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Thor idly throws Mjölnir up in the air with a spin, then catches it easily in one hand. He always tends to play with his hammer whenever he's feeling restless and for some reason, he feels restless now. Going home suddenly feels incredibly important, even though the only thing waiting for them there is the festival and accompanying feast for Walpurgis. The holiday might have felt important when he was much younger, the same way Yule was important to him when he was very small, but 1500 years of celebrating and feasting had drained his excitement for it. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy it (he did) -- at this point, it felt more ritual than anything else.

Still, there was something that felt important about it this time in ways it hadn't before. He couldn't help but think it was because Tony was accompanying him. None of the other Avengers had ever had the chance to visit his homeworld, and it was difficult for him not to feel excited and proud to show it all to someone.

"You will want to stay close," he says, before he lifts Mjölnir. "You do not want to fall off of it."

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Tony wore a nakedly infatuated look following the kiss before his expression hardened. Business time.

"And we're keeping it that way." 'For now.' "If there's a decent reason to get folks worked up about a future that may or may not happen, I can't think of one."

"I am glad we are in agreement."

Thor didn't want anyone to know, even Tony, and yet, it had come out without him meaning to.

Thor smiles thinly, then runs a hand through his own hair.

"And I'm sorry you had to find out."

"Save it. I'm serious." Tony rapped Thor's arm with his knuckle. "Me and my old man rarely saw eye to eye, but I can appreciate this gem: a man never cries until its all over."

He began to walk past to lead the pair out for that fly around, but paused. "But...you know. If the urge strikes before then, I'll be here."

Thor follows after him, and he wonders why it's possible for him to feel hollow, and yet hopeful at once.

Thor places a hand on Tony's back.

"Same goes for you," he says.