Soulmate AU + Arranged Marriage
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foundlingmother*evil laugh* I’m an angst factory!
Soulmates where one or both are members of the nobility can’t always marry. Nobles have to make a certain match, after all. It would be a terrible waste to marry a lady to a blacksmith’s apprentice.
Thor’s a prince. He’s known his whole life that his soulmate most likely won’t be anything more than a friend or, if they’re willing, a mistress. So he’s never bothered to have the spell preformed to find his soulmate (this is like a thread of fate soulmate AU–no visible markings… at least, not on Asgardians). Neither has Loki, but that’s mostly because of a complete lack of interest. He has his brother and mother. Why would he need anyone else?
Thor’s arranged to be married to an Asgardian lady whose father is very powerful and respected among the warriors, and who has some of the largest holdings on Asgard (besides Odin’s own). She’s sweet and gentle and everything an Asgardian lady should be. Thor isn’t particularly interested in her. She’s pretty, which he likes, but they share no interests.
The plot of Thor happens, only there are minor tweaks. First, Thor’s coronation is a wedding, too. Loki did intend to interrupt the wedding, but the Frost Giants’ timing wasn’t perfect. Thor’s married. He gets down on his knees before Odin to accept his throne, and then Odin finally sees it. Second, Jane and Thor don’t get together. They’re attracted to each other, but Thor’s honest with her about being married. Jane’s not about to be with a guy who’s married to someone else, even if it’s just a political arrangement. Third, Loki doesn’t fall. He’s put under heavy surveillance because he’s deemed a threat to himself.
And life just sort of… goes on. Thor’s miserable. He wishes he could be anywhere but in the palace with his wife and broken family. He especially wishes he could be on Midgard, since he enjoyed himself there. He found purpose and friendships there that weren’t weighed down by expectations. He misses Loki, too. Loki refuses to talk to him. He refuses to talk to anyone, really, though he’s forced to interact with the healers Odin sends him.
Thor decides he needs to know who his soulmate is. He needs something, anything to make him happy. So he has the spell performed. Meanwhile, Loki forces himself into his Jotun form. Frost Giants, it turns out, do have marks for their soulmates. Very clear marks across the top of their chest. They both discover their soulmate was closer than they ever thought…
I’ll leave the rest up to your imagination (but I like to imagine there’s a happy ending in there for everyone, even Thor’s soon to be ex-wife, who Hogun spends time with while Thor’s neglecting her in his depressed state).
Soulmates where one or both are members of the nobility can’t always marry. Nobles have to make a certain match, after all. It would be a terrible waste to marry a lady to a blacksmith’s apprentice.
Thor’s a prince. He’s known his whole life that his soulmate most likely won’t be anything more than a friend or, if they’re willing, a mistress. So he’s never bothered to have the spell preformed to find his soulmate (this is like a thread of fate soulmate AU–no visible markings… at least, not on Asgardians). Neither has Loki, but that’s mostly because of a complete lack of interest. He has his brother and mother. Why would he need anyone else?
Thor’s arranged to be married to an Asgardian lady whose father is very powerful and respected among the warriors, and who has some of the largest holdings on Asgard (besides Odin’s own). She’s sweet and gentle and everything an Asgardian lady should be. Thor isn’t particularly interested in her. She’s pretty, which he likes, but they share no interests.
The plot of Thor happens, only there are minor tweaks. First, Thor’s coronation is a wedding, too. Loki did intend to interrupt the wedding, but the Frost Giants’ timing wasn’t perfect. Thor’s married. He gets down on his knees before Odin to accept his throne, and then Odin finally sees it. Second, Jane and Thor don’t get together. They’re attracted to each other, but Thor’s honest with her about being married. Jane’s not about to be with a guy who’s married to someone else, even if it’s just a political arrangement. Third, Loki doesn’t fall. He’s put under heavy surveillance because he’s deemed a threat to himself.
And life just sort of… goes on. Thor’s miserable. He wishes he could be anywhere but in the palace with his wife and broken family. He especially wishes he could be on Midgard, since he enjoyed himself there. He found purpose and friendships there that weren’t weighed down by expectations. He misses Loki, too. Loki refuses to talk to him. He refuses to talk to anyone, really, though he’s forced to interact with the healers Odin sends him.
Thor decides he needs to know who his soulmate is. He needs something, anything to make him happy. So he has the spell performed. Meanwhile, Loki forces himself into his Jotun form. Frost Giants, it turns out, do have marks for their soulmates. Very clear marks across the top of their chest. They both discover their soulmate was closer than they ever thought…
I’ll leave the rest up to your imagination (but I like to imagine there’s a happy ending in there for everyone, even Thor’s soon to be ex-wife, who Hogun spends time with while Thor’s neglecting her in his depressed state).
