Don’t Be Such A Grinch // FrostIron Ficlet
This is a small gift for my sweet @ketlingr ❤️ It’s not much, but I still hope you enjoy some fluff!
“Tony, what in the nine realms have you done to the penthouse?” Loki has been staring for five minutes and he still doesn’t know everything is suddenly… sparkling. And bright. He was gone for a few hours to finish some mission Peter asked him to help with and comes back to… this. He doesn’t even know what it is that he’s looking at.
“Don’t be such a Grinch, Lokes,” Tony laughs and steps off the small ladder he used to hang up a big golden star in the corner. “It’s Christmas!”
“Not this again,” Loki groans and rolls his eyes when Tony steps on his toes and presses a kiss onto his cheek. “You know this whole holiday is made up, right? It’s stolen. You’re celebrating a pagan holiday that the church–”
Tony silences Loki with another kiss before he can continue, this time rolling his eyes too. “Can we not turn this into a history lesson, please?” Tony asks and tries to keep his smile up. “I know Jesus was born in summer and all that crap, but I’m not religious so I don’t care.”
“Then why do you insist on partaking in this celebration?” Loki asks and raises a brow.
“Because it’s fun, you spoilsport.” Tony returns to the ladder and carries it over to the big tree in front of the window. Loki didn’t notice it before. Apparently Tony was extremely busy while he was gone because the whole tree is already decorated fully, including the lights. “Do you want to help me put the star on the tree?”
“Sure, but it looks uncomfortable up there. I know you’re short but…”
Tony turns around and looks at Loki for a moment as the god walks over before it finally clicks. He’s about to say something in return, but Loki is already lifting him up and he can’t do much more but grab his shoulder to not lose balance and hold onto the star ornament in his hand.
“You will not put me on top of the tree, Loki! Stop it!” Tony shouts and laughs at the same time while Loki just grins at him.
“Didn’t you want a Stark on top of the tree?”
“A star, you barbarian!” Tony punches Loki’s shoulder, but still can’t stop laughing, not even when he’s carried over to the tree. “Don’t you dare, Loki! I will kill you, I mean it!”
“I’d love to see you try,” Loki laughs and brings Tony down again for a quick kiss before smiling at him. “Go on, put the star on it.”
Tony manages to calm down enough to smile too and nods, allowing Loki to lift him higher again. He could have used one of his suits for this too of course, but he thought it would be more fun to ask Loki. Turns out he was right.
An hour later the two sit on the couch, Tony leaning against Loki’s side and one of the god’s arms around him, each of them holding a cup of eggnog Tony made. It’s starting to get dark outside, but there’s no need to turn on the lights because Tony put up so many things, it still looks like the middle of the day.
“You know, it’s not that bad, actually,” Loki says and absentmindedly brushes his fingers through Tony’s hair, who sighs contently. “You really outdid yourself today.”
“It’s your first Christmas in earth, isn’t it?” Tony asks and shrugs. “I thought you might enjoy it.”
“I do,” Loki smiles and presses a kiss onto Tony’s head. “It’s quite beautiful, I have to admit. But… I don’t have a present for you. You give each other gifts, don’t you?”
“I already have my gift,” Tony says with the smirk and puts his cup down. He shifts enough to rest his head on Loki’s lap, looking up at the god. “You’re here, that’s the only thing I could’ve asked for.”
“You’re a hopeless romantic, Stark, do you know that?” Loki laughs and shakes his head. He is, but Loki finds it quote endearing.
“I don’t really have a gift for you either actually, unless…” Tony grins and takes something out of his pocket suddenly. It’s a small red bow he puts on his head before saying: “Do you think I’m gift enough?”
“Best gift in the world,” Loki grins and leans down to kiss Tony again, wrapping his arms around him possessively. Maybe it’s not that bad to celebrate for once. It makes Tony happy and a happy Tony is Loki’s favorite.
