A Monster is a Hilda fanfic written by Sarasplenda.
This story takes place directly after the events of Hilda and the Mountain King, but also follows the canon of the Netflix series.
Hilda comes home after one of her most traumatic adventures to date and has a lot of thinking to do, and a lot of trauma to sort through.
Spoilers for The Mountain King are unmarked.
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This fic contains the following tropes
- Break the Cutie: The events of The Stone Forest and The Mountain King have apparently left a mark on Hilda.
- "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Hilda and Alfur have a discussion about how The Stone Forest and The Mountain King could have been prevented.
- Cry into Chest: Upon waking up screaming, Hilda cries into Johanna's chest after the latter comes in.
- Guilt Complex: The fic revolves around Hilda going through this.
- It's All My Fault: Hilda feels this upon discovering Johanna's arm injury.
- Mama Bear: When Johanna hears Hilda screaming, she comes in ready for a fight.
- My God, What Have I Done?: When Trevor is mean to Hilda all day, she punches him, but when she sees his injuries, she is immediately horrified at what she just did to the point that she runs off and locks herself in a restroom stall.
- Rage Breaking Point: Trevor picking on Hilda is one thing, but when he calls her a troll, she loses control and punches him, an action that she instantly regrets.
- You Are in Command Now: Gerda became the Trolberg Safety Patrol's new leader following Erik Ahlberg's resignation.
- You Monster!: In the nightmare, this is Hilda's reaction to Trundle eating Johanna.
- Your Television Hates You: Hilda and her Mum watch the news depicting the bell keeper being put on medical leave. As soon as Hilda mouths the words "medical leave", a journalist interviews with the bell keeper. And the latter talks about how he got injured.
