#stig ironskin

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for prompts, remember that Jesper & touch post that did the rounds the other day? Ingvar hugs, take it any direction you like

Ingvar loves hugs. He loves giving them and he loves getting them; he has it all down to a science.

Hal is good to hug. He makes a funny squeaking noise at first, but relaxes quickly. He hugs back. Ingvar knows not to hug him too hard or for too long, though.

Stig is great to hug. He likes hugs, he hugs back enthusiastically, and he doesn't mind being squeezed. He squeezes right back.

The twins are convenient to hug. Ingvar likes to hug them both at once; it's a great way to stop them from fighting without throwing them overboard. Much more pleasant, anyway.

Stefan is fun to hug. He loves it when Ingvar's enthusiasm lifts him right off the ground; he laughs delightedly when Ingvar spins him around in a whirling circle.

Edvin is nice to hug. He always smells good and his returning hugs are surprisingly strong for someone of his size. He lets Ingvar hug him for as long as he likes.

Jesper is hard to hug. He's so small and slippery, but can be scooped up and hugged tightly and carefully. It's funny when he hides his face in Ingvar's shirt.

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Jesper takes a deep breath. “The treasure room was completely unguarded, all right? I mean- all right, maybe there were a few men at the entrance, but they weren’t paying any attention to me. I found this old thing half-squashed under a pile of bird cages or something, thought I could sell the stones for a few kroner- actually, I thought they were glass at first-”

Thorn raises an eyebrow.

“I’m getting to the point, Thorn, don’t rush me. Anyway, long story short, one of the guards woke up, he caught me with the thing, he started screaming, the other guards woke up, and it turns out this old piece of scrap metal is a priceless coronet that got lost during the reign of their first king. They had this whole prophecy about it, you know? So I fix it up for them, polish it and everything, easy- and next thing I know, I'm-"

Edvin nods. "His Most Ineffable and Sublime Excellency Jesper the Magnificent, Grand Herald and Sovereign Arbiter of the Exalted Beryl Coronet, Illuminator of the Kingdom's Resplendent Virtues, Pinnacle of Majesty, Beacon of Nobility, and Lord Paramount of the Realm, whose Unassailable Honor and Incomparable Grace transcend the bounds of mortal comprehension."

Stig lets out a low whistle of amazement. No one is sure if it's because of Jesper's story or Edvin's memory.

“Well, diplomatic sallies should be a breeze now,” Hal says slowly. “We’ve got the Royal Beacon of Sublime Paramount or whatever you’re called on our side already.”

Thorn crosses his arms. “There won’t be any diplomatic sallies until His Most Inadvertently Regal Eminence finishes the dishwashing back at camp.”

Jesper sighs deeply. 

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2, 5, and 12 for edvin, and 20 + 21 for stig for the character ask!!

Right, here we go...

EDVIN

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

I really like the way he has to learn to trust his own competence as a healer and how he's never afraid to seek outside help when he knows someone else could do it better.

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

I don't... really have one? I'll go with this instrumental solely on vibes:

and this one isn't bad for OCD Edvin:

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

I do like the OCD headcanon I see around, but one of my own is that he was a surprise baby to older parents and he's picked up a lot of their mannerisms, so he acts a bit like someone's grandmother on occasion.

STIG

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

I have a list. Rollond. Gilan. Stefan. Maddie. Ooh — Shigeru.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

To be honest, I don't think I've ever really written Stig! I'd like to do something with his relationships with the other Herons — a lot of what I see focuses on Stig&Hal and doesn't give him stage time with anyone else, which seems a bit of a waste.

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oops drops some updated herons

full names and assigned colors:

Edvin the Druid: Purple

Hal Starchaser: Green

Stig Ironwill: Pink

Jesper Fastfingers: Yellow

Stefan Saerlingson: Blue

Wulf the Merciful & Ulf the Merciless: Red

Ingvar the Giant: Orange

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And totally clueless about being the hottest person north of Soccoro

(And Nina won't shut up about how this guy was after her when they were fifteen. Lotte is just like 'hey, I got the girl even Ironskin wasn’t able to get' and Stig is staring at his skirl like he pinned the stars to the sky. Don't worry, Hal is totally staring back.)

Stig Olafson is a bisexual

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How many of the Herons have a canonical last name? Because I cannot for the life of me remember a time where we've gotten a last name for a Heron outside of Hal, Stig, and Lydia. I need last names!

Uhhhhhhh

Hal, Lydia and Stig are all I can recall besides Hal’s mom, Stig’s mom and some minor background characters. But we have none for the Herons! Damn you, Flanagan!!!

Here’s another thing for me to remedy myself, I guess. 

First of all, I’d think that Hal and Stig should have their own titles instead of their father’s names now. So I’m going to make a list. 

