What if Poppy had discovered about Brozone relationship to Branch during his grey era
đđž 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.
đ„ Poppy.exe Crashes Immediately
Because to Poppy, this information is INSANE. Youâre telling her that:
Branch⊠the anti-singing troll
Branch⊠the 'no fun allowed' guy
Branch⊠that Branch
âŠwas in a boyband??
Her brain: âThis is misinformation. Fake news. Lies.â
đ The Investigation Begins
She is NOT letting this go. Poppy goes full detective mode:
âWhat do you mean âBroZoneâ?â
Branch: actively trying to disappear into the ground.
She starts piecing it together: He didnât just stop singing randomly: something happened. And now sheâs not just curious, sheâs concerned.
đ The Emotional Gut Punch
The moment it clicks that:
Poppyâs entire approach to Branch shifts. Because suddenly heâs not just 'grumpy Branch.' Heâs someone who lost everything and decided feeling nothing was safer. And Poppy??? She takes that personally.
đ€Poppy Goes Into âI Will Fix Thisâ Mode
You KNOW this girl is not letting that stand. But hereâs where it gets interesting: Instead of just throwing random happiness at himâŠ
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, sheâs like: âOkay. Not that approach. Adjust strategy.â
đ Branchâs Side (aka Internal Panic)
Branch is LOSING it internally. Because now Poppy knows:
And heâs terrified sheâll expect him to be that again. So instead of opening up, he doubles down: âThatâs not me anymore.â
Poppy absolutely, 100%, would have tried to get BroZone back together mid-grey era.
Like: âWhat if we just⊠find your brothers??â
Branch: đ âAbsolutely not.â
If Poppy knew about BroZone earlier:
she wouldâve understood Branch faster
but also pushed him in ways he wasnât ready for
and their dynamic would shift from 'annoyed vs sunshine' to
'sunshine trying to gently crack open a locked vault'.