What? Haven't you ever seen a dragon before?

Indie rp blog; HTTYD OC Keena, and her Death Song, Shira (Under Construction)

[thalassophiliac-nonsense]

everyone shut up this is a Deathsong appreciation post

I love them :((

[baldrengr-a]

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     HE’S IN A  playful mood today, so he’s not so discreetly begging for attention.  But watch out, because he’s a gremlin.

[deathsongduet]

“Ohhhhhh does someone want some attention? Huh toothless?” The young viking smiled, wiggling her fingers at the nightfury to see if he would do anything. 

[baldrengr-a]

@deathsongduet​ whispered: 👆- playfully poke my muse

touch starved meme.

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     ❝ Ah!  H-Hey…! ❞  A frown stretched across his face as he felt a hot flush of embarrassment surge over him.  His stomach was rather sensitive and Keena had decided to completely exploit that weakness by poking him there.  Was there anything about him that his friends wouldn’t use against him?  Of course not…they enjoyed his reactions to their shenanigans.  He knew he shouldn’t respond, for that would encourage her further, but instead he let out a huff before reaching out to poke her nose with a smirk.  ❝ There, now we’re even. ❞

[deathsongduet]

“Ah! Hey yourself!” She laughed when her nose was poked, reaching up to rub it as the touch caused a tickle. 

She leaned on her friend with a grin, going rather dead weight. “Youve wounded me, hiccup!” The smaller Viking gasped dramatically, resting the back of her hand against her forehead in a mock faint. Though small giggles kept coming through, even as she attempted to be oh so dramatic about her ‘fate’. 

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     ❝ It’s pretty cold, though…I didn’t really imagine that you’d come from somewhere so far south.  You’re dressed like you’re from the northern ice caps. ❞  Well, maybe a bit ;  her cuffs, long pants and thick boots gave him that idea.  He gave Shira a slight smile before affectionately giving the young dragon a pat on the head.  A giggle left him at the feeling of her breath against his hair, and he watched her approaching Toothless, the other dragon seeming to be very excited to have a playmate.

     As their dragons chased each other, the viking put a finger to his chin at her next comment.  ❝ Loki Isle…I don’t think I’ve heard of that one before.  Maybe my father went there in his youth…he’s the chief of our tribe, so I’m next in line. ❞  He hoped she didn’t catch the note of disappointment in his voice ;  in all honesty, he wasn’t really looking forward to becoming the chief.  Running the village was absolutely his father’s thing, more than anyone else’s.  He just liked to go out and explore and have fun with his dragon, keeping an eye out for any impending predators or enemies.  It absolutely wouldn’t be easy for him to keep a foot on the ground as Berk’s chief while simultaneously flying far outside the borders to keep an eye out for danger ;  one, in fact, would say that that would be impossible.

“I’ve changed my clothes the further north I’ve come, even here is a bit of a chill for me, enough to warrant a change to stay comfortable.” She replied sheepishly. She sounded like such a baby---not able to handle the temperatures that travel brought without having to bundle up like she was. 

“We’re small and don’t draw too much attention, so not surprising you haven’t hear of it.” Keena chuckled. “If your dad’s visited I haven’t ever heard about it---and our chief likes to talk about that sorta stuff. Next in line is pretty exciting---at least it kinda sounds it from the outside. My friend Bjorn is the son of the chief back home---I dunno if he’s too keen on the idea of leading these days. He wasn’t when we were younger.”

She couldn’t imagine that level of responsibility on someone’s shoulders---though she kinda could. She was close friends with Bjorn and she knew that was the same future awaiting him too. He was never settled about the whole thing....though she hadn’t seen him in a number of years now. 

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     He gave a slight smile, chuckling softly at the newcomer playing with his dragon.  He drew a hand down Shira’s snout as the young dragon broadened her shoulders, PREENING with her newfound confidence in his praise.  He was still amazed at how someone so young could be so masterful with a species such as a Death Song ;  then again, he tamed a Night Fury at fifteen, something completely unheard of on Berk.  Like Garff, she apparently had been raised from birth…so perhaps that was where they were similar with their stories.

