Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25097457-20140701225048/@comment-118.210.1.29-20141014083754

I think for the most part Merricup shippers ship those two because they have similar traits. And similar story beginnings. Two misfits who get into trouble and make stupid mistakes. Etc Etc. However, I don't generally follow the ships that have people that are similar in thoughts and personality. I like Hiccstrid because they are similar enough to have chemistry and agree on morals and even share a trait or two, but they have differences, which make them a strong. They contrast each other and add dynamic and they bal;ance each other out. Thats more of a realistic relationship in my opinion. (Even though quite a few relationships mirror the merricup ship) It just feels better for me. Also. To answer the whole, if Astrid was a decent person she wouldn't be so violent. They grew up in violent times, war, kill or be killed. Their main town was under siege! for odins sake. She was violent because it was necesary. And to answer another question, Astrid didn't just ignore Hiccup, she ignored basically everyone, training alone, rarely talking to them. Etc. She treated everyone the same, hiccup broke through her walls, which is what I like most about the ship. That is why I ship Hiccstrid. I don't mind either (I just avoid the crap out of any merricup fanfics :P)