Dreamworks' Trolls Fic Recs

Welcome to Trolls Fic Recs! aka recommend your favorite trolls fanfiction or find a specific one you're looking for ! | read pinned for rules/basic guidelines! | asks and submissions are always open!

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Hello! Welcome to Trolls Fic Recs!!

This is a blog dedicated to DreamWorks Trolls Fanfiction! There's so much, especially with the new boom in fandom activity thanks to Band Together!

Finding fic can be pretty difficult, especially in bigger fandoms. Maybe your favorite character is tagged but never the focus, or you want to read something but you don't know how to start! I want to help remedy this, while getting trolls fic out there! I also need more fics to read and this is my way of doing it haha

So what exactly is this blog for?

Recommending fanfic you absolutely love!

Maybe recommending your own fic ;)

Are you looking for a specific fanfic that you've lost? I can TRY to find it, or another user can try their hand on it, too!

Looking for fic with a certain ship ot trope and want to know some recommendations there? I'll try my hand at finding some, and maybe throw it for others to find some!

Maybe, just maybe, you could even pitch an idea and see if someone picks it up! :)

Now, a few little notes for this blog in specific!

I'll be willing to pull fic from pretty much anywhere! I'm most comfortable with ao3, but I know my way around ffn and wattpad- I probably won't exclude them from my searches if it gets difficult.

On that note, it doesn't matter what platform your rec is from!! As long as it can be read, it works!!

I'm going to avoid reccing fics with incest/underage/etc. in them, as they make me (mod) uncomfortable- I have the right to not post recs if I choose.

NSFW Fanfics/Fanfics with sexual content are not allowed. Sorry!

Please try to have warnings attached to anything you rec! If recs that are M/E DON'T have warnings attached, I'll try to drop them. (Whether the fic itself displays these warnings or you do so while recommending it, it doesn't matter!)

I will reblog art and fic on here too! I love seeing fanworks get the attention they deserve!!

I'll format and make sure recs are clean and readable- you can either drop them into the askbox or submit them. Feel free to add your own thoughts as well!!

I'll post them as I get the time and as they come in!!

Thank you, and happy recommending!!

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(Pssst anyone interested in taking over/helping??)

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

As a bonus thing, I have set up a prompt meme for Trolls! You can submit prompts for fics you'd like to see or maybe you don't have enough time to write, and people can pick them up to write!

I love prompt memes and I just want to see a lot more of them!!!

You DO need an ao3 account to submit prompts and/or write a fic.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

As a bonus thing, I have set up a prompt meme for Trolls! You can submit prompts for fics you'd like to see or maybe you don't have enough time to write, and people can pick them up to write!

I love prompt memes and I just want to see a lot more of them!!!

You DO need an ao3 account to submit prompts and/or write a fic.

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Sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth, guys 😭😭😭

I have some rec lists I'll put descriptions on, but I need some more recs or else we will stay barren ahah

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will be attempting to get a few more reqs out- mod ended up in a different fandom whoops

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so I've been reading Dereliction......

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here one about clay and Branch https://archiveofourown.org/works/52978945 it's very good

I Will Always Be There by Isabel3710 - ao3, 33k words - G

When Clay hears that his Grandmother has been eaten he rushes back to the Troll Tree to take care of his youngest brother, Branch.

(Title from the song True Colors from the first Trolls movie)

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obligatory mention of hickory und sini brüeder by melonmass! it's a hickory-centric fic and does include OCs, but the way they're included is done really well!

Hickory und sini Brüeder by MelonMass - ao3, 31k words - M (Incomplete)

Tagged Ships: Hickory/OC

Hickory had looked up to his older brothers since he was really little. But ever since an incident between their father and one of the brothers, Hickory has been spending his life striving to be the perfect son and brother. This becomes harder to do when his interests go to something very much against the rules.

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Would it be conceited of me to recommend my own fic? It's called You Are My Sunshine https://archiveofourown.org/works/51649876/chapters/130561669

not conceited at all!! <3 (its only a matter of time before i start reccing my own /hj )

You Are My Sunshine by Karebear49 - ao3, ffn, 17.8k words - G

Branch and Poppy are entrusted with the care of an orphan troll who was separated from her family in a storm

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Five Times Hug Time Went Off by MadeOfMoths is a great one!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52841032

Five Times Hug Time Went Off by MadeOfMoths - ao3, 10.9k - G

Queen Poppy and Queen Barb are out on a trip to iron things out after the big world tour and rock-pocalypse, and Branch is left to his own devices. Taking advice from his girlfriend, he seeks out the leaders of the other five troll kingdoms, making efforts to learn about their culture and what it means to them to show affection.

Or

Branch's hug time bracelet goes off around all the leaders and they teach him about other love languages.

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I want to recommend “Hypothetically Speaking” by the_space_ace on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54178720

Hypothetically Speaking by the_space_ace - ao3, 3.5k words - G

Tagged Ships: Branch/Poppy

“Would you still love me if I was a worm?”

“Would we still be brothers if I was a rock and you were a bird?”

