[As soon as the urgent way he says that one word leaves his mouth, Hiccup clams his lips shut, overbite digging into the bottom one and his eyes closing again. Damnit. He swallows again, Adams apple bobbing on his neck.]
I...I mean...I'm... [Come on, Haddock, think.] I'm just a little cold. That's all.
[So lame. So, so lame. But it's not like he can admit that his stomach is doing twists at the idea of rejection, that Jack has been playing this whole friendship up for months and the moment he wants something more, there's a whole bunch of people watching and laughing at him. That was how it worked for nerds, right? Hiccup reached up to quickly wipe at a stray tear with his free hand, pulling his away from Jack's.
Fool.
What kind of fool would he have to be to believe anything could happen?]
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[As soon as the urgent way he says that one word leaves his mouth, Hiccup clams his lips shut, overbite digging into the bottom one and his eyes closing again. Damnit. He swallows again, Adams apple bobbing on his neck.]
I...I mean...I'm... [Come on, Haddock, think.] I'm just a little cold. That's all.
[So lame. So, so lame. But it's not like he can admit that his stomach is doing twists at the idea of rejection, that Jack has been playing this whole friendship up for months and the moment he wants something more, there's a whole bunch of people watching and laughing at him. That was how it worked for nerds, right? Hiccup reached up to quickly wipe at a stray tear with his free hand, pulling his away from Jack's.
Fool.
What kind of fool would he have to be to believe anything could happen?]
I've just got dust in my eyes. Gimme a minute.