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abellalu · 3 months
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A Night Unexpected (One-Shot)
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Summary: A hard-working lab researcher encounters Loki during a late night working and can not help, but feel captivated by him. However, when the researcher agrees to go on a date with her brash co-worker, Loki ends up saving the day (or at least the date). Pairing: Loki Laufeyson x Reader Word Count: 2.6k
The lab was quiet except for the light hum of the machines. During the day, the lab could feel like it would burst from the noise with all the scientists working on their projects and yelling over the music that Tony Stark insists is required for inventing. Everyone else had already gone home for the night, and now it was just you sitting at your station.
You heard the door squeak and a light footstep. When you turned around, you expected to see another one of your coworkers coming back to retrieve a forgotten item, but instead were greeted by a different presence, Loki. 
“I expected you might be in here,” Loki said, illuminated by only the light in the hallway. Despite the darkness of the lab, you could still see the sharp angles of his face and his gentle smile to you. 
“I suppose I have become predictable,” you laugh quietly. “I just enjoy being able to have some time to myself and thoughts, away from all the chaos.”
“I apologize for interrupting your thoughts. What are you working on now that requires you here so late?”
“It’s not that late Loki, it’s only-” you look at the clock, “I suppose the time got away from me again.”
He laughs and slowly sits down on the stool next to you. “You are very dedicated to your work, I-” he pauses, “It’s admirable how much care you put into the things you love.” 
You look up at him, stunned by what he just said. Your mouth is slightly agape as you try to think of a response. Does he truly think I’m admirable? This is a man who works with the Avengers, who helped save Asgard. Eventually you close your mouth and look down at your work, so Loki continues.
“Tell me more about what you’re working on,” He said with a smile, eyes looking at you with anticipation.
“Are you sure? I tend to ramble and I can get distracted easily.” You laugh pitifully. “I might bore you to death from my talking.”
“I don’t think so, I think you- I mean, your work is quite captivating and I don’t mind rambling.” 
You stare at him for a second, then clear your throat, “Well, I did make a discovery with the sample I was studying…” 
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The next morning, you can not stop your mind from wandering back to your conversation with Loki. You’ve always had a different perspective of him than many others. While others saw him as cold and distant, you saw how curious he was, the remarkable intelligence he had. Every conversation you had with him, he showed genuine interest and kindness towards you. 
However, last night, Loki showed admiration for not just your work but for you as a person. In the dark lab, the conversation felt more intimate, and you made yourself more vulnerable to another person than you have for a long time. 
But then doubt starts. What if he was simply being polite? It is hard to wrap your mind around the idea that someone like Loki could truly care about you and not judge for being overly passionate.
As you continued to walk to the lab, you heard someone call your name behind you. While turning around, you feel your heart longing for it to be Loki. But when you look back, you see your coworker John. 
He was nice to work with. He generally completed all his research in a timely manner and he had a contagious laugh that always lifted the spirits of the lab even after tiring days. Yet, you still had to hide your disappointment with a polite smile. 
“Hello John, did you need something?” 
“I just wanted to say hi and see how you were doing.” His hands are in his pockets and he shows off his wide white smile. “It’s rare I get to catch you outside of the lab, I wanted to take advantage of this moment.” 
“Oh, well I’ve just been working on my research and I have made some interesting discoveries and I-” 
“You work too hard,” John interrupts. “What do you like to do outside of work?” 
You pause, while certainly your work isn’t your entire life, you care deeply about your research. Does Loki think I’m odd? “Um well, I like-” 
“See this is what I’m talking about, you gotta explore life outside of the lab.” You stare at him considering what he said.
John continues, “Listen, I will be quite frank. I think you are beautiful and I’m hoping you can take some time away from the lab and go out to dinner with me.”
“Oh,” You are thrown off guard by his request. Sure John was always nice, but you never expected him to have any interest in you. 
But maybe you should take advantage of the opportunity. It has been awhile since you’ve been asked out and maybe John was right, you need to spend some time away from the lab.
You hesitate, but finally you take a deep breath, “Yes, I would love to.” You force yourself to give him another smile.
“Good, that’s what I like to hear.” John walks closer to you, instantly you feel as though your space is being invaded. “How about tomorrow night then? I’m excited to see you outside of this compound, see you all dressed up.” He smirks.
“Alright, sounds good.” You look away from him and quicken your pace as you continue on to the lab. It’s good to get outside of your comfort zone, this is good for you, you keep reminding yourself.
Around the corner, Loki overhears your conversation with John. 
Loki never liked John, he reminded him too much of Thor before he got sent to Earth. He can tell you’re uncomfortable from the way you make yourself smaller and your voice being only slightly louder than a whisper.
Loki can’t stop the pang of hurt he feels when he hears you say “yes.” He knows he shouldn’t feel it, that the two of you are barely even friends and you can go and date whoever you like. Still, he wishes that you did not feel pressured to agree, he wishes that he was the one to ask you first. 
All he can hope is that John treats you well.
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Loki doesn’t know why he is walking past the lab. He knew you wouldn’t be there tonight, that you would be busy with your date. He grimaces just thinking about it. Loki knows that he is jealous. Jealous that John gets to spend time with you, to hear you laugh. 
But he will keep that jealousy to himself if it means you being happy.
The door is open to the lab and Loki can hear the clattering of tools. That’s peculiar, no one ever works this late. No one except one. Curious, Loki sticks his head through the doorway, only to find the person he least expects. 
“John, what are you doing here,” Loki demands. He tried to keep his voice level. John shouldn’t be here, he should have already left for your date. 
“Ah shit, Loki you scared me,” John grunts. “I had a project I needed to finish before Stark gets on my ass about it, so now I’m stuck here.”
“Shouldn’t you be on your date?” Loki wonders if maybe it was canceled, that you were simply having a night in away from this imbecile man. 
“I know it sucks, I’ll text her later telling her what happened. She’ll understand since she can be such a workaholic freak sometimes.” 
Any composure Loki was then gone, he felt his fists tighten as he stared John down, “You don’t tell her that you would make it.” Loki’s voice is just below a yell, John flinches. “And how dare you call her a freak, she is more dedicated to her work then anyone else here and she should be praised for it. But you,” Loki says gravelly, slowly getting closer to John. “You feel as though you can belittle her for it. And as if you weren’t wasting her time enough by asking for a date, you didn’t even bother to show up”
“Listen, I was planning on showing up,” John trembles. “Work just got the best of me and I gotta stay here for the night. She won’t mind being alone, I chose a nice restaurant too.”
Alone. You are alone right now. 
Loki realizes he needs to change that ultimately. John is a later problem, he can deal with him later. Loki quickly runs out of the room with a plan.
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There you are, at a restaurant you can’t afford and far more uptight than you prefer. The lighting is low, but instead of feeling relaxed like when you turn down the lights in the lab, you just feel anxiety.
John hasn’t arrived yet. Your leg is bouncing up and down, as you try to calmly look for him. To see if he is lurking in any of the shadows. 
You had left work early today, well early for you, to have time to get ready. You searched through your closet trying to find something acceptable for the date (eventually you found an old pencil dress you had bought for a grad school reception) and pulled your hair up into a tight updo. 
As you sat at your table, you continued to watch more couples sit down and their orders be taken. You check your phone, he is 20 minutes late. Well that it isn’t too late I guess, maybe I was just too early. 
And so you continue to wait. You want for a man you don’t even care for and who likely doesn’t care about you simply because he made you uncomfortable. He made you feel as though he was your only option.
But then you see a man weaving through the crowd, mumbling quick apologies. Was John always so tall? 
Loki. Loki came.
As he gets closer, you can see his raven black hair is a mess with curls in all different directions. He is wearing a white button down with slacks and a blazer. Such a formal outfit looks natural on him.
“I’m so sorry,” Loki says as he sits down across from you. “I hope you didn’t have to wait too long.”
“Loki, what are you doing here? I’m supposed to be,” he cuts you off.
“Slight change of plans, you came here to have dinner with your date. Only the date has changed, simply as that.” Loki settles into his seat and starts looking at the menu as though there was nothing odd about the situation.
“Loki, you can’t be serious,” you sigh. “Listen, John is going to be here any moment, this isn’t funny.” God, you are so tired of this day. You just want to go home and be by yourself. Screw going outside of your comfort zone. 
“I am being serious.” Loki looks directly at you. For a moment, you wish to look away, but you can’t help staring at his blue eyes. “Unlike that idiot man who originally was going to be here, I’ll admit he was clever to ask you out, I should have done it first. But he was always just going to take advantage of your time whether he came or not.”
You froze, your mind could not comprehend what Loki just said to you. You should ask about why John isn’t here. But all thoughts and questions are just about Loki. “What do you mean you should have done it first?”
“Exactly what it sounds like, I wished I asked you to go on a date with me first.” He leans forward. “When I am in the same room as you, I am constantly astonished by you. The way you speak with such passion,” he smiles sadly. “The way you are always kind to me, I don’t deserve your kindness. I think that’s the reason why I’ve avoided asking you to spend more time with me. It’s silly though because then I just ended up always walking by the lab late at night, hoping to catch a glimpse of you.”
“And I was always there.” You give him a soft smile. “I think you are too hard on yourself, all the kindness I’ve shown you, you deserve. Just look at what you’ve done for me tonight. You showed up. If anything I don’t deserve your kindness, I shouldn’t be surprised John didn’t show up-”
“You’re wrong,” he laughs softly. “Maybe we are both too hard on ourselves. All I know is that you are an intelligent, thoughtful, and beautiful woman.” You feel your cheeks get warm and try to resist a smile. “I just hope I can be good company for the night.” Loki gives you a shy smile, only now you realize that he is just as nervous as you about making a good impression.
You take his hand resting on the table into yours and give him a gentle squeeze, “I know you will be more than good company.”
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You and Loki are walking side-by-side, your arms occasionally lightly touching each other. After you shivered when a particularly cool breeze passed by, Loki gave you his jacket. The sidewalk was mostly dark except for the shine of the lamps and the moon.
The walk back to your apartment took much longer than it should have, but you didn’t care. If the two of you took the wrong corner a couple of times, so be it. During your dinner, the two of you talked and laughed the entire time. But now you are walking in a comfortable silence just feeling comforted by the other’s presence. 
Eventually though, all good things come to an end and you reach the entrance of your apartment building.
You look up at him and break the silence, “This is where I live.” 
“Oh, I see,” Loki says quietly. “I’m glad I could get you home safely.”
You smile, “I’m glad too. Thank you, not just for walking me home, but for everything. I truly enjoyed the evening with you. I think it all worked out better than I could have imagined.”
Loki nods his head gently, the corner of his mouth raising slightly. You see him rock on the heels of his feet. Slowly, the two of you move closer together. Loki leans down, staring at your lips, but eventually his lips land on your cheek giving you an affectionate peck. 
You can’t help, but laugh. 
Loki looks at you puzzled, “What is it?” 
“Oh, nothing.” you say before rising to stand on your tiptoes and catch his mouth with your lips. For a moment, he stands there shocked, but eventually relaxes. His hands gently hold the side of your face. 
When you break apart, he rests his forehead against yours. He tries to hold back a boyish laugh, but once you start to laugh again with him, he can’t resist it anymore; the happiness he feels.
You don’t know how long it takes for you to separate from him, occasionally one of you giggles under your breath. Eventually, you walk to the door of your apartment building with an extra skip in your step.
“I’m keeping your jacket,” you smile coyly. “You can get back eventually, as long as you take me out on another date.” 
“Deal.”
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deathmetalunicorn1 · 11 months
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Hi there, I love your writing and I was wondering if it’s alright if I request a Morticia Reader with Yandere Jack (My Baby Boy), Odin, Poseidon, Chen Gon (He screams Gomez), Hades, Loki, Beelzebub, Buddha, Hajin and Zerofuku (Platonic, she basically adopted Zero and cares for him like he’s her son)
She’s known to be elegant, aloof, poised, deadpan, well-mannered, finds beauty in the macabre, though polite she’s unafraid to state her opinion and sees no reason to apologize for her loved ones’ lifestyle
She’s also fiercely loyal and protective of her family and is in a deep romantic relationship with (Love), and only had eyes for him, she has a unique outlook on life and has a personal green house for all the carnivorous and poisonous plants she grows and cares fondly for
-Beautiful, dark, deadly, passionate, loving, unique, all were words used to describe you and all of them were true.
-You were like the moon against the dark night sky, surrounded by pitch black darkness, bright but eerie and quiet.
-You found enjoyment in the dark and macabre, but to you, they were normal, beautiful things, skulls, poisonous flowers, dangerous plants, death, how lovely.
-Many thought you were odd by the way you dressed and carried yourself, always wearing elegant black gowns paired with matching jewelry with spider or coffin motifs. However, sometimes you would wear different colors when it was warmer out, just a slightly lighter shade of black with an umbrella, you didn’t need any unwanted color in your complexion.
-Your tone was always even and deadpan, never showing emotions the way others do, so nobody could ever tell if you were joking or not about feeding someone to your kitty-cat, an actual lion that you kept around who was like a housecat with you and those he knew, but vicious and violent with strangers.
-Many made comments that you would be attractive if you were ‘normal’ but where’s the fun in that? It’s much more fun to keep others guessing- keeping them on your toes.
-Speaking of keeping others on their toes, if anyone was to visit your private greenhouse, they would need to watch where they step or risk losing a few.
-Your garden was notorious for being filled with poisonous and carnivorous plants, and not just little things like little Venus Fly Traps, no you had a giant 4 ½ foot one that would eat people if they got close enough if you hadn’t fed them yet!!
-However, due to their healthy fear of your garden, you didn’t have many visitors, which you liked, less of a risk of your babies getting trampled or damaged.
-Your lover liked you the way you were, you were unapologetically unique, and he loved it, you were so different from other women and that’s what drew him to you.
-At first he did think you were a little odd, intimidating was a word he liked to use, as you weren’t afraid to speak your mind and there was always an air around you, a silent warning, but as time went on, he fell hard for you.
-Jack- He adores everything about you, from the way you dress and carry yourself, to your hobbies, to your passion, he had never met someone so bright but also so dark before. You were brutally honest and so full of life; your colors were stunning to him, and he loved to just gaze at you. Your wit and charm never failed to bring a smile to his face, and he knows that he could tell you anything and you would give your honest opinion, but you would always support him. You would bond over Shakespeare and tea, him reading to you while you knitted quietly, a soft, content smile on your lips. Fiercely protective of you, would not hesitate to throw words or hands with others if they would dare insult you, and you found it refreshing that he would defend your honor, even going as far as challenging them to a duel.
-Odin- You adored your darling lover, from his darling ravens, his rugged looks, seemingly endless knowledge, and his unfaltering loyalty to those he cares about. He loved your passion, he could tell when you were happy, tending to your plants or talking long moonlit walks, and while others would only see you with a neutral face, he could tell you were beaming. Odin preferred the quiet, so you were a perfect match, he could sit with you in your greenhouse, minding your plants that could be nippy with him, and ‘read’, holding an open book while looking at you, watching your fluid movements flittering about. You were the only one, besides Odin, that Muninn and Huginn would perch on, sitting on your shoulders, enjoying your attention and affections. When Odin wanted attention he would just wrap his arms around you from behind and just hold you, which you thought was cute, but you enjoy it as well.
-Poseidon- You didn’t bother Poseidon with loud squeals and fawning eyes, like other women who would eye him, you were calm, mature, and so elegant, while being dangerous at the same time. You would hesitate to threaten to poke out another woman’s eyes if she didn’t keep them to herself, and due to your even tone she couldn’t tell if you were serious or not, until you held up your hand, nails pointed out at her. You actually made Poseidon laugh that day, and that was also the day you made him blush when you stepped into his arms, telling him how good he looked smiling. You didn’t force Poseidon to do anything, only asking him, like if he wanted to go on a moonlit walk with you, and he appreciated that, as previous women were always demanding him to do things with them. You would never force your lover to do anything he didn’t want to as you respected him and he respected you for that.
-Chen Gong- At first he was intimidated by you, you were so beautiful and so confident, he felt like he wasn’t worthy to stand in your presence. However, once he found out more and got brave enough to ask you out, he was instantly head over heels in love. He would gaze at you like you hung the stars in the night sky, lighting up his life. He was the opposite of you, cheerful and warm, he was like sunshine while you were moonlight, but he adored everything about you, how you dressed, what you did on a normal day, tending to your garden, you were stunning. If you were in the same area, he couldn’t look away from you, his eyes were always on you if you were around. He never failed to flatter you, bringing you flowers and jewelry, thinking that you would like them, “These roses made me think of you, so I brought you some!” and you always appreciated his gifts, pressing kisses to his face, leaving lipstick marks all over his face, which always makes him melt.
-Hades- You were enamored when you learned that your lover was the king of the underworld, ruling over the land of the dead, and Hades loved that you didn’t mind. His kingdom was beautiful, dark and mysterious, but also so homey and cozy feeling. Hades adored your elegance, your even tone and voice, you were perfection in his eyes, everything and anything you did, he was watching with hearts in his eyes. As he loves you, you are the same for him, he’s regal, calm, a true leader, but also passionate about the things he enjoys. So protective of you, will not hesitate to come to defend your honor, should someone dare to insult it, especially in his presence, it was those rare moments that you would see that Hades was indeed a king. Once he was done dealing with the offending party, however, he was right back to you, kissing the palm of your hand, inquiring if you were alright, which you would always appreciate, giving him a kiss on his cheek, leaving a kiss mark that he would refuse to remove for at least an hour.
-Loki- The first time he saw you his eyes shot out of his head in the shape of pulsating hearts, ogling you and when you flicked them away as if they were a pest, Loki fell hard and fast for you. You find him to be mildly annoying, at first, but when he gave you a bouquet of rose stems, the flowers at the top gone, your favorite flowers, you couldn’t help but open your heart. Definitely a prankster, but never to you, he will pull pranks for you, to make you smile or laugh, and when you smile, he’s immediately in your arms, grinning up at you with a goofy look on his face, adoring the vision. He was very passionate about you, he loved everything about you and was so territorial over you it was almost amusing, Odin liked it because you were able to keep him distracted and out of trouble.
-Beelzebub- Two peas in a pod, both of you were dark, quiet, stoic, and serious, but also loyal and so in love with each other. You didn’t bother him while he was researching, other than bringing him some tea, and he didn’t like your plants, having been bitten by one too many, but supported your love for them, not telling you to get rid of them, like other men tried to tell you to do before. Your passion for what you loved, the macabre, let him relax, as he too enjoyed it, but was less open about advertising it. That’s another thing he loves about you, you weren’t afraid to be you, he did his best to not get close to others, not wanting to hurt and lose anyone else, but you seemed to soothe his inner demons, literally, Satan liked your vibe so he did nothing against you, as he could sense you would be able to hurt him, but he wasn’t completely sure how. This let Beelzebub get close to you and you opened your arms to his love and would gladly drown in your affections.
-Buddha- Complete opposites, as far as vibes go, but at the same time, you both looked so good with each other, balancing each other out. Buddha was very physically affectionate with you, something you didn’t really mind, as he liked to hold you, while you were more words of love, telling him what you loved about him, and covering his face in lipstick marks from your kisses, which would always make him melt. Buddha helped you explore more treats and you taught him about your plants, which he would always hide behind you, not wanting to get bitten again, until you taught him how to feed your babies, which he did have to admit he was fun. You were happy with your lifestyle, something Buddha knew and appreciated, which is why he never tried to make you change, and he was happy just being with you.
-Hajun- Very territorial and easily jealous about you, you didn’t care what he looked like or that he was a demon, you loved him the way he was, and due to that, he adored you, worshipping everything about you. He didn’t find you weird or strange, he found you soothing and calm, to him, you were just Y/N, his love. Hajun was almost like a giant cat with you, he would sit on the floor in front of you and lay his head in your lap, minding his horns and he could just bask there for hours if you let him, because you have in the past. Returning to being jealous and territorial, if another man was to catcall you, or worse, insult you, all he could see is red and would fly into a frenzy, threatening to maim and kill those who would dare approach you in such a way. However, all you need to do is put one hand on his arm and he will be instantly calm, you were the only person able to calm him down, as he would never forgive himself if he hurt you, but you trust him not to, something he adores.
-Zerofuku- Your darling son, you found him peeking into your greenhouse one day and seeing his curiosity while you were feeding your larger Venus Fly Traps, you invited him in. Many told him that you were a scary woman, evil and wouldn’t hesitate to feed him to your plants, but he quickly learned they were wrong. You were so doting and gentle with the child god, treating him like you were his mother, giving him head pats, teaching him new things, and showering him with affection and love, in your own way and Zerofuku loved it! He loved being with you, even though he was the opposite of you, being a ray of sunshine, and you adored him, humoring him when you held his hand while he walked you around the gardens, you shielding yourself with your umbrella and you taught him the beauty of moonlit walks, seeing fireflies and looking at the stars together. You weren’t scary, you were like a mother, one that he loved dearly, and you loved him.
