"Hey Jack?" Hiccup calls from the kitchen.
"Mhm?" Jack replied, not looking up from Hiccup's laptop.
"When's your birthday?"
"I dunno."
"What do you mean? I have never met anyone who doesn't know their birthday."
"You have now."
"Right, suuure you don't…"
"It just doesn't matter to me."
"How could you not want birthday?!"
"Hic please, can we talk about something else."
"What if…"
"Hiccup, I asked you to stop."
"Just hear me out. We should make up a birthday for you."
"Hiccup I don't care, just drop it please."
Hiccup walked into the lounge room and sat next to Jack.
"How about we make it…"
"Hiccup stop."
"But we…" Hiccup looked into Jack's eyes.
"Fine, sorry, Mister Bossy, I was just trying to be nice."
"Hic its fine, I'll be fine if you just drop it."
"Fine but can you consider it? Birthdays are fun!"
"Hic…"
"It could be the first day of winter! What's the date of that?"
"December 1st." Jack mumbles without thinking, "Hic please can you drop it."
"Perfect! And that's in like, half a month."
"Hiccup please!"
"I'll make it really good! I promise."
And Hiccup did put in a lot of effort. He figured seeing as Jack was sort of, slightly, a little bit against the idea of a birthday that he should make it a surprise. He didn't invite anyone else.
On the first of December Hiccup spent all day decorating the flat. It isn't very impressive, but Hiccup thought Jack would like it. He was lucky that the Christmas decorations were in the shops and so he bought every winter related product they had. It was tacky and it didn't look amazing, but he thought it was cute.
When Jack came home Hiccup wasn't actually ready. He heard him coming and hid under the table, his knee poking into his chin. He jumped out awkwardly, elbowing himself and hitting his head on the table.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Hiccup I said no."
"Surprise!" Hiccup smiled, rubbing his head.
"Sorry Hic, but no. I'm going out."
"Jack, please!" Hiccup pulls him back by his arm.
"Hic can we do something else. Like just watch a movie or something. This is…"
"Ridiculous?" Hiccup finishes, laughing.
Jack smiles, "Yeah."
They sat down on the couch together and put on a movie.
"Jack?" Hiccup whispered, about half way into the movie.
"Mhm."
"Why didn't you want to have a birthday party?"
"It's just that sometimes I don't want to remember what it was like before… you know…"
"Sorry Jack, I just…"
"Its fine, you didn't know."
Hiccup sighed and pulled Jack into an awkward hug, elbowing him in the ribs and accidentally knocking their heads together. Jack pulled away, rubbing his head and chuckling lightly to himself.
"Ahh… sorry about that."
Jack snickered, "It's the thought that counts."
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