A little short drabble about rain. RainyMood and Heavy Rain songs (e.g. Painful Memories) are recommended! Enjoy!
Rain. Such a weird word.
Ray-n. Ray-in. Rey-in. The more you pronounce it, the less meaning it has.
Tooth-less. Too-th-le-ss. Hic- up. Hi-ck-up.
I don't get it. Hiccup says that it's a rare occurrence because 'we live so far up', so it usually snows instead, but the question is: why call it with such a weird name?
Reign. Ray'un. Rey'un.
It makes no sense.
Then again, Hiccup standing in front of his house, letting the rain wet him, doesn't make sense either.
He's been there for several hours, just standing there and gazing into the distance. Humans, from what I've seen, have tender skin, and are easily irritated when they become wet. They wear clothes to block the precipitated water out, do everything they can to get out of this natural occurrence, but yet, Hiccup's just standing there, letting the water irritate his skin and making him feel cold.
And he didn't even stop me when I went outside, past him, to chill off in the rain, alone! That's unusual.
Dragons have scaly bodies, so the water just slides off, giving us no irritation at all. It feels soft and cold and maybe relaxing, but otherwise is just another deterrent to flying. It's far too little to drink, and the wind and lightning that often accompanies it has sent many, many dragons off course or even to their demise.
Still, I haven't felt this kind of cold water for a long time. Snow usually takes away all the slipperiness of the water away, and that's no fun.
As I watch from the distance, I see the clouds gather up more and more densely, signalling that even more rain will follow. I should be heading in soon, but the rain just feels so cold. Not seawater cold, but cold cold, the kind of cold that you'd want on your body after a stressing day to relieve yourself of your frustrations and pains.
Is that what Hiccup's doing now? Letting the rain soak him so he can forget about his sadnesses?
Improbable.
For a thing, rain is a very depressing trait of the weather. Its constant downpour of water rattling on house roofs and metals plague even dragons constantly, especially since the Den is far lower than Hiccup's village. Their wetness and depression brings sadness and painful memories to all beings alike, and only when the rain ends and the sun comes out do people and dragons revel.
So, what is he doing? He isn't even standing in the rain. He's under the roof, letting only one side of him get wet. Is that supposed to symbolize something? Hiccup's front side is wet, but also cool. On the other paw, Hiccup's back is dry, but not cold.
Maybe that's a metaphor for something. If you want to feel the sweetness of the cold rain, you also have to get wet as well. Does that mean that all happiness come with a cost?
He also periodically extends his hand into the rain, bringing it farther from and closer to him at random intervals. That must mean something as well. Hiccup never does anything without a reason.
As you extend your hand out, more and more of your arm gets wet, but you feel colder.
As you retract your hand back, less and less of your arm gets wet, but you feel less cold.
If feeling chilly in the rain means being happy, like me, then I guess I can say that:
If you indulge yourself too much, the prices you pay will be astronomically high. Plus, you will feel disappointed at other sources or degrees of happiness because they give you less happiness than what you reveled in before.
If you deprive yourself of these happiness(es), you pay the price of being depressed. You yearn for the cold, the chilliness of the rain, but you don't want to get wet.
So much like love.
If you aren't willing to step into and stand the wetness of the rain, you'll never be able to enjoy the happiness of its cold and liberation.
Is the reason why Hiccup is standing in the middle of them two, half in rain and half not, because he hopes that it will be best for him?
The storm's getting stronger. I sense a lightning bolt in the distance. I get up from my stationary position and slowly walk towards the house.
I'm going to drag him inside, regardless of his want to stay in the rain. It's his needs that are more important, and he needs to get warm before he catches a cold.
And that makes sense.
A/N: You should really try it, you know. Stand halfway between rain and no rain, and watch the water hit only one side of you. Makes for good thinking!