Loki x Movie Theatre Employee M!Reader
Summary: AU where the MCU has its own release of âAvengersâ in 2022. Y/N meets Loki during opening night.
Authorâs Note: Loki is written as genderfluid and referred to as he/they. This is the first chapter to a possible series and I plan to further explore Lokiâs flexible pronouns.
It was chaotic. People loved superhero movies, and everytime one was released the first few days the theatres were packed like sardines, lines out the door. Today was one of those days. The new âAvengersâ movie was premiering at your small town theatre, and it had brought out almost everyone in the town. The movie was based on the true events of the 2012 Battle of New York, in honor of the 10th year anniversary of said battle. If you could call it honor. You kind of hated the fact that this company was glorifying the real trauma of citizens and the Avengers themselves. Youâd think the company would have consulted the Avengers and let themselves tell their stories.
It was whatever though, people loved the Avengers and theyâd enjoy whatever shlock was thrown on the big screen. It was already really loud but this one moment the doors opened and a cacophony of excitement spread amongst the customers in line. In between orders you tried to crane your head to see what all the fuss was about, but to no avail the crowd was too big of a swarm. The loudness eventually died down as customers made their way to their auditoriums. Finally you saw what was causing the ruckus. The actual Avengers in your small town theatre. Just your luck they were in your line. Thor, the massive God of Thunder, himself strutted up to your register. His deep voice practically boomed like the thunder he conjured.
âAlright, Iâll have 3 of your largest popcorns extra butter all throughout, 4 large sodas, 2 sprites and 2 lemonades, a cherry freeze thingy, and uh.. thatâs it for me,â he turns slightly to his fellow warriors, âand what do you all want?â He chuckles heartily as they laugh with him, you notice his infamous brother is along with them, Loki.
Loki looked clearly annoyed by the cheerful bunch of friends, despite looking annoyed you note he also looks quite handsome in casual clothes, or well what you assume is casual for him. He wore a black leather jacket, black long sleeve v-neck and tight black leather pants, to top it all off he had some glimmers of gold jewelry and a thin forest green scarf hanging on his neck. As much as people hated him, they had to admit the androgynous man had some fashion sense.
âIf you donât mind me asking, what brings you all here to our lilâ theatre?â
Steve chimes in, âWell Bruce and I arenât big fans of crowds, so we figured weâd make a bit of a drive to somewhere quaint but, I guess this movie is popular everywhere.â
You shrug, while continuing to prepare their order, âyeah I guess so, people just seem to love heroes, and all yâall.â You notice Lokiâs uncomfortableness with the statement. You lean a bit on the counter while handing the heroes their drinks, âwhich of the order is yours, Loki?â
He looked at you confused, you mustâve been the only person to talk to him that night besides the Avengers. He clears his throat, âI donât want anything,â
âAh, come on, itâs a long movie.â
âI donât even want to see this movie.. Do you have water?â
âIâll have a water, thenâ
âOkay, Iâll add it on the order,â
Thor snorts, elbowing his brother, âoh come on live a little, do you have mead?â
âNo, weâre not that type of theatreâ you laugh while grabbing the water for Loki out of its fridge.
When you return to your register you hand the water to Loki, your fingers brush against his as he takes the bottled water into his hand. You feel your heart jitter from the slight touch. You hope and pray they donât see your nervousness.
It felt like it was longer than a minute but the moment went away as quick as it came, âthank you, dear,â he calmly said smiling.
You fumble to finish the long order, your co-workers grinning and chatting up respective avenger members. You notice, Tony handing big bills to your fellow employees, you hope once he pays heâll give you a tip too, this job only pays so much after all. You attempt to chat up Loki but Captain Steve Rogers interrupts, âI see theatres still sell hot dogs!â
You look over at it, âyeah, you want one?â
âNo, not for a movie.â Steve waves off the offer.
You and one of your co-workers laugh, âyeah you get it.. we- we have this joke that your life has to have gone pretty downhill to buy a hotdog at the movie theatre.â
Just then you see an awkward man with a five o clock shadow and purple button up sprinting to the counter, âoh good! Youâre not finished ordering!â He got a little closer to the counter, you figured out who it was, Bruce Banner. You assumed he had hid out in the bathroom to avoid an anxiety attack. Youâve been there thatâs for sure, so you understood. After steadying his breathing he points to the menu. âCan I have a hot dog and a uhm..water?â You notice his face and hair is kind of damp from what you assume was where he splashed his face with water to cool him down, you didnât comment on it though.
You smile awkwardly exchanging a look with Steve who attempts to casually go stand away from Bruce so as not to laugh. You see Loki looking down at the floor trying not to laugh, another jitter to your heart. You look away from the raven haired God to remain composure.
âYes of course, dude!â You walk over swiftly to catch his hot dog off the warm roller. Loki notices you fidgeting with the plastic gloves and you swear you see his tongue graze against the inside part of his lip as he softly laughs at your small frustration.
âStruggling?â He asks through a laugh.
âYes! I hate these stupid gloves. Theyâre so awkward and I canât grab anything!â
You see him wiggle his fingers a bit and the gloves suddenly arenât complicated and fit nicely.
You look at the gloves and then to him, your brow arching, âthanks?â You continue preparing Bruceâs hot dog.
