Spooky Action at a Distance | Frostiron

There May Be Trouble Ahead

Thor wasn't quite sure how to feel. Excitement rushed through him at the thought of going home, but nerves threatened to take over as realisation hit him. Tomorrow he'd have an answer. He wanted to do it privately, knowing that Bruce didn't like being the centre of attention, but royal tradition kicked in. There was going to have to be a public announcement, preferably at a ball to meet the new member of the royal family. Sure, it could be seen as disrespectful to the Grandmaster, doing it at the ball thrown for him, but that made it even better for Thor. Maybe he wouldn't do it at the ball, En did scare him after the events of their last meeting, not that he would admit that. So he'd do it just before and announce it at the ball. That sounded like a plan.

He wanted to trust that Bruce would say yes. They were soulmates, so why wouldn't he? The nerves were still prominent, though. The thoughts of 'what ifs' never seemed to stop. The ring he'd chosen was one of the grandest he could find on Asgard, created specifically for Bruce by the best jewellers on the realm. He would only do the best for his soulmate. He knew exactly what Odin would ask, though.

'He's mortal, how can he uphold our realm?'

Thor hadn't figured that out yet. Odin didn't approve of Bruce for the small fact of the human being... well, human. He wanted Thor to find an Aesir to wed, but Thor thought long and hard about that. He came to the conclusion that maybe he could take a page out of Loki's book. After all, he could learn a lot from his younger sibling. He wasn't going to let Odin stand in the way of love. He was going to defy his father.

That terrified him more than anything.

He remembered the last time he did that. That... he didn't want to think about what happened. It worked out for him, eventually. Not for others affected by his actions. He still felt bad about that. If he hadn't have reacted without thinking... maybe they'd be okay. But if he hadn't, would he have met his soulmate?

"Thor?" A soft voice brought him out of his thoughts. "Are you alright?"

Thor turned to look at his soulmate with a smile, desperate to hide everything he felt. He was an open book, he knew, and he didn't mind that, but he didn't want Bruce to be suspicious.

"I'm alright," Thor replied. "Simply excited to go home."

"Or excited to annoy the Grandmaster, or whatever he's called." Bruce chuckled.

"I may as well! It's not as if he can kill me, especially on Asgard." Thor grinned in reply, beyond pleased that Bruce didn't question his thinking. "You know me too well."

"Mhm. Just don't kill anyone and don't get yourself killed," Bruce said. "I think a nice relaxing weekend is called for."

Thor nodded in agreement as he wrapped an arm around the scientist's waist. He saw that Bruce was packing some paperwork, ones he recognised from the weekend he'd spent mercilessly nagging the doctor to stop working.

"A nice relaxing weekend doesn't include working," Thor replied with an amused smile. "Let's leave all that behind for a weekend, okay? Let's just have some fun."

"Thor..." Bruce frowned as he searched for the words. "Tony's worried about this. We're almost finished and if I can get my side of the work done by the time we get back, like I'm sure he'll do with his, we can get the prototypes up and running by Monday. As he says, the end of the world won't wait for anyone."

"Don't let his stress impact your time, my love. You need to look after yourself."

Thor gently held his soulmate closer as he pressed a gently kiss to the top of his head, smiling as he felt Bruce lean into his side. He would never get used to having a soulmate.