pookabox | I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over (kingdom au for 2cool4guardian)

I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over (kingdom au for 2cool4guardian)

[The wedding was possibly the biggest celebration in the capitol since the king's coming of age, and for reason. The media had been in a 'will they, won't they' frenzy since King Hiccup proposed to his assistant and lover Jackson Overland Frost, but despite some protests from the older, more experienced Lords (or perhaps in retaliation), the wedding went off without a hitch. The actual wedding itself had been a private ceremony, only close friends and family, but the reception was huge.

The ballroom was filled with younger representatives of the lord's families, people they were one friendly terms with and who supported them. The newly wed couple left for a private island off the coast of the capitol late in the night, under the cover of darkness to avoid being photographed by anyone other than Hiccup's PR team, who would make sure that photographs and videos of the wedding would reach the network by morning under their own terms.

The door to the large house nestled near the cliffside of the island overlooking the water was opened, Hiccup nudging it so with his shoulder since his arms were full of his newly wed husband.]

And here we are. Home sweet home for a whole month.

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That's...that's a panther alright.

[The panther flicks its tail and doesn't entirely look like it's contemplating on eating them. In fact, when Hiccup flicks on the light to get a clearer look at it, it looks...malnourished, which by all means means it should be attacking them since it'd be hungry as hell. There's a sunken look to its eyes, and when it looks at Hiccup something in him...clicks.

Putting Jack behind him and gesturing for him to stay there, he held one hand out and slowly started approaching the big cat. The panther looked at him with a pain in it's eyes, hackles drawing back in a hiss before his ears flattened against his head, but it doesn't make a move to pounce. If anything, the panther rolls onto its side submissively. Hiccup gets close enough to see a ribbon around it's neck, and when he reaches it and smooths his hand under it's jaw soothingly, he finds a tag and nearly drops it in disgust with a hiss as he reads who it's from.]

It's a wedding gift. From Lord Pitchiner.

[It figured. Hiccup squatted in front of the panther and reached to touch it, taking note of how it flinched before he stroked its head. He looked over his shoulder at Jack, feeling a little helpless.]

He didn't tame it. He broke it.

You gotta be fucking kidding me! I'm gonna call security and-- Hiccup? Wait, what the hell are you doing? Don't--!

[He tries to grab Hiccup and stop him from whatever stupid thing has gotten in his head this time, but it's too late. The king is with the animal now and Jack isn't sure that making abrupt movements would be a good idea, maybe the panther takes it as a sign of attack.

The fact it falls under Hiccup's touching leaves him with his mouth hanging open - Jack's seriously confused right now. Confusion that is replaced with anger when Hiccup finally tells him why the panther is in their room.]

That son of a bitch! I can't believe it-- no, wait, I totally can. A panther. Holly shit.

[Seeing as the animal isn't reacting, Jack reaches for his husband, grabbing his arm and pulling back while hissing himself. He isn't going to let that asshole ruin their honeymoon or hurt his husband, broken panther be damned.]

Stay away from it, Hic, who knows what it's been trained to do. Let's go to a safer room and call security, they'll take care of this.

[Hiccup makes a small noise of protest as he's pulled back, finding himself staring at the animal's big gold eyes. The panther obviously doesn't mean any harm, if the way it's rolled over is any indication, but it hops off the bed as the king stands, ear flicking against its head as he prowls forward and presses up against them, rubbing like a normal cat. It sits in front of Hiccup, looking at him expectantly, almost reverently.

He turns his attention towards his husband, placing a hand on the one holding his arm. He's a little wary, but the cat's eyes are enough to convince him it doesn't mean any harm.]

I don't think it's been trained, Jack, it's just been broken and molded into a giant house cat. [He meets blue eyes imploringly.] I know animals, babe. Please...trust me on this.

[His mother had run an animal sanctuary back on Berk before she'd passed away suddenly. Hiccup had used to help her out, before he'd apprenticed in Gobber's smithy. The panther flops down onto its side and rolls over, paws up in the air like a dog and Hiccup can feel his bleeding heart break. His eyes narrowed into a small glare as he clenched his hand around Jack's.]

I can't forgive this. I can't...Pitch isn't going to get away with this.

