finally posting art for my trolls au that's been in the works since january!!! good lord
At 10 years old, Branch can no longer take the isolation he feels in Pop Village, and so he leaves. After a tip from some forest residents and a few full days of walking, he finally makes it to the Lonesome Flats, and finds himself under the care of Delta Dawn, who quickly realizes she'd heard about him before.
I think Willow suffers from the Only Child problem of being her Dads' precious little baby. At least in season 1. She's like 14. She's developing physically, mentally and emotionally, but also her Dads still treat her like she's 5 and it's frustrating for her but she's a bit of a pushover and doesn't know how to deal with it.
I love her little season 1 dress it's so adorable. But whenever I look at it, I imagine it is VERY unfashionable by teenage witch standards. I dont see any other characters in her age range in big poofy dresses. I imagine Willow's Dads are still the ones buying her clothes. And she tries to point them in the direction of the nearest tunic or something with flowy sleeves or anything that's ACTUALLY COOL, but they're always gonna spot the old fashioned porcelain doll-type dress and be like "Oooooh this is nice!! Willow look at this. Modest. Comfortable. Durable fabric. Oh and it's on sale!! Yes this will do nicely." And like!! She can't argue with that. Willow is very mature for her age and knows it would be very silly of her to throw a little tantrum about fashion. She knows fashion is meaningless. She KNOWS clothes are supposed to be practical above all else. Their family is also kinda economically struggling rn so she can't afford to be a spoiled brat.
I also find her boots interesting. No heel. Which is weird cuz almost all witches wear boots with a heel. I could imagine Gilbert and Harvey being like "Oh Willow, dear, a girl your age doesn't need to wear heels. Not yet anyway," Which frustrates her because everyone in her class wears heels!! It's in style DADS!!! But again, she doesn't want to be a brat. And also, her Dads worry about her breaking an ankle. She used to be very clumsy as a kid. (As a KID!! But not anymore!! But its hard for them to really notice that about her.)
Gotta say I low-key loved drawing this! Kinda went on a different approach with Brandy's hair style/texture with thicker and looser curls. This would've taken place pre trolls 3 when Bruce arrives at Vacay Island.
If yall have any Brandy x Bruce fanfic recs (especially with them as the main couple/focus–not as a side couple) then please do share!!
Have a nice Valentines day with your loved ones and/or by yourself (like myself–I spent the day alone :'D)
Ps. Did I HC her as a pacific islander cuz I'm one myself? Yes, yes I did. Am I ashamed? No, no I'm not. I wonder if there's any other takes on Brandy being a pacific islander tho and if there is–where are they?? Why haven't i seen them?? Hmmm??