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clint "idk the archer or something" barton ([personal profile] brandingproblem) wrote2022-06-13 10:40 am

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(from here)

He keeps his word. He doesn't tell anyone where Loki's hiding out, powerless. Even though he should. At the very least, Thor deserves to know, and when he inevitably finds out, Clint is going to accept whatever anger the thunder god levels at him.

Steve's gone, Tony's dead, Nat's dead, Bruce is...happy and content with his life and doesn't deserve that dropped on him frankly. So. That's all the OG crew accounted for. The new crew would obviously have heard about Loki, but that's not the same as actually being present fighting him or his forces. That Scott guy doesn't count, either. Like, would they do something? Maybe not if he hasn't actually done anything and doesn't pose a threat.

NYPD might have a few choice words, but. Clint tries very hard not to get noticed by the local LEOs if he can help it. Loki isn't really their jurisdiction, and SHIELD is...more or less out of commission even though it still works in the shadows, where Fury and Hill are. Wherever they are.

Which doesn't mean Loki gets of scot free. If he is up to something, then it's up to Clint to suss it out. Clint's mess, as ever. If Loki really is as powerless as it seems, there are still plenty of other ways he could fuck around and cause trouble. So. His responsibility.

It's definitely not whatever lingering connection of magic that binds their minds, not telepathy, not even really empathy, but still. A connection. It might have been severed long ago, but it's as Loki implied: you don't come out of that, something that strong and strange and otherworldly, and not have there be something that remains behind. Therapy has been all well and good. He isn't angry about it, not really, and he doesn't get nightmares the way he used to, after. But also, he's not sure it prepared him for Loki being in his life again. Not just a passing glance, either.

It jumbles everything up. The same type of traitorous thought that had him pondering Loki's sleeping habits and the absurd thought of touching crops up whenever he's near. Something damn near affectionate, something starved. Something that's in Loki, too, and it makes him feel sick. Makes him feel wanting. Which makes him feel sicker.

His eyes might be clear, but his mind feels clouded. Not a great way to show up at the apartment, but he can't just let this pass by without checking in on Loki. That's most of the reason he takes these trips back to NYC in the first place. Occasionally check in on Avengers-y things, see how the cleanup of the compound is up north, catch up with a few people he actually knows. But. It's about Loki.

It's always been fucking about Loki, huh.

He raps on the door, drinks nestled in a holder. Hot tea for Loki, a spiced blend, cloves, cinnamon. Makes him think of wintertime. Makes him think of the spicy and complicated (former?) god. Coffee for himself. Peace offering.
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-21 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Loki eyes the chair, unsure if it is some kind of trap or not.

"What kind of-just sit down, it doesn't bite." Strange says, huffing at Loki's clear suspicion. "What kind of 'lasting effect'?"

Loki sits gingerly, ready to jump up at any moment. When the chair doesn't spring to life around him, he relaxes just a bit more.

"An...attraction of sort. It started roughly a month ago when I saved him from a gang of thugs in an alley."

cuttingremark: (:|)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-21 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"First, yes, I am sure. Second, even if it were, who exactly would you reccomend we go to?"

"Like I said, I know a-"

Loki glares at him nd it actually gets Strange to shut up. For a moment at least.

"Okay, so whenever you two are in the same room you, what? Go at each other like a couple of horny bonobos?"

Loki shrugs. "Eventually, more or less."

Strange sighs. "Yeah, I can run some tests. Magical and medical, just to rule everything out."
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-21 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thor will hear nothing of me until my powers are fully returned." Loki grabs for the dagger, only for Strange to pull it away at the last second.

"Nope, you gave this to me. It's mine now."

Loki huffs, but seems to suddenly remember something.

"If you aren't powerful enough, we can always seek out the Sorcerer Supreme," Loki says with a snarky tone. Strange fixes him with an indifferent stare that betrays that the barb actually found it's mark.

"Wong's a busy man, no need to bother him with this."

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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
They're both on the same couch and it's just like yesterday. Luckily this time Strange is there to take some of Loki's attention. Something to focus on that isn't the faint heat he can feel from Clint, barely an arm's length away.

"Okay, I'm going to need you both to close you eyes and focus on the other."

Well shit.
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
UnFotunatly for Loki, he knows exactly what this kind of magic is looking for. He doesn't try to fight the urges, doesn't try to stay neutral, just opens his mind and focuses on Barton.

A hand, a tool, a weapon. Sharp eyes behind a haze of blue, looking for any weakness to escape. Control, more control, more focus than the others. Fear, fear of failure, his own and Bartons. Fear of what was behind the power that bound the two together. He tries to keep the thoughts in some sort of sequential order, but it's no good as old mixes with new in a swirl of sensations and emotions.

Hand, calloused yet soft yet hard. On his skin, in his hair, at his back. Urging him forward, pushing him away, supporting, tearing, grinding, choking-

It all stops in a snap. Loki's eyes open as he gasps like he's been underwater for hours. Strange is breathing heavy as well, leaning back on the table behind him for support, perfectly quaffed hair slightly disheveled.

