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sapphosvioletts · 3 years

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Bruce Banner x Autistic Teen!reader

Request: I was wondering if I could request a Bruce banner x autistic teen reader where him and the team are on a mission at a hydra base and the hulk finds her in a cell in a corner all scared and the hulk is protective of her. (she’s been there since she was 7 and now she’s 17) so when they get back to the base Bruce takes care of her to and basically throughout time he teaches her and science and everything else she missed out on. If you wanna add some more please do. I have a learning disability and it’s hard for me to explain things in detail. So let me know if this sounds confusing

Word count: 2,466

Warnings: slight description of overload

Note: Not every autistic person experiences autism the same. I'm autistic and I am writing from my perspective of how I personally experience autism, but not everyone feels the same as me or has the same perspective as I do.

.oOo.

My breath hitches as I hear a loud noise, my body freezing. My body starts to tremble and shake, my breathing picking up slightly. I hate loud noises, my sensory issues make them intolerable. Noises often tend to scare me more as well, always making me jump in shock.

Hydra has never been very accommodating of the fact I'm autistic, so it would be no surprise to me if they made the loud noise. But following the noise is yelling, which sounds panicked. The people who I have learned are associated with Hydra, are all yelling and some barking out orders.

My hands instinctively come up to cover my ears, trying to block out as much noise as possible. I'm sitting on the floor of my cell, tucked in the corner with my knees hugged tightly to my chest. I start rocking back and forth as I sob at the noise.

I hear other voices as well, ones that I don't think I've heard before. They sound much less panicked, but are still loud and demanding. The new set of voices only make me sob harder, stuffing my face between my legs and squishing my hands to my ears so hard I'm surprised my head didn't explode.

I hear loud stomping growing closer to my cell. It's far too loud to be a human, and I can't even rack my brain around what it could be. My brain already feels fuzzy enough, and with the panic and every single noise that I hear, my brain is just so overwhelmed.

I cower further into the corner when I hear one of the Hydra men yell "Get the girl!" I know he's referring to me, as I'm the only 'experiment' that they have right now. My cell door is slammed open, the metal bars banging loudly against the wal.

The man runs in and harshly grabs my arm, his grip bruising. He roughly pulls me up, while all I can do is just cry. Everything it's just too much, and my body can't even react anymore.

Suddenly the man is ripped away from me and thrown across the cell, hitting the wall and sliding down, completely knocked out. The first thing I notice through blurry vision from my tears, is a large shadow over me. I look up, trembling with fear.

I find a large, green man standing just outside of my cell. He's huge, his hand is probably the size of half my body. I slowly start to back up into the wall, terrified of the man in front of me. He's too big to even fit in my cell, he pulled the man off by only reaching his arm in.

The man's attention is pulled away when another Hydra scientist tries to pass him to come into my cell. He easily picks them up by their shirt and slams them into the ground before tossing them away.

"No one hurts girl" he growls. He huffs before turning back to me. His cold, hard demeanor turns soft and gentle once his eyes meet mine. Even though he is huge, he seems slightly less intimidating.

I gulp nervously and press my back against the wall of the cell. He sits down outside of my cell, since he can't fit inside. He pulls something out of his pocket, which I soon notice is a rock. It looks so small in his hand, like a tiny little pebble.

He looks around before grabbing one of the discarded knives that was left on the floor behind him. My breathing speeds up once he grabs the knife, terrified of what he might do with it. But instead of bringing it anywhere near me, he brings the knife to the rock.

He starts carefully carving into the rock, his face concentrated and focused. I watch in curiosity as he works, my fear slowly starting to disappear every second he doesn't hurt me. The knife is small in his hand, having to hold it with only two of his fingers to work.

Eventually, he discards of the knife on the ground and smiles at his work. He slowly reaches his arm out to me through my cell, the rock in his open palm. I cautiously and slowly walk up to his hand. I look back to his face, which has a soft smile and gentle eyes, nothing like the hard and terrifying glare he held earlier with the other men.

I decide to reach my hand out to his, feeling a little more comfortable in his presence. I grab the rock from his palm and I'm slightly surprised, and relieved that he didn't try to grab me during that moment. With the rock in my hand, I take a step back to my little corner.

