Love In Odd Places (Steve Rogers x Loki) (BoyxBoy)

For Thor

  "Please, friend Steve, I beg of you to help my brother."

This was a statement he never thought he'd hear from the thunder god. Steve had been sitting at home sketching pictures of his friends from both past and present when the god of thunder came in through his door. The sudden arrival startled Steve and he had jumped up from his chair, dropping his sketchpad and pencils onto the floor loudly.

The look on Thor's face was one of sadness and hope when he asked to speak with Steve. Being a friend, Steve gave Thor a reassuring smile and gestured for him to have a seat on the couch.

"So, what's going on Thor? How can I help?"

"Can you help my brother?"

The words had startled Steve worse than the appearance of the strong muscular god barging in. Steve sat still for a few minutes trying to understand if he heard Thor correctly. "Um... What?"

"My brother's trial was today and my father gave out his sentencing." Thor looked at Steve with bright shining blue eyes as he remembered the events of the trial. "My brother has been banished from Asgard."

"Gee, Thor, I'm sorry. I know that's gotta suck, but what do you want me to do about it? I can't change your dad's mind."

"No, of course not. No one could do that. I ask that you let Loki come stay with you here on Midgard for the time being until he can find a way to make his own way here."

Steve looked at Thor like he had five heads. Let Loki stay here? With him? No way! Loki had tried to kill not only him, but his teammates and most of New York as well. "I'm sorry, Thor, but I can't."

"Please, friend Steve, I beg of you to help my brother. I already asked the man of iron and he refuses. I would ask the good doctor but he lives with Tony and Tony won't let Loki anywhere near his house again. I wouldn't have come if I didn't have any other choice."

Steve sighed, why was he seriously considering this? Loki was a murderer. He was a villain. He was a bully. Steve hated bullies. He always had and always will. There was absolutely no way-

But the look on Thor's face made Steve stop and consider it. Thor wanted to do anything he could to save his brother, including coming to Steve for help. Sure, Loki was a bully, but people could change right?

"If I say no, where would he go?"

Thor's face contorted into anguish as he thought of his brother's might be home, "Nifilheim. It's the place where Helheim is located just beneath. It is a disasterly place where Loki would barely survive. The weather is harsh and the terrain is even harsher."

It would be so easy to say no, right? Loki belonged somewhere that would treat him the way he treated everyone else. He deserved to be punished! But even as Steve thought this he already knew the answer to Thor's question. Whether the super soldier wanted to admit it or not, he knew the answer the moment the question was asked.

"When will he be joining me? I may need to get a few things to accommodate-"

Steve couldn't finish his sentence before he was pulled out of his chair and into the thunder god's bulky arms in a strong hug. If it was back before the serum, Thor would have crushed every bone in Steve's body in that one hug. Now, however, all it managed was to make Steve feel like he was a rag doll. "Thank you so much, friend Steve! I will forever be indebted to you!"

Finally Thor let go and Steve took a slight step back to regain his balance. "Really, Thor, it's no problem. Long as Loki doesn't try to harm anyone, myself included, he is free to come here."