WHO: Thor and Nora WHAT: Thor finds his love and greets her again. WHEN: After his arrival with Hulk, talking to Nat, and others WHY?: Because love. WARNINGS: Snuggles, nakedness is mentioned, and kisses, also talk of death and loss, spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok STATUS: Closed and Complete
After dealing with Hulk, and getting his bearings, and taking care of necessary things, Thor headed for his house right away. He had to find Nora, and he had to tell her of things, and assure her he was home. He needed her, so much, right now. He moved to the house and the door opened without him even reaching for it, as he walked in.
“Nora? Nora, the Dome has seen fit to restore me home again. I am here!”
His voice was different, now, fuller, more full of power, and more than that, of sound. But also, it was still his voice. He was more, too, full of the Allfather imprint, and of the power inherent, both his own and as the leader of his people. Their king, and their Allfather, both.
He sighed as he stripped off his cape and his armor, leaving him in pants and boots as he strode in, and of course, his eyepatch.
***
Nora was in the bed she often shared with Thor, wanting to be as close to him as she could while he was no longer there. She’d been a piece of work when she first realized the dome had taken him, but she still had hope he’d return. After all, the dome hadn’t kicked her out of his house. That was something, right?
She immediately sat up when she heard the front door open, not exactly sure who to expect. But then she heard his voice. Thor. She was out of bed in a heartbeat, and flung herself at him once she saw him. Her arms wrapped around him, bringing him into a tight hug.
Nora pressed a kiss against his lips, and her fingers ran through his now shorter hair. “You’ve come back to me….” It was only then that she started taking in the differences in the man. The shorter hair, the eye patch. She brushed her fingers along his cheek, just under the eye patch.
“Tell me everything, my love.”
She knew that with his return, much had likely happened to the man while he was gone. She’d left the dome once before, and had returned after more had happened to her at home. She thought it was likely the same for Thor.
***
Thor held her, and kissed her, and held her close, his love a radiating heat within him, and he lifted her in his arms, and kissed her long and well. “I will, my love. My Nora. I have missed you. I have been gone long, and longer still.” He held her close, before setting her on her feet and holding her more.
And he began to talk.
“Back home, for a time, I forgot this place, save in dreams of you. But I could not recall them by day, save that I was unhappy. I was searching the stars for information on the Infinity Stones, and it took me a long time to learn anything. Years. BUt it led me back to Asgard, and rumors of things going wrong. There, I beheld Odin playing the fool. Even as I saw him, though, I knew. It was not Odin. It was Loki. He was alive!”
He shook his head, still remembering his joy, and frustration. “I eked the answer of his reality out of him, and made him take me to where he had put father. But the place was gone. Then we were interfered with by a sorcerer of Earth, a Doctor Strange. And we found father, but it was too late, he was dying.” The sorrow and pain of that hit him again and he sagged against her, holding her close.
***
To be in his arms like this once more, it was all Nora needed. To know that he was back, to know he was hers once more. She peered up at him once she was on her feet again, as he started to speak. Telling her of his time in Asgard.
“Oh, Thor,” she said softly. She allowed her lips to brush lightly along his cheek. She ran her fingers through his hair, taking in the difference now that it was shorter than it had been upon his departure. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly once more.
She buried her face into his chest, and placed a kiss there. “I’m so sorry, Thor…” Her voice was soft. She could sense he was in pain, just remembering his time back in Asgard. “Tell me what I can do, to ease your pain…”
***
Thor hugged her close and kissed her and sighed softly. “There is more to tell, my love.” he lifted her and moved to sit, pulling her on his lap and holding her close as he spoke onward.
“Odin spoke of a menace coming that his life held back, naming her Hela, his first born, and then he died. And out of thin air, she came, dark of hair and eye, shadow and hate given form, and anger in her every word and step.” For once, he was not being over the top. His description was delivered tonelessly, as he remembered her.
“She crowed over Father’s death, and demanded we kneel to her, now. Or she would destroy us. We of course did not yield, and she tried, and she… she destroyed Mjolnir.” He had felt it go, felt part of himself crack and die, in that moment.
“We fled, but she followed, and hurled us out of the rainbow bridge. I landed on a planet named Sakaar. There, I was trapped and imprisoned, assaulted and attacked, and I met Bruce Banner, and the Other Guy.” Bruce’s secret was not his to tell.
