#loki: SHE JUST LIKE ME FR (CONFUSED AND AFRAID)

[hraunwyf]

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“what the fuck.”

loki hates cosmic awareness sometimes, but at least the initial little shock of seeing this woman is only a quiet curse under her breath. that’s a lot of familiarity and very, very quickly. it’s like a joke. a big, funny, cosmic joke, right? hey, loki? there’s another bitch out here who knows what cursed children and apocalypse burdens are like. welcome to your own personal microcosm.

“hey—it’s dastoor, right? radha dastoor? can i talk to you?”

[wolfpawn]

Hiding In Plain Sight, Chapter 3

Story Summary - Imagine coming from a line of nobility or royalty and being in an arranged marriage with Loki in an attempt to strengthen your kingdom / alliance with Asgard. You’re not entirely on board with the idea but figured that the best you could do was to get to know your fiancé. You form an agreement with Frigga for you to pose as Loki’s personal servant for a few months so you can get to know who Loki really is – beyond the veil of his responsibility to the Asgardian throne, behind all the masks he wears when facing the public, to really know who Loki is behind closed doors as you slowly fall for each other. How long will you keep up the ruse with the God of Lies?

Chapter Summary - Raven has to deal with impolite Aesir socialites and insulting comments.

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Raven had been sorting a few things while Loki was bathing. She thought little of it though she felt he needed some salts to alleviate his obvious muscle aches. There was some at the very back of the cabinet that contained other bathing items he liked. It was unopened and clearly there for a considerable time but the great thing about salts, she knew, was the older, the better. She forewent the usual bubbling mixtures and scents and just used them and a splash of lavender. Any pain Loki was feeling would soon evaporate with that. 

Less than ten minutes after Loki entered the bath, the door to his rooms opened and a woman entered. For a moment, both women looked at each other in surprise. 

“Can I…?” Raven was about to ask the clearly well-bred and wealthy young woman as to if she could assist her in any manner. 

“What are you doing here?” The woman demanded. 

There was a millisecond in which Raven thought the woman knew who she was with the conviction in which she spoke. “I…”

“Get out, servant.” Raven stood still. “Are you deaf?”

“I’m thankful to say that I am not but I am afraid that I cannot fulfil to your request. I am in the employ of Prince Loki and only he or another more senior member of the Aesir royal family or my own superiors can demand such of me.” Raven smiled brightly. 

“I dare say Mother Dearest brought you in to get him used to Light Elves before that pompous twit comes. Norns, Loki was right, you all do look so dull and dim.” The woman snarled at her. 

Raven felt as though she had taken a hit to her very being at the comments the woman was making. Not that she herself was making them, as clearly, she was anything but a nice creature but that they were the regurgitated words of Loki. To hear that he thought so little of those he knew nothing of hurt her deeply. “Opinions on appearances are very much open to debate as it is at the discretion of each individual to find someone attractive or not. Now, can I assist you with anything or are you merely here to make a nuisance of yourself?”

“How dare you speak to me in such a manner, you filthy…Where are you going?”

“I have duties to do for His Highness. I don’t have time for this.” 

“Do you have any idea who I am?”

“As you are not the Princess of Alfheim, I can’t imagine that it is overly important as to who you are as you are not to be the Prince’s wife so safe in that knowledge, I really could not care less as to who you are.” Raven thought over the few other duties that would need doing while Loki was bathing to take her mind over the more obvious situation as to what this particularly unpleasant woman was doing in the rooms of the man who would be called her husband. Neither she nor Loki were required to be virgins on their marrying and as they were at an age where she expected him to at the very least have past girlfriends, overall, she did not feel she should be offended if he was not one since that would have been hypocritical but with the knowledge that he was soon to be married, she would have hoped that he would show her some modicum of respect and not sleep around or worse, have a mistress through their engagement, even if they had yet to stand together on it. With the agreement signed, everything else was merely pageantry to what was declared. It hurt her if she was honest. 

