#Stormfly and Meatlug are right there

[imminent-danger-came]

Hi I’m also an avid httyd 3 hater I think this video was a pretty good summarization of most of the things that were wrong with it if you wanna check it out

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bcFMEs177i0&feature=shared

"The director wanted an end from a different story". SO FUCKING TRUE. SO REAL.

From the httyd3 art book (which I'm so happy the video references):

"In general, it's more difficult to create a female character than it is to draw a male. For a female, any incorrect line and the shape can go wrong very quickly. We had to control all the shapes while keeping her both powerful and graceful so that she didn't fall to much into the reptilian category, like a lot of dragons. We wanted to explore how the Light Fury would walk and how to make her feel like a female, so we referenced lionesses and big cats."

What misogynistic bullshit am I right.

I'm going to go ahead and also show off the hearts on the light fury's forehead because it's just abysmal (this is a normal picture of the light fury with the saturation increased):

Thanks for sending this video my way anon!

[midoristeashop]

was feeling silly goofy so I undragoned the dragons

I’ve seen some artists draw human versions of the dragon gang so naturally I wanted to join in the fun 😌

Edit: HELLO to ALL people who have reposted this or are planning to repost this (looking at you Pinterest) please don’t!! I do not appreciate my art being reposted and respectfully if you have please please take it down thank you

[bluejulius]

more of httyd cowboys AU (I will never shut up about it <33)

(yap below the cut)

Hayden Hickok (AKA Hiccup) befriends a wild black stallion which he names Toothless

Set in a romanticised & fictional Old West.

Fishlegs is Hiccup’s best friend. The Ingermans are a wealthy family. They paid for Fishlegs’ tutoring as a kid, so he grew up to be a scholar, feeding his fascination with botany and animals. Fishlegs has a pet pony named Meatlug, who he adores. Fishlegs is the one to urge Hiccup to talk to Astrid and her group when they first arrive in town because he needed a wingman after laying eyes on Ruffnut and being enamoured with her. Later on Hiccup drags him and Meatlug along on their cowboy adventure.

Astrid and Hiccup were friends in their childhood. Astrid’s family was not well off, and realising her only option for things to improve in her hometown was marriage, she left the town of Berk when she was 13 to earn money as a cowgirl. She returns for a job in Berk years later, with her new band of cowboys (Ruff, Tuff and Lout). Hiccup, ecstatic on her return, is about to tell her about his new horse, when they hear of Drago Bludvist, a man who wreaks havoc across the country in search of the legendary Night Fury. It is said that the one who tames the Night Fury has tamed the spirit of the west itself.

At first Hiccup tries to hide Toothless from the newcomers in a barn, but Astrid catches him in the act. She runs off to tell her gang but Hiccup and Toothless catch up to her and Hiccup, after sharing a trail ride with Astrid on Toothless, convinces Astrid to escort them to Drago to change his mind about capturing Toothless.

The other cowboys are reluctant about the whole idea. With Hiccup only having one leg, a long day of horse riding would require frequent breaks and the group doesn’t want him to slow them down. But Astrid insists on him coming, and defends him if they push too far.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut make a lot of meta western movie jokes (I suspect they’re aware they’re in a western AU). They also have a lot of useless random knowledge amongst their ramblings that jumpscares Fishlegs many times. They enjoy wreaking havoc when they can, wearing disguises and scamming random travellers for extra coin (they have sold many people Thorston&Thorston miracle snake oil). They have been known to cross dress, which doesn’t help people mistaking them for each other. Astrid and Snotlout can tell them apart and know not to fall for their tricks, but Hiccup and Fishlegs are more gullible. The twins are in charge of the chuckwagon. Barf & Belch are their quarter horses that pull their wagon. Ruff & Tuff often fight over who is the actual boss of the wagon (they still haven’t decided).

Snotlout is a cowboy purist. He idolises the Vaqueros and leans more into their fashion, and the stereotypical Hollywood ideal of what a cowboy should be. In this AU his mother is also Mexican, and growing up he learned Spanish. (This helps the cowboy gang a lot make trades and take on more jobs) Before Hiccup came along, Snotlout considered himself very close to getting with Astrid. He gets jealous and defensive when Astrid finds Hiccup in her hometown, but denies being intimidated. Hookfang is very hot blooded and enjoys annoying/not listening to Snotlout.

While on the trail to find Drago they encounter many familiar faces such as Dagur, Heather and Eret!

Since I started the AU I’ve been down so many rabbit holes, learning about cowboys, horses and history. As someone who does not live in America it’s been really fascinating to learn about the old west. For me the goal with these redesigns is to make the characters seem more believable within the realms of a cowboy story, not just riding off of stereotypes from movies. It’s also helped me learn the limitations of the setting but at the same time given me so many new ideas for how to better fit the characters in an old west setting. Let me know what y’all think of their new looks!

[thedragon-and-hisboy]

Headcannons for all the riders?

Enjoy some random completely unsubstantiated silliness:

Snotlout can touch his tongue to his nose

The twins regularly pull pranks where one of them goes "missing" and the other twin is seen in two places at once

Hiccup hated eel, tried it the way the Defenders of the Wing cook it, and now has to hide that he likes it from Toothless

Astrid’s parents tried to confiscate all her weapons after a fight. They found less than half

Fishlegs can hold his breath for the longest out of the riders

When Astrid doesn't sleep as much as she needs to per night she gets headaches

One of Snotlout's elbows never healed quite right after his dad broke it so it clicks when he overextends it now

Hiccup actually likes tending the boars and chickens they keep on the Edge, and is bummed out when he doesn't have the time and someone else takes his turn

Speaking of that, they do keep sheep on the Edge (a breed that doesn't need shearing often maybe) for mutton

And all the riders know how to butcher and dress animals

Hiccup was really squeamish about it (but he can turn off that part of his mind when he really has to)

Fishlegs has a rare rock collection and hides it from Meatlug so she doesn't eat it

When Snotlout has a fight with Hookfang, he turns the S on his hut upside down (it looks the same) (no one notices)

Hiccup still has a left boot made whenever he gets a new right one, and Toothless turns it into a chew toy

Astrid sings lullabies to Stormfly and will kill anyone who catches her

Tuffnut's hair actually smells fairly decent, somehow. No one can tell why (he bought rosewater from TJ once and really liked feeling fancy)

Ruffnut could tie with Astrid in hand-to-hand combat, but she'd fight dirty and Astrid gets So Mad

When there are big windstorms on the Edge, the riders sleep in the stables, and when it's a lightning storm they move into the caves

Omg this is getting long. Hope these are all fun!!

[lilyannaraeofsunshine]

Essay on the Irony of Stoick's Death

Okay so I saw @mxsonwillixm2’s post on TikTok about how Stoick didn’t have to die and it got me thinking about the irony of Stoick’s death. I had commented “Hiccup almost died multiple times in the first movie because Stoick didn’t listen. Stoick died in the second movie because he didn’t listen to Hiccup” and I wanted to expand upon it more here. (This post is essay length, over 700 words, and written in an hour, be warned)

Examples from HTTYD 1 of Stoick Not Listening:

1. When Hiccup first meets Toothless

We know that Toothless didn’t want to hurt Hiccup, he just wanted to scare him, but Hiccup and the rest of the Vikings wouldn’t have known that. Stoick did not listen to Hiccup (or believe) that he had shot a Night Fury.

2. Dragon Training

I think it’s safe to say that dragon training wasn’t safe for any of the teens, however Hiccup had specifically said that he “cant kill dragons,” and Stoick put him in training anyway, dismissign Hiccups concern. In training, his life was in danger constantly from day one when Meatlug would have shot him if not for Gobber. There is also the session with Stormfly and Barf & Belch that can be lumped into this one.

3. The Final Test

I'm going to specifically refer to when Hiccup is trying to show the Vikings that dragons aren't all bad. Hiccup is just trying to get through the Final Test when he takes of his helmet and says "I'm not one of them." Stoick then demands "Stop the fight."

Hiccup retorts with "No," and talks about how the dragons "are not what we think they are." Stoick once again ignores Hiccup and yells "Stop the fight!" as he bangs his hammer against the bars of the arena. This startles Hookfang and everything unravels from there as we all know.

4. Leaving for the Dragons' Nest & the Red Death

Hiccup gets in trouble with Stoick and is forced to stay behind after telling Stoick about the Dragons' Nest and how dangerous it is. Stoick does not listen and spearheads a mission to the Nest to kill the dragons "once and for all." Obviously, Hiccup and the gang follow on their dragons (minus Toothless). Now, this act itself doesn't necessarily 'almost kill Hiccup' but it flows into my last topic, the Red Death.

The Red Death is what Hiccup was warning his father about. I think it would be agreed that Stoick ignoring Hiccup's warning caused Hiccup (and gang) to swoop to the rescue on dragon-back. (I could throw Hiccup almost drowning in attempt to save Toothless in this category too, I suppose, as it's a domino effect of Hiccup showing up to the battle, but I'd like to focus on the battle of the Red Death itself.) Now, we all remember the battle of the Red Death. Hiccup and Toothless fight, they win, the Red Death explodes, and Hiccup looses a leg. This is definitely the closest that Hiccup has come to dying in HTTYD 1 and can be traced back to Stoick not listening to his son. Yes, they made up and Stoick came to terms with the dragons, but this battle would not have ever happened if Stoick had just listened to his son in the first place.

