yes, yes
i’m calling it Starkness
STARKNESS.
I SHIP IT.
THROW IN STEVE AND IT CAN BE CAPTAIN JACK STARKNESS
IT GOT EVEN BETTER.
I TOTALLY SHIP IT

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@runningstarknaked
yes, yes
i’m calling it Starkness
STARKNESS.
I SHIP IT.
THROW IN STEVE AND IT CAN BE CAPTAIN JACK STARKNESS
IT GOT EVEN BETTER.
I TOTALLY SHIP IT
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
Falling bored only moments after Tony had slipped away to his lab Loki contemplated snatching up his husbands attention back to himself, the work was important even the prince could agree, but wasn’t he more important than all of it? Taking a timid step towards the stairs an annoying jingle erupted from his pocket. Loki grimaced at the noise, a noise Tony forced him to carry with him at all times. After a moment or two of starring at the glass screen Loki pushed to answer and heard the sultry voice on the other end, Louise had heard the couple were back in town and wanted her dear friends to tell her all about it. Loki explained Tony was engulfed in something incredibly dull as he described it. He could practically hear her smile on the other end
“Girls day then”
she stated satisfied
“I’ll grab the other’s and see you in twenty”
Shoving the phone back into his pocket Loki blew a kiss towards the direction of the lab and jogged for the stairs to their bedroom grabbing his leather jacket, and stealing a glance of himself in the mirror as he walked past. He noticed is hair was getting much longer than he remembered, and slicked the unruly ebony wires back into place. He heard the incessant knocking on the front door as Loki rummaged the kitchen for a snack. What he found was practically a meal meant for two. Stuffing the remainder of his sandwich in his mouth, and a chocolate bar in his jacket pocket Loki went to the door. Natasha leaned against the door frame, her sunglasses hanging off the end of her nose when she tilted her head down to look the god in the eyes without obstruction. Behind her he could see Louise in the driver seat of her Porsche and Betty behind her hanging out the window with a grin on her face
“Get in loser, we’re going shopping”
Betty giggled and earned a smirk from Louise. Loki slipped his hand around Natasha’s waste and tugged her toward the car with him. Slipping into the back next to Betty, Natasha pulled the seat back for Loki
“where to girls? I slipped this from Anthony”
holding up between his fingers was a platinum credit card, the girls hooted and howled at the sight
“Screw shopping lets go buy an island!”
Natasha said. Loki’s brow knotted in confusion as he looked back at the red head
“but we’ve already got two”
the agent shook her head starring back at the god
“I hate you”
Louise shifted and set the car into a squealing motion out the driveway and onto the street, cutting off another car that honked and swerved to avoid hitting them. A short but dangerous car ride later they arrived at their destination, Rodeo drive. Loki had been once when Tony bought him his first wardrobe, Loki had contended it wasn’t necessary and that he could still have the use of his magic for clothing, but Tony insisted. Loki realized it was Tony’s way of showing the prince he could provide and protect in way’s Loki hadn’t thought about. Snapped out of his trip down memory lane, Natasha shook the seat
“Lets go Sebby!”
Loki visibly shook at the sound of his alter name used in such a way
“Do not call me that”
“Yeah Nat it’s bash for short”
Betty explained
“Why do we need to call you Sebastian? It’s not as if hearing your name will set off some alarm. My friends dog is named Loki for god’s sake”
Loki’s head snapped in Natasha’s direction, his entire body turned around in the seat
“you people have named animals after me?”
the prince was genuinely insulted at the notion. A dog? Bearing his name?
“relax, it’s not like they named their horse after you”
Natasha stuck her tongue out at the god and dodged a swift swipe of Loki’s hand by crawling out on Betty’s side. Hearing the women laugh and tease made the god actually crack a smile himself
“Uh oh someone has a sense of humor hiding in there”
Betty jabbed as she peeked at Loki through the open door. The god bit his lip to hide the smile and slipped out the car, any hint of his smile gone as he adjusted his jacket. On the sidewalk Louise looped her arm with Loki’s
“so… Tell us, what’s new?”
Loki glanced at her from the corner of his eye, he could feel Betty and Natasha close behind him. He wondered what harm would really come of telling them exactly what had happened, surely Betty and Natasha were no strangers to the type of information he could share, minus of course the dragons. Especially Natasha had more secrets than one person should have in a single lifetime. Loki decided what they wanted to hear and what they should were two different things.
“well Anthony and I decided a second honeymoon was in order. We even invited a friend… or two”
he spoke smirking at the memory, of Tony’s forceful words in a distant tongue, how possessive he’d seen him act, and Loki loved it. Betty was quick at his side, holding onto his arm for eagerness and Loki sensed partially for balance. The prince spared no detail, Betty listened intently, Natasha zoned in and out but the flush on her cheeks told the prince she was very much present for the story than she allowed to let on, and Louise just smiled
“You filthy whore”
Louise finally said through her scarlet lips that stayed up turned in her amusement
“I’m thoroughly jealous of your perfect marriage and now perfect sex life”
Loki shrugged, he knew what he had was anything but perfect, but there were times even he could be fooled into thinking it was. From store to store the foursome strolled, walking out with a bag or two, or in Natasha’s case one or six bags. When they passed a lingerie store Loki stopped and stared at the mannequin, her plastic figure showing the physique of the perfect body. The three stopped with him and admired the undergarments as well
“What’s the point?”
Loki finally asked
“the point?”
Louise sounded confused
“Yes. What is the reasoning behind this sort of garments? Tony stopped buying.. what are they called? Underwear, yes. He stopped buying those for me some time ago because I never wore them, I never saw the purpose. Your clothes hide anything that would be called publicly indecent, so what is the point?”
The girls glanced at each other and laughed
“Oh darling this sort of clothing holds many purposes. The most important of them all is that they don’t stay on very long”
“You think we we this for comfort?”
Natasha retorted
“It makes men go from intellectuals to down right primitive man”
Loki cocked his head interested
“and men likes this on women?”
“oh yes”
Betty said
“and on men too”
Louise said bumping her hip giants Loki’s side, her eyebrow cocked up
“No no no no”
Loki shook his head, his hands out
“Well why not?”
Louise pouted
“I would look utterly ridiculous”
The three girls grabbed Loki by the arms and drug the god inside the shop. Pushing him into a dressing room the girls grabbed items off the rack and threw them over the door. Sitting on the plush couches outside the dressing room the girls waiting patiently. One by one Loki reluctantly walked out in each outfit, the girls would critic and change outfits around to match with a favorite item. At last the prince walked out confidently, a black leather waist cincher with emerald green front fastener’s that pulled the princes lithe form into a more accented structure. Black Satin underwear hung low, his pelvic bone showing just enough, and his garter belt fastened to black nylon thigh high’s.
“Well?”
the god asked
“It’s perfect!”
Louise said excitedly
“I shouldn’t be this attracted to a man in lingerie”
Natasha confessed, and Betty sat quiet.
“It’s missing something”
Louise said standing up to examine to god closer
“shoes!”
Betty finally spoke. The women looked at Loki’s feet that were obviously too large for any the store had available. Holding his finger to his lips Loki motioned for them to keep quiet, a mischievous smirk flashing across his lips as he bent over and waived his hand over his feet, the small build up of smoke clouding around his ankles then dissipating as quickly as it had arrived, revealing a pair of black stiletto pumps, with a green soul and a golden snake that wrapped around the heel. Natasha practically shoved Louise to the side
“You can make shoes?!!”
the women admired the footwear for a moment before Loki retreated to the dressing room to redress. With his outfit purchased and the women chatting about the different shoes Loki could potentially make for them they made a wrong turn some time ago and were no longer on rodeo drive. Louise sighed
“That’s LA for you, take a wrong turn from posh to poverty. We should go back”
Betty cling onto Natasha’s arm as they made the trek back. The agent looked down at the women annoyed
“really? You’re with a Legitimate Norse god and a world famous assassin, and you’re worried you’re gonna get mugged?”
Betty straightened up
“No!… I was cold”
she stated matter of factly. Walking past a tattoo parlor a man stepped out, leaning against the shop door. His head had been shaved, and face was the only visible part of his body that hadn’t been covered in ink. The man’s appearance instantly intrigued the prince
“You look like the type to get a rose, just above the ankle”
the man spoke in a harsh raspy tone towards Louise as she lead the group
“I’m more of the sailor anchor type honey, but I get paid to make sure I don’t”
The man chuckled, hacking up something and spat it out on the sidewalk
“Suit yourself sweetie”
As the girls started to walk on Loki stood starring into the shop. There was a man on his stomach on a bed like surface, and another man sat beside him hunched over his back, and a buzzing was coming from inside. Without speaking another word Loki pushed himself inside the shop and stared at all the art work on the walls.
“What is it you do here?”
the rough looking man that had spoken to Louise sat down behind the counter
“tattoos, can’t you see that?”
“what is a tattoo?”
Loki repeated the word, it felt and sounded strange which only invoked his curiosity further. The girls came rushing in not long after the prince, the girls huddling around him. Louise explained what a tattoo was and how it worked, it sounded vaguely familiar to a ritual for warriors but not to the extent that the art would last forever.
“I want one”
Loki said
“What would you even get?”
Louise inquired
“It’s on you forever”
Natasha pointed out a second time
“I am aware Natasha, and there is something that will be a part of me forever. It’s almost a poetic symbolism to express the one thing that will forever have an effect on my past, present, and future”
Loki turned to the girls
“Anthony”
Betty covered her mouth to keep from squealing, Louise held her hand over her heart and sigh with a smile, Natasha rolled her eyes
“Oh brother”
she mumbled to herself
Loki tried explaining to the artist exactly how he wanted his tattoo to look, when the artist explain he didn’t know ancient norse writing and that he would have to provide a photo. Loki irritably snatched a piece of paper from the desk and drew a series of the most elegant letters. The old letters spelt out Anthony’s name, he wanted it to be a part of him. Pointing to his left shoulder Loki laid face down, and waited. The prince knew he wouldn’t feel a thing, but pretended to hiss uncomfortably every so often when the needle hit his ivory skin. Finished Loki looked in the mirror, the black bold letters printed proudly on his shoulder, the prince caressed his fingers over the lettering and smiled fondly.
As the girls dropped Loki off first the girls hooted and whistled, making crude jokes of his obvious night with Tony that was to commence. Before the car pulled away Betty stated loudly
“I want a tattoo!”
