#hyperfixation ftw

[12boogaloo]

Okay, I cant take it anymore. The brain rot is REAL

Been on a writing hiatus since 2019 or 2020 (I honestly don’t remember so don’t @ me)

And what gets me to finally start writing again?

You guessed it ladies, gents, and serpents!

Fucking TROLLS 3

Let’s get this bread or die trying y’all 😈

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So first things first: I didn’t come up with the AU’s I’m using here! They were created by TheMiraculousMat and Keebsification on here and AO3

The AU’s in question are The Eldest and The Youngest and Out The Train Wreck

I just love it when people see John Dory and think “hmmm yes this grown man can fit so much eldest daughter energy in him” cuz SAME

So I thought: what if I just… put em together? OTT! JD and E&Y! JD have a grip on my soul and I’m filling a formal complaint in the form of fanfiction for not just 1, but 2 other pieces of fanfiction!!! Cuz why not

I’m gonna post the notes I’ve had about this idea for the past 2 week, at least the first part.

Well… it’s half notes, half chapter really…

Maybe. MAYBE. I’ll clean it up and post it on AO3. Maybe… probably lets be real

Anyway. Y’all can call me Boog and this is Project: Hyperfixation Won

Actual story name pending…

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Part 1: Author’s Actual Notes because they are a nerd

Got an idea

Gonna scratch the itch

Half brain rot dump and half story here

Combination of the Eldest and Youngest JD and the Train Wreck JD

I also head canon that trolls have tails and claws and fangs

They’re lil creatures

Basically the same stuff happens in TW with the manager and John being Branch’s father.

Branch grows up knowing JD is his dad while everyone else thinks they’re brothers.

He and Luka are dating. He’s basically Branch’s other dad.

Luka gets taken and John thinks he died. He keeps his glove to remember him.

The fight still happens. John still leaves but promises Branch that he’ll come back.

He goes to the Neverglades for the next four years.

When he gets a letter about Rosiepuff and Branch he immediately heads back to the tree to take care of him.

Pretty much all of E&Y happens but with the change of Branch knowing JD is his dad.

Makes the trauma of him leaving worse in a way which adds to the angst of the first parts delicious, but it also makes their bond really solid later on.

John forgot that everyone in the village knew them as brothers until Poppy asks him if John is Branch’s daddy out of the blue. He panics and says “no” on instinct and they both decide to just go with it. Easier than explaining it to everyone.

She still doesn’t know. Nobody does.

John still loses his arm trying to save Creek(nasty ass).

One morbid silver lining John felt was that at least it wasn’t the hand he wore Luka’s glove on. Small miracles. Lol I’m sorry

Branch doesn’t remember Luka anymore, at least not really. He sorta remembers a burgundy haired troll that he thought was important but couldn’t remember anything else about them so he didn’t think too much about it.

John doesn’t really like talking about him and Branch hasn’t ever asked so he doesn’t bring it up.

He starts dating Hickory and he does tell him about Luka. He admits that while he definitely is falling for Hickory, a part of him will always belong to Luka and their relationship will always be really important to him.

Hickory is more than okay with that and even tells him that he would’ve loved to have met the man that made his sweetheart so happy and kept him safe before it was his turn. (John just about cried when he said that same buddy and agreed that they’d probably get along pretty well.)(He shows Hickory pictures of him and Luka one day and they laugh over the fact that John clearly has a type.)(And, based on Hickory’s own light blush, same.)(He immediately said Luka was ‘real cute’ and John still laughs at him for it.)

He also tells him about Bold and how Branch came to be. (Hickory spent solid hours comforting him afterwards and spent an equal amount of time thinking of ways he could get Dickory to help him torture the bastard if he ever saw him.)(He decides in that moment that he’d do anything to protect his boyfriend and his son. Anything.) (He’s also even more grateful to Luka when he hears about how he protected his love the day they met. He really wishes he could thank him…)

Branch makes jokes about not calling Hickory his stepdad till they get married, which makes John flush bright blue. (Hickory just laughs and winks, the traitor.)(Hickory secretly really wants Branch to call him ‘Pops’ and he’s so obvious about it.)(Branch finds it hilarious and doesn’t on purpose. He’d actually love to call him that, he’s just being an ass.)(You’d think he wouldn’t ever want to but no. For some reason, it’s only thinking of Hickory as ‘Papa’ specifically that makes him feel wrong. Like that’s not available to him. I wonder why.)

