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kishizaki7 · 3 months

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@artinandwritin thanks for asking!!

1. yes!! he’s her brother, and in my story, after the death of their father by the hands of drago they separate, with nikora swaying to the side of the trappers and calder finding a calling in saving trapped dragons. xanthous, his windwalker, is the first dragon he rescued. he was like a vigilante before he joined the riders, not knowing that there were other dragon riding communities out there. nikora is actually more relevant in my story because i think she’s a great character and deserved to be in rtte somehow :)

2. calder and nikora are from the mongrel tribe - which doesn’t have much lore as they are only present in the games, so i made a document on how i perceive the tribe and their practices, so it’s fanmade! his tattoos symbolise boldness and daring. they also match with nikora’s, and form a line across the face if they are joined.

and here is my fanmade snippet about the tattoos:

3. the most interesting part of his lore would be his relationships with nikora, his sister. in the games, she is described as belonging to the “evil” faction which i interpret to be the trappers, drago, and so on. however i feel like she is quite a morally grey person who does things for her own good and her tribe’s good.

since it’s canonically stated that king stormheart (nikora and calder’s father) lost his life to drago bludvist, i took a twist in my writings and stated that it was nikora who planned her father’s assassination with drago. as she was the firstborn and grew up thinking she would be the heir to the throne, calder being promised the title instead proved to be a heavy blow to her as she was largely neglected after his birth. in my story, this caused a lot of jealousy which in turn resulted in the resentment of her brother and her father. when she grew up, she would have very little familial feelings remaining for them, and as drago proposed a new arrangement that could make her queen and give more trading opportunities to her tribe, she took the opportunity even if it meant the death of her father.

but here comes the twist - drago wanted to destroy her village as well, as he knew that she and her tribe would not need him after her father was dead. though their initial arrangements were for drago to assassinate king stormheart and set a few fires around the village to distract the villagers, he ended up burning the village to the ground and desecrating it completely, save for some of the king’s guard who became nikora’s soldiers. so in my story, there is no more mongrel tribe other than calder, nikora and her forces.

calder overheard their plan - and wanted to stop the destruction with newly tamed xanthous, but did not expect drago to go that far. he was caught up in a blaze while trying to save some villagers, causing the scar you see on his right shoulder.

so even though nikora never meant for their entire village to die, calder still thought that she planned it all along and resents her for it.

i think their relationship is interesting because of that. she regretted her actions, but decided to turn to evil once and for all so that calder would not have to bear the burden of her actions.

that’s all for the questions!! i’m sorry if i talked too much, i’m just so excited to finally share something about him haha 😭😭

#httyd #how to train your dragon #httyd oc #how to train your dragon oc #oc #original character

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rosiethedragongeek · 2 years

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So I’ve been thinking a lot about modern au httyd (not to write or anything just to let it rotate slowly in the microwave that is my mind) and like in terms of jobs, obviously Snotlout would be a writer +I strongly believe they would all part-time volunteer for some kinda charity service, but I’m stuck for like. What kinda careers the others would be working towards. You got any ideas maybe?

Ohhhh I actually do <3 (I have a response to an ask responding to a question about their careers and part time jobs and stuff, and there will probably be a lot of redundancy with this, so I am sorry about that)

I love Snotlout being a writer (I also see him doing some acting) so much. It’s just perfect for him.

I feel like Hiccup is definitely working at an animal shelter, I mean, come on, it’s perfect for him

I’m torn between Fishlegs volunteering at an animal shelter with Hiccup and at like,,, a local library, but he has a good work ethic, so honestly, I think he’d do both.

I think that Snotlout and the twins would work at Starbucks together. @artinandwritin actually did a drawing for that that I really adore

For their actual jobs in a modern au, I agree about Snotlout (ofc).

