Pretty When You Cry

Odin's punishment for Loki was quite simple. The trickster was to be stripped of his power and sent back to Midgard permanently. Odin didn't have it in him to kill his adopted son, but surely, the humans that he'd tormented would do him in if given the chance.

The final piece of the punishment was a spell, cast by Odin on Thor, that made it so that the blonde would get violently ill if he were to come near Loki. As angry as Thor was at Loki's actions, Odin knew that the warrior would inevitably protect his brother if necessary. So, he made it impossible.

The path through the realms was opened mere moments after Loki's punishment was announced, and the dark haired ex-god was cast down.

Loki landed on top of the roof of Stark Tower. He'd have laughed at his father's choice in location, had he not been in agonizing pain. It was hailing, the air was freezing, and Loki felt like he could barely move. Everything hurt. His first thought was that the pain would be very temporary. His magic would help accelerate the healing. But then, he remembered...

The ex-god felt like he wanted to cry. Even doing that would hurt, though. Instead, he resolved to lay there, and hope that perhaps death would take him quickly. His mortal form would be unable to withstand the cold and the injuries. It was only a matter of hours, maybe minutes now.

And then, a sound interrupted everything. A door had opened. There were footsteps. Using the last of his energy, Loki turned his head, only to see Tony Stark standing above him.

Loki blacked out after that. Thus, he didn't recall Tony carrying him into the tower, bringing him to the medical center, and treating his wounds. Most were broken bones, and superficial cuts. There didn't seem to be any internal bleeding, which was great, because Tony really didn't want to have to call Bruce in. He could handle setting wrists and ankles and disinfecting wounds on his own.

The only real worry was the apparent concussion that Loki had sustained.

So, after he was finished working on Loki, Tony used carbon steel fiber to restrain his arms and legs to the bed. He then set JARVIS to monitor the trickster continuously. The AI was to let him know if there were any changes in Loki's breathing and heart rate. Meanwhile, Tony retreated to his lab, intending to find out the story behind this unexpected visit. Discreetly, of course. He definitely didn't want anyone to know that Loki was there.

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