More Of Baby John Dory Being His Brothers’ Hero Because It Brings Me Joy😭

SPOILERS, CHAPTER 99 OF GREAT DECISIONS IS OUT

You know what that means…

I GET TO POST MY ROCK ZOMBIE!JD DESIGN!

Ahhhh I had so much fun making this! I’d thought about making him lose his vest altogether, but the was like, it’s such a part of his image, and it’s too much fun to just turn those little spots into skulls😂💀 So here he is! In all his rocked-out glory! (He’s having a great time, don’t worry)

Also, extra of him wearing that muzzle Barb put on him, I wasn’t sure if I liked how it turned out, but I spent WAY too much time drawing it to not post!

Hi, Ry. I came across your Trolls story "Great Decisions" and read the full thing. It was very interesting and just couldn't stop reading it till I got to the last chapter. The ending, however...I'm worried about John Dory. Branch may have his colors back, but he doesn't. Plus his thought of Branch not needing him anymore concerns me. I guess I'm just wondering what's gonna happen to him in the next story based on the 2nd movie?

Hi! I’m so glad you like the story!!! Heh heh… You are right to be worried about that man. I won’t give too much away, but there’s definitely a shift in JD’s mental health following the first movie, and into the second.

I like to think that going into Movie One, his mental health definitely wasn’t great, but he was at a point in his life where he just became acclimated to the way things were. He had a purpose, and even if their life wasn’t perfect, he liked it. It was comfortable, and predictable. He wasn’t happy, but he was content.

Movie One has thrown a lot of change his way, plus a lot of added mental strain, both from the past (Which he still hasn’t dealt with) and the present (Which he refuses to acknowledge), and the epilogue of Movie One and going into Movie Two is going to reflect that strain.

I’m really excited for you to see where this goes! But for now, stay tuned!

Here, a doodle for your good vibes!

What happened to Dickory's arms?

Great question!

In the same avalanche that killed he and Hickory’s mother, he nearly lost his life as well! Fun fact, Hickory and their father (who I like to think was named “Doc”), have cloven goat hooves, and were able to navigate the mountain terrain better versus Dickory and their mother (who I like to think was named “Mouse”), have thicker horse hooves, and struggle a bit more. So when the avalanche came, they didn’t escape it in time.

Dickory was not only trapped under the snow, but his right arm was crushed by a rock. His Dad managed to dig him out, but his arm was beyond saving. So he kinda… Cut it off. But now he has a sick crossbow arm so… Cool! It also shoots nets/rope to trap people!

Great decisions JD is so hypertension by king gizzard and the lizard wizard coded

i gwanna chew him up like gum

Anyways 🫶

JD WITH GLASSES! i luv that hc sm

I found out at my last eye appointment that I have astigmatism along with the near-sightedness so naturally I have to pass the same curse down to him

you ever see a post so compelling it immediately makes you drop whatever else you were working on

(★ my Kofi)

Do you think John is going to have a similar arc that he had between the first and second movie this time? Or because canonically that the time skip between the second and third is only a month (which I am electing to ignore personally) will he have a more simple arc?

He will have a more simple arc!

Exactly, there’s only going to be about a month and a half between Movies 2 and 3 in my story, and that’s not a helluva lot of time to really grow. BUT! There will still defo be some growth, some steps forward, and some steps back! I think the next chapter that’ll come out, the last one for Movie Two, really sets the stage for our little in-between arc. Very excited to share it with y’all!

I think? It’ll only be about 5-6 chapters, hopefully 5. And they’re going to be a lot more episodic than we’ve seen in a while, with most having a small time skip inbetween. I want to make sure I set up well for the third movie, but always want to make sure I tie up some things from the second movie.

More to be revealed soon!

Okay sorry to bother you again but I need to know. Do you have a song playlist for your fic? Cause like I need to listen to it for spiritual purposes.

Omg, I kept putting off answering this cause I was like, oooo that’s a good idea I should make one! …But I haven’t yet😅 But I can at least try and list a few songs that make me think of this story! (With zero context as to why😂)

- “Great Decisions” Judah & the Lion (Duh😂)

- “Infinitely Ordinary” The Wrecks

- “Yes I’m a Mess” AJR

- “100 Bad Days” AJR

- “Karma” AJR

- “Meet Me in The Woods” Lord Huron

- “Headlock” Imogen Heap

- “Northern Attitude” Noah Kahan

That’s just some I can think of! Can you tell I’m a bit of an AJR fan?😂 There’s other songs too, but they might make an appearance in the story so… I’ll hold out for now😉