There was a noise to his right, something like metal hitting wood; Jack's keys on the entry table. Toothless stood from his lap and shook the sleep off his body, purring as he rubbed his little head against his chin before jumping away, meowing loudly to the newcomer. Hiccup heard Jack chuckle and the crinkle of his clothes as he crouched to pet the cat, followed by the soft patter of padded feet on their way out. The door closed.

"Hi there" Jack said, walking into the living room. His bag dropped on the couch and he sat next to it, leaning to kiss Hiccup.

"Hey" Hiccup smiled at him. "You're early"

"There's a storm coming, they let us out earlier"

"Oh" Hiccup murmured. "So that's why it was getting colder"

Jack leaned to rest on the back of the couch, pulling Hiccup with him to snuggle in his chest. "What have you been doing today?"

Hiccup shrugged. "Mostly writing. Astrid called, she wants to go hiking. Guess we can't anymore"

Outside the wind picked up, furthering his claim. He shivered and moved to burrow under Jack's sweater, poking his face through the neck hole. Jack kissed his nose.

"Come on, let's make some chocolate if you're that cold" He moved to stand, but Hiccup refused to move, sticking his head completely out and hiding his face in Jack's neck. "Hic, we need to establish a rule about ruining my sweaters"

"Don't care" Hiccup mumbled against his neck, wrapping his arms around Jack. When Jack met Hiccup he absolutely didn't look like the cuddle monster he actually was.

"Can I at least turn on a light?"

"No"

Jack sighed. To be fair it wasn't that late, it was just the storm covering any outside light, and if it became too strong it was more than likely the lights would stop working. Hiccup didn't care much for it, apparently.

Said boy who had at some point started to kiss his way up his neck to nibble on his jaw. Jack hummed and let his head drop backwards, giving him more space. Hiccup stopped however, and turned his head to the door.

"Toothless" He said, squirming off his makeshift cavern to stand. Not a second later scratching on the door and yowling followed.

Jack watched him make his way to the door through the path he was so used to, opening it just slightly to let the black cat in and the snow outside. Toothless hurried inside and ran upstairs, disappearing into their room.

"Well, now that we're both up" Jack said, standing as well. "Let's-"

"Sit down" Hiccup ordered, fetching a quilt from a basket on his way back to the couch. "We're gonna cuddle and no, you have no say in it"

Jack groaned and Hiccup laughed, pulling him down to drape over his much smaller form, covering them both with the blanket as tight as possible. Nimble fingers threaded through his hair, and the little kisses from before resumed their way, this time along the side of Jack's face and cheek, and Jack used the time to once again stare at him.

He wondered if Hiccup even remembered what he looked like, if he remembered the amount of freckles on his skin that wouldn't go away with the years, or the way his hair flamed red with the evening and morning sun. His hair had gotten a bit longer, and it would be soon when he'd have to get it cut again. Sometimes he'd forget that Jack had started dying his hair a few years back, or he'd get confused for a second when he couldn't feel his glasses, only to remember that they'd been changed for blue contacts as well.

"You're thinking too loud again" Hiccup whispered, the room too quiet to break the atmosphere with a normal tone of voice. "It's gonna hurt your brain"

Jack laughed through his nose, the air ruffling Hiccup's bangs. "Sorry" He hummed when Hiccup kissed him, a little off to the right but quickly corrected. Jack didn't let him break it when he tried to pull away, following on his retreat.

Hiccup hummed back in annoyance but let him be, sliding his hands under Jack's shirt to massage circles on his back. Somewhere on the second floor a bell jingled and a meow followed.

Hiccup was getting a tad confused with the time they'd spent there. Usually he could tell by the speed at which the room temperature diminished, but with the way his own body was heating up it was hard to keep a tab. Jack shifted and he spread his legs to give him a better place to slot himself into.

His cold hands cupped his cheeks and traveled up through his hair, pulling slightly. Hiccup grunted and bit Jack's lip in response. Jack tickled the roof of his mouth with his tongue before finally pulling away, latching onto the brunet's neck and lapping almost lazily at his skin.

