Chapter 2: Soft

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Loki had nice hands. Spindly and cool. Frank felt like he was melting and the doctor gently moved him and wiped away his sweat and scent.

Frank was back to his now comfortably vented and scented room, sitting on a pad that was placed on his bed to protect the new cushy topper from the water that dripped down him from the rags that were running across his bare torso. He was wearing only a pair of shitty hospital underwear that were really more similar to an adult diaper than actual briefs but they were comfy enough. He felt absolutely peaceful. His mind was empty, they put medicine in his food so he was usually floaty after lunch but this was… different. The way Loki was gentle with him and so close, smelling so good.

For the first time in a long time someone was touching him. Touching his chest, touching his arms, his back, his neck. Touching him like he was a soft thing. Something that hadn't seen war, hadn't killed. Something deserving of loving hands and tender care.

Frank didn't even realize he was smiling as the doctor spoke quietly to him about the facility.

"They have tubs here. You can put a float on the neck and anchor it to the ceiling so you can't drown. Some lavender and honeysuckle Epsom salts would help your internal cramping plus it would smell calming on you. Do you like cool rags on your neck? Some people with removed glands find it calming." The doctor asked as they pulled back from Frank's left arm to use the rinse cloth to wipe away the soap.

Loki was happy, it was nice. Frank had willingly left to go eat, and had eaten his whole plate, and had come back to his room and followed their instruction perfectly.

"Never tried it. Could you- you could put your hand. They feel cool. Nice." Frank answered, well mumbled out.

He almost felt embarrassed to be showing so much skin in front of the lady. She was nice. Soft spoken yet stern, efficient yet gentle, and very pretty when she was working. It was nice being taken care of by a lady when he was awake. Maybe all his baths could be given by Doctor Laufeyson…

"I've always been told I have cold hands. Never thought to use that constant chill for that. I'm going to lay the back of my hand on the back of your neck." Loki said and moved so they could reach the back of Frank's neck.

"Yes ma'am." Frank breathed out and Loki let their hand rest against the meaty neck below.

Frank sighed as their cool hand laid on the back of his neck. It felt… very nice. In the moment he didn't notice but his mark didn't burn. It didn't feel at all. All he felt was the not claiming but protective weight of Loki's hand on his neck.

"You feel a bit heated. Can I get a few temperatures? Let me wash your hair and ears, I'm sure you're capable of washing your own privates, and I'll go get my thermometers." Loki said when they pulled their hand back from Frank's unusually warm neck.

"Yes ma'am." Frank said and smiled lightly at the courtesy the doctor was showing him.

Loki reached for the no-rinse shampoo they were allowed to have and poured some into their gloved hand. They brought it up to scrub into Frank's slightly overgrown buzzcut.

"You know you could call me Doctor Laufeyson or Doctor Loki or anything like that. You don't need to use that term when answering me." Loki said conversationally as they scrubbed the soap into Frank's hair, being careful of his ears. All the notes they'd read had mentioned Frank's sensitive ears.

"It's respectful." Frank answered quietly as his eyes fell shut. The doctor worked slowly and pressed into the pressure points across Frank's scarred scalp.

"It is and I appreciate that, but you don't need to answer me with such a feminine term." Loki said and changed their gloves to wear a dry pair. They grabbed the rinse rag and gently rubbed at the skin in front of Frank's ear.

"Ah- What… What's that mean?" Frank asked as his head lolled over a bit as the soft fabric of the washcloth rubbed across the overly sensitive skin of his ear.

His breath hitched and his mouth opened slightly.

"I'm gender queer. I'm not quite anything fully. If you want you can call me ma'am. Or sir or just Loki. I don't mind." Loki explained as he watched in amazement as Frank seemingly sunk into a softer headspace in front of their own eyes. Frank just melted and breathed heavily where he was sat.

Like a perfect little omega. Loki thought and felt a warm rush of thrill run through them.

"Oh… you're just… all of 'em?" Frank asked as he processed the words the doctor had said. It took him a while to actually come up with words as his other ear was so gently cleansed.