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alwida10 · 10 months
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I need a word, but I don’t know which one. This trail of thoughts was inspired by a post where someone discovered the nice and cool guy he knew was secretly a serial killer, and how upsetting this revelation was.
So, I was thinking about the Loki series (yes, again), and how it characterized the major players and I noticed something I was tempted to call „one dimensional“, but sadly „one dimensional“ is defined as „ a character who lacks depth and who never seems to learn or grow“. And while I do accuse Larry and co of many things, they do have an arc over the season. So, that’s not the word.
I tried „lack of complexity“ next, but that’s basically the same, so here is the thing I observed. Perhaps you can tell me what it is called.
I am thinking about a character being a „mix“ of good and bad things, in contrast to a character whose facets are all running parallel. Picture a character with different aspects; let’s say their work ethics, their personal life, their hobbies. Imagine someone who is always throughout in their job, polite and well mannered, and has orderly hobbies. They might even change over time, but when they do, all traits show change in the same direction. They start stealing from the workplace, yell at their family and utilize illegal means in their hobbies. On the other side I see characters like Loki in Thor 1, who has many facets:
1. his intentions for the well-being of his people
2. his behavior towards Odin
3. his behavior towards Frigga
4. his relationship to Thor
5. his intentions for jotunheim and it’s people
Over the movie some of those facets change, but not all, making him a complex character, but even without considering that his behavior is different depending on the recipient. This is still the case at the end of the movie. Number 1 & 3 stay fine, 2 & 4 change to the worse, and 5. goes from „i don’t care for them“ to „kill then all“. Another example for this kind of characterization would be Tony stark (after his arc in IM1), who does his best to fight for the greater good, but can be a real burden to those who care about him.
In contrast, Larry‘s traits run parallel. In episodes 1-2 I see this:
1. his behavior towards people that are weaker than him (the mongols, Casey): condescending, threatening
2. his behavior towards people who are more powerful: manipulating, aggressive
3. his attitude towards people: good to be ruled, but not more
4. his attitude towards the time keepers: should be overthrown and replaced by Loki.
He does change over the season, so I cannot call him one-dimensional in the classical sense, but even after the change all traits point in the same direction
1. his behavior toward a people who are weaker than he is (TVA agents in the „new“ TVA): should be protected
2. his behavior towards people who are more powerful (sylvie, the new mobius): we have to work together, treating them with respect or submissiveness, pleading for support
3. his attitude towards people (TVA agents in the „old“ tva, everyone who HWR‘s plans affect): should be protected, consequences for them need to be taken into consideration
4. his attitude towards the ruling person: need to be considered, loki doesn’t want to rule anymore.
I see the same tendency with Sylvie, who changes from a) a badass fighter who can do everything on her own and b) someone who is harsh in conversation to a) someone who needs and accepts help and b) someone who starts opening up in conversation.
A noteworthy exception from this style is Mobius who is show as understanding and welcoming in his personal interactions but is totally okay with killing innocents by pruning. However, at the end of the season his facets are in parallel, too, since he is still verbally welcoming but now against mass murder.
Anyway, I think that is something to consider when writing a character. Real people are seen differently. The dragon-like school teacher can be someone else‘s beloved friend. The lawful and stern father might have been a hippy once. People are multi-faceted.
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lokisprettygirl · 1 year
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The Night Screams at The Slumber Island (Loki x Female Reader) (Horror Romance) (Dark) (Au) (18+)
Read Chapter 18 here //Series Masterlist
Chapter 19
Summary : Sometimes you just have to reveal your fears in order to overcome them.
Warning: Steamy stuff, this chapter is also long, 18+, discussion of rape, discussion of threesomes and poly relationships, sexual abuse, gaslighting, cheating, drinking, mention of Suicide, discussion of mental illness, therapy, imprisonment, god kink has a potential here, please read carefully. If something triggers you please don’t read it
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You felt a shift in the middle of the night so you opened your eyes and Loki was getting out of your clutches very sneakily, like a cat..
"Leaving?" You asked him, making him smile in response. He didn't want to wake you up.
"Do you want me to stay?"
"Do you have to leave?" You asked him and it made him feel conflicted
If he were to leave the cell of punishment, he'd be exiled immediately from Asgard, he could never go back, never see Frigga again unless she would want to, he could never meet his brother Thor. Differences in their characters apart, they grew up together and loki had admired him alot but after committing the crime of exposing himself to a mortal, both Frigga and Thor had abandoned him, that's how he has felt.
But then if he was to leave the imprisonment he would wander around his whole life aimlessly with no companion by his side and he had a long life to live still, he could never tell the truth about himself, he would be killed if he does. And he wasn't the type of person to form relationships based on lies, his feelings were only growing for you every passing day but he could never ask you to make such a sacrifice for him, what would your life be like with him? You would never be able to tell anyone about him, not even your friends.
The look in your eyes weakened him so he crawled back into the bed,
"I don't have to leave..no" he whispered as he kissed you softly making you smile. 
"Are there more gods up there?" 
He nodded, there were so many gods but they weren't godly.
"Name a famous one" he chuckled as you said that.
"Thor?" You gasped as he replied.
"Thor exists?" 
"He does, we are brothers" 
"Thor is your brother?" You asked him curiously, your eyes widened at the realization 
"I was ..umm adopted" 
"Gods get adopted?" Everything he said only fascinated you more and more, he adored loved the quizzical look on your face.
"I was, we are not gods in the literal sense, we get blessed with the title and..how do I say this in a polite manner? We just take that title a little too solemnly..I'm the youngest Prince of Asgard as for now"
A literal Prince? He reminded you of those Disney Princes with their long shiny flowy hair and angelic looks.
"But you are magical and you're still so kind and soft, can't imagine a human being that way with such authority in hand, they'll destroy everything and everyone" 
"Hmmm that is true, that's why humans are not blessed with such powers" And you were thankful for that. Humans didn't deserve it either.
"Were you hurt when you learned about the adoption?" You asked him and he breathed in deeply.
"'Not hurt per say, I was just a child when mother told me the truth, I had always felt different from them, was a little upset for a while but I came out of it feeling grateful that they accepted me into the family" 
"They must be very lucky to have you" 
Well, He wasn't really sure of it any longer "What happened lo? Why did you say to me that your people weren't your people anymore?" He sighed at the question, his thumb brushed over your cheekbones and the touch made you feel tingly.
"Something happened, I did something I wasn't supposed to do" 
"Something bad?" 
"For them, yes. It wasn't bad for me, it was the purest thing I have ever done in my life" 
You couldn't help but wonder if it had anything to do with you but then your mind told you that you'd never be that important for anyone, let alone a mighty being from other realm, a perfect Prince, a god.
"They'll forgive you someday..how could they not..you're the kindest sweetest loveliest man I have ever known.. especially when you are with a woman " you whispered softly and his heart fluttered in his chest. He loved the praises especially when it was you who praised him, it felt as if he had truly earned it because he knew how hard it was for you to trust anyone anymore.
"I wasn't always like this" 
"How were you like?" You giggled as you got on top of him, he made a mental note to make you giggle more often. Your legs situated next to his waist, he was a vision beneath you and it was getting harder for you to keep your hands to yourself.
"I was very promiscuous, very careless around women and extremely naughty" you leaned down to kiss him, his words made you smile against his mouth, that posh accent didn't help. 
"I don't believe you" he chuckled as you said that.
"No lies here I promise" 
"Mmmm but you changed..you're not very careless anymore..are you?"
"I'm not that person anymore darling " 
"I know..I can tell"
You kissed him again before you laid on top of him, putting all your body weight on him, hoping he didn't feel crushed.
When you woke up in the morning he was gone. Obviously. You weren't surprised but you couldn't deny that it bothered you alot, he always disappeared like that and you had no right to be upset, he wasn't your boyfriend or your lover but then what was the relationship between you two?
You showered and got ready for school, as much as you didn't want to go out there you had several problems to tackle with, the island has been an anomaly and nobody has ever gotten suspicious? People have gone missing from this Island before and the first person was Minola Wright herself, she established this colony here along with four people she trusted, her friends, and then she disappeared in a week? Where could she go? You had no idea but you had to figure out.
These are the questions you are supposed to be asking Loki but when he's with you, all you want to do is cuddle him and talk about your lives, kiss him and touch him, lots of that. And love him most of all.
On the way to school you saw Marjorie and gave her a smile even though she creeped you out, she seemed like one of those women who would talk shit about people all the time but will pretend to be nice on their faces.
"Feeling alright today?" You heard Bruce's voice as you were stepping out of the school after finishing your day, he made you extremely uncomfortable especially whenever you were alone with him. 
"Yess why won't I?" You snapped a little and he chuckled.
"Whoa whoa whoa a little snappy here ..are we?" He glared at you as you walked past him, you had to turn around to confirm that he wasn't following you. "Bloody Asshole" you cursed under your breath, Bruce was really getting on your nerves. Then you made your way to Steve's shop, he grinned from ear to ear as he looked at you. 
"Hi Steve" you smiled, keeping your voice as sweet as you could.
"Heyy .you need something?" He looked at you as he placed his arm on the counter so you sat down on the stool he had kept in the front.
"Nothing I was just.. thinking about you last night.. couldn't stop thinking until I fell asleep" You felt disgusted as you flirted with him, you had no desire to do so, you felt nothing for him but you had to get in his good books, he knew all the secrets and he was utterly desperate for a female company.
"Really?" He smiled and you nodded. You placed your fingers on his knuckles to caress the skin gently, it made you want to hurl but somehow you found your confidence.
"Mmhmmm..was just.. thinking about how you stood up for me ..you know..when Bruce was being so mean to me" you made your eyes tear up to sell the act but your heart beat sped for real when he placed his hand on yours and squeezed it tightly. You thought about Loki in the moment even though you knew you could very well protect yourself, normally you would snatch your hand away from him but you had to make him fall for you.
"He's an asshole, don't listen to him babe" he brought his fingers up to caress your cheek and it made you shiver in all the bad ways. You kept screaming Loki's name in your head.
As soon as you called for him, he was there, he was there for you every time you felt yourself to be in danger. 
He saw you flirting with Steve, he didn't know what your intentions were but he definitely could tell that you weren't flirting with him because you liked him, you knew he was not the type of man you could ever trust. 
He knew everything but still he was jealous, he was furious when you put your hands on him, he got more and agitated as he watched the conversation flow between you two in that gross flirtatious manner. 
"How can I not? People of this island..they make me feel so unsafe Steve..after last night..I can only trust you" Steve smiled more and more as you worked your charm on him, you didn't even know you had this in you still.
Loki noticed how your voice modulated into a sensuous tone, you were barely whispering to Steve by the end of your sentence. 
"You can trust me baby .. I'd never hurt you.. sweetheart" 
No that awful mortal shouldn't dare address you by that petname, you're not anyone's sweetheart. You were his.
In moments like this all he wanted to do was be selfish and take you far away from this place, fuck the truth and everything else, he just wanted you to belong to him, he never wanted to see another man touch you ever again but he couldn't be that man, it won't be fair to you, you deserved to choose your path and seek the truth, you deserved to fullfill your purpose and save your friend from this hell, he can't take this away from you. 
Steve asked for a date but you told him that you'll think about it, that he had to earn the date. You wanted him to dangle by the thread you were holding, you didn't want him to think as if he had you completely. 
When you came back home you showered and tried to scrub away your hands and face, his touch made your skin crawl, the more you thought about him, the worse you felt. 
You didn't have much time to dwell over it because as soon as you came out you heard the phone ringing, hoping that it was Natasha you ran towards the phone to pick it up.
"Hello" 
"Y/n?" You heard Nat's voice whispering and it made you feel worried.
"Nat? Are you ok?" 
"Are you?" She asked you
"What do you mean..I am okay..you saw me last night" 
"I don't know what happened..I did what he asked me to..I had to..I had to do it" 
"Nat? What are you saying? I ..I am not able to understand you..who asked you to do it and what?" she started crying as you said that.
"Clint..he gave me something last night, a vial, it had ummm… a liquid of some kind..he wanted me to add them to your food and drinks" your heart felt still as she confessed that, you didn't want to believe that she would ever hurt you like that. 
"And you did?" Your eyes teared up, you felt betrayed even though you knew that she must have been desperate too to even think of doing such a thing to you.
"I had to..he's my husband, I love him y/n ..but he promised me that it wasn't poison..they need you Alive..they won't kill you just how they didn't kill me" every hair in your body stood up as she whispered, you couldn't even recognise the person on the other side of the phone, this wasn't your Nat, it's been more than a year, and you knew what trauma could do to a person, they had manipulated and transformed your fiery best friend into this docile weak woman you weren't familiar with. 
"Nat..you're scaring me..what is going on?" You wiped your tears as you asked her sternly.
"Just give up, Steve told Clint you were flirting with him today, he was so happy..keep him happy..I have to go..he's back" 
"No Nat listen.." before you could say anything else she hung up the phone. What has he done to her? You couldn't help but cry more and more as you thought about her, she has been through alot since that night you two got seperated.  
After a while you decided to make an early dinner, you wanted to call Loki but you didn't want to trouble him, you wondered if he'd ever come to you on his own? Did he miss you enough to see you if you didn't need him or called for him? You popped in your sleeping pills and went to bed early so you won't have to miss him because you knew that's all you'll do in the waking state, you'll miss him with every inch of your presence and it felt torturous.
As soon as your mind entered into the deep sleep, you had a dream, you saw yourself in front of Steve's shop, sitting in the same spot as you had this morning with your hand in his hand but the man holding your hand wasn't Steve, it was Loki instead. You could feel how safe it felt to be held by him, his touch didn't disgust you.
"I was thinking about you last night..all night..until I fell asleep" he smiled as you said that,
"I was thinking about you too love..what were you thinking of?" he caressed your cheek with his fingers so you leaned into the touch.
"Just..you..how you saved me from those people" 
"Yeahh? You know I'm here for you darling" He whispered softly, his fingers caressed the back of your hand tenderly.
"I feel so unsafe lo, you're the only one I could ever trust ..not just on this island but anywhere" 
"And you'll have me wherever and whenever you need me" he brushed his thumb over your lip and it made you shiver, in all the good ways, the best ways.
"What about you? Do you need me lo? Do you want me? Do you trust me?" He cupped your cheeks and leaned into you to kiss you.
But before you could get his answer the alarm started to blare very loudly waking you up. 
You woke up with heavy breaths and a thumping heart, the dream felt so real, you could still feel his touch on your skin, his mouth moving on yours, you craved his touch and you longed for it, you wanted him to touch you more intimately, as you showered your fingers mindlessly worked your clit, you braced yourself against the wall, eyes closed and mouth open as the sensations built, you wished it was Loki touching you instead, you wished it was him making you cum and that's why you stopped before you could reach the height of pleasure. You wanted him to be the one to push you off the edge but did he want that? Or he just wanted to heal you and keep you safe.
Were you anything more than a liability for him? 
You hated feeling this way, you were so determined that after those horrible occurrences you'd never fall for a man again but life had other plans. You haven't seen him since he disappeared a day before, and you knew it was because you didn't call for him. 
You went to the farmer's market first, and then you finished your shift at the school. On the way back you met Steve and he asked you if you wanted to go to the beach so you agreed, denying him again and again would make him suspicious. However you couldn't stay still, he made you so uncomfortable as he kept trying to hold your hand and touch you in other ways.  
Loki watched you going through this torture and it angered him, his anger wasn't valid or even righteous, you're not his lover, you don't belong to him and he can't possibly be upset with you for this but his heart said otherwise, it felt hurt and saddened to see you with another man, you didn't even call him yesterday at any point and it only made him feel worse .
As you came back home you scrubbed your hands again, his touch infuriated you but he had agreed to visit the house tomorrow, you told him that you wanted to make dinner for him, he figured that you wanted to have sex with him or something and he couldn't lose this opportunity. 
You noticed how terrified he was at the thought of visiting the Minola house but he was also desperate for you, maybe tomorrow you'll find some answers. You did feel scared of being with a man all alone but Loki would be there like he promised, you didn't think you would have been able to be so bold if you didn't have his support. 
While you cooked at night you called Loki, just because he won't see you himself that doesn't mean you wanted to come across as ungrateful for everything else he was doing for you. 
You were more than blessed to have him.
"Sorry I slept early last night" you mumbled to him so he hummed. He leaned his frame against the counter like he always does.
"You want tea? I made dinner..can we have dinner after the tea?" You asked him and he smiled.
"Okay" Okay? you wanted him to say more than just okay. You wanted him to tell you that he missed you yesterday. Because you fucking missed him more than anything.
"So umm.. how was your day? Anything interesting?" You asked him as you crossed your arms, you felt stupid asking such a generic question.
"It was alright, how was your day?" 
"Good ..Steve is coming for dinner tomorrow " You said to him as you turned around to pour the tea into the cups, you didn't know why you told him that, you were trying to get a reaction.
"I know that very well..I saw the flirtations that occurred between you two, darling"
"Ohh..You did?" A small smile crept on your face, was he jealous? His tone suggested that.
"Yes because even when you were with another man, you were only thinking about me.. sweetheart" You walked towards him and kissed him as he said that, he kept his hands to himself like always so you grabbed them and placed them on your hips, he moaned into your mouth as he felt your plump flesh under his palm. 
"Are you jealous of him?" You asked him, regretting your words immediately as soon as it left your mouth, why would a god be jealous of a stupid man like Steve?
"Jealous of that good for nothing mortal Steve? Noooooo.. But am I jealous of the aspect that youuuu tried to entice that menial human? Yes I am darling, I am" You kissed him again as soon as he was done speaking, so it wasn't one sided right? These feelings that you had for him weren't just on your part.
"Immm sorry lo.. I just..why won't you come see me? I feel..bad that you won't come see me yourself" 
Your eyes teared up as you questioned him, his hands dragged from your hips to your back slowly, the touch made you moan, then he brought his hands forward to cup your cheeks. 
"I didn't know if that's what you wanted, I don't want to invade your privacy or act as if I belong here all the time" 
You wouldn't mind him being here all the time, you wouldn't mind belonging to him or have him to come home to.
"Do you miss me when we are apart?" He wiped the tears away and kissed you as passionately as he could, was he not being clear with his actions?
"Apart? I yearn for you even when we are together, I am missing you this very moment because you are not close enough to me darling" His words felt like music to your ears, you just wanted to know if he craved your company as much as you did and you had your answer. You kissed him again, his arms wrapped around your waist tightly then he pressed his head between the crook of your neck to place soft little kisses.
"Lo??" 
"Mmmhm?" He responded you but he didn't stop the kisses.
"You can come see me anytime you want..I ..i want you to do that" he looked up as you said that, his eyes were teary so you got on your tip toes and kissed his forehead.
"Okay" you stepped away from him as much as you didn't want to but he grabbed your hand and pulled you closer, his control weakened for a moment as he had to keep you close to him, he hoped that you knew that he'd never hurt you like that and you did, nothing could have changed that perception for you.
Now you felt bad about not calling him yesterday, you didn't even know where he went to whenever he disappeared, was he even eating? Or taking care of himself? You had no idea. 
After dinner he asked you very politely if he could use your shower so while he was in there you made the bed, you felt nervous going to bed with him, not in a bad way, it was just a little overwhelming to realize how deeply you were falling for him, after he showered you did the same and changed into a night dress, when you came out he was sprawled out on the bed in all his half naked tall glory and the sight made you smile.
You crawled on top of him then you locked your fingers with his to lift him up so he was in the sitting position too, 
"Can I ask you something?"
"Ask away" he smiled as he responded but a dainty little gasp escaped his lips as you trailed your fingers over his ripped torso.
"Do you know everything? The truth about everything?" 
"Not everything darling, I don't know how it's all going to end" 
"But you know how it began?" 
He nodded in response making you sigh 
"And I'm assuming you won't tell me?" 
"I can't do that..it's your truth to discover, just like you had to remember that you had seen me before, that you have been here before, it happened when it was supposed to happen, too much information at once can be damaging, I don't want that" You nodded as he said that. "It's your path and you have to walk on it to reach wherever you're meant to be" his voice was soft and whispery, you understood his point, you just wanted to be assured.
"But do I have a ..umm a friend on this journey?" You looked down as you questioned him so he placed his fingers on your chin to make you look at him.
"You have a friend in me..you have me however you want me..and I want to be here for you, I absolutely want to be here ..I'm not doing you any favors, you're not my liability, you're the priority" 
Your eyes teared up and you had nothing to say to him anymore, how could you ever top that? So you laid him down on the bed slowly, he conjured a fluffy blanket to submerge you both in it, he used his charm to turn the lights off and you saw a few candles floating in the air so it wasn't completely dark, all of it seemed surreal. 
The night screamed at the Slumber Island but you couldn't hear it tonight, his heartbeat drowned any other noises that could have disrupted your sleep and when the morning came around you didn't wake up alone this time. 
You had him by your side. 
