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riverviewlogs2018-05-06 12:14 pm
inlaid) wrote in riverviewlogs2018-05-06 12:14 pm
It felt longer. [Thor says, brusquely, but his expression doesn’t waver from happiness. He watches her kiss his fingers, something intense in his stare. Something particular on his mind that he’s been thinking about for a while.
But he refrains from it, moving instead to sit up a little more. Although he’s loathe to move away from her, he needs to steady himself some more.]
Yes- [She reminds him that she didn’t just vanish into thin air. She left with purpose, he knew that.] You have to tell me everything that happened.
But he refrains from it, moving instead to sit up a little more. Although he’s loathe to move away from her, he needs to steady himself some more.]
Yes- [She reminds him that she didn’t just vanish into thin air. She left with purpose, he knew that.] You have to tell me everything that happened.
[He missed his tiny friend.]
Oh, sure, you were what, a librarian?
[He's being a shit, he remembers what her job was.]
Oh, sure, you were what, a librarian?
[He's being a shit, he remembers what her job was.]
Mm, yes. A librarian. Dangerous work.
[Bryn stretches her legs out this time before tucking them back onto the couch again.]
Going to do the same kind of work here. Got officially discharged with honors back home so...no conflict of interest. Means I'll be in town more, for one thing.
[Bryn stretches her legs out this time before tucking them back onto the couch again.]
Going to do the same kind of work here. Got officially discharged with honors back home so...no conflict of interest. Means I'll be in town more, for one thing.
[ Loki huffs. ]
He's certainly taking his sweet time.
He's certainly taking his sweet time.
[She understands. It felt longer. It felt like an eternity. She nods in acknowledgment, giving his had a squeeze with her own before letting go.
Bryn shifts when he starts to move, letting him sit up as he likes. She stays close, but doesn't curl up against him this time. He seems okay to talk for a bit and if he has questions, well, she can answer them.]
There's a lot that happened but I can give you the highlights. [Her legs cross in front of her as she faces him, just...so glad to see him. So happy to see him awake and seemingly well.] I made it back to Askoupur in one piece despite how I left in Rhevidjan. It took a little more side-stepping than expected but...I didn't lose so much time that I got home late. I found my father while he was on his job, but before everything went blighted mad and got him killed.
[Not without some set-backs, of course...]
Of course it means I have a few new interesting scars as a result.
Bryn shifts when he starts to move, letting him sit up as he likes. She stays close, but doesn't curl up against him this time. He seems okay to talk for a bit and if he has questions, well, she can answer them.]
There's a lot that happened but I can give you the highlights. [Her legs cross in front of her as she faces him, just...so glad to see him. So happy to see him awake and seemingly well.] I made it back to Askoupur in one piece despite how I left in Rhevidjan. It took a little more side-stepping than expected but...I didn't lose so much time that I got home late. I found my father while he was on his job, but before everything went blighted mad and got him killed.
[Not without some set-backs, of course...]
Of course it means I have a few new interesting scars as a result.
A few. Reports seem to suggest while the sickness is severe, it is not lethal.
[ Which helps, but Loki still hates everything about this. ]
[ Which helps, but Loki still hates everything about this. ]
Are you allowed to tell me that's your job or am I in on your shady spy shit now?
[It's not like he really cares, he just wants to clarify exactly how discreet he has to be with this piece of information.]
[It's not like he really cares, he just wants to clarify exactly how discreet he has to be with this piece of information.]
[Thor is seemingly well. A little restless from being still so long, which is why he shifts, but oddly he still feels a little tired.
Maybe because he still feels a little hazy and this still feels like a dream. He watches Bryn with a soft, fond expression. His mouth is curled into an easy smile, hand lingering on her neck and shoulder.]
I'm glad to hear you saved him. [If she had to go back and return without achieving her primary goal, they'd both be shattered.]
Oh? [Thor's brow raises, eye raking over her.] Show me?
Maybe because he still feels a little hazy and this still feels like a dream. He watches Bryn with a soft, fond expression. His mouth is curled into an easy smile, hand lingering on her neck and shoulder.]
I'm glad to hear you saved him. [If she had to go back and return without achieving her primary goal, they'd both be shattered.]
Oh? [Thor's brow raises, eye raking over her.] Show me?