Now that we have all of Hiccup's near-death experiences (that I can remember off the top of my head) out of the way, lets get into the irony of Stoick's death.

Like Mason's video covered, Stoick did not have to die in HTTYD 2. Hiccup had known Toothless for years and knew that he would survive if he jumped out of the way at the right time. Stoick was not thinking clearly, was not listening to Hiccup, when Hiccup yelled "Dad! No!" He was a father, protecting his son from Drago-controlled Toothless. Stoick's life was almost ruined in HTTYD 1 when he thought Hiccup had died after the battle of the Red Death. Stoick's life was ended in HTTYD 2 when he was shot by Toothless. Both situations arose from refusing to listen to his son when it mattered most.

If anyone read this monster of a post, thank you! Its insanely appreciated <3 I really just needed to get this... theory? analysis? whatever this post is out there.

[p-artsypants]

Interference

When Hiccup accidentally overhears a conversation between Astrid and Heather about him, he assumes Astrid's telling the truth about not having any feelings for him, and it makes him reevaluate his life plans. Thankfully, it's only a misunderstanding.

Hi! This is my first time participating in a fandom challenge. This is my entry for the @httydhiccstridweek Day 4 prompt: (Not) Stubborn. It might be a bit of a stretch….

@sorushing

Ao3

Hiccup meandered through the Edge woods. Toothless was taking his mid afternoon nap (poor nocturnal soul) and Hiccup had been tinkering in his hut. He had a few ideas for a tail fin improvement, but he was trying to combine them all and it simply wasn’t working. 

So, like he often did on Berk to clear his head, he went on a walk in the woods. The day was pleasant, Heather was back for a while, maybe even to stay. Everyone else seemed to be finding ways to stay busy, which meant not annoying him. 

Yes, a pleasant walk indeed. 

He found himself heading toward Astrid’s clearing where she’d set up targets for axe throwing. Not surprising he’d seek her out. It would have been more surprising if he hadn’t. 

Through the brush, he could hear Astrid and Heather talking, interspersed with the thunks of blades into wood. 

Maybe he ought to let them catch up in peace. He didn’t have anything particular he wanted to talk about, and both of them could use quality girl time. 

As he turned to leave, he swore he heard Astrid say his name. Not calling out to him, but talking about him to Heather. 

Too curious for his own good, he kept low and his steps quiet. He stayed hidden among the bushes and behind a tree, safe from arrant axes. 

Just for a minute, he told himself. It wasn’t polite to spy. 

“You guys are a thing, right?” Heather asked. 

Hiccup felt his face flush hot as he heard Astrid’s axe fly wildly off in the distance. 

“What?! No! J-just friends!” 

He hugged himself, trying to stave off the heartbreak just that sentence caused. 

“Hmmm. He’s pretty cute.” 

“Sure, if you like the unassuming, heroic, dragon rider type, heh.” 

“Fishlegs said you guys used to kiss. Did it not work out?” 

“Wh-what? Used to—no no, he’s got it all wrong. Yeah, I kissed Hiccup in front of everyone, but it was just the one time. It was after he lost his leg and he was finally up and walking around. I was relieved that he was alive.” 

“So you kissed him?” 

“That’s—er—that is to say, I was relieved, and he had ended the war, so I thought he deserved a kiss.” 

Hiccup couldn’t recall the last time he’d heard Astrid flustered. It was confusing, but exciting? Talking about him, kissing him, made her nervous. 

“Oh, I get it. A reward for a good deed.” 

“Exactly.” 

“What about the other two?” 

“Other—? Oh I’m going to kill Fishlegs.” 

Heather laughed. “You should know better. He gave me all the hot gossip!” 

Astrid grunted, and hurled an axe at a target, sinking the blade into the wood. “Well, no use in lying. Fine. I kissed him a total of three times…but those were years ago! One was during Snoggletog. All the dragons left to go have their mating ritual, which we didn’t know they did, and we were all sad. Toothless couldn’t initially go, so Hiccup made him a tailfin he could use on his own, and then he left too.” 

“I remember this story,” Heather giggled. “Fishlegs locked Meatlug in a barn and she laid eggs…also how he found out she was a girl.” 

“Yeahhhh…”

“And how you guys found out that boulder class eggs explode.” 

“Let’s gloss over that part,” Astrid rubbed the back of her head. “When Meatlug got free, Hiccup somehow got caught up in her escape and went with her to the rookery. A day later, he returned with all the dragons and their babies…all except Toothless.” 

Hiccup craned his head to listen more, as Astrid’s voice had grown softer. 

“We were all so devastated they left. I was heartbroken that Stormfly just left so abruptly, and then Hiccup was there with Stormfly and all her babies. He returned her to me…but he was still so profoundly sad and clearly missed Toothless. I was so grateful and he was so…” she sighed. “So yeah, I kissed him again. Just a peck.” 

“I can see why.” 

Astrid sighed again, grunting at the end as she heaved her axe over her shoulder. “The last time was during Thawfest. An annual tournament to decide the best Viking. Snotlout had won every year since we were in diapers, and you know how much of a sore winner he is.” 

“A little unbearable?” 

“A lot unbearable. Truthfully, I always thought I’d be the one to beat him, but my family has a notorious curse on our Thawfest performance. No Hofferson has won a point in a hundred years. Just bad luck.” 

“So no chance of humbling Snotlout?” 

“Not initially, no. But these Thawfest games would be the first to include Dragons. And with a Nightfury, well, now there was an even playing field.” 

Hiccup smiled at her recollection. Hearing it from her perspective was interesting. 

“Snotlout was always mean to Hiccup, but he became a lot more respectful after Hiccup lost his leg. Thawfest brought the ugly back out, and Hiccup was right there, handing it right back. I honestly didn’t recognize him. He’d always taken bullying and criticism so tactfully, either letting it roll off his shoulders or turning it into a joke, but now he was showboating and hurling insults…granted, Hiccup hadn’t ever won anything before, so he probably didn’t know what that felt like.”

Ouch, Astrid. Hiccup thought.

“He had the chance to beat Snotlout. And I think Spitelout, Snotlout’s dad, was very aware of that. Spitelout’s always been cruel, and reamed Snotlout out in front of all of us, while Stoick just told Hiccup to do his best.” There was warmth in her voice as she finished, “during the final race, Hiccup ‘had a problem’ with Toothless and Snotlout was able to win. Everyone else thought there was a malfunction with the tail, but I could tell it was on purpose. Hiccup gave up his chance to finally win Thawfest and ‘be the best viking’ because he knew the pride and accomplishment would last a little while, but the shame and humiliation Snotlout would feel would last a lifetime. He let Snotlout, the boy that bullied him his entire life, win, because they were friends now and that’s what friends do.” 

“And you thought he should at least win something.” 

“Exactly.” 

Hiccup rested a hand on his blushing face. He assumed Astrid had figured him out, and that was why she kissed him, but to see that she had so deeply and thoroughly read his mind and heart…

But she’d been good at that for years. He could never hide his feelings from her. With one look, she was able to determine what was on his mind or what was bothering him. 

All but one thing, and he was fairly sure she knew and just didn’t comment on it. 

“So you don’t have any feelings for him at all? None whatsoever?” 

Hiccup held his breath.

“I mean…of course I like him, I love him! But like—not love love. A platonic love.” 

“Like a brother?” 

“Ehhh, like a friend. A good friend. I trust him, but that’s really it.” 

Crack. Hiccup was pretty sure his heart just stopped, and maybe they could hear it snapping in half from where they were. 

Tears bit at his eyes, but he was determined not to let them fall. Astrid was entitled to feel however she wanted. Her friendship was so important to him, he’d take it in whatever form she was willing to give. 

No wonder the random kisses stopped. She just…didn’t like him.

Then he started spiraling. What was the tipping point? When did she realize he wasn’t all that special? Because you don’t just kiss your friends, there had to have been some fondness she held for him at one point. And then it disappeared somewhere along the line. 

He did something to repulse her. 

“So…you wouldn’t mind if I asked him out?” Heather asked. 

Hiccup choked, a wheeze slithering up his throat. He had to place a hand over his mouth to keep it silent. 

What?! Heather?! Why?!

It seemed like Astrid had similar thoughts as she barked, “excuse me?!” 

“Yeah,” Heather replied, calm and cool. “If you don’t like like him, I think he’s pretty cool. Maybe he’d go on a date with me.” 

“That’s—!” Astrid balked. Then, after a moment, she said, “you know what? You’re right! You’re both clever and cool, I bet you’d get along great. You should go for it.” 

What?! Hiccup screamed in his mind. Astrid, don’t! 

“Really?” Heather chirped. “You sure you don’t mind?”

“Nah, I was just concerned since you just got here. But why not? He seems to like you.” 

