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Juniper

Juniper looks down at the huge gash running along her palm. While she can’t see it, she knows she’s got a matching one on her forehead. Peering back up at Thor, she gives him a disgruntled sigh.

“A simple thank you would have done it.” she rolls her eyes playfully, wiping off the dust from her jeans.

She looks around, noticing the chaos they had destroyed. Different figures lay limp on the ground. The outskirts of Wakanda, now in ruins, reveal the leftover rubble of Thanos’ attack.

“That monster, animal, whatever you want to call it was coming up behind you. I tried to warn you but you couldn’t hear me. So I came to your defense. I might be small Thor, but it doesn’t mean I can’t handle myself.” she defends her actions.

Slowly, she stretches out her non-injured hand to ask for help to stand up.

Thor arched a brow. “Size doesn’t make up for the fact that you could have died, little Juniper.” he scolded, looking around as he paused. He took a slow breath and grabbed her hand, helping her up to examine her. As he took note of her wounds, he wished more than ever that his brother had made it to earth. “We need to get these bandaged.” he said simply. The battle had finally ended, and Thor worried for the others. “Come, we must see about the others.”

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Tristan

Spending most of the day moving had exhausted Tristan, despite the fact he had done very little of the heavy lifting himself. He was now carrying the last few small boxes to his apartment when he heard a voice – a seemingly familiar one – so he turned around with a polite smile plastered on his face. “No, I’m okay, thanks.” Wait… “Oh my god! No way!”

Never one for subtleties and not a fan of small signs of affection, he put the boxes in his hands down and wrapped his arms tightly around the man, pulling him into an embrace. It was a good job that he’d taped the small boxes up, embarrassed to admit that there were definitely some pictures of the two of them tucked away in there somewhere.

“It’s been years.”

Thor was speechless for a moment as Tristan turned around. “Tris?!” he asked, hugging the other close and fighting the urge to bury his face in the curve of a neck he remembered leaving beautiful marks all over. “My gods, how are you?” he asked, grinning as he released him. He himself had filled out quite nicely with all the digs and such. He couldn’t help but smile, enjoying looking over Tristan and not bothering to hide it. “I didn’t realize you were moving in.” he said, reaching to draw him into another hug. “Since right after graduation, yeah. It’s been a little crazy, but I’m so happy to see you. Let me help, please.”

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Steve stepped into their bedroom and walked over, taking the outstretched hand in his own and letting Thor pull him closer. He tugged off his shirt and crawled into bed beside his lover, nuzzling against the king’s neck and shoulder as he did so. “No more nightmares,” he whispered softly. “You will always have me, Thor. I love you.”

The solid warmth of his soulmate, the feel of Steve so close to him had Thor relaxing. He leaned to kiss Steve softly. “I love you, too, Steven. Forever.” he promised, closing his eyes and rolling so that he was able to hold Steve against him completely. “Sleep, my love. Tomorrow I must talk with the others, work on finding you a ring.”

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Steve sighed and moaned softly as Thor pressed his face into his neck and held him close. He rubbed his lover’s back gently. “The way you say that, call me those names… I love the way it sounds.” He pulled back and kissed Thor softly. “Let me clean up from all of this. You go get settled into bed and I’ll be right there, okay?”

Thor was reluctant to let go, but he smiled as Steve spoke. “All those titles belong to you, Steven.” he assured, moving to help gather the dishes. He helped to start them, making sure Steve was alright before going to their room, laying down and leaning back to watch the ceiling quietly. 

Once Steve had everything cleaned up and put away, he locked up their floor in the Tower, turned out the lights in the main rooms and headed to the bedroom, smiling softly frmo the doorway as he watched his lover laying on their bed. “See something interesting on the ceiling?” he asked in a teasing voice.

Thor looked over as Steve entered, smiling softly. “No, but I do see something much more interesting in front off me.” He smiled, rolling to his side and holsing out a hand. “No more nightmares for us tonight.” He mused. “We have each other.”

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Steve sighed and moaned softly as Thor pressed his face into his neck and held him close. He rubbed his lover’s back gently. “The way you say that, call me those names… I love the way it sounds.” He pulled back and kissed Thor softly. “Let me clean up from all of this. You go get settled into bed and I’ll be right there, okay?”

