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cartoonus-maximus · 6 years ago

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50 "Quick Tricks" drabbles (aka, my crackship of Tommy “Speed” Shepherd with Loki Odinson/Laufeyson)

Ideas were taken from the sentence prompts of this post -> [link]

Fandom: Marvel comics

Genre: romance, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort

Disclaimer: Loki is not a villain (or not completely, anyway) in any of these stories, since I liked his characterization from “Young Avengers” and “Agent of Asgard” so much.

Tommy remains pretty much the same in each story (I couldn’t picture very many versions of him), but Loki does have six different forms; each of Loki’s faces comes with slightly different behaviors and mannerisms, which was fun to play with.

Loki's forms:

1. hipster (the body Billy made for him) 2. god of stories (first version) 3. goddess of stories 4. god of stories (modern) 5. lady loki 6. jotun (a la "What if Thor were raised by frost giants?")

1. “I’ll protect you.” [6/1/2019, based during "the War of Realms"]

The words were spoken in low tones, almost too quiet, and Tommy was amazed that he'd heard them at all, surrounded as they were by screaming civilians and the booming foosteps of the Frost Giants and the wild laughter that rose from the Angels of Hevn and Demons of Muspelheim and Dark Elves of Svartalfheim; the din of war filled his ears, but he still heard Loki's whisper loud and clear.

He turned to Loki, the traitorous god looking older, so much older than he had ever looked before, and the god just looked back at him, his comforting smile betrayed by the look of fear in his eyes.

"I swear, Thomas, I will do whatever I can to end this War of Realms, and you and I and everyone you love will make it through," the god of lies promises, his voice sad and distant, and Tommy has no doubt that he means every word of it.

2. “You always duck away when you smile.” [6/1/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

Loki didn't answer the unspoken question that came with Speed's comment, preferring instead to glare out the window of Noh-Varr's ship.

He couldn't very well explain why he didn't want anyone to see his smile, his genuine smile - after all, they were only supposed to see him as a villain, supposed to hate him at the end of all this, and how could that happen if they saw him smile, and saw him behave in ways they sympathized with and understood?

"You have a very handsome smile," came Speed's voice, conflicting with the way Loki saw his own reflection twist into a leer, mouthing the words back at him mockingly: 'Demons don't smile.'

3. “Like I expected, you’re much comfier than my pillow.” [6/1/2019, featuring Loki as the Goddess of Stories]

Tommy had been surprised when the goddess -- a thin, little scrap of a girl with nothing but power and ancient knowledge and understanding of the world rolling off of her -- had suddenly leaned against his shoulder from behind, nuzzling happily against him like a sleepy kitten, fairly cuddling him.

He let out a snort of laughter at her statement, moving to brush Loki off, but then she snuggled closer, her cold chain mail shirt pressing against his back while her equally cold lips found a place against his neck.

She was hard and cold and terrifyingly powerful, with raw energy rolling off her tongue with every word, and if she wanted someone to cuddle with, well... Tommy figured she wouldn't take 'no' for an answer, or that was the excuse he told himself when he turned to pull her closer.

4. “I’m nervous too.” [6/1/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

Loki was trying to be compassanate in this moment, he really was, but obviously he had failed in some way, his heart sinking when Speed spun around to glare at him, his face angry enough to make the god take a step back.

"That's easy for you to say," Tommy growled. "If this mission goes sideways, you'll only lose your ticket back to your goddamn palace in Asgard - I'll lose my brother!"

The trickster god opened and close his mouth a few times, looking for the right words to say and, for the first time in his very long life, coming up empty; he wanted to say something, anything to get Speed back on his side, but, if the look on the mutant's face was any indication, it didn't look like mere words would do the trick this time around.

5. “Do you like it?” [6/1/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Tommy looked up at the question, momentarily abandoning his sandwich as he turned to look, and then completely dropping it when his eyes landed on Loki, her soft, supple body on display, wrapped only in the lingerie that was her latest shopping spree aquisition; aside from the so-very-extremely sexy garments, the only other thing Loki wore was her customary helmet, the gold horns arcing gracefully over her head and somehow directing Tommy's gaze back downward.

Tommy felt that his jaw had gone slack, and he closed his mouth on reflex, his eyes still roaming over the beautiful body in front of him.

