#uncle eret

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[avannak]

While Zephyr sort of finds her own way and marches to the beat of her own drum, like her father, do you imagine Nuffink is a little bit more grounded and typical Viking, like his mother? And if so, I’d imagine he takes a pretty big shine to his Uncle Eret. :)

For me, it’s a little bit more mix and match. Zephyr rebels in her own way, refusing braids, cutting her hair, shedding social norms. She’s intelligent, always with her journals and notes, though she has a more technical, focused mind—an attribute of her mother with her father’s influence, some might say—and she applies it to the village. Happily, I might add. Hiccup’s ingenuity and Astrid’s drive that made them the power couple Berk needed for the new era are both found in Zephyr. That’s what makes her a great chief later on.

Nuffink certainly has the Viking Vibe with his boundless energy and enjoyment of athletics. As a child he was everywhere, often seen tripping over his own feet scrambling to some place or another (particularly entertaining when his feet were growing faster than his body for a time). Eret and Astrid were certainly the two that had him the most as he was always demanding. Demanding playtime. Demanding training. He ran around with his little wooden sword stabbing people in the kneecaps before darting away. Gobber and his wooden leg was a particular favorite target of his. Those two took it upon themselves to try and hone that a little into something useful.

But grounded? Nuffink has an imagination, a whimsy, much like his father. He has energy, energy he focused into fighting and playing, but also into creativity. Like I said in this headcanon: creativity + athletics made him a Bashyball champion. Afterall, Bashyball is a game of very few rules, and it usually takes “something crazy” to win it ;)

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Canon Eret has no chest hair, that I can see, so I don't know why modern Eret would have chest hair, but for some reason i can't get deliciously burly, hairy Eret off my mind, so, I guess I'm going with this. He has hairy arms too but I cut them off because I messed up the picture farther down.

Aillee loves being "twins" with Eret. Usually this means matching hair styles. That's why she wears a bun most of the time. But they also have fun with braids and updos. They also may or may not have both dressed up as the Sugar Plum Fairy for halloween.

More "Manny!Eret AU":

Out for a walk

Aillee sketches