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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:04 pm
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When Loki agreed to marking the pizza place as their first date, Tony grinned, shaking his head. “I’m afraid everything we do will end in paparazzi in some form or fashion.” He joked. “Curse of being who we are on Earth. People may not care to pay attention on other worlds, but here everyone wants to be nosey at all times.” He continued. Trailing off, he watched as Loki yawned and seemed to settle more into his seat. “Yeah…you rest. We’ve run into both of your nap times anyway.” He teased gently. He didn’t mind the silence on the drive, just the sounds of the car and Loki and Fenrir’s breath. It was peaceful. He’d always enjoyed driving, made sure to drive himself everywhere. Some part of him wondered if he shouldn’t suggest a family roadtrip in the future. The drive itself was uneventful, but right as they were entering familiar territory, he hear Loki moaning and shifting. Glancing at him, he smiled faintly, hand reaching out to stroke his hair and soothe him a little so he could settle for the rest of the ride. But as he was shifting his attention back to the road ahead, he felt a shock come across the bond. Clutching onto the wheel in surprise, his gaze snapped over to Loki. “Lo….babe….” he said quickly, trying to separate himself Loki’s pain for the moment. Seeing the god clutching his belly, he couldn’t help the small bubble of panic rising in his stomach. Were the babies coming? It was early still wasn’t it? They weren’t completely prepared yet. Or he wasn’t at least. “It’s alright Lo…just hold on. We’re almost home.” He promised, speeding up. “Jarvis!” he snapped, the phone is his pocket picking up the name and lighting up. “Yes sir?” Tony unconsciously reached for Loki’s back. “Get Bruce, tell him that he needs to be waiting when we arrive.” He said sharply.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:41 pm
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As Loki worked his way through the pain, Tony reached over and took his hand, holding onto it tightly. He was sure Loki would bruise his hand at the very least, but if the little bit of physical contact might help, he needed to offer it. “Breath Lo….just breath babe.” He said quickly. By that point Fenrir was awake and whining softly in his seat. He still had enough sense to remain in his seat though, just watching Tony and Loki until one of them told him he could move. It only took a few moments for JARVIS to connect them through to Bruce and his slightly baffled voice rang through the car. “Tony? What’s wrong? What’s going on?” he asked quickly. Tony shook his head, trying to push his car even faster. “It’s Loki…something is wrong….” He responded tightly, glancing over to the god. “Lo, can you tell Bruce what’s going on? Maybe it would help?” he asked, hoping the distraction might help and that whatever Loki might say would help Bruce. Speeding around a few cars and flying down the road with his emergency lights on, some small part of his brain thanked his formula one training. This car was far from a racer, but he was managing it pretty well. He’d have to update the engines in all of his cars, increase their horsepower and handling for emergencies. “Mother?” Fenrir spoke, voice quiet and wavering. Tony let out a shaky breath, trying to remain as calm as he could. “It’s alright Fenrir. Just stay in your seat. We’ll be home soon.” He promised. Soon enough the gates to the mansion came into view, swinging open automatically as Tony squeezed the car through as soon as he could manage to race up the driveway where the Bruce, Thor, and Steve were already coming out to meet them.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 3:55 pm
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Thor swept forward to open the door as soon as the car pulled close, but before he could move to pick up Loki, Bruce was kneeling down next to Loki. “Hey Loki…I need you to listen to my voice and try to do what I’m telling you. I’ll take care of everything, but you have to help me out.” He said firmly, rubbing Loki’s shoulders slightly. “You have to breath, as slow and deep as you can. In through your nose and out through your mouth.” Bruce stayed where he was, ignoring the nervous, fidgeting men around him until Loki tried to follow his directions. Nodding, he stepped back for Thor to move in and carefully pick Loki up and out of the car to carry him into the mansion. Tony carefully extracted his hand from Loki’s as Thor took him and scrambled out of the car. He wanted to run after Thor and Bruce, but Steve was already pulling Fenrir from the car. Taking the pup from the soldier quickly, the genius cuddled hum close, letting Fenrir whine and cling to him. “It’s alright pup, it’s going to be okay…Bruce is going to help your mom, I promise.” He murmured, bouncing Fenrir and rubbing his back as he slowly followed Thor and Bruce to the infirmary. As soon as they reached the infirmary, Thor was setting Loki on a bed, staying next to him as Bruce and Betty rushed around, setting up heart monitors and other machines.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:03 pm
