#fishlegs httyd

[violet-moonstone]

DORKS

You know these nerds would be playing magic the gathering in the modern day

[thegurlwhoisntthere]

Okay, HTTYD fandom I’m coming for you.

I want an au where the gang were always friends. Like, they grew up to be just as tight-nit as they are in RTTE, but because of reasons they hide the fact that they’re friends with Hiccup from the adults. Why do I think this could work?

Well:

Hiccup by nature is very forgiving, so when all his friends come to him and say they can’t be friends in public because of one reason or another, he sympathizes, as long as they’re still friends, he doesn’t really care.

Snotlout is the first in the group to start drifting away, and they all ask him why

Spitelout doesn’t like that his son is hanging around Hiccup when he’s so unviking-like

He pressures Snotlout to cut ties with his cousin and to start putting him down for not living up to “what he should”

This backfires

Baby-lout hasn’t yet had the time to really internalize his father’s teachings, so when his friends ask, he tearfully tells them

Most of the group is furious, but Hiccup understands

If it had just been up to him the group probably would’ve disbanded then and there

Lucky for him it wasn’t

They figure that if Spitelout doesn’t want them to friends then they won’t… in public

In private is a different story

In public they treat it like a game, to taunt each other and be as sarcastic as possible

But when they’re alone they let their guard down

The next one to go, surprisingly, is Astrid

After her uncle died her family’s reputation takes a dive

At first, the fact that she’s friends with the chief’s son is a good thing, but as time goes on and he doesn’t grow, her parents start getting pressure, and Astrid, not being as young anymore, feels it, too

Astrid’s extremely conflicted, because on the one hand she doesn’t want to abandon Hiccup, let alone insult him in front of the village like Snotlout

But on the other, she needs to restore her family’s honor

So they come up with Astrid’s cover: in public she’ll distance herself from all of them, working hard to be a shield-maiden, only being a part of the group in an orbit-sort of way

She grows into ignoring Hiccup in public because if she doesn’t she’s going to take the head off the next person who insults him

For Fishlegs and the Twins, there’s no specific moment that they start to distance themselves in public

Overtime, the twins become more destructive and so does Hiccup, so being seen together is a no-go

Fishlegs is growing evermore into the scholar and is completely uninterested in fighting, to the point where, if it wasn’t for his stature, he’d be in the same boat as Hiccup (if less magnified, because he’s not the Chief’s son)

So they all “grow apart” into the roles we see in the first movie, with some noticeable differences

They sit together in the great hall, but to anyone casually observing Hiccup’s excluded from the conversation

In actuality, Hiccup and Fishlegs came up with their own little version of sign language which Astrid forced everyone to learn, though some are more fluent than others (Tuffnut is surprising good at it, but Snotlout’s lucky to understand a full sentence)

Astrid still trains extra in the forest, but usually you can find the rest of the group somewhere nearby doing their own thing, if they’re not needed elsewhere

Similarly, because they hang out around her while she trains, she manages to bully at least Hiccup and Fishlegs into being at least passable with one weapon (sword and hammer)

Snotlout still flirts with Astrid, but it’s far more joking and well timed than in canon (of course he still has a crush on her, she’s Astrid, but he also flirts with her to escape that weird fluttery feeling he gets when Fishlegs gets excited about the book he’s reading)

The twins outward behavior doesn’t change as much as their friends’ perception of them

The group is very aware that the twins are far smarter and more capable than they let on, and are aware that a lot of their chaos is carefully planned and not just violent stupidity like the rest of the village might assume

The gang even joins in a lot, the twins made them far more mischievous than they let anyone know

Due to the closeness to Astrid, Ruffnut is far more willing to be serious about training and other things, even if she still tries to downplay it

In reverse, Astrid is far more willing to chill the fuck out and have some fun, let her creativity take the lead, even if she’s very strict about keeping a mask in public

This is getting really long and repetitive so I’m just going to leave a few more thoughts

Fishlegs is far more confident and courageous because of his friends, but he’s still skittish in public

Hiccup is far less he’ll-bent on proving himself, but he’s still a sarcastic insane inventor so the results are pretty much the same he’s just happier (less lonely and lacking self-esteem)

Snotlout and Astrid are more comfortable with their emotions

Snotlout has less self-image problems (still-there though, fuck Spitelout)

When Hiccup says he shot down a Night Fury, they can tell he’s telling the truth, but they don’t have time to search with him that day, so he still meets Toothless the same

They plan to work together come dragon training, but Toothless kinda throws a wrench in that plan

Hiccup tries to keep him secret, but they know him, so when the Zippleback thing happens, he stands no chance

I have a lot more ideas but this so long

Just. Let them be friends damn it

[yenich]

a week ago my sis and I were rewatching the first httyd movie

and I haven't noticed before the amount of funny little scenes Fishleg and Snotlout had together there

they are so funny

jerk and geek x)

So I wanted to draw them 🤔 in modern au ofc cus that's all my brain can think about 🥲

At first they would find each other annoying, but, after some time and bonding, they will learn, how to deal with each other and even become friends

[bignostalgias]

hello! if your still doing sketch requests could I get some more fishlegs art

i am sooooo very normal about the way you draw him mhm definitely

Fishlegs ft. Meatlug and ME

Thank you so much for the request, i love drawing this guy!!!

[jesterkilljoy]

ok so im trying to come up with names for the httyd characters

like stoick the vast, dagur the deranged, etc

and im on ruffnut

so i search "adjectives that start with r"

RUFFNUT THE RADIOACTIVE DECAY LETS FUCKING GO

[creativesplat]

I posted nothing for Hiccup's birthday... but hopefully a httyd doodle will make up for missing the leap year 😬

[soldierpoetkingtrios]

Preliminaries

art by @spxrw

Camicazi is from the books, and she's basically Astrid, I'm pretty sure.

[msnewobsessioneveryweek]

Hiccup: Whose turn is it to give the pep talk?

Snotlout: Not me.

Fishlegs: *Sighing* It’s Ruffnut’s turn.

Ruffnut: Fuck shit up out there, but don’t die.

Tuffnut: *Wiping away a tear* Inspirational.

[chickentenderx]

I tried drawing a Night Fury as a more book accurate version. Not sure how great it turned out. Lmk if i should do more and what dragon to do next.

click for better detail

reference was the green death, and silver -phantom originally created by Credissa Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon book series.

[lazyytrick]

art collab with @spacenintendogs!

this was so much fun

[dorkstone-toa]

I love the confident nerd archetype. Nerds who are smart but shy are great, but nerds who know they’re smart and want everyone else to know they’re smart are so much fun to watch

[nightcorecarseatheadrest]

Post big man on berk

[yenich]

smoke breathers in Berk's forest!! who would have thought!!)

anyway, who could have Fishlegs?..

first - prev - next

this and next parts are full of talking) but, important talking!(mostly...))

i'll have another busy study week so idk when the next part will be

but i'll do my best to make it faster!)

[bignostalgias]

@spacenintendogs THIS WAS A FUN ONE TO DRAW thank you sm for the prompt!!!

[kill-bill33]

Fishlegs: Oh my Thor, you are such a muttonhead…

Snotlout, holding up his hand to reveal a ring: Maybe, but i’m your muttonhead.

Fishlegs:

Snotlout: You’re stuck with me, babe ✌️

[thecabinsixwitch]

how to train your dragon aesthetics: 3/?

Fishlegs Ingerman

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