"I'm going to go take a shower first." Thor said.
"You don't have to." Loki said. A blush rose to his cheeks and Thor smiled.
"Would you like me to scent you now?" Thor asked. He could see Loki's eyelids were hooded and he was breathing in deep his gym locker sweat. Loki nodded.
"Take off your tunic." Thor said as he moved his armor. He walked towards the bed and sat down against the headboard. He splayed his legs wide and patted the spot in front of him. Loki's eyes scanned him, and his body language was like a timid doe. He ultimately moved forward, drawn by the need for intimacy. Loki sat down and leaned back against Thor's chest.
"Relax and close your eyes. I want you to feel me, smell me." Thor murmured into his ear. Thor swept Loki's black hair to one side to expose the gland on the left side of his neck. Loki could smell Thor's musk, heavy and thick from exercising. It was still only half as potent as the smell from Thor's seed. Thor nuzzled Loki's neck and a low growl rumbled in his throat. Loki smelled of sweet purity. Thor's arms came around him and his left hand pressed on his chest, while the other snaked south to rub Loki through his trousers.
"What are you doing?"
"Touching. Just touching. Take a deep breath." Thor said. Thor laved his tongue across Loki's neck and nuzzled his nose behind his ear. Loki shivered in his arms. Thor kept rubbing until his pants tented and then slipped his hand inside. Loki squirmed a little and whimpered. Thor opened up Loki's pants to free his straining cock and began full length strokes. Loki arched his back and Thor had to pressed down on his chest to keep them connected. Thor relished holding him like this. The full torso skin to skin contact did things to him. It aroused him like nothing else. Loki was breathing hard now. Encompassed by Thor's sweaty musky body, his hands roaming and stroking, his tongue licking and teasing. Loki felt wrapped in a cocoon of protection and sex. Just as Loki's balls drew up to release, Thor bit into his neck. Sweet salty coppery liquid flooded his mouth. It was blood laced with powerful pheromones. He grunted as he drank down the sweet red nectar.
"Ah! Thor!" Loki's eyes flew open as a new sensation flooded his entire being. He'd orgasmed externally, but for the first time internally as well. The muscles in his ass clenched and seized as it searched for the knot. He felt his pants soak up with moisture and his body quaked with ecstasy. Thor growled in his ear, demanding and possessive. Loki felt Thor's cock poking him in his back, but for the first time did not fear it.
"I'm going into the bathroom to touch myself. I'll be thinking of you. I'll be thinking of your sweet scent and gorgeous frame. I'll imagine my face buried between your legs as I taste you and eat my fill. I'll fantasize about bonding with you and hearing loving words tumble from your lips. We'll cuddle when I get back."
"No. Stay." Loki shifted to face Thor and pressed his lips to his. It was their first kiss. Timid but exploring, they took a moment to learn how best to slot their mouths together. Loki's hand snaked down to Thor's crotch and he palmed it. Thor broke the kiss.
"Loki?"
"I'd like to return the favor." He said and then he smiled. He smiled at him and it was like the sun shining on his heart. Loki unbuttoned Thor's pants and let that massive thunder dick spring free. Loki stroked it, eager and curious. He hooked one arm around Thor's neck and sat on Thor's thigh. He was able to look Thor in the eyes as he fondled him. It was intense, this closeness and eye contact. Loki looked down as he stroked, looking for the knot to form and then back up to Thor's eyes. Loki's felt the cock swell in his hand and he looked back down amazed at the size of it.
"Don't be afraid it. It is perfectly natural. You were made for it. We'll lock together as we share a continuous orgasm that will last for several minutes. It'll be so beautiful Loki. More so when love blossoms between us. I cannot wait when that day comes!" Thor said and then came. The knot erupted with seed and Loki bent down to taste it. Starved for Thor's musk, he licked up the bitter cream, grunting and smacking as he tried to capture every drop. After many days of poor stimulation, Thor was overcome by the feel of Loki's tongue licking his dick. He petted Loki's hair as affection swelled his chest.
He snuggled up with Loki, a mass of twisted limbs. With their pants on and their dicks out, it appeared raunchy, but the intimacy was sweet, new, and exciting. They fell asleep, nuzzled up in each other's necks, drifting off in a cloud of contentment.
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"So what do you do for fun?" Thor asked.
"I like to hunt."
"Me too. We should go on a trip. I'm ready for our month of solitude to end. I want to go out, with other people. What do you think about going on a hunting excursion with a couple of our friends?"
"Our friends? I was not aware that we had any friends in common."
"Fandral is a friend of mine. He came with me from the village. And you of course know Sif."
