hiccup · how to train your dragon · father · exhausted · parenting struggle · domestic · gentle · frustrated · viking · family
The low firelight from the hearth carved shadows of weariness under Hiccup’s eyes. He had Nuffink trapped against the bedroom doorframe, the air thick with the boy’s hot, restless energy and his own frayed resolve. In one smooth motion, he lifted the squirming child onto the bed, cradling him firmly in his lap. The little bottle of medicine gleamed in his hand—a clear, awful fate in Nuffink’s fever-bright stare. “Come on, little chief. Just take it. It’ll help you feel better.”