You have taken Asgardians into the depths of that chamber that were undeserving of death. And you know how I feel about…your representation of Yggdrasil in the dungeon. [He meets Loki’s eyes. They rarely speak of what Loki has constructed in the bowels of the castle, the grotesque Yggdrasil created from the skin, bones, and rotting organs of Loki’s victims. The grayed bowels that represent Loki’s child Jörmungandr twining around the great tree, which itself is bones and guts.
Then the few that were not disfigured by their disembowelment were kept preserved beneath the great tree, looking upward. Loki had even thought to take an old man in the image of their father, and hang him from the branches of his macabre Yggdrasil. An eye was plucked from its socket, and each time Thor looked upon the ragged hole he shivered to know it was what once had lay beneath Odin’s golden eye-patch. The corpse-flesh that reminded the Aesir they were not eternal.]
Nobody misses them. Please. Some of them wanted to die. Do you know how miserable it can be being a lowborn? According to some of them it can be quite terrible. I put them out of their misery. Well, eventually I do.
[He almost chokes on his mead from a chuckle.]
Hey now, that tree took a lot of time and skill. It was a sight to behold, you must admit. At least I did an homage to the tree, to our home, everyone’s home! I would have hoped you would have liked it.
[Loki feigns a pout, and when Thor glares at him, he just laughs.]
Come now, brother, I’m not hurting anyone of importance. Wouldn’t you rather me have this instead of trying to annihilate our home like some of my other incarnations? Choose the lesser evil here.
I would prefer you confine your depravity to my bed. It is all I need to have to begin explaining the stench of your corpses to the court. If you wish to take any new victims, you will report to me, as I have said. Now we shall depart from the subject of your…hobbies, brother. [he sets back against the cushions of the balcony’s couch]
Perform a dance for me. I am nearing sleep, and I wish to see your body in my dreams this night.
I will report to no one when it comes to my work, brother.
[He gives him a pleasant smile and stands up to rid himself of the robe he wears, to show that he only wears his corset underneath.]
I dispose of everything. I have it cleaned thoroughly. I burn incense I spray oils and I bathe afterwards, always. Please calm yourself, I have it under control.
[Loki straddles Thor’s lap and begins rolling his hips slowly and sensually. He gasps when Thor pulls him closer, so close that he can bite and pull at the silver rings in the small buds of flesh upon his chest.]
[He enjoys the feel of Loki against him, and the sensual way in which in brother moves. He relishes in the soft touches and eventually he lifts Loki into his embrace, carrying him to their bed. They do not make love proper - it is quick and messy and both of them collapse into a slumber shortly afterward. Thor dreams of Loki’s slender limbs against him, and any grotesque images that pass by are set into the dark recesses of his mind.]


