Prompt Post No. 2
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Attention: All new and continuing fills to this round should be posted in the Overflow Post.
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Attention: All new and continuing fills to this round should be posted in the Overflow Post.
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Steve Rogers had made the mistake of trying to pet him, and now the back of his hand was lined with livid claw marks. He had made a face like a kicked puppy that had immediately put Loki in mind of Thor. It had made the exchange twice as enjoyable.
Thor himself came to sit by Tony soon after - Steve had left, mumbling something about cats being the spawn of the Devil - and wore a grim face that indicated he was in lecture mode. The chair creaked under Thor's weight, and Loki blinked complacently up at his brother. Next to him, Tony's snores went up a decibel.
"I do not know what you are planning, brother," Thor pitched his voice low in deference to the sleeping human, "but if you hurt him in any way..." Thor trailed off but pointed an accusatory finger at Loki, a warning clear in his expression.
Loki sighed and rolled his eyes as best he could in cat form. A long, low meow was the closest he could come to saying, Oh, please.
Thor sat back - his chair groaned in protest - and stared at Loki with what he probably thought was a shrewd expression. Loki rather thought he looked like he was in pain. He folded his paws under him and returned his brother's stare.
After a while, Thor shook his head and chuckled, reaching out to pat Loki on the head. Loki hissed indignantly, irritated at this sudden, universal fascination with touching him; he did not like people invading his personal space as it was. Unlike Steve, Thor did not pull back when Loki swiped at him but merely chuckled again and scratched harder. Loki glared even long after Thor had taken his hand away.
"You are surprisingly patient with the mortal," Thor noted, tilting his head to the side. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were fond of him."
Loki bristled at the accusation, and his ears flattened back against his skull. With a regal sniff, Loki rose to his feet and walked to the end of the bed, this time curling up so that his back was to his brother.
Thor rolled his eyes but smiled.
In the doorway, Pepper exchanged glances with Steve. "He does realize he's talking to a cat, right?" she whispered.
Steve shook his head. "I've stopped asking questions."
Pepper nodded at the wisdom in that. "I really need a vacation," she sighed. Steve smiled sympathetically.
"Don't we all."
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Hmm. Getting awfully cramped over here, aren't we? What do you guys think: should I continue this on my livejournal instead? This puppy's turning out to be waaaay longer than I thought it would, so. Yeah.
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If you do take the story over to your LJ, make sure you post a link over here so that I can follow it.
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I second asking for a link if you do continue this on you lj. I'd hate to lose track of this story, it's just precious. ^__^
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Ch. 7 is up as of this posting! :D
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