It’s warmer when you’re here

margarethelstone:

So @wilderwestqueen​ sort of dared me to write a fic that would be nothing but meaningless fluff. And I can’t ignore her dares (or any dares in fact). So here it is, and hopefully, you guys will have as much fun with it as we did.

Dedicated to @wilderwestqueen​ and @astridthevalkyrie​

fanfiction.net, AO3

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“Why
is it always so wretchedly cold in here?” Astrid asked impatiently,
standing on the driveway before the Haddock Manor, rubbing her hands
while waiting for her fiancé to unlock the door and finally let them
both inside.

After
three hours spent in the open, she felt like any additional minute of
delay would result in her quick, yet painful death.

Hiccup
only laughed at her.

“You
know what they say about Berk. It’s twelve days north of Hopeless
and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It’s -”

“-located
solidly on the Meridian of Misery,” she chimed in, hardly able to
stop her teeth from chattering. “Yes, I know. You came up with that
monologue when we were both fifteen, and have kept repeating it ever
since. Though, I’ve never heard anyone else say it, so I really
don’t know who they
are.”

“They
are people who can appreciate my talent for naming things, thank you
very much.”

“Oh,
so we’re talking about your imaginary friends now?”

“Ha,
ha. Very funny.”

A
characteristic “click” was heard when Hiccup finally got to the
last of the locks – Astrid wasn’t even sure how many of them
there were – and pushed the door open with one hand, waving the
other one in an inviting gesture. The blonde girl sighed with relief,
and crossed the threshold without any further delay.

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