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[horns-n-jams]

HTTYD rarepair week

28th Soulmate AU

My other half/ You get half of a necklace at your birth and your soulmate has the other half

[maedarakat]

Illustration for my ongoing rarepair fic “Markless”, a soulmate au. 

When Tuff gets a Skrill as his Mark, he tells nobody - not even his sister. First because the dragons are still attacking Berk, and then because their Berserker-ally turned enemy, Dagur, has the Skrill as his clan’s insignia. Likewise, Dagur’s Mark - a common chicken - is a source of shame and consternation for the Berserker prince, so he keeps it literally under wraps.

The choices they both make lead to suffering, loneliness, and sacrifice - nevertheless, fate draws them together no matter how hard they seem to fight against it.

Chapter 1 

Chapter 2 

[httydrarepair]

HTTYD Rare Pair Week 2018 will be from the 27th of October to the 2nd of November.

This year, we’re going with two sets of prompts again! This time we have a trope & a phrase. You can used either of the two prompts (separated by the “//”), or try using both, whatever you’d like - the alternatives exist to give you a bigger scope to work with. Some prompts are from this prompt list. They are as follows:

27th Oct: Non-human characters // “Can’t you listen to me?” 28th Oct: Soulmates AU // “I don’t need this now.” 29th Oct: Fake relationship //  “Quit it or I’ll bite.” 30th Oct: Character death //  “Please don’t leave me now.” 31st Oct: Amnesia // “I haven’t forgotten you yet.” 1st Nov: Slice of life (naturalism)  // “So, did you miss me?” 2nd Nov: Pining // “Even if you still do.”

What is HTTYD Rare Pair Week?

It’s annual prompt week event, that started in 2016, to celebrate the rare pairs within the HTTYD franchise. Rare pairs are defined as any pair that is rare within the fandom, i.e. ships with a small fan base.

How do I participate? By creating fanworks of any kind (e.g. fanfic, art, edits, playlists, etc) for as many of the prompts you like, for any rare pairs you like and on the actual posting day, post your contribution tagged #httydrarepairweek or #httydrarepairweek2018. There’s no limit to which prompts you do, or how many times you do a prompt or for which rare pair you do them for. The works can be in canon, or alternate universes or whatever. Enjoy creating!

Check the FAQ first if you have any questions, but feel free to ask more.

[daglout]

Happy Rairpair Reverse Bang !!!

I made a cover for @despiteherself‘s Tuffstrid fic!!  It’s so good please go read it right now immediately.

i am brave, i am bruised, i am who i am meant to be.

It’s said drinking from Eir’s Well will cure any sickness or injury, and after Gothi’s temporary blindness cure fails Hiccup’s determined to fix Astrid’s lost sight. The gang embarks on the journey to find it, hoping the story is true. Astrid, although struggling, is not helpless and with the twin’s help at creating odd resources to make things easier the idea of being “fixed” seems less and less appealing.

[despiteherself]

hey, fyi i’m pretty sure that fandom troll that was inciting a lot of drama last year, including suicide baiting/blaming other ppl for them going to commit suicide is trying to bait ppl again, look out!!! be careful. 

[ashleybenlove]

Title: No More Sixsome

Prompt: 27th Oct: “Can’t you listen to me?”

Fandom: How To Train Your Dragon

Pairing: Hiccup/Astrid/Fishlegs/Snotlout/Ruffnut/Tuffnut (polyamorous gang), Snotlout/Mala

Word Count: 1015

Rating: General

Warnings: Arranged marriage

Disclaimer: I don’t own the source material in this fanfic. That’s to whatever company or person owns it. I would never claim to own it.

Notes: There are probable influences from fandom and whatnot in this story. In particular, @evilwriter37’s “Ball, Chain, and Dagur” (warning for sexual assault) because of the whole arranged marriage trope. For HTTYD Rarepair Week 2018 @httydrarepair. This fic takes place during Race to the Edge, particularly season 4 and later, but diverges from canon. This is also on AO3.