"Sif? She's my trainer but we aren't friends."
"Why not?"
"Well, I…I don't know."
"She could be a good friend if you let her Loki. She has some other friends also. Volstagg and Hogun. Do you know them?"
"I've met them. They are okay."
"You see. We have friends. This will be fun."
"I suppose you are right. I am feeling closed in." Loki said.
"It's settled then. I'll round them up and we'll pack our things and go. You choose where."
"Alright. I know just the place." Loki said sounding a little excited. He couldn't remember the last time he did something sociable like this and was surprised by how much he wanted to go. He felt calmer today. Much of his anxiety felt washed away and Loki couldn't pinpoint if it was their conversation, the hormones, or a combination of both. He felt more at ease having Thor around. If Thor continued to be the man he'd been so far, if he kept his promises, then perhaps this marriage arrangement would not be so bad.
Within the hour the group was on the road headed towards the Dark Forest. Sif did her best to pretend that Fandral was not with them, but he took that as a challenge.
"You know my lady; I hear tale the Dark Forest can be quite cold at night. Should the night air prove too frigid for you to face alone, I'd be more than eager to help you generate some extra warmth."
"That had better be an invitation to gather firewood for me or I'm punching you in the dick." She said.
"Perhaps my friend suffers from the common ailment of fire-crotch. In which case my lady, you would do well to give him a cold shoulder." Thor said, making most of the group chuckle, including Loki. The others had not heard Loki laugh or smile in ages.
"I do not have fire-crotch, though I have been told by many a bed companion that they find my touch sizzling."
"They have ointments for that." Volstagg said. Another round a laughing at Fandral's expense ensued. Fandral decided that hitting on Sif was not a good idea and backed off.
"So my prince. What game shall we be hunting?" Volstagg asked.
"Brown bear." Loki said.
"Ah, a fierce creature to be sure."
"Why bear?" Thor asked. The pelt and trophy were magnificent to be sure but the meat was greasy and could be very gamey if not cooked correctly.
"Because it is the largest." Loki said, as though it should be obvious.
"Why not elk? The horns make for a beautiful trophy and the meat is much tastier." Thor suggested.
"I suppose." Loki said.
"Have you tasted elk before?"
"Yes of course."
"And do you like it?"
"Yes I do, it's just that the bear hide is much more impressive."
"Yes but who cares? You've killed many bears have you not?"
"Yes, over a dozen."
"And how many elk?"
"None. My trophies are a statement of my strength and skill. Most warriors kill them in hunting groups like ours, but I killed mine all by myself."
"Loki, you don't have to prove yourself to anyone here." Thor said gently. Loki frowned and looked at Volstagg and the others.
"Tis true lad. Everyone here knows what a great hunter you are. We've all seen the pelts and heard the stories. You needn't kill a bear for our benefit." He said.
"I do like elk meat." Loki said.
"Then that is what we will hunt. We'll drink ale and sing songs and tell stories to make our sides ache from laughter. Come tomorrow night, we'll feast on fresh elk meat." Thor said. Loki looked down and hid his little smile. For once he was hunting something he liked for fun, not as a statement about his prowess.
They reached the spot Loki selected and spent the afternoon setting up camp. Volstagg and Fandral busied themselves with collecting firewood, while Sif gathered drinking water from the nearby creek. Hogun dug a hole and placed a sitting log in front of it to make a privy, finishing it off by erecting a screen in front of it for privacy. Though that was mostly for Sif's sake. Thor and Loki erected the tents, which were large and tall. Thor marveled as he watched Loki pull objects out of thin air to fill their tent with all manner of comforts. A real, full sized bed, big enough for two took up most of the tent. There was also a little table and two chairs. The bed was piled high with bear pelts and Thor noted the little personal touches of décor on the canvas.
When they all finished with their chores, Volstagg got to work on making dinner. He pulled out the provisions from the palace kitchen and dumped it all into the camp caldron. Dried vegetables, dried meat, salt, herbs, and stock bones were all thrown in with a bucket of water. It would be dinner, breakfast, and lunch. Ale was served round as well. Sif sliced up a nice loaf of fluffy white bread into big inelegant hunks and divided them out to the group.
Thor and Loki sat close together. When Thor put his arm around Loki's shoulders, the man tensed for a moment. Loki's eyes went to their traveling companies, searching their eyes for judgement.
"It's alright darling. We are newlyweds. I suspect they expect us to engage in more intimate activities than this while we are here." Thor murmured into Loki's ear. Loki blushed. "There is no shame in what we do."
Incrementally, Loki relaxed his body. By the time dinner was ready, he was leaning fully into Thor's side as he ate his meal.