#i left it ominous and vague on purpose hehe :3c

[drakyns]

[ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ?

ㅤㅤ𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗡 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦ㅤ|ㅤ@predvestnikㅤ| ㅤaccepting!

[ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ?

most of the time, håkan’s an open book. it’s curious! he has many scars, even though he doesn’t consider himself a warrior. his prosthetic and the bite marks just below his knees are a subject of constant query by curious drunkards from other villages, and he’ll share the tale of the red death with a smile on his face and perhaps a few witty jokes. some children will notice markings of lightning scars scattered across his neck and extending to his torso: he will laugh awkwardly, say that he had a very good reason to challenge thor himself and tell stories about his stupidly brilliant experiments. when healers worry over the claw mark on his chest, he’ll shrug and explain it was one of his draconic buddy’s stunts. worth it, though! he has no trouble excusing the scars on his back, caused by enemies or even friends, or the ones on his arms and legs from when inventions at the forge went awry. truth is, hiccup remembers most of his injuries, has no qualms sharing how he got them—not an appealing sight, but hey, at least they make for good stories, he thinks. part of the occupational hazard.

except for two. they’re reddish now, barely noticeable to the untrained eye, but they are there, on the palms of his hands. a memory of flame and burnt flesh, blotches withered, reddish, pink, yellow, white, a mixture: it goes from the padding of the fingers to the root of his wrists, some parts smooth, others glassy, ugly carvings. he no longer winces at the movement, and many think those scars resulted from his forgework, a clumsy episode with his fire sword, materials used unwisely or dragons provoked beyond their limits. some more impressionable theorists suggest he tried holding a dragon’s flame bare, others that he wasn’t careful with acid from changewings. he lets them believe it, never correcting any story the twins of loki come up with for skalds to share or mothers to warn. it’s the one time there’s no smile on his face. only he and another dead man know the truth behind those burns on his hands. he’ll keep it that way.