“next time”
Natasha said. then the car peeled away. Into the home Loki tip toed to the stairs and listened, he could her music emanating up the stairs, and the sound of power tools drowning out the words but not the beat of the music. Shaking his head Loki looked in the kitchen, Tony had clearly not eaten the entire day. Fixing up dinner Loki placed the food, water, an a fresh cup of coffee to keep Tony awake on a tray and placed the tray at the bottom of the stairs. The prince watched his husband work, his beautiful hands covered in grease and muck of a long day’s work. The back of his shirt soaked through, and forehead marked with black from his hands wiping away the sweat. His engineer in his element, building and creating, his brilliant mind working. Loki kissed his fingers and pressed them to the glass before he retreated back up the stairs.
The second day Loki kept himself busy throughout the morning, making sure Tony was fed, as well as himself and Eponine, who curled herself around his ankle with every chance she had. She missed him as much as he missed her darling little face. Plucking the growing kitten Loki place her over his shoulder, her paws used to only touch the either side of his shoulder, but now dangled down his back.
Once night fell Loki grew impatient, Tony hadn’t even come up for bed. The prince did not agree to that, work yes fine, please spend your days mulling around in your confines, but the nights belonged to him. Heading up to the bedroom Loki took the bag filled with his prior day shopping spree into the bathroom. In the bedroom the prince neatly displayed four ropes on the bed, then left to deal with his handy work of luring the engineer out of his lab and up the stairs.
Not much to Loki’s surprise his husband needed little inspiration to throw down his tools. Rushing into the bathroom the prince made a quick wardrobe change, he could hear Tony’s footsteps into the room. Making final adjustments in the mirror the prince slicked his hair back and smiled back at himself. Stepping out of the bathroom the effects were instant, the engineer could barely utter a single word. Strutting to the end of the bed where Tony sat, Loki curled his long fingers around the neck of his husbands shirt and gently pulled him to his feet. Leaning down the prince left a soft kiss on the engineers lips, Tony instinctively closed to eyes, expecting more than the brush of a rose pedal on his mouth, but the prince pulled away, admiring Tony’s face at such proximity. Shifting back Loki knelt before his husband, Tony opened his eyes and looked down at the prince bewildered
“Wha-“
Loki hushed the man with a low ‘shhh’
“I am selfish for your touch, I need your hands on me as you do when you work. You examine every detail”
Loki took his husbands hand into his, resting his cheek against his palm, and nuzzling like a touch deprived animal
“I want you to look at me with such exquisite detail, and don’t stop until you’ve memorized every last inch”
The panther looked up with burning green eyes, with a plea behind them that begged Tony to do what he willed. Loki hopped Tony could read his message clearly.
Tony's heart beat furiously in his chest, the warmth of love and want in equal measures spread through him.
"We could do this every day for a million years and I still dont think it would be long enough to explore all the wonder that is you."
Emerald eyes bore deep into Tony's as a soft upturn played at the corner of the ravens lips.
"But I know exactly where I want to start," the engineers voice dropped an octave lower as he reached a hand to wrap around Loki's chin. His calloused thumb, softly swept in a circle over his lips before pressing against them,
"Open."
Loki obeyed.
"I want you to show me what that tongue can do."
The prince sighed against the finger before sucking down, twisting and twirling his tongue around the digit the best he knew how, his eyes closing instictively
"Ah ah ah, I want those eyes on me at all time," Tony ordered.
Loki followed without question, his eyes shining a much darker green as he stared up at his husband sucking against him like it was keeping him alive. Tony pulled up on his chin,
"Stand up."
Loki rose, still sucking and licking. Tony let his other hand roam over the lithe creature before him. Rubbing down his long neck, pinching one pert nipple, rolling the bud between his fingers before move to the other. Loki moaned against him, sucking harder, running his teeth softly up and down. Tony pulled his thumb out with a wet pop, sucking the digit into his own mouth before holding his arms out at his sides and coming nose to nose with the panting prince.
"Undress me," he breathed against his mouth, "then youre gonna let me taste you."
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
runningstarknaked:
Loki marveled at the humanoids in front of him, each possessing their own abilities, he wondered the extent of their new powers and how far they themselves had ventured in their discovery. Tony was just as wide eyed in wonder as the prince but Loki knew the science side of these mutations was what truly intrigued the genius. Recovering from his initial shock of the man now known as Ben to Loki Tony smirked cocking his head
“Been working out? You look solid”
Loki reframed from verbally bashing Tony for such a poor joke but that was his husbands defense, turn the uncomfortable situation into a lighter mood. Loki shook his head holding in a strong sigh and turned his attention back to the four in front of him. The young man who was just a flash of flame stood strategically behind a waist high counter in the lab, clearly completely naked, the intense fire that emanated from his body had dissolved his clothing. Sue commented on Johnny for not wearing his assigned suit. Johnny quirked an eyebrow with a shrug obviously not caring he stood completely exposing himself, Sue’s face reddened and turned away in embarrassment “we have guests” she murmured. Johnny rested his fists on his hips turning his attention to the couple
“By the looks of things it doesn’t seem like a problem”
Johnny winked at Loki instantly making the princes face feel hot.
Tony cleared his throat starring at Loki annoyed, the prince caught his husband’s gaze narrowing his brows ‘what?’ he mouthed. The engineer kept his eye contact with the raven even as he spoke to the team
“Reed have you tried back mutation?”
“Stark you are one of the most brilliant minds I know”
Tony’s lips curled up into a haughty smile, but quickly died with Doctor Reed’s next statement
“next to me”
Reed went on to explain to multiple tests, experiments, and theories that led to nothing. Their last resort was to contact Bruce Banner, his extensive research in gamma radiation may be their salvation to a cure, especially for Ben. Tony stepped up to Sue who wore a dark blue full body cat suit that zipped up to her neck and touched the fabric on her sleeve. Before Tony could ask Reed spoke
“It’s a light weight material I developed, the iridescent fibers in the fabric are a mimic representation of what cuttlefish use to hide. Using Sue’s backgrounds as a her own camouflage. The same goes for Johnny, his body heat can reach nearly to the intensity of the sun. We would be able to demonstrate if he would get dressed!”
Johnny held out his hands in defense backing out of the room
“I’ll get my suit, don’t get so bent out of shape”
While Reed and Tony talked science Loki slowly approached the rock figured man
“does it hurt?”
Loki asked curious. Ben grunted eyeing Loki with little trust, he shook his head and gave a quick no in response
“May I touch your hand?”
Ben hesitated reaching his hand out to the prince, then finally outstretched for Loki to touch. Taking the man’s rough hand in his own Loki overlapped his other hand on top. Loki concentrated on the man’s mutation, able to see into the man’s genetic makeup the sorcerer knew he was of little help. This man was no longer a man, but a new creation, his changing was not something the prince could absorb and take away giving him a half decent chance at a life. Loki knew the importance physical appearance can be to a person and felt a connection with Ben on that level, he knew that look in his eye’s, the feeling of judgment and fear, even from those who trusted him. After a few seconds Ben coughed to break the silence snapping Loki’s attention back to present. Releasing his hold the prince let his hands fall to his sides
“Apologies, I’ve never seen something so…”
“terrifying”
Ben interjected
“No. Fascinating”
If there were a smile Loki didn’t see it. The raven slightly bowed his head in respect and turned to join his husband’s side who was shoulder to shoulder with Reed looking at various graphs on a computer screen. They both agreed to Bruce meeting up with them team in a few day’s at Tony’s lab. all four were welcomed into the couple’s home, there was definitely room to spare. On their departure Tony looked troubled
“What is it Stark? Miss me? We’ll be seeing each other in a few days”
Reed joked.
“No that’s not it. I have some information I thought you should know. The Solar Flare, you said it was a freak accident, and that there was no prediction of it”
“that’s right”
“I’m afraid that’s not entirely accurate. Solar Flares were documented for exactly that time and date your ship departed, someone erased the data. The trail ran cold, I tracked it as far as I could but nothing came of it.”
Reed looked distraught, Sue in shock, and Ben… well Loki knew that look as well. Someone was going to die in the wake of what they had done
“Why?”
Was all Reed could muster
“I don’t know, but it’s imperative we find out. We’ll tap any resource we can, I promise you as a friend we’ll find them”
The two scientists shook hands and the couple departed. Loki squeezed Tony’s hand
“I had to tell them right? They needed to know”
“Yes, they did indeed. Though for everyone’s sake I do hope you and that Reed fellow find the perpetrator first, our rocky friend is looking to settle a score and few will be able to stop him”
Tony nodded in agreement and they both stepped into the elevator.
The couple spent the night in DC and made the journey home early the next morning. The barely walked through the door when Tony turned to Loki with an already 'dont hate me' look on his face,
"I really should get the lab ready for them and I have to touch base with Bruce."
Loki sighed heavily in response.
"Just a few days, Lok, I promise."
The prince's face finally softened, kissing the tip of his husbands nose, "I'll miss you."
Tony chuckled lightly, "I'll be right downstairs"
"but your mind will be a million miles away."
"Then I guess its a good thing you only like me for my body," he smiled, plucking the ravens lips into his own
They kissed languidly before Tony pulled away and pressed his lips to Loki's neck, humming against his throat before forcing himself to turn away. Descending the stairs, he pushed his hand to the access pad and entered his lab. Cracking his neck he plopped onto his chair and slid up to the computer. Putting on his sensor gloves, he began blue prints to build a quantum field generator, hoping that by pulling apart each internal make up he can identify the mutation.
"Its good to see you working again, Sir," Jarvis chimed in
"Thanks, J. Dont think his highness is too happy about it though."
"Thats the price of marrying Tony Stark."
Tony huffed a short laugh then threw the blue prints into the middle of the room and stepped into them.
The first night passed quickly, Tony found a tray of food waiting at his desk, which he swears Loki must have magiced there because he didnt see or hear him. He fell asleep on the fold out cot, waking early to work on the plans, again food appearing randomly throughout the day. It was on the third day that loki must have had enough.
Tony was sitting on his work bench, twisting a screw into the side on a large metal piece that would go into the generator. He hummed along to the music playing in the lab
I was born sick, But I love it Command me to be well Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen
He felt arms snake around him from behind, loki humming into his neck with soft kisses.
"Hey you," tony smiled, leaning into the touch.
Loki pulled him to his feet, his hips slowly swaying to the music, pulling tony's body into similar motion. Hands roamed under the front of Tony's shirt as they began to grind against eachother to the rhythm. Both men breathing heavy, Tony turned, pushing Loki back and propping him up onto a table. Their mouths found eachother in a desperate heat, Tony still grinding between Loki's legs to the music. Loki pulled away, Tony's tongue tucked between his teeth before he released it with a wet pop.
"Meet me in our bedroom in ten minutes," the raven breathed.
Tony sighed, "I really should finish up here..."
As the engineer turned to look behind him to motion to the lab, Loki ran his tongue over his hear, sucking in his lobe and biting down softly. Tony barely contained a groan before clearing his throat,
"Right. Ten minutes. No problem."