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Beautiful Delusions - Chapter Two
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Yandere!President!Loki Laufeyson x Fem!Avenger!Reader x Yandere!Stucky
warning(s): yandere themes (but you already knew that :3), delusional behavior, obsessive behavior, mentions of stalking, mentions of kidnapping, manipulative behavior, possible spoilers for the MCU!, the Avengers movie didn’t happen-, google translated Russian (apologies if it’s incorrect), reader is 21+, possible mentions of murder
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(Y/n) enjoyed her usual routine with the Avengers, watching as they all woke up and began getting ready for the day, and she had made sure to do the same. She freshened herself up before throwing on some clothes she could wear under her work uniform. She made her way to the dining room, smiling when she noticed that Peter had woken up earlier that morning. She walked over and ruffled his hair, wishing him a good morning as she spotted her two favorite super soldiers begin to make their way over to her.
“Morning, (Y/n). How’d you sleep?” Steve asked, wanting to make sure she had gotten plenty of sleep as she returned his smile.
“I slept great, how about you guys?” (Y/n) asked, knowing that sometimes Bucky struggled falling asleep due to his nightmares, and she had always been there to comfort him when they got really bad.
“I slept great, nightmares have been getting better.” Bucky stated, a smile gracing his features as (Y/n) smiled as well, feeling his heart skip a few beats. He wondered how much longer both of the super soldiers would have to hide their feelings from her, wanting nothing more than to shower her in his affection.
“That’s good to hear, let me know if you have any more nightmares. Ah, I’ve got to go, bye guys!” (Y/n) stated, waving goodbye to her fellow Avengers as she made her way to the bakery, an excited smile on her face. Though, as she left, the two super soldiers hid small frowns, watching as their beloved came and went, wishing to have more time with her.
(Y/n) made it to the bakery, making sure she had her apron on before she began to greet the customers. She recognized a few regulars, a genuine smile on her face when an old woman had complimented her on her hard work.
“That’s very sweet of you, Mrs. Daniels. Is there anything else I can do for you today?” (Y/n) asked, receiving a gentle ‘no’ from the woman. She began working on the order, taking extra care in making sure that the food and drinks were perfect for one of her favorite customers. Once she finally finished the order, she made sure to hand the woman her receipt before wishing her a good day, making sure the woman didn’t want help with carrying the food as she watched her leave.
(Y/n) made sure to remind herself of Mrs. Daniels as she worked with more rude customers, sighing as it seemed every asshole in New York decided to swing by that day. She wondered what the deal was, especially since it was a bakery of all places. She decided not to let it bother her too much, instead focusing on being able to take her break soon, knowing that one of her co-workers would cover for her.
A new customer had walked in, and (Y/n) silently hoped that he would have better manners than the customers that were currently berating her for getting their order wrong for the third time, but she knew for a fact that they kept changing the order everytime she would finish. She started to feel her patience run thin, clenching her fists tightly as she took a deep breath.
“Excuse me sir, but if you’re done wasting this lady’s time, I’d like to place my order.” The new customer had said, making (Y/n) look over at the man, noticing that he was sending slight glares at the customer, but somehow remained polite while insulting the rude customer.
It seemed that the customer was as shocked as she was, as they seemed to stare at the tall stranger with a look of confusion before glaring at him, muttering curses as they left. The man seemed to turn his attention back to (Y/n), making her clear her throat before offering him a smile.
“I’m so sorry about that sir, it seems like today is just one of those days.” (Y/n) stated, trying to make light of the situation as she asked for the man’s order.
“I’ll have earl grey tea with some milk and sugar, that’ll be all for me.” The man stated, a polite smile on his face as she wrote down the order.
“And what’s the name on the order?” (Y/n) asked, doubting she would forget him, but knew she had to follow protocol.
“Loki, Loki Laufeyson.”
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(Y/n) returned to the Avengers Tower from work, smiling as she let herself relax, especially after having such a busy day. She was thinking about taking a hot shower to help her destress when the elevator opened, her two favorite super soldiers about to walk in when they noticed her.
“(Y/n), you’re back from work.” Steve greeted, a smile on his face as she returned the smile.
“Yep, and I’m about ready to collapse onto my bed.” (Y/n) stated, making Bucky glance over to her, knowing she must’ve had a difficult day.
“Is everything okay? Did someone give you a hard time?” Bucky asked, making (Y/n) chuckle slightly, knowing that was an understatement.
“Seemed like every asshat in New York decided to give me a hard time today. But hey, I knew what I was getting myself into when I moved here. I’ll be okay, I just need to get some rest.” (Y/n) reassured them both as they gently nodded, Steve giving her a gentle pat on the back as he offered to make her one of her favorites, smiling as that seemed to cheer her up. Bucky sighed, reminding himself that she could handle herself before he followed after them, smiling as he said he’ll get her something to drink.
As the trio made their way to the kitchen, the rest of the Avengers that were there greeted (Y/n) as usual, making her smile as she asked everyone how their day had been, letting herself catch up with them as the two men fixed her something. Thor had been telling her about how he had visited his brother to see how the election was going, when (Y/n) paused, looking up at Thor.
“Hey Thor, what was your brother’s name again?” (Y/n) asked, feeling it on the tip of her tongue but she couldn’t quite remember it.
“His name’s Loki, that mischievous scoundrel. Once, when we were eight, he had disguised himself as a snake because I love snakes, but once I picked him up he shifted back to himself and stabbed me. Gods, those were the days.” Thor stated, reminiscing his childhood memories with his brother when (Y/n)’s mouth dropped slightly, letting out a laugh as those that were in the room turned to her, wondering what was so funny.
“Well, if his full name is Loki Laufeyson, I think I met your brother today.” (Y/n) stated, chuckling lightly as Thor looked flabbergasted, asking her what he had been doing at a bakery while Steve and Bucky shared a look, not liking that the two had interacted without them knowing. They wondered how they would handle the situation, but did their best to remind themselves that they had just met, he wasn’t a threat to their relationship with (Y/n). And they wouldn’t let him become one, they wouldn’t let their darling be swept away by a snake.
~fin~
author’s note: hello my lovely readers! i know i’ve been away for a hot minute, but it was because i wanted to finish writing this chapter! i just couldn’t leave you all hanging, so here’s chapter two! now that this chapter has been posted, i should start posting more regularly, until i work on chapter three! hope you all enjoyed this chapter <3
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72 Shows Watched in 2023: Ranked!
72. Titans (Season 4)- 2/5.
As someone who genuinely enjoyed the first two seasons, the fall-off was immensely disappointing. Season 3 was disappointing, but I'm more infuriated with season 4. I did not like the setup or payoff with Trigon, Brother Blood, and any other antagonists this season, or Superboy's character arc. A disappointing, dull slog the entire way through.
71. The Witcher (Season 3)- 2.5/5
I thought the third season started fine. Henry Cavill as Geralt will always be iconic. The rest of the cast, characters like Yennefer, Ciri, and Jaskier are compelling when onscreen but the others feel unmemorable. Episode 5, which focused on Geralt and Yen in the ballroom, was possibly the best episode of the season. But the last three episodes were forgettable enough to bring down my overall enjoyment. I shudder at how Liam Hemsworth will be next season or just how the next season will be. Period.
70. Bupkis- 2.5/5.
Bupkis is a comedy on Peacock, starring Pete Davidson as himself in a slightly more extreme version of his life. It also stars Edie Falco, notable for playing Carmella in The Sopranos and Jackie in Nurse Jackie, as his mother, and Joe Pesci, of Goodfellas and Home Alone fame, as his grandfather. The star power is grand but the jokes are light. There are some engaging stories told from episode to episode, but as a comedy, it could strive to be better. Reel back on your celebrity guests and write stronger jokes for the second season please, Pete.
69. Bel-Air- (Season 2) 3/5
Also on Peacock, the dramatized version of the classic, beloved sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In comparison to season 1, I think it's a bit of a step-down. The actors chosen to portray the iconic characters and add a new spin on them are finely picked and perform solid performances. But the storylines for each character are...eh. Like, Carlton struggles with an addiction to coke for the season and it doesn't feel the most engaging. The character dynamics are enough to elevate it slightly, but it's still just an okay season.
68. Kaleidoscope- 3/5
Kaleidoscope is a Netflix show that spans over 24 years, where a crew of bandits try to steal billions. Part of the appeal of the show is that you can watch the show in any order you want. It's a neat gimmick to tell a linear story, but the story being told could be better. Giancarlo Esposito, known as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, does well in a role that separates him from the villainous roles he's taken over the past decade. Every other actor and character could stand to be better. I'd like to see another show try this gimmick again, but...in a more intriguing manner.
67. Secret Invasion- 3/5
Personally, I don't find the show to be as horrendous as others attest, but it is easily the weakest MCU show to grace the small screen. Wondering which character may or may not be human or a Skrull was fun, the fight scenes are okay, and Samuel L Jackson is always a delight as Nick Fury. But the political drama they strived for here is uninspired. And the show downright looks ugly at times in comparison to far prettier shows like WandaVision or Loki. Rest in Peace to Maria Hill and Talos for having to die in such a mid show.
66. Bookie- 3/5
Bookie is an HBO Max original starring stand up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco as a veteran sports bookie trying to live his life and keep track of the various clients he has that make sports bets in Los Angeles. The premise itself holds some promise, and the characters are mostly likable. Its comedy is similar to Maniscalco's stand-up but still feels light on the laughter. Maniscalco and Omar Dorsey's characters carry the show enough to cross a threshold into becoming okay. It reminds me a little of Bupkis, but better.
65. Willow- 3/5
Willow is a continuation of the movie of the same name released back in 1988. The actor who played the titular Willow over 30+ years ago reprised his role once more as a powerful sorcerer who encounters a young group of heroes who embark on a dangerous quest. While the movie reminded me of The Neverending Story with its tone, the show does the same, more or less. The action scenes and cast were perfectly okay, sorta carrying itself on a cheesy, endearing vibe that you either rock with or don't. What's most egregious is how the show was wiped away Disney+ canceled and wiped from their platform, making it impossible to view via legal means.
64. Camp Lazlo- 3/5
Camp Lazlo was a show that used to air on Cartoon Network from 2005 to 2008. I used to watch it as a child then and rewatched it in its entirety for the first time in years. The series follows anthropomorphic spider monkey Lazlo and his bunkmates albino rhino Clam and elephant Raj as they look for fun times at Camp Kidney. It's a goofy, fine TV show that I think kids nowadays would get a kick out of, but there are better shows from that time to indulge in. The characters teeter from being likable to annoying from episode to episode, the character design is fine, and the comedy is lowbrow. It's not offensive in any way, but I'm a little disappointed since I liked this show a lot more as a kid than now. For me, it doesn't hold up too much.
63. The Last Kingdom (Seasons 3-5) 3/5
For 5 seasons, The Last Kingdom followed Uhtred of Bamburgh in the Medieval Age fighting mighty European armies and leading armies himself as a powerful warrior who's grown into his own. The first two seasons, viewed in the tail-end of 2022, were possibly the best seasons. Alexander Dreymon's performance as Uhtred was fine throughout, but not as gripping as I would hope. The same principle applies to every character introduced in the past three seasons after season two. A fine story is told throughout, but the best aspect has to be the action scenes. As disinterest took over towards the final season, I take solace that the movie that followed, Seven Kings Must Die, was really good and a great sendoff to Uhtred.
62. Dave (Season 3)- 3/5
Maybe Dave is the slightly better version of Bupkis than Bookie was. Dave stars David Burd, also known as Lil Dicky, as an extreme version of himself looking to boost his rap career. The latest season was a slight step down from season 2. It's always relied on gross-out humor, but it was too much this season. This season was a huge mixed bag with some good episodes and some that were average. Certain characters could use more fleshing out, like his friends, Elz, or Mike. More of that instead of flexing the cameos like Drake or Rick Ross would bring the show up a bit more. Though, to be fair, Brad Pitt in his episode was pretty entertaining.
61. Ahsoka- 3/5
Former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano seeks to prevent the return of the Empire as she investigates and traverses the galaxy. I wanted to like this more than I did. I loved Ahsoka in the Clone Wars show and enjoyed Rosario's performance in the handful of episodes she appeared in Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. And while Rosario is decent as Ahsoka here, the rest of the cast fails to thrill me. Ahsoka seems like the kind of show that someone would enjoy if you watched the animated show Star Wars: Rebels because it would help make you care more about the characters. Unfortunately, I did not do that so it doesn't help. All I will really remember from this show is the appearances of Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker.
60. Black Mirror (Season 6)- 3/5
The anthology show pushed out 5 episodes this season, and about 3 of them were good. Loch Henry was an uninteresting episode until the final ten minutes, and Mazey Day was the worst episode of the bunch easily. However, the performances and premises of the other three episodes were enough to bring the show as high as it did for me. If you're looking for a random standalone episode that's either entertainingly perplexing, pleasantly thought-provoking, or thrillingly cataclysmic, check out the episodes Joan is Awful, Demon 79, and Beyond the Sea.
59. Doom Patrol (Season 4)- 3/5
Originally a DC Universe Original before becoming an HBO Max original, Doom Patrol was a spinoff of the Titans show about an unlikely group of superheroes with depressing backstories saving the world. This final season really cemented itself that this particular brand of bizarreness, while engaging, was not necessarily for me. The first season was always my favorite, with Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody being an excellent foil to the group, but the proceeding seasons never met the same level of love for me as the first. The characters are likable, their arcs are well written, and there's a beautiful sendoff to the cast, but it has a unique sense of weirdness that, while I do admire it, doesn't resonate with me as much as it might for others.
58. AEW All Acess- 3.5/5
The second biggest professional wrestling promotion in America, AEW, showcased a reality show that gave viewers a glimpse into the backstage antics and lives of wrestlers. I'm not big on reality shows, but I love AEW and the wrestlers who work for the company as well. It was an intriguing peak behind the curtain but to an extent for a reality show such as this. Certain elements of drama feel corny as it's somewhat scripted for a "reality" show, there's only so much you can show. And with AEW battling real dramatic bits, like CM Punk fighting people backstage, it feels underwhelming what they show instead. Though, it's understandable they can't show or talk about those instances due to legal issues. Regardless, AEW All Access if a fine product for AEW and reality tv show fans, if there's a correlation.
57. Righteous Gemstones (Season 3)- 3.5/5
The HBO Max show follows the Gemstone family, a bunch of Christian televangelists running their church in the wake of the patriarch Eli's wife's death. The third and latest season is as consistent as the first two seasons. The performances and chemistry of the children, Judy, Kelvin, and Jesse, are a joy to watch. The entire cast is fun with their obscene humor leading to chuckle-inducing jokes. The Gemstones have heart that makes them so endearing.
56. Dexter (Seasons 5-7)
In a long-lasting endeavor to enjoy the original seasons before finally getting around to New Blood, the misadventures of blood-splatter analyst Dexter Morgan bled into 2023. The best seasons, 1-4, were watched in 2022, and this year, 5-7 were enjoyed. The fifth season was a step down from the first four, but the introduction of the character Lumen and Dexter's handling of his grief after losing someone dear to him made for still compelling television. The seventh season was on par with the fifth thanks to a compelling character in Isaak and Maria Laguerta's role. The sixth season is what brings the show down, as the antagonists are underwhelming against the many that came before.
55. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide 3.5/5
Ned's Declassified was another kid's show I watched growing up that aired three seasons from 2004 to 2007. The show followed middle schooler Ned Bigby and his best friends Moze and Cookie as they tried navigating through middle school, looking to survive. I'm unsure what most kids are like these days, but I'd like to think that this would be something that kids approaching middle school would enjoy. The show became more interesting as seasons went on, the romance aspects were somewhat intriguing, and the wacky supporting characters were mostly likable. The tips and lessons could still apply to kids looking for a guide today. Kids might get a kick out of this today, but should probably stay away from the weird podcast about the show. They really don't need to hear stories about Moze's actor blowing all the other guys on set or whatever.
54. Star Wars: Visions (Season 2)- 3.5/5
The animated anthology series provided a new season with new stories to tell. The animation across the board is gorgeous. Story-wise, the most engaging episodes involve a former Sith and the one where a bunch of people are stuck in a pit they built for the empire. Not every episode is as interesting as those two, but there are neat ideas explored in each episode that one might not see in a star wars show or movie anytime soon.
53. Only Murders In The Building (Seasons 1-2)- 3.5/5
As season three of the acclaimed murder mystery dramedy released this year, I found the time to check out the first two seasons before the year ended. Watching Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin work off one another and try to figure out back to back murders is highly entertaining as their chemistry is off the charts. The special guest stars like Tina Fey or Nathan Lane have helped bring the show as high as it is and it should be commended.
52. Narcos (Seasons 1-2)- 3.5/5
The first two seasons that detail the rise and fall of notorious crime lord Pablo Escobar are as good as they are due in part to the powerful performance by Wagner Moura as the drug kingpin. There were some solid performances throughout the show, but no one gripped me as much as him. (Bit of a spoiler coming here...) When Pablo died at the end of season two, there was little incentive to watch season 3 for me. Others may find this more enjoyable than me, but I recognize that this is a solid, well-made show.
51. Ted Lasso (Seasons 1-3)- 3.5/5
Ted Lasso was a great show for the first two seasons before the quality of season 3 brought it down. Some character arcs with characters like Keely didn't satisfy me. The show's decision to make the episodes an hour long brought the quality down immensely. If season three didn't make such boneheaded choices in its last season, the feel-good comedy would rank higher for me.
50. South Park (Season 26)- 3.5/5
the raunchy, foul-mouthed sitcom still can push out gems, but I miss the old seasons when they were much longer. The latest season pushed out 6 episodes, and while none were bad, if there were at least a few more episodes, the latest season would've been almost great. Two standout episodes for me involve the conspiracy around Japanese toilets, and the episode written by AI like Chat GPT. Nothing as hilarious as previous iconic episodes, but the topics and creativity was sublime still.
49. Disenchantment (Season 5)- 3.5/5
Created by Matt Groening, the same genius mind behind the Simpsons and Futurama, Disenchantment is an animated fantasy series that takes place in a medieval land, following the main characters of Princess Tiabeanie, her elf companion Elfo, and demon buddy Luci. The fifth season was its last, bidding farewell to the zany cast and its colorful multitude of a supporting cast. An underrated show that deserves viewing.
48. Scrubs (Seasons 5-8)- 3.5/5
The classic sitcom about medical students turned doctors peaked with its first 5 seasons. The stories, premises, and character development would not reach the same heights in seasons 6 to 8. Some jokes are funny but don't land as hard for me as they did upon my first viewing as a preteen. Rest in Peace to Sam Lloyd, who played possibly the funniest character on the show and my favorite, Ted. He encapsulated a depressing lawyer swimmingly.
47. Bobobo-bobo-bobo- 3.5/5
Bobobo-bobo-bobo was like a fever dream that I never stopped thinking about as a kid. The bizarre anime about the man Bobobo-bobo-bobo fighting enemies with his nose hairs used to air on Cartoon Network during its Toonami block back in the 2000s. After obtaining a blu-ray disc some time ago, I finally got to watching. It's rapid pace with jokes, insane characters, and wild visual gags wormed it's way into my heart. If I were to let bias get in the way, this would be in my top ten. But not every joke in this comedy lands. I still love this show to pieces tho and wish they'd bring it back.
46. Twisted Metal- 3.5/5
This adaptation of the racing game was the most fun show Peacock produced this year that I watched. The cast is enjoyable with Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz anchoring the show for its duration, but it's AEW wrestler Samoa Joe as Sweet Tooth, while Will Arnett provides the voice of the same character, that capture a special magic. The action scenes could stand to be more thrilling, but the stories and character interactions help elevate the show to be a blast.
45. Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (Seasons 2-3)- 3.5/5
This Netflix series about the dragon warrior Po was well-made. Jack Black reprising his role as the titular panda was incredibly welcome as he's the best part of the show. Joining Po are an interesting cast of characters that accompany him on a grand journey. Everything from the action scenes and set pieces to somber character moments were perfectly solid. Another fine show for kids or fans of the Kung Fu Panda series to hold you down while waiting for Kung Fu Panda 4.
44. The Mandalorian (Season 3)- 3.5/5
The latest escapades of Din Djarin and Grogu this season were entertaining, but not as much as previous endeavors in seasons 1 or 2 clearly. The decision to have Din and Grogu separate in the season 2 finale and reunite in another show was a poor choice, robbing this show of a gripping emotional return way too soon. But, the action scenes were still decent, the cameos of the likes of Jack Black and Lizzo were cute and harmless, and Bo Katan's arc helped to make the season at least somewhat compelling.
43. I Am Groot (Season 2)- 3.5/5
Baby Groot is adorable. Five short episodes show baby Groot getting into little shenanigans. My personal favorite involves the one where The Watcher gets stressed watching Groot dick around and get into danger. If you're looking for something really cute and wholesome, I Am Groot would make for a fine 20 minute burst.
42. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Seasons 8-10)- 3.5/5
It doesn't matter how much time passes or how old improv legends Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles or Wayne Brady get, they have not missed any beats. The CW version of the show is not as good as the original, due to its over reliance on repeated games or unfunny special guests, but the performers themselves are comedic geniuses that I love wholeheartedly. The latest seasons on HBO Max have had them trying different games and breaking from tradition and its for the best. One of my favorite comfort viewings.
41. Wrestlers- 3.5/5
Wrestlers is a documentary that follows former WWE wrestler Al Snow trying to keep his wrestling promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling alive. The series focuses on Al, the various wrestlers and workers that he employ as he books his shows week to week, and outside forces looking to work with OVW. Getting to know the wrestlers behind their over-the-top personal and see the struggles of a wrestling promotion nowhere near as big as WWE or AEW was fascinating.
40. Vikings: Valhalla (Season 2)- 3.5/5
Based in the Viking age, the main characters of Leif Erikson, Freydis and Harald remain the most compelling characters in their show. I wish I could say as much for other aspects. The season was a step-down from season 1, but the emotional story beats and cinematography are decent enough aspects to rate it as high as it is for me.
39. Demon Slayer (Season 3)- 3.5/5
The latest season of the hit anime Demon Slayer was fun, but like many other shows on this list, the season to come beforehand...I simply enjoyed more. Mitsuri was an intriguing Hashira to know, and Villains this season were solid. But the lack of presence of other characters like Inosuke are felt and the emotional beats don't work as well as the previous season. But the season finale was stellar enough to bring the season up quite a bit at least.
38. Insecure (Seasons 4-5)- 3.5/5
Insecure remained consistently good throughout its 5 season run. Issa Rae was a great lead for the show as she and her character were extremely likable. The humorous series had a fine cast, but her friend Kelli had to be my favorite as she was seemingly the funniest of the bunch.
37. Food Wars (Season 5)- 3.5/5
The final season to this over-the-top nontraditional battle Shonen anime was a serviceable sendoff to the endearing cast of zany teens. The cooking show anime aired on Toonami this year and as it wrapped up, I felt sad to see it go as I've enjoyed the wackiness many characters provided. But the last episode was a decent sendoff as well. Though not as good as seasons beforehand, Food Wars fifth season is still a treat.
36. Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 2)- 3.5/5
The sophomore season of this animated star wars show was as entertaining as its first. Shoutout to Dee Bradley Baker for voicing five different clones and bringing nuance to each character. A ragtag group of clone troopers on their adventures was exciting at times and the season finale was perhaps the best episode of the batch.
35. Total Drama- 3.5/5
Another show from my childhood thats sometimes a gem and sometimes infuriating. Its first three seasons harbored a good sense of humor and a truly sublime cast of animated characters. It was peak. Unfortunately, the following seasons failed to live up to the standards in character work and pacing, among many other issues. However, the season titled The Ridonculous Race, was great enough to bring the show back up. I haven't seen the latest season yet, but the best seasons of this show are worth checking out.
34. Harley Quinn (Season 4)- 4/5
A great season for the books even if it didn't live up the spectacle of its third season. The animation remains solid and the first half of the show was strong. With Bane still hilarious and Harley and Poison Ivy's respective character arcs that focus on their individuality being as entertaining as they were, there's still a lot to like from this season. Even if it lacks in other departments, like, not enough Clayface.
33. Big Nate (Season 2)- 4/5
Huge bias here, but I used to read the Big Nate Books as a kid and I have a huge soft spot for them which applies to this show. The animation is solid, there's a good sense of humor, and the core cast of kids are incredibly likable. If you're looking for 6th grade kid shenanigans that's bound to.make you chuckle, pleas support the show on Paramount Plus so it gets dozens of seasons.
32. My Hero Academia (Season 6)- 4/5
The latest season of teenage superheroes in training focused on two arcs for 20+ episodes. The first arc saw an all out war between numerous heroes and Villains while the second arc saw our main character, Deku, enter an Era of self-doubt and edginess after the events of the first arc. The second arc would've been better if it had more time dedicated to it, but the turns, twists, action scenes, and revelations of the first arc are enough to elevate this season to greatness.
31. Gen V- 4/5
This spinoff of The Boys was a slightly better series that focused on school kids with superpowers than My Hero. It's still got The Boys charm with its signature violence and gore with characters intriguing enough to keep you hooked. Gen V is a great addition to The Boys universe that warrants attention.
30. Avenue 5 (Season 2)- 4/5
An underrated sitcom following a space captain, his employees and crew, and hundreds of passengers on a space cruise trying to.make their way back home. The cast was stellar, the jokes were hilarious, the premise was engaging, and yet it STILL got canceled and I'll forever be mad about that.
29. Blackish (Seasons 1-3)- 4/5
The family sitcom about the Johnson family has picked up for me lately on my first viewing. The first episode and some to follow in season 1 were a bit rocky as the show was finding its footing. But with Seasons 2 and 3 so far, it's proven to be especially funny with a talented cast and thoughtful messaging.
28. Codename: Kids Next Door (Seasons 1-3)- 4/5
Yet another show from my childhood I've been in the midst of rewatching! The Kids Next Door follows children acting as secret agents that fight against teenagers and adults of all sorts. This classic cartoon would fit so well with an audience today, I'd like to think. With an endearing core cast and a truly fun rogues gallery they face off with in episode to episode, I've started realizing how much influence something like this had on me growing up, I love this show.
27. Six Feet Under (Season 1)- 4/5
One of HBO's classic shows has recently come under my radar for the first time, and while it's a bit slow at times to my liking, it's proving to be a unique watch. It's takes on the passings of every day people coupled with a talented cast and stunning cinematography are leaving me to wonder how this show will fare upon progressing into the next few seasons.
26. Wu Tang: An American Saga (Season 3)
For three seasons, Wu Tang followed the rise of Hip Hops most decorated rap group. It's final season was a superb and contemplative sendoff to some of the greatest MCs to grab a mic. Some episodes and storybits were a bit rushed or dramatized needlessly, but the allegorical episodes were incredibly creative sometimes balances out. An underrated gem of a show, in my opinion.
25. One Piece (Live Action)- 4/5
One of the most faithful adaptations of the source material I've seen and I couldn't be happier. The outrageous characters from the anime and Manga look as wild as they do in live action, the set pieces are mesmerizing, and the performances of the Strawhat crew are special. I'm eagerly awaiting season 2 to see how they adapt what comes next.
24. Archer (Season 14)- 4/5
Despite the addition of a new character to the long running sitcoms final season, they didn't stray focus from its core cast of operatives we've gotten to know and love since 2009. Despite wavering in seasons prior, the writing here was on point, the performances did not miss a beat, and the final season was a wonderful send-off to these ragtag of oddballs.
23. Eric Andre Show (Season 6)- 4/5
Hannibal Burress' lack of presence is felt, but the chaotic nature of the show never left and I love that for it. Whether insane bits on the street or at the studio, Eric Andre has still found ways to psychologically confuse and torture strangers and celebrities alike in a manner that still makes my stomach hurt from laughter and absurdities.
22. My Adventures With Superman- 4/5
This take on the beginnings of Clark Kent's journey as Superman was a fun time. Its animation is pleasing to the eye, Clark and Lois Lane's relationship is incredibly endearing and wholesome at times, and the villains introduced are decent foils to Superman.
21. Futurama (season 11)- 4/5
After being canceled and brought back for the umpteenth time, seeing the Futurama cast return again after about a decade (not including that one Simpsons crossover episode from a few years ago) was so welcome. The show tackled more modern topics like Bitcoin and the COVID pandemic to varying degrees of success. Bringing back the entire original cast and still being able to provide solid entertainment is comforting.
20. Superstore- 4/5
Indulging in the entirety of Superstore, the sitcom about employees working in a giant Walmart-esque retail building, for the first time was intriguing. The first season felt too reminiscent of The Office in characters, but as the seasons progressed it slowly started to morph into its own thing. As characters found their own personalities, the show increasingly became more and more hilarious, even with its final season filmed during peak pandemic lockdown.
19. Loki (Season 2)- 4/5
An improvement upon the first season by a margin. Adding Key Huy Quan and Rafael Casal to the cast this season was an excellent choice. The rest of the cast was equally superb, but it's Tom Hiddleston as Loki completing his transformation from a god of mischief to a selfless god was perfect. The finale to the season was bittersweet but also perhaps the best episode of a Disney MCU show so far.
18. Atlanta (Season 4)- 4/5
Donald Glover's experimental series starring himself, Zazie Beets, Brian Tyree Henry, and LaKeith Stanfield, provided possibly the best season of the show. I feel there could've been an opportunity to bring back people from the previous seasons at some point this season, but the episodes this season were pretty remarkable. The final episode leaves one to wonder about the status of our characters but not in a doom-and-gloom manner which I can rock with.
17. Baki Hanma (Season 2)- 4/5
Not since Jojo's Bizarre Adventure have I seen an action anime so ridiculous thrill me almost entirely from start to end. Baki Hanma is a well-crafted, better-written show than its previous series simply titled 'Baki.' Two arcs focus on a prehistoric caveman thawing out of the ice and the world's greatest fighters try to defeat it. While the second arc has our main character try and combat his ultra-powerful dad in a fight that's been built up for years. Both arcs were over-the-top peak that warrant viewing if you live for that nature.
16. Blindspotting (Season 2)- 4/5
The sequel series to the film of the same name is just as great as the film itself. Jasmine Cephas Jones as Ashley, who initially harbored a small role in the film, is good as the lead for the show. Her various family members and friends either helped her or overwhelmed her in ways that made for intriguing television. Combined with fun usage of cameos from rappers and riveting musical sequences, you have another show that gets canceled way to soon and pisses me OFF.
15. Rick and Morty (Season 7)- 4/5
Upon giving co-creator and creep Justin Roiland the boot, the team behind Rick and Morty managed to deliver a quality season up there with some of their best. The new voices for Rick and Morty that replaced Roiland have nestled nicely into the role, and after delivering one of the greatest episodes in the series in 'Unmortricken' any anxieties about the quality of Rick and Morty have been quelled for the future of the show.
14. Jujitsu Kaisen (Season 2)- 4/5
The first few episodes focused on the backstory of a few crucial characters years ago, and while they were sufficient, the meat of the season lies within the Shibuya Incident. As good and evil fight across the city of Shibuya and the bodies pile sky high, JJK has crafted an unforgettable second season with stakes high and memorable moments galore.
13. One Piece (Wano Arc)- 4/5
As the One Piece anime wraps up its longest story arc to date, looking back it's clear to see that the legendary scenes will pang throughout the echoes of time. Despite shit pacing, as One Piece is known to have, it gave us moments of Luffy attaining the Gear 5 form, his jaw-dropping fight with Kaido, and entertaining fights between the Strawhats and the rest of Kaido's crew. Thank god it's over though, and we can finally prepare for the next island Luffy and the Strawhats head toward.
12. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off- 4/5
I think I like this more than the movie, even though it's been years since I last saw the film. But Scott Pilgrim Takes Off took Scott's friends, Ramona's exes, and plenty of other characters with varying degrees of screen time in the movie, amplified it in the show, and made everyone INCREDIBLY likable. With awesome fight scenes and delightful characters, the show has become a must-see for animation fans.
11. The Bear (Seasons 1-2)- 4/5
Who knew how anxiety-inducing a show about a young chef running a restaurant with a hectic kitchen staff could be. The groundwork laid in season 1 elevated season 2 to excellency. The cast is fascinating, and the episodes that involve characters running around frantically, desperately trying to tie shit together have lead to the best episodes on television this year. If you watch one episode from this show, please watch the episode titled 'Fishes.'
10. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake- 4/5
The spinoff and continuation from yet another Cartoon Network classic is at least on par with the original Adventure Time. Taking the fictional characters of Fionna and Cake and expounding upon them to make them their own fleshed-out characters is amazing. The blossoming relationship of Gary and Marshall was sweet and Simon's existential crisis was heart-wrenching. Eagerly awaiting it's next season.
9. Orange Is The New Black (Seasons 1-3)- 4/5
As I'm currently on my first viewing of this show, as of this writing, I can see how this show about women in prison put Netflix on the map for their original programming. Our leads slow descent into morally questionable behavior is as compelling as every surrounding story with her fellow inmates. The final minutes of the season three finale were powerful imagery for the inmates. And as the depressing dramedy continues forward, I cannot wait to see how the rest of the show shapes.
8. Succession (Seasons 1-4)- 4/5
After binging all four seasons this year, Succession is the closest show I've seen to poetry in motion. The inner dynamics of these deeply disturbed members of the Roy family as they backstab, connive, and try to destroy one another just to reach a comfortable seat of power made for devastating television. I only wish there was one more season to spend more time with the cast.
7. Dragon Ball Z- 4/5
This is the last show on this list that was something I watched as a kid, I promise. The iconic Shonen action show is my favorite anime of all time, but I tried not to let some of personal bias cloud some of my judgment. It's the grandfather of all action anime for a reason, and what prevents it from being my number one is that I believe some of the following shows are just a liiiiiiittle bit more tightly written.
6. The Last Of Us- 4.5/5
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey managed to put on performances as stellar as the voice actors in the game, it's wild. I thought the adaptation was amazing, with sublime performances across the board, a decent pace, and an exploration of character depth unseen in the game with characters like Bill and Frank. It might've been a little light on zombies this season which I hope they rectify in the future.
5. Castlevania Nocturne- 4.5/5
As someone who adored the previous Castlevania anime series, this season had some big shoes to fill. For the first season, they knocked it out of the park. The animation is more gorgeous than ever, the new characters introduced in this spinoff are intriguing, and they laid superb groundwork for the following season.
4. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Season 16)- 4.5/5
Clearly, the best season that this gang of scumbags has put out in years. The entire season saw the gang at their dumbest which lead to hilarious setups and instant classics in its legacy. While all 5 characters were at their best this season, I want to highlight Danny Devito in Frank Vs Russia and Glenn Howerton in The Gang Goes Bowling and Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day as some of the best comedic chops they've almost ever had. I died laughing so much this season.
3. Primal (Seasons 1-2)- 4.5/5
The story about a caveman and a dinosaur going on adventures and was surprisingly...peak. The storytelling despite minimal to no words being spoken is immaculate, and when the first words were dropped I almost lost my shit. The first season was great, but the second season helped elevate the entirety of the show. It's cliff hangers are jaw-dropping, the arcs in season 2 were grand in scale, and the Primal Theory was perhaps the best episode of the whole show. I wish I watched this sooner.
2. What We Do In The Shadows (Season 5)- 4.5/5
The only show to make me laugh just as much, possibly just a little bit more, than It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia is the show about Vampires in Staten Island of course. Guillermo's season long arc of vampirism came to a satisfying conclusion and the rest of the cast were on point, especially my personal favorite character: Lazlo. The cast were on point, and the comedic chops were strong, I just hope it's final season is at least as strong as this season was.
Barry (Season 4)- 5/5.
The 4th season of Barry was excellent. Barry the character and Barry the show has been immortalized with the events that transpire over this 8-episode season. The fate of the characters followed over the past few seasons has been befitting and heartbreaking but understandable in some circumstances. The way the show transitioned into something darker over the past two seasons as this hitman who tried to become an actor influenced the people around him and brought them down into the deepest trenches with him. There is no doubt in my mind that Barry was my personal favorite show viewed in 2023. Thank you for reading my list if you did.
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Aline is finally getting a detailed character sheet thanks to @onyxedskies's fe3h oc template !! = D best girl deserves the world
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Character Info: Aline von Hresvelg
Names and aliases: 
        Name (English): Aline
        Full name (English): von Hresvelg 
        Aliases (English): the Helianth (spy alias)
Biological Information:
        Gender: gaslight gatekeep girlboss
        Race: Human
        Birthday: 01/26
        Fodlan birthday: 26th of the Guardian Moon
        Age: 23 before timeskip - 28 post-timeskip
        Relatives: older sister to Edelgard von Hresvelg , Adel von Hresvelg, Loki Blaiddyd von Hresvelg 
        Nationality: Adrestian Empire
        Hometown: Enbarr
        Residence: Garreg Mach Monastery
        Factions: Imperial army/Alliance (temporarily)
        Occupations: gardener, spy, big sister 
Backstory:
Early Life:
Aline is Edelgard's older sister, and her mom was a concubine of Ionius' that hailed from Duscur. Aline herself was far from being the first in the imperial line of succession before the experiments, being somewhat in the middle. Being raised in the midst of political intrigues with largely absent parents, all the siblings formed a very tight-knit group and once her little siblings came to the world, Aline herself picked up the big sister mantle.
The experiments her family underwent at the hands of TWSITD left her physically and mentally scarred and having lost most of the people she ever cared about, as well as with a deep hatred of anyone who ever allowed this to take place in the first place, including her own father. Perhaps even more infuriating was that now that TWSITD had a puppet they could put on the throne in the person of Edelgard, Aline was declared officially dead to clear up the succession line and only allowed to live so long as she was useful. 
Academy Phase:
When Edelgard came to her with her plans to dismantle the system, she was all in. Aline's main motivation has always been her siblings' safety and happiness, and that means she is ready to do whatever it takes for them to get that happy ending. Thus, though she has a very strong moral compass, she is a very morally grey character and is ready to stab anyone in the back if that means achieving her goal. Combined with her official death making things easier and TWSITD's help, who allow her to magically cover all the traces left by the experiments on her to avoid  any embarassing questions, she turns into an assassin and a spy for the Empire and gets hired as a gardener at Garreg Mach monastery at the start of the game, where she can befriend pretty much anyone and listen in on their secrets. 
Timeskip Phase:
After the battle of Garreg Mach, Aline settles in Derdriu as a gardener, where she stays close with the Golden Deer, who she spies on for the Empire. In the meantime, she volunteers to help Claude get war intel by putting the relationships she made with the staff of the monastery in good use- and takes control of a whole net of spies, thus controlling whatever info Claude gets on Edelgard's plans while covering her own tracks.
War Phase:
Aline remains in Derdriu until the Alliance falls, after which she joins up with the rest of the Imperial Army and joins the battle in an official manner. She also reverts to her real appearance.
Post-Canon:
After the war, Aline keeps watching out for Edelgard and helping out as much as she can. Later on, she moves to Faerghus with Loki, where they help rebuild the Kingdom as she gets to reconnect with her Duscurian heritage, something she could never do in the Empire. She becomes a real gardener, this time.
Personality:
        Aline is a smart woman who can be as incredibly kind and compassionate as cold and calculating. She is a very social person and very good at keeping her emotions in check. But her number 1 priority will always be her siblings : though she might love people, she will not hesitate to stab them in the back if they are a threat- sometimes going overboard and driving people away from her. This is also in part due to her instinctive mistrust of other people after the experiments.
As such, she also works on being more vulnerable and rebuilding her faith in people, as well as growing into a reliable friend, as time goes on.
Gameplay:
it's better for everyone's sanity if i don't try to do stats i know nothing about ; but her class is Assassin, with proficiency in both the bow and the sword. Her physical defense is low, and her physical strength and endurance have their limits, but her speed along with her evading skills make her a dangerous enemy. She relies more on strategy than direct confrontation to win her fights.
Recruitment:
Aline is not recruitable (she works like Jeritza).
Gift List: she loves flowers and spicy food !
Meal List: anything spicy will do.
Lost Items:
Brown hair dye: A half-used bottle of brown hair dye. Who could it belong to ?
Horticulture book: A horticulture book that's covered in brown dirt.
Earring: A bronze earring that looks familiar.
Quotes:
In The Monastery:
Choir Practice:
I used to sing my siblings to sleep when we were younger, so I'd like to say I'm a pretty good singer !
Cooking:
I’d better warn you: cooking is where I release all of my pent-up anger.
Counselor:
I'd like to grow more varied plants in the greenhouse, from outside of Fodlan even. I feel that would be very beneficial to both our students and the staff. However, they sometimes strive in climates and soils very different from Garreg Mach monastery, and I am not sure I would be able to care for them properly.
Dining Hall:
With Loki: I'm glad you're enjoying all that new food you're discovering.
With Edelgard : One day, we'll gorge on sweets together. I promise.
With Adel: Don't play with your food.
Gift:
Favorite: Oh ! This is a very thoughtful. Here- have some flowers in return !
Neutral: Thanks. That's really kind of you.
Disliked: Ooooh... thanks.
Lost Item:
Not theirs: Mh. This is not mine.
Theirs: Oh. Thank you. I can't believe I let this lie in the open like that !
Tea Party:
General: Thank you for inviting me ! Mh… That tea looks delicious.
Favorite Tea: Four-spice blend
Favorite Teas: "Oh… that's my favorite. Thank you. How did you know that ?"
Observe: And what exactly are you hoping to find ?
End: This was… great. Next time i'll have your favorite tea figured out.
Group Tasks: 
Stable Duty (with Edelgard):
Aline: It's been a long time since we've been able to hang around like this. This is nice.
Edelgard : Yes. I'm glad we can both take our minds of this war, if only for a moment.
Aline: Someday Edel, we'll have all the time in the world. Promise.