[When the panther stands and comes closer, Jack can't help jumping a little bit, and quickly starts walking back, trying to pull his husband with him. He doesn't look at Hiccup when he's talked to, eyes always on the animal, worried and skeptical.]

I do trust you. I don't trust him.

[And by that he doesn't mean the panther, he means Pitchiner - the hate in Jack's words is obvious to notice even for someone who doesn't know him well. Maybe it's a good thing this didn't happen in the safety of the palace after all, who knows what kind of show Jack would've put in public as a reaction to the asshole's idea of a present.

It's when Hiccup speaks again that he finally turns to look at his husband, frowning hard and pulling the king's arm even harder.]

Of course he isn't. That's why we're getting out of this room and calling security so they can take this... this "gift" away and we can go back to our honeymoon. I'm not letting that fucking bastard ruin it for us.

[He can understand Jack not trusting Pitchiner - the older Lord just gave off the wrong vibe, rubbed him the wrong way, especially given how many times he tried to arrange a marriage between the king and his daughter. Luckily Emily Jane wasn't interested in him and was far more vocal than she should've been for an aristocratic lady...then again, many of the aristocrats on their side were. Maybe he thought a panther would pursuade him to his side.

But looking at the big cat's eyes, Hiccup wanted nothing less than to strip Pitchiner of his powers and send him somewhere backwater like he threatened to do to Jack's father. Honestly, he had the ability to do it as the king, but he mentally made a note to pass a law against capturing or owning wilder animals than what were already domesticated when they got home. Despite Jack's feelings about the cat, he felt like it hadn't been trained to kill him or cause him harm, and despite the broken look in its eyes, there was a fiery disposition about it.

Hiccup reaches out to run his fingers over the panther's head again, watching the way it butted up eagerly into the petting after it flinched away at first. A loud purr rumbled through the room, and the king sighed a little before turning to his husband to nod with a sad smile.]

Alright, but we're not calling security. I'll take him to a spare room and give him some food. Pitchiner starved the poor thing. Destroying it just because Pitchiner trained it isn't right.

[Hiccup has always been too nice for his own good, Jack knows that, always have. He actually likes that about his husband, it makes him believe in a better world after a not so happy childhood... now though. He's fucking pissed, and he has no patience to even consider keep anything that comes from Pitch, specially something that can eat them while they sleep.

Seeing as he can't keep Hiccup away from the panther, Jack lets go of him and throws his arms in the air in frustration.]

Who said anything about destroying it? They can take it to a zoo or back to the jungle or whatever! [He looks at Hiccup clearly not believing what's going on.] Come on, Hiccup, it's our honeymoon! We can't spend it taking care of a fucking panther!

[Later he will hate himself for reacting like this - the animal hasn't done anything and it's still ruining their special time together. It's gonna be really hard to stop Jack from punching that asshole next time he sses it. Because dammit.]

He wouldn't last a day out in the wild, and zoos are just as bad with their mistreatment of animals sometimes.

[Hiccup reaches out to rub the panther again, this time over the bridge of his nose and around his head, which the big cat seems to like very much. He knows he's probably sounding like a lunatic, but he really does believe that. With a small roll of his eyes at his husband, he gestures to the cat to follow him and leads him out to the room.

After talking it over with one of the maids still in the house, they find a spare room and he gently tells the panther to stay while placing a slab of meat down on the floor. That taken care of, Hiccup makes his way back to the master bedroom, closing the door behind him with a small sigh before turning to his husband with a sly smile and raising a hand to undo his button up shirt.]

Now that that's been taken care of...where were we?

We'll find it a nice zoo then! A nature reserve, whatever!

[Why does he even bother? Obviously Hiccup isn't listening to him. He can only stare with a very obvious frown as Hiccup completely ignores what he has to say and leaves him behind to take care of that fucking stupid panther.

Like a lunatic sounds about right.

By the time Hiccup comes back, Jack is already undressed. Well, kinda. After rummaging through one of their suitcases and making a mess out of clothes (in what looks like a tantrum), he finally finds what he wants. His bathing suit -which is being worn now- and a towel that ends up on his shoulder as he passes by his husband to leave the room. And the building it seems.]

I'm going swimming, haven't been to the beach in forever.

[Someone has entered their brat mood.]