Loki smiled wickedly before sliding off the table and making for the door. Tony sat to finish his work, glancing up at the clock every fifteen seconds.
"Jarvis, is that clock right? It said its only been 4 minutes."
"The clock is correct sir. Shall I set an alarm?"
"Just remind me."
"Of course."
Tony finished a few more bolts when jarvis began to speak again,
"Sir-"
Tony was out of the lab before he could finish.
In the bedroom Tony walked into silence. He could hear movement in the bathroom so he decided to wait and approached the bed.
"The fuck?" he whispered to himself, plucking up a few lengths of rope that sat in neat lines on the comforter. When the door opened Tony's jaw dropped
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
With Tony’s hand held tightly in his grasp the prince wondered the museum, taking in the paintings and sculptures that hung and sat in perfect setting’s, strategically placed lighting that accent each pieces natural beauty and character. Tony knew Loki like the back of his hand, and indulged his love and wonder for the creative side of humans. Everything was simply fascinating. Loki tugged on his husbands hand forcing him to keep up to a steady job with the princes long strides
“see here Anthony, William Mortensen, odd fellow really. Was once described as the generations anti-christ, which alone made him a favorite. Oh over here!”
Loki drug the engineer from exhibit to exhibit describing each artist in further more personal detail than the fancy etched placard on the wall could ever do. Tony simply kept up best he could, and would smile somewhat interested in what the prince had to share but mostly relished in the child like glee Loki was expressing, a rare occasion he was able to enjoy. Turning the corner exiting the King Tut corner which Loki described as an arrogant child, the pair came face to face with a two story poster featuring Steven Rodgers looking majestic, his chin held high, and shield clutch to his chest. Loki and Tony exchanged glances before bursting out in laughter
“Oh my god Lok go pose with it”
Tony poked pulling out his cell phone. Loki stood in front of the advertisement mimicking Captain Rodgers pose as Tony snapped the photo, giggling on the other side. When he was finished the godling ran over to see the picture and joined his husband in his fit of giggles
“You must send that to him through your electric waves”
Tony starred at Loki with a placid look
“Lok you can just say ‘text it to him’”
“yes do that too”
Loki waved is hand as his sauntered away, roaming into the Captain America exhibit further as Tony mumbled sending the picture to Steve and Louise
“damn god doesn’t know how to send a text message”
“Anthony”
Loki cooed
“yes dear”
Tony acknowledged sarcastically as he caught up to the prince. Loki ignored his husbands tone of voice and took back to taking the engineers hand in his, the little gesture of affection neither of them spoke of aloud but enjoyed none the less. Into the patriotic hero’s exhibit hall the pair pointed and chuckled at pre serum Steve’s image next to his now much taller and fit self. Children with Captain America memorabilia littered the show room floor, posing like the American hero for their parents cameras and attempting to stand on their tippy toes to come eye to eye with the solider. Down the center isle mannequins stood at attention in uniform, Steve’s world war two garb and men at either side. Loki noticed the man to Steve’s right was oddly familiar. In a trance like daze Loki let go of his husbands hand and moved closer to the large portrait directly behind the mannequin, squinting his eyes at the photo to try and get a clearer imagine.
“Hey, there’s an up close one over here if you’re interesting in licking his face”
the prince ignored he crude comment but still turned and followed to where Tony had spoken. There the engineer leaned against a wall panel with the man’s portrait and bio, the commentary above as a fallen comrade, the name read James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky Barnes, born 1917 died 1944. Loki touched the surface of the glass, his mind running a thousand miles a second searching somewhere he knew this man.
“ex boyfriend?”
Tony commented with a huff
“I don’t think ol’cap is going to be too fond of that relationship. Here I thought you liked mature looking men, he only looks…”
“Anthony quiet”
Loki snapped. The engineer turned away to hide his look of hurt, though Loki could clearly see his want to pout. Like a strike of lightening the memory hit, it was the eyes, he never saw his entire face only the eyes but they were unmistakable. Thought’s of Natasha’s scar flooded his mind, the man who shot her, the man who had the appearance of a young man but the eyes of someone who had seen the world change around him for longer than he should have been living. Loki’s hand dropped and he cleared his throat.
“He looked familiar is all. I was mistaken. It’s a shame really, I’ve come to respect Captain Rodgers and in the small bit of personal time I have spent with him not once have I seen him connect with anyone like I have seen here on these monitors. Friend’s since childhood, not something you let go of overnight”
Loki sighed reaching back for Tony’s hand who pulled it away, Loki growled under his breath and forced the engineer to take his hand
“Don’t make me tame that green eyed monster of jealousy Anthony, I do not believe you would find it too enjoyable.. or maybe you would”
The panther flashed a mischievous grin at his husband who couldn’t help but breath a smirk
“Now Anthony darling isn’t this the part where you take me to some extravagant dinner you’ve no doubt planned in advance?”
“you promised you’d never use that mind thing on me”
“I keep my promises.. er’now. I just know you well enough to expect what’s to follow”
Tony stole a quick kiss on the corner of the princes mouth, squeezing the princes hand in his
“let’s go”
the engineer purred.
Setting down his fork on the dessert plate that Loki practically licked clean, Tony leaned back in his chair, pulling the napkin off his knee and tossing it onto the table in an unceremonious show of being done with the meal.
"so, you gonna tell me what all that was about at the exhibit?"
Loki exhaled a long annoyed breath before replying, "As I said before, he looked familiar, but on looking closer I realized he wasnt who I thought."
"Fine. But I dont buy the whole 'pity party for steve' spiel"
"I know what its like to lose the one person for whom I care for and who cares for me. So yes, I pity him because i've felt that pain Anthony."
Tony's eyes lowered, if there was anyone who could make him feel like an idiot, it was Loki. He opened his mouth to speak, but honestly didnt know what to say.
"I'm sorry," was all he could muster.
Loki slid his hand over the table to grip Tony's, "Now can we please move on? Youre supposed to be showing up the book store creep remember?"
Tony smiled and softly chuckled, turning over his hand to interlace their fingers. A soft buzzing eminated from his pocket, and with his other hand he reached down and pulled out his phone. Scanning over the message he sat up straight,
"You remember that rocket launch awhile back? The one that I told you I knew the scientist going?"
Loki nodded
"And remember how something when awry and noone would tell me what?"
Again he nodded
"I think we're about to find out."
After paying the bill, Tony ran out to the car like an excited child, practically dragging Loki behind him and shouting the directions to the driver. Not long after they were pulling up to a fairly normal looking apartment building. Tony barely waited for Loki as he ran up to the door and headed toward the elevator. As he pushed the button for the top floor and the doors slid closed, Tony twitched his fingers, snapping then slapping his palm to his closed fist, then smacking Loki in the arm,
"We're about to find out!"
Loki recoiled and practically hissed at his husband, dusting away the invisible traces of Tony's glee off of his arm. The elevator stopped and the doors opened to a huge lab space. A tall attractive man stood from one of the desks, a huge smile on his face,
"Tony god damn Stark. Its been way too long,"
He gave Tony a hug and as they pulled back Tony eyed him closely, looking for something wrong but seeing nothing really wrong. The sound of someone clearing their throat came from his right and in a panicked moment of realization, Tony put his arm around Loki's waist and pulled him close,
"Reed, I'd like you to meet my husband Sebastian, Sebastian this is Dr. Reed Richards."
Loki held his hand out, "Pleasure to meet you."
Reed looked bewildered, standing motionless before realizing the hand in front of him and taking it into his own,
"Pleasures all mine. Youre married to Tony Stark?"
"Evidently."
"You....and Tony?"
"yeah."
"Oh." He was silent, still shaking Loki's hand before the prince slid his hand out of his grasp.
"Sorry!" Reed apologized, "I'm so sorry. Just...never expected him to ever settle down. I'm sorry. its been a really strange few weeks."
"Yeah, about that..." Tony said, hoping for more details.
Reed stepped back and sat on a stool, his eyes lowering as he told them,
"I was developing a ship capable of interstellar travel. I put everything I had into the project, all of my money, years of research and trial and error. The government threatened to stop funding if I didnt produce immediately. So I forced a test launch, even after Ben warned me that the ship wasnt strong enough. Him, myself, Sue, and her brother Johnny all boarded the ship hoping to travel to another star system and back, but a solar flare temporarily boosted the intensity of the ionizing radiation in Earth's Van Allen belt. We were bombarded with cosmic radiation, everything in the ship went out and we crashed."
"Reed, youre all lucky to be alive. No one should have survived something like that"
"Of course our survival was at a cost."
"What do you mean?"
Reed looked up at the two men and took a deep breath, he held out his hand to reach something and it kept going and going til it was clear across the room. Tonys eyes widened and Loki's mouth fell.
"Mutation. The radiation effected our bodies in different ways."
"All of you are like this?"
"Well not quite. Johnny! Sue! Could you come in here please?" he called out
"I'm already here," A womans voice emitted from nowhere before materializing next to Reed.
Suddenly a burst of fire shot through the room stopping right in front of them, extinguishing to form a man.
"And ben?" Tony asked.
Reed made a face that didnt look good, "Ben! Could you come here a minute?"
"Holy shit," tony said under his breath as a large stone like man walked into the room.
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Tony leaned against the headboard, tucking his hands behind his head a smug and sated smile pulling at his lips,
"Latin." He responded then sighed contently, "I speak a few others too"
"Oh?" Loki leaned in, intrigued.
Tony shrugged, “yeah. Spanish, German, Cantonese, Japanese, Italian, a bit of Russian here and there…”
"Oh, right, a few."
"Not near as many as you"
"I’ve been around a lot longer, Anthony."
Tony yawned deeply, nodding in empty agreement while sliding down the pillow, lifting his arm and inviting the raven into their normal sleeping position. Loki settled in against his chest and the pair soon fell into a deep sleep.
The room was still dark when Tony awoke, encased in heavy drapes that blocked out the sun. He sat up and stretched, Loki stirred beside him with his usual lazy groan. Tony pet his head and coaxed the sleepy prince up into his arms, kissing ebony locks while running his hand up and down his spine.
"Morning, sunshine," Tony breathed against him.
Loki opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by shouting down the hall. In an instant the prince was to his feet and marching out of the door completely naked. Tony clumsily shuffled the sheet around himself and stumbled behind, only catching the end of what was being shouted by Surtur through his open door at Dacian who was laying on the floor of the hall
"vestrum vester non felis pascere corpus meum a dracones!" (Youre lucky youre not but a corpse to feed my dragons!)
Loki pushed Surtur into the beadroom, slamming the door behind them. Tony rushed over to Dacian and helped him off the floor,
"Licuit vobis haedus?" (you alright kid?)
