𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚂𝚄𝙽 .

and as we’ve seen,  how hiccup    –––––    hiccup is not that boy.   it’s the first instance where we are told how he is an outsider versus shown and it fits so well ?  how it is so multifaceted ?  we see stoick’s disappointment and regret with the missed connection,  and yet it fills in the opening scene with so much more material,  nailing down every loose thread ;   how hiccup tries to be a viking,  to be even viking-like,  and how easily it falls apart  ?   and then how this scene  leads  into first meeting toothless in the forest,  and we get the pièce de résistance of not only this sequence of opening events but also the entire movie’s allegory    –––    this kid can’t kill dragons  !   won’t kill dragons  !   and we know even more than stoick in that moment how far from your typical viking hiccup really is   !   and the potential that reveal holds,   how it leads the story  !  

❛  okay  ,  first  of  all  ?  your  diet  is  upsetting  ,  ❜  

your  arms  fold  across  your  chest  ,  equal  parts  entertained  and  disturbed  by  your  harried  peer’s  defensive  nature  .  admittedly  ,  your  own  nutritional  fare  has  rarely  proved  something  to  be  proud  of  :  you  could  stand  to  eat  a  few  less  pepperoni  pizzas  and  make  a  few  less  visits  to  the  building’s  designated  coffee  machine  ,  but  for  a  college  student  you’ve  managed  a  tentative  balance  fairly  well  .  

hiccup’s  appears  to  have  taken  a  dramatic  dive  off  the  san  fransokyo  bridge  .

eying  your  classmate  imploringly  ,  you  reach  forward  and  seize him  by  the  narrow  build  of  his  shoulders  ——  an  attempt  to  bring  him  back  ;  to  reach  past  the  shores  and  drag  his  body  ,  wrought  from  a  mish-mash  of  last-minute  projects  and  nerve-fraying  essays  ,  back  to  the  sandy  beaches  of  partial  sanity  ,  ❛  secondly  ——-  you’re  not  gonna  be  able  to  finish  your  finals  if  you  have  a  sugar  crash  ,  einstein  ,  ❜

❛     my  diet   ?      my diet is    –––––    appropriate ,     at    –   at  least   !     ❜    

high tone emphasizing the apparent  gall  to be had ,    to be  scandalized  by a dig that has  every  truth,   fitting snugly right alongside the laws written on flashcards in front of you,   waiting for their turn to be memorized.   there’s a soft motion to kick your backpack a little further beneath the table   –   as well as further out of sight   –   that not only holds  one  extra box of the aforementioned sugary  ‘ breakfast ‘  goods,    but  two.    (    in  strawberry.   )    and for a good sale price as a broke student,   can you  really  be blamed   ?   

❛  you  know  that  doesn’t  count  as  a  meal  ,  right  ?  ❜

@chieftn  ♡   ❜  d