Weeding (with Loki):
Loki: I'm not sure I want to do this. 
Aline : Here. I'll show you how to do it.
Loki: Nope, nope, I don't want to be covered in dirt. I'll stick around as… moral support.
Sky Watch (with Adel):
Adel: Come on Al ! This is the life !
Aline : Wait for me !
Adel: No, you'll have to catch us !
Results:
Good: Haha ! What do you think of that ?
Battle Quotes:
When selected: I won't let you down.
War phase:
Full health: Mh.
Medium health: This is getting tough… I'll have to be careful.
Low health: I can't give up now !
Critical:
War phase:
Don't underestimate me ! 
 For my siblings !
 You never stood a chance.
 I'm sorry it came to this.
Facing a named enemy:
Facing someone she betrayed : Look, I'm… I'm sorry for everything. Not that this will change what I came here to do.
 It comes to this at last.
War phase:
Mh. 
Oof ! That was a tough one. 
 Hope they're doing okay out there.
 Ugh. That's a lot of blood.
 I'm sorry.
 Well, now that that's dealt with.
Ally Defeats Enemy:
I'm proud of you ! 
Stay careful out there !  
 I'll be backing you up. 
  Slay !
  Wow ! Impressive !
You've grown so much... Not that killing is good of course, but you get the idea.  
Retreat Quote:
War Retreat: I wasn't enough to protect them…
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hela-avenger · 2 years
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it’s not you, it’s me- part 9
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Author: hela-avenger
Word Count: 1202
Summary: Natasha won’t quit trying to set you up so you decide to play fire with fire. Hence making a deal with an insufferable prince who interestingly enough is willing to fake being in love with you for the rest of the night. Of course when dealing with the God of Lies things are never as they seem. Fake-Dating AU. p&w AU.
A/N: Every time I think I’m going to have time to write and post something on a scheduled manner something always comes up to ruin that. So sorry for leaving y’all hanging and I’m just gonna stop making false promises. 
P.S. I’m tagging the p&w people so if you’ll like to be taken off pls do let me know!
Tags are open!
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One moment, you're standing with both feet on the ground and the next you’re spinning in the air. You can’t remember who approached the other first but the result is all the same. You are in Bucky’s arms and everything around you fades away. 
Things finally slow down as your feet return to solid ground. You look up at Bucky Barnes and try to see him through the long hair and stubble on his face. 
“You look almost exactly the same.” 
“I can say the same to you, doll,” he replies with a chuckle. “As mesmerizing as the first time I met you.” 
You can’t ignore the warmth that spreads through your chest at his words. The influx of memories of him were becoming hard to ignore. 
“Ever the flirt,” you giggle. “Does that line even work anymore?” 
“They used to once,” he answers. “And with a certain lady too.” 
You playfully shove him away. 
“I’m glad some things haven't changed about you.” 
“Yeah…” Bucky whispers a bit solemnly. “Me too.” 
Someone clears their throat and you look over at Steve. 
“Hello to you too,” you greet as you move over to hug him. 
“Nice for you to notice me,” he answers with a chuckle. “But I should have known I would become invisible the moment you two were reunited.” 
“Oh, turn that frown upside down, Steve,” Bucky jokes. “Every tricycle needs a good third wheel.” 
Steve rolls his eyes, “I’ll leave you two to catch up while I congratulate Pepper and Tony.” 
You watch Steve leave and once he’s far enough, Bucky turns to you.
“So,” he draws out. “I’m assuming you have a thousand questions and I’ve got some too.” 
“Yeah, of course. None of this must be easy to understand and I can’t imagine Steve doing a good job explaining it all.” 
“Well, you’re not wrong. Some things I can wrap my head around and some things I’m still struggling with,” Bucky shrugs. “So how about we get a drink and talk?”
“Actually I already have one…” you begin to say as you turn to the bar, but your drink is gone and so is your date. “Oh…” 
You scan the room and find a retreating Loki who’s heading out to the balcony. You wish to follow him but a hand stops you.
“Is everything ok, doll?” 
“Yeah,” you whisper as you turn back to Bucky. “I guess I just thought I was…”
...worth waiting around for.
You shake your mind of that disappointment. Loki didn’t owe you anything and he was free to do whatever he pleases. He had no obligation to stick around for you even though you hoped he would. 
“Never mind,” you mutter more to yourself. You take a deep breath and smile up at Bucky. “How about that drink?”
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It isn’t hard for Loki to put the pieces together. Of course the fates would bring the one love you ever had in your lifetime into sight. Nothing can ever be easy when it comes to Loki and why fight what is bound to be inevitable? 
Though it has been almost a century since you and Barnes last saw each other, both of you acted as if no time had passed at all. 
Barnes lifted you up in the air and you allowed it. Clinging to him a little tighter even when he set you back on the ground. 
You easily smiled at the soldier. Not a smile out of politeness nor kindness. A smile that made your eyes glimmer with something he still can’t describe. A smile he had to work hard to get from you, but for this soldier it was given without a second thought. 
Whatever had occurred between you two was now long forgotten and so was Loki for that matter as you have yet to spare him a glance.
Loki knows that you’re not his, but perhaps he allowed himself to hope that maybe you would eventually allow it. Maybe in exchange for giving himself to you in return.
A silly thought, but one he allowed himself to have. 
He takes your abandoned glass and downs it before handing it off to a passing waiter. Loki spares you one last glance hoping you’ll be staring at him for once, but you are still under Barnes’ spell.
Loki has lost once again without even being offered a chance to even compete. 
He should leave once and for all, but he’s drawn to the balcony once more. A place where the stars once offered you comfort, he seeks some for himself. 
Perhaps this is the punishment Odin was seeking when sending Loki back to Midgard. Not to face the consequences of his action, but to see how freedom allowed him hope and how that same hope can be taken so easily by another. 
You and him were not the same, but you were both ships lost at sea trying to find their way back home. 
Loki let out a sigh and stared up at the stars that seemed to be mocking him. 
“For Norn’s sake,” he mutters. “Can I not have one reprieve? Or will my sins follow me everywhere?” 
Loki doesn’t expect a response, but he shouldn’t be surprised when he hears one. 
“It’s been a long time since you prayed, my son.” 
He’s not ready to face his mother yet knowing there would be a thousand questions she would want answered. 
“I wasn’t exactly praying,” he states. “Just licking my wounds out loud.” 
“I wouldn’t be here if there was no intention behind those words,” Frigga answers. “So how can I help you, Loki?” 
Loki considers it for a moment. 
“Is there a way I can turn back time?” he asks. “Or, better yet, a way to make a certain man disappear from one’s mind?”
Frigga can’t help but laugh. 
“And who are you trying to get rid off?” 
“No one important,” Loki answers. “Just a soldier way past his time.” 
Frigga just stares at her son disapprovingly. 
“Why?” 
“Why?” Loki repeats in annoyance. “Because he’s in the way. Because he has history with her and I can’t compete with that. Because it shouldn’t be that easy for him, but it is and I…” 
“You what?” 
“I can’t lose her.” 
“And how do you know you’ve lost her?” 
Loki doesn’t want to look but he inevitably does. His mother follows his line of sight that lands on you. 
You’re at the bar sharing a drink with Barnes. You’re standing very close to him and he is eager as well to close the small space between you two. 
“You have many choices you can make, Loki. You can fight for her. Get between her and that man at any cost or you can let her go. Let her seek her happiness on her own and see if she decides to stay with him or go with you.”
Frigga can see Loki struggle with the choice but is quick to impart one last word of wisdom upon him. 
“But let me be clear, my son. One of those choices makes you selfish..” 
Loki feels his mother’s magic disappear and so he looks up at the stars and ponders what to do next.
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tarnishedxknight · 11 months
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Mantis’ mind was already racing, planning to take the man she believed to be Loki disguised as Thor to the Bowie, explain the situation to Drax, return to Knowhere, contact Thor, tell him that his brother was alive - alive! - and ask him to come and pick him up. She had landed on Earth determined to find Kevin Bacon and make Quill happy, but she had been so lucky to find Loki as well. She would make Thor happy too, and everyone was going to feel just fine for the first time in forever. The empath was overjoyed.
Reality hit her like a spaceship taking off. Her antennae became so droopy, the tips almost brushed against her temples. Mantis pressed her lips together, swallowing the questions and protests that wanted to come out. Doing her best to ignore the tears that welled up in her eyes. She tried really hard to hide her disappointment; it wasn’t this man’s fault that she got her hopes up. She couldn’t help but feel a little bit of embarrassment, but mostly she just felt sadness.
“Oh, my apologies.” Her voice came out weaker than intended, and Mantis cleared her throat. “Apologies,” she repeated a little louder. She had mistakenly greeted him as someone else… twice. No matter how much she enjoyed socializing, she was still, deep down, a socially inept being. But could she really be blamed for this misunderstanding? He looked so much like Thor, and it didn’t help that his brother could change appearance. A tiny part of her was still hopeful that this was Loki. Maybe this was some sort of trick. Thor loved his brother, but he mentioned he couldn’t be trusted. Maybe this was the trickster messing with her… “May I see your tongue please?” Mantis asked. “I just need confirmation. Show me your tongue, please.” She then stood on her tiptoes to take a look. According to Thor, Loki had a silver tongue. That should give it away. “Hm… No, you are not the second person I mistook you for. Thank you.” Mantis wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly feeling very hopeless. Loki was dead. She wouldn’t be able to make Thor happy.
“It is nice to meet you anyway,” she added, managing a polite smile. “I am Mantis.” She had already introduced herself, although she thought she was introducing herself to Loki. She felt silly, and had the need to introduce herself properly to Basch. She rubbed her arms, wishing she could just disappear and leave this poor guy alone after approaching him in such an aggressively happy manner. “I thought you were… Uh… I thought… My bad. You happen to look just like someone I know…” Mantis tilted her head to one side, then the other, black eyes watching him carefully. “And specifically, someone whose brother could take the appearance of others, so I thought…” That there would be a happy reunion? She was living in a galaxy that had been ravaged by Thanos. Happy reunions were no longer a thing. Reunions, if they happened, were not happy but awkward and painful. They would reopen old wounds and pour salt. She felt stupid for not remembering that as often as she should. “I’m sorry…”
When Basch asked if she was looking for a particular place, Mantis nodded. “I would like to know where I could find the legendary Kevin Bacon. I want to offer him as a Christmas present to the legendary Star-Lord. I don’t know what Christmas is, but I know I must save it for him… I have to do this, or else Christmas is doomed.” The empath tapped her chin, looking around. Finding him couldn’t be that hard. “If you know where he is, that knowledge would be very much appreciated. If not, it is okay, I can always ask other Terrans!” She had already been disruptive to this man, and she did not want to bother him any longer.
(I agree, it’s sad. She’s so sad post-Thanos she clings to anything she perceives as good news 😞 On a lighter note, it was cool to write her as thinking she found Loki because I ship her with a friend’s Loki and they went through so much I sometimes forget they never canonically met XD They even have a daughter, Spring. Loki thinks Mantis picked the name after the season, especially since I do give her her botanokinesis from the comics, but it actually stands for Springsteen. His mun and I laugh so much behind Loki’s back like can you please look a little further inside your wife’s head and realize your kid’s named after someone who creates that ‘Midgardian noise’ as you call it 😭 Girl has two himbo uncles with Thor and Quill, too.)
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{MY HEART! UGH! Poor Mantis... But yeah, I get that. The Blip and all that Thanos nonsense really messed with so many people. Loki’s death was really sad, too, like... I wasn’t overly a fan of his and it bothered me, so I can only imagine if that was your boy and you saw that? Ugh. I don’t envy his fans for that. But omg Mantis naming her daughter after Springsteen. That’s... SUPER adorable. Hmm Mantis x Loki, huh? I feel like that would either be an atrocious mess of a ship or it would work so well it’d be amazing, and it sounds like you got it to be the latter, heh. Also I love when headcanons and AUs in rp become so detailed, natural, and solid that you forget they didn’t actually happen in canon. I’ve been told on occasion that a canon character I write “is canon for me” by people who read my threads and honestly that is the most validating feeling as a writer. When you take a canon character and change it in a way that has some people essentially saying they like your version better, it’s like... woah. But then, haha, it’s disappointing when you do it to yourself because then you watch the movies again and for a moment you’re like YE-! Oh, that’s right, none of that actually happened. *pout* XD}
The way she deflated before him was so heartbreaking that Basch felt physical pain in his chest. Soon that pain was written across his face as he seemed to care so much for her grief and disappointment that he nearly felt them himself. “I am so deeply sorry, dear lady...” Basch said gently. “I know quite well the pain that both grief and hope can bring. I am sorry to have stirred that pain in you. It was never my intention to hurt you.” But he had, and he felt utterly awful for it. “Nay, please, do not apologize. You did not know. It was an honest mistake, especially given that the one you seek has the ability to mimic others. I only wish that... your hope had been better rewarded. I am truly sorry.” 
When she asked to see his tongue, Basch was a bit confused, but he obliged her anyway. He supposed that maybe it was a culture difference at play, or that perhaps she had some sort of truth-telling magic she required line of sight to the tongue to cast. If truth was what she wanted, again, he was happy to oblige. “I am so sorry...” he whispered again as Mantis once again folded in on herself.  He smiled, albeit a bit sadly, when she yet again introduced herself. “It is an honor to meet you, Mantis. Please... if there is anything I can do to-”
But she was already asking him about finding someone called... Kevin Bacon? A man’s name, perhaps? If so, it was one Basch did not know. “Alas, I am not familiar with this individual. Nor do I know what Christmas is. Forgive me, I am not native to this land,” he tried to explain. Or this time period, but that would likely only confuse her further. “Perhaps I could assist you in locating him somehow?” he offered, but then he realized what she’d said. “Legendary... Star Lord?” Why was he legendary? If he was really so legendary, why had Basch never heard of him? “O’er what lands does he govern?” he asked, curious to know more about this supposed lord. He was unaware that men with titles such as “lord” still existed in this time period...
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lokiskitten · 3 years
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Request for @cara-serpens !!
“Loki is tortured, really badly tortured. He may be freed from the avengers and female reader ( which he knows well as she was always friendly to him ) but nobody really cares about his condition. It’s not just injuries and pain, but also pure fear as soon as someone approaches him. Will female readers succeed in making Loki feel safe? Can she take care of his wounds on the body and in the soul and give him a feeling of secureness and comfort? How would he react?”
Loki Laufeyson | gruesome torture
Loki Laufeyson x fem!reader
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plot : after finding out that the Avengers have been secretly torturing Loki instead of sending him back to Asgard, you step forward and offer him your help in hopes that he will be able to recover.
warnings : dark!avengers, mention of physical torture, electrocution, mention of open wounds.
Screams of pain echoed through the underground levels of the Avengers’ compound, fuzzy sounds accompanying the groans and whines as you stepped forward through the hallway. You had been originally tasked to check up on the building’s batteries, the box being located a few floors bellow earth- but after hearing such noises you couldn’t help but grow curious but concerned regarding who could’ve been making such sounds. Following the screams, your feet were soon to lead you until a closed door against which you pressed your ear in order to receive confirmation regarding your doubts and chosen path. The screams had to come from the inside of this closed area. Without hesitation, your hand pushed against the metallic door and allowed it to open, shock filling your organism upon stumbling onto such a horrific sight.
None but the Asgardian god of mischief who was known as Loki appeared to be tied down against a metallic table, wrists and ankles restrained by leather straps which held hip back from escaping this gruesome situation. He was receiving electric shocks coming straight from a device locked against his scalp, which had easily led his hair to get messy. However, other form of bruises appeared to cover the rest of his naked body, whether they were sealed or open wounds. By the table’s side stood Tony- visibly enjoying to provide his enemy with pain though it was none but Banner who controlled the entire torture device. Whilst Stark simply wished to see pain and fear reflect in Loki’s eyes, Banner stood there in an uncomfortable manner. You could tell Tony had probably forcefully dragged him into this mess.
You were soon to understand that your leader had lied to all of you- claiming that they had lost Loki through the battle only to be able to sneak him down here in order to make his own justice. But this simply didn’t work out for you. Banner was the first one to notice your presence, though you had to speak up in order to catch Tony’s attention. “What are you doing?” You asked, watching as Iron Man’s head lifted to make eye contact with you. He knew that now was too late to back away, and that his prideful self would have to admit what he was doing without speaking a single lie to you if he wanted to maintain his reputation. “Just giving him a taste of his own medicine.” Tony answered arrogantly, easily leading you to drift off to the doctor in hopes to make this whole thing stop. You were aware that there was no way in hell you would’ve been able to make Tony change his mind.
“Stop this.” You ordered, earning a rather uncomfortable eye contact with Bruce who then looked towards his superior as if he was physically asking him if he was allowed to obey your order. “Banner- if you do this-..” Tony began, only to end up being cut off by your determined self. “Bruce. Whatever he told you, this is not the right way.” You spoke empathetically. Thankfully, your strategy adding up to the doctor’s natural empathy ended up leading the man to stop the electricity from nourishing the machine by pressing on a simple button, both of you earning a head shake from the Avenger standing by the table. “Jesus Christ-“ Tony cursed, feet beginning to lead him towards the controllers though you were soon to stand in his way in order to stop him.
“Does Thor know about this?” You asked, hoping that reminding Tony that Loki’s brother was one of yours would make him change his mind for good. Unfortunately for you, it was rare for Iron Man to ever fear much as his huge ego held him back from doing so. “There’s a lot of things Thor doesn’t know.” Joked the man, rudely underlining the fact that he believed Thor to be a muscular idiot whilst still trying to get past you. But your tough self refused to move, which ended up leading the older man to groan in annoyance. “Fine. Two hours break for him. I wouldn’t want to skip my lunch.” Tony spoke before making his way out of the secret torture room alongside Bruce who appeared to be in pure distress. The doors closed and locked behind you, trapping you in here with poor Loki who was still attempting to recover from this tough step.
He was panting, his chest rising and dropping at quite an incredible rate. You could tell that the demigod was exhausted, and even if he had wrecked havoc around New York, you couldn’t help but feel bad for him. Carefully nearing the table, you watched as droplets of sweat ran down his bare skin- which you soon understood was water that Tony had sprayed around after removing his armor to make sure the electricity would properly pass through his body. His ankles were the first thing you freed, remaining cautious regarding his usually agressive persona. You didn’t want to risk having him put his anger out on you. “I’m gonna free your wrists now, okay? Remember, I’m doing this to help you.” You informed before undoing the upper leather straps.
Unlike what you would’ve expected, Loki’s body simply rolled to the side before falling to the floor and nearly crushing your feet- which he would have if you hadn’t backed away after freeing him. He appeared lifeless, though you could clearly tell that he was breathing due to the weak movements of his back. The poor man simply didn’t have the strength to use his powers nor move any longer- and god knew for how many hours Tony had probably left him here, through pain and torture. You were soon to assume that Loki was probably cold, his wet and bare skin being an awful duo when it came to warmth. “I’ll fetch something to warm you up.” You informed before moving away from his body, walking around the room and seeking for a blanket or other piece of clothing to offer him.
Meanwhile, the demigod found the strength to turn around and look up at your back, surprised that a human such as you who on top of that was part of the avengers would agree to help him. Groaning out of pain as he sat up on his elbows, the raven haired man carried on following each of your steps to make sure you wouldn’t attack him by surprise. Thankfully, you were soon to lay your hands on a blanket, body turning around as you approached Loki’s injured self. However, the demigod surprisingly began to place his hand before his body and lower his head- probably out of fear that you were meant to hurt him again. Besides, humiliation stole away his envy of being touched by anyone at the moment. “Pl- please.. I learned my lesson.. I can’t take anymore of it...” he admitted breathlessly, earning a sigh from you.
“I’m not here to hurt you, Loki. Even if I admit you’d deserve a good beating for wrecking havoc in this city.” You answered, his blue eyes peeking up at you in a shy manner. “It’s just a blanket. See?” You added, raising the large piece of fabric above your chest to make sure he would be able to see it properly. After waiting for a couple of seconds, Loki ended up nodding weakly, visibly agreeing to receive the blanket he was in desperate need of. “Sit up.” You asked him, just in aim to be able to wrap the clothing around his back and keep him warm. However, when the male found himself sitting up on his bum, you couldn’t help but notice the wide scars which adorned his back. They appeared healed. “Is that from Tony?.. they look old-“ You began, only to be stopped by the demigod himself.
“I don’t wanna talk about it.” He responded as his hand rudely took ahold of the blanket, and all of that whilst avoiding eye contact with you. You sighed. “Fine. But looks like I’m trapped in here with you for now.. So the best we can do is remain polite.” You responded wisely before sitting down beside him as Loki wrapped the thick material around his body. It wasn’t the first time you had encountered the demigod, and you had felt surprised to see that he had stolen the Tesseract and attempted to reduce New York to dust. It just didn’t look like something he’d do. Unfortunately, your alliance with the avengers had always held you back from getting to know him better. You two made eye contact for a brief second which allowed you to notice the open wounds on his face and chest- the only part of his body which remained uncovered.
