A soft sound of pain tried to escape Loki's throat and he clenched his teeth around it. Thankfully it was too loud in the hall for anything but a scream to be heard. But he refused to make any sound at all again.
He was a man. He was Odin's son. This was his punishment and he accepted it.
The pain of the needle wasn't so bad. It was the rough twine sliding through his skin, cutting and burning as it went.
He clenched his teeth so tightly that something in his jaw cracked, that he tasted blood and lightning, his breath hissing unsteadily from his nose. But he made no sound again as Thor stitched. Blood flowed down his chin.
His hands, still curled around the edges of Thor's armor, went so tight that they shook continually no matter how hard he fought to stay still. One of his fingernails cracked.
Loki kept his eyes open, fixed on Thor's. But silent as he was, he could not stop the humiliation of pained tears gathering in his eyes and spilling over onto his cheeks.
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He was a man. He was Odin's son. This was his punishment and he accepted it.
The pain of the needle wasn't so bad. It was the rough twine sliding through his skin, cutting and burning as it went.
He clenched his teeth so tightly that something in his jaw cracked, that he tasted blood and lightning, his breath hissing unsteadily from his nose. But he made no sound again as Thor stitched. Blood flowed down his chin.
His hands, still curled around the edges of Thor's armor, went so tight that they shook continually no matter how hard he fought to stay still. One of his fingernails cracked.
Loki kept his eyes open, fixed on Thor's. But silent as he was, he could not stop the humiliation of pained tears gathering in his eyes and spilling over onto his cheeks.