Freaky Friday (Thor x Reader)
“This isn’t wise brother. Mother warned you not to test these ancient spells. The pages are too worn for all the words to be visible.” Thor sternly looked at his brother.
“I’m sure I can get the last few words. I’m much more intelligent than you’d think.”
You just sat in the chair with your book, ignoring the argument. This happened all the time. At least their relationship was salvaged and it was just playful banter. You knew Thor trusted his brother with all things magic, and Loki admired his brother too much to do anything extremely reckless and dangerous.
“Watch, it’ll work perfectly.” Loki waved an arm and the room was encompassed in green smoke. The room slowly cleared to reveal nothing visibly different.
“What?” Loki looked back at the book. “I was sure that was it. Strange it didn’t do anything though.”
“Brother, you clearly don’t have a grasp on this spell. Let it go.” Loki looked to his right in shock. You turned to follow his gaze and saw...yourself?
You were snuggled in the chair, the same way you’d been sitting before the spell. You quickly looked down at yourself and recognized your boyfriend’s body.
“Loki!” You and Thor yelled at the same time as you both care to the conclusion that you’d switched bodies.
“It should wear off by midnight. Have fun!” Loki made a hasty escape.
You wobbled a bit as you walked toward yourself, who was actually Thor. “Damn, your body is kind of heavy.”
He laughed, “Tis the body of a warrior!” You giggled too. “At least it’s only for half a day.”
“I’m sorry about my brother. He makes too much mischief for his own good.”
“Don’t worry about it. Fortunately, I actually need to go work on a project for my food science class so I was just going to hide out in my room for the rest of the day anyway.”
Thor nodded. He hadn’t understood your studies at first, but even in Asgard they had educational programs so he understood the purpose of college. He rapidly absorbed the information and listened intently every time you spoke of your major. He made sure that you had undisturbed time every day to focus on your schoolwork.
“Let me know if you need anything!” You grinned and left to set up your laptop. The keys weren’t quite made for Thor’s giant fingers, but you could make it work.
He decided to go for a stroll in the fields. Ever since Loki and him had decided to split the throne, something that had never been done before in Asgard, he had much more free time. Loki could keep practicing his magic and he could continue visiting Earth and you. Usually, he’d be sparring right now, but he didn’t want to damage your beautiful body.
He was sniffing a rose and enjoying the sun’s warmth when he heard steps nearby. Three noblemen he whose faces he recognized approached him. “You’re still here? I thought you’d be leaving soon. A puny human shouldn’t be in Asgard.” The first one sneered down at him.
“Much less in the castle. Why don’t you go back home? A weak human isn’t a good companion for a mighty warrior such as our King.” Another continued in a mocking voice while the third bumped against Thor, pushing him into the rose bush. They all walked away with smirks on their faces.
Thor was covered in scrapes and was seething with anger. As soon as he was back in his body, he would ban those men from any correspondence regarding the crown. He would’ve fought, but again was pulled back by the thought of injuring your body. Those men looked so intimidating from your perspective. They easily loomed over you. Thor shivered at the thought of you dealing with them.
He made his way to the medical wing to get some salve for the injuries. He was just reaching for the cabinet when the head nurse tsk’d at him. “Those supplies are for warriors. Not tiny creatures who’ve skinned their knees.” She spoke in a condescending voice and swatted his hand. “You should know that by now girl. You should just be gracious that the King is allowing you food and shelter. Don’t get greedy.”
Thor was ushered out of the wing in a rush. He wandered around the halls, still upset at how you’d been treating. This was HIS castle. How dare they disrespect you?
”Smiling is a much more attractive look on you. If you keep making faces like that, the King will realize you have no other uses and leave you.”
“Get out of the kitchen. I’ve made it very clear that I don’t want you practicing your ‘food science’ hogwash projects here. Asgardian food should not be reduced for your stupid human studies.”
“Wipe your feet and wash your hands throughly. No one appreciated an ungrateful guest who dirties the castle.”
Everywhere he turned, there was someone degrading you. He felt a lump in his throat thinking about how you were treated in his absence. You’d never mentioned it before. He could see the excitement whenever you traveled back to Earth, but he thought it was to see your friends, not to escape from this abuse.
His feet took him to his brother’s quarters. He entered, seeking comfort and shelter from everything outside.
“Have you forgotten how to knock dear?” Loki asked teasingly engrossed in some book.
Knock? Thor never knocked on his brother’s door. Wait, did Loki forget what had happened this morning? That wasn’t too outrageous, when Loki’s attention was elsewhere, he often forgot past events.
“Well...” Thor realized his voice sounded a little broken as he tried to find the words to describe his situation.
At your voice, Loki’s eyes shot up. “Oh, you aren’t looking very good. Did something happen? Do you want to talk about it?” He grabbed a jar from his shelf and held it out. “For your burns.”
Thor paused for a moment, remembering he was in your body so of course Loki wouldn’t just slap the gel on like he would for his brother. Then, he reached out and thanked Loki.
“Don’t mention it. You should really tell Thor that you’re being bullied. I’ve tried suggesting to him that we fire the servants responsible, but he always waves it off as my paranoia because I can’t tell him the reason for it. He wouldn’t think any less of you for it.”
Thor’s eyes widened. All those times Loki adamantly tried to convince him to get rid of certain staff members were to protect you? He’d denied so many of those. Loki had a fickle temper and he sometimes got mad when someone looked at him funny so Thor assumed he had petty squabbles with all those people. That’s why Thor was in charge of the staff in the first place.
“You can hide here for as long as you want, but I’ve got business to attend to. Feel free to ready any of the books on the bottom shelf. Those are the English ones.”
He walked out the door.
THUD, the door slammed back open. “You’re actually Thor. Why didn’t you say anything?”
He just laughed and shrugged. “It was funny that you forgot.” Loki just pointed a finger at the door and Thor willingly left. Although he liked teasing his brother, he couldn’t help but appreciate it that he looked out for you when he couldn’t.
He made his way to your room. He was leaning against the doorframe, watching himself work on the computer, which was really strange, when you gave a triumphant cheer and closed your laptop. You stood up and spun around with a smile on your face. Even though it was Thor’s smile, he thought it was beautiful because it meant you were happy.
He sat down on the bed and patted the spot next to him. You sat down and, realized your position, pulled him into your lap and hugged him. “You’re the little one for a few more hours.”
Anyone else would’ve been socked in the jaw for that comment, but he just curled into you. “I didn’t know the castle workers treated you so unfairly. Why didn’t you tell me?” He felt you stiffen a bit around him.
“It’s not a large problem. It’s just a bit of teasing. You have more important things to worry about.”
“Nothing is more important to me than you. Please trust me with information like this.”
You hummed an affirmative noise and then drifted off to sleep. Thor followed suit soon after. You woke up to Thor, in his own body, kissing your cheek. “I have some official business this morning, but I’ll be back before you know if. Love you.”
After that, none of the staff members bothered you ever again.