#ruff transition

I mean Atali constantly building Ruff up?? That scene of Hiccup helping her learn to fly with the razorwhip?? Tuffnut being canonically great with baby dragons?? Perfection

And this whole interaction at the end??

Fishlegs: In the end, Wingnutt chose his family.

Hiccup: We'd all do the same thing.

Ruffnut: I know I did.

[During “Ruff Transition” Dragons: Race To The Edge Season 6 Episode 7]

[The camera fades from Atali and Ruffnut in Atali’s bedroom to a lookout post, focusing on a familiar wingmaiden, sitting on the edge of the wooden platform, looking mildly bored. Minden sighs, and rests her chin in her palm, then, someone walks into frame behind her.]

Snotlout [Sitting down]: Hey Mindo.

Minden [Perks up and the sound of his voice, turns to him]: Snotlout!

Snotlout: Atali gave you another boring job?

Minden [shakes head]: Look-out duty is important…

Snotlout: But boring.

Minden: You’re not… incorrect.

[She sets her hand down on the wooden platform. Snotlout glances at her face, then back at her hand, and then, hesitantly, sets his own hand atop hers.]

Snotlout: Maybe you just need the right company.

[Both are blushing now, not making eye contact. They sit in silence for a few moments. The air is tense.]

Minden: I’ve lived on this island my whole life… I love being a Wingmaiden, but sometimes I wonder…

[They turn to face each other, join hands properly]

Minden cont’d: What else is out there, Snotlout?

[A beat]

Snotlout: You know… the great beyond isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Me and the other Dragon Riders have nearly died, like, a thousand times.

Minden: But you get to travel! Leave your island in the name of discovery and adventure! Protecting dragons, with the people you love…

Snotlout [Defensively]: Pssh, you think I love Ruffnut? Fishface?

[Minden’s Razorwhip decides now is the time to make its presence known, and BITES Snotlout’s ear.]

Snotlout cont’d: Ow! Okay, okay! I love them all, even Fishface… sheesh.

[Minden chuckles in amusement. There’s another beat.]

Minden: You’re more heartfelt than you let on, Snotlout Jorgensen

Snotlout [blushing]: Yeah, well, don’t go telling everyone. I have a reputation to uphold. Strong Viking Warrior.

[Another beat, then Minden leans over and presses a KISS to Snotlout’s cheek. He looks flustered for a moment. He has no idea what to do when a girl actually LIKES him.]

Snotlout cont’d: You know… you’re uh, you’re welcome to do that… whenever you feel like it… I don’t mind…

[The Razorwhip BITES him AGAIN]

Snotlout cont’d: OW! This thing hates me, I swear!

yessssssss thank you for this questionnnn

tbh i love all of the twins-centric episodes like

twintuition, gruff around the edges, bad moon rising, edge of disaster parts 1 and 2, ruff transition, gruff separation, snuffnut, twinsanity, free scauldy, etc

they’re all so great i love the twins so much

but my favorite overall?

my favorite is tone death.

you guys it’s literally just a musical episode. i adore musical episodes they’re so awesome

Ruffnut did become a Wingmaiden. I mean, she's not gonna stay with them, but she's still got a place to crash if need be.

Hello, everyone. Today, I want to talk about the one HUGE thing that made “Ruff Transition” (Season 6/Episode 7) such a disappointment for me — something that I’m sure many of you might’ve noticed as well.

Minden and Nadia aren’t in this episode.

You have NO idea how disappointed I was to notice that they were absent from the episode. I mean, Nadia, I didn’t really care about. It was really Minden that I wanted to see.

Why? Well... I wanted to see more Minlout interactions, you know? They really hit it off in “Chain of Command” and I wanted more of that — like the greedy glutton that I am. lol XD

I realize that they weren’t in the episode because their voice actresses weren’t there, probably, but still. I wanted more Minlout interactions! Is that so bad?

Okay, so let’s just ignore that particular tidbit and wonder what Minden and Nadia could be doing if Atali is here. I mean, they’re usually joined with her at the hip, being her subordinates and all. 

But then I realized something.

It’s the Grand Transition — a time when the older hatchlings return to the nest, while new ones come to “vill the void”. And Atali mentions this as being one of the busiest times for them. Which causes me to think of a few reasons as to why Minden and Nadia aren’t there:

1. They, like Atali, are also training the new recruits in caring for their Razorwhip hatchlings. Or they’re leading the other groups (not newbies) in caring for the hatchlings.

2. They’re busy taking care of the day-to-day tasks of the Tribe while Atali is busy training the new recruits. Which is a great possibility. After all, this would be a time that would make both the Razorwhips and the Wingmaidens highly vulnerable (as we see later on in the episode when Krogan and the Hunters attack Wingmaiden Island), so it would make sense for them to make sure everything’s running smoothly and organizing the patrols and defenses (per Atali’s orders via Hiccup’s suggestion).

3. They’re off doing a census of the Razorwhip population on the north side of the island (where the nests are located). I’m not sure if they’d do it at THIS time of year, but what do I know about Wingmaiden culture? It’s all speculation at this point.

4. All of the above.

These reasons could easily explain why they weren’t around when the Hunters attacked Atali and the others if they were busy doing other tasks on other parts of the island. Nothing else makes sense (that I could see, anyway).

However, I’m holding out on the hope — and am fact making it my headcanon/canon — that Snotlout and Minden were able to spend some time together one night and playing catch-up. I mean, the Gang WERE there for a couple of days and nights. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they met in-between scenes in the episode.

In fact, it’s probable that Minden and Nadia WERE with the others during the feast before Atali led the Gang to the chamber where the ceremony began. I mean, feasts are usually customary in a celebration, right?

I’m shipping it as canon. Minden and Snotlout DID meet behind the scenes in the episode, but just wasn’t shown. I need to believe that, or else I’m going to go crazy. lol XD

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my random article on the sketchy likelihood that Snotlout and Minden reunited in the episode without us knowing about it. This just shows how much I love Minlout. lol XD

Minlout! Heathlegs! Ruffthrok! Oi, Oi, Oi!