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The interior of Tony's lair had seen a few makeovers as of recent. Wherever he'd set up his workspace had been the most intimate space possible--a macrocosm of his mental world where everything was happening at once, decipherable to only him. However, the space had undergone a shift ever since he opened it up to the littler ones. He suddenly found himself having to make the space accessible to other people. Inviting, even. It was...exhausting.

And this next venture was, too. But the exhaustion brought the promise of reward. It always did.

Tony lounged on the sofa (the one piece of the room he still had the most affection for) as he awaited Thor's knock. He nursed a cup of warm rum as he lounged about in a robe, having indulged in the longest bath in ages. The snow was exciting, but it sucked the life out of him.

Date: 2018-12-19 07:19 pm (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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A few months ago, Thor would barge into places without so much as a second thought, but Loki's influence changed his behavior. Not only that, but he had perfected his bang into a far more subtle knock.

And that's precisely what Thor is doing now. He taps his knuckle against the door in a gentle rap-rap.

"It's me." It is indeed Thor Odinson, in dry, newly-changed clothes.

Date: 2018-12-19 11:10 pm (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (I'm quite happy thank you.)
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Thor steps inside, sets a hand down on WALL-E's head the same way he might a child. He looks over at Tony, dressed in his robe, lounging about like some Asgardian noble. Thor smiles.

"You look comfortable," he remarks as he briefly verifies no errant Stark feet are in danger of being sat upon, then plops down on the unoccupied third of the couch.

Date: 2018-12-20 02:08 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (I'm quite happy thank you.)
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Thor doesn't know what Tony is thanking him for, but he doesn't question it. "You're welcome. Let me know if you're ever in need of another weather-related event."

He didn't shape the weather often, but he had to say, he was pretty good at it.

Date: 2018-12-20 02:58 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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Thor wraps his arm around Tony's smaller form and pulls him in, then sets his face against his hair.

"You smell nice, by the way," he mumbles against Tony's head. He plants a quick kiss there, then shifts Tony's face with his free hand so he can give him a proper kiss on the lips.

Date: 2018-12-20 04:00 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (No one knows it's me.)
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Thor lets out a little needy whining noise as Tony pulls away.

Date: 2018-12-20 04:12 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Confused.)
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Thor takes the present, looks down at it, and then looks up at Tony.

"But it's not Christmas yet," he says.

Date: 2018-12-20 04:21 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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Thor looks down at the gift and it's obvious from a glance that like a child, he's eager to open it. He hasn't finished Tony's gift yet, and that guilt's the only thing stopping him from immediately opening the package.

Then, hesitatingly, he slowly pulls at the ribbon, then lifts open the lid to reveal two circular broaches.

Date: 2018-12-20 04:43 am (UTC)
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They're beautiful. Thor gazes down at them appreciatively and only looks up when Tony speaks.

"Certainly."

Date: 2018-12-20 05:10 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Confused.)
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Thor looks down at them as best as he can as Tony pins them on, then resists the urge to touch them as much as he wants to run his fingers over the grooves of the runes. He doesn't want to immediately smudge his new gift right out of the package.

Instead, he rises to his feet after Tony.

"What's the best part?"

Date: 2018-12-20 05:43 am (UTC)
st_ormbreaker: (Hella charming.)
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Tony doesn't give him an answer. Thor allows himself to be led by Tony, enjoying the weight of the other man's hand in his own. His grip on it tightens as they step outside into the cold, hoping to share a little bit of his warmth. Thor might be impervious to winter chill, but Tony is sensitive to cold. If he could, he'd bundle the man up in a half-dozen blankets every time he got cold and wrap his arms around him until Tony was warmed to his satisfaction.

There are no blankets here, though -- just Tony, his newly-materialized scarf, Thor, and his newly-gifted pendants.

Thor wordlessly follows after Tony, up to that fixed point on the roof and wonders -- knowing he'll never guess -- what Tony Stark has planned this time.

Date: 2018-12-20 06:04 am (UTC)
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Thor sets a hand against the side of Tony's head and runs a thumb along the outer lobe of his ear. "This isn't a competition, you know."

Date: 2018-12-20 06:17 am (UTC)
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When Thor finally parts to answer, he's still close enough to feel Tony's breath on his face.

"Not unless we want to continue going to ridiculous extremes to attempt to one-up the other."

It would probably happen.

Date: 2018-12-20 06:43 am (UTC)
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Thor is so caught off-guard by the sudden pull of the cape manifesting behind him that he staggers a half-step back in surprise. He turns and reaches for the cape, then holds it in his hand.

It's thick and textured and real.

He lets go of it, letting it drape heavily behind him, then spins around, as if testing it. When he finally stops, he's facing Tony.

Thor didn't think anyone would understand why he was so moved by the gesture. He's pretty sure if he had tried, he couldn't explain it to anyone's satisfaction. He'd started losing things one after the other when he started dreaming of Ragnarok: his father who dissolved into Odinforce, Mjölnir which had been destroyed by his sister, his cape which had been torn moments after he landed in Sakaar, his hair which was shorn off, his eye, his friends, brother, Asgard, most of its people, half of those that survived Hela's culling, and half again when Thanos snapped his fingers.

He had been given replacements for some of what he'd lost: Rocket had gifted him with an eye and with Eitri helped him to forge Stormbreaker. Though he appreciated both of them, neither could replace what had been taken from him. If given the choice between a synthetic eye and a real one, he'd choose having his own eye without hesitation; Stormbreaker, for all its strength was no Mjölnir and had not been his steadfast companion in over 1000 years of battles across the Nine Realms and beyond.

This, though --

This was the first thing that was better than the original it intended to replace.

"Thank you."

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