Loki let out a soft chuckle at Frank's blank eyes and slurred speech.

"Yes. I suppose you could say that I am all of them." Loki answered and pulled away their rag. They laid it on the waterproof pad his patient was sat on. They stood up and grabbed the shampoo bottle from the floor.

"If you want I can call you sir if you want." Frank said and looked up at Loki with blurry blown brown eyes, puppy eyes. Loki bent down and ran his fingers through the dark hair that sat in spikes and clumps on Frank's head.

"It's okay. Don't even worry about it. I just want you to know you don't have to call me anything you don't want to. Ma'am is perfectly fine with me. I find it almost… cute." Loki said quietly and leaned in close enough so their breath caressed Frank's lax face.

Frank sucked in a breath as Loki stood straight, turned, and walked out the door. It took the shorter man a few minutes to recover enough to remember he needed to get his intimate washing done before the… person came back. He was almost dizzy with how his heart was pounding in his chest, how the realization that the doctor was caring for him so gently because they… felt something for him set in. Someone thought he was worth a gentle touch, a warm presence.

Frank felt… floaty. A feeling he hadn't gotten the luxury of in so long it was bone-breakingly relieving. The doctor's gentle speech, their warm loving looks, it all stroked the omega in him. It all warmed and fed that most basic feeling, that need.

"Frank, I'm back. I have thermometers only. Is it okay if I come in?" Doctor Laufeyson announced with the door open a crack again.

"Yes ma'am" Frank answered as he straightened out the scrub shirt he always had to wear.

"I know you're not going to like this but I need three readings okay?" Loki said as they picked up the discarded washcloths and folded pad. They walked back and placed them on the cart sitting outside Frank's door.

"What's that mean?" Frank asked miserably. Even with it softened that sounded… like it was not going to be fun.

Loki set out the three thermometers at the foot of Frank's cushioned cot.

"Well this one is oral, this is temporal, and this one is rectal." Loki said calmly and pointed at each of the instruments.

Frank pulled a face and groaned. He pouted and looked at Loki with pleading puppy eyes. Loki gave him a sympathetic look and petted the side of his head.

"I know, all this medical stuff is so dreadful. You must be so tired of it. I promise it won't be painful, I'll be very gentle with you." Loki said and cradled Frank's strong jaw in their large hand.

Frank almost couldn't breathe. This was too much. Too gentle, too caring, too… courting. He struggled to swallow for a moment, his eyes stuck staring blankly across the room.

When he could finally swallow down the knot in his throat he let out a small gasp and looked at the floor away from the doctor.

"Can we just get it over with?" He asked and flashed his eyes over to look at Loki's shoulder.

The doctor let his hand fall away and smiled softly.

"Okay each take thirty seconds to get an accurate read so just sit still for these two." The doctor explained and bent down at the waist to place the sterilized digital thermometer tip in Frank's mouth. Frank swallowed and his jaw quivered as he opened his mouth.

"Under the tongue, and shut…" Loki said with his face only a foot away from Frank's. The patient did as he was told. Frank looked into their eyes for the whole thirty seconds.

There was… a lot behind them. Pretty color, long dark lashes, pity, warmth, a bit of curiosity. Something strong, too. Something that if it ever came out fully could pin him down in seconds flat.

It didn't frighten him though. Instead it made him feel… safe. Safe like any omega would feel under such a caring, gentle, perfect alpha.

Was Loki even an alpha at all though? Frank questioned in his mind.

A beep later Loki pulled the thermometer out. They stood and looked at it and nodded.

"Okay now just sit good and still. It might be a bit cold at first but it'll warm." They said and held the next meter to Frank's forehead. The change in height made lokis crotch near Frank's face so he turned so he would face his slim hip.

"You're skinny." Frank said in a bit of a slurred way and Loki chuckled a bit. And nodded again some of their hair falling into their face.

"Yes I suppose I am. I'm strong though." Loki's breath caught in their throat when he felt two warm large hands reach to grab his waist. It was careful, gentle even.