“... I love it," he finally managed, his throat dry, and was rewarded for his efforts to speak by Loki's tittering and her soft kiss to his forehead, her body angled in a way that made parts of his body come alive in ways he didn't really want to deal with right now.

6. “Let me hug you.” [6/1/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

The phrase wasn't one that would normally come out of Tommy's mouth, and certainly not a phrase that was ever directly at Loki, and yet that was exactly where those words had come from and how they were being used.

Then again, it wasn't often that people caught Loki in a moment where she was broken and vulnerable, her body wracked by sobs of despair, her heart full of grief over her own actions and hatred for herself, the fear and pain and disgust and utter loathing filling her head to the point she thought it would explode, all of her lies and pretty curls of hair and golden horns erupting in one glorious, destructive end of a story.

But, Tommy had seen her, and wasn't judging her or mocking her, but was instead looking at her with earnesty and concern that didn't belong on his face, and should never have been directed at a beast such as Loki the Villain God, but there it was, and, when his arms came to rest in a warm, comforting circle around her, it made her cry anew.

7. “Piggy back ride?” [6/1/2019, based during the current main universe time frame]

Tommy scoffed, sneering when he turned to see Loki's arms outstretched, the god mimicking the act of a child waiting to be picked up, the quirk of his lips indicating that it was a joke, probably in reference to the way Tommy occasionally carried his brother into battle.

"You're too tall for me to carry, you stupid giant," he answered, reaching over and giving the trickster a hard shove, making the god laugh and stumble to the side; Loki's hand grasped at Tommy's, closing around his wrist and pulling the mutant down after him, the pair landing on top of each other on the ground.

"... No one's ever called me tall before - I'm considered short in Asgard, and a runt among my own species," Loki mused aloud, the fingers of his hand tracing along Tommy's face before pulling him in for a kiss that Tommy had no qualms about reciprocating.

8. “I want to kiss all of the freckles on your cute face.” [based during the current main timeline]

Tommy rolled his eyes; he loved Loki, he really did, but sometimes the god tried too hard to be romantic --or whatever that garbage was meant to be-- and he just came off as weird.

"I don't have freckles and I'm not cute, now stop using stupid lines that you read online on me!" the mutant glared at his godly lover, reaching over and tearing Loki's smart phone out of his hands.

Loki only laughed and pulled Tommy flush against himself, pressing kisses across his face, whispering in his ear "The sentiment remains the same, dear one, now hold still."

9. “Can you keep holding my hand, please?” [6/1/2019, featuring Loki, Goddess of Stories]

The words were out of her mouth before she'd even realized she was thinking them, and Loki looked away in shame; she was Loki, Goddess of Stories, the Maker and Breaker of Words and Worlds and Knower of All That Ever Was And Ever Would Be, and the simple touch of a young mutant human shouldn't be something that quiets her fears and calms her concerns.

If Odin or Freyja were here, they would judge her, and call her out on her childish need for someone to support her, to push her to do the right thing and still be there when she inevitably failed.

But her parents weren't here, and Tommy was, and Tommy seemed to have no problems with taking her hand in his once more, his fingers squeezing hers and letting her know that he wasn't going to let go of her, and that knowledge alone was all it took to bring a smile back to her face.

10. “Wait, the tears are good tears?” [6/1/2019, based shortly after "the War of the Realms"]

It had been a week since Loki had come back from the dead, like the god he was, and Tommy had found he couldn't keep the tears in, having not cried since he was in his early teens, and having gone through so many emotions in such a short span - horror, grief, hope, despair, utter sadness... only to come out the other end with shock and nothing else but sheer, utter joy.

Unable to hold them in any more, the mutant man had simply burst into tears, sobs wracking his body as Loki ran to him, clutching him and holding him and trying oh so badly to comfort him, the trickster god being beyond confused and concerned when Tommy smiled up at him through his tears.

"I saw you die, saw it on the news... but you're back, you're really here..." A smile began to quirk at the ends of Loki's lips, and he clasped Tommy to himself as the human finished speaking. "You came back from the dead, and you came back to me."

11. “I think you look cuter with me.” [6/1/2019, featuring Loki the God of Stories as he looks in "Agent of Asgard"]

Loki grinned when he saw Tommy's eyes quirk at the statement, looking both perplexed and put out in the way that only Tommy could look, as if to ask 'what's that supposed to mean?'

