#i just want to gif toothless forever that's all i want

[yanderes-galore]

Pet-like Dramillion x captive!reader, maybe it’s a scene where the riders come across them and they try to help reader escape but it fails?

Httyd fandom

There's an "Alpha" Dramillion in this, but I also mention other Dramillions in this :) Not fully proofread, may contain mistakes.

Part Of The Pack

Yandere! Dramillion(s) with Captive! Darling Short

Pairing: Animal/Pet-Like

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Overprotective/Possessive behavior, Violence, Threats, Kidnapping, Forced companionship.

Even after all your time here, you still managed to get lost on Dramillion Island. You had originally come here as a captive dragon specialist with the Dragon Hunters. You had noticed them catching Dramillions and sabotaged them whenever you could.

In response to this, the Dramillions in the area began to see you as savior... the only human they're willing to listen to. It was months ago when a bright blue Dramillion took you in. Dragon hunting was still occurring... but you were protected in exchange for trying to save the Dramillions.

Eventually, when they were taught by the Dragon Riders to save themselves, they didn't need to be scared anymore. However... the dragons never let you leave. Especially an alpha Dramillion... whom you named "Azure" due to the blue coloring on its scales.

Azure had always kept a keen eye on you. You stayed in their nest as other Dramillions roamed around. The dragons surprisingly cared for you...

But you knew this was not your home.

Regardless of what the dragons thought.

You knew you had to take your chance for escape at some point. You loved the Dramillions, you loved Azure, yet you needed to get home. They couldn't take care of you forever.

So when you saw signs of the Dragon Riders returning... you took a chance.

You could hear the cries and growls of Dramillions in the distance as you ran. You had managed to escape Azure's nest and began to run in the direction of where you heard the Dragon Riders. When you entered a clearing... you saw a Gronckle and a Night Fury.

You know these guys...

Fishlegs and Hiccup.

It appears that Fishlegs came back to check on the Dramillion population. What he and Hiccup weren't expecting was you to come stumbling out of the woods with tattered clothes.

You looked like a mess... collapsing on the grass with an exhausted sigh.

Both riders came running over to you. You felt one of them help you stand up as you shuddered. Fishlegs looks at you with concern.

"Woah, what happened?" Fishlegs asks as you try to recollect yourself.

"I've... been stuck here with the Dramillions for months." You whimper. "I just want to leave... I want to go home...."

"With the Dramillions? Are you saying they've... kept you here?" Hiccup questions, confused at the behavior. You nod quickly, only to flinch when you heard roaring.

Quickly turning, you're met with Azure and a couple other Dramillions. Reds, yellow, blues... the colors are pretty but dangerous. Especially when Azure stalks closer with a growl.

"H-Hey, Fishlegs... are they always this aggressive?" Hiccup asks, pushing you behind them both.

"Not with me! They should be fine now...." Fishlegs answers, watching carefully as Azure stares at... you.

Both riders can sense the danger. It's clear what you were saying was the truth. The Dramillion pack had imprinted on you... and they weren't going to let you go.

"Fishlegs, try to calm them down... I'll take them somewhere safe." Hiccup orders, ushering you onto the back of Toothless before taking off. Fishlegs goes to try and calm the Dramillions down... only for Azure to take off after you.

"W-Wait, where are you going!?" Fishlegs panicks as the Alpha Dramillion chases Toothless with two other Dramillions.

You shake as Hiccup flies Toothless. The chase is on... involving Hiccup trying to shake the Dramillions off. Unfortunately... it's three against one.

With a thwack, one of the other Dramillions hits into Toothless while another blasts with a plasma bolt they copied. The hits make you fall off the dragon, squealing in fear. You think you are to hit the water... noticing Toothless and Hiccup diving down too.

But Azure is quick to catch you on their back... flying off with a loud call.

The two other Dramillions follow their Alpha, calmed when they see you on the back of Azure. You shake your head and try to reason, affectionately calling the dragon's given nickname. Said dragon ignores you... no doubt flying back to their nest.

You wonder if the Dragon Riders will try again to save you... maybe with more riders...

Or maybe you really will be stuck here on Dramillion Island for the rest of your life.

[devil-doll13]

Some House of Wax/Sinclair Brothers Headcanons I’ve had in my head that I’ve already shared w the server but… The rest of the world deserves to know.

Related to gif, Vincent is the ‘medical expert’ of the house solely because he’s the one who knows the human body/first aid the best. I mean, in the movie we see him stitching up those wounds on what’s-his-face pretty neatly, right? This is also part of the reason why he automatically reaches for Bo during this scene.

Given his birth date was sniffed out by fans before me (1970) and this man looks like he’s a cosplayer sometimes, I truly believe Bo idolised Elvis Presley as a kid, and maybe a bit as an adult as well. He still enjoys listening to rock n’ roll from that era when he’s in a good mood. When he’s in a bad mood, or doing his business™️ in his sex dungeon/basement, that’s when the Marilyn Manson comes on.

All of them have had an alt phase of some sort. For Vincent it was goth, for Bo it was rivethead/industrial rock and for Lester it was grunge.

Les is also down bad fucking horrendous for alt people in general. Yes, he has magazines stuffed down his sofa, yes, they used to be Bo’s.

Bo is allergic to nuts. He also gets really nasty hay fever. I also think possibly him having sensory issues/picky eater could’ve led to meltdowns as we see in the opening. And really, it’s the 1970s/80s do you expect his parents to understand or sympathise?

In contrast, Lester has the constitution of a Greek god somehow and has probably eaten some absolutely vile shit as a kid.

I know most people interpret Vince as sweet and shy but… While I do think he’s more measured and withdrawn compared to Bo, I also think being the ‘favourite’ in terms of being Trudy’s little art prodigy contributed to a sort of spoilt brattiness esp as a kid. (Exhibit A: The ‘Bo Sux’ fridge art in the opening) As an adult, there’s still a sense of entitlement to him. What I’m saying is that he’s an insufferable art nerd lol. He definitely isn’t toothless and his arguments with Bo aren’t necessarily one-sided, he’s just capable of ignoring him when he wants to; he’s used to his twin, after all. While I do think he’s capable of being soft, don’t forget this man killed a woman in cold blood and recorded it. I also think he can get snippy enough during arguments to combat Bo’s generally sharp tongue.

Speaking of which, everyone in the (surviving) family knows ASL. It’s necessary when communicating with Vincent.

Again with how prolific a killer Vincent is, I suspect he may be the one who does the most murder out of all of them. Bo is the handsome ‘face’ of Ambrose, and Vincent is right under the seedy underbelly with a knife, ready to spill guts (and then sew it up again once he’s got them in the workshop). Lester is similar to Bo in that he mostly just guides people toward the town, but I do think he gets his own notions sometimes.

From a more x reader perspective, Bo strikes me as a man who’s most charming when he’s not trying to be. Of course he can put on an act for victims/tourists, but those are just empty words, y’know? Also, has a kinda cheesy side.

I know everyone has Jonesy as Lester’s dog but… I think she’s really Vincent’s. In the movie, she’s always seen with Vin or in the house of wax itself, it’s only when he dies that she goes to Lester. I actually think Les is a cat person (tell me he wouldn’t actually encourage their hunting habits for his own personal collection…) while Vin is a dog person. Also, hot take I think Bo loves snakes and reptiles.

Given that the House of Wax and Ambrose itself is a big ol’ art project, and we’ve seen the state of the church (permanently in the middle of dead ass crusty Trudy’s funeral) I think there may be a sort of difficulty letting go of their past in the brothers, maybe some hoarding as well (I mean we haven’t even seen some of the other houses in Ambrose but this is just speculation). We get the sense that Ambrose is a place where time stands still, forever, until its conservationists finally die. Idk I’m talking out my ass here

[specialagentlokitty]

Chim x reader - forever with me

Hi I love your writing, could you do a crossover with 911 where reader and toothless work at the fire station and toothless doesn’t trust anyone there. It when Chim arrived toothless is immediately following him around and is snuggling into his leg. Turns out chim is the descendant or the reincarnation of Hiccup and fluffy moment with chin getting groomed by toothless - Anon💜

A/N: so this is before Bobby and all that came chim was the first one i literally watched this episode the other day :)

Sitting on the bench near the locker rooms, you were flipping through some papers with a small sigh.

“What do you think bud? Try out luck somewhere else?”

Toothless looked down at you and raised a paw, slapping the papers from your hands making you roll your eyes.

“You’re an ass.”

He laughed at you and watched as you picked them all up, stuffing them inside your bag.

“Wait here.”

You went into the locker rooms to pull on your uniform and put your stuff away, and as you made your way back out you watched one of your fellow firefighters on the ground.

“You’ll learn one day he doesn’t like other people.” You said.

You watched as the captain walked over.

“Control that beast of yours (L/N).” He snapped.

“Tell that to this lot, they keep trying to touch him and he doesn’t want it.”

“Well he’s got to accept it at some point. Can’t have him attacking our own. So, until that happens you’re not coming anywhere with us.”

You shrugged a little, walking past the captain.

“Just as well I work on my own as a search and rescue team isn’t it?”

The captain frowned at you and toothless laughed at him as he ran past to follow you outside and he wondered around the front.

A few people stopped to smile and wave at you both, and you waved back.

“This is dispatch, for 118 air team.”

You grabbed your radio.

“This is 118 air team dispatch what do you need?” You asked.

“We have need you downtown, PD has requested your backup for a possible jumper.”

“On it, send the location to my phone.”

You gestured toothless over and he walked over, letting you climb up on the side and he ran down the drive before taking off.

Pulling your phone from your pocket, you locked at the location you were given and put your phone away.

You grabbed the handle of the saddle and leant to the side a bit, making toothless turn.

“You remember what to do bud?”

He chirped and looked back at you, then he turned his head and slapped you with his ear making you roll your eyes and rub your cheek.

“Ouch, you couldn’t just said yes!”

He laughed and you flicked his ear making him grumble.

As you came up to the back of the building, you slowly and quietly landed, and Athena looked towards you.

“We’ve tried everything.” She said, “you’re up.”

You nodded and walked over.

“What’s his name?”

“Danny.”

You nodded, standing next to her and toothless stood next to you.

“Hey Danny?”

The man turned around and he looked between you and toothless.

“I have to do this.” He said.

“Why do you have to do this?” You asked.

“I… I have nothing…”

You nodded your head and offered him a small smile.

“Do you want to know a secret?”

He furrowed his brows and nodded his head.

“Aside from Toothless, I don’t have anything either. No family or friends, I have nothing but my dragon. But, I’ve realised, you don’t need to have anything in order to live a good life.”

Danny looked even more confused.

