author - wes perry @supbeeches
a/n - hi hi hi everyone! sorry for the lng wait. its hard to find motivation out here lol. but i am so so so excited to share this fic with you! i worked quite hard on it (: there will still be some occasional touch ups every now and then. but, other than that, its done! thank you so so much to the person who recommended this topic! unfortunately i think their acc got deactivated so i can’t tag them but they were in my thoughts! ok, ill shut up now! enjoy!
summary - loki and his love look back at his past with the stories of asgard.
A hibernal winter enveloped the land of Midgard. All around, little souls walk around the towns of the wonderous New York City. Couples are seen holding their freezing lovers hands within their own. Bells attached to the doors of little cafes ring as little souls rush inside in hopes for a warm cup of coffee. House lights shine in all different colors around the city, as pairs found their comfort on such an evening in the warm shelter of their homes. More specifically, Loki and y/n.
“What’s this one?”, the mortal asked.
“Ah, that one. Well, I occasionally enjoy a little ‘fiction’ every now and then. I am quite fond of knowing the tales of the place I once called home,” the prince stated. “This one, embraces the entities of Asgard, and the tales that have brought Asgard wonders of their past to life.”
The two were enveloped in one another; legs tangled, arms draped off the dark velvety couch they practically lived on every evening. The night frigid, leaving the two yearning for each other's warmth. The worries of their minds, swayed by the words on the pages of the book that was in the grasp of the pharaoh.
“I find my peace with you, darling”, he replied immediately in a reassuring whisper.
It’s almost as if he has answered that exact question hundreds of times.
The smooth-talker moved his hand toward the side of his lover's face. A swift and papercut thumb glides across her ear toward her jaw. Despite the almost tranquilizing gesture, the girl pops up in curiosity, shifting to face her swain.
“Tell me a story”, the angel pried at her demon.
He smiled, gleaming at her eagerness to learn of his origin. He sighed and looked over her head with a curious look on his face. Silence crowded the room for a moment. He appeared to be searching for something.
He moved her hand off to the side and untangled their legs, placing the half finished book on the vanity next to them.
He chuckled to himself, getting up and shifting towards the back of the room, behind her.
“Loki?”, she tried again.
“Just a moment, dove”, he assures as he wanders even further behind the couch.
She watches as he moves around their living room library, spreading his fingers across every book he crosses by. Finally, he stops. He stands for a moment.
“Found it,” he whispers to himself.
He turns back around in a swift movement, gliding back to the couch where his lover had been sitting tight in curiosity.
“This… this is something I have been wanting to share with you for a while, flower,” be walks over to her with a bright smile on his face.
He makes his way to his spot next to his love. Their eyes meet; one with wonder and the other with a cunning imbue. Loki sits, groaning as he does so.
He looks over to his lover. Lifting his hand, he cups her chin in a riveting manner.
“I trust you, as well as I wish to share my childhood with you, if you’ll allow me to.”
She nods in her keenness. He nods back in compersion and brings the book to her, letting her hold it. She swifts her hand across the cover, taking in the moment.
A treasure within the hold of another.
The book was compact compared to what he had usually indulged himself in. It had a smooth fuzziness to it, most likely due to it's ancient-ness, with a hard rim on each edge. The front side was displayed with the words-
“Glory of Valhalla…”, the angel said in her fever of excitement.
The god took her hands in his own, as she held his youth in her hands.
“The stories my mother, Frigga, would read to my brother and I before we slept every night. Romance, adventure, magic, honor. Anything, you name it.”
“Which one is your favorite?”
That caused the prince to pause. His brows furrowed as his thumb habitually skated across her hand. He hums in recollection.
He daintily removes the book from her hands. His eyes skimmed the book as he reminded himself of his favorite childhood tale. He knew the perfect one to share with her. The only tale that filled his mind with hope for the future as he aged. The tale of a man, slack and tedious, and his goddess, mesmeric yet reticent, and their treacly longing for one another. The trickster still vividly remembers the day he heard his mother read the lovestruck man's words.
“My heart is so full of you I can hardly call it my own.”
How his brother and him tittered and cheered at the man's cheesily loving words.
Better than I could ever word it, he thought to himself, starting to feel his lover's moving thumb against his thigh.
Cheesy? yes. True? Undeniably so.
Opening the book, his thumb sped through the pages, until it stopped. The woman beside him pressed herself upwards towards him, in an attempt to get a sneak peek at what he was to present to her. He tilted the book towards her, as if he was proving he wasn’t trying to hide something. She takes the book from his giving hands, and dives in.
His fingers find their way into her mane, twirling within a little piece. His eyes monitor hers as every now and then they move from the right, down, and to the left. Loki could not help himself as he rested his head against hers, along with a tap of his lips against her temple.
Beautiful angel. My beautiful Angel.
The library is filled with nothing but two souls, two hearts, two sets of breaths, and occasional rustles of flipping pages. What more could be needed?
Time flows with the sound embers crackling within the chimney, creating a sweet ambience.
The goddess within Loki's arms turns, receiving a lifted eyebrow and hum of question from her god. She has a pensive look on her face. Her eyes then lift up to meet him.
“Have you ever heard of The Great Gatsby?”
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