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Thor was careful to cradle Loki close as he felt the god seizing up in his arms. Taking his hand once he was laid down, Thor tried to be support for Loki until Tony came in, just letting Loki hold onto him and reassuring him. When Loki gasped out something about shields, Thor frowned, taking a moment to process it before shaking his head. “Don’t worry about it right now brother. You can think about it later.” He said firmly. “Worrying about anything else isn’t going to help you right now.” Tony stayed with Fenrir for a few more minutes, cuddling and comforting him until he was a little more relaxed. When the boy seemed like he would be alright, he handed him back to Steve, who was waiting to whisk the boy away and keep him distracted upstairs. As soon as Fenrir was out of sight, Tony hurried to the infirmary, sweeping in and instantly crowding Thor out of the way as he took his mate’s hand and began to smooth his hair back. “I’m here Lo. Right here.” He said quickly, leaning down to kiss his forehead. Betty and Bruce had continued to buzz around, speaking to one another and trying to figure out what was going on. “Loki….you just need to keep breathing.” Bruce reminded as he carefully put sensors on Loki’s belly. “We’ll figure this out soon enough, just try to keep as calm as you can.” He continued. Tony watched his friend for a moment before he turned his attention back to Loki. “I told you Bruce would fix everything babe.” He murmured.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:41 pm
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Loki’s words brought a small frown to Tony’s lips. He knew the shield was gone, but it hadn’t occurred to him that Loki would connect that to whatever was going on. He knew well enough that Thanos wasn’t doing this, but he didn’t know how to explain that to Loki. But before he could ponder that too much, Loki was letting out a cry of pain and curling towards him. Cupping his face, Tony leaned over the god and pressed their foreheads together. Without a second thought, he threw his mind open to Loki, summoning what little magic he had up and trying to soothe Loki’s mind with it, trying to help the god separate the physical pain from this thoughts to help him calm down. ‘I’m right here Lo. You’re alright. This isn’t an attack, this isn’t anything dangerous, I’m sure of it…but you have to calm down to see that.’ He whispered into Loki’s mind. As Tony was distracted and keeping Loki busy, Bruce managed to get an IV into him, starting him with some liquids but also dosing him with a very small amount of medicine to help his muscles relax. From the readings, he was fairly certain of what was wrong, but he didn’t want to speak up just yet, not until he saw if the medicine was having any effect or not.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:15 pm
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Tony continued to stay next to Loki as he dealt with the pain, kissing his face, petting his hair and rubbing his back. The whole time his mind remained open to Loki, offering every shred of magic he had to help the god cope. Whispering to him, both out loud and in his mind, he didn’t let Loki withdraw or reject him, he couldn’t let him, not after everything they’d been through. Only when Loki began to relax and breathe normally did he slowly straighten up, needing to use his free hand to support himself on the bed. Even if he wasn’t as physically exhausted as Loki, sharing his pain and spending his magic like that had made him lightheaded, the room shifting dangerously before his eyes until Thor pushed a chair into his knees, forcing him to sit down. Loki’s word managed to bring a chuckle from Bruce, who came over to gently roll Loki over a bit so he could check him. “That would be the muscle relaxers doing their job.” He said calmly. “That was what we refer to as false labor, Braxton Hicks contractions. I’ve never heard of them being that intense before, but I guess that’s just another strange side effect of this pregnancy. Lots of things I’ve never heard of before.” He said. Carefully placing his hands on Loki’s belly, he felt around for a moment before using his stethoscope to listen to the babies’ heartbeats. “I’m sure you’re tired and sore, but overall everyone is alright. No lasting damage that I can find….” He continued, glancing up to Loki. “Does anywhere else hurt? Is hard to breathe or anything?”
