Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Love and pain are two sides of the same coin. To know love is to know pain. Hiccup and Astrid are about to learn this in the most intense ways. When Astrid's Uncle Finn dies it is the beginning of a journey of shared loss and pain, of friendship, grief, and growing respect and affection for each other. Can it be that two losses can lead to a whole new life for them both? Modern AU