“You’ve seen us on the news right? Or flying above the city?”

“Yeah.. it uh.. it looks nice, relaxing.” He said.

“Do you want to come for a flight with us? We can talk about whatever you want and land whenever you’re ready.”

“You’re allowed to do that?”

“Oh yes, as long as toothless allows it.”

You turned to the dragon.

“What do you say bud? Wanna give Danny a ride?”

Toothless chirped and stood up, walking around a little and you smiled at Danny, shuffling a little closer you held out your hand towards him.

“Come on.”

Danny took your hand and you walked over to toothless, putting Danny in a harness, you helped him up and sat behind him.

“Hold on tightly, I’ve got you don’t worry.”

Danny nodded his head and soon you guys were in the air, and when Danny felt more relaxed you two spoke as you just flew around in gently circles over the building.

And after a while he said he was ready to go back down, and so you did, to the road.

People cheered and clapped, and you unhooked Danny from the harness and helped him down.

“You know, sometimes we all feel a little lost Danny, and that’s okay. We just have to find out path again.”

“Thank you.”

You waited for him to be taken away and you jumped back on toothless, immediately taking flight again and you landed down the street from the station.

You stayed in his back as he walked back to the station and you rubbed your hands on his head making him him happily.

“You need a bath stinky.”

He growled a little.

“You stink!”

He huffed and stood up on his back legs, leaning your handing upside down from the saddle.

“Toothless you baby! You need a bath!”

He stopped and you reached up, pulling yourself up and stood up, looking over the dragons head to the man who was standing in front of the doors.

“Woah, you’re (Y/N) and toothless right?!”

“Yeah, and you are…?”

You jumped down from the saddle, walking along side of toothless as you looked at the man.

“Oh right Han, Howard Han.”

You smiled.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you Howard.”

Toothless put his front paws back on the floor and walked over, circling Howard, and he sniffed him a little bit, whole body shaking with happiness.

He sat next to the man and looked between you and him.

“Well that’s a new one.” You mused.

“What is?”

“He hates all the men here, but, he seems to have taken a shine to you.”

Howard smiled a little, and he reached out, running his hand other the dragons side, and toothless hummed happily.

“You’re still getting a bath stinky.”

Toothless grumbled and you smiled.

“You wanna help?”

“Sure!”

You notice more and more how toothless would just follow the newest addition to the 118 whenever he didn’t have to do any work.

And you noticed that while everyone went in rescues and such, Howard was left behind to do the chores that everyone else should be doing.

And toothless had really taken a shine to him.

“Hey Howard.”

He looked up from doing the dishes.

“You haven’t been taken out of this station have you?”

“No. Why?”

You smiled and tossed a harness over to him.

“You’re coming with us.”

“What really?! Are you even allowed to do this?!”

“I’m my own team, I can bring whoever I want. Toothless loves you, and you came into this to help people, not clean after that lot, so come on, let me show you the ropes.”

You smiled at him and headed down the stairs, and you showed him everything, from how to put the harness on, the saddle, how to get up.

“So, how does he fly if he’s got half a tail.”

“That’s a bit more complicated, we’ll go through that a different day. But because we’re air bound we can’t see the street names, so dispatch as to send the location to your phone.”

“Right, okay.”

You watched as he climbed up on the saddle and you smiled, handed him an ear piece.

“So we can talk up there, it’s loud.” You said.

“Oh right. Alright.”

He put it in and you climbed up in front of him, connecting his harness to the back of your belt.

“Don’t you need a harness?”

“Nah, I’m a pro.”

Toothless padded outside and looked up at the pair of you, and you reached out, tapping his side.

“Gently bud.”

He chirped and as gently as he could he took to the sky, and Howard screamed.

He wrapped his arms tightly around you and you laughed as toothless levelled out and flew just above the buildings.

“Howard it’s fine! We’re not that high!”

He took a few deep breaths and loosened his grip, but he held the back of your jacket and he looked around in wonder.

“You do this every day?”

“We do this every day. You’re part of my crew now.”

He smiled.

“Hey, what do you know about where your family comes from?” You asked.

“Not much, why?”

You shook your head.

“Just wondering why toothless likes you so much.”

Howard ran his hands along the dragons sides, and he chirped and looked back before flying straight ahead.

You didn’t know it, but Toothless recognised his smell immediately, he was the reincarnation of his first best friend, he would recognise hiccup anywhere.

And hiccup just so happened to be Howard and toothless knew that.

After a little while of flying, you landed again, and you let Howard take everything off and put it all away aside from the saddle.

“Good job, I’ll grab us a drink.”

You ran up the stairs, and when you came back down you saw toothless standing over Howard, while he covered his face.

“Oh that’s disgusting!” Howard yelled.

You laughed, and grabbed a towel from your locker and looked at toothless.

“I think he’s clean now bud.”

Toothless looked at you and sat back, and you crouched down, handing the man the towel with a smile.

“You’ll get used to it.”

[dragonmasterhiccup]

She tensed up slightly as Hiccup’s hand brushed over the scar on the back of her neck. She whined in protest at the touch but drank the tea anyway, wanting his hand gone as soon as possible. Although, she did drink it relatively fast which would come back to bite her later, most likely in the form of nausea.

Pained noises escaped her lips as he turned her over; it felt like she was being stabbed repeatedly in the sides every time someone jostled her ribs.

She rested her forehead on the pillow. Gods, she was so tired, when were they going to let her sleep? This was getting to be too much.

‘Stitch’? What were they stitching? Why was he holding her down? She started panicking; she wanted to kick and squirm away, fight back, something, but her body was far to tired for that, all she could do was let out a fresh wave of tears as her breath repeatedly hitched in her throat and beg for him to let her go.

Gothi got to work unwrapping the cloth and cleaning off the blood before reaching over and grabbing the herbal paste, applying a generous amount on and around the wound.

The wound was bad. It was incredibly deep, she was lucky it didn’t go through the bone.

Danny was freaking out, panicking like crazy. Her leg stung so bad, what was she rubbing on it? Saltwater? Another wave of adrenaline ran through her, and her brain had clicked into fight or flight mode. Well, ‘fight’ seemed to have gotten first priority. She tired kicking both Hiccup and Gothi, but with the way she was being held, she couldn’t even lift her legs up, which caused nothing but even more panic.

After Gothi had finished rubbing in the paste, she quickly wove the thread into the needle and got to work.

Screams of pure pain and agony left her throat, and she was begging to be let go, begging for Hiccup to just get off of her, leave her be.

Around midway through, she ended up passing out from the pain, her body going limp, and her screaming coming to a stop.

Gothi’s eyes widened and she quickly finished up the stitching, getting up and going over to her head, placing two fingers at her neck to check her pulse before filling going over to the basin and filling up a bucket with water. She wasn’t telling Hiccup anything though.

(Oh for sure 👍, it’s about time she gets an actual support system that isn’t just a sketchbook. I also feel like Astrid would start training her, mainly because Danny’s lack of skills are embarrassing lol)

He couldn't watch, he made sure to keep her still so Gothi could work, but hearing her beg for them to stop proved to be testing his determination to help her. Toothless was struggling too, pacing outside the hut, whining with worry.

His eyes were shut, and he just kept apologizing to Danny, trying to get it through to her that they're only trying to help, that the worst will be over soon.

He felt her suddenly go limp, and panic seized him, freezing him in place. His eyes popped open, and he was in shock, still holding her ankles down. "Is...is she...?"

He didn't want to say the rest.

If his outburst caused her to leave, and the result of that was her getting ambushed and left for dead...only for her last moments to be full of pain and anguish...he'd have the weight of that on him forever.

He finally let go of her ankles, and checked for her pulse in her wrist...and breathed a sigh of relief. It was weak, but still very much there.

He turned to Gothi. "Will she be alright?"

[elloras]

[kierancaz]

𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫/𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬/𝐨) 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐: 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

A/N: k so bc I couldn’t fit everything I wanted into my first one shot I decided I would make some headcanons of the same concept. You might have to go read part one for this

Warnings: mentions injury and burns, possible spelling and grammar mistakes,

Synopsis: after Legolas finds out about you and your dragon, these are some things I think would happen. (The Dragons name is Shernka in case you didn’t read part one)

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❥ ok sooo after Legolas gets over the fact that you’ve been hiding a dragon inside Greenwoods boards he has questions

❥ for starters: how did you meet this dragon?

❥ you’d have to explain to him that you found her injured and decided to nurse her back to health

❥ and since she couldn’t fly on her own you started building saddles and new tail fins for her so that you could fly together (yah we’re going the toothless route with this shut up)

❥ it takes him a while before he and Shernka actually get along

❥ i don’t think that Legolas would ever be fully comfortable on dragon back. He much prefers to have his feet on the ground

❥ that is unless he’s flying with you.

❥ he trust you to know what you’re doing. Also he just likes being that close to you but shhhhhh

❥ after he really starts developing like a hard core crush Shernka knows IMMEDIATELY and becomes even more of a menace

❥ after a while you tell him that you want to leave Mirkwood to study dragons and because you know you can’t keep Shernka trapped in that clearing forever

❥ and by then Legolas is already totally whipped so he’s just like “ok so when are we leaving?”

❥ he just kinda dips with you and tells his dad like “yo I have another adventure I need to go on bubYEEEEE”

❥ he just escapes with you in the middle of the night

❥ he likes it when your flying together at night because not only is he close to you but he’s closer to the stars and what more could he want then that?

❥ studing dragons was a rough and most of the times you ended up with burns and cuts and occasionally broken bones

❥ Legolas low key becomes a mother hen

❥ he’s always chiding you about taking to many risks and how reckless you are and you’re just like “but it’s for SCIENCE” “AND SO THAT MAKES GETTING INJURED OK????” “……yes.”

❥ he wants to strangle you sometimes

❥ but he has to admit that he loves seeing this side of you, you were always so quiet and awkward so he loved seeing you when you were totally in your element talking about something that you loved

❥ most nights are spent with the two of you leaning against shernka, cuddled up with the fire barely going, it’s very peaceful most nights

❥ he likes to watch you draw sketches and take notes of the dragons you’re currently researching

❥ remember when I said Shernka becomes a menace after she figures out Legolas is in love with you??? Yah well she’s alway pushing you guys together.

❥ literally she’ll always use her head to shove him into you when you have your back turned to him

❥ or she’ll just walk around you two and force you closer together

❥ she loves being a jerk though also so sometimes she just uses her tail to trio Legolas so when he falls flat on his ass you can rush over and dote on him a bit

❥ see? She’s helping it’s all part of her master plan. She totally doesn’t just like being an asshole to Legolas because he took her bestie. That’s totally not the case guys why are you making that face ???

