Nothing compares to you

"Dude, why do you think Thor Odinson would come to our small place to hold a Christmas concert?" Several young men in the largest tavern in Asgard Town discussed Thor's performance on a snowy night, and there was heavy snow falling outside the window , the tavern is brightly lit, and festive lights are hung on the Christmas tree. The warm heat in the tavern is on the glass, forming beautiful ice flowers.

The man sitting by the window rubbed his hands, the window was open and the cold wind was blowing in, but there were no other vacant seats in the tavern, he gathered his coat and shivered in the cold He breathed out with stiff hands, and then said: "It is said that he came out of our town. There is no reason why the farewell concert was chosen here." I got such a powerful person..." "It's alright, it doesn't matter if he came from our town or not, our town has gained a lot of people in the past few days, and the biggest road is still blocked Hey, we can't run this concert, and our small town has to be on fire this time. Hey, have you bought your tickets yet?" "Of course..."

"I also want to ask you, why do you want to come here for a concert?"

Outside the tavern, Loki asks, nudging Thor's arm with his elbow.

Thor and Loki originally wanted to buy a glass of beer in this tavern. When they were young, they often stole Odin's money and came here to drink. They drank for an afternoon or all night. They loved the butter beer here. The liquid is golden yellow and the foam is dense and rich. Smooth, away from home for dozens of years, the first thing Thor wanted to do after returning home was to drag Loki here, but he never thought that the small tavern could no longer accommodate them.

"This is our hometown, isn't it?" Thor asked, tilting his head.

Thor asked his little assistant to buy two large glasses of beer, and he and Loki sat on a truck outside the tavern and you sipped it. Thor raised his wine glass and greeted Loki, the crisp thumping of the glass was especially noticeable in the snowy night.

Loki suddenly thought of a line of lyrics: Drink with me, todays gone by.

The sun came out on the 24th, and Thor's team was doing the final verification of the concert venue, audio adjustment, etc. This was the last feast of Thor's rock career. And Thor, arguing with Loki at the hotel about a song at the concert—

"Can you help me play the guitar? Loki, I know you are proficient in all kinds of instruments. You said that your voice is not as good as before and you can't sing with me, but your hands are always fine. Loki, just this time, help me... ...."

"You...let me go!" Loki writhed his body angrily, trying to push away the giant animal that was leaning on him begging, he was really fed up with Thor's appearance, and he didn't know that What's the wind, I begged to let Loki accompany his songs when I came together this morning, his team has so many professional musicians that I don't need Loki, who has been away from music for more than ten years, okay! "You have your team, I don't see the point in doing that...and it's from so many years ago I don't remember the tune."

"No! You must remember, that is the song you composed, don't try to lie to me, Loki, your memory has always been very good, I know it, you can even remember that I stole your breakfast when I was a child ..."

"God...why do I have a brother like you?" Loki was held tightly by Thor, and he rolled his eyes helplessly, "Just this once, I warn you, Thor Odinson, just this once. "

"Don't worry, this is the last time, Oh, Iloveyou, Loki."

"Headset! Where's the headset? This headset is broken. Bring the new one prepared last night!"

Thor's manager stood in front of the stage and was in a hurry to direct. His cold sweat was about to flow down. There were less than half an hour before the opening, but there were frequent minor problems here. He wiped the sweat on his forehead with his cuff, While praying, don't make any troubles again. "Hey, buddy, relax." Thor patted him on the shoulder behind him, looking at the huge stage in front of him with a nostalgic tone, "We've been working together for seven or eight years, do you remember the time... ...."

"Thor, it's almost time," Loki called to him.

"Enjoy my last performance!" Thor raised his hand on the manager's shoulder, patted it hard again, and then went backstage.

Thor wore a white shirt, black tie, black trousers and leather shoes when he came on stage. His blond hair was tied into a braid at the back of his head, which is his usual attire for singing on stage.When the light hit his feet, there was overwhelming cheers from off the stage. The fans shouted his name and said "I love you" loudly, as if they wanted to burst out all the strength they had accumulated in their lives tonight. Thor smiled at them and raised his hand to signal them to be quiet. Unlike the singer who always likes to talk a lot before the concert, Thor has always spoken little. After a brief greeting and thanks, he held the microphone and began to sing——

The hustle and bustle of the audience turned into silence when Thor uttered the first syllable, leaving only Thor's affectionate and hoarse voice echoing in the venue, listening carefully to the sound of dew falling, flower petals spit out stamens, and stars passing across the sky.This concert has attracted unprecedented attention. Countless reporters and media have traveled thousands of miles to this remote town carrying equipment. The venue is also [-]% full, but the order this time is better than ever before.Perhaps because this is Thor's last performance, fans and the media hope to enjoy it in peace, to engrave these moments firmly in their minds.

Loki stood backstage, looking at Thor on the stage in a daze. When they first debuted, they never had such an opportunity, a grand stage, cheering, and tearful audience.The concerts they held at that time had only a few sparse people in each show, with miserable yellow lights. At the end of the song, Thor and Loki sang completely for each other. They used to be each other's audience.

After the end of the song, there was continuous applause from the audience, pulling Loki's thoughts back from the afterimages of the past years. He saw Thor's bright smile—for more than [-] years, Thor's smile has never been any different. Variety.