“Will you allow me to get a closer look at those? They might get infected..” you asked, tone lowering just so slightly as you remembered the way his healed scars looked. They didn’t appear as if anyone had taken care of them, which had resulted in a rather healed for sure but bumpy texture. Face to Loki’s lack of response, you decided to take the decision by yourself. Getting up from where you had been sitting, you made your way until the pharmacy cupboard which was part of Bruce’s small handmade lab. You managed to lay your hands on everything you needed- bandaids, alcohol, coton...- which now allowed you to make your way back to Loki. The raven haired man remained suspicious, looking up at you with squinted eyes and following every single one of your steps.
Upon sitting on your knees beside him, you could sense Loki attempting to move further away from you in the most discreet manner- a detail you didn’t bother to speak up about. You could understand he felt afraid and uncertain, but you were willing to prove to him that you meant ho harm or whatsoever. “Just a little bit of alcohol on a piece of coton will do just right.” You explained through your steps, keeping Loki informed of every move just like doctors did with young children. “It might sting a little, but I assume a tough guy like you went through worst, Mmh?” You joked before your hand gently started to approach Loki’s face, the man’s head backing away as you tried to reach his skin. It annoyed you.
“I’m afraid you’re gonna have to make efforts too, because otherwise we’re still gonna be here when Tony would have finished his lunch.” You explained, underlining that him constantly backing away could lead this cleaning process to take hours. After hearing this sentence, Loki’s head finally ceased to move away though his blue eyes remained on you- orbs shooting daggers and body getting ready to intervene if you ever attempted to backstab him and bring him harm. “Breath in.” You asked empathetically before allowing the alcohol coated coton to gently collide with the bruise on his nose. The poor boy winced loudly, his entire body tensing up as your arm went motionless. “I’m sorry.” You spoke, leading Loki’s eyelids to open.
“Sorry?..” he asked whilst making eye contact with you, his calm self now allowing your hand to take care of his face without letting go a single sound. “Yeah. Why?” You carried on discussing with him, believing that it was a good way of distracting his brain from the pain. Loki’s eyes looked away, orbs growing moist as he bit down on his gum. The truth was, no one had ever apologized for manhandling or neglecting him- and hearing you say such a thing to him had honestly reached and pierced through his heart within a matter of seconds. He couldn’t help but remember the horrors Thanos made him go through before he arrived in New York, and the constant conflicts with his father. However, his pride held him back from thanking you or allowing his tears to go down.
“There you go. All cleaned up.” You informed once you had finally finished to clean his face, this statement dragging Loki out of his painful thoughts. You got up from where you had been sitting in order to throw the dirty pieces of coton away and put the rest of the medical furnitures back in their place, and all of that whilst Loki allowed himself to get lost in his thoughts again. “This might cause a civil war, but I’ll inform you brother that you’re here as soon as I can.” You notified as the demigod finally found the strength to get up to his feet- blanket wrapped around his waist- though he still had to lean against the table for support. Is this what empathy feels like? The demigod asked himself as he continued to stare into the void. After such a long time spent by himself, he had forgotten about the many assets of friendship.
You kept Loki company until Tony finally unlocked the room for you to exit. Not once had the demigod thanked you for what you did and were about to do for him, and yet you still felt guilty about leaving him in Tony’s hands until you were able to find the god of thunder. However, for the first time ever, you had been able to distinguish fear and gratitude through Loki’s wealthy orbs.
I’m so sorry this took a while to write! Was having a writer’s block. But here it is now! I hope you was able to enjoy it❤️ take care.
special tag for my best friend @devilsuga who I’d heal and protect on my life if I had to.
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har-rison-s · 3 years
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pray, do tell
request: If you don’t mind me asking, request for Loki asking the other Loki’s if they have a s/o in their timeline during episode 5?
a/n: hi ! i absolutely ADORE this idea and i hope i'll write it out respectfully :)) i loved episode 5 so much, except for SOME scenes, and i especially enjoyed multiple lokis sitting around and talking, chilling, that's like... my dream place to be. YOU DON'T KNOW THE EFFECT PRESIDENT LOKI HAS ON ME. like it should be studied in labs and schools cos ??????? that feeling when he's on screen was just something else. also ! kid loki holding alligator loki my beloved <3. i'd love to be surrounded by lokis, me and loki actually have the same personality type so they're like... my people. sorry for the rant, hahah ! this one is a bit shorter than my other loki works, sorry about that :/ also it took me like 40 minutes to find decent gifs lmao. happy reading !! <3
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Weirded out by what he's seeing, and not entirely sure it's real, Loki can't take his eyes off it, either. The way alligator Loki drinks his boxed wine is just so fascinating to him, yet weird and other-wordly (he knows those well) at the same time. And he's weirded out more by the fact that he doesn't find a variant of him being an alligator strange in any way. He's had a few trying days, as he said himself.
Loki manages to divert his eyes off the creature with horns on its head and looks to the grapes he holds in his hand. He picks small dirt away from the berries and takes a grape into his mouth with ease. The taste reminds him of many things. His childhood, his home, his family... Thor, Frigga, Odin, Sif and the Warriors Three. Asgard. The Gardens, the waters, the Bifrost. Heimdall. Visits to the city, the markets, the celebrations.
Love.
Loki blinks, fooling himself and others by aiming to portray that he's not thinking about anything important. But he is. She was the most important thing to him, and now... Well, maybe during the New York heist, she's still fine, but after Ragnarok... Loki fears too much to think about it.
He wishes he could remember everything with her that followed New York, but all he has of their future is some worn-out tape in the TVA archives. Perhaps even pictures... He wants to live through all they had now, he wishes he could do that most of all. Of course, there's the finding Mobius and helping Sylvie burn down the TVA thing, but upon remembering her, it all falls into the background.
His first love. Not a god, like him, but she was a goddess in his eyes. He smiles now, subtly, at the fond memories of her. He noticed the little moments he had with her in the tape Mobius had, about his whole future. How beautiful she always was, her subtle way of laughing and going about her smiles and giggles, how exceptional and different her clothes always were, how her hair shined in any light...
“Did any of you...” Loki starts to say, and sighs shortly before continuing, thinking he'll probably regret asking it, “did any of you leave a... a lover behind when the TVA arrested you? Prince or princess?” He looks between his variants. Young Loki shoots him a stern look. “Apologies, my liege. You seem too young for that.” Loki bids him a polite smile, but his brain whirs. “How long have you been here, anyway?”
“Don't know. Time doesn't really... exist here.” Young Loki says and throws a salt biscuit into alligator Loki's jaws. “But no lovers in my lifetime, Loki.” He pointedly looks at the older variant of himself, nodding slightly.
“Not yet, at least.” Loki points out and gets scoffs and chuckles from Boastful and Classic Loki. He looks at them with a furrowed brow.
“Oh, you and your grand plan,” Classic Loki shakes his head before taking another sip from his huge cup. Loki only rolls his eyes, but still waits for answers to his question, “well,” Classic Loki downs his drink, “it would be no surprise to you that I had countless partners before I chose isolation. Partners of any kind.” He winks. Loki nods, understanding how much alike he truly is with his variants. “But I feel there is no one truly... truly made for me. Like midgardians would say - 'the one'.“
“In my case, there were many 'the ones',” Boastful Loki says, mocking Classic's use of words. All other Lokis roll their eyes, “I actually feel like every person in the whole universe was made to be with me. I'm just that irresistible.” He smiles pleasantly to himself. Alligator Loki growls again.
“That's another “liar” from him to you, Boast,” Classic Loki nods his head towards Boastful, who only shakes his head and frowns.
“I had my fair share of men and women before I was taken,” Boastful says, “must have been the same for you, Loki.” He looks at him. “Asgard was truly a giving place.”
Loki chuckles, but looks away from his variants. “Oh, it was...” he says quietly, “it was.” His voice grows even more quiet. Young and Classic Loki exchange a look.
“Do tell us, your mischievousness.” Classic Loki urges him. Loki shoots him a nervous look, then he leans back into the sofa and sighs, his eyes strictly focused on his hands.
“I had plenty before I met... one,” he starts to say, “me and her share a past, and, it seems, a future as well. After New York, I am taken to Asgard, imprisoned, but she is there. I fake my death and rule over Asgard as Odin, and she's there. I help Thor destroy our evil sister--”
“Oh, she was a nasty one.” Boastful says, shaking his head. “We used to have a connection, but then she just... I don't even know.” He shrugs. Loki eyes him for a second before continuing.
“We destroyed Asgard, but saved its people, and saved her. We make for Midgard, and she's there with me.” Loki sighs, his eyes gloomy. “And then... Thanos attacks, destroys half, if not all our people, and...” he can't even speak further. His variants share a look, each having quite the correct guess for what could follow after that. Boastful drinks from his cup in an awkward manner. “But I feel like that's another life I lived. Or another me. I don't know, I feel so... disconnected from her, from what we had. Must be the TVA and this... void. And all that's happened, all I've learned about my future.” He sighs again.
“Meeting her again would be a wake-up call, no?” Boastful asks. Loki shrugs, a sad expression on his face.
“Rather a sign that you're real.” Classic Loki says with a wide, true smile. Loki looks to him as if looking at a mentor. “I often felt like the people I loved and the love I had for them, even if it was not reciprocated, were a reminder that I am real, I exist and I can feel all these things.”
Loki considers his words, and then nods along, finding a truth in them.
“After all, love and all other emotions are the human part in all of us.” Classic says. “And it isn't always bad to feel like a regular human being.” Loki can also find truth in those words. Love makes one feel alive, makes you feel like you're on the right path, found the right person, found your purpose. It doesn't always have to be glorious, it can be small, but nonetheless important to you.
“I used to think humans smaller than us, more pathetic and puny, but...” Loki shakes his head, “we, gods, are just the same, really.” He chuckles sadly. “Having quarrels over the stupidest things, being as imperfect as humans... Sometimes I even felt like I was too good, too perfect for something like true love, which is a pathetic emotion that makes you feel all kinds of other feelings, but...” he smiles, “often times I felt like that, she told me everyone was deserving of love, even me.” His smile grows wider.
“She sounds lovely.” Classic Loki tells him with a kind smile.
“She was that, and more.” Loki nods along. Young Loki imitates the sound of a snore and throws a crumpled piece of paper at Loki's shoulder.
“You're making me extremely bored.” He announces and sits straighter in his chair, looking over the mess that is his palace. “Love's boring.” Young Loki throws a juice carton across the room, making a face.
“You are just too young to understand and know it, your majesty.” Boastful says with a wink, and the next juice carton is flying over his head with a snicker from Young Loki. Classic Loki keeps Boastful tight in his seat so an argument wouldn't arise, and Boastful hesitantly restrains, his drink almost spilling over his cup. Loki watches them with a sappy smile on his features, and decides this is a good place to spend eternity at, even without her.
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I feel like if anyone would call Steve on his Bucky bullshit it would be Thor. But not in the way you’d think. Like not in the obvious way that Natasha or Sam would catch on eventually. Thor just kinda happens to be in tune with it on accident because he’s got feelings about brothers in arms. They’re at some Avengers get together and Thor gives him the good stuff, the Asgard booze, so Steve is properly drunk for once and when they’re alone Thor is like
“So, what is the story between you and Mister Barnes?”
“What do you mean?”
“I know a little something of caring for complicated people.” Thor’s mannerisms are even more exaggerated than usual thanks to the drinks but they’re sitting alone on the couch and no one is paying attention to them.
“Uh we’ve been friends a long time.”
“No need to be modest. It’s more than that.”
“Uh yeah I guess. He’s my best friend. I’ve known him my whole life.”
“Yes it’s like that with me as well. I have known him my whole life and he has done unforgivable things and yet I still care for him no matter what. I think sometimes it frightens me that I would let him get away with so much. If I had to choose between Mjolnir or him, I would probably give it up. Not without a fight mind you. It’s always a fight.” Thor sighed.
“Wait. Why would you let...hold on who are you talking about?”
“Hm? Oh my brother, Loki of course.”
“Oh! Yeah...yeah of course. It’s different though. I mean Bucky never did any of that stuff on purpose.”
Thor just chuckles like maybe he doesn’t believe that which irks Steve but he lets it roll off him.
“No you’re right it is a different situation. And you care about him differently.”
“...What do you mean I care about him differently?”
“Oh come now, I see the way you look at him.”
Steve is honestly confused, but getting a suspicious inkling of what Thor might be implying.
“And the way he looks at you.” Thor shakes his head with another little chuckle and drinks from his cup.
“Yeah? And what way is that?” Steve asks, feeling defensive but also hungry with a genuine curiosity.
“Like you’re the only man on this planet! And to be fair you are one of the few superior men on this particular planet, perhaps if he’d been to a few other planets he might have higher standards but they aren’t as bad as they could be. For instance...”
Thor continues talking but he’s lost Steve after the first sentence. Steve turns his head and looks around the spacious multi-level room finally finding what he’s seeking.
Bucky is already looking at him when Steve’s gaze falls on him. For a brief second they hold the eye contact and Bucky gives him a shy friendly smile before he looks away. Steve stares a little longer, his mind is now rolling over ideas he hadn’t given credence to before.
There’s a rough whisper in his ear suddenly. Too close. He can feel the heat of the man’s breath. He pulls back instinctively. But Thor looks like he’s laughing at Steve’s discomfort at the God’s lack of personal space. What did he just say?
“You see?” He’d said.
Does Steve? Thor is wrong; just being flippant.
Steve looks up at where Bucky is on the upper level. He’s standing with a group of people. Probably pretending to be interested in the conversation for politeness sake. He watches Bucky tuck a strand of hair behind his ear. And then look over at Steve like he can feel him watching. Steve looks away this time, feelings suddenly embarrassed at being caught for some reason.
“You should tell him.”
“Tell him what?”
“How you feel!”
“I-he already knows how I feel.”
“Then why is he all the way over there?”
“We’re friends he doesn’t have to be at my side every second.”
Thor doesn’t bother to fight him on the terminology. Probably thanks to the booze. But he says-“In my experience, we never seem to get as much time with the people who matter the most to us, even when we’re supposed to live forever.” Thor’s words have the effect of weighing heavy on them both and a silence falls, after which he clears his throat, slaps Steve on the shoulder and gets up to go find someone else presumably who is better company.
Steve is left feeling like he needs to get to Bucky. He has missed out on a lot. A lot of time. Thor is not wrong about that.
When he stands up Bucky is already right in front of him. He nearly runs right into him.
“Whoa easy there, soldier.”
Steve tries to come up with a smart comeback and fails leaving them both hanging, and leaving Bucky to save him from it.
“What’s in that glass?”
“Um, Asgardian Ale. I think. Whatever it is it does the job.”
“That’s a merit all on its own these days.”
Steve offers Bucky the glass without even saying anything.
The intimacy of Bucky’s lips on the same place his own had been a moment ago is a more poignant observation than normal. They’ve shared a lot of things, canteens, cups, straws...
“That’s...different,” Bucky says, handing it back to him.
Steve sticks close to him for the rest of the night. For whatever reason, it’s comfortable to feel Bucky beside him, his shoulder brushing his carelessly, companions in whatever group conversation they happen to fall into. Maybe he’s imagining it but Bucky seems to be more amenable to talking when Steve is near him, and smiling too for that matter. It’s good to see him smile again. Steve can only wish it were so simple. He’s probably just noticing these things because he’s focused on them. That’s all it is. But maybe Thor was on to something...
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angelyuji · 3 years
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first dates with my faves 😁 : nanami, loki, mammon, arvin, peter maximoff, and 707: yandere edition
cw // forced kissing, guys having a weird thing for innocence, stalking, breaking in and stealing personal items, society, awkward dates, kidnapping, mild to extreme yanderes, shoplifting, unconsensual touching, implied murder, religion is used wrongly to control
nanami: expensive restaurant - is on edge after being forced to go (by gojo). he’ll be watching your every move: the way you talk, the way you sit, the way you excuse yourself. he’ll size you up: your dress, your shoes, your jewelry. god, youre so polite and so friendly, his heart warms at your smile. your mannerisms make him wanna grab you and just hold you close. you’d get your menus and he’d order, then he’ll look at you and you’ll only be able to open your mouth before he just orders for you. you’ll be surprised, but you won’t say anything. giving him enough information to know that you’re perfect for him. he’s not the type to kiss or take you home on the first date, nanami is a gentleman, but you...you’re an exception. he’ll take you to your front door before watching your eyes. he sees such an innocent shine and he wants to protect that innocence for himself. he’ll lean in, holding the back of your head, and he’ll force bring you into a kiss. you’ll warm up to him eventually.
“my tie would look beautiful around your neck, darling”
loki: reallly expensive restaurant - like nanami, he’d be watching your every move. he’ll treat you like you’re inferior to him. he does not wanna be on this date, so he’s not gonna treat you that well. he’s watching you in absolute distaste, hoping you’ll slip up so he can tear you down. watching the way your outfit hugs you, the way you pick up you utensils, the way you laugh every time he sneers at each course. halfway through the dinner, he’ll realize that he’s paying more attention to you than his own dinner. loki won’t wait for you to pick something to eat, not because he wants to see if you’re his type, but because he doesn’t care about what you want. you’ll eat what he orders, no exceptions. the more you go along with everything he says, the more he’ll start looking at you as more of a pet than inferior to him. at the end, if ur not absolutely done with the bs, he’ll drive to your place and look you up and down. as you squirm, he’ll smirk before pulling you into a kiss. you wont be able to fight the kiss, his grip on you strong. then, he’ll reach over, open the door, and tell you to get out. he’ll come back for later though when you’re least prepared.
“get your clothes, pet. you’re coming with me”
peter maximoff: shoplifting - he's all casual, looking to have fun. you walk in to the mall thinking you're going to go shopping as a first date, and he's gonna be late. he'll be watching you from afar to see if he likes you, first. he'll look at your outfit, the stores you go in, what kind of clothes you browse through. he'll speed in, grab your phone, and scroll through that. 30 minutes into your date time, he'll show up in front of you, dragging you off into one of the designer stores. its a test when he grabs the first shirt off the rack, he wants to see how you’d react. are you a prude or are you the one he's been waiting for? are you gonna get angry or just let him do his thing. he'll watch your face as he grabs more and more, seeing you react makes him chuckle. your face twisting in worry, glancing back behind your shoulder every time an employee walks over. he starts to enjoy getting you all riled up and anxious. he laughs every time you ask him to stop and tells you to just relax, he knows what he's doing. by the end of the night, your nerves are shot and you feel like throwing up every time you glance towards the bag of stolen goods. peter doesn't kiss you, but tells you he'll call you before speeding away and leaving you in the mall parking lot.
"don't worry, no one will find out what we're doing"
mammon: watching the stars - mammon will text you to meet him in the planetarium. he’ll have everything ready: a blanket, some snakes, and music. he knows you and he knows you love him already, this "first" date is just confirming to him that you're his. he'll be so sweet for the first time (and the last). he'll be complimenting you so much, calling you his sweet angel, his love, his lovely human. it'll be the little things though, that leave you on edge. the soft touches, the hand on the thigh, the hand too low on your back, the way he moves you to his lap. small things that leave you feeling gross. mammon would be so happy you choose him. he'd never show it, of course, but you'll see it with every hidden smile and the clammy hands. he'd tell you to lay down next to him and he'd force you to lay your head on his arm. every couple moments mammon would inch closer and closer, and soon you'll be a tangled mess of limbs. by the end of your date, mammon would be nuzzling into your neck and you're more rigid than a new pair of shoes. there is no walking back to your room with mammon, he'll keep you next to him till the next morning or take you to his room.
"you smell really nice. why're you moving away, come closer to me"
arvin russel: drive-in theater - arvin will come to your house to pick you up. he'll be jittery and the moment you climb into his car, he'll be heads over heels in love. your gorgeous smile, the way your outfit shines in the setting sun, the way your shoes sound on the dirt. he lives for the simple things that you do. he's seen you for 5 seconds and he's obsessed with you. he'll be a gentleman, getting out of the car to open your door, keeping his hands to himself the entire drive to the theater. you're so pure to him, so innocent, so clean unlike him. he'll be listening to you talk about your family and your life with so much attention. you'll blush when you finally feel his stare, but he'll just tell you to continue, saying that he likes hearing your voice as he drives. if you confess about someone that has hurt you, he'll store that information away, and reach for you hand. he'd glow if you accept. once you reach the theater, he'll go and get snacks, locking the doors just in case. by the time he's back, the movie would have started and you're engrossed in the movie, he'd watch you for a little while. the way your eyebrows furrow, the slight bit of your bottom lip, and he'd smile when you tense at the sound of him opening the door. you'll lean on him, sending his heart into a fit. he'll hid his smile with his hand as your grip on his other hand tightens. when the movie ends, he'll drive you back and you'll both talk about the movie. he'll walk you to your door. you'll stare at each other, blushing, before he leans in and you follow suit. to arvin, you both fit together perfectly. once he leaves you, he'll go take care of anyone that can stand in his way.