Hal Suresail — an incredible navigator and skirl, proven never to fail when it comes to the Heron’s voyages

Stig Ironskin — an infallible warrior, undefeatable on the battlefield (I kind of blatantly stole this one from @smug-albatross so credit to them) 

Edvin Keenblade — for both the sharpness of his mind and the swiftness of his fighting 

Jesper Sleighthand — a rather obvious reference to his thieving tendencies 

Stefan Siren-Voice — for his perfect mimicry and beautiful singing 

Ingvar Strongarm — for pretty obvious reasons lol

Ulf + Wulf Quickwit — for their bickering, witty comments, and spur-of-the-moment daring battle plans 

Thorn War-Hand — for his war club and terrifying image in battle 

And of course, Lydia Demarek, who keeps her Limmatan last name

(These were all made up on the spot so I do apologise if they’re bad)

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OKAY OKAY

Ingvar & Edvin fluff

OR

Stig & Jesper "trust"

*throws pot lids jubilantly up into the air, a cacophony ensues*

Doing the second one, because I love the Goldilocks Brigade forcing mental health into Jesper (they're called the Golden Paladins when Jesper is being Jesper the Magnificent, Grand Herald and Sovereign Arbiter of the Exalted Beryl Coronet, etc, etc.)

Anyway, here goes!

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"She isn't going to like it." Jesper's grip tightens on his jewelry hammer. "Almost finished, Stig, I promise. Just give me a half hour."

"That's what you said this morning. Have you been here all day?"

Judging by the circles under Jesper's eyes, Stig is pretty sure he knows the answer to that question.

He leans forward, peering at the silver spoon on Jesper's worktable. Hannah's name is picked out along the handle in miniscule dents that sparkle when the light hits them, and her favorite flower- a daisy- is embossed onto the back of the concave.

"It looks great," he says honestly. "It's just what I wanted. And she will like it."

Jesper swipes a wayward lock of hair off his forehead. "This is my first commission. And it's for her birthday. It's got to be perfect."

"Jes, you've been working on this for two weeks. You know my mam will love anything I give her, even if it is ugly. Which-" Stig adds hastily, seeing a flash of uncertainty cut through the frustration on Jesper's face- "she won't. Think it's ugly, I mean. It's beautiful."

"But it could be better. I can do a better job."

Stig sits down on the bench beside his friend. "Maybe you can. But you don't need to. Trust me, she'll love it as it is."

"Not good enough," Jesper says shortly.

"The customer is always right," Stig points out.

"Except when he's wrong. Stig, you're rocking the bench. Stop it."

Stig stops rocking. "Sorry."

"Tell me what she thinks of it. I think it's all right, but... oh, and tell her happy birthday from me."

"Will do. You know, I have a feeling you'll be getting a lot more commissions once my mam shows this to her friends."

"Hope so."

"Oh, you will. Trust me."

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Stig discovers strawberries.

Next person go

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Every era is my brotherband peak era if I literally never stop thinking about Stig Ironskin

I have decided that I ship Stig and Nina as a divorced couple. They dated in their early twenties and then they were like nahhh and now they meet up fortnightly to gossip and invent cocktail recipes.

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Hello! If you're still after fluff - a bit of Hal recovering from some touch starvation? what do you mean he needs snuggles no he's absolutely fine he's been in the shed on his own these last two weeks because he likes it he was busy he's fine Maybe a bit of him coping with the stress of being a skirl thrown in on the side?

"Stig," Hal wheezes. "Not again."

Without loosening his hold on the struggling skirl, Stig jerks his chin at the others and evokes the fabled war cry of Skandia.

"Let's get 'em, boys!"

Hal has time for only one more panicked "glrk-" before the remaining Herons charge.

...

"Yes, you did need this," Stefan says firmly, some half-hour later.

"Fine," Hal sighs. He wriggles a bit, dislodging Ulf's elbow from his ear. Ulf grunts and transfers the offending appendage to Ingvar's armpit. "I needed this. I admit it. Are you happy now? How did you even get into my shed in the first place?"

Somewhere at the bottom of the pile, Jesper snorts in annoyance. "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."

"I had four separate alarm systems in place! I designed them myself, they're foolproof!"

"But not Jesper-proof."

"Same thing."

"Hey!"

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His self-control at that moment, Stig decided, was the stuff of heroic poetry.

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Any and/or all of the Herons: *do something stupid and get themselves hurt*

Edvin: After I meticulously and painstakingly nurse you back to health, I’m going to kill you.

[reine-du-sourire]

Your prompts game: spooning and Stigal? I am in stigal fluff mood 1000% of the time. I hope you're having a nice day sticker oracle :)

Thanks, JJ, hope you are too (; *unintelligible noises*

Anyway! From this ask we have a Fluff™️

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"You're a dirty liar," Hal says flatly.

"You're the one who swallowed the lie," Stig rejoins, completely unrepentant. "Hook, line, and sinker."

"Yes, yes, very brilliant of you."

Stig curls yet more tightly around his skirl, squeezing just gently enough to let Hal know he's pleased.

"Why would you think that I actually wanted you for a wrestling practice parter?" he chuckles. "Honestly."

"You don't get to spoon me and make fun of me at the same time, Stig."

"Watch me."

"I quite literally can't. Why don't you go bother Jesper?"

"I can't. Lotte's using him as a dress manequinn again."

Hal nods, head brushing the underside of Stig's jaw and throat. He can't argue with that.

Stig lets go of a remarkably high-pitched giggle.

"Your hair tickles," he explains, nuzzling into it once more.

"Just how exactly did you get the name Ironskin?"