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. . . You could make friends. Connect with others.

Isn't that what you're best at?

[ loki hates giving this advice, but neither does he want thor to stew in helplessness. in fear of the future. yes, having thor around means loki might end up being back in his shadow. a pale, weaker version when a better one exists.

but also the resentment stings less. it's hard to muster it when you're in the throes of self-recrimination. ]

Friends. [Thor take this into serious consideration, and after a few moments' reflection, he nods, clapping his brother on the back.] Yes! Yes, Brother. I will do that. Friends sound great.

[ loki rolls his eyes. ]

Yes. Great.

Why do you roll your eyes? You just suggested it!

I offered the most banal of solutions, brother. I think I am allowed to roll my eyes at it.

You say banal, I say helpful. It is good to have allies; you never know when you may need to call upon them.

[ he scoffs. ]

Only if you're any good at making them.

Ah. And we know that I am. Maybe we can find you some friends. But you have to be nice to them.

Don't turn into snakes and rugs and bushes and shiny rocks only to stab them. Most people don't like that.

[ dryly. ]

Well, now I've lost all interest.

C'mon now, Loki. [Thor slings an arm around his brother's shoulders and gives a little shake.] I believe in you. I can help! I can give you advice.

This is sounding worse by the minute. What possible advice could you give?

How to be nicer.

How to not stab people.

How to make friends.

How to keep friends.

So many topics, Brother. I should've taught an elective class on Asgard.

[ bluntly. ]

You could barely pass your elective classes.

What? That's not true. [It was true.]

I passed.

Yes, Thor. Hence why I said barely.

And it certainly wasn't on account of your listening skills.

It was because of my friends! The Warriors Three were constantly distracting me.

[He huffs a playful scoff.]

The teachers liked me.

[ loki purses his lips tightly at the mention of the warriors three. at least thor designated them correctly. ]

The teachers had to like you, Thor.

No, they didn't. It's not like I would've smote them if they failed me. [.. Maybe.

Probably.]

[ his answering chuckle is a touch bitter. ]

Of course not. You'd just tell them to know their place.

Yes, well. Younger me was not the nicest. Or the wisest. Or the kindest.

. . . No.

[ loki exhales quietly. ]

But none of us were.

We've had much to learn, and .. I think it is safe to say that we've at lest made progress.

I'm proud of us. [There was no Frigga, no Odin to share their delight in how far their sons had come. Thor would feel it for all of them instead.]

[ he blinks. ]

You are?

You're not?

I just held you in my arms as you cried. I struggle to remember another time we've done so. Perhaps once when we were quite small.

[ loki immediately looks like he wants to take back everything he's done in the last couple of minutes. he picks at the skin on his palms. ]

I'm not sure yet.

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