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Tony hasn't been the same since Bucky arrived at Stark Tower. That much is obvious. But Steve is overjoyed to have his best friend back and is somewhat oblivious to how Tony is withdrawing away from him. Because surely Tony is just overworked as usual. He must be quiet and jumpy because he is sleep deprived. And of course he has a few cuts and bruises on the visible parts of his skin - he fights and works for the Avengers as a living. It's part of the job description. Until it isn't. Will Steve discover the physical and mental trauma that Tony is going through before it is too late?

Loki has always yearned for control; but he never did get to control anything. Barton was made to be ruled; but he was never expected to realize it. Power is the flame, and Loki Laufeyson is the moth; however, it turns out that even catching fire is not that easy. There are princes and monsters at war inside him – and Clint Barton got caught in the fight. Or: can Loki trust himself not to be a monster, when all the prince wants is to take power? Loki's POV of Strangers to Ourselves.