#nuffink

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Is Nuffink a dad's boy or is he closer to Astrid?

"When he was a baby, he only wanted Astrid. As he got older, he wanted me a little more, and now he's fairly close with both of us. But, now? He follows his sister around pretty much constantly. If Zephyr says something is cool, he wants in on it. If she makes a face at it, he does the same."

[ilovetuffnutthornston]

Sometimes I forget that we’ve literally seen Hiccups kids and they have their own little short film

Edit: Hiccup AND Astrid’s kids, I’ve realized I kinda forgot to put her in there 😭

[pumpkinraventrick]

@lumiidragon got me into the Nuffink/Dart and Zephyr/Pouncer pair!

Nuffink and Dart travel around all over New Berk, exploring and having all sorts of adventures! Dart often has to make sure her silly rider doesn't get in over his head, but the two really take after their fathers and want to go far and wide to see what all the world has to offer (even if it's just around home for these little youngsters for now)!

Zephyr and Pouncer are quite the figures in the village. Zephyr's brilliant, yet often back-firing ideas and inventions often get the pair into trouble, but her quick-wits help get them out. Sometimes Zephyr gets a little too wrapped up in work and ideas on being the chief, so Pouncer often has to remind her to stop and have some fun once in a while!

[lumiidragon]

You ever think that when Zephyr and Nuffink become older, Astrid and hiccup begin to see traces of themselves when they were teenagers? Especially for Hiccup seeing his teenage angst in his own kids like oh Thor was I really like that? And he apologizes to his dad

Lol, I'd imagine. They are their kids after all~ I feel like it's just how that works~ :P

[madman479r]

The struggle of having "hot" parents

Zephyr

An 18-year-old Zephyr was hanging out with her friends by the statue of her grandfather, Stoick the Vast. Each of the girls were talking about Berk's recent history, or rather the years of the dragon riders.

Many people would think having parents that had such feats as Hiccup and Astrid Haddock did would bring a lot of pressure and an inferiority complex, but not Zephyr. If anything, she was proud to have such awesome parents as hers.

Seriously! Her mother was the best warrior Berk had ever seen, going up against giant burly vikings with ease, being second only to her Grandfather Stoick, and that was only because her mom didn't fight him out of respect.

And her father was the brightest Viking of the barbaric archipelago, using his mind to defeat powerful foes and overcome overwhelming odds, making a sword of fire and being able to fly without a dragon!

One of her friends, Bodil, suddenly shivered when a cold gust of wind brushed past them. "Hey, mind if we go inside. It's getting cold."

"Sure. Let's go to my house." Zephyr offered and the group of teens made for her house.

So yeah, Zephyr truly loved her parents and was proud to be their child. But there was just one issue...

"Soooo... will your dad be home?" Alma, another one of Zephyr's friends, tried to casually ask, but her sly and hopeful tone betrayed her.

Zephyr stopped in her tracks and deadpanned at the girl. "Seriously?"

"I'm just asking because... I... don't want to disturb him?" Alma weakly defended.

"Oh yeah, you'll totally be disappointed to see him." Every time. Every. Single. TIME! Many women apparently had the hots for her dad, both his generation and her generation, and her friends were no exception. They'd either freeze up, become overly awkward, try to get his attention or act flirtatious, sometimes it was all of the above.

And the funny thing, something Zephyr didn't know whether was a good or bad thing, was that her dad was completely oblivious to it.

Once some girl baked something for her dad, brought to the house and everything. From her stance, how she offered to bake some more if he wished, it was clear she was shooting her shot. And dad's reaction once the door was close? "...What a nice young lady."

And her mother, who could see through the compliments and gifts, would only smile or laugh it off. Apparently her father wasn't one for subtly or ques, seeing as she had kissed him multiple times before they got together and he never imagined her mother was in love with him.

But seriously! It was only gross! That was her dad! You can use 'cool', 'awesome', 'brave' or 'smart' to describe him, but hot? That was not a word she wanted associated with her father.

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Nuffink

Ever since he understood his warrior lineage, Nuffink wanted nothing more than to be the greatest warrior of Berk, along with his mom and Grandpa Stoick. Even wanting to achieve the same feat as Grandpa Stoick did in breaking a rock in two with only his head.

(Nuffink didn't see why mom was annoyed with grunkle Gobber when he told him that story, it sounded so cool!)

So he would constantly train, with whatever weapon felt the best (twin short swords sounded cool, maybe even a wrist sword) and with his mom. Maybe he was a momma's boy, but who wouldn't wish to have such a cool, badass warrior for a mother?

And when his mom became the teacher for the next generation of fighters, he was the first in line to sign up, and aimed to be the best student.

Unfortunately, there were some other eager young men who wanted to learn under his mom. But not for the right reasons.

"Man, I can't wait to do some hand-to-hand with miss Astrid."

"I know how to make her sweat, and not just in a fight."

"Think I'll be able to get some private lessons?"

