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In Lieu Of A Tail

AnjaWritesFanfiction

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Reads 175,975
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Parts 41
Time 5h 35m

AnjaWritesFanfiction

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Hiccup runs away from Berk with Toothless (after the fight with the Nadder in the ring). Astrid never stopped him and the romantic flight never happened.
Many years later, Hiccup has built a new life for himself where his talents are appreciated and he is well-respected. He has many allies and friends, but also many enemies. He hopes to never return to Berk, but unforeseen circumstances force his hand: and he must face his past, in order to have a future.
Hiccup must find a way to protect everything he has worked so hard for, and he must decide whether save the people who once called him a "fishbone". 


AN: This is my first fanfiction, I'd love your feedback- but please don't be too harsh.

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own How To Train Your Dragon- I am not Cressida Cowell or Dreamworks. I only own the plot line in this story and any OCs I introduce.

Started 14/02/2019

I do not have a set update schedule, but I'll post at least one chapter every two weeks (or try!).

At the moment it's kinda crazy and I don't know when I'll post but I promise I will not abandon this story! I have a lot of exams coming up and I'm trying really hard to do well, I won't say that this story is on hiatus, because a lot of people do that and then the story is abandoned. When everything gets less hectic I'll definitely post but that may take a while.

Crossposted on A03!

WARNING: Some "strong" language, mainly p***ed and f***ed.

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#1 - astrid (28/8/2019)
#1 - httyd (19/9/2019)
#3 - hiccup (28/10/2019)
#6 - dragons (7/1/2020)
#1 - viking (22/7/2020)
#1 - hiccstrid (11/9/2020) 
#3 - berk (14/10/2020)
#5 - hiccuphorrendoushaddockiii (14/10/2020)
#1 - toothless (14/10/2020)
#1 - hiccuprunsaway (22/10/2021)All Rights Reserved

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Returning Home (Hiccstrid vs Merricup) ****COMPLETE**** by astridhofeman

"I will be back in 3 years" "Be safe Hiccup. I love you." "I love you too. See you soon Astrid" We all know the story, Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare and decides to run away. Astrid finds out about Toothless and Hiccup takes her on a romantic flight. Then the rest is history. But what if Hiccup did runaway and Astrid helped him? What they had been secretly "dating"? And what if Astrid lied to protect him? This story starts when the gang 15 during dragon training. Hiccup and Astrid have been going to the cove for about a year to fly Toothless and Stormfly. When Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare Astrid helps him run away. Two years later when Hiccup doesn't write back to Astrid and her letters start coming back to her she takes it upon herself to find him. What will happen when it Hiccup finds a new group of friends? Or when Astrid comes upon a new dragon and finds a family to call her own? What happens when a new enemy comes? Hiccup and Astrid's loyalty to their friends and tribes will be tested. As well as their friendship, relationship and loyalty to each other will be at risk. Since this is also a Hiccstrid vs Merricup please no fighting in the comments. In addition, this is my first story so no guarantee it will be any good. Disclosure: I do not own any of the characters.

Runaways by PersiaLionheart

Yes, it's another one of these but I really wanted to do another one and hopefully better than the other one. "What if we left for good?" "What do you mean?" Hiccup was planning to run away but now that Astrid knows his secret, he doesn't know what to do. Then Astrid comes up with a crazy idea that might just save them. They leave for good. Or that's what they thought. 7 years later, Hiccup and Toothless along with Astrid and Stormfly crash land on berk and chaos ensues and probably the greatest threat they would ever have to face. All characters are owned by dreamworks and/or Cressida Cowell. I just own this storyline.

