I was in a mood earlier this week and I ended up writing this to deal.

Please enjoy!

Hiccup was staring intently at Jack.

Well, to be more exact, he was staring at Jack's sleeping face, and if Hiccup had to be honest, he felt like a creep.

It was a late morning, but early enough for certain thoughts to crawl their way to the forefront of his mind without being shoved back to whence it came.

The thought in mind, was a recurring one that Hiccup had been haunted by for years, and he hated that no matter what he was doing, or how great his mood was, that one thought was always there.

And now, that lazy, hazy, sleep-rumpled mood he was in earlier had slipped right through his fingers, and he was left to drown in that murky gloominess that tried to suffocate him.

"Thinking hard or hardly thinking?"

Oh. Jack woke up.

"Uh, the first one, I guess."

Jack sighed, his voice heavy with residual grogginess, "What's up, Hic?"

Hiccup took a deep breath, "Is this real?"

"Huh?"

"W-well, I mean like..." he picked at the sheets, "Is any of this really happening? It's not some hallucination or coma dream, is it? Is what's happening right now really...real?"

He must have looked panicked or something because Jack stared back at him, wide awake and worried.

"That's a pretty deep thought to have early in the morning."

Hiccup let out a harsh sigh, "I-I know, I'm sorry-"

"No, no, it's okay, Hic, I get it. But, mind if I ask what brought this up?"

"Well, it's just. You being here. With me. Us living together, your family liking me. My dad and I actually talking to each other and seeing eye-to-eye. And I'm actually. Happy." Hiccup sunk deeper into the blankets, "It's just...hard to believe."

Jack reached over and gently held his hand, "Hard to believe you can be happy?"

"Maybe?" he spoke quietly, "I-I guess. I never really thought...any of this could ever happen to me. O-or if it did, it wouldn't have lasted as long as it has. I didn't think I'd...ever be able to have this kind of happiness."

"Hiccup," Jack squeezed his hand, "please, believe me when I say, you deserve this happiness, and so much more."

He slid closer until all Hiccup could see was him, "And you? You, being here, with me? I never thought I could be so happy with someone. With anyone. But here I am, with you. And I've never been happier," Jack moved to press their foreheads together, "And I hope, I can keep making you as happy as you make me."

Hiccup shifted his gaze, giving Jack a watery chuckle, "Thanks, Jack."

Jack kissed his forehead, "No need to thank me, just keep being you."