-"Take my hand, close your eyes, and let me lead you into sweet oblivion..."-
Tuffnut blinked the thoughts away, leashing the monster within him, wrenching back on its reigns as he tried to remember what he had been doing before hand. Hiccup's fingers caressed over the side of his hand, gently bringing his eyes back to his emerald own. He removed his hand, watching the skin of the boy's throat redden in the shape of his fingertips; hadn't been with him for more than a few seconds and already he was hurting him. Hiccup wouldn't let go of his hand though, instead twined his fingers around his own, giving a light smile in effort to assuage the frown he was wearing.
"Hiccup, you need to make sure you want this. You need to make sure that you understand what you're getting in to." He knew his tone was a little firm and was probably coming off as a little crass and harsh, but he meant every word he had spoken. He couldn't be held responsible for what he would do the brunette. He couldn't have this turning back on him if the boy decided he didn't like what was being given to him. They were fast approaching the point of no return, and he didn't want to be the one to break it to Hiccup if he decided he didn't want to do this anymore. There would be no looking back after this.
"O-of course I know what I'm getting in to. I wouldn't have come up here if I DIDN'T want this, Tuff." He shook his head, squeezing his hand a second time, Tuffnut turning his head to eye him suspiciously. He sighed and shook his head lightly, as though he couldn't believe he was having to explain himself. "WHY do you keep FIGHTING me? Why can't you just trust that if I'm fighting this hard for what you have to offer, then I OBVIOUSLY WANT it?" This time Tuffnut pulled his gaze away completely, eying the dragons as they lay in their stalls, rumbling and grumbling with sulfur tinted sleep.
"Because I don't know if I'll be able to stop once I get started." He turned to level his gaze on Hiccup again, watching the boy flinch beneath the weight of the ominous words. Flinching was not a good sign. He turned to face the brunette completely again, dropping his sword to the ground with a clatter, reaching out with his free hand to wrap it around their already linked hands between them. Hiccup glanced down, watching him encase his hand with both his own before glancing back into the set of his eyes.
"Make sure you WANT this, Hiccup. You turn back now or you don't at all." Hiccup shifted on his feet for a moment, biting at his lower lip and making Tuffnut wish he could lean down to do the task for him. After a moment he looked up at him again with an unsteady smile, releasing a nervous laugh before rubbing his free hand through the hair on the back of his neck.
"I-I thought you said you were going to let ME decide whether or not I loved you over the course of our visits." He giggled nervously again, looking away when Tuffnut only let a small portion of the bitter smile in his eyes reach down to tug up a corner of his lips. He squeezed Hiccup's little hand, having to remind himself not to do it too hard, for fear of breaking every bone in the little appendage. Hiccup tossed his gaze back up at him, another light blush running across his freckles when their gazes locked for a second time.
"And you still can. You can love me as we continue this and everything afterward, or you can hate me, but whether you hate being at my side or love being at my side, you WILL be at my side. It all just depends on if you walk away now or not."