Runaway Only To Find Yourself Back Where It All Started by official_ruffnut

Sparrow and Hiccup haven't known each other for more than a year, but they are already best friends. Doing everything together, even taking on a night fury. they run away after Hiccup wins the dragon training for they can't kill dragons, with Astrid. A new life brought forth to them. then they crash on back on berk, with one difference. They have dragons. Will they stay where it all started? Or will they leave? hey. hi. Hiccups mom is actually dead in this. Valka died of a sickness when Hiccup was 3. So this was my first fanfic, and the quality is not that good. So..yes. this is actually not that good and I'm not saying this to just say this. This is actually not that good

Will it be forever? by TheDemiDragonGod

This is book 2 of my Hiccstrid fanfiction series, which is why I highly recommend reading the first book, 'Don't Leave Me' before commencing with this. After Astrid's accident, Hiccup hasn't been the same. He barely eats, he doesn't leave the house and it has been ages since he last went flying with Toothless. Not long after the accident, Hiccup receives some bad news. How will the Chief of Berk and his friends handle this? Find out in the second installment of my Hiccstrid fanfiction series! - Last chapter published: 10.3.2015 Last edit: 11.25.2019

How to Train Your Dragon: Journey Beyond Berk by BrookeWagers

[Completed] [Possible Rework in the Future] What if Hiccup left Berk when he won the chance to kill a dragon all those years ago? Six years after Hiccups mysterious disappearance, a new Chief was announced on Berk and her name was Astrid Hofferson. While out scavenging with the search team, she was only left with more questions than answers. What will these discoveries mean for Berks new Chief or for her village? Will Hiccup return home as if nothing ever happened or continue on his everlasting journey with his Nightfury? ***DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters within this story. All credits to the book and movie series "How to Train Your Dragon." This is a fan-fiction I originally wrote back in 2014 & 2016 and always looked back at, ultimately deciding to bring it back for you all to enjoy.***

The soul of a dragon (Completed) by MikaZStories

It's the story of a young Viking. Actually, he isn't that young anymore. He's 23 years old now. His name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. 8 years ago, he had to run away from his beloved home Berk because he became best friends with a creature that no Viking should ever become friends with: a dragon. Follow the brave Viking on a journey filled with joy, pain and even love, as he comes back to Berk... quite unexpectedly. 20/07/18: Changed the dialogue format and corrected a few grammatical errors. (There may still be a few errors, if so, feel free to tell me in the comment sections!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE HTTYD FRANCHISE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cover by: @heysierra

NEVER BELONG by B_Haddock

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III a teenage Viking who earn the ranks to kill his first ever Dragon in Dragon Training. He could not kill it, he wouldn't kill it knowing himself having one of them as his own, never the less, he was afraid of losing his only best friend, Toothless. He would never trust and look at him the same way. So he decided to take matters into his on hands by running away or flying away from berk, not the best move but knowing he was know as the village runt or the Chief's screwup and would always get beat up for no valid reasons by his cousin and his friends, sure he pass every training with a prefect score but he still did not get the respect that he deserve from the villagers. If he so tried to convince them. No one would listen to him. Not even his own father. But he wasn't running away with just Toothless but with Astrid as well. After their romantic flied which also change her view on dragons, and their discovery of the red death, Hiccup was still planning to run away even though he have just finally friended an actual human, he decided to tell her so he don't have to let her worry about him leaving without a word in the next day. When he finish telling her his plan and surprisingly to hiccup and even Toothless she beg to come with and she also told him her reason. Turns out Astrid Hofferson was abused and pressured by her own family. She have enough of it, Hiccup didn't really have yes as his first nor second choice but she beg him until he gave up and let her tag along. What would happen to them?, will this new path that choose was path to a bright future?,will something spark between them? (Obviously). What would the village have to say about this? Never the less hiccup's dad and Astrid's parents would say about this?, how would the gang react? Find out........ A/N:I change the plot so do not refer this fiction to the franchise of this movie. Disclaimer:I don't own any of the HTTYD movies nor the art work of my book cover.

| HTTYD: Guiding Tides | by flightmare_kid

--- " 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕒 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕖'𝕕 𝕗𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟'𝕥 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖... " --- Follow the harrowing tales of Addison Agarson; from her days as a scrappy, young dragon rider in training, to how she made her mark in Berk history as a fearless adventurer. The Berkian School of Dragon Training- more shortly known as just the School of Dragons or the S.o.D- has finally opened its doors, thanks to the efforts of none other than Hiccup Haddock and his own band of riders. With what goal? Preparing the next generation of dragon trainers, of course. Addison happens to be amongst the first year class; a headstrong Viking with a loud personality and a habit of biting off more than she can chew. Already with a fully grown dragon of her own, she has the makings of a prodigy... if it weren't for the fact that she isn't exactly what you'd call an enthusiastic student. A girl with potential she may be, Addison has her own way of doing things- ways that don't always align with what her peers expect from her. But, she and her dragon Tide have a long few semesters ahead of them to survive, and it seems like Hiccup is going have his hands full trying to keep her rebellious nature in check. --- HTTYD OC story, AU and heavily canon divergent, and based off the httyd games- specifically SoD, Dawn of New Riders, and some aspects of Rise of Berk.

