Video; thunderer [Thor 3 Spoilers]

[worldsaway]

[You can tell from the moment Thor's face appears on camera, he's been through hell and back. His hair is almost entirely buzzed down, save for the tufts on top, with markings shaved into the sides. His eye is covered by a black patch, indicating an injury that he isn't happy to talk about.]

I've made some changes. [Bluntly, as if he consented to any of this.]

What else.. Some things have happened at home that may be of interest to some of you. [He hums, considering.] Odin is dead. I have another sister? Her name is Hela. Mjolnir is destroyed. Banner is alive. [He feels a little guilty revealing that one, but he thinks someone deserves to know.] I fought the Hulk. I won. I met a real, live Valkyrie- And Asgard is.. [A people, not a place, but..] The realm has been destroyed. My people are seeking refuge, I suppose I understand now what displacement feels like.

I have the remains of Asgard in a ship, floating through space. If a portal could open for them, that would be extremely useful to me right now. I'm a king with no land or people, now. Very poetic. [Does he seem terse? He's kind of tense.


And then Loki comes barging in, looking very much the same and carrying a large parchment. He glances at the recording with a frown. He places the map of Earth on the wall, pinning it with a single dagger.]

Must you reveal everything? Put that away, I have work for you.

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[dothelokimotion]

[ There is certainly a part of him that fears Captain America. He's heard too much from Steve not to be wary. It is a bias he knows that lurks close by. He doesn't want to shy away from it, but he gets the feeling that it is Captain America that'll take Steve away more than any other person. ]

I will follow your lead.

[livingsymbol]

[ Loki isn't entirely wrong. The mantel of Captain America is a burden as much as it is a relief. Steve falls back on it because he's familiar with it and when the rest of the world stops making sense, he goes to work. But what will really pull him away from the ones he loves every time is Steve. Steve, the soldier, who still lives in the heat of battle.

He knows that somewhere deep down. That he's not comfortable as a civilian. Being a hero at least gave him room to compromise, but he's not sure where that line is anymore. Steve takes Loki's hand. ]

Follow your heart. We can make it work.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He makes a quiet sound at the back of his throat as Loki curls up closer to Steve, his arms snaking around Steve's neck. The heavy loss of Asgard sits around his neck (Loki used to spit out how he wanted it to burn, sentiment should burn because what good has it ever give him but the end of a stick, hanging off a bridge?) and Loki's chest heaves from the weight. His fingers stroke skin softly. ]

I love you. My bright sword.

[livingsymbol]

[Steve wants to be Loki's support. He wants to comfort him, to tell him that no matter how bad things get that they can always pull through and find a happier ending. He wants to tell him he understands, but he doesn't. So he pulls Loki closer and says what he does know.]

I will always be with you. Whenever you need me.