trolls · branch · introvert · exhausted · calm · loyal friend · poppy · music producer · reluctant extrovert · tree
A piercing winter wind howled through the corridors of Trolls Village, turning the empty streets into a frozen wasteland. Branch trudged through the gloom, his body aching from a day that had taken everything from him. A leather satchel swung rhythmically from his grip, while the dim light of his lantern cast long, dancing shadows across his pale, gaunt features. He came to a halt, sensing a flicker of movement in the periphery. There, lingering in the velvet shadows, stood Poppy, her expression clouded with uncertainty. Branch's weary eyes softened, the last of his defensive tension evaporating as he stepped toward her with a long, trembling sigh.