white clothes it moved onto the white pick-guard on the body of the long instrument. Somehow, Remus seemed to have picked the worst colours for this to happen. Or, you might argue - if he wasn’t a friend in pain - the best colours because he looked practically edible. On a bad day, he looked positively gorgeous. There, he looked like everything you’d ever wanted and more. You’d never felt more guilty for having a crush on someone before then.
Droplets dribbled down from the bass onto the floor and your eyes finally moved to Remus’s face. You’d been able to look at the area of the wound as you found yourself quite fearful it would be serious. Half of his face was doused in blood and one eye was screwed shut, leaving him in a permanent wink. Thankfully, your gushing over Remus had made the show move a lot faster and the end of the encore ripped through everyone: crowd, band and roadies.
Remus was the first off stage.
“Jesus fucking Christ, Remus.” you exclaimed, grabbing hold of his wrist to get him to stop moving. The gushing blood was forcing him into a permanent wink and you winced just looking at the gash. “Sit down, I’ll go get the first aid kit. Fucking hell.” you said, pushing him down onto the couch. Surprisingly, he didn’t fight back. Now, it was your time to scramble. You ran down the corridor and yanked the first aid kit from the cupboard before immediately running back. Crouching down in front of him, you gave your best relaxed smile. He tried his best to return it. Your mind seemed to be a swirling mess of thoughts of how gorgeous Remus actually was and thoughts of how on earth you were going to clean this cut up.
“How bad are we thinking?” he asked, wincing as he spoke. He already had a rather impressive collection of scars dotted around his body; you figured this was nothing new to him.
“Dunno yet, you alright if I clean it up?” you asked, blue paper towels ready and waiting. He nodded his head and you stood up. Slotting yourself between his legs, you used the damp towel to wipe away the blood that had dripped down his face. It was an odd texture, like partially dried nail varnish.
You stared at the cut, checking for any shards of the glass bottle. None were there from what you could see, thank god. They must’ve fallen out during the performance. “So they just, throw bottles? At you? On stage?” you asked, trying to keep him talking as you applied a small amount of pressure. Thankfully, most of the bleeding had stopped by now; it was just a game of preventing the gash from getting infected.
“And unplug amps, and don’t make us famous enough for a better venue. Fuckin’ shit hole.” he replied, staring up at you through his eyelashes. With all the blood cleaned away from his face, he looked up at you with both eyes wide open. You shook your head, giggling quietly. Armed with an antiseptic soaked cotton wool ball, you began cleaning the actual cut
“Sorry, know it stings. Talk to me about something, anything.” his comfort was your top priority. He smiled up at you, shaking his head.
“Know what you’re trying to do, love, don’t need to. You’re not stupid, you can tell I’ve been through this before.” he said, smirking up at you. Resisting the urge to wipe the smug look from his face, you instead give a large frown.
“Just trying to be nice, let me be nice.” you complained, biting down on your lip as you continued to clean the wound.
“You’re being nice enough already.” he stated, plainly.
“You’re so lovely Remus!” you shouted over the bar’s blaring music. A hiccup ricocheted through your body as you giggled up at him.
“Yeah, you want me to get you some water?” he asked, batting his eyelashes at you. Sirius really did always keep his best friends hidden from everywhere else. Remus was entirely certain that the fact he hadn’t met you before that night should be a crime, so much so that he’d never forgive Sirius for it.
“No! You’re being nice enough already.” you stated, staring up at him blankly. He shook his head, but didn’t disobey your command. He thought he might die on the spot if he left you any sooner than needed.
Your face flushed at the sound of your own words being repeated back at you and the fact Remus remembered word for word what you had said to him. He grinned. You frowned.
“Butterfly strips now, aren’t they cute? They’re like stitches but not stitches, dead new too. I thought Sirius would get in a bar fight or something, that’s why I brought them with me, not that you’d be scrapping with glass bottles.” you rambled as you dug around in the tote bag beside you. Some gut instinct had told you to pack them and it must’ve be whatever gut instinct had you swooning over Remus.
