#maces and talons

[hijacksecrets]

Hiccup's no good very bad day.

@vindikaetion and i have been working nonstop on a Jumanji AU (which we're calling Maces and Talons cuz gotta have that show reference) since watching the OG one the other day hahaha we already have it all outlined and like. 15k words total LOL hyperfixation go brrrrr

[talldren]

You know, I think it's funny how Viggo seems to have hooked the Edge on Maces and Talons. Previous to meeting Viggo, the riders never mention it, nor play it on screen. But after Viggo shows up? They seem to make playing it a regular past-time. Heather, Astrid, Fishlegs, even Snotlout! The whole edge gets together and plays this game regularly with the board and set Viggo literally gave them.

I think Viggo would find that hilarious. I know I do.

[iamchickenhearmesquawk]

Also it’s devastating how the riders leave the edge unprotected so often.

Poor hiccup just doesn’t realize he’s in a chess/maces and talons game with viggo until it’s too late and the dramatic irony kills me every time.

[vindikaetion]

Jamie’s mind was whirling, trying to put this all together in his head. A boy who lived in the house? “What was his name?” he asked, confused. “The ghost’s name is…” Pippa looked around nervously, as if afraid of being overheard. She leaned in and hissed, “Jack Overland.” Jack… Overland? Jamie’s mind immediately went to that old door on the second floor, the one their mother had asked them to not go into. How the door had made her sad… It had been his uncle’s room.

Ayooo Chapter 2 of Maces and Talons is finally out!! Sorry for the wait, folks! <3

[violet-moonstone]

Vampire hunter Hiccup from my vampire AU Maces and Talons

He's a vampire hunter who's also a vampire's familiar

It's complicated

If you look closely, you can see the bite on his neck from Viggo, hehe

debating on whether or not i should draw a background

Edit: now in colour

[ashleybenlove]

The best part of Hiccup’s scream into the heavens, (”roars in anger” as the Netflix subs say) is that it echoes.

Also its such an incredible scream. They really got that out of Jay Baruchel’s body. Holy shit.

Hiccup snapped.

[euphoritooth]

The Viggo Grimborn Debut question...

[fictionalnormalcy]

Something I am reeling about today.

Race to the Edge was originally supposed to have 4 seasons. Not 6. But what one can presume is that it garnered enough popularity that the extra two seasons were added. Hence why we got a Dragon Eye 2, Krogan was given more screentime, the King of Dragons came into play, Mala and Dagur became a thing, but what was outlined more to me, that Viggo was brought back.

With the show originally intended to be four seasons, Viggo was meant to be the main villain of the series. Dagur being a threat in Season 1, then 2 leading into the Dragon Hunters, then 3 and 4 centering around Viggo and Ryker.

Then I think about, what the end of RTTE was supposed to be. Shellshocked Pt. 2. In the final minutes of the finale. Viggo threatening Astrid, and Hiccup throwing the Dragon Eye into the volcano. Viggo chasing after it, and the rock crumbling beneath him, last words crying out, “HICCUP!”

And frankly wanting to admit, that is really the only way it could have ended. Viggo needing to be eliminated because he would never surrender, and the Dragon Eye destroyed because it was too dangerous in any hands.

I don’t think that at the point they stood at it would make sense for him to have been redeemed as he was in Triple Cross.

But I reflect upon what the ending was meant to be. Viggo meeting his end in that way. Imagine if we hadn’t been given two more seasons. That would’ve been an extremely grim ending. Like imagine going from that to HTTYD 2. And here’s me wondering, if Hiccup’s reaction after Viggo fell into the volcano was always planned, wasn’t altered even after they got the green light for two more seasons. 

How he reacted, he looked remorseful, the way he worriedly stared into the lava. The saddened tone of “Viggo. It didn’t have to end this way.” And I will be honest, even if it was brief, Viggo was the only villain which Hiccup actually looked shocked was gone. He did that for no one else, not for Grimmel, Drago, and not even Alvin when he got struck by the Skrill’s lightning. That scene, of how he stares down at where Viggo had fallen, and Astrid comes up to him and asks him if he’s okay. Just a mere minute ago Astrid had been threatened by this very man holding her own axe to her throat, and she’s asking Hiccup if he’s okay. I literally yell at the screen at this part. To comfort her, she’s the one who just endured something traumatic. Yet, there’s a moment of silence, where Hiccup stares morosely downward. And he says he’s okay. But he doesn’t check on her wellbeing, if she’s okay after what Viggo had done. 