I think that Astrid could be good as an athlete of some kind? Like playing soccer (football ig) or tennis or volleyball or something. I’ve actually thought a lot about their modern careers and I’ve never been able to find one that I really thought fit, but I’m content with that

I think Hiccup would probably keep working with animals. Caring for them and raising money to protect their habitats and stuff

In a similar vein, I think Fishlegs would be good as a veterinarian? Like Hiccup deals with a lot more different kinds of animals and advocates for better conditions for animals in captivity and stuff, but Fishlegs is a regular vet. Idk if the Hiccup thing is a real job or not but it fits in my head

The twins would probably do YouTube or some sort of social media thing. I just can’t think of a different job that I can see them in, but I feel like social media really works.

I love thinking about modern aus for the gang so much, and it’s so fun to imagine what they’d do if they had all the same opportunities we do now,,, I just like it

#I struggled to think of an actual career for the twins too #but I like this one #i was kinda all over the place there was no actual order to when I talked about each of them #httyd #httyd modern au #httyd headcanon #httyd headcanons #thank you for the ask <3

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thequeertiefling · 2 years

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@rosiethedragongeek @artinandwritin I apologize for bothering yall once again but I am currently very slowly writing this one shot and I have decided to give y'all a... Hint as to what it is

Key words: Thawfest Games

#httyd #ngl i am genuinly so excited for this #it will probably take a bit though #but still

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smallfrogpleasedtomeetyou · 11 months

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Summer Reading/Writing/Arting Tag

ahhhh sorry it took me so long to get to this!!! i will be tagging @lilliths-httyd-blog @evilwriter37 @artinandwritin @worldwhightnight and anyone else who wants to :)

1) Describe one creative WIP project you’re planning to work on over the summer.

ohhhh well i dont have anything planned per say but i wanna improve my art soi will try to do more drawing and i have an endless supply of stories in my head so i might release a few of those into the public eye

2) Rec a book!

ohhhhhhh i have so many to share!!! The Starless Sea - a story within a story-type deal but its set in a secret library/hotel :D The Night Circus - imagine if a circus was actually magic The House on the Cerulean Sea - a bunch of super-powered kids living in an orphanage but from the POV of a social worker The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone - kid is forced into the postal business by dead parents Dragon Keeper - slave girl is freed by dragon and they decide to go to the beach The Long Earth - the multiverse is real and easily accessible

3) Rec a fic!

i have recently been reading this really good one i would still recommend it even if you havent seen RTC because the writing is so pretty and it makes me feel so many things!!! it is currently ongoing though hasn't been updated in a few months and also its very angsty because i am unstable

4) Rec Music!

ahhhh music love of my life, i have recently been listening to this person called Fish In A Birdcage, they do vintage-style folky-type music. I would also recommend MARINA just because she rocks also the entire sound track of RTC because im obsessed

5) Share one piece of advice!

if you ever get the chance, remember to love life. you dont have to love it all the time in fact its perfectly ok to hate it but if you find the time try to love it just a little bit

#wooooo this was fun #not sure if that advice was any good but its something i have learnt from dealing with my mental health #tag game

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beebooca · 1 year

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more context is required, but I do not have the energy to write that 50+ chapter fic for my AU, so all you get is this meme

@artinandwritin tagging you because you know the context and how much I love this LMAO

#httyd #httyd oc #how to train your dragon #my art #httyd rtte #httyd thw #httyd 2 #original character #httyd fanart #meme redraw #httyd au

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otwdfanfic · 1 year

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Hello it is me again with no part 3 posted

I am working on it IN THE MEANTIME @artinandwritin tagged me in this!

Rules: tag 10 people you want to get to know better

Relationship status: Single indefinitely lmao I do not trust any men who aren’t fictional and if you look at the otwd guys you’d see that i dont trust men who are fictional either except bjorn im sorry king #NotAllMen

Favorite colors: I really like seafoam green and other pale green shades, also bright sunny yellow and burnt dusky orange. I like a lot of colors though!