❥ anyway whenever you get hurt he’s always very gentle when he’s patching you up

❥ he gets a little nervous though because usually you’re doing something else while he’s patching you up like drawing or writing or just rambling and you’re practically like sitting in his lap

❥ i’m imagining a confession happing one day just because he’s so exasperated with your dragon loving antics and accidentally calls you “meleth nìn” instead of “mellon nìn”

❥ immediately after he’s just like “oh shit” and is trying to stutter out both an explaination and an apology at the same time. Shrenka is laughing in the background.

❥ he’s terrified because you’re not saying anything oh my god why aren’t you saying anything ????

❥ eventually he just offers to leave and he stands up but you stop him and you’re like “where do you think you’re going meleth nìn you need to finish patching up my arm.”

❥ give him a kiss afterwords you really stressed him out with that long ass silence

[usmsgutterson]

Forever- Pin Hawthorne

Okay, so, hi! This is a part two for Yellow, the Pin Hawthorne fic I wrote a little bit ago! I think it was actually the last thing I wrote before I left for a bit! Anyhow, this was requested by the lovely @fcvcritecrime and I couldn’t resist sitting down to write it! 

Vee, if you’re reading, I hope that this did your request justice!

(there’s no gendered language, aside from a brief mention of the reader wearing a skirt, but even then, that’s only mentioned a couple of times!)

Fic type-fluff

Warnings- mentions of cats

Pin woke on the morning of December sixth nervous out of his brain. 

You’d woken up early to get a train down to the city so that you could visit with family, so he didn’t have the comfort of your head against his chest, your arms wrapped loosely around his torso to wake him that morning. 

He had his alarm, a bunch of polaroids taken by the polaroid camera you’d gotten him, and the polaroid printer he’d used to turn some of his favorite photos into polaroids. He had a bunch of small wooden clothespins, some string and some fairy lights.

He had the ring that he’d tucked away in his sock drawer a year beforehand. He had his promise to you. His promise that he’d give you forever if you so wished for it. 

The one thing that Pin didn’t have? A plan.

The thing he lacked was the most integral part to a proposal. He had ideas, but he didn’t have a plan, even though he’d told himself he’d have one before Christmas. 

But he was sure of himself. He was sure that he wanted to propose to you that day, just like he’d been sure of wanting to marry you throughout the entire year beforehand. 

So, as he got up, brushing his teeth, showering and getting dressed into a pair of jeans, a long sleeved dark grey shirt and a short sleeved dark blue flannel, he contemplated. As he made himself a quick breakfast and fed the cat--you’d named him Toothless, simply because his fur was black-- he contemplated.

By the time he’d walked into Bright Fields, he had a location in mind, polaroids, fairy lights, clothespins and string tucked into his bag. He just needed a concrete plan that didn’t involve fidgeting with the ring box inside of his coat pocket. 

He went straight to Becky and Jade for the plan part, with Zoe and Marcus at the ready to provide their input.

“Well, what’ve you got?” Jade asked. They’d settled on the haybales, sitting at different heights but managing to interact all the same.

“Uh, fairy lights, polaroids, clothespins, string, a ring, no plan whatsoever, though!” Becky grinned.

“That’s why we’re here! We’re gonna help you get the... the person!” Becky said, embarrassed as she stumbled over her words. 

“The love of his life?” Zoe supplies.

“His partner?” Marcus suggests.

“His theyfriend? His joyfriend?” Jade questioned, looking to Pin momentarily for confirmation or denial. He nodded with a grin at the terms Jade had used. 

“Joyfriend?” Zoe questioned, cooing seconds after. “Awwweeee, that’s just so adorable, Pin! I wouldn’t have expected you to call someone your joyfriend, not willingly!”

His cheeks flushed with embarrassment, but he clapped his hands together. “My brain keeps begging me to propose today but I don’t know what to do!” he said, letting the desperation he felt come clear in his tone.

“Okay, well, assuming that you’ve got more fairy lights than just whats in that bag of yours, Zoe and I can string them around the stables,” Marcus suggested.

Becky released an excited gasp, “moody horse boy, get your polaroids!” Pin did so while stifling a laugh as Becky motioned for Jades bag.

As he grabbed the container he’d put the polaroids into, Becky fished around Jades bag for a sharpie, squealling with excitement as she found one. “Okay,” she said. “Use this!”

“For what? You’ve not told me what you’ve got in mind!”

“Wait!” Becky was frantic, excited and moving around at quick speeds. Pin never thought he’d seen her move so fast before. “How many of those polaroids did you take on important dates? Anniversaries, birthdays, milestones!”

“Half of them, at least,” Pin answers. Becky hits the sharpie against the container lightly, not giving Pin the chance to grab it from her as she did moved about excitedly.

“Okay, so whenever you see a photo with an important milestone on it, write the date of that milestone! How many can you think of off the bat?”

“Uh...” Pin stumbled, gripping the sharpie when Becky dropped it into his open hand. “Three month anniversary, six month anniversary, year anniversary, two years, three years, four, five, uhh... first birthdays that we were together as a couple for? The day that we got our cat? I don’t know!”

“Good start,” Jade mumbled. “Write those down and... Becks, what’s the next step?”

“Jade and I will get the clothespins and attach the polaroids to the lights! And then we can get Y/N in and it can be like, a pathway, where they grab the polaroids on the way to Pin!”

“A path?” Zoe questioned. “Isn’t that a bit cliche?”

“It’s perfect!” Pin countered. “Would there be any way that we could lead them to the beach?”

“Oh, absolutely,” Marcus said with a grin. “Anything for loverboy, right, girls?”

“Yeah,” Becky answered simply.

“Seeing you happy for once? Hells yes.” Jade said with a grin.

“I want to help,” Pin interjected. “You’re all doing a lot of the work, I can’t stand to know that I’m not doing anything to help.” Zoe gave a shrug.

“Order us a pizza,” she said. 

:Change into a tux. I’ve already told Y/N to change into a skirt once they’re home,” Jade informed.

“Smile for longer than a few seconds,” Marcus quips. 

“Write your proposal speech and make it better than the way that Monica proposed to Chandler!” Pin laughed at Beckys words.

“You watched that show?”

“Haven’t you? Y/Ns American, I’d have figured they’d get you hooked onto it!” Pin just gave a shrug in response. He’d seen a few episodes of Friends, but by the time that he’d get home most nights, the only thing he wanted to do was eat dinner and cuddle you as soon as was possible. 

Marcus clapped his hands together as Pin opened the container and started sifting through it to find the right polaroids. 

“Everyone, let’s split up. Zoe and I are fairy light duty, Jade and Becky are to get Mia out of here as soon as is possible. Pin owns the place now, but--and I love the girl-- she’s got a stick up her ass lately and still loves to play the part of boss lady. Pin, how many yards of fairy lights do you have?”

He pulled the fairy lights--which he’d wrapped around a small wheel to keep them from tangling--out of his bag with a shrug. “Should be enough in there,” he says. “If theres not, well, let me worry about that.” Marcus nodded as he took the wheel from Pins grasp, motioning for Zoe to join him as Becky and Jade climbed off the haybales, waving goodbye as they left.

Pin thought through every single milestone that was important to your relationship. The six month anniversary that came in the winter of when you were both fifteen. The one year anniversary that followed suit the next summer. The first kiss you ever shared, captured via your phones camera. It was a blurry photo, but one of his favorites. You were both fifteen. Pins arms were around your shoulders, yours were on his waist, and you’d been swaying from foot to foot in a shitty slow dance as the camera clicking sound went off. 

A photo taken while you’d stayed over at Pins house for the first time, during a summer where his father had gone out to London to handle some things that needed handling there. He’d thrown up his middle finger while you did peace signs, grins on both of your faces. 

A million different milestones, it seemed. Dates written on polaroid pictures that wouldn’t have held significance to anyone else, but they held significance to you, and to your relationship. To him, that was all that mattered.

“Lover boy!” Marcus called a few hours later, after Pin had ordered pizzas for everyone during lunch and after he’d taken a thirty minute nap in the haybales, only to wake up with bits of straw littering his hair and his clothes ruffled.

“You’ve got all the dates?” Marcus asked as Pin moved off the haybales. Pin nodded, holding out the pile of polaroids to Marcus as he adjusted the strap of his bag. “Okay, then. Run home and change. Make yourself look like a gentleman, yeah?” Marcus’ remark was met with a harsh bodychecking from Pin as he left the haybales and made his way back to Elvis.

Jade texted him when you’d told her that you were about to get on the train, telling him he had forty five minutes to get himself ready. 

He took another quick shower and fed Toothless before getting dressed into a pair of jeans, a white button up shirt and a black blazer, making sure his hair looked decent and that he didn’t smell anything like the stables.

Zoe came to get him and he rode Raven down to the beach as the sun was beginning to set. He had his bag on his back, and in it was a bouquet of roses, a bluetooth speaker, his phone, a blanket, and the ring. 

“What song are you going to play this time?” Zoe asked with a grin as Pin got off Raven. He shrugged, knowing that Zoe might laugh if he tells her.

“You are In Love by Taylor Swift,” he says anyway, ignoring Zoes scoff at the answer. 

He grins to himself as he picks a spot on the beach and sets up there, settling on the blanket he’d brought with him and silently praying that his proposal was everything you’d ever hope for. 

---

“I just don’t understand why I’m blindfolded!” You told Zoe as you wrapped your arms around her middle. “I mean, I know it’s a suprise, but still! At least let me know where we’re going, especially after all the adorable polaroids! I just have to know!”

“I can’t tell you, but I can tell you that there might be a party waiting back at the stables, if this goes as planned.” Zoe responded. You heard the sound of Ravens easy gallop as you moved about. Zoe wanted to prolong it, make it more intense on Pins part for the sake of you getting to see him all nervous and riled up when you’d finally been allowed to remove your blindfold. 

“A party? Hells yes!” Zoe grinned at your antics as you heard the sound of Bobs gallops matching yours. Jade and Becky were riding alongside you and Zoe, Marcus at the back.

“We’re taking pictures,” Becky said. “It’ll be too fun of a moment not to, you know?” Jade hummed her agreement.

“We want to have the looks on your faces captured forever,” she adds. “The photos can go into the photo album you give Pin on your next anniversary!” You laughed at that, resting your head against Zoes shoulder as a hand reached out to fix your skirt in case the wind had caused it to pick up. 

“Are you wearing one of Pins shirts right now?” Zoe asked. You nodded. You’d worn a high waisted, black pleated skirt that went to your ankles, and you’d tucked one of Pins long sleeved turtlenecks into it. 