Dacian shook his head, tears pooling in his eyes, “Vereor ne nocte ipsi, ut mea fata” (I fear last night may have marked my fate)
"Loki nihil erit vobis pollicitus est." (Loki promised nothing would happen to you)
"Sed quid fit cum egrediemini?" (but what happens when you leave?)
Tony sighed then shrugged lightly, “Loki aliquid magicae semper Administrat” (Loki always manages to magic something up)
"mirum Quit sed mane sperabam fore, quae," (dont think it strange but, I had hoped things would be different in the morning)
"quam tam?" (how so?)
Dacian exhales sharply, “si reliquit, de quibus ad me manere petiit vulnera. Et dormivit simul, ut unum implexi, armis circa me sunt digiti, dum lucis agitabat in comam. Extendi manum meam, et ante se leniter oscula figens cum experrectus esset ignis ira. Spero te, ut clam me diligo … surtur. At subridens Surtur, dolor surtur, nec est draco ille: quemadmodum saepe fieri” (when you left, i treated his wounds and he asked me to stay. We slept together, entwined as one, his arms around me while my fingers wove into his hair. I woke before him and softly kissed his lips, when he woke he was fire and rage. I trust you to keep my secret…I love surtur. But the smiling Surtur, the smart surtur, not the dragon he so often lets himself become.)
Tony thought for a moment before speaking, ” In meus usus, duxit me ad videndum deum malum, ut irrumperent ad durus exterius, ut confirmetis in illum vestrae vos potest amare et bonis et malis, et iudicium absque lege.” (In my experience, seeing as I’m married to the god of mischief, in order to break through that hard exterior, you have to show him that youre capable of loving both the good and the bad, without judgement or restraint.)
A soft kiss landed between Tony’s shoulder blades, sending a chill down his spine.
"Well spoken, Anthony," Loki hummed against his skin before turning his head to face Dacian, "Qui vult dicere ad vos." (he wishes to speak to you)
The page bowed then took a deep breath before walking into the room and closing the door behind him.
"Come, let us make use of these foreign tongues youre only now telling me about."
"ya pokazhu vam inostrannyy yazyk" (I’ll show you a foreign tongue.)
The couple raced back to the bedroom spending the next few hours wrapped up in each other, moans in different dialects filling the air around them. A servant finally came to the door, sending the request of the prince for them to join him for a meal before going to the fire fields. The couple dressed before heading back into the dining hall where Surtur was seated at the head of the table drinking wine.
"Ah, lovely of you to join me," he spoke, motioning to the empty chairs.
Loki and Tony sat across from each other, servants setting food and wine before them. There was a heavy silence in the air, each refusing to be the first to speak. Their meals were close to completion when Dacian entered the room, Surtur sat rigid in his chair as the servant entered and knelt beside him. He slowly leaned over to hear what the man was whispering, a ghost of a smirk played at Loki’s lips when he saw just a quick sliver of Dacians tongue play at the hull of the princes ear. Dacian cleared his throat before speaking,
"The dragons are ready for you in the fire field, Loki," he scooted his chair back and rose, "if you would follow me."
Loki stood outside the palace tucking a slit of green fabric at the wrist into his gold weathered bracers, the tails of his coat slapped against his legs in the gusty wind, it’s strength bringing in peculiar clouds from the north. Green eyes squinted curiously in the direction of the oncoming storm, flashes of purpled cut through the darkness, leaving a low rumble in it’s wake. The sound of metal clanking against itself rose behind the prince but not enough to pull his attention away from what was rolling in.
“When we get home I’m not leaving a good pair of oversized sweats for a year”
Tony announced, the sounds becoming more frantic
“god dammit”
Tony growled in frustration. Loki turned to see his husband pulling at the shoulder guards and chest piece of his deep red armor, a silk cape flowing behind him. Loki would have admitted how handsome he looked in the new attire if it weren’t for his constant fidgeting and contorted expression of displeasure. Stifling a laugh the raven cleared his throat approaching the man
“here let me help”
Loki adjusted the engineer’s straps on his armor, pulling the neck line down to keep from strangling himself and the arm guards to give Tony more movement
“your squire should be flogged for such a poor job”
Tony shot Loki an annoyed look
“squire? You mean that kid trying to dress me? I can dress myself just fine. Been doing it long enough. And why can’t I just wear my own suit? No offense Lok but this realm is lacking in the techie department”
Loki shook his head, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips as he listened to his husbands rants, a pastime he had discovered he actually enjoyed.
“Because darling your suit unfortunately was not forged in the fires of Muspelheim”
“so”
“so, if you were to come within a hundred feet of the fire fields without the protection of Muspelheim armor you would burst into a ball of fire with heat so intense your body would not have enough time to go into shock before your skin was melted from your bones”
Tony swallowed hard and muttered a low ‘oh’ under his breath. Quickly recovering the engineer flashed his award winning grin and opened his mouth for a sarcastic remark he was sure, but the engineer was cut off by Surtur atop a leathered skinned beast approaching the couple.
“Woah! What the hell is that?”
Tony’s body pushed back a few steps watching the animal drew near, it’s severe underbite exposing slimmed over jagged bottom teeth that curved up like a pair of tusks. The animal’s long face turned to the side to stare the engineer up and down with it’s four purple eyes on one side of it’s head. It’s body was large and bulky with a long tail behind it, but it’s legs were stout and short and the front of it’s hooves armed with razor like claws. Loki approached the creature padding the side of it’s neck, the animal letting out a long satisfied hum, it’s purpled eyes closing as it enjoyed Loki’s petting down it’s leathery skin
“This Anthony is a Igne Bovem, much more fierce looking than it actually is. Mild tempered animal’s really but they’re sturdy and obedient. Almost like a donkey, except a Bovem is immune to the travels of the fire realm. I believe it’s name even translates to ‘fire cow’ or something along those lines”
Surtur rolled his eyes holding loosely to the reigns, sighing heavily
“utterly fascinating Loki, but if you are quit through I would like to return before night fall”
The raven flashed the dragon prince a warning glare, making the man swallow hard and break eye contact to look ahead. Surtut’s heels kicked into the Bovem’s side making the beast snort before taking off at a leisurely pace. Another saddled Bovem was led by Dacian handing the reign’s over to Loki, giving the god a slight nod, a silent agreement Loki would keep the prince safe. The couple mounted their saddle, Tony’s arms linking together around Loki’s thin middle, his thumbs caressing slightly over the black leather weaving. The ride wasn’t long but the engineer managed to doze off burying his nose in the crook of Loki’s neck, the raven holding his hand over his husbands, keeping him in place in case he slid too far to one side and hit the ground. Loki breathed a laugh at the thought of such a rude awakening.
Orange and red blazed over the hill ridge, pitched wails echoed in the valley from the minuscule dragons waiting for them in the fields. As Loki and Surtur sat atop their beasts side by side looking down at the dragons below the raven had a moment of doubt
“Are you sure this is what you want? You may claim to be the father of dragons but these animals will never be tamed, never be controlled, they are their own, and they will kill as they see fit”
“fire, Loki can not kill a dragon”
Watching Surtur stare at the dragons with such determination Loki knew there was no going back, he would produce what was promised. Tapping Tony’s hands the engineer shot back taking in a deep breath and mumbled a groggy ‘I wasn’t sleeping’ as he wiped the corner of his mouth with drool and noticed a shiny streak across the back of Loki’s neck. Loki touched the wetness on his neck, and turned to Tony annoyed who stared back with wide eye’s
“disgusting”
Loki murmured throwing his leg over the saddle and sliding down to the ground. Touching his husband thigh Loki leaned in
“promise to stay here”
Tony nodded in agreement and watched the godling walk out into the fire fields alone. The three small reptile’s crawling over each other, the chains attached to the collars around their necks clanging together. As Loki drew nearer the larger of the three and the more vicious looking even in it’s pint size stature. The other two seemed to cower behind their obvious leader, Loki sniffed unimpressed as he stared down
“now look here you little beastie, you so much as snap your little trap too close to me I will make your death look like an accident”
The dragon whined and grunted, eventually it sat still almost as if it understood Loki and knew he would make good on his threat. Reaching out toward the dragons head the alpha hesitated, pulling it’s head back and sniffing the prince’s hand before eventually giving in to the touch and nuzzling the top of his head to the underside of Loki’s hand. The other two joined, butting their heads against the princes hand, the other fighting for more attention. The prince enjoyed the animals for the moment but knew their master was impatiently waiting behind them. Loki stepped back, his arms outstretched and palms pressed together. A green hue glowed between the ravens hands, as he slowly pulled his palms apart the faint glow grew in intensity evolving into a massive ball of engery that now surrounded the prince, engulfing him in a blinding light. There was a flash and an explosion of air sweeping the land in all directions, then it was gone. The fields now revealed what lay behind, three full grown dragons now roared and slithered around one another,
the power of their wings picked up dust in a massive cloud. Loki once standing and grand now lay flat on his back, motionless but conscious. He’d forgotten the amount of magic that could be called for such an enchantment, and embarrassingly was out of practice. Sure the beasts would do him no harm the raven closed his eyes to catch his breath.
Tony slid down from the beast and walked to stand next to Surtur, each man's eyes fixated on the raven prince. Tense moments passed as a light grew around Loki and the small dragons. Suddenly a flash of light and a strong force pushed Tony and Surtur from their feet. The engineer quickly scrambled to stand, seeing Loki laying still on the ground while the now massive creatures hovered and roared above him. His legs pushed him forward only to be grabbed back by surtur. Tony fought hard against the dragon king, trying to get to the still prince.
"They'll slaughter you before you even make it to him!"
Tony groaned and relented, falling to his knees, his fingers tightly gripping the fabric on his knees, willing Loki to move.
"please please please," he whispered quietly to himself.
Loki sturred, slowly sitting up and turning on to his hands and knees, vomiting on the ground before staggering back to the group. Tony stood and reached for him, letting his husband steady himself in his grip.
"Surtur, you have your beasts. Use them well. Tony," he turned to his husband and spoke quietly, "get me home."
Under Loki's direction Tony somehow managed to fly the Asgardian pod back through the portal into Asgard. With hurried goodbyes, the couple made their way home. Loki slept for two and a half days straight, only awakening when Tony would force him to drink.
Tony turned from the couch and smiled when he finally heard the familiar footsteps trotting down the stairs.
"How long was I out?" Loki asked rounding the sofa and sliding into his arms.
"A few days. Feeling better?"
"Mmm..much, though I am starved."
Tony kissed his forehead and got up to go to the kitchen. Loki rose to follow only stopping when his eyes caught on to a large box near the door.