Song stuck in my head: I woke up with wouldve couldve shouldve by taylor swift stuck in my head, particularly the line “now that I’m grown I’m scared of ghosts” isn’t that funny? it’s on Cato’s playlist linked on the blog too

Last song I listened to: well just now I listened to wouldve couldve shouldve because I was writing about it but before that the last song I’d listened to was venus fly trap by marina, for a new character that’s introduced in chapter 4 of itpn named Tryggir 😈 (also the name is real norse not me clowning I swear, it means true, faithful, and fearless)

3 favorite foods: this is SO hard because i’ve gotten inexplicably really picky over the past 2 years. I really like chicken fajitas. I also love a brisket and kimchi banh mi. I’m the kind of person who can eat the exact same thing every day so I usually eat a quesadilla on white corn tortillas with green cholula almost every day

Last thing I googled: “tired dad from coraline” bc that’s me getting home from work and needing to write all evening

^ he’s smiling bc I still love writing

Dream trip: obviously I want to go to norway someday and maybe iceland, but more than that I really want to revisit london and explore the rest of the UK and ireland bc that’s where my family is from and there’s so much good history. And I want to go back to rome sooooo bad and also would love to visit some spots in greece

Anything I want right now: TO BE DONE WITH THIS CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!

Tagging: I don’t know anybody else that well I’m sorry 🙈 anybody who wants to do this you are tagged by me!!!!!!!

#i cant post tryggirs pic until after that chapter is uploaded bc unfortunately it would immediately be spoilers

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artinandwritin · 1 year

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#45 for gusiri?? <3

45: "tell me a secret"

This was so cute to write fr. Decided to place it in GusSiri's wedding night for the sheer cuteness of such a moment and had fun with it <333

Tell Me A Secret;

'Tell me a secret.' Siri glanced up at her new husband from position against his chest. Oh, how tired she felt when she moved her fingers up his chest, over his jaw, until her palm came to a rest on his cheek.

'Hm-hmm,' Gustav muttered, eyes already closed as he pressed her closer against his body, clearly just as exhausted as she was. 'Yeah, yeah... Um... I've got nothing.'

'You must... Must have something.' Siri pushed herself up a bit, so she was hovering over him. At that sight, Gustav grinned a crooked grin, his cheeks flushed. 'What, is this, like, a wedding-night-secret-exchanger? 'Cuz I'm pretty sure you've literally seen all of me already.'

'O-oh, shut up,' Siri let out a soft laugh, moving one leg over him, straddling his waist. A hint of assertion in her voice, she continued, 'I thought you liked s-secret-sharing, my captain.'

Oh, she had him there. The way he tensed up underneath her was all she needed to know for certain. 'Fine, fine!' he groaned to himself, 'what do you wanna know?'

'Something y-you've never told me before,' Siri smiled, leaning a bit closer to him. 'I'll tell you something too.'

Gustav thought for a moment, moving his hands to his new wife's legs - Siri felt a shiver going through her as he glanced up at her again. 'Did you know I had a crush on Astrid?'

A frown appeared on Siri's face as she sat up a bit more straight. 'I-I didn't. Did- I-I had seen you look at her, b-but I never thought-'

Gustav laughed nervously, nodding slowly. 'Yeah, yeah. You should've seen me, babe! I was a mess. And I thought I was so cool! I mean, I was. Was I?'

'You should ask Astrid that. I-I- wait, i-is that why she was so weird when I-I told her w-we were courting? B-because she-'

'Because she had flashbacks, oh, yeah,' Gustav nodded, tightening his grip on her legs. His cheeks were completely red, clearly embarrassed by those memories. 'Sorry, that was stupid. Shouldn't have told you I had a crush on your cousin as a teen-'

'O-oh, shut up, it's fine,' Siri chuckled softly, before leaning back in and nuzzling herself into his arms. 'D-don't be worried over something like that.'

Gustav nodded - Siri felt how he pressed a light kiss into her hair. 'Sure. Um, thank you. Now... Can you tell me a secret?'

Smiling, Siri nodded, cuddling against him in utter bliss.

This was going to be a long night.

Hope you liked this cuz I surely did!

