Two men .. Brothers..not in blood..but in bond💚❤️

How much I love him..he'll never know.

Loki didn't mean to say it. He really didn't. All it was , was just a brotherly quarrel. But he didn't mean it to go out of hands so badly.

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It was a fine morning in New Asgard. But not so fine for the Odinsons. The problem was..Thor was concerned about his brother, and Loki found his concern meddling in his affairs.

The Odinsons were living on Earth now. After all the threats and multiversal wars they went through, none of them were left without issues. For Loki, this was like a sore over a wound. He already had so many dark wounds in his life. They just added on.

Thor never knew how real his struggle was, Loki thought. That's why he decided to spend the time he got in his own bohemian way. Atleast , they distracted his mind.

Loki was wrong though. Thor understood just as well what his younger brother was going through. The fact was, Thor didn't want Loki to suffer more, didn't want to lose him again . So he tried to keep track of Loki's activities, and make up for the time they lost.

Both were loved by each other, but none knew.

The problem started on the previous night.

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Loki entered the living room quietly. It was late at night. The lights were off.

" Good, " Loki thought, " Thor doesn't have to know I was out at night."

He was about to silently tiptoe into his bedroom, when from behind came a deep, well known voice -

" Where were you, brother?"

" Damn it!" Loki swore. The oaf was awake.

Loki turned on the light and then turned back to see a worried and pissed off Thor looking back at him.

" You haven't slept.." Loki muttered, more to himself than to Thor.

" You left at 7.30 in the evening and now is 1.30 at night. Have you any idea how much I have searched for you? I even called Iron man to scan the city for you? How am I supposed to sleep in this situation?" , Thor answered.

" So what, Thor? I have a curfew now?" Loki spat back.

" Brother , just tell me where you have been.." Thor asked, his voice uncharacteristically soft. Damn him.

" To the nearest pub.." Loki replied.

Thor was shocked. Loki practically never liked drinking. It was Thor's favorite activity.

Thor was right, Loki didn't like being drunk. But that was when he was more or less okay. Now, he just wanted the bad memories to drown. He just wanted to forget.

He wanted to forget that he would always be an incorrigible troublemaker in people's eyes. He wanted to forget all the bad decisions he made. He wanted to forget that his life felt like a pile of miserable failures.

Loki didn't know why..but after the incidents of Thanos, though they won..these issues started bothering Loki more and more.

" Norns, brother ..you have been drinking?" Thor asked.

" I would not grace that question with an answer." Loki replied rudely.

Now, Thor's temper rose. Loki was being unnecessarily difficult.

" Brother, I demand to know what has gotten to you. You never drank or stayed this late in a pub before." Loki felt the edge in Thor's voice.

" Stop meddling in my affairs, God of Thunder." He said in a low, dangerous tone.