And it is under the read more.

    “Look, I’ll talk to my father. I’ll see what he has to say about this whole… you having to marry Mala deal,” Hiccup said.

 “Can’t you listen to me?” Snotlout said. “I don’t want to marry her! My heart belongs to the Dragon Riders. I’d rather marry you guys.”

 “I know, I know,” Hiccup said soothingly. His hand caressed Snotlout on his back in an attempt to be comforting. “That’s what we want as well.”

       Shortly before the gang were to head back to the Edge after all that happened when Hiccup was kidnapped by bounty hunters during the celebrations on Berk, Hiccup spoke with his father about the Mala wanting to marry Snotlout issue.

 “I mean, she’s an incredible ally, and Thor knows my Riders and I need some allies in our fight against Viggo Grimborn, but she also wants to marry one of them. Snotlout’s supposed to compete in these trials and apparently, she was foretold that someone would save her and they would become her King? But Snotlout’s been incredibly clear. He doesn’t want this. And if I’m honest, I don’t want it either.”

 “Why wouldn’t you want to cement an alliance with marriage?” Stoick asked.

 “Because Snotlout deserves to marry a pers— people he loves?” Hiccup replied. “Duh?” Hiccup did a gesture with his shoulders and arms that could basically be described as a shrug.

 “‘People’?” Stoick repeated. “‘People he loves?’”

 Hiccup yelped mildly, realizing what he said.

 He paused and then quoted his own father, “‘There can be no secrets between us.’ Yeah. The Dragon Riders and I, the ones from Berk— so not Heather— we’ve been romantically involved since shortly after we arrived on the Edge.”

 “Is it serious?”

 “I’m sort of hoping to one day marry the five of them,” Hiccup said. He smiled hopefully.

 Stoick nodded. He then sighed.

 “It’s going to be four,” Stoick said.

 Hiccup gasped like he’d been stabbed.

 “I’m sorry, son. Snotlout has to marry Queen Mala. He has to compete those trials successfully. No failing on purpose or funny business.”

 Hiccup interlocked both sets of fingers, looked down at the table, placed his interlocked hands so they were resting on his forehead with his thumbs framing his forehead, effectively hiding his face. He released a heavy sigh.

 “I hate this,” Hiccup whispered. “And I have to break the news to him.”

 “I’m sorry, son. But, I am very happy that you’ve found love and happiness with your friends,” Stoick said, gently.

 “Said right after you turned a sixsome into a fivesome,” Hiccup said, softly, sadly, still hiding his face.

 He then got up and left the hut.

       “What did Stoick say?” Astrid asked, moments after Hiccup came out of the hut.

 They stood some feet from the hut, and Hiccup quietly joined them in the circle they were standing in. He saw them holding hands.

 Astrid looked at his face and let out a soft groan.

 He looked so sad.

 She took his hand, and he felt a tiny bit better.

 “Hiccup, what did he say?” Snotlout asked. “Do I still have to go through with it?”

 Hiccup sighed sadly.

 “Does he know about us?” Fishlegs asked.

 “Yeah, my dad knows about us; I told him,” Hiccup said. “He’s happy for me; for us, I guess. But… he also said that Snotlout has to compete in those trials. Despite, you know, being told that he doesn’t want to do ‘em or marry Mala. And that he has to successfully compete them, and no failing on purpose. Kinda cancels it out.”

 Hiccup walked over to Snotlout and hugged him, kissing him softly.

 “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry,” Hiccup whispered.

 He felt the rest of the Riders close in and they were hugging the two of them as well. It would have been quite a wonderful lovely hug if they hadn’t been so despairing.

       Snotlout successfully competed in the trials as was mandated to him. Thankfully, they managed to hold off the wedding until after the Dragon Hunters and Dragon Flyers were finally defeated. So, they at least got to keep Snotlout with them for a little while longer.

 But, the wedding, while it should have been a happy day was actually a sad one. They were losing Snotlout from their little group. They would head back to Berk minus one Dragon Rider. They wouldn’t be a sixsome anymore.

