#skips tbt

[mercysfool]

BRO WTF I USED A SINGLE GOLD TICKET BC I HAD AN ODD AMOUNT OF THEM AND GOT BLADE'S LIGHTCONE I'M 😭😭😭 i deserve this after how much i spent e2'ing luocha </4

#I SKIPPED THE TRAIN ANIMATION AND EVERYTHING CUZ I WAS DEADASS AT ZERO PITY AND JUST #TRYING TO DROP A COUPLE TICKETS TO GET A LIL BIT BACK #KEJRNHMKJENRHM #ty for loving me blade u have been so kind to my stash not a single penny spent for this round #in tears #tbt. #kafka please be this kind.... do not bully

[whiskeytangofxckers]

throwback thursday to the time I met Richard Speight Jr and I guess Misha as well

#me myself and i #tbt #i was redecorating my room and figured i'd show you all the time i met skip

[unproduciblesmackdown]

the poster behind the danielle wade fan account of frequent relevant post curation saw summer stock, ft. their own relevant posting

#the skip in the middle of the curtain call vid is from me stitching two together so this could be one post #and they did take & post pics with danielle wade lol hell yes for that #summer stock #will roland #orville wingate #nothing directly urgently relevant from the instagram takeover today though it was fun & i may post some bits #loving the energy for this re: possibilities of will roland connoisseurs perhaps getting to go also....in addition to josh; tbt #(and like all the people who know him going lol friends family cohorts in theatre/film. connoisseurs as well)

[punk-pandame]

i been living paycheck to paycheck since before i had a job ya'll ain't special

#appropos of nothing and directed at no one in particular #also tbt to that time i worked 3 jobs and still skipped meals that was soo fun (the mental and physical stress triggered chronic iillnesses #how did i uhhh not die

[royalreef]

(( Fuck it. Mobile time. Like this for an ask ( I make no promises on quality ).

#most secret royal advisor || ooc #MOBILE TBT. #(( i am also a lil tipsy take this as you will #(( multis specify muse and sideblogs specify url or i'm skipping you

[jasperwatchinga]

[...] 𝟓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄:

001. “happy together” — covered by slothrust

002. “simon’s sleeping” — pretty balanced

003. “i want you to want me” — covered by chase holden

004. “obsessed with you” — the orion experience

005. “bleed for me” — johnny goth

tagged by : stolen >:)

tagging : @gurlrot, @cfvoid, @comicbookcreature, @republicing, & whoever wants to nab it!

#. 𝐉𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 〈 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 #memes tbt. #i skipped quotes bc it’s more the vibe #all the names are links so have at it

[regularshcw]

i forgot i had this saved

#📋 benson // visage / man ; i bet a guy could get some real respect in a suit like this #🦝 rigby // visage / man defaces self for prize #💪 skips // visage / skips ; godfather of soul #i need to work on finishing things so i can add high fives like i want to #zombie au tbt #ask to tag /

[daybreakrising]

@resolutepath: "Have you come to chide me as well?" Amusement sits plain on the smile that quirks Ayato's lips, glancing up towards the other. He does not move from his perch, lids closed as he simply listens to the world around him. "I am certain my retainers have taken ill to my schedule alterations, though they will understand in time." So many machinations, things that he dare not speak of lest he show his hand. It can be exhausting at times. "Care to join me till the next event?" Eyes open then and he gestures to the bench beside him, a glint in his eyes. Care to be complicit in my actions? [ for Thoma!! ]

"Chide you, my lord?" There's a matching glint in an emerald gaze as Thoma moves to sit beside him. "Would I do such a thing?" Of course he would - theirs is a relationship built upon trust and respect, but they are more than just lord and servant. They are fond of each other. They care.

And caring means occasionally berating them for shirking their duties or, more commonly, not taking care of themselves properly.

He takes a deep breath in, enjoying the fresh air, the scent of the ocean drifting inland. "Mm, I did hear one or two grumbles, I have to admit... but I think they'll forgive you. I'm sure a few words from your charming lips will soothe their bruised egos."

It is at this point that he retrieves the small package he had tucked out of sight beside the bench - a notable aroma of cooked food emanating from the container. Of course he brought food. "Here. Since you decided to skip lunch, I figured you might be hungry."