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:09 pm
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Loki’s mention of a shield made Bruce freeze a moment, staring at him in surprise before a slightly defeated crossed over his features. “A….Physical shield?” he asked, hand pushing through his hair. “Right when I was thinking I was understanding everything….” He mumbled, Betty’s bright laugh distracting him as she brought over a small cup of water for both Loki and Tony. “You’re just going to have to write the first astrobiology book Bruce.” She said lightly, Tony smiling slightly at her words as he accepted his cup, sipping on the water gratefully. The question about the twins had Bruce turning over the ears of his stethoscope to Loki however, allowing the god to hear the two fluttering heartbeats within him. As Loki listened, Bruce crossed his arms thoughtfully, looking Tony and Loki over. “I imagine the excitement and stress of going out today triggered this, perhaps with a little dehydration and poor circulation from such a long car drive. But…with this having not been common through your pregnancy thus far. I imagine we’ll be meeting the twins sooner rather than later. Your body may just be signaling that it’s ready to have the babies and it’s starting to test everything out, make sure you’re ready.” He said carefully. “With that in mind….We’re going to have to adjust your schedule a bit. No more exercises unless you feel like relaxing in the pool. Minimal movement, no running after Fenrir or anything. If you don’t have to get up and get something, don’t. Daily baths in cool water I think, Betty has some aromatherapy that should help you stay relaxed. And we’ll up your water intake. Maybe turn one of your meals into a smoothie to help with that a bit.” He listed off before pausing and rubbing the back of his neck. “And you may not appreciate me for it, but I’m putting you under medically advised house confinement until these babies come. No more day trips, no more school visits. If we can catch this early if it happens again, maybe it won’t get so bad.’ Turning his attention to Tony, he shook his finger at the genius. “Which means that press conference of yours. Two hours, then he needs to be back here relaxing.” Tony frowned slightly, caught between annoyance and offense that he was being dragged into these rules now, but he gave a small nod all the same.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:37 am
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Loki nodded when Bruce seemed confused about a physical shield and then defeated too by the prospect about it. "I can show you when I have more magic..." Loki offered gently trying to alleiviate any concerns he had caused Bruce. Betty distracted both he and Bruce telling the doctor that he was just going to have to be the person to write the first book on astrobiology. He like Tony gave Betty a soft smile when a cup of water was handled to him. He rose as best he could on the bed with the forearm holding Tony's hand to sip at the cup. He was glad for the water, it feeling cool to his throat and soothe the rest of his nerves. When Bruce moved to hand him the ears of the stethescope Loki was quick to set down his water and taking the devices ears. Hearing the twins heartbeats calmed any remaining anxiety the god had about what had happened. He listened for a long few moments breathing deeply before he took them off and held them out to Tony in an offer to listen to his own children's heartbeats. He then looked to Bruce when the man spoke saying that he assumed the events of the day had caused what had happened to Loki. Loki could only nod but he wondered still if part of what had caused the Braxton hicks was the disolution of the shield around his mind. Still he said nothing about any of such and let the man continue to talk but frowned at the prospect of meeting the twins sooner rather than later. He wasn't ready to have the twins to come and he didn't think Tony was either, there was still too much to do. "If this is my body testing it out what the actual labor for the twins will be I don't think I will be ready for it." Loki complained softly. He couldn't imagine what the actual labor would be like if the Braxton hicks had been so painful.
He had mostly expected what came next from Bruce but that didn't make the god any happier to hear it. More retrictions, basically bed rest which was what he had expected to have been put on. No more excercizing unless in the pool, minimal movement. no getting Fenrir and basically no fetching things for himself. The cool baths and aromatherapy sounded nice enough but he didn't care for all the restrictions even if he did understand them. The drinking of more water was understandable too, even if that would make him have to use the restroom far more often. "No... no I understand this, I figured at the very least I would be stuck on bed rest." Loki sighed, it wasn't like he was going out looking as he did anyway, at least not anywhere else. They had already visited Xavier's school, and he had thought that the interview was going to take place at the mansion. He frowned when the man continued telling Tony that he was not to be at the interview for more than two hours before he needed to be relaxing once more. Loki looked to Tony frowning just as much as his mate did. there were so many rules for him now. If the braxton hicks happened again he wanted Bruce to catch them earlier and not have them become so painful. So he would follow such rules like Bruce wanted. "Fenrir! Is he alright?" Loki questioned suddenly remembering his son.
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