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Jane smiled, leaning her hand to his cheek. She pressed a kiss to his palm and moved back enough to better look at him. "Is there any specific reason he came back with you?" Jane question, concern obvious on her face, though she tried to hide it as best as she could. "Um. Your brother's not doing amazing. He's avoiding everyone," she said, lowering her voice a bit so the girls wouldn't hear that part. She picked up their daughter and handed her to Thor, taking Eisa in her arms once they were free. "I told Edward we'd take this one tonight so he could focus on him."

Thor saw her the moment he landed, his heart guiding his eyes. The grace with which she glided down the hall, children flowing ahead of her, was a sight that made the long months apart suddenly vanish. He beamed as the girls ran to him, running to meet them halfway and bending down to embrace them. He only stood when Jane caught up, but Eisa and Astrilde simply wrapped themselves around his legs and he was glad for it. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her like she was the first breath of fresh air he'd had in years. "That is an understatement, min sol," he said, his hands framing her face for a moment. "I wish I could have returned sooner," he said quietly. "And on my own," he added pointedly.

#c: thor

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"Girls, don't run off," Jane started, when her niece and daughter ran ahead of her down the hall outside the ballroom, but then she saw what they were running to and smiled. "Hi," she said when she walked over her husband. Jane leaned up to kiss Thor, mindful of where Astrilde and Eisa were, currently wrapped around either leg. "That was a stupidly long trip, babe." ; @strongestavengerthor

#c: thor #[ closed. ]

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bio updated

#strawberry lipstick state of mind // musings.

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MARGOT ROBBIE by @brycescarlett

#golden hair—pink skies // mirror.

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Jane made a face at Klara's words, and imagery, as the small mountain of pillows and blankets beside her scoffed. "Your boyfriend has to go." She was about to say something else, but the pillow mountain mumbled something about it not being his problem, so he wasn't going. "I will make it your problem, Frosty," she said back to it, smacking him with another pillow. Turning back to Klara, she continued, "Besides, if the three of us are there, faking an emergency to leave will be more believable." She reached out for the baby, pouting as she took her from her other best friend. "Thor can't lie to save his life. I'd be stuck there all night."

"Janeyyyyyyy," Klara grinned when the blonde walked into the bedroom, flicking her hand to lock the door after her, much to her boyfriend's annoyance. She moved slightly so that Jane could fit between them. "Oh let me think," she hummed. "I could go there and watch my father kiss my ex's ass or watch this one dry hump his fiance to spite his father for the whole evening again, or I could stay here and have a nice night in with my boyfriend. The choice is really easy, darling," Klara rolled her eyes playfully. "But since it will make Raf's work life a tad easier, I suppose we can swing by for an hour or two."

#c: klara

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"Y'all are so damn dumb." Jane gave them both a look when she was finally given access to the room. She walked over to the bed and, given that Klara was holding a baby, picked up a pillow and smacked her brother-in-law with it instead. "I am not going to this thing by myself." Jane dodged Loki's half-assed attempt to hit her back and crawled over him so she was sitting beside Klara, completely ignoring his slightly frozen existence. "Because you know Thor's going to this no matter what. Which means I have to go. So you have to go." ; @klarafromasgard

#c: klara #[ closed. ]

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"You better be glad I love him enough to like seeing him happy," she said, rolling her eyes, but she was smiling as she said it. The smile was gone a second later, though. Despite how much she would have loved for them both to stay in that feeling of normalcy for a bit longer. "Hun, you know where his head is. And where it will remain for the foreseeable future. Especially if he can't change back anytime soon." She sighed and leaned back against her desk, falling silent for a moment. "Have you even met him yet? Or are you avoiding it and hoping he'll fall into his annual coma or whatever the hell that is before you have to?"

"And this is why we're perfect for each other," Edward smirked and for a second it felt like nothing had happened. Until a second later when Jane spoke up again. He let out a breath, relieved that they would be able to put at least one of their worries aside but one more popped into its place. "Well, fuck," he let out a breath upon hearing about Odin's upcoming visit. It was bad enough that he was coming there at all, but not knowing when he was going to make his appearance? That was way worse. "As if we needed more complications," he ran his hands through his curls and shook his head. "All right, fine. I'll see where Loki's head is at and I'll tell him... eventually. Maybe," he nodded. "There will never be a good moment to do that anyway."