You knew it was my job back home before I left here. You and Thor. Cassian suspected though I didn't confirm anything to him of course.
[She breathes in deeply, exhales.]
You would have guessed when I didn't return to surveying and my schedule changed, and I made it a condition that I be allowed to reveal it to those who already knew. You still can't tell anyone but at least now when I say I had a shit day at the office I'll be able to tell someone who has an understanding of what that might entail. It was shitty having to hide everything from my family, and I told them I wasn't going to do it again.
[With this family.]
[She breathes in deeply, exhales.]
You would have guessed when I didn't return to surveying and my schedule changed, and I made it a condition that I be allowed to reveal it to those who already knew. You still can't tell anyone but at least now when I say I had a shit day at the office I'll be able to tell someone who has an understanding of what that might entail. It was shitty having to hide everything from my family, and I told them I wasn't going to do it again.
[With this family.]
Mm. Well, I suppose the bright side of this is that I don't think we would have had the talk we did if circumstances had been different.
[Look at that, a silver lining.]
Have you had enough to eat? I can pull out more if you need...
[Otherwise, she wants to go see Thor. He may not be awake to see her but it will help to just...be able to see him after so many months.]
[Look at that, a silver lining.]
Have you had enough to eat? I can pull out more if you need...
[Otherwise, she wants to go see Thor. He may not be awake to see her but it will help to just...be able to see him after so many months.]
[So, not just one foot in her mouth, but two.]
Of course. Again, I'm sorry, I really didn't...
[Her lips thin, pressing together out of stress as she tries to explain.]
In my world, our deities gift many of us with power. Abilities, skills, even changes to our physical form. The gift varies a great deal from person to person, so it's rare to ever meet anyone who has your same gift. Those among us with certain training--it's commonplace to discuss the nature of these deity-gifts with allies, especially if there's a chance that they may end up in the field together. Having been home so recently... [She forgot how to be an ex-pat here, and treated Kara as an ally as she would back home.]
That's all. [She gives Kara a tight smile and returns to her seat on the couch, signalling in her way without words that she can let this go and they can change the subject. Or Kara can leave. Whatever she prefers.]
Of course. Again, I'm sorry, I really didn't...
[Her lips thin, pressing together out of stress as she tries to explain.]
In my world, our deities gift many of us with power. Abilities, skills, even changes to our physical form. The gift varies a great deal from person to person, so it's rare to ever meet anyone who has your same gift. Those among us with certain training--it's commonplace to discuss the nature of these deity-gifts with allies, especially if there's a chance that they may end up in the field together. Having been home so recently... [She forgot how to be an ex-pat here, and treated Kara as an ally as she would back home.]
That's all. [She gives Kara a tight smile and returns to her seat on the couch, signalling in her way without words that she can let this go and they can change the subject. Or Kara can leave. Whatever she prefers.]
[Bryn leans in a little into his touch, glad to feel the weight of his hand on her once more, to feel skin against skin, to see him smiling at her like that. She nods in acknowledgement of what he's said, glad that she was able to save her father as well, and..not forgetting that Thor lost his own only a matter of months ago.
As for the scars, well...
Bryn twists on her seat so that her back is to him now. She lifts the back of her shirt from the shoulder, and the rising hem shows a scar that is mostly flat, and more brown than pink at this point. It's four inches long, not jagged for what little it's worth.]
Someone managed to slash there in the middle of the fight. I had to leave myself open to protect my father so... [So that's the first.] It's the worst one, at least?
[She would have been able to heal it herself if she'd been here with her powers. Back home she'd been without them once more. Mortal, relying only on her training.]
As for the scars, well...
Bryn twists on her seat so that her back is to him now. She lifts the back of her shirt from the shoulder, and the rising hem shows a scar that is mostly flat, and more brown than pink at this point. It's four inches long, not jagged for what little it's worth.]
Someone managed to slash there in the middle of the fight. I had to leave myself open to protect my father so... [So that's the first.] It's the worst one, at least?
[She would have been able to heal it herself if she'd been here with her powers. Back home she'd been without them once more. Mortal, relying only on her training.]
[It's been a while since anyone had really reacted to her in this particular way, because most people she interacts with are allies at best and enemies at worst, and none of them care about offending her. But Bryn clearly does, though Kara is fairly sure that's because the woman doesn't want to damage a relationship with someone who's close to Thor and now living in her space.
