#this post is mostly snotlout and fishlegs

[saturnniidae]

More rotbtd modern au info

(Some of this was in the other post but it's more organized here. Hopefully)

After The Incident, Hiccup, Stoick and Astrid move from Berk (tiny, mostly unheard of, self-governing island somewhere in the Norwegian sea) to Burgess Pennsylvania. Supposedly for Stoick's work, but they all know it's to get away from Berk after what happened, a fresh start. Stoick's rarely home (and a bit emotional negligent) but Hiccup's self sufficient and has been since he was old enough to use a stove, plus Astrid's there (to attempt) to keep him out of trouble.

Hiccup and Astrid are trans. This is part of why Astrid is staying with them 'temporarily' (she needed to get away from her parents so she could breathe)

Astrid comes from a famliy of athletes with rather high expectations.

Hiccup and Astrid grew closer essentially bonding over being 'town outcasts' after she came out (the other teens didn't really care and were respectful, most of the adults had s noticeable change in behavior; lots of dramatic sighing and disappointment over 'what a promising young man' Astrid was). Astrid occasionally talking about gender (especially since she's very blunt and rarely afraid to say what's on her mind) is what triggered Hiccups realization

How it went: Hiccup, who's been crushing on Astrid for a while *finds out Astrids a girl*: oh shit! Am I lesbian?? *Hiccup a while later, looking like a drowned rat with a fuckass uneven haircut*: No. No I am not.. (Astrid's so awesome for being his bi AND trans awakening)

Stoick was unsure at first (Hiccups done a lot of weird random things, he couldn't tell if this was serious or not) but after a talk from Gobber he was supportive and mostly just happy Hiccup was making friends (Hiccup was on neutral ground with most of the kids but was still mostly excluded though he talked to Fishlegs occasionally + Ruff & Tuff would follow him around for front row seats to any disaster he caused and since Snotlouts his cousin, spending time together is inevitable) and Astrid began spending more and more time over at their house.

Toothless is a scrappy tripod cat of unknown origin that Hiccup accidentally hits with his bike a bit after moving to Burgess (this happened because he was fed up with having even worse balance than before due to the. Yknow. Lack of slightly less than half his left leg. And Astrid – off handedly during a 'don't do dumb, dangerous things' rant – advised against doing stuff like biking which gave him the amazing idea: 'bike ridings a good way to work on balance'). After watching it speed limping away to some alleyway, Hiccup resolves to gain the cats trust so he can help it and make up for what he did.

The rest is under the cut because this is a monster of a post

Hiccup slowly realizes this cat is way more intelligent than it should be, in an almost unnatural way. He doesn't care, he's just pleased its begun allowing him to pet it and even started to follow him around (even if it's mostly for treats. Progress is progress)

As much as Hiccup loves Astrid he thinks she worries about him too much; she always has, but it's worse now more than ever and he finds it almost overbearing

After The Incident Stoick's a mix of avoident when it comes to the word disabled or amputee, as if in some kind of odd denial, while also being simultaneously overprotective and distant somehow. Hiccup is not pleased with this

Valka is absent but she and Stoick aren't divorced. She works as a paleontologist and when she's not traveling shes in the lab. Their relationships quite strained. She calls monthly to check in but it's usually Hiccup who answers (he eagerly talks with her about her work, but still feels a bit like he's talking more to an acquaintance than to his mother)

A large factor in how Stoick treats Hiccup after his amputation is due to the fact he was there (or at least for the aftermath) when the initial injury happened and saw how much general destruction there was, and was absolutely horrified. Hiccup's banned from inventing for the foreseeable future. ("YOU THREW OUT MY SOLDERING IRON?!" "No. It... got lost in the move." <- being bad at lying runs in the famliy)

Hiccup gets to the point where the cat willingly follows him inside through an open bedroom window and even sleeps on his bed. During this Hiccup realizes the cats missing some teeth, hence the name. He also slowly makes the realization he can communicate with Toothless on an unnatural level. This also doesn't bother him (though he logs his discoveries in a journal), he's elated to have made a new friend (especially since things with Astrid are currently rather tense)

Now onto the Rotbtd parts

the Dunbrochs already live in Burgess. Merida is Hiccups cousin he's met only a few times before when he was little, they barely remember each other. So much so that Merida doesn't even realize Hiccup's trans since his names the same she's just like 'yeah, that's my cousin, the tiny one with the goofy name'

Merida and Astrid meet and hit it off but their dynamics kinda funny. Astrid has somewhat of a crush on Merida and thinks she's amazing (archery and fencing + various other sports + she's never afraid to say what's on her mind + she's funny and cute and has pretty hair etc) and is trying to be nonchalant about it, Merida also thinks Astrids super cool if a bit withdrawn and feels she'd be a lot happier if she loosened up (she would be) and also if she stopped worrying about Hiccup so much.

Rapunzel is a weird sheltered (fucked up) homeschool kid Merida met on accident a few weeks prior to the Haddocks (+ Astrid) moving in, and is determined to give core childhood experiences to

Jack is kind of a loser. All his friends are the kids at the daycare he works at, and his best friend is his 11 year old sister (he doesnt get along well with most teens bc they think hes too enthusiastic or childish <- just neurodivergent), though he kind of knows Merida from speaking to her when she's sent to pick her brothers up.

He doesn't actually become friends with her until he sees Merida trying to get Rapunzel to use some lended rollerskates at the park. He was curious as to what they were doing and offered some tips (he skateboards but his sister's more interested in rollerskates so he knows some stuff) then they got distracted and started talking about random things until the subject of Merida's self imposed 'mission' came up and Jack offered to help.

Jack meets Hiccup by accidentally hitting him while skateboarding (Hiccup's first thought is 'well I suppose this is what I get after hitting a cat with my bike") and freaks out because he thinks he broke Hiccups leg or something since the prosthesis got forced into an unnatural angle on their landing. Hiccup thinks his panic is funny at first until he realizes how genuinely freaked out Jack is and tells him he's actually fine. Introductions are made and Jack offers to show Hiccup around since he's new, he only accepts because Merida keeps saying he needs more friends.

Hiccup and Jack start spending more time together after learning they have similar interests (Jack doesn't believe Hiccup's claim he's the best snowboarder on Berk until Astrid backs him up, Jack's kind of scared of Astrid but thinks she's cool), tastes in bands and comics along with their general (sometimes considered odd by others) curiosity with the world. Also Jack is enamored with Hiccup's inventions (Stoick thought he could stop him but underestimated Hiccup's resourcefulness. Recycled tech stores, thrift shops, and hardware stores are what his allowance goes towards.)

Later Merida decides to introduce Rapunzel to Hiccup, they're both kind of awkward until she brings up Rapunzel's art and how she likes birdwatching (from her window and yard since she's technically not supposed to leave, but they don't need to know that) and Hiccup's immediately interested

Hiccup likes charcoal and mostly sketches animals and plants to log them, but Rapunzel gets him into painting and portraits. And she, like Jack, is also incredibly interested in his inventions and other crafts (he sews and also took up woodworking a few months ago before they left Berk)

Merida decides to make a group chat for all her new friends that seem to be social recluses (not out of choice), but is startled when Hiccup mentions he and Astrid share a phone. It's technically his but he barely uses it + the last one got crushed in his bike on accident (and the one before that got dropped in the ocean. on accident) so he's not really meant to use it unless he needs to. Astrid uses it fairly often to text Ruffnut and Heather. Hiccups not very interested in it because he's fine with his laptop and mp3 player (Valka gave it to him last she saw him on his 14th birthday, hes 16 now).

The woods of Burgess are said to be haunted (something Jack swears is true. He says something breathed on the back of his neck while he was climbing a tree once) which endlessly fascinates Hiccup (he's always had a fascination with magic and the supernatural) so he often wanders around but since he's not allowed out at night he doesn't find anything. Yet

He also discovers some supposedly haunted closed down buildings on the edge of town he wants to explore. The others for the most part have no idea why he's so interested but Jack's immediate reaction is to say yes since he's curious as well then the others follow

Hiccup also has a tendency to forget he can't just wander wherever he wants like back on Berk. (On Berk he and the other teens could go pretty much anywhere no one cared about 'tresspassing')

Hiccup can't really see the 'ghosts' but Toothless can so Hiccup's aware of their presence through him

Jack isn't a huge fan of Toothless and neither is Merida. They think he's too smart and that it's uncanny. Neither of them will say this to Hiccup's face. Though they've mentioned it to Rapunzel, who insists sometimes animals are 'just Like That' (ofc she'd say that. her chameleon is like a human soul stuck in a lizard body)

One of the first scenes I thought of that sparked this AU was the big four, sitting in a 7-Eleven parking lot, horrified, watching Jack mix a five hour energy into a can of monster because 'it'd be so funny'

And that's it for now! (I have some extra stuff on Berk but that's kinda like background details)

Tysm if you read all this!! If you have any questions or even suggestions/ideas PLEASE send me an ask

[jan30els]

Hiccup, Snotlout and Change

Doomsday 2024 Day 12

This is kind of a continuation of this post that I wrote for last year’s Doomsday. I had part of this written back then, but I never managed to actually finish it, until today

Hope you enjoy!

