HTTYD Fanfiction
DreamWorks' trilogy about Hiccup, the Viking misfit who befriends the dragon he was supposed to kill, built one of animation fandom's most durable archives. Hiccup and Toothless's bond fuels boy-and-his-dragon fic of every register, Hiccstrid romance spans the films' decade of growing up, and an entire AU industry explores what-ifs: Hiccup leaving Berk, joining the dragons, or never shooting Toothless down at all. The Hidden World's separation ending keeps fix-it writers permanently employed.
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What is HTTYD fanfiction?
HTTYD fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the How to Train Your Dragon universe. With over 20,000 works on Archive of Our Own, HTTYD is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Hiccup Haddock, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Stoick the Vast, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular HTTYD Fanfics
These are the highest-rated HTTYD stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Invention Intervention
by haruka
Written for fic_promptly on Dreamwidth. Prompt posted below the fic.Hiccup's friends drop by unexpectedly while he's working.
How To Train Your Werewolf
by letsleepingwerewolveslie (aishitaeru)
Killing a werewolf would get Stiles noticed, give him status, give him the confidence to walk up to Lydia and get the date he’d been dreaming of since he was ten years old. Killing a wolf—something that not even Scott had done yet, nor Jackson—would bring his family honor, and prove that Stiles wasn
A Hundred Hogwarts Banners
by orphan_account
‘From that moment on Merida, Hiccup, Rapunzel and Jack became friends. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and defeating a twelve foot enchanted haggis is one of them.’ ...100 themes challenge. Random one shots of the lives and friendship between four misfits w
Better Teachers
by qwanderer
Tony and Loki are suddenly seven, and no one really knows what to do about it, especially themselves.
A Very Snoopy Christmas
by Frea_O
Felicity gets bored on Christmas. The last person she expects to have a solution to that problem drops by.
A Frosted Connection of Two Worlds
by Pantlesspage
Jack's childhood friend, and half-sister Elsa goes on a rampage and it is up to Jack and his friends to stop her. Pitch for once isn't the biggest problem, and who is this Mystic chick?Hiccup x Jack and Merdia x Rapunzel in later chapters.
Stoneyard
by inkedinserendipity
The Chief of Berk is dead. His dragon remains.
Phoenix Rising
by inkedinserendipity
Hiccup's life has not been easy. But perhaps it is those trials that defined the boy he was and shape the man he will be.Up to and after the battle of the Red Death, from the point of view of those who love him.
Hiccup II y la Rebelión de los Dragones
by Shield_Summers
Antes de Hiccup III, estuvo Hiccup II, quien formó un gran vínculo con un dragón y desencadenó sucesos de gran relevancia para los siglos posteriores ¿Quien fue Hiccup II? ¿Quien fue el dragón Furius? ¿Cómo empezó la guerra entre humanos y dragones? Esta es la historia de cómo romperle el corazón a
Dragons, Arrows and Blacksmiths
by yellow_crayon
"But, but I thought dragons only picked comely young virgins." Bard argued. (Dragon!Thranduil attacks Bard's village and a certain unfortunate blacksmith gets 'chosen'.)
Dragontail boy
by SkyKathryn
Alternative universe how to train your dragon. Hiccup met toothless when he was young only a few years after his mum was taken. During a raid Toothless was resting and the young toddler had woken up and was looking for his daddy but wandered into the woods and upon a sleeping dragon. They made frien
Just five more minuets...
by DragonsSinn
This fanfic takes place a few weeks after the events of HTTYD 2.
I hit a night-boy?
by patchhasthehiccups
Hiccup, Trying to take down the Night-fury ends up hitting A boy named Jack Frost instead.
RTTE: Where We Go From Here
by cgsmithmo
The First line from S3 EP3: "While Hiccup and Astrid are out exploring..." Hmmm...Exploring, -what? -Exactly? That's where your local FanFiction author comes in! Read on!!!
How to Mend a Broken Heart
by levele3
Bog and Marianne enjoy a quiet night together with their pet dragons, the past is remembered and the future is open to anything. *this story has already been posted to Tumblr*
Love and Dragons
by MiraculouslyTrashy
It's time. Hiccup has decided it's time to prove his love for Astrid by proposing to her. But will his awkward personality get in the way of his goal? And when a fleet of hunters come near, will the mission be affected? Just a short work for a friend
Secundus
by Crossover_Chick
It is a world ruled by Mad Science -- but that's never affected Victor Van Dort. Living far away from all the action, he expected to have a perfectly normal, boring life in his perfectly normal, boring hometown of Burtonsville.Fate, however, had other plans in store for him -- in the form of a flyin
Hiccup's Angels
by thepurplewriter333
What-if for Season 5: Snotlout's Angels. After a fight with Astrid, Hiccup leaves the Edge to go and get her a gift- a hopeful attempt to make it up to her. But when he is caught in a storm on his way back, then rescued by strange women, there may just be more sinister things going on than he first
Out of His Dreams
by orphan_account
A little further away from the docks was a ship. It hadn’t been there when he had laid down. Immediately, Hiccup went to yell something about an attack, but there was only one ship and there wasn’t anyone on it. It didn’t make any sense to the young chief- what kind of trick was this?Hiccup's eyes n
One Step Forward [Volume #4]
by PrettyBoyAsta
Dear Dolma, Yes, yes, I know that's not your name. Anyway, you encouraged me to write to you about what I do each day, every day, the problem with that, is it takes a while for you to get the letters, and ships don't come to Berk regularly, so I figured it would be easier to write it in a book, and
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Popular HTTYD Ships
Hiccstrid
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III/Astrid Hofferson
Berk's inventive misfit and its fiercest young warrior grow from rivals into chief and general across three films and several series. Fans chronicle every era, from the first forge-side crush to married life rebuilding a dragonless Berk.
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Toothcup
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III/Toothless
The franchise's central bond between boy and Night Fury gets read as something deeper in a corner of fandom that usually humanizes Toothless or transforms Hiccup. Dragon-Hiccup AUs and human-Toothless AUs dominate the tag.
1,800 works →
Hijack
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III/Jack Frost
The flagship of the early-2010s 'Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons' crossover fandom pairs DreamWorks' dragon rider with its winter spirit. The two lanky, mischievous outsiders never share a film, yet powered one of Tumblr's biggest crossover ships.
7,000 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many HTTYD fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 20,000 HTTYD fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best HTTYD ships?
Popular HTTYD pairings include Hiccstrid, Toothcup, Hijack. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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