“If I looked and sounded different, do you think you’d still be able to tell it was me?”

“Would you love me if I had no hair?”

Branch likes asking his hypothetical questions, and the people he loves get used to it.

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hello!! i have two recs!! the first is ‘When you were here’ by Cherrylette, it’s a really sweet Poppy centric fic revolving around her missing Viva before she even knows about her, its a lil angsty but very sweet

the second is ‘Wilting Poppies’ by PrincessPoppifer, this is a longer one that’s still in progress!! it’s an au where Poppy is the one captured by V&V and how she deals with her feelings and the world around her after that.

thank you so much for taking the time to start this blog, you’re a real one for it i’ve loved the fics that have been recommended so far!! keep it up my friend!!

thank you so much for the recs!! and yess this blog is a super good way for fic to get recognized, both new and old- especially bringing up old fandom favorites from the first film ahah

When you were here by Cherrylette - ao3, 2.6k - G, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Ships Tagged: Branch/Poppy

To make sure the royal wedding went without a hitch, Poppy offered to stay at Bergen Town until the wedding. But staying at the troll tree bring a feeling she never thought she would feel.

Grief

OR

Poppy missing Viva before meeting her.

mod note: I just read this one and its super sweet!! albeit very bittersweet, but worth the short read :)

Wilting Poppies by PrincessPoppifer - ao3, 68k words - T, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (Incomplete)

Tagged Ships: Branch/Poppy

((PAUSED. WRITERS BLOCK I AM SO SORRY))

Poppy was the happiest troll ever. It was a title she held ever since she was a baby. After she was saved from the terrible Velvet and Veneer, however, she's finding it harder and harder to keep her happiness-- especially as she deals with the after math of having all of her talent sucked away.

Branch was the most miserable troll ever. That was until Poppy had come into his life. He blames himself for her being captured and can't bear to see his favorite flower wilt under the pressure of her trauma. It's a good thing someone once told Branch, "True Happiness is inside of all us. Sometimes you just need someone's help to find it."

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Couldn't resist drawing my favorite scene from the latest chapter in @spjs's To Be Left Behind fic hehe

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I thought I'd recommend my favorite trolls fic!

Rewinding Our Fate by trollsbuzz

It's a "What if the trolls movies were a dream and Branch remembers it all?" fic and the broppy content is so good!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54234016?view_full_work=true

Rewinding Our Fate by trollsbuzz (thatbennybee) - ao3, 146k - T (Incomplete)

What if it was all a dream? AU

Ships Tagged: Branch/Poppy

When Branch got home after their long journey and reunited his and Poppy’s families, Branch was so happy that it almost felt like all the great adventures he and Poppy had been on were a dream... Then, as he jolts awake, he looked down at his grey skin to realize that it actually was one. He’s back to the day that everything started; the 20th anniversary of their escape.

Or

Branch wakes up back at the start of Trolls 1 but he’s the only one with the knowledge of what’s to come. But who would listen to miserable, paranoid, grey Branch?

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Recommending anything by localamblongus but especially You're Half Of Me Now. Beautifully written.

Ao3 User localamblongus

You're Half Of Me Now by localamblongus - ao3, 27k words - G, Graphic Depictions of Violence

Ships tagged: Branch/Poppy

‘What’s wrong with it.’ Chef murmurs, with the sudden intrigue of a child whose found a worm out in the rain and fancies the thought of squishing it.

He thinks, a tad hysterically, that there’s any number of things the Chef could be asking about. He could give her a list, alphabetised with subheadings.

ie Creek's betrayal runs a little deeper, and Poppy fights for her man.

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Hello, I thought I might recommand this new author Inkedteeth, his/her/their work is really great and I think should get more view. The last is a werwolf AU which seems really promising (Mature though due to presence of blood). Their first fic was a wholesome "Groppy", set before the first movie with lots of feelings, you can feel the tension, the emotion in their writting (reason why I think they should get more visibility). https://archiveofourown.org/works/54884797/chapters/139124293 Hope you will like their work too !

Ao3 User InkedTeeth

Masking by InkedTeeth - ao3, 9k words - G

Ships Tagged: Branch/Poppy

Poppy crafts the perfect party for a certain grey troll. This time, he'll come for sure! Honestly she's excited to make any progress with the worlds most paranoid troll. What happens when a mysterious troll shows up to the party instead?

Sharp Teeth; Gentle Jaws by Inkedteeth - ao3, 5.8k words - M, Creator Chose not to Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions of Violence (Incomplete)

Werewolf AU

Ships Tagged: Branch/Poppy

The trolls of Pop Village knew the woods were dangerous at night, predators lurked in every corner, but they never came near their home. Not until a new beast emerged, mauling a gray orphan on the night of a full moon. Littered with scars, he sequestered himself away from the village that failed him. Years later the trolls hadn’t seen the beast for a while, only knowing it existed through broken fences as slaughtered livestock. When the news came that there was another attack within the village borders- well, the Princess had to do something, right?

There was only one troll for the job.

Would the gray survivalist help, or will his own burdens keep him locked away?