I think Hiccup and Snotlout have a very interesting relationship to change.

Hiccup is good at adapting to change. We see this many times. When circumstances are dire he can quickly come up with plans that work and throughout the books he learns to find new ways to solve problems. Even in the later books, when his life changes drastically (like when he becomes an outcast in book 9), he handles those changes pretty well.

But there’s more to it than that. Hiccup isn’t just good at adapting to change, he actively causes changes to happen. Remember how, in the first book, speaking dragonese is forbidden? After Hiccup uses it to defeat the Green Death, people don’t really seem to care too much about him speaking it.

Or how about the way his friendship with Camicazi changes the way the Bog-Burglars and Hooligans view each other? The Hooligans went from saying things like “the only good Bog-Burglar is a dead Bog-Burglar” to helping rescue Camicazi in book 8.

And of course, there is so much more. Hiccup gets the doomfang to leave Hysteria, he is the reason the library stops being illegal, he frees Furious from Beserk, which changes everything and there are probably a lot of things that I’m still missing here.

And then there’s people. I think a whole essay could be written about all the ways Hiccup changes people (and dragons). Toothless, Windwalker, Fishlegs, Camicazi, Stoick, Valhallarama, Humongous, Norbert the Nutjob, Alvin, One-Eye, Wodensfang and Furious are all examples of characters whose have character arcs that happen because of Hiccup.  

Hiccup is all about change. He causes it, both in the world and in people. He fights for it. It’s his destiny. His very existence, as a Hiccup, means change.

Snotlout is not like Hiccup.

In the earlier books, Snotlout is a very stagnant character. He’ll be mean to Hiccup and Fishlegs and do well in the Pirate Training Program and at the end of the book he loses in some way. This only starts to change around book 10, but even then, he’s mostly reacting to other characters and the way they changed.

Snotlout is incredibly resistant to change. When Snotlout was 3 years old, Hiccup was born and his life changed. He spends the next 14/15 years unable to let go of that. Hiccup represents change and Snotlout hates change, so he hates Hiccup. And he shows it. Snotlout is kind of the worst, and on some level, he is aware of that. It’s not something he likes about himself. But he doesn’t change. Because he hates change.

I think Snotlout sees Hiccup as a threat to the status quo. If Hiccup becomes chief, he will change everything, so Snotlout tries to make sure that will never happen.

And then book 9 happens. Dragons start attacking and threatening war and Hiccup is about to become king. Then the witch shows up with a way for Snotlout to stop it, to prevent Hiccup from changing the world that he loves so much. All he has to do is throw a stone, and everything will go back to the way it was.

Except that’s not what happens.

In book 10 the world has changed. The war has started, dragons are setting the world on fire and Snotlout is not in Berk anymore. Snotlout has managed to put himself in a pretty safe position. He’s not a slave. He actually managed to become chief. He finally achieved his goal. But it doesn’t really mean anything, does it? The Hooligans don’t respect him anymore, even though he was actually following Berk’s rules at the end of the last book. Only the strong can belong and people with the Slavemark are slaves. That’s what he’s always been taught, what was always important. But the people of Berk have changed, and Snotlout doesn’t like it. He feels like they betrayed both him and the world. (But he still wants their approval.)

At the end of the book, Snotlout has to choose a side. And he chooses the one that requires the least amount of change. With Hiccup, the future is unknown, but with Alvin and Excellinor, things will largely stay the same. It will still be a world where only the strong can belong. In a way, it’s safer. Snotlout knows his place in a world like that, he knows how things work. The world Hiccup promises is new, and what place would he, Hiccup’s bully, have in a world like that? So he chooses Alvin and Excellinor.

During book 11 Snotlout realizes that, not only are Alvin and Excellinor evil, but their world is not one he wants. At this point, he’s a traitor and everybody knows it. ‘He would never be trusted again. Not even Alvin and the witch trusted him. He had nowhere to go.’ I find this quote pretty interesting, because it very clearly shows that Snotlout feels stuck. He was so desperate to avoid change that now, he is in a position where he can’t change, even if he wants to, because nobody would believe in him.

Nobody except Hiccup.

Because Hiccup is all about change. He fights for it. He believes the world can change. And he believes that people can change. Even Snotlout. Even when Snotlout himself doesn’t think he can change.

Hiccup is the reason that Snotlout can change. Not because he convinces Snotlout to change, but because he’s the only one who still believes in Snotlout when he is finally ready to change.

And the funny thing is, it turns out not everything has to change. When Hiccup talks with Toothless, Snotlout himself comments that ‘nothing changes’, and Snotlout still makes fun of Hiccup, it’s just less mean and insulting and more playful and teasing. Some things change and some things don’t, and that’s okay.

When Hiccup tells the other Vikings about Snotlout’s sacrifice, Gobber yells that ‘SNOTLOUT HAS SHOWN US ALL THE WAY’. Snotlout has finally become a leader, a symbol of change.

And Hiccup? He wears Snotlout’s black star for the rest of his life. He carries Snotlout with him, with every step he takes and every decision he makes.

And that’s something that never changes.

[black-cat-charm]

modern au lore p1

CONTENT WARNING FOR; DEATH, FIRES, MENTIONS OF ANIMAL DEATHS/ INJURIES, CAR CRASHES

Part 1; Hiccup and Jack

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Hiccup Haddock;

!!All the dragons are wolves and wolfdogs in this au, which are often hunted by people like Stoick and his company!!

Hiccup lived with his father and his uncle. He had always been a bit of an outcast compared to other kids in his town, it didn't help that he wasn't very close to his father. Stoick Vast. A very powerful man with a whole company dedicated to hunting "dangerous" wildlife. His child Hiccup has always wanted to prove himself to Stoick but compared to other, Hiccup was..scrawny, weak even. One day, when Hiccup was 15, while his father was hunting, Hiccup decided to try and help. He shot at a large black figure but wasn't sure if he killed it. He rushed to look and when he did..a wolf dog! Finding one in the wild this close to home was a bit surprising to him. He knew he was supposed to end the creature's life but..he couldn't.

No, he wouldn't! This poor animal looked so scared and angry, plus he barely looked like he was even grown. It felt inhumane to kill him. Hiccup helped him and named him Toothless, since he couldn't see his teeth unless he was growling. Hiccup helped make the wolfdog a new leg. One day, Stoick signs Hiccup up for hunting lessons. He meets four new people there. Tuffnut, Ruffnut, Fishlegs, and Astrid, he had already known one of the people there. His cousin, Snotlout. Well- he knew EVERYONE there, but it wasn't like they knew him. Over the next few weeks, Hiccup spends time with Toothless and the two bond. He begins running and traversing through the woods with toothless and learning what wolves/dogs like. He starts applying this knowledge in his hunting classes to avoid hurting the creatures. One day, Astrid gets suspicious and follows Hiccup to Toothless, discovering that has befriended the animal.

Stoick soon finds out and rushes with his employees to hunt down Toothless since they're sure that Toothless knows where other wolves are and are a threat to the town. Hiccup tells his friends and introduces them to wolfdogs that match their personalities then they rush to stop the adults. Whenever Stoick gets into a fight with a Mackenzie Valley Wolf, he struggles to fight back. Hiccup and Toothless distract the large wolf and run him into a cave with a torch. But, as the adults start closing a large boulder over the entrance and as the fire starts spreading, Hiccup is still mostly inside. He feels a sharp pain in his leg then blacks out. When he wakes in the hospital, Hiccup learns that Toothless accidently took off a bit of his leg when saving him from the cave. After this, Stoick turns his hunting company into a sanctuary for wolves and wolf dogs.

As a sophomore, Hiccup was looking for a place to study during lunch when he stumbled upon a music room he thought was empty. However, when he opened the door, he saw two girls, one blonde and one a red head, and a white and brown haired boy.