"Because," the God of Stories continued, gesturing to his tired eyes and sharp nose and crooked smile and missing teeth, his hand too thin and too pale, with long, black, scraggly fingernails that he so enjoyed chewing on when he was frustrated (and he often was), his gestures inviting Tommy to take in the image of the broken little runt of Jotunheim. "So long as you're standing next to this face, your looks are bound to improve!"

Tommy made a face that may have been mistaken for a grin, and suddenly moved to stand beside Loki, parting his lips in an invitation for a kiss before whispering "I'll think you'll have to be the cute one from now on. I'm too busy being the ruggedly handsome one, obviously!"

12. “I won’t forget this moment.” [6/1/2019, featuring Jotun Loki]

The Jotun's words were strangely sincere, Tommy thought, and they came across as too thoughtful and genuine for someone from a species of mighty warriors; but, then again, it seemed that the small Jotun known as Loki wasn't an average Frost Giant, and the way he smiled at Tommy sure was endearing.

After a second, Tommy returned the smile, pleased for some reason when the blue man's eyes lit up.

"Let's just get back to stargazing, yeah? You can show me where your planet is," Tommy answered, relieved when his new friend took the bait and began eagerly pointing to and naming stars and planets, but doing nothing to distract Tommy from the way his stomach was flipping around.

13. “This is where we first met isn’t it?” [6/1/2019, based in the current main timeline]

Loki waved his hand, gesturing in the direction of where he and Tommy had first encountered each other, each one doing their part in that day's battle.

Tommy sighed half-heartedly, giving Loki a look that was full of both fondness and annoyance. "Does it count as meeting if we were on opposite sides and fighting each other, Mr. Once-a-Villain-and-Sometimes-Still-a-Villain?"

"Absolutely." Loki laughed and threw his arm around Tommy's shoulders, pulling the speedster to his side and kissing the top of his head. "First impressions are important, and your presence on the battlefield simply stole my breath away, dear heart."

"That's because I punched you in the trachea, Lo."

14. “I’ve always wanted to thank you, but was never sure how.” [6/2/2019, featuring Loki, Goddess of Stories]

Tommy opened and closed his mouth, at a complete loss for words; he'd been letting Loki lie low in his apartment for awhile, sure, but he hadn't expected to come home to find Loki in female form, lying sprawled out across Tommy's bed with seemingly nothing over her body but the sheet and her horned helmet.

She looked up at him, biting her lower lip in a way that showed her crooked teeth and her missing tooth but somehow still looked incredibly sexy, and when she spoke it was with a voice full of lust and desire. "... but I was hoping this would suffice, if you were willing?"

Tommy was certain that he'd never made a decision faster in his life; anyone who looked into the bedroom later would have seen a man and a woman lying naked together, asleep and content in one another's arms, with not a single regret or care in the world for possibly the first time in either of their lives.

15. “If you’re happy then okay.” [6/2/2019, featuring Loki, Goddess of Stories]

"Are you sure?" Loki asked, wanting to clarify with the man she had come to love that he was really alright with his partner's gender changing from time to time. "I was a man when we started dating, and I could always change back if that would please you--"

"Lo," Tommy's voice came in a warning hiss, and he grabbed her by a horn on her helmet and pulled her closer to his face, tilting her head back and forcing her to look him in the eye. "You already know I don't care about what gender my partner is, so why the insecurity?" He kissed her then, on her temple. "Besides, you know I love you, right? I just want you to be happy and comfortable."

Loki beamed up at him, reaching up to remove his hand from her helmet and raising her lips to meet his. "Thank you. I love you, too."

16. “Let’s share.” [6/2/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

Tommy balked at the sentence, and then again when Loki was shoving a milkshake in his face, only one straw sticking out of the frozen treat. "... No."

"Why not?" Since they'd begun dating a week ago, Loki had become a monster, always stealing or demanding direct kisses and trying to weasel indirect kisses, like some weird, attractive leech of smooching. "It's mint/chocolate/vanilla swirl, you're favorite~!"

With a sigh, Tommy gave in, wondering how and why he'd fallen for this dorky, irritating, hipster god of mischief?

17. “It wouldn’t be the same without you.” [6/2/2019, featuring Jotun Loki]

Loki turned around at hearing those words, his feet stopping just at the edge of the Bifrost; Thor had discovered how to open the Bifrost and was summoning Loki back to Jotunheim (and what for exactly terrified him), and when his brother the king called, Loki felt compelled to answer, even if that meant leaving the man of Midgard he had become so fond of.