 “Snotlout’s parents are here,” Astrid whispered to Hiccup, as the five of them sat clumped together.

 “Ew, Spitelout,” Tuffnut whispered.

 “I was just about to say that,” Hiccup said softly.

 “Disgusting how happy he looks that his son is marrying a Queen. This is just bragging rights for him,” Fishlegs whispered. He sniffled. He paused. “Not that Mala isn’t lovely. I do like her as a person.”

 “But yeah, this sucks,” Ruffnut whispered.

 Hiccup hummed in agreement.

 They were going to witness their best friend and romantic partner marry someone else. For an alliance between their two islands, as opposed to just an alliance between Mala’s island and Hiccup’s Riders. Stoick had felt it prudent for Berk to gain an ally. While the Riders planned to stay together as a polyamorous group after this, it was a break-up considering they were losing one of them. And Mala, as much as she liked and supported them, did not want to share Snotlout.

 So, they sat here, feeling miserable, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

 And once the ceremony began, Hiccup could hear Fishlegs sniffling, clearly crying. Ruffnut, who was on his left, had dropped her head on his shoulder, and he could feel tears drop onto his tunic as a result. Tuff, on Ruffnut’s other side was sighing sadly. Astrid’s hand was in his and she held on tighter and tighter as the ceremony progressed. He didn’t want to glance at her but he could guess she may have been crying. And then she let out a shaky gasp and that was like a gut punch for him. He had been trying to keep it together for them, but…

 Nope.

 He let out a soft sob.

[monkparty]

HTTYD Rarepair Micro Bang

Thanks for your patience guys! Here’s my piece for the event, a scene from Paradigm Shift, a Dagur/Tuff fic that’s def worth a read!

[the-fanaddict]

Httyd Rare Pair Week Day 4: Halloween.

idk why but ruff and mala kinda remind me of Yellow Diamond and Yellow Pearl. Maybe it’s their dynamic. Either that or maybe ruff watches the fuck out SU and wanted Mala to cosplay with her

Bonus Halloween Sketches: 

Tuffnut wants Astrid to switch clothes (probably because of an old bet?)

Hiccup and Fishlegs as their book counterparts. 

[hiccdew--forever]

[horns-n-jams]

HTTYD RAREPAIR WEEK

29th Quit it! Or I will bite you

Dagur just beeing annoying and stealing Gustavs food.

[maedarakat]

Sacred

—-

The arrow wound had not been deep, but Ruff still bled far too much for anyone’s comfort. By the time Tuff had been able to steer their Zippleback to shore, she was pale and quiet, no longer insisting she was fine in response to their concerned questions.

Tuff had helped her into their hut while Fishlegs and Hiccup ran for water, linens and herbs. Snotlout had put himself in charge of bedding the dragons down for the night after the long harrowing flight home. 

Astrid was hovering. She felt useless and she hated it, but neither of the Twins told her to leave, so here she would stay.

Ruff had gotten the arrow out herself, batting away her brother’s hands. Astrid had to admire that, even as she pressed a clean towel to the girl’s freshly bleeding wound. It had been in her side, and once they managed to get some onion soup in Ruff’s belly, they would be able to tell whether any of her vital organs had been hit.

Tuff fussed over her enough for the entire Thorston clan - helping her dress into her bed clothes, bringing her pillows (several of which were definitely stolen from other huts), redoing her braids so they were more comfortable for her to lie down upon, and even massaging certain points on her hands and feet to relieve the pain. 

“It’s called Reflexology,” came his terse reply with no explanation when she asked what good it would do.

“It feels nice,” Ruff shrugged, and Astrid had to admit, she looked far more comfortable than she had earlier.

It was only after Ruff had drunk the onion soup and no smell of it came from the wound in her side that they could all relax. A Terror message had been sent to Gothi and within a day she’d be here to check on Ruff and make sure she’d been treated and bandaged properly.