Yeah, Hiccup liked Heather, about as much as he liked Ruffnut. She was a friend that he trusted. Granted, he did think Heather was pretty, but that was the extent of his attraction. 

Hiccup shook his head, feeling all sorts of hurt and betrayal. He needed to get out of here. 

Just as quietly as he came, he tiptoed away, careful to not make his foot click or even brush against leaves. 

Once he was far enough away, he booked it back to the Edge, eyes stinging with tears. He didn’t want to cry, but gods how he loved her! 

And now he would have to navigate putting his heart back together while figuring out what to do with Heather. 

He’d turn her down, obviously. He was in no condition to agree to any sort of date, no matter how casual. 

He needed time. 

He turned the path to the Clubhouse and saw Snotlout and Tuffnut wrestling in the grass. He tried to pass them without a word, but Snotlout spotted him. 

“Hey, why the long face?” 

Hiccup didn’t answer, but kept walking. 

“Whoa, yeah! You been crying? What happened?” Asked Tuffnut. 

“I’m fine,” Hiccup protested, his voice thick with sorrow. 

Snotlout and Tuffnut quickly abandoned their training and flanked Hiccup, one on each side. 

“You say that, but your face is soaked with tears,” Snotlout smirked. “What? Did you see a big scary spider?” 

Hiccup never appreciated Snotlout’s teasing, who would? But right now, he was ready to break. Instead, he found a safe lie and said, “my leg is killing me.” 

Snotlout’s face steeled into something more serious. In a blink, Hiccup was up on his back, being carried back to the Outpost piggyback style. 

“You don’t have to—“ 

“Don’t comment on it,” Snotlout grumbled. “Just let me get my weight training in…though you weigh nothing, so it’s not going to do any good.” 

Hiccup just hung on and hid his face in Snotlout’s shoulder. Pain was pain, no matter where it was coming from, and comfort was comfort, even if it was coming from his dickhead cousin. 

Snotlout carried him all the way back to his hut and sat him on his bed. “You good if you just chill for a bit? Or do you need me to get Fishface?” 

“No, getting off of it for a while is fine. Thanks Snotlout, I appreciate it.” 

“No problem,” he smirked. Then he punched Hiccup in the shoulder. “If I see you up before dinner, I’m bringing you back…and it won’t be a pleasant piggyback ride next time.” 

“Noted.” 

Snotlout gave him a salute and left, leaving Hiccup all alone in his hut. 

All alone, and miserable. 

It had been such a nice day too!

Hiccup sighed as he laid down on his bed. Curling up helped with the pain. 

He didn’t want to sulk. He didn’t want to cry his eyes out, but wow how quickly his world flipped upside down! He always thought there was something special between him and Astrid. They could almost read each other’s minds. 

I don’t want to live in a world without you. 

And she had repeated that to him. Had that meant nothing? Or just not as much as it meant to him? 

How many sleepless nights had he tossed and turned thinking about her, dreaming about her, planning when he’d make that step? He was so certain that this was mutual and just unrushed. When he finally did kiss her, she’d reciprocate. 

Because he trusted her. He trusted her too much, apparently, and never thought she’d hurt him. 

And it stung. All the way down to his toes, he felt a blinding ache. He and Astrid hadn’t dated, no, but she was so intrinsic to his life, as deeply intertwined with every aspect, there was no escape. She was in all his happy memories. She was there cheering him on in all his victories. How was he supposed to face her now? 

How was he supposed to move on? 

A sob cut through his mental tirade and he buried his eyes in the crook of his elbow. 

Gods, this hurt. And that meant it was real. It wasn’t puppy love or a little crush, it was all encompassing desire and adoration. 

He loved Astrid Hofferson. And she didn’t love him back. 

“Wurrr?” Toothless warbled in his face. 

Hiccup looked up sharply, meeting those empathetic green eyes. “Oh. Hey bud, didn’t hear you come up.” 

“Weerrp?” 

“I’m okay…or I will be.” 

Toothless sniffed over his body, checking for injuries. 

“No, no it’s…it’s not that. I um…I found out that Astrid probably doesn’t feel the same way I do.” 

“Rrrummp.” Toothless rolled his eyes, clearly showing a large degree of doubt. 

“No ‘rruummp’! I heard it! With my own ears! She and Heather were talking and she asked her if we were a couple and Astrid denied it up and down. Said she liked me as a friend and that’s it.” He clenched his eyes shut as they started to water again. “She actually encouraged Heather to ask me out.” 

“Rreweerr?” 

“Your guess is as good as mine. I thought…well, it doesn’t matter what I thought. I was wrong.” He tucked his head into his arm again, putting pressure on his eyelids. 

Toothless, ever the faithful companion, climbed up onto the bed and wormed his legs under Hiccup. Then he dragged him back and cocooned him in paws and wings, blocking out the world and whatever hurt his boy. 

Hiccup could cry in peace. 

Hours passed, and Hiccup cried on and off. He’d gather himself, hype himself up to some sort of mantra of ‘it’s going to be fine, you’ll get over it’. And then he’d break down again as he remembered something else that Astrid’s presence was intertwined with and was now ruined. 

He hadn’t cried like this in years. Not since…not since he lost his leg. That time was a whirlwind of emotion. His father disowned him, and the pain of being cast out of the tribe was excruciating. Losing everything he loved, everything he had tried so hard to protect and those he tried to impress. It was ripped away. 

But Astrid remained, standing by his side and encouraging him in her own abrasive way. She poked and prodded at him until he kicked himself into gear, then she was with him through all of it. She helped him train the others, flew him to Helheim’s gate, did everything he asked of her and helped him fulfill his destiny. 

Back then, gaining his father’s love and acceptance had come from his arrival. Just coming to help was enough for Stoick…though seeing the Red Death with his own eyes probably helped. 

But for the rest of the Vikings, for everyone else that ridiculed him, his outcast had to be traded for. He lost his leg, but found a place in the tribe. 

Except…Astrid never needed any of that. She was there from that magical flight, and by his side, she’d remain. Without her, he’d still be on that cliff, watching his father and Toothless sail away. 

Without her…

What was he going to do? 

Stopping the hunters, saving the dragons, it was all the right thing to do, and he was driven to do it. But for how long? Without her rallying beside him, how long would his spirit hold up before it broke? 

He was just one man. Less than one man, really, with less than a whole dragon. They could do great things, had done great things. 

But without Astrid, the victories wouldn’t be as sweet, and the losses would hurt even more. 

But he’d do it. He’d smile and keep her at arms length, if that’s where she wanted to be. All he wanted was for her to be happy. 

Oh gods, what if she fell in love with someone? With this new perspective, he was certain she was just not interested in love and more interested in the fight. What if that changed? What if she met someone on their travels? What if he had to watch her fall in love and he had to pretend to be happy for her? 

No. No Odin, please no. That might actually kill him. 

The dinner bell rang. Everyone else was probably gathered already, and this was just for his benefit. 

Dare he bother? Well, if he didn’t go, Astrid would surely check on him. And he just couldn’t handle that right now. 

He patted Toothless’ belly. “Alright, you big lug, let me up.” 

Toothless warbled a protest, but unfurled his legs and wings so Hiccup could crawl out. 

From here, Hiccup could see and hear that it had started raining. Not too hard, but enough to be a pain to fly in. 

“Ah, sorry bud. Probably no flight tonight. Looks like you can go back to napping.” 

Toothless cocked his head to the side, concerned. 

Hiccup went to his wash basin and splashed the freezing cold water on his face, hoping that the evidence of tears would wash away. Maybe Snotlout had told them what happened, and any redness would be attributed to his leg instead of the real problem. 

The rain storm did make his calf ache though, and thinking about it made it flare up. A twinge, enough to be uncomfortable, but not enough to be debilitating like Snotlout thought. Still, to be proactive and to help with his cover story, he took out his cane. A gift from Gobber when they left home, only used on the worst days. 

Well, this was a pretty terrible day. 

“Weerrr?” 

“I’m okay. I’m going to make an appearance, eat some dinner, and then come back. I might even be able to get some work done on that tail.” 

Toothless didn’t seem to care about the tail, just his boy. He let out another concerned wuff and padded closer. 

“You’re smothering me,” Hiccup scolded. “Just…I’m dealing with it.” 

“Rrrggh.” 

“I know…I love you too, bud.” 

Hiccup gave him a scratch behind the ears and then headed out into the rain. 

By the time he reached the clubhouse, he was soaked. As he thought, he was the last to arrive, and everyone looked up as he entered. 

Astrid was up like a shot, jogging over to him. She took his free arm and draped it over her shoulder. 

“You don’t have to—“ 

“You have your cane.” 

“Yeah…” 

She led him to his normal spot, right next to her, and sat him down. Then she took his cane and placed it out of the way, but close enough for him to grab. 

A plate and mug were placed in front of him, probably by Fishlegs, but he wasn’t keeping track. He just stared at his food and idly pushed it around with his fork. 

Having Astrid fret and dote on him made his appetite evaporate. 

Someone was talking, maybe Snotlout or the twins. They were telling a joke, or maybe a story. There was laughter which petered out to companionable silence. 

“What about you, Hiccup?” Heather asked. “We didn’t see you at all today. What were you up to?” 