Hesitantly, he turned back to look at Tommy, the speedster now standing behind him with a sad smile that didn't belong on his face, and was surprised when Tommy suddenly put a hand to his neck, pulling him down far enough for the human to kiss him.

"I understand why you have to go and all, but..." Tommy whispered, pulling away enough that Loki could raise a hand to his lips in surprise, already missing the human's warmth. "... Just know I'll still be here if you ever come back."

18. “Everything ends up being about you somehow.” [6/2/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

The goddess beside him turned to give Tommy an innocent look, as though she were also susprised at being such a publically hated figure, someone who was impossible to go anywhere with because, due to the things she/he had done in the past, she was banned from most places and blatantly ridiculed in others... and everywhere they went, it seemed that someone would always interrupt them, trying to 'save' Tommy from her, acting like she'd put him under a spell of some kind.

"I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about, Thomas," she insisted demurely, pouting at him in a manner that was too cute for a Loki, ignoring the way the restaurant owner was glaring at them as they were ushered out the door. "But it's not like you didn't know who and what I was before you agreed to go out with me."

Tommy sighed defeatedly, but then Loki took his hand in hers and smiled at him apologetically, and gods but he couldn't look at that face without forgiving her entirely. "Maybe we should just go back to my place and order takeout."

"That sounds lovely."

19. “It tastes like…. You tried…. I’ll eat it. It’s a good attempt. Really.” [6/2/2019, based during "Young Avengers"/”Agent of Asgard”]

Tommy's disappointed scowl did not go unnoticed by Loki, but the hipster god chose to ignore it for the moment, prefering instead to fill his mouth with the frozen treat his teammate had attempted to make.

"I shouldn't be allowed to make food," the mutant muttered, putting his head on the table and covering it with his hands, clearly frustrated by his failed attempt.

Loki smiled weakly and took another mouthful of the too-cold, much-too-salted confectionary, admitting "You shouldn't feel too bad, Thomas, I am a god after all - you could probably feed me rat poison and I'd still be capable of eating it," which only served to make Tommy groan in utter defeat.

20. “Why are you hiding against me like this?” [6/2/2019, featuring Jotun Loki]

A lot of the Jotun's actions confused Tommy, but very few things puzzled him as much as this new habit that Loki had developed, the giant hunching his tall frame over and pressing into Tommy's side any time there was a storm outside, all timid and trembling, like a child trying to hide.

Tommy coaxed Loki away from his side, carefully running his warm hands over the Frost Giant's cold face, soothing away the creases of fear that came with a clap of thunder. "What's wrong, Lo?"

"The thunder... the storm..." Loki shuddered, another clap from the sky causing him to yelp and press himself against Tommy, the mutant wrapping around him and comforting him. "My brother is near."

21. “I heard you weren’t having that great of a day… These are your favorite candles, right?” [6/2/2019, featuring Loki as God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

Loki cracked open an eye from where he was sitting in his meditation circle, finding himself facing Speed, the mutant boy carrying an armload of candles from Bath and Body works - six in total, enough to recreate his magic circle with, and each candle labeled with the name of Loki's favorite scent.

Loki was surprised by the gesture, to say the least, but slowly smiled, his chapped lips peeling back to expose the gap where a tooth should have been (freshly knocked out, thanks to a certain thunderous brother), and, with a gesture, levitated the candles out of Tommy's arms, setting them in the circle around him and lighting them all with his own green sparks of magic. "Thank you, Thomas, that was most kind of you. This scent... reminds me of home."

His smile stayed this time, and when Speed asked if he could join him in the circle for a time, the newly reborn God of Stories only nodded, happy to have the company.

* just want to put here that I misread the original prompt for #21 as ‘candles’ with an ‘L,’ when it’s actually ‘candies’ with an ‘I.’

22. “Ah, the puppy dog face. Check mate, huh?” [6/2/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Tommy rolled his eyes at Teddy's statement, scoffing in disdain at the question; Loki was attractive and good at making that sort of face, but that certainly wasn't the only reason Tommy went along with her whims.

He turned to look at the goddess and she gave him that look again - the look that made his knees weak and ensured that he would do anything she asked of him.

