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MY GODDD

Hiccup & Astrid

Fictions healthiest couple

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lovveeee

That pic of Anya Taylor and her husband is giving hiccstrid vibes and I couldn’t resist

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i love astrid praise give me 10 more of this

I love Astrid so much as a character because she WAS the first one to change her mind. She was the best warrior yes, but she did that because that's the only one she knew how to protect Berk. But as soon as she saw another way, she immediately took it. Because yes, she believed in Hiccup and that meant SO MUCH. Enough for him to STAY and fight. Legit her being the FIRST one to believe in him LITERALLY saved everyone. Cause Hiccup was about to DIP.

It's so significant that she was the one to change her mind. I don't thin anyone else could've done it but her, cause I think she and Hiccup BOTH love Berk yes, but Astrid, given that she had no other outlet to stop this war, was about to do anything as well to protect it, including killing dragons.

It's understated so much how Hiccup and Astrid's relationship in the first movie is so significant for the future (I mean this beyond shipping btw) Cause Astrid being Hiccup's ALLY, was MORE significant for him than her being someone he's romantically involved with. She was his ally FIRST, and THAT to me was the BEST thing she could've been to him at the time.

I love Astrid in the first movie so much because it shows what she's willing to do to save Berk, and I'm not saying Hiccup DIDN'T want to save Berk, but not for Astrid changing her mind BECAUSE of her love for Berk, Hiccup REALLY would've left just like Valka... Who know what would've happened with him after that. And we see this VERY CLEARLY in the single best thing Astrid's been characterized in this franchise: Gift of the Night Fury.

in GOTNF, we see Astrid at her BEST after HTTYD1, we get to see her relaxed and actually active in trying to cheer everyone up, we get to see her TRUE personality in times of PEACE, and those are GREAT, she's so cheerful and active and PRESENT. SHE came up with Yaknog, SHE came up with the egg presents, SHE was decorating the village. We see her devotion to Berk and her loyalty and see her be HERSELF because of herself. I love her so much there (and yes even in HTTYD2 we get to see some of that cheerful personality and I also love that tbh)

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You are the bravest, most stubborn, most determined knucklehead I know. Toothless didn’t give you that, Hiccup. He just made it easier.

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Bet he has the most grumpiest resting face of all time

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If the gang had cameras

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What if Hicctrid had Zephyr wayyy early ?

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“A destroyed house is not the reason”: why did Astrid Hofferson leave the Dragon Riders team?

Warning: Good command of English has never been my strong point :(

Some were confused by Astrid’s behavior in “Team Astrid”. Before the release of this series, it seemed that fires and the destruction of houses for Berk’s Vikings were commonplace. After all, they have been waging a war against dragons for a long time, and this caused real chaos in the village!

Yes, then came peaceful times, but do not get your hopes up – the dragons remained dragons. In TV shows and movies, we have been shown many times that since then they have not acquired grace and good manners. However, so are the Vikings themselves. 

At the beginning of the first film, Hiccup says that all the huts in the village are new, as they constantly had to be rebuilt after the attacks of dragons. So, for the Vikings, this is a familiar thing – it wouldn’t be difficult for them to build a new hut. Then why did Astrid Hofferson, who has a genuine Viking mentality, get so excited about a house that has been destroyed many times? Why did she decide to leave the team of riders? I have a couple of thoughts on this.

In order to understand this, I propose to plunge into Astrid’s childhood. Unfortunately, we know almost nothing about her parents. But thanks to the deleted scene, we know that Astrid got the battle axe from her mother. Also, in another deleted scene, Astrid is seen hugging her father before he sails off in search of the Dragon’s Nest with other Vikings. From this we can conclude that Astrid’s parents were warriors. 

“Is this some kind of joke for you? Our parents’ war is about to become ours. Find out whose side you’re on” (Astrid)

This suggests that Mr. and Mrs. Hofferson were very busy people – they had to defend the village from dragons (mother) and sail away on long business trips in search of a Nest (father). And, since Astrid was the only child in the family, no one else could take care of the safety of the home during the attacks. (Among Astrid’s mentioned relatives there is also an aunt, Uncle Finn, grandmother and grandfather, but they were probably involved in protecting Berk from dragons like all adults. In addition, Astrid’s aunt and uncle most likely had their own families and homes that also needed protection).

Thus, we can conclude that the care of the house from an early age fell on Astrid’s shoulders. By “caring” I mean extinguishing fires and repair. We all remember how deftly she wielded a hammer in “Gift of the Night Fury”:

Do not forget that before becoming a warrior, Astrid worked in a fire brigade with other teenagers. She continued to help the tribesmen in extinguishing fires even after the end of the war with the dragons, as shown in “Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon”. 

The Hoffersons’ house was razed to the ground, burned to the ground by Dagur’s men, and it’s great luck that Astrid’s parents went to the yak races. They lost a roof over their heads and they could have lost their lives. It’s not that it’s easy to fix, but that it shouldn’t have happened at all. Since childhood, Astrid had been accustomed to the fact that protecting the house was her duty, and she believed that by flying away from the island, she had framed her parents.

One more detail – initially Astrid organized Dragon Riders’ Auxiliary NOT because she understood that she could not do all the work alone. This reason was just a cover. Astrid was strict with her students not because she was a “domineering coach” and not because they were worthless. She planned to deliberately stretch out their training so that the Hofferson house would be under her watchful eye for as long as possible. And only in the end did she realize that the A-team could really be trusted, that she would not be able to “be in charge” for the rest of her days.

One of the most important advantages of Astrid Hofferson is her amazing sense of duty. She is ready to make many sacrifices for the sake of her family and what is dear to her. Despite the fact that over time Astrid learned to trust people and became less ruthless to herself, she will forever remain the first defender of the Hofferson house and its main mistress.

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Hiccstrid Week 2025

Alternate prompts are under the cut!

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“okay, you win, you win! you always win!”

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) dir. Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

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if the walls of his hut could talk, it would say the amount of times it has heard hiccup scream “fuck” in frustration

Hiccup was dying to say fuck all throughout RTTE, I just know it

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And Astrid…

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(Mini rant: she was my awakening and omg yall make fun of her spaghetti hair but honestly i like this texture more? Also her outfit is just chefs kiss)

(The fact that i started this around midnight and finished it by 2.45 am speaks volumes)

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What does Season 4 hold for these lovebirds? One more day ‘til we find out!

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Burning ships.