#valka httyd

Having both parents be alive/presumed alive at the same time for longer than an hour au

I honestly don’t remember much of the third movie because I don’t like rewatching it, but I do remember that almost, if not every time Valka wanted to comfort Hiccup, she had Astrid do it. She’d say that “he’ll listen to you” which to me implies that he won’t listen to Valka.

Like, Have we considered how she had Hiccup at 20 and was married before that? Have we considered that, though she was in love with Stoick, marrying the Chief (or soon-to-be-chief) is a lot of responsibility? Have we considered how young 20 is and Hiccup takes after her in so many ways, not feeling ready for responsibility or wanting to settle down could be one of them? Have we considered she deliberately didn't come back because she maybe felt she wasn't ready to be a mother? Have we considered she loves Hiccup and Stoick so dearly but needed to live her own life? Have we considered how bittersweet the reunion really was because she realized she missed her chance to actually be a mother and how much the guilt of not coming back must've weighed on her?

Hiccup and Astrid, Valka and Stoick, and Eret and Snotlout (yes i know they're not canon, but they're canon in my heart) (+ any others i forgot)

Valka

Teenager/young adult me was totally in love with that woman lol. I even used to roleplay as her here on tumblr, it was so much fun. I still love her so much, more in a platonic way however and I'm currently writing a fic where she has a important role so you might hear me yap more about her.