Out of random curiosity, do you have any headcanons for long-term effects Floyd might have had from the whole being trapped and having his life essence stolen thing?
My own personal headcanons:
- chronic joint pain (honestly, this one is 90% projection as that's something i deal with myself but watching him be casually thrown around in that bottle, i'd imagine some physical damage from that.)
- Easily exhausted, occasionally to the point of lightheadedness and even fainting. More likely to happen after performing or in general pushing himself too hard but on rare occasions his body might just nope out that day. (To this i propose... floyd gets a service animal au... which totally isn't my personal selfship au but y'know. Aside from that i think it's genuinely a fun idea to play around with.)
π Long-Term Effects Of Floydβs Diamond Prison πβ¨
(aka: there is NO WAY this man walked out completely fine)
This ask is interesting, because I think people underestimate how horrifying Floydβs situation actually was. Like yes:
β¨ colorful movie
β¨ sparkles
β¨ pop star drama
But this man spent two months trapped in a diamond bottle while his life essence was literally being drained... And mentally? I genuinely do not think Floyd believed he was getting out. Because look at his reaction when his brothers arrive. Heβs not focused on himself.
Heβs focused on them. He is scared for them.
Which makes me think Floyd had already settled into, βThis is how I die.β And that mindset alone would leave scars.
Let's dive in.
I love the chronic pain and exhaustion headcanons because they make a lot of sense. Especially since Floyd gets:
trapped in cramped positions
shaken around inside that bottle for 2 months
Sir was emotionally tortured and physically handled like a glitter snow globe. So I could absolutely see:
random exhaustion crashes
Not just, βOh, Iβm sleepy.β
I mean the kind of exhaustion where your body suddenly decides βAbsolutely notβ and stops cooperating. The idea that performing too hard could trigger exhaustion episodes hurts because Floyd would 100% still try to push through it... Because Floyd feels like the kind of troll who says, βIβm okay,β while actively collapsing.
β Psychological Effects
This is where I think things get really bad. Because for two months Floyd existed as:
something people took from
That changes your brain... Because of that, I could absolutely see:
flinching when grabbed unexpectedly
forcing himself to stay useful
Because Floyd already seems like someone who naturally puts other trolls first. And after the diamond prison? That instinct probably gets even worse.
π The Weirdly Forgiving Part
And this is what makes me stare directly at Floyd. Because despite EVERYTHINGβ¦ Veneer finally confesses and does the right thing at the end. And Floyd? HE NODS AT HIM ππ. SIR, ARE YOU OKAY???
Like genuinely. This man spent months imprisoned and drained, and his response is basically: βThank you for finally stopping.β I mean... what?!
Because I think Floyd is deeply compassionate to a fault. Not because he isnβt traumatized. But because he understands what itβs like to feel trapped.
π And Then He Has To Process Everything Else
The diamond prison itself is probably only half the emotional damage. Because once Floyd gets out? The entire world, he thought, he knew is now completely different. I already made a whole theory about Floydβs: βWhat The Hell Happened While I Was Awayβ list
because this man suddenly has to process:
π Bergens
π Trollstice
π Grandma eaten
π Branch growing up alone
π the Troll Tree being gone (or at least it's not their home anymore)
π Bruce multiplying into a small nation
π random new pink royalty friend named Viva π
I think realizing what happened to Branch would destroy Floyd the most. Because, unlike John Dory, Floyd never really defends himself. When he sees Branch again, he just says: π βBranch? Is it really you?β Like he genuinely did not expect to ever see him again π
πΎ Alsoβ¦ The Service Animal AU Is Adorable
Iβm sorry, but the service animal idea genuinely works so wellβ¨. Because Floyd feels like someone who would benefit from:
something that reminds him heβs safe
The image of Floyd slowly learning, βI don't have to survive everything alone anymore,β might actually be one of the saddest and sweetest things imaginable.
I donβt think Floydβs story after Band Together is: β¨βAnd now everything is fixed!β (Even though I'm fully aware that's kinda how Dreamworks seems to handle things in this universe...)
I think his recovery includes learning how to rest, learning how to exist without constantly giving parts of himself away, and learning that people love him for HIM, not just for what he can provide.
Because even after everything, he still chooses compassion, he still worries about others first, and he still responds to the world with gentleness
For me, Floyd feels like the kind of troll who survives terrible things and then immediately asks everyone else if theyβre okay.