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Post by Hiccup on Aug 20, 2017 16:32:22 GMT
Word spread like wildfire enough between the villagers, and some things did slip past his radar, but one of the perks of being chief was listening to the things going on around him as he made his rounds in the village. Usually it was just petting things, a lot of he said she said nonsense, mostly relationship related, but this recent rumor had him concerned.
He liked Sean, more than he probably ought to, the boy was incredibly kind, incredibly soft, and fairly sensitive from what he'd seen. So the words that were being spread around about him worried the chief, he worried if Sean knew this was being talked about, and if he did know, he worried what kind of effect this had to be having on the boy. Rumors hurt, he knew that personally, but he was also a lot less sensitive than the blonde boy was. He needed to check on him, and he needed to get him away from the village for a little while.
When he found Sean, his worries were validated by the tears and the dejected and terrified aura that just hung around the boy, "hey..." He spoke gently, placing a soft hand on his shoulder, "come take a walk with me?" He tried not to give away that he knew something, not yet, "into the woods, it's nice and quiet there." He offered him a relaxed smile, but he was sure the concern showed in his eyes and his voice, he wouldn't prod just yet, he would wait until they put enough distance between themselves and the village. WORDS: 000 NOTES: "Speech" |
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Post by Sean Avrid on Aug 20, 2017 16:49:59 GMT
Sean hadn't had the best day, having already been confronted by Magpie about... about the one thing he truely regretted. Of course, nothing of the sort had happened since then. He hadn't froze up during a rescue or anything ever again, but that day... That day it had been his fault that Charles had died... It was his fault the Smork family lost their eldest son, and that little Finnian had lost his brother...
Hiccup walking up only made him feel worse. What if he already knew? Was that why he wanted to talk?! He only gave a nod at the notion of leaving, wiping his eye with his palm. "Yeah... thanks." He said softly, not meeting the man's eyes. template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0 |
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Post by Hiccup on Aug 20, 2017 17:24:43 GMT
Hiccup had left Toothless to his own devices for a while, he imagined the Night Fury was probably with Alivia, they seemed to spend more and more time together when Toothless wasn't glued to his side. It was okay though, he was glad for the chance to have it be just him and Sean, it made it easier to talk, easier to open up. He could tell that there was a heavy weight on Sean's back, and Hiccup was determined to shoulder off some of that burden, or at least dispel some of it so that he didn't have to carry as much weight on his shoulders.
For a while, the young chief walked in silence, until they were sufficiently into the forest, his steps were sure and comfortable, he knew exactly where he was going. He looked over at Sean with a gentle expression in his single mossy eye, finally speaking, "rumors are nasty little things, they spread like a wildfire, burning everything and everyone involved...Especially in a small village, like Berk, and people don't tend to think about the consequences that spreading rumors will cause for the person the rumor is about..." He turned his eye back ahead, "is it true? You know what I'm asking about, I'm not angry, I'm just worried for you." He looked back at Sean, concern on his face.
When they finally got to the lip of the small cove, he held a hand out, intending to help him down the sheer mouth into the bottom of the space, "I've heard how everyone else tells the story, but I want to hear it from you, what happened?" He gestured around them, "no one will hear us down here, we're too far out and it's too quiet...I come here a lot." He offered him a soft smile, trying to reassure him that whatever the case, he wasn't angry. WORDS: 000 NOTES: "Speech" |
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Post by Sean Avrid on Aug 20, 2017 17:31:40 GMT
The blonde boy took in a slow and shaky inhale as Hiccup finally spoke, and lot it out the same way when the man said he wasn't angry. He was he silt thankful for that much, but it didn't mean he didn't feel bad every day for what happened, nor did it make him think that someone was mad at him. Someone like Finny. Or worse, that his reputation was ruined forever.
"... I was in the water when he drowned." He crosssed his arms over his chest as if hugging himself, hanging his head as his voice cracked, "He jumped from the cliff into the water... I-I didn't know he couldn't swim... I saw him struggling and I ... I dunno... I froze." He shook his head and looked up at Hiccup, "Finny asks me about him a lot but I always make an excuse to leave... but today he asked what happened and where... where was I when he drowned..."
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Post by Hiccup on Aug 20, 2017 18:01:10 GMT
He didn't speak again as he led him to a place to sit down, the boy looked like he needed to sit. He kept his eye on him as he spoke, listening carefully to his story to pit it against the things he'd heard by word of mouth from the other villagers. There were differences, but then gossip always ended up sounding worse than it really was when it really started getting around. When Sean looked up at him, finished speaking, Hiccup put an arm around his shoulder and gave him a serious expression.