#c: edward

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"Not all thanks to me," she gave him a small smile, though it faded somewhat when she saw the look on his face. "Honey," Jane started with a sigh. "You know worrying like this is only going to make him more closed-off. And his mind will be fine, too. Because he's been doing better. He talks to us. Your Mom, Klara. Clint. He has Edward now. He's been better for Eisa. He's fine." She shook her head. "It's not that kind of problem this time." Jane took a step back to shut the door. "He wouldn't want me to tell you what's going on, but the reason he's not letting anyone in there is because whatever he was hurt with -- " Jane trailed off and shrugged, looking at him. "It's made him stay in his Jotunn form. He can't change back for some reason."

Jane's voice immediately pulled him out of the storm within his own mind. Thor hadn't even been aware he was moving, but he was indeed pacing back and forth down the hallway, stopping at Loki's door, the end of the hall, and over and over. His body followed Jane's voice, her touch, let her guide him like a beacon. His own hands came to wrap around her, keeping her close. Did she taste the worry in his kiss? The fear? The anger? "Thanks to you, min sol," he said, leaning into her touch. "I do not know what I would do without you, if you were not here --" He closed his eyes, not wanting to think such a thought. Not after tonight. "But you are here," he reminded himself aloud. "Where I can see and touch you, and know for certain that you are all right." His eyes turned steely and stormy again as they lit on the door once more. "Which is more than I can say for my brother. I know -- I know he is all right," he said, looking back to his wife. "But I do not know if he is okay. Loki's mind bears wounds much more serious than his body."

#c: thor

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"Wanother." Jane repeated with a slow nod. "Nice save." She gave him a look, before rolling her eyes at the comment. "Don't even start. Eisa carries Astrilde around like her own personal minion. It's terrifying," she added, teasingly. "But until she starts talking to animals like Eisa apparently can, I think we're good. Hopefully. I like the switch from one conversation to wanother, though."

He reacted over-dramatically and theatrically when she slapped his hand, waving his fingers in the air. "Hey, unlike my skull, I need those," he whined. "And actually, no. I mean, it's his fault anyway, but it was actually Wan...nother magic person." Smooth, birdbrain, he berated himself. Maybe he was concussed, or maybe he was just the world's biggest idiot. Time to switch the subject. "You know, between Thor and Eisa's influence, Astrilde is gonna bring home the weirdest pets. Like, we thought the iguana was bad, but once Astrilde can talk, she's gonna ask for like an anteater. And unfortunately, to maintain my status as coolest Avenger Uncle, I'm gonna have to give it to her. Sorry Janie."

#c: clint

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"You're just as bad as he is." Jane rolled her eyes, turning around to look at him. His expression mirrored how she knew her own probably looked, knowing Edward was feeling as hopeless as she'd been the past few hours. She nodded for him to follow her towards her office. "Klara's awake. They have the baby with them. I think about ten years were added to your brother's life." She went over to her desk and picked up a small scroll, handing it over to him. "I got that before it could get to Thor and Loki because one is about to have a stress-induced stroke and the other is one person breathing weird away from trying to kill everyone again." She trailed off for a moment when it was in his hands and sat on the edge of her desk. "Odin is pissed," she continued, using finger quotes, "about what happened and is gracing us with his presence at a time that wasn't disclosed. That's a problem for multiple reasons, but it's is going to be a bigger problem because Loki was stabbed by something that's made him stick in his Jotunn form." She sighed, "That's why he doesn't want anyone in there. He won't even let Thor in. And you know what'll happen if his father's here."

“I don’t see it as a problem,” Edward winked and took a step back before Jane could hit him with her clipboard again. He nodded at her words, letting out a sigh. His brother had been a nervous wreck for all the time Klara was unconscious and it killed him because he knew he wasn’t able to help him in any other way than being there for him. “No, he told me in no uncertain terms that I was to grab the girls first and then see him,” he shook his head in reply. “Is this something we should worry about? Not gonna lie, Jane. You’ve started to make me freak out a little bit.”

