Casper
Riley waited for Peter to calm down and for his tears to stop. She, however, was surprised to find out that he didn't just stopped, he fell asleep. She sighed and dragged him to her bed, covering him once he was fully on it.
"Heavier than he looks." She grunted out, speaking to herself. She cracked her back and stared at her sleeping friend. He still looked....pained....even in his sleep. She was about to join him in bed and get some sleep when she heard something break in the distance. She sighed deeply, tired and frustrated.
"Oh thank you Lord. You make life so much easier for my poor, dead, broken soul. Thank you." She praised sarcastically exiting her room and making her way (downtown) to the kitchen to go investigate the mess.
She looked down at a chunk of broken glass, pieces scattered across the floor. Good thing slippers existed ha ha ha...... The light was on, but when she looked around no one was there to be seen.
"Casper huh. The Holy Ghost sent down his son....to torment me huh......ugh." She remarked, wiping her face with the palm of her hand.
"Who's Casper?" Riley nearly jumped out of her skin. She spin around to see-Loki? He was standing there in sweatpants and a grey shirt that said 'Kamikaze' The clothes obviously weren't his, much bigger than his small frame, but it seemed intentional to Riley. As though he was trying to hide something.
As for his hair...well his hair was perfect...just like his-Did this guy sleep? He looked like he was an actor, getting ready for a scene in a movie where he checks himself over making sure he looked dashing for his date while she looked like she had gotten in a fight and someone threw her around by her hair.
"He uh...he's a character-do you sleep at all?"
"I.....try...what of you?" Loki mumbled, moving around the kitchen as though in search of something. Before Riley could answer Loki stopped dead in his tracks and spoke lowly, tone scolding.
"Out." He demanded. Riley stood confused, forgetting about the glass and looking around.
"Whatchaaaa doin'?" She asked softly, only minutely concerned.
"Finding my little Gremilns that can't stay in bed." He replied. He sighed and started tapping his foot while counting as he made his way down from 5 to 1. As soon as Loki reached 2 and stopped tapping his foot Jormungand curled around Riley's leg and Fenrir hid behind her, whimpering. Loki stared at his sons, disregarding Riley at the moment.
"What did I say?" He asked, voice stern.
"You zzzzay many thingzzzz father. Quite quickly might I add. It izz really hard to underzztand you zzzome-" Jormungand was cut off by his brother biting his tail. He hissed and pulled his tail up to his face.
"Don't be rude!" Fenrir whisper-yelled, already afraid of the consequences. Loki sighed, a deep, exhausted sigh.
"Release her. And what have I said about biting?" He scolded. Jormungand slowly unwound himself from Riley and dropped onto Fenrir's head while his brother slowly shifted to the side, making himself fully visible to their father.
"Bite to kill, not to scold." Fenrir mumbled, Jormungand saying the rule as well once his father nodded and turned his eyes to him.
"Bite with your words, not your teeth." He mumbled, head hanging in shame. Silence followed, the tension thiccc and heavy.
"Daddy-" Fenrir began, but was cut off by Jormungand.
"Fenrir forzzzed me to come down with him!"
"That is not true!"
"And he threw down the glazzzz when he jumped up on the counter!"
"Daddy he's lying!"
"I don't care. Both of you. Room. Now." Loki instructed.
"But-" Jormungand tried to reason.
"I don't want to hear it. Now."
Fenrir made his way up the stairs, Jormungand neatly wrapped around his neck. Loki watched them as they departed and threw himself on a couch once they were gone. He sighed deeply and groaned into a cushion.
"I apologise about the glass. I'll clean it up." He mumbled, voice muffled by the cushion. Riley looked at him and walked towards the couch, sitting on the arm rest and massaging Loki's feet.
"What's wrong?" She asked softly. Loki let out a pleased groan and answered turning his head so she could hear him clearly.
"Nothing. Go to sleep deary."
"What 'bout you?"
"I just need a moment to myself." He muttered, eyes closed enjoying the massage. Silence followed before Riley broke it.
"Is it hard?" A sigh.
"Is what hard?"
"Raising kids....on your own..."
"Not as hard as answering their questions." Riley chuckled and shook her head, a warm smile on her face. She got up from the armrest and gave Loki's feet one last squeeze.
"Rest well..." She said as she made her way up the stairs.
"I wish the same for you." Loki mumbled.