He frowned slightly, scrounging up a story. 

“Ex-nay on the ay-day,” whispered Snotlout, still loud enough everyone heard. 

“Yeah, on bad leg days, you don’t want to know what he was up to,” said Tuff, who then received an elbow to the gut. 

He took it and ran with it. “Well, I had an idea for a new tailfin,” Hiccup began. “Then I got stuck and went for a walk. I…pulled something, and spent the rest of the day laying down.” He shrugged. “Not very interesting.” 

“…I’m sorry to hear that.” 

Hiccup nodded, always awkward when people apologized for his leg pain. It wasn’t anyone’s fault. No one needed to apologize. 

Heather got this big, mischievous grin across her lips and said, “I know what will cheer you up!” 

Astrid whipped her head over to glare at Heather. “Not now.” 

Heather seemed to ignore her, however, as she declared, “let’s go on a date!” 

The room went silent. Snotlout dropped his fork. Ruffnut choked on her drink. 

Not so subtly, everyone looked at Astrid. Hiccup glanced at her from his periphery, but didn’t linger. 

Her face was stony cold, and borderline murderous. 

“Well?” Heather prodded. “What do you say? Unless…you have your eye on someone else…” 

“Heather.” Astrid snapped. 

Ah. So this was a game she was playing. Well, unfortunately, this wasn’t a game to Hiccup. His feelings, Astrid’s lack of feelings, it wasn’t amusing. It wasn’t fun. It was beyond painful, and he wasn’t doing this. 

“Not interested,” he said coldly. 

The gasps from the group weren’t a surprise. He never spoke harshly to anyone without good reason. And even then, Heather hadn’t ever been on the receiving end.

Then he stood, left his cane behind, left a full plate of food, and walked with purpose out of the clubhouse and into the pouring rain. 

He could hear the chaos before he was out of earshot. 

“I tried to warn you, Muttonhead!” Astrid shouted, clearly angry. 

“What the hell was that?!” Ruffnut barked. 

“I didn’t think he’d react like that!” Heather defended. 

And then he was off, trying to get away from them. Going back to his hut was a sure fire way to get sought out quickly, or Toothless would be smothering him again. 

Either way, back out into the rain it was. No particular destination, he just wandered, letting the rain soak him through. 

Eventually, he walked to the edge of the landing strip, and his escape came to an end. No where else to go, but he was far enough away for now, and in the downpour, in the dark of the evening, no one would look for him out here. 

Fresh hot tears mingled with the cold rain on his face. 

He sighed in exasperation. “Just stop crying already,” he scolded himself. “It’s not doing any good.” 

But that only made him feel worse and cry harder. 

“Hey,” Astrid’s voice cut through his sorrow. It was stern, almost motherly. “Why are you out here? Why are you standing?” 

So much for getting away for a while…

He didn’t respond, didn’t turn to her, nothing. But he did cross his arms, more to hug himself than anything. 

“Snotlout said he found you weeping in pain earlier. Do I need to carry you?” 

“No.” 

“I brought your cane. Let’s go back to your hut and get you a hot rag.” 

His breath hitched. She was so thoughtful, so thorough. And so self-sacrificing! Heather, her best friend, was here, and Astrid was doting on him. 

He couldn’t let her do that. 

“Astrid, could you leave me alone?” He croaked. 

That was decidedly not the correct thing to say to get her off his back, as she was immediately in front of him, brows drawn and frowning hard. “No way in Midgard am I leaving you alone right now. It’s my job to make sure you’re taken care of.” 

He clenched his eyes shut. “Who gave you that job? My dad?” 

“I gave it to myself.” She poked his chest. “Because you’re too reckless and impulsive for your own good. Someone needs to make sure you don’t break your neck!” 

“You don’t need to do that.” 

“No? You’re all good to just stand out here and get sick? You’re content to be out the rest of the week with leg pain?” 

“My leg isn’t the problem!” He barked. “Now leave me alone!” 

Her eyes went wide and she took a step closer, resting a hand on his shoulder. “What happened?” 

He scoffed and turned away. 

But Astrid persisted. She reached up and pushed his sopping wet bangs out of his face. Her touch was tender and so full of love, it might as well be a blow from a mace. 

“Talk to me, Hiccup. You can trust me.” 

He looked back at her, a lump in his throat. Hopefully it was dark enough out that she couldn’t see the redness on his face. 

Might as well just rip the Nadder quill out, right? Have this conversation and figure out where they stand? That was the smart thing. It would probably help figure out where to go from here. 

A hot tear slipped between the frigid rain drops. 

“I did go on a walk,” he began. “I went to your clearing, and heard you say my name…and I decided to eavesdrop.” 

Astrid’s eyes blew wide as she covered her mouth. “Oh Odin…how much did you hear?” 

“It started with Heather asking if we were a couple and I left when you encouraged her to ask me out.” 

“All of it,” she cringed. “You heard all of it.” 

“So…I just…I thought…” he sighed. “I’m trying to come to terms with it. I had…expectations, or maybe assumptions, and didn’t realize you…didn’t feel the same.” The last bit came out with a croak. 

“Hiccup…” 

“So that’s what happened,” he glanced away. “You’re so deeply involved with every part of my life, I’m trying to figure out how to get over you and —“ 

She pressed her fingers to his lips. “Stop right there,” she snapped. “You’re not making any decisions like that.” 

“Astrid…” he mumbled against her hand. 

“Let me finish.” She huffed. “That conversation wasn’t meant for you.” 

“I know, I shouldn’t have lis—“ 

She punched him in the arm, though not too hard, just enough to shut him up. 

“Ow!” 

“I’m not done,” she scolded. “Hiccup, I lied to Heather. I didn’t want to talk to her about my feelings for you, but I know her. She would have pestered me until I told the truth. I still don’t think she believed me.” 

“You were very convincing.” 

She held his face. “But it was a lie. You know I care a lot about you, right?” 

He felt his mouth tremble. “Yeah…?”

She smiled and wiped over his cheek with her thumb. “You think I’d come looking for you in this storm and worrying myself sick over you and somehow not be utterly crazy about you? You’re not the genius I thought.” 

He started to feel better. A smile pulled on his lips. “You’re crazy about me?” 

“Apparently you’re the only one it wasn’t obvious to.” 

“Sorry for being dumb.” He sniffed. “I think there’s something wrong with my brain sometimes, because I can’t accept compliments or take people at face value.” 

She shook her head. “You aren’t dumb, Hiccup. We never talked about it. I guess we both just made assumptions.” 

He nodded, before clenched his eyes shut to stop the fresh round of tears that cropped up. “No no, no more of that please,” he muttered. 

“Hey, it’s okay,” Astrid pleaded, gently brushing his face with her fingertips. “I’m sorry I hurt you.” 

“You didn’t mean to.” 

“That doesn’t mean it didn’t still hurt.” 

He took a shaky breath. “Why did you encourage Heather to ask me out?” 

She actually laughed. “Oh my gods, that was so stupid! I knew exactly what she was doing. She likes Fishlegs after all. She was trying to get me to protest and get all possessive. But it was obvious, so I called her bluff.” 

“You sure did.” 

“I definitely didn’t think she’d go through with it. Maybe she was trying to get me to throw up a stink at dinner. Or she was hoping that you’d say ‘sorry, but I have someone I like’ or something.” 

“Was I too harsh?” 

“No!” She cackled. “That’ll teach her to be nosy!” 

Hiccup exhaled, feeling much better. Things weren’t as dire as he feared, and he hadn’t hurt Heather’s feelings. “What were your assumptions?” 

She smiled softly, playing with the hair at his nape. “Well, I assumed you still had that ginormous crush on me that you had when we were kids. I figured when the time was right, and you felt like things were stable, you’d make a move. You need a wife and heir, afterall. What did you assume?” 

Even though he knew she’d take it well, confessing still was difficult and his words got caught in his tight throat. With glassy eyes and a wispy voice, he told her, “I thought you’d always be by my side. I thought we’d grow old together. I thought…things wouldn’t be too different, but I’d be allowed to kiss you and hold you…I assumed you were mine.” 

She smiled. “Well, it sounds like we’re on the same page now. I’m not going anywhere. Things are pretty crazy, so feel free to take as much time as you need. Make that move when you’re ready.” 

“Okay.” 

He grabbed her roughly by the hips and pulled her to him. In a flash, his lips were on hers, clumsy and desperately kissing, driven by need and desire. Hope was rekindled in his heart and he wasn’t wasting another moment.

Astrid smiled against his lips and returned the kiss. She dug her fingers into his drenched hair and pressed herself firmly against him. 

Hiccup pulled away far enough to press more fierce kisses across her jaw and down her neck. “I’m crazy about you too,” he murmured against her skin. “I spent the day thinking about how I was going to go on without you. What my life would look like if I didn’t have you by my side.” He hungrily grabbed her and held her tight, nuzzling into her neck. “I don’t think I could do it.” 

“I don’t want to live in a world without you,” Astrid reminded him. “And you don’t, babe. I’m not going anywhere.” 

“You swear?” 

