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You know what? I think I'll change the name of my Trolls AU to Never Apart AU, since at least that makes more sense than "Bluer Skies". The original title will be the same, but only in relation to the events of the first film.
Chapter 5 now available!
In case you noticed in my fic (chapter 4), Viva quickly loses her colors but quickly recovers them. I kind of thought of an explanation for this, and with that a headcanon that explains Branch's color inconsistency in the films.
[CW: references/analogy/mentions to depression]
So, when a troll goes through something that makes them feel depressed (like losing a loved one) they may lose their color (which would symbolize their hope and happiness), but the colors may come back when they feel happier.
But that won't make them colorful all the time, depending on their level of happiness and depression they will be more gray or more in color.
There are two situations in which this happens, the troll can lose their colors completely, becoming gray, but this does not mean that this is permanent, on the contrary, they can recover their color when they pretend to be happy, becoming "color shifters".
The second situation is exactly what I said, and it's exactly what Viva does in my AU, she maintains her color for her people, a troll without color is unusual and for many unacceptable, and as queen she does everything to keep her color, and only lose them when she remembers the loss of her father and the pain she still feels.
As a result, they don't "cure" themselves by finding something that makes them "happier", they still feel emotional pain and constantly lose their colors, but they don't lose their colors forever, instead their colors become more desaturated.
This was a quick explanation of how colors represent depression in Trolls, you can use this as an interpretation of how Branch recovers his colors but keeps changing colors during the films depending on how he feels, and as a narrative explanation for the desaturation of Alive.
Grassly(green putt putt troll fan name) x Bliss Marina🍃💗
I was literally brainstorming for my au when I thought of this pair! I don't know what it was but now I love them!
A friend came up with the idea of Ocean Greens as the name for the ship!