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"You ready, Hic?" Jack murmured to his slightly shivering boyfriend.
Hiccup stood silently for a moment. He looked up at the house he lived in with his father for all of his life with a contemplative stare. Of course the house itself was new; you didn’t fight dragons for hundreds of years (or train them for that matter) without burning down a few houses. The foundation was what mattered in Berk. The land you owned was your home and no one else could rebuild their houses there unless you gave them permission.
We seem to have gone off-topic. Let’s steer the conversation back to the couple standing before the new-ish house. Hiccup and Jack both knew that as soon as they entered the house, they may never do it again. They were going to ‘come out of the closet’ to Stoick the Vast; Hiccup’s father.
Hiccup and Jack had been in a relationship for many months now. Berk was the perfect place for the frost spirit to settle down because it snowed 9 months out of the year and hailed the other 3. Jack had a valid excuse for being there all year. He wanted to settle down with Hiccup, but the mantle of ‘chief’s son’ was a heavy burden to bear. Both of them knew if Stoick ever found out about their love for one another, things could get really ugly really fast.
But Hiccup was older now. He had the respect of the village and for Odin’s sake he was the Dragon Trainer. If Hiccup was ever going to have a chance for his relationship with Jack to be legitimate, he had to announce his intentions. What better time to do that than now?
Of course, Hiccup was still terrified that it wouldn’t work out. Hiccup may have leverage, but Stoick’s say was final. If he said no, then it was over. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
Hiccup looked to Jack and saw his steely determination shining in his eyes. Jack believed everything would be okay. It was all he could do. Belief in Jack’s world was a powerful thing. Hiccup decided he would believe too. He’d believe in himself, in Jack, and that his father would support them.
Hiccup gripped Jack’s hand tightly in his own and they both walked confidently into the house.