“That dim twit, she will have to get used to me because I will be here when she arrives and while she may wear the tiaras and have her pretty dresses, I will have Loki’s interest.” The nameless woman sneered joyously. “I will have Loki deal with you.”

“I am shaking in my shoes.” Raven had an issue with sarcasm. Her father always warned her of that but his reprimands were never as strong as he would have liked them to be as she was the only girl amongst four sons. She could not best her brothers in rough and tumble play but her wit was as swift as theirs. 

“You will rue the day you met me.” 

It took everything in Raven’s power to not state that she did so already for nothing more than the inconvenience if nothing else.

“Useless Light Elves, Loki was right about you all.” With that final statement and still without a name, the woman departed. 

Raven worked aggressively through her frustration at what the woman had just said. How she referenced Light Elves in general and her in particular. She worked aggressively at how the woman’s thoughts echoed Loki’s and she worked angrily at the hurt of it all. The fact that this horrible creature would be the man she would have to marry broke her heart. He saw Light Elves as beneath him. She had seen herself that there was something in his features on reference to her in their earlier discussions that told her he had no time for her.

When he exited his bathing rooms, she snapped and spat those words at him, her wounded ego, her pride in herself, her people, all of it hurt by the man standing in front of her and his horrid partner. She stormed out with no real plan of what she was going to do, she just needed to get away. Part of her wanted to go to Frigga and tell her what she found out and hope the monarch would call it off. Part of her did not even want to waste time doing that. But where would she go? Her parents would not accept her reasons as valid enough to break a pact with Asgard. Mistresses were not as commonplace in the modern era but they did exist. She would be told to get on with it. Give him a son or two and bear whatever came. A mistress was not a wife, they would not hold the standing she would. Something so inconsequential would not be worth the risk of breaking the pact. To do that would be spitting in the face of the most powerful of the realms. It would make enemies of many long-time allies. She stopped and sighed. Thinking of it like that, she knew there was nothing she could do. She could not fail Alfheim like that, her happiness did not supersede her realm. 

“Sweetheart?” Raven turned to see Frigga behind her. Seeing the turmoil in her face, Frigga excused her ladies. “Raven, what is wrong?”

Raven had learnt over the years to hold a stoic exterior, even if her heart was breaking but the kind manner in which the Allmother questioned her blatantly unhappy wellbeing caused her to hiccup for a moment before inhaling deeply and raising her head. “Just homesickness, Allmother. Nothing more.” she smiled. 

The look Frigga gave her told her that the older woman did not buy her explanation in the slightest but the Allmother knew from her appearance that Raven would not allow the wall she was hiding her woes behind down. “Understandable. It can be very overwhelming to come to a new realm, I understand.” The way Frigga stood beside her told Raven that she wished for her to walk with her. At that moment, she would rather boil her own foot off but she knew she could not decline so taking another deep breath to steady her breathing, she walked along just a step or two behind the monarch as a sign of her being of lower standing. 

“I take it you have met my son in one of his more sombre moods.”

“Sombre?”

“He and his brother are prone to skirmishes. When only brute strength is involved, Thor wins more often. I saw my sons wrestle in the training grounds, as well as Thor’s less than honourable tactic that gave him the win. I know Loki feels cheated at such times leading to him becoming less than happy with things.” 

“He did seem somewhat peeved on his return to his rooms, yes but he did not share his thoughts with me. Though he seemed to appreciate my being concerned for him having leaves and twigs in his hair and muck on his face.”

Frigga gave a small smile. “He needs someone to show him some care and compassion. He is missing such in his life now.”

It took everything in her arsenal for Raven to not show her anger and disgust at the thought of caring for someone that was so horribly cruel about her. If she had known before she showed her concern about how Loki felt about Ljósáfar, she would have gone to the training grounds to cheer on Thor herself. Instead of voicing her disdain, she merely nodded and continued to walk with Frigga. 