Hiccup, now 22. in college, and dating his three best friends, meets his mother again when he stumbled upon a small sanctuary for large animals of all kinds. She recognizes him by the scar on his cheek and the two start bonding. Valka tells Hiccup that she left because she was so different from the town. She wasn't as violent, or as traditional, and even though she loved her family, she couldn't bring herself to stay any longer, especially with her love of constantly hunted animals. Hiccup reconnects his mother and father. However, Drago, a famous hunter and secret criminal, finds out about the sanctuary and attempts to burn it down with all the animals inside. Hiccup and Valka get all the animals out, but Toothless gets so panicked that Hiccup has a hard time getting him out. Stoick rushes in and gets Hiccup out before getting Toothless out, getting very deep cuts from him and inhaling a lot of smoke. In the hospital, Hiccup is told that his father passed away from blood lose and the amount of smoke he inhaled...

Hiccup found himself unable to leave his room for about a month. He barely spoke. He felt unbelievably heartbroken..he has just fixed his relationship with Stoick and now..hes gone...

A year passed and Hiccup is doing much better, though he still visits Stoick's grave often. He's a STEM major, is working at Valka's sanctuary and is dating Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel.

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Jack Frost;

Jackson Overland was always considered to be a fun kid, one who was always goofing around and one who never failed to make people smile. He loved spending time with his mom, Katherine, his dad, Kari, and his younger sister, Emma. It was honestly rare to see Jack without Emma by his side or vice versa.

When Jack was 13, he was out on a drive with his mom, dad, and Emma on a snowy night. But when Jack's dad got distracted by something off the road, he swerved the car, sending it over the bridge they were on and into ice cold waters. As the car sunk, Katherine rushed Jack and Emma out the car in hopes that they could swim out before any real damage was done. However, the ice was so cold and so sharp that it was impacting Jack's leg muscles, he could barely keep himself moving, let alone keep pushing Emma up and convincing her to hold her breath. Jack passed out before long. And despite expecting to wake up in the afterlife, Jack found himself in a hospital instead. He quickly started yelling and asking where his family was. It took a while before anyone could calm him down. When they did, they told him that his parents and Emma hadn't survived the crash, and that Jack's leg muscles where damaged from the impact and that he would need hospital treatment and physical therapy. Jack broke down on the spot, refusing to believe that he was all alone, and sobbing until nothing left his eyes anymore.

After he had been treated and started his physical therapy, Jack was put into a foster home with Emmanuel "Manny" Moon. Though Manny was extremely strict which led to Jack barely having a life outside of his schoolwork. Unless Jack was sleeping, doing schoolwork, or eating, Manny would find something to get onto him about. He was adopted once he turned 14 by North Frost and his husband Pitch Black. Jack acted out a lot during this time. Nothing in life felt right and it was difficult adjusting to a new family. But North, Pitch, and North's close friends, Sanderson, Toothiana and Aster, were patient with Jack. They never really got mad at him like Manny had. When he turned 15, Jack calmed down a little. He also started dying his hair white a little. When he started high school, Jack's rebellious personality seemed to gain him a bit of popularity, not that he really cared for it though. One day, he met a blonde girl his age named Rapunzel, and a red headed girl that was a few months younger than him named Merida. The three became friends and started hanging out. One day, during lunch, the three were sitting in a music room talking when a brown haired boy entered the room.

Jack, now 22, is majoring in teacher education since he's always loved helping kids and seeing them smile. He currently working as a free-lance photographer and is dating Hiccup, Merida, and Rapunzel.

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[howtowhumpyourhiccup]

Special Treatment

Summary: Written for July Break Bingo. Modern AU. In gym class, Hiccup has a moment of reflection.

Warnings: /

Rating: General

Dead Dove: No

Words: 255

Prompts: Location: Gym

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup

Pairing: /

Author's Notes: I so need to post all of the prompts I have finished.

Enjoy!

-XOXOX-

Card and fic below the Keep reading.

Sick for months, the brutal treatment, lost his leg anyway, held back a year and now he gets special treatment in school from pretty much everyone. Even the people who used to bully him watch him with pitying smiles as he limps past.

Today in gym class, Hiccup’s peers are playing dodgeball and he stands at the scoreboard as the referee’s assistant. It’s a made-up job, which their gym teacher, currently the referee, keeps pushing onto him because she can’t imagine how to teach him this class because of his prosthetic leg.

Hiccup usually spends the hour watching and going mostly ignored. Sometimes, he’s allowed to help the teacher set things up or even clean up.

“Ow! Stop!” Fishlegs cries out as the ball hits him in his belly and there’s laughter. They’re leaving Hiccup alone, but him? Not so much.

Meanwhile, the twins are just kind of goofing off, each behind the line on either side.

Hiccup watches his friends play and participate. Because he got held back a year, he no longer goes to class with Astrid and Snotlout, so he’s glad to have them at least. But listening to all of the laughter and watching them all run around… it makes him jealous. He has always felt different, no matter where he goes people pick him out as the Other, his stump has only amplified that.

The teacher blows her whistle. “Good game!”

And Hiccup adds a point on the scoreboard, it’s the only thing he’s allowed to do in this class.

[spacenintendogs]

Okay okay

Here's a question you probably can answer lol

What songs are the gang listening to on repeat in your modern au :)

ksxjsodkwkkd i have had a post abt their music tastes sitting in my drafts for months so i will just share that!! my own music is kind of limited bc i just listen to the same stuff over & over (bc neurodivergent™️) so!! my apolocheese for this not being as super in depth for some of the gang vs others. i am also open to suggestions ;_; a couple of these were from me talking with a pal, mainly astrid & fishlegs (@despiteherself hiiiii!!!!)

hiccup: lots of indie stuff, leaning more towards indie folk!! he likes anything rlly with strings involved. he's a dragonboy horsegirl at heart & wants to imagine riding through the air with winds blowing through his hair & wistfully wishing he could have a different life. he does listen to indie pop, too. he liked glass animals before they were popular & wants everyone to know it. also loves woodkid.

astrid: she has 5 songs she listens to & they were just songs ppl recommended to her. she only goes out of her way to listen to music if she's at the gym & doesn't want to talk to anyone (if snotlout is there it does not work </3) tuffnut told her "you should listen to mac miller" & she picked a single song & just made it a song she listens to. every single other song she's ever heard is inflicted upon her when she's in the car, at work, etc & her friends have their stuff. she's content with that

fishlegs: everything & anything u could possibly think of. it's all put together on one giant playlist. u will hear 1940s jazz followed by georgian chants followed by sam smith followed by power metal followed by edm & it just keeps going. knows the words to every song he ever hears. any genre, any language!! collects vinyl, tapes, cds, YOU NAME IT!!! very passionate abt music!!!!!!

snotlout: 2000s & 2010s pop & edm, duchess by fergie is one of his fave albums ever. loves lady gaga. everything else is dad rock. 80s thrash metal, nu metal, & 90s grunge, mostly. he wants to be cool so so bad, he wants to be a rockstar. learns to play guitar & is annoying abt it (can shred p well tho). is the reason everyone in the friend group has at least ONE slipknot song on their individual playlists

ruffnut: grunge, hip hop, rap, & house music. lots of in this moment & garbage. big kendrick lamar fan. lots of late 80s to early 00s for rap & hip hop. she likes to groove & vibe, occasionally headbang. i think she'd love mary j blige too. i think she, outside of everything listed, has a soft spot for p!nk & listens to her when she's having a hard time (her & snotlout sometimes listen together). i think she'd also enjoy billie holiday on a quiet day & no one is around. (she is not embarrassed by it ay all, she just likes having things for herself)

tuffnut: grunge, 70s soft rock, hip hop, & rap!!! lots of overlap with ruff but obv there's also a lot of differences!! the 70s soft rock is the main outlier. he enjoys cruising around & being wistful as he listens to america, doobie brothers, seals & croft, etc. he puts pop country on his playlists as a joke but it ends up stuck in everyone's heads & smth they all jam to to have fun.

there is a massive group playlist (fishlegs is the one who puts it together but will add a song if suggested) & it is a cacophony of so much shit. they all have their tastes but by the time they're adults they all know each other's songs & sing/jam along & have a fucking blast, esp in the car or at the sanctuary. the playlist is always on shuffle & there is the chance for a rickroll. always

songs that tend to get repeated by the group are psychosocial (slipknot), custer (slipknot), anything by pitbull, fire water burn (bloodhound gang), bbc (jaboukie), anything by woodkid, somebody i used to know (gotye), & anything by they might be giants & other assorted meme songs they love torturing each other with. (they are the most obnoxious group alive)

[reviewinghiccup]

BECOMING CHIEF || HTTYD MOVIES | BREAKING DOWN HICCUP (DEEP TALK)

Blog Post Title : Breaking Down Hiccup (Deep Talk)

Blog Post Series No.: #1

Title : How to Train Your Dragon 2

Disclaimer: This isn't a full review on HTTYD 2 the movie.

