"Shall we?"

While Branch had a small smirk on his face, Poppy had to bite her lip to keep from smiling too hard. This was the opportunity she had been waiting for, to prove that they indeed did have a good connection. How could they not, after what they had been through? After the confession that they had just made to one another? A confession, mind you, of love? Poppy's answer: there was no hair-flipping way they could not have a good connection!

Raising her pink hand high in the air, she charged at the teal Troll who met her hand halfway for an all-powerful, all-around-amazing high-five, the satisfying SMACK resounding loud and clear, and sparkles and colors emanating from their palms as they did so.

"YES!" Poppy cried, soon dissolving into happy giggles at the wonderous feeling of being one with her best friend in the world.

Branch, too, whooped in delight, happy that he had finally overcome that obstacle that had been with him for such a long time. To finally be able to tell Poppy how he felt about her and the strong love he had was one thing, yes, but to have her reciprocate that love in her own confession was filling him with pure bliss. Nothing could possibly make this moment better!

Or, could it?

Because Poppy, too, had believed that nothing could make that special moment better... at least, until a passing thought crossed her mind. But before the thought had even allowed itself to properly root itself in her head, she had already executed it. In a blur of pink, Poppy had leaped up, wrapped her arms around Branch's neck, and crashed their lips together in a full-blown, heart-stoppingly INCREDIBLE kiss!

Branch, who had been far less than crazy-prepared, nearly fell back from the force, barely catching himself and Poppy, when he regained his footing. The teal Troll would have gasped had it not been for Poppy's lips over his.

Branch forced his now widened eyes to blink.

POPPY'S lips over HIS.

Branch almost felt like bursting into tears with joy.

I'm kissing Poppy.

I'm really, REALLY kissing POPPY!!

No, wait... SHE'S kissing ME. And I'm doing absolutely nothing!

Pulling himself from the shock, Branch reeled himself back in, wrapping his arms around Poppy – one hand behind her back, one behind her head – and gripping the Pop Queen tightly against him as he shifted their position enough to dip her down. From there, Branch ensured to pour everything he had into that one long-coming kiss – determination, longing, enamor, passion, devotion, adoration... everything and anything he could possibly think of went into it. Every bit of his being, every bit of his soul he possessed was put into that kiss. He loved her, more deeply than anything else on earth, and wanted her to know it.

And, by the sparkling look in her eyes, pink flushed cheeks, and breathless little smirk on her face after they'd parted, Branch could tell that Poppy knew it as well.

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A/N: I distinctly remember watching Trolls World Tour for the first time back in 2020 and asking myself "Are they gonna kiss??" when it got to the end and they admitted their love for each other xD

(I know some folks say they DID kiss if you look closely when they zoom out, but it looks more like a hug to me 🤷)