“I don’t want to be anywhere else. You’ve made me the person I am today. Even the darkest, roughest days we have are tolerable because I’m with you.” 

“I feel the same,” he confessed, before kissing her again. “I love you, Astrid Hofferson. I'm going to make a contract with your parents as soon as possible, because I’m going to marry you. If there are no objections?” 

“None from me.” 

“Then let’s iron out the details later.” He kissed her fiercely, digging his fingers into her hips as he held her possessively. 

Astrid returned the hold, almost painfully tugging on his hair.

They nipped at each other, trying to figure out how this whole ‘kissing’ thing worked, and trying desperately to devour the other. 

Tongues brushed together, though neither knew who started it. Soon their desperate kisses turned into lustful exploration, filled with pleased moans and the awkward mouth noises that came from sloppy kissing. Then that led to giggles. 

“How long were you waiting for me?” He asked before kissing her jaw and neck. 

Astrid lazily looped her arms over his shoulders and tilted her head to the side to give him more access. “Hmmm…I liked you for a long time. That first flight with Toothless, when you showed me how good life could be and that peace was possible…I remembered thinking ‘I’m probably going to end up marrying this boy’ kind of out of nowhere. And the thought didn’t disgust me, so I hugged you.” 

He remembered that hug. Her arms around him were a sign that he’d won her over to his side. He just didn’t realize how much he’d won her over. “Really?” 

“Mmmhmm. Of course, I didn’t know what the turning point would be. I just knew that you were going to do great things and I wanted to be a part of all of it.” 

“Astrid…” 

“I think I started getting impatient after we took down Dagur at Outcast island. Our enemies were all taken care of, and there was finally peace.” 

“Three years ago?”

“More or less.” 

He frowned. “Why didn’t you make the move?” 

“I did. Three times. But you never really acknowledge it. Just kinda smiled at me.” 

His jaw dropped. She had him. She was absolutely right! “Oh Astrid…I’m so sorry. I didn’t know—” 

“Hush. You just weren’t ready.” 

“I’m pretty extra sure I was, I just—I didn’t—!” 

She silenced him with a kiss. “All in the past, babe. You’re mine now.” 

“Always have been.” He returned the kiss, overwhelmed with the sheer love for her that this day had stirred up inside him. “Always will be.” 

She pulled away for a moment, pushing his sopping wet hair out of his face. They were both drenched to the bone, but the heat they were giving off kept them plenty warm. “You know, once we let people know that we’re officially together, Berk’s going to be reluctant to let us live out here unsupervised.” 

He pouted for a moment, knowing she was right, before growing a wicked grin. “You know who you’re talking to, right? I’ve obliterated every tradition thrown at me. If I tell my dad we’re together, he’ll give me some half-assed lecture about being careful, and then he’ll give me a wink with a twinkle in his eye.” 

She chuckled. “You think?” 

“That’s what he did when we moved out here.” 

She barked a loud laugh at that, throwing her head back in delight. 

Hiccup took the opportunity to swoop in and kiss at her throat, tonguing her when he reached her pulse point. 

The action made her shiver. 

“Oh my lady,” he pouted, though he wasn’t all that choked up about it. “You're soaked through! Maybe we should go back to my hut…” he leaned in and spoke in her ear. “And get out of these wet clothes?” 

She poked his nose. “You’re naughty. I’m going to have to keep an eye on you.” 

“You can say no.” 

“I didn’t.”

His eyes widened in excitement. “Race you?” 

“You can try, Peg-Leg Pete.” 

“Excuse me?!” 

She burst from his arms with a cackle and ran down the ramp towards their huts. 

—-

Toothless was resting. Not sleeping, not even dosing. Just resting. He had his head on his paws as he grumbled in irritation. 

Something had hurt his boy. And it was a pain he couldn’t do anything about, because it was inside. One of those pains that would take time and love to heal. 

Just as Toothless shifted on his rock again, trying to get comfortable, the roller door to the hut opened, and he perked up. Hiccup was back! 

With Astrid? 

He tilted his head in confusion. Wasn’t Astrid the cause of his pain? What was she doing here? 

Toothless watched as the two talked in hushed tones, punctuated with that weird human lip contact and giggles. 

The smile on Hiccup’s face reassured him that things were turning around. 

Then the two were taking off their outer skins and draping them near the fire. Then they were down to their vulnerable pink states and touching each other with their paws and tongues. 

Toothless really didn’t want to know where this was going, as humans were notorious for having the weirdest mating rituals. 

Hiccup seemed fine. Better than fine, really, so Toothless made his hasty retreat to the stables to get away…not without smacking his boy’s bare butt with his tail. 

“Hey!”

[lordvonbunnyv]

HTTYD Antarctica AU

I have been playing with this AU for a while, it's basically a modern HTTYD AU, but the riders are researchers for a base in antarctica. the base is called "the edge" and they bring their pets with them.

Hiccup is a technician and engineer for the base, he brought toothless with him, who I headcanon as a melanistic Norwegian forest cat. he also has his pilot's license and six different 3D printers, and a clock radio that can somehow run Doom.

I want to say that Astrid is the surveyor and radio operator of the group, she often goes out in the plane to conduct surveys of the weather and land, basically a glorified scout. she is also in charge of the base's safety. she is also Hiccup's right hand man, and I head canon stormfly to be a golden blue macaw.

Snotlout is just there to be with his friends and impress his dad. He does do maintenance work and keep log books. he does have a journal about his time at the base that he plans on publishing titled "how the toilet somehow froze over, and other stories from antarctica.". I think I want hookfang to be a Doberman maybe?

Fishlegs is the medic, he once had to perform surgery on himself after his appendix exploded. he survived the surgery, he also once allowed his nieces and nephews to come visit him and Meatlug (who is a kunekune pig) during the summer months.

Ruffnut and tuffnut are just there for the heck of it, they run their own youtube channel that documents their trip, and Tuffnut is the unofficial cook. like Snotlout, they perform odd jobs around the base. there was an incident where they ran out of food and had to wait a week before a new shipment came, all they had in the fridge were a box of lucky charms cereal, ketchup, mustard, sweet chili sauce, a few tortillas, a half eaten tin of kippers, and one of Hiccup's open can of Monster. they had to somehow make a meal out of that. Barf and Belch are a two headed green tree python.

Heather joins the group later as a way to escape her drug addict brother, Dagur. she later goes undercover on board of an illegal whaling ship run by Viggo and his crew and almost gets killed. Windshear is an african grey parrot.

of course this isn't a lord bunny AU without an OC...

Nott never met the riders before until she signs up for the trip as another medic after Fishleg's appendix went boom. she has albinism and is very light sensitive and is legally blind without her glasses that she choses not to wear for just how thick the lenses are, to her they're like two mason jar lids being held together by a wire. she is mostly active at night and is very shy and quiet and is really only seen with Fishlegs. her pet is an axolotl that glows under a black light named Marauder. basically Marauder is a modern day version of the Flightmare.

[snapmite1998]

Another sketch of Buffstrid and Twigcup for @p-artsypants but this is a quick little one shot that goes with Buffstrid being mad at Snotlout for nearly getting her and Stormfly killed during a training exercise.

Hotheaded

Trying to hold back his enraged wife was like trying to hold back a tidal wave from colliding with a sea stack, it was futile. Hiccup was very tempted to let Astrid loose on Snotlout, after all, his recent stunt of trying to show off being the best dragon rider resulted in him and Hookfang crashing into both Astrid and Stormfly. And after helping the mess of human and dragons separate, Astrid had murder in her eyes and brandished her axe and was prepared to cut Snotlout down to size.

"That's right, hide from me, you arrogant little—"

"A-Astrid, breathe!" Hiccup pleaded with gritted teeth as he held his large, muscular wife back from murdering a member of the riders.

"No no, let her loose!" Tuffnut grinned.

"Yeah!" Ruffnut laughed. "I wanna see Snotlout run while screaming like a girl."

Glaring at the Twins, Snotlout growled. "Shut up, you muttonheads!" He then looked back at Astrid with a mix of smugness and fear. "You won't kill me."

"No," Astrid seethed. "But I might relieve you of something far more valuable than your life."

Blanching at her meaning, Snotlout turned to Hiccup. "You're gonna let her do that to me?!"

"Well, if you weren't always doing stupid stunts like this, I may sympathize with you," Hiccup grunted, finally managing to still his wife before glaring at Snotlout. "Next time you do something like this, I won't hold Astrid back."

"Good," the large blond said, her tone hopeful as she pointed her axe at Snotlout. "I pray you do this again, so I can kick your annoying arse!"

Fishlegs, who was still mounted on top of Meatlug, hid a smile and stifled the laughter bubbling in his throat with his hands. "Careful Snotlout," he began before pointing at his crotch. "I think you've soiled yourself."

Screaming in embarrassment, Snotlout ran to the nearest bush while the rest of the riders soon dissolved into laughter. Astrid, however, caught her breath as she looked down at Hiccup. "Thanks, for holding me back," running a hand through her bangs, she shook her head. "I swear, Snotlout is the most annoying person in all of Midgard."