“We managed to escape, with help, finally. But on Asgard, Hela had been killing all those who would not yield. Many of my boon friends had been slain. “ Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg, all dead, and Sif vanished, her whereabouts unknown. He worried, now. He would have to seek her out in Madison, to see her alive, still.
He kissed Nora and held her as he continued, shivering. “Heimdall survived and had been shielding the others, and he along with friends from Sakaar, helped the other Asgardians escape, as I, Loki, and a new friend, Valkyrie, by name,” he grinned at Nora, delighting in that, “helped us hold off Hela long enough for my plan to succeed. In order to save the Asgardians, I had to destroy Asgard, using something Hela could not stop. Ancient Prophecy of Ragnarok told that Surtr, ancient god-demon of fire, would destroy it. And so he was unleashed, and by the time Hela realized what was happening, it was too late. We escaped, and Asgard, out home, was destroyed.”
He shivered as he held her and fell silent.
***
Nora remained silent as Thor went on with his story, as he went on explaining to her what had happened to him during his time away from Madison Valley. “Bruce Banner was there?” She had yet to meet Dr. Banner, though she knew of his existence in Madison Valley. She had heard he had left the town at around the same time as Thor. “He left Madison Valley, too. The same time you did. Has he returned?” She didn’t know who the Other Guy was, but she assumed that Thor was familiar with him, as was Bruce Banner.
She settled against him as he spoke, as she listened to him speak. She rested her head on his shoulder, taking his hand within her own. He had been through quite a bit during his time away from Madison Valley. She wasn’t exactly sure what she could do to make things easier on him, to take away the pain he’d experienced during his time away. Except for being there for him, listening to him speak.
After he finished, she leaned up and kissed him softly. “Oh, Thor. That’s a lot to handle, isn’t it?” She kissed him once more, and cuddled against him. “Is there anything I can do? I want to be able to help.”
***
Thor snuggled Nora, and hugged her and kissed her, and pulled her as close as he could get to her. “Just be here, with me. Remind me of this life. There will be much I have to do,and be, now, as Allfather and king of my people. Especially if more of them arrive. I will need you more than ever.” He snuggled her as he spoke.
“I may be strange sometimes, and they may be customs I have a hard time explaining, but I will always need you.”
***
Nora wrapped her arms around Thor’s neck, and pulled him in close. She kissed him softly, nipping lightly at his lower lip. “I will always be here for you, Thor. For as long as the dome allows it, I will be here for you.” She kissed him once more, and cuddled against him.
She ran her fingers through his shorter hair, and she smiled up at him. “I do not mind it, if you might have a hard time explaining some customs. I do not mind it if you come off as a bit strange, I love you for who you are, and I have never considered you to be strange.” She nodded at this, and rested her head on his bare chest.
“I do not wish to be parted from you again. I missed you so much.” She wrinkled her nose a bit, “You do not mind I stayed here while you were away?”
***
“I love you, so much.” He hugged her close, kissing her and snuggling her and just holding on. She was perfect, and she was his, and he loved it. He kissed her longer and warmer and smiled, kissing her nose and her cheeks and her hair. Just inhaling her scent and touching her.
“I love every part of you, dear one.”
He smiled softly, and shook his head. “Of course not. This is your home whenever you wish to be here.”
***
Of course Nora was his. She couldn’t imagine being anyone else’s but his. She loved him completely, and did not even like to imagine a time where that would change. She allowed him to hug her, kiss her, hold her. She returned the man’s kisses, his hugs. She would do anything for Thor.
She did not know what she did to deserve such a man.
Nora leaned in and kissed him softly. She trailed a line of kisses along his jaw, nipping lightly. “It made me feel closer to you, when you were away. It smelled of you, was filled with things that reminded me of you. I felt safe here.”
***
“Then you should know you can stay here anytime, all the time, you want.” he smiled softly and kissed her. “Can we snuggle for awhile? And can you tell me the things that have happened these last times? I have missed you and this place, and I dearly wish to just be with you for awhile.”
Thor smiled softly.
He loved her so much, and he knew she was worthy of far more than him, and felt honored she had chosen him.
***
Nora returned his kiss, and nodded. “Of course we can, my love.” She snuggled against him, resting her head on his chest. She was extremely happy he had returned, she had missed him terribly. But she understood he hadn’t meant to leave, that he wouldn’t have purposely left her without a word. That was the dome’s doing.
“I have missed you, too, Thor. It wasn’t the same, without you here.”
