Oh my THOR PEOPLE! Blindsided was AMAZING! I cried, I screamed, I nearly broke my phone when it fell to me feet! (Hey that kinda rhythms lol). But seriously after watching that, AND the next two, or really the last two, episodes I just couldn't get my feelings straight. I've been watching the season over and over again all day today! Anyway this is what I thought would happen if Astrid was left blind.
After training the Triple Stryke and getting their dragons back, the gang flew back to the Edge. Stormfly allowed Astrid to fly her back to the edge, with Hiccup flying right by her side in case anything happened. After arriving Hiccup sent a air mail to Berk, asking for Gothi to come to the edge after explaining what had happened to Astrid. It could still be a couple of days before Gothi arrives so they waited.
It was the next day. The twins and Fishlegs have been training the Triple Stryke all day while Astrid was sitting by the stables. Hiccup had been looking for her for about an hour now and still couldn't. When he went to check the stables he could have sworn he felt his heard leap to his throat when he saw Astrid sitting on the edge of the platform. Jumping off Toothless he quickly made his way over to her. Before he could speak Astrid beat him.
"Hiccup?" Astrid said as she turned her head round slightly to the side. Hiccup stopped walking for a second before carrying on.
"How'd you know it was me?" Hiccup asked sounding surprised.
"Well not to sound rude but you sometimes tweak when you walk." Astrid told him. Hiccup laughed.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Hiccup told her as he sat down next to her. Astrid laughed slightly before sighing and looking forward again, imagining what she would be looking at. They sat there in silence for a little moment before Astrid broke the silence.
"Hiccup?" Astrid said, but didn't face him. Hiccup looked over to her.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"What does it look like?" She asked. Hiccup looked at her slightly confused. "The view."
"Oh, well, the sun is setting in front of us. The sky is like a pink orange. There are clouds in the sky, not to few but not to many either her." Hiccup told her as he looked around. Astrid also looked around, trying to imagine what scenery would look like. Hiccup looked over to her, seeing that she was in some sort of distress.
"Astrid, are you okay?" He asked her. Astrid sighed.
"No, not really." She told him. "I just can't help but think of what could happen. I mean what if Gothi can't fix this? What if I never see again, forget what everyone and everything looks like? What if-"
"Hey, hey," Hiccup said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "Its like I said, we will get through it. Just think you were able to train the Triple Stryke just by listening and sensing. You're not going to be helpless Astrid, I'll make sure of it. I am always with you." Astrid sighed before placing her head on Hiccup's shoulder.
"Thank you Hiccup." She told him. "For everything." Hiccup gave her a smile before placing a arm round her waist, bringing her closer to him.
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Gothi had arrived at the edge the next morning, close to midday. Hiccup hasn't left outside of Astrid's hut since Gothi had whacked him to death to get him out. That was 3 hours ago. Hiccup, Toothless and Stormfly have been sitting outside of the hut waiting and waiting for someone to come out tell him that everything was okay, Astrid was okay.
The moment came. The hut door opened. Hiccup quickly jumped to his feet and turned around, facing Gothi. "Gothi!" Hiccup quickly said before rushing over to her. "How is she? She okay?" Gothi didn't answer but instead began to write on the group. Hiccup looked to the ground and began to read. His eyes widened. "What?" He said in disbelief. Gothi nodded to him. "How long?" Gothi began to write again. "Oh... can i?" Gothi nodded before stepping aside, letting Hiccup enter Astrid's hut.
Once Hiccup had entered the hut he saw Astrid sitting on a stool with a bandaged wrapped round her eyes multiple times. "Hiccup?"
"Yeah, it's me." Hiccup said as he walked over to her.
"What's wrong?" Astrid asked as she stood up. Hiccup stood in front of her.
"Wrong? W-what would make you think there was something wrong?" Hiccup asked her, trying to keep her off the topic.
"Hiccup, what happened?" Astrid asked, now sounding serious. Hiccup sighed before placing his hands on Astrid's shoulders.
"Here, sit down." He told her. Astrid listened and sat back down on the stool, Hiccup kneeling in front on her. "Astrid, urr, listen its...oh gods." Hiccup muttered and his head fell.
"Hiccup, please," Astrid said to him as she placed a hand on his shoulder, "I can take it."
"Its not good, Astrid." He told her. "She's done all she can, but now its to wait and see if your eyes can mend on their own."
"Oh," Astrid said in a down voice, "how do we know if-"
"About 3 months." Hiccup answered for her. "If there's no improvement in 3 months then there's only the slightest chance they will improve at all." So in other words if she doesn't see light in the next three months she'll never see light again.
Both Hiccup and Astrid stayed quiet, neither of them wanted to speak a word, though they had no idea what to say. They had no idea what to do now. Hiccup had told her that they would get through it but how would they? What was Astrid going to do? Dragon riding was her life. As was fighting with an axe. How could she throw an axe when she doesn't know where to throw too? Was she really going to be helpless now?
Astrid sighed before standing up and slowly making her way past Hiccup and too her hut door. Hiccup didn't see Astrid get up at first as his eyes were closed but the minute he heard the floorboard squeak his eyes snapped open. He quickly saw that Astrid wasn't in front of him. As he turned around he saw Astrid making her way over to the door.
"Astrid, what are you-"
"What to go to the stables? I feel like getting some air." Astrid said to him as she paused her walk. Hiccup became confused but her sudden actions but decided to follow her lead.
"Sure, lets go." He said to her.
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Hiccup and Astrid sat on the edge of the stables platform like yesterday, their legs hanging over the edge. Hiccup stared off into the distance but every now and again would look over to Astrid, who had not said a word since they arrived. This was about the fifth time Hiccup had looked over to Astrid, and though she could not see does not mean she doesn't know her friend.
"Hiccup," Astrid groaned, "will you stop? I'm okay, really. You don't have to worry all the time about me." Astrid said to Hiccup, but not facing him.
"I know I don't have to worry about you, but I do. Its my job to worry about you." Hiccup told her. Astrid laughed slightly.
"Yeah, yeah, I guess that goes for me too." Astrid told him. Before the silence could take over the atmosphere Astrid spoke again. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." Hiccup told her.
"Well, um, back in the forest when we were..." Astrid said getting Hiccup to remember what she was talking about.
"Yes..." Hiccup said.
"Where you about to, you know..." Astrid asked him.
"Oh, so you felt that, huh? I thought I got away with that." Hiccup said with a nervous laughed. Astrid smiled a little more and turned her head towards him.
"So... why didn't you?" She asked him.
"Oh, well... It wasn't perfect." Hiccup told her. "And I always thought that if it every happened, and yes I thought about it a lot, that it should be perfect. And it just wasn't." Astrid smiled before looking away from him and in front of herself. Though all she could see was darkness now doesn't mean that she can't see with her mind. She could still see the colours and the shapes that Hiccup had told her yesterday, and she knew that he would always be there to remind her of what she could not.
"Well, the sun is setting. The birds are flying. This feels pretty perfect to me." Astrid told him as she turned to face him again. Hiccup turned to face her.
"Yeah?" He asked her. Astrid nodded. Hiccup smiled before slowly leaning forward, closing his eyes, and finally placing his lips over Astrid's. He moved his hand over Astrid's as they both leaned more into the kiss together.
The kiss was short, but the moment was perfect.
As their pair broke away to take a breath both of their mouths were formed in a smile. Hiccup didn't need Astrid's eyes to see the emotions she was feeling. But even if Astrid was going to be blind for the rest of her life, he wouldn't stop loving her in any way.