"'S small." Frank said while staring intently at the way his hands formed thin U's on the doctor's hip bones. His mind was getting fuzzier, warmer, he was melting.

The meter beeped.

"Yes Frank, now you know what's going to happen next, yes?" The doctor said and cleared their throat.

Frank's hands were so… deadly. Killed so many. Had so much blood on them. Had beaten people to death so many times that they would never truly be clean. Yet as they had so gently measured their hips, those hands seemed soft and curious. Needy and craving. Frank's hands, in that moment, weren't weapons for killing. Those hands were ropes trying to find an anchor so the omega wouldn't just float away.

The thrill of knowing Loki was that anchor made the doctor feel powerful. A strong force bubbling in their chest. A little bit of compassion, some contact, building a small bit of trust, and Frank was already theirs.

Frank was theirs .

"Do you want me on my front or side?" Frank asked after a moment as he processed Loki's question. He stared blankly toward the doctor's chest. His floaty mind was taking over, overpowering the feeling of humiliation that would have made him fight. It all made Loki smile. What a wonderful thing to witness. Killing machine to mushy omega. Seeing Frank crack so quickly though made them almost feel bad for him, how this place must've broken him.

"We could do either or over my lap in a baby position. All would work perfect for me. It's your decision, whatever is most comfortable for you." Loki said and squatted down so he was face to face with the shorter man. Frank couldn't hold their gaze for very long though and looked down at the floor to the side.

"On my side please." He said quietly, the floaty part of his mind dimming enough to let some of that humiliation through.

"Alright, do you mind if I sit on your bed? I won't put my feet on it I promise." Loki asked cautiously. Now that Frank had a proper bed with proper blankets and pillows he could be more protective over his nest. That and many omega's would kill if someone put shoes in their nest.

"Yes ma'am, I appreciate it." Frank said and laid down on the wonderfully cushioned surface of his bed, the soft cotton of the hospital blankets feeling worlds better than the suffocation proof blanket he had before. It was warmer, softer, so much better. He could feel the layers, blankets and sheets and a cushiony topper, he started to drift off to daydream into the thoughts of a nest.

"Okay just get comfortable and relax." Loki said as they sat down on the edge of the cushioned cot and pulled the small packet of K.Y. Jelly from his pocket. They wanted it to be warm and not so sterile cold. They smiled as Frank just melted deeper and deeper into the bed until he was relaxed. His hand just barely moving as he felt the texture of the top blanket.

"May I pull your trousers down a bit?" Loki said quietly and laid their hand on Frank's side, feeling Frank's warm ribs expand and contract with each slow deep breath he drew under his thin shirt.

"Yes ma'am." Frank said and blew out a breath and tensed up all over. His shoulders drew tense, tension seemingly traveling from his jaw down to his toes which scrunched.

The doctor pulled down the terribly thin blue scrub pants so they laid below Frank's plush ass. What an absolute apple of an ass, Loki thought it was. They enjoyed the way the elastic waistband created an indent in the flesh, the way even the few small scars across the porcelain skin looked perfect and delicate, and even the way the speckling of old needle marks and bruises across the tops of each cheek looked like watercolor on damp paper. The doctor couldn't wait until Frank was in their home, couldn't wait to see the his beautiful body dressed in tight lingerie or being surrounded by fine fabrics and sunlight. They couldn't help but imagine the way he'd look laying in the sunlight of their backyard in nothing but a soft smile…

Loki swallowed and blinked, pushing away those warm thoughts.

"I'm going to spread you open and apply a small amount of lubricant then insert the thermometer about one and half inches into your rectum. Understand?" Loki explained and squeezed a bit of lube onto the meter. They tried to sound clinical, not wanting to sound too needy too early. They needed Frank to fall to them in his own time.

"Yes ma'am. I'll try to relax." Frank said and started taking in forced, measured breaths. His glutes released and lost the dimples on the sides.