Nuffink normally would have broken some Jaws and knocked some teeth loose after hearing the other boys talk in such a way about his mother, not only was it disrespectful to him, but to his mother, who didn't deserve to be talked in such a way, and to his father, who these morons acted like wasn't worthy of her.

But Nuffink knew that what was to come would be so much more satisfying and hilarious.

See, these horny idiots didn't know how strict Astrid Haddock got when it came time to training. Outside of it? She was kind, nurturing and loving to Nuffink, but during training? It wasn't 'mom', instead it was 'Ma'am', even to him.

"Alright, listen up!" Mom finally made it into the training arena, gaining the attention of all participants. "I want you to get one thing. I bet you all think you're already the best fighter here, that you'll breeze past this, but I plan on crushing that delusion, crushing that arrogance and crushing that enthusiasm. Because if that enthusiasm can be so easily destroyed, then it was too weak for me to mould into a true warrior. If you don't leave here sore, then I consider that a session wasted. Is that understood?"

Nuffink was the only one to answer with the expected "Yes, ma'am!" With his chest puffed out and back straight, while the others gave half hearted affirmations.

Astrid Haddock narrowed her eyes dangerously and took out her axe before throwing it at the group, missing one boy by just a hair, which made them all straighten up in sudden fear.

Nuffink snorted. Didn't these idiots get it? She had intentionally missed. If she wanted that throw to kill someone, there would be one less person on New Berk.

"Alright. We'll be focusing on hand-to-hand combat. Because if you can't even throw a decent punch, then I doubt you'll be able to a sword correctly. Any volunteers?"

One arrogant asshole, by the name of Ivar, confidently strode up to mom with a leer on his face, flexing his muscles 'subtly'. "Don't worry, miss Hofferson, I'm sure a session with me will leave you sore, in a good way." He said in an oily tone.

Mom simply raised an unimpressed brow at him and silently got into a fighting stance, which Ivar pathetically copied, pathetic in the sense that it was completely open and a poor replication of his mother's stance.

Ivar suddenly threw a jab, (too slow, too wide and leaving his vital points open to attack, Nuffink analysed) to which Astrid simply parried and quickly threw a powerful punch into his exposed sternum, making the teen lose both his air and confidence. As he bent forward, struggling to breathe, Astrid was quick to follow up with a elbow uppercut to his chin, forcing his chin to point up towards the sky, as Astrid spun around and used her hand to chop the side of his neck, effortlessly taking him down in only three strikes and in seemingly just a blink of an eye.

As Ivar rolled on the ground, gasping for air, the other students suddenly grew a new found level of fear for their instructor.

"Anyone notice where he went wrong?" Astrid questioned, unconcerned for Ivar.

Nuffink answered, not raising his hand as his mom preferred, "He left himself exposed with a poor stance, especially after throwing a punch that was too wide."

Astrid nodded with a small smile. "Correct, Haddock."

Nuffink allowed a smile to grow on his face. Even if his peers acted to shamelessly towards his mother, he wouldn't have her any other way. And being able to have front row seats to his mother decimating those same idiots wasn't a bad trade.

[violet-moonstone]

from the chapter im working on (spoilers for the end)

please enjoy nuffink and zephyr being the most precious children in the world

“She thinks I’m a baby,” Nuffink insisted. “That’s why she’s always worried about me.”

Zephyr scoffed. “No,” she said, with something sharp and impatient in her voice. “It’s because you’re her favourite.”

Despite himself, Nuffink laughed. “What?”

Zephyr looked a little surprised by her own words. “I-I didn’t mean to…I just…Nuffink, it’s not like I’m angry at you about it, but it’s obvious that she likes you more.”

Nuffink laughed again. Suddenly he was overcome by giggles even as tears streamed down his face. 

“...Nuffink?” Zephyr asked. “Are…are you…okay?”

Nuffink shook his head. “I’m not her favourite, Zeph. You are.”

“What the Hel are you talking about?” Now it was Zephyr’s turn to laugh. “I’m never good enough for her—never perfect enough.”

“She thinks you can be perfect because you’re like her. You’re strong.”

Zephyr’s eyes grew wide. “I—that’s not—” She began, but stopped herself, clearly thinking about the situation differently for the first time.

Nuffink continued as he wiped his face. “She doesn’t ask me to be perfect. She doesn’t even bother because she knows I’m not good enough.” 

His words hung in the air, and the two were quiet for a while, looking out at the dark horizon. The lap of waves filled the silence until Zephyr finally responded.

When she did, it sounded like she was going to cry as well. “That’s not true, Nuffie. You know that’s not true.”

“It is,” he said. He looked down as more tears welled up in his eyes. This time, he didn’t try to stop them—just allowed them to roll down his cheeks and drip from the tip of his nose.  He felt Zephyr’s arm stretch around him. He didn’t hug her back, but sat still, allowing himself to be held.

