#losing-my-will

M, Q, X

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

Hmm... First, I wanted to say Astrid. And I'd enjoy having her as a friend, as someone to challenges me to be more active, to work on my skills and someone to talk.

But I think, I'd enjoy being friends with Hiccup, too. I'd like to brainstorm ideas, ponder over inventions and exchange ideas. Geek out about dragons!

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

None, really. There are several fandoms I grew out of, like Sailor Moon or Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. But I wouldn't say I abandoned them. I still enjoy seeing content about them.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

Forbidden Romance. In any form. I just love the angsty tension it brings without the characters fighting or arguing about misunderstandings.

Ship that you secretly like.

I’m not secret about any of my shipping likes! Y’all know what I like.

Ship that pisses you off. 

Um... hm... nothing really. I’m very ship and let ship and calm when it comes to shipping.

Ship that you didn’t expect to ship but now do.

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you: Hiccstrid

When I started shipping them: I guess as soon as I started reading proper fanfiction of HTTYD after watching the 1st film.

My thoughts: I love both of them because they can easily break the stereotypical concept of a couple. Also, they have a healthy and beautiful relationship. They are a great couple.

What makes me happy about them: They love each other so much that it hurts.

What makes me sad about them: They don’t have proper romantic scenes through the saga. 

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: Astrid being the one who needs to be saved and Hiccup is the hero. 

Things I look for in fanfic: Kinky smut, lots of fluff, angst and a healthy relationship.

My wishlist:

Bisexual Hiccstrid.

Funny Hiccstrid.

Cute Hiccstrid.

Smutty Hiccstrid.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Hiccup with Dagur and Astrid... apart from Ruffnut, who I see her as her best buddie... there is no one good enough for her.

aaaa that’s so nice of you thank you sm!

Thank you so much for the ask! <3

From this post

6. What’s your lucky number?

420 or 69 I don’t really do lucky numbers, to be honest. I’m not very superstitious

28. What type of music do you like?

I like many genres of music but the one I’m most generally fond of is rock/punk/metal! With the occasional trip into Broadway music. 

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

Thank you! 💕

Okay, let me swoon about Astrid a bit. I totally did not hope for this ask. 

First of all, I must say though… That over time, the Astrid in my head overshadowed the Astrid we see in the movies and the show. What I write here about is my own interpretation of her character. 

Why I like them

Okay, let’s get started. I like how loyal she is. When she’s committed to a person or a task, she doesn’t waver. She protects Berk and their people, her friends, their dragon, and Hiccup without ever having second thoughts and is willing to risk her own life for those who are important to her. I especially like the scene in THW when she backs up Hiccup’s decision to leave their island and look for the hidden world. We learned earlier that she doesn’t fully believe in this idea. But she recognises that as chief it is Hiccup’s decision to make and not her own. And she supports him, no matter what. 

I like how strong Astrid is. I like that she can fight, be it with her axe, with bow and arrow, or with whatever else she gets her hands on, be it a stool or just her bare hands. She can kick ass. 

I like how beautiful she is. Don’t blame me, it’s a fact and not mentioning it would be a lie. I love her hair, her eyes, her smile. 

I like how she prefers having her privacy over constant chatting with her peers. Be it training in the forest, taking care of Stormfly, maintaining her dragons, or, apparently, drawing on occasion. It is something I can relate to very strongly. 

I like her straightforwardness. I like that she doesn’t hold back with her opinion and is not afraid to say what she thinks. That’s something I sometimes wish I could do, too.

Why I don’t

There is barely anything I don’t like about the Astrid in my head. There are parts of how she got portrayed occasionally that I don’t like though. Most of all the streak of jealousy. It doesn’t fit to “supporting others in their decision, even if she doesn’t feel the same” and “Speaking her mind without holding back”. To me, that were just cheap plot points that were unnecessary. 

Favorite episode (scene if movie)

There are many scenes and episodes I like. Almost all that have some focus on Astrid. 

But there is one scene that means a little more to me than most others. It’s in “A Matter Of Perspective” in season 5 of RTTE. She confronts Hiccup at his hut and even though it’s clear that he’s keeping something secret, she doesn’t make him tell/show her. She even says “Yeah. Secret. Don't worry. You can tell us when you're ready.” It shows how much she trusts him; that she doesn’t need to know everything and trusts that, whatever it is and for whatever reason he isn’t telling her about it, it is valid. 

Favorite season/movie

I think that would be THW. I just really like how she grew into Hiccup’s other half, his main source of support. She's his best human friend and if you ask me then the question is never if they marry, only when. They are a team in everything. 

Also, I like THW best in general. I'm not even saying that it's the best part plot-wise. But to me, the circumstances around watching this movie and the anticipation are irrevocably liked to this movie.

Favorite line

As mentioned above, "Don't worry. You can tell me [us] when you're ready. "

Favorite outfit

Uuuhhmm… I think that would be the one from HTTYD2, closely followed by RTTE and THW. I really like the bulkier shoulder pads with the heavy fur hood. The other two outfits are softer and have their own appeal. But yeah, HTTYD2 is my fav

OTP

Hiccstrid, obviously. 

But I like Hicretstrid as a triad almost as much. 

Brotp

Astrid & Stormfly. Also Astrid & Eret

Head Canon

I think that, behind closed doors, she often isn’t as strong as she appears to others. I think that sometimes, she lies in her bed and cries when the pressure of staying strong becomes too much. She hates showing weakness and if anyone were to confront her with this, she would deny it ever happened. Even to herself. But sometimes, she needs to let herself be weak for a while.

It’s one part of why I love Hiccstrid. Because with Hiccup, she can let herself be weak. He’s not the strongest either and often relies on her strength, so he would never judge her for showing weakness. And she doesn’t feel as bad for relying on his strength occasionally, because usually, it’s the other way around and that makes her feel less self-conscious. 

Unpopular opinion

I don’t think Astrid and Heather are good friends. 

(Not going to go into detail or my ranting will never stop)

A wish

… Do I have to be honest? Okay… I wish especially RTTE wasn’t a kids show and we’d see more erotic and pain. 

Okay, erm… I’m sad we never got to see Astrid’s and Hiccup’s betrothal and Stoick’s reaction to their relationship. 

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen

Heathstrid

5 words to best describe them

Loyal. Brave. Strong. Beautiful. Trustworthy.

My nickname for them

I don’t use a nickname for her. I know that ‘Ast’ is quite popular in the fandom, many use it, and that’s okay. But to me, that name sounds so off. In German, der Ast means twig or branch. And I know that with Hiccup we already have a name that’s not really a name. But still, every time I read Ast as nickname for Astrid (especially since it has a capital A like all nouns in German), it makes me flinch a bit. 

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Aw, thank you! 😊 

1 and 10 I already answered here. 

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get? 

Erm… probably everything pun-related? I’m really bad at puns. The only ones I know are the jokes my kids like to tell. Like… … you know it’s not really possible to translate this… erm… 

What’s smoking, brown, and hopping across the meadow? A ‘Kaminchen’ 

Which is a fake-work, mixing Kaninchen=rabbit and Kamin=chimney. 

I’m sorry.. I’m really bad at this… 🤣

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed? 

I grew up in a society where the mere idea of being proud of our country was seen as dangerously close to being a Nazi. And although things changed (namely, in 2006, when we had the soccer world championship in Germany), it still feels weird to me to say I’m proud of my country. I think the closest thing that came close to me being proud of my country was when a Jewish friend told me that we’re doing a relatively good job at processing our past,  remembering and learning from what happened, what our people did.