That “tell-tale stain”, huh? I hope that doesn’t mean what I think it mean, because that’s some nasty shit. Definitely not a fun experience to have.

This story was hilarious!

And here we get to the end. Already. But that's the sweet thing about short stories: they're sweet, short and to-the-point. And there's so many of them. I'm not even half-way done with your short stories yet, but I'll take a break from them and read "The Heather Channel" again. Then I'll go back to the short stories, and then it's the BIG BOYS! lol XD

This was a VERY fun chapter to read and is by far my favorite of the chapters.

I loved how it finally dawns on Toothless that Astrid was never the problem but the witnesses and then goes full Night Fury-Berserker Mode. It's beautiful and hilarious and made my entire face split into a wide, toothy grin.

"He just thought of something that would never occur to any other Viking." - Yeah, you think? That just about sums up Hiccup in an eggshell. lol XD

I just love that moment between Hiccup and Astrid as he explains his cunning to her and she's just like, "I knew marrying you was the right move." and showers him with lots of affection while Mr. Big-Bad-Night-Fury is guarding the doorway. Beautiful. LOVED it! XD

I love how Astrid becomes anxious when the witnesses come to see the . . . evidence. I can totally see her doing something like this without making her OOC. I mean, to be honest, this whole stupid "law" just downright makes everyone anxious.

"What kind of public consummation was that? Should we make them do it over again?" - It was public. The door was open and you were there. There just conveniently was a one-ton, very-angry Night Fury blocking your path. But you SAW the evidence. So bugger off, you perverts! If you're so eager to see two people mate, go mate with your own wives! Goodness! It makes me so glad that there's no such tradition or law in reality, or else I would elope and move to another country. Ugh! X(

I love how despite being angry at the dragon blocking the way, Stoick knows that Hiccup found a way to go around the law (that only a Hiccup can) without breaking it, but puts up a front so that the others don't see that he approves of it. Because there IS nothing in this fictional law that people have to actually SEE them doing it, just that they have to witness that she's a virgin and move on. I loved it how before he closes the door, he winks at them. Ugh! So wonderful! XD

Ack! I love the conversation afterwards when Hiccup explains to Astrid about why Toothless did the things he did. I especially loved it when he compared Toothless's actions to Astrid's with the "That's for..." and "That's for everything else." Oh, man! That was chocolate! XD

I love how every chapter is either "Bad dragon! Very bad dragon!" or "Good dragon! Very good dragon!" Especially when Astrid says it at the end. It's a beautiful method of writing. Of course, you've been known to cycle things into your plot and has been a very good method. I struggle coming up with that unless it's poetry. lol XD

This was a really great story. It was well done, hilarious, well written, and very easy to read — as always. Keep up the great work. Thanks for writing this and for sharing this with us.

Noctus Fury

Ooohhh! Astrid with FRAGRANCE?! Oh that's putting ideas in my head. Wait . . . .no, stop it, brain! You've already got 100 of them in there! lol XD

This entire scene of Hiccup showing Toothless that Astrid is one of them and that she makes him happy and stuff was very well done and written in a way that I never thought about before. I could see that happen. Though I bet you that Toothless understood none of what he said, but got the gist of it through body language, Hiccup's expression, and their positions to the blossom arrangement that Astrid's a friend and Hiccup wants them to be friends with his mate. And you've written Toothless POV on this spot-on as always.

"Now that the Second Dragon War is over, we should probably go to bed." - Hahaha! This made me laugh! Nice touch. XD

Also good on Hiccup for putting his wife first, rather than Toothless. That would've been awkward and definitely not a good start in the marriage. At all. Five stars for Hiccup! XD

"If you took me to the healer on our wedding night, that would cause all kinds of talk in the village." - Says the girl who kissed him ON THE LIPS in front of said ENTIRE VILLAGE! Also, it's night time, so everyone's probably still partying or absolutely wasted in a drunken coma to notice if they sneak in the hut to check on her head wound. Village gossip is minor compared to a severe concussion that could be fatal if left untreated. Besides, there'll be EVIDENCE after the consummation, so if there ended up being talk, it wouldn't last long. Now, to be fair, Astrid isn't thinking clearly because of her head getting bashed onto the bed by a one-ton Night Fury. lol XD

Another great chapter! And a beautiful way to resolve an otherwise-awkward-and-dangerous situation.