... Yeah, it was check mate, alright.

23. “Quit poking my sides; you know I’m ticklish!” [6/4/2019, based in current main timeline]

Loki chuckled to himself as Tommy moved away a little bit, just out of range of the trickster god's reaching finger, his mutant lover casting him a half-hearted glare with something akin to a pout.

It was adorable, and Loki wanted more than anything to pull that pouting lower lip into his mouth, to tease and lick and suck until he had reduced Tommy to a moaning, whining mess beneath him.

"Of course, dear heart," he teased, stepping closer to ruffle Tommy's white hair, earning himself another glare as he continued. "That's why it's so much fun!"

24. “Your hair is sticking out everywhere. Cute.” [6/4/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Loki sneered in response to the comment, running her hand tiredly through her bedhead, black strands of hair pointing in every direction, beads and gold decorations clinking against each other as she shifted through the messy braids.

"... shut up."

Tommy grinned, setting down his morning coffee in favor of pulling her closer to steal a quick kiss. "I love it. You should keep it exactly like this forever."

"Hmm..." His goddess lover wrinkled her nose, kissing him on the lips before moving to kiss his cheek, then moving down to nuzzle comfortably into his neck. "Only if you never wear clothes again."

25. “Wait, let me get a picture of you there.” [6/4/2019, based in the current main timeline]

Startled by Tommy's order, Loki pulled his head back, ponytail whipping through the air behind him as he turned to stare at his mutant lover, surprised to find Tommy was holding up Loki's own Stark phone.

Tommy smiled as he snapped the picture. "You needed a new avatar for your Twitter, right? Congratulations, now you have a brand spanking new, startled avatar."

Despite himself, Loki laughed, and soon the pair had devolved into just taking silly pictures of themselves and each other.

26. “If you need my shoulder, or my hand, or a hug-” [6/4/2019, featuring Loki as the God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

Tommy winced at how awkward he sounded, even to himself, and finally fell silent and looked away, reaching up uncomfortably to play with his hair, uncertain of what to do with himself now that he'd sounded like an idiot.

Loki was meditating --as he often did after a particularly rough day of running errands for his mother-- but he cracked open one eye when Tommy fell silent, cooly regarding the mutant who had come to check up on him.

"You're welcome to come sit beside me, Thomas," the newly reborn God of Stories finally said, patting the empty space to his right, and, almost mechanically, Tommy moved to sit beside him, wanting to be there for the man he'd come to admire so much but not truly knowing how.

27. “Kiss me again.” [6/4/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Loki shifted into his female form while speaking the sentence, his thin lips giving way to her plump, sexy ones, her eyes hidden beneath long lashes that curled in a way that was reminiscent of the horns on her helmet - the helmet was the only thing that didn't change in some manner with the shift, and Tommy wondered why that was.

Tommy grinned, the mortal having no qualms about kissing either (or any) of Loki's forms, and pressed a second kiss to the god's waiting mouth. "Heh, don't have to tell me twice."

Her hands were in his hair, and her soft, cool body was flush against his, and he just knew that neither of them were going to get any sleep tonight at this rate.

28. “I’m sorry, but it was too funny for me to intervene.” [6/4/2019, featuring Jotun Loki]

Loki tried to hide his laughter behind his hand, but to no avail - Tommy's mother, Wanda, had been talking her son and babying the young adult in ways that she clearly intended to be embarrassing, if that wink she'd flashed to Loki was any indication, and Tommy had done nothing but complain.

The human glared up at him, and the Jotun floundered a bit, trying to force his mouth into a straight line.

"Shut up, Elsa," Tommy managed, and Loki chuckled and patted the human on the head in response.

29. “It doesn’t matter what they think, I just care about what you think.” [6/4/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Tommy swallowed and sunk deeper into the arm chair, tired from trying to explain Loki's genderfluidity to his friends, and he snapped his head up, taken aback by the god's comment. "... What?"

"I said," Loki leaned down over him, the lavishly beaded braids in her hair clinking more than her chain mail shirt did when she moved, and she pressed a strangely soft (for her) kiss to his forehead. "Yours is the only opinion I'm interested in."

"Oh--!" Tommy stuttered, staring up at the powerful creature that stood before him, wondering what he had done to get her attention. "Um, my opinion is that you're hot?"

"Hmm... I suppose that answer is satisfactory."