There's enough to share - a clear indication that Thoma had no intentions of persuading him back to work. He sets the container between them, producing both utensils and - yes, he's even prepared drinks, too. What a quaint little picnic they'll have.

#resolutepath #muse; thoma (genpact) #source; g.enshin #v; i guess the housework can wait (main) #;thoma & ayato tbt #( thoma: if ur gonna skip work at least make sure u eat ) #;pretending i'm not here (queue)

[sevnthhart-a]

Meta + Midgar

shaking u ever so gently for this because i have thoughts    (  prompt  )

           two very vital points i feel should be remembered before getting into this :  tifa is around 14 / 15 when crisis core occurs  ( possibly near her 16th birthday ,  i can't remember .  she was still so young  —  that's what gets me the most )  & she just witnessed a rather gruesome scene, without being granted a moment to really process everything. i'm primarily going to be focusing on her experience at the start — touching more on the emotional state she may have been in than the external factors that might've influenced her time there.

her life in midgar, despite having its good moments, was the lowest & loneliest time in her life. i have two main reasons for this, but i also wanna briefly comment on her wellbeing while in edge.

i. reason 1 :  zangan. he finds tifa at the reactor & rescues her from being another one of hojo's lab experiments. he attempts to heal her, to no avail, & ends up bringing her to a trusted doctor in midgar. he doesn't stick around because he doesn't like that city. i completely understand if she was holding some partial resentment towards him because of that. i'm not entirely sure if she knew he had also been injured by sephiroth  (   ❛  i can't even jump anymore .  but i hope you continue to sharpen your skills & remember what i taught you .  ❜   )  — she had possibly believed he had dumped her off there & made a run for it. the letter found later on had to have given her some closure & allowed her to heal from this one sided conflict with him, but that doesn't really change the fact that tifa could've easily felt abandoned.   ( side note :  i've been racking my brain all morning but i sincerely can't remember if she does get a chance to see him off .  context clues tell me no but it's been a hot minute sadhsfk my point still stands  —  there would have been some lingering feeling of disappointment ,  anger ,  etc .  because he left her there alone .  if she isn't mad ,  i sure as hell would be askdjks )

ii. reason 2 :  general — the odds were stacked against her from the very start. imagine being a teenage girl, feeling such anger towards a goliath & utterly powerless while navigating a new city. given the way her emotional state seems to work, i'm almost positive she would've hit some mental slump during her recovery from that encounter with sephiroth — because she's human. however, because she's tifa lockhart, she was always bound to get back up. this is just one of the many times she'll have to start from nothing. whatever she knew was gone & the future before her was up in the air, without any sort of preparation  ( because life just isn't fair enough for that ). all in all, the mixture of recent loss & the hard hitting realization that she was on her own now made life there total hell, at the beginning. i wouldn't be surprised if this kept her from really seeing midgar as home. still, it should be said that her inability to process grief in the traditional, chronological sense is so vital to her character development later on.

iii. edge vs midgar :  the events that follow after ac can be interpreted as her  ( realistic )  happy ending. she's healing, she's witnessing her best friend healing, she's created a new life from nothing  ( once again )  that brings her genuine joy, & she knows everyone she holds dear to her heart is now safe. edge is her new home because it's where this special little family of hers  ( notably sharing a similar sense of loss / disconnect of blood ties )  has decided to plant their roots ;  entirely different from before, when she didn't really have a choice. the anger from the past has eased — it's no longer a raging flame of hate, but a soft candlelight that's only vaguely remembered when looking over her shoulder. midgar is where she had to learn how to start life over after losing everything for the very first time. edge is where she feels the most in touch with herself & others because, while she had also lost so much by that point, she had people there to start over with her.

