#hildcanon

My reading is that it's ultimately a self-esteem issue? David lacks confidence in general because he lacks confidence in himself, and that has become a bit of a vicious cycle I think especially in Season 2 - he's actually very capable of standing up to frightening things for the sake of people he cares about, but when it comes to himself, he tends to fall into "I'm not brave enough" in a way that inflates his genuine fears a lot IMO, and I think the root of that is a general discomfort he feels around who he is and what he's capable of.

Ehhh - personally I'm against it for narrative reasons? I don't want to introduce new family for any of Hilda's household because I like the idea that they're all one big family already and that's all they need - Alfur might have a grandmother still around, but he sees Hilda as his little sister and Johanna as either a partner figure or a mum figure of his own (he's on the age boundary where it could go either way IMO - a small part of me does kinda ship them but also Ghosty (who is amazing) completely sold me on them having a parent/child dynamic instead) - Tontu is absolutely the middle sibling and sees everyone else in the household accordingly.

So yeah; I'm sorry if this is disappointing, and if you wanna headcanon that as Tontu's grandpa that's valid, but for me personally, the only paternal figure he needs is his mum:

Like, if a nisse needs medical treatment, where do they go?

Hmmm - they seem pretty resilient. They also don't seem to have a centralised society or anything. I suspect there are certain nisse or even sympathetic humans who will provide medical care, but it's very much a word of mouth thing and not the norm; nisse tend to learn to steal first-aid supplies and patch themselves up when they're young, and remain largely self-sufficient into adulthood.

-idk why but I picture Trevor being good at the drums, maybe its for venting out angers from his moms abuse but I see him playing the drums.

-We all know David is really good at singing, but what if Frida has a musical talent was well? Maybe one of her sparrow scout badges involved instruments or something.

YESSS <33 Now I want a Trevor Hallgrim story about him getting a drum set :))

Johanna couldn't help a sharp intake of breath at that, at the accusation and at the hurt, quiet but fierce, that lingered behind it. And for a moment, she didn't know what to say. Because Hilda was right; that morning, when her daughter had burst into the kitchen, announcing that Raven was going South for the winter and so giving her one last chance for a goodbye flight first, she had been worried.

Because she knew she should have trusted Raven, but the last time he'd taken her daughter, she'd ended up lost in the wilderness overnight. All that time, Johanna had been alone, with no idea where Hilda was or if she was safe or what was happening, waiting and worrying through all the awful moments, feeling anxious on top of anxious because what kind of mother would ever lose track of her child like that?

So she had been a little wary. And maybe that had been part of the reason why she'd asked to come along, just to make sure she knew what Hilda was doing, especially now; because recently, it did seem like Hilda hadn't been being fully honest with her, like there were other, similar moments like that first one, where she was being left in the dark.

- You Used To Trust Me

I’m just curious since you don’t consider S3 canon.

My personal headcanon is that it’s just natural in this world but rare - Hilda’s world has a lot of ambient magic and small supernatural goings-on, and somewhere along the line, blue hair became one such thing. It possibly started with someone with fairy ancestry, centuries ago, or some witch did a spell, or something else, but it’s since stuck around and is rare but not unheard of.