[Newt immediately leans against the other. A comforting warmth and weight against his own. He shoves his hand back into his pockets and hears Pickett disappear back into the tiny space to hide himself from the cold.
It takes him a few minutes to find his voice. A few minutes is a lot of time for complete silence, but it's taking him a bit to come to.] It's quite alright. [It wasn't, but there wasn't anything that could be done about it now.] You didn't know.
[Newt agrees at returning home. He didn't care to be out and about much longer and immediately starts walking back towards the barracks. At least with the bond, Hiccup can kind of keep track of how Newt was doing emotionally. The slow ebbing of anxiety as they put distance between the building and them. and time passing.]
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It takes him a few minutes to find his voice. A few minutes is a lot of time for complete silence, but it's taking him a bit to come to.] It's quite alright. [It wasn't, but there wasn't anything that could be done about it now.] You didn't know.
[Newt agrees at returning home. He didn't care to be out and about much longer and immediately starts walking back towards the barracks. At least with the bond, Hiccup can kind of keep track of how Newt was doing emotionally. The slow ebbing of anxiety as they put distance between the building and them. and time passing.]