@rachelteazer's short fanfic "Can you stay?" inspired me so much, and it also made me think of a few ideas I have for redeemed/thegn Viggo. The scene she wrote is so lovely, and I'm so, so weak for how Viggo was portrayed! I love that flavour of softness, yearning, and pining... soooo I had to combine these ideas and put them down somewhere. I leave it up to your interpretation of whether Hiccup will stay or not, though!
If you liked this short comic and would like to see some comments about details you might have missed, check below the cut 👇
Not sure if it was noticeable, but these are Hiccup's and Viggo's swords! Both of their swords are lying on top of maps, which normally indicates peace-talking, militarily speaking. There's an ale cup completely empty, as well! Busy night.
The maps were aligned in a way that would lead to Hiccup's freckles! The same brush was used for both the little writings and his freckles, too.
Did you notice Viggo's earring? It's a mix of some runes: ᚼ ('hagall', which means "power", "force", generally associated with strength or natural phenomena), ᛚ ('lagu', which means "sea", "flow" or even "home") and ᛒ ('beorc', which means "growth" and "renewal"). "The power to grow and find home." If you're thinking that such a home would be Hiccup, you'd be correct!
These two panels are paralleling each other! They're following the same angle, yet Hiccup is looking away from Viggo, while Viggo's gaze is fixed on him. Hiccup is also looking at the only place in the comic where there are no flames, meanwhile, Viggo doesn't mind the flames! One has a perspective from down below, one from up above. Also, Hiccup's panel is smaller, suggesting he might be feeling insecure.
Lastly, did you notice Hiccup's little scar? Viggo is slightly pulling Hiccup's cheek, which shows his scar: lighter than his skin tone because it's already healed. It contrasts with Viggo's own face scar, which is huge and darker than his skin because it hasn't healed yet!
FINALLY finished w/ this piece augh. Now I can start drawing something else instead of this hell.
Anyhoo, this is a small Viggo redesign if he ended up surviving after the whole Triple Cross episode. Decided to give him more fur aspects, and I added a few more spikes (or at least sharper ones). Also Viggo with gray hair strands omg??
