[Maybe it's a stretch of a request, but Hiccup doesn't immediately have that realization, mostly because it seems like the most simple thing in the world. Because Jack is who he is and in all the months they've spent together, all the months they've grown closer and closer, it seems so natural to want to have him beside him, especially on a night like this. It's as normal as wanting Toothless' company when he's at his lowest, and yet it's a different kind of want. One that Hiccup suddenly begins to doubt when Jack stands and lets go of his hand, coming to temporary terms that maybe it was too much —
And then Jack lays beside him, and he shuffles his body around so he can continue to face him. In the darkness, light skin and pale freckles become slightly hardly to see but it's alright because Hiccup can still feel him there even without touching. Jack's right; it's much colder having him beside him like this, especially as Hiccup takes the offered hand, tangling their fingers together once more.]
It's okay. I don't mind it when it comes from you.
[He means it sincerely, reassuring his words with the squeeze he gives a hand, noting his plans not to let go. His lips give an upwards twitch, a vague smile in the darkness of the room and Hiccup wonders if Jack can see it.
He's useless as a Chief and an unreliable runaway, and those thoughts haven't left. But as this boy lays beside him, he begins to forget that just for a little while.]
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And then Jack lays beside him, and he shuffles his body around so he can continue to face him. In the darkness, light skin and pale freckles become slightly hardly to see but it's alright because Hiccup can still feel him there even without touching. Jack's right; it's much colder having him beside him like this, especially as Hiccup takes the offered hand, tangling their fingers together once more.]
It's okay. I don't mind it when it comes from you.
[He means it sincerely, reassuring his words with the squeeze he gives a hand, noting his plans not to let go. His lips give an upwards twitch, a vague smile in the darkness of the room and Hiccup wonders if Jack can see it.
He's useless as a Chief and an unreliable runaway, and those thoughts haven't left. But as this boy lays beside him, he begins to forget that just for a little while.]