Thor was reluctant to let go, but he smiled as Steve spoke. “All those titles belong to you, Steven.” he assured, moving to help gather the dishes. He helped to start them, making sure Steve was alright before going to their room, laying down and leaning back to watch the ceiling quietly. 

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Steve

Steve reached across and rested his hand over Thor’s, squeezing gently. “He was right then,” he said softly. “I’m glad you came back to me and that we figured out everything between us. There’s no place else I’d rather be now than with you. You’re everything to me, Thor. More important than anything else in my life.”

Thor looked at Steve and gave a soft smile, pausing to lean over and kiss him. “My brother knew me very well. He had over a thousand years to learn, after all.” He replied, nodding a little. “When I lost my people, I had very little hope. I only wanted to be home with you and let you meet them all. Losing Heimdall cut my chances of getting home to near nothing, he was the main reason I could travel between worlds. Losing Loki…” His voice went quiet again for a moment, turning his hand to lace their fingers. “It was all I had left of home, and all I wanted was wake up next to you and it all be a dream. But I knew Thanos was coming for earth, for you and the others and that rage at losing the one person I had left that I truly loved…it got me through long enough to get my axe, to get that hope back. I knew if I had anything left to fight for, it was you.” He turned to face Steve fully. “I know human customs are slightly strange to me, still. But I want to ask you to marry me, Steven. All I am is yours, and only you could call me home. I want that to be official.”

Thor was the only person who would call him ‘Steven’ and he loved the way it sounded coming from the other man. When Thor mentioned wanting to marry him, Steve felt like his heart might beat its way out of his chest. He stood up from his chair and walked around to Thor, still holding the other’s hand in his own. He stepped between the king’s thighs and leaned down to kiss him softly, brushing fingers through the back of his hair. “If you ask me, know that my only answer will be yes,” he whispered softly. “You are my home as well, Thor. So long as I am with you, I will be happy.”

Thor kept his eyes in Steve as rhe other moved around the table. He opened his legs some more to accommodate Steve, his free hand moving to rest at the side of Steve’s neck, his blue eyes meeting Steve’s paper ones. “My love, you are what gibes the world meaning. I shall ask for blessings tomorrow, but for now, I want us to enjoy some time alone. We’ve had a rough night.” He murmured softly. He tilted his head and hid his face in Steve’s neck. “My mate, my queen, my soul.” He whispered, holding him close.

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Steve

Steve reached across and rested his hand over Thor’s, squeezing gently. “He was right then,” he said softly. “I’m glad you came back to me and that we figured out everything between us. There’s no place else I’d rather be now than with you. You’re everything to me, Thor. More important than anything else in my life.”

Thor looked at Steve and gave a soft smile, pausing to lean over and kiss him. “My brother knew me very well. He had over a thousand years to learn, after all.” He replied, nodding a little. “When I lost my people, I had very little hope. I only wanted to be home with you and let you meet them all. Losing Heimdall cut my chances of getting home to near nothing, he was the main reason I could travel between worlds. Losing Loki…” His voice went quiet again for a moment, turning his hand to lace their fingers. “It was all I had left of home, and all I wanted was wake up next to you and it all be a dream. But I knew Thanos was coming for earth, for you and the others and that rage at losing the one person I had left that I truly loved…it got me through long enough to get my axe, to get that hope back. I knew if I had anything left to fight for, it was you.” He turned to face Steve fully. “I know human customs are slightly strange to me, still. But I want to ask you to marry me, Steven. All I am is yours, and only you could call me home. I want that to be official.”

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Steve

Steve looked over at him slowly. “That long ago?” he asked softly. “Thor, you and I didn’t even know anything then. You really think Loki would have known? Was his magic that strong then?” He took a bite of his soup and then dunked the end of his sandwich into the soup before taking a bite of that as well.

Thor nodded. “Loki’s magic was always strong, but it was his instinct to use it that made it stronger.” he explained. “By the time I went to earth for the tesseract, he was indeed much more powerful. The fact that he hadn’t escaped was something I should have noticed then.” He admitted, eating quietly for a few minutes before chuckling. “That’s why he let me wander, he knew in time I’d find my way back to you.”