They walked for a time, speaking of different matters, Frigga trying to make Raven feel more comfortable on Asgard, not aware of her real issue. When they turned a corner to come face to face with a startled and confused looking Loki, both women ceased talking. 

“Mother.” He bowed dutifully to his mother. “I hope I am not interrupting anything?” he looked between the women as he spoke. 

Internally, Raven scoffed to herself. She knew what he was not saying, he very much hoped he was interrupting something, going by the way he was looking at her as if trying to see if her features would tell if she had regurgitated what had been said to her not too long before in his rooms. She kept her face emotionless and maintained eye contact, causing him to raise a brow. 

“I was merely speaking with your maid as she was saying that she misses Alfheim.” Frigga looked around at Raven who nodded slightly. “She looked like she needed a friendly ear.”

Loki looked at Raven again with slight remorse in his face but also fear that she would reveal his less than acceptable words on her realm to his mother. “I can only imagine.” There was no denying the disgust in her face as she turned to no longer face him, her disdain blatant. “I am sorry to come at such a time, however, I do require her again.”

Raven watched Loki’s demeanour around his mother. It was polite, but not a false one, something she could very much believe him to use commonly, but there was clear respect and love for her. She had to commend that to herself. A lot of men had little or no time for their mothers, but Loki clearly adored his. 

“Of course.” Frigga nodded. “But as she is new to your employment and she is somewhat dealing with her change in circumstance, do not be overly harsh on her.”

“I am never harsh with my maid.” Loki looked appalled at his mother. 

Again, Raven forced words to remain unsaid. She wanted to reveal herself and indeed his words, but she failed to do so and remained silent. With a slight nod, she put her head down as a maid could be expected to do and followed behind Loki after he bid farewell to his mother and walked back to the palace, dreading whatever it was he would say. 

[avenging-fics]

Breathe ~ An Avenger’s Story  (10/15)

AU Summary: With more elaborate tests with Dr. Banner, Y/N finds more information about her abilities and why she’s alive.

Notes: gravitonium and dr. Hall showed up in Agents of shield. ok? so its definitely in the mcu. also coulson and inhumans :)

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MASTERLIST

“I thought Gravitonium was a pain in the ass to control.”

“Yes. But it is possible to.” Bruce opened up a document with a swipe of his fingers. “Dr. Franklin Hall. He was a former asset for SHIELD and became famous for his work and theories on the extremely rare element known as gravitonium. Hall also designed a theoretical machine that could stimulate the element in a way that would allow its gravitational fields to be harnessed. It was destroyed along with him but the gravitonium was locked in SHIELD’s storage facility. But last time we checked, it wasn’t there.”

“Hmmm.” Stark stared at the holographic files in front of him. “So if we find Hall’s files on gravitonium then maybe we could find the source of Y/N’s abilities. Maybe even make it more powerful.”

“Or you can take it off me.” Y/N told them as she was laying down on the examination bed with a few tubes and wires connected to her body.

Dr. Banner walked over to her, shaking his head as he pulled up another holographic file in front of Y/N.

“I’m afraid that’s not possible, Y/N.” he said. “You see, the gravitonium was mixed with a lot more liquidized metallic elements and compounds, half of which we can identify, and it has been injected to your body to cause a reaction. Hence, your abilities. But it has consumed your whole system that it has become a huge part of you. Taking that off would be….”

“You’ll die.” Tony finished. He stared at Y/N like he’s in pain. Like he just received the worst news. And he did. Tony knew why. He has the same situation as her. It was the same as his reactor. Without it, he’ll perish and he would lost his identity. He was Iron Man. And to lose that would mean losing himself.

Y/N was frozen and her fists were clenched. That means she can never go back to a normal life as an ordinary citizen. Even if she left the team, she would still be a person of interest now that there are people who know about her power.

“I’m sorry.” Bruce said, looking down.

Y/N nodded. “It’s nothing. Can we get on with the tests now?”

