Title: Choice
Word count: 146
Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
Summary: Hiccup makes a choice in the Kill Ring.
Notes: So I was watching HTTYD for the millionth time, and this came to me. So I wrote it. Yeah. Not much else to this story.
"Stay out of my way—I'm winning this thing!" Astrid snarled at him.
Hiccup gulped. She was terrifying when she was angry. Beautiful, too. But he didn't want to win, killing a dragon was not on his list of things he wanted to do. So he mumbled out, "Please! By all means!" and straightened his helmet.
Astrid darted away, and Hiccup stood up. Over at the top of the ring, his father smiled and waved in anticipation. He was proud of him. Hiccup had never pleased his father before, only ever disappointed him, and he was filled with pleasure and courage.
He didn't want to kill a dragon... but he didn't want his father to be disappointed in him yet again, either.
He had a choice to make, and the Gronkle was buzzing toward him.
He had to choose, and fast. Toothless (and Astrid)... or his father?