Fishlegs knew his way around herbs and Hiccup’s longer fingers helped pack and smooth the angry wound with a paste of honey, ash, and comfrey. Ruff made a minor fuss, but only because it was Hiccup doing it, and he held her hand throughout the ordeal.

Tuff held his sister’s other hand, even after Ruff fell asleep and most of the others had retired to bed. Astrid stayed with him, shaking her head when Hiccup had earlier gestured for her to rest. 

As Ruff’s low snores filled the room, she took Tuff’s wrist in her own hand and gently squeezed. She’d seen the way Tuff’s hands had started shaking, as soon as it became apparent his sister would live through the night. 

Relief could be just as hard on the body as dread. Astrid put an arm around Tuff, and he leaned into her embrace, letting out a brittle exhale. 

She said nothing, just holding on as he hid his face in her shoulder. 

Not crying, he’d insist later if she brought it up, and in spite of the visible wet spots drying beneath her pauldron. 

So of course she wouldn’t bring it up.

“It was Ryker who shot her,” Tuff gritted out after a little while.  “Guess I have an arch-enemy now.” 

“No, you don’t,” Astrid said firmly, pulse kicking up a bit. Please, the last thing she or anyone else needed was another Hiccup. He’d all but lost his mind trying to go after Viggo - had become practically unrecognizable from the boy she used to openly admire.

“Yes, I do. He keeps going after my sister,” Tuffnut argued. “First he kidnaps her and keeps her as a hostage, now this. She could have died. She could still die. From now on, he’s my arch-enemy, and it’s personal - I’m going to throw everything I have at him.”

He was incensed; Astrid could feel it, and understandably so. She hugged him tighter. “Ryker is a brute, and we will bring him and Viggo to justice. All of us, together. Promise me you won’t go after him alone.”

As angry as he seemed, Tuff surprised her with a puff of laughter against her neck. “Come on, A. I’m not that stupid.” 

She sighed in relief.

“I’d at least take Smidvarg and the gang with me -“

As quietly as she could, Astrid got him into one of her famous head presses. 

“Tuffnut Thorston!” she hissed, “I’m serious - don’t you dare pull a Hiccup on me! You are not going after Ryker by yourself - even if you take an army of dragons! Do you understand what a miracle it is that I haven’t lost Hiccup yet? Or Heather?”

There was a lump in her throat but she spoke around it, voice thick with anger and maybe something else. “I have lost my Uncle Finn to a vendetta like this! I know Ruff is your twin and that you’d die fighting for her, but I cannot lose you!”

Tuff stopped struggling and went still at that. He sighed after a long moment and wrapped his arms around her in an apologetic hug, which she returned, releasing her viselike hold on his skull. 

“Okay, Astrid. I’m sorry,” he mumbled into her collar. 

Taking a calming breath, Astrid hugged him back, probably just a little too tightly. 

She wished it had been this easy to talk Hiccup down from his thirst for revenge, though she wasn’t so sure if that had been her. He’d simply come home that night, different and calmer - telling her only that he’d talked to ‘a friend’ and had decided not to hunt Viggo alone after all.

Tuff had backed down for her sake though, even though he had a perfectly good reason to go after Ryker - something other than hurt pride and humiliation. 

The difference was stark and telling.

Lost in thought, Astrid didn’t break the hug, just holding onto Tuff and letting him rest his chin over her shoulder, sighing warm air across her throat.

“I know this sounds stupid, and probably naive, but Ryker’s a brother too. He’s gotta worry about Viggo sometimes, so . . . why? Why’d he have to go after my sister? You’d - You’d think some things were just . . . “ 

Tuff’s voice was wounded, and he was right, it was a bit naive to think there’d be some kind of sacred code between enemy siblings - that the other’s brothers and sisters were off limits in battle.

“I know, Tuff. I know it isn’t fair. That’s just not how it works. I’m sure Ryker would hate it if you attacked Viggo, but that’s not who you are. And he knows it.”