And they did. Tony and Bruce put her body through many simulations to determine which ones would react to her ability and would trigger something. They had a few samples that worked well, others resulted in a few destroyed metal equipment. Nevertheless, they pushed on in hopes of finding a more concrete answer to how HYDRA made another enhanced human with the likes that they’ve never seen before.

Y/N’s structure was different from the twins. Her abilities weren’t from Loki’s scepter. It was a natural reaction to her body. It was baffling.

“I don’t get it. How did you get your magnetic powers without the scepter?” Tony groaned once more as he took a sip from the drink he made. The three decided to end the research for now since they were going nowhere with it. They were just as confused as they were when they started.

“That much foreign and chemical substance in your body would have killed you off the minute it was injected to your systems.” Bruce added, still looking at the research in front of him, determined to find an answer.

“What made your body special to have that kind of reaction to gravitonium? When the twins were used as lab rats on Strucker’s lab, they had the same vitals as every one else and then the scepter’s power was harnessed to make a new kin—”

“Tony.” Y/N’s eyes shot up to him. “What did you say?”

He furrowed his brows. “The twins’ powers were derived fr—?”

“No. The first thing. What is it that you asked?” she said, and that caught Dr. Banner’s attention.

“What made your body special?”

“Exactly!”

Bruce nodded at Y/N, thinking again of possible hypotheses. “So what you’re implying is, your body had…..enhancements even before you were experimented on by HYDRA?”

“Yes!” Tony beamed. “Did they find a way to stabilize your system first or was there something weird with your body before that? Something…”

“Inhuman?”

All eyes turned to the man entering the laboratory.

It was Vision.

He stepped forward and stood in front of Y/N. “Tell me, Dr. Banner. Is her DNA different from yours? Or any other human, for that matter?”

“W-well, yeah. every DNA is different. It carries the cell’s genetic information and hereditary characteristics via its nucleot—Hold on.”

Y/N looked at him as he went through the holograms attempting to find something. Something in her files. But what is it? Banner was acting like he just found an answer!

“What? What is it? Tony?” she asked. Stark shrugged and went to help Bruce but he was done.

Bruce pointed at a diagram in front of them. “Your DNA is unlike any other creature in the planet. Not humans or animals or plants. It has a different form. It’s missing a few pieces. You’re not complete, Y/N. You were never completely human.”

“What?”

Vision looked at the three of them. “Centuries ago, an extraterrestrial race known as the Kree waged a long war with high causalities. In need of more soldiers, one vicious faction among them decided to genetically modify the DNA of other intelligent creatures across various planets, intending to create army slaves that they could use to help win their war. The Kree eventually came to Earth, where they created their own and began experimenting on groups of humans, changing their genetic make up, which gave them the latent potential to develop superhuman abilities. Before the experiments could be completed, another faction of the Kree came to Earth to shut down the project. The Kree eventually left , believing their experiments were unsuccessful. However, the altered genes of the human test subjects were passed on through generations of their descendants. Y/N is one of those descendants.”

“Wha—” Tony started to say but was interrupted by Vision.

“I believe a team of SHIELD agents has come in contact with these inhumans.”

“That’s Fury’s business.” he waved him off then turning to Y/N. “But Y/N, you’re half alien and that incomplete DNA of yours means that there will come a time where you will have more powers.”

Y/N stared up at him and shook her head, willing herself not to cry. The news was too much for her. “Tony, I….I’m not even human. I’m just a failed experiment. I couldn’t de—”

“Hey, shh. Calm down.” he whispered, wrapping his arms around her, protectively. “You are not a failed experiment. If anything, you succeeded. What HYDRA did to you could’ve killed you if not for the alien DNA in your body. You’ll be fine. We’ll be right here for you, Y/N. I’ll be right here.”

Y/N inhaled and tried to even up her breathing. Then when she was calm enough, she wrapped her arms around Tony’s neck and welcomed the feeling of safety and security. That’s when she realized Vision and Dr. Banner was gone and out of the room, leaving her alone with Tony.

“I’m a freak.” she whispered.