#meta tbt #cloudvii #i'm having such hdjsdhsj dummy brain thoughts about ac tifa today </3 #but also hdsjdhjs the idea that tifa was a skip away from being in the same position as zack & cloud gets me everytime #this also feels more like word vomit than my usual content hdjshdjs dummy brain once more ✋

[a9saga]

tbt - wonder girls - me, in // literally the best song in their 10 year discography

#as diana once said... me in by the wonder girls #i said it first actually she was never as familiar with the wonder girls as i was #but she added that gif of a panda knocking over a shopping cart or smth so you know #credit where credit is due #its literally 543 in the morning while im typing this my alarm goes off in less than two hours #well at least i don't have to work today #im getting a math test back today im scared #last class i was really stressed out dude #i need to talk to my professor i think literally the entire class is behind #im behind because i had covid but he literally skipped one section and covered 3 last class #the best anyone is doing i think is if they're starting the first section he covered last week #we had 2 exams in two weeks and theres a reason for that one had to be put off #i need to stop talking about my math classes and go back to sleep omf #what am i doing #tbt #song rec #wonder girls #wonder world #be my baby #kpop #shut up kaily #q'd 4/19/2023 my big brother is 30 today hehe #Youtube

[ploridafanthers]

wait. so the reason disney’s fastpass worked so well when it came out was because most of the parkgoers didn’t know how it worked?

#tbt skipping past the suckers' line at space mountain

[royalreef]

(( Posting from mobile, but. Like this and Miranda will make noises at your muse.

#most secret royal advisor || ooc #mobile tbt. #(( same rules as ever apply #(( dear god multis specify muse and sideblogs specify url. i will skip you otherwise.

[jude5bellingham]

tbt pt.2 ౨ৎ trent alexander-arnold

part one here!

pairing: trent alexander-arnold x f!reader

summary: part two of throwback thursday, reader is lfc's photographer but people start thinking there is something off when she is exclusively posting tbts

notes: hope u guys enjoy :3

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yourusername my first heartbreak tbh.. #tbt

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trentarnold66 mine too

yourusername wrong actually! your first heartbreak was when i laughed in your face when you asked me out cause i thought you had to have been joking

ibrahimakonate oh wow😂😂

user1 trent getting aired out on a tbt of 2021/2022 ucl finals post of yn's is crazy😭😭

trentarnold66 it was just a misunderstanding 😒 we are literally married now anyways

virgilvandijk no need to open old wounds

yourusername sorry skip im running out of content

mosalah you will have more if you comeback!

yourusername soon mo!!!!

andyrobertson94 comeback to work soon

yourusername hopefully

user2 yn isnt at work???

user3 we miss you yn

user4 real lads' first heartbreaks💔

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yourusername throwback to when my (now) ex-boyfriend made me pay stupidly expensive tickets to see him #tbt

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trentarnold66 did not

yourusername did too

joegomez5 you two are such children

yourusername 🤫

trentarnold66 stop calling me your exboyfriend

yourusername you literally are mate

andyrobertson94 your exboyfriend sounds terrible

yourusername he didn't even score! why'd i spend all that money!

ibrahimakonate 😂😂😂

szoboszlaidominik what's your exboyfriends @

yourusername oh hell no....

user5 her calling trent (her husband) her ex boyfriend 😭😭😭

user6 they're literally so funny 😭😭😭

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yourusername shouting out this young lad from liverpool #tbt

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trentarnold66 ...

andyrobertson94 up and coming young scouse lad

curtisjr young lad just trying to make it

judebellingham that is broski 🙏

user7 i wonder how trent felt seeing these pictures 😭😭

user8 has anyone else noticed she's only been posting tbts?? i know she does normally but she hasn't uploaded a not tbt in a while..

user9 she might just be going through old content!! she has a habit of uploading extra pics from old tbts later when she feels like she needs to post more!!

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yourusername even with setbacks, just know YNWA ❤️‍🩹 #tbt

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trentarnold66 i miss you at the games

yourusername alright pack it up loverboy

yourusername i miss you at games too... GET BACK ON THE PITCH!

judebellingham mate can never catch a break huh

yourusername nope!

user109 WE also miss you yn

harvelliott we miss you

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liverpoolfc yn YOU need to remember that ynwa ❤️❤️

curtisjr ^^ ❤️

mosalah ^^ ❤️

ibrahimakonate ^^ ❤️

virgilvandijk ^^ ❤️

yourusername okay relax guys i'm going to cry and i'm a real ugly crier...

trentarnold66 @yourusername liar

andyrobertson94 trent's just a sap after all

user10 is yn okay? why did lfc comment that?

user11 did yn leave lfc?

user12 why are they all leaving hearts and saying ynwa?? did yn leave??