30. “You can ask me as much as you want, I’ll say I love you each time.” [6/4/2019, based in the current main timeline]

Loki heard Tommy's words echo over and over in his mind, the god's frame sagging tiredly with each echo; Tommy loved him, and the God of Lies and Stories knew it to be the absolute truth, when really the mutant ought to have hated him just as much as everyone else did.

Loki was the monster, the villain, and that wasn't something to be changed over time, as that was the role he'd been given in the story he'd been placed in, the Elder Gods having written the story too long ago for there to be any revision to it, and too recent for the story to be rewritten.

The trickster god sighed and settled deeper into his bar stool, emptying another glass of beer as he listened to the words that doomed him repeating over and over in his head.

31. “I’m glad you were here with me.” [6/4/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

The words were out of Tommy's mouth before his realized, his mouth moving faster than his brain, and, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Loki flinch, the newly recreated god turning to stare at him.

"... Why?"

Tommy shrugged, looking away and carefully training his eyes on the ground, not wanting to admit his crush even to himself. "Your magic is helpful in a pinch. That's all. Don't read anything into it."

There was silence for a moment, then a half-hearted "Alright" from Loki, and Tommy felt like stepping outside of time to punch himself in the face.

32. “That trip looked hilarious– but also kinda painful; you okay?” [6/4/2019, based in the current main timeline]

The speedster growled up at him from where he'd landed on the ground, but Loki only continued to smile mirthfully down at him, amused by how alarmed the mutant had looked by the sudden appearance of the god mere moments ago and even more amused by his displeasure.

"Here," the trickster god reached down, gripping the front of Speed's uniform and pulling the mutant into an upright position, ignoring the glares Speed was sending him. "Up you get~!"

The slap he received to his face was no surprise, and only served to make him laugh harder, but the sudden, impulsive kiss that drew him in took him aback, and he fell silent as Tommy pulled away again, not saying any words as the mutant paused and then swooped in for another equally impulsive kiss.

33. “I called you because I can’t fall asleep.” [6/4/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

Tommy frowned at the words, tempting to ask what kept gods awake at night but deciding against it, instead settling for a puzzled "Why me?"

"... I didn't want to wake Wiccan," the youthful god answered after a moment, pursing his lips before continuing. "I just need someone to sit with me for a time, and," he cast a look in Tommy's direction. "you're not known for sleeping much, yourself."

Tommy suffered nightmares and was afraid to sleep (but he wasn't going to mention that), so he figured it wouldn't be so bad spending the night with Loki, avoiding sleep and bad thoughts together for a few hours; things would different in the morning light, as they always did, but the night was long and dark and lonely enough to make people clutch at one another in ways they otherwise wouldn't.

34. “I let you win.” [6/4/2019, featuring Loki as the God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

"Of course, dear heart," Loki answered patiently, choosing to focus instead on the water he had boiling for tea instead of the nearly-naked body of the Tickle War loser behind him.

Tommy raised himself up on shaky legs behind him, and soon the tall, gangly, warm body of the human was pressed against Loki's back. "... You're a monster, you know?"

Loki grinned, aware that his mangled teeth probably made him look like a leering troll but deciding to ignore it for now. "Believe me, Thomas -- I am aware of my monstrous nature."

35. “You look good in it.” [6/4/2019, based in the current main timeline]

The compliment seemed genuine, and, after a moment's hesitation, Tommy smiled proudly, striking a heroic pose in his new costume and putting his hands on his hips. "Yeah? You think? I'm a big fan of the new design myself - I think it makes me look pretty damn cool, right?"

The untrustworthy trickster god Loki grinned, setting down his beer bottle as his eyes shifted up and down, appraising Tommy's entire body. "But, I have to say... I think you'd look better without it. Or, without anything on, I should say!"

Tommy frowned and smacked the sometimes-villain on the arm, making Loki laugh aloud.

36. “Don’t look away from me.” [6/4/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

A sharp bark of laughter escaped Loki's throat; that was easy for Tommy to say -- he wasn't the one surrounded by ghosts of his past selves, all standing around and taunting him, loudly reminding him of every sin he'd committed, everything he'd ever done, and how pointless it was to try not to be the villain of every story when that was the entire role she was born for--

Her inner ramblings were cut off, as Tommy grabbed her by the sides of her face, forcing her to look at him --not them-- and holding her still.

