Spooky Action at a Distance | Frostiron

We All Want to be at Peace

Days had passed with much more improvement. The first day was hard, Tony thought. Loki wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep. When the god wasn't throwing up he was curled up in pain. Tony felt awful, but he knew that it was what needed to happen. He felt responsible for it. He felt as if it was all his fault. If he was good enough, then Loki would be happy. He wouldn't be relying on drugs.

Tony couldn't stop thinking about everything Loki said the previous day. He didn't know how stable the god was; he didn't necessarily trust the god on his own, either. Especially when he was going through withdrawal. It was hard. Tony didn't expect it to be so hard. He thought that he could support Loki with little to no effort. He was very wrong. It physically hurt to see his soulmate in so much pain. Especially when he wasn't sure how much pain the god was in emotionally. It was hard. Stupidly hard, the mechanic thought. He thought that maybe he was being selfish, that he shouldn't find it hard, but he couldn't help it.

The second day wasn't as bad. The god didn't seem to be in so much pain, but he was still sick. Tony sat by his side the entire time, providing endless smoothies and cuddles, holding his hair back when he was throwing up. He was there the entire step of the way, just like the previous day. Tony had looked into withdrawal, seeing it could last weeks, so seeing the god look a little better was surprising. He was hoping for Loki's sake that it wouldn't be long. Then again, he wasn't sure how drugs affected gods.

Tony had gone through most of the box sets he could find. Phineas and Ferb had gone down a treat, as did Gravity Falls. Tony had tried the god on Kim Possible, and he seems to enjoy it so far. Tony hadn't expected Loki to like Disney. It was oddly adorable, the mechanic thought. Plus, he was enjoying it himself. He was using it as an excuse to watch shows and movies he hadn't watched in a while, and he was loving it. He felt a bit guilty using the god for that, but it was worth it.

The third day passed, and Loki could get out of bed. He was still shaky, still throwing up every now and then, but rarely. Tony was relieved to see the god looking better. At least he wouldn't be so cold to cuddle. Tony hadn't explained why both him and Loki were hiding, but he assumed that Steve was taking care of it. He felt bad for leaving Bruce to the meetings with Stephen, but they were both smart enough to figure out the scientific aspects to what they needed to do. Loki had told him to go to the meetings, but he didn't want to leave the god alone. Both out of lack of trust and guilt.

Loki had managed to convince Tony that he was well enough to go to the kitchen. Tony was apprehensive, but he knew that the god needed to eat. Tony was going to carry the god, but Loki had protested. 'What if someone sees?' It reminded Tony that they needed another weekend away. Maybe a week after Asgard. He knew that that would be hard, so he hoped that a week away would help.

"What do you fancy?" Tony asked as he racked through the cupboards. "How about... jacket potato? That's a good light food."

Loki nodded, not fussy. He felt bad about not helping, but he was still shaky. He didn't trust himself to stand for too long. He caught sight of his reflection in a window and he flinched away. He looked awful. His hair was damp from sweat and his face dewy, his figure thinner than what was healthy and his complexion deathly. He looked awful, but he didn't feel any better. He caught sight of the robotics travelling up his arm and he frowned, wondering if Thanos could figure out what was going on. Were they connected? Was there a tracking chip? He didn't know, and there wasn't a clear way for him to find out. It was driving him mad.

Loki needed to be better to go to Asgard. Even if he didn't want to go, he wanted to see En. He hadn't spoken to the Elder since he went to Earth. He wasn't sure how En knew that he was back from being with Thanos, or even that he was with the Titan in the first place, but that was En. He did mysterious things and never gave anything away. It was irritating, but Loki loved it.