The coronation was over.

Thanks the Norns.

Loki was walking through the spaceship, trying to ignore the suspicious glances that the passers-by were giving him. They didn't trust him; he could see that. It all happened so fast, too fast, his disguise being revealed and then the destruction of his homeland.

And now, Loki wasn't sure what his place was. He decided to join the Asgardians. Not out of hope, mistake him not, but in mere refuge; for what else could he have done?

Asgard was destroyed and the rest eight worlds were all completely different in all but one – they all despised him. He knew he could not get to any of them for he would not be welcome there. The Void was out of question as Thanos was its infamous king and Loki would rather serve himself on a silver tray to the Midgardian idiots than meet that monster again.

And so he joined the Asgardians.

What his position was he was not sure.

He brought in the spaceship essential for the escape. They all saw that. They knew that without him, they would all burn with the rest of Asgard.

So was he a hero now?

Based on the looks they were giving him, he didn't feel like one.

Was he a prince?

His brother was crowned the king. It bothered Loki but less than he thought it would. He didn't want to dwell on it. So in essence, he should be the prince.

Was he a prisoner?

Even if his disposal of Odin on Midgard was overlooked in favour of his latest act of heroism and acknowledgement that he didn't execute people during his reign, his sentence probably still applied. You'll spend the rest of your days in the dungeons. But there were no dungeons anymore. Yet Odin made his will quite clear – he was to be confined and the sentence was never reversed. He just tricked his way out.

Would the new king try to reimpose his father's will?

Thor seemed glad to see him. The sentimental fool maybe hoped that they could be brothers again. Loki wasn't sure; he couldn't read Thor as well as he used to. All seemed to be the way it was always supposed to be; Thor was finally the king and Loki was also somewhat there, ready to help the God of Thunder if the need be.

As if the events of the last few years didn't even happen nor matter.

Except they did, and they left a permanent scar on his soul.

And the Asgardians were all watching him with even more distrust than before. He could see it in their eyes; they were all expecting him to turn them in at the nearest convenience.

Little did they know that Loki was out of options.

Sticking with them and his brother was probably his best chance at survival.

Loki was aimlessly wandering through the spaceship when he overheard his name.

Rendering himself invisible, he decided to listen to a conversation that seemed to be happening between a mother and her chid.

"Is he our prince though?" The child asked.

"I don't know, Bjorn. It depends on Thor." The mother answered.

"But he betrayed Asgard, didn't he? My friends in school said he was a dangerous traitor."

"He is. Be careful. Don't get close to him. Don't talk to him."

"I am scared." The boy mumbled.

"Don't be. He should be locked up. Maybe that's what Thor decides to do with him." The mother answered angrily.

"Do you think so?" The boy questioned with hope in his voice.

"I am not sure, darling. I think he would be locked up by now if he wasn't the king's brother." The mother let out a breath of disbelief.

"Do you think that Thor is blinded because Loki is his brother?" The boy asked after a moment.

"No. I don't think so. Thor has matured in many ways. He is ready to be the worthy successor of Odin. He sees through the Trickster. Don't worry, he will keep him in check."

Loki didn't want to listen to that conversation anymore and so he quietly distanced himself. It encompassed all his fears. He too noticed that Thor was much cleverer and more merciless now; he did leave him on Sakaar in the end.

Should he worry?

"Loki." His name was spoken aloud, and Loki rolled his eyes but did turn around.

"What is it, brother?" His voice didn't betray any emotions.

"Come to my cabin. We need to talk."