pain and other human sensations

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Avengers (Marvel Movies) Thor (Movies)
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pain and other human sensations
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Summary
The Whumptober 2018 prompt fills that turned into a 31 chapter, post-Ragnarok, non-linear narrative of the adventures of Team Revengers as they bounce around the galaxy, trying to survive long enough to make it to Earth and warn the Avengers of the coming threat to the universe. Eventually, Thor and Loki do make it to Earth, but will Thor's former allies listen to their warnings? Or are they in even more danger than before?[Either dive right in, or see Chapter 33 for a Table of Contents and individual chapter summaries.]
Note
So a month ago I decided to start trying to fill the Whumptober 2018 prompts. Then I thought it might be cool to have them all set in the post-Ragnarok space adventure series I always wanted. Team Revengers, bouncing around the galaxy, having adventures and forming weird friendships and eventually weird families. And then that got out of hand! Approximately 61,000 words later, most of the prompt fills are done, there is kind of a plot but because I'm following the order of the prompts, it will not be laid out chronologically. Some of them are just gratuitously whump-y and I feel no shame. Others are more plot-centric, or introspective. The shortest is 340 words. The longest is 8,520. (That one really got away from me.) (Most) written in October (I've 6 left to finish), posting through November. Starting on Oct. 31 to account for the difference in days between the two months. Plus, Happy Halloween! Each chapter summary will have the main relationships, the setting/time period, any additional warnings that are not obvious from the prompt (like for this one, I'm not going to put 'stabbing/blood' in the additional warnings because it's inherent in the prompt fill. There are some I took in...weird directions though), and a very brief summary. So to provide an example and to get me to stop chattering away: 1. Stabbed. Loki & Bruce Banner. The Ark. No additional warnings. Loki gets into a bit of trouble in the market.
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"No, Stop!"

Thor at least is enjoying himself. Getting his blood pumping with a good bar fight against clumsy, brutish goons, because of course he is. Loki will admit later that he did have a bit of fun. He lashes out with his daggers, striking precisely.    

One of their clubs gets around his defenses and strikes its mark. Bone crunches and gives way and the joint falls out of alignment with a pop.    

Loki grits his teeth against the pain. He stabs the one who struck him and falls back. The injury takes a moment and a touch of magic to heal enough for him to rejoin the fray.    

“Having fun?” Thor cries, a smile on his face. “Let’s do ‘Get Help.’”    

“Brother, no, stop-” But it’s too late, Thor is grabbing him and he has no choice but to tuck and roll as he strikes their remaining assailants. He hits the ground — and their bodies — hard and cannot contain his pained cry as his nearly healed shoulder dislocates again.    

Thor has the good graces to wince. Their opponents defeated, Loki sits among their unconscious bodies and sullenly waits for his shoulder to stitch itself back together.

“I hate you,” He says. “I truly hate you, brother.” Thor smiles sheepishly and crouches before him.    

“I’m sorry.”    

“I don’t forgive you.”    

“Fair.” They’re quiet for a second, Loki focusing on healing.    

“No more ‘Get Help.’ And I mean it this time.”    

“Of course.” But the way Thor says it suggests it’s not really the last time they’ll play this particular game. They’ve had this exact exchange a dozen or more times before.    

“It’s humiliating.”    

“It’s hilarious. Does your shoulder hurt terribly?”

Loki adopts a noble air, sniffing. “It’s bearable.”    

“Oh, how will you endure?” Thor leans over and presses his lips to Loki’s shoulder, gently over the healing joint. “Better?”

Loki sighs dramatically. “I suppose I can be moved now.” Thor smiles.    

“Come on. Let’s get back to the ship before they wake up and I have to throw you at them again.”

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