“His scent is like a comfort for me,” you admitted. “I was visiting family instead of working today. I needed that comfort.” Zoe cooed at your response, and you just let yourself take a deep breath. It always got easier to breathe whenever you were near the beach, which was how you could tell that that was in fact where you were, but you said nothing. 

“Pin probably won’t notice,” Marcus responded. “He gets panicky whenever you’re around. I don’t doubt he’ll just revert back into that ‘oh my god, my joyfriend is the most attractive person ever! OH MY GOD!’ mindset once he sees you.” You giggled in response.

“Seriously,” Jade added. “The mans been in love with you as long as we’ve known him. You could be wearing a bloody bin bag and he’d still get that way.” Despite yourself, your cheeks flushed red with embarrassment.

“He really does love you, Y/N,” Becky said. You could tell by the tone of her voice that she meant every word. “You two are like... Like the stables parents!”

“Isn’t that Marcus and Mia?” You asked.

“Used to be,” Marcus responded. “We’ll let you two take the spot, though.” You sat up slightly, mocking gratitude.

“Oh, thank you!” You mocked, giggling as you said the words. “Pin and I appreciate it greatly!” All you got from Marcus was an amused scoff in response. 

“All right,” Zoe said, giving a friendly squeeze to the hand of yours that still rested on her middle. “We’re about thirty or so feet out. I’m going to stop here. Marcus, will you help Y/N off Raven?” Marcus gave a mumble of agreement as he dismounted his horse and moved over to you.

He helped you down, giving your shoulders a squeeze as he tightened the blindfold a bit. “Walk the thirty feet straight. Don’t make any turns. When you hear Taylor Swift, you’ll know that you’re close to Pin.” You nodded, mumbling a thank you as you slowly set off, arms out in the air to make sure you didn’t bump into any unsuspecting rocks or bushes that’d grown out from the sand. 

Sure enough, you eventually heard the sounds of Taylor Swift playing from a bluetooth speaker, and felt Pins touch as he put a hand on either of your shoulders.

“Okay, love,” he said, pressing a kiss to your forehead before releasing your shoulders and stepping back. You heard the sound of something falling to the sand, but didn’t think anything of it, figuring it was just Marcus or Zoe off in the distance somewhere. 

You recognized the next song as it started. You Are In Love by Taylor Swift. A song that you didn’t expect Pin to know, so much as play when something was about to happen.

“Love, you can take the blindfold off.” His words were signal enough for you, and you quickly got to untying the knot at the back of your head, relieved to finally get to take the thick strip of fabric off of your eyes. 

You opened your eyes, blinking to adjust them to the view of the sun setting over the water, finding Pin on one knee, handsome smile on his face, ring held out to you.

Ring held out to you.

It took you a second to realize what was happening, but when you did, tears of joy clouded your eyesight. 

“Y/N, I couldn’t really think of much to say, but thats because I also thought of a million different things that I wanted to say to you. I’ve woken up to the fact that you’re my joyfriend every day for the past five years, and I’ve woken up to you every day for the past two months, but why not make it forever?” You were already nodding, even though you knew he still had more to say.

“I want you, Y/N. I want your pleadings for five more minutes when we wake up each morning, I want your Criminals Minds and Narnia marathons. I want the version of you that dances with me at three in the morning while we wait for our brownies to bake. I want you at four am when we decide to go to Walmart and end up spending a little too much money on toys and treats for our dear son, Toothless the kitten. Hell, I even want drunk you that insists we adopt a kitten and ends up convincing me to do so the following morning,” You loved him. You loved him with your whole heart, and nothing would ever change that. 

“I just want you, Y/N. However you’ll have me, I want you, and there’s nothing in this world that could ever even come close to changing that. Not for a second, not for a minute. You are the one I’d like to spend the rest of my life with,” you wiped hastily at your tears as the fell, smile spreading across your face as you did. 

“So, six months ago, I promised you forever. Will you let me keep such a promise, my love?” Your hand moved to cover your mouth as you nodded, unable to speak any coherent sentences as Pin stood. 

He slipped the ring onto your left hands ring finger as he wiped your tears from your cheeks, kissing you all over your face in an effort to get you to grin, or to giggle, or even to tell him to stop. He just wanted to get a reaction.

You kissed him, and he figured that was reaction enough. 

When you pulled away, he wrapped his arms around your torso and yours moved to his shoulders, booping his nose with a giggle.

“You’re now stuck with me for eternity,” you teased. “You do realize that, right?” Pin laughed, kissing your nose as you heard the excited screams and cheers of your friends as they approached.

“I hope you know that being my partner means you’re stuck in on my antics and shenanigans,” Pin teased back, pressing another kiss to your nose. “First order of business, getting a completely white cat, naming her Luna, and letting her and toothless give us kitten grandbabies!” You giggled, pulling him into another kiss as your friends broke out into excited cheers, having surrounded you both in just bare minutes.

You let go of each other to accept the congratulatory hugs from your friends, the ones that you considered family, thanking them as they congratulated you both. Pin slipped his arm into yours, grinning as he held up two polaroids.

“Becky took these,” he says. “She captured the moment you realized what I was doing and the kiss I got as a yes at the perfect times, didn’t she?”

“Those are definitely going on the mantle!” You kissed him then, feeling your heart set itself alight, floating in your chest with the profound happiness you’d felt.

He’d promised you forever, and he’d kept that promise. You had him forever, got to love him until death separated you both. In the end, that made you happier than you’d been in a long time. 

[bungou-stray-dingus]

Pride And Joy

I wrote a little update for Kazue, so I think it would only be fair to do an update on Chuuya’s daughter Asa who is from this post. Honestly these fictional children have become some of my favorite things to write about. Anyways... HERE WE GO! 

 Your daughter laid on the giant blanket, her tiny little legs kicking as she smiled up at you, her toothless grin never failing to brighten your day. “Lay still just a little longer for momma, won’t you.” You cooed to her, placing the little felt circle over the number three. You had taken your eyes off of her for a split second and she had already managed to pull the elastic headband off her head and was now chewing it. “Oh, honey no...” You chuckled, shaking your head as you tried to pull the headband from her plump hands. 

“What are you doing?” His voice alerted you to his presence, and you looked up to see him standing in the doorway to the bedroom. He was talking to you, but you saw where he was looking, his eyes were focused on his daughter, a heart melting smile spreading across his face. “I saw other parents doing it, I wanted to do it for her too. She hit her three month mark today-” 

“Atatata, don’t want to hear about that. She’s a baby.” He walked over to the bed, scooping her up off the blanket and holding her close. “Of course she’s still a baby. I just wanted to get a cute picture, plus it documents her growth and-” He wasn’t even listening at this point, he was fully invested in paying attention to Asa. She had pulled his hat off his head and thrown it to the floor, babbling to him as tiny little spit bubbles formed on her lips and his laughter filled the room. 

“Asa... come on... like this. Watch dadda now, come on...” You sat on the couch and watched as Chuuya crawled around on the floor. He was trying to teach her to crawl, and you thought it was precious. She laid on her tummy, her fists pounding on the floor as she tried to push herself up, trying her best to copy Chuuya’s movements. “You know, you’re so worried about her growing up, yet you’re trying to teach her to crawl six months before it’s even normal for an average baby to start crawling.” You shook your head, laughing at his logic. 

He sat up on his knees, scooping her off the floor and facing her towards you, hiding behind her body and talking in a baby-ish voice. “I am not an average baby. I will crawl before all the other lame children.” He peaked his face out from behind her, smiling up to you. “See, she gets it. She’s still a baby, she’ll just be really advanced.” 

“Mmhm. She’ll become independent. Don’t come crying to me when she doesn’t need your help anymore at a year old because you want her to be so advanced.” You mocked him, pulling her out of his arms and holding her close against your chest. “For now, I myself, am completely fine with her being a teeny tiny baby who moves slower than a snail across the floor.” 

He pouted up at you, his eyebrows furrowing as he thought about his daughter growing up too quick, not needing him anymore, and it broke his heart... not that he’d tell you that. He wanted her to be his little girl forever, and although her knew that was an impossible thing to wish for, knowing that someday she’d grow older and she wouldn’t depend on him... for now he would enjoy her dependence, knowing that she was needed by him. He was her defender, her protector, her father. 

“Don’t... Asa... stay still... I just.. hey! You kicked me! I’m gonna...” You heard the raspberry being blown against her tummy. She let out a little screech before belly laughing which sent Chuuya into hysterics. “Seems like getting her ready for bed is going well.” You joked, walking into the bedroom and sitting on the edge of the bed. 

He had managed to get only one foot into her pajamas before she had started moving again. He was always so scared of hurting her, she seemed so fragile, like precious china. “You have to just grab her feet and put them in the pajamas, Chuuya. You’re not going to break her.” You sighed, laying the clothes out on the bed straight before grabbing her and quickly dressing her and zipping up the pajamas. “See, like that.” You held her up and he quickly grabbed her from you, cradling her in his arms and rocking back and forth. 

“Your momma is a show off...” He cooed to her, brushing his fingers over the soft ginger tufts of hair that she had started growing. “But she does make some damn cute babies.” He looked up at you and winked. You shook your head, bringing your hands up to cover your face, not wanting him to see how flustered his comment made you. 

“Let me see her, I’m gonna feed her and get her to sleep.” You held your hands out for her but he shook his head, standing up from the bed. “I’ve got her. Go relax, take a warm bath or something. I don’t get to do this often because of work.” He leaned over, pressing his lips to the top of your head before walking out, going straight  to her nursery and sitting in the rocking chair. 

“I don’t know what I’d do without you and your momma... my queen... and my little lamb.” He held pulled the bottle from her mouth, sitting her up on his shoulder and patting her back as he rocked slowly. “You’re my pride and joy, a little angel... I promise, I’ll never let anything or anyone hurt you.” Her breaths became more relaxed, her head nestled into the crook of his neck. He moved her to her crib, laying her gently into her crib. She looked so peaceful, her chubby cheeks flushed a light pink, her tiny pink lips pulled up slightly into a smile. He would do anything for, he would die for her... his little lamb. 

[randogirlo-fando]

Andante, Andante Part 1/?

Summary-Keg King Billy Hargrove becomes infatuated with Mike and Nancy’s cousin who is staying with them over the summer.

Warnings- swearing, mentions of sex, eventual smut

Word count-2.5k

May 1985

You close the door to your baby blue 1984 Jeep Cherokee you got as a graduation present, giggling after hearing the faint voice of one of your favorite cousins exclaiming “She’s here! She’s here!”. Nancy comes running out to give the first hug, squeezing pretty tight for such a petite girl.

