A.N: Set after the end of Ironman 1, and before the beginning of Ironman 2
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When Loki comes to, his stomach still is sore, but it is a muted ache, and his head is no longer pounding. He looks around and realizes he is on Stark's… Tony's lap, and his head is resting in one of the mortal's hands. He feels like he should move, but he is still so tired, and Tony is warm.
Looking up, he meet's Tony's eyes, and sees in them a strange combination of fondness, worry, and profound relief. Now he understands the mortal's anger. It had never stemmed from the desire to control, as Loki had thought… Tony had been upset because he was afraid for him – because he cared for him… and for the first time, as he drifts back into an exhausted sleep, Loki wonders if that day in the weapons vault, Odin had been so angry at him because he was afraid for him – afraid that Loki would accidentally discover his Jotun heritage. For the first time he wonders if then, at least, Odin had actually cared for him.
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