A Little Chat

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Just a short fanfic about Hiccstrid in my Modern College AU world. Rated PG-13 for some mildly dirty talk, but overall it's just mindless fluff. Also posted on Tumblr.

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"Aren't you late for work?" Hiccup asked as he glanced down at Astrid, who was contentedly snuggled against his side, her limbs tangled with his.

The blonde shook her head. "I called out. You didn't think I would spend our last day together working, did you?"

"Well, you need the money," shrugged Hiccup. "And besides, we'll only be apart for three weeks."

"I know, but three weeks by myself?"

"You could ask to stay with Ruffnut and Heather. I'm sure they'd let you crash at their dorm."

"Yeah, but someone has to stay with the cats. And besides, I don't wanna have to haul all my stuff over to campus."

"Are you sure you'll be okay?"

"I'll be fine, babe. I mean, I'll miss you, but that shouldn't stop you from studying abroad. You're supposed to be taking these kinds of opportunities in college. And like you said, it's only three weeks." Hiccup had been accepted into a four-week study abroad program based in Scotland. During that time, he'd be finishing research papers for his NYU classes, as well as taking a hands-on course in Norse culture, where he'd have the chance to tour sites of the Vikings.

"But I'm not just a college kid anymore. I'm married, and I'm pretty sure marriage is a bigger responsibility than college."

Astrid sighed. "Sometimes I feel like we should've waited."

"Why do you say that, milady?"

"Well, I think like I'm holding you back sometimes. Like when Fishlegs and Snotlout ask you to go out for a drink with them and you say no because you feel obligated to spend time with me."

"I don't feel obligated to spend time with you. I want to. Drinking isn't even my thing. You know that."

"Yeah, but I still feel bad."

"And what would've been the use in waiting to get married? I mean, we still could've moved in together, but we wouldn't have had a joint bank account, and we probably wouldn't have been able to share all our bills. It's economically better. And we don't have to worry about boundaries." Hiccup and Astrid had decided to wait until marriage to be intimate with each other. Astrid hadn't been as firm on the decision as Hiccup, who was convinced that he'd be disrespecting her if they went all the way before the wedding, but she'd felt inclined to wait, too.

The blonde laughed. "Well, I sure like the no boundaries thing," she said, placing a hand on her husband's bare chest. "By the way, are you packed?"

"Somewhat. But I have the whole day to finish, so I'm not too busy." He hugged Astrid close and pressed a sloppy kiss onto her lightly freckled cheek.

"Don't slobber on my face," Astrid teasingly scolded.

"Hey, I've slobbered on more than just your face before, milady," Hiccup pointed out, kissing the blonde a second time before nuzzling into her hair and using his thumb to rub gentle circles against the soft skin of her hip.

Yawning, Astrid closed her eyes. She knew they should probably get out of bed and start making breakfast. And even if they decided to skip breakfast, she at least needed to shower, and Hiccup probably needed a shower, too. However, at the moment, she was perfectly happy with cuddling up to her husband and doing nothing.

"You know, I'm really gonna miss this while I'm gone," said Hiccup. "I mean, I don't think we've spent a night apart since before we got married."

"Yeah," Astrid sighed. "But you'll have fun. Fishlegs is going with you. And Berk is right there. You can go hang out with your parents. I know your mom's planning something for your dad's birthday."

"How do you know?"

"I've been texting her." Ever since they met, Astrid and Valka had gotten along remarkably well, and they'd only gotten closer when Astrid officially became part of the family. In fact, the blonde got along better with Valka than she did with her own mother, who not only disliked Hiccup and his parents, but was also clearly disappointed about Astrid marrying before she finished school.

Hiccup laughed. "I think you talk to my mom more than I do."

"That sounds about right." Astrid rolled over and grabbed her phone from the bedside table. "Speaking of your mom, I gotta see if she can pick me up from the airport when I get back to Berk."

"And while you do that, I'll just look at your butt." Hiccup's eyes wandered down his wife's bare back until they finally rested on her butt, which was half-covered by blankets.

"What?" Laughing, Astrid shook her head.

"Hey, I'm not gonna be able to look at that butt for three weeks."

"Don't worry, I'll send you nudes."

Hiccup laughed. "I can't picture you sending nudes."

"Well, I had no reason to yet because we haven't been apart for more than a day. I mean, why would I send pics when I can give you a live show?" The blonde set her phone down and turned back to her husband.

"And let me guess, the live show is you streaking down the hall because you realize you left your towel in here after you get out of the shower?"

"No, that's just me feeling too comfortable in my own skin in front of you." Astrid faced away from Hiccup again and slid against him, prompting him to spoon her.

"And with a body like that, you have every right to be." Smirking, Hiccup pressed a sloppy kiss onto his wife's shoulder.

"Oh, stop. I'm not that hot. I haven't even shaved my legs in a week."

"Like I care." He tightened his hold on her. "You're still Astrid, and I still love you. And I'm gonna miss you when I'm gone."

"I'll miss you more, babe."

Hiccup laughed. "I doubt that. And don't forget - you promised to send me nudes."