“It’s true,” he insisted again, quietly. “You’re the favourite. Ma likes you because you’re brave. Da and Gran like that you’re fun. And I’m…I’m just here. No one likes me, they just love me because they have to.”

Zephyr squeezed him tight and rested her head against his. “Nuh-uh, Nuffink.”

“Uh-huh.”

She sighed. “Well…guess what? You’re my favourite.”

Nuffink laughed quietly. “I’m your only sibling, so that doesn’t count.”

“You’re not just my favourite sibling. You’re my favourite person. You’re my favourite in the whole world.”

More tears spilled from Nuffink’s eyes. He hugged his sister back. When he spoke, his voice was muffled. “You’re my favourite too.”

And for a little while, Nuffink wanted to disappear just a tiny bit less.

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Why did you name your son Nuffink? It kinda sounds like a toddler trying to say 'nothing' with mouth full.

No attend to be rude btw. Just wondering if you realize it for the poor kid.

Bullies are creative....

He chuckled. "No, no, it's a valid question. It's true, it does sound like that...but, I've found that many times I've been called 'nothing', only to find that it wasn't true. Astrid and I chose that name for Nuffink not only as a reminder, but also for him to know that he's not nothing, he's everything, and can be whatever he wants to be."

(((Inspired by this post)))

[tirednshet]

Httyd, Next Gen.

IVE DONE IT, PEOPLE!

After days of writing, trying to find proper names, and (trying to) make it as accurate as possible, I present to you my version of the next generation of dragon riders in httyd (in this AU)!

*(Btw, the descriptions are from a series of stories im making, so it will contain a shit-ton of lore. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!)

Zephyr Haddock - The eldest of the Haddock children, and the future heir to Berk. She reflects her fathers sarcasticness and creativity. She rides a Stromcutter she named Skysplitter. She is also the unofficial leader of the next generation of Dragon Riders, and is willing to protect all of them, especially Nuffink, when they are in danger. She often feels pressured by this new role, due to the fact she was placed in it overnight, but is guided by Avery. She feels guilty and feels as if it is her fault that her parents, and Berk, are in the state they are in in the first place. She doesn't like to talk about it all that much.

Nuffink Haddock - The youngest of the Haddock children, and while not the heir, still the Chief’s son. Unlike Zephyr, he reflects his mother’s traits of being adventurous and brash. He rides a green Nadder named Buckwing. He tries to help Zephyr the best he can on Dragon’s Edge, but sometimes goofs off with the cousins and Eira. He doesn’t like hearing about Berk, because it reminds him of his parents and the condition they are in.

Scullnut Thorston-Jorgenson - The son of Snotlout and Tuffnut (fraternal mother was Ruffnut). He inherits both of his fathers’ chaotic personalities, while also reflecting their loyalty to their old team. He rides a Typhoomerang named Glowtorch. When he escaped from Berk, Thornut wasn’t on the best terms with his parents (there will be TONS of context on that later). He feels guilty about it, and often feels like they ended up in their condition because of him. He takes his guilt out on the other riders in various forms, like questioning Zephyr’s leading, disobeying Avery and running amok on Dragon’s Edge with the cousins, and often zoning out during combat lectures. (He just doesn’t know any other way to deal with it, and certainly is not the type to talk about his problems).

Runa Ingerman - The daughter of Ruffnut and Fishlegs. She inherited Ruffnut’s chaotic personality and Fishlegs’s love for dragons, so the result was a chaotic love for dragons (I seriously don’t know how that would work out). Runa rides Fogs and Gust, a Zippleback from the Hidden World. She and Scullnut are thicker than the hairiest yak on Berk, because I mean, they are cousins, after all. They often secretly go on little adventures around Dragon’s Edge, just to loosen up a little. They also try not to think of the state Berk, and their parents, are in, afraid of what might’ve happened to them.

Arne - The eldest child of Dagur and Mala, and the future heir of the Defenders of the Wing, and the Berserkers. He reflects his mother’s traits, being calm and collected in times of danger, and knowing when the right time is to strike. He rides a Thunderdrum he named Waves, and often helps Zephyr as second-in-command of the riders, and keeps everyone, especially Eira, in check. He also comforts the riders when they feel at their lowest, and assures them that they are going to defeat Zelda and get their islands and people back.

Eira - The youngest child of Dagur and Mala. She inherited her father’s red hair and wild personality, and his fighting skills as well. She rides a Triple Strike named Wildeye. She has a hobby of chasing some of the Night Terrors around Dragon’s Edge, along with the cousins (Runa and Scullnut). Sometimes even Nuffink joins them as well. But Eira does have a more serious side to her. She looks up to both of her parents (mostly her father), and refuses to believe that he fell to a crazy lady and her dragon. So, whenever someone mentions him or anything related to him, she goes quiet and isolates herself for the rest of the day.

*I'm sorry if this isn't accurate/is cringey. As I said before, I tried to make it as accurate as possible (for this AU).