#c: edward

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"Well, that's good to know. Hold on a second," Jane let go of Darcy's hand briefly to stand on a chair to see if she could find Thor -- which was weirdly hard to do, given how big he was. "Okay cool. I can't find my giant of a husband or his giant of a brother, yay." She hopped off the chair. "And I'm not waiting to find them." She made a grabby hand towards Darcy and took her hand again, shoving her way through the crowd and taking Darcy with her. "No? I mean, yes-ish. I've seen them work like this when Tony's controlling them, but not by themselves."

"Trust me, if I had powers, you'd be the first to know." Although she so wished she had some right about now, at the very least some kind of weapon. Stupid fancy clutch, she thought bitterly, regretting that she was only able to carry her phone in the tiny bag. Clasping Jane's hand, Darcy gave the other woman a nod. "No, yeah, probably a good idea. I'm sure Thor will be here soon to take care of what's happening." What was happening, she couldn't help but wonder as they made their way through the crowds. "Do the suits usually act on their own like this?"

#c: darcy

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SYDNEY SWEENEY. Giorgio Armani "One Night In Venice" during the Venice Film Festival.

#made of starlight // mirror.

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"You're going to pace a hole in the floor, honey." Jane gave her husband a look from where she was standing at the door, raising a brow when she caught his gaze. "He's okay," she said, walking over to him. "He just doesn't want people around him right now." She gestured for Thor to lean down to her level so she could kiss him, keeping a hand at the side of his face when they broke apart. "Everyone's fine." ; @strongestavengerthor

#c: thor #[ closed. ]

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Jane stopped what she was working on and just looked at him, before she took the clipboard she was holding and smacked him in the arm with it. "You're an enabler and part of the problem," she rolled her eyes, handing off the clipboard to one of her nurses. Her expression softened at the question, "He's doing okay. I brought in some Asgardian healers for Klara and the baby. We didn't want to move them." She paused for a moment at that, still shaken up from everything that happened. "I wanted them to check on him, too. Because whatever he was injured with wasn't of this world. He knows what it is, but he won't tell us and he didn't want anyone else in there." She looked up at Edward and asked, "You've seen him, right?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll make sure he doesn't leave the bed anytime soon," Edward said with an innocent look on his face, knowing very well that Jane was going to kill him and make it look like an accident just for this joke. "How is he? I don't hear him yelling about the hospital's low standards?"

#c: edward

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"I don't know -- but seeing as neither one of us have superpowers? Unless you've been holding out on me." Jane gave Darcy a shrug, reaching out for her hand. "Come on. I have no idea where Thor are the others are. We should probably get out of here."

Darcy wasn't normally one for formal events, but she had to admit Tony knew how to throw a party. The air was alive with the hum of conversation and the tinkling of glasses, but as she navigated the sea of guests the ambiance shifted suddenly. The room plunged into chaos as Iron Man's suits turned against the crowds they once protected. Darcy's heart raced as panic rippled through the crowd, her eyes fixed on the metallic figures, their intentions unknown but undoubtedly ominous. "Okay, who pissed off Stark this time?"

#c: darcy

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"I said if he tried to get up again, I was going to tie him to the bed," she began as he walked onto her floor. "He said he preferred silk." Jane looked up from the report she was finishing, expression completely serious. "I'll kill him. He's not even on life support, but I'll find a way to pull his plug." ; @attorneyhill

#c: edward #[ closed. ]

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"Is that weird, you think? Seeing everything?" Jane pulled a face, reaching up to smooth Frea's curls after passing her over to Klara. "Like are there limits? Does he see everything everything? Because that'd be weird." She laughed when she dropped her hand from her daughter's hair, leaning down to take Astrilde from Eisa when she started fussing. "Is that the horse?" Jane smirked, swinging her other daughter onto her hip. She nodded, taking Eisa's hand and following Klara. "I know. I just worry about him every time we come back."

"He's about to get shovel talk from a guy that sees and hears everything, of course he's intimidated," Klara chuckled and took Frea into her arms, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. "Hello, sunshine," she cooed at the baby girl and looked down to see Eisa and Astrilde. "Just wait until she's old enough to plan world domination with the little princess," she teased before letting out a chuckle when Jane mentioned Loki. "Oh, I know. I asked him if he's fine and maybe if Eisa and Sleipnir aren't about to get a sibling and I'm telling you -- if I wasn't pregnant, I'd have been number 81," Klara said, rolling her eyes playfully. "He'll be fine, I'm sure he just had too much to drink last night after the dinner with Odin."

#c: klar