It's just a little thing he indulges in, a little secret that only the necessary parties are privy to, but sometimes Viggo dolls himself up and makes an appearance at the renaissance faire to bartend. Well, as much as he can call it that. It's an endless queue of faire goers that willingly take hold of the chains and look at him with that careless desire of someone who dreams of being dominated but could never follow through.
And today is extra special, apparently. His devoted assistant is equally dolled up and ready to hand himself over to Viggo.
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As he spots the barmaid mommy domming every maiden that comes to the counter, Hiccup wonders if he's maybe already drunk despite only having had one drink so far. Because that woman kind of looks like his boss if the man were to ever part with his beloved beard and cake his face with a store's worth of makeup to hide his eyebags. Maybe it's that resemblance that draws him in and lets her cuff his wrists behind his head to earn his next drink.
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Where the riders like to swap roles at the ren faire so the girls suit up as knights and the guys dress up as their maidens and Viggo specifically likes doing drag at those same ren faires.
“I’ll bring someone home after school,” Elsa said with her natural calm to her father, while she drank her tea. Early morning during breakfast was the only time of the day she could see him and talk to him for real.
Her father put the iPad on the table. His daughter wasn’t asking for permission to do something; she was announcing her intention. That was new. He raised an eyebrow. Her daughter was bringing someone home. That was weird, to say the least.
“Really?”
“Yes, the new transfer student. It has been a month since she started attending our school, but she still needs help learning our rules.”
“And you offered to help her…”
“It’s my duty as president of the student council to assure the students’ welfare.”
“That’s very nice of you, Elsa. I’ll tell your mother you’ll be…”
“She’s not my mother.”
“Elsa, please…”
“She’s the woman you married after mom died. She’s not my mother.”
Her voice was sharp, and she gave him an icy glare before leaving the dining room and getting ready to leave for school.
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Anna was nervous because being invited to the president of the student council’s house was huge. At the same time, she couldn’t help it but feel full of herself because the whole school was talking about her. During the month she had spent in the school, she had become the Ice Queen’s protégée, and of course, that had sparkled all kind of rumours. Her classmates couldn’t believe it the new transfer student received so many favours from Elsa Frost who was her senior and the most influential person on the campus. The other members of the student council were jealous of her, and envy was eating them alive when they saw her leaving school with Elsa and getting on the car with her.
When they reached the Frost residence, a woman received them cheerfully.
“Hello! My name is Agatha, I’m Elsa’s mom. Nice to meet you!”
“Hi! I’m Anna, nice to meet you too!”
Elsa ignored the woman completely and went upstairs. When she saw that Anna was still engaged in conversation, she cleared her throat to catch her attention.
“Anna, my room is this way.”
Once they were in Elsa’s room and the door was closed, Anna let out a sigh of relief.
Elsa invited her to take a seat in one of the chairs around the table which were in the middle of the room. She sat next to Anna and tried to conceal her sudden anxiety.
“Your mom is nice.
“She’s not my mom.”
Seeing Anna puzzled expression, Elsa decided to explain her the true nature of her family’s situation.
“My mom died when I was little, and then my father married this woman. Nobody outside the family knows the truth. When we came to this city, they hide the fact she wasn’t my mother. And they compelled me to keep the lie. So, when we’re in public, I must call her mother. Everybody thinks we’re the perfect family, but we're far from being like that. I ignored them all the time, and when I’m not at school, I’m locked here in my room. This is my secret, and I trust you won’t say a word.”
Anna was still slightly shocked. She didn’t know what surprised her the most: if Elsa being talkative, or the whole thing about her family. Anna nod silently; her teal eyes opened as plates looking directly into Elsa, trying to scrutinize her emotions.
“And do you have any secrets to share?”
“Me? Well, I don’t have a dad. Actually, I have a dad, otherwise, I wasn’t born, hehe. But, I don’t know who he is. My mom is single and never talks about him. This is not a secret because we never hide the fact that I don’t have a dad...But, when my mom got pregnant, her family kicked her out, so she moved to another city and started a new life away from them. She raised me alone, and a couple of months ago my grandfather contacted her because he wanted to know me. And he decided he wanted us back in his life. Actually, he wanted my mom back in his life, I was new to him. So, here I am.” Anna needed to catch her breath after talking without stop, and then she let out a sigh. “I don’t think I’m what my grandpa was expecting.”
“What do you mean?”
“Look at me! I’m a common girl. He was expecting someone like you…”
“Like me?”
“Yes, sophisticated, graceful, the perfect heir to his empire.”
“You’re perfect just like this.” Elsa blushed after saying out loud what she had been thinking for a whole month.
“Nah, you’re too generous, that’s mhmmm…” Anna was interrupted by a sudden kiss. Her first kiss. Soft lips against hers, a sweet mint taste invading her mouth. She closed her eyes and she felt how the world around her stopped. Her only focus was on her lips trying to keep the rhythm of the kiss, and the cold hand caressing her cheek. After a while, both parted to catch the breath, a red tint covering their faces.
“This is my other secret…” Elsa whispered in Anna’s ear. “I like you.” And then, she kissed her again.