I look down at the rock and smile when I see a flower carved into it. I look back up at the man, smiling widely to him. His smile grows in return, happy that I like it. He points to words and some drawings carved on the wall of my cell, which is where I write down, well everything. That usually consists of new things that I learn, and that spot just happened to be about flowers.

"Come with Hulk. He keep you safe." The man says in his booming, loud voice. I think for a moment, and he patiently waits for me. I decide to go with him. I don't have anywhere else to go now, and I'm sure anywhere he takes me will be better than just being moved to another Hydra facility if I stay here.

I slowly walk out of my cell and he stands up, making way for me to exit the cell. I look up at him hesitantly, but he only wears a gentle smile. I give him a nervous smile back before averting my gaze back down.

Having that moment with him to decompress was very helpful. It was quiet, it seems that the Hydra people were completely taken out from this floor since there was no noise except for the two of us. Normally I can barely even stand after being overwhelmed like that, but it's rare that I ever get a moment to recover either.

His large hands wave in the "follow me" motion, before he takes off and starts walking away. I run to catch up with him, his long legs taking him much farther than I could walk. I keep my head down and follow behind the green man, taking glances every once in a while at the Hydra scientists scattered across the ground, presumably dead.

We finally arrive outside and a jet comes into my view. The man seems much to big to even fit in a jet like that, but he still makes his way towards it, me following behind him. Two women and a man walk out of the jet at hearing the loud stomps coming closer.

"Wanda, go in his head to turn him back." The woman with red hair says to the other girl. They are both giving me suspecting and confused looks, but the girl on the right nods before walking up to the green man next to me.

The woman with red hair whisper something to the man on her other side, before making her way towards me. Her body language instantly shifts from her intimidating stature, to instead relaxed and gentle. She smiles at me, trying to make herself seem less intimidating, sensing my nerves.

"Hey sweetie, were you kept here?" I nod. Her eyes turn sympathetic. "Why don't you one back with us, yeah? Let's get you out of here." I nervously find myself agreeing with her. It's not like I have anywhere else to go, and she seems really nice.

She leads me onto the jet, where there are already a couple other men sitting. They all introduce themselves to me, but I don't really listen or take in what they are saying. It's all just too much, the new environment, new people, not even to mention moving away from the place I've lived for years.

The woman leads me to sit down on one of the benches and she's about to say something, when the other girl from before enters the jet, but this time with another man by her side. The man looks a bit familiar, but I can't tell where I know him from.

They both slump into their own seats tiredly, and as soon as the door shuts I feel the jet rumble underneath me. My hands clutch onto the seat from the sudden movement, before I remember about the man that saved me.

I look up at Natasha confused. "W-what about the man? The g-green one?" My voice is trembling with anxiety. Her face is confused for a moment, before morphing into understanding. "He's right there." She points to the man with curly hair. "The green man, Hulk, isn't his permanent state. His name is actually Bruce."

It takes me a moment to completely comprehend the new information. When I do, I am a little sad. Even though the man, who I now know is named Hulk, was terrifying, he was growing on me and I felt kind of comforted by him. He was the first person that has been kind to me in so long, and now he's not even here anymore.

Natasha eventually leaves to the cockpit of the jet, but whispers something to Bruce on her way. A little while later, Bruce comes and sits on the seat next to me. "I just wanted to apologize for having to meet under those circumstances. I hope the Hulk treated you alright." He looked down sheepishly.

"I-It's okay. He was really kind. He gave me this." I held out the rock that the Hulk has given me. Bruce smiles and shook his head. "I'm glad he was kind. If the Hulk saw something in you, I know that you have to be a pretty important and special person. So if it's okay with you, I'd like to get to you know you as Bruce too."

.oOo.

By just a couple months later, Bruce and I have become very close. He immediately took on the father figure and parental role in my life that I needed. I haven't had one in so long, and these past couple of months have been like a dream.

He's a scientist, so he was very accepting and accommodating of me being autistic. He understood my brain on a scientific level, he understood my autistic traits. For example, he knows that I have sensory issues and that my nervous system is wired differently than Neurotypicals. It's obviously more complex than just that, but he knows all of it, he is a scientist after all.

But even though he's a scientist, he doesn't let that make him into a "know it all". He knows that the people who understand autism the most, are autistic people. So he always uses sources that are by autistic people when researching, but he also just gets information from me. I know myself best, and he of course listens to every word I have to say and even takes notes. He just wants to help me and be there for me the best that he can.

