Top 10 Short Hiccstrid Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Hiccstrid fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
familiar (but this time i've had some practice)
by aloneintherain
Every decade, three teenagers are dragged from the future and placed in their younger bodies to give predictions that will set the tone for the next ten years on Berk.But how are three dragon riders supposed to give prophecy to a village full of dragon-hating vikings?(Time travel AU)
Empirical
by GalaxyThreads
Five times the riders realized they didn't know Hiccup as well as they thought, and the one time they knew him better than the rest of Berk. (Riders!Fam)(Gen, no smut) Whump! (One-shot)
the soul of a dragon
by castelia
Soulmarks amongst humans are easily identifiable: they are words tattooed on skin, words to be spoken during the first moment where two people truly connect. No one believes dragons have soulmarks, let alone that a dragon and a human can share a soul bond.Until Hiccup.
In Due Time
by P_Artsypants
As another illness sweeps through Berk, Gothi needs another ingredient for her medicine...one that doesn't exist anymore. Fortunately, she kept that old spell book around for such an occasion. Big Hiccup is sent to five years into the past, and his younger self sent to take his place in the future.
The Future Waits For No One
by BrownieFox
After getting caught in a storm, Hiccup wakes up in his house.Six years in the past.The gods sure seem to have it out for him.
Through the Wings and Darkness
by Hockey_Lover31
When Harry Potter died from a spell colliding with a Time-Turner, he thought that might be the end of it. But then he wakes up in a strange new world so different than his own. According to death, perhaps in this life, he can finally live like he's always wished. Now in his animagus form, a Black Dr
Watching Secrets Unfold
by harleyquinnisaslytherin
Hiccup and Astrid have just returned from their flight to the nest when the entire tribe and the dragons are transported to a strange room. What is this place and what are they here for? Learning that they are going to be watching the end of the generations long war, most settle in eagerly while oth
Trust
by Aja_219
Hiccup leaves Berk before Astrid stops him and before the final test.Story begins 5 years later with Hiccup in his new home, an Island he's named Dragons edge, a paradise for dragons that he's rescued from trappers. However, his peace is interrupted when an unlikely boat full of even more unlikely p
HTTYD Watches The Future (Movie, Shows, Etc.)
by GeneralKamil123
I teleport the Vikings of Berk and a few other characters to watch the Httyd movies and series. Will be cross-posted on Fanfiction.net under the account General Kamil. I do NOT own any of the HTTYD characters or the franchise. All rights go to DreamWorks and Cressida Cowell.
Warm Summer Breeze
by sunflowerb
She has always been fearless. Dragons and marauders and murderous deranged teenage Viking chiefs have never frightened her. There is no reason why something as benign as her boyfriend’s mother should be so terrifying to her. Companion/Sequel to 'Cold North Wind'. Twoshot.
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Why Read Short Hiccstrid Fics?
Novella-length Hiccstrid fics — roughly 10,000 to 50,000 words — let writers fully develop a single AU, trope, or relationship beat without sprawling. Plenty of time for setup, payoff, and a satisfying ending; not so much time that you're juggling fifty bookmarks.
Great for trying a new author or testing whether you'll enjoy a sub-genre before diving into something longer.
About This List
This list of 10short Hiccstrid fanfics spans 226,954 total words. Kudos range from 2,875 on the newest entries to 22,802 on the most established. 70% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 10 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Friendship · Hurt Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III · Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III Whump · Characters Watching How to Train Your Dragon (Movies).
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