-Unbetaed so please kindly point out any mistakes
-Warning: Spoilers for Ragnarok, weird characterization, attempt at humor.

There was no mistake that Thor had arrived. There was a loud knock at his door followed by the God of Thunder's booming voice asking "Sorcerer Doctor Strange, could I enter your chamber?"

"Yes, please come in."

There was a loud bang as Thor pushed the door following by a crash. "Sorcerer Doctor Strange, there is something wrong with this door. It's not sturdy."

Stephen winced, closed his eyes, prayed for patience. Sophie flew and left him. She must be cooped up and decided to do whatever she did to relax. He hoped not online shopping again given the bills he received the last few months. He was a pacifist in general but he hoped whoever taught Sophie online shopping would stub his or her toes.

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, there're problems with all your doors. Your front door, your kitchen door, your fridge door, they all became unhinged when I opened them. The table in your kitchen was not sturdy either. Friend Rogers asked me to stop opening doors or touching anything important. I still think that Midgardian construction is very weak."

No wonder Thor was uncharacteristically quiet. Stephen started to massage his temples as his headache had increased threefold.

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you seem distressed. Fear not, I'm sure Man of Iron knows some good craftsmen to fix your weak doors and furniture. I also know some good Asgardian craftsmen if you need one."

"Isn't it a bit far to pick up somebody from Asgard to fix my doors?"

"Not to worry, Sorcerer Doctor Strange, they don't need to travel all the way from Asgard. Didn't you know that the Asgardians have relocated to Midgard? We blew out Asgard so Hela wouldn't win and we didn't have any place to go so we moved to Midgard."

Stephen quickly opened his eyes. He tried to get up but still felt weak and could only manage half way before falling back down.

Thor sat on his bed and pushed him so he stayed down. "Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you're not in any state to go anywhere. In fact, you're burning up. Do you need any medicine?"

"No, I'm good. Drugs are the causes of my current condition. I need to make sure that the Earth is safe. How come I didn't know about this?" He tried to get up again but Thor still pushed him down. In his peak condition, he was no match of the God physically and now definitely was not his peak.

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you need to calm down. Loki is with them so they won't cause any trouble."

This time, Stephen tried to push Thor away using telekinesis but ended up with a more terrible headache for his effort. Stephen picked a pillow next to him, put it on top of his face, and screamed.

Thor took the pillow away. "Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you will hurt your throat doing that."

Thor was not wrong as Stephen started to cough. Thor picked a glass of water next to the bed and gave it to him. After a few gulps, his throat didn't feel so bad anymore so he gave the glass back to Thor. Thor still looked at him warily in case he planned his escape.

Stephen didn't plan to get up for the next century as his head was pounding and his dizziness had increased tenfold. He closed his eyes and meditated. He didn't care what Thor thought of him. In this condition, he couldn't function and that was more frustrating. After a few minutes, he felt like a normal hammer, instead of Mjölnir, was pounding his head. His dizziness was also back to the level before Thor came in.

Thor scrunched his eyebrows. "It's a big coincidence that Man of Iron and Captain of America also reacted the same when they heard Loki is on Midgard. They didn't make the noises you made but they asked me a lot of questions. I've assured them that Loki is harmless. He has changed a lot. At least he didn't try to kill me in the last three days and he only tried to betray me only once in the last two days. That's quite an improvement for Loki."

Stephen stared at Thor. "What?!" He then noticed that Thor wore an eye patch and had a very short hair. "You look very different from the last time you came here." That was an understatement of the century. "What happened to your eye? Your umbrella?"

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you got the order of importance of what I lost wrong. What happened to my hair, Mjölnir, my eye, and Asgard was a very long story. Let me tell you a tale of…"

Stephen quickly interrupted him as Earth's safety was his top priority. "Where do the Asgardians stay? Will they be a threat to Earth? Please tell me an answer that doesn't involve Loki."

"They're staying in Norway. These Asgardians are good and peaceful people which were the reasons they couldn't fight. Not every Asgardian wants to take over the world. If you can't trust Loki, at least you have my word for it. I'm the King of Asgard now."

"Not Odin?"

Thor lowered his head. "My father has passed."

"My condolence. In my short time of knowing him, he seemed to love you very much. I'll take your word for it for now about the Asgardians. I heard you've saved my life today. I'm grateful for that."

