𝑫𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑼𝑻𝒀

every time someone says astrid’s last name is haddock after marrying hiccup some small part of me fights the urge to go ☝️ um actually

something about berk being the only place where people live alongside dragons. something about neighbouring tribes not understanding that deep and powerful bond. something about hiccup stating that people “run for hills” when they see them flying overhead. something about hiccup and astrid being absolutely baffled to hear about the existence of another dragon rider.

ok, writing will happen tonight

it was my birthday today and i just came off of a fourteen hour day at work 😭

how did astrid go blind from looking at a lightning strike while basically everyone else has been struck by lightning multiple times and have walked it off

birthday on sunday holy fuck

astrid has a pretty gnarly burn climbing up the meat of her left thigh, towards her hip, early on from her days in the fire brigade. a mistimed dive resulting in deadened nerves and an overcompensation towards her right leg when the muscle on her left tightens. rather than wallow in it, it pushed her to train harder to be quicker and lighter on her feet.

we don’t talk enough about the deadly nadder being venomous. specifically the tv shows having astrid order stormfly frequently to fire her spines just to like…. prove a point? mess with people?

astrid would have been raised up knowing how to run both a battle and a household and i’ll die on that hill.

astrid with big arms, big hips, big thighs. astrid with burns and scars. astrid with intricately braided hair. astrid with pierced ears. astrid with the biggest, toothiest smile this side of berk, with dimples and pink cheeks. astrid with eyes the colour of the sky. divine beauty!

nadders rattling their spines to ward off danger, nightmares flaring their frills to mimic the idea of fire….. dragons exhibiting warning signs before actually attacking, much like any other animal would