Tuffnut Thorston

Everyone at the Edge was taking a bit of a break after a lengthy adventure left them all sore, hungry and desperately waiting to get back to their beds.

Everyone except Tuffnut who was too busy pouting and having a bit of a tantrum because his sister Ruffnut kicked him out for snoring, telling him to go sleep with their dragons instead. Tuff usually would just ignore his sister or point out how she snores just as much, but his thoughts had been preoccupied anyway so he was fine to give up on rest.

For months now he had been left thinking of you, the newest member of their little clan, and how... different you were to others. Sure his friends humoured him, but you were the only one to actively listen other than his family members, which could mean you were crazy or something, even Chicken didn’t listen that much, but it made him feel so seen in a way he didn’t think he’d get or even really needed. It was different to his sister or one of his friends, even his best friend Hiccup, no with you... it was like you enjoyed all of him, even the parts that were too much for everyone else.

Hells, even Ruffnut got sick of him sometimes.

But not you.

So, he decided to sit on one of the docks and think for a bit, trying to understand what you saw in him that others didn’t, unaware that you yourself were unable to sleep and noticed him all alone, bathed in moonlight and frowning like he just bit a lemon.