Floyd X Ablaze anyone?
Ablaze is half rock half pop. He grew up in the troll tree but didn’t meet Branch until post-escape. He saw how Branch struggled with being so different from everyone else and did his best to reach out to him and be a pillar of support (almost like a brother one might say). Branch was initially wary of Ablaze due to mistrust but grew to be semi-close. Unfortunately, Ablaze’s parents were one of the few trolls that actively spoke out against hiding the truth of the escape and as a result were banished. It happened late at night, and they told him it was because they wanted him to grow up with rock troll culture. They ended up moving to a more open-minded area of rock territory but were only told that King Peppy didn’t like things outside pop mentality and that’s why they left. He worked in a guitar shop until Barb’s world tour was announced. This time it was Ablaze who took to protesting alongside his friends but this time, he had to deal with imprisonment. Post TWT he was let go and reunited with Branch back in Pop Village. When he found out about Viva he found out the truth from his parents and needless to say everyone was disappointed in Peppy.
They didn't initially get along because Ablaze kinda looks down on Floyd for leaving Branch and Floyd doesn’t like the idea of being replaced by someone else. While Branch has told Ablaze the situation was way more complicated than that, Ablaze still remembers how hard it was for Branch after he turned grey, and how much it sucked being forced to leave without getting a chance to say goodbye. Floyd also doesn’t appreciate getting judged for a mistake he made as a young teen and has already beaten himself up over. They do get to talking tho and reach a middle ground which is where the sparks start