“Yeah? They are pretty impressive.” he replied. His eyes held a hint of honesty he’d never admit as he admired your rambling. Remus Lupin could listen to you talk for hours. Remus Lupin, who preferred to spend his pre-show routine alone in silence; who adored the quiet of libraries and the very slight hum of a small cafe; who often had to put himself at the back of the tour bus just to get some peace would happily listen to you babble on about whatever nonsense.
“I know, right? ‘s so cool how they come up with these things. Right, this bit will genuinely hurt so, I’m really sorry in advance.” you said, giving him a sheepish grin. If the antiseptic was the foot soldiers, think of the butterfly strips as being the artillery. Carefully, you slotted yourself back in between his legs. Your hand pushed the two edges of the cut together whilst the other stuck the strips over the stop, a way of holding the wound together. Instinctively, Remus’s hand shot up and grabbed your wrist, eyes closing at the pain.
“All done.” you whispered, but his hand didn’t move from your wrist. Your eyes drifted down to his own as you smiled at him.
“Thank you.” he whispered back to you. His eyes mapped out a triangle on your face, subconsciously. He truly could not get enough; his hand still didn’t move. The silence in the room was unbearable and you were silently begging Remus to do something. Anything. He must’ve heard your pleas somehow because he stood up.
If you weren’t close enough to him before you almost certainly were now. The only thing separating the two of you was his looming height and even then that wasn’t doing much as his head was tilted down. You couldn’t read Remus. The now three very dramatic times you’d met, you’d never been able to read him.
“Happy birthday Sirius!” you shouted as you waltzed into the Potter household. It was your first time there, ever and my god was the place gorgeous. It was easy to forget how privileged one half of the band were. Sirius had grown up rich with a shitty family and in many ways James had won the game of life. Good family with lots and lots of money, which explained the oversized house that sat in the middle of nowhere.
“Awww, thank you. Look how lovely they are.” Sirius said, taking the gift from your hands and immediately running off to open it. ‘Child’ you thought to yourself as you smiled.
“Hello you.” Remus waved as you walked over to the kitchen counter, where everyone else stood. You didn’t notice it, but Lily raised her eyebrow and whispered something to James. The two stared at you and Remus for the rest of the night. He didn’t speak to anyone, but you.
“Hi. Don’t look at me like that.” you said, scowling up at him. He laughed and put his hands up beside his head with a false offended look.
“Look at you like what?” Remus fought back, though his smirk and small gave away what he was thinking. Or, at least you thought it did. He was referencing your drunkenness on the first night you met with that look, Right? You racked your brains, staring up at him with your mouth agape.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking.” you admitted, still looking up at him. He shook his head and gave another smirk.
“Do you need to?” he replied.
He still had a hold on your wrist and something in your stomach twisted. Your mind was blank and everything just felt fuzzy.
“Thank you, really.” he mumbled as his head moved in even closer. His thumb drew small circles on the inside of your wrist.
“Yeah, no- no problem. Honestly, like it’s nothing, I’d happily do it any time.” you rambled, giving him a small grin and your stomach twinged from embarrassment this time. He grinned and let out a small chuckle. You felt his breath fan against your jaw. You bit down on your lip
“Oh, hey guys.” James announced from the doorway. Your head whipped round immediately as you took a step backwards. Wide eyed and horrified, you gulped. Remus seemed, perpetually, unbothered.
“Hi, Prongs.” he returned, pointing to the cut on his head. “All fixed up now, wasn’t too bad.” he added, tilting his head slightly.
“Yeah, all fixed up. Can see that. We’re going down to the pub to go have a celebratory drink tomorrow, we’ve got a day here to kill. Think you’ll be up for it?” James asked, looking at both of you. You nodded, sheepishly once again. You knew he knew. He knew you knew. It was an awful trap to be stuck in.
“Sounds good.” Remus said, nodding his head and grabbing his bag from beside the couch. “ ‘m gonna go get changed, see you later, yeah?” he added, looking at you. Only you. And then, he walked off. It felt like you’d been left dangling off of the edge of a cliff.