âDonât mention it, hey, is that ice cream?â
âYeah, you want some?â
You hand the hot dog to Bruce, and continue ringing up orders. âA-Anything else for you guys?â
Natasha looks, âno I think weâre all good! Thank you all so much!â
âAw no, thank you guys! Okay so, whoâs paying?â
âThat.â Tony walks up sliding a solid metal black card on the counter. âWould be me.â
You swipe the card, and begin to hand Tony the receipt and Natasha the tickets. âCan you sign hereâ
âOf course you want a autograph,â
âUh no, I just need it cause the total was more than 100 dollars.â
Tony slides the tiny signed receipt to you with some large bills underneath. âThatâs for you,â
âWow, thank yâall so much, I hope you have a good night!â
They all thanked you one last time, and Bruce especially calmly speaks to you âYet again, thanks for treating us like people and not.. some superstars.â
âItâs no biggie!â You lean a little on the counter to whisper to the awkward man, âby the way over by the arcade is a single bathroom so if you need to get away from people for a moment.. itâs right over there.â
He smiles breathlessly, âthanks!â
You watched as Loki left, and good god those pants accentuated everything, you called out to the group of heroes, âyâall enjoy your movie!â
You hear Loki instinctively respond âyou too!â followed by Thor laughing and Loki calling back out âI mean!â ugh- Good night, Y/N!â
You laugh back at him, âgood night, Loki!â
You smiled standing behind the counter at the finally empty lobby, you now could rest. Well, rest as much as you could with a smile beaming from such an amazing interaction with those Avengers. You felt your heart racing from the few words you shared with Loki. At first you were really intimidated by him but after he had the awkward âyou tooâ moment, you couldnât help but feel maybe you intimidated him. You couldnât stop smiling as you cleaned behind concessions.
One of your coworkers snickers at you, âyou and Loki huhââ
âOh whatâ oh yeah he, he was nice.â
âNext time he comes out you gotta ask him out.â
âWhat?! No way a guy like them would ever consider me worth their time.â
âDude. He was so into you! You have to get their number.â
âI doubt he even has a phone but good idea!â
As the Avengers discussed how nice the staff was, Loki was silent. Loki walked past the theatre numbers, glancing at the movie posters. Natasha, while opening the door to their theatre said âthat guy that rang us up was really sweetâ Thor boisterously laughed at her statement, wrapping his arm around his brotherâs shoulder shaking him in an accidental forceful way, âAnd Loki was quite sweet on him!â
Loki scoffed, loudly whispering while pushing Thorâs arm off of him âcan you not announce it to the whole theatre!â
Clint interrupted, âit was pretty cool he talked to you, most people donât.â
In a sarcastic tone, Bruce adds, âwell theyâre all probably still scared about the thing in New Yorkâ
Loki rolled his eyes and glared at Bruce, returning the sarcasm âyou really think so, Bruce?â
They make it to their seats, and the movie begins. Halfway through the movie however, Loki gets tired of being reminded of one of his biggest regrets and decides to get some fresh air. The fresh air though was simply walking out of the theatre and back into the lobby. He did finish his water rather quickly, most likely drinking it during every awkward reminder of his past. He wanted to see that cute employee again, he really wondered why he spoke to him and treated him so nicely. And it wasnât even a fake nice like heâs seen before it felt.. genuine.
âAh, not enjoying the movie?â
âNot really no, that and I need another water.â
You grabbed another water bottle out of the fridge and turned back around to see Loki patting at his pockets, âAugh! I forgot to snatch Tonyâs card!â
You giggle and scoot the water to him, âhere itâs on the house,â
âOh no, I couldnât.â
âAh well it seems youâve convinced me.â
You laugh together for a moment, and he sighs sadly. It looks like something was bothering him. You press your luck and ask him whatâs wrong. âYou alright?â
âYeah, no. Um. Iâm just worried the movie will spark old feelings in people and I just. I get so tired of people hating me, like on one hand I mean I deserve it I guess after what I did but no one seems to recognize that Iâve gotten better! And Iâve helped the Avengers, and Iâve helped save the day countless times but all people can see me as this attempted dictator who tried to take over New York, and then Earth.â
âBut you saved Asgard!.. Well, the citizens of Asgard! And-and You helped fight Thanos right? Didnât you fool him into thinking you were dead, made a dramatic entrance while joining the fight in Wakanda, even got some real good damage in? I think itâs cool that youâre working on yourself, and it takes time you know?â
Loki nods, he attempts to change the subject but all he can think of is that movie. âHave.. have you seen it yet?â
âIâve caught some of it! Not enough to really catch the plot but I think I know most of what happens,â
âYeah..â Loki breathes softly, fiddling with the cap to his water bottle, âI did enjoy the casting choice for me though, Matt Damon is doing a great job!â
âI agree he was a pretty good choice for you, though I do have to say, he doesnât compare to the real thing.â Lokiâs eyebrows raise and you realize what you just said right to his face. âIâ um, I just meanââ
âIâm glad you can see my superiority to Mr. Matt Damon.â You were grateful Loki didnât get creeped out by your declaration of attraction. But Loki continued on with his statement, âHe is quite handsome, but more so am I, and even much more, you.â
âYou think Iâm handsome?â You felt your cheeks get warmer, you knew he could see you blushing.
His beautiful grin said it all, he looked you up and down smirking while admiring your features, âI do, yes.â
Loki rested his elbow on the counter, looking elegant and cool all at once. âWhen do you get off work?â
âThat. Is a good question,â you turn to face your manager who had been standing behind concessions listening while doing paperwork.
Your manager immediately answered you, offering to allow you to leave early with a subtle wink towards you.
âWhy do you ask, sir?â
âThe Avengers and I are going out for dinner after this, and I was wondering if youâd keep me company?â
âYou want me to keep you company?â
âYes, my darling.â You felt that same jitter in your heart as earlier, Loki really just referred to you as darling.
âYou donât have to. I just enjoy talking to you, that's all.â
You smile genuinely at him, âI enjoy talking to you too, Loki.â