.oOo.

I slam my head into my arms on my table, starting to get frustrated at my science homework. It's just so confusing and overwhelming. The information makes no sense, but I also just don't even know how to start. I'm already in tears and I haven't even started working on it yet, I've only read through it.

I wipe my tears and take a deep breath, trying to prepare myself to read through it one more time, hoping that somehow might make a difference. As I'm about to start, there's a knock at my bedroom door. "Come in" I croak out, wiping my tears on my sleeve to try and hide the fact I'm crying.

My dad walks in, a water and granola bar in hand. "You've been in here for a while so I thought-" He cuts himself off when he notices my red eyes and tear stained cheeks. He immediately rushes over to me and kneels down next to my chair.

"Oh, what's wrong sweetheart?" He rubs circles on my back." I try to speak, but I just can't bring myself to open my mouth, let alone form the words and actually speak them. I just shake my head and bury my face in my hands.

I lead forward onto his shoulder and he wraps his arms around me tightly, knowing how much I love pressure hugs. He doesn't urge me to speak, he never does. He understands that I'm semi verbal or nonverbal sometimes, and he never gets mad or frustrated.

He peers over me and finds the papers spread out on my desk. He sees some are already finished, which I had done earlier. But there were a couple pages that have nothing written on them, they instead have wet splotches from my tear drops.

He gives me as long as I need to calm down, never rushing me, just rubbing circles on my back as he hugs me. When my tears subside and my breathing is back to normal, I finally pull away. His hands move to rub up and down my biceps comfortingly.

I then turn back around to my desk and grab a scrap piece of paper, picking up my pencil. I know that speaking most likely isn't an option right now, but there are other ways to communicate. I scribble down on the paper, "Dont understand it and I don't know where to start."

Bruce reads over the paper when I'm done, and nods in understanding. "That's okay, this stuff can be really tricky. Here, how about I look through it for you and I'll break it down into smaller steps for you, yeah? And then we'll take a little break and come back to this later, you deserve some quiet time right now to just relax."

I breath out a sigh of relief and nod, unbelievably thankful for Bruce. He smiles at my approval and grabs the papers, looking through them himself. I hug my knees to my chest and rest my head on my knees. I close my eyes as I patiently wait for him, trying to just calm myself down a bit.

I find myself being brought into a state of peace and relaxation from the sound of the pencil scraping across the paper, and just knowing that my dad is here with me. I know that he'll always be here for me, no matter what, and that's the most comforting thought of all of them.

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steviebunny · 2 years

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Till' The End of Time

Chapter 10

New York City, 2012

In an empty alcove of the helicarrier, Loki stands taunting his brother with a fall to his imminent death- Phil Coulson stands behind the corner holding a blaster from the lower armory gathering up the courage to battle the vengeful God.

"The humans think us invincible. Care to test that theory?"

Coulson rounds the corner pounding a brainwashed guard. A friend of his. In the head, hopefully just giving him a minor concussion, as the guard falls to the ground both gods look to him,

"Move away, please."

Loki steps away from the touchpad.

"You like this? We started working on the prototype after you sent the destroyer. Even I don't know what it does." He hits the side button letting the gun power up with vibrant orange electrical currents.

"Do you want to find out?" Before he can question and further Phil feels a sharp pierce through his left shoulder causing him to drop the weapon, Loki appeared behind him. Driving his staff through the mortal’s upper back.

"No!" Thor screams pounding and wailing against the glass of the cell. His brother’s actions send him into a fit of rage and desperation.

Phil Coulson survived. For now. Currently battling for his life in a Shield ICU, and a less than inspiring (more of getting your shit together) speech from fury led the avengers back to new york.

Down on the ground Lenora, Steve, Nat, and a now mentally 'stable' Clint are in charge of damage control. Deal with the aliens, keep as many civilians out of harm’s way as possible.

Trying to maintain calm is close to impossible as a wormhole opens in the sky- aliens, hundreds of them burst forth rushing out of the hole in the sky.

"Stark are you seeing this?"

"Seeing. Still working on believing."

"Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?"

"Banner?"

"Just keep me posted."

Lenora's eyes run over all the creatures... "I guess... There's nothing to do but fight."

