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“I asked if you were okay.” Jane tilted her head to the side, studying her friend for a moment. She reached out for the baby, only taking her when Klara let her. “Come on, Mama.” She stood and reached for Klara’s hand with her free one, holding Lovisa as close as Klara had with the other. “Call Raf and let him know you and the girls will be gone tonight. We’re staying at Loki’s place—it’s covered in all kinds of Asgardian magic and has a direct connection to Heimdall and the palace. No one will know you’re there. And you’re going to let us help with Love so you can rest.”

“Huh?” Klara woke up from her 30-second micro-nap, slightly confused about what was happening around her. “Sorry, must have dozed off,” she said, giving the other person an apologetic smile. After the events of the last party, she didn't let her daughter out of her sight, nights included. “What were you saying? I promise you have my attention now," she encouraged them, while bringing Lovisa closer to her.

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“Well,” Jane began as she walked into Edward’s office, “if she won’t tell you, her partner-in-crime might.” Surprisingly, Eisa had snapped her mouth shut at her father’s words, apparently deciding against talking her way out of it further. Jane glanced back at her own daughter, who looked unbothered as she skipped her way into her uncle's office. 'Hiii, Tíoooo,' Astrilde chirped. Jane snapped her fingers and pointed to the chair beside Eisa, completely ignoring the hot pink frog she was holding. “Nope. Sit.” She gave Astrilde a look until she complied, then turned back to Edward. “They unleashed a crayons-turned-frogs nightmare on their classroom and think it’s hilarious.”

“All right, you know what?” Edward let out a deep sigh before looking up at the person standing in his office. “I’m going to busy myself with paperwork for five more seconds and you can rethink if you really want to say what you just said.”

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"I'm sorry," the smirk on her face said otherwise, though. Jane turned around to get him an ice pack. "Looks like a nasty bump. I don't think you were hit hard enough for a concussion, but why don't you hang out in here with me for a little bit and we'll see how you feel?" Jane was about to say something else, but her attention went to the window when Peter's did. She sighed and walked over to close it. "No. They always have something to complain about. But if SHIELD and the Avengers weren't here doing anything, they'd complain about that, too." She leaned back against her desk, attention still on the window. "It got really bad after Thor had Loki cleared. People were out there all the time claiming he was evil, we were all mind-controlled, we were hiring villains." Jane's gaze went back to Peter. "I know your dad's had his fair share of it, too. I'm not really sure what set them all off this time."

"Really feeling the love, Aunt Jane," he mumbled, wincing a little when she pushed his hair back. "The whole like, area," he said, gesturing to the left side of his head. Next time, he'd use a web and keep a safe distance away. Outside, he heard a particularly loud chant, mostly unintelligible by the time it echoed up to their window. Peter sighed. "Don't they ever get tired?"

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Jane looked up at him and gave his arm a squeeze. “Honey, there’s no easy way to tell you this,” she started. “But when someone talks about the dramatic Odinson, it’s not your brother.” Jane smirked and walked with her husband closer to where the girls were playing, far enough to keep their distance but still able to see them. “You don’t have to prove anything to me. Or to the girls. They think their dads hung the moon, stars, and every planet.” She smiled before shaking her head. “You have nothing to prove to me either. Or to your brother.” Jane watched the girls playing silently for a moment. Both of them were laughing and running hand-in-hand, and she could only assume their relationship mirrored the one Thor had with his brother before their father interfered. “I think he needs you to acknowledge his pain and just be there.” Jane turned back to Thor. “Me, Klara, Edward, even your mother—we can try, but he needs you. And you need to stop putting so much pressure on yourself to be a perfect big brother and protect him. You’re literally the reason he’s with us right now. You just need to be there for him, babe. However he needs you.” She gave him another smile and placed a hand on the side of his face, leaning up on her toes to kiss him. “I have a question, though,” she asked after a moment. “You ever think your father drove you apart so you two wouldn’t rule together? I feel like if it was just one of you, some of his traditions and ways could have stayed. But together, they’ll be completely overturned.”

Thor had taken some time to himself after parting from his brother. He found a rocky cliffside far outside the city, where he could pretend he was on Asgard if he closed his eyes and just listened for a while. Listened until the rain finally stopped falling, and thunder became a distant echo. But as the sun began to climb in the sky, he felt himself called back -- home. Home to Jane, to Astrilde and Eisa, to the city of his friends and family. To all that truly mattered.