Once again, Hiccup floating in the air, gliding through the skies on Toothless, seamlessly flying on invisible currents is cathartic. I just wish I could breathe air that clear and fresh. I wonder if some time away from everything will make it easier to make tough decisions.

So far, I don't think I address the question on whether Hiccup wants to be chief. My reviews on Riders of Berk refer to the village's changing perspective of Hiccup and them taking to him as leader. I don't think I've discussed whether Hiccup wants the job. Besides, that question isn't material at the time and space ROB was just yet. Hiccup was still, a kid.

In HTTYD 2, we know he doesn't want to be chief because he still feels lost. Incomplete. His thirst for adventure continues and he will harken to anything calling his name (apart from his dad). But Astrid's advice rings true. He has had so many missions, adventures, discoveries in ROB, DOB and RTTE but they did not quench or answer the inner call to "Who am I?"

Even for us, sometimes wanderlust is just a distractions to the grand scheme of responsibilities we are suppose to take on to answer the question we keep asking.

Believing that being chief isn't innately him, is the very doubt that causes him to discount how much of a born leader he is.

"I was so afraid of becoming my dad, mostly because I never thought I could. How, how do you be someone that great, that brave, that selfless? I guess, you can only try," Hiccup says at his father's funeral.

Self-doubt is the thief of destiny. As such, even after his father's passing, Hiccup struggled to step into the role, to feel worthy of it, until Valka said that his father always knew he was going to be great.

"He always said you would become the strongest of them all and he was right. You have the heart of a chief and the soul of a dragon only you can bring our worlds together. That is who you are, son."

A CHIEF PROTECTS HIS OWN

You see. This may sound like news to Hiccup, but for those who have been following his story, he has always been brave and selfless. He protected Berk and his riders, diving to their rescue even at the expense of precious treasures.

Even to the extent of protecting day-to-day relationships. Like what he did for Snotlout at Thawfest, the encouragement he brings to Fishlegs, the validation he gives the Twins. Training dragons to live w Berkians. Defending Berkians. Saving anyone that needs saving. Helping anyone that needs help. Without question or quandary.

He thought that the answer to Who am I was out there, but it was in him all along. And when you are this blind to all your attributes, the only way to answer the all-asking question is by stepping out of your comfort zone.

He has always protected his own. It started w his undying loyalty to Toothless, protecting him from day one.

I hate that Stoick's death had to happen, but it was that drastic nudge forcing Hiccup into the shoes he was always meant to fill.

Parts of me feel like I understand Hiccup, 15-year-old Hiccup and 20-year-old Hiccup because I AM HICCUP. Sure, I don't have a village to run and no legacy to fulfil, but boy am I afraid to do something because I don't think I can.

This show just speaks to me because I hear that same internal struggle tugging at my heart. Where do I fit in this world of very definable squares?

But maybe that's the answer I need to hear. That to find it, I have to go towards it. And to believe, that "this destiny" was mine all along.

[blep-23]

Lmao here, the chapter has been posted:

Quakens. I’ve never met a Quaken dragon before, not until a few weeks ago, when we came across them on an island. We were supposed to be on a rescue mission for dragons on ships, it did end up being a rescue mission, but instead it was also a recon and rescue mission. We had split up before this, Snotlout, Rhea, Heather and Astrid went to follow the ship to where it was going. Hiccup, Fishlegs, the twins, Torsten and I stayed on the island.

The Quakens were being used as destructive tools, as if they were nothing but their own personal tools. It was like the Quakens didn’t think they were anything but that as well… It breaks my heart to see such beautiful creatures in chains, convinced their only use is to follow orders… nothing and no one deserves that kind of treatment.

I almost killed the Dragon Hunters on that island if Fishlegs had held me back, my mask on and watching them shake in terror as they stared at me… good, it is what they deserve for such a treatment to beautiful creatures.

The island was unstable due to the marble mine and the slams from the Quakens. The shaking we were experiencing was from the island mostly, it was all the Dragon Hunters’ fault. We had tried to convince the Dragon Hunters to leave willingly but they sent the Quakens at us, with a single attack they took down a lot, debris from the mine falling down and making some of the landing unstable.

Fishlegs had figured out a way to get the Quakens to listen. It was all in the giant hammer, the Quakens seemed to follow commands when the hammer was used. Unfortunately the island was too unstable to stay on, with the Quakens following us and the island erupting behind us as we flew away, we met up for the others.

A stronghold… Viggo was building a stronghold to withstand dragons… or contain them. So we flew to the island and Fishlegs commanded the Quakens to destroy the mostly built stronghold. It brings me great pleasure to see it be destroyed, reduced to nothing but rubble and debris.

Fishlegs had set the Quakens free, I did end up petting one, caressing the scales of the dragon as they purred happily at the affection. We flew them to Dark Deep. I showed more of my affection to the dragons before we them there in their retirement. I could understand why Fishlegs was so affectionate to Meatlug before this, but I understand it even more now.

I do, kinda?, have my own Gronckle, but I wouldn't say he’s mine solely because of the fact that I don't ride him. I’ve grown used to playing with that Gronckle, from what I can tell, he has a weird playing style, often stealing my shirt and enjoying a good game of cat and mouse between us. Meatlug doesn’t steal shirts but she steals smaller items, very obviously she gives them back after the game is over but Fishlegs mentioned it was just a friendly dragon thing some of the more friendlier dragons do to bond.

I still don’t have a letter for Dagur, all the words I write just… they don’t turn out right, they don’t sound like how I want them to sound. I… I don't like showing others how vulnerable I can be and talking, or well… writing to Dagur seems to make me feel that way. I feel safe writing to him, but… imagining him reading my letter to him… it feels… weird… like, a burning and wriggling sensation in my stomach, my heart pounding hard in my chest, my face burning and my palms sweaty with nerves.

Bon the Ruthless doesn’t get nervous, The Bear doesn’t feel that either. I’m just overthinking it at this point. I should just write out a letter, it doesn't matter if it isn’t perfect, and send it to him… but what do I write? What should I tell him? Does… Would he even care? Dagur makes me nervous. I want the letter to be perfect, for if it isn’t perfect then it isn’t worthy of his time to read. He didn’t ask any questions, where do I begin with my letter?

[whoismartiganmadat]

Thanks for @verdart for the idea! ❤

My native language is Hungarian. Now Idk if ya'll know anything about the Hungarian lang, but it isn't a fairy tale, very difficult to learn, takes time and practice. Even native speakers have problems with it sometimes.

Sooo, I'm going to start with the 'okay' ones to the 'who?'. (Ofc, just for fun, translators always do their best. ❤)

(I won't give the proper pronounciation for the words, because that would make this post an hour long, to write and to read, too.)

Valka, Astrid and Eret (son of Eret 💅) stayed the same. Heather is Hanga, which is a real, used Hungarian name.

Toothless is Fogatlan, which is the exact same. Fog means tooth, -atlan means the lack of smthng (we lit have 6 different ones: -talan, -telen, -atlan, -etlen, -tlan, -tlen; and you connect it to words based on grammar rules).

Snotlout is Takonypóc. Takony means snot, póc is a kind of fish 💀, but the two together lose their og meaning, and it can be used to say someone is yet an immature child, used to humiliate mostly young adult men.

Ruff and Tuff, let me tell you, are Kőfej és Fafej. Kő means stone, fa means wood, fej means head, és means and.

Fishlegs is Halvér. Hal means fish (singular), vér means blood. Someone who is halvérű (adj) (lit meaning their blood is fish blood, I'm not going to elaborate on that ű, because Hungarian has a lot of that shit), is calm and has a rather cold personality.

Hiccup is Hablaty. Hablaty is a kind of speech that has no real meaning behind it, so the person who "hablatyol" (singular they) is talking about everything but really, nothing.

NOW TO THE MORE CONFUSING ONES!

Gobber is... I'm sorry, it's just. Gobber is Bélhangos. Bél means gut, hang means sound, but see that little -os? Yeah, in this case, that makes it "loud". So his name literally means someone who has loud guts.

Stoick is the funniest, I think. Stoick is Pléhpofa. Pléh means tin, pot or vessel made from metal, or metal sheet, and pofa is face (but in a more animalistic way, the normal way of saying face is saying arc). Again, the two together can be used to describe someone who has a bored face or lit antipathetic, and yes, it IS a real word. My poor man, they did him dirty.

I think I'm done. I encourage you to learn Hungarian, because it is one of the most beautiful languages imo, but at the same time, run if you see ű or ő.

