Astrid Hofferson x Male Reader

Chapter 5

Cove

(Y/n and Hiccup arrive at the cove. Hiccup is winded, straining under the weight of a full basket. Toothless and Raiden approach, them. Toothless starts sniffing him while Raiden rubs his head against Y/n)

Y/n: Hey, Raiden.

Hiccup: We brought breakfast. I hope you're hungry.

(Hiccup drops the basket and kicks it over. Fish spill out)

Hiccup: Okay, that's disgusting.

Y/n: It's just fish.

(Y/n takes a few of the fish and hands them to Raiden who purrs happily. Toothless approaches, settling in to devour the rest of the fish)

Hiccup: Uh... we've got some salmon...

(Toothless swallows it)

Y/n: Nice Icelandic cod.

(Raiden happily eats the cod before Toothless has the chance to eat them)

Hiccup: ...and a whole smoked eel.

Y/n: Wait, eel?!

(Toothless nabs it, chews a few times, then spits it out. He shakes his head violently, snorts and scrubs his massive tongue on the sand. Hiccup takes note. Y/n takes the eel and throws it away quickly)

Y/n: Here's a tip, Hiccup. Most dragons hate eels.

Hiccup: Right. It's okay. Yeah, Idon't like eel much either.

(Toothless focuses on the remainder. With the dragon distracted, Hiccup unwraps his prosthetic fin and opens it like a fan)

Hiccup: Okay. That's it. That's it, just stick with good stuff. And don't you mind me. I'll just be back... here. Minding my own business.

(Hiccup cautiously approaches the injured tail, but every time he gets near it, Toothless sweeps it away like a cat)

Y/n: Oh, this is going to be good.

Hiccup: It's okay.

(Hiccup drops a knee ontop of the tail. Toothless' head jets up, slows its chewing to ahalt)

Hiccup: Okay... okay...

(The dragon tenses, slowly spreading his wings)

Y/n: Here we go.

(Hiccup straps the prosthetic fin in place. He cinches the straps and looks at it pleased)

Hiccup: There. Not too bad. It works.

Y/n: You better hold on, Hiccup!

Hiccup: What do you mean?

(Toothless bolts! He snaps his massive wings and takes to the air, carrying Hiccup with him)

Y/n: That's why!

Hiccup: Woah! No! No! No!

(Hiccup struggles to hold on to the tail. As the ground speeds away, Toothless immediately tips into a uncontrolled bank and dive. Hiccup sees the folded fin rattling uselessly in opposition to its flared counterpart. Flap as he may, Toothless can't correct his trajectory. Hiccup swallows his fear and crawls toward the folded prosthetic. He reaches it and yanks it open. The flared, fanlike appendage catches the air, stabilizing the twisting tail)

Hiccup: It's working!

Y/n: Yeah! That's it!

(Toothless arcs just short of the water and climbs high into the air)