"Anthony, whats this?" he asked, approaching and digging through the contents. Books on different wars and conflicts throughout history
"You tell me. Whos Dorian?"
Loki went to shrug, but his mouth fell open as he remembered, "Some weird man I met at the book store."
"Oh. is that the guy I heard on the phone? 'till we meet again sebastian'" Tony did his best mocking tone.
"Anthony, really. We met briefly, I told him my last name, and its not like we're hard to find."
"Whats with the books?"
"Just something I was reading about is all."
"Fuck him and his books, after you eat get dressed, we're going on a field trip."
Tony made good on his promise, after loki ate and dressed they hopped on his jet. Sitting across from each other they watched out the window as the plane made its takeoff. Tony beamed, crossing his arms in smug satisfaction.
"And dont even ask, cause I wont tell you where we're going."
"Washington D.C."
Tony's mouth fell open,
"How did you know that?!"
"I read the pilots thoughts when we met him on the runway."
"I thought you said youd never use that!"
"I said i'd never use it on you, Anthony, everyone else is fair game."
Tony huffed, "spoil sport."
5 hours later they touched down in DC, a black car waited for them when they exited the plane and took them to The Smithsonian. Tony held out his hand for loki who took it gladly as they made their way into the grand building. Loki's mouth fell open as he took in his surroundings.
"This'll trump Dorians shitty books any day," Tony smiled, pulling his husband forward.
"Indeed," loki breathed, still looking around the giant space.
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Tony leaned against the headboard, tucking his hands behind his head a smug and sated smile pulling at his lips,
"Latin." He responded then sighed contently, "I speak a few others too"
"Oh?" Loki leaned in, intrigued.
Tony shrugged, "yeah. Spanish, German, Cantonese, Japanese, Italian, a bit of Russian here and there..."
"Oh, right, a few."
"Not near as many as you"
"I've been around a lot longer, Anthony."
Tony yawned deeply, nodding in empty agreement while sliding down the pillow, lifting his arm and inviting the raven into their normal sleeping position. Loki settled in against his chest and the pair soon fell into a deep sleep.
The room was still dark when Tony awoke, encased in heavy drapes that blocked out the sun. He sat up and stretched, Loki stirred beside him with his usual lazy groan. Tony pet his head and coaxed the sleepy prince up into his arms, kissing ebony locks while running his hand up and down his spine.
"Morning, sunshine," Tony breathed against him.
Loki opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by shouting down the hall. In an instant the prince was to his feet and marching out of the door completely naked. Tony clumsily shuffled the sheet around himself and stumbled behind, only catching the end of what was being shouted by Surtur through his open door at Dacian who was laying on the floor of the hall
"vestrum vester non felis pascere corpus meum a dracones!" (Youre lucky youre not but a corpse to feed my dragons!)
Loki pushed Surtur into the beadroom, slamming the door behind them. Tony rushed over to Dacian and helped him off the floor,
"Licuit vobis haedus?" (you alright kid?)
Dacian shook his head, tears pooling in his eyes, "Vereor ne nocte ipsi, ut mea fata" (I fear last night may have marked my fate)
"Loki nihil erit vobis pollicitus est." (Loki promised nothing would happen to you)
"Sed quid fit cum egrediemini?" (but what happens when you leave?)
Tony sighed then shrugged lightly, "Loki aliquid magicae semper Administrat" (Loki always manages to magic something up)
"mirum Quit sed mane sperabam fore, quae," (dont think it strange but, I had hoped things would be different in the morning)
"quam tam?" (how so?)
Dacian exhales sharply, "si reliquit, de quibus ad me manere petiit vulnera. Et dormivit simul, ut unum implexi, armis circa me sunt digiti, dum lucis agitabat in comam. Extendi manum meam, et ante se leniter oscula figens cum experrectus esset ignis ira. Spero te, ut clam me diligo ... surtur. At subridens Surtur, dolor surtur, nec est draco ille: quemadmodum saepe fieri" (when you left, i treated his wounds and he asked me to stay. We slept together, entwined as one, his arms around me while my fingers wove into his hair. I woke before him and softly kissed his lips, when he woke he was fire and rage. I trust you to keep my secret...I love surtur. But the smiling Surtur, the smart surtur, not the dragon he so often lets himself become.)
Tony thought for a moment before speaking, " In meus usus, duxit me ad videndum deum malum, ut irrumperent ad durus exterius, ut confirmetis in illum vestrae vos potest amare et bonis et malis, et iudicium absque lege." (In my experience, seeing as I'm married to the god of mischief, in order to break through that hard exterior, you have to show him that youre capable of loving both the good and the bad, without judgement or restraint.)
A soft kiss landed between Tony's shoulder blades, sending a chill down his spine.
"Well spoken, Anthony," Loki hummed against his skin before turning his head to face Dacian, "Qui vult dicere ad vos." (he wishes to speak to you)
The page bowed then took a deep breath before walking into the room and closing the door behind him.
"Come, let us make use of these foreign tongues youre only now telling me about."
"ya pokazhu vam inostrannyy yazyk" (I'll show you a foreign tongue.)
The couple raced back to the bedroom spending the next few hours wrapped up in each other, moans in different dialects filling the air around them. A servant finally came to the door, sending the request of the prince for them to join him for a meal before going to the fire fields. The couple dressed before heading back into the dining hall where Surtur was seated at the head of the table drinking wine.
"Ah, lovely of you to join me," he spoke, motioning to the empty chairs.
Loki and Tony sat across from each other, servants setting food and wine before them. There was a heavy silence in the air, each refusing to be the first to speak. Their meals were close to completion when Dacian entered the room, Surtur sat rigid in his chair as the servant entered and knelt beside him. He slowly leaned over to hear what the man was whispering, a ghost of a smirk played at Loki's lips when he saw just a quick sliver of Dacians tongue play at the hull of the princes ear. Dacian cleared his throat before speaking,
"The dragons are ready for you in the fire field, Loki," he scooted his chair back and rose, "if you would follow me."
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Silence hung heavy in the room as the two princes stood, their grips firm, Surturs eyes searching the tricksters for any glint of dishonesty. In a smooth instant, the dragon prince inhaled and his cool demeanor was back, his royal status not showing any sign of its previous slip. He chuckled lightly, pulling Loki closer to his side,
"Come, you all must be hungry."
The men advanced forward when Thor called out,
"I apologize, but if there is an enemy as great as this I must return to Asgard and secure the kingdom. I do not wish to reject your hospitality, but I have a duty as king."
Surtur bowed his head, “Of course, your highness.”
"Brother, be safe. And you, Tony."
With a great swish of his red cape, Thor was retreating from the throne room and disappearing around the corner. The trio continued to the great hall, sitting at a large table, Surtur at the head and Tony and Loki facing each other on either side. Servants brought out various beasts and what tony guessed were vegetables. Surtur sat back in his chair, smirking and huffing a laugh as Tony, without thought, handed his plate to Loki who filled it with things he knew the engineer would enjoy before handing it back to him.
"Are you two always like this?"
"Like what?" Tony asked, taking a bite of something that tasted like potatoes.
Surtur waved his hand and shook his head. “So, Loki, what is life like in Midgard?”
Loki slightly rolled his eyes, but it was so subtle that only someone who know him as well as Tony could catch it, “enlightening.”
"Apparently, both you and Thor go to Midgard and return with pretty little pets."
Loki’s fists clenched, “maritus meus, eo quod non ad mea facundos!” (he is my husband, you will not refer to him as my pet!)
Surtur tsked, “moribus aliena lingua loquitur ad malum irrumabo puer ante te” (it is bad manners to speak in a foreign tongue in front of your fuck boy)
"Did you just call me a fuck boy?" Tony chimed in
Both princes heads snapped to the man, who sat sipping from his wine goblet nonchalantly.
"What? I may not speak a bunch of languages, but I am versed in curse words. And Natasha pushed some latin on me."
Loki smirked, inwardly beaming proudly at his husband. Surtur stared at tony a little too long for comfort before taking a bite of his food,
"I should have requested a night alone with your boy as part of the deal."
Tony coughed back a gulp of his drink
"You are lucky to receive anything at all!" Loki snapped
"I am only joking, Loki."
"Yeah, Lok, he couldnt afford me."
Surtur laughed fully, Loki easing in the moment to laugh lightly.
"So, Anthony, what exactly is your worth in your realm?"
"Globally known, one of the richest men out there, greatest inventor of my time, super hero"
"Super hero?"
"yeah, save the world, fight bad guys."
"Tony defeated the army that threatens your gates now."
"Is that why he cowers at the sight of their armor?" Surtur leaned in and held up his cup for a servant to fill, "Obviously you didnt do that well or I wouldnt have to worry about them now."
Tony could practically feel Loki seething, “You will be lucky if you have a victory as great as his was. Now we will speak no more about it.”
Surtur sat back in his chair, sipping from his goblet, “So, Anthony. Tell me about your father.”
"My father? What about him?"
"Was he a great man?"
"And that matters how, Dr.Phil?"
"In most realms, men are weighed by the character of their father."
"Most?" Loki questioned, "Are you weighed by yours?"
Sutur smirked, “yes, they say my father was a mad king. I believe I am measured in the light opposite his. Are you by yours, Loki?”
The raven opened his mouth to hiss but Tony cut him off, “My father was a bastard. Thats all you need to know.”
"So," Sutur smiled, "three sons of three frustretur canes" (disappointing dogs)
In unison the trio picked up their goblets and gulped down their wine. Luckily for Tony the drink wasnt as strong as what they had in Asgard, he was able to drink in excess and only feel a familiar buzz. After light conversation a loud clasp sounded outside, a strange smell wafting into the castle.
"When the rain hisses against the hot stones, it releases the stench of the burning fire beneath. Some say it rain is a bad omen," Surtur spoke the last sentence as though to himself, "You must be tired, let my servant show you to your room."
Surtur snapped and a guard approached, “Adduc Dacian.” (Fetch Dacian.)
The guard left hastily, returning through the main doors with a soaking wet man. Tall, pale, and beautiful, tony couldnt help but notice.
"Tecta dabis eis," Surtur ordered (you will show them to their quarters.) "He is my most loyal servant, and he will see to whatever you need."
Dacian nodded, waiting for the men to rise and follow. Leading them into the room, with a bow the boy turned to leave. Tony stripped off the itchy clothes and climbed under the heavy comforter, leaning against the headboard with his fingers laced behind his head watching Loki pace back and fourth across the room.
Pacing back and fourth like a caged panther thirsty for blood Loki ran his hands through his hair enraged, small locks of his inky hair falling right back down onto his forehead.