He looked at her face, and sighed. "Look, I don't care what they say or whether any of it is true -- this is here and this is now, so just look at me and listen to me and don't you dare pay attention to anyone else!"

37. “I’m not jealous, I’m just practicing my pout.” [6/4/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

For some reason, that statement made Tommy grin, even as he held the wriggling, angry amphibian in his hands and as he looked straight at the pouting deity in front of him.

"Yeah, clearly," Tommy answered, hoisting up the squirming teammate in his hands. "And you turned David into a frog because...?"

Loki sighed, looking not quite apologetic and not quite proud of himself as he regarded the frog, his eyes narrowing as he met eyes with David, the teammate who had been attempting to steal a kiss from Tommy. "Well... I suppose that was because I was jealous."

38. “I just want to hug you.” [6/4/2019, based during "Young Avengers"/"Agent of Asgard"]

"Oh? Do you really?" Loki asked without looking up from the books he was scouring, each volume held aloft in the air by magic and gently spinning around him.

"Yeah," Tommy answered, and this time Loki really did look at him, and judging from the look on his face Loki would have wagered that Tommy wanted a bit more than a hug.

"Well, come here then," Loki told him, making a beckoning gesture with his hand; he wondered absently if Tommy was turned on by his magical pursuits or if Tommy knew he only pursued them after having a particularly bad day of being, well, Loki, but, as the human's warm body came to wrap around him, he decided not to bother with answering that question.

39. “You’ve kissed me like fifty times today.” [6/4/2019, featuring Loki as the God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

In all honesty, Loki wasn't keeping count, and Tommy had probably actually kissed him at least fifty times in the last second, taking his super speed into account.

Tommy smirked at the comment, knowing that the other wasn't nearly as bothered as he let on. "Oh have I? You wanna make it fifty-one?"

Loki made an affronted grunting sound, but dutifully moved his face to let Tommy get at his mouth, not putting up any sort of fight as Tommy claimed another kiss.

40. “You love me.” [6/4/2019, featuring Loki as the God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

A statement, not a question, and the words ate away at Loki's mind, making him squirm, making his body burn inside and out.

The statement came again, and this time Tommy's voice was more sure of itself, but with an underlying question beneath, as though he knew the facts but still didn't understand the reasoning why.

The god of lies felt his tongue dry up in his mouth, sticking to the roof and unable to loosen, so he nodded instead of speaking, afraid of the reaction he would get; in the end, Tommy didn't react much at all, but his hand moved a little closer, pinky brushing tentatively against Loki's own.

41. “Can we be alone for a bit?” [6/4/2019, based during "Young Avengers"]

Tommy was impulsive as all hell, and anyone who met him knew it in a heartbeat, but he saw even Billy wince in confusion when those words were out of his mouth like a racehorse out of a gate.

Loki lifted an eyebrow as Billy left, but Tommy ignored it, letting his body control itself for a bit instead of taking orders from his mind; he slammed the mischievous god backwards into the wall, pressing against him and kissing him in ways that even Tommy didn't know he was capable of.

When he pulled away, Loki had a look on his face, like a cat preparing to play with a mouse, and Tommy felt his heart skip against his ribcage.

42. “The stars wish they were as bright as you.” [6/5/2019, featuring Jotun Loki]

The words were out of Loki's mouth before he could stop them, and he felt the blush of darker blue that must have crept across his face as soon as he said it, almost distracting him from the surprised way Tommy turned to look at him, both of them forgetting about stargazing entirely.

Tommy opened his mouth, as if to say something, but then closed it again for a moment, growling and shifting closer. "And what exactly do you mean by that, alien?"

Loki was startled by the human's actions and their sudden closeness, and his mouth froze up, almost too scared to even answer... but, after a moment, Tommy looked away from his close scrutiny, and Loki's hand somehow found itself clasped in the much smaller hand of the human, and it seemed like everything was alright.

43. “You make me cliche, but I love it I guess.” [6/5/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

"Do you really?" Loki teased, the gems in her hair tinkling gently as she turned her head, casting him a sexy smile over her shoulder.

Tommy crossed the room to where she was sitting on a stool, scrying bowl in her lap, grinning as he kissed that sexy smile of hers.

"Yeah," he whispered, moving up to kiss her hair, careful to avoid her horns as he listened to her sigh contentedly below him. "I really do."