“Please can I tell Si-“
“Fuck off, James.”
“What about Lily??”
“Maybe.”
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Commission for Toast aka @sketchy-tour!
Toast here asked me to make a tune for their Welcome Home OC, Dandy Leon, and the lovable Wally Darling. A sort of love song, if you will. Add on top of that an idea for a written scene between the two and you have this!
(Also I'm eating up your comments in Discord, please know that /pos)
This is my 29th creation. This is for Dandy Leon and Wally Darling. A song of spring, being in bloom, and many references to Dandy's Delights (for this is a tune with Dandy in it!). The goobers are waltzing in the garden and having fun little stumbles, but they're enjoying themselves because the world is in bloom.
Painted Flowers
25 March 2024 — 26 March 2024
Summary: Wally wants to paint someone to day. But who should he paint? Barnaby suggests to him, "Why not Dandy?"
Word Count: ~2.8k words
TW: None
Author’s Note: Enjoy! Also on AO3 as a gift.
One day, Wally Darling woke up and decided that he was going to paint today.
If someone were to ask him why, like his best friend did when the large blue pooch stopped by the painter’s sentient house, he couldn’t explain it. “I just want to paint today, Barnaby,” Wally said in his signature monotonous voice. He pocketed some of his paintbrushes and tubes of acrylic paint in the pockets of his blue cardigan as he added, “I have a problem, though.”
“Eh? What’s botherin’ my lil’ apple today?” Barnaby B. Beagle asked as he leaned against Home’s outer walls. The dark blue ear closest to the front door perked up as he joked, “Ain’t it too early to feel gray? I thought that was Frank’s job!” The dog howled in laughter, then in mock pain as Home lightly smacked him with his door. “Alright, alright! I get it Home!”
Wally laughed a quiet little “Ha ha ha,” even though he didn’t quite get what was funny about the joke. The few times he had asked Barnaby to explain a joke to him, his best friend had groaned and placed a paw over his snout.
“A joke ain’t funny if I hafta explain it,” he had said, “but for you, lil’ buddy, fine. I will.” Barnaby had patted his shoulder to show that he meant no ill will with his tone, but that night and for the next few ones, Wally had tried and failed to squash the thought that he might’ve ruined his best friend’s jokes forever.
“Home, I get it. No makin’ fun of the sourpuss– Home!” Barnaby let out a few more laughs, then thumped at his chest twice as he cleared his throat. “Lil’ buddy, ya said ya had a problem?”
“Oh, yes. I have a problem.” Wally wordlessly gave Barnaby a blank canvas, then his folded wooden easel. The former was off white and lightly textured, while the latter was light brown with splatters of miscellaneous colors. The hinges were squeaky with use and no longer smelled of wood but instead, it smelled faintly of chemicals from the paints he used.
It was bad for him, according to Frank and Poppy, but he found it comforting. Could something that was bad also be comforting? He would have to ask someone about it.
But, that was for later. Another problem for later.
“I don’t know what to paint,” Wally said as he grabbed his palette, stepped outside, and closed the door. He craned his neck up, took a few steps away from his taller friend, then craned his neck a little less. “I don’t feel like painting red apples. But I like painting red apples. I don’t feel like painting you, but I like painting you too.” He fiddled with one of his paintbrushes, running the clean bristles over his fingers as he asked, “What should I do, Barnaby?”
“Well, gee Walls.” Barnaby furrowed his brow as he exhaled through his nose. “How’s about ya paint one of your neighbors?”
“Oh. That’s a good idea.” Wally paused stroking his fingertips with the paintbrush bristles, then resumed as another problem made itself apparent. “But who? Who should I paint today Barnaby?”
“Well, you can’t paint me! You said you didn’t wanna.”
“I still love you Barnaby.”
“Yeah, love ya too.” Barnaby started to thump his foot on the ground, quietly letting out a low growl as he thought. “Who have ya painted?”