[He shouldn't really be shocked by the reaction, given how Jack feels about Pitchiner and what he was saying about the panther, but to be brushed aside like he is, Hiccup is a bit shocked. They've had their arguments, sure, but this is petty even for Jack. One look at the state of their room tells him everything and Hiccup rolls his eyes heavenward, throwing up his hands.]

Fine! Fine. Do whatever you want.

[With a small huff, he tugs his shirt off over his head, tossing it to the floor. Might as well, it's already a mess. The crown is removed with gentler care and set on his bedside table, his fingers lingering on it before he places his hands on the edges and leans against the table, sighing.

This was their goddamn honeymoon. It was supposed to be romantic, which was why he'd ordered the room to be set out like it was. With a pinch of the bridge of his nose, Hiccup turned around and snagged a towel off the end of the bed, not bothering to find his bathing suit. It was a private island after all. With that, he left the bedroom as well, seeking out his husband.]

[Jack doesn't know where his own crown ends up, having fallen off his head when he started undressing. He had only worn it because of what it means to them, but it never stopped feeling heavy on his head, and the current mood only makes it worse. So getting rid of that weight can only fill him with relief.

(He's gonna regret that feeling later too.)

What starts like a walk out of their room quickly becomes stomping, and once he's out of the building, he actually runs, anger and hurt fighting inside his head. This isn't how his honeymoon is supposed to go, damn it. He never stops to look around the island, he just throws the towel on the sand and jumps in the water.

A tropical island was chosen because it's the best place for a honeymoon, and him not having been to the beach in forever is a true statement. But right now, Jack can't help missing the cold of the north, to be able to bury himself in the snow and forget the mess around him like he used to do to avoid his dad.

So instead he stays underwater, letting his body float as he stares at the ring on his hand and tries to convince himself this is only Pitch's fault. He only goes back up for air, and when he sees Hiccup approaching him, he hurries to dive in again, still not ready for... whatever this is.]

[It doesn't take him long to find his husband. The towel haphazardly dumped on the sand lets him know that Jack isn't too far away, and when he resurfaces, he knows he's right. He doesn't have time to call out to him before Jack dives again, and with a small sigh he kicks off his shoes and pants, not caring much that his junk is hanging free as he wades out to where the other man is, takes a deep breath and dives as well.

Berk being a fishing village meant that Hiccup had learned to swim at a young age, despite being absolutely terrible at it to start with. As expected of a tropical island, the land underneath the waves is just as beautiful as the shore, coral and exotic fishes meeting his gaze as he swims over.

He reaches out to his husband, wrapping his arms around him and holding him close despite any struggles before his hands come up to cup Jack's face and kiss him under the water, breath transferring between them. He puts everything into the kiss, how he feels, his apologies, his love. Everything.]

[His heart doesn't let him get away this time, even if the annoyance is still clear on his face. So Jack doesn't struggle but isn't very welcoming either... well, at first at least. Because being in Hiccup's arms feels like home, and no amounts of anger can ever change that.

Slowly melting in the embrace, the kiss is returned as he wraps his arms around his husband too, clinging tightly to him as if his life depended on it (well, it kinda does to be honest). They don't have too much air to depend on so the kiss is shorter than usual, and when it's done Jack hides his face in Hiccup's neck and just stays there, using the calm freedom of the ocean to pretend the outside world doesn't exist and they can be like this forever.]

[Seeing as Jack is lax in his arms, Hiccup kicks them to the surface slowly, if only for air as he lowers his hand to cup between Jack's shoulders, rising it to his neck in soothing strokes. They do need to breathe, so it's only for that reason that Hiccup breaks the water, the calm ocean lapping around them as he nuzzles his husband back and presses a softer kiss to his lips.]

I'm sorry, moon of my life.

[Hiccup's touch usually has a magical effect on Jack, but right now he's still a little bit annoyed, mostly at Pitch for having succeeded at screwing up their honey moon after all. After gasping when they resurface, Jack returns the kiss softly but still a little bit nervous, hands falling on his husband's shoulders and squeezing.]

...sorry. [He whispers with his eyes closes, lips still lingering over Hiccup's.] I love you, I really do.

I love you too. It's not your fault.

