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I think sexuality is something that can’t be deduced from speculation, especially two to ten minutes of screen time. 

Zephyr, yes. Nuffink, no. 

It’s definitely something that he honestly hasn’t realized the scope of. The weight of it kind of hits him at first, when he finds out that he’s the true heir and not Snotlout. It’s shocking to him, but to be honest, “heir” doesn’t mean much to him yet other than a person of high political status. He doesn’t have a full grasp of the implications. We don’t get much of his internal dialogue about it, partly because it’s not from his point of view and partly because Stoick not being chief is something that they/Berk don’t see happening for a very long time. To be frank, I probably should have covered that topic a little bit before the Vikings sailed for Helheim, just a brief scene where Stoick has the if-something-happens-to-me talk with Hiccup. But I’m not a perfect writer. *shrug*

Absolutely, though, he would eventually be hit with the significance of the idea of being chief. Part of him would be kind of reluctant to accept the idea, because as of this moment, he still feels like Vikings are this separate culture, not a people that he belongs to, much less has any authority over. He might even insist that Snotlout should take the throne, because it’s what he grew up learning to do. Stoick and a few others won’t have it, of course. It will take him a few years of integrating himself into Berk that he feels like the role of chief is something that he can and will do. And honestly, it takes about that long for Berk to come to terms with the idea, because right now he’s still a suspicious outsider. Astrid will be huge in his adjustment period. She’s always going to be the person who helps him become involved in Viking culture, and Berk uses his interactions with her and the rest of the dragon riders as a way to get to know and trust him. 

Omg are you serious? @wilderwestking the audacity.

Kidding.

First thing first, no I haven’t. But to be honest, I’m not worried about it. There are several Sacrifice AUs that have popped up in the fandom since I first posted mine, and that’s okay with me. I’m not gonna lie, it’s a bomb ass premise. But I’ve been in the fandom for years now-- I know most of the writers in the fanfiction circles at least from a distance. And I think it was Mark Twain that said, “There’s no such thing as an original idea.” I had the first sacrifice au, yeah, but there’s lots of room for people to have their own takes on things. Nobody’s going to write exactly like me, have all my thoughts, do things the way I do them. 

Now, if you guys see something that’s like a serious look-a-like, like straight up text that’s been stolen or scenes that match up almost word for word, yeah, tell me. But for the most part, unless it’s one of my original works, which I almost never post on my tumblr, it’s cool with me. The more fanfiction in our fandom, the better. I always appreciate you guys letting me know when new ones pop up. I do like a heads up, just so I can be prepared if anyone asks about it in the future, and it reminds me that I have people watching my back out there. But please don’t antagonize other writers for trying something similar unless there is legitimate plagiarism happening.