Merci

(aka and how this proves Brozone's timeline, they never experienced the fear of being a Bergen snack)

Okay, okay LISTEN ✋✨ We need to talk about Hug Time because that isn’t just “Aww, cute!! Trolls love hugging!! 🥰💞🌈”

NO.

What Even is Hug Time 🌈

Before the Bergens?? Trolls were just out here hugging and vibing and living their best glitter lives 24/7. They didn’t need alarms They didn’t need trackers: they just lived.

But then, they got eaten..... And King Peppy went: “Actually, what if we invent a cultural ritual to keep everyone’s joy levels high enough so we don’t literally die of fear."

And now… Troll society is like: 📣 “HUG EVERY HOUR OR WE’LL ALL FREAK OUT AGAIN” 📣

And like??? It gets worse?? Pop Trolls are the ONLY tribe that wears them. Why?? Because they're the only ones who lived in fear.

Techno trolls chilling underwater Country trolls family-farming Funk trolls vibing with ancient music Classical trolls having proper posture Rock trolls smashing their guitars

And Pop trolls are over here inventing Joy Schedules 😭

Hug Time bracelets are literally just: ✨PTSD but make it Fashion✨

And Branch, our sad, crunchy leaf boy? Of course, he hates Hug Time. He knows exactly what it’s for, he knows that the second his bracelet dings, everyone expects him to be okay. But he isn’t, he literally can’t be.

And Poppy.. oh my god Poppy... everyone’s like “Haha the princess loves hugs!!!! She’s just super friendly!”

No. She was raised by Hug Time. She grew up learning: “If everyone’s smiling, everyone’s safe and everyone is happy. If anyone stops smiling, everything will go wrong again.” Like this girl isn’t just happy She’s terrified of what happens if she isn't.

All her glitter?? Armor. Her optimism?? Survival. Her friendliness?? The only way she knows to keep her world from falling apart.

Hug time is a coping mechanism. Because if you can turn trauma into tradition, maybe it hurts a little less.

Branch and the Braclet ✨✋

Character development, but make it jewelry.

The second Branch slaps that hug time bracelet on his wrist?? That’s not “Aww he likes hugs now”. That is a full emotional dissertation delivered through arm accessories.

This man went from: “Happiness killed my grandma," to “Hugs are okay, actually.

Do you realize how unhinged that is?

Before movie 1 Everyone: “Branch, u need to wear your Hug Time bracelet”. Branch: clutching trauma like it’s a coupon, "Absolutely not. If I smile, god will take someone from me again.”

Then the movie happens And he’s like, “Fine, I will sing one song.” And suddenly ✨rainbows explode from his body✨ He saves the world, and no one dies (well, at least not someone he cares about) And then, when we see Movie 2, boom, he puts on the bracelet. Not because he’s healed. No, no, Branch is still a burnt piece of emotional toast just with a little butter on top. He puts it on because he looked happiness in the face and went: “You know what? Maybe you can sit with us.” Branch doesn’t wear that bracelet because he loves rules, hugs, or hourly wrist vibrations. He wears it because he finally believes happiness might not abandon him.

🎤✨ BroZone is The Proof ✨🎤

And before anyone says “But Trolls have always been like this...”

No.

BroZone existed before the Bergens. We see it. And do you know what they don’t have?

❌ No Hug Time bracelets ❌ No hourly joy alarms ❌ No forced physical affection schedules

They’re happy anyway.

They sing because they want to. They hug because they feel like it. They fight, they argue, they split up, and their world doesn’t end.

Which means Hug Time isn’t an ancient Pop Troll tradition. It’s not cultural heritage. It’s a post-Bergen survival response.

Hug Time didn’t exist until happiness became something Trolls were afraid to lose.

💔✨ Why This Matters

If Hug Time were just 'how Pop Trolls are,' BroZone would’ve had it. But they don't, because joy was still safe back then.

And I should be posting my art soon~

The broppy kiss is mandatory>:3

(Stole it from twitter lol)

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Nimue the Lady of the Lake! Aww she is pretty!!

My birthday is in May, so I assume I got the same as you @lucidheart3.

As we see here Jax can remove and re-attach his tail, now while this is just a doodle Goose made and not canon, we’ve now seen many doodles become canon! So..

Here’s my theory, when Jax realizes his tail is missing we see these two clouds. We’ve all been speculating what this could mean, so here’s my take!

I think most of us believe the bow tie represents Ribbit and obviously the rabbit is Jax.

I think Ribbit was probably a little mischievous like Jax, and one day while messing around, Ribbit stole Jax’s tail and he never noticed, but Ribbit abstracted before he could ever give him his tail back.

was at the nashville zoo a couple weeks ago. talking about animal camouflage but did they have to word it like that

* Gangle ships BunnyDoll (Jax x Ragatha) and Showtime (Pomni x Caine), hence the “figurine thing” mentioned in episode 2 and why Jax wanted to tell Ragatha SPECIFICALLY

* Ragatha is a massive fan of music boxes/kalimbas and will fall asleep to a song played on those instruments. She also occasionally plays a xylophone if she finds one lying around the circus

* If Jax had a superpower, he'd have electricity

* Ragatha is a neat freak, and got the habit when she first entered the circus and noticed how Kinger would often make a mess or two

* Zooble collects fidget toys and keychains. Nobody is fighting with me on this.

* Pomni used to be a mathlete and even became Valedictorian before joining the circus

* Pomni speaks Italian, and Ragatha speaks French (both used to do it for funsies)

* Zooble absolutely ADORES hydro dipping and tie-dye!! Gangle was the one that got them into it

* Jax is a proud gamer and got a high score of around 28,000 in Tetris once, which he takes pride in. Pomni tries to beat that record every single day to “humble him”

* Zooble and Kinger, oddly enough, share a common interest in dinosaurs and the rainforest. Zooble loves the brightly colored plants, and Kinger loves the insects/animals that reside in it

* Jax has a collection of firecrackers. Oh, and prank toys.

* Ragatha is kinda superstitious…she keeps whatever 4 leaf clovers she can find, and also wears evil eye jewelry to ward off Jax evil spirits/bad luck

* Pomni is a fan of heavy metal. But doesn’t mind listening to pop/country every once in a while

* Gangle owns a sticker collection and keeps it in a safe so Jax won’t be able to get to it

* Ragatha owns one of those old rotary telephones in a light pink color

* Ragatha, Pomni, Zooble and Gangle all have a soft spot for Squishmallows. Kinger doesn’t know what they are and Jax doesn’t give two shits at this point

* Kaufmo and Jax used to be BFFs and used to secretly play pirates in Kaufmo's bedroom. Jax still keeps the fake swords they used and luckily, his secret is safe. For now.

* Jax's favorite game is Grand Theft Auto

* Ragatha plays Animal Crossing sometimes, but she mostly loves farming games and those puzzle games

* Pomni likes mind games and you will often find Sudoku, Crossword and Wordsearch books in her room

* Zooble dreams of traveling the world

* Kinger's favorite flavor of gummies is cola. Reminds him of insects and…someone else…but he can’t really put his finger on it

* Caine is a dog person

*collecting baby AUs like Pokémon*

(Rosie / Silver Linings AU: @sunberies )

Character Drawing challenge, discord edition!