Number 55 and/or 81 if you're feeling inspired to use them now 😊
Here’s the first one! It’s short. I’m waiting for some friends to come round but I couldn’t help myself. I’ve got a few ideas for 55 too.
Prompt: 81 “We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you want to stop and feel the rain?”
Set in the canon-verse after HTTYD 2. Hiccup and Astrid are engaged.
“I’mfeeling the rain.” Astrid threw her arms wide to the downpour. She was soakedin moments, her heavy fur hood was tipped back, dripping icy water.
Hiccuprushed back out from the shed he’d taken shelter in. His hair was plastered tohis face and he shivered against the cold.
“We’rein the middle of a thunderstorm and you want to stop and feel the rain?” Heasked. “Are you insane?”
Astridclosed her eyes and tipped her face to the sky. Thunder rumbled in thedistance. The storm was not yet on top of them, but it would be soon.
“Astrid,”Hiccup tugged on her hand. “This is Berk. Rain only comes in one form; a bitterfrozen torrent. Nice is not a word anyone would use to describe rain here.”
“No,”Astrid agreed, opening her eyes to face her future husband. “But it’s so quietout here right now.” Lightning splintered the sky. “I don’t mean the storm,”she threw her hand skyward. “Everyone is inside, there’s no one here asking usto help out or settle a dispute.”
“Becausethey’re all inside, out of the rain.” Hiccup shook the water out of his eyes,spraying water from his hair like a dog. Toothless and Stormfly had long since disappeared,seeking shelter from the storm in Stormfly’s stables.
“We’vebeen so busy running around,” Astrid hugged her arms to her chest. “Making sureeverything is set for winter. Don’t you just want to stop and take a moment?”
“Ofcourse I do.” Hiccup stepped up close to Astrid and wrapped his arms aroundher. “Inside. By the fire. Where we’re not going to freeze to death.”
Astridshivered in Hiccup’s arms. Her hair was pulling loose from its braid. Shelaughed.
“Gods,it’s freezing out here!”
“Niceof you to finally notice.” Hiccup had to keep brushing his bangs out of hiseyes.
“Youlook ridiculous.” Astrid laughed again. “I’m sorry. Let’s get inside.”
Astrid’shouse was closer, but Hiccup’s hut had a larger fireplace and would be lesscrowded with only his’s mother living there. Astrid’s family was very welcomingof Hiccup, of course they were, he was the Chief, but her parents weren’t verysubtle when it came to things like setting a wedding date and how many childrendid the couple want.
“Ohmy,” Valka let the two bedraggled Vikings into the house. “What happened?”
“Suddendownpour,” Hiccup was trying to strip off his wet armour. The water had caused theleather to swell, making the buckles difficult to unfasten. Finally he wasfree, though still dripping wet in his tunic and pants. “We got caught.”
“Hiccupdear, go and get changed.” Valka sized up Astrid. “I might have something tofit you.” She handed Astrid a towel as Hiccup rushed upstairs, the familiar step-clinkof his gait echoing through the room.
Outsidethe storm grew louder and wilder.
Warmand dry the three Vikings sat around the fireplace, regaling Valka with storiesabout Hiccup’s youth. She had twenty years to catch up on.
Hiccupslung his arm across Astrid’s shoulders and adjusted the rug across their laps.
“Nowthis is a moment I can enjoy,” he whispered as Astrid tucked herself tighterunder his arm.