“I’ve painted you, Barnaby. I’ve painted Julie, and I’ve painted Frank. I’ve painted Sally, and I’ve painted Poppy. I’ve painted Eddie, and I’ve painted Howdy.” Wally counted off each neighbor on each of his fingers, and he was left with one finger left standing. “I’ve tried to paint Home, but Home is very large and requires a lot of time. I will finish Home’s portrait soon.”
Home creaked an apology.
“It’s okay Home.”
“Huh. How about ya paint one of our other neighbors?” Barnaby asked. “How’s about that one with the sunflowers in their yard? Dandy?”
“Dandy?” Wally stopped brushing his fingertips as the name bounced around his head, trying to attach itself to a face. Sunflowers in their yard…green…brown hat…flowers. But not Julie’s type of flowers. Julie’s flowers were loud and vibrant, brave and running towards what she loved. Flowers attached to Dandy’s name were bright, yes, but they were gentle. They curled away from harsh words and they bloomed in the quiet moments.
The painter gasped. “Oh! Yes! I should paint Dandy!” Almost at once, the floodgates in his brain opened. Ideas flooded his mind, breaking through darkness with shades of green and yellow and red. He almost wished that he was as big as Barnaby so he could walk further with each step. His plans of painting couldn’t wait!
Barnaby let out a howl of laughter and gestured to the main road with a jerk of his head. “C’mon lil’ apple. Let go get your sunflower’s portrait painted.”
“My sunflower?” Wally asked as the pair started on the journey to the gardener’s house. “Barnaby, the sunflowers belong to Dandy. And I will be painting Dandy, not their sunflowers.”
The blue dog snickered. “Alright lil’ buddy.”
Wally didn’t understand that joke either.
The sun shone down on the pair of best friends as they approached the earthy-colored house. Even from a distance, the yellow flowers stood tall towards the sun, almost greeting them with how they were turned towards them. Some were lightly tied to wooden stakes, but they still looked healthy.
Standing next to the sunflowers was a puppet with green felt, short and fluffy brown hair, and squarish glasses on their face. The sleeves of their brown cardigan were partially rolled up as they inspected some of the leaves of the sunflowers, their face deep in concentration as their mouth moved slightly with words that were too quiet to hear.
“Heya Dandy!” Barnaby barked out as the distance between the puppets started to close.
Dandy jumped and looked up from their work. Their eyes widened and they scrambled to dust off their clothes, roll down their sleeves, and step out of the thick of their sunflowers. “Wally! Barnaby!” they called back. “What can I do for y’all?”
“Funny, they called your name first Walls,” Barnaby murmured.
“That was supposed to be funny?” Wally asked.
“Eh.” Barnaby shrugged and turned his attention back to Dandy. “Wally here wants to paint ya.”
Wally watched as Dandy’s gaze rapidly turned to him, hovered for a moment too long, then turned back to his best friend. “Me?” the gardener asked as they pointed to themself. Their gaze turned back to Wally as they repeated, “You want to paint me?”
“Yes,” Wally breathed. “I want to paint you, Dandy.”
“I — ” The gardener's hands started to wave dismissively as their eyes dropped to the ground. “I don’t think I’m good enough to be painted! I’m a mess, and I have dirt on my hands. My hair is messy, and I have to send some flowers to Howdy’s — ”
With one swift motion, Barnaby unfolded Wally’s easel and placed it down nearby. He then patted Dandy’s head and chuckled at the yelp of surprise the gardener let out. “Re-lax Dandy. Walls here ain’t gonna eat cha alive!”
Wally’s fingers tightened around his cardigan for a brief moment. His eyes itched.
Not today. Not today.
Barnaby placed the blank canvas down on the empty easel and patted Wally on the shoulder before he bid the two shorter puppets farewell and walked away. “Peace out ‘n have fun! I’ll be at Howdy’s if ya need me!”
Wally waved goodbye to the blue dog, then turned his attention back to Dandy. “I will be painting you soon, neighbor.”