After saving Floyd, the boys all start spending more time together as a family. Floyd and Clay move into the bunker with John and Branch. Bruce still lives on Vacay Island but he tries to visit at least once a week, even bringing his wife and kids with him if he can.

They still love doing shows together and will do a big one every two weeks at least.

A few months later, they’re getting ready to hangout together after a performance in PopVillage. Hickory isn’t with them, he was actually watching with Tiny in the crowd, so he can’t see them.(Lil dude is really attached to his “Uncle Cowboy” and “Uncle Johnny” it’s adorable.)(And yes Guy is close by, Tiny is still very very grounded.)

Poppy wants to introduce them to a former stage manager that she’s worked with before that had come to see the show from TrollCity. Branch has met him once before and thought the guy was weird and a little creepy but nothing else made him feel suspicious so he kinda just ignored it. He figured if Poppy trusted him, it was fine. (Obviously he still kept an eye on the old bastard, cause your boy isn’t paranoid for nothing. And you never know.)

They all agree to meet and when they get backstage… it’s him.

Bold.

The bros old manager. The man who hurt their eldest unimaginably.

JD basically shuts down as his younger brothers immediately shield him from view.

They need to get out of here without causing a scene. Fast.

“Poppy, I think we need to go…” Floyd mumbles, his usually soft features twisting in both anger and slight fear as he stared the old troll down.

Poppy looks at them in confusion, “Wha- but you guys said you wanted to see everything we set up!!” She looks between the brothers and the older manager, Branch joining her as his eyebrows furrowed.

“Sorry, kids, I don’t think we can do that…” Bruce doesn’t take his eyes off of the old man as he steps back, closer to Clay and Floyd who were holding John Dory’s arms and hands to keep him steady in their safety bubble, their tails wrapped around his waist. “Not when he’s here.”

Poppy blinks in confusion. “What do you mean? Have you met Mr. Bold before?” She asks.

The old bastard chuckles. “Don’t worry, Miss Poppy.” Poppy huffs a bit at being called ‘miss’. (She’s Queen, dammit. Only Hickory calls her ‘miss’ and it’s always as a joke.) “I was the boys’ manager back in the day! It’s just been a while since we’ve seen each other.” He looks over each brother, clearly trying to get a look at John Dory and noticeably souring when he’s blocked. Then he smirks, taking a few steps closer, his wooden cane thunking against the floor. John flinches with each tap, tap, tap. “You’ve all grown up so much.”

Bruce holds his ground, crossing his arms and rolling his shoulders, his bigger body blocking most of JD from view. Clay was growling behind him, both him and Floyd curling closer to John and their ears pressed back in irritation. Bruce gives a humorless chuckle. “Heh. Yeah, we’ve grown up, Bold. We grew up and you’re fucking old now.”

Poppy gasps. “B-Bruce, that’s not nice!” She turns to Bold and smiles nervously. “I’m so sorry-“

The man waves her off. “Don’t fret. I’m sure he didn’t mean anything by it. He’s right after all.” He looks at them again all smugly, leaning on his cane. “Like I said, it’s been a long time.”

Floyd scoffs. “Not long enough.” He growls, baring his teeth. His claws start coming out and he’s thankful he’s holding John’s prosthetic arm as he feels them scratch the metal.

“Woah, okay, what the hell is up with you guys?” Branch finally steps in. That was so unlike Floyd to say something like that. He’s never seen the older troll that angry before, he’s never seen any of his uncles that angry before.