“It’s been way too long!” She smiles brightly and you embrace her back just as tight as she did.

“It has, I would’ve visited sooner but private school has been kicking my ass.”

Soon Karen comes out holding Holly and you smile at them, excited to finally meet Holly when she actually has thoughts and opinions.

“(Y/n/n) look how grown you are!” Nancy let’s go of you to make room for her mom and sister while the redness goes to your cheeks awkwardly. Karen puts Holly down and pulls you into a hug, Holly hiding behind her legs. It was expected considering it’s been 4 years since the last visit.

“Holly this is your cousin (y/n). You were a lot younger when she last saw you.” After waving to her she smiles and pokes your knee causing another giggle to erupt from you.

“Ted can you come get (y/n)’s bags?”

“Sure honey” All of you head inside once the bags are grabbed and you begin to study all the things that’s changed about the house. The new pictures on the shelves, the new rug Karen must’ve got to tie the living room together, even the new vacuum she must’ve got after the old one broke. They may not have actually been new, but they were new to you.

“So where is Mike?” Karen smiles and gestures her flailing hand to the basement amusingly.

“All of his friends are down there too, they missed you a lot.”

“Will too?” She nods and you cringe when the stairs creaked under your tiptoeing feet.

“What was that?” Lukas’ eyes widen at the thought of something bad, making it harder for you not to laugh.

“Holly, I’ve told you you can’t come- (Y/N)!!” Mike jumps up to hug you, arms around your arms almost like he was caging you in.

“Dude you’re taller then me what the hell?” He smiles and within a flash you’re dragged to the kids and forced to sit down next to Dustin and Will. Dustin smiles and you put an arm around him to hug him. Once he realized your arm isn’t moving anytime soon his cheeks start to heat up, definitely going to be the cause of some teasing later on.

“El, Max, this is my cousin (y/n). She’s awesome.” You smile and pinpoint the girls. Eleven, the savior, the innocent, and Mike’s girlfriend, was wearing an oversized flannel and jeans while her hair was in a short French braid. Max, the redhead, the fireball, and last you checked Lukas’ girlfriend, was fixing up small bits of hair in El’s head that’s in front of her lap while smiling at you quickly before moving her focus back to the task at hand.

“So these are the girlfriends, if y’all wanna go get ice cream and talk about the guys I’m always up for it.” El’s eyebrows furrow while she tilts her head in confusion, making Max mess up a little. She whispers something to Mike, which makes you self conscious of your voice and accent.

“Oh (y/n) is from somewhere else called the south, so she has a southern accent.” She nods although still confused so youve made a mental note that she’ll be asking questions throughout your trip which you don’t mind.

“So were y’all just waiting for me or were y’all doing a campaign because either way here I am and I’m ready to do anything.”

“Well we were talking about Max’s douchebag brother.” Lukas’ rolls his eyes before Max punches him in the arm not too hard but definitely not lightly. Dustin at this point was just wanting to talk to you just you and him the moment he found out you were coming. Growing up, he always had a crush that manifested over the years and you always were nice to him not wanting to hurt his feelings.

“The one that attacked lukas and scared the shit out of everyone?” They nod and you lick your lips before sucking on your teeth harshly.

Every year Mike updated you on the things happening in Hawkins so you knew pretty much everything except maybe some very minor details and that guy Billy has been on your list for as long as he’s been in Hawkins.

“How about we call up Jonathan for a second car, invite Nancy and we all go pay a visit to Steve at his new job?” They all nodded and spoke their own agreements until Mike speaks up.

“Actually El isn’t allowed in the mall, can you drop us off at her house?”

“Of course, I understand. Don’t go pissing off Hopper though.” You wink lighting at the two and Eleven hides in Mike’s neck, Mike flipping you off lightheartedly.

“Nancy! Can you come down to the basement?” She comes down quickly while putting her earrings in.

“What’s up?”

“Wanna call up that boyfriend of yours and we all go pay a visit to Steve?”

“Okay I’ll call him now!” She runs back upstairs, careful not to hurt her ear, and everyone else discusses carpool.

Dustin calls shotgun and sits in your car, turning the radio on his favorite radio station and smiling a big toothless grin at you. Once Mike and El get in the back, you guys pull out of the driveway to get a head start from everyone else.

“So El, do you know your address?”

“Uh, no.” She sheepishly looks down in her lap and furrows her eyebrows.

“What about directions?”

“Go on the main long street and then it’s in the woods.” You have to think hard before nodding and try to listen to her to your best ability.

“Hey I found it.” A smile of accomplishment comes to your face and you look at El through the mirror as she smiles back. Once the car is parked, you ruffle Dustin’s hair and get out with them to walk them to the door.

“Hey Hopper, I’m dropping off kids.”

“(Y/n) I didn’t know you’re in town.” He gets up to greet you with a smile and you return it.

“Yes sir, just got in about an hour ago and now I’m taking kids to get ice cream. Of course I heard El can’t be in super public places so here I am.”

���You always were a good kid. If you need a summer internship or anything I’m sure we can get you something at the police station.”

“Thank you sir, and if you ever need someone to stay with El I’m always happy to!” You shake hands with him and the kids say bye to you before heading into what you assume is El’s room, leaving you to run back to your car.

“How does everyone like you?” He looks in awe, completely enthralled by you.

“Southern charm, honey.” He laughs and you pull out of the driveway to head to the Starcourt Mall.

“So (y/n), would you want to rent a movie and come over to watch it? We could eat popcorn and stuff. You don’t have to I just thoug-“ you cut him have with a small giggle, calming his nerves a little.

“I’d love to Dustin, I missed my partner in crime.” Once you stop at a red light you take a second to look at him before taking his hat and putting it on.

“I think this hat looks pretty good on me” Dustin mumbles something under his breath but you choose to ignore it.

“So any summer plans?”

“I go to Camp Know Where.”

“Aw when are you leaving me?”

“The second week of June. I’ll be back before Fourth of July though!”

“Perfect! So we’re gonna have to all go to the fair together!” He smiles at you with a small blush and you smile back before getting to the mall. You meet up with everyone else at the front entrance and Max looks a little more stone-faced then before.

“What’s wrong Max?”

“I’m an idiot as always.” Lukas sighs and starts walking in.

“Boys are mad dumb it’s okay.” You whisper in an attempt to her cheer up a little and she gives you a small smile.

“Excuse me I’ll have a tall scoop of Harrington.”

“Look, I’m trying to- (y/n)? What are you doing here?” He jumps over the counter and envelops you in a bear hug, the smell of his cologne right in your nose with your head against his chest.

“Well I’m in the mall to get my damn ice cream. Nice sailor suit, captain.” He laughs when you attempt to solute him through the hug and finally lets go to look at you.

“Last time I saw you was the summer before my freshmen year.” A faint pink came to your cheeks remembering the last encounter with Steve Harrington.

“(Y/n), I-I like you....” he closed his eyes to prepare for the rejection, but instead he felt a kiss placed on his cheek rather quickly.

“I like you too Harrington.” He smiled before realization and sadness hit his soft features.

“Why do you have to leave?”

“I start school in a week. I can’t stay forever...” he hugged you so very close, not wanting to let go.

“Steve?”

“Yes?” Your sparkling (e/y) eyes stared into his and suddenly you move closer to each other before sharing your first kiss together.

“Yeah I actually ended up skipping 8th grade, so I graduated with you.”

“Hey can you two stop making goo goo eyes and get us some ice cream?” Dustin says, rolling his eyes making the other kids giggle. You break concentration from the brunette before you, realizing you’re missing two people.

“Will where did Nancy and Johnathan go?” You look around trying to find the two through the crowd of people.

“They went to see some movie they’ve been wanting to see.” A sigh of relief washes over you before you turn back to Steve, grabbing him by the upper arms.

“Well Steve, I’m here all summer. Call the Wheeler house if you want to catch up.” His face lights up before he sighs pretending to check a watch.

“Uh yeah totally, I’m like super busy here most of the time but I’m sure I can make time for you.” You roll your eyes at his antics before giggling and messing with his hair, ordering ice cream for everyone and going back outside.

“You guys ready to go?”

“My brother is gonna be at the Wheeler house looking for me in like half an hour so we should probably leave.” Max sighs making you feel the need to comfort her by rubbing her shoulder.

“Max gets shotgun!” The boys groan at the statement and you make eye contact with Max while giggling.

“So Max, what’s your plans this summer?”

“Hang out with the party, go to the arcade, skate my skateboard, and stay away from the pool.” Your eyebrows scrunch, trying to figure out why.

“How come?”

“Billy works there. He’s a lifeguard and he’s told me not to.”

“Who would put him in charge of people’s lives?”

“Well he used to be a lifeguard in California, a pretty good one too.” Nodding, you think about what he’s like when he’s good at saving lives but bad with people.

When you pull up, a blue Camaro was in your spot in the driveway to you park on the side of the road. Max sighs and gets out first, throwing the ice cream wrapper away.

“Max where the hell were you?” A deep voice says with frustration lacing it, catching you off guard and causing you to flinch.

“You’re early.” Is all she says before getting in the passenger seat and slamming the door.

“You better tell me why you were in a strangers car.”

“I’m not a stranger buddy.” The buddy laced with sarcasm as you get out of your own car, his face changing from frustrated to cocky, a devilish smirk that you can’t help but find attractive coming across his face with the change in attitude.

“Well, I didn’t know it was a pretty stranger.” He leans against his car door and you roll your eyes, walking closer to him while placing your hands on your hips.

“I’m Nancy’s cousin, and I’m way out of your league pretty boy” He’s a bit taken back by your remark but smirks while studying your every movement and detail from top to bottom.

“Not from here, huh? I’m gonna guess....southern?” The pause almost taunting you.

“You bet your sweet ass I am. Now run along and stop yelling at such a good kid. None of these kids deserve what you’ve put them through.” Your facial expressions soften when you make eye contact with the embarrassed ginger.

“Max, when you come over next how about I take you home afterwards?” Your cold stare looks back at his dark eyes and you watch frustration come across his face but his smirk never falters.

“Sounds amazing!” She smiles and he rolls his eyes before slowly stepping towards you.

“I’m sorry but I’m not very comfortable having her in your car. How about we get dinner so I can get to know you better?” He gets closer, looking you into your eyes with those bright blue eyes you almost want to fall into, but instead you push his shoulders back to keep a minimum of 7 feet apart at all times.

“In your dreams lover boy, unless she needs to be at home differently I’ll bring her home at 5pm every time. That way if y’all end up having dinner or something she’s there and you don’t have to worry your pretty little face about picking her up.” He gives up and huffs.

“That works” He gets in the car and sends you one final wink before you flip him off. Once he finally pulls out of your spot, you quickly pull into it and park once more.