“How dare he speak to you in such a way, to me. That ungrateful”
Loki gritted his teeth holding back the urge to scream
“it’s always hard to put a dog on a leash once you’ve put a crown on it’s head, and that worthless mutt isn’t worth another moment of my time. I should cut that scrawny neck in his sleep, take the dragons for myself and let his land fall. Oh by the gods would I relish in such a thing. And you!”
Loki pointed at Tony who lounged back watching the god pace and rant
“Hey what did I do?”
“he couldn’t afford me”
he mocked in his best impersonation of Tony which fell flat by the look on the engineers face. The raven held up a finger warningly
“Do not even start with me”
With a huff Loki turned on his heels and plopped down hard at the foot of the bed holding the sides of his face in his hands. The bed dipped behind the prince and familiar warm arms draped around his shoulders and middle
“The man’s an arrogant little shit but he fed us and gave us a place to stay for the night. He need’s better people skills but that’s no ground to stand on when it comes to killing him in his sleep”
Loki nodded in agreement
“You’re right, I should do it while he’s awake”
“alright let’s rewind and start that again. No killing”
“No dragons”
Loki quipped without a thought
“Alright Lok let’s get out of your Stalin mind set and more into your Patton”
Loki looked over his shoulder at the man confused only to be met with a roll of the eyes
“first guy bad second guy worked well with war strategy, it’s a whole’ nother lesson on it’s own. Anyway. All “disrespect” aside, what does the war hero inside tell you?”
the raven sighed starring at the wall across from him
“tells me letting this realm fall would only bring them closer to Asgard and Midgard. That dragons would be an excellent ally in this war on the realms, and to refuse would be selfish and stupid”
Tony kissed his husband cheek and leaned back crawling back under the covers
“There’s your answer”
Loki rolled his eyes knowing how right his husband was, but the words Surtur had spoken just ran round and round in his mind, seething. Everything about dinner was uncalled for and infuriating, to be so haughty at such a pinnacle point in his desperation, to know Loki so personally and yet to think it fine.
“There is a lesson to be taught from tonight , he deserves that much”
“well there are other way’s to do that without handing over the war”
Loki turned to his husband, his brows raised and lips pursed, clearly having something in mind. Giving up on guessing before he even had the chance and without having the energy the raven bobbed his head waiting
“and what is that oh brilliant husband of mine”
“Well for starters we could see just what he’d look like with a leash on”
Loki grinned turning on his hands and knees on the bed, crawling up towards the engineer
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I have traveled through all the realms
I have met hundreds of different creatures
I have seen the void
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But nothing was as fascinating
and no one was as loving
as you.
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For apocatits
This is the moment when Kurse walks up to his cell and just from looking at him for two seconds, instinctually knows he’s too dangerous to let out.
I
love
that
moment.
I love how unafraid Loki is. Or rather, how courageous he is. How resourceful, how poised to use any eventuality to his advantage. If anyone ever says he’s a coward, they haven’t seen this movie.
I just really love how Kurse was just basically LOL I AINT TOUCHIN THAT WITH A TEN FOOT POLE
I love this scene. I love that the two of them basically circle each other like predators AND KURSE BLINKS FIRST. He’s the one who backs away. Even other predators know who’s king here. Look at that little smile in the first gif. He’s not the slightest bit intimidated. He’s faced the worst the universe has to offer. Let unstoppable darkness get back to him when its got a resume. It’s Loki’s version of the same smile Thor gets when he’s about to lay something to waste. It’s the smile of a man who’s not really taking your threat seriously. Let it never be said that Loki’s not a bad ass. He is. Of the first order. And in addition to that he’s dangerous in a way Thor never will be.
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
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Squeezing his husbands hand Loki took a step forward keeping Tony shielded by his body. Starring down with a placid expression at the abused armor at his feet the prince sighed with an annoyed undertone
“damn”
he muttered to himself. Chewing the inside of his cheek Loki finally let his gaze follow up to Surtur sitting confidently on his throne, the prince sneered in his mind at the knowledge his confidence would soon diminished once the raven opened his mouth
“If you would have reported back how little help my brother and I would be to your issue perhaps I could have just sent a letter”
Loki cocked his head with a wide smug smile at the dragon prince. Surtur scooted to the edge of his throne looking onto the raven with disbelief
“What do you mean to tell me you are of no help?”
Releasing Tony’s hand Loki bent down and picked up one of the remains of a Chitauri helmet and mold it around in his hand, tossing it up and catching it in a different angle to examine it
“Because this is no army, it’s an infestation, a plague that has fallen onto your realm that feeds off of chaos and death, run by a mad titan with only one goal in mind”
Surtur stood slowly from his seat
“and what is that?”
“to seek out and destroy every single living organism in all the realms and further”
Loki threw the helmet back down to the pile with a louder clatter
“We have a common enemy, our armies are to lock down Asgard, your fate is your own now. We’re leaving”
Twirling his finger in the air Loki gestured to Thor and Tony to round up, both men looking to Loki confused but eventually turned to follow the prince out of the throne room. The group hadn’t made but a few feet when Surtur called out in desperation
“You can’t leave! You can’t just leave us to die! We’ll take anything you have to offer”
Loki stopped in his tracks holding out his hand to halt his brother and husband, he waited a moment and turned on his heels
“There is little we have to give”
Surturs violet eyes were glazed over, the surrounding white turning a gentle pink as the tears threatened to spill over, but his jaw clenched keeping what little control he had over his overwhelming emotions. Loki looked to the failing prince with a false empathy and approached gently
“there may be something, it is a small token but it may be what keeps your people from annihilation. I have heard stories dragons come to live in these lands again”
Surtur straightened up and swallowed back the tears shaking his head
“you have been misinformed, there haven’t been any dragons in decades, you know this Loki”
Folding his hands neatly behind his back Loki continued to advance step by step to the throne
“You and I both know your lies are not worth the dirt on my boot, now I will ask again and if your memory falters a second time I will not repeat, I will leave. I will leave and watch your country men burn to the ground in agony, and I assure you, your name will be the last thing on their tongue as they cry out why has their ruler forsaken them. Now, tell me where are your dragons?”
Surtur swallowed hard, his lips quivering as he starred at the god who had now made his way to the bottom of the steps leading to his throne, snapping to the guard beside him the man quickly exited leaving the men alone and silent. Moments later he returned holding a small crate with a leather draping hung over it and it’s contents. Small squealing and grunts emanated from under the cloth, the guard placed the crate at the princes feet. Surtur pulled back the cloth revealing three small dragons no bigger than a Midgard iguana. Pulling open the cage slot the three little beasts crawled out and perched themselves on top of the crate, nestling each other affectionately
“Hello little devils”
Loki crooned. Surtur watched Loki cautiously as though the man would snatch them up and disappear altogether
“I offer you three tokens. Three full grown Dragons at your command. What do you say? Have we got a deal?”
Loki offered his hand out to the dragon prince, his hand moving in hesitantly
“no tricks?”
he asked, the raven shook his head
“no tricks”
the pair shook in agreement.
Silence hung heavy in the room as the two princes stood, their grips firm, Surturs eyes searching the tricksters for any glint of dishonesty. In a smooth instant, the dragon prince inhaled and his cool demeanor was back, his royal status not showing any sign of its previous slip. He chuckled lightly, pulling Loki closer to his side,
"Come, you all must be hungry."
The men advanced forward when Thor called out,
"I apologize, but if there is an enemy as great as this I must return to Asgard and secure the kingdom. I do not wish to reject your hospitality, but I have a duty as king."
Surtur bowed his head, "Of course, your highness."
"Brother, be safe. And you, Tony."
With a great swish of his red cape, Thor was retreating from the throne room and disappearing around the corner. The trio continued to the great hall, sitting at a large table, Surtur at the head and Tony and Loki facing each other on either side. Servants brought out various beasts and what tony guessed were vegetables. Surtur sat back in his chair, smirking and huffing a laugh as Tony, without thought, handed his plate to Loki who filled it with things he knew the engineer would enjoy before handing it back to him.
"Are you two always like this?"
"Like what?" Tony asked, taking a bite of something that tasted like potatoes.
Surtur waved his hand and shook his head. "So, Loki, what is life like in Midgard?"
Loki slightly rolled his eyes, but it was so subtle that only someone who know him as well as Tony could catch it, "enlightening."
"Apparently, both you and Thor go to Midgard and return with pretty little pets."
Loki's fists clenched, "maritus meus, eo quod non ad mea facundos!" (he is my husband, you will not refer to him as my pet!)
Surtur tsked, "moribus aliena lingua loquitur ad malum irrumabo puer ante te" (it is bad manners to speak in a foreign tongue in front of your fuck boy)
"Did you just call me a fuck boy?" Tony chimed in
Both princes heads snapped to the man, who sat sipping from his wine goblet nonchalantly.
"What? I may not speak a bunch of languages, but I am versed in curse words. And Natasha pushed some latin on me."
Loki smirked, inwardly beaming proudly at his husband. Surtur stared at tony a little too long for comfort before taking a bite of his food,
"I should have requested a night alone with your boy as part of the deal."
Tony coughed back a gulp of his drink
"You are lucky to receive anything at all!" Loki snapped
"I am only joking, Loki."
"Yeah, Lok, he couldnt afford me."
Surtur laughed fully, Loki easing in the moment to laugh lightly.
"So, Anthony, what exactly is your worth in your realm?"
"Globally known, one of the richest men out there, greatest inventor of my time, super hero"
"Super hero?"
"yeah, save the world, fight bad guys."
"Tony defeated the army that threatens your gates now."
"Is that why he cowers at the sight of their armor?" Surtur leaned in and held up his cup for a servant to fill, "Obviously you didnt do that well or I wouldnt have to worry about them now."
Tony could practically feel Loki seething, "You will be lucky if you have a victory as great as his was. Now we will speak no more about it."
Surtur sat back in his chair, sipping from his goblet, "So, Anthony. Tell me about your father."
"My father? What about him?"
"Was he a great man?"
"And that matters how, Dr.Phil?"
"In most realms, men are weighed by the character of their father."
"Most?" Loki questioned, "Are you weighed by yours?"
Sutur smirked, "yes, they say my father was a mad king. I believe I am measured in the light opposite his. Are you by yours, Loki?"
The raven opened his mouth to hiss but Tony cut him off, "My father was a bastard. Thats all you need to know."
"So," Sutur smiled, "three sons of three frustretur canes" (disappointing dogs)
In unison the trio picked up their goblets and gulped down their wine. Luckily for Tony the drink wasnt as strong as what they had in Asgard, he was able to drink in excess and only feel a familiar buzz. After light conversation a loud clasp sounded outside, a strange smell wafting into the castle.
"When the rain hisses against the hot stones, it releases the stench of the burning fire beneath. Some say it rain is a bad omen," Surtur spoke the last sentence as though to himself, "You must be tired, let my servant show you to your room."
