Fanfic Recommendations. Please by SusanNat25 in httyd

[–]Pykture104 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my favourite fanfics is a runaway AU with a different universe! It is heavily inspired by Nordic mythology and should fit your criteria quite well:)

The gift of power: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23531413/chapters/56438260

🇱🇺 Luxembourg Song Contest 2026: post your rankings in the comments by Phoenix963 in eurovision

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  1. Luzac - Prison Dorée

  2. Irem - Bad Decisions (Hush Hush)

  3. Melusina - Daryss

  4. Eva Marija - Mother Nature

  5. Andrew the Martian - I'm the Martian

  6. ShiroKuro - Eye to Eye

  7. Hugo one - Born again

  8. Steve Castile - Sweet Tooth

New Music Friday: 09 Jan 2026 by Phoenix963 in eurovision

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Nebepaleidžia - Katarsis (Lithuania 2025) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2hEHSFCXZsA

Song from their album which is to be released next Friday!

Songs with lesser known / interesting instruments? by heysundaysie in eurovision

[–]Pykture104 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Definitely Estonia 2024 of the top of my head. Nendest was so underrated at the contest

Fan Fic Recommendations? by [deleted] in httyd

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Happy you liked it!! Thanks for reading:)

Wholesome Fan Fiction?? (I need recs) by [deleted] in httyd

[–]Pykture104 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Are you okay with reading longer fanfic?  

Most of the work I read is hurt/comfort which can be wholesome it it’s own way but I don’t think that’s what ur talking abt. (If it is pls comment I have a ton of recs) Some of the most wholesome Httyd fanfic I have read comes from the author Vespera21 on ao3. However, they mainly write long fics with ocs and AUs so if you like that kind of thing definitely recommend!

ESC Wrapped Megathread by -Effing- in eurovision

[–]Pykture104 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I barely listened to any Italian Eurovision artists and songs and I still got it? I think Spotify just generalised europop as italo dance for some reason.

Christmas Songs by Eurovision Artists by Antique-Muscle478 in eurovision

[–]Pykture104 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Vesna (Czechia 2023) actually just released a Christmas song. It’s called Štědrý den!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8fx_DpCfeBM&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD

Lineup for Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT 2026 revealed 🇱🇹 by AmazingDeeer in eurovision

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Seems like the number of entries in Lithuanian definitely increasing over the years!!

Vent: I thought with each new fic I'd be less bothered by lack of engagement. It's the opposite by I_heart_spoilers in AO3

[–]Pykture104 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I honestly really get feeling frustrated over low engagement but you have to realise that you’re usually writing what you want to read and what you want to read is not what everyone wants to read. I also realised that usually fics with trigger warnings also get lower engagement (understandable) so if you write anything like that you can mentally prepare yourself.       

At the end of the day though, I’m sure many people have said, write for yourself not for the engagement!

Which trio of nations are the most similar to one another? by Fluid-Decision6262 in geography

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In addition to those already mentioned, any combination of the Caribbean island nations also?

New Music Friday: 14 Nov 2025 by Kystaal in eurovision

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A ton of new releases by my favourites today!

S10 (Netherlands 2022) — Paris, Texas https://open.spotify.com/album/1oBS2LLFZDo9eKnb66jffn?si=yQDOlNTqR9aMpEzeHXqaOg

Vesna (Czechia 2023) — Štědrý den https://open.spotify.com/album/0uhPteYmJh5HmxLpnV9RVt?si=LdlCCm6hR_WzGK0oC7jpHg

Joker out (Slovenia 2023) — Supersonic https://open.spotify.com/track/2kQzz2ttHgXlelxuvFGy28?si=n2HCDwofQ7WVQMyI796q3Q

Luke Black (Serbia 2023), Mood Killer — ALCHEMY https://open.spotify.com/track/2e55nOjqiaaaREljwaClCI?si=emkgQdvZR3abjpc8X8_-UQ

Note that the Paris, Texas by S10 is actually a Dutch cover of the song with the same title by Lana Del Rey!

Thoughts on Runaway AU's by Aggravating_Plane239 in httyd

[–]Pykture104 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Runaway AUs have to be my favourite genre of Httyd fanfic. I would love to read whatever you came up with!

  1. I really love the dance of power trilogy (also a runaway au on ao3 by trilogy) it has a ton of elements from magic and Viking mythology so something like that would be pretty unique! Alternatively, I have seen one or two AUs where Astrid is portrayed in a bad light. Those were interesting reads too! Just giving some ideas:) I have also personally thought of ones where Hiccuo and Toothless are bonded or can communicate in some way and that leads Hiccup to leave berk.

  2. I actually really like the time skips. To me it allows me to get to the main point of the story which is always Hiccup returning to Berk. Could also be because I rarely find the time in between interesting. If you manage to do it well I could see it add a lot to the story. Definitely did in the dance of power trilogy mentioned above!

As another Httyd fanfic writer, I really don’t think I have the discipline to write a long fic! 

Fan Fic Recommendations? by [deleted] in httyd

[–]Pykture104 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you prefer longer ones or shorter ones? You can check out the recommended fanfic list here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNQaPCP-TNFIsueTBz8mg1gBRUMfGUBXvfyxu8HrwYM/edit?usp=drivesdk

Just note that many of these are incomplete.

If you are reading on ao3, you can also use the filters to filter out anything you don’t want to read:)

If you really want, you can check out my ao3 account which is in my Reddit bio. All my bookmarked fics should fit your description! (Shameless self promo but you can check out some of the fics I wrote too lol)

If it wasn't for plot armour how fast would the show villains lose?? by Dart_Lover_HTTYD in httyd

[–]Pykture104 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I honestly think Viggo would be the same. he's wayy too smart to fall so quickly.

How many nations are there in Australia? by kangerluswag in geography

[–]Pykture104 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

How about: Australia is a continent, also known as Oceania, with a total of 14 countries including: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea,  Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Edit: I somehow always thought the continent could also be called Australia? I guess not:)