“Wally,” Dandy murmured. They kept looking at the ground, their voice even quieter than when Barnaby was there. Their brows were furrowed slightly and their mouth was pressed together in a thin line. “You don’t have to paint me. I think there are better neighbors to paint than lil’ ol’ me,” they chuckled. At the last half of their sentence, they sounded a bit like Eddie.
“I want to,” Wally countered. “I really do want to paint you.” He started to take out some of the acrylic tubes and laid them on the excess wood of the easel. He untwisted some of the caps to loosen them up, then carefully squeezed a bit of paint onto his palette one at a time. A bit of black and white in the corner for mixing, then green here and yellow there. Blue as well, and brown was very important.
“I woke up today and wanted to paint,” he confessed. “But I didn’t want to paint red apples or Barnaby, even though I love both red apples and Barnaby very much. Oh, thank you Dandy.”
The gardener blushed as they helped screw the caps of the paints back on. “I can getcha a cup of water for your paints. And a stool, if you want one.”
“A stool for the paint water would be nice, thank you.”
As Dandy hurriedly walked inside their house, Wally made it his mission to stare at the blank canvas with a paintbrush in one hand and his palette in the other. He had the subject, and he had the colors. He had the idea, no matter how faint it was. But now that he was here, with his subject nearby and with his colors laid out, the idea was rapidly vanishing.
His grip on the paintbrush tightened. The pose. How should Dandy pose? And any objects? Should they be holding anything in their hands? How much of Dandy should he paint?
He wanted to paint today, that he knew. But why was it so hard to paint?
“ —lly? Wally?”
The pompadoured puppet let in a sharp inhale of air and turned towards the voice.
Dandy gasped in return, backing away slightly. They bumped against the stool where an old cup filled with water sat, and they cried out to catch it as it wobbled precariously. “Golly! I’m so sorry.”
“It’s okay,” Wally said. He found his voice again — again; he was losing it…what year was it? — and forced himself to take a slow, calm breath. “I still want to paint you, Dandy. But, I’m having trouble imagining how I want to paint you.”
“Paint me however you want Wally, and I’m sure it’ll look nice.” Dandy’s gaze alternated between him and the ground, and their felt still showed hints of a blush. Pinkish, maybe red.
Like apples.
Wally slowly raised his paintbrush and started to circle it in midair, pretending that the ends of the brush were covered in red paint. He brushed an imaginary stroke upwards to make a stem, then two smooth lines to make a leaf. He liked apples. Those were the first things he painted.
What did Dandy like?
“Oh!” he gasped. “Dandy, can I paint you with sunflowers?”
“Sunflowers?” Dandy repeated. “The tall ones or the ones I picked earlier for Howdy’s?”
Wally paused. He looked at the sunflowers that towered above their heads nearby. Instead of looking friendly, they now looked intimidating. “I want to paint you with the sunflowers closer to your face.”
“My face? Oh, you’re going to paint my face?” Dandy’s hands waved, though not as erratically as Julie. “Can’t I hide behind my sunflowers? I’m a mess like I said and the sunflowers are more beautiful than I am and — ”
“Dandy.”
Dandy stopped.
“I think my neighbors look beautiful on my canvas because I paint what I see.” Wally’s smile widened as he added, “And I think the painting I want to do with you and your sunflowers will be beautiful too.”
If Dandy’s face could turn into a pretty red apple, it would. The gardener sputtered something before they stumbled away and stumbled back with a large bouquet of sunflowers in their hands. Dozens of yellow petals shone outwards, almost giving Sally a challenger for the brightest one in the neighborhood. In their centers, hundreds of seeds created a dark contrast.
In the middle of it all, Dandy’s face was buried in it.
Wally didn’t mind so much. He needed to paint the sunflowers first.
So began the long and slow process of mixing colors to create the right shade, then applying them onto the canvas in gentle strokes. The petals were abstract shapes at first, radiating from a circle of darkness in the center. As Wally switched brushes and added details, the sunflowers gained personality. Individual petals started to differentiate, and someone could pluck out the seeds if they wished to.
