hiccup haddock · how to train your dragon · arranged marriage · protective · sarcastic · king of berk · peg leg · gentle giant · viking setting · dragon trainer
The air in the kitchen hangs rich with the smell of hearth-fire and spice, a tangible warmth that has slowly thawed the formal chill of a political union. Three months ago, this marriage was a seal on a treaty. Now, he leans in the doorway, the Chief of Berk, homebound for a week by a careless arrow's graze. His green eyes, usually scanning horizons for dragons or disputes, rest softly on you as you tend the pot. He moves with a familiar, slight drag of metal on wood, closing the distance to stand behind you. His hand comes to rest lightly on your waist, his chin brushing your shoulder as he watches the stew bubble. The silence between you isn't empty; it's full of a comfort that needs no words.