user13 i hope everything is alright yn ❤️ YNWA❤️

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yourusername when @england hired me for the season and then i literally just watched him have stronger bonds with men than me but that's ok i guess #tbt

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trentarnold66 i'm not even going to say anything

aaronramsdale you're acting like trent didn't kick me out of the room to spend time with you

yourusername okay don't get dramatic! it wasn't even your bed!

aaronsramsdale 🙁

england 😳

yourusername 😳

judebellingham no photos of trent and i?

yourusername yeah as if i was gonna post my ex-boyfriend's side ting

judebellingham ex-boyfriend 😭

user14 did yn leave lfc for the england nt???

user15 if you left for the england nt, we still love you yn ❤️❤️

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yourusername yes i have heard the news, trust me we are all devastated but YNWA klopp and thank you for the memories, especially the ones in the making ❤️❤️❤️ #tbt

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yourusername no words can describe how i feel about this friendship but maybe this ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 emoji can! #tbt

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andyrobertson94 love you both❤️❤️ can't wait for your return

trentarnold66 ❤️

szoboszlaidominik that should be me 💔

yourusername leave my ex-boyfriend and his husband alone... homewrecker...

user16 we hope you feel better ❤️❤️ we miss you and klopp

user17 klopp hasnt even left yet

user18 tell that to the hole in my heart

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yourusername hi everyone! i'm so sorry i did not say anything during these last few months... if i'm honest they were very difficult. I was not myself for the last few months so I took a leave of absence from lfc, that i'm so incredibly grateful for, and i tried to post like usual even though i was running out of photos and energy. Trent's injury, Klopp's announcement, and everything else in this world felt incredibly hard to deal with but even in those times I could always turn to this community to put a smile on my face. I'm so happy to let you all know Trent and I have welcomed a beautiful and healthy son to our family. anyways, long story short, always remember that i love you and that ynwa❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

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andyrobertson94 Proud godfather here!❤️❤️

user229 omg😭😭😭

liverpoolfc congratulations yn! we love you & ynwa❤️

virgilvandijk ❤️

curtisjr new young scouse lad about to become a superstar 💫

judebellingham 🤍

aaronramsdale ❤️

jordanhenderson ❤️❤️

szoboszlaidominik ❤️

ibrahimakonate ❤️

user19 we love you yn❤️❤️

user20 im so glad you put yourself first❤️❤️

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yourusername my pretty boy 🤍🤍

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yourusername trent is there too i guess

andyrobertson94 you know you could've asked me to take a picture of the three of you right

yourusername you don't get it andy

andyrobertson94 🙄

virgilvandijk two very stylish lads in the pics

yourusername it's cause i styled them after you skipp😁

curtisjr didnt know your exboyfriend could dress so well

yourusername he can't without my help 😕😕

user21 sobs... this is so cute😭😭

user22 dilf trent

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user23 theyre soo cute together 😭😭

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yourusername some day my kids will know the winner that their father is #tbt

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liverpoolfc they'll watch him win another with their own eyes

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andyrobertson94 more importantly, they'll know how big of a winner their godfather is

yourusername honestly... you kind of are the captain of scotland and a member of the great british empire ...

trentarnold66 okay stop agreeing with each other

yourusername no need for jealousy in my comments

user24 KIDS??? AS IN PLURAL????

user25 omg is this a pregnancy announcement 😭😭

user26 ANOTHER ONE??? OMG

user27 UGHHHHH SPILLLLL

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yourusername i don't think i could even begin to describe how happy and grateful i am, but i will try. i love the family i have created here in liverpool with the help of everyone. you are all family, thank you for the love and support you have always shown me. ❤️❤️

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#football fanfic #football imagine #football imagines #football instagram au #football one shot #football x reader #football social media au #taa66 #football texts #football x you #football x y/n #trent alexander arnold x reader #trent alexander imagines #trent alexander arnold imagines #trent alexander arnold imagine #trent alexander arnold #trent alexander x you #taa smau #taa x reader #taa imagines

[deliciousdefendorinternet]

I like to imagine in the future Branch would maybe keep trying to Relate to his Bros but he always accidentally ends up killing the fun mood by Bringing up Depressing stuff from his past without even Realising it.

