Off-topic? Ha! No such thing! :)

[krissielee]

So this is sort of an overall off-topic post for all other random things that don't quite fit the purpose of the request post.

You know, questions you'd like answered, random other bits of fluff, discussions about how thus-and-such pairing rocks way hardcore ...

So ... *claps* Get to it! Post to your Disney-loving heart's content! ♥

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[afterandalasia]

Okay, so yes, we should stop clogging up the thread over here with HTTYD talk. I know it's not Disney, but Elsa & Hiccup friendship is also fast becoming one of my favourite things, pfft

I Continue Doing The Thing {1/6}

[afterandalasia]

Chapter One, part two. Somehow got longer than the first part.

Unsurprisingly, it transpired that humiliation and a lump of wood for a pillow did not make for a particularly good night’s sleep. Nonetheless, Hiccup was actually asleep by the time that the door to the woodshed was opened the next morning, and rolled out onto Gobber’s feet

I Continue Doing The Thing {2/6}

[afterandalasia]

The hole was definitely big enough to fall down, pretty steep but the rock rough enough to climb back up through as well. With a resigned roll of his eyes, Hiccup spun round and lowered himself down into the hole, letting the firethorn bush ping back into place above his head as he made his way down. More than once, his foot almost slipped from under him, but there was just about enough light to see by and he picked his way down

I Continue Doing The Thing {3/6}

[afterandalasia]

He shuffled forwards, about to creep into the tent, when one of her hands flashed up and towards him. Hiccup threw himself backwards, expecting a knife or a hatchet, but instead a blast of something white flew past his head and shattered against the rock behind him

I Continue Doing The Thing {4/6}

[afterandalasia]

He gently gestured for her to sit down, and she sank down the wall, watching him warily but with perhaps a little less fear than before. She had white-blonde hair beneath the dirt, and very blue eyes, and it was probably only how thin she was that would have stopped her from passing for a Viking. Well, that and the ragged clothing that she wore

I Continue Doing The Thing {5/6}

[afterandalasia]

“Good to meet you, Mister Fern,” he said. He paused, cupping one hand to his ear as if listening to some reply, then pointed to himself. “Hiccup. My name is Hiccup.”

More to his shock than his relief, the girl gave a weak giggle. “Elsa,” she replied.

“Elsa?” he said, and she nodded. Hiccup laughed as well, this time in relief, just as another thought struck him. People assumed that the wildlings didn’t have language, were hardly better than animals. There was no sign that they had homes, or kept animals, and even the clothes that they wore were stolen a lot of the time. It was hardly as if they were peopleBut Elsa had a name. A name and a broken ankle, and that added up to so much humanity that it was difficult for even the ice to count against it. He couldn’t even really explain why he wanted so badly to help her - it had just been sort of thinkable not to. He wouldn’t leave Snotlout with a broken ankle, after all, and Snotlout had done a lot more to Hiccup than Elsa ever had. Often he had bruises to prove it

I Continue Doing The Thing {6/6}

[afterandalasia]

He slipped the knife into his belt and extended one hand towards her. Elsa looked down at her ankle, then pulled a rag out of her top and wrapped it around her hand before taking hold of Hiccup’s. Her grip was surprisingly tight, though her fingers were very cold even through the fabric. She got her good foot underneath her, and tried to push upwards with her foot and her other hand braced against the rock. Another whimper of pain left her lips

Re: I Continue Doing The Thing {6/6}

[ashleybenlove]

Gosh, this fic is really excellent, omg.

Hiccup's a precious sweetie and so helpful. And hah, his interaction with Gobber is perfect.

Now I have an image in my head of post-HTTYD (or even tv series timeframe) Hiccup having to help Snotlout (or someone else) with a dislocation. I sort of picture it like in the Prince Caspian film where Peter (with a dislocated arm) is sort of about to get sentimental with Edmund and Edmund just sort of puts the arm back in place. I can see Hiccup being like, talk about something Snotlout, so he can keep Snotlout distracted from pain.

Re: I Continue Doing The Thing {6/6}

[afterandalasia]

Lmao, thank you. Although I do not know where I am going with it right now. And apparently I am developing a terrible taste for Elsa whump, oh god.

And Gobber is the mom in this family, I'm afraid. Sorry, Gobber. You and your silk skivvies.

Oh man, Hiccup would totally do that. And it would have to be Snotlout, because Astrid would just man up and the twins would be arguing with each other, and Fishlegs has the sense not to get himself into those sort of situations. Either that, or it would be Astrid setting a dislocation for Hiccup, because he does get himself into those sort of situations

Re: I Continue Doing The Thing {6/6}

[ashleybenlove]

I'm sure Gobber doesn't mind.

