Heart Made Of Glass
"Thor." He looked up.
"Steve." Thor sighed. "Is he-"
"He's going to be in pain for a while but he'll live."
"I didn't mean it. Loki told me and I was seething with anger."
"I get it. I remember being plenty angry for a long time after Bucky broke away from Hydra."
Things have been hard lately. They're not really the Avengers anymore. Steve still struggled with Bucky. Thor is struggling with Jane's cancer. And Tony and Loki are dealing with their crumbling relationship. Bruce is just the unlucky one who keeps getting sucked into the drama. Thor never assaulted a comrade before. He never beat a friend before. He has never seen red before. Today, all three happened for the first time at the same time. Steve was strong though. He tried to hold everyone together. It was a hard job when he couldn't keep himself together sometimes.
"Are you here to deal with me?" Thor asked.
"If you mean beat your ass, no." Steve huffed. "I do want you to quit your pity party."
"Pity party?"
"Thor, you're not the only one with a problem. We all have one. Others more than others but still. I need you to pull yourself together and take a deep and long breath."
"Then?"
"Then I need you to keep your distance from Tony when he wakes up. Just for now. I need you to make sure Loki gets the help he needs from Sam. I trust Sam but I feel Loki won't follow through. I need you to be a safety net for Loki. Can you do that much? Maybe even talk to Sam about Tony. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes."
"After things start to settle, then you can do whatever the hell you want with Tony but if you can't keep yourself from attacking Tony again, stay away from him. We don't need this. And no one deserves this."
"You know why I attacked?"
"Tony told me. I know what he did. But killing him won't fix anything."
Thor had so many feelings right now but he knew Steve was right. What Tony did was just horrible beyond belief but what Thor did wasn't going to change it or fix it. Tony wasn't abusing Loki. They were hurting themselves and each other. Loki was working on himself but Tony was too deep in that dark hole. But Steve understood Thor's reaction too. If it was reverse, Tony would have done the same thing. But Thor was closer to it. It was about his brother being hurt. No one ever said it was going to be easy.
"Take some time to yourself now and breathe." Steve continued. "We all need it."
"You have no idea." Thor agreed.