Archive of Our Own ^beta

Chapter Text

Chapter Text

Page 1

Image top center: close up of Loki's eyes with tears.

Loki's thoughts to the left side: "It is so very beautiful..." 

Loki's thoughts to the right side: "... just like him." 

Image below Loki's eyes: Bloomed orange rose held gently in the palm of his hand. 

Large text in the middle right centralized: TW - Self Half. Blooms in the Gray. Story & Art by Burdenedwithpointlesspurpose

Image center left: Close up of Tony wearing boxer briefs that are red with a black band saying 'Would Ride Again' with 5 yellow stars above the words. 

Loki Dialogue coming from Loki off page: "Seriously Stark?" 

Tony dialogue coming from image: "What?" 

Tony dialogue coming from image: "Don't worry. You can look all you want Bambi." 

Image center right a little lower and below title: a close up of a steaming cup of coffee in travel mug with cardboard sleeve that says in Tony's handwriting top to bottom

Princess Grump >_<

Fuckin eat 

Coffee = :D 

It has a plate of berries and cream horns 

Loki dialogue coming off page: "The audacity." 

Loki dialogue coming off page: "Oh, this is quite good."

Image bottom left: Close up of the arc reactor and scar tissue with two of Loki's fingers in the lower right of image. 

Tony dialogue coming from top of image: "Go ahead." 

Loki dialogue coming from middle of image: "You would allow to touch such a thing? Are you mad?" 

Tony dialogue coming from lower left of image: "I mean there is no great genius without a touch of madness but... I trust you. 

Image bottom right: Loki gripping the orange rose stem tightly in his hand that is now bleeding, dripping down the stem and out of his fist 

Loki's thoughts beneath it: "I cannot..." 

Whole page: Orange rose petals are drifting down randomly around the images and text. 

Page 2

Large image top and center: the dark ocean at night beneath a full moon and clear sky of stars, reflecting off the waves which are rolling up on shore

Text alternates left to right coming from off the page, implying Loki is on the left side on the beach and Tony is on the right. 

Loki dialogue: "Why did you want to come here?"

Tony dialogue: "Malibu's always better than New York. It's quiet. Peaceful."

Loki dialogue: "Indeed." 

Tony dialogue: "I thought you might like the change. I needed the break from everyone else. Out here I can just mull over things. Astrophysics usually. Sometimes of the ocean. Tales."

Loki dialogue: "Jotunns once existed on Midgard. Skadi was known as a goddess of the water. My birth mother is actually a storm jotunn."

Tony dialogue: "Storms are a kind of chaos." 

Loki dialogue: "Hilarious."

Tony dialogue: "I thought so." 

Loki dialogue: "Insufferable."

Tony dialogue: "I love you too."

Large image bottom and center: Loki from the side laying down on a dark greyish brown bed with golden pillow in a red shirt and black briefs. One foot is planted on the bed, so his knee is up. His hair is in a braid. 

Thought bubbles going up to the previous image and text implying it's a memory he is thinking of 

Loki dialogue coming from bottom image: "Cursed by the Norns I swear it. I will not burden such a rare brilliance with... sentiment." 

Whole page: Orange rose petals are drifting down randomly around the images and text. 

Page 3 

Top right image: Close up of the lower half of Loki's face, tears visibly running down his cheeks with his lips still bleeding from sewing his mouth shut with gray thread. 

Top left image: Tony with wide eyes, a hand going up to cover his mouth, with grease stains on his face and hand. He is wearing a black Metallica shirt. 

Tony dialogue at the top of the page coming from image: "Hey Lokes. Sorry to barge in the bathroom, but you weren't answering any doors. 

Tony dialogue coming from the middle of image, below image of Loki's mouth: "Jarvis said you needed my 'immediate' aid so..." 

Tony dialogue coming from below that line: "WHAT IN THE FRESH HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?!" 

Loki's thoughts lower center, below Tony's dialogue and coming from image of his mouth: "Traitorous creation has learnt physical cues well. Blissfully unable to let emotions cloud it's intelligence."

Image center right: Large close up of Tony's eyes with furrowed brows, angry with threatening tears. 

Tony dialogue coming from right of image: "Hanahaki?" 

Tony dialogue coming from bottom of image: "How long? Who is it?" 

Large image lower left: Loki cupping a handful of orange roses in his hands, rinsed with water still gathering in the blossoms and his palms.

Loki's thoughts coming from image: "Any apology for seeing me in such a state perhaps. My weakness for keeping their beauty may prove to be useful if he does not..." 

Whole page: Orange rose petals are drifting down randomly around the images and text. 

Page 4

Image top middle: Close up of Tony's lower face his mouth open speaking 

Tony dialogue coming from right of image: "Loki, what have you done?" 

Tony dialogue come from bottom right of image: "Jarvis. Orange roses." 

Image top right but lower than previous image: Side view of Loki's face with his eyes closed and tears down his face. Tony's thumb is touching his mouth lightly and has great stains randomly on it. 

Jarvis dialogue coming off page, lower top right: "Orange roses are believed to bring peace, health and happiness from their vibrant and bubbling appearance. An orange rose meaning in a relationship signifies that one is ready to take their relationship to the next level. It symbolizes creativity, energy and excitement among many other things.  

Large middle image left center: Side view of Loki's shoulders, and arms down to his elbows with his braid. He is still wearing the red shirt and Tony has grabbed his biceps tightly with his hands, shaking them. He is grabbing them from a higher angle indicating he is standing taller than Loki. 

Tony dialogue above image: "Is that..." 

Tony dialogue to the right: "Are you fucking serious? Us? It's me? Why wouldn't you just tell me?" 

Tony dialogue below previous dialogue in large text: "After all this time, do you not TRUST me?!" 

Image lower left: Close up of the top half of Loki's face. Looking down at a slight angle, eyes downcast and still crying. 

Loki's thoughts below coming from above image: "Falling into the void was easier." 

Image lower right, slightly below previous image: Elevator doors open, but closing. 

Tony dialogue coming from side of image, implying he is looking at the elevator: "No. No. No." 

Whole page: Orange rose petals are drifting down randomly around the images and text. 

Page 5 

Image top center right: Close up of Tony's eyes, calm, relaxed and tear free.

Tony dialogue coming from top right of image: "All you have to do is say it. Literally, no matter what." 

Image top left, below dialogue: Loki on his knees on a brown fur rug or blanket, only in his black briefs with red shirt bottom visible. 

Tony dialogue below image of his eyes to the right of Loki's knees and working down a little at an angle: "Remove the thread. It's that easy. Please." 

Image middle center: Close up of golden thread moving in the air with magical sparks around it. 

Image little lower to the right below thread: Close up of orange petals and blood seeming to be coughed out. 

Large image bottom left: Side view of Loki and Tony, Loki on left and Tony on right, kissing at almost the same height indicating Tony is getting on his knees. Loki looks surprised but happy. Tony's left hand is on the visible shoulder and his right hand is behind Loki's neck, fingers visible through his hair. 

Loki dialogue coming from top of image: "It seems I have accidentally fallen in love with you Anthony." 

Tony dialogue come from bottom right of image: "I said it was easy because it took less than 4 seconds to realize how much I love you too."

Page up until above image of Loki and Tony kissing: Orange rose petals are drifting down randomly around the images and text. 

The End