Another “Great Decisions” Animatic Cuz IM REALLY PROUD OF THEM AND THEY TOOK ME SO LONG!!!😭

I'm anxious about the JD&Hickory drama about to unfold but the thing I actually can't stop thinking about is that we're about to find out that Cooper found his long lost family which includes... a brother!

I mean JD is gonna be happy for him but... ouch! Talk about others living your dream am I right?

You are SO right!

Might just be a little jab to John Dory’s already aching heart! Cooper living out the dream… These next few chapters might be a bit hard on our boy.

😭😭😭

So freaking cute😍😭

Quick question, if you were to do an ages reversed Au with the brothers (Branches as eldest, JD youngest, ect), what do you think would change about the story, just off the top of your head?

Ooooo this is tricky, ok uh… (Edit: I based this off of Great Decisions btw, I’m sorry, I didn’t read closely enough😖)

Branch - I think he would be a bit of an overbearing older brother. Not in JD’s perfectionistic way, but more like being in everyone’s business. He definitely has a schedule on each of them regarding their activities. He doesn’t want them to be perfect, but he expects them to listen, and is a bit self centered sometimes. Likely, Branch wouldn’t have left the tree. And unlike John Dory, he despises their father for what he did, and is similar to Grandma Rosiepuff in that sense where he refuses to talk about it. Also unlike JD, he did not drop out of school, Grandma Rosiepuff would be a lot more willing to help in this situation.

Floyd - It was Floyd’s idea to start BroZone to help his brother out (Branch was doing a bunch of jobs and wasn’t home too much). When the perfect family harmony fell apart, he was mortified, thinking he ruined everything, and ran. He had no idea Spruce followed after him.

Clay - His storyline’s about the same. He and Branch argued over many things, but more so life stuff vs band stuff, and when Floyd and Spruce disappeared, he left to live with King Peppy. He went missing in the tunnels running back to find his brothers…

Spruce - Spruce took the role of a mediator in this timeline. Floyd was really stressed all the time, so Spruce would typically step in and use his baby brother privilege to get Branch and Clay to stop arguing. He was always very good with baby JD. When he saw Floyd taking off, he followed him. But by the time he convince his brother to come back, it was too late, and they were lost.

JD - He had much more support growing up. Branch figured out he was dyslexic pretty quick, and helped him with learning to read. A bit of his perfectionism showed through, but it wasnt much till he got older. He was the one who Grandma Rosiepuff sacrificed herself to save, and after that happened, he took off. And Branch went after him. When they returned, they saw the decimated tree and collapsed tunnels, and despite his investigations, Branch figured the trolls were gone.

Instead of going to the Neverglade, they just lived in the woods, Branch just taking them as far as he could from Bergentown, his paranoia starting. They never found Rhonda. Because Branch is a bit more cautious, he did not gather that many injuries. And they likely found Troll Village sooner.

Branch was also able to pick up on the early warning signs of JD’s mental health problems.

AH! I hope that was ok! I tried, but gosh man, that is a tricky one!!!

*listening to music* hey that was a fic title

*can't think of anything else to draw so here he is standing in the void for the 8735475689th time*

(also: an experiment from last night)

Got me smiling and kicking my feet😭💚

where you going old man

Do you have any drawings of Sprig and Birch?

I don’t! But I’d like to, at some point, make some drawings of some of the original characters in “Great Decisions”! But I can at least give you a description of them!!!

Birch: A light green troll with freckles, and wavy yellow hair. Typically seen wearing multicolored headbands to hold back his hair while he works, and long, blue joggers.

Sprig: A light green troll with darker green hair, typically with bright flowers woven into it. Usually seen wearing a loose, sparkly white vest, and light blue shorts.

I do love designing me some background characters!!!

Holy crap… Hella amazing art?!?! I seriously can’t believe how epic this looks!!! Don’t play with dynamite kids! But seriously, that is so FREAKIN’ COOL!!! I’m dying… (So is he, lol, somebody get this guy to a hospital!)

gore-warning ah!

ik me and a lot of other ppl hc john dory to wear a glove cuz of an injury, so i drew what i think it looks like lawl

also-! the content of the injury is in large part inspired by the fic “John Dory’s quick and concise guide on how to survive” by @/rydoesartandstuff (ur should def read it)

And here, some Branch and JD bonding content because I need more of it, and if I can’t find it then goddammit imma do it myself!!! Designs based on my story/au “Great Decisions” on AO3!

THIS LOOKS SO EPIC!!! You did an AMAZING job capturing this intense and dynamic scene🤯😭 We love when the feral man does feral stuff, it just brings me joy!!!

So so cool, thank you for all your kind words! So glad my story brings you so much joy!

(I’ll defo have to take a listen to that song now!)

He was going to make this hurt….. (Chapter 9, We really have terrible neighbours, Great Decisions by rytheoneandonly)

*****

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?

No one would ever change this animal I have become

Help me believe it's not the real me

Somebody help me tame this animal

(This animal, this animal)

I can't escape myself

(I can't escape myself)

So many times I've lied

(So many times I've lied)

But there's still rage inside

Somebody get me through this nightmare

I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?

No one would ever change this animal I have become

Help me believe it's not the real me

Somebody help me tame this animal I have become

Help me believe it's not the real me

Somebody help me tame this animal

(Animal I have become by Three Days Grace)

******

It’s official, I’ve been utterly sucked into this fic….

I was in two minds of posting this because I worried about the blue blood of all things! I honestly love this concept from @rydoesartandstuff

If it’s too much let me know but I was so taken by this scene it seemed a shame to cut this action from it! Anyway, I’m rather proud of this one. One thing I love as much as angst to draw is something dynamic and full of action because I love a challenge and I live for movement. I just hope I’ve done the scene justice.

That growlbeast I tell you was a b*tch to get right though! I had reference it and get a size ratio for it, in regards to the trolls so I could get it as accurate in that respect that i could! Hope this is okay as well *hides*

(Oh, and this song I’ve included , I constantly listened to as I planned and drew this pic out. It was a great source of inspiration for the scene!

Hope you like it @rydoesartandstuff

I’m gonna go hide now and catch up writing my ‘Rescue Me’ fic!