"Thank you, that's very helpful." Loki said and took a moment to look over the man in whole. On his side like this his wide shoulders were so prominent. Wide shoulders tapering down to a thick waist and muscular ass. All bold muscles and smooth skin. Tightly pulling scars scattered here and there.

' Beautiful. Power and weakness, modeled in the flesh.' Thought the doctor for only a moment. Those thoughts always crossed their mind. They held the power to break or feed these poor broken omegas. Frank seemed… unwilling. Brutish, harsh, unwavering. He was nearing begging for Loki to shatter him down to pieces. To build him in the perfect vision of submissive and dependent.

Loki smiled and looked back at the man laying down, his pale bottom waiting. The doctor used one hand to part his buttocks and the other to rub some lube around his rim. They took a moment to just rub firm circles around it causing Frank to bite his lip and really relax, stomach muscles releasing and his hole to open up.

' Good omega.' Loki thought and let their finger sink in to the first knuckle.

Frank let out a held in breath and curled forward a bit, bringing his knees closer to his chest which opened his hole up a bit more.

"This may be a bit cold." Loki said and slowly brought the slightly cool thermometer to press into Frank's open hole. They could see Frank's face, all loose with pleasure but withholding any noise. He was biting down hard on his bottom lip but his eyes opened up when the device was pushed into him. They drifted to cross and his hands gripped the new sheets tightly, his cheeks filled with a darker red color than the pink they already sported.

"Good, now try not to push it out." The doctor said even though he was more concerned the omega's needy body would pull it in. Frank nodded.

"Yes ma'am." He breathed out shakily. It had been too long since anyone actually touched him. So long since he'd been truly clean and comfortable and being taken care of. It made him feel foggy headed and melty.

Loki just sat with one hand holding the very end of the thermometer and one resting on their lap, he'd withdrew it once the meter was inserted.

Frank was doing beautifully. Trying so hard to hide his true form. It made Loki want nothing more than to dig out that precious little omega that they knew resided somewhere in there.

Soon the thirty seconds were up and Loki placed the hand that was on his lap onto Frank's hip, causing the man to gasp and look over toward the doctor. He didn't dare move. Not wanting to risk the thermometer hitting that spot inside of him, making him make a sound.

"I'm going to remove this now, Frank. Just relax, and let it slip out." Loki said quietly and let their hand float down from the thick hip over an asscheek. Frank twitched and Loki shushed him. They held apart his asscheeks again and slowly, so so slowly, pulled the thermometer. He looked at it only for a moment before reaching back to rub at Frank's hole.

Frank breathed heavier as his eyelashes fluttered. Loki just smiled down at him, perfect. Perfect little thing to shatter down and turn into something so much better. Something so big, so deadly, yet so tiny and weak so easy to melt down and form new.

Sadly the doctor had to stop, wiping their hands quickly on the edge of the sheet and standing up. Frank pouted and almost let out a whine but pulled his pants back up and rolled onto his back. Loki opened the door and grabbed a few wipes from right outside the door and turned around to smile like nothing happened at Frank.

"Just like I thought, you have a fever. I'll come back later and check you with the forehead scanner and give you some medication if needed. For now I think you should rest." Loki said and walked back to stand over the man. He just gazed down at Frank who was flushed and panting a bit. His eyes were still a bit foggy and far off, he was so close to floating. Floating would give Frank that true release the omega needed.

"Is that okay Frank? Can I come in to give you medicine later?" Loki said again and let his fingertips stroke lightly through Frank's short hair for a moment. Loki enjoyed the thick, lush dark hair in their hands. It would be spectacular to truly wash, all suddsy and heavy with water. They let their fingers coast to stroke some of the even shorter hair around Frank's temple, which caused them to skim the tops of Frank's hot red ears.

"Ye-Yes ma'am" Frank said and his eyes fluttered shut. Loki smiled and walked back out the door, turning all the lights off, void the nightlight by the toilet.

This was the perfect omega. This was it. Loki would do all they could to make sure Frank was always theirs. They would bond. Loki just needed to make Frank love them, make Frank need them.