20 Works in Traumatized Branch (Trolls)
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“Bro-Bro going So-Lo, YOLO.” Having gotten in the last word, John went down on his grapple, barely stopping it before he hit the ground, and releasing it with years of practiced ease.
He begins to angrily walk off before he freezes, the encounter washing over him. Oh sweet Comp what the heck had he just done. He had just blown up at his brothers and blamed them for his screw up, and worse he had told them he didn’t need them! He had left them alone, he needed to go back, to apologize, to-...
Turning around, John slowly looks back up at their pod, he could just barely make out a flash of Purple crashing out of it, followed not long after by a crazed streak of Yellow, both scampering higher up into the tree. Oh, so they stormed out together, that’s good, that they're not alone. He’s glad for once that they never follow his lead, afterall, this would be the worst time for his brothers to start taking after him.
Essentially, another John Dory came back story, where John didn't know the others left! Because I don't think he did. I don't know why I'm obsessed with this one Troll, but I am. Also, I am sprinkling in headcanons because I can, tell me yours and we can talk about it.
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Branch has admired his older brother John Dory for a long time. After revealing his true feelings for him, how will they be able to keep their relationship a secret? What will happen when their other brothers find out?
Yeah….I’m not really good with summaries lol but just know this story is going to get somewhere. Idk where but let’s just go with the flow!
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Artificial Sweetener by trollsbuzz (thatbennybee)
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies), Trolls: The Beat Goes On (Cartoon)
27 Jul 2025
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Poppy loves living in Locks Angeles with her big sister, Viva. They run a hole-in-the-wall musical coffee café together and it's been going strong for a couple of years. She was so glad she left Permsylvania to start a new life, everything has been great!
That was until a grey troll stumbled into the café and threw a curveball at her. She'd never met anyone quite like him; sure she'd seen grey trolls before, but never one that didnt seem to have any emotions at all.
[MA warning for sexual themes, traumatic experiences, medical malpractice, abusive domestic dynamics, childhood trauma and possible discussions of suicide.]
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Rewinding Our Fate by trollsbuzz (thatbennybee)
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies), Trolls: The Beat Goes On (Cartoon), Trolls: TrollsTopia (Cartoon)
18 Jul 2025
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When Branch got home after their long journey and reunited his and Poppy’s families, Branch was so happy that it almost felt like all the great adventures he and Poppy had been on were a dream... Then, as he jolts awake, he looked down at his grey skin to realize that it actually was one. He’s back to the day that everything started; the 20th anniversary of their escape.
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Branch wakes up back at the start of Trolls 1 but he’s the only one with the knowledge of what’s to come. But who would listen to miserable, paranoid, grey Branch?
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Dereliction by jellfish
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies), Trolls: The Beat Goes On (Cartoon)
03 Jul 2025
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When John Dory receives word from his Grandma that Branch isn't doing so well, he feels obliged to go back. Just to check, just to make sure they were okay. He never expected this.
Basically, what if John Dory had no idea his other brothers had actually left? He returns to find Branch grey, malnourished and living alone outside the village, and he decides he has to step up and be the brother Branch needs him to be.
Featuring: a JD who is doing his best™, and a Branch who is 90% paranoia 10% guilt
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Gifts Are To Be Cherished Candles Not Coveted Pyres by EmpressGeek
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies)
09 Apr 2025
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Char is twelve and was excited to preform in the concert, ready to celebrate the founding of Volcano Rock City proper, however for some merely being at peace isn't enough. Shame the young prince had to get caught in the crossfire.
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In between one-shot of my Rock Prince Branch au, where Branch lost his memories and is raised by King Thrash.Series
- Part 3 of Burning Branches
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Branch learns about Floyd's past band from Barb in the most traumatizing way possible...through RTF, or real troll fanfiction.
WHO THE FUCK IS BULLETS AND WHY DO PEOPLE WANT FLOYD TO KISS HIM.
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- Part 1 of Famous Last Words
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Entrapped in a prison made of pure diamond, Floyd is sure that he will die. Every day, he can feel himself getting weaker, his very life essence drained by the teenagers in whom he’d placed his time, faith, and trust. And so, during the long night hours, with no company but his own thoughts, Floyd can’t help but think of all that led him to this point: his shortcomings, losses, and blatant failures. At the end of it all — much sooner than he ever expected— he will have been murdered, and the only people who notice his absence will be his killers and those he’d turned away from, wondering in passing what had ever happened to him. His song will be cut short before he could finish composing it, and his eulogy will be unheard by a silent, empty room.
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This wasn’t a forest. This was a wasteland. Low hill slopes, and shallow valleys of black ashen rock and frayed thread stretched endlessly before Branch. The sun blared down relentlessly, bright and burning. Hot wind whipped and whirled with wild waves and gusts. It threatened to topple the grey trolling over, blowing with such strength that the lose flecks of the slope tops were pulled from their places and danced in a black blizzard over this burnt boiling tundra.
