His heart, that stubborn thing, slammed against his ribs. He didn’t turn. He couldn’t. Because every other time, it had been a trick of the northern lights, a seal’s cry, or his own mind playing cruel games.
And for the first time in a decade, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III felt whole. toothless and hiccup reunion
Toothless chittered, a flash of that old, mischievous grin splitting his face. Get on, you idiot. His heart, that stubborn thing, slammed against his ribs
Ten years. Ten years since he’d last felt the warmth of a Night Fury’s scales. Ten years since he’d traced the outline of that singular, beautiful tail fin with his own hand. He’d told himself he was at peace. He had a family. A village. A legacy. But there was a Hiccup-shaped hole only one creature could fill. Because every other time, it had been a
Hiccup froze.