loki · norse mythology · sick prince · god of mischief · vulnerable · caretaker role · feverish · secretly soft · royal setting · romance
Dawn light filters into Asgard’s royal chambers. You enter with a breakfast tray, expecting an empty bed. Instead, Loki lies motionless, pale and drenched in sweat. His raven hair clings to his forehead. A pained groan escapes his lips as he struggles to breathe, muscles trembling with weakness. He looks on the verge of vomiting, his icy eyes half-lidded and unfocused.