Gone (HTTYD and Hiccstrid fanfic) by WinnieThePooh89

After Hiccup on the Dragon Training, he still felt weak and useless to everybody because he hasn't even harmed a dragon. Nor would he want to. He knew that everybody wants Hiccup to Kill a dragon, not to ride a dragon. So, this story starts right when he goes into the woods. He was careful not to leave any signs for where he went. Astrid finds out that he left and fills something painful. Well Hiccup ever return? What does Astrid feel about this? More importantly, how will Hiccup react to Toothless big surprise? The HTTYD franchise belong to its respectful owners. I don't own any How To Train Your Dragon characters. I don't own How to Train Your Dragon. Cover Is Made By PurpoOnMinecraft Completed

(hiccup x reader) After all this time, I still love you... by ScarletCipher

#1 hiccupxreader Warning: LEMON, also, following this story will put you in major FEELS! I didn't change Hiccup or Toothless's personally btw:) summary- You knew Hiccup since you were children. You were the next ruler in line for your Island and hiccup was next chief in line for Berk. You'd fly your dragon from your island to Berk and meet in secret with Hiccup everyday deep in the woods. You were best friends. You'd tell each other everything. Throughout your teenage years, you were an inseparable couple. Everything was magical, until one day when you were being forced to marry a selfish man who everyone thought had the power to end a war. You loved only Hiccup, a man who no body on your island knew, or would ever approve of. Your strict parents would never let you marry a Viking. So you disappeared into a new far away place with your dragon, and you were never seen again. Hiccup and (y/n), an unbreakable bond. What happens when you are reunited with Hiccup and he is the only person that you want? Is it possible to make everything go back to normal, after you abandoned everything you knew? Was the new world where you truly belong? Or is it in Hiccups arms? I guess we'll just have to wait and see... -rude language, brief sexual content, gore descriptions- (Hiccup and Astrid are not dating in this story, but the whole gang are very good friends) Also, most of the artwork in this book isn't mine, notify me if you have credit/ it's yours. Also be sure to vote and follow me for more:) #1 hiccupxreader

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Returning Home (Hiccstrid vs Merricup) ****COMPLETE**** cover

Runaway Only To Find Yourself Back Where It All Started cover

Will it be forever? cover

How to Train Your Dragon: Journey Beyond Berk cover

The soul of a dragon (Completed) cover

NEVER BELONG cover

| HTTYD: Guiding Tides | cover

Gone (HTTYD and Hiccstrid fanfic) cover

(hiccup x reader) After all this time, I still love you... cover

Returning Home (Hiccstrid vs Merricup) COMPLETE

"I will be back in 3 years" "Be safe Hiccup. I love you." "I love you too. See you soon Astrid" We all know the story, Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare and decides to run away. Astrid finds out about Toothless and Hiccup takes her on a romantic flight. Then the rest is history. But what if Hiccup did runaway and Astrid helped him? What they had been secretly "dating"? And what if Astrid lied to protect him? This story starts when the gang 15 during dragon training. Hiccup and Astrid have been going to the cove for about a year to fly Toothless and Stormfly. When Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare Astrid helps him run away. Two years later when Hiccup doesn't write back to Astrid and her letters start coming back to her she takes it upon herself to find him. What will happen when it Hiccup finds a new group of friends? Or when Astrid comes upon a new dragon and finds a family to call her own? What happens when a new enemy comes? Hiccup and Astrid's loyalty to their friends and tribes will be tested. As well as their friendship, relationship and loyalty to each other will be at risk. Since this is also a Hiccstrid vs Merricup please no fighting in the comments. In addition, this is my first story so no guarantee it will be any good. Disclosure: I do not own any of the characters.