Hiccup x oc oneshots

63- negotiator

yay what do we have here? is that another trigger warning i see? yes. trigger warning (what's new)- hiccup is suicidal. the rest is self explanitory

hiccup is 21

south's p.o.v

me and the other firefighters from firehouse 51 are talking in the lounge

"ugh, i'm so bored" i groan, twisting myself so my legs are dangling over the back of the couce, and i'm looking at my co workers upside down. they laugh

"how about we go set a building on fire? then you won't be bored" severide snorts.

"knock yourself out. i'm sure the firefighting arsonist would be a great news story" i snicker. everyone laughs again.

"yeah, it would. be even better if we could get boden to do it" mouch chuckles. i make a face at him

"as if. boden wouldn't touch arson with a ten foot rod" bodens out chief. he's a pretty straight forward guy. then, the buzzer goes off.

"truck 81, abulance 61, 515 monroe street, possible jumper" the secretary announces the call.

"okay, not bored. let's ride" i swing myself up and grab my jacket. we head out into the trucjks. lieutenant casey begins listing off our roles as we drive

"okay, south, you're our negotiator. mouch, you spot hermann. severide, you, cruz and otis look for any grab and pull openings." just as he finishes, i spot someone on the top of an apartment complex

 "theres our guy. pull up" casey says, and otis does just that. casey gives everyone orders, and i head up the stairs. i'm not in my turnout gear as i'm supposed to seem less threatening to him. i get to the roof and get a better look ath this guy. he doesn't know i'm here yet, and i can only see his back. he's about 6 foot with auburn hair. he's wearing a simple long sleeved green shirt and blue jeans. i carefully approach him and stand about 8 feet away

"sir?" i say, keeping my voice soft. his head turns and he glares at me. he's shockingly attractive and around my age. no! bad south!

"go. away." he says through gritted teeth, his emerald eyes narrowed

"i'm afraid i can't do that. can you back up slightly for me? i'd like to have a chat with you" i say. he doesn't move, only scoffs

"i know what you're here for. you're gonna try talk me down, then when you fail, you'll just go 'oh well.' and go home to your perfect little life" he snarls.

"can you tell me your name?" i ask him. he seems conflicted for a second, until he sighs and mutters

"hiccup."

"okay hiccup. how old are you?"

"21." i smile gently at him.

"can i tell you something, hiccup?" he looks back at me, the glare never leaving but softening slightly

"i don't know what happened to you, and i know you don't want to tell me, but i can tell you that pain is temporary. death, isn't." his glare hardens again.

"my pain is not temporary." his voice is low and controlled. i start to get a little nervous, knowing he's too calm. if he was hysterical, it would be a little easier. but since he's so calm, that means he's been planning this.

"do you have a girlfriend, hiccup?" i ask. he shakes his head.

"friends?" he slowly nods his head.

"what are their names?" i try to keep him distracted.

"i'm not telling you anything. i've said enough" he says, looking down to the crowds below.

"look at them. they all wanna see the loser fall and die." he scoffs.

"no hiccup. they're worried about you. they don't want to see the death of a good person." he says nothing, just looking out over the horizon. i take a few steps forward.

"hiccup, how about you come down here, and i can help you" i say.

"no! no one can help me. no one" his voice becaomes a little more hysterical. good, i can use this.

"why do you think that?"

"because everyone hates me! i know it! all they do is sit around and talk about how much of a faliure i am, how i'm not the big football player macho man my dad wanted, how i'm nothing but a weak willed, skinny runt" he says angrily, tears now streaming down his cheeks

"hiccup, you're not weak. prove to your father that he's wrong. prove to him that you can be something, something worth being proud of. let him face the embarrasment of being wrong. tell me, hiccup. what is it you enjoy doing?" he sniffs and glances back at me, now smiling slightly. i inwardly cheer at how this is going. casey says in my ear piece 'we've got the snatch and pull ready.'

"i... i love mechanical engineering."

"tinkering with cars. that's a good career choice."

"yeah, well. i'll never be good enough to do it." he says sadly.

#|"you'll never be good enough if you tell yourself you will never be good enough. you can only do good things if you believe you can, or there truly is no hope" i say. he seems to mull this over.

"b-but..."

"you can see that i'm right. carve a new path for yourself. don't let the insolent people in your life stop you from being who you are. tell me. do you really want to do this? do you not want to experience what being in love is like? or getting married? holding your child in your arms? watching your child grow up? if you do this, you will never get to experience thoase. i have not experienced them myself, but i know that one day i will get to. and so will you. just don't let go. don't let go." as i say the last bit, my voice cracks a  little. hiccup surprises me when he spins 180 degrees and jumps off the ledge, runnig towards me. he practically tackles me, sobbing. i hold him close and beep my radio twice, saying that i have him. instantly, 2 paramedics come onto the roof with a wheelchair. they take him from my arms and try to put him in it, but he struggles.

"no! n-no! south!" he cries, desperately fighting the paramedics. i kneel next to him.

"hey, it's okay. they just want to make sure you're okay. i will go with you" he stops fighting, now only sobbing. he's strapped down and wheeled down to the ambulance. i stop next to casey

"nice work." he claps me on the back. i smile and get into the ambulance with hiccup. he's asleep, so i know they sedated him. i gently take his hand and run my thumb over it. his touch sends small sparks up my skin, which i don't understand, so i ignore them. as i stare at the man, i wonder what could have happened to make him feel so alone. i just hope i can be there for him.

okay so i got the names of the other firefighters off one of my favourite shows (apart from httyd of course) called chicago fire. i recommend you give it a watch. it's on NBC :)