The 𝔇𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔢 Sound of 𝒯𝒽𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇 │ 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕆𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕟

Ch. 4 Projecting

The 𝔇𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔢 Sound of 𝒯𝒽𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇 │ 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕆𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕟

Smut warning.

Ch 4: Projecting

"Thor?" I was confused why he is was there.

"Who made you cry, y/n??" He asked again.

"Nobody," I lied.

"You can't tell me a lie without me noticing." Thor stood, patiently waiting. "Was it Buck?" he had a look of concern, but not anger or malice toward Bucky, which surprised me. When I had come back from Wakanda and told him what had happened, he was so angry. I had never seen Thor so...enraged. So to see him calm was...weird.

"Just leave it alone. Please." I softly spoke, hoping he would listen.

"I will leave it alone. You are not my responsibility. But please..." he looked genuinely into my eyes, "please let me know if I need to squash him." He smirked for a moment.

"What are you doing here?" My last tear had dried up and I was now breathing like normal.

"Tony sent me. And Peter." His eyes rolled slightly. "As much as this...man of spiders bothers me...he does care for you. And I can respect that. Also Tony wanted me to do some recon." He wiggled his eyebrows.

"Recon? On what?" I whispered now, urging him to do the same. "Not King T'Ch-" he cut me off with a hearty laugh.

"No!!" He boomed. "Not T'Challa. He's great. Tony trust that Black Leopard. Cheetah. No, that's not it...Cougar. Capybara." He looked up at the ceiling quizzically.

"Wow, Thor that's not even a cat..." I laughed out loud. "Panther, hon. It's black panther. And if you aren't...spying on him who-"

"That's why I was actually hoping on running into you...it's Bucky. Tony wants to make sure he's ready to come to the-"

"No. He's not. He's not coming back with us. He's not ready. There. Now go home and tell Tony I already did the recon." I started walking past Thor but he grabbed my arm lightly.

"This is why he sent me..the four of you are biased. He's Steve's best friend. Wanda is your best friend. You...have a history. And Nat, well she's great but we didn't want to make her be a double-agent. Not again..." he sighed. "So here I am."

"Tony didn't think you'd be biased in my favor? Or against it?" I retorted.

"Nah. He knows I can separate a mission from a woman. I do still care for you, y/n." He paused for a moment. "I really do...I know it's hard for you to be here with him around. Don't forget to ask for help when you need it. You're almost as stubborn as an asguardian woman and that is a feat."

We both laughed. He'd told me that many times. He always said that was one of the reasons he liked me so much. I had reminded him of the head-strong women from his Home, in which he respected and loved so much.

We parted ways after saying goodbye. I was confused now. Thor made me feel so comfortable. So cared for. But so did Peter. I had destroyed my chances with Thor..but not Peter. Not yet. But being here with Bucky made my heart wrench out of my chest. I felt dirty. Like I had been a cleat chaser for a baseball team or something. Which is fine. I have done my share of sleeping around. But this group...this team I am a part of...it feels wrong sometimes. Nat hasn't slept with any of them. Wanda only has eyes for Vis. Hope and Scott are basically married. I mean...I just...

"You're projecting!!" Thor yelled from down the hallway.

"Jesus..." I whispered, now jogging away. How much had I projected?! And to whom?!