People often wondered what kept Hiccup going during those early years. When that single, most-treasured thing is taken from him, there is little left to keep him on Berk. The day Stoick returns, and the day before the best recruit is finally chosen, Hiccup leaves Berk; little knowing that he would one day return under ... strange circumstances. H/A, R/F, rated for violence.

Max was recently in an abusive relationship, but left with the help of her friends Nudge and Ella. Her second year of college gone, she has nothing to do over summer break except mope...until her two friends gift her with a three-month trip to Hawaii. While there, she and her friends meet three guys who could just be the loves of the their lives. AU, lemons, trigger warning.