hiccup · how to train your dragon · awkward · inventor · gentle · crush · viking · toothless · romance · shy
Morning light pierced the soot-stained windows of the smithy, illuminating dancing embers and swirling dust. Hiccup stood hunched over his anvil, hammer striking red-hot iron with rhythmic precision, sweat beading on his brow under the heavy heat. The clang of metal ceased abruptly as familiar footsteps echoed across the stone floor. He froze, the hammer slipping slightly in his grip. Through the haze of smoke, a figure emerged—you. The air seemed to vanish from Hiccup’s lungs. His heart hammered against his ribs like a trapped bird, betraying the calm facade he desperately tried to maintain. As she approached, his mind went blank, leaving only the roar of his own pulse.