Spooky Action at a Distance | Frostiron

I Miss the Days Where I Was Young and Naïve

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Thor didn't know what to think. Everything he knew was a lie. His 'brother' had given a stone to the enemy and blatantly betrayed them. They'd trusted him and he went against them. Now there's a chance he isn't even Aesir? He hoped that it wasn't true. With all of the information he had and piecing together the timeline, he had a few fair guesses on what Loki was. He hoped it wasn't true. He hoped and prayed to Valhalla that it wasn't true. Not just for him but for Loki.

He'd taken to hiding in his room. He wanted to be alone. After Steve left, he followed suit and decided to take some time for himself. He felt bad, but he didn't want to snap at anyone. After all, as much as the team wanted to blame Tony, they'd all decided to trust Loki. They were all to blame. He remembered when they were teenagers. Him, the Warriors Three, Sif and Loki decided to go hunting. It wasn't long after Loki started acting out. He was doing drugs, supplying said drugs to others, he was sleeping around, he was doing anything to get a reaction out of Odin. The Allfather wanted Thor to look after Loki, to make sure he didn't do anything bad, so Loki had to join them hunting. Not even an hour in, Loki had thrown a tantrum and stranded them in the woods without a map to find the way home. Loki was never trustworthy, he realised. He had never been trustworthy. He was a fool to think he could change. After all, it was in his blood.

The god wasn't stupid. He'd noticed the change in Loki since they went to Jotunheim. He thought that it was just because Odin went into Odinsleep. Then when he fell from the Bifrost, when Thor asked for answers he was just told that Loki 'freaked out' because he was adopted. That was all he was told. Now everything made sense. Now everything was falling into place. Everything was making sense and he hated it, but he finally had answers. He finally knew what was going on.

He remembered Bruce trying to reason with him, saying that maybe Loki isn't that bad. That maybe he was misunderstood. Thor was beginning to believe that. How naive were they all? They were all fooled by the trickster. Bruce tried to help. He only ever tried to help. Thor couldn't thank the scientist enough for that. He would always do what was right, and as much as Thor appreciated the sentiment, Bruce chose to see the good in people. He wanted to give people the benefit of the doubt. He admired that, though it didn't work. Especially when it came to Loki.

The god was pulled out of his thoughts by his door opening, revealing the scientist. He'd brought a plate of pop-tarts, which made Thor smile. They had a joke between them, how Thor would only stay on earth as long as they had pop-tarts. It was a joke that came about a few years ago, but it always cheered the god up. Bruce smiled at the reaction he got and sat next to the warrior on the bed. He wanted to help but he wasn't sure how. He wanted to be able to make everything better, but how? He was at a loss for what to do, but he would still try.

"I'm sorry," Bruce said quietly. "I should've listened to you. You know your brother better than I do."

Bruce felt bad. He'd told the god to trust his brother. That nothing bad would happen. That it would make everything better. Sure, that didn't work when Loki threatened him, that had caused more problems than they would've liked, but they still trusted Loki enough for him to stay on earth. Bruce could see how much his love was hurting and he wanted to help, he just didn't know how. He wanted to take the pain away but there wasn't a way for him to do that. He wanted to make everything better for his soulmate, but how?

"Don't be sorry. You didn't do anything," Thor replied as he wrapped an arm around his soulmate.

Thor had always been told that there was nothing to worry about. He hadn't started showing the markings until fifteen years prior. He assumed his soulmate would be Asgardian. All of his friends had markings from an early age. He didn't. He was beginning to worry that he didn't have a soulmate. He wasn't expecting to find his soulmate on Midgard, especially once he realised that his soulmate was Bruce. He didn't know how to feel. Then they danced together. They spent a night together, and Thor didn't expect to fall for the human so fast. It had been just over a week, and Thor had fallen hard. He didn't know if the human felt the same, but he was in love.