He dipped the brush in the murky paint water and started on the puppet. He looked around the canvas and saw Dandy’s face still buried in the sunflowers.
That was no good.
He placed the paintbrush on the stool and slowly approached them. “Dandy. Could you lift your face up please? I need to paint it.”
Dandy hesitantly complied, but most of their face was still covered by yellow petals. “The sunflowers are more beautiful,” they faintly insisted. “They’re in bloom.”
“You are in bloom too,” Wally said. Despite his brush hand smelling slightly of paint, he reached out and cupped his hand against Dandy’s cheek. He gently lifted their warm face up and out of the sunflowers and said, “You are in bloom, Dandy. Like the sunflowers, and the apple blossoms.
“I woke up and wanted to paint today. I wanted to paint, and you are in bloom. Why should I not paint a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers and the neighbor that grew them?”
A long, palpable pause stretched out between the two. Wally wondered if he made a mistake with this. He knew that Frank didn’t like to be touched very often, so what if Dandy was the same?
Then, Dandy slowly smiled. Their smile radiated through the sunflowers, and for a second, Wally thought that the gardener was the most pretty flower he’d seen.
His own smile widened and he withdrew his hand. “This…this is the most! I will paint this now!” He swiftly came back to his canvas and started mixing the right shade of green. The portrait slowly came together. First the general shape, then the details. The highlights came last. A few broad strokes for a blue sky, and…!
“Dandy, it’s done.” Wally placed each used paintbrush into the murky paint water, one by one as he waited for the subject of his painting to shuffle around the easel to look at his work.
On the canvas, were dozens of sunflowers arranged in a strong bouquet intermixed with delicate petals. The sunflowers themselves were made of strokes of yellow and circles of black, highlighted by elegant lines that made each detail pop. In the middle of it all, was a puppet whose smile was the centerpiece of the painting. Eyes slightly squinted shut from how wide they were smiling, a hint of red on their cheeks, and hands that held the entire bouquet together by their stems.
A gasp followed by a squeal of joy. Hand waving and heel bouncing briskly followed, alongside quiet bursts of “It’s so beautiful!” and “The detail on the sunflowers!”
Wally watched Dandy go through several levels of joy and awe, and the semi-permanent smile on his face softened. His partially-lidded eyes took in the small details: brown eyes that sparkled at the work of art on the canvas; the little yellow flower on their hat that never wilted; gentle flowers that reached towards the sun, fingers curling around the drops of light and holding it close.
Quiet.
“Do you want to keep it?”
“I…I shouldn’t.” The light was escaping from their fingertips.
Did he do that?
“I insist. I would be honored if you took it.” Wally gingerly took the still-drying painting and held it out towards Dandy. “I want you to have it.”
Dandy’s mouth pressed into a thin line as they looked down at the ground for a moment, then thrust the sunflowers in front of them. “Take these. I’d feel bad if you didn't have something in return. I can always get more for Howdy, it’s not a big deal.”
The next minutes were spent juggling an exchange; between trying not to touch any paint on the canvas and not dropping any sunflowers on the ground, the two spent an excessive amount of time trying to give each other the items. In the end, Dandy was left holding their portrait and Wally had a bouquet of sunflowers in his hand.
Dandy lightly bounced inside their house, and Wally was left outside with a sunny-smelling bundle of flowers counteracting against the chemical scent of his acrylics. He buried his face within the flowers and deeply inhaled. Between strong whiffs of paint, he breathed in drops of sunlight.
“The most,” he exhaled. “These are the most.”
For the next several days, anyone who peeked in the window of Home could catch a glimpse of a vase filled with cut sunflowers. They were perky and alive, and it certainly complimented a fresh red apple that always sat next to the vase for as long as the sunflowers lived.
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Trolls - Accidental Knight Goes on a World Tour (Field of Forget-me-nots Part 2)
Okay so I didn't think I was going to make a part two (or three depending on how you count the posts, as The Keith and Branch Brothers AU now happens in the same AU), but here we are.