Still. Strange.
She's aware that she could leverage it for something, even just push on the guilt, but that isn't her style. So she simply returns to sittng properly as she shakes her head. The flare of annoyance has already passed, especially in the face of an apology.]
A misunderstanding, nothing more. [It's forgiven] Are there many gods, in your world?
Still. Strange.
She's aware that she could leverage it for something, even just push on the guilt, but that isn't her style. So she simply returns to sittng properly as she shakes her head. The flare of annoyance has already passed, especially in the face of an apology.]
A misunderstanding, nothing more. [It's forgiven] Are there many gods, in your world?
[ Loki isn't that dense, thankfully. He waves her off. ]
I'll be fine. Go ahead.
I'll be fine. Go ahead.
[When Bryn turns to show him the scar, Thor lets out an impressed hum. He feels a sting of anger for whoever harmed her, but he’s proud because he knows she fended them off.
His hand reaches out to run over the length of the scar and it makes something in him ache. It’s a needy little feeling he’s been ignoring in lieu of enjoying her company, but on the off chance she disappears again tomorrow he knows he’ll regret not acting on it. His hand traces back and forth and he leans in toward her, closing the distance between them so he can press his lips against her neck and kiss it hungrily.]
His hand reaches out to run over the length of the scar and it makes something in him ache. It’s a needy little feeling he’s been ignoring in lieu of enjoying her company, but on the off chance she disappears again tomorrow he knows he’ll regret not acting on it. His hand traces back and forth and he leans in toward her, closing the distance between them so he can press his lips against her neck and kiss it hungrily.]
[Bryn has been resisting doing what she wanted almost immediately after Thor woke up and realized she was real. What she'd been hoping to do when she first arrived on their doorstep. They've kissed since her return but there's intimacy between them that they haven't renewed and...she was trying to be good. Trying to tell him everything and get it out of the way...
But his hands are warm over that scar tissue and the surrounding skin, and there's nothing in any blighted world that could convince her to tell him no when he comes closer and presses his mouth to the curve of her neck.
It's been eight very long months for her, and Bryn groans his name at once, hands reaching up behind her to slip into his hair and over the back of his neck.]
I missed you so much...
But his hands are warm over that scar tissue and the surrounding skin, and there's nothing in any blighted world that could convince her to tell him no when he comes closer and presses his mouth to the curve of her neck.
It's been eight very long months for her, and Bryn groans his name at once, hands reaching up behind her to slip into his hair and over the back of his neck.]
I missed you so much...
[With their words aside, Thor is glad to get onto something that they are very good at together. There will be plenty of time for talking, he's sure, but he wants to feel the kind of closeness he can't achieve through words.]
I've missed you far more.
[He promises, voice low and dark. His hands slide up her middle and front, squeezing her breasts in his hands. His stubble tickles against her neck and he lets out a breathy laugh.]
And I missed these too.
[He values the fact that they can be completely honest with each other.]
I've missed you far more.
[He promises, voice low and dark. His hands slide up her middle and front, squeezing her breasts in his hands. His stubble tickles against her neck and he lets out a breathy laugh.]
And I missed these too.
[He values the fact that they can be completely honest with each other.]
[She might argue with him over who missed who more, but it seems less important than the fact that they were both missed, that they're both happy to be there now. Eyes closing, she leans her back against his chest with a smile, hand drawing forward to cup one of his cheeks as the other drops to cover his hand. She responds with a low chuckle of her own, arching into his touch.]
The feeling is mutual.
[Enough so that she starts to reach for the hem of her shirt, intending to pull it up...then she pauses. Leans forward and grabs her phone off of the nightstand. From his vantage point he can no doubt see open a text message and address it to Taako and Loki.]
Thor is awake and well. Talk to you both later.
[She almost wrote "a few days" but...they'll probably guess as much, won't they?]
The feeling is mutual.
[Enough so that she starts to reach for the hem of her shirt, intending to pull it up...then she pauses. Leans forward and grabs her phone off of the nightstand. From his vantage point he can no doubt see open a text message and address it to Taako and Loki.]
Thor is awake and well. Talk to you both later.