[revive-the-fandom]

#snotlout was done justice in rtte#not rob/dob tho#like they set things in motion but#90% of that list is from rtte#rob/dob flattened his character as and when needed#rtte isnt innocent of that i dont think but#theyre much better <- my tags

#hey to be fair snotlout was like 16#16 year olds will straight up unlearn basic human morals if it's for the bit#was it a cheesy writing practice? yes#do i think they should have done better? yes#but was it realistic? yeah @lilliths-httyd-blog

i presume u were replying to me, if i'm wrong im so sorry 🙇‍♀️

idk man 16 yros can be assholes but snotlout wasn't an asshole per his characterisation, he was an asshole bc the writers wanted an low stakes antagonist.

ehhh i take issue with the entirety of rob/dob's characterisation of snotlout tbh. he's nothing like the snotlout of httyd 1 and gift of the night fury. in fact, i'm reasonably confident that they did that on purpose to have a point of conflict (snotlout) in every ep. he's a tool that's used to create or worsen a situation above all else, including his own characterisation and development.

im mostly thinking abt "gem of a different colour" here since he's pretty much just fishegs' bully for that ep. i don't especially remember him as being physically violent so much as roughhousing-prone for the majority of rob/dob, but "gem of a different colour" decides in this ep that he enjoys beating up fishlegs ... for the sake of beating up fishlegs...

the first instance where snotlout seems to get development that sticks is in "race to fireworm island" since post this ep he's mellowed out, which is built on in "a tale of two dragons" with astrid etc etc UNTIL we reach "cast out part 1" where he's suddenly back to being reckless and inconsiderate to the point of expulsion from the academy. and the reason why is to give alvin a sympathy point for reflecting snotlout & hiccup's relationship. snotlout's a vehicle for alvin's redemption, just like he was a vehicle for fishlegs' non-arc.

basically what i mean is that rob/dob, for all that i love it, just didn't respect it's characters half of the time.

so yeah, agree to disagree.

it saddens me that there are people out there who haven't seen the shows or interacted with people who have seen the shows and genuinely think that snotlout is a bad person

[eemoo1o-tfrmoo]

Random HTTYD Headcanons

Someone once tied together the Boneknapper and Death Song, saying that the former would hang around the game sites of the latter and then collect the bones and I agree with that so much. I’d love to re-find that post so I can credit the blog responsible because they are so, so real for this! I had to mention it because it’s such an under-appreciated take. (ETA: I found the original post here, by @dragonjadearts — thank you for this headcanon I think about it all the time.)

Changewings started to put their eggs in trees to deter Cavern Crashers from eating them.

Red Changewings are the ones that inhabit Changewing Island. Green Changewings are from further south.

Male Thunderdrums are actually the primary caretakers of young Thunderdrums. Both parents will look after and protect the eggs until they hatch but after they do the mother often leaves.

Additionally, Thunderdrums will also transport their eggs and/or hatchlings in their mouth.

Thornado and Skullcrusher have actually met. Thornado had gone out when Bing, Bang, and Boom were asleep and visited Berk, hoping to meet up with Stoick alone only to find another dragon by his chair. The encounter was awkward at first for all three parties, with Stoick trying to break the ice, but once the two dragons recognised what they had in common, they became very friendly and respecting of one another.

The Rumblehorn naturally hunts boars as its primary food source. As opposed to fishing for saltwater fish like other dragons, they also fish for freshwater fish like salmon.

Like the Submaripper and Shellfire, and the Skrill and Singetail, the Rumblehorn and Catastrophic Quaken are naturally opposing species.

Dark Deep was originally the home of the Catastrophic Quaken, not the Gronckle. Due to the sheer number of invading Gronckles, the Quaken was then mostly pushed out.

Gronckles are like the rabbits of the dragon world. They can reproduce from a young age and very often and with high egg counts.

Dragons like the Razorwhip, Timberjack, and Typhoomerang have shorter lifespans in comparison to other species.

Barb-shooting dragons grow their spikes like hair/teeth. The spines that are shot out out are ones that are knocked loose by new roots.

The more distinguishable the colours of each head, the older a Zippleback is.

Zipplebacks evolved from a mutation caused by inefficient embryo separation which means most if not all members of the species distantly share the same common ancestor.

Whip & Lash, Bucket and Mulch’s dragon, is actually female.

Bucket is related to the Thorstons.

The twins removed the S from the alphabet in Reign of Fireworms to annoy Snotlout.

The riders have contemplated who is most likely to turn into a Mildew-type, and most of them have come to the agreement that it would be Tuffnut. Chicken is his Fungus.

Mildew actually has a soft spot for Flystorm. Away from the knowing gazes of others he indulges in petting him and giving him fish, muttering “That’s nice,” as he would with Fungus.

Spitelout treats Kingstail better than anyone ever. As such all of his past methodology surrounding dragons is now in vain, and very hypocritical. (That sword analogy? How dare you compare ol’ Kingstail to that, boyo?)

Fishlegs is actually an only child (he’s always stricken me as one and it boggles me if he isn’t). Those kids he teaches in the Gronckle Scouts are actually his younger cousins. They call him ‘uncle’ due to him babysitting a lot and the difference in their ages. Fishlegs has a lot of cousins.

Fishlegs’ mother, Termagant, owns a Snaptrapper by the name of Arrogance, Innocence, Patience & Conscience. This means that Meatlug has older brothers (and a sister. Technically. Allegedly.). At first they were a bit too mischievous/privy with one another for her liking, making them seem like they were hanging up in her a bit, but they eventually got used to one another.

And yes, she makes all six of her children crab cakes.

The Monstrous Nightmare that Valka saves in HTTYD 2 is the one that took Gobber’s hand.

The Night Fury and Light Fury evolved via something similar to the Peppered Moth Evolution. Whichever one was the original species, however, is still unknown.

Gustav is allergic to peanuts.

Fanghook actually has a fear of setting things on fire.

Hiccup sees a lot of his younger self in Gustav, but it frustrates him that Gustav takes a bit more after Snotlout sometimes.

Gustav’s mother actually wanted to call him “Hiccup” (being the runt) but didn’t want to upstage the chief or confuse people, so she chose “Gustav” (meaning god’s staff or popular guest) to be ironic.

Snotlout was originally proud to have Gustav model himself after him, but when growing up and maturing on the Edge he realised that Gustav was or could be reckless because of it and started to resent him for being a “cheap copy” of him.

Hookfang has a soft spot for Gustav, mostly when he was younger. Since Gustav got Fanghook, his patience has been less withstanding.

The dragon with the least patience for kids is actually Stormfly. Just after would be either Barf & Belch or Hookfang, but by a long shot. Hookfang holds more patience for younger kids than older ones.

Spitelout for some reason shows more outwards appreciation towards Gustav, but argues with him over being leader of the A Team.

[one-strugling-bean]

Random Thoughts on HTTYD RoB S1 (Ep14-20)

Ep14- Just made a headcanon: Bucket and that buddy of his that's always with him whose name I've forgotten are a couple

Whispering Deaths look so so different, and they're Boulder class?

"-he can't fly, remember?" "Aaaand, who's fault is that?" I hate myself for laughing at this, but yeah it happened - it's one heck of a low blow tho, bad Snotlout

Is the Whispering Death an ex of Toothless? No? Sorry, I'll stop

It saddens me how little character the twins have in this show..

"M- Ma- Maybe because he can't stand the pressure of everybody always expecting him to have the answers!!!" That is so freaking valid, he's right!! Everyone always relies on him to know everything about dragons - wasn't Hiccup supposed to be the specialist? Ask him

Nice to see the two nerds on their early days of "geeking out"

Snotlout considers Hiccup is arch-nemesis?? What da heck, child, what has your dad been telling you? Or what have you been telling yourself

Ep15- Meatlug and Fishlegs are probably the best functioning duo after Hiccup and Toothless

While I'm glad to see the twins saying more than a couple words this episode, it makes me sad they're treating Barf&Belch so bad... They're such a good dragon

We're finally meeting Dagur!! Yayyy, I've been waiting for him

Also, Snotlout admires Dagur? And Dagur is a bully, huh

Did Dagur have a braid in RttE? I'm almost sure he didn't

Barf&Belch are so freaking cute, really, they are

Gobber is the only one saving this peace treaty thing

Two heads, one for each chief - that actually would make sense :|

Snotlout is such a freaking nuisance, my god why do they all put up with him

He keeps on being an asshole, but the sheer extra-ness of his pose on the rock doesn't let me be too mad at him

Glad to see the twins worried about Barf&Belch but wish they had done it sooner..