44. “I’d feel better if you kissed me.” [6/5/2019, based during the current main timeline]

That statement got him an annoyed look from the mutant speedster. "Yeah... After that little stunt you pulled, that's not gonna happen."

"Oh, come on, Thomas!" Loki responded cheerfully, ignoring the glare he received for using the hero's first name on the battlefield. "I just saved your life, didn't I? Don't I deserve a reward for my chivarly?"

Speed sighed, sounding almost amused, and, grumbling, leaned over to kiss the top of Loki's head where the god lay sprawled on the ground. "Only after you endangered my life, you jerk."

"Details."

45. “You’re overthinking– I’m yours. That’s all I want to be.” [based during "Young Avengers"]

Loki snapped his mouth shut, stunned by the declaration; he knew Billy's twin was impulsive, but to just say something like that, like it was no big deal...

But Tommy didn't take his words back, choosing instead to take a step closer, standing beside Loki with nothing but utter conviction in his eyes, and Loki didn't have to do a check to make sure that the young hero was being nothing but honest with him.

"You don't know what you're saying, Thomas," the reborn monster god said quietly, hoping to push the mutant away, and wondering when exactly it had become so hard to betray those he cared about.

46. “You’re my favorite.” [6/5/2019, featuring Loki as the God of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

Loki turned to Tommy, seemingly amused by the statement. "Your favorite what, hm? God?"

"Nope!" Tommy grinned at the diety's confusion, laying his head down on Loki's shoulder and wrapping himself around the diety from behind. "Favorite demon!"

Loki's shoulders shook with dry laughter. "Well... I suppose I could be both."

47. “You want to take another selfie?” [6/5/2019, based during the current main timeline]

If anything, Loki was amused by Tommy's inane question. "Of course I do, Thomas! This lighting is perfect, and my worshippers on Instagram demand nothing but the most quality of their god's content!"

"... They're just followers, Lo," Tommy deadpanned, and Loki didn't have to look at him to know he was rolling his eyes. "Nobody worships you in this day and age."

"You worship me," Loki answered, pulling Tommy in for a kiss before he could argue, making sure to snap a picture - oh, those silly fangirls online were going to go balistic over this one!

48. “I’d let you if you asked.” [6/5/2019, featuring Lady Loki]

Tommy rubbed at where his hand had been slapped away, momentarily confused by the almost apologetic look Loki cast him, her own hand still raised in the air from where she'd struck him away from her horns; he didn't know what it was about her horns that she was so defensive of, exactly (it was just a stupid helmet, after all), but every time he tried to grab them while making out with her, she would react angrily like this.

But, this was the first time she had offered him an alternative, so he swallowed his pride for a moment. "... May I please touch your horns?"

She dipped her head in a strangely submissive manner, casting him a soft, trusting smile. "You may. You and no one else."

49. “Since it’s you, I’m gonna let it go.” [6/5/2019, featuring Loki as the Goddess of Stories from "Agent of Asgard"]

Loki grinned at her lover as she carefully placed the lopsided flower crown on his head, her black lips pulling aside to show the gap between her teeth. "Oh, come now. You look adorable! Besides," she continued, ignoring the scoffing sound he made, "I saw these on Instagram and wanted to try them out."

Tommy only grunted, accepting the second crown from her and trying carefully to fit it around the horns of her royal diadem. "Couldn't you just magic one up if you wanted?"

"I could..." She smiled at his complaints, knowing that he must have loved her to put up with her peculiar whims. "But where would be the fun in that?"

50. “My only regret is not telling you I loved you sooner.” [6/5/2019, based during the "War of the Realms"]

Those were the words that whispered through the air, entering Speed's ears from across the battlefield, echoing in his mind like a sad refrain; it filled Speed with sorrow, and made him fall to the ground, his arms mechanically catching him, ignoring the din of war that came from all sides around him.

He didn't have time for Demons or Angels or Dark Elves or Jotuns -- Loki was dead, killed at the hands of Laufey, and that was all that mattered right now.

Taking a shuddering breath, Speed raised himself back to his feet, looking around at the battle around him without really seeing it; he was an Avenger, and he would avenge the god he loved, even if he had to kill Malekith, Laufey, and Cindr by himself.

#read it or ignore it #I just wanted to put them somewhere #crackships #my writing #I'm in too deep and this is where I live now

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