[She almost wrote "a few days" but...they'll probably guess as much, won't they?]
[Thor is watching the hem of her shirt intently, so he's surprised when she leans forward for her phone instead. He does glance over at the text, remembering that it was probably relatively concerning for the people around him that he had just collapsed for a few days.
Her mindfulness is, as ever, one of the many reasons why he's so taken with her. Once he's absolutely sure she's done writing, he wraps his arms around her middle and pulls her in close so that her back is to her chest. From behind is not the most romantic position for some, but personally Thor thinks it allows for more closeness. They're side by side and his hand slips between her thighs, rubbing her through her pants.]
Did you tell them not to expect you for days?
[He asks, even if he saw exactly what she wrote.]
Her mindfulness is, as ever, one of the many reasons why he's so taken with her. Once he's absolutely sure she's done writing, he wraps his arms around her middle and pulls her in close so that her back is to her chest. From behind is not the most romantic position for some, but personally Thor thinks it allows for more closeness. They're side by side and his hand slips between her thighs, rubbing her through her pants.]
Did you tell them not to expect you for days?
[He asks, even if he saw exactly what she wrote.]
[Even when they've been apart, they still seem to work well as a team in small things like this. Thor doesn't know what she's doing when she reaches for her phone but he accepts it, lets her do whatever she thinks is necessary...
Leaving her feeling in the free and clear to enjoy their reunion without anything hanging over their heads from that point on. Humming low at the back of her throat, she lets him pull her back against his body and half turns toward him. It's not a position that allows her to touch him easily, or kiss him, but while his hand slides between her legs she parts them further for him and strokes his arm.]
I think it was implied, considering what I had in mind when I first got here...
[She glances up at him, twisting further to face him, to look him in the eyes even with flushed cheeks.]
What did you miss most while I was gone?
Leaving her feeling in the free and clear to enjoy their reunion without anything hanging over their heads from that point on. Humming low at the back of her throat, she lets him pull her back against his body and half turns toward him. It's not a position that allows her to touch him easily, or kiss him, but while his hand slides between her legs she parts them further for him and strokes his arm.]
I think it was implied, considering what I had in mind when I first got here...
[She glances up at him, twisting further to face him, to look him in the eyes even with flushed cheeks.]
What did you miss most while I was gone?
[Bold of her to assume that he pays enough attention to anyone's schedule but his own.]
So I better put a hold on the instagram announcement about your new job? [He's obviously joking, he might not be great at sneaky spy shit but he knows how to keep his mouth shit about important shit.] That was a good call on the conditions, I wanna hear as much about your shitty days as you can tell me.
[He's a good friend.]
So I better put a hold on the instagram announcement about your new job? [He's obviously joking, he might not be great at sneaky spy shit but he knows how to keep his mouth shit about important shit.] That was a good call on the conditions, I wanna hear as much about your shitty days as you can tell me.
[He's a good friend.]
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
[Thor murmurs. It's easy to fall right back into their old routine. A little flirting and joking, running their hands over each other and lying in bed together. Bryn may not be able to touch him easily from this position, but Thor feels best when he can feel the warmth and shape of her body slotted perfectly against his.
His hand presses up between her thigh, fingers massaging between her legs while he watches her.]
It would be cruel to make me choose.
[Thor murmurs. It's easy to fall right back into their old routine. A little flirting and joking, running their hands over each other and lying in bed together. Bryn may not be able to touch him easily from this position, but Thor feels best when he can feel the warmth and shape of her body slotted perfectly against his.
His hand presses up between her thigh, fingers massaging between her legs while he watches her.]
It would be cruel to make me choose.
[Don't lie, you'd totally notice when Bryn was suddenly available at more times than usual for drinks, and different times of the day than usual. Taako, search your soul, you know it to be true that you're going to be keeping an eye on her for a while now that she's back.]
Should be fun. I can tell you my exciting stories in skulking around dangerous places and eating bad take-out while waiting for hours for something to happen.
[Okay, her stories might be more exciting but she won't pretend there isn't a lot of boring stuff to slog through first.]
Should be fun. I can tell you my exciting stories in skulking around dangerous places and eating bad take-out while waiting for hours for something to happen.
[Okay, her stories might be more exciting but she won't pretend there isn't a lot of boring stuff to slog through first.]
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