And a tag for @rosiethedragongeek cuz it's GusSiri lore and I know how you like that

#artinandwritin's writing #artinandwritin's lore

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artinandwritin · 1 year

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A little writing practise I did yesterday at 11 pm. I wasn't really sure how to put the idea of texting each other down in a way it still feels natural, but doesn't slow down the plot. I kinda think I did a good job for once :)

This is for GusSiri's modern au during the time period where Siri is about a month away from finishing high school and Gustav is just,,, fucking around in college doing who knows what haha. Have fun!

Unread-Read;

S: I got full marks on my biology test. Mrs. Haddock gave me a sticker because she thinks I worked so hard.

Unread.

S: Did you know red carnations symbolize affection?

Unread.

S: I found it online.

Unread.

S: I thought you would like it, you told me once you like carnations.

Unread.

S: Can I send you some? I don't know if they'll come through okay with the post, but I'm willing to try!

Unread.

Siri took a deep breath and put her phone away - this was no use. She had scrolled through her past messages with Gustav Larson for what seemed like hours, and none of them had been answered.

Not a single one.

She didn't know what had happened between the two of them. One moment, he was texting her what felt like every other minute, sending her pictures of his homework, his dog Fanghook, or things in stores he wished he could buy but didn't have the money for - the next moment, nothing. Only unread messages.

Of course, he must be busy, Siri knew he probably was. He was in college, following classes to get a degree in teaching. He was probably making new friends, going out with them, getting drinks and probably not needing her anymore.

After all, she was still in high school, all alone. She had her friend Adelaide Jorgenson, sure, but all her other friends had already left to pursue a carreer. And now, even Gustav had forgotten about her.

She grabbed her phone again, her fingers trembling as she tried again.

S: How's Fanghook? He must be so lonely, now that you're studying so much.

Unread.

S: To be honest… I feel lonely too.

Unread.

S: I miss you.

Unread.

S: Gustav, I miss you. Can you please text me back?

Unread.

S: It's okay if you can't.

Unread.

S: I'm sorry if I've done something wrong.

Unread.

S: Or said.

Unread.

S: Just please text me back.

Read.

Siri's eyes widened as the two marks in the corner of her message turned blue; she leaned back against her pillows as Gustav started typing.

G: Im so sorry! Roommate hid my phone for a joke, couldn't find it for days.

Her heart jumped.

S: It's okay, I was just worried.

G: Can I make it up to you?

S: No, you don't have to, it wasn't your fault.

G: Yeah no, if you miss me I definitely gotta make it up to you. Of course, everyone must miss me so much, I was so legendary in high school.

Siri chuckled, slowly calming down as she typed a response. Oh, how she had missed his little remarks.

S: They don't talk about you anymore :'). But… I do miss you. Quite a lot.

G: Wanna go get ice cream or something when you get outta class tomorrow? I've borrowed this sick scooter from a friend, I'll come pick you up.

Oh. A strange whirl went through Siri's stomach; her heart felt really light.

S: That sounds a bit like a date, Gustav. Isn't that girl you had eyes for gonna be jealous?

G: Nope, turns out she already had a boyfriend. So there is no-one to worry about.

Relieve washed over her; her shoulders relaxed at his message. However, her racing heart kept beating, and her hands suddenly typed on their own.

S: Do you want this to be a date?

G: Um.

G: Maybe a little. Not gonna lie, you're cute. And you've always been nice to me even tho I'm sometimes kinda an idiot ;).

Butterflies, that's what they were. They were twirling in Siri's belly as her gaze was glued to her phone screen. Her hands trembled at every word they texted to each other.

S: I kinda want this to be a date too.

G: You do?

S: Yeah. I think so.

G: So I guess we've got a date ;))). Anywhere you wanna go?

S: The movies? They're showing Titanic again.

G: Sounds good to me. I'm gonna hog the popcorn, be prepared >:). And!! Pleasepleaseplease put on a thin dress or something. I wanna offer you my sweater.

Siri couldn't help but laugh softly, casting a quick glance to her wardrobe. A sundress may be best suited for his little request and oh, how she adored the detail.

S: I will! Can we make dinner at your dorm after the movie?

