Fic starter: “The top 3 rules of attending this masquerade: 1) Do not speak to anyone, 2) dance; your life depends on it 3) Never, under any circumstance, remove your mask. Not even if the beautiful man has familiar green eyes...”
The instructions of her briefing echoed through her mind, but they sounded empty and hollow, without meaning. Nothing held any meaning anymore, not when he came straight at her, his dangerous green eyes drilling into her own.
“You came,” he whispered into her ear as his arm wrapped around her waist and he started to whirl them around in time with the music, his cool breath letting shivers run down her spine. “So does that mean you made your decision?”
After a last moment of hesitation, Astrid nodded, and she placed her free hand on his shoulder, properly joining in on the dancing.
“Excellent,” Hiccup breathed. His sharp teeth ghosted across her skin, teasing her before they sank in deep, and her mouth fell open in a silent scream.