"Oh, he is. Trust me," Hiccup agreed, having more than his fair share of Snotlout's antics growing up. "But, he's a dragon rider, part of our team, and one of us. Like it or not."

Growling, Astrid nodded before blowing a strand of her hair out of her face. "His insubordination is going to get one of us seriously wounded or killed," she then gave her husband a firm look. "If you can't keep him in line, I'll be more than happy to do it myself."

"Why do I have a feeling that Snotlout won't return to us whole if that happens?" Hiccup quipped.

Smirking, Astrid leaned down and kissed her husband before winking. "Don't tell him that."

[staarjeelly]

ik no one asked me, but i said i was going to do it regardless. so, behold:

more reasons why i think the httyd live action shouldn’t exist! 

first of all, the dragon designs. i don’t get them. i definitely don’t like them. they look like bland, generic dragons that have nothing to do with their animated counterparts. the dragons in the animated films are full of life, they look appealing, they catch your eye, because that is their purpose! to be appealing to the public! they are meant to look nice, their designs are supposed to have personality, which the live action remakes notably lack. they look bad, they’re ugly, even. and i don’t get it, because recently we’ve seen how easy it is to have good representation while still honouring the original design, with the universal epic universe. they did it how it was supposed to be done! toothless still looks like toothless, the guy who plays hiccup acts and talks like hiccup, stormfly looks like stormfly, and so do every other character and dragon. hookfang has nothing left of his intelligence, his agility, his charm. he’s a generic red dragon that holds nothing left of the grace a monstrous nightmare should have. he looks dumb, he looks soulless, he isn’t hookfang.

stormfly is a whole other thing. i just don’t like her. her design is bad, she looks atrocious. i don’t like what they’ve done to her head, to the way it’s distributed. she doesn’t look menacing, she looks dumb. she’s boring and stormfly shouldn’t be boring, and that’s one of the worst ways in which they’ve fucked up.

meatlug, i���m not even going to talk about her. she looks like a deformed hippo, and she’s probably my least favorite. she went from a charming dragon to a fat pug with breathing issues. and her color palette is just so, so bland. i hate her in the la.

barf and belch, meh. i do not like them, but i guess that’s because by the time they announced their design, i had already lost all hope. same as with hookfang, they lost their appeal. they are another generic two headed green dragon. they lost the sly look a zippleback should have, their playful look, everything. and i also hate they way their head is distributed. also, why don’t they have their zipple neck anymore??? what was the point of taking that away???? (tf is wrong w him in this pic😭)

terrible terror?? stupid. they took a chameleon and put wings on it. looks nothing like a terrible terror and has become a winged lizard. nothing more.

it’s just so amazing how they’ve managed to suck all the life out of the original desings and leave us with nothing more than poorly done cgi and horrible designs. the red death and the rumblehorn are just so bad i’m not even going to say anything about it. (she's so ugly, i can't)

define glowdown. i'll start:

now i wanted to dedicate another section of this post to talk about toothless. because he makes me genuinely mad. he is not a night fury. he is not the menacing dragon he’s supposed to be. he isn’t the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. he’s a bulky, drooling puppy who has nothing left of his original personality. i already talked about his design in my other post, but i wanted to point out that, aside from fucking up his design, they have made him as dumb as a rock. in all the scenes in which he’s supposed to look menacing. the downed dragon, where he should look like the most dangerous dragon hiccup has never encountered, he looks like a wet puppy. instead of “i’m going to kill you” it seems like he’s thinking “please, don’t kill me!” wth????

i also saw this and i have to add it because he looks awful

when they’re inside the nest, with the red death, instead of alert and threatening, ready to attack if anything bad happens, he’s looking around like “i'm not experiencing a single emotion right now”

doesn't look scared when fighting the red death, either??? stupid.

i hate it. i hate it with all my might. that’s not toothless. that’s not the night fury. that’s a newly tamed dragon, not a puppy! also, why does he have drogon type wings? why would they feel like they needed to change that??? 

last image to prove my point:

and i get that they wanted to make them look more realistic, but they should know that, in a live action, that’s basically impossible. which leads me to my next point. dragons don’t belong in reality. they’re fictional. that’s why the animation was such a nice way of representing them, because within the animation universe, anything is possible,. dragons, magic, anything. but when you take that into a live action, things don’t work out anymore. because dragons don’t belong in the real world. they look completely out of place. and that’s why i’ll never get tired of saying that we should stop treating animation as a lesser way to tell a story. animation is valid, animation is beautiful and animation gives you a lot more range to do whatever you want. anything can happen in animation. it is a valid way of portraying media and we’re basically ignoring it to favor shitty live actions that no one asked for. 

next, and i think last, are the scenes they changed. and not only the scenes, but the music. take test drive, for example (because i’ve already talked a lot about the downed dragon). all the tension is gone. everything that made it a good scene is gone. it’s an absurdity and the end???????? i’m actually so mad. they took out everything important about it.

the scene in which hiccup is testing out toothless’ prosthetic is also stupid. he just puts it on and the next second he’s flying. none of that doubt he shows in the original scene, none of the wondering he does, as if he’s thinking “wait, i can fly again”, he just knows. hate it. (why's his head so biggg😭)

next, the dragon nip. why the hell would they change the dragon nip to an allergy to dandelions? how stupid is that? and for what? what was the purpose? i don’t get it. it isn’t necessarily a bad change, but it is a stupid one. in the series, they state that blue oleanders are poisonous to dragons, but adding an allergy that every species of dragon shares is just dumb. at least to me.

now, the fight that hiccup and stoick have when he tells his father about the nest. why the fuck would they feel the need to add valka to that scene???? valka isn’t mentioned by name in the original film, she’s almost never mentioned. and now they felt like having stoick say: “why would your mother think about you?” was a good idea. and it isn’t because we know that valka is the same as hiccup. she sees dragons as more than vicious beasts, and that makes the fight, or at least that line delivery,  stupid (thanks to @bdragonspam on insta for the info, she has a nice reel pinned on her page that explains how she lived the live action, go check her out!). now, someone tell me if this is true because i have no idea, but is it true that now they have made astrid to have a conflict with the society she lives in?? like, a feminist issue? (because i think i saw someone saying something like that but i’m not sure) this leads me to my next point, the scene in which the red death starts suctioning air to try and trap stormfly and astrid, WHY WOULD THEY MAKE ASTRID JUMP OUT OF HER DRAGON.

like, girlie pop, not even stormfly is able to fight against the red death and suddenly you’re inside her mouth fighting her teeth?????? make that make sense, please. plot armor, i suppose, but stupid nevertheless. i guess they made it so that she doesn’t need to depend on hiccup but again, WHY????? (also, please someone confirm if she truly wants to become chief in the movies?)because that is dumb. astrid has never shown interest in becoming chief in the original movies. i don’t get why they have to add things like this to her character, this coming from nothing issue that she never had in the og films, more so issues she didn’t need. because, and this is just my personal opinion, astrid isn’t a character i enjoy. this is just a personal bias, but if i have something good to say about her character is that she has always been a strong woman, who did what she wanted. she didn’t ask for permission, she just did it. and she was great representation of a strong character, who could also be thoughtful (at times). what they’ve turned her into is just stupid. they’ve taken away her power and her strength and turned her into a feminist plot device just to add more social issues within the film. (in case this is true, but honestly, i can believe it is, knowing what they've done to the rest of the movie) 

i think that’s all i had to say just about the film itself. i am mad about this whole thing. i am truly mad. i don’t like that they’re destroying the original films just for money. because if they were made out of affection towards the originals, they would have put a lot more thought into it. a lot more care. and i overall hate how it’s the people that have never watched the originals saying that it is “the best live action they’ve ever seen” because it is objectively not. it’s the casual fans, the influencers the ones that are ruining this for the people that truly like the films. and they don’t care, because they don’t care about the franchise. they just care about the brand deals and their five minutes of fame. and i really hope it pays off for them. because for the people that enjoy these films as more of an entertainment, the people that have grown with these films, this is just a monstrosity. 

anyways, so so sorry for the long post and i hope everyone that doesn’t like the live action has a great day!!!

and to the live action fans that commented on my last post, if you like it, good for you. you're not going to change my mind, and to me, you're the one in the wrong. you're giving them more reasons to keep ruining a franchise that yeah, maybe wasn't perfect, but it was good. people enjoyed it the way it was. and please, please, if you are going to see it in theaters, if you're going to give them the money they're so desperately wanting, do not interact with my page. this is obviously not for you. this is for the people that care about this franchise. and you're clearly not one of them.

to the rest, thanks for reading, and i hope this isn't too long or too boring.

[evilwriter37]

hookfang when snotlout is turned into a terrible terror: pissy, annoyed, upset that snotlout isn't a nightmare like him, eventually comes around after many soft tantrums

toothless when hiccup is turned into a terrible terror: 🥺

meatlug when fishlegs is turned into a terrible terror: 🥺

stormfly when astrid is turned into a terrible terror: aww cute! and annoying! let's go flying!

barf and belch when ruff and tuff are turned into terrible terrors: the twins are fireproof now. the chaos intensifies

windshear when heather is turned into a terrible terror: 🥺

Okay, but you’re so right about this.