Surtur snapped and a guard approached, "Adduc Dacian." (Fetch Dacian.)
The guard left hastily, returning through the main doors with a soaking wet man. Tall, pale, and beautiful, tony couldnt help but notice.
"Tecta dabis eis," Surtur ordered (you will show them to their quarters.) "He is my most loyal servant, and he will see to whatever you need."
Dacian nodded, waiting for the men to rise and follow. Leading them into the room, with a bow the boy turned to leave. Tony stripped off the itchy clothes and climbed under the heavy comforter, leaning against the headboard with his fingers laced behind his head watching Loki pace back and fourth across the room.
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
Tony watched Loki storm out of the house, with a defeated huff he looked back over to thor who was sitting back with a complacent look on his face, as though he was too familiar with Loki’s tantrums.
"I gotta.." Tony started as he stood from the couch
Thor nodded, already aware.
"Jay, entertain his highness here. Read him something…"
"What might you suggest sir? Unfortunately I do not have a book of asgardian tales in me repertoire"
"Surprise me!"
As Tony turned to leave the living room he heard Jarvis begin behind him, “I am Sam, Sam I am…”
Knowing the princes escape route, the engineer rounded the corner and descended the stairs to follow the footprints in the sand. Loki sat on the dry sand just before the mark of the tide. Coming up behind him, Tony plopped down, sliding up behind him and wrapping himself around his husband, pulling him into his lap. Loki sighed deeply as Tony peppered his neck with kisses and soft hums.
"I love you, Lok," the engineer whispered
"And I you"
"Stop worrying please"
"Why shouldnt I worry, Anthony? You remember what happened last time there was a war. We nearly lost each other a-"
"but we didnt. Nothing in all of the realms could ever keep us apart."
"I just got you back, its too soon to risk it"
"Loki, listen to me," Tony pulled him around to rest their foreheads together, "everything will be fine. We’re not running off to battle. We go there, you magic up some dragons, shake a few hands, then we crawl into your bed and dont leave it for a few days before coming back home."
Loki softly huffed a laugh and Tony rubbed a thumb against his cheek, looking deep into those deep green intense eyes
"Everything will be fine, Loki."
The raven sighed, nodding and pressing a kiss to the palm of his husbands hand.
"Okay, Tony, okay."
"Dragons!" Tony squealed excitedly
Loki rolled his eyes, standing up and pulling his husband along with him and heading back toward the house. Inside, the couple walked in on Thors deep conversation with Jarvis
"He must not be a wise fellow to give in to the pressure the trickster Sam-I-Am is putting on him."
"I dont believe so," the AI responded, "I think he was being close minded and Sam-I-Am rightfully encouraged him to try new things which is a good thing"
"The tasting of Iðunns golden apples would be new, but not a good thing. Its all in a matter of per-"
"Brother, that is enough," Loki stated.
Thor cleared his throat and rose to his feet, “My apologies. Should we go?”
"I need my suit!" Tony called out running to his lab to suit up.
Loki started for the front door, his brother keeping his post in the living room. Noticing only a single set of foot steps heading for the door Loki stopped and turned to his brother, gesturing for the door
“well?”
“should we wait for Stark?”
Loki smirked and arched a brow
“Oh he will be meeting us in just a moment”
Stepping out front the brothers stood side by side, Loki’s vision turned up as he counted down
“and three, two, one…”
Tony shot out from the cliff side of the house and barreling into the sky like a rocket, his body twisting into a barrel roll pushing past the clouds. The prince grinned wide as he watched his husband play before falling back down and landing with a hard thud on the concrete drive way on one knee and a fist pushed into the ground. The face plate lifted as the engineer stood up exposing a wide toothy smile
“feel good darling?”
Loki asked
“better than ever. It’s been awhile”
Loki nodded in agreement. Thor cleared his throat reminding the couple he was still there, Loki turned around with a placid expression and turned his index finger up. Thor nodded and raised his hammer high above his head, a streak of lightening shot down from the sky and hit in the dead center of the three illuminating them in a bright gust of light and energy. Loki instinctively reached out for Tony’s hand and grasped the metal tightly just before they were sucked into the vortex of the bifrost. The raven beamed at the surrounding colors and flashes of galaxies, he reached out with his free hand and touched the unfurling streaks of light and let his hand dance in stardust. When they arrived Tony took in a deep breath and stumbled on his feet, Loki touched a hand to his chest and stabled him worried the trip was too much, but when he looked the engineer was bright eyed with a wide smile, Tony loved it as much as he did. Heimdall greeted the pair
“welcome back”
There was no time for catching up Thor was already down to business giving the gate keeper instructions on where the pair were to be left off
“Thor wait, I don’t think it wise to travel through the bifrost”
Thor furrowed his brows starring at his brother confused
“It is the best way, Heimdall will be watching your every move, when you are in need of his services he will bring you back”
“Yes but if what if we are overrun with an enemy? The law clearly states if the use of the bifrost were to put Asgard in any danger we become expendable. Not to offend but our lives mean much more greatly to me than that of the masses. I’m unwilling to put us in that position”
Thor sighed putting his hands on his hips, he knew all too well how right Loki was
“fine then what do you purpose?”
the corner of Loki’s lip turned up in a ghost of a smile
“No no no I know that look, do not even think about it”
“It’s the fastest way in and most definitely a reliable way out”
“What is?”
Tony chimed in confused
“fine, then your fate is in your own hand’s if what happened before happens again”
“The chances of that will be much slimmer with you not in the way”
“What happened?!”
Tony shouted exasperated. The brothers looked back to Tony, Thor with worry and Loki with Mischief.
Gesturing to the small ship Loki let Tony get in first, his suit unfolded from his body and put back together in it’s brief case shell. The engineer stepped in and slid the case into a compartment at the front, looking around the boat was ordinary though it was made of steel. The outline of it resembled an old viking ship, and it’s steering was a long pole with a handle at the top near the back of the ship.
“doesn’t look so scary”
Tony commented
“only when it’s not on fire”
Thor mumbled under his breath
“what was that-“
“Well! We should be getting on our way”
Loki interrupted stepping into the boat and flipping the switches under a panel nearing the steering, the ship hummed to life and began to hover, lights around the base lit up and the floor beneath them vibrated
“Remember Loki make the deal, and leave”
“was always planning on it brother”
Pushing the steering forward the ship took off quickly, Tony jolted back and held onto the side for balance as the pair flew hovering over the water, the spray sprinkling them
“You know I could have just flown us there”
“yes and your unidentified suit would have been deemed a weapon of the enemy and shot down, this is Asgardian technology we will gain access with out so much as a question”
Tony sat beside his husband as Loki steered the ship, he raised the boat up high now, the rainbow bridge running along beside them. Pulling up further Loki headed straight for a mountain side, the engineer shifted uncomfortably by the ravens side
“Hey Lok what was it you and Thor were talking about again?”
“Oh it was nothing, just reminiscing that last time I had done this”
“and what exactly happened?”
Loki was quiet for a long while, their ship coming closer to the mountain
“Loki?”
“I sort of missed”
they were now just a few feet from a small entrance that was now visible, Tony held onto Loki’s leg wide eyed
“LOKI!”
The ship made it past the peaks and skidded along the crystal walls, when they hit the other side the ship bounced and eventually stabilized
“ta da”
Loki said sarcastically, his clinging husband now letting lose and looking at their surroundings. The land was bare, any vegetation that has lived there was charred to the ground, remains of housings and villages were left in a heap of ash and bone. Loki looked around shocked by what he saw
“Beauty once lived here. Who has done this?”
Tony stood up leaning against Loki’s side, the raven’s eyes glossy as the horror of what he was witnessing. Tony kissed his husband cheek snapping the prince back to reality, he cleared his throat and shifted his shoulders pulling himself back together
“our attire is inappropriate”
starting with himself Loki’s clothing transformed to fine green silk with gold trimmings, his sleeves and boots a shined black leather with gold clasps. Looking at his husband Loki swirled his finger around changing the mans shirt and jeans into deep red silk, gold metal bracers and black leather boots
“You could almost pass for Asgardian Anthony”
Loki commented smiling at his husbands new clothing.
The ship pulled into a lower dock of the castle and the trio exited, following a heavily armored guard. Loki swatted Tony's hand down as he tugged uncomfortably at his collar,
"Stop fidgeting, Anthony and stand up straight."
Tony huffed, "yes, mom."
Paying attention to his surroundings, Tony noted the dark grey and gloomy castle, far in contrast to the glittering halls of Asgard. Walking down a long corridor, the guard pushed against a heavy door, leading them into what tony gathered was the throne room. Up two small steps was an empty grand seat, the trio approached the steps, waiting for god knows what. Quick footsteps came from their left, and Tony sucked in a breath when the prince approached. Tall, slender, pale, white haired, and beautiful, as though he was looking at Loki's negative.
"Prince Loki," he smiled exposing all of his pearly white teeth, "You were not expected. Nor was this," he turned to look tony up and down, "fine creature."
With out being able to stop himself, the billionaire flashed his mega watt smile, holding out his hand, "Tony Stark, and you are?"
The prince took it firmly in his own, "Surtur," he purred.
Loki loudly cleared his throat, throwing an angry glare at Tony, "He is my husband."
Surtur paused, his mouth dropping in an amused gape as his eyes passed over both of them, "Well, Odin's sons always did get the best toys..." he chuckled lightly.
"Are you quite through?" Loki snapped "I believe it is you in need of our assistance."
Surtur held Lokis hard gaze, finally relenting to nod at his guard. The man exited swiftly, they could hear clamoring outside the doors before he returned, his arms full with metal. He dropped the armor onto the floor with a loud clank. A silver helmet rolled to Tony's feet, his heart stopped and he grabbed for Loki's hand as he stepped backwards.
"Loki..." he barely whispered staring down at the chautari helmet
It Burns You To Come So Close @godofmisfortune
Tony woke with a groan, his eyes still shut as he tried to will his aching muscles to move, the most he managed was to flop onto his stomach. He laid his palms on what he now gathered was the floor and paused, his arms unwilling to push themselves forward. Accepting defeat with a great sigh, he smacked his lips loudly and for longer than necessary, hoping the annoying sound would wake the prince and tony could coax him into carrying him into bed. When a few moments passed with little result, the engineer smacked louder. A sudden jolt of pain in his lip had his eyes popping open, a swat of his hand sent the hissing cat scurrying from the room. Tony sat up holding his slightly bleeding lip and caught a piece of paper that fluttered into his lap.