But to me, in showing his shocked expression, displays some sort of mourning over Viggo. Reinforced by the sentence he says afterward. I say this again, this was meant to be the last episode. Had it ended like this, we would have gotten that Hiccup demonstrated some regret in how Viggo came to pass. The writers wanted to leave us with that kind of impact for the end. BUT, it didn’t end like this. Once the next season came we were given a reveal of him having survived the fall into the volcano, but not emerging unscathed. 

The writers of RTTE really had the capacity of making him a villain all over again. We see the scars on his face, the marred eye. They worked to reveal his new change ever so nicely. I for one would have completely understood if they had made him vengeful, because of how harshly the Riders struck him down. It would make sense for him to regather forces in attempts to strike them down, even with Hiccup in specificity. Yet, they didn’t. In Wings of Disaster they wished to show us he’d partnered with another villain, that he still had an obsession in obtaining the Dragon Eye. He spoke in reverence of Hiccup, not how he wished to be close enough to him to drive a blade through his heart. We were showed how out of their way they went to show Viggo was not vengeful. 

Then, I feel obligated to point out Triple Cross. The very last episode we get with him. Where we get a very short-lived redemption. A redemption I do not think, was originally planned. It was the direction went down because they decided not to make Viggo vengeful for the final two seasons. It was even outlined for us too, in that episode. Krogan so helpfully points it out: “Why do you want him alive? He scarred your face, destroyed your brother and, decimated your empire.” Literally showing us how he was capable of this, yet did not take this path. This was even testing the chance of his redemption too. There wasn’t enough time for Viggo to react, maybe he could have changed his mind, told Krogan that as he spelled it out, why not let Hiccup be killed. 

But we reach that point. Left to believe Viggo met his end. The final scene of Triple Cross? Astrid saying it felt weird he was gone, Hiccup saying he taught them a lot. Hiccup takes the piece that represented Viggo during their game, and knocks it over. Signifying the fallen player, then sealing the Maces & Talons board. Once again, bearing a saddened expression with slumped shoulders before steeling himself and exiting.

To think. Hiccup reacted in that way back in season 4 when they were still enemies, but yeesh how they did it when he sacrificed himself and left a parting gift. 

I wish to say this, the writers always had this intention. They wanted to show us that Hiccup grieved Viggo’s death. No matter how he met it, they wanted us to witness this. And doesn’t it make you wanna ship vigcup just a little bit more.

[evilwriter37]

Rewatched some of Maces and Talons for a fic. I only just noticed Hiccup’s eyes slightly moving when he’s paralyzed by the Flightmare mist. Incredible detail! The anguish is juicy!

@ashleybenlove I love your fic about that too. I just didn’t notice the detail for myself until now.

[cujotherat]

"Viggo loves Heather" He literally beat the shit out of her or did we not watch the same show

[krattgirl124]

This is why Ethan isn’t allowed to play Maces and Talons with anyone

[hijacksecrets]

MACES AND TALONS: CHAPTER 3

“Are you…” the man started to say, nearly a whisper. “Are you talking to me…?”

ITS OUT! I was able to help write this chapter unlike the last one so yaaaaay :D y'all need to go give @vindikaetion all the love because she's a powerhouse making sure this story actually gets written down.

Enjoy!!! :D

[lilliths-httyd-blog]

okay but imagine lil viggo pouting because he was forced to play as the marauder chief by his grandfather

[iamchickenhearmesquawk]

“This is the last part of viggos plan” oh hiccup, son I’m so sorry.

[vindikaetion]

Hehe HI @jackshiccup !! Just in case you haven't seen this before, I posted a smidge of the next chapter hereee. But here's another smidge! Hoping to get the next chapter out soon :)

“Did you like your classes?” Jamie asked.

Sophie’s frown changed from being annoyed at him, to being annoyed in general. “It was fine,” she shrugged, giving him her juicebox; she’d never been a fan of the taste, and it meant Jamie could get two boxes every day. “All the other kids kept staring at me…” 

Jamie let out a sigh. “Me too. Just ignore them for now. They’ll get bored eventually and leave us alone.”

Just to prove him wrong, a thud came from across the table as someone slammed down their tray. 

Flinching, Jamie tried not to cower at the group of kids suddenly towering over them. At the front, like some sort of pack-leader, was a girl in a beanie whose face was doing a strange impression of a creepy sales clerk. 

Jamie inched closer to Sophie. Hopefully, this school did bullying the modern way; through the internet, and not through good old-fashioned roughhousing at the back of the bleachers. 

[violet-moonstone]

vampire hunter hiccup from my httyd vampire au

decided not to do the background