She sighed softly, glad she was back in his arms. “I don’t know where to start. The Weasleys --- Fred, Weiss’s boyfriend, and his twin brother -- have opened up a shop. It’s fun. But I’ve been mainly going to work and coming here. To see if you’d returned.”
***
He led the way with her toward the bed, and he shed his shirt, and his pants, and underwear, his boots and socks, and climbed into bed, and opened his arms to her. He needed her, and to hold her and listen to her. “I am sorry, dear love. I’d not have left you if I could stop, it.”
He closed his eyes as he listened to her.
“I am glad you are here. This is a home for us. I know you live with Qrow and Weiss, but I want you to know this is your home, too.” he kissed her and snuggled more.
***
Nora followed Thor to the bedroom, and silently watched him as he undressed and got into the bed. She then stripped out of her own clothes, and settled into the bed beside him. She made herself comfortable in his arms, her head resting on his chest once more. “I know you wouldn’t have, love.”
She wrapped an arm around him, and made a contented sound. “I’m glad to be here. I feel at home here.” Yes, she lived with Qrow and Weiss, but she felt just as home here as she did there. Thor made her feel welcome, wanted.
She returned his kiss, and snuggled up against him. “I love you.”
***
“I love you, too. More than anything.” he smiled at her and kissed her, and snuggled her close. “You’re welcome to come over anytime. I’ll make sure the house is ready for you.” He would talk to Sigrun about getting it rune-warded so Nora would be safe.
“You make this a home for me. When you are not here, it is fine, but it is just a house.” he nodded, speaking his feelings truthfully.
***
She smiled a bit at his words, and returned his kiss. She’d missed this while he was gone, this snuggling and kissing. “I might be over quite a bit, then,” she said softly. Her fingers played lightly along the muscles of his stomach as she spoke. She’d missed just touching him as well.
“Maybe I should stay here more often, then.” She grinned at him, and placed a soft kiss against his lips. She felt safe here, with Thor. She felt welcomed, like she wasn’t intruding on his space or anything. She liked knowing that he liked having her there.
“You are so good to me, Thor. I appreciate it.”
***
“I am just loving you. How else should I be to you?” He kissed her and snuggled her close.
“And you are welcome to come any time. If I am not here, you can stay, and I will be back, as usual, as soon as i can.”
He felt honored and loved and he felt himself relaxing, enjoying having her close and just holding the woman he loved.
***
There was a slight smile, “Oh, I am definitely not saying you should be different. I am just letting you know it’s appreciated.” She returned his kiss once more, and snuggled against him.
She ran her fingers through his shorter hair, kissing him once more. “I do like it here. I like it best when you’re here, but when you’re not… I still feel at home.”
Nora was relaxing as well, for the first time since she’d realized Thor was not in Madison Valley anymore. “Thank you, Thor.”
***
Thor snuggled her and smiled warmly. |I appreciate you, too. How much you love me and care for me, and how eagerly and willingly you show it.” He kissed her softly, and smirked. “I do love you, dear one.” he nodded.
“I’m glad. That is all I want.” he nodded. Her feeling at home made it perfect. “You’re welcome dear one. Thank you, as well.”
***
She rested her head on his chest once more, and smiled. She was happy to be here, happy Thor was here with her again. She knew she’d missed him when he was away, but she hadn’t realized exactly how much until she had him back with her. “Of course I love you. And care for you. So much. You’re amazing.”
She kissed him once more, and made herself comfortable against him. This was what she liked, with Thor. Being able to cuddle with him, and kiss him as she pleased.
“I’m so glad you came back to me.”
***
“If it is within my power, I will always come back to you.” he snuggled her close, and smiled warmly. She was perfectly awesome in his opinion, and he cared for her more than he could say.
“We should go out on a date thing, next week, maybe?”
***
Nora grinned, “Yeah, I’d like that. A date. I like going on dates with you.” Of course, she was learning there wasn’t much she didn’t like doing with Thor. She kissed him once more. Kissing was one of the things she definitely liked doing with Thor. Among other things.
***
“Excellent! I know just the restaurant to go to. Would you like a movie as well? I am told that is part of the usual date thing.” he grinned at her, enjoying talking of it.
Kissing her back, his hands stroking her body softly, idly. “I love holding you.”
***
She nodded, “Yes, I think I would like that. What movie shall we see? What should I wear? Oh so many things to decide!” She grinned at the man beside her, and kissed him again. And again.
There was a content sigh from Nora as she felt his hands on her, and she smiled. “I do love being held by you.”