Newlyweds (Modern AU)

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Rated T/maybe low M. I usually don't do these things anymore but I suddenly had the idea to write newlywed Hiccstrid in modern AU and it's highly unlikely they'd not think about certain activities, especially since they waited to do said activities until their wedding night.

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Astrid reached down to grab Hiccup's t-shirt off of the floor. Pulling it on, she climbed out of bed and made her way over to the nearby dresser. After slipping on a pair of panties and brushing her disheveled hair, she headed into the kitchen.

"Hey, Toothless," she greeted as a large black cat approached her. "How are you this morning?"

The animal meowed and rubbed the side of his face against the blonde's leg.

"Did Hiccup feed you before he left for work?"

Toothless let out another meow and walked over to his half-empty food bowl.

"Oh, I think he fed you. You just ate too fast." Astrid shook her head as she opened the pantry and grabbed a box of cereal. It felt weird eating without Hiccup. During their honeymoon, they'd gotten up at the same time and eaten together. The first few days after they'd arrived at their new apartment, they both had needed to be up early for either work or school, and so they'd kept the routine of having breakfast in each other's company. But today was Astrid's day off, and she wasn't exactly enjoying being home without her husband.

She'd woken up naked that morning without his equally bare body pressed against hers. There hadn't been any good morning kisses, nor sleepy conversations, nor cuddling. There hadn't been any playful smirks whilst they searched for clothes to throw on. And now, Hiccup most definitely wasn't sneaking up behind her to place a hand on her partially-covered butt and kiss her neck.

She sighed and plopped onto the couch, her bowl of cereal in her hands. Reaching for the remote control, she turned on the TV and opened Netflix. Usually, he would be tugging his shirt over her head at this point, convincing her that they needed to be "even." To this, she'd respond with a playful eye roll. His arm would go around her and they both would sit there – Astrid in nothing except panties and Hiccup in only boxers – and eat. They'd then ditch their underwear and have a quick round of love-making before jumping in the shower and scrambling to make themselves look presentable for the day.

This wasn't a typical morning for most couples. But Hiccup and Astrid were different. They were in their junior year of college, and they'd just married. Their parents had tried to talk them into waiting until graduation, but neither of them would hear of it. And seeing that they didn't do anything that involved removing clothes until their wedding night, their physical desire for one another was strong. After all, they were only twenty, and intimacy was new and exciting to them.

Astrid ate her breakfast, then found her laptop and turned it on. She didn't feel like doing homework, but she knew that she didn't have much of a choice. Besides, she didn't have anything more important to do since her beloved husband was gone.

Curling her bare feet beneath her, she grabbed her phone. She immediately noticed that there was an unread message from the young man who was currently (and always) occupying her mind.

Hey, I get out at 5. Be ready when I get home. We're going to dinner.

Grinning, she responded with, Sounds good, babe! What should I wear?

Jeans are fine. We're not going anywhere too fancy.

Okay, hun. See you when you get here! Love you 3

Love you more, milady. 3

A smile was still present on Astrid's face as she began her homework. The fact that Hiccup was still taking her on random little dates - despite the fact that he'd already won her heart - was adorable.

Everyone had told her things would change after they got married. They'd said he would stop buying her little gifts, giving her complements, and all sorts of other things. But that was proving to be a lie. So far, nothing had changed except for the rings on their fingers, waking up beside each other every morning, and the fact that they'd started having sex. And being able to enjoy all that – plus everything their relationship had been prior to their vows – was a pretty good deal in her eyes.

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"Hey, Ast."

Astrid turned to see her husband walking towards her, a bouquet of roses in his hand. "You're early," she remarked.

"Yeah. It was slow, so they let me out before my shift was over." Hiccup handed her the flowers. "For you, milady."

"Aww, why do you have to be so sweet?"

"I try my best," he answered with a grin.

After burying her nose in the bouquet, she placed it down beside her and stood up to wind her arms around the young man's neck.

"I missed you, too." Grinning, Hiccup hugged her waist. "What did you do without me today?"

"Netflix. Homework." Astrid shrugged. "Not much." She leaned up to kiss his lips. "How was work?"

"It was okay. It would've been better if I had a certain blonde there with me." One of his hands crept down to give her a loving pat on the butt.

"Well, I suppose I can't be with you all the time."

"Why not?" He slipped a set of fingers beneath her – or rather his – shirt, and allowed his thumb to caress her hip.

"Because."

"Because why?" He dipped a finger into the hem of her panties.

Suddenly, Astrid had an idea. She backed away from Hiccup, a smirk playing on her lips.

"What are you -"

"I gotta shower and get myself ready for dinner." She walked over to the bathroom. Before going in, she tugged her husband's t-shirt over her head and tossed it to him. "There's your shirt back, by the way."

"Hey, I gotta shower, too."

"Wait your turn, babe." Sticking her tongue out, Astrid stepped through the doorway, locking the door behind her.

"But -"

"I don't wanna hear it, Haddock."

"This isn't fair!"

"You waited two years, you can wait a few hours." And with that, she started the water, leaving poor Hiccup standing in the living room with wide eyes and jeans that were suddenly a bit too tight.