And Hiccup would probably be running his mouth as Astrid is working on his dislocation and she just keeps letting him talk because the more distracted he is, the better. And then it goes back into place, and oop, he curses and then apologizes.

I feel like Astrid's probably going to end up getting some medical training from Gothi or whoever has the skills for that because Hiccup's reckless and he probably gets hurt all the time. Plus, she probably tends to his amputated leg fairly regularly.

Hiccup's sort of like Harry Potter in that way. I just keep thinking of Ginny's comment about "He's covered in blood. Why is he always covered in blood." in the Half-Blood Prince film.

Hell, Hiccup is basically Viking Harry Potter with no magic.

Wouldn't be funniest if ALL of those things happen to him? Anna punches him, and then Hookfang sets him on fire, and then Elsa freezes him.

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[afterandalasia]

Oh man, trying to write from Hiccup's POV is actually proving pretty difficult because he snarks pretty much all the time. When he's not trying to babysit the others, which isn't really an issue yet. Once they're around he sort of plays the straight man to everyone else's zaniness a bit more

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[ashleybenlove]

Hiccup, you're such a pain with your sassiness (and yet, one of my favorite characters ever, oops!)

Ooh, good, yes, Astrid/Hiccup. Here's a clip of them being absolutely adorable sweeties in the sequel. I think the general fandom consensus is that the scene is longer, and has been shortened/cut and will probably be longer in the theater release, but it's still super cute.

I'm still in love with the fact that Astrid's reaction in Frozen upon seeing Hiccup after he's been gone for about a day or so and some major stuff has gone down in his absence is to run up to him and hug him

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[afterandalasia]

First, oh man Stormfly and Toothless in the background cracked me. Doubly so because the new cat that I mentioned way back at the top of the thread looks like he's going to be staying, and he and existing cat are finally playing together! Which mostly involves scampering around like that. But still. Oh man, they are so cute. Hiccup impersonating his father and Astrid impersonating Hiccup, d'awww. It totally reminds me of that bit in Cast Out Part 2 as well where Astrid tries to help Hiccup calm down the townsfolk. Only hopefully they'll be more successful. *snorts*

And maybe it's partially because I've just remembered a fest I signed up for, and I'm trying to write Kida/Milo pregfic to meet the deadline (which is in three days, I'm such a dumbass), but I kinda hope that HTTYD3 features or ends with Astrid/Hiccup kids. Three generations of dragon riders would be the cutest goddamn thing everThe Heather episodes made me laugh like no other on that count. She is just obviously flirting with all of the boys to get information on dragons

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[ashleybenlove]

I love that Toothless just sort of runs off to greet Stormfly with a sort of happy look on his face and they just sort of chase each other around while Hiccup and Astrid talk. Like, he's like, "Oh, good, Astrid's here, I can stop keeping Hiccup company, Hi Astrid, Bye Astrid and HEY STORMFLY, WHAT'S UP." Haha, yeah, hopefully they'll be more successful than that sad attempt in Cast Out Part 2. For some reason that line from Gobber how Hiccup is acting chief just tickles me because it's like, this 15-16 year old kid is now expected to deal with the whole island all upset about Stoick. I'm sure Stoick'll be right, and Hiccup will be one of the best Chiefs of Berk. Especially with Astrid by his side

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[afterandalasia]

I think Vikings are just still trying to get used to the idea that brains are the important thing now, because the 'brawn' is provided by dragons. Hiccup doesn't need to be 400lb and able to throw trees around, because he was smart enough to train Toothless to be the muscles for him. So hopefully in like five years they're starting to get that idea.

That tumblr is so cute and glorious. There goes my afternoon.

Yeah, some of the things that Hiccup says to or about Astrid do make me laugh. Especially that "on top of" line. Also the one from Frightmare, which is "I don't just think about training dragons"/"Are you really saying that to me with a straight face?" because look, Astrid, babe, I think you get some room in that head of his as well

Re: HTTYD Thread [Frozen Mention]

[ashleybenlove]

I like that: Toothless is the brawn of the team, while Hiccup is the brains. For some reason, I'm thinking about how in Defiant One, Snotlout and Toothless work together to fight off some Outcasts and Snotlout's like "We make a pretty good team!" and then says he might not give Toothless back to Hiccup and Toothless is not pleased by that comment. That episode is pretty great, too. Two teenage boys and a dragon stranded on a hostile island for apparently days and they manage to get out alive. I still love that apparently Toothless's saliva has healing properties. Hiccup says it in such a way that it feels like Hiccup's being a sassy jerk and lying but Snotlout's tongue is better later so, yeah. I wonder how Hiccup figured that shit out