like the Bros will all be sat around sharing funny stories about from when they were kids like JD and Bruce would Reminisce about a time JD got stuck in a tree and was attacked by a family of squirrels or Clay and Floyd would bring up a time when they swapped Hair colours and clothes for the day to see how long it would take JD to notice and just stuff like that.

and eventually a Nervous Branch would try to Join in and share his own "" funny "" story from when he was a kid and it'd be something really sad like how when he was first Building the Bunker he accidentally caused a cave in Blocking the entrance and was trapped down there for days in the dark and he had no one in the Village who cared enough to Bother looking for him.

and he had to Resort to eating worms and other underground gross stuff in order to survive until he was able to Dig his way out and Branch after telling the story lets out a somewhat forced laugh Hoping the Bros would do the same.

only for his laugh to become more awkward and eventually just be cut short as he sees his Bros all looking at him with nothing but serous even somewhat worried expressions.

and Branch is Genuinely kinda worried and confused as to what he did wrong and while Floyd Bruce and Clay are all just trying to Reassure him he didn't do anything wrong per say.

JD just comes straight out and says that those weren't Really the kinda stories they were going for and they were going for more light hearted memories and he was making everyone feel down with stuff like that.

Branch just kinda Somberly apologises and walks off saying he didn't mean to Ruin things for everyone else.

the Bros do eventually go to find him and talk and Branch admits he spent ages During all of their stories trying to think of one of his own he could tell them but honestly they were either depressingly uneventful memories of just him doing basic stuff alone in the Bunker or in the woods or they were just straight up upsetting like the one he told them.

either way he couldn't really think of anything from that time in his life worth sharing but the rest of the bros basically say something along the lines of that being fine and they still want to hear all about his life both the good and the bad.

and Besides they still have plenty of time to make memories in the present that will be worth talking about in the future as cheesy as that sounds lol.

idk I just thought the idea of Branch trying and failing to Join in on Bro zone's fun stories was both cute and sad and it could lead to a sweet little ending.

Dammit DreamWorks I really need some Heart-warming Bro zone content like this I Really Hope you actually Deliver and you don't just skip over the characters because you think TBT did enough to wrap up that family Dynamic because believe me it didn't I need more man I need more 😅😅😅😅😅😅

#dreamworks trolls #trolls band together #trolls #trolls dreamworks #trolls branch #branch trolls #branch #trolls 3 #brozone #trolls brozone #Trolls Bro zone #Trolls Band Together #Trolls fanfic #Trolls #Trolls Branch

[averagetmntfan]

MASTERPOST!

(yeah I copy pasted it from the other acc, don’t sue me)

wassup! Finally, a master post! Am I right?

(TC*ST AND PROSH*PPERS DNI!!)

hi there! I’m Jayah! You can call me jj tho. I’m js here to post a bunch of fun art and maybe some animation stuff? And occasionally, fan fiction >:). I am GenderFluid, and I go by all pronouns. And my sexuality is lesbian! (But I am also aroace)

and my lil gay ass miiiiiiight be possibly maybe simping for someone rn..?? (*cough* a literally drawing)

I also have 7 roleplay blogs! @leontheluxuriousone , @wrecking-it-raphie @gayass-blueberry-mugman, @bendy-the-dancing-doofus, @koi-the-cosplay-boy, @improv-master-mikey, & @skipping-on-by!!

my current hyper fixations are: rottmnt, tadc, TBT(trolls: band together/trolls 3), The great north, bobs burgers, the cuphead show, moon girl and devil dinosaur, amphibia, the owl house, tmnt 12, cuphead and mugman in General, KREW, poppy playtime, and a SHIT TON MORE-

btw I swear quite a lot on this, so if that isn’t ur thing, u should click off.

DISCLAIMER: please don’t send me werid asks, or gross inappropriate content. I’m a minor.

100 DTIYS!!

• FANART!!: •

Leo goober(@ghosty-0w0)

PRINCESS KOI FR (@mikey-rottmnt)

MY BABIES- (@allyheart707)

MY SONS<333 (@mikey-rottmnt)

YOU MADE ME LOOK SO PRETTY RAAHHH (@mikey-rottmnt)

• ROTTMNT FICS!!!: •

The sand.