Gone to the book store with Louise
Throwing on a pair of sweats and avoiding any mirrors, Tony trekked his way down to the kitchen and grabbed his coffee cup that sat waiting for him. Before he could fully bring it to his lips there was a knock at the door.
"Jay what time is it?"
"It is 1:35 pm, sir"
Tony sighed and walked over to answer the door, jarvis cutting in before he could get there,
"Before you answer, sir, might I suggest a shirt?"
"Suggest away, Jarvis…"
"In you current state I’m su-"
The AI quieted when Tony ignored him and opened the door. There stood the tall, blonde, god, his smile fading when he saw the hand prints that covered the engineers chest. Catching his gaze Tony smiled,
"nothing I didnt ask for," he winked and smiled wider at thors blush.
Stepping back he let king enter, and he made himself at home, setting his hammer beside the door and resting on the couch.
"Would you like a drink?" Tony called out as he walked back to the kitchen.
"Tha-" Thors words caught and tony spun around with a furrowed brow "Did you ask for that also, Tony?"
"Wha?" Tony ran to the wall mirror and awkwardly angled his head to look and his back, "Son o fa…"
The wound across his shoulder blade was raised and deep, there was no doubt it would scar.
LOKI
The name marred his flesh as a constant reminder to those around him just who Tony belonged to. The engineer grunted and rolled his eyes, turning away from his reflection and back to Thor.
"About that drink?"
"No, thank you tony. I’m here to speak to my brother on an urgent matter."
The billionaire sat on a chair next to the couch, watching the worried god closely,
"Everything ok? Something I can help with?"
"I think not, Stark. Unless you know anything about Muspelheim, dragons and insufferable princes."
"Dragons, no. Mesopotamia-"
"Mupelheim," thor corrected
"whatever. No. But, insufferable princes are my specialty. Jay, call louise’s shop."
The line rang openly over the speakers and Louise answered as though she knew it was Tony,
"Expecting my call, Ms.Valentine?"
"Why does it surprise everyone that I have caller ID? I girl like me cant be too careful."
Tony chuckled, “Of course. Is he causing trouble?”
"Far less than usual," she sighed.
"May I speak with his highness?"
Tony could hear her calling him over and in moments the delicious voice filled the room,
"min kjærlighet," he cooed over the line
"Loki, Loki, Loki….If you hadnt left me so utterly debauched I might be upset with you."
Tony could see Thor shift uncomfortably
"What ever for, darling?" His not so innocent smile clear in his voice
Tony could hear Louise talking to someone in the background “Til we meet again Sebastian,” a man spoke.
"Who the hell was that? Nevermind. Leaving me on the floor to be mauled by your evil cat is one thing, waking up to just a note-"
"I wake up to an empty bed and never the pleasantries of a note"
"And the name on my back…I’m not comfortable discussing it now but believe you me it will be an issue i touch on."
"Why are you not comfortable?"
"Your brothers here."
"Why? Another dreadful mission to drag you away?"
"No, hes here for you. Something about insufferable princes and dragons and mupe-something. I-" Tony heard the line disconnect and in a flash Loki was seated next to Thor, as though he’d always been there.
Thor nearly jumped out of skin when the prince appeared beside him, his hand clutching to his chest
“By the gods Loki I hate it when you do that”
Loki let a devilish grin snake across his face, enjoying the state he had put his sibling in
“good to see you as well brother, how are affairs up on high? Seeing you here I can only assume something has taken a turn for the worst”
Thor frowned at the young prince and watched as Loki stood up and rounded the coffee table to his husband and planted an innocent peck to the side of his mouth, his hand creeping up his back to trace a finger where his carving had been left.
“You are not entirely wrong. Do you recall a prince named Surtur in Muspelheim?”
Loki rolled the name around in his thought, his eyes looking up in thought. Thor rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably and added more information
“He was around our age, there was an… incident involving a sibling”
Chewing on the inside of his cheek Loki had nearly given up with his fingers snapped and he smiled wide at his brother
“Ah yes the young dragon maiden! Whisked her off after one of your many triumphs and left the poor girl stranded and heart broken once your drunken haze had ended. Failed to mention she was Surtur’s kid sister. Let me guess you’ve fathered a scaled beastie?”
Thor’s jaw tensed and eyes narrowed at Loki only widening the raven’s smile
“It was a mistake coming to you in the first place, everything is a game to you Loki and I am in no mood for it”
The thunderer stood up running his hands through his blonde hair exasperated. Tony gently pinched Loki’s side grabbing his attention as Thor turned his back on the couple.
“Hey give your brother a break, yeah?”
Those big amber puppy eyes would be the death of Loki and he knew it, rolling his eyes the prince pulled himself from his husband’s side and touch the king’s shoulder
“I apologize, please continue”
Thor explained the fire realm had been over run by an unknown foe, and though the kingdoms of Asgard and Muspelheim had been announced as independent rulings the reining prince requested the Thunderer’s assistance now, needing armies in the thousands, and unfortunately leaving Asgard nearly defenseless if the attacking party were to counter strike against any assistance.
“brother you have always been the strategic type, knowing when to go in hard and pull back. You must agree with me we can not afford the losses of a war that could very well find its way onto Asgardian soil. How can I explain this diplomatically without gaining yet another enemy?”
Loki really looked at his brother now, he looked tired and run down, he hadn’t yet chosen a proper council as Odin had with advisors knowledgeable in their own area’s of expertise. No instead Thor took it upon himself to carry all the burdens of the nine realms on his own shoulders. Sighing the young prince felt a sting of guilt, leaving behind without giving any assistance of his own.
“What of their dragons? As children they flocked by the dozens”
“extinguished, they have but a few hatchlings, barely large enough to light a proper camp fire”
“I may have a plan, please sit”
Loki sat across from his sibling explaining a deal of trade, dragons instead of an army. A few full grown beasts would count for all the armies of Asgard, especially to an enemy who is aware they have no such weapon in their arsenal, it would be by complete surprise.
“How is the kingdom holding up?”
“Well, for now. The Rjúfendr armies have the enemies hold up at the outskirts of the realm, it’s only a matter of days before those gates are breached and what ever is there comes flooding in”
Loki’s lip pursed and eyes squinted at the thunderer
“Have you yourself seen this enemy?”
“no but I have seen the destruction in their wake, women and children Loki, they are murdering every living creature that passes them. Chaos is rising in the realms and I feel powerless to stop it”
Loki nodded
“I will feel much better about this trade once I’ve witness this for myself”
Tony sat straight up with wide eyes
“woah woah hey wait a minute, you’re not putting yourself in the middle of a war”
“did you not hear the part where we give a gift as trade for our armies?”
“well yeah”
“then I must go Anthony, I am the only sorcerer in the realms on Thor’s side with that amount of power”
he engineer looked back and fourth between the two gods
“don’t you have some sort of norse god incubator? Just let the damn thing’s cook a little longer”
Loki could see the panic in his husbands eyes, the prince scooted closer to him wrapping his arms around him to calm the rising anxiety
“Anthony this is nothing like what you had experienced before, we have time and knowledge of the enemies whereabouts. I am not throwing myself in the middle of a fire fight, I swear to you I will be fine”
Tony’s fringes gripped into Loki’s shirt, fisting the fabric in a tight clutch
“I know you’ll be fine”
Tony said against the ravens shoulder
“because I’m coming with you”
Loki tugged his husband away from him, keeping his hands on the man’s shoulders at arms length. By Tony’s expression he was completely serious but Loki was having no part in it. Immediately memories of their time spent in prison, the torture, the trick of thinking he had watched this man die right before his eyes. Already his stomach turned from the worry he would be plagued with by having Tony by his side in an unknown realm to an unknown attacker, how could he keep him safe?
“Absolutely not, I won’t allow it and I believe Thor has the final say and he would agree. Wouldn’t you?”
Loki turned to his brother with cold warning eyes, but the god stared at the engineer
“Contrary brother I believe Tony’s presence to be in the realms favor?”
The pair spoke in unison
“What?”
Loki growled, while Tony sounded more surprised with his question
“Let’s face it Loki you have gained a rather short temper, and with Surtur’s attitude I think Tony here will help keep you… level”
the raven’s teeth ground together so hard his jaw ached, he was stuck between a rock and a hard place with these two voting against him
“Fine!”
Loki shouted standing to his feet
“But I swear by the gods if any harm comes to him there will be no end to what hell I can bring you”
Loki swatted Tony’s hand away from him as he stormed out in a rage to the back yard and down the old wooden steps leading to the beach.
Tony watched Loki storm out of the house, with a defeated huff he looked back over to thor who was sitting back with a complacent look on his face, as though he was too familiar with Loki's tantrums.
"I gotta.." Tony started as he stood from the couch
Thor nodded, already aware.
"Jay, entertain his highness here. Read him something..."
"What might you suggest sir? Unfortunately I do not have a book of asgardian tales in me repertoire"
"Surprise me!"
As Tony turned to leave the living room he heard Jarvis begin behind him, "I am Sam, Sam I am..."
Knowing the princes escape route, the engineer rounded the corner and descended the stairs to follow the footprints in the sand. Loki sat on the dry sand just before the mark of the tide. Coming up behind him, Tony plopped down, sliding up behind him and wrapping himself around his husband, pulling him into his lap. Loki sighed deeply as Tony peppered his neck with kisses and soft hums.
"I love you, Lok," the engineer whispered
"And I you"
"Stop worrying please"
"Why shouldnt I worry, Anthony? You remember what happened last time there was a war. We nearly lost each other a-"
"but we didnt. Nothing in all of the realms could ever keep us apart."
"I just got you back, its too soon to risk it"
"Loki, listen to me," Tony pulled him around to rest their foreheads together, "everything will be fine. We're not running off to battle. We go there, you magic up some dragons, shake a few hands, then we crawl into your bed and dont leave it for a few days before coming back home."
Loki softly huffed a laugh and Tony rubbed a thumb against his cheek, looking deep into those deep green intense eyes
"Everything will be fine, Loki."
The raven sighed, nodding and pressing a kiss to the palm of his husbands hand.
"Okay, Tony, okay."
"Dragons!" Tony squealed excitedly
Loki rolled his eyes, standing up and pulling his husband along with him and heading back toward the house. Inside, the couple walked in on Thors deep conversation with Jarvis
"He must not be a wise fellow to give in to the pressure the trickster Sam-I-Am is putting on him."
"I dont believe so," the AI responded, "I think he was being close minded and Sam-I-Am rightfully encouraged him to try new things which is a good thing"
"The tasting of Iðunns golden apples would be new, but not a good thing. Its all in a matter of per-"
"Brother, that is enough," Loki stated.
Thor cleared his throat and rose to his feet, "My apologies. Should we go?"
"I need my suit!" Tony called out running to his lab to suit up.
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