Somehow, the entire base is on fire from the twins, despite them being small dragons and Barf & Belch technically only being one.

This is great. I wonder how they all got turned into Terrible Terrors.

[howtodrawyourdragon]

Cherrytober 2024 Day 1

Irresistible

Summary: Set during RttE. Hiccup's ovulation happens to sync up with the dragon mating season and Toothless is tempted.

Warnings: Interspecies

Rating: Mature

Words: 951

Prompts: Scent

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup, Toothless

Pairing: Toothcup

Author's Notes: Yeeeesss, October is going to be a very fun month for me! Hallowtober, Cozytober, Halloween Horror Bingo, Price and now also Cherrytober! I'm a happy, happy writer!

Enjoy!

-XOXOX-

Years of living with Hiccup and now Toothless finds a problem. They’ve been living on the Edge for a good few months now, Dagur seeks to redeem himself to his sister and find their father, Viggo is dead in the recently stabilized volcano and mating season is right around the corner. That last part, in and of itself, shouldn’t be a problem. Toothless simply has no need for it, his mind isn’t on finding himself a mate just yet. Hiccup is the only family he needs.

Or that was the case with previous years. This time, the upcoming season sends him itching for something he has never desired before and the thing is, he doesn’t even want to search for it. Whenever he thinks of the mate he wants, his mind immediately jumps to his human and just being near him is enough to scratch that itch.

So he makes no advances, nothing in their relationship changes except for one thing; Either he sleeps on Hiccup’s bed or Hiccup sleeps on his. They never talked about it, he’s not sure what it is that he did that tipped Hiccup off, one night he simply crawled up on his stone slab with him and Toothless eagerly curled up around him. Ever since then, without a word spoken, they’ve shared the same bed for days.

Then one morning, that’s when the problem rears its ugly head. Toothless is awoken before the sun even rises, not by a nightmare, not by a sound or anything Hiccup does in his sleep, but by a scent.

He’ll never admit to it, but his nose is far from as strong as Stormfly’s. Much better than a human’s, but far below a Nadder’s. Still, a new scent fills his nostrils.

Strangely enough, it’s one he’s familiar with and he knows exactly who it’s coming from. Hiccup smells this way every month for a few days before he bleeds, he has always thought it ridiculous that humans needed to deal with such an evolutionary kick to the groin.

He knows exactly what it means, has always known it, and yet it never affected him the way it does now. He never smelled it as strong either and he can only think of one reason why. Mating season is around the corner and he’s grown up enough to care.

He’s starting to itch in a very peculiar way. Opening his eyes, he quickly finds his Rider, who is still fast asleep. He lies within his forelegs, head rest on the same one his arms are wrapped around like a pillow, lower body barely facing away from his nose. All he wears is a nightshirt and some underwear. Their close proximity makes this worse.

His mouth begins to water, lying here on the stone slab is suddenly becoming very uncomfortable, especially down below. He desires something that he couldn’t possibly ask for when Hiccup is too asleep to even consider it. He’s not even certain the human can take him, which is why he was perfectly content if their bond never changed from what it currently is. He doesn’t need it to change, but mating season falling perfectly in line with Hiccup’s lunar cycle is throwing him for a loop.

The dragon fidgets, trying to return to his slumber and yet unable to lie still. The scent is so distracting, so all consuming. It fills his head with thoughts he shouldn’t have and it’s getting harder and harder to ignore.

A small part of him whispers that it’s okay to at least smell him, his body is just reacting to what comes natural to all dragons, even if his bond with Hiccup is anything but. It’s not like Meatlug and Fishlegs have this problem.

He should take a deep whiff, his scent is far from bad. It’s alluring, drawing him in, inviting him to smell and he should take his body up on its offer. To smell, of course, and nothing else. Toothless can’t help the whine that leaves him, his self-control slipping. He knows he should get up and just remove himself from this situation, but that is already beyond him. He thinks about it, but his body won’t move.

Before he realizes it, his nose is closer to its mark, the scent impossibly strong. And then suddenly, Hiccup has been rolled onto his back and his dragon’s nose is between his legs, indulging himself with the scent. Now that growing voice in his head is telling him something much, much different and he can’t help the soft, but possessive, growl. He presses his nose further into his Rider’s groin, accidentally stimulating something incredibly sensitive and a certain someone represses a strangled moan, legs trembling at the attention.

Barely removing himself, Toothless’s big eyes look over and finds Hiccup very much awake and staring at him. His arms are wrapped around his foreleg still, but they’ve squeezed him tighter and his cheeks are bright red. He didn’t think he would wake up to this, but he has and Toothless isn’t sure what he must be thinking now. A rarity.

He’s almost mortified enough to pull away, almost. That scent still draws him in.

Than Hiccup does something he wasn’t expecting; he spreads his legs apart, giving him plenty of room to work with. He’s allowing him access, giving him permission to follow that scent and that voice to wherever they want him to go. Through his osft linen nightwear, the dragon can feel his heart racing below his sternum. His own heart beats faster, too.

Barely moments later, Hiccup is removing his nightshirt and underwear. Needless to say, there might be a couple of new Night Furies in their future.

[howtowhumpyourhiccup]

Price - Chapter 43 *FINALE*

Ashes to Ashes

Summary: Set during RttE, based on the episode "Gold Rush." The entire point was for Hiccup to get Berk's Gold back. Well, he's far from his goal now.

Warnings: Pregnancy, manipulation, swearing, major character death

Rating: Explicit

Dead Dove: Yes

Words: 2 465

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup, Toothless, Viggo, Astrid, Stormfly, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Snotlout

Whumpee: Hiccup

Whumper: Viggo

Pairing: Hiccstrid, Vigcup, Rycup

Author’s Notes: Lets get right to the finale! 👀

Enjoy!

End Notes:

IT. IS. DONE!

This is it, the final chapter of Price! A fic I started posting in September of 2024 has finally reached its end in May of 2025. I wish my fics for Just a Kid went this easily, but those chapters are 5k at the minimum.

However! the story isn't over yet, because, if you've been keeping up with what I've been saying in the author's notes, I knew for a very long time already that Price was going to be too long, so I split it up into two fics. Price and its sequel, Cost. I finished Cost Just This Week (the week of Price's finale!) and THAT fic has ended up with 46 chapters in total. Same length as here, some are beneath 1k words, some are above 3k, I believe. AND, believe it or not, I had to split Cost up even further. So now we have Price, Cost, and the third installment, Repayment, which I do believe is going to be the final one. Currently, Repayment is at six chapters already and the darkest installment yet.

I hope everyone who gave this fic kudos, who commented, who bookmarked or simply read it by lurking has enjoyed this fic. And I hope to see you all next Friday as I post the first chapter of Cost. Found in this series then, too. :)

💖💖💖 Thank you all! 💖💖💖

[storm-flyer]

Ok it's time to rewatch Dragons: Riders of Berk (Or DreamWorks Dragons, as Google lies to me that it's called)

It's wild to me that there are people who've only seen the HTTYD movies and not the TV shows. Because what is HTTYD without Dagur? Without Heather?? Without Gustav??? Without that old man that causes problems that I can't remember the name of????

Anyway, episode one. God knows I have absolutely no memory of what it's about. It's been a hot minute.

"How to Start a Dragon Academy"

- well I can guess what it's about now

- oh my god that intro. I'm getting mental whiplash from how instantly I was thrown back a decade

- 'This is Berk. For generations it was viking against dragon. The battles were ferocious. Then one day, everything changed. I met toothless.'

- 'Im alive?? I'm alive!!! ... Of course I am' oh snotlout

- 'You might wanna take notes.' she's so cocky I love her

- 'Yep, dragons. Most people here would say life is better since we made peace with them. Unfortunately, dragons are still, well. Dragons.'

- 🌟Mulch and Bucket🌟

- 'Most of us here on berk are willing to take the good with the bad. But there are those who will never accept the dragons, and will do anything to drive them away.' that old man

- Fungus the sheep!

- 'Ah, here's Mildew with the complaint of the day.' maybe not the best thing to say in his earshot, gobber

- 'Those devils are not built to live among civilised men.' 'Neither are you Mildew. Why do you think we built your house so far outside of town?' gobber

- 'Toothless, stop that fight! I'll put out the sheep!' sentences hiccup never thought he'd say

- 'Wow... He could really use our help.' 'We'll get to it.' 'In a minute'

- 'So, how was your day?' 'Ah, uneventful. Hung around the plaza, you know.' 'Yeah, I do know. We saw you out there. Hard to believe you're still standing'

- 'So you do have a plan?' 'I do. Of course I do!' like father like son

- 'Actually, the dragons do seem a little nervous.' 'Thats because they're very sensitive, Meatlug especially. She lost a cousin here. We try not to talk about it.' I love fishlegs and Meatlug so much

- 'Wait, so we're going behind your fathers back?' astrid. That can't be a surprise to you. That was the whole first movie.