Hiccup's eyes closed, making no difference in what he didn't see, but the effort to keep them open was too much against the numbness that flooded his body when the hot breath of the other boy hit his skin. He sighed, running his hands down Jack's back to hook on his belt loops.

"Aren't you going to get cold?" Jack asked, voice as low and soft as before.

Hiccup huffed. "I'm not made of porcelain, Jackson. As a matter of fact I used to-"

"-Live in one of the coldest places of the world, used ice as construction blocks, shoved snow down my pants, I know"

"Okay that last part isn't-" He was cut when a sharp, stuttering breath left his mouth. Jack's hand having suddenly appeared south massaging him slowly through his clothes. "Motherfuck" Hiccup cursed, rolling into the touch.

Jack snorted, enjoying the way Hiccup's whole face scrunched up. He was really expressive for someone who tried to keep his range of emotions at bay. "Stop being so cute"

"I would if I was" Hiccup whispered, a moan betraying his voice.

"You are" Jack kissed him again, hand brushing a hipbone under the hem of his sweatpants. "You have this gorgeous hair, long and shiny like a princess"

"Princesses are so out"

"And your nose is so cuuute, like a…like a muffin"

"Muffin"

"I could just nip at it all day" Jack cooed, squeezing and enjoying the jump it earned.

"Careful there" Hiccup breathed, slowly finding Jack's belt and unbuckling it.

"And don't get me started on your freckles" Jack said adoringly, kissing each of the little spots littered on his face. "And your eyes…"

Hiccup stopped moving, brow furrowing. "My eyes…"

"They are the most beautiful thing I've seen in my life" He let go of Hiccup's hip, letting his thumb softly caress the closed lids as if they could break. "As if the person who found the most perfect emeralds in the world couldn't bear to see them anywhere other than the most beautiful face on earth"

They fluttered at the touch, trying with all their force to keep closed. "They are…"

Every movement had stopped, and Jack waited, expecting what he knew would come.

"…useless" Hiccup finished, opening his eyes that shined wetly even when the room had turned dark around them. "Why would I care for them? Why would you care for them anymore?"

"Because" The albino uttered softly, brushing away tears that hadn't been shed. "I love you. And I love every part of you. And also…I feel like you can still see me" He whispered the last part.

Hiccup's breath hitched and tears actually started falling from his eyes "W-why?"

"I don't know" Jack laughed, a bit wetly. "It's like- when you turn to me, look at me, I can feel like…like you're seeing me. Not watching me, seeing me" He let Hiccup's tears fall, letting them wash away whatever insecurity he might fell. His hand recovered movement, slowly, lovingly tracing the stroking above the hem of his pants. "Like you can see my soul"

Hiccup hiccupped, and laughed at the irony of the reflex. "You're an idiot" He sniffed, pulling Jack's trousers down enough for it to reach the bottom of his underwear.

"And you're mine"

When Jack entered him, he didn't even feel the pain, even with his senses enhanced; all he could feel was unbearable warmth and a minty breath whispering into his ear. The rocking of his bodies was like a boat in open sea, free to let the waves carry it without course. Sometimes he felt like that, tumbling every step he took and ready to fall in the next bad step, but then Jack appeared and took the helm, carrying him back into the right direction, always holding his hand so he wouldn't stray.

The blanket fell to the floor with his trashing when reaching his peak, laying pliant and loose limbed while letting Jack finish, somewhat proud of the fact he never quite managed to end properly without him nearby. He moaned softly when the first spurts came, his member pulsing in his sensitive body.

"I think" Hiccup said, eyes one again closed and head resting on a cushion. "I think I get it now"

Jack panted, trying to bring his breath back to normal. He placed a hand on each side of Hiccup's face, hovering above his reddened face. "What do you get?"

Hiccup breathed deeply, a hand raising and landing perfectly on Jack's heart. He opened his eyes. "I can see you"