G: Yep, I'll just bully my roommate out. And afterwards I'll take you home nice and save.

S: I'll see you tomorrow, can't wait :).

G: See ya, can't wait either.

G: And Seer.

G: I miss you too <3.

A smile overtook Siri; there was nothing that could describe that special feeling she felt when he said that.

S: <3.

She closed her phone, putting it down beside her. Her heart racing, she slid further down onto her bed as she started up at the ceiling. Oh, this would be perfect.

This would be absolutely perfect.

@rosiethedragongeek for the tags!! Just a lil smt for funsies <3

#httyd #oc #how to train your dragon #httyd oc #how to train a dragon 2 #race to the edge #rtte #how to train your dragon oc #siri vínteri #gustav httyd #gussiri #oc x canon #modern au #artinandwritin's writing #artinandwritin's lore

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artinandwritin · 2 years

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Birthday Gift, page 2

Part 2 of the small (and slightly old) comic!

(@rosiethedragongeek for the tags!)

#mini comic #httyd #oc #how to train your dragon #httyd oc #art #how to train a dragon 2 #how to train your dragon oc #rtte #race to the edge #oc x canon #siri vínteri #gustav httyd #gussiri #artinandwritin's art #artinandwritin's writing #artinandwritin's lore

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artinandwritin · 2 years

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Just another sad lil GusSiri oneshot! The bbies really be going through it :’c

In this Siri would be around... 26, and Gustav would be 28 (putting this down cuz I have a hard time remembering ages lmao)

@rosiethedragongeek for the tags!

A Husband’s Worry;

Gustav Larson wasn’t… worried very often. Sure, he was anxious, edgy, or tense more often than he would like to admit, but worried hadn’t seemed to be in his vocabulary.

That was, of course, until he and his lovely wife, Siri, lost their first child. Their son, little Niv, to be precise. He had died only two hours after his birth, broken, fragile, his lungs seemingly having collapsed in that late night breeze. Siri had been holding him and since that moment, nothing had been the same.

Gustav found himself hiding kitchen knives and storing away herbs. Doors needed to be locked and utensils had to be on the highest shelves. His wife was always in the corner of his eye, his attention never leaving her.

The worry was intense, bigger than any emotion he had ever felt. As the years passed, after that fact, it wavered slightly, but the never-ending turning of his stomach as he watched Siri work with sharp objects, never left.

However, he forced himself to live with it. It was all for the greater good, right? He was being a sweet husband, trying to be attentive and kind. Siri smiled at him more and more as the days passed and his heart jumped every time she did.

They lost more children over the years and the worry came and went as well. They named their stillborn son; two miscarriages were kept hidden from society. Gustav tried to hold his wife as she sobbed whenever it happened, squeezing his own eyes shut to keep in the tears.

It was a hard life. A good life, maybe, but hard, that was for sure. The little trips they made together were a blessing; watching the stars from their bed a delight. When Gustav closed his eyes before falling asleep at night, he called on his happy memories where they were both smiling, laughing, in the fields around New Berk, but those were a long time ago.

By the Gods, how he wanted those days back, but it seemed impossible. They had faced too much to be laughing like little kids again. The worry was too much for that.

It only became bigger when Siri tried to put a stop to it.

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‘Darling?’

Gustav answered with a distracted, ‘yeah?’, too busy with the task of shaving his slight stubble. He had never been able to grow a proper beard, like Hiccup Haddock or Liam Arnesen, but Siri still requested he’d shave off whatever was on his face. She disliked the itch greatly, for some reason.

‘I… I need to talk. A-about something that has been bugging me for a while now.

Full focus. Shaving was forgotten as Gustav spun around, hurrying to his wife’s side as she was sitting on their bed. She had sounded tense, nervous – he hated when she sounded like that.

Rubbing the remaining shaving cream off his chin, Gustav tried to remember if anything had happened that she needed to be talking about. Had he said something that had annoyed her? No, probably not, she would’ve told him immediately. A fight in the Academy she had had to take care of? Not that he knew about.

