Haaayy can you tell us more about your au where branch finds cooper's egg?
Hiiii!! Thanks for asking! And of course :)
lol turns out I had a lot more thought out. Fair warning, none of this is concrete, this was thought up a while ago and uhhhhh… writing is not my strong suit lol
In this au I had debated whether to make copper a little bit younger, I already hc him as the youngest of the snack pack so idk if its needed lol.
While in the beginning of making his bunker, branch (who’s maybe 7??) would travel farther out into the forest and gather supplies to build when he stumbles on what looks like an egg? Just in time too, ‘cause Coops pops out like in twt, does his little groove, & then proceeds to flop over to nap (being baby is tiring work).
Branch is just ??? cause like what?? Baby? Way out here in the woods?? Why does the baby have 4 legs??? Why is said baby all alone? And that last part makes b pause for a sec bc where’s his family? Did he lose them? Or is it even worse…was he left behind? (He might be projecting a lil).
Cooper and Branch proceed to live where other kids w/o families go. Caretakers try to care for cooper & he is not having it. After all, branch is the first person he’d ever seen, was the first person who’d carried him. He’s imprinted on branch and whole heartedly believes and he is his family. So if C needs to be taken care of B has to be there. It goes on long enough that the caretaker decides it'll just easier if branch helped take care of him; and who knows maybe he'll regain his color being around such a happy little goober.
At first, branch doesn’t realize how much he means to C and assumes his attachment will fade. After all why wouldn’t it when he’s being doted on by warm and cheerful trolls. But nope! Whenever the caretakers aren't taking cooper around the village, Cooper is always following Branch. Around the pod, and through the woods. Branch looks out for him, talks to him, teaches him what he can, and even plays games! I think the fact that branch has been a part of Coopers whole life gives him a sense of obligation perhaps like a big brother?. It's easy to be open to him.
All attempts to foster Cooper are unsuccessful. It's not that Cooper doesn't match the family, it's that he just doesn't want to live with them. Imagine a foster family having the time of their lives singing & playing around & when the time comes Cooper's like 'I had a lot of fun today! Time to go! what?? Stay here? be a part of your family? ...Nope :D
When the time comes that the bunker can feasibly house him, (preteen?) Branch packs up what little he owns, and prepares to leave that night. It's not like the anyone at the orphanage would chase after him. Well, except for one trolling.
It's been years, long enough that their bond is strong, they're brothers in all but name. At least unnamed on branch's side, he kind of refuses to acknowledge it.
Anyway- Branch waits until everyone falls asleep and sneaks out. He doesn't even make it out of the room lol. One foot out the door and a sleepy voice is asking him where he's going. Branch just says he's going to the bunker, that he'll see him soon, it won't be forever you see what im trying to parallel? and it's true. It's not like he's leaving to who knows where. Cooper just nods & yawns out a "bye, see you later". Love me a parallel
Branch lasts an hour or two in the bunker. He's on edge the whole time, racked w/ guilt. Has a little mental spiral until there is just one loud thought of 'what am i doing? there's someone waiting for me' and runs back.
In the joined room, Cooper fell asleep on branch's bed waiting for him. So making sure not to wake him, Branch rests coopers head on his lap. Leaning against the headboard Branch just stares at his vest left at the end of the bed & has a moment of clarity. Like oh, that's why i felt terrible, i left my little brother behind. (Keep in mind that no, he didn’t really do that, but he’s a kid and that whole ‘see you later’ really shook him so he’s making some jumps in logic)(there some projecting happening as well)
So yeah, gained a brother!! yay!!! Cooper beat you to that revelation yeeaarrrss ago lol.
One thing I like about branch being a big bro is this idea that the more he learns about what it means to be one, the less he can understand his brothers. And are they his brothers?? Over the years it’s not looking like it.
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Bangkok Pride was so amazing, I don't even know what to share first 😭 I loved every single moment of it. So much queer joy and so much love and kindness. I made so many new friends, I'm so grateful to be part of this community 🙏🏿❤🏳🌈
alt text: a dark skinned Black person with curly hair wearing a black N95 mask, a strapless rainbow dress, sitting in an electric wheelchair with a black headrest, holding a rainbow fan in front of a rainbow backdrop that says Love Wins, Bangkok Pride
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@junypr-camus hihihi we don’t really talk much- BUT GUESS WHAT
I have it. In my hands. I’m so excited to read it (my newfound Percy Jackson obsession may keep hold of me until I finish it) but I am reading it the first chance I get!!!
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Big delivery today!!!! Can't wait to show off the new stuff!
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🍁 Chapter 15…
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Maybe he was just seeing things, because it was clear from earlier that Will still wants nothing to do with him. It was just a trick of the light. Pity. That’s all it was. Nothing more. But even if it was nothing, it was still hard to shake the all too familiar feeling that Will’s eyes had provoked. Something that had become a constant in his life that he was incapable of avoiding no matter how hard he tried to bury it; Wanting. That deep-seated desire for what he could never have.
Dammit…why do I still fucking care? Why do I still fucking want you?
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please read the CW!!
oops I forgot to tag lol:
@across-thestars @daydreams-in-the-moonlight @boahey @greenfiend @rebellius @booksandpaperss @magentamee
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the potential for sholto and annocki’s friendship is underrated i reckon
like the romance was stupid as we’ve said before but a friendship tho! im thinking post-ttd, when everyone is settling into their new disrupted lives and figuring things out. they would hang out a lot due to mutual friends, most likely chilling on the side of the party raging in the middle of the room, sonia in the middle.
anyway cutting to the chase, sholto is curious and inquisitive and it spurs him to research and experiment! he writes and writes and reads and reads, but maybe he’s not as practiced with drawing. but you know who is? you know who is patient and calm and draws and paints in her free time? who is now free to do whatever she wants, and probably doesn’t know what to do with her newfound freedom?
what if annocki went with sholto to observe something, or sketched it for him, as a favour or gesture of goodwill or something. and they have a pleasant time and stuff. and they end up having a strong partnership in working on a medical journal or something like that?? a catalogue?? an exploration of insights?? idk some project they can work on together.
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really just hit me that i'm graduating aughh
also that a lot of people are graduating undergrad this week. if any of you are I am so sorry. i think everyone no matter how good their postgrad setup is has a little Darkest Night of the Soul after graduating undergrad. the 6 months after graduating were the worst of my life. so if that's you and you're going through it please remember that it's not forever, and you're not the only one going through it. you're at the end of the road that you've been on since you were 5 years old and all of a sudden you're expected to have everything figured out, and you don't. it's normal to take a while to find your footing if you need to, it'll shake out in the end..
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