"Get a new bandage. He's bleeding through it."
"We're out of bandages."
"How are we out of bandages?"
"Because you mummified him with them!"
Loki's awake enough to hear the words. He's awake enough to feel the pressure against his skull. But he's not awake enough to process it. He doesn't know what's happening to him. And, honestly, he's not awake enough to care.
"We need to do something."
"What, you want me to run to Walmart and just hope the thing's still alive when I get back?"
"Well, what do you think we should do, huh?"
"I don't know!"
"Look, go get me his gown. I'll use that."
Footsteps.
A pause.
Pressure.
Against his head.
... That's weird.
It feels nice.
But it hurts.
... That's weird, too.
He's tired.
He's going back to sleep.
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It's quiet.
He likes quiet.
Quiet is nice.
Quiet means he's okay.
He slowly opens his eyes, and the lights in the room nearly blind him. He wonders if they left him his cage and blanket. That sounds very inviting right now.
He sits up a little, propping himself up on his elbows. The ground feels soft. He feels like he's lying on a cloud. He can't put into words just how strange that is.
"Loki?" Pierce says cautiously. "Are you okay?"
Loki opens his mouth.
And then he closes it.
Is he okay?
He feels okay.
He doesn't really feel anything, actually.
He feels... numb.
That's what he feels.
And he supposes that's okay.
"Cage?"
... That doesn't really answer the question he was asked, does it?
"You're not in the cage," Pierce says slowly. "You're in bed."
Loki's brows furrow.
Bed.
He's in bed.
"I have a bed?"
"You do right now," Pierce says. That doesn't make much sense. "How do you feel?"
Hmm.
That's still a good question.
He's still not sure what the answer is.
"Tired," he says finally, lying back down and closing his eyes. He curls up on his side, pulling his knees up to his chest. "Sleep."
Pierce sighs. "Don't fall back asleep yet."
Loki just sighs.
He'd really like to fall back asleep.
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What If... HYDRA Got Hold of Loki?
FanfictionTaking over Midgard was supposed to be easy. Hank Pym already killed their team of heroes. They were supposed to be undefended. Conquering the realm was supposed to be an easy boost of morale for Asgard after the murder of their beloved older prince...