‘What is it?’ he eventually asked, scooting a bit closer to her. He may not know what was going on in the woman’s head, but he would listen nonetheless. Like the good husband he had promised to be. ‘Are you okay?’

Siri smiled at him – how he loved that smile – and nodded. ‘I’m okay, don’t worry. There’s just… a lot I’ve been thinking about, Gustav. A-a lot.’

‘About what? Anything interesting to share with your one and only?’ Gustav tried to put in a joke. It wasn’t anything funny, but he made her giggle, which made it successful enough for him.

‘W-when is it not, my love?’ She put a hand to his chest, leaning in a bit closer before taking a deep breath. The air around them suddenly seemed thicker. ‘I… I don’t think there’s an easy way to say this, but… I-I wanna stop trying for a baby.’

Gustav felt like he was suddenly punched in the gut by a very strong Viking – Solveig, maybe – and put in barrel, only to be rolled off a mountain. He hadn’t expected this. Siri had always, always wanted a child. She had longed to be a mother and raise their baby together. He couldn’t understand what had suddenly-

Oh. Oh.

‘Because of… y’know. The kids we lost…?’ he brought out, his throat protesting at every word he spoke. It was the obvious answer – he wasn’t surprised when Siri nodded.

‘I… I can’t go through this another time, Gustav,’ she muttered, her hand moving to his waist as she looked up at him, the worry prevalent in her gaze. ‘Every time I have gotten pregnant, I feel like… a-all the life just gets sucked out of me. Everyone tells me it should be a happy experience, but I just… I just feel numb. Like it doesn’t matter anymore, because no matter what I do, I’ll lose them. A-and I can’t do it again.’

Her words were very clear – Gustav wasn’t gonna argue with them. While he couldn’t feel the things she had felt every time she carried a child for them, he had seen her during it. The vomiting, the restlessness, the endless pain, and the anxiety that the cycle would repeat again.

He couldn’t blame her for wanting to put a stop to it.

‘Yeah,’ was the only thing he could bring out, ‘yeah, that’s… ehm… a very good argument. Never thought I would hear it out of your mouth, though. Sorry-‘ his face fell. ‘Just… give me a second. Wow.’

Siri nodded, rubbing her thumb over his skin ever so gently. She stayed quiet for a moment, resting her head on his shoulder as she waited for him to collect his thoughts. He knew she would; she loved him enough to wait and listen.

Time seemed to pass so slowly as a thousand sentences bounced around Gustav’s mind. They weren’t coherent yet; he didn’t know what to say in such a moment. Sure, he could cover it up with jokes, but that wasn’t what they needed right now. Siri needed his support in her decision; he needed to let out his thoughts.

‘I wish it hadn’t been like this,’ was the first thing that came out of his mouth. Soft, vulnerable. He wasn’t very keen on letting it slip past the happy-go-lucky, edgelord personality he liked so much, but now… it was very much needed. ‘I-I… I’ve seen how you look at the Academy’s kids and their moms. How you look at Solveig with Ela, or Astrid with Zeph and Nuffink. And I know how much you want that for us. I-it… it hurts that we haven’t been able to have that.’

Siri just nodded – her grip on his waist tightened as she closed her eyes.

‘And, Gods, you don’t even know how much I wanna take away all we’ve lost! Every time we had a miscarriage, I just- I wanted to take you away and bring you somewhere you wouldn’t have to cry so much.’

Tears started to well up; it all became too much as his shoulders started to shake. ‘And I hate that everyone else gets what we wanted so badly. A-and how they look at us for not having it! The elders have told me I should divorce you for this, like there’s something wrong with you! I hate everything about this!’

‘I-I know,’ Siri whispered, her voice hitching as she tried not to cry as well. ‘I-I know, my love. I-I… I hate it too.’