Branch let out a whine, his ears drooping further. Where was he?
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Burning Branches Prolog
Will try to update every Wednesday
Edit: Title was changed from "Childhood of Embers"
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- Part 1 of Burning Branches
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The other groups of trolls get told by the older four of BroZone, who were sent out by King Peppy, to ask for help from the Bergens, the other trolls listen, even if hesitant, and once hearing what's going on they're pissed, and they go to save the Pop trolls
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John Dory was killed during one of the Trolltice. Spruce stand up holding on what remain of his sanity and grief, one troll can only hold so much especially to take care of his youngest of them all.
Branch, who had never met his oldest brother . His family make sure Branch never find about the eldest shortcoming.
Branch never felt left out, he has his imaginary friend to keep him company.
JD is his name.
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Grandma Rosiepuff didn't get taken by a Bergen. Instead she was there, trying to drag her youngest grandson through the confusion and chaos that was the escaping the Troll Tree.
But the caves are dark and its a lot of trolls leaving at once and no one can stop a stampede once it starts.
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Trollstopia mal estava sendo formada, mas os outros trolls estavam furiosos com Pop ainda guardando segredos. Pop no passado, fez todas as comunidades se separando com suas tramóias e era justificável haver desconfiança, mesmo que se passassem quinhentos anos do acontecido e, segundo Poppy, absolutamente já houvessem passado pela penitência.
Poppy não quer contar o passado com os Berguens, com medo de arruinar a frágil paz que construiu com desconfianças sobre um assunto já resolvido, o que a envia para um colapso emocional quando Val e Flor d'Primavera a confrontam sobre confiança. Por algum motivo, no dia seguinte, todos acordam em lugares estranhos e interagindo com o passado da tribo.
Não o tratado de paz, tão corajosamente conquistado há menos de um ano. Mas, em épocas sombrias e de mudanças onde a maioria dos que estão aqui hoje, mal pensavam em existir.
Or: Tronco está interagindo com sua avó, mas ela tem seis anos. Poppy está estressada e quer ir pra casa.
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A big book of all my Trolls related AU’s and drabbles!
- Chapter 1 is the masterlist
- Each chapter title is the name of the AU
- AU warnings and basic info for each AU will be in the chapter summary
- This is not a request book, sorry
- If you feel inspired and want to write something for any of these AU’s, please ask me first! If you want to make art though, you don’t even have to ask, just show me it and credit me for the AU!
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Excerpt from Ch 9:
- He nods, once, numbly and JD lets out the breath he had been holding and Spruce can see the relief in his eyes but he can also see the fear, but what scares him the most is the quiet acceptance
- Spruce leaves the dressing room. He looks over his shoulder as he closes the door. JD is standing there, in the center of the small room, quiet and meek and it's so unlike his bright and loud and larger than life older brother he's going to be sick. Bold is standing behind him, a hand on his brother's shoulder, blood trickling from his nose from the one good hit Spruce got in before he was pulled away, and a cruel smirk to pair with the cold eyes staring into his soul.
- Spruce closes the door, and he runsSeries
- Part 3 of As We Orbit
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Prisoner John Dory au by juksanr1
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies), prisoner trolls au
04 Mar 2024
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Brozone was performing, but during it Prince Gristle Jr. heard music coming from the tree. He decided to check it out and went to the troll tree with two of his guards. Will this end well or not for the brothers? You'll find out! >:)
Trolls and all characters belong to Dreamworks studio, they do not belong to me! -
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Branch is sixteen when he arrives at Troll village for the first time, near dead on his feet.
Over five years later, Princess Poppy throws a massive party, drawing an old enemy to their quaint existence. Dragged along to save Poppy’s friends, Branch must not only try to keep her alive and save her friends, but also battle the memory of the one he couldn’t save years prior.
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- Part 2 of I'm Still Here
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A re-telling of Trolls Band Together where we find out why John Dory was how he was.
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How would it go if Velvet and Veneer weren’t the actual villains? How would it be if Floyd was the villain?
He never wanted to split up from his brothers. And yet it still happened. Now all of these years later, he wants to get the band back together, and he can’t wait to see his favourite baby brother again.
Inspired by a tumblr post I saw: check out the original post
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- Part 1 of inspired by online
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“After seriously hurting someone with one of his traps, a young Branch is forced to leave the Pop Village for good.
It’s only after being taken in by trolls that are the complete opposite of everything he’s known, that the young troll learns the true meaning of love, family, and music. “
- Branch raised by the rock trolls au
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Lights Are On by Anonymous
Fandoms: Trolls (DreamWorks Movies), Trolls: TrollsTopia (Cartoon), Trolls: The Beat Goes On (Cartoon)
15 Dec 2023
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Clay regrets abandoning his brother, even more so when he discovers that his grandmother was killed in front of him. He went looking for Bitty B only to find that Branch was gray-haired and had no memory, unable to recognize his older brother but still remembered Grandma.
Is it cruel for him to lie to Branch?