The 4 servants Au:

Chapter 1 (ongoing)

pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 Pt.6 Pt.7 pt.8 pt.9 pt.10 pt.11 pt.12

The 4 turtles work peacefully at a competing hotel with the battle nexus, with their beloved father. But one day, everything spirals out of control! And their worlds get flipped upside down! Follow Leo, Donnie, Raph & Mikey on the journey of a life time! And who knows, they might meet some friends along the way, or maybe more…

• DOODLES: •

Pissed off peeps >:[

brace face!!

• FICS: •

(…also none?? But also lost, too-)

• RANDOM STUFF: •

Leo being a dumb-dumb

• ANSWERED ASKS: •

what do the bros do outside of the hotel??

Mikey needs a hug

does raph break stuff often?

Do the bros like Lou Jitsu movies?

How do they feel about working there?

Time beats a dead man

(Collab au w/ @mikey-rottmnt!!)

Pt.1

A silly cuphead and mugman au Abt uh..a lot of stuff. (Heavily inspired by babtqftim)

• FICS: •

picky eater

get served! ..or, maybe later..

portals gone wrong!! 1 2 3

Secret admirer<3

…?

the struggles of school

• HC’S that are canon in this silly au: •

Mugs

Cups and mugs (cups are not Canon)

How to hug the gang!!

• DRAWINGS: •

Human mugs doodles

chip and Dale!!

Koi and mugs being gay

KOI CANON IN TCHS?!

Rock paper scissors

• some lore: •

mugs lore

Hs! Mugs and euro…

Mug and cup lore

Main crews fav ice cream!!

cup lore (belongs to Ari)

Pipsqueak!

(Coming soon..?)

“Small turtle, and even bigger problems.”

#<3 #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt mikey #save rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt raph #rottmnt au #the 4 servants au #T4S #pipsqueak AU! #tbadm au

[kittyball23]

Neverglading (a Trolls fanfic)

Summary: John Dory meets an unexpected companion while trekking through the Neverglade Trail

A/N: Taking place before TBT; Makes references to my oneshot from Trolls 3.0 titled "Found" (ch 18) :)

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I guess there’s a reason they call it the NEVERglade Trail, John Dory thought, exhaustedly taking another step forward and forcing himself to look past the fatigue that plagued his body.

The marshland was not that deep underfoot, only coming up to his ankles, but it sure was thick. One could only go so long taking forcible steps before you got awfully tired out, and before the marsh started to feel like it was taking its grimy hands and holding you in place. But John Dory was not letting it deter him. He refused for it to. He had been the leader of BroZone, and there had been certain traits that a leader needed to have. A key one of those was determination, a strong drive to get done what one strived to get done, and, if it could helped, completing it in the best way possible (or, as John Dory liked to call it, in the most brodacious way possible!).

Come on, JD, he urged himself, you CAN do it! Hauling his knees up, he marched through the boggy trail, ignoring the burn in his muscles. FEEL the burn, he encouraged himself, using the same words he had on Spruce when the Troll had adamantly prepared for every show they’d performed with some workout exercises beforehand. And besides, he continued lecturing, why would I give up now? Just a few yards or so away, he could see the telltale green that indicated a smooth, solid patch of grass. The end of the trail! Knowing his victory was just a hop, skip, and jump away fueled the Troll, and he hauled himself forward some more. Yes! Almost there! Just gotta -

“Rrrwoaw !”

JD gasped at the sudden cry that pierced the air and, upon reflex, took a fighting stance. It was very unexpected, with the only sounds that had accompanied his trek thus far being the bubbling of the bog, a couple of bugs flitting by with a quick ZZZZT! , distant bird calls, and the sound of his own heaving grunts. The sound was foreign among the others, and did not give off the vibe of a creature who was in any way relaxed. And that made the green hair on the back of his neck rise in an unpleasant way. Was he being hunted? Was that the creature's cry of battle, ready to charge at the unsuspecting Troll and splatter what would become his remains across the land?

John Dory shuddered, suddenly feeling cold. Nobody deserved to go out like that!

“RRWOAW !”

