Idishido

I'll say it once I'll say it again, Fishlegs is just as self-important as Snotlout. It's just that the Fishlegs is scrawny and short-sighted. If Fishlegs had been born in Snotlout's position, with the same physique and stature, I reckon they'd be very very similar. minus the bullying.

One of the aspects i really like about 'How to Ride a Dragon's Storm' is that no one is initially sympathetic to the Wanderers. Including Hiccup.

They're uncomfortable with slavery but they fully buy into the demonisation and dehumanisation of the Other. Hiccup wasn't thinking about their plight untill he's forced too and the Slavemark is forced on him. It's only by interacting with them as people and just generally being forced to carry the mark himself does he start feeling a greater duty to everyone.

I really appreciate that. Hiccup isn't born immune to his society's propaganda or some clear eyed free thinker. He learns because he's born vulnerable into a place of power, and said place means he's frequently faced between choosing power or choosing the people he's come to know through his vulnerability. Something something Love.

For contrasting reasons, I'll also say in Fishlegs's corner, that his tendency to keep his head lower and greater need to prove himself probably comes from being rock bottom of the Vikings in their hierarchy. Like his house is built apart from every one else's. In Steal A Sword there's an undercurrent to Stoick insisting that Hiccup stay away from him because everyone knows what Fishlegs is and he can't have people drawing connections to Hiccup.

If Hiccup or Camicazi go off on a quest to what they think need to be done and get into trouble, they'll get a whole fleet out looking for him. Hiccup has to sneak out to save Fishlegs. By Heartbreak Hiccup is savey enough to know he shouldn't bother asking. There's a reason the moment Hiccup thinks Fishlegs is dead dead that Hiccup decides he is going to become the King Of The Wilderwest for 'Fishlegs and everyone like him.'

Success, failure…

I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.

The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.

Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.

A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:

Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.

Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.

Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns

Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.

I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.

It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:

Barely had time to doodle, but managed to sketch the important gals of my AU.

Tweaked their designs a bit to fill my need to draw folds and to give Queenie/Kinger the ability to truly “embrace” someone when they hug them… giving them arms, sorta.

Cause uhhh…