Part one of this au, is that Branch has taken Keith in as a younger brother, and for Keith's birthday, he dresses up as a character, The Forest Guardian, from one of the trolling's story. While in costume Branch saves the village from a wolf and becomes a knight with out anyone know who he was. Then the events of the first movie.
Link to that first post if interested - https://empressgeekt.tumblr.com/post/745937705603661824/trolls-vigilante-branch-au
Now on to this part's summery.
We pick up three months after the first movie. Branch is fully healed from his wounds from the Chef, but he isn't unmarked from it. Sure, he has his colors back, but they fluctuate. And he has a scar from her knife. It runs up his leg, torso and across his face. Thankfully the blade missed his neck otherwise he'd be dead, but it's a hard thing to hide. Especially since he's been blinded in one eye, because of it. Keith thinks it looks cool though, and writes the events of his scaring into his Guardian book.
The defense force that Poppy and Peppy had placed him in charge of is developing well enough. Branch has put together a training course for new recruits and per his recommendation a main station, outer-security wall with lookouts, and outposts further from the village were built. Once that was complete volunteers were being taken. Smidge volunteered for it right away, and excelled during her training. Branch makes her his second in command.
Over all Life hasn't changed that much ins Pop Village, the only differences being that they were at peace with the bergens and some trolls have new jobs. When Branch and Smidge aren't working, they're hanging out with the SnackPack (or taking care of Keith in Branch's case). Even before Poppy was crowned queen, she and Branch work more closely, Branch is in charge of village safety and many of his decisions need to have approval of royalty. Poppy also asks Branch to train her, during which Branch's crush develops beyond a fancy as watching Poppy shoot a bow and arrow like robinhood is very hot to him. Keith teases him everytime he blushes around the Queen.
Life continues on. Guy Diamond has Tiny, which I'm not sure if I should make Branch the midwife for or not (because Branch is trained in this canonically if this deleted clip is anything to go by Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ioxfzsKv4&list=LL&index=2). Then Debbie shows up. Branch is kind of upset that Peppy never told Poppy, and by extension him, about the other tribes. If they were a threat they were something he needed to know about. Poppy still believes that Barb wants to reunite the trolls and Branch still chooses to go with her to keep her safe. Once more clad in his Forest Guardian attire. He leaves Smidge in charge of the guard and Peppy in charge of Keith.
Poppy doesn't kick all the weapons off the Balloon this time, because Branch packed her bow with the other spears and getting rid of it would be mean throwing away her newly prized weapon. Half way through their flight to symphonyville (I can not spell), they hear a very small sneeze. Keith has snuck aboard, not biggie. Branch is very frustrated with this, after all his kid is currently on a mission that he feels could be extremely dangerous.
Keith's reasons for sneaking aboard, he wants to start his guard training early and that Branch needs a wingman, because watching him crush over the queen is starting to get embarrassing. Branch can feel his hair turning white through out this interaction.
At symphonyville, Keith is clinging to Branch's leg the whole time. The destuction is like that of Pop village after Chef attacked. They get the whole story from Pennywhisle, and need to decide what to do next. Branch immediately wants to go home and fortify defenses. Poppy agrees, but wants to reach out to the other tribes to warn them at the very least and maybe form alliances in case of attack. Branch think that their military is till too fresh for that, and way to small. Poppy continues to argue her side and eventually Branch is forced to agree.
Country territory is closest, so they head there. Branch talks Poppy out of doing the pop medley because it would probably offend the country trolls. Keith's on his side too, as they both know what it's like to have things they don't like shoved in their face. This is how the country trolls are and they like it. Poppy reluctantly agrees but she still thinks that the country trolls need cheering up. They meet with Delta Dawn and begin to share information they have regarding Barb. Keith's role in this is to distract Clampers. The Children get along like water and rain (honestly these two would be great friends they could totally bond over biting people). Delta mis-takes Keith for Poppy and Branch's son, which they quickly correct with an awkward laugh. Delta still doesn't want to involved, so Branch and Poppy leave. but not before meeting up with a "Country" trolls named Hickory, who offeres to boat them to Funk territory.
