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‘’i still don’t think it was a good idea to bring val with us,’’ bruce says, lifting up the toilet lid and grimacing at what he sees in there. trying not to breathe in the gross smell, he zips down his pants and starts peeing. bruce is worried about valkyrie. it’s been quite a while since she has gone out but thor had insisted that she’d come with us. that idiot.
‘’of course you don’t,’’ says thor from the next cubicle, chuckling quietly. bruce can hear him zip down the zipper of his tight black jeans, bruce's favorite pair. before bruce can answer back with a snarky comment, he hears the bathroom door open and a group of guys singing loudly. even though bruce has nothing to be afraid of, he still feels a strange feeling jerk through his body. the men sound to be absolutely piss drunk and bruce hopes they wouldn't disturb val. the least she needs now is to meet any more jerks.
he finishes up and zips up his pants, takes a deep breath and opens the cubicle door to find thor already waiting for him. he smiles at him encouragely and bruce starts to feel the anxiety go away. they quietly wash their hands while the drunk men in the bathroom finish their business and leave without saying a word to them or washing their hands. bruce can’t help but make a face at that. the bathroom door closes with the last person leaving.
a beat of silence passes. thor gently taps bruce’s shoulder and tries to make eye contact but fails to meet the shorter mans eyes. ‘’hey, everything ok?’’ he asks and bruce nods, not wanting to answer. he can hear his boyfriend sigh faintly. boyfriend, huh. it still feels weird to call him that even when it has been almost five months now. ''what would you think if i'd suggest we'd leave?'' thor asks. bruce stares at him with a raised eyebrow.
''what?'' thor asks, unable to hide his laugh.
bruce shakes his head, wondering why he lov- likes this dumbass. ''you know we can't leave!'' bruce exclaims, ''it was already such a hussle getting in here!'' thor opens his mouth to disagree but is interrupted by bruce: ''i'm fine. really. i'm okay when you're here by my side.''
thor smiles. he's so in love.
bruce can't help but smile, too.
thor pulls bruce in for a kiss and while it is very enjoyable, the shorter man can't help but to think of the fact that they're in a public bathroom. a gross, smelly bathroom. he pulls away from the kiss and adjusts his hair. he still feels so shy around thor. ''god, i can't stand being in here anymore, c'mon, i'll buy us drinks.'' can't say no to free drinks, thor thinks.
they walk into the club where the amount of people has doubled. there's loud upbeat music blaring some crappy songs that neither recognise. bruce feels a bit anxious around places like these but thor's warm breath on his neck holds him stable. they move on through sweaty people on the dance floor to the bar area and sit down on the bright red stools, facing each other. bruce thinks everyone can tell they're together but he tries to not let the thoughts ruin this night.
he wonders where val has gone.
after they've ordered their drinks, they start talking about their apartment. the thing is, it's starting to become a bit too crowded with the couple, thor's brother loki with their boyfriend mobius and val. bruce has put a lot of time into thinking of them moving out but has been anxious to tell thor about this. well, til he got some alcohol in his body for encouragement. bruce takes a deep breath and blurts it out. ''i've been thinking about us moving to our own place somewhere,'' he says, too scared to look at the man in front of him. there's silence for a moment. ''actually, it's not a bad idea,'' thor answers after thinking for a second. ''really?'' bruce is pleasantly surprised. he'd assumed thor would have a worse reaction.
''really,'' thor smiles, gently placing his finger on bruce's hand which makes the other man blush visibly. if they'd be alone, bruce would kiss him. but he can't. not in here.
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''shit!!!'' thor shrieks, suddenly remembering that they haven't seen val since before they went to the bathroom. people turn to look at the pair. ''shh, what is it?'' bruce asks, lightly smacking thor's hand. they're both absolutely wasted by now. ''where's val???'' he panickly asks and looks for his phone. bruce slaps a hand over his mouth, shocked. ''shit, we totally forgot about her,'' he says, also looking for his phone. ''they haven't called or anything, at least that's good?'' bruce says, uncertain. he's not sure that's good. ''okay. let's just text her and see if she responds,'' thor suggests. ''maybe she'd actually find someone proper this time, huh?'' bruce rolls his eyes.
bruce can barely start sending val some anxious texts when he gets a sudden call from... mobius? he has to think for a second to remember who's that but remembers then that he's loki's new boyfriend. ''hello?'' he answer and immediately panicks, hearing sirens in the background. ''hey, is this bruce? i'm mobius, i'm with loki,'' he talks and bruce sighs impatiently. ''just tell me what's going on, mister mobius!'' he whisper-shouts. maybe he's actually shouting, he's not sure. ''WHAT?'' he certainly shouts now. thor looks at him, concerned. he raises his eyebrow but bruce doesn't respond. ''yeah, yeah, sure, of course,'' he answers, feeling a bit overwhelmed. ''i'll text val to let her know though. we'll be there soon.''
bruce ends the call and just sits in silence for a moment. ''bruce, hun, are you okay?'' thor asks, grabbing the man's hand. he's terrified, not knowing what's going on. bruce blinks and it seems like he's back. ''oh my god, i'm sorry. i'm too drunk right now.'' thor's still confused, so he asks what happened. ''it's loki. they got into an accident, nothing serious!'' he hurries to say, already seeing the look on his boyfriend's face. ''but she's being taken to the hospital, something with his hand. mobius thought we'd want to be there.'' thor nods, still processing the information. well, it's really not that surprising, knowing loki. at least it seems like everything's fine. ''yeah, okay, well, let's go,'' he says, gesturing to the bartender to pay the bill. bruce types out a quick and simple text message to val while thor orders an uber.
hey, we’re so so sorry to leave you alone but loki got into some mess (again) so me and thor are going to save their ass (AGAIN). pls text me if you're ok. maybe it’d be best for you to go back home, we’ll be back soon. love you xx
he can't help but feel shitty about leaving her alone after promising to look after them. he sighs again, feeling helpless. ''hey, love, you okay?'' thor asks in a soft tone, looking up from his phone. they're both calmed down now. bruce looks at him. it's such a strange feeling, actually. whenever he looks at thor - his boyfriend - he can feel a wave of peacefulness wash over him. thor just makes him happy and honestly, that's all he needs. bruce just nods, smiling gently. ''that's good,'' thor says lightly. he puts his hand around the shorter man's shoulders and they just stand there in peaceful silence, waiting for the car.