#zootopia sequel

Nick has already been aware of how big his crush for Carrots is for a long time, and he's used to hide his feelings since forever, so he will be just astonished to see her sudden change of behavior.

Out of the blue, Judy will start to think of Nick more than often. To play the carrot pen recording at least twice every morning and every night. To physically react to Nick's close proximity. To be fidgety when he isn't around. To feel a sting in her chest when he's talking to some cute girl. Her heart will start racing every time he appears in her mind or sight.

To her greater shock, she, naive but definitely not that dumb, will finally realise: she's in love with him.

And how will she behave accordingly? She'll be unhinged.

At first she will try to be normal around Nick but soon fail miserably. She'll spring 3 meters away when he casually touches her. She'll talk much less, afraid to say anything that could betray her feelings. She'll act even more reckless at work, worrying him sick. She'll run away any time Nick tries to ask what's with her.

Their colleagues will catch something, especially Clawhauser who has a special flair for romance, but they will keep their mouth shut in front of them (though gossiping wildly in their absence).

As a result, he will start to question their partnership, and himself, and what he did wrong so she doesn't want to stay with him anymore.

At this point, the main plot will take over and they will be tangled in the case, putting their issues temporarily on the side.

By the end, in a life threatening situation, Judy will be somehow forced to admit her true feelings for Nick, otherwise she will lose him forever.

And when she does, he will be speechless for a while, then finally do the only right thing he has to do: grab the dumb bunny and kiss her

Cheers, fireworks, cork popping, Wildhoppers sobbing and hugging each others in happy tears

While there's no excuse for the crimes he committed and deserved prison, there's something absolutely tragic to bring up about Pawbert that his life must’ve been a lot worse prior to even the events of the first movie. He was the least favorite of the family and yet, he still craved his family’s approval despite how toxic and cruel they truly were. He also displays disturbing signs of superficial charm, hiding a sociopathic and narcissistic personality. He is devoid of any true empathy, only knowing about the basics of somebody based on little information. He also comes across even prior to the reveal of his true nature as rather shallow and distant. He values the cold and distant vibes of his family over genuine warmth/kindness and this attitude from his vile family over the course of his life has twisted him into a cold-hearted murderous sociopath.

It also doesn’t help that his family have psychologically and even physically abused him and he genuinely believes this is normal despite how genuinely frightened he is in scenes where his family hurt him regardless. What’s even sadder about Pawbert’s life is he could’ve gotten actual psychological treatment earlier in his life so he would end up having a normal childhood but instead, he was being used for cruel work meant to undermine the city he has lived in for years and he could’ve genuinely had friends who cared about him instead of clinging to his cruel family who clearly don’t care about him and just use him for whatever they need to get done. To say Pawbert desperately needs psychological help and a restraining order away from his abusive family in order to help him adjust into a mentally healthier life for himself is a severe understatement.

The sheer fact that Pawbert normalizes his family’s abusive behavior is especially heart wrenching, because there are plenty of abuse victims who legitimately don’t see anything wrong with their loved ones hurting them and are completely brainwashed into thinking they themselves are the reason why they’re abused.

To make matters worse, Milton only saw his own children as tools rather than family members and didn't seem to care about their safety like when he used them as living shields against Winddancer like the pathetic coward he really is. The fact that for all of their own mistreatment of him, they actually look worried for Pawbert when Milton starts to get violent with him could imply that they too would've turned out better if they weren't raised (if not abused) into their current mindset.

I also just have a special place in my heart for stories of people, or in this case animals, learning how to become caregivers and the bonds they grow with the kids placed in their care. 🦊🐰🐥

Anyways, here's a drawing I made of Nick 😌

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