‘I-I promised to make you happy, but I always worry you aren’t because of this,’ Gustav continued. He couldn’t help but wrap his arms around his wife, pulling her close against him. ‘We’ve been together for, what, nine years, a-and ever since we lost Niv, I haven’t been able to make you happy. O-or keep you happy. And that… that hurts. And then we lost little Conrad, and the miscarriages, a-and… just don’t know how to handle it anymore…’

He sucked In some air, squeezing his eyes shut to stop crying. His heart was aching in his feelings. ‘I can’t. I-I don’t wanna do it anymore, either. I wanna try and make you happy in another way.’

‘S-so we’re… y-you agree with me…?’ Siri asked softly, a sniffle leaving her as she hid her face against his shoulder. ‘W-we’re not gonna try for another baby…?’

‘I-I… if we both don’t want it, I-I…’ Gustav nodded, letting out a tearful laugh. ‘Y-yeah, let’s just try to be happy in different ways. Tell you what, I-I… I-I was so worried this would be going on forever. Kinda glad it has… y’know, ended.’

Siri nodded, sighing deeply as she glanced up at him. ‘I-it’s for the better, we… m-maybe we weren’t made to be parents anyway. M-maybe we would’ve been terrible at it, o-or not able to give them… g-give them everything they would’ve wanted…’

‘Y-you would’ve been the best mom, sweets,’ Gustav muttered, pressing a kiss into her hair. ‘Would’ve loved to see you with our baby… you would’ve coddled them so much.’

Letting out a small, tearful laugh, Siri pressed herself closer into his hold. ‘Y-you would’ve been a wonderful daddy, too… I-I just know it. B-but… but we have to accept i-it won’t happen… a-and that’s okay. I-it’s okay, w-we have the kids at the Academy, a-and we can babysit for our friends…’

‘Or… we can adopt,’ Gustav added softly. They had talked about it before, but there had never been an opportunity for them to actually do it. ‘If we get the chance.’

Siri nodded, a soft smile appearing on her lips. ‘O-or we can adopt, y-yes…’

A short silence fell as the pair slowly regained their breath. Gustav couldn’t help but press another kiss on the top of his wife’s head as he felt her slowly relax in his arms.

Suddenly, a thought emerged in the man’s mind. ‘Your birthday is coming up. Want anything specific…?’

A chuckle left Siri – she pressed her lips to his shoulder. ‘I-I… I don’t know. M-maybe… maybe a necklace…? Or some wool for my knitting? I-I don’t really mind, b-but I’d like those things, if I’m very honest…’

‘Well, what the missus wants, is what she’ll get!’ Gustav couldn’t help but grin as he tilted her chin, leaning in for a sweet kiss. He always liked her kisses, but they felt extra good now.

‘Oh? Why, darling?’ Siri whispered against his lips, a giggle leaving her – by the Gods, Gustav couldn’t help but adore the sound. It was so much lighter, all of a sudden.

‘Because I love you,’ he answered her question, suddenly giddy as he felt her hands on his waist. ‘I love you all the way to Valhalla, further, and back!’

Siri beamed, before pressing her lips to the tip of his nose. ‘I love you too. To the edge of the world, through the ocean, a-and back. Just… don’t worry about me so much anymore, darling. I’ll be okay.’

‘Alright, alright, I’ll try!’ Gustav couldn’t help but laugh – the worry didn’t leave him yet, but it was a start. Knowing she was trying to be happy, knowing he was doing his best, was enough for now. They would slowly build up to how things used to be, carefree and full of life. ‘Now, if you’ll excuse me, my dear miss, I have a shaving job to finish.’

‘Hm-hmm,’ Siri hummed, glancing him over before tilting his chin with her finger. ‘Leave it next time, dear, you look handsome with that stubble. Just don’t rub it against my skin, please.’

Gustav could nearly feel his heart combust as he grinned widely, jumping up. ‘Thank you! This is gonna be awesome – you won’t regret it, it’s gonna look awesome!’

As he rushed to the mirror to finish his half-done shaving job, already excited for being able to leave it next time, he heard his wife giggle from her spot on their shared bed. For some reason, it took all his worry away, even if it was just for a second.

Yeah, maybe she was right. She would be okay.

And he shouldn’t worry about it anymore.

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