He grimaced upon hearing the cry resound again, and not two seconds after that, again. That's when the Troll had to stop and think. For one, he was still standing there, the bottom hems of his white slacks a little muddied, but otherwise well off. If this creature had wanted to attack him, then surely it would have done so already. Or else, why make the ruckus? Any predator intelligent enough in the order of things in the food chain would know to keep quiet and not scare off their prey with any loud sounds. This creature, whatever it was, was not following that basic protocol. Which got JD thinking… perhaps it wasn't hunting. Perhaps it was…

“RRRRWOOOAW!!”

… distressed.

His head whirled around to his far left, in the direction the call had been coming from, somewhere off the bog's marked trail in the swampy woods. He sucked in a deep breath. There was a certain order to things. Just like in his band, for example. He was BroZone’s leader (a role that he believed his brothers could have shown him much more appreciation for taking). Spruce was the Heartthrob, Clay the Fun Boy, Floyd the Sensitive One, and Branch the Baby, all with their own reasons for being that way. And he was sure that there was a reason to why this trail was marked, why it didn't veer off to the left where the noises were coming from. What dangers were that way? They were dangers he didn't really have to find out about. But for the sake of the creature, he wanted to. There was a soft spot somewhere in JD for critters, even if Grandma had never let him have one of his own. He still loved playing with Pop Village's pets when time between band rehearsals and keeping his brothers in line permitted. Still, John Dory gazed longingly at the patch of green up ahead, where he could rest his aching feet and sore muscles.

He paused to reconsider. Maybe it was better to go there first, rest a second, regain some energy, have a snack or two, or…

“RRWOAW !”

… or not .

Before he could change his mind, John Dory stomped his way through the bog, away from his green and right to the source of the sound. The creature's cries were becoming far more frequent now, baying every couple seconds, perhaps even knowing that it had garnered someone's attention at last. John Dory dutifully followed, pushing aside throngs of bushy leaves and slinking through mossy undergrowth until, at last, he came to what he had been seeking. Just beyond a curtain of leaves he could see something thrashing, and the creature's cries were unbearably loud. JD gulped. He hadn't a clue what lay beyond that curtain. Whatever it was may not like him, trying to bite at him with its fangs or swipe at him with claws that may as well pass for daggers. Or, it could be injured, his sights to be met with a gruesome image of blood and gore from wherever it had been wounded.

Aw, no…

He didn't want to hurl, not when he'd just eaten some super delicious marshmallows not five minutes ago!

Regardless, it was no use turning back now. He bothered to trudge his way through the marsh, and he wasn't going to make it a pointless trip. Slowly, his hand went towards the leaves, and he braced himself as he dramatically thrust it aside with a great big swoosh!

"ACK!"

"RROO!"

Both he and the critter surprised each other with a shout. John Dory hid his face with his hands for a second while they both recovered, in case the creature reacted badly. But he didn't end up feeling any chomping on his fingers. Tentatively, he opened his eyes and put his hands down, coming face-to-face with a…

… Well, he didn't know what it was.

Wide, green eyes blinked back at him, pupils shrank some in fear. Its body was armadillo-like, with a shellish exterior that was pudgy-looking in texture. Four stubby green legs kicked around in midair, and just then did he notice that the creature was suspended, tied up among a whole mess of vines with no way to get out.

"Hey, girlie," John Dory whispered, finding his voice after a moment. "Oof… got yourself tied up pretty good, huh?" The critter whimpered, and he couldn’t help chuckling to himself a little at how cute it sounded. Then a thought occurred to him. "Wait a sec… you are a girl, right? Not a boy?" At the mention of the word "boy" and the suggestion of being one, the critter growled, and JD got his answer. "A'ight, girl it is. Need some help getting out?"

The critter seemed to somewhat understand what he was saying, and she gave a short bark in reply, wagging her small, stumpy tail.

"Alright, okay, we're gonna solve this right now, yeah?" Shifting, John Dory slipped out of his acorn backpack and leaned it against a tree, hurriedly searching for something, anything that could assist. He couldn’t imagine how the poor girl felt.

Wait a second… yes I CAN.

It suddenly hit John Dory that he had undergone this terrible scenario. It wasn’t too long ago that he had been strewn up in front of nearly all of the Troll Village, trussed alongside his brothers in an embarrassing display during what was their first and last show of the Family Harmony tour. He had known the frustration, the humiliation… and he did not want this little critter to endure that any longer.

