thedaybeforelast asked: Lokane 50 [going through a divorce au]
200 word drabble courtesy of the tumblr numbered AU prompt list. Embrace ALL the tropes!
"Absolutely not."
"Don't refuse so quickly." Loki's voice is too reasonable. This is the tone that coaxes juries to rule against evidence. "A good attorney makes all the difference during a divorce."
Jane nearly hangs up. Five years ago, she never imagined she'd use that word; but what bride does? (Then she learned about all the differences love cannot overcome.) "It's going to be amicable."
"Everyone says that… until the proceedings start. Odin had you sign a prenuptial, did he not?"
"Yes, but—"
"Who paid your loans? Who procured funding for your grant?"
"Thor would never—"
"As though it's Thor who pulls the strings. You know better, dear soon-to-be-ex-sister."
Conversations with Loki always throw her off-balance. "And there's nothing in it for you, I'm sure."
"Helping you will be its own reward."
"Bullshit."
"I'll even work pro bono. There are only two outcomes, Jane: you lose, or you win. Blood will flow either way." Pause. "Figuratively speaking, of course."
Jane had pictured a conference room, just her and Thor sadly signing papers. Now she imagines an army of suits with her father-in-law at the head.
"I'll think about it," she says.
She can hear him grinning. "That's all I ask."