“Woah (y/n) you’re the first girl other than Nancy to reject him like that!” You get out of your car, forgetting the other kids were still here. The smile on their faces made your heart swell.

“Well he’s a jerk. Too bad I promised Aunt Karen I’d go to the pool tomorrow.” You all start to walk in, Dustin explaining how you should not go.

“Why would you still go when he’s there? That’s so dumb.”

“What’s dumb?” Karen comes out of the kitchen with her oven mitts on, scaring everyone half to death.

“Oh I told them I’m going to the pool with you and Molly tomorrow and Dustin is flipping out.” She furrows her eyebrows before laughing it off.

“Dustin, she’s going to be with me and/or Molly the entire time. Let her have some fun.”

“Thank you Aunt Karen! Finally someone on my side.” The party sighs and you usher them to go downstairs.

“Dinner is almost ready, I’ll call you guys when it’s closer to time!”

“Thank you aunt Karen!” You close the basement door and sigh.

“Okay, let’s play some DnD!”

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A/N-hey y’all, I’m sorry this took longer than I promised. I wanted to make it longer but I have so much trouble writing with my health and trying to do school. I love y’all if you guys wanna be on the taglist then ask! Also I changed the car without realizing lol

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[whydoyouwantmyname]

Imagine being Steve Harrington’s Girlfriend

Part 1

Part 2

So there are spoilers for the third season in this part and part 4... so beware!

1985

- When you all graduated, you jokingly told Steve after, "Well I hope we never break up, cause you are in all of my pictures probably."

"That's it then, you are forever stuck with me babe."

-The group was insistent on getting a big group picture of all of them with the "parents" of the Party.

-You tried to get a picture with Billy but he was already gone.

-That night you both were sitting on the floor of the trailer, the television playing a science fiction movie, pizza boxes opened before you. His arm was wrapped around your shoulder as you watched.

"So I got a job." You whispered.

"At the station?"

"I think Florence would have a heart attacking she had to work with both Hoppers." You chuckled, "Actually it is at the pool."

"Think they have anymore spot?"

"Sorry, I got the last spot." You frowned, "We can always check out the mall though, say tomorrow?"

"Are you asking me on a date Hops?" He grinned

"Maybe, or I might just want to go to that new ice cream place, Scoops Ahoy."

-You and Steve wrote Dustin every week he was at camp.

-Hopper carried on of your graduation photos with him, on the back he scribbled, 'My girls.' It was of you and El, both making faces at the camera.

-You were so excited when you found out Steve landed the position at Scoops Ahoy.

-He always gave you free ice cream, and since you knew Robin, she started giving it to you too.

-She loved that you made Steve less of an asshole, and thought it was funny that you remembered her.

-You has no idea Billy was working at the pool with you. On your first day you were walking towards the chair, red swimsuit latching to your body, and you heard it, "Damn Sugar Mama, you should have worn shit like that to school."

You turned to see Billy leaning against the wall, however when you looked at him he quickly pushed off, red trunks on, along with an identical whistle to yours.

-During your shared shifts you were always in opposite chairs, and when you weren't watching the water you both would make faces at one another, or mouth stuff.

-Steve was annoyed when he found out, you poking fun at him, "Green is not your color Harrington."

-You always joked when Mike was over, and told her that she had to stop almost giving Hops a heart attack.

-Agreeing with Hops that they were making out far too much, but much like Joyce saying, "They are teenagers."

"And... you never were like that?"

"And we are different people, why don't you just talk to them. They will listen to..."

"You. If I try it will be a mess."

-You always took them to the mall, and when you dropped them off you'd say, "I swear if you get caught, and he gets fired..."

"We're dead, we know."

-You were in Scoops when the power went out, and much to Steve's dismay you chuckled when Robin said, "It's not going to work dingus."

- "Why are you smiling?" Billy asked as you sat in the chair, his smile intoxicating as he blew out the smoke. All the old woman glaring as you looked up towards him.

"Dustin comes home today, after this hell hole I am going to see him."

"Oh toothless?"

"Yeah, now I am going, but please enjoy your time hitting on Mrs. Wheeler." You smiled, jumping up as he called, "Have fun Sugar Mama!"

-When Hopper went to get advice from Joyce she asked, "Didn't you deal with this with [Y/N]?"

"No! She..."

"Spent far too much time with that Harrington boy, and now they are basically living together in the trailer."

-You loved Robin's chart, and even had the privilege of putting a tally on it once. It was when he was way to loud to the ladies, you were sitting in the back laughing with Robin after your shift, shorts over your suit as you ate the sundae she gave you, you went there after you went to Dustin's and saw they weren't home.

-Billy called the trailer to tell you about his date with Mrs. Wheeler, however Steve picked up the phone.

"Ahoy Harrington!"

"They aren't here Hargrove."

"Oh no, I am not looking for the bitch and her Prince Charming, or a scoop of ice cream. Is my Sugar mama there?"

"Please stop calling her that." Steve sighed as you hugged him from behind, reaching up to take the phone from him, "Ahoy Hargrove."

-El told you all about Dustin's homecoming and about Mike's nana after they left. You both had your own walkie talkies.

-You would always try to give Hop advice on how to get with Joyce.

-Mike called you to talk, knowing you would know what to do. You were fuming when you got off the phone.

- Yelling at Hop when he told you about the talk in the truck. "He is a kid."

"And He is making out with your sister, and disrespecting me!"

"And He's a good kid!"

"Just because you and Steve have some weird parent relationship with them does not mean you get to defend them every waking moment!"

"We do...."

"Don't... just.... don't tell me how to parent her. You are right, you are different. I guess I'm just so used to you. I never had to talk with you like this."

"Just.... don't be a asshole Hop." You growled, like a mama bear, "or I will have to end you."

-You picked up Dustin and brought him to the mall to see Steve. You were all smiles as he told you about camp, and Suzie, the mystery girl from Utah, who he didn't include in his letters.

- "Oh tell me this isn't another one of your children?" Robin asked in dread as Dustin said, "Hi"

"Hi." Robin deadpanned as you smiled, knowing she was dreading adding another kid to the list

"I'm Dustin."

"I'm Robin." Her eyes casted to you as you looked to the ground and chuckled.

"[Y/N] has told me all about you, it is a real pleasure to finally meet you. Is he here?"

-Before Robin could respond Steve came bursting through the door, excitement clear as he gasped, arms raised, "Henderson." And celebrated his return. Once they reunited Steve ordered Robin make a sundae for the boy and took him to a booth.

-"You two definitely lead a very strange life." Robin replied as you smiled at the pair

"Yup that's for sure."

-While they talked, you wandered the stores. When you returned they were translating Russian, causing you to walk away and go back to the stores.

-You ran into Max and El, and excitingly smiled as they shopped. El spotted you first, her smile growing as she ran over to you in her new clothes. "Hey."

"You look bitching." You smiled as Max ran over to you both, "Pops know you're here?"

She nodded no quickly.

"So wanna help us show these boys what they are missing?" Max asked as they smiled

"Obviously." You giggled, "but first how about some ice cream?"

-El loved that you got free ice cream, and she was always happy when you would bring her some home.

- "Where's your First Mate?" You smiled as you leaned over the counter, Steve smiled as he got samples for the girls, "Translating with Dustin, it is my turn to sling."

"Well you definitely look good at it." You smiled

"You gonna stick around?"

"Can't." El answered for you, Max piping up, "She is gonna help us, she'll be at my place till late."

"Not too late, I need her help, something important...." Steve replied, smiling, however you looked at the girls and whispered, "That's code for he just wants to make out later."

"Gross." Both girls replied as you smiled at Steve, before leaning over the counter and kissing him lightly on the cheek, "I'll be home by 9."

-You had so much fun with the girls, smiles plastered on your faces as you went store to store.

-You paid for the photo studio, smiling as the girls posed for each shot, you couldn't remember the last time you had seen El this happy.

-You were so proud of El when she said, "I dump your ass!" All of you running to your car, giggling as you drive back to Max's.

-You all sat around the cabin and gossiped, and then El suggested going to the void. After you all talked about how stupid boys are.

- You took the girls to the video rental store, and took them back to your place, popping popcorn and pouring sodas for them as they settled into the couch. Popping in the movie, you glanced at the clock and stated, "He's late."

"Screw him, besides this is probably way more fun then making out with Steve Harrington." Max replied as you settled on the floor.

- You called Hopper and Mrs. Hargrove to tell them the girls were spending the night. Hopper was piss drunk when you called.

-When Steve got home the girls were giggling in Hopper's old room, the static of the radio playing as they no doubt were playing in the void. Dustin trailing behind him as you laughed.

"You're...." you started but El came flying out of the room and dove into you, tears in her eyes as Max followed.

"Billy." She whispered, your eyes widened as you whispered, "Shhhh."

-El and Max fell asleep in your bed, Max had fallen asleep first, so while she slept you looked at El, "what about Billy?"

"Bad." Was all she whispered, and then she told you everything.

-you left a note for Dustin and Steve who were asleep on the couch, and took the girls to Max's.

-When El found the whistle, You whispered, "That's Heather's."

-Dustin making fun of Steve for how much he liked you, however Dustin loves it.

- You drove the girls to the pool, "Ericsson, did Heather come in today?"

"Nope, I tried calling you, but your boy toy said you were having lady issues. Not pregnant are we Hopper?"

"Shut the fuck up asshole." You replied, looking to El and Max as they took the photo to the bathroom.

- "why don't I just call Billy?"

"No. Too dangerous." El panted after returning from the void, her eyes large as she buried her head into your shoulder.

"You really are a good sister." Max whispered as you rubbed her arm, "I wish I had a sibling like you."

"Who said you didn't. I mean for the party is like a family, a extremely messed up family."

"Yeah. Only difference is that you and Steve are our messed up parents."

"Shut up Max." You smiled as you whispered.

-You all went to Heather's, and when you saw Billy he started chuckling, "[Y/N]!"

-It sounded foreign.

-The girls stayed again, Steve wasn't home yet so you gave both the girls a dry set of your clothes, as you changed into Steve's clothes, both girls settled onto the couch as you pop leftovers on the stove. However when you turned they were gone, once again in Hopper's old room.

-Mike called your house, "Code Red. Do you know where Dustin and Steve are?"

"No they never came home." You answered.

"Bring the girls to my place, and call off work."

- You scolded Will for not telling you sooner

-When El asked about how you know a host, you looked at Max, and El, whispering, "Billy."

- When they told you the plan you told Mike, "I know how to get him in.... but Steve isn't going to like it."

-"No, absolutely not." Max snapped, "You are not..."

