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Revealed (Thor/Loki)

"Thor, there's something I need to speak to you about," Odin motioned Thor to follow him away from the banquet hall full of people. Thor left gladly; he knew others were celebrating the disappearance of a threat, but it was impossible for Thor to celebrate with them when that threat was his brother. He wondered where Loki was now, if he was dead or lost in some vacuum of space after falling from the Bifrost Bridge.

"What is it?" Thor asked solemnly once they were alone on a balcony overlooking the city. Twilight was Loki's favourite hour. He told Thor once that he liked seeing the last rays of sun fill the horizon while stars began blanketing the darker sky. Thor looked to the sky and saw this, the stars and the sun in one sky for a brief moment. It made him miss Loki terribly, regardless of what happened on Midgard.

"There's something about Loki I feel I should tell you," Odin said gravely, standing tall with his hands clasped behind his back. "I fear it will upset you greatly but I do not think it right to hide it from you."

"What is it?" Thor said again, curious but also reluctant. He didn't like how concerned and nervous his father sounded.

Odin remained silent for a moment, staring out across the city. He wasn't looking at Thor when he said, "Loki was of Jotunheim. Loki Laufeyson."

Thor blinked. For a second the information was surprising, but when he thought about it things started to make more sense. It explained why Loki's skin had always been cooler than his, why the cold weather had never affected Loki the way it did others, why Loki was so gifted with magic. Loki Laufeyson. It still sounded wrong to Thor, but only because he still and would always think of Loki as his brother.

Thor shrugged to himself. Regardless of Loki's lineage or name, he would always be Thor's brother.

"So?" he raised an eyebrow, wondering why Odin was telling him this in secret.

Odin was watching him and seemed surprised by Thor's answer. "So? That's all you have to say? Aren't you surprised, angry?"

"I'm surprised," Thor agreed. "And confused. I don't know why I wasn't told earlier. Did Loki know?"

Odin inclined his head slightly. "He found out and confronted me right before I fell into sleep. I fear this knowledge is what drove him to manipulate us all and brought his own demise upon himself."

"Don't blame him," Thor shot back quickly, feeling anger fill him with heat. "I would be upset too. I am upset!" he corrected. "Why didn't you tell us, or at least him?"

"What did it matter?" Odin retorted. "I saved him, I brought him home. You sound just like him; so ungrateful. I did what I thought was best; he would have died if I left him."

"He still deserved to know," Thor argued, shaking his head. He thought back to his fight with his brother; how much pain must have been driving Loki's attacks? Finally Thor understood everything. "His lineage is nothing to be ashamed of," Thor said resolutely. "He is still my brother."

"Was," Odin corrected, but he sounded tired now, and sad. Despite everything, despite all his mistakes, Thor knew that Odin had thought he was doing what was best.

"Is," Thor emphasized, voice serious and low. "I will find him wherever he ended up and I will not rest until he knows he is loved."

Odin considered him seriously. It was night time now; the sun had faded and the stars shone above. Odin nodded, though Thor didn't know exactly what Odin was thinking. "Will you come back in?" Odin eventually said, taking a step back toward the banquet hall.

Thor shook his head. "No. I want to be alone."

Odin left him and Thor left the palace to step onto the Bifrost Bridge. He walked right to the splintered edge and sat down, watching the darkness of space swirl below him. "Loki?" he called softly. He knew it made no sense to speak quietly when Loki was likely so far away; but yelling didn't seem to make any more sense. He had no idea where Loki was and he felt a little silly, but Thor hoped Loki could hear him.

"I just found out that you're of Jotunn heritage," he told the darkness, willing his words to his brother's ear. "I want you to know that I don't care. You're still my brother, and I still love you." He took a deep breath and paused for a moment, thinking. He was still mostly sure he was talking to himself so he didn't feel very rushed. "I just wish I had known sooner," he said. "I wish I could have seen your true form. I bet your blue skin was beautiful." Thor smiled. "Your eyes would have been interesting as well; though I suspect you would have used them for mischief since no one would expect to see red eyes around the city."

Thor laughed and then grew sad again. "I miss you, brother. Twilight just passed and I thought of you." He looked to the stars for a long time, thinking but not speaking. Eventually he grew chilled and stood to head back inside. He thought of leaving without saying anything else but he felt an insistent tug at his heart, like Loki might be out there, desperate to hear more. "I'm going to find you some day," Thor promised. "You need to make sure you stay alive no matter what, because I want to see the real you. Promise?" he asked the air.

He didn't get a response, but the tightness in his chest faded. Thor smiled and headed back to the palace.