For three days after the shower incident, you hardly spoke to Loki, only answering when he asked you something specifically. He watched you the entire time, not sure of what to say or do, worried as to why you were acting as you were, terrified that you had figured out his feelings for you and feared your silence was your thinking of how to tell him you did not feel the same. By the third day, he was reluctant to even be around you.
"What is it?" Thor stared at Loki as he paced the floor in the common area of the tower.
"What?"
"Why are you here? Are you frustrated?" He winked. "You really have to deal with that, I am sure she is willing to help."
Loki turned and glared at him. "That is none of your concern." He hissed.
Thor chuckled. "You need to release the pent-up energy."
Loki said nothing and stormed off to the elevator, causing Thor to shake his head and sigh.
"Friday?"
"Yes, Mr Thor."
"Where has Loki gone?"
"To his training floor sir."
"Right." Thor did not wish to interfere too greatly if he did not need to, but it was clear, his assistance was required, so he walked to the elevator and requested your floor. On getting to your door, he knocked loudly and waited.
You rose from the seat, took Beauty's harness and walked to the door, wondering who it was that could possibly be knocking in such a manner. When you opened it, you frowned. "Thor?"
"How…?"
"You always smell of coffee, metal and for some reason apples," You explained with a small smile. "What's up?"
"I wish to speak about Loki."
"He is not here," You stated morosely.
"I know that I wish to speak to you with regards to him."
"Is he okay?"
Thor noted your immediate concern. "He is fine, except; as you stated, he is not here."
"I don't know where he is." You shrugged sadly.
"Well I do, he is training at present."
"Then what is it I can do for you?" You asked in confusion, moving out of the way so he could enter.
"I am curious to know what has occurred to cause his recent behaviour."
Immediately you felt your skin heat up on your face. "Nothing."
"I fear your now crimson face states otherwise."
You could sense Thor looking at you. "The other day, he sort of came into my room unannounced when I was getting ready for a shower, and I may have been slightly undressed, and have not been able to stop dying of embarrassment since " You explained. Not a moment later, the God erupted into thunderous laughter. "It's not funny," You stated indignantly.
"On the contrary, it is hilarious. This explains everything."
"What?"
"Loki's manner of late, his frustration."
"I don't follow." You shook your head slightly.
"Never mind. It appears it is I that is going to have to deal with this." Thor thought for a second.
"There is no dealing with this; he clearly hasn't wanted anything to do with me since. Do you know what he stated when he saw me, 'I am not repulsive' that is how he put it, hardly a sign he thinks much of me."
"Wait, that is what he stated after he saw you…" Thor stood open mouthed. "Oh Loki…" he sighed, shaking his head. "I need you to do something for me." You nodded and waited for him to explain what he required of you.
X
Loki was still frustrated after his training, even after exhausting himself for an hour straight, he was not able to cease thinking of you, how you looked when you were preparing for that shower, but also of your demeanour since. You had not wanted to get to close to him since, no longer insisting on curling up across his lap and no longer leaning into him as he kissed you; and that caused an ache in his chest. Since the moment he acknowledged his feelings for you to himself, he had not had a chance to even attempt to express them in a manner that would cause him to perhaps understand himself better, and in turn, gauge what your feelings could perhaps be. Instead, he felt as though you were pushing him away, trying to distance yourself from him, as though preparing him for your rejection.
He walked into the small common area that separated his and Thor's rooms to see the other God sitting there looking at him expectantly. "I am not in the mood to speak with you at present."
"I cannot believe that the Silver Tongue of Asgard's way of telling a woman she is beautiful is to tell her she is not repulsive." The older chuckled. "That is how you tell the woman that has had you as highly strung as a musical instrument and walking around sporting a constant…"
"What are you on about?"
"You told her that she was not repulsive, that is how you described her after seeing her naked, 'not repulsive'." Thor laughed. "What were you thinking?"
"I was not." Loki snarled. Thor frowned. "As you stated, I had just seen her naked, the last thing I was doing was thinking." Thor continued to laugh. "What is so funny?"
"You. You think yourself above all others, but in truth, you are as bad, if not worse than the rest of us when it comes to certain aspects of maleness. Fandral was right all along, you allow yourself become too frustrated, your mind becomes clouded."
"Fandral should learn to keep his mouth shut," Loki growled.
"Except he is something of an expert on this." Thor chuckled before becoming serious again. "Why did you say such a thing Loki?"
"We established this already, I was not thinking," Loki replied in exasperation. "You have no idea what it was like when I saw her naked in front of me, anxious and embarrassed, and even though I know I wanted to tell her for some time that she is the only thing in all the realms I look at in awe, that can in anyway make me regret ever wanting to harm a single blade of grass on this Norn's forsaken realm, that to not have her wanting to be around me is more torturous than anything Thanos forced me to endure." He was panting by the time his finished; such was the intensity of which he spoke. "Her beauty is beyond comparison, I have travelled to realms we have never even known existed and seen nothing to rival it."
Thor just stood open mouthed; staring at the man he called his brother. He knew Loki loved you, but he never realised the intensity of which. "I…I fear I have a confession to make Loki." Loki stared at him expectantly until he realised that Thor was looking over his shoulder at something. When he himself turned around, he froze.
You stood not too far away with Beauty's harness in your hand, and though you were not facing them directly, there was no denying the shocked look on your face at his admission.