"She's right. Billy has always liked her. I mean he always is calling her that stupid nickname, if she can get him...."

"No." Max whispered.

-You stood outside the locker room, opening the door, and sneaking in slowly, "Billy!" Your voice like a song as you started towards the sauna.

"Pools closed."

"Billy." The kids locked the door, it was just you and him, "Billy come find me."

"Sugar Mama?"

"Took you long enough. Come on Billy I haven't got all day."

You could hear him coming towards the door, rounding the corner you smiled, "Hey Billy."

"What about..." he was in the doorway, you were wearing nothing but your suit.

"Doesn't matter." He rushed inside, hands on your hips as you spun him around. Every part of you extremely grossed as you pulled away.

"Hey Billy?" You asked, his breath heavy as he whispered, "What?"

"Have you met my sister?" And then you ducked, El sending him against the wall as you rushed out the party running in behind you to lock him in.

"You okay?" Max asked

"Yeah." You spat on the floor as they backed away, your fingers going to the controls, and raising the temperature. Billy freaking out inside the room, "You cheat! Let me out!"

-You immediately wanted Steve.

-"He made me do it [Y/N], it's not my fault Max!"

"Max! Get away from the door!" You screamed as Billy broke the glass.

-"El!" You screamed, racing to her and Mike as she cried, her hands going to you as you helped them both up and hugged El. Looking out the hole you looked at the kids, "So it's back."

"Yes." El and Will both answered, as you went for Mike's walkie, "Dustin, I know you are with Steve, code red, I repeat code red. Meet us at the trailer."

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Her face fell, and her eyes flickered over Hiccups shoulder before staring him dead in the eyes once again. “Nonono, don’t act like that, you know you left me. Boss— he told me so, and he isn’t a liar, unlike you.”

Danny let out an amused chuckle, cocking her head to the side at Astrid’s outburst. “I’m not scared of you, if that’s what you think. Yelling at me like a little kid doesn’t change anything, it doesn’t change that I was lied to, and you… you were a part of it, maybe I should kill you too, Berks best-warrior-ever, dead! Yeah… yeah, what about that?” She stopped right in front of Astrid, ignoring the cries that came from Zephyr, her eyes big, almost trying to appear innocent in a way.

Her smile returned, and she tried grabbing Hiccups hand to pull him away.

“A… minute…? Fine, but be quick, Boss wants me back.”

Uh-oh, she hadn’t thought about that, Boss didn’t want her to capture Hiccup, he just wanted her to scare him… Welp! What’s done is done!

She tapped her foot on the wood flooring. “Can you hurry up?! You’re taking forever, and I wanna go.”

She waved at Astrid smugly as she left before turning her focus back to Hiccup. “Okay! Let’s do this!”

Looping a finger through the pin holes of the metallic sphere, she tugged them off quickly before throwing it out the window, causing a nearby explosion.

She didn’t give time for Hiccup to react, as he was struck with one of the Deathgrippers tails, which knocked him out instantly.

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“This wasn’t the plan! Danielle, do you realize what you’ve done?!” Grimmel yelled, glaring down at the girl.

Hiccup had been placed in a nearby cell, bounded to the wall by a chain attached to his ankle.

She giggled. “Of course I know what I did! We got Hiccup!”

“That wasn’t what you were instructed to do!”

“Uhh, yes it was! You said Toothless took priority over Hiccup, but since I couldn’t find him, I took him instead!”

He pinched the bridge of his nose and let out an annoyed sigh. “We need to fix this. You just took out Berks Chief, his people are going to come looking for him. You didn’t tell any one of here, correct?”

“No, I’m not stupid.”

“That’s good at least. Okay, here’s what we’re going to do, and you need to listen. Tomorrow night, you’re going back, do what you do and cause problems, blow stuff up, just keep the people distracted.”

Her face lit up at that. “You got it!”

“Good, good… But you need to keep him alive, for now… I still need that Night Fury.”

Danny groaned. “Fine, for now…”

She looked over at Hiccups cell to see him waking up. “Hey! How’d you sleep?” she asked, her voice chipper as she sat outside of the cell.

His eyes widened, suddenly realizing. "You don't remember, do you? But..." She knew who Zephyr was, knew Hiccup and Valka were her family...it didn't make sense. "I don't understand, just who is this 'Boss' of yours?" He needed to know, not just to confirm their suspicions, but to try to give Astrid more information as well.

Astrid stood her ground, her expression not faltering once. The only movement she made was to rub Zephyr's back, trying to comfort her.

"Hiccup!" All Astrid could do was cover her daughter's eyes as her husband crumpled to the ground, a single tear slipping from his eyes as he hit the wooden floor.

The last thing Hiccup remembered before everything went black was hearing Zephyr cry, and Astrid calling his name.

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Hiccup woke up to muffled voices, his head pounding.

Where was he?

Where was Astrid?

He had a bump on his head from when he fell, and his face scrunched up in pain as he tried rolling over.

The sound of a chain scraping against stone caused some memories to come flooding back.

His mind foggily started catching up, and as his vision cleared, he realized he was in a cell, a chain connecting his ankle to the wall.

He could only hear snippets of what was said, but he was able to figure one thing out: if Danny was able to go back and forth to Berk so quickly, they couldn't be too far away.

He'd have to pay close attention, to everything, if he was going to get back home to Astrid and Zephyr.

Sitting himself up, he groaned, his head wound not happy with any movement.

Breathing heavily, waiting for the pain to recede, he glanced up at Danny briefly. "Fine. You?"

[cosmicvulture]

Okay so I’ve been thinking about why I love the HTTYD franchise more and more lately and I think mainly because it’s about a coming of age story that tackles a different aspect of growing up with each instalment and it does it in a perfect way because we really resonate with the characters.

Here is how I sum up each movie in a single word...

Discovery

Friendship

Growth

So I know the third movie could also be classed as friendship and the second as growth because Hiccup becomes chief and has to deal with loss, but please hear me out...

Discovery

Hiccup is only 15 in the first instalment and doesn’t fit in with his peers. Because of his lack of skill and reckless behaviour he is pretty much ostracised from the group. Of course, his mother is very much the same but Hiccup does not know her at this point in his life.

A major part of childhood development is learning about yourself, including the DISCOVERY of your place in the world. All humans want is a place of belonging and acceptance from peers, and if they can’t find this with the people surrounding them, they surround themselves with new people who do. And that brings us to Toothless...

Hiccup shoots Toothless down to gain acceptance from his peers, but he is set apart from then even more by doing so. He realises that killing a defenceless creature is wrong. Instead he cuts him free and nearly gets killed. Despite warning, Hiccup seeks Toothless out because he is curious and Toothlesses warning did little to sway him since he’s used to being treated like that anyway. He also tries to fix his mistake of shooting Toothless down and in turn DISCOVERS toothless is nothing to be feared of. Soon Hiccup befriends Toothless and this friendship means the world to him because he has never connected with any human peers due to rejection... aka Hiccup DISCOVERED friendship for the first time

Not only that, but he also Discovers that dragons are not what we think and thus aims to protect them, bringing peace to Berk and the dragons and DISCOVERING his place in the tribe, as well as what his personal values are.

2. Friendship

Now of course Hiccup and Toothless were already friends in the first movie, but this instalment tests this friendship and everything they stand for. Again, who you associate yourself growing up with shapes who you are and Hiccups pre-existing friendship with Toothless motivates all his choices and enables him to stand up for what’s right...

Hiccup discovers the threat of dragon trappers who have utilised dragons for wrongdoing. He also uncovers the secret of his mother and her dragon sanctuary. Of course before this he thought only Berk kept dragons, and is now realising that others also use them, but many through means of manipulation.

Immediately after this discovery, Hiccup aims to reason with the trappers to save the dragons and instead learns of Drago. Hiccups first instinct is always to BEFRIEND them due to his nature and past experiences. I befriended a vicious dragon right, so why not these guys?

However, in this movie he begins to learn that men without reason cannot he reasoned with...

As we know, Drago also has an alpha like Valka but instead of befriending it, he has chained it and forced it to work with him. This goes against Hiccups core values that he discovered in the first movie, and his FRIENDSHIP with Toothless and dragonkind motivates him to put a stop to this. Not only that, but Drago then manipulates Toothless into killing Stoick...

Understandably, Hiccup is upset that Toothless did this. Not only because Stoick is dead, but also because toothless is his BEST FRIEND and like everyone else did in the past, has finally deserted him. However, with Toothless gone Hiccup realises that he does indeed have friends and they help him get toothless back! Then of course friendship breaks control from the alpha and everybody realises that FRIENDSHIP is what allows you to learn and overcome new obstacles due to the support of your peers.

3. Growth

By the third instalment dragons have overrun the entire village and now happily coexist with the Berkians. Hiccup is facing new challenges and responsibilities as chief, which is a big part of growing up. Toothless is of course by his side and helping him through every minute, despite hiccup being capable of doing things himself, but just not being confident enough to make decisions without some sort of support.

Then a new threat and comes along...

Grimmel is the biggest threat faced so far and is using venom to manipulate dragons, instead of force like Drago. This means capturing is much easier and thus he manages to get his hands of the Light Fury to use as live bait.

Now growing up also means relationships. Hiccup has made this connection already with Astrid, but Toothless is mate-less due to being the last of his species, so when the Light Fury apprears he is smitten and goes into courtship mode. Hiccup is noticeably upset as the movie goes on since he mistakes Toothlesses love for the light fury as abandonment rather than it just being a part of growing up. This makes him much more unsure of himself and his choices since Toothless has always been his emotional crutch and re-assurance when making decisions.

When Hiccup seeks Toothless so that they can continue looking for the hidden world, he is met with disappointment from his best friend. He thinks of Stoicks words, how love is the greatest gift of all, but it can also mean the loss of something beautiful in the future. Though it seems like this may be in relation of the relationship between Toothless and the Light fury, it’s clearly directed at the platonic love between Hiccup and Toothless which finally allows Hiccup to realise that he may need to distance himself from his friend so that they can both be safe, independent and do what is needed of them (aka PERSONAL GROWTH)

Hiccup doesn’t need Toothless, but just wants him around, so is capable of letting him go if it’s the right thing. His memories of Stoicks words make him realise this. This is also reinforced through his conversations with Valka and Astrid who know Hiccup makes him Hiccup, not Toothless.

Hiccup realises that the world is forever changing and things can’t always stay the same, no matter how ideal that idea is to him. Toothless needs to go, for his safety and also so that he can do other things that aren’t possible with Hiccup. They have GROWN into adults and though they have influenced each other greatly and will always be friends, they need to part.