"You don't need to thank me, Sorcerer Doctor Strange. You're a brave warrior and it was my honor to assist you."

"I'm not a warrior and I'm not that brave."

"You defend Midgard so you're a warrior. You dare to defy Loki which makes you brave. Not many Midgardians dare to do that. I heard you've fought against Dormammu and died countless times. You deserve a place in Valhalla if you die. Not that I wish for you to perish. You fight monsters and creatures from other realms daily to protect Midgard even when your body is frail. If that is not the definition of brave, there must be something wrong with my Allspeak."

"What a bang up job I've done. I couldn't even protect myself."

"Even a seasoned warrior can walk into a trap. I have been tricked by Loki more times than I can remember. You just started your duty a year ago. Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you've given yourself too much pressure. You should see the weapons those HYDRA have prepared to capture you, stun guns, nets, bats, guns with anti-magic bullets, ropes, blinding powder, and so much drugs. They prepared around fifty people to capture you so they think you're very powerful. You should be proud of yourself."

Stephen felt anything but proud. He felt more like a target but he would give Thor points for trying to cheer him up. It was time to discuss the Asgardians.

"Nothing to be proud of. It is my duty to protect Earth and I didn't even notice the arrival of the Asgardians."

"They just arrived a few hours ago and I heard from the Man of Spider…" Thor scrunched his forehead. "… Kid of Spider? Nay, Teen of Spider said that you were in captivity during that time. There was no way for you to know that we arrived. You really put too much pressure on yourself, Sorcerer Doctor Strange."

"I shouldn't get captured in the first place."

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, you're truly a man of honor. You take your duty very seriously."

Stephen snorted. "Me? Man of honor? You should have met me two years ago. I was an asshole and I would have continued to be one if it were not for my accident."

"At least you haven't killed 80 people in two days like Loki. I can see past that and accept Loki. Why can't you do that to yourself?"

Stephen thought arguing about this with Thor was pointless. He seemed to determine to deem Stephen as honorable which made him felt more like a fraud. He would tackle what he could first.

"What happened to Spider-Man? Did he go home?"

"Yes. Friend Tony asked him gently to go home. The Teen of Spider wouldn't listen so Friend Tony acted like a father and asked sternly. He said if Peter, I meant Teen of Spider, didn't go home, he wouldn't let him use his lab next time. I didn't know that Man of Iron could be a father but he seemed to be doing fine with Peter. He assured Pe-… Teen of Spider that he can visit you tomorrow after school and let him do his homework here so Teen of Spider finally agreed. Friend Tony asked Driver Happy to send him home. Teen of Spider seems to like you very much."

Stephen felt inexplicably proud. "He's a good kid."

"He indeed is. And he has attached himself to you which means you're also good."

"Goodness doesn't work by transference."

"No, by the kid has good instinct. What did he call it? Sense of Spider?"

"Spidey sense. That only works for detecting danger, not sensing goodness in others."

"Sorcerer Doctor Strange, why are you insisting that you're not a good man after all you've done?"

"Because I'd have still been a terrible person if it was not because of my accident. I need to constantly remind myself of that so that I won't go back there."

"I really doubt you would since you seem to have what the Midgardian say—modification of heart?"

"Change of heart?"

"Yes, sometime Allspeak translation can't find the right words. I've talked to your cloak earlier when I came in and she told me that I needed to cheer you up. She said Man of Iron had good advices but I seemed to have the talent for comedy."

"Sophie talked to you?! She just stopped in front of you and flew out. How could she say so many words in one second?"

"Sentient items use feelings to communicate so it's super fast."

"I didn't know Allspeak can be used to talk to cloak."

"Not only cloak but all sentient objects. Do you think I don't talk to Mjölnir? Well, I used to. She was broken." Thor cast his eye downward again and seemed to be as sad as losing his father.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps I can do something to fix it. But wait until I can access my magic without killing my head."

"Don't worry too much about it Sorcerer Doctor Strange. I loved Mjölnir but now I can access my thunder power without using it. You should rest first. In fact you should sleep as you're having a fever."

"I can't sleep anymore after sleeping for so long this morning."

"I don't think being drugged is similar to sleep."

"I don't want to sleep."

"Is that because of nightmares?"

