"You're so weird"

"I know"

SHUT UP I DIDNT FORGET TO DRAW TIME JUST FLEW BY OK SHUT UP ANYWAY HAVE ANOTHER ART PIECE im determined to at least doodle for "great decisions" once per day atp bro

anyway I really liked that brief dialogue in chapter 152 I think it was, super yum

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.)

💎 Long-Term Effects Of Floyd’s Diamond Prison 💀✨

(aka: there is NO WAY this man walked out completely fine)

This ask is interesting, because I think people underestimate how horrifying Floyd’s situation actually was. Like yes: ✨ colorful movie ✨ sparkles ✨ 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. He’s not focused on himself. He’s focused on them. He is scared for them.

Which makes me think Floyd had already settled into, “This is how I die.” And that mindset alone would leave scars. Let's dive in.

⚡ Physical Effects

I love the chronic pain and exhaustion headcanons because they make a lot of sense. Especially since Floyd gets:

thrown around constantly

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:

chronic pain

joint issues

muscle weakness

dizziness

random exhaustion crashes

Not just, “Oh, I’m sleepy.”

I mean the kind of exhaustion where your body suddenly decides “Absolutely not” 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, “I’m okay,” while actively collapsing.

☔ Psychological Effects

This is where I think things get really bad. Because for two months Floyd existed as:

something trapped

something watched

something people took from

That changes your brain... Because of that, I could absolutely see:

sleep problems

panic in confined spaces

flinching when grabbed unexpectedly

forcing himself to stay useful

over-apologizing

guilt over needing help

Because Floyd already seems like someone who naturally puts other trolls first. And after the diamond prison? That instinct probably gets even worse.

🌈 The Weirdly Forgiving Part

And this is what makes me stare directly at Floyd. Because despite EVERYTHING… Veneer finally confesses and does the right thing at the end. And Floyd? HE NODS AT HIM 😭💀. SIR, ARE YOU OKAY???

Like genuinely. This man spent months imprisoned and drained, and his response is basically: “Thank you for finally stopping.” I mean... what?!

Because I think Floyd is deeply compassionate to a fault. Not because he isn’t traumatized. But because he understands what it’s like to feel trapped.

🌍 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 Floyd’s: “What The Hell Happened While I Was Away” list

because this man suddenly has to process: 👉 Bergens 👉 Trollstice 👉 Grandma eaten 👉 Branch growing up alone 👉 the Troll Tree being gone (or at least it's not their home anymore) 👉 Bruce multiplying into a small nation 👉 random new pink royalty friend named Viva 😭

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: 💔 “Branch? Is it really you?” Like he genuinely did not expect to ever see him again 😭

🐾 Also… The Service Animal AU Is Adorable

I’m sorry, but the service animal idea genuinely works so well✨. Because Floyd feels like someone who would benefit from:

grounding

routine

emotional comfort

something that reminds him he’s safe

The image of Floyd slowly learning, “I don't have to survive everything alone anymore,” might actually be one of the saddest and sweetest things imaginable.

✨ Conclusion

I don’t think Floyd’s story after Band Together is: ✨“And now everything is fixed!” (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 they’re okay.

🌑🌸 The Grey Era Secret: What If Poppy Found Out About BroZone Sooner?

So imagine this: Branch is still grey. Still bunker-mode. Still emotionally locked tighter than a glitter vault. And then, somehow, accidentally or out of pure Poppy curiosity, she finds out he used to be part of BroZone.

💥 Poppy.exe Crashes Immediately

Because to Poppy, this information is INSANE. You’re telling her that:

Branch… the anti-singing troll

Branch… the 'no fun allowed' guy

Branch… that Branch …was in a boyband??

Her brain: “This is misinformation. Fake news. Lies.”

🌀 The Investigation Begins

She is NOT letting this go. Poppy goes full detective mode:

“What do you mean ‘BroZone’?”

“You had BROTHERS??”

Branch: actively trying to disappear into the ground. She starts piecing it together: He didn’t just stop singing randomly: something happened. And now she’s not just curious, she’s concerned.

💔 The Emotional Gut Punch

The moment it clicks that:

he lost his family

he isolated himself

he shut down completely

Poppy’s entire approach to Branch shifts. Because suddenly he’s not just 'grumpy Branch.' He’s someone who lost everything and decided feeling nothing was safer. And Poppy??? She takes that personally.

😤Poppy Goes Into “I Will Fix This” Mode

You KNOW this girl is not letting that stand. But here’s where it gets interesting: Instead of just throwing random happiness at him… She starts being more intentional.

encouraging him without pushing too hard

trying to get him to open up (and failing… repeatedly)

accidentally bringing up BroZone and watching him shut down instantly

And every time that happens, she’s like: “Okay. Not that approach. Adjust strategy.”

🌑 Branch’s Side (aka Internal Panic)

Branch is LOSING it internally. Because now Poppy knows:

he used to be different

he used to be happy

he had a family

And he’s terrified she’ll expect him to be that again. So instead of opening up, he doubles down: “That’s not me anymore.”

🌀 Brozone

Poppy absolutely, 100%, would have tried to get BroZone back together mid-grey era.

Like: “What if we just… find your brothers??”

Branch: 💀 “Absolutely not.”

✨ Conclusion

If Poppy knew about BroZone earlier:

she would’ve understood Branch faster

but also pushed him in ways he wasn’t ready for

and their dynamic would shift from 'annoyed vs sunshine' to 'sunshine trying to gently crack open a locked vault'.

lazy doodle today what can I say, pen was disagreeing with me

but I still think about this scene bc im also left handed and this is just comedy

no wonder bro doesn't write he'll just smudge everything in the book

does this count as a yuugi birthday post

AND THEY WONT CATCH ME NOW

Man im honestly just fucking tired.

If you don't like my sexuality then please fuck off. Nothing has and is going to change me being fictosexual and fictoromantic. I've literally been that my ENTIRE LIFE

I am SICK of people telling me to kms in my ask box. I am SICK of people telling me to relapse in my ask box. Do you think I'm not already planning on doing that shit?? Do you think you're contributing?? You're all pathetic sad lonely people with nothing better to do than TO THROW KNIVES AT A GUY WHO'S DOING NOTHING WRONG AND WHO'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT TO NEXT MONTH.

Do I EVER shove my fictosexuality in anyone's face on this blog? DO I. NO. The MOST ill do is call him beloved or put it in my fucking bio. What. You have a problem with my bio??

Oooohhhhhh scared of a bio??? GROW UP. SERIOUSLY. GROW THE FUCK UP.

Not only is this cruel to me but you're using psychosis as derogatory and that's cruel to EVERYONE in psychosis.

I am tired of getting like 50 of these fucking messages a month. I like keeping my anon asks open because sometimes I get compliments about my art or me and that makes me feel happy and loved but is that shit worth it when I have to deal with this shit.

For what. My sexuality?? Are you like this to aroace people too because fictorose is in that spectrum.

Though not technically something that happened in the fic, the vibes between JD and Hickory were too good not to draw this. Check out @rydoesartandstuff ‘s fic Great Decisions, currently everything is hitting the fan in slow motion, drawing stuff like this is how I cope 🥲