See you in the last chapter, my friend.

Noctus Fury

*Winces again* Yep, Astrid got herself a semi-concussion. That's gotta hurt. X(

I really loved it when Hiccup stood up on the bed and firmly told them that it's over for the night. Good job on him. He needs to be more assertive. lol XD

"The bride is definitely not in the mood, and neither is the bed. I'm a little shook up myself." - Hahaha! I laughed at this. Typical Hiccup snark. Love it!

"You're not supposed to attack the bride on her wedding night!" "That's the groom's job." - I just about choked on my drink as I was snickering at this. This is pure mead! XD

You've really done a great job getting into Toothless's POV concerning this situation, and how he would think of it. Really spot on. I know how difficult that can be. Especially since there's a lot of stories in the fandom that give Toothless human-like thoughts and POVs. And you've also done well showing the difficulty Hiccup is having in trying to explain this to Toothless, who doesn't understand human mating rituals. Though, personally, one would think that, being a dragon, and having a great sense of smell, he'd be able to pick up on the pheromones and would want to leave them be. Since if he had done that with a dragon couple, he'd get torn to shreds (as much as one can do to a Night Fury anyway). But that's just me.

I really love how you show Hiccup's reluctance in kicking Toothless out, but tries to do it because his wife asks him to, and begins to view her perspective on this situation and realizes that it might be for the best for her sake, even if he's personally against it. That's showing true love right there.

"Hiccup hated being stuck in the middle." - Roll credits. lol XD

"Come on, O mighty dragon trainer! Show him who's boss! Assert your dominance!" - THIS made me laugh. I mean, seriously, Astrid? You DO know that this is HICCUP we're talking about, right? Dominance isn't in his vocabulary. lol XD

"I'm just as dominant as he lets me be. Maybe I could boss a Gronkle around, or even a Nadder, but not him. Nobody bosses a Night Fury." - That just about sums up everything about Hiccup and Night Furies. lol XD

Again, another great chapter and hilarious content. See you in the third chapter!

Noctus Fury

How wonderfully refreshing to come back to this story for the second time. Pleasant, humorous memories abound. _

A morbid fascination, huh? lol XD

I'm really glad that this story is still your favorite, even after all of the later great stories that you've written. It's always nice to find out that after all the stories you've written, there's this little short story that you've written from the old days that you still love and adore. I think it's adorable.

I laughed so hard at the various "many strong sons" part. It was so hilarious. And extremely awkward. lol XD

Do you know what's funny? I was about to comment about how the witnesses to the consummation part was historically inaccurate and a misunderstanding, when I remembered our conversation about this very topic back in "Heather Together" when you mentioned that this was used as a way to create suspense, conflict, and tension. So I'm not going to say anything since we've already discussed this. lol XD

*Winces* Ooof! That's rough. It looked like it hurt. I feel so bad for Astrid. That DEFINITELY killed the mood. Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile. Just when you thought that nothing could get anymore awkward and worse for Hiccup. This probably trumps everything for the rest of his life. lol XD

Also, I've got a sneaking suspicion that their bed was made in China. Vikings make their stuff heavy-duty to last. lol XD

This is a really great story so far and this chapter did a great job setting us up for the conflict. It's so sad when conflict comes from those closest to us, isn't it? lol XD

See you in the next chapter!

Noctus Fury

Hi, I skimmed through this quickly and it was very cute. Good for Toothless! I can't imagine how embarrassing things would have been in those medieval times to have witnesses at a consummation ugh.

very good dragon

Toothless is like the anti-wingman at the start then becomes the one guy who murders the voyeur while the couple is (usually) unaware

What an amazing story! I love it all so much. :D You have the best ideas, Cke1st! Thanks for writing this and making my morning!

cute

This is one of the most fantastically great things I have ever read. I am laughing so hard right now! "Good Dragon. Very good Dragon." HAHAHAHA.

i really liked your story️

Haha! This was cute and funny. :)

A very good story I must say, and nicely done too.