The girls gave him a warm greeting, and Thor gave them no sign of misgiving as they wrapped around his legs. He roared playfully with them, scooped them up into a big hug and then let them run off. Jane's arms wrapped around him, and he finally let out a breath. "Yes, we did," he sighed, leaning into her touch. "And I apologized for the flowers." He smiled down at her, feeling his heart settle in a way that all those hours could not give to him. "I have much to prove to my brother. And to you, and the girls," he said, nodding towards them. His eyes went dark, a gray cloud began to swirl in the sky. But he kept it controlled, took a breath to keep the rain away from the children's playtime. "But I have nothing to prove to the man I use to call father. And it is time that I fully understand that."

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): yes 🥺🥺🥺🥺 ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): although you should prob tell her to keep the story of why she calls you papi to herself tho 💀 ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): that sounds just like him tbh. anyone thinking he'd want some giant ass thing doesn't know him. i'm glad he has you ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): wait what??? he what? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): oh the raven? that's a thing. that's how they talk to odin ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): wait shit. did he summon him??? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): omg what is he doing?? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): f the peonies. be prepared to grab eisa and run

( ⟶ princess jane ): thank you 🥺💖 ( ⟶ princess jane ): nope! We decided to do just a small ceremony with people we actually want there, and Odin is not that person. He's going to have to deal with all the royal shit when he becomes king, I want our wedding to be everything he wished for. ( ⟶ princess jane ): oh he's going to fix my peonies first thing tomorrow. Then he can rest 🙄 but thank you for taking the girls. I'm sure they'll love it up there. ( ⟶ princess jane ): wait..................... ( ⟶ princess jane ): did your husband just summon a big ass bird............ ( ⟶ princess jane ): what the hell, Jane?????????????? ( ⟶ princess jane ): now he's yelling at the sky ( ⟶ princess jane ): cool

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): ugh that's sooo sweet. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): i'm so happy for you guys. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): but yeah he looked rough 😔 ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): i just don't get why he keeps doing this to him. i can't imagine astrilde ever looking at me the way he looks at odin ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): oh shit. he's not?? good. asshole doesn't deserve it. the mind games he's played on the two of them is ridiculous ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): i'm gonna take the girls to heimdall tomorrow and then they can spend the day here so you can make sure he's okay <3 ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): and i'll probably have to go look for my husband on a mountain or some shit 🙃🙃

( ⟶ princess jane ): Honestly, she's all I've ever asked for 🥺 ( ⟶ princess jane ): Her bitch ass father, too, I suppose... ( ⟶ princess jane ): Listen, he even breathes loudly. I'm amazed of you. ( ⟶ princess jane ): Oh, I definitely am also pissed off for him. The way he was after Odin's party is something was absolutely heartbreaking. I can't even imagine that he had to go through all that for all these years. ( ⟶ princess jane ): I'm just hoping our dear father-in-law is not going to pull any shit when he figures out he's not invited to our wedding.

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"Oh. No. I was just making sure you were okay," she said, frowning a bit at the mention of the lab, but then shook her head. "I don't work in the labs, so that's no concern of mine."

"No!" She said wide eyed. "No I just wanted you to know so that you're not surprised when you see the mess in the lab. But I'll make sure it's all cleaned up and figure out what went wrong so we can fix it."

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Jane was at the park down the street when Thor came home—thankfully not taking anymore trees or flowers down with him. She gave him a look, but didn't say anything yet, seeing as she had Astrilde and Eisa were nearby. The girls had spent the day in Asgard with Heimdall, but she had them brought back to her so Loki could have time to himself. Or time for him to calm Edward down about the flowers, whichever was more pressing. 'Hi, Dadddyyyyyyy.' As per usual, Astrilde wrapped herself around one of her father's legs, their niece doing the same with the other. Once they finished their hellos and ran back to the playground, Jane wrapped both of her arms around one of his. "Well, at least you talked," she mused. "At the expense of some flowers." Jane looked up at him with a small smirk. "Are you sure your brother's the dramatic one, honey?" ; @strongestavengerthor