"Sean. Can I tell you a story?" He looked thoughtful as he tried to straighten out the details in his head, "Astrid lost her home once, she was with us on the Edge when it happened." He looked over at Sean, "she blamed herself, because she wasn't there when she felt she should have been. There was nothing she could have done, but she still blamed herself." He shook his head a little, taking a moment to think over his words, "you know what she did though? She formed the Auxiliary Riders, so that Berk wouldn't be defenseless." He let out a soft sigh and turned to face Sean more fully, putting his hands on his shoulders, "I know what it feels like to watch someone you care about die, knowing you could have done so much more...And...The feeling never leaves." He put a hand on the boy's chest, over his heart, fixing him with a level, serious expression "but you can't let it be what defines you, you can't let it own you, the feeling doesn't go away, but its control over you can."
He pulled away and looked over his face, taking his hand in a firm grip, "what happened wasn't your fault, I know that, Finny will know that, and so will everyone else." He shook his head, "rumors come and go, in a while this will blow over and no one will care. What happened was a tragedy, but you're doing your friend's memory no service by allowing his death to consume you." He put a hand on his cheek, "I've learned the hard way that doing that can and will destroy you, so instead of that being what you remember when you think about him...Well...Tell me more about who he was, tell me the things you liked to do together...Let that be what you think about when you think about him." He cleared his throat a little, giving Sean an expectant look. WORDS: 000 NOTES: "Speech" |
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Post by Sean Avrid on Aug 20, 2017 19:02:07 GMT
Sean sat down and listened intently, finding Hiccups words more than inspiring, and when the brunett had finished with his little speech he leaned his head against Hiccup's hand, slowly putting his own hand over it, finding comfort in the gesture as much as he did in Hiccup's words, a faint blush coming to his cheeks.
"He was a trouble maker... " Sean said with a scoff of a laugh, "And a bad liar when it came to getting out of trouble. Frey him and I were a trio. Us against the world every day when he'd take us around the island. He was like our leader." He dropped his hands from Hiccup's and tucked a stray golden lock behind his ear. "Are you sure Finny would get over knowing ... this?" template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0 |
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Post by Hiccup on Aug 20, 2017 19:34:47 GMT
Hiccup's smile softened when Sean put a hand against his, he could feel some of that anxiousness melt, at least a little, and that's what he'd intended. He knew very well that this aveneu of thought could tear someone to pieces, and he was determined to stop it before it managed to do anymore harm to the boy than it already had. Sean didn't deserve this, to carry this burden alone, and he was more than happy to shoulder some of it, or at least lighten the weight that it pressed down on him.
He listened with a chuckle when Sean talked about the three of them, hearing the fondness in his voice warmed him, "see? Just remember those things, keep his spirit with you by the things you remember fondly, not the ghosts that haunt you." He half wished he had those kind of memories to fall back on when he thought about his father, of course there were good ones, but it was hard to pick them out through the bad ones at times...He took his hands and chuckled, "Let those memories be his legacy, remember him as he lived, not as he died. That's the greatest honor you can give to anyone."
He sighed a little when he mentioned Finny, looking down, "there's no getting over this, but he wont blame you, he'll understand, and he'll learn to accept what happened." He squeezed his hand, "Finny's in my care now, if you want, you can tell him, and I'll be there for you both." He gave him a soft smile, "you deserve that closure." WORDS: 000 NOTES: "Speech" |
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Post by Silver Wings on Aug 20, 2017 20:17:09 GMT
Sean hummed and nodded, "And he deserves to know who his brother was... I would have wanted to know too." He leaned up and gently kissed the cheif's cheek. "I don't know what we have between us... but I'm glad you don't mind talking with me." He smiled brighter, and went to stand. template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0 |
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Post by Hiccup on Aug 20, 2017 21:02:20 GMT
Hiccup nodded and put an arm around his shoulder, "you can be the link between him and his brother, by telling him all that you can tell him." He gave a sure nod, but his expression softened and he couldn't help the slight blush when he kissed his cheek, swallowing a lump and looking to the side, "To...Tell you the truth...I don't fully know either..." He cleared his throat and gave Sean a crooked grin, "but whatever it is, I care about you, and you can always come talk to me." He stood when Sean did, leaning to kiss his forehead, "I'm here for you, we all are, don't feel like you have to carry this alone, alright? I'll help you carry it." He gestured around them, "and if you need a nice quiet place to be alone, well here's as good as anywhere, this is where I met Toothless..." That felt like ages ago...He shook his head and took Sean's hand, giving it a gentle tug, "you feel okay to head back? Or do you need a moment?" WORDS: 000 NOTES: "Speech" |
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Post by Sean Avrid on Aug 20, 2017 21:22:03 GMT
Sean hugged his arms around Hiccup, burying his face in the man's chest for a few moments before looking up at him, "I think I'm ready to go back... maybe I can make you and your family something. How well do Finny and Valka like meatloaf?" He asked with a smile, arms still wound tight around Hiccup's torso.
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