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    She was meant to be the price for peace; her life in exchange for the mysterious Dragon Master's mercy.

    Her captor wasn't supposed to be a ghost from her past, and she wasn't supposed to become his ally...or his lover. And when news spreads of a blonde-haired girl at the Dragon Master's side, there will be repercussions for dragons and Vikings alike.

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    05 Aug 2025

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    AU. Hiccup never took the shot on that fateful night. Toothless was never shot down-and the war continued. Three years later, Berk is beset by dragon raids and hostile tribes while the boy who should have saved the island is merely the assistant in the forge. Replaced as Heir and with only the beautiful Shield Maiden Astrid as his friend, fate gives Hiccup one more chance to end the war and become the hero he was meant to be. Hiccstrid.

    I don't own How To Train Your Dragon. Rights remain with Cressida Cowell and Dreamworks.

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    16 Jul 2025

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    If you don't remember (for 'remember', read: 'squee uncontrollably at') this moment, don't bother with this fic:
    In "We Are Family Pt. 1", Hiccup is called into the Great Hall, where Stoick gives him Bork's life's work. Before that, though, Stoick says "Hold out your hands," and Hiccup hides them behind his back. That's a conditioned response to protect his wrists/hands from being hit. Just how used to being hit on the hands is he that he hides them behind his back instinctively?!
    This is how.

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    14 Jul 2025

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    Fishlegs is resigned, as he looks over at the box hiding the tiny Nadder, “That’s the risk of big clutch sizes too, it increases the chances of having a tiny one, or an- uh, weak hatchling? There’s a name for those types of births but I can’t-”
    Astrid drops the mirror, and doesn’t even hear as it shatters on the ground at her feet.
    “A hiccup.”

     

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    Taking in a clutch of Nadder Natchings, the Riders expected dealing with an onslaught of stray spines, fire, and squwaks that kept them up through the night.

    What they didn't expect, was for one little hatchling to remind them so strongly of their leader.

    It all unravelled from there.

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    14 Jul 2025

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    Soulmarks amongst humans are easily identifiable: they are words tattooed on skin, words to be spoken during the first moment where two people truly connect. No one believes dragons have soulmarks, let alone that a dragon and a human can share a soul bond.

    Until Hiccup.

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    14 Jul 2025