So overall I know this is why these movies are important for me and also other children who are still growing up. I struggle with change and have found the past few years very hard because of my autism which makes me less able to adapt to new things. However one thing I know will never change is the fact that these movies will always be there for me to seek advice from and comfort me!

Thanks HTTYD and I hope the future generations find comfort in your teachings too...

[dragonmasterhiccup]

“Hm, yeah, leather could probably work pretty well actually!” She observed the loops on his hands, nodding in affirmation.

A smirk made its way onto her face, an idea coming to mind. “You know… maybe you should just build it for me, out of the kindness of your heart. Not because I’m lazy or anything, of course not, just because… y’know… I’m your sister, and therefore you are morally obligated to do stuff for me.” Okay, maybe it was because she was lazy. Well, not really…? It was just more fun to design the ideas, she didn’t want to have to work in a hot forge all day, that would be torture. She had no clue how Gobber did it.

She shrugged. “I don’t know if they’re as good as this one, I think this is the best I’ve got, but I can still you show if you want!”

She held on tightly as they flew, taking in the feeling of the wind on her face. Even when the temperature was decent, the wind always felt chilly.

As they landed, she dismounted Toothless, quickly petting him before greeting Valka back, a smile plastered on her face. “I’m glad I came too.” She raised an eyebrow at the mention of Camicazi. “Oh, is she nearby?” She looked around, scanning the area to see if she could spot Camicazi anywhere. “If she is, yeah, totally! I haven’t seen her in forever!” Forever being around a week.

Waiting for the race to start, she sat down at the end of the platform, legs hanging off the edge.

Looking back at Hiccup, she let out a laugh. “Dude, that chair is like, two times bigger than you, oh my Gods. It makes you look scrawnier than you already are.”

He laughed. "Oh, yeah? You don't want to learn how to make these? Because, and this might just be me, but I feel like it's a great idea. Besides, there's the extra satisfaction that comes with knowing you built it with your own two hands." Nodding for emphasis, he added, "You need to be able to experience that."

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do want to see them!"

Hiccup situated himself in the seat that his father used to sit in to observe the races while Valka and Danny spoke.

Valka nodded. "Oh yes, she's not far. I'll bring her over, you can sit together."

Hiccup chuckled. "They didn't call my dad Stoick the Vast for nothing, you know. This chair was built for him, after all!"

Valka returned, Camicazi bouncing in behind her. "Danny!! I've missed seeing you in training, are you feeling better?"

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Danny listened closely to Valka’s words, taking in everything that she was saying.

It was kind of weird. Her and Valka were a lot more similar than she had originally thought. It gave her a sense of comfort though, that someone related to her, even if it was just a little.

She nodded, letting out a breath. “That… that would be really nice, Valka.”

Her head immediately leaned into Valka’s hand, basking in the warmth and tenderness she hadn’t received in what felt like forever.

Eyes closed, she nodded lightly, not having anything to say.

———

She shrugged. “Maybe we could just barricade him in his hut or something, I dunno. Make sure to take all his weird projects too, or he’s never going to rest, trust me.”

She knew that firsthand. From things that he had told her here and there, and from the one time where he almost forgot Astrid’s birthday gift due to being exhausted from over exertion. You’d probably have to physically knock him out for him to rest when he needed it.

She nodded sheepishly. “Yes ma’am,” she replied. Of course she wouldn’t have pushed Hiccup off the edge if she had known, she wasn’t like that.

Chuckling, she let out a breath, relived that Valka didn’t seem to be upset with her in anyway shape or form. “Yeah, he does need a break, it feels like all he does is work.”

Nodding once again, she muttered a quick ‘’Kay’ before walking over to Hiccup, taking a few of the herbs from his hands so that he would have less.

Danny responded first. “Mhm, everything’s done, so don’t worry about that. See how the world didn’t end because you couldn’t help one time?” she teased, smirking playfully.

Valka pulled Danny into a hug, knowing that her moving in was going to help the both of them, and grateful to have someone with her again.

Hiccup was grown now, and Valka had missed her chance to be there for him, all of those times he needed her. She was here now, but it was... different.

With Danny, who didn't have anyone, she could be that person, be able to just be there for her, along with Hiccup.

The fact that they all loved dragons didn't hurt, either.

Pulling away, Valka took a breath. "Let's see what we can do to help, hm?"

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Hiccup's jaw dropped. "Wha--barricade me in my hut? I hardly think that's necessary!" He'd go crazy if he couldn't keep his hands or his mind busy with his projects. "My projects aren't weird, either, you know...look, you have to leave me something I can work on..."

Valka laughed. "We'll find you some books, perhaps. But you will be resting, and I don't want to hear any more arguments."

Deflated, Hiccup nodded, and Toothless was mirroring Hiccup's emotions. The dragon wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but if Hiccup was sad, Toothless would be, too.

As Danny took some of the herbs from his hands, he gave her a grateful nod. "Ahaha, very funny. I knew you would have been fine without me, I just wanted to be there to help, is all."

Looking to Gothi, he hesitantly asked, "Am I free to go now?"

The elder Berkian nodded, but wrote two words with her staff: 'Straight home.'

Hiccup gave a resigned sigh, thanking Gothi for her help before heading towards the door. Toothless followed closely behind.

Turning back towards Danny and his mom, he eyed them somewhat warily. "You two are going to follow me to make sure I actually do go straight home, aren't you?"

Valka smiled brightly. "Yes, we are! I won't have you passing out anywhere in the village. With all of the new dragons we've taken in, there are far too many... unfortunate places you could fall." Urging him to continue walking with her hands, she winked at Danny before adding, "Now, hurry up! Let's get you home!"

Sighing again, he shook his head, heading home on foot.

By the time he got there, he was feeling worn out to say the least.

He'd sneezed a few times while they walked, and with each sneeze his eyes watered.

He felt even more congested now, and the pressure in his nose and forehead, which was gone at Gothi's, increased more than it was earlier.

After opening the door, he stumbled in, placing the various herbs on the table as Toothless laid himself down on the floor.

Hiccup rubbed his eyes. "It's not that I don't appreciate you both looking after me, I just think you probably have other, more fun things I'm sure you'd rather be doing. Like getting settled in, maybe?"

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“But you’re not your dad,” she stated bluntly. “Think about it like this; I remember you telling me that I’m not my dad, so the same thing kind of applies here; everybody’s different, everybody does stuff differently, and everybody acts different, you aren’t gonna be some carbon copy of your dad, just like I’m not gonna be a carbon copy of my dad- thank Thor for that, am I right?” she joked.

Though now that she thought about it, she probably couldn’t be like her dad even if she tried; she wasn’t like that. Unlike her father, who had next to no heart at all, she wore hers on her sleeve. She was emotional and [kind of] empathetic and [sort of] loving. Yes, she was still angry about everything that happened, but you can’t stay angry forever, and though it would take a lot of time, she’d get there.

“And hey, you’ve been a pretty good Chief this past year as well- I mean your village isn’t blown to bits, or starving, and as far as I know there’s peace. That’s gotta count for something, right?” she said. “I know if I led a village, it’d be in complete shambles within like, six months, if that,” she stated, a light chuckle coming from her.

Danny and Twilight raced after them as they ran, taking to the air just after they did, her smile only widening further.

She was planning on catching up to them, but after seeing how much Hiccup was just enjoying this with Toothless, she decided against it; he probably hadn’t done this in forever, and he deserved some time to fly with his best friend uninterrupted.

Though once they slowed down, she took that as an invitation to go up to them, which she did.

“Great!” She paused momentarily. “So, why exactly did you want me to bring my sketchbook? Is the scenery just that good?” she asked, her voice holding a teasing undertone to it.

He let out a quick exhale, nodding slowly. "I...I'm definitely not my dad, I've known that my whole life. You do have a point, but..." But what? He didn't have enough preparation because the moment his dad mentioned training him to be chief he ran away? That his father had died too soon, leaving nothing but a book about chiefing, and even then it was missing a lot of crucial information?

Shaking his head, he continued. "But, I initially ran away from this... responsibility. I ran. I didn't really give him a chance to--to pass on all of his wisdom. That's on me. I thought we had more time, I didn't think he'd--" He cut himself off, shaking his head once more. Jaw set and lips pressed, he took a breath before speaking again. "I just feel a little...under prepared. That's all."

Best to not dwell on it. He'll just have to keep moving forward.

He did, however, appreciate Danny's words very much. He gave her a small smile. "No, I think you'd do just fine. When you set your mind to something, you give it your all. Still, thank you. I...I appreciate what you're saying."

Feeling much better after flying with Toothless for a bit, his smile had returned, an air of excitement hovering around them. "Oh, just wait and see!" Lowering his helmet back down, he glanced at the horizon ahead of them. Pointing to it, he asked, "See that tiny speck of land? That's where we're headed!"

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She was gone for around ten minutes, taking some time to think and regroup.

She felt bad for leaving Hiccup and Toothless so suddenly, but she didn’t know what else to do; how was she supposed to react to that?

She sat down in the snow, her back leaning against a tree. What was she going to do now? Just go back and apologize, pretend that never happened? Maybe, but that would make things super awkward, and it was Snoggletog, the last thing they needed was for things to be awkward. She thought about sitting there for the rest of the day, away from everyone, but she knew Hiccup would come looking for her eventually.

That’s the thing, he would come looking for her, he had to have actually cared, at least a little bit. But she still didn’t know why. Why did he care? It was so confusing.

She was also scared. If she admitted that she also thought of him as a sort of brother, she could potentially forget about Caito and the others. If she let new people in, the memories of them would start slipping away, and she didn’t want that at all, they were still her family.

Taking a few deep breaths, she stood back up and brushed the snow off herself. She couldn’t avoid this forever, the longer she stayed away, the worse it would get. And they needed to actually talk about it, not just gloss over it and pretend it never happened, because it did.

She eventually made her way back to her hut, where Hiccup and Toothless were still at the front step. Sighing, she made her way over to them and sat down next to Hiccup, her gaze fixed on the ground.

“I…I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have left you guys like that.” Apologizing would probably be the best way to start this, she wanted Hiccup to choose if he wanted to actually talk about it or not.

They waited patiently, though Hiccup felt worse as time passed. He kept thinking about what he said, and he thinks he knows what upset Danny. Toothless had laid his head in Hiccup's lap, and he petted the dragon absentmindedly.

He was considering looking for her, when he heard footsteps crunching in the snow, as he looked up at Danny just as she sat down next to him.

He shook his head. "No, no I should be the one apologizing. You needed time , that is understandable. I didn't...I should've--" He sighed. "I think I know what I said that bothered you, but I would like to hear it from you, I don't want any more misunderstandings."