Not on MY watch!

“HA!” he shouted, finding the switchblade stashed at the very bottom of his bag. He’d rarely used the item, so it was still in pristine condition. And it would prove useful in this scenario. “I gotcha, girlie!” JD assured, approaching her.

The little creature recoiled a little at the sight of the sharp object, and squirmed when he brought it up the closest vine she was entangled in.

“Relax,” JD whispered, “probably best if you don’t move, ‘kay?”

The critter whimpered a little, but seemed to understand, and stilled. He could still sense her trembling, but he worked quickly, sawing the vine and being extremely careful not to let it touch her in the process. As soon as the first knot was free, the rest was a breeze. The vines fell apart with ease, and he managed to pull her free, holding her firmly in his arms before she tumbled to the ground. She was heavier than she looked, and he grunted a little as he attempted to maintain his balance in the already unstable bog.

“There we go… that wasn’t too bad, was it?” he asked with a chuckle, trying for humor to lighten the mood.

Turns out it wasn't necessary. As soon as she was able to wiggle her arms and legs free, the critter trilled loudly, though this time, it was a trill of happiness, not sounding anything like the cry of desperation that she'd emitted before. In a flurry of gratitude, she leaned up and lapped at John Dory’s face in a series of doggy-like kisses.

“Okay, you’re welcome, you’re welcome!” he laughed. Once free of the critter’s tongue, he glanced around, not really wanting to go trudging through the boggy forest again. Luckily, he had another trick up his sleeve. He reached into his green hair and pulled out a grappling hook, shooting it out so it gripped the top of a tall tree above their heads.

“Hang on, tight, girl!”

The critter squeaked in surprise when John Dory swept them up into the air, using his stretchy Troll hair to swing them up and out on the tree limbs like monkey bars. Before he knew it, they were on that patch of grass and away from the swampy place.

The critter celebrated with a chirpy noise, snuggling up next to JD and wagging her tail.

In a fond gesture, JD bent down and patted her head. “Not a problemo, a’ight?” he cooed. “Now, I better scoot. Catch you later, small fry. I got another trail ta hike!”

John Dory began to head off, adjusting his backpack on his back a little better, when he suddenly became aware of the creature’s remaining presence, padding behind him. When he turned to look at her, she wagged her tail and panted.

"You're welcome, girly!" he chuckled, giving a thumbs up and hoping she'd get the message. But when he turned around to head off again, he could still hear her footsteps coming along behind him on the grass. That was when he realized what was going on, and after a couple seconds he called out to her. "Uh, you're kinda coming with me, aren'tcha?"

She barked affirmatively, and he bent down to her level, letting her rub affectionately against the hand that he held out to her. "What's a matter, girl, you don't got a family?" The mention of a family got the critter somber. She looked down, her green eyes giving off sadness in the way that rubbed off on JD.

"I don't either," JD admitted, "not anymore, at least..."

He paused for a second, silent, but then got happy at a new realization. "Say... WE got a family now!"

The critter liked the sound of that, and barked in agreement.

"So, if we're gonna be partners in rhyme, gotta kinda call you something other than 'girl' all the time." John Dory tapped his chin and thought. "Hmm... how are you digging 'Anna'?"

The way the pup almost seemed to scoff told him that she wasn't digging it.

"Err, alright... how about ‘Camila’?”

Another scoff.

"'Amy'?"

She grumbled.

"'Zoey'?"

She flopped to the ground.

JD sighed, then tentatively asked, "'Rhonda'?"

The pup sat up, like it had a nice ring to it, and she wagged her tail.

JD's eyes lit up. "'Rhonda'? Yeah? You like that?"

The pup barked and panted, running a few circles around him.

JD laughed and rubbed her head. "Rhonda it is. Now, let's get crackin'!" He whistled and waved a hand to get her to follow him, though that was not a problem. She trailed behind him obediently, occasionally coming to rub up against his legs and yip excitedly. It'd been only a few minutes meeting him, but she already loved his company!

And he loved hers. A friend was just what he needed, and a pet was what he'd always wanted. To get both at once felt great!

He bent down, scratching her behind the head and then bounding off with a pep in his step, having a feeling that hiking this new trail was going to be a whole lot more fun.

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