"you hurt her. you hurt my girl... you're gonna have to pay for that."
707: picnic in the woods - the both of you were on house arrest to stay away from the agency’s radar, so when seven saw the chance to finally take you on a proper first date…he took it. he wants to treat you like the princess you are, even if you weren’t that willing to be with him. he’d set everything up before the date and make saeran drop u off. he’ll meet you at the start with a trail of roses. he’ll have a hand on your arm the entire time to make sure that you don’t stray from the path, and once you get there, fairy lights strung up on the trees, a red and white plaid blanket laid carefully in the middle, cute cat plates, and a picnic basket overflowing with food. as much as you hated being around your obsessive lover, you couldn’t help but be in awe of his hard work. he brought food that you’d enjoy and different games to play as you guys talk. saeyoung would make your date the most aesthetically pleasing. from the cute summer dress he forced you to wear to the cakes in wine glasses, he’d make it a date fit for a princess. he’ll watch as you eat, taking note of the way you cover your mouth to hide your smile. he’ll watch you the entire time in awe of your beauty. no matter what you’re doing, saeyoung will file it away as beautiful. seven would notice how you watch him carefully as well, it seems like you’re planning your next move, but as you get up, he’ll pull you flat on the ground. his arms would wrap around your waist and you’ll hug him back. he kisses you with a passion, pressing against you, trying to show you how he feels without words. your knight… your savior… your god wants a kiss in return for protecting you. how can you refuse?
“i am your god, mc. i’ll always protect you.”
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lokisprettygirl · 2 years
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Hit me Baby, One more Time (Wrestler Loki x Female Reader)
Read chapter 22 here
Chapter 23
Summary : Frigga invites you over for dinner at her house and you meet a certain giant sexy wrestler you once knew.
Warning : Mentions of Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Loki being Loki
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Frigga. Loki Friggason. His mother's name is Frigga. Now it was entirely possible that it's some other Frigga, but you had a feeling she is his mother. You remember the picture you saw in his locker, the same woman, the only difference is she was standing in the picture, and she looked younger. 
"Uhh that's a unique name" you told her and she smiled politely "Ahh I get that alot" she said to you and another woman ran towards her soon after "Sorry it took me so long, you okay?" She asked him in a worried tone and frigga answered her quickly "Don't worry Martha, I almost got in trouble but this sweet lady helped, btw y/n this is my caretaker Martha, Martha this is y/n" 
She brought her hand forward to shake your hand so you did it awkwardly "Thank you y/n, her son would absolutely murder me if something would have happened to her" Oh he definitely would. You didn't doubt that.
"Marthaaa" frigga gave her the eyes and then she smiled at you "My son is a little protective but he means well" she told you and you smiled.
 "Oh I know" she tilted her head in the same manner Loki often did whenever he was confused and you had to get out of there before you say anything else.
"I should leave, I have to go practice" you told her and they both gave you a polite smile "Ahh dear? Wait a second" she said to you and she asked Martha to pass her a paper and a pen then she scribbled something on it and gave it to you
"I would like to know about your audition, so give me a call tomorrow? You don't have to if you don't want to, no pressure, just a thought" she passed you the note and you took it from her 
"Sure, I will, thank you so much, so nice meeting you, you're very kind" she gave you a smile as she heard you and you got your snacks and checked out of there as soon as you could. You took a deep breath as you got inside the car with Mack "Are you okay?" He asked you and you shook your head in yes.
What are the odds? That you met her out of all people, it hasn't even been two hours since you got here in LA, so this is why he visited La, she lives here? Thor doesn't know that? she has been hiding in plain sight, how is it possible?
"Frigga that girl y/n, I think it's the same girl you had suspicion about, the one loki followed on his instagram" Martha told frigga and she smiled "Oh I know, someone told me, I recognised her as soon as I saw her, and I think she recognised me too, which makes me think that Loki told her about me? He never does that, he always hides me from the world, I think she could be the one to bring my sweet boy back to me" 
Frigga told Martha and Martha sighed "Well to be fair, he's nothing but sweet to you, it's people like us facing his wrath" She told frigga as they came out of the store "He wasn't always like that martha, he was the sweetest boy ever" she whispered as she thought of a particular memory.
"Mama mama mama look, look I'm pretty like you" Frigga looked up from the book she was reading as she heard her 8 year old son Loki's voice and she smiled, he had gotten his hands on her makeup kit it seemed "Oh my little mischief" 
She lived for her sons Thor and Loki, her husband might have changed but her sons would always be there to bring a smile on her face. She opened her arms and called him to her, so he ran towards her and he sat down on her lap "You did it yourself?" She asked him and he shook his head enthusiastically.
"I see you when you do it, I learned mama, I learned, I did good?" she giggled as she heard his voice, then she teared up "You're perfect sweet boy" she got up and brought her camera from the bedroom. She set it up on a stand and timer and then she stood next to him, her arms around his shoulder, she had to take a picture of her son being so mischievous. 
She did lose that picture somewhere though, it got missing from her album, she didn't know that it ended up in his locker. As a reminder that his mother seemed truly happy once, as a reminder of the innocence he lost.
When Odin caught him with makeup on his face, he dunked his head in the bathtub and made him scrub it off, told him that real men don't do such feminine things, told him that he looked like a back alley whore. Used words for him he didn't even understand at his age. The day Odin took him to train for the first time and it was the day he lost his boyish purity.
"Heimdall, where is Odinson these days?" Loki asked heimdall as they were going through the security checking on the airport "He's in New Jersey" Loki raised his eyebrows as he heard "What the hell is he doing there?" He asked curiously
"I don't know, I'll find out" He told Loki, what is Thor upto now he wondered. 
You couldn't stop thinking about Loki and meeting his mother just now. Next day during the auditions you felt so nervous, but he was still somewhere there in your head, after your routine the judges told you and mack that you have cleared the selection process and taken into the next round. You couldn't have been happier but you had no one to share the happiness with except your parents and mack. 
You both have been preparing several routines in advance for the next round so it wasn't an issue, Mack decided that it would be best to take a day off and enjoy the nightlife of LA, but you just wanted to go back to your room and rest, you two also needed to find a room or something, if you make it to the next round after the second one, you'd be here for a long time.
After much consideration you decided to call frigga and told her that you cleared the audition, she sounded happy for you and then she asked you if you'd like to come for dinner at her place. Somewhere in Beverly hills.
"Uhh are you sure, I don't want to intrude in case you have family over" you asked her to enquire about Loki, you didn't want to face him at all, but you didn't want to hurt Frigga either, she seemed lonely.
"Ahh Don't worry it's only me and Martha and some staff workers, I would love to have a new company as well" Frigga told you and you sighed, you didn't know what to wear, so you put on a pair of black jeggings with a dark green shirt, it was new and no you didn't think of loki when you chose to wear that. You obviously didn't.
"Mama you can't invite a complete stranger here you know that right? What if Thor sent her to pry on you?" Loki asked frigga, and she shook her head "She's harmless I can promise you that" she told her overprotective son and he sighed 
"Yes because you're a very good judge of character right?" He snapped on her, he wanted her to have a new company but he didn't like her being so careless, there could be several reasons why a strange woman would try to get close to his mother, she glared at him as he used that tone with her and then she teared up,
"That's how you would talk to me now?" She asked him and he felt his heart breaking instantly, he sat down on the floor and placed his head down on her lap "I won't do it again mama I promise" when he looked up his eyes were red from the tears so she leaned down to kiss his forehead "Go get ready, and fix your hair" she ruffled his hair and he smiled as he got up. She seemed happy and that made him happy.
When you reached the address she gave you, you were shocked to say the least, you knew he was rich but you didn't know that he owned a freaking mansion in LA, there were guards who asked for your ID and your entry timings were recorded then they checked you for any weapons and such and also took your pepper spray.
"You'll get it back when you leave" one of the guards told you as he took you inside. Dear lord.
Once you got inside, she greeted you. She was in a full length dress and had a thin fabric wrapped around her shoulder, her light brown hair in a bun, she looked like a queen. You leaned down to hug her and she hugged you back "Did you have any trouble getting here?" She asked you and you shook your head in no.
"Where is Martha?" You asked her and she smiled at you "She's upstairs, oh by the way, my son arrived just recently, but he won't be a bother" She told you and your eyes widened, Oh no! you had to make an excuse and get out of there before he could see you but what would you say to her?
"Your son?" You asked her as you thought of excuses and you followed her towards the living room "His name is Loki" she told you and you were panicking more and more with every passing second. 
She asked you to sit down on the couch but you were a nervous wreck "Ahh there he is, loki meet y/n, the girl I told you about" you scrunched your forehead but you finally turned around to face him, he was a pale looking man in general but right now he seemed as if he had seen a ghost.
"Loki" you mumbled and he walked closer to you as he looked at his mother then you, then her, then you again "Birdy, I mean y/n, what are.. you..what are you doing here" frigga smirked as she heard him calling you birdy. She knew he wasn't talking about his pet birdy that day.
"You two know each other?" She asked, acting to be confused and you looked at her "He used to date my roommate Tonya in New York" you gritted your teeth and Frigga gave you a sly smile "Not a date, didn't date her" he glared at you at your bold statement and you glared back at him.
He was wearing a green t-shirt matching yours and a sweatpant, that's no way to dress up when a guest is over. Mannerless.
"I had no idea, this is even better, I thought it would be awkward with you two but good to know that you know each other from New York" 
She asked you to sit down again and you did. Then she asked Loki to come sit next to you but he sat on the couch in front of you "I'll check to see if the dinner is prepared" she wheeled out of there and you have never felt so awkward in your life.
He couldn't believe this, you were here in LA, in his mother's house, It's been more than three months since he saw you last, you look so pretty, but so pissed off at him as you should be, why did you come here? It was already hard for him to get over you "Before you think that I stalked you, she told me that you were not here" 
He smiled and then he smirked 
"So you knew she was my mother and still came here?" He asked you and you wanted to slap that grin off his face "She invited me, I didn't want to offend her" you told him the honest truth and he walked in over to you to sit next to you, you scooted over to the side as he sat so close, you could smell him, he smelled divine. An Aphrodisiac.
"Thanks for helping her in the store, she told me" he said to you and you looked at him "You don't have to thank me for being a human" your voice sounded shrill, he could tell that you wanted to murder him "I do, they are rare" he chuckled and you wondered why she was taking so long to come back
"What are you doing here? In LA I mean" he asked you and you looked at him.
"The audition, we got selected" you told him and he smiled. He was so proud of you "Congratulations" 
You took a deep breath as Frigga wheeled in again, this time with Martha by her side and she took you both to the dining area. Frigga and Loki sat on one side of the table, while you sat next to Martha on the other side facing them "So how well do you know each other?" she asked you both and you smiled politely,
"I thought I knew him but I don't" you muttered under your breath and he almost choked on his Chicken salad "Did you say something dear?" She asked you and you cleared your throat before you spoke again. "Not that well, he used to spend nights at my apartment, with my roommate" you glared at him again and norns he wanted to take you to his room and punish you for being so mouthy. 
"Is this girl, her roommate I mean, your girlfriend, little mischief?" Frigga asked him and your pupils dilated as you heard the nickname, that's why he was so taken aback when you called him that. 
"Not a girlfriend mother, just someone I hung out with a few times" she glared at him as he told her about Tonya. Frigga asked you how long you have been dancing for, and other things about your life and you kept the conversation going. You did feel his foot touching yours under the table and you glared at him to stop, but he didn't, he took his shoes off instead and you felt his thumb rubbing against your shin.
After the dinner she asked you to stay over, no wait, she insisted you to stay over and then she took you with her to get changed. You couldn't deny her, she was overbearing, but she meant well it seemed. Plus it would be nice to have someone in a new city. Now only if she wasn't Loki's mother, then it would have been perfect.
Seeing him again brought all those feelings back that you have been trying to push away, why he looks so good and smells so good, you wanted to kiss him and touch him but you remembered that night and how he left you after that, and no his little explanation over the text didn't make you feel any better.
Frigga gave you one of her old nightwear to put on so you can sleep comfortably, and then she showed you your room.
Loki couldn't stay still, you were here? What were the odds that out of all people you bumped into his mother yesterday? He needed to go see you and talk to you, he didn't know what he would say but he had to hold you and hear from you. And Kiss You
When he went to the guest room, frigga was showing you an album, probably from his childhood and he cringed at the thought. "That's birdy, unfortunately she flew away because of-" she was going to say something but she looked at Loki and the look he gave her made her stop "She's cute" you giggled as you looked at the cutest white cockatoo, must have hurt to lose her, Loki also looked so cute as a child, but then you saw one of his pictures as a baby and he was all naked, his little weenie made you giggle.
Loki smiled as he heard you giggling, thankfully he didn't know why you were giggling "She is cute..she was I meant" 
You glared at him, no you won't let him be cute with you again after what he did. No. Just no. No matter how adorable he looks when he's flirting with you. Just no.
"Oh dear I'm worn out from the day, I have to get my sleep, I'll see you in the morning" she hugged you and you returned the warm embrace. And then she left you with her giant sexy son.
"Goodnight to you I guess" you told him as you walked over to him, he was standing in the doorway and you wanted to close the door "I know you are upset" he held your chin with his fingers and made you look at him "That would be an understatement, I hate you" he made an tch sound as he heard you, you can't hate him.
"You should" you teared up as you heard him and he tilted his head then he leaned down to kiss you, you didn't seem opposed to it, you kissed him back, god you have missed him. He always made you so impulsive and careless.
"I have missed you little thing" he whispered as he cupped your cheeks and he got inside the room and closed the door. You pushed him against the door and tiptoed as you wrapped your arms around his neck, his hair as soft as you remembered, you didn't let go of his lips and he didn't either, he brought his hands behind you and grabbed your hips to pull you closer and then he picked you up and turned you around swiftly to press you against the door.
"You are an asshole, live with that" you mumbled and he stopped kissing you as he chuckled "I know I am but you came here little thing, it's not my fault" you rolled your eyes at him and he gripped your hair in his fist
"If I knew beforehand you were here I wouldn't have" he snickered as heard you, you have missed him too he could tell by the way you rubbed your hands against his chest. 
 "You got a mouth on you now huh, what did you do with my good girl?" He asked you and you snickered "You killed her when you left"
He smiled as he heard you, he knows you're pissed off but that doesn't make you any less adorable "That's a tad dramatic birdy" he mumbled and then he kissed you again "Gotta say, the fact that you're wearing my mother's outfit is really off putting, how about i take you out of these and put you in mine?" He played with the strings of two piece nightwear and you teared up again.
"Yeah you want to play with your toy again? What happened to your one fuck rule?" He grabbed your chin and he kissed you furiously as he heard you "You're not a toy birdy, I never intended to treat you like one, not outside of bedroom" he told you as he kissed on your neck and you felt his hips bucking into your core.
"Well That's how you made me feel that night" 
"I told you it wasn't your fault that I left, do you not listen to me?"
"I did that's why it hurt, I thought you cared about me, but you treated me like rest of your women" 
"They're not my women birdy and I do care about you, that's why I left" 
"That makes no sense whatsoever"
"I know but I don't think I can explain" 
"Well then get out, I'm not interested in your mind games" he put you down as soon as he heard your hurt voice and then he got out of there without a word. Okay you weren't expecting him to listen to you for once, you didn't want him to leave.
You felt used by him and he never wanted to make you feel that way, everyone he fucks once, they always know what they want from him and he always wants just sex, but you made the situation complicated for him. He was addicted to you and even three months away from you didn't make him grow out of these feelings he had.
After you threw him out of your room he went straight to the only woman he knew could get him out of this predicament, so he knocked on her door. He heard his voice asking him to come in as she was already in bed, so he went inside. As soon as she looked at his face she knew something was wrong "What's wrong Little Mischief?" 
"Mama I need your help" 
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rockstar!bucky barnes x assistant!reader x rockstar!loki laufeyson / masterlist
summary; having previously worked for loki, it causes a heat to burn within bucky’s already accumulated hate towards the musician / warnings; threesome, smut, mxf and mxm sex, mentions of sex with other characters, oral sex (male and female receiving), creampie, unprotected sex, double penetration, degradation, swearing, orgasm denial, cum eating
“Can’t believe you worked for that wanker.” Snarked Bucky as an image of the well known, musically spread, and acoustically acclaimed, Loki Laufeyson was shown on the screen of the dressing room television, as the other artist stretched his clothing bare arms across the back of the couch. “Come here sweet cheeks.”
At his command, you dismissed the paper work for a moment, trailing over and straddling the inked hunk’s chain belted lap, digging your manicured set of nails into his shoulders, as you seated yourself over his crotch. “I’m happy I work for you now Buck, you treat me so good.”
Punctuating your words, you pressed your teeth into your bottom lip, giving it the appearance of being more plump, as you batted your dark eyelashes up at your employer. “I do, don’t I?” He rhetorically asked, skimming his fingers across the length of your arms, before moving them to sloppily cup your jaw, ensuring that you would not look away from his wild and dilated pupils. “Tell me what I do better than the lead singer of the god of mischief.”
At his words, a small yet peaceful contortion of uncomfortableness split a skin grafted line through the centre of your forehead, stating that you had no wish to do so. And thus, as punishment for your self aversive silence, Barnes braced his knuckles into your skin, causing you to keen out, and tap his shoulders in verification for surrender.
In turn, you lowered your hands, dragging the tips of your nails, absentmindedly running them down the expanse of his waxed chest, conveniently passing the silver hoops that were attached to his nipples on the trail to a less dominant ground. “I prefer the way that your songs have a heavier bass and-“
“Uh uh uh, not the music. Think of something that has you, let’s say, screaming, but definitely not in a crowd. Though, we may have to try that one sometime; show the world how hungry you are to assist me.”
“You, James Bucky Barnes,” he loosened his grip to your relief, which lead to you hugging in spite, “are the best fuck I have ever endured. Loki has nothing on you, he deems himself a god of the arts, but he doesn’t see how you paint me so perfectly with your cum, nor how you bend my body to your whim, as though I am a tool in the midst of your creations, useful, but disposable.”
“I like the sound of that doll. Disposable, now that really does you make you sound like my personal cum dump.”
“That’s was certainly interesting to listen to...”that voice had your body jolting in shock, and it appeared that Bucky too was surprised by the presence, though, he steadied his well versed hands on your hips, claiming you to the intimate spot.
“What the fuck are you doing in my dressing room you greasy haired weasel?” Bucky sneered, his nose turning up at the sight alone of his competition in the lyrical world. Loki, he had graced you with his presence, and you had to look away; he admittedly looked good.
His shirt was open chested, leaving you with the memorable impression of all the times that you had left crescent marks upon that particular surface, a few times you had even drawn blood, but that had only fuelled his mission to fuck you into a propeller of urgency.
“Our new album Laufey has just been released, I can confirm my dear, you shoulda stayed around and knelt in our success. The records are certainly going to have more sales than what was it called again? Ah yes, the red star. I could tell it was about this one, so much passion, a sultry tune, that did little to justify what it means to be with her.”
Loki’s hands waved around as he spoke, and you could only picture the past whence he penetrated your with those long and talented fingers of his. He had drawn orgasm after orgasm out of you, resulting you to be nothing more than a withering mess, as he digressed the option to simply stop. There was nothing simple about him, nor the time that he demanded that he shared you with his brother.
That thought alone had you mindlessly grinding upon Bucky’s covered cock, plucking at your lip with the keys of your teeth, though Bucky’s voice brought you back to reality, causing you to pause your movements embarrassingly, venting a clear out of your head to process the situation that was before you. The two were bickering like two teenage girls, and it was quite exhausting to listen to.
“Answer the question trickster, else I’ll have you fed to the infamous black panther, and let’s just say that he is the best bodyguard I have ever hired. So, are you going to speak, or will I have you dragged out of here like a damned serpent with a noose around its neck?” Bucky threatened, gritting his teeth together, his nose straining in frustration, drawing more attention to the small stud on the right side of his nose.
“Looks like she needs me Barnes, perhaps your reputation does not proceed you. But to answer in full, my band have made quite the rise, and I thought it would be... fitting to pay you a visit. Though I had no idea that this wonderful woman would be here, pining on your lap like some feline in heat. I see she’s fucking you now, after all my suspicions are never wrong. Or we’ll, Heimdall’s train of thought always ends up at the right station.”
“Can the pair of you stop, for one goddamn minute!” Your hands obscured a path into your hair, as you glared back and forth between the pair of rival rockstars. “I am here, dammit! Stop talking about me as though I am not here, a part of me wishes that I wasn’t so I didn’t have to listen to your bitching.”
Without any thought, you clambered from your perch on Bucky’s lap, walking towards the raven haired gentleman, pointing your finger in his face as you accused him. “You’ve got your point across, but I’ll tell you something. If you don’t leave, Heimdall will see me putting my foot up your ass.”