[The fault is Pitchiner's. He threads his fingers through Jack's hair, resting his forehead against his husband's as they tread water. He presses his lips to Jack's one more time, nuzzling their noses together after. There's so much he wants to say about the situation, but their moods might worsen again, and Hiccup doesn't want that on their honeymoon. He kisses the corner of Jack's mouth, holding him close.]

[Jack has always been one to escape from his problems. So if Hiccup wants to add nothing more and ignore everything to stay cozy in the water instead, Jack is happy to oblige.

He wraps his arms around Hiccup's shoulders as he returns the kisses, sweet movement of his lips with the only intent being comfort and savoring this moment with his now husband, private and intimate even if they're in the open sea.]

...mmmh, don't wanna go back.

Mmm...we don't have to. Who said we have to spend our first night in a bed?

[Hiccup wiggles his eyebrows jokingly, but he's also partially serious. They don't have to go back to the room if they don't want to, and he gets the feeling his husband would rather be anywhere else but somewhere where someone who's practically an enemy has invaded. His hands wander down, scooping Jack even closer with one hand cupping the middle of his back. The fact that they're on a private island doesn't bother him. Actually, at the moment he feels like they're closer to Hiccup the Useless and Jackson than they've ever been before.]

I'm cool with spending the night on the beach if you are.

Spend the night? We haven't even gotten lunch yet. Are you gonna hunt for me, my savage man?

[That feeling is right, Jack doesn't want to go back to that room, he doesn't want to think about the animal waiting for them in the house. And just being Hiccup and Jackson sounds like such a wonderful idea, the teasing idiot in him can't resist to cling to it as hard as he's clinging to his husband, head resting on a freckled shoulder as his hand play with Hiccup's nape hair.]

I mean, if you still remember how from your wild days. I think I may've spoiled you too much.

Welllllll, I wasn't much of a hunter.

[He doesn't mind the clinging. Actually, he enjoys it. The feeling of being able to be something to someone has been something he's longed for since the nickname Useless was thrust upon him by his cousin. Hiccup nuzzles his nose into Jack's hair, placing a kiss to his forehead and rocking him with the water as he cradled him close and starts to float on his side with his husband in his arms.]

I mean I could probably rig up some traps, but given how this is a private island there's probably not any wild animals. [A beat] I can catch fish though.

[The floating is actually quite relaxing, and Jack pushes until Hiccup is on his back so he can rest his hands and chin on his husband's chests, watching him with loving eyes. an eyebrow is arched when he hears the last part and he chuckles, curiosity picked.]

I was joking, but if you're really offering... I'd love to see you go savage for me, hubbie.

[The floating is doing wonders for his stress after finding that panther in the bedroom (that his mind has nicknamed Toothless because of how easy he was to approach). He nestles his nose against Jack's hairline, lips pressed against his forehead as they let the small waves rock them, though the chuckling makes his eyes open and look down at his husband with his own raised eyebrow.]

What? You don't think I could?

[Thank goodness Hiccup doesn't say that out loud, or it would get Jack grumpy again. Naming the animal already? Or at all really? Geez.

That's not what Jack meant at all, but that raised eyebrow is too good to resist. Jack hums as if thinking about it while playing with Hiccup's wet bangs.]

Mmh, I don't know... when was the last time you did anything without maids?

[Hard teasing? Yes, after having a panther chosen over him, Jack thinks this is the least the can do in return.]

Hey, I dress myself. It's not like I'm completely helpless.

[He bumps his nose up into the hand playing with his bangs, frowning deeply.]

Besides, you'd take care of that if I needed anything.

And you go to the bathroom by your own too, big boy.

[This is so much fun, especially Hiccup's frowning. Jack wouldn't have thought he would take the teasing so personal. He grabs that nose and squeezes it as he laughs with delight at being able to just rest like this and fool around with his husband without responsibilities hanging at the back of their minds.]

Of course I would. I love taking care of you. Can't say my experience includes living in the wild, though, sjef.

Don't need anyone to change these trousers.

[Not that he's wearing any in the first place, he sounds proud of himself despite it even as his nose is squeezed and he gets laughed at. Hiccup moves so that he's floating upward, sending a splash Jack's way for teasing him.]

I guess I'll have to teach you on our honeymoon in case our kingdom is ever overthrown.

I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over (kingdom au for 2cool4guardian)

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