     ❝ My tribe?  I live on Berk with the Hooligan tribe.  It’s towards the center of the archipelago. ❞  She should be informed that he had amazing directional senses, and that he could remember a series of up to seven islands in a particular order when traveling in one direction.  Although the area was mostly sea, he knew the area around his home like the back of his own hand, and the fact that he lived right near the center made it a whole lot easier.

     ❝ You don’t look like you’re from anywhere I’ve ever been to before, ❞  he commented, attempting to discreetly scan her clothing for any signs of a crest or logo.  He just had to cross his fingers that her people weren’t hostile ;  he was always warned that he could be too trusting, after all.

“All the way up there? I’ve never been that far north.” She scrunched her nose at the idea of how cold it must have been there. The center of the archipelago!? She couldn’t imagine!! “I don’t think I’ve ever met someone from your island before--I’ve heard the name though.” 

“ I live on Loki Isle, though I’m the only one with a dragon, and I’ve had her for about ten years now. We’re fairly far outside the archipelago so I would doubt you’ve visited, never really got many visitors outside the odd trader. That’s how I got Shira actually, a trader had her egg.” 

Shira pushed her snout into Hiccup’s hand and snuffled at his hair before she turned her attention to Toothless. With their rider’s talking, the young dragon wanted to play! Pawing at the Nightfury to attempt to initiate play. 

[deathsongduet]

toothless is clearly in a playful mood when he comes up to keena with...hiccup's leg in his mouth. does he think it's a toy? yes. does he want her to throw it for him? also yes.

Before the nightfury came up she was working on mending a tunic, blinding when the dragon bounded toward her with.....a prosthetic in his mouth? It took her a moment before she recognized it and laughed.

"Toothless, did you take Hiccups leg? Want me to thow the leg? Huh? Want me to throw it?"

The words came out with a giggle and a playful tone, setting down her work to get to her feet and motion for him to drop the prosthetic. She was willing to indulge the dragon---and Hiccup must know he was playing with it right?

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     ❝ It wouldn’t surprise me. ❞  He couldn’t hold back a smile as she watched the stranger shower Toothless in affection.  He was so thankful that his wild behaviors had practically been cut in half whenever he was around humans ;  he couldn’t even IMAGINE what it would have been like if he hadn’t warmed up to him and others he didn’t consider enemies so quickly.  The dragon had definitely surprised him by becoming so playful so quickly, even back when they had only known each other for a few months.

     ❝ That’s right!  I was so shocked and kind of a bit freaked out when I first discovered that about him…he opened his mouth to take that fish from me but out of nowhere his teeth kind of just appeared. ❞  He finished speaking with an amused chuckle, giving Toothless a somewhat absentminded pat on the head.  Then Shira, apparently jealous of all the affection given to the Night Fury, took it upon herself to nudge at Hiccup’s hand with her snout.  The viking gave a little chuckle as he gave her a pat on the nose, giving her scratches along the sides of her head and on her neck.  ❝ Well, you’re quite the beauty, aren’t you? ❞

Keena laughed, rubbing her hands along the night fury’s lower jaw. “It’s a unique feature for sure, I’ve never seen another dragon that has retractable teeth. Not sure why they retract them at certain times--but they do. Youre just a super special boy, huh?” She couldn’t help giving toothless so much affection---Night Furies reminded her of home and she missed it. 

Though her dragon’s antics did make her giggle and roll her eyes with a smile. “Are you jealous, girl?” 

Shira had almost puffed herself up with pride when Hiccup acknowledged her, she was a beauty thank you very much! Leaning her head slightly into the scratches with a melodious croon. 

“Uh huh youre quite the show off, Shira.” She smiled, though after a moment she paused; looking back up at Hiccup curiously.

“Where are you from, by the way? I mean---what tribe? Are you from inside or outside the archipelago?” She hadn’t met many other people like this since starting to explore on her own so was curious which way he’d come from. 

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     ❝ Huh…my teammates and I raised a Death Song named Garff since he was an egg, so maybe that’s the best time to get to know them, ❞  he commented somewhat awkwardly.  It wasn’t like he minded…sometimes Toothless, who was reaching his head out to gingerly sniff and rub his head along the stranger’s hand, behaved like a hatchling, and he was likely around his own age.  Clearly an adult who behaved like a child.

