**What if Loki Laufeyson and Tom Hiddleston existed in the same parallel universe, and that universe made them work together as a team?**
During a freak incident involving the real Tesseract stolen from S.H.I.E.L.D., actor Tom Hiddleston is injured...
After getting the hair extensions removed at Hair & Makeup and changing into Tom's civilian clothes at Wardrobe, Loki returned to his quarters at the film's current location. Loki plugged chargers into both Tom's cell phone and the TVA temp pad Mobius issued him for emergencies before sprawling out with a groan on the couch. He hoped to have peace and quiet for a while in which to find the blessed release of sleep. The headache remained, though it had lessened since the transfer.
A knock at the door told Loki the two of them were not going to get that sleep right now. Loki groaned again. Now what?
"Tom? Tom, are you home?"
TOM: That's Jeremy. He plays Hawkeye in the Avengers saga.
LOKI: Hawkeye is one of the Avengers, if I recall correctly.
TOM: Yes, Hawkeye is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and an Avenger. Jeremy was one of the people on the set when the accident happened. He probably came to see how I'm doing, since both of us were in the epicenter of the surge.
LOKI: That's very kind of him. It would be out of your character not to let in a friend.
Loki stood and crossed to the door, opening it to let the dark-haired man who played Hawkeye enter. Jeremy took in Loki's jaundiced appearance at a glance. "You look rough. That thing really did a number to you."
"I have a massive headache," Loki admitted as he rubbed his face.
"I don't doubt it. I have one myself and I wasn't the one holding it." Jeremy gestured over his shoulder with a thumb. "Anything I can bring you to ease the pain? Aspirin, ginger ale, chicken soup...?"
With a very light smile Loki indicated the offer wasn't needed. "I was preparing to take a nap when you knocked, but - "
Jeremy nodded. "Say no more. I'll let you get some sleep, but after that thing dropped us all I thought I'd stop by to check on you. You got hit the worst by far."
TOM: He has no idea.
LOKI: And I'm not telling him.
Unaware of the conversation occurring in Loki's head, Jeremy frowned in deep contemplation before looking back up at Loki. "What do you think happened? It's supposed to be a simple box with a few lights, but what happened today was far beyond a few lights."
"I understand that they put it in the care of experts," Loki said to Jeremy, constructing the truth carefully, "to determine what it did and why."
"Experts." Jeremy chuckled once. "I'll say it needs experts. That energy wave was not natural for an ordinary movie prop. That's the kind of thing I'd expect from the real Tesseract. Hopefully we're all out of danger now." He walked toward the door. "And frankly, I'm glad that you weren't hurt worse."
TOM: We're definitely not telling him.
"I should bounce back faster than Samuel," Loki chuckled.
Jeremy laughed. "I think he landed on his tailbone. That's going to hurt for a while."
As Jeremy left the room, Loki closed and locked the door behind him. With cautious steps he returned to the couch and laid down again. He pulled a blanket off the back of the couch and covered himself up.
TOM: I think we dare not tell anyone who was on set today the truth. Whoever we told would experience a profound case of survivor's guilt.
LOKI: I won't question that choice. Is there anyone you trust enough to tell?
TOM: Perhaps one person, once I'm able to get together with him.
LOKI: I envy you.
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