NOOOOOOOOO WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME WHYYYYYYYY

NOOOOOOOOO WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME WHYYYYYYYY

He doesn't just say "bye" he says "see you later".

"SEE YOU LATER"

"LATER"

He didn't understand them right. He was smiling. He was a baby. He thought they will come back. He thought they aren't leaving for long time. He thought he'll see them again soon. And then he grew up without them. He didn't know that what they meant was that they'll never come back again. Imagine him that day, that week, that month, that year, and years later thinking "why aren't they coming back? Where are they?" And then growing up knowing that he's all alone and accepting the fact that they left him or, you know, since Bergens were attacking, he probably assumed some of them were killed too. Wow.

It's been a long time since my last post. And in all that time, I've gotten really into Brozone fanfics. I've been reading a lot of fanfics about their family reunion, reading fanfics that center on one brother (give me more fanfics with Bruce). And I'm really enjoying it all!!! But I've noticed one thing.

A lot of fanfics reveal the characters' roles rather than their personalities.

Okay, maybe you don't really understand me right now, but let me explain.

As we all know, each brother in boyband had a role. J.D. is the leader, Bruce is the heartthrob, Clay is the funny boy, Floyd is the sensitive one, Branch is the baby.

And don't you think that's very superficial?

I mean, Branch's role was literally to be the baby of the band because he was the baby. But those were roles, not personalities. And most people think that's what they are! But they're not.

Like Floyd. He's a sensitive one. And a lot of people write him as if he could cry at any moment. That it's hard for him to watch violent scenes or blood because he'll throw up and pass out. A lot of people describe him as shy and quiet. But that's just the role. Look at him in the movie! When we see him locked in the diamond prison, he's not sitting there crying because he can't get out. No. He tries to find a way out, he tries to explain to the twins what they're doing wrong, he even tries to negotiate with Veneer to let him go! But when he says he can't, Floyd realizes why and doesn't yell at him or get angry. He tries to explain that Velvet is mistreating him.

Floyd is a "sensitive one" not because he's ready to cry about some bug becoming food for a predator. No! Not at all!

He was given the role because he has a well-developed emotional intelligence. Which in turn only came about because he lived with three older brothers who argued with each other all the time.

I honestly have a lot more thoughts and explanations for each brother, but I just don't have enough for one post for all of them.

I will try to put out a post on each of them where I explain how I see their characters.

Yes a lot of people may disagree with me, I may say some rude things about them (sorry John Dory fans) but I just want to share how they are to me. I'm not trying to insult any of the characters or their fans, I'm just analyzing.

Some more thoughts about Branch and Brozone

I love all the recovery fics on AO3, can't get enough of them, but a lot of them seem to have something in common: Branch is the most messed up of his brothers.

Which fair enough, we know Branch's story, lots of terrible things happened to him, but he's in recovery, he has a supportive girlfriend, is a pillar of the community, a surprising number of friends, so Branch basically has his life together

Branch is happy with his life, he's settled. Sure he has some grief and regrets he's not quite ready to talk about, but that's normal.

Bruce seems to be basically in the same place, he has some grief and regrets, but he has a loving and supportive family, is a member of his community, and has a few friends.

Except has Bruce actually dealt with anything? Or just pushed it aside because he has to be strong and responsible for his kids?

Then we have Clay, while he is a valued member of the community, he's trapped, there's no option to leave, no freedom, surrounded by a group of traumatised trolls who are terrified of the outside word to the point they're censoring themselves?

Clay's willingness to just throw Poppy to Viva as a distraction so he and his brothers can escape?

Yeah, no way Clay isn't hiding piles of trauma and his insistence of still playing a role, even if that role is completely different from his previous role

We have John Dory, who's living in the past, refusing to see that his brothers have changed. Who returned to the tree and found everyone gone, and was convinced everyone was dead for years? Who put so much pressure on himself and his brothers, he broke?

And Floyd is going to be extremely traumatised by his near death experience, months of captivity. Althrough lots of stories are already covering his recovery, what happened before then?

But the brothers are safe now.

And the funny thing about Trauma? It's easier to break down when you are finally safe, bringing up all the terrible memories again.

I really want to see a fic where Branch is actually the least messed up of his brothers, because he's dealt with his trauma and knows what is likely to trigger him, has strategies in place when things get harder.

Now the adventure is over, do the brothers attempt to be a family again? Can they meet in the middle without setting each other off? Can they learn to be kind to each other? Can they be kind to themselves?

Or is everything swept under the carpet until it explodes?