Bruce huffs. “What’s up is that we’re leaving. Now.” He goes to turn around to start steering his brothers out of the room when he hears Bold chuckle, making them all freeze.

“You all really have changed so much,” He says, his tail swaying side-to-side behind him. John looks up and they manage to lock eyes, Bold smiling sickly as John stares in horror. “Especially you, Johnny Baby.”

John feels sick. He feels like he’s gonna pass out. He feels his legs start giving out as Clay and Floyd rush to hold him up. He feels his body going completely limp and his vision blurs and his chest hurts and he can’t breATHE-

Bruce tackles the old troll, immediately landing brutal hits to the bastards face. He screams between punches, “DON’T TALK TO MY BROTHER!” Bold tries to hit him back, only managing to smack Bruce in the side once with his cane before continuing to get pummeled.

Branch and Poppy jump in frantically to pull him off of the man and the three of them stumble back. Bruce shoves them off and glares at Bold again. He was lying on the ground, groaning and clutching his nose, there were scratches and bruises on his face and he was covered in his own glittery copper blood. “Stay. The FUCK. Away. From John.” Bruce pants and shakes out his hands, flexing his exposed claws. He spits on the ground. “Bastard.” He turns back to his brothers. “Cmon, let’s get out of here.” He lifts JD up bridal style and Clay and Floyd follow him as he starts rushing to the door.

“Wait, hold on!” Branch runs after them, leaving Poppy standing in confused horror at what just happened.

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That’s what I’ll give for now lol

I have like wayyy more written out but I’m mean so 😈

Anyway

Thank you for coming to my ted talk

Lmk what y’all think ig

Check out the folks that created these AU’s plz @matmiraculous and Keebsification (idk their tumblr so plz don’t yell at me) both on AO3 where I found them

Later yall

[mint-ty]

I'm a big fan of ice-hockey.

And this year I'm a big fan of Käärijä.

And for the longest time I was wondering where's the catch, there's nothing in common. But after OF now I know - it's the bubble butts 😔🍑

[darkgryphon42]

Here I am, just mindlessly playing Bear and Breakfast and Not Thinking About Good Omens For Five Minutes and I suddenly realize I've done this...

[drawingwilsoneveryday]

day 55 - ft. a forbidden lover..

[cyclic-laughter]

umm hi i’m trying to learn how to draw him so i’ve been mostly doodling him at school off to the side . i love this character so much you dont even understand why is he like that

[fxlling-slxwly]

okay but people claiming ‘uhhh Guy was only into Nan for her money’ are FOOLS. The second this man saw her climbing down the building to find Conchita’s pin, he was a goner. He saw her as a mischievous, clumsy, outspoken, giggly American and immediately understood that she was the one for him. I have no doubt that Theo is also in love with her, but it is so clear that she has always been on her best behaviour around the Duke.

She is only truly ever herself around Guy because he is the only one who truly understands the beauty of her character as much as her girls do. He is head over heels in love with her and he has been from the second they interacted. He understands her in a way Theo never will. Theo’s “you’re deliberately misunderstanding. Why aren’t you more grateful” is proof that he cannot and does not love Nan as much as she deserves to be. He sees her situation as a flaw, as an embarrassment they will share. Guy understands it as a part of her, as something which has made her as strong as she is.

She loves Guy because they share a true understanding of each other. So much so, that she knows that it is only him who can take care of her sister, because he knows that she loves her so deeply.

I can (and have) go on for longer but basically, Team Guy ftw and if they don’t end up together I will storm the gates

[michdoodles]

FINALLY finished this Rouge page in my sketchbook (I started this months ago)

[hishoukoku]

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[nshtn]

The Autistic Curse

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (5-11 Jan 2025)

a spot of bright, pure joy this week was the return of the Questing Queens

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music (NPR & Alison Fensterstock, author; Alison Fensterstock, Ann Powers, et al., narrator) - overall good and I really like the goal of the book + hearing snippets from interviews with actual musicians is fantastic. but I really, really wish that some of the general essays about artists (as opposed to specific album reviews) from the previous iterations in 2017/2018 had been updated bc writing about Britney Spears/Beyonce/Buffy Ste Marie in 2017 doesn't address some important recent developments in their careers and makes this feel irrelevant and historical rather than an actual new book. Also this is very much a 'dip in & out of' kind of book rather than reading straight thru which is why I started reading mid-Dec and am just finishing now.

