WHO: Thor and Darcy WHAT: Thor, genderswapped, comes to see Darcy and her kidlet, and to decompress WHEN: Lunchtime-ish on 8/9 WHERE: Darcy’s place? WARNINGS: PG-13 for brief mentions of sexy fun; conversation about gender STATUS: Closed and Complete
Thor had messaged Darcy and now was planning on seeing her and seeing her kidlet, in hopes of a little decompression and down time with people he trusted. It was an odd thing, he knew, but still. He liked Darcy and her family, and it was his intention to always make sure she knew she was important to him. Part of that was letting her know before hardly anyone else did, about this silly weird effect. Part of that was coming to see her and ask her advice.
He had found himself feeling a little anxious. He was not the man he had been. What if the differences went deeper than skin deep? What if Darcy could see them? What if she no longer welcomed him? He did his best to push those thoughts away, but they crept in now and then.
Still, and all, he was at her door, and knocking, as soon as he could get there after his lunch talk with Nora. He had swung by his house and picked up what he had told her he would bring, slow cooked molasses baked beans and beef. He had slow cooked it for a day, and marinated the beans for longer than that. Now he hoped the others would like it.
***
Weird was par for the course in Madison Valley, but finding out that Thor was currently a woman was pretty low on the weirdness scale. It wasn’t even as weird as the time Darcy and Steve swapped bodies.
Still, she knew how unsettling it was to wake up in the wrong body, regardless of whether that body belonged to one of your best friends, and she was happy to invite Thor over to spend some time with her and Steph while Haymitch was out. If she could offer him any tips or tricks on surviving womanhood until the dome saw fit to return him to his regular self, she would do so willingly.
When she opened the door, she couldn’t help but grin. “And of course you’re still ridiculously hot.”
***
Thor shook his head, ducking his chin down and chuckling. “If you say so, then i suppose it is so. It seems as if such is my fate.” He offered her a shy grin, the hair pulled back behind his head as was his want in any gender.
“I find myself needing a definite bit of help… adjusting.”
***
Darcy smirked. “Well, first things first, we need to get you a bra,” she said. “They are the bane of our existence as women, but a proper bra can make all the difference in the world.” She would know, given how generously endowed she was.
“You can try one of mine and we can figure out roughly what size you need,” she said. “And then we’ll need to get you some clothes.” She eyed him. “You’re taller than me, so my stuff probably won’t fit well, but we might be able to borrow from other folks so you don’t have to buy everything.”
***
Thor nodded, and chuckled. “I do need to go shopping rather soon.” He listened to her words. Her words made him smile and then feel almost teary and he found himself hugging her, like only Thor could… just, ah, with a whole new body configuration! “You are a good friend, Darcy Lewis.”
“I do not want to mess up your clothing. Knowing my life, things tend to get damaged, regularly.” Thor went through a lot of clothing, okay?
***
“Well, I can at least give you something that fits a little better than what you’re wearing right now,” Darcy said. Thor wasn’t nearly as massive as a woman and his normal clothes were just kind of… hanging there. “Until we hit the stores.”
If she was single, she would totally be offering to hook up and teach Thor the joys of sapphic love, but she was pretty sure Haymitch wouldn’t be down with that. Alas.
***
Thor nodded, listening. “That sounds perfect. Thank you. I was using my own things, mostly. Natasha offered to try to find something to loan me until I went shopping but… that did not work out so well.” Namely not a thing in that woman’s closet fit.
If Thor had known of her thoughts, he would have offered, to both of them. But he also would have assumed the answer would be no.
“I brought food.” He lifted and offered the crock pot. He could not help it. He had felt a need to cook and to offer something.
***
It was completely unnecessary for him to bring food, but Darcy thought it smelled pretty good. “You didn’t have to do that, but thank you,” she said, reaching out to take the crock pot as they headed out to the kitchen.
“So, uh, you didn’t do anything unusual last night, I assume? Just kind of woke up like this?” she asked. That’s how it was when she and Steve swapped so she was assuming it was the same here. At least if it was typical dome shenanigans.
***
“I know, but… being trapped in a body not my own, I needed something familiar. And I like cooking.” Thor was slowly learning, dish by dish, and he liked it.
“I just wanted to also show you… how much I appreciate you. You are a good woman and have welcomed me into your life, your family’s life, and that is… that is no small thing to me.” And he hugged her once they reached the kitchen.
“Yes, I just woke up like this with no warning. I had worked, then gone home, watched a repeat of ‘My Fair Lady’ and was asleep before it ended. Then i woke up like this.”
***
Darcy was happy to return his hug once she set down the crockpot, plugged it in, and turned it on low. “Aww, Thor, you’re all mushy. Is that the estrogen?” she teased. It was sweet though and she definitely appreciated him being part of her life too.
“So, it sounds like typical dome shenanigans, then,” she said. “Steve and I swapped bodies once. That was… interesting.”
She’d kind of loved it, but Steve had been incredibly awkward.
***
Thor stuck out his tongue at her. “I think not. I think it is… me.” Thor shrugged, possibly a slight hint of pink on his cheeks. Whatever was making him feel the appreciation more today, he was feeling it, nonetheless.
“Whatever the reason, normal or not, I wished you to know. You’ve opened yourself to me far more than you ever had to. And with how this place is, I know it is a risk. I wanted you to know I appreciate it, and you.” he smiled a little.
“Oh really? I would have loved to see that. “ He laughed, a sound something like his previous laugh, if a little higher and richer in sound. “I can imagine it was fun, if confusing and weirdness-making, some.”
Thor nodded, his own experiences now coloring how amusing he might have thought it was, previously.
***
“It would have been a lot more fun if he’d have been willing to bang me, but you know how Steve is,” Darcy said with a shrug. He might be one of her best friends, but she would have totally been down for taking his body for a test drive with her own. Missed opportunities.
She grinned. “You should definitely find a guy to hook up with. And a girl. Get the full range of the experience.”
***
Thor grinned. He could always count on Darcy for advice, and for real advice, not soft stuff. “I will have to find one who is both willing, and able to keep up.” He smirked at her, a part of him wishing she was not taken, but acknowledging she was.
“I am not inexperienced with either sex, but in this form, it will be an education.”
He nodded. One he looked forward to, mind you, but yes. He blew out a breath, then and hugged Darcy. “Thank you, Darcy.”
She was a good friend. One he could definitely count on, he knew. “You always come through for me.”