Ep16- Cousins episode??? Yaaaaaaas please

Hiccup's little satisfied smile when Snotlout flew away was everything

Hookfang!!! Baby is gone, nouuuu

Also, Snotlout's voice cracking when he called out "Hooky? Fangster?" my heart broke

Snotlout is being difficult on purpose and I salute Hiccup for not having hit him yet

I swear, every single episode focusing on the cousins has at least one moment of emotional turmoil between the two

And during Snotlout's bohoo speech, I'm almost 100% sure that if Hiccup hadn't stopped him after Snotlout mentioned his pegleg, Snotlout would continue on, and reveal those are all things Spitelout now mentions to Snotlout, like "Ya see, Hiccup, Stoick's boy, defeated the Red Death! He even lost a leg - what prouder scar on a Viking than a missing limb! - meanwhile you just trail after him, can't even control your own dragon!!" or something like that, like what he does in "Not Lout"

Try to convince me I'm wrong, I dare you

Toothless and Snotlout having a bonding moment defeating enemies together is not something I thought I'd ever see, but I happily welcome it

Also, Snotlout being competent, yes, me like

"Look, Snotlout, I'm-" "Hungry, right?" "...heh, heh.. Yeah, exactly." "Me too." This little exchange was everything, what the heck, why have I never heard of this episode before??

Hiccup's little laugh was so soft, so precious, my god I love these two

This has been my fave episode so far, it was really sweet

Ep17- Snotlout and Hookfang in: sharing is caring💖 (about the salmon)

Of course everyone joined the party

"Hey, look!" "I can't see anything through the tears!" Tuff still has some of his good lines

Hiccup's mom?? We're mentioning Valka here? Wow, thought that was a taboo topic, like the Night Furies

I mean, not Valka, I don't think she existed until HTTYD2, but still, just Hiccup's mom is already a lot

Fishlegs is the only teen with common sense in this group

Ruff joining Astrid on hitting Tuff made me snort

"Put yourself in his shoes-" "Shoe." I shouldn't have laughed but that was just funny

"What if it were your mother?"....."I hate you." 2nd time I hear Snotlout delivering such a deadpan I hate you, and it's still funny (1st time was right in the beggining of rtte, btw)

The Smoke Breaths are kinda cute, ngl

"I knew he hated me!" Nah, Hookfang is just as emotionally constipated as you are, but he likes you a lot

Ya know, in retrospective, Snotlout and the twins were in the right abandoning Johann

She made him a dragon toy?? Is this foreshadowing that Hiccup's mom liked dragons??

Ep18- Fishlegs missing training not necessarily because he's afraid of Snotlout, but because he genuinely doesn't like violence nor Snotlout - flex

He's singing to Meatlug, again, my lord, these two are so sweet

But Fishlegs is a bit codependent, is no one gonna talk about that?

He's selling the fucking eggs......... Snotlout, why

Also, he bought a kid. And he's mentioned owning people before. What the fuck is up with Snotlout and human trafficking, seriously. I'm just wondering what this reflects on Spitelout... What has he been teaching his son??

Is this the episode? Is Fishlegs finally gonna punch Snotlout's face in the face?? Please???

Wow. He didn't even hit him. He didn't have to. Fishlegs is not afraid of Snotlout, not really. He just doesn't like him, nor violence, so he let's Snotlout do his pathetic little number, not really caring about it, because it's really not important to him. He's proud of himself, of his knowledge and intelligence and he's unafraid to show his sensitivity or be kind. Because he's confident and unafraid of being himself, despite what his bullies may say. Fishlegs is so freaking strong and I'm not talking about physical strength here (tho he is that too)

Fishlegs has a level of self-love and loyalty to himself that I can only dream of having

He's just.. so awesome

You know, normally, this type of episode would play out with the character that found the egg getting way over their head with the power that came with it, and abusing it in the worst ways possible, only realising the harm they've done right before its too late and fixing everything on the last minute, with the help of the people he hurt before, during their megalomaniac craze. That's exactly what I was expecting out of this episode.

But then, Fishlegs made the right decision right from the start, putting the egg back in its place, throwing my plot guess out the window. His kindness and sensitivity threw me in a loop, and my love for his character has just renewed here

And geez, he still felt responsible for the mess Snotlout caused!! And he even saved the day!! My boy Fishlegs is just amazing

I'm repeating myself aren't I?

Ep19 - Oh, we're allowed to talk about Night Furies after all? Something tells me we'll get nowhere with this, but sure

"Uh, dad, Gobber, other scary-looking vikings, I'd just like to say, in my own defense, that I cannot control Snotlout or the twins 24 hours a day!" pfff, poor Hiccup

An island of Night Furies...? That was Mildew, wasn't it?

"You're giving me, the twins?!" the sheer betrayal Snorlout had oozing from that sentence

To be fair, the twins did zero

The Changewing actually cozied up to Snotlout, aww

Astrid is too competent for this village, in this essay I will-

The island was a scheme, who woulda thought?? - ^ -

Mildew absolutely sucks and he's a disgusting human being and that's all I'm gonna comment on it

Ep20- Hiccup kidnapping no. 36

Also, Hiccup being a sassy little shit to his enemies part 124

Mildew is gonna betray Hiccup isn't he..?

Toothless doesn't even hurt his guards! He just strolls past them like a boss, casually slapping them with their tail as he goes - the sassyness is not just a Hiccup thing

Okay, maybe Mildew won't betray Hiccup, but I still don't like him!

"Weird" ....... "Getting weirder~!" Tuff's reactions are perfectly appropriate, and exactly like mine

Ahhhhh, of course it was just a trap!! Seriously, fuck that man

Cute ending tho, the rider's part

Alright, 1st season of RoB is done! Wohooo

I have some thoughts, like surprise that Dagur isn't the main villain yet, and a little disappointment that the riders aren't as entertaining as in RttE

But still, the show is fun and I still love this crew of idiots - happy to see what will come next

Bring it on Mildew!! >:pppp

(Have a diva! Snolout from ep15 for happy travels)

Byebyeee ^^

[ashleybenlove]

Tuffnut calls Snotlout ‘bro’ in Snotlout’s Angels. Tuff called Hiccup ‘sister’ in Dragon Eye of the Beholder (which yeah, wrong sib-term for Hiccup’s gender).

Snotlout calls Fishlegs ‘my bone-crushing brother’ in Return of Thor Bonecrusher.

I’m sure there are other examples of the gang calling each other ‘brother’ or ‘sister’ (not counting the twins).

And also, I love that when Astrid delivers the funeral prayer in Buffalord Soldier she’s surrounded by her brothers and sisters as she delivers a line about ‘There do I see my father, and my mother, and my brothers and sisters’.

KEEP IT UP, GANG, I LOVE IT. Call each other those terms! You are brothers and sisters.

I just wanna hear Hiccup call them ‘sister’ or ‘brother’. Not just Dagur. (And also call Toothless ‘brother’). 

[toothbrushfingers]

haha… so it just came to my attention that I never posted the rest of this… i’m so sorry to anyone who was waiting for chapter 2 😅 anyway.. here chapter 2!!

Lureabies: Chapter 2

Characters: Hiccup, Fishlegs, Astrid, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Eret, Valka

Summary: Hookfang and Goldwing return upset and lead the dragon riders to the place Åse and Snotlout disappeared.

Sorry for mistakes, enjoy :-)

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On a beach lined with soft white sand, the dragon riders impatiently awaited for their companions to return. Early morning turned to noon, as they got increasingly more worried.

“They should’ve been back by now! Oh what if they were captured?!” Fishlegs paced, hands folded behind in back. “I’m sure they’re fine Fishlegs,” Astrid put a thoughtful hand on his shoulder in an attempt to calm him, “Åse wouldn’t let anything happen to either of them or their dragons!” “Right!” Hiccup chimed in, “I’m sure they’ll be back any minute now!”

As if on queue, two large reptiles come into view from the bright, sunny sky. “See? That’s them now!” Only it wasn’t. It didn’t take any of them long to notice the flames that ignited Hookfang’s entire body, something he rarely did unless something was terribly wrong.

When Hookfang and Goldwing touch down, it didn’t take any of the riders long to rush to them, inspecting them for injuries, expecting they’d been attacked and these two somehow got away. Only, they found no injuries. None. Something was clearly up.

The dragons were becoming more and more agitated as the minutes passed. “I think he wants us to follow him.” Ruffnut pointed out as Hookfang paced back and forth. Hiccup pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to formulate a plan. “What do we do, son?” Valka placed a gentle hand on Hiccup’s shoulder, making sincere eye contact. Hiccup looked up to her with a worried expression, before stiffening and turning to everyone else, “We follow them.”