- 'When I want hookfang to do something, I just get right in his face and DROP THAT RIGHT NOW, YOU HEAR ME?' *hookfang grabs snotlout with his mouth* 'see, he dropped it' I can't argue with that

- 'Stormfly?' 'Hookfang?' the sheer betrayal

- 'Its gonna be weird... I got used to stormfly's face being the first thing I see every morning...' 🥺🥺

- 'Its their nature. And nature always wins.' mildew that is the single most suspicious thing you could've said

- 'Feels like big sharp teeth are tearing at this thing in my chest.' 'Thats what it feels like when your heart is breaking.' 'I don't have a heart, I'm not a girl.' deep in snotlout's repression era I see

- 'Dragons are gonna do what they're gonna do, it's their nature. We just need to learn how to use it'

- 'Im too pretty for jail' I refuse to believe berk actually has a jail. At most there is one room with a metal door.

- 'I told you we were gonna get in trouble.' I mean, you didn't actually, Astrid. In fact you were thrilled to go along with the plan

- 'Dragons can't change who they are. But who would want them too?'

Well that was great! Onwards to episode two.

[askthedragonriders]

For everyone: what is your favourite dragon species? Even if it's not one you can train or ride, is there one you want to know more about?

I'm not sure I can pick another species as a favorite, but I can tell you which I want to know more about besides Night Furies. Sand Wraiths are a rarity but look related to Night Furies? It's odd and I hope we find more of them. The same goes for Woolly Howls. -Hiccup

An easy pick for a favorite. Deadly Nadders have the hottest fire out of all the dragons and are precise, sharp, and deadly. Stormfly also taught me how to relax and have fun. For other dragons, anything in the Sharp class, even if Stormfly is a Tracker class dragon now. -Astrid

I couldn't bear to pick any dragon other than my Meatlug. Gronckles may be slow but they're tough and pretty agile! They can fly in any direction due to the way their wings hover. They're also immune to dragon root! They're also essential for Gronckle Iron! And they spew literal lava just by eating rocks! Gronckles are amazing!! And for learning about any others?? Gosh, there's so many... all of them if the gods allow it... -Fishlegs

Need I remind you that Monstrous Nightmares are the best? Literally? They're the one Vikings fear the most. I just happen to be cool enough to ride one. Although, the idea of training a Skrill has crossed my mind. A Monstrous Nightmare and a Skrill under my belt? I'd be unstoppable. -Snotlout

Zipplebacks cause so much damage. Have you seen them spin in a flame wheel? We've tried to get Barf and Belch to do it while we're riding them but they refuse. Having the two heads is nice though, for fun and honestly for cuddles. Barf especially loves them. The gas Barf releases is a weapon on its own, too. As for another dragon? I miss Scauldy. -Ruffnut

Imagine a Changewing? They're so cool! They spit acid! It could be used to melt so many faces! Don't get me started on a Whispering Death, either! They look so creepy and gods, the amount of tunnels they could dig for you... Oh, right. Belch is super cool. Like, he basically is snapping his throat like I snap my fingers, except his throat snaps and causes fires. I need a match to do that. His is built in. -Tuffnut

[spacenintendogs]

OUGH OKAY uhm!!! @rowanthefierce

all of the gang works for valka's dragon sanctuary!! valka in my au is more like valhallarama from the books in that she's moreso absent for long periods of time & when she's there she's relatively detached but!! hiccup takes over the sanctuary (at like. age 15 but shhhh. valka & stoick still pay for everything but hiccup runs it rlly)

so from like, 15 to 17 the gang are learning abt dragons & begin education programs to help ppl understand dragons better!!! the dragon academy does become a thing!!!! after they graduate high school tho (yes this is all while they're juggling high school!!!) they all start kinda going separate ways (and obv eventually come back together full time but!!! it's uncertain for a while!!)

more under the cut bc this is gonna be LONG!!

hiccup, astrid, fishlegs, & the twins get into the same university.

snotlout doesn't, he gets denied (it's a whole Thing™️ for the gang)

however they all pursue different things

hiccup, as like, predictable as this is, pursues engineering & tries to get as many certifications as possible. he's doing AS MUCH as he can, as hands on as he can. he wants to learn to be able to help make the world a better place for toothless (and all dragons!!) once he graduates he's back at the santuary full time & helps design new parts as they expand & get bigger! also new stuff for dragon care & just!! yeah!!!

in his free time, hiccup has a motorcycle he rebuilt from the ground up, loves zipping around town, he also draws, & ofc spending as much time with toothless as he can (maybe sneaking toothless out of the sanctuary.... a lot)

fishlegs goes into environmental science with minors in plant pathology & geology!!! this also ties back into dragons & their care through their environments best suited for them as well as dealing with climate change & stuff!!!! he applies what he learns to the berk sanctuary!!! he also goes back to the academy but he also works at the berk public library part time!!

fishlegs also collects so so much music, so many records, tapes, cds, 8tracks, u name it!!! he also has a rock collection ofc!!! he also spends as much time with meatlug as possible (maybe sneaks her out)!! he also gardens!! & does yoga on saturdays with astrid!!!!

astrid gets a double major of kinesiology & nutrition!!! this is more human oriented obv HOWEVER she's constantly trying to remind everyone around her to take better care of themselves for the love of everything!!! although she still is able to apply what she learns to dragon training!! u can not move the ways dragons do but motor skills are still important as well as eating right!!!! either way, dragons gotta learn this stuff to but in their own way!! she graduates & goes back to the sanctuary & helps with that!!

astrid does axe throwing in my modern au. she goes & practices often to blow off steam. also a track & field person FOR SURE!! like, discus throwing, hammer throwing, the godt damn works!! she's a weight lifter too!! i need astrid to be buff so bad!!! also yoga with fishlegs on saturdays!! she wouldn't call it "sneaking" but she does like to take stormfly out & about :)

ruffnut is pre-med and does go into veterinary school. she stays in school the longest out of the gang which shocks EVERYONE but it's what sounded interesting & it gave her a challenge. plus working at the sanctuary, u end up caring for a lot of sick & injured dragons. fishlegs helps her BUT she becomes The Medical Expert™️ & even uses the sanctuary for her dissertation & specializes in dragon veterinary medicine!!!

as for hobbies, ruff is still a chaotic being who loves destruction & explosions. she & tuff do mythbuster type shit!! she also is very much into theater!! she sometimes participates in local theater & did a performance or two in college!! i also think she longboards!! loves sneaking barf and belch out of the sanctuary!!

tuffnut gets his degree in theatre with a minor in chemistry!! the minor was more of an accident. he took the classes bc he thought they were interesting & ended up getting enough credit for the minor!! after he graduates he works at a few local theaters part time to help with either cast or crew (he acts but also sometimes he will do costuming, stage production, etc!!) but he also goes back to the sanctuary after he graduates!!

tuff's hobbies overlap with ruff's in that they do mythbuster type shit LOL!! but also he's in a little sewing club with snotlout!! he also longboards with ruff!! AND ofc, he raises chickens on the side :) loooves getting barf and belch out of the sanctuary.

snotlout. snotlout, snotlout, snotlout. this boy's got it kinda rough. he gets denied from the university everyone else goes to & it hits him hard, so he keeps working at the sanctuary full time while going to community college & trying out classes that interest him, but he feels lost. he finds himself doing a lot of music oriented classes & just gets a two year degree in music. later he'll go on to be a high school band & choir director of all things but that's down the line :) before then while working at the sanctuary he works part time at a local biker bar (once he's old enough)

snotlout's hobbies are a bit of a mish mash. he plays guitar, has a harley davidson motorcycle (goes riding with hiccup!!), is in the sewing club with tuff (has an etsy store on the side shhh), & loves sneaking hookfang out of the sanctuary!! also loves american football & sometimes does hammer throwing with astrid.

do they all have one big mutual thing they all share & do besides sneaking their dragons out of the sanctuary? yes. yes they do. they have a long running dungeons & dragons game & they also love multiplayer video games in ANY capacity. any way to be competitive!!!!!!! minecraft, smash brothers, mariokart, marioparty, runescape, call of duty, halo, ANYTHING they can get their hands on, old and new.

[sarnai4]

Puppy Love

Some modern headcanons for the dragons as doggos.

Toothless: Black German Shepherd. I'm partial to these dogs. They're just so smart, ornery, protective, and loving. They can be extremely fierce too. If that's not T, I don't know what is.

Hookfang: Red Doberman Pinscher. Apart from the size, I think the temperament fits. These dogs tend to catch an attitude and hold grudges. That's not to say they aren't loving, but they would probably mess with their owners a lot.

Meatlug: Bulldog. This is more so for the appearance side of things because they're both short and stumpy.

Barf and Belch: Two-headed Labrador Retriever. This ties to what I have heard (I don't know if it's true) about them being goofy, fun-loving dogs.

Stormfly: German Shorthair Pointer. I think this one because of them being tracker dogs.

Sleuther: Red and brown Pitbull. The reputation is why here. Pitbulls get the bad rep of being scary and Sleuther also had that because of his fights. Deep down, they're both sweeties with the right friends like anyone else.

Windshear: Gray Saluki. Appearance again because they remind me of how Windshear is long and lanky.

If you know more about the dogs I'm less familiar with, please share!