[Fic] Welcome To My Life - Part 2/2

[terresdebrume]

A/N: Part 2 of Welcome To My Life. Part 1 is here.

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"Well, it feels much better like this," Thor sighs as he sits on the couch with a clean shirt once they've put Balder back to bed.

"Yeah, urine stains are uncomfortable."

"I can still smell it though."

"Get used to it brother, it's not going to be the last time you smell this on your clothes. Speaking of which, is this your favorite tee?"

"Uh... yeah."

"Go change."

"But I...."

"Thor," Loki insists, "babies have no notion of what shirt you like, or how not to make a mess of it. If you keep that one by the end of the day there's going to be vomit, saliva and milk on it, and that's if everything goes as well as planned. Go change."

 

Thor looks flabbergasted for a moment, and then he asks:

 

"And they do that for how long again?"

"Depends on the kid. The really messy part can end anywhere between two and ten. Fortunately, Sleipnir seems to be keeping the whole bringing mud home thing to a reasonable level."

"Oh God," Thor says as he rests his head on Loki's shoulder, long hair hiding his face, "I'm going to die!"

"Welcome to fatherhood, brother."

 

They laugh together for a moment, happy to share this kind of things together, happy that, for once, Loki is the one teaching things to his big brother, happy to have Balder as a new brother, even if it's weird that he's so much younger than they are, until the babyphone cracks, and Balder starts whining.

 

"He's crying," Thor says when Loki keeps him from leaving the couch.

"Barely. Wait a bit, he might go back to sleep. Plus, it's better if he doesn't get accustomed to someone being there every time he makes a noise."

 

Thor nods reluctantly and sits back. Balder's unhappy noises subside quickly, and Loki smiles at his brother:

 

"I know it's hard to resist the call, but that's something you're going to have to get used to as well."

"Ugh. How can I do that?"

"Like every other parent does: you grit your teeth at first, and then you learn to enjoy the silence while it lasts."

 

Thor nods again, both worried and relieved at the idea of keeping the apartment calm for a while more, until....

 

"DADDYYYYYYYYYY!" 

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

 

Loki gives Thor a told you so kind of look, and they both grunt as they get up from the couch.