     ❝ I’m Hiccup, and this is Toothless, ❞  he introduced himself, feeling a hot flush of embarrassment at having to introduce himself with his name.  He’d likely have to explain why he had the name in the first place.  Then he visibly frowned, wondering if he should let her know about the concerns about the dragon hunters that have been drifting from island to island in the archipelago.  He wondered if she should know that Night Furies were an endangered species, on the brink of extinction at this point…and that Toothless may very well be the last of his kind.

“It very may well be, though I haven’t met many wild ones to test that theory. They’re pretty solitary” She hummed, giving toothless some affectionate chin and head scritches once he started rubbing his head along her hand. “Aren’t you a handsome boy? So very handsome.”

“Its nice to meet you!” The smaller viking chirped, giving Hiccup a bright smile. “Toothless cause of the retractable teeth, Im guessing?” She knew about that feature of Night Furies, and honestly found it endearing. Though she didn’t think to question Hiccup’s name; she was a hiccup herself. Though her parents hadn’t named her that as they didn’t follow that particular viking tradition.

Shira, seeing these two seemed to get along with her rider had flopped onto the grass to entertain herself, lightly bumping Hiccup to get her snout closer to him.  Sniffing the human just to investigate him more. 

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     An amused CHUCKLE left the viking’s mouth as he helped her up, shaking his head as Toothless shot him an exasperated glance.  ❝ O-Oh, not at all, ❞  he reassured her.  ❝ It seemed she was just out exploring or something, only gave us a little sniff.  It’s very interesting…I’ve never really met a trained Death Song before. ❞  With the exception of Garff, of course, but he had been only a baby when they found him abandoned on Dragon’s Edge.  Perhaps she had found this dragon when she was only a hatchling as well?

     Then, at her mention of having met another Night Fury, EXCITEMENT began to tingle under his skin…then again, that must have been so long ago, for there was a chance that the one she saw may have been hunted.  He had been hearing rumors about dragon hunters who killed Night Furies for their scales ;  they were ultra fireproof, since the dragons themselves had some of the hottest fire in the dragon world.  ❝ I, uh…well, interesting story how we met…I shot him down, he was elusive and wild, but I essentially went against my tribe’s best interests at the time by making friends with a dragon.  In truth, I only wanted to make him a new tail so he could fly by himself again, but…it turns out I need to be the one to help control it.  Luckily my tribe has made peace with the dragons, which is great, because Toothless is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. ❞  He may have ended up rambling, but could he really help it?  He loved his dragon with his whole heart.

“Not many people have! I’ve had her since she was an egg and raised her. Though she’s still an adolescent so we have some---behavior problems.” She smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck. 

“It sounds like an adventure! I’m glad to hear about other tribes that live at peace with dragons. He’s awfully handsome, arent you boy?”  Keena held out a hand to Toothless, looking up at Hiccup as she did. She was shorter than him by a fair amount, at only 5′3. 

“The tribe I was born into, our island had nightfuries around for generations, Ive missed seeing them. Oh! Where are my manners---I’m Keena, Shira has obviously introduced herself.” She joked.

[creativ-bubble]

First meeting sentence

“You shouldn’t be here.”

“Excuse me, but what are you doing ?”

“Needing some help maybe ?”

“In case you didn’t notice, I’m busy.”

“How the hell did you get here ?”

“I think I’m lost… Can you help me ?”

“What are you looking at ? You want to fight ??”

“Okay, great, I don’t know who you are but I really need your help.”

“Hey ! We’re lacking a player, want to join ?”

“Touch this and you’re dead.”

“Don’t go there ! It’s dangerous !”

“Aren’t you lucky I passed by ? One minute later and you would have been in trouble.”

“Hey fucker, apology when you bump into someone !”

“Wait, you dropped that !”

“Okay you can come with me, but keep your mouth shut.”

“Don’t worry, I can accompany you there.”

“Wow, hey, are you okay…?”

