Hiccup had never seen a vampire before, yet the sleeping blonde before him looked nothing like the bloodthirsty, demonic monsters that dotted the darkest corners of the Great Hall's walls. Everything told him to run, but he didn't. Hiccstrid. Vampire AU. Set: RTTE.

With all that he has known seemingly at an end, a modern man seeks to find a future in the land of his distant past, where Vikings and dragons are now ancient myth and legend. The third novel in the 'Taming a Heart' trilogy. Sixty-fifth chapter now lit, after a year's absence or delay (sorry!)

AU. Astrid Hofferson always wanted to be a Shieldmaiden and restore her family's honor, but her plans are ruined when her father arranges a marriage between her and Berk's infamous heir. To add to that, mysterious Dragon Riders are attacking the villages in the Barbaric Archipelago. Astrid is pulled in the center of the conflict, seriously questioning her beliefs. [To be rewritten]

Hiccup is forced to take the Ancestral Test, which was taken by his father, his grandfather, and all the chiefs preceding him. The thing is, this test is more of a physical test, rather then a mental one. (Previously "Doomed")

People often wondered what kept Hiccup going during those early years. When that single, most-treasured thing is taken from him, there is little left to keep him on Berk. The day Stoick returns, and the day before the best recruit is finally chosen, Hiccup leaves Berk; little knowing that he would one day return under ... strange circumstances. H/A, R/F, rated for violence.

Hiccup had always liked Astrid but there was no way he would be prepared for this!