Tuff hitched, burying his face against her as he started to break down. Astrid’s fingers found his, intertwining them and holding his hand tightly between their chests.

“Keep not being like him,” Astrid murmured. Unthinkingly, she kissed the edge of his ear. 

“I promise, you’re doing great.”

—-

@despiteherself

[maedarakat]

much belated entry for httydrarepairweek, 1st Nov: Slice of life (naturalism)  // “So, did you miss me?”

I made Tuffstrid a playlist of about 10 tracks. The links to the songs are the titles themselves, please enjoy!

1. Love Is Strange - Kristin Chenoweth

2. Honey and the Bee - Owl City

3. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

4. Little Bird  - The Weepies

5. Me & the Moon - Gaelic Storm

6. Colours - Skinny Lister

7. These Are the Nights - Making April

8. The Book of Love - Magnetic Fields

9. You Are The Moon - The Hush Sound

10. Rewrite the Stars - Zac Efron & Zendaya (Greatest Showman)

[maedarakat]

Chapters: 9/9

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), DreamWorks Dragons (Cartoon)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Violence, language, emotional abuse, mentions of past child abuse

Relationships: Dagur the Deranged/Tuffnut Thorston, Ruffnut Thorston & Tuffnut Thorston

Characters: Ruffnut Thorston, Tuffnut Thorston, The Thorston Elders (OCs: Shrewdspiel - Horsemouth - Grinder - Nostril), Filbert Knutt (OC), Madge (Knutt) Thorston (OC), Hardsell Thorston (OC), Agnut (Knutt) Thorston (OC), Walnut Knutt (OC), Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Astrid Hofferson, Snotlout Jorgenson, Fishlegs Ingerman, Gobber, Stoick the Vast, gothi, Spitelout Jorgenson, Dagur the Deranged, Heather (How to Train Your Dragon), Bjorn Boar, Chicken - Character, Bragi Helmsmith (OC), Savage (How to Train Your Dragon), Berthel and Amos

Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, mentions of slavery and brothels, family dysfunction, major twin feels, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Friends to Lovers, Emotional Support, Cuddling, Sharing a Bed, Attempted Kidnapping

Summary: The gang is heading back to Berk after leaving the Edge, but for Ruff and Tuff, that means their world is turning upside down. The Thorston Elders are to decide their futures, but what's in store is nothing either of the Twins want.

When Ruff loses her chance to challenge their decision by taking a new set of Trials, Tuffnut steps in and attempts to win freedom for them both, with the help of a Berserker ally.

It doesn't take Dagur long to realize the nightmare the Twins are facing is very real. In helping them, he forms a bond with Tuff that might just be all he's ever wanted.

[horns-n-jams]

HTTYD rarepair week 2017

30.10: Flirting 

I literally had no other idea than Hiccup giving Mala hand kissyes but yes

[httydrarepair]

daglout replied to your post “Another micro bang question, artists would you rather claim a fic from...”

Claim & discord

thanks for replying. lmao i guess assigning is more like a gift exchange. also.. never done anything w/ discord before but looks cool lads. seems like exactly right 

also @ everyone. i wrote up some preliminary rules for the httyd rare pair micro bang, check ‘em out and tell me what you think. 

[httydrarepair]

Hi all, 

Thanks so much for participating in this year’s HTTYD Rare Pair Week! If you’re still working on something, or are a bit late, that’s fine. You can still post and I will still reblog/etc. Hope you all had a great time. 

If I have missed a post, please let me know! Sometimes it’s really easy to miss stuff, especially since I got busier during the end of the week. And also, please send me feedback/let me know what you liked/didn’t like about the week. Anonymous is on. 

Also, I’d like to gauge interest in HTTYD Rare Pair Micro Bang (a big bang, but the word goal is smaller.) We’ll need both artists and writers, so let me know if it’s something you’d like to do specifically. Also, any other ideas for things you’d like to do regarding rare pair events. Or even like, a rarepair secret santa? That could be cool.