Okay, so I've been sliiiiightly addicted to "Asleep" by The Smiths the past couple days and this happened. Mind you, this isn't technically a Thorki story ('cause I don't ship it) but, I don't know, you can treat it like one? I don't even know what I'm saying anymore it's late and I'm tired wow okay. -E


"Thor?" a whisper sounded from across the room. Maybe if I ignore him long enough he'll go back to sleep. Thor thought sleepily. "Thor!" his brother repeated, slightly louder. Silence. "Thor, I think there's someone on the balcony!" Thor's eyes shot open and he slowly sat up in bed, eyes moving quickly to the balcony archway. Squinting in the darkness, he waited for any signs of life, but there were none. He sighed heavily and lumbered his way out of bed towards the doorway. Loki watched him, his eyes wide and most of his face hidden behind his blanket. If there was an intruder, he knew that the two of them would never stand a chance: they were only small children, after all. They could, of course, always call for the guards. But who knew what could happen by the time they arrived?

"There is nothing there, brother," Thor said gruffly as he walked back into the room, slightly annoyed he was woken up for nothing. "It was probably your imagination. Now go back to sleep." He yawned as he climbed back into his bed and under the covers.

"I can't!" Loki whined softly, dropping the blanket a little lower. "I'm scared." Thor's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked across the dark room at his younger brother.

"What do you want me to do about it?" Loki glanced away and chewed on his lip, thinking. "Loki, please. It's late." Thor groaned, leaning forward to rest his elbow on his knee.

"Sing me to sleep?" Thor blinked, confused, and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Sing you to sleep? Loki. I'm tired, and I want to go to bed."

"Oh, please, brother? Please? We can go to sleep straight after! I promise!" Loki bounced onto his knees, leaning forward slightly. There was a long silence. "Thor?"

"Fine," he sighed and Loki's face lit up. "And then we sleep!" he raised his eyebrows, pointing at his younger brother.

"Of course, brother," Loki grinned.