“Quick ! Take my hand !”

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     Toothless, now seeing that the other dragon wasn’t a threat, curiously lowered his head and sniffed at the Death Song.  He could tell that she was female and that there was a faint scent of HUMAN on her…perhaps she was being ridden in the same way that his master rode him?

     Similarly, Hiccup couldn’t help but notice the gear that was attached to her, and as he was petting her, he eyed the saddle bag mysteriously.  There were no symbols or crests on it that he could visibly see, so he had no idea whether or not to treat this dragon and her rider, if they were around, as friends or foe.  But he figured, as long as she was being friendly to him and his dragon, she could be trusted, at least for now.  ❝ Looks like you have someone around who’s missing you, huh? ❞

     Then an unfamiliar human CRASHED through the undergrowth, causing both dragon and rider to turn their heads with a start.  It was a young woman who neither of them recognized, but for Toothless, the scent on the dragon matched that of the human.  They must be together ;  however for Hiccup, who didn’t have that keen sense of smell, he had to verbally ask…in fact, he was much more keen in the moment to seeing if the other human was all right.  ❝ Are you all right? ❞

Well---yes she did technically have a rider who was looking for her but she was right behind her! The massive dragon laid down so she was more on eye level with the smaller, bumping her snout to toothless’ with a small snort. 

The arrival of her rider immediately perked her up and she warbled, tail swaying from side to side.

Keena yelped as she tripped over some shrubbery, giving her dragon an exasperated look. “Yes--I’m alright I am so sorry she didn’t give you any trouble did she?” She raised her hand to give Shira a pet on the shout in greeting when the reptile got close enough. “You troublemaker--I’m sorry agai--” 

“Wait----thats a nightfury--you have a nightfury?” Her voice lowers in awe. “I haven’t seen a nightfury in years”

[deathsongduet]

baldrengr​:

✮*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✧*˚     Intent, green hues stayed focused on putting together the Night Fury’s spare tail, delicate fingers working quickly and efficiently as the dragon got a sudden sense that the two of them were in danger.  He placed a hand on the broad, scaly head as Toothless let out a low growl, clearly picking up an unfamiliar scent.  ❝ …What is is, bud? ❞  Hiccup whispered, speaking quietly as to not be heard.

     Then a frilly head popped out of the undergrowth, and another warning hiss sounded deep in the jet-black’s throat.  Lips curled back to show UNSHEATHED fangs, and his jaws were opened to fire a warning shot.  The viking placed a hand over the top of his snout, whispering,  ❝ No, don’t do it! ❞

     What made them both pause in their work was the curiosity that was ever so clear in the Death Song’s eyes, nose alert playfully as she crept closer to get a sniff of them.  Realizing that the dragon was friendly, Hiccup extended his hand, and within no time at all the yellow snout was pressed up against his palm.  A chuckle sounded in his chest as the dragon’s gaze met his own.  ❝ You’re quite playful, huh? ❞

Shira warbled and cooed, bumping her snout against the vikings hand. When they made eye contact she almost seemed to smile, her head raising to snuffle his hair then bump his torso playfully. 

She had a saddle strapped to her neck behind her head with bags settled around her blue-purple spines; clearly she had a rider that had been abandoned or lost somewhere. Once she had said her hellos to Hiccup she turned her attention to Toothless, playfully pawing at the older dragon.

“Shira! Shira where did you go!?” Keena was still little ways away, following the path her dragon had left in the foliage. She stopped to make the dragon’s call which got Shira’s attention, though she didnt move away from her new friends to answer it.

[deathsongduet]

“Shira? Shira where are you going? Hey! Shira! Get your scaly butt back here!”

“Oh for Thors sake---!”

 Clearly her adolescent dragon wasn’t listening to her. They’d stop to rest on a new island, and had only been there maybe a few hours when something caught her Death Song’s attention that caused the dragon to run off.

Keena had no other choice but to chase after her dragon before she got herself into trouble! Shira had a bad habit of really scaring people when she ran off on her own, even if she was wearing her saddle.