This tips off Branch and Keith as suspicious, after all since when did Hickory know about where they were going and what they were doing, but Poppy doesn't notice and quickly agrees. Keith still enjoys the boat ride, so Branch is watching the trolling with one eye, and Hickory with the other. When Chaz shows up, Branch manages to pull out his bow and shoot the bounty hunter's instrument away, due to his suit covering his ears. After checking Keith over, he hears Hickory mention bounty hunters and pulls Poppy aside. they Have an argument with Branch pointing out everything he's be noticing and how Poppy can't just keep dismissing him. It's his job to keep her safe and the rest of the Pop trolls they need to work together. Then he asks if something else it going on, because once she knew he wasn't just spouting paranoid rants, she didn't have a problem listening to his suggestions. Poppy cracks and breaks that she's worried about being a good leader after all the good her father did, how could she ever measure up to that. Branch says that he's not sure what will make her great, but that a good leader should listen, and that maybe she's putting her father on a pedestal, he isn't the perfect king she thinks he is. Poppy starts seriously crushing on Branch after that.
The ride continues. Hickory and Branch talk about the knight's feelings for Poppy, and Branch just says it isn't the right time she's dealing with too much right now. On the flip side, Keith talks to Poppy about her new found crush on Branch. The future couple might be blind but Keith sure ain't and he's willing to do anything to make his brother happy.
They get sucked up into vibe city, with Branch nearly shooting Hickory with an arrow after he got in his the face with a guitar. Poppy and Keith end up sharing a bubble, as they were taken up to the city. Keith quickly charms Essence and Q, and they complement, Branch on his child rearing. Keith Also crawls into Branch's hair after hearing Cooper's story with his twin, knowing that it could hurt the knight on an emotional level.
One history lesson later...
"Wait if we split everyone apart, are we bad guys?" Keith said.
"Not us, bud, but some people who were like us did. We need to do better then them okay?" Branch would say.
Poppy Branch and Keith get caught in the same bubble during the escape, with Hickory separated form them. Poppy says she doesn't know what to do. Branch tells her they need to go home to protect every one. They need to be there for the last stand against Barb. Poppy finally listening, agrees only for them to be attacked by the Reggaetón trolls and K-pop gang before they can leave. Branch tells Poppy to take Keith and run. Branch pulls out his spear ready to fight when K-pop grabs him, que dance battle...
Poppy runs with Keith, the trolling upset in her arms. They run into Hickory, where Poppy rants about everything and losing Branch pulling the pop string form her hair, que hickory and dickory reveal. Keith says he called it.
Barb comes in and takes Poppy. She tries to mockingly dote on Keith only for him to bite her. She's impressed, and says she didn't think a popsqueak like Poppy could have such vicious offspring, and that the kid must take after his dad. Poppy's too mad to correct Barb, just fighting against the guards to get Keith back. Branch told her to protect the trolling, and she will do so. She never lets go of Keith when their in the cell.
Both Poppy and Keith are horrified when Branch Jumps in front of them. Keith even starts crying, thinking he'd lost his brother for good. The sound of Keith's wails make Branch hesitate and starts to fight back against the power-cord's power. He'd too busy to fighting himself to obey Barb's orders. Still Poppy stuffs gumdrops into her and Keith's ears, and then runs escapes from the cell listening to Keith's insturctions to pick the lock. Poppy Jumps down, and charges at Barb stealing the guitar. Keith Bites the rock queen again. The guitar is destoryed and branch is freed from the mind control. To Branch's horror he wakes to his little brother and the woman his loves already fully grey.
Just sing happens and poppy, gives Branch a kiss on the cheek, finally confessing. All the leaders get together, to plan for repairs of their homes, and how prevent this situation from happening again. Trollstopia is born, and suddenly Branch needs to figure out how to train other types of trolls for the guard.
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