~Runaway Hiccup~

This chapter strips Hiccup bare-his despair, his scars, and his conviction that he is nothing more than a useless burden. Gobber gently coaxes the truth from him, but it is Toothless, relentless and unyielding, who forces Hiccup to confront the pain he's buried for years. Starvation, self-sabotage, isolation, and self-harm all rise to the surface in a heartbreaking confession that leaves Toothless vowing never to leave his side. It is the story of one boy's darkest battle-and the dragon who refuses to let him fight it alone.Five years gone, Hiccup returns to Berk not as their heir, but as their shield. Forgiveness isn't part of the deal-only survival. But as enemies close in and old scars resurface, Berk begins to realize the boy they cast out has become the man they can't live without.
after vanishing from Berk with only Toothless by his side, Hiccup returns - masked, hardened, and carrying scars no one ever saw. When a new threat rises against the village, he's forced to fight not for their acceptance, but for innocent lives. As old guilt resurfaces and truths are revealed, Berk witnesses not the weak outcast they cast aside, but the man he's become - and the unbreakable bond between boy and dragon that could change everything.