“Does she speak to you like this Barnes? I thought she had loosened up in more ways than one when I allowed Thor to stretch her cunt, but it appears that that mouth of hers has gotten a little out of hand also. You should do something about that, or else you’ll lose her to someone else like a did. Who knows, could be Romanoff, heard she has a thing for brats.”
Natasha Romanoff, a diverse woman in her ways and songs. She was the queen of the rock culture, tormenting her workers with her verbal abuse and it would undoubtedly be no different for her assistant. If you were to be under her employment, it was certain that you would not get out alive, nor work for another talented person for the rest of your life. To cross her, was a vow to sign your own death certificate, it was plain stupidity, yet people still hustled with her and her limits, resulting in their chances of ever getting hired for any job, vastly slim to none.
At the lack of defence that Bucky provided you, you felt small, your shoulders slacked as you were tortured with Loki’s cold and silky gaze, more so when the man stood up, pressing his bare chest against your back. You could feel the rings that hung off the buds that adorned his chest coil and dig into your back, shrouding your demeanour substantially.
A part of you wanted nothing more than for Bucky to abuse Loki’s face with his fist, specifically the right, since it was the bearer to a chunky silver ring. It’d leave quite the print, however, the unexpected unravelled as his enquiring tone was aimed not at you, but Loki instead.
“You let your brother fuck her, hmm. Maybe she should learn her manners by being shared, that way her retrospective spattering of bullshit may be contained, to a limit of course.” It was unbelievably, you could not believe that Bucky was conferring with the enemy! And not only that, they were talking about experiences of having you literally become speechless from their unprofessional administrations upon your body. “I’d get T’Challa in here, but I know she’s already fucked him. Can’t quite fire him for it though, because who could ever say no to those pretty eyes, and that mouth, god, it is definitely one of her most persuasive attributes.”
“Bu-“ you didn’t even get to finish imploring his name off your lips, about to defend yourself and your previous actions, though, you were interrupted, starved from the opportunity of coming up with an explanation.
“No.” Loki told you, the roles now reversed as he was the one with his index finger aimed at you. He tapped your nose with it, as he began to pace in the room, his wild locks remaining in their place as he spun, before facing Bucky, a sly tranquility of a truce veining out from the pools of his evergreen orbs. “You don’t speak a word to me y/n, not whilst I’m having a conversation with James here.”
James. It was too far a polite way for him to address your boss. They were all hot and ready to tear out each other’s throats a moment ago, and now here they were, having a silent conversation without your inclusion. It had you reeling your mind as to why, until Bucky gathered your hair in his hand to the side, sliding you y/h/c locks over your shoulder, and finally deemed it acceptable for you to hear his voice.
Though, he still was not directing his tensive words in your direction. “Since you had dealt with this subordinate behaviour from her, perhaps you’d like to join us; help me train her to become more...” His breath fanned your the top of your ear, making your skin crawl by not only his warm and inviting breath, but also the offer that he had supposed to the other man.
“Obedient?” Loki asked in turn of his wispy ended offer of optimism, his leather, sharp tipped boots taking a prominent, heart clenching step towards you. He reached his finger out, grasping a loose strand that had fallen out of Bucky’s grip and before your face, tugging lightly on it, as his lips came dangerously close to your own. “Rules aren’t your forfeit, are they my dear? The best assistant I ever hired, with all those unique ideas floating around in that independent head of yours, but you’ve always been troublesome. I remember the time that you bit my cock that day you had attitude. I reckon Bucky here could do a better job.”
“Then why doesn’t he?” You hissed as said man tugged on his handful of your hair, instantly making you regret your phrase in the moment. To a halting surprise however, Bucky released you, lightly shoving you to cause you to fumble forwards, and away from him.
“Maybe I will.” He dared, earning a nod from Loki, whom seductively began to unzip his loose trousers, as Bucky descended to the ground, his hands running up his rival’s thighs, as the material dropped around Loki’s ankles. It would seem, that he had gone commando, and as Bucky grasped Loki’s shaft, you felt a pull in your chest inherently demanding that you play some part in this fornication.
“Wait.” Your hand shot out, as though you had some force to stop them from continuing with their war path to exact all of their developed spit onto you. “What about me?” You were ss
“Oh no doll, you are not pulling any strings here, if you wanna do something useful, come here and warm my cock, you can watch me blow your old associate.” A slither of a whimper fell from your lips, it wasn’t exactly what you were prying towards, but you sure as hell were not going to refuse the contact that Bucky was obliged to give you.
Thus you wandered towards him, your pinkies curling around one another, as you sashayed to the ground beside him, watching as he paid Loki no mind for a moment, ruthlessly in a desperation fuelled motion, unbuckled his thick belt, and shoved the material of his leather trousers to be held accountable against his lower thighs, just above his tense knees.
He too, as their exteriors supposed, had forgone the extra layer that kept his cock tucked away, though it was exposed as he tugged those tight trousers down, and the sight of both his and Loki’s cocks bobbing in the same vicinity had you close to quivering.
It was somewhat of a dream portrayed in the viscous space of reality, the two men half undressed in then proximity of yourself, it was something that you had always imagined, even before you had left Loki’s side, and opted to work for Bucky, but the idea was definitely short lived. They hated each other, but apparently they were willing to put all their issues aside to prohibit you from freely running your mouth.
Bucky’s cock twitched as he patted his own thigh, ordering you without the aid of his voice to commence it as a servant’s throne, or in your case, a stool for you to rest on as he tended to intimate needs of the man that you had once worked for. Finally, with the decision of better judgement, you allowed your grey jumper dress to slide down your body, leaving you nude, and the aspect of the two men’s unforgiving and locked gazes.
“No underwear, and you wonder why your men have no difficulty in her allowing them to fuck her.” Bucky took ahold of his cock, squeezing his cock with one hand, whilst his other aided you in sitting on his muscular legs, as he lightly growled up at the opposing rockstar.
From the stiff grip that Bucky affirmed around his sceptre, Loki gasped, his pale lips instantly shutting once the sound wantonly abandoned him. The last thing that he wanted was for Bucky to see him in vulnerable poise, though with that said, it’d be rather difficult considering the smutty circumstances.
Bucky took Loki’s long, alabaster prick into his mouth, starting from the primrose tip and descending down, reciprocating the action that you did yourself as you sheathed yourself onto his cock, but instead with his lips. A grunt rendered along Loki’s length as the man bit back a whimper, the vibrations running through his veins like a transpiring pulse of sorcery.
Bucky opted for bobbing his head, as you endured the liberation of his very slightly gyrating movement inside of you. Though, despite him being almost completely still and leaving you full to the brim with his thick length, his balls resting against the partition where he was delved into you, you remained transfixed.
The motion image, recording first hand through your own eyes, of him blowing Loki was sinful, but you were drawn to it. If that made you a sinner, one endorsed by the graphic scene, licking your lips from the sight of Bucky running his studded tongue up the length of Loki, dipping the ball of silver metal into his slit, then so be it.
Your heart raced as you were met with an opportunity. A globe of saliva, strung by the lapping muscle of Bucky’s tongue dropped down; you practically saw its fall in slow motion. It was done before you could register your actions, you had leant forwards, catching the trickle of spit in your mouth, thinking not for a moment as you gulped the subjective liquid down.
Bucky’s pace increased, he gagged lightly as he jolted him further down his throat. Loki hummed, harshly grabbing Bucky’s dark brunette locks, biting his lip as he reimagined your little catch. It had him feeling close, and just as he was about to finish, precum furiously pooling out of his tip, Bucky pulled back, a smirk marking his features.
“You’re not cumming in my mouth, I don’t mind sucking dick, nor swallowing, but I have to practically listen to you jizz over your own talent, and prowl over my girl.” The name he labelled you with had your heart fluttering, but not nearly as much as when he lightly pulled out of you, infuriating you with the lack of any pleasurable esteem. “Don’t you worry babes, you can finish with me inside of you, like always.”
That used to be him, Loki thought with a brewing rage in his chest. Though he instead shrugged out of his dull patterned striped shirt that was already loose on his shoulders. The fabric hit the floor, leaving all of you barren to the subject of nudity.
“Always doesn’t suppose the past Barnes.” Loki stated, referring to all the various times that he had found refuge in your spongey walls, you willingly clenching around him, and pleading for him to hit a deeper spot within you. “And I do not prowl, I don’t need to. The evidence is there between her legs, coiling in juices surrounding her ever so willing folds, that are prepared to endure the harshest of penetrations.”
“What are you trying to do, write a fucking song about this?” Scoffed Bucky, rolling his crystallised orbs at the guts that this man had. If he so much as wanted to, he could stop this passage into a three way all together, but he did not, at least he had yet to. He was enjoying the way that you were squirming to yourself, thinking that he didn’t notice, squeezing the sides of your thighs together in an aroused matrimony.
“A fucking song would’ve the correct term - literally.” Was the affirmed words of Loki, as he shoved Bucky to be sat beside you, tilting his messy brush of crazed hair, his untrustworthy eyes drifting to you. “Who’d you want to fuck you, you fangirling slut?”
It was truthfully a difficult decision. “Both.” You admitted, your bones jumping as Bucky pinched one of your erect nipples, continuing to hold a sturdy clasp of his pads around the sensitive flesh; you couldn’t jut choose one of them. Not when they were both in such close range, bore in nothing more than their birthdays suits, talking about your quivering and diversely accepting cunt.
They knew that you couldn’t possibly refuse one or the other. You were vastly too hungry to be filled like you had never been before, shagged by two of three most well known artists in the industry, earnestly and mindlessly earning yourself a title within the circle of uptight yet simultaneously chill performers.
Perhaps, if Bucky we to ever potentially fire you, there would be another pursuer for your articulating talents on standby, awaiting for the moment that you walked out of his complex door to swoop you up as though they were a predatory falcon, flying off into a stationed sunset, those around seeing you as nothing more than a shadow of the ambient orb, but the one who had employed you finding you to be a sufficing inspiration.
Large hands swallows your hips, firmly controlling their angle as they grasped you in their strong, almost super human hold, lifting you so that you were tentatively tucked in a reverse cowgirl position on Bucky’s lap. It was the third time that you had been this close to him, it would almost be intimate, if your legs weren’t strewn in an open, all revealing splay, so that Loki could see your boss tease his tip around your entrance before sliding you down his length, extracting a strong wail from your churning throat.
Your own hand resented down, applying swirls of pressure down on your clit; it appeared that they were willing you to continue without interruption. Bucky lightly, despite the power that he was promoted to in this position, began to bounce you on his shaft, spewing small mewls out from your agape mouth.
Fisting his cock, Loki approached, Bucky reachin this seen hands down to spread te lips of your pussy, so that the other man was guaranteed a crude glimpse of you being stufffed. Though, you weren’t quite filled enough, for Bucky raised a brow and prompted Loki to allow himself to be pulled closer by your axed and whining aura.
He brushed his tip languidly against your buzzing clit, dragging through your slick and jab i at your delicate fingers before probing at the base of Bucky’s cock, and pushing inside, right along his rival’s length, the pair moaning out in a pleasured union. On the other and, you had tears falling from the crescents of your eyes, the stretch so much that it was a blistering pain to your cunt.
“Don’t go all meek dear, you and i both know this is far from the first instance where you’ve had more than one cock in this nasty, betraying cunt of yours.” Loki taunted, gripping the vulnerable expanse of your throat from behind, his icy glazed skin sending provocative shivers down your spine, making your pussy pulse from the chill that ran through your body.
And then, i a split instant, both cocks began to piston into your walls, as though you were nothing more than a rag doll, meant o be thrown around and handled in a disorderly fashion. They ere ruthless, groaning out symphonies in the cursive air around you, as your walls engulfed their pricks more than snugly.
You felt so wide down there, they were taking a pirating toll on your body stealing every breath that dared wither from your lips, tweezing their nimble fingered around various parts of your body, all in due retrospect or coerce you into fucking them back, making all actions in the mass of bodies a mutual effort.
Loki lowered his head down meeting Bucky for a sloppy, brash kiss. It was clear they were simply doing that part to fulfil a greedy desire in your stomach, but you were not one that minded. It was, like the rest of their frenzy of collaborations, a competitive mess. They nipped harshly at each other’s lips, ravenously all in the meanwhile ploughing your body with their har girths.
“Fuck, that’s hot.” Your tongue dribbled, earning satisfied, lust induced smirks from both parties that were currently penetrating you, making you writhe harder against their lengths a new flow of moisture weeping out from your hole, lubricating their movements further, it encouraging them to do nothing more than continue what they were doing, despite their better judgements.
The truth was, they were rockstars. They had no better judgement, which is why everyone like them needed someone like you. Their thought were clouded with one mission, and for once in their spent lifetimes, it was not to beat the others, at least not to a certain extent anyways. It was their assignment, delivered by their own hands, to bring you to the edge, and that’s physically what they reformed to do.
One of them were groping your nipples, whilst the other confined the same treatment to your ass cheeks. Loki found your Rocky enables of positive feedback to be icicles and they were beautiful, he stared at them, as though they were divine ploys extracted from the mythical kingdom of Jotunheim, their residence in the realm to be the peacemakers of all bountiful creatures, much like himself and Barnes.
A rich euphoric groan exuberated from Bucky as he allowed himself to spoil, but he tutted whence he watched Loki’s features suppose that he was to follow shortly behind. “Not inside of her.” Bucky growled, sufficing Loki to roll his eyes, and pull out, the man behind you furiously replacing your hand, rolling our clit in his grasp until a sinful scream enveloped the air, commencing them all to the fact that you had just came.
Loki found the show to be unfair, and instead, spilled his priceless seed onto the huffing skin of your stomach, you eyes fluttered shut at the warm feeling pooling onto you. You leant back, drawing your neck into a crooked angle as you swiped your tongue wordlessly over the piercing on Bucky’s right nipple, metal providing a relief to the heat that your body was and had been swarmed with. “ Last chance you’re gonna have t taste her sweet cunt.”
“You do certainly have some faith in this one Barnes, but I do doubt that it will be the last instance in which i am todo so.” His silver tongue pried at your cum soaked flesh, drinking up all the essence that you had to offer, onshore the flavour that Bucky had brought to the table, i the form of a succulent drizzling of Snow White cum.
As Loki finishes swabbing his tongue over your cunt, Bucky adoringly kisses you, much sweeter than he has before. It was sort, and almost chaste, but his blue eyes roamed your face, delicately observing the high points of your face, that were covered with a sheen of great force making you as he would put it, glow.
The pair of you weer exhausted, there was still some swollen was to his lips from where he had sucked off Loki. His hands cradled you around your waist, his feet kicking Loki back as you whimpered from opaque sensitivity. “I guess that was you bidding me a dew.” Sneered the trickster, fishing for his clothes, as he spared you a spark filled glare, to which you ignored.
Once he was situated back into his attire, he left the sex scented room,a hollow smirk chapping his lips as he strutted th a purpose out into the hallway, taking a left instead of a right, and creeping into barnes’ studio to see what the man was working on in the midst of his enduring tour/ He was always the trickster, and nothing different was to ever be expected out of him.
“That was good.” You mumbled, rubbing your ode lovingly across the scruff that coated his jaw. His fingers made small circles upon your tummy, humming contently as he remained sheathed inside of you. He had to admit, he preferred it when it was just him, but his lonesome, sheathed within your walls, feeling the small trembles of your walls around him. It was practically heaven, and he would say so if he believed in such a place.
A deliberate knock ruined the moment, as the man entered,he quarrelled with himself where her to casually look in the direction of the pair of you or to avert his sight around, and blankly at the all. “What is it T’Challa?” Grumbled the man inside of you, quirking a thin brow at the timing of his presence.
“Loki; he managed to get into ur data, and he’s leaked a whole bunch of your music.” Of course, Loki would not come here to simply gloat, there was alas something extra up his green sleeve, and now it was revealed.
“Son of a bitch!” Bucky made a move to stand, but instead prohibited a whimper out of you as hi ships jutted angrily tip on instinct. “Get Odin on the phone, we’re going to have a little chat about his slippery hands son!” Barked Bucky, prepared t do anything to bring his greatest threat down, compiling him into the put of hate industry, until he was forgotten about, unable to ever produce new music again.
“Talk to Sif.” You whispered, becoming the image of his assistant once more, even if his cum lathered cock was prevailing within a rut of required stress relief, growing in the conjunction of your wall with his body guard there. “She loathes him, and rightfully so. He got her kicked out and she has dirt on him that nobody else has ever heard. If you want to take I’m down, she is your in.”
The strict tone grammatically supported by your logical information was definitely turning Bucky on again. He could handle you more than fine without Loki’s aid, he was just a means to an end, as it was clearly shown in his priorities.
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Are you still accepting crossover requests? If you are, maybe the reader as Thor and Loki’s little sibling and an ex-avenger who travelled to Romania and ending up at the Dimitrescu castle? Maybe even meeting the Lords and Mother Miranda? Thank youuuuuuu
Yes!! I'm accepting requests!
Specially since I can't exactly write the Loving You sequel since my sibling broke the laptop. It's in the repair shop still.
So I'm writing on my phone again.
2nd crossover since the way the reader goes to the village is different.
As a Goddess, you've learned how to be adored. Specially since you have two older brothers and an older sister. Being the youngest is not easy because all of them were overprotective as hell.
Surprisingly, one of them is more lenient than the others. That was Thor. He was also the one who encouraged you to join the Avengers. And you did. On impulse.
And you killed Thanos too. In anger.
But now after the war for Earth is over. You've found yourself more bored than usual... You should be glad that there's peace but damn it. You need to do something or else it'll kill you inside.
"Damn it." You cursed for nth time that day since you just spent hours just looking at the ocean. It did make you calm... But damn were you itching for something to do.
"What's wrong, Y/N?" You look over to Hela. You were one of the reasons why she agreed to stay alive rather than to rule Asgard and die. You were also the one who convinced both Loki and Thor to keep her alive.
"I'm bored. I wanna go somewhere."
"Like a trip?" You hum then nod.
"A long one, perhaps."
"Where, exactly?" You roll your eyes.
"Hela. I'm over a thousand years old already! Stop being so overprotective! Damn it!" She sighs in defeat.
"Can I check in sometimes then?" You cross your arms and raise an eyebrow at her. She looks away.
"How often exactly?" She whistles. "Hela!"
"Fine! Once a month?" You growl.
"No! A year! Once a year! For fuck's sake! You don't even check in with Thor nor Loki!"
"I know! Because they're idiots! But you're my-" You stop her.
"Yes! I know! Little sister. For my sake, stop being overprotective... How would you even check in on me?" You mumble the last sentence but Hela still somehow heard.
"Phones?"
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You crack your neck as you hike. Four years. It's been four years since you've been to this new world. And as you and Hela agreed on, she had only checked in on you four times.
"Whoa." You can't help but stop as you take in the view. It was amazing. You were on a mountain and decided on the edge. There were four places on this village that you stumbled upon.
"An Iron Tower??" You mumble as you get your binoculars and confirm that yes, it was an iron tower. You check the next place and smile. It was a house on a hill. You hum as you lay your eyes on the Water Wheel. "Hell yeah!!" You shout as you see the next place. It was a castle. You live on Earth now and Asgard was no more. And it's good, to be among your people... But you sometimes miss living in a castle. To have rooms so big that your siblings cannot find you. Where you know all the secret passageways and exits to every room.
You squeal then jump over the edge. Thankfully, your body could take it as you land with a thud. You dust yourself off as you look around the village. It was very lively and there were many people around. You see an entrance and tilt your head.
Was that the entrance to the castle? Someone notices you and chuckles.
"Hello, dear." You flinch and turn to the old lady. You bow slightly and greet back.
"Hello, ma'am." You were a Goddess, yes. You are adorned not only by asgardians but people on Earth as well. It doesn't mean you don't know proper manners or how to be polite.
"Are you travelling here or looking to stay?" You scratch your head as you chuckle nervously.
"The jury's still out on that one, ma'am."
"There are four places that is owned by the four lords of the village."
"Lords??" You knew people in Europe still had titles and such. But still, it was weird to call someone a lord when you're a Goddess.
"Yes. The Iron Tower belongs to Lord Heisenberg. The House On The Hill belongs to Lady Beneviento. The Water Wheel belongs to Lord Moreau. And finally, the Castle whose gate you were eyeing belongs to the Lady Dimitrescu."
"Dimitrescu." You mumble then look at the gate again. And as if on cue, every hair on your body stands up and you turn. You see a man with a hat who smirks at you.
"A foreigner! What joy! You just arrived haven't you?" You nod.
"I'm Heisenberg. Just call me Karl." You raise an eyebrow at his offered hand.
"I thought you were a lord? Are you sure you don't want me t-"
"Just Karl is fine... after all, you're a guest." You sigh.
"Okay, Karl. I have to go then."
"Oh? Already exploring?"
"Yep." You smirk. "To that Castle, to be precise."
A/N:
Another crossover... I just love these. damn.
No ship yet...
Comments and thoughts are always welcome!
Thank you for reading!
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