They flew in tense silence, listening to Fishlegs practically whimpering in worry. Each of them were preparing for a possible fight when suddenly, the two dragons in lead stopped. Above the thick canopy. “Uhhh.. What are they doing..?” the twins questioned. “They stopped..” Eret spoke, mostly to himself. Obviously they’d stopped, he was just a bit out of it from so much tension. “We’ll gang, looks like we’re going down.” Hiccup somewhat shrugged, as if not sure this was truly the best course of action. Only, when the dragons swooped down, it became clear fairly quickly that none of them were getting through such a dense canopy. None expect for Meatlug..

Fishlegs was nothing but uncomfortable and down right afraid when he was told he’d be going down there alone, but eventually he gave in, worry for his friends overweighting any fears. He cared too much for them to potentially be leaving them for dead. Slowly and gently Meatlug fluttered downwards beneath the trees. It was shady and took a moment for his eyes to adjust but soon Fishlegs could see everything around him. Or perhaps, lack there of. “There’s no one down here! Nothing! It’s just a forest floor!” Fishlegs shouted upwards. “Maybe look around for clues! We have to try Fishlegs!” Hiccup replied, sounding a bit uncertain himself.

Fishlegs paced around, looking for something, anything, when suddenly, something shiny caught his eye. He trudged over and bent down to find the source of the shimmer. An iron helmet adorned with a ram horn on each side. Snotlout’s helmet.

In no time, Meatlug had brought down each of the riders, the dragons being sent to wait near the base of the trees with Valka and kept watch. The riders quickly found a sort of path leading through the forest. They followed it, somehow even more tense than before.

Fishlegs took note of the sweet smell of the trees aloud when Eret’s head shot up. “You’re right.. They do smell sweet…” He paused as if trying to recall something, “Everyone stay alert. We maybe be dealing with some very dangerous dragons.”

“Wha- dragons? What kinda dragon smells this nice amiright?” Tuff joked, turning to find not an amused face in sight. Man, he thought, not even Ruff. Hiccup sighed, “As poorly as Tuffnut worded that.. what do you mean by dragons, Eret? Should we be worried?” Eret took a breath and thought momentarily, “Well a few years back, I was sent to an island with my crew to trap these beasts.. Er sorry, dragons,” he corrected, “We were attacked. ..They stay in dense forests full of these sweet smelling leaves and they call you in with a sort of call before poisoning it’s victims… We.. We called them Lureabies.” Everyone seemed uneasy, especially Fishlegs. “What? What do we do if it is these dragons you speak of?” Astrid spoke up, distraught. “We stick together and find those two quickly. If I’m correct… we have a time limit.”

Lureabies: Chapter One

Not really sure if this counts as fluff or whump but you

get the jist

Note: I don’t have an account on ao3 (might make one in the future idk) so i have to post the whole thing her

Takes place shortly after httyd 2

Characters: Snotlout Jorgenson, Åse Haddock (oc)

Summary: Snotlout and Åse are chased by dragon trappers into an unfamiliar part of the woods, when suddenly they find they can no longer keep themselves awake. / Mild Spoiler v

Lureaby dragons (original species) lure them in and poison them

Sorry any mistakes, enjoy :)

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They’re surrounded. This was just supposed to be a scouting mission, but they were spotted by trappers. There were maybe 40.. 50 of them, and it was only Åse and Snotlout. The others sat on the other, far side of the island waiting for them to return, and it wasn’t a very small island by any means.

A few moons past, Hiccup had heard word of a large band of dragon trappers left over from Draco’s fleet, camping out on this island; trapping dragons and selling them to various buyers for various reasons at various prices. He’d sent Snotlout and Åse to scout them out to be sure the rumors were true. If they were, they’d deal with them. And as Åse and Snotlout soon found, they were indeed true.

The hunters made chase, but never once fired one of their many cross bows at the two vikings. Only holding them at the ready. But seeing as they were severely outnumbered, the two ran for it. Goldwing and Hookfang had been hovering above the trees a few yards behind them, out of sight prior. The Berkians had originally planned on hopping on their dragons and taking off, but that was now out of the question. The dragons couldn’t get to them through the thick forest canopy and anytime they tried to even get close, the trappers would fire what seemed to be dragon root arrows. Lovely. And if either dragon fired? More arrows. They had to stay out of arrow range, but that also meant out of blasting range.

They were surrounded at every side but front, so run they did. It was almost as if the trappers were herding them somewhere, but they didn’t have time to worry about that now.

Soon they came to a bramble, and assuming the trappers wouldn’t follow them in, they dove in head first, crawling towards safety. Thankfully it wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been. Snotlout would know, he’s fallen into plenty of unforgiving bushes. And they were right, those trappers turned on their heels in defeat and retreated. After a few seconds of dragging themselves along the dirt, they found themselves in a bit of an odd clearing. Large trees stood around them, blocking them in at all sides, only allowing small bits of golden sun reaching in the kiss their leaves. They’d definitely never been here before.

“Can you uh.. see.. a way out?” Åse spoke, winded. She realized they hadn’t spoken that entire time, only using some hand signals to communicate. “Uhhhh,” Snotlout looked around as he hunched over, hands on his knees, lungs begging for more air than they could take in, “yeah- Yeah! Over there..!” He pointed with an exhausted enthusiasm to a small clearing between trees. It was reminiscent of a path, thought the ground not worn.

The two trudge forward at the same pace, calling for their dragons. But neither came. They couldn’t help but worry for them and hope they’d just gone for help. Surely the trappers couldn’t have gotten them.. Right..?

They followed that path for what seemed like years, making note of the glowing sun fading in and out between sweet smelling branches.

The two walked in silence now, hand in hand, equally exhausted, when Åse suddenly stopped, seemingly frozen in place. Snotlout turned see her, confused. “Are you ok?” “Shh shh! Do you hear that?” she held a finger in the air and looked around silently. “Alright, I think you’re a little more tired than you thought cause-“ She cut him off by waving her hands around him and quickly pressing a stiff finger to her lips. Snotlout, concerned and confused, looked around. It had been maybe 10 seconds when he started to try and speak again, quickly cutting himself off as he heard a soft humming sound.

He turned to her, eyes wide and brows knit tightly together. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but he couldn’t quite find any sound in his throat. All he could do was follow the noise, intrigued.

“Wha- Lout! Where are.. you.. going..?” Åse found herself becoming just as curious as he was, taking his hand once more and following his lead further on into the trees. The humming continued, growing louder with each step they took.

After a bit of walking, they found themselves in a small field of grass and flowers, surrounded by more trees and every side. The trees were dark and shrouded; usually either of them would be frightened, but oddly enough they each felt strangely calm.

Åse spun on her heels, glancing around. “Whoa,” Snotlout began, “Ah! What the-“ “Hm?” Åse turned to see Snotlout waving lethargic hands around his head. “Bugs?” She asked, having no energy to say much more. “No.. something… something sprayed.. me..” Snotlout’s movements became more and more sloppy as he clumsily made his way to Åse., booted feet not wanting to cooperate.

Noticing, she met him half way, catching him as he fell forward. He mumbled nonsense to himself, eyes dancing around his head like a baby seeing color for the first time. “Lout? Hey! Hey look at me,” She snapped fingers in his face, watching him hardly react, becoming increasingly more worried, “Lout what’s going on? Talk to m-“ Åse was cut off by a strong mist hitting her in the face from seemingly nowhere.

After a moment, Åse was beginning to understand what was happening to Snotlout. She suddenly felt 1000 times more exhausted than she had before, eyes begging to shut. All the colors around her became more vibrant, spinning round and round with her head. She should’ve been scared, but she could only feel joy. Pure euphoria. Her brain was full of thick, unforgiving fog. It blocked out most coherent thoughts until she could no longer hold herself up. She settled in near Snotlout, who at some point had lost his helmet ‘When did that happen?’. Heads together, feet pointing in opposite directions.

Snotlout looked up to her, grinning a giddy-ish grin, before raising an arm lazily to play with her auburn hair. He giggled in a sense, before lazily mumbling loving nonsense. His words were unclear, but Åse knew what he meant. She grinned, raised an arm to cup his face. After a moment, his eyes slid closed, and his arm dropped. Before Åse could even try to be alarmed, her body gave in and she succumbed to the comforting darkness that had been begging her to be let in.