Tony pulled away chuckling at her as he held her hand.

“Welcome to the Avengers, Y/N.”

******

The breakfast menu on the tower today was buttermilk pancakes, a range of syrups, cubed fruits and a variety of toppings, sugary or otherwise, a large plate of bacon and sausages and eggs, and lastly, a tall pitcher of juice.

All of which was cooked by the Sanguine.

“Alright, Stark, getting Y/N to move in the tower with the rest of the team was possibly the greatest idea you’ve had.” Clint said as he stuffed some syrup-soaked pancakes into his mouth.

Steve laughed and picked up a slice of bacon and bit on it. “I agree with you, Barton. Thank you, Y/N.”

She looked up from her plate across from him and smiled. “Your welcome. It’s the least I could do.”

Then a strong gust of wind blew across their faces and into Tony which caused him to whirl around and almost lost his balance on the large plate of food he was holding. Pietro stopped running and grabbed the strawberry on top of Tony pancake stack.

“Thanks, Stark.” he laughed out loud and popped the berry in his mouth before running away again out of the room.

Tony groaned out loud as he set his food down on the table with the rest of the team, muttering something about his strawberry and his tower and his food.

“Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it.” Wanda told him. She was sitting next to Y/N eating breakfast as well. Y/N had persuaded Tony and the rest of the team to let the Maximoff twins live in the tower if she’s going to as well. After quite sometime, and a few heated debates, Fury thought it would be wise to have the team all in one place in case of quick emergency response. Although that did make the whole tower a gleaming beacon of a target, they were confident about the security system.

That leaves them to breakfast pancakes today.

“Heads up.” Clint muttered as he nudged Steve and nodded towards the door. Natasha and Bruce came in together, talking animatedly amongst themselves. Although they weren’t holding hands or anything that displays affection, the rest of the team can tell that they’ve made up and were now closer than before.

When they reached the table, they stopped talking and looked the group of superheroes who were staring back at them.

“Uhh…We…Tasha and I…we…” Bruce stammered.

Natasha shook her head and smiled. “We heard Y/N made breakfast. I’ve had her cooking before. It’s the best.”

She proceeded to walk towards the kitchen counter to fill her plate with fruit and pancakes like nothing was new. Bruce however was still a stammering mess trying to explain their situation as Tony stared at his friend in a mocking expression. Y/N had to tell him to stop so the poor man can eat breakfast.

Eventually every one was seated on the table, eating together, laughing about pointless things and being like family. Even Pietro came down to join them. But when Thor arrived with Vision, everyone grabbed their plates and left. It was laughable since they all knew Thor would hog the food and would not leave any for them. Y/N was smiling the whole time. Even if she found out that she could never have an normal life, she could always have an content and never boring life with the Avengers.

And Y/N would damn well protect the place where she had found a new source of happiness.

*****

“Sir, they know about inhumans.”

Fury looked up from his desk and into his commander.

“It’s about damn time. Was Vision there to tell the story about Y/L/N’s origins?”

Agent Hill nodded. “Yes, Sir.”

“Then he didn’t tell them about the secret warriors.” he said. “Make sure that information remains enclosed. A certain ‘director’ would have a hissy fit if I tell the Avengers the truth.”

She nodded again and left the office. Directory Fury then made a move to contact someone. He thought of the possibilities where Y/N and the rest of the Avengers find out about more things. Things that include the secret warriors, Y/N’s time with HYDRA and the alleged loss of an Avenger.

Once the person picked up the phone, Fury wasted no time to talk.

“Information about the Kree and their experiments have made their way into Stark’s lab. They have one of their own just like you predicted. You proud of yourself yet?”

“Not necessarily. You say Agent Y/L/N  already has abilities but her DNA is still incomplete.”

“I’ll contact your team once she gets in contact with the mist or the crystals. But we’re still doing our best to not let that happen. You give me more research about the Sarajevo base.”

“Yes, sir.”

“How’s the hand, Coulson?”

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