😊 Roommate Wanted (furyofthetimelords) - 61K, stucky AU where they're both independent superheroes with secret identities and those identities become roommates (oh my god, they were roommates!)

💖💖 +200K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

It Could Be So Sweet (riverlight) - You Should be So Lucky (Cat Sebastian): Tony Ardolino/Connie Newbold, 3.5K, Yuletide 2024 - absolutely perfect tone

Preserving Lemons (ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm, saintgarbanzo) - HP: drarry, 17K - this made me crave middle eastern food a whole lot

just my job five days a week (Artifactrix) - The Martian: Gen, 1.8K, Yuletide 2024 - short but nailed Watney's voice

blue skies ahead (Infinity456) - 9-1-1: bucktommy, 19K - really enjoyable canon adjacent omegaverse AU

On The Other Side of a Downward Spiral (torakowalski) - MCU: stucky, 31K - post-WS recovery fic + accidental baby acquisition; reread but I love it

Of Wolf and Man (thisapplepielife) - Stranger Things: steddie, 5.5K - I extremely love werewolf!Steve Harrington (even when there's no monsterfucking)

Virtute (oliviacirce) - The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth: marcus/esca, 6.5K, Yuletide 2024 - fun, hot

Wide Open Spaces (WakeUpDreaming) - D20 Fantasy High: Gen, 1.6K - sweet little vignette during Summer of the Night Yorb

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Handsome - Trace Lysette asks about dating pet peeves

Brilliant Minds - s1, e1-13

D20: Dungeons & Drag Queens - "Princess and the Paramours" (s2, e1)

D20: Adventuring Party - "She is the Tower of Babel" (s19, 1)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Hyperfixed - Dylan's Supermarket Cold Case

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Great Movies We Missed

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Vibe Check - Bottoms Up, B!tches

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Zach Stafford’s Life in Five Places

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - The Red-Headed League

Pop Culture Happy Hour - The Last Showgirl And What's Making Us Happy

Dear Prudence - My Mom’s Freaking Out Over My Gender Identity

Dear Prudence - Prudie Plus: My Dad Is Terrorizing My Sister

Shedunnit - Whodunnit Centenary: 1925

99% Invisible - Mini-Stories: Volume 20

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Huey Lewis & The News

The Offspring

[cookiiemancer]

I have been enjoying drawing those three dressed in overalls. I haven't had this much fun doodling silly stuff in a while.

As for Homestuck, well, I got an eye on a few projects and future reanimate 👀

[oscpadres]

wrote a long essay on the underrepresentation women in motorsports this is the most motivated i’ve ever been 😁

[mikequeeler]

Bruh how have I been sleeping on House of the Dragon for so long it’s so fucking good

[hyperfixed-owl]

Me with platypuses. Will love them forever and always those silly hybrid weirdos.

everything in this life is temporary. except that fandom hyperfixation from when you were 14. that thang will be with you forever there's no escaping.

[avoicebehindthestars]

I just realised it's 7 in the morning and I've spent the whole night making yet another fanart to *a certain fanfic I'm obsessed with*. Send help.

[sumiye-draws-sometimes]

Not me thinking Akito realized how fruity these girls are but it was dumb plot instead pfff

✨️✨️Partners✨️✨️

Project Sekai is somehow gayer than Ensemble Stars so far istg 😭

EVEN MIZUKI BEING A WINGPERSON LOLOL

(I swear that I clocked Mizuki's transness the moment they had people criticizing their clothes~ WOOHOO ACTUAL TRANS CHARACTER SHE/THEY FTW)

Could y'all tell this is my new hyperfixation