When Aster proposed to Tooth, it was romantic.
He had created a pathway of lit and scented candles leading to a small picnic in a wooded area where one could see the full moon and stars so clearly. The food had been home-cooked to perfection after Aster slaved away with several cook books and many trial and error runs. After a delicious dinner, Aster had pulled out his guitar and sang a song he'd written for Tooth that left the colorful girl blushing madly and smiling. After the serenade and a few kisses, Aster had poured out some champagne, making sure to hand Tooth the right glass before making a toast. Tooth had cried with joy when she had tipped her glass to drain her champagne only to blink as a beautiful gold engagement ring had slid out, catching on her delicate nose.
In the end, it had been extremely romantic for her, and she'd been happy.
When Merida proposed to Rapunzel, it was simple and sweet.
She cooked dinner, for once and actually put some effort in. The food was decent and nice, and had left Punzie with a smile. Then they'd cuddled up to watch one of her favorite movies, and Merida had made sure not to grumble about how stupid the movie was. By then Punzie had suspected her crazy girlfriend had something planned, so she had initiated the conversation. By the end, after a couple of mind games, Merida had smiled and told her to look in her pocket. When Punzie had reached into her back pocket, where Merida's hand had been resting, she was surprised to find the white gold engagement ring with a simple pink crystal in the top. Smiling slightly, she had slipped it onto her finger, kissed Merida on the nose, and then she hugged her and then finished the movie and go to bed.
In the end, Merida had muttered about how adorable she was with a huge smile on her face.
When Hiccup proposed to Jack, it was unbelievably, undeniably and most definitely...odd.
Hiccup was gay, most definitely. But he was not the type to walk with a sway to his hips, hold his tea-cups with pinky finger out and talk with a feminine touch. He was a man, end of story. So what if his interest lay in other men? It didn't change the fact that he himself was a man too, and a proud one at that.
His longtime boyfriend Jack was also a man, and very much so.
Jack had just as much fun bowling, getting into fights and snoring on the couch after watching a movie marathon as any other red blooded male. Sure, he wasn't completely high on testosterone, but he wasn't girly at all either. Even when he bottomed, which was less often than not, he was a pure man.
And that's why Hiccup loved him so much.
Hiccup had decided to marry Jack one day after receiving a phone call from the hospital that claimed he had been brought in after he'd gotten into a rather nasty fight with a few muggers. Hiccup had strutted through the office, proudly declaring this his boyfriend had beaten the muggers and that the assholes were worse off than him and going to jail, before he made his way to visit his pride and joy.
When Jack had seen him, he didn't run to his arms or sob happily or anything of the like. He'd simply looked up from his sports magazine, looked Hiccup over from his spot on the bed before raising a blond eyebrow and asking why Hiccup hadn't brought him any food.
Several days later, Hiccup had decided to buy a ring for Jack, and he set out to the store. Upon arriving and being shown the engagement rings by the helpful assistant, Hiccup had stared at the rings rather stupidly. His mind whirred crazily as he tried to find something perfect for his boyfriend. Jack was a man, and like Hiccup, took pride in that. The white-haired teen wasn't one for jewelry really. In fact, the only bit of jewelry on his person was a crystal necklace which he'd got from the Guardians. He never took it off, not because he thought it was beautiful and wanted to show it off, but because it was a constant reminder of the people who had sacrificed so much to take care of him after his parent's untimely passing. He wore it out of devotion, loyalty and love. He didn't care about its fashion ability.
And so, when Hiccup looked at all the expensive and gaudy rings, he'd frowned. None of these suited his boyfriend, and quite frankly he was thankful for that. He didn't think he'd be able to stand Jack if the white-haired male was to go around shoving his hand in everyone's face to show off a ridiculously huge diamond on a metal band.
After much turmoil and grumpiness, Hiccup explained to the helpful assistant exactly what his issue was. The assistant had stared at him before dropping the polite air, crossing his arms and closing his eyes. After a few minutes of thinking, the man had snapped his fingers, grabbed Hiccup's elbow and dragged the man to a different section.
Deciding not to kill the younger male for his rudeness, Hiccup had let the man lead him to another section of rings where the assistant practically grabbed Hiccup's face and showed him a pair of simple, platinum rings. There was nothing added to them, but the assistant stated that he could get something engraved if he so wished.
Hiccup had thought for a moment before agreeing that they were perfect, and had told the annoying red head to wrap them up.
When Hiccup finally decided to give Jack the ring and pop the question, he had no idea how to go about it. Jack was not one for romance. And Hiccup wasn't much of a romantic either. He didn't like mushy stuff.
Then he'd thought something simple, but really, Jack wouldn't be very impressed with that. While Jack wasn't one for extravagant things, he was pretty sure Jack wouldn't be too thrilled with Hiccup simply handing him the ring and walking off.
And so Hiccup was in a bit of a dilemma. How would he go about proposing to Jack?
After many days of pondering, Hiccup was starting to get irritated. On his way home from work, he tapped his fingers on the steering wheel to distract him from the plaguing thoughts of his failing ideas of proposal.
He sighed loudly as he unlocked the front door of their shared apartment and called out his usual 'I'm home!'
"Hey, Hiccup..."
Jack's greeting echoed from the living room and Hiccup walked in to find the male resting on the couch, watching some T.V. An empty bowl of ice cream was set on the coffee table.
Hiccup rolled his eyes and walked into the bedroom to change into something more comfortable. Once he'd finished, he walked back into the living room and moved to sit on the couch. Taking a seat, he was about to reach for the remote when something shiny caught his eye. Snapping his head around, he'd frozen solid at seeing the shining platinum band resting happily on Jack's ring finger.
Said man had looked up, cocking an amused eyebrow at his new fiancé's expression and cleared his throat. "Something wrong, Hiccy?" he asked.
Hiccup looked up and met Jack's eyes before smirking lightly and leaning back. "No...I guess not." He replied.
Jack grinned before dumping his feet onto Hiccup's lap. "Good." And with that he'd turned back to the T.V to watch the film showing.
Halfway through the movie, Hiccup had gotten up to get popcorn. At the kitchen door, he'd been stopped by his fiancé's voice once more.
"Hey Hiccy think fast!"
Turning around, he managed to snatch the projectile out of the air before it smacked him in the face. Looking down, he saw it was the blue velvet box the rings had come in. Meeting Jack's eye, he saw the white-haired man grin.
"You have to wear yours too, silly." Jack had said smugly before turning back to his movie. "And don't forget the butter this time!"
Hiccup smirked, opening the box and slipping his ring onto the correct finger before easily tossing the velvet container in the trash.
In the end, both Jack and Hiccup were happy.