Stephen remained quiet but Thor seemed to understand. The doctor knew that he was prone to nightmares when he was not strong mentally. He needed to remember to cast a spell to ward Nightmare off before he went to sleep.

"You could try some Asgardian ale that could put you into a dreamless sleep. I don't have it with me right now. Do you want me to ask my Asgardian subject to send it for you from Norway?"

"I'm fine. Thanks."

"Are you sure Sorcerer Doctor Strange?"

"Yes, I used to be an alcoholic after my accident so I try to avoid any alcohol. And please stop calling me Sorcerer Doctor Strange."

"Are you a sorcerer and a doctor?"

"Yes."

"So what's wrong with the title? I remember when I asked whether you were a wizard, you said you were a Master of the Mystic Arts." Thor clicked his right fingers. "Ah, you wanted me to call you Master of the Mystic Arts Doctor Strange."

Stephen was horrified. What kind of pompous asshole had such a title? "No!"

"What do you want me to call you then?"

"Just Stephen. After all, you've saved my life."

"Friend Stephen, I'm truly honored to be able to befriend a brave, honorable, and dedicated warrior like yourself." Thor bowed as he said that.

Stephen tried to get up to return the gesture but Thor was quick in detecting that and pressed him gently back. "The honor is all mine. I've never dreamed to be a friend with an Asgardian. You also praise me too much. You haven't hung out with the Avengers. They only tolerate me."

"On the contrary, I often spend time with the Avengers and they like you. You really think too low of yourself."

Stephen gave up arguing. "Could you please tell me your long tale that I interrupted earlier? I apologize for that. I also apologize for taking a strand of your hair without permission."

"Apologies accepted. You only took one hair. There was this horrible man with a weird apparatus that took out my whole hair!"

"I'm sorry to hear that. You should start from the beginning."

"It's a long story, but basically, I'm a bit of a hero. See, I spent some time on Earth... Fought some robots, saved the planet a couple of times. Then I went searching through the cosmos …"

"Not that beginning! I was there so I know some of the parts. Please start after you left my Sanctum and went to Norway."

Sophie flew back to blanket him again. She loved listening to stories.

"Well, you sent us immediately to the place where my father resided. He had been waiting for us and called us his sons…" Thor told the story of how he lost his father, about how Hela literally created Hel for Asgard, how Thor ended up in Sakaar, met a cool girl called Valkyrie and fought Hulk. The Grandmaster seemed to be a colorful character that Stephen needed to look out for. Thor escaped Sakaar, flew back to Asgard, and saved the day— well, more like blew up the place and moved to Earth.

Stephen didn't interrupt him until the end. "That was quite an interesting story." Another understatement of the the century. "Now I feel terrible to feel sorry for myself when you have had worse few weeks."

"Sorcerer Doctor…Friend Stephen, all our feelings are valid. Our experiences are personal to us so we feel more hurt by it but that doesn't make them any less valid. It's true that I've lost my father, my hair, my hammer, my eye, and Asgard. But I don't lose the people. Well, most of the people. I gain back Loki and I have my friendship with Valkyrie and Hulk. So I lose something but I gain something. The same can be said about your experience today. What happened to you was horrible. You might not lose what I lost but I can see that you've lost your confidence and your purpose. A true warrior will rise again after they fall. I think it's best to let Captain of America to talk to you. He's been waiting patiently in the kitchen. Please remember that you also gain something today. You gained some experience and I'm sure you'll be more careful next time. Besides, you know that you have true friends in the Avengers and Teen of Spider. I shall take my leave now and check on those Asgardians before they start something that worries you. Farewell, friend Stephen!"

"Thank you, Thor. You're wise. I'm sure you will lead the Asgardians well."

Thor bowed. He went to the doorway, picked up the door from the floor, and tried to put them back without success. Thor put the door back on the floor.

Stephen sighed. Well, as Thor said, you won some and you lost some. He was nervous now because Captain America certainly would give him a stern lecture for not being careful.

Notes:

-The Sorcerer Doctor Strange joke was used because Thor called Strange that in some of my earlier stories that were not Ragnarok compliant.
-It was hard to write Thor's speech or Thor in general. Stephen was usually calm and collected. His screaming and frustration was mostly because of the drugs. The self hatred was always there and not because of any drugs.
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