"You don't have to be polite. I know I'm...not much to look at."
Zuko on the other hand, was impressive, now that Hiccup could get a proper look at him. Not by classical Viking standards maybe, but there were skinnier Vikings, built like the twins, that were all wiry muscle, and Zuko wasn't much different.
He also was unusual. Zuko might have caught Hiccup staring at his eyes--not necessarily the scar as he knew plenty of people with burn scars--no, it was the other eye. He was used to growing up around people that all looked very similar. On the ship, he'd started to realize how many different varieties of people there were. Everything from dragon-people to gargoyles, to people with green skin, or darker skin, or slanted eyes--and now he had a chance to really look at one of those different people up close.
There was only curiosity there, though. No fear or judgment.
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Zuko on the other hand, was impressive, now that Hiccup could get a proper look at him. Not by classical Viking standards maybe, but there were skinnier Vikings, built like the twins, that were all wiry muscle, and Zuko wasn't much different.
He also was unusual. Zuko might have caught Hiccup staring at his eyes--not necessarily the scar as he knew plenty of people with burn scars--no, it was the other eye. He was used to growing up around people that all looked very similar. On the ship, he'd started to realize how many different varieties of people there were. Everything from dragon-people to gargoyles, to people with green skin, or darker skin, or slanted eyes--and now he had a chance to really look at one of those different people up close.
There was only curiosity there, though. No fear or judgment.