Icy Forest

So many hiccup simps but where are my Astrid simps at??? Like you have no idea how many times I've paused rtte just to marvel at how beautiful she is

Huehue, I’ve never made gifs before

forgive meeeeeeeeeeee~

<3

sleepy bebbys

Hiccup tends to stay up late, and instead of going to his own bed he plops down with Astrid on hers to get da cuddles… (Canon event) (I don’t make this stuff up) (I just say it how it is). ⭐️

as you can see i love them so much

It's so weird to me when people complain about Astrid becoming more "feminine" as she grows up, as if that takes away her strength and courage, as if she can no longer be tough if she's associated with traditional feminine qualities.

Specially when you consider how the fundamental thing that changes about her is that she becomes happier and more airy, thousands of years worth of pressure being taken out of her shoulders now that she doesn't have to fight in a war that for so long had dictated her life and future. You can already see how that change begins in the first movie after her flight with hiccup, but it's so blatantly clear in rtte; she's more cheerful, she laughs often, you can see how she's way more comfortable with herself.

And the thing is that she's still Astrid! She still has a bit of an anger management issue, she still isn't afraid to call everyone out on their bullshit, she always speaks her mind, and she never becomes a two-dimensional love interests, she's a very complex character with lots of flaws and strengths. And most importantly, she's still a warrior, that's still one of the more defining traits of her character and something she takes proud in exceeding in and that everyone admires and respects her for.

And I just feel like acting like all of that is erased because she also has more of a “girly” personality is rotted in misogyny and believing that girlhood is a synonym of weakness and superficiality.

I was like 'surely I have something to post' and I found a sleepy chief being pestered by the Night Lights...

altho it's been a few years I remember when Herbie was a smol puppo and he would make it his MISSION to escape my mom's watchful eye and venture across our house and up the stairs to find me, and promptly try to get on my bed to bother me. this was based on that lol

It’s so endearing to see Astrid laugh the hardest when Hiccup was making a joke in the first gif

I am so happy that the gang has middle names

Because as a fanfic writer, how was I supposed to write a modern AU and get away with calling people Snotlout?! Or… Fishlegs?!

With their middle names we’re given the opportunity to have them have realistic names, but horrible nicknames

Gary’s nickname is Snotlout!

Justin’s nickname is Fishlegs!

Laverne’s nickname is Tuffnut!

Eugene’s nickname is Ruffnut!

Harold’s nickname is Hiccup!

And then there’s Astrid. Astrid is just Astrid.

It would’ve been hilarious if Astrid actually has a basic middle name since they’ve thought about giving her one like the rest of the gang but they just never did it because (i think) ‘Astrid Hofferson’ is already a perfect name by itself lmao

no thoughts, just them.