The young dragon was absolutely unbothered by her rider, running through the brush, stopping to listen occasionally and following her nose. She could smell another human! And another dragon-- so she was curious! Poking her head through a patch of trees, she paused, watching them curiously. Maybe they would want to play? 

Shira made a low, warbling noise, tilting her head to one side and extending her frills. 

@baldrengr​

[sagamemes]

sharing is caring.     small favours are what the beginnings of intimacy are made out of, i’m told. so here’s some prompts about sharing and borrowing.  send me  ‘ sharing is caring ’ and a number for our muses to indulge in something from the list, and feel free to specify or give context if you want to !

sharing a flat

sharing a room

sharing a bed

sharing an improvised sleeping arrangement

my muse giving their [coat/jacket/jumper/hoodie] to yours

your muse giving their [coat/jacket/jumper/hoodie] to mine

my muse borrowing a full set of casual clothes from yours

your muse borrowing a full set of casual clothes from mine

my muse borrowing a [piece of/set of] formalwear from yours

your muse borrowing a [piece of/set of] formalwear from mine

sharing a meal

sharing dessert

sharing street food

my muse asking to loan something of sentimentic value from yours

your muse asking to loan something of sentimentic value from mine

my muse asking to loan something of financial value from yours

your muse asking to loan something of financial value from mine

sharing a car ride

sharing a motorcycle

sharing a bicycle

sharing an amusement park ride car

sharing a playground equipment

sharing toys

my muse borrowing a piece hobby / job equipment from yours  ( book, instrument, sports gear, etc. )

your muse borrowing a piece hobby / job equipment from mine  ( book, instrument, sports gear, etc. )

sharing knowledge

sharing a secret

sharing photographs

my muse asking to loan money from yours

your muse asking to loan money from mine

[leffiesart]

This is the Deathsong I had drawn for the @httyd-zine! A big shout-out to everyone who supported us ^o^

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[loisnclark]

𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞 !

    do   you   want   a   certain   kind   of   ship   with   my   muse  ?   check   out   the   key   below   &   send   me   a   symbol   to   tell   me   what   kind   of   ship   you   want   !     note  :    my   muse   =   blog   owner’s   muse     /     your   muse   =   sender’s   muses

romantic relationships !

💘  friends to lovers ❣️  enemies to lovers 💜  love at first sight 💙  slow burn 💚  skinny love 💔  exes to lovers again 🖤  on again , off again

familial relationships !

🌼  older sibling 🌺  younger sibling 👭  twins 🌻  friends like siblings 🍃  cousins 🌵  parental

friend relationships !

☀️   best friends 🌦   enemies to friends 🌈   friends since childhood  ⛅️  friends of circumstance  ☁️  school friends  🌩  friends from traumatic experiences

enemy relationships !

🔪   friends to enemies 💣   stole something from my muse 🔦   stole something from your muse 🗡   bullied my muse 🔫   bullied your muse ⚔️   family feud 🛠   fueds between mutual friends ❌   guilty by association

[chief-n-alpha]

deathsongduet‌:

“I guess I’m not used to that sort of thing, living on my own. I left my island after my coming of age ceremony when I was seventeen, I go back for about a week every year.” She chuckled and nodded. “I imagine it could be overbearing. Are any of you interested in Loki Day?”

“ Wow you’ve been away from your island that long huh? I’m sure they’re really happy when they finally see you come home.” Hiccup said with a smile thinking about how excited the villagers got when they went back to Berk it was always nice. When Keena mentioned Loki day Hiccup immediately glanced around to make sure the twins weren’t around before looking back to her.

“ Uh….the twins are but the rest of us aren’t so fond of Loki day and I assure you if the twins didn’t abuse Loki day then maybe the rest of us would have fun with it.” He explained now curious why she’d asked “ Do you like Loki day?” He asked.

[deathsongduet]

"They do all get excited whenever I come home, its really nice to see them again." She smiled as she thought about it before nodding enthusiastically at his question.

"Oh I love it! Loki day is really important on the island, its a coming of age celebration. The adults all set up pranks for the kids who are turning seventeen and then the ones who've had their loki day ceremony within the past ten years perform in a dance and spar. Its my favorite week of the entire year."