"Shit," the sorcerer says. "You two got it bad."
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Likewise, my connection with the Stone was broken when the green beast slammed me into the floor. Repeatedly." The haze of anger and violence receding, every feeling the Mind Stone had amplified for Thanos' own purpose.

"So you just got whacked on the head really hard. I don't suppose anyone checked you out for traumatic brain injuries after? From the blows or the Stone?"

Loki shrugs. "They certainly didn't me, but I assume they would take more care with one of their own." He gestures vaguely to Clint.

"Right, so we have no diagnostic information directly post trauma." Strange lets out a heavy sigh, fingers going to massage his temples. "We'll work on managing the symptoms until we can find something to sever the connection. You said distance made it better?"

"In a way, but..." Loki grimaces, loath to admit any weakness in front of the pompous human. "I did notice it getting a bit worse in the day or so before Barton arrived. Like an itching at the back of my mind."
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Seeing Clint berate Strange feels good. Not in the weird forced heated way that is their bond, but in a normal vindication sort of way. Thor is always so willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, especially when Loki is the one with issues with them. Seeing one of the 'heros' tear into the doctor for everything Loki had found irritating about the man feels good. Like it isn't just another one of his many character flaws preventing him from getting along with him.

Or maybe it is and it's just a flaw they share. Still, misery loves company.

Loki nods in agreement when Clint glances at him. "I was the same. It lasted longer the second time, though."

Strange gets that calculating look on his face that makes Loki want to stab him. "Think you two can hold hands for a couple of minutes without going for each other?"
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Loki eyes the hand for a moment before taking it, subconsciously threading his fingers between Clint's. He feels that same pull, but not trying to resist the urge to be with completely does make it easier to not immediately pounce. Oh well, if they do loose control, Strange with either get a show or dowse them with cold water.

"Close your eyes again, we're going to try one more thing..."

He doesn't get much time to comply with the request before they're both awash in gold magic. Without instruction on what to think about, Loki finds his mind naturally wanders to Clint. His hand in his, a map of his years of combat, heat seeping under Loki's skin. It makes him want more. More heat, more places, he wants to be covered in it, wrapped so tightly he can't move. Wants to hear that voice-

"Yep! That's what I thought." Not that voice! "You want the good news or the bad news first?"
cuttingremark: (how hold on)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Loki doesn't let go either, loath to break the connection once it's been forged.

"Good news is your symptoms should be pretty easy to manage." Then without a beat, "Bad news is your best option to manage them is probably to sleep together."

Well that's not what he was expecting. His grip on Clint's hand tightens somewhat, nothing painful, but still noticeable.

"Pardon?"

"Sorry, was that not Shakespearean enough for you? For more long-term relief from wanting to rip each others throats out in a semi-erotic way, you should have coitus. Make the beast with two backs. Fuck."

Loki's going to kill this man.
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Loki lets out a snort at the jab. "Are you certain? This couch is rather comfortable."

Strange just rolls his eyes. "Seriously, do not get busy on my couch. I have to go look up some very old books and scrolls now thanks to you two."

"Perhaps we should check in with the Sorcerer Supreme. He is the one who actually runs the Sanctum, isn't he?"
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure he can resist the urge for a few minutes." Loki doesn't look up at Clint as he exits the room to make what is bound to be a very uncomfortable call. Of course he doesn't know for sure who the archer is calling, but given the circumstances, it's a pretty safe bet that Laura Barton will be the one on the other end of the line.

"Come on, take him with you! I have stuff to d- aaand he's gone." Strange huffs and plops down on a rather pretentious wingback chair. The two mages stare at each other for a while before Stephen finally breaks the silence.

"So the shape shifting-"

"I genuinely do not know why it is still functional. My seidr is gone, you said it yourself."

"Really? No ideas? Nothing to do with the adopted thing maybe?"

Loki glares at him. "The thought had crossed my mind, but I don't exactly have any way to check, now do I?"

Stephen sits back and hums. "I'll have one of the apprentices look into anything we have on Jotunheim."

Loki raises an eyebrow, clearly confused at the offer for information without asking for something else first. Stephen waves him off.

"Look, I don't understand this, and I don't like not understanding things."

"So it is your pride rather than some misplaced sense of sympathy."

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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Barely."

Loki stands when Clint re-enters the room, not making eye contact with him. He hadn't been eavesdropping, but it was impossible for either him or Strange to miss when the call got a bit heated.

"Unfortunatly Strange refuses to budge on the 'no sex in the Sanctum' rule, so I suppose we shall have to return to my apartment."

"Wait, you have an apartm-"

"Shall we?" Loki seamlessly shifts back to her less-recognizable form and holds an arm out for Clint to take.
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[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-06-22 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aw, shy are you?" Loki gives him a dangerous smirk and tries very hard to not think about what he might do to make her scream. "Most of the apartments surrounding me are empty. If you prefer to wear protection, we should stop to purchase that."


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