[ thor isn't prepared to talk entirely honestly about what he led him to get the tattoo yet, so he just rolls his eyes and goes to sit himself on the couch where loki can admire the runes to his heart's content
the skin is almost fully healed, only a tinge of pink at the edges left. the runes themselves are solidly drawn, in a style that shows the thor likely drew what he wanted for the artist ]
[ Loki collects himself and tosses the shirt to the side. he shifts from his butt to his knees, perched on the cushions of the couch. he looms over Thor for a moment, taking satisfaction in his sudden tallness over his brother.
then he sets a dark nailed finger on the tattoos, sparking the empathy bond for Thor to feel the mix of his curiosity and smugness, as if he's won some kind of tiny victory. his fingers drag down from one to the next, keeping the contact. ]
[ there's a slight feeling of irritated skin, which hasn't completely had time to heal yet, but for his part thor feels amused and almost expectant, like he's waiting for his brother to pass judgement. he's mostly quiet as his brother inspects the tattoos, but his impatience wins out after a minute or so ]
Well? Does it pass the judgement of Loki the Discerning?
[ there's still the cool touch of his fingers drawing down his back where the tattoos are, just a little underneath. it's not often that Loki seems comfortable with the empathy bond, but with his satisfaction he seems no reason to pull back. ]
Are you here to tempt me? I may just rise to the challenge.
On the surface? That we have journeyed to this new universe by some means. Here we face challenge and here we must stay, unable to move forward until a path back to our own world reveals itself.
[ three runes: journey, challenge and standstill, and a goal to return home. but there are other meanings ]
[ Loki gives him a little, friendly slap against the back where the tattoos are. it's meant to sting a little, as if he were reminding Thor that he's a big jerk. ]
On occasion, you could pull your weight around here a little more.
[ and part of him feels ill again—as if he were completely undeserving of this affection. now like a stamp of shame, it's in the center of Thor's back, and his guilt suddenly flares to life behind his easy expression of fondness, after the bond has already been broken. ]
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[ he is home—also he's sitting around lounging in joggers eating snacks so this is where we are rn. ]
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[ ok, so he wasn't expecting that. it takes him a moment to pull the shirt from his head and make a low, spewing sound of gross. ]
Gross, Thor, you're all sweaty!
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You were asking so nicely to see what I'd had done to myself.
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I'd lay witness of something that was most certainly Not For Me, brother.
[ a little twist upward of his lips. when he looks smugly satisfied, it usually just comes off as annoying. ]
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the skin is almost fully healed, only a tinge of pink at the edges left. the runes themselves are solidly drawn, in a style that shows the thor likely drew what he wanted for the artist ]
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then he sets a dark nailed finger on the tattoos, sparking the empathy bond for Thor to feel the mix of his curiosity and smugness, as if he's won some kind of tiny victory. his fingers drag down from one to the next, keeping the contact. ]
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Well? Does it pass the judgement of Loki the Discerning?
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I'm still deciding.
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Will you be writing me a treatise on the conclusions you come to?
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Are you here to tempt me? I may just rise to the challenge.
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You can write it. It doesn't mean I'll read it. I already know the meaning they hold for me.
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Tell me what that meaning may be, brother.
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On the surface? That we have journeyed to this new universe by some means. Here we face challenge and here we must stay, unable to move forward until a path back to our own world reveals itself.
[ three runes: journey, challenge and standstill, and a goal to return home. but there are other meanings ]
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[ there's more amusement in that, from someone who always used brute force rather than ancient knowledge. ]
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You would see it that way.
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[ there's a little drawl from behind him. ]
Surely after listening to me for short of a millennia you know that.
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[ though he knows at the time it hadn't been a conscious decision ]
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Idiot.
[ with all fondness. ]
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Aye, it's likely.
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[ this is what you get for agreeing, Thor, now he's gonna make fun of you. ]
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I pay the bills, you know. Loki always pays.
whoops wrong thor
Well, Loki-who-always-pays, does it meet with your approval?
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On occasion, you could pull your weight around here a little more.
[ and part of him feels ill again—as if he were completely undeserving of this affection. now like a stamp of shame, it's in the center of Thor's back, and his guilt suddenly flares to life behind his easy expression of fondness, after the bond has already been broken. ]
You're an idiot, you know.
[ that feels better. ]
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