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The beach hadn't been in Loki's original plans for the day, to the extent that he planned days ahead in the Inn. They were all similar enough that there seemed little point. But after a message from Thor arrived while he was spending his few hours in the clinic (no more than a few, as he was still primarily trying to stuff information into his head and it turned out there actually was a limit to how effective that was on a daily basis) his not-plans had shifted.

The message had been simple, almost innocuous. Anyone else would have read it as a simple 'hey, we should talk!' More of Thor's sporadic clinging. But Loki had a longer baseline, and a few things had put him on edge.

It wasn't going to be a conversation that should have an audience. There was a chance it wouldn't actually be a conversation, per se - he'd have thought 'lecture' if he'd actually done anything worth lecturing about. (Surely putting a small child on a very low to the ground tightrope didn't qualify.)

But that was how he'd come to be seated on the beach (easy enough to reach within the border timeline if he shapeshifted to a wolf) with a neat coil of twine beside him, tying it into the right series of knots for a decent fishing net and waiting for Thor to turn up.

If nothing else, he'd know if he still remembered how to make nets properly.

Date: 2018-09-13 05:26 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Confused.)
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Thor turns to look at Loki, his expression perplexed.

"So you try at it?"

Date: 2018-09-13 12:30 pm (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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"I liked you then," Thor insists, watching Loki carefully. "And I like you now, too. Don't act like nobody likes you."

Date: 2018-09-13 11:22 pm (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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Thor huffs lightly at being told he doesn't count because he's the exception. It's silly and Thor knows it, but that doesn't stop him from feeling that way.

He still doesn't get how there could be advantages to being disliked, but as Thor has been disliked by very few people in his life and those who did dislike him he generally didn't care much for, either, it's no surprise that he has a hard time imagining those any benefits.

Still, he looks down at Loki's hands, busily knotting. Thor finds it strangely relaxing, and for a minute or two, he doesn't say anything. Thor just watches his brother work. The air starts to feel a little less oppressive than when their conversation first started.

Just a little.

Thor takes a breath and looks over at Loki.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier," he says, finally. "I'm sorry I couldn't do more."

Date: 2018-09-14 12:25 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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"I did tell you, though," Thor says, though he does not mention that it was Tony that pushed him in this direction. True, he probably would have told Loki eventually, but he definitely wouldn't have told him as soon as he had. Thor knew himself well enough that without the appropriate force, he would have delayed it for as long as possible.

"And I don't recommend you looking into Tony's head," Thor says. "There are plenty of things there now that you probably don't want to see."

Date: 2018-09-14 01:32 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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"But you still would have had to poke in mine," Thor says. He says it as if it is a statement, even though it feels more like a question. Was he that good at talking to his brother? Thor supposed so; they had known each other for 1500 years. They could both be quite adept at needling one another when the opportunity presented itself.

Date: 2018-09-14 01:47 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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"So you'd have just tried to wheedle the truth out of Tony."

Date: 2018-09-14 02:35 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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Thor frowns a little at Loki's admission. "Are you done guilting my boyfriend now?"

Date: 2018-09-14 03:06 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Neutral.)
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Thor rolls his eyes.

"I want your net when you're done with it."

Date: 2018-09-14 03:30 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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That's enough to draw a smile from Thor for the first time since he arrived at the beach.

"Not using it for a weapon."

Date: 2018-09-14 03:38 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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"I'll get you more twine if you can make it bigger."

Date: 2018-09-14 03:49 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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Thor has no idea where to find more twine, but he is grateful as always to have something to focus on, some small mission to accomplish.

Thor reaches out and presses a hand to the back of his brother's hair and toussles it in his typical somewhat messy, unintentionally aggressive way.

"I should get back," he says. "I'm sure Tony's waiting for me."

But first...

"Did you need anything else?"

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