The drums sounded, the bass player was in position, the intense and high-spirited music poured out like splashing jewels, Thor unbuttoned his suit, and picked up the microphone from the stand-the next song was the highlight, and Thor's team paid a lot of money. The hired Spanish godfather musician made a song tailor-made for Thor. The style is thick and wild, full of explosive power. It was originally intended to be the finale of this concert, but Thor said that he had a better choice for the finale. At the last moment, they will know that this is a surprise, so this song "Dream" was moved to the second from the bottom-after the first love song warmed up, the real feast began.

A large beam of blue light shone on him, forming two intersecting semicircles under his feet, and his shadow was stretched long, like a erected sail, which was about to take him on a long voyage.The guitarist strummed the guitar hard in the dark with dappled light and shadows, the leather shoes grazed the effector heavily, and the treble of the guitar rose up along with Thor's voice, like a heat wave soaring into the sky. Loki suddenly felt a little empty in his heart. Angry, unable to vent, unable to reconcile, he looked up at Thor on the high stage from the audience, he wanted to reach out to touch, to grab a piece of his clothes, but all he could grab was the afterimage of the blurred light.

From time to time, Loki also thinks, if only Thor could stand on the stage all the time, he is born for the spotlight, but Loki is different, he is the secret dark part of Thor, he is only suitable for behind the light, to accompany him, to give He serves as a foil.But Loki can never be anyone's foil, he is born with low self-esteem and conceit, longs for light and fears light, under the illumination of light, the despicable becomes more contemptible, and the beautiful becomes even more beautiful.He is such a contradictory guy, beauty often has to rely on destruction to achieve.

He stood in the audience watching Thor for 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes...an hour, an hour and a half...

For nearly two hours, he felt as if he had lost this person. Thor once accused him of disregarding other people's feelings, always doing things in his own way and willful to the end, always running to hide where Thor can't find, deliberately making him anxious...Only Loki himself knows, all his willfulness It comes from his fear—he is always afraid of Thor disappearing, just like now, when he sees him singing on stage, he always feels that the next moment he will dissolve into the air and disappear completely, in order to resist this unreasonable fear , he can only leave first.

The last song will arrive soon, it is now 56:4pm local time, there are [-] minutes left, the singing is over, the concert is over, the old year is over, and the new year is coming. Loki and Thor will be on stage together to witness the death of the old and the birth of the new.

Loki took the tuned guitar to the stage from the backstage organ, black suit, black trousers, small leather shoes, and a green tie, and Thor wrapped his arms around his shoulders, and Loki could clearly smell the sweat evaporating from his arm muscles. Several of Thor's fans recognized Loki, so they cheered even louder, the air was hot, countless cells were moving up and down, and Loki felt himself getting hotter.

The orchestra played, the beautiful notes jumped, and Loki's fingers plucked the strings of the guitar nimbly. He was so familiar with this piece of music, it was his own handwriting. Speed ​​up, the sound of drums hit like a storm, and the sound of the electronic organ was inserted like a hurricane. Loki's hands could hardly keep up with the rhythm of the tsunami. He plucked the strings with both hands quickly. The feeling of pleasure came back again, the hair band was accidentally pulled to the stand of the microphone, his black hair fell like a waterfall on his shoulders, and he even wanted to free up a hand to unbutton his coat... Finally, without a break The drum beat slowly calmed down, like the sea after a tsunami, and a clear sky is about to come... Loki knew that the organ and guitar ensemble should be played next, he adjusted the position of the pick, and slowed down his fingers... ....

wrong!The music is still speeding up, the tune is completely turned from the original key, and the rhythm is disrupted. Loki wanted to yell at Thor to remind him, but was pulled into an embrace——

Thor stood in front of the microphone stand, took the guitar from Loki's hand and began to play, the guitar's sound was sharp and broken at first, and then he stumbled to find his own track——

It's "Nothing compares to you".

Thor's voice collided with the slightly out-of-pitch guitar sound in front of the microphone, Loki was stimulated by the loud and sharp music, and his mind went blank. He was surrounded by Thor's arms in front of the microphone, and he was forced to use this awkward posture Looking at Thor, he saw the corners of Thor's mouth opening and closing, spitting out words that the brain could not understand, every second seemed as long as a lifetime, the brain lacked oxygen, and the breathing was not smooth——

Then he heard the countdown to the New Year from the audience:

Six,

Five,

Four,

Three,

Two,

O————————

Before "One" was yelled out, a shock, despair and ecstasy blocked Loki's lips. He was like a child playing in the sea, being overturned violently by a big wave, and Thor's lips sank deeply. Loki's lips, his tongue deep in his throat, the shrill bass, the keyboard, the dense drumbeats... Loki has never been so desperate.

ONE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The New Year's bell rang, and the audience cheered and screamed wave after wave. Before Loki suffocated to death, Thor finally let go of his lips, grabbed the microphone and shouted the last sentence: Nothing compares, nothing compares to you.

Then he held the back of Loki's head, his lips sank deeper, and the salute exploded in their ears, and Thor, whispered in Loki's ear: ILoveYou.