A Tale of Mischief and Mutants part 2

Not Normal

—-Sam—-

Alright so I have a little bit before Thor gets here with the pain meds. Let's see if I have to do anything special for a shower. I pick up the folder containing care instructions for my wrists. -'hygiene: avoid soaking or submerging in water until 5/27/24.'- Damnit, I want a shower. I need to scrub away yesterday despite the general need for a shower for cleanliness sake, my skin is also crawling from yesterday.

Those men, their hands had been all over me. Thankfully nothing about the encounter had been sexual but still I want to be rid of the residual feeling of foreign hands on my body. The only solution I can think of is a shower. I'm left with one option. I find my voice timid as if he'll turn up his nose at my request.

"Lo' I... I need a shower but... the thing says I can't get my wrists wet. ...can you help me?"

I bite my lip slightly we have gotten comfortable changing in the same room but we never really took off our undergarments around each other or anything. It wasn't like those first months where I didn't care about privacy over time my need for it came back. He nods softly not making any of the suggestive comments he would make under normal circumstances understanding my discomfort after yesterday.

"Of course darling."

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Everything went well I had been afraid of letting a man see me naked after yesterday even though I trust Loki with my life. When we got started though he was gentle surprising my stupid irrational anxiety about the situation and I was put at ease with him like I knew I would be when I had thought through it rationally before we started.

I'm currently sitting on the couch. Now wearing my own clothes (technically pajamas). When we hear a knock at the door my body involuntarily tenses up at the sound. Loki touches my shoulder gently.

"It's just Thor love."

I nod my muscles relaxing. I had known that but for some reason it didn't seem to matter to my fight or flight reflex. Thor comes in he doesn't bound into the room with the energy of a golden retriever puppy like he usually would. He looks tired and he also seems to be measuring his usual general excitement over everything for my sake not wanting to startle me.

"Hello sister I have your things."

Even his voice sounds tired.

"Thanks. ...Thor, have you slept at all?"

He sits down sighing in apparent exhaustion setting Mjölnir and my prescription on the coffee table.

"I've had far more important matters to attend to."

I give him my best 'mom' glare.

"You should get some rest."

He smiles slightly at my ordering him around.

"Of course, I will after I've finished making sure my brother and soon to be sister are alright."

I smile and open the pills glancing at the name I've taken them enough over my lifetime to know my dose is one pill. I swallow it dry without any trouble.

"I'm doing better, I've even gotten a shower in."

"I can tell. The air seems cleaner."

I giggle and teasingly scold him.

"Thor Odinson are you accusing me of being smelly?!"

Loki butts in.

"What's the Midgardian phrase? If the shoe ships?"

I laugh at this.

"Ships?!"

I keep laughing.

"There's no way you just said that wrong. It's fits! They have shoes on Asgard!"

I can't control my giggles I don't even know if it's actually that funny. I might just be so filled with anxiety today that I'm looking for an excuse to take things lightly.

"Loki please tell me you said that on purpose."

He looks a little embarrassed yet pleased he's made me laugh. He responds slightly grumpily folding his arms.

"So what if I didn't?"

"Then that would be really adorable."

Loki smiles fondly at me from this. Thor sighs like a parent with two unruly children.

"Well you two certainly are not normal but you are seemingly alright so I'm going to go get that rest now."

He stands to leave and I smile at him.

"Alrighty love you!"

I point at Loki.

"He does too he's just a butt sometimes."

Thor nods looking at Loki mischievously.

"Indeed."

Loki objects.

"Hey! That's not... well, I've been working on it."

Thor pats his brother on the back.

"I've noticed, thank you. Also, I love you too."

Loki smiles slightly and Thor is on his way.