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Hope you enjoyed chapter one, hopefully chapter two’ll be up tomorrow but no promises 😉

[toasterdrake]

Tiny Teeth

featuring. Astrid Hofferson, Kadlae Hrafnvættr (OC), Otkatla Hrafnvættr (OC)

setting: post- gift of the night fury

word count: 1k

fuck it. time to post content that caters exactly only to me. can be read as platonic or romantic. it's christmas season, aka rewatch-gotnf-every-day season, and this time I just couldn't get over how cute the hatchlings are ●_●

Stormfly snored in a corner by the hearth, her chest rising and falling in time with steady puffs of steam from her nostrils. She didn't stir when the door creaked open, didn't flinch at the rush of snow and cold air or the click of the handle that shut it out.

Her mate and father of her hatchlings, a turquoise Deadly Nadder by the name of Shiverthorn, had joined the first fishing expedition following the ice thaw. His rider wasn't much of a fisherman, though, so Kadlae Brodisson had stayed behind on Berk as one of the number of vikings enthusiastic to care for the new hatchlings.

He guided his little sister into the house, holding a finger to his lips so that she copied his silence. Still, a soft gasp escaped her lips as she spotted the nest of furs across the room. 

"Hey Astrid," Kadlae murmured as he clung fast to his sister with one hand and pulled down his snow-sodden cloak with the other, "just making the rounds. Do you mind if Otta says hi?"

"Hi, of course not!" Astrid matched his volume, opening her arms to Otta from under the heavy bear pelt she was wrapped in. It was her father's; both her parents and older siblings were away on the fishing trip, leaving her in charge of the Hofferson house.

Otta rushed over, her little boots leaving snowy footprints. She jumped into Astrid's arms, who fell flat on her back upon impact, moaning balefully as if all the air in her lungs had been forced out. Stormfly cracked open an eye only to decide there was no trouble and settled again. Otta crawled over Astrid's chest to see her face, looking mildly worried. She giggled when Astrid smiled and righted herself.

Kadlae, reassured that Astrid could handle the bundle of adventure that was his sister, knelt by the nest of furs with them. He watched as the warrior helped Otta settle in her lap, then peered into the mess of thick pelts. 

There, nestled in a warm purring pile, lay three Deadly Nadder hatchlings. The biggest was a bold violet, her tiny wings spread over her siblings. The green runt wriggled under his sister's head, trying to get comfortable, but only ended up with his sapphire sister's tail in his face instead. Lucky for him her spines were still soft and blunt; that would soon change.

Kadlae was currently the closest thing Berk had to a dragon doctor, so he carefully examined each of the hatchlings, gently lifting them from the nest. With each one he deemed healthy, they were handed to Otta to hold. Having just woken up, the hatchlings were mostly unbothered by being handled, happy enough to sit and enjoy pets. His sister was cautiously gentle, her touch feathery.

Otta stared at the green hatchling in her lap with wonder. He had been the last to be examined - and proven to be in perfect health - and looked right at home in the young girl's arms.

Astrid, cradling the other two, looked at Kadlae as he stoked the fire. "Have you checked in with the others yet?"

Kadlae nodded in the affirmative. "Everyone's doing alright. You know Fishlegs is right at home."

"And Snotlout?"

Kadlae paused, reflecting on his visit to the Jorgenson household. "Surprisingly in his element. When I got there, he and his mother were knitting little jumpers for the hatchlings."

"They were so cute!" Otta piped up.

Astrid giggled. "Can't they produce their own fire yet?"

"It seems not. For all their firepower as adults, they're the most vulnerable when young."

Astrid nodded. That seemed reasonable enough. This was Berk's first winter with dragons, and as such they were still learning about their tiny tooth stage. The whole Rookery Island fiasco had been a shock - to understate. 

Before the peace, it had been rare for a Viking to hesitate upon seeing a defenseless dragon. There was so much they'd never known about dragons before, and this stage was the most delicate. Guessing could be the difference between life or death.

The conversation died down as their focus shifted to the hatchlings getting up to play in their nest. Stormfly rolled over in her sleep, easing out a long relaxed breath.

Astrid gave Otta a bone gnawed by tiny teeth to entertain them with, then caught Kadlae's eye. A silent conversation commenced - the outcome of which the healer had no chance of deciding. He sighed.

"Otta," he called, effectively getting his sister's attention, "would you like to train one of the hatchlings once they're old enough? You can go to the dragon academy with your friends."

"Have a Deadly Nadder like you?" The young girl gasped, wide eyed at the prospect.

Kadlae smiled, unexpectedly touched. He nodded. Otta hugged the green hatchling tighter to her chest. (He'd crawled back to her, tired out by his rambunctious siblings.)

"Do you want to choose his name?" Astrid asked softly. She bent to meet Otta's gaze, fringe falling over her left eye.

Otta took a long intense moment to decide, eyebrows furrowed as she stared at the little Nadder, taking in his unique features. Finally, she declared proudly, "Spike!"

Kadlae's eye twitched. Astrid's passive smile transformed into something more frightening. "That's great," they hissed past creaking teeth. 

Appeased, Otta went back to petting Spike, who was unfazed by what he had just been subjected to.

Maybe letting children name creatures wasn't such a good idea. Stabby the sword they could handle. Chicken the chicken was niche. But the shame of giving a living breathing intelligent fire-breathing animal a name howlingly worse than anything Vikings could conceive for their own children? There had to be a line drawn somewhere.

(Ultimately, Spike was renamed Crumb in lieu of adolescent shenanigans when his rider was older and so wiser to her unfashionable choice. If Otta hated one thing it was allowing herself to be predictable. 'Crumb' was a marginal improvement.)

[~♧◇~]

- love, Lynx

[dnatalok]

First, I know many people don’t like THW. I know some of the the character portrayals weren’t good, or didn’t show development. Like for the Riders, considering that they did have development in the shows that were canon and came out before the release. But I like to look into it a little sometimes because I love my Hiccstrid and see what I like and don’t like. So no hate please. Also, this is my opinion so don’t go typing and saying I’m wrong please. This was a lot to type and i typed it late at night so, maybe there will be errors. Other than that, have a great time reading this very long post. (But it’s not the longest I’ve seen, especially for an analysis)

SO, let’s get started.

We all know this scene:

There are a few things that could have made it even more meaningful and sad. (MY OPINION)

So let’s begin. Here, you see Toothless roar something that we can only assume to be orders to follow the Lightfury to the Hidden World. Then the Lightfury leads the dragons away.

But Toothless stays behind.

Probably looking back to Hiccup, asking if he was sure he could go, or looking back one last time.

So here comes my point. Again, the THW portrayals didn’t have much development show through, but they DID have development! RTTE, ROB, DOB, and all the others are CANON. They did happen, no matter how bad the THW portrayals were. So for those who have watched the ENTIRE series, Race to the Edge, Riders and Defenders of Berk, and EVERYTHING else, the scene would be especially emotional if all the Dragon Riders’ dragons had done the same as Toothless and looked back one last time, together.

Yes, I do understand that Toothless and Hiccup had a stronger bond, but the Riders still had the strongest of the village. They had all connected with the dragons more then anyone else over the years.

Like how Astrid poisoned herself and nearly died to get an antidote when she thought Stormfly was poisoned by the SlitherWings. And there was the time Hookfang lost his fire and was dying, and Snotlout risked getting killed by the Fireworm queen to get the fireworm to Hookfang. And when the Twins had tried to do everything to get Barf and Belch back when they owed a life debt to Hiccup, and then ended up saving Barf and Belch from drowning and Dragon Hunters. Then there was when Fishlegs became Thor Bonecrusher and pushed Meatlug away, but she still saved him from a Scauldron and then Fishlegs saved her when he came back to his senses. For Hiccup and Toothless I don’t need to say anything, because everyone knows about the countless they saved each other.

Just the action of the dragons of The Gang looking back at their human friends before they go, would break my heart. They all were the friends had changed each others’ worlds six years ago. How their lives had been flipped around, and they had to suddenly accept a new reality. Who knew that it would be the best thing that ever happened to any of them? Now it would change once again.

And what about Dragons Edge? They had built a base together, a place to call home. The home where they journeyed from North, to South, to East, and to West! Those lessons learned on their journeys, all the new dragons they found, the enemies they fought, the allies they made, and all the development together. Just thinking about that while watching overwhelms me with nostalgia and how we watched them grow from reckless and adventurous teens, to mostly responsible adults. That’s when the waterworks begin.

Those adventures, the fun, the heartaches, the triumphs, the defeats... EVERYTHING! They had been through EVERYTHING together, all of them, as a team. There would be no more of that. Sure, they knew after Hiccup became Chief that there would be more responsibilities and less fun. Though none of them expected the dragons they love to leave. None of them expected to be on the edge of a cliff, looking at their best friends mournfully... one last time. The best friends,

who were turning around to fly to the end of the world, being separated from each other, and never to experience the thrill of adventure together ever again.