Loki is exhausted. The delicate work they were doing all day requires much more control than non-practitioners realize, causing more strain. It kept him busy, wore him out enough that his mind can only focus on one thing at a time.
The three of them make it back shortly after Tony touches down, Loki having successfully gotten the smallest hint of a smile out of Natasha shortly before the elevator doors open. The triumph of the moment is eclipsed when he sees Tony on the landing pad. He wants to go to him, but his feet stay rooted to the spot. How badly did he mess things up this morning?
Natasha nudges him with her elbow. "Go make up. He's going to be impossible if you two don't try to talk it out."
It's all the permission he needs. Without even a nod of acknowledgement, Loki goes to the door connecting the common area to the landing pad. He watches almost bemused as Banner and Stark struggle to get a tricky latch on one of the gauntlets. With a snap the offending closure relents and the armor piece falls into Banner's hands.
The doctor looks over at Loki, then between Loki and Tony a couple of times before murmuring something to Tony before heading inside.
"I lost my temper this morning," Loki says when they are finally alone. "I...I will do my best to keep my emotions in check in the future." He pointedly doesn't apologize. Tony's made it clear he doesn't like apologies, which is good because Loki doesn't like to apologize.
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The three of them make it back shortly after Tony touches down, Loki having successfully gotten the smallest hint of a smile out of Natasha shortly before the elevator doors open. The triumph of the moment is eclipsed when he sees Tony on the landing pad. He wants to go to him, but his feet stay rooted to the spot. How badly did he mess things up this morning?
Natasha nudges him with her elbow. "Go make up. He's going to be impossible if you two don't try to talk it out."
It's all the permission he needs. Without even a nod of acknowledgement, Loki goes to the door connecting the common area to the landing pad. He watches almost bemused as Banner and Stark struggle to get a tricky latch on one of the gauntlets. With a snap the offending closure relents and the armor piece falls into Banner's hands.
The doctor looks over at Loki, then between Loki and Tony a couple of times before murmuring something to Tony before heading inside.
"I lost my temper this morning," Loki says when they are finally alone. "I...I will do my best to keep my emotions in check in the future." He pointedly doesn't apologize. Tony's made it clear he doesn't like apologies, which is good because Loki doesn't like to apologize.