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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:09 pm
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Tony paused at Loki’s pout and shook his head. “Lo….that’s not what I meant.” He mumbled. “I just….” He couldn’t form the words he needed though. Instead he placed his hand on the back of Loki’s head, resting his forehead to the god’s and slowly, almost hesitantly opening his mind for Loki to see what was wrong. Tony’s mind was absolutely spinning. Plans, diagrams, possibilities tumbling over each other and growing in a dizzying fashion, in amongst that were the dozens of other things Tony knew he needed to handle to keep some semblance of normalcy to the public, memories of his life in the mansion coming to the surface and personal struggles as he realized he was resigning himself to not only kill Sif when they met each other, but to build weapons and speak with those people from that part of his life to protect Loki and the Avengers now. He was on the verge of slipping into one of his episodes, of zoning out due to everything running through his head, he knew it, and he was struggling to stay grounded, knew he had to.
Bruce gave a small shrug. “You’re telling me. I have been around those two more than any of the rest of you have. I know exactly how Tony will react, I’ve told Loki and tried to get him to tell Tony, but he’s scared and he won’t.” he said slowly. “Part of me has thought of telling Tony myself, but it’s not my place, and at this point, I wouldn’t put it past Loki to run if he finds out…..not to mention Tony will be beyond angry to learn from someone other than Loki….” he said slowly, standing and pacing a bit. He didn’t like this situation at all. It was almost pleasant to have someone to talk to about it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:26 pm
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Tony trembled slightly when Loki saw the chaos of his mind. Emotions, thoughts, even his body, he didn’t mind sharing from time to time, but he was laying out his mind for Loki completely, letting him see the most precious thing he had and trusting him when he was completely unable to help himself. Hearing Loki’s voice in his mind, he relaxed slightly. Letting Loki move him around, Tony just placed his trust in Loki for the time being, letting him help, not even trying to hide it when Loki came across a painful memory or secret, not even caring if Loki really saw them. It wasn’t easy, Tony was so high strung at this point that every now and then, he’d tense again and more thoughts burst into his mind, but soon enough he could think straight again and didn’t feel like he was drowning inside. Dropping his head to Loki’s collar, he closed his eyes and just breathed. “Thank you.” He murmured. His body was still rigid with tension, but his mind was freed some and Tony could focus again.
Bruce glanced at Natasha. “From what I understand, he didn’t have anyone during his first two pregnancies….I don’t know much about the man he was with during his third.” Bruce admitted. That probably contributed to Loki’s fear, but Bruce knew it wouldn’t matter to Tony. Nodding when she agreed with his assessment of the situation, he crossed his arm and paused in his pacing finally. “Well Thanos and Sif are concerns still of course, and I imagine it’ll be easy for them to figure out about Loki’s pregnancy and cause problems….and you should probably try to keep Clint from noticing, he’ll blurt it out the moment he even has a hint of a connection. Thor will either try to kill Tony or succeed in killing him by hugging him too hard when he finds out….” Bruce mused, an exasperated smile tugging at his lips at the thought. “Thor didn’t say anything about HOdur though…..he could pose a threat if he isn’t properly taken care of on Asgard. We’ll have to send Thor back for news on him soon. I’m pretty sure Frigga won’t let him get away, not after what happened.” He mused before giving Natasha a long look. “Hodur raped Loki and was the father of Loki’s twins…..he is also responsible for hiring the people that killed them, sending Loki’s triplets away, and almost succeeded in killing Sleepnir while we were on Asgard.” He explained slowly.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:01 pm
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Tony had appreciated the soothing from Loki, needed it more than he would admit. No one ever comforted him like that. Rhodey had offered some support after Afghanistan and Pepper had tried to help while they were together, but he never revealed anything but what he couldn’t keep hidden to them. Shuddering under Loki’s touch, Tony took a moment to respond, almost too tense for the massage to be effective, but after a few moments, his muscles slowly began to relax and he let Loki chase it away slowly. “I’m sorry….” He finally managed. “You’re the one who should be being comforted.” He frowned. At the same time though, he was aware that they’d been lucky that Tony had been able to go so long without even coming close to an episode.
Bruce nodded at Natasha’s words. It would make sense. Seeing the look on the spy’s face darken, Bruce didn’t know if he should be concerned or pleased. Bruce shrugged slightly. “I think Tony kept Loki from killing him, I wasn’t quite in my right mind when that happened. But from what I remember of Frigga’s face, she’s probably got something worse than death in store for him. Those were her grandchildren and son he was messing with, not to mention it meant turning Odin against her somehow….or at least that’s what I’m understanding.” He said slowly. Hearing her comment about cleaning out, he chuckled. “I think if they mess up again, the whole team will end up there with you…..” he said softly. He sure wasn’t going to let their mess hurt anyone here, not when he’d only just now find people he didn’t have to fear that he’d hurt them or end up running from him. And he could only imagine that Tony’s protectiveness for Loki and Steve overarching protectiveness would drive them to do.
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:39 am
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Tony sighed, shaking his head slightly. “It’s something I can get over.” He said lightly. “I don’t have many good memories of that house, no, but it’s not something I’m going to let control me. I was a stupid, lonely kid, it will be different this time. Besides, it’s not just you I’m moving to protect Lo. All of the Avengers would benefit from a safer home, and moving us away from the city will save a lot of innocent people that suffer when villains come after us.” He said softly.
Bruce hummed lightly at Natasha’s words. It was nice to know that they had some sort of friendship when she had more reason than anyone else to hate him. Smirking, he nodded. “Very loved indeed…..and it will be a little terror eventually. Tony Stark as a father……he’d buy the world for the child if he wanted it.” He chuckled. “I imagine that would apply to any nieces and nephews he had as well.” He added after a moment, looking Natasha over. He knew Clint and Natasha wanted to keep their relationship private, and knew they were probably a long way off from ever thinking about marrying or having children, but he also knew they would need reassurance that their children would be loved, protected, and have a home should anything happen.
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