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headfullof-ideas · 3 months ago

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Okay, hear me out: Ruffnut and Tuffnut would be backpackers/super intense world travelers in a Modern AU. In the show, they show a passion for cuisine from other parts of the world that they can’t make on Berk (hyena gizzards from the Defenders of the Wing), they love to learn all about all sorts of random things from different cultures (explaining to Snotlout the roots of the deity Mother Nature in whichever episode it was, I don’t remember) they know more than one other language, and then there’s that whole travel/resort guide they wrote for Vanahheim (i do not believe I spelled that right, but we’re rolling with it before I go to bed).

Ruffnut and Tuffnut would be that Instagram and TikTok famous pair almost everyone somehow knows or has heard of that go on super extensive trips to various locations around the world, from super iconic locations to the smack-dab middle of butt-nowhere literally no-one has ever heard of. No one knows how they fund their trips, no one knows where they find the time to get to and from anywhere, and no one that doesn’t know them knows if they even have a permanent living residence. And everyone back at their home doesn’t know how they’re able to do all of that, and still spend an insane amount of time in their teeny-tiny smack-dab in the middle of where-are-we town that they come from in order to hang out with the rest of the gang and get arrested every once in a while for speeding, before skipping off to freaking who knows where until they post a reel of their latest exploration expedition.

I also believe they’d have a shared tumblr account that is also super popular as well, filled with a strange combination of memes and strangely philosophical quotes. Nobody knows that this account belongs to the backpacking idiots that everyone is at least mildly jealous of. There’s a betting ring amongst the gang on if or when someone connects the dots and blows up the internet trying to prove it to everyone else.

#they take the gang on their trips every so often #usually hiccup. much to Astrid’s chagrin #but at least once a year they take their friends on an all-expenses paid for trip to whatever location they pulled out of a hat #no one but the gang knows how they even fund half of the stuff they do and no one has been able to get them to give a straight answer #and it’s so bizarre to see them traveling around because they still dress in that goth-punk style that they have in the show #people think they’ll be easy to find. especially since you KNOW Tuff’s bringing Chicken along #but then the twins post another batch of pictures and some die-hard fan realizes they were in the same town as them and didn’t see them once #httyd #ruffnut thorston #tuffnut thorston #ruffnut and tuffnut #it’s important to know that they’re not doing it for the views or the lols. they’re genuinely passionate about it #and just. don’t acknowledge the absurd number of followers that they have #chicken is their mascot and profile picture #for both accounts #still no one realizes

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