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): STOP. that's so sweet. 🥺🥺 she loves you so much ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): But listen. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): I literally love Thor so much. But he has never whispered a damn day in his life, ok. Like if our life depending on him being quiet? If we were in the quiet place?? I'd just sacrifice myself opening credits bc we'd be so dead. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): Good though. Loki needs to be pissed. I am for him ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): And Thor is an actual angel baby but he needs to understand he's been hurt more times than anyone should be by their family and he's not helping

( ⟶ princess jane ): She is 🥺🥺🥺 my last name, too 🥺 ( ⟶ princess jane ): Lmao I won't tell him. I would never betray you like that, Jane. ( ⟶ princess jane ): Oh, I only feel that every other second of the day, honestly. ( ⟶ princess jane ): It was much easier when I hated him. Now I look at all his shenanigans and I'm even more in love with him. ( ⟶ princess jane ): This is so gross. ( ⟶ princess jane ): Loki is pissed. I don't see them making up anytime soo, tbh.

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Jane just looked at him for a moment, before nodding her head. "Okay." She attempted to bite back a smirk, but was obviously struggling. "I'm sorry. That's just the most Peter thing I've ever heard you say." She reached up to brush his hair back so she could better look at it. "And you're adorable and I love you. I need you to know this. But did you get hit in the head? Or just your eye?"

"I really, really don't wanna talk about it," Peter muttered, rubbing his eye. But he didn't even have to glance up at his (basically) Aunt Jane to know the look she was (probably) giving him. He sighed. "I... I was trying to take one of those dumb signs," he muttered, jerking his thumb towards the windows. The protestors weren't a huge crowd, but they were loud. "I pulled, he pulled back, the sign went flying and hit me in the eye."

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): Well. Of course he did. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) WAIT. She is??? That's so sweet omg ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): But I'm sorry baby. I will give him hell for your peonies ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): And yeah. Basically. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) If you tell him, you're dead. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) You ever have days where you just look at Loki and are like at least you're pretty? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) That's where I'm at a lot when he's like this :)

( ⟶ princess jane ): he god of thundered into our backyard 🙄 ( ⟶ princess jane ): oh I am not planning to interrupt them ( ⟶ princess jane ): Eisa is already officially mine, so ( ⟶ princess jane ): I'm going to murder him, peony season is almost over and he ruined them tho ( ⟶ princess jane ): jesus fucking christ, your husband is LOUD ( ⟶ princess jane ): how do you deal with it??? do you wear loops 24/7??? 

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): Yeah oh. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) The hell? What did he do?? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): You know what? ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): Just let them kill each other. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) Idc anymore. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) Do not go downstairs and intervene, Edward. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) I'm sick of playing Harry Potter owl for my whiney ass husband and your bitch of a fiance.

( ⟶ princess jane ): oh? ( ⟶ princess jane ): ohhhhhhhhhhhh ( ⟶ princess jane ): he just ruined our little forest :/// ( ⟶ princess jane ): and my peonies :/

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( ⟶ headache eliminator ): Hi. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ) You're about to have a six foot tall thundercloud on your lawn. ( ⟶ headache eliminator ): I love you. I'm sorry. I can't do it anymore 🫡 💚

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“Wait—what happened?" Jane questioned, turning to look at the person that appeared in office. "Are you okay? Do you need me to take care of it?"

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"Yeah." She glanced around the room. "A quiet space to get away from the noise would be perfect."

She nodded in agreement, letting out a deep breath. "Yeah, it nice that people are so happy and having a good time but I wish there was a quiet space."

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"Poetic as ever." Jane smiled, immediately leaning into her husband's side. "My Prince Charming." She wrinkled her nose, teasingly, and leaned up to properly kiss him. She pulled back after a moment, reaching up to brush his golden hair back. "I'm glad you've been able to put everything else aside for the night."

Thor wrapped an arm around his wife and held her close. "You are my fresh air, min sol." He smiled down at her, shaking a considerable amount of glitter out of his hair and over the railing. "It's quite the party inside. And you stand out amongst it all," he beamed, pressing a kiss to the side of her head. He rested there a moment. "It is nice. To do this. To put down the weight for a while."

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"I needed the fresh air," Jane commented, following them outside. "It was getting way too loud and packed in there."