Two Asgard-related fics
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Looking for two different fics.
First one, placed fully in Asgard, is about politics as someone(s) are trying to wrench the power from the royal family. The one pulling the strings turns out to be Odin's right hand man and one of the head figures of the council (if not an advisor). He had been friends with Odin for a long time so even Odin was shocked at this. Loki was king at the start of the story. Involves lots of politics and plotting on both sides.
I remember one scene vividly: they cannot accuse Odin's right hand man because of lack of evidence, so confession might be the only option. Thor takes matters into his own hands and visits the man's study, and proceeds to calmly tell him that he loves Loki (as Loki was endangered by the political plot?) and that he would do anything for his brother. Thor, in his youth, had tortured a dark elf to death with Mjölnir's lightning and felt no remorse, now threatening the councilman's kin with the same fate. It was a great scene as Thor, taking great care with the shots being so high, managed to come across menacing yet calm about it. The councilman confesses in the end.
Second one is an older fic, involving only the original Avengers from the first movie and some characters from Asgard. In it Steve died, or was cursed/poisoned/whatever so that his soul departed his body and went into Hel. The Avengers get help from Asgard and go into Helheim to retrieve Steve. I don't remember if it was actually bones they found there, but they found what they were looking for. On the way back they get threatened by dead souls, but get saved by glowing lights (which turn out to be Howling Commandoes). In Asgard some magic happens and Steve gets back to life. Idunn's apples may have been involved.
First one, placed fully in Asgard, is about politics as someone(s) are trying to wrench the power from the royal family. The one pulling the strings turns out to be Odin's right hand man and one of the head figures of the council (if not an advisor). He had been friends with Odin for a long time so even Odin was shocked at this. Loki was king at the start of the story. Involves lots of politics and plotting on both sides.
I remember one scene vividly: they cannot accuse Odin's right hand man because of lack of evidence, so confession might be the only option. Thor takes matters into his own hands and visits the man's study, and proceeds to calmly tell him that he loves Loki (as Loki was endangered by the political plot?) and that he would do anything for his brother. Thor, in his youth, had tortured a dark elf to death with Mjölnir's lightning and felt no remorse, now threatening the councilman's kin with the same fate. It was a great scene as Thor, taking great care with the shots being so high, managed to come across menacing yet calm about it. The councilman confesses in the end.
Second one is an older fic, involving only the original Avengers from the first movie and some characters from Asgard. In it Steve died, or was cursed/poisoned/whatever so that his soul departed his body and went into Hel. The Avengers get help from Asgard and go into Helheim to retrieve Steve. I don't remember if it was actually bones they found there, but they found what they were looking for. On the way back they get threatened by dead souls, but get saved by glowing lights (which turn out to be Howling Commandoes). In Asgard some magic happens and Steve gets back to life. Idunn's apples may have been involved.