"She stood stable for a while, as if she was afraid of interrupting this magical moment, which still seemed a dream to her. It was hard to believe, that after so many weeks her beloved man was home again, standing next to the fireplace, just like he had been standing before. It seemed to her that the same room that used to scare her away with its emptiness for so long, was now again being filled with life and happiness. She smiled broadly." Based on HTTYD series, set after the second film. A Hiccstrid one-shot.

Set during RTTE series 4: What if the Riders had arrived rather later they did in the episode Midnight Scrum? Finally rescued, Hiccup is more affected by his ordeals than he lets on-but as he changes. can his friends help him return to the person they knew? A/N: A few of these around but honestly, Midnight Scrum was just such an opportunity to explore all sorts of emotions and sequelae from what happened. And since the writers were good enough to start with a scrum, a few more Rugby terms may slip in. I don't own How to Train Your Dragon: rights remain with Cressida Cowell and Dreamworks