"Lottie?" Her wife is heard asking, Lenora merely spares her a look, saying nothing before she runs forward. Her feet carry her right under one of the aliens as it falls from the sky, she allows a pointed spear of her powers to burst forth from her hand, she violently swipes against the air, as the blue glow hits the creature Sparks fly out against it like mini fire working enveloping the edges, the beam slices through the creature’s body cutting the thing in half. Its now lifeless state falls to the ground cut in two. Top and bottom.

Her mate watches in almost disbelief as she continues to run forward, going for the next after the next, nats have never seen the full extent of her powers only heard stories from Tony and Rhodes, Steve on the other hand is nothing short of bewildered. He's never even dreamt of such a thing."

Clint's voice cuts the silence, "So...are we not gonna help her?" He questions.

The soulmates snap out of it, hearing from their co-worker, they share a look and then rush forth chasing down the same path as Lenora.

The three shield affiliates crouch down behind a catch formulating a plan, 1. To gather civilians from the remaining buildings. 2. Shut down the portal. They watch as Loki drives a chariot of the beasts forward, explosions follow leaving cars overturned and hundred at a loss.

"They're fish in a barrel down there."

"We got this, you're good. Go." Nat ensures Steve her head pointing in the direction of her wife, over in the distance she continues slicing aliens in half, blowing up the ones she can, those she can't Clint manages to shoot with his arrows.

"Are you sure you can hold them off?" He asks the marksmen.

"Captain. It would be my genuine pleasure."

Steve bounces off a slipped-over car, using his shield as protection. Clint and Lenora rush to a capsized bus, attempting to get as many children out of the vehicle as possible, Natasha keeps watch, shooting at any of those things that manage to get close.

Tony flies through the sky attempting to taunt one of the giant flying fuckers, encouraging the Chitauri to follow him.

"Well. No, we got his attention. What the hell was step two?"

Lenora jumps up against an overturned machine, allowing her to blast at snarling aliens, another rounds to her back trying to grab on to her. Before she can do anything of it, Thor finally joins the battle on the ground. His thunderous lightning bounded over the seen, many of the Chitauri fell paralyzed after the shocks ravaged their bodies.

"What's the story upstairs?"

"The power surrounding the cube is impenetrable."

"Thor's right, we got to deal with these guys." Tony notifies them through the comms.

"How do we do this?"

"As a team."

"I have unfinished business with Loki."

"Yeah? Get in line?"

"Save it. Loki's going to keep this fight focused on us, and that's what we need. Without him, these things run wild. We've got Tony on top, he's gonna need us to..." Before Steve can finish Bruce comes to join the fight, his broken-down motorcycle, sputtering as it approaches the rest of the group.

"...So this all seems horrible."

"Sorry."

"No, we could use a little worse."

"Stark. We got him."

"Banner?"

"Just like you said."

"Then tell him to suit up. I'm bringing the part to you."

"Tony flys around the corner of the block, the monstrous creature in the sky slamming against the side of a building as it continues to chase him.

"I don't see how that's much of a party."

".....I wanna slice it."

"Lottie."

"what?"

Steve shakes his head, "Dr. Banner... Now would be a good time to get angry."

"That’s my secret captain. I'm always angry."

And then he releases the hulk.

"Whoo! Go big guy!" Lenora shouts after him, the green giant gives her a bright toothy smile then leaps up to smash the aliens ahead.

Thor stands upon the empire state building, sending a giant electric shock fourth through the wormhole in the sky, blasting each of the incoming aliens into pieces.

"Stark. You've got a lot of strays sniffing your tail."

"I'm just trying to keep them off the streets."

"Stay safe, my love." She shouts past the noise of the attack.

"Always, babygirl."

"Well, they can't bank worth a damn. To find a tight corner."

"I will Roger that."

Tony twists and turns, attempting to get the creatures and confused as possible, heading into an abandoned parking garage, heaving forth out of the structure a group of Chitauri run into a building exploding shortly after.

Over on 6th Nat uses Steve's shield as a trampoline, jumping and grabbing onto a Chariot killing off the driver, and taking the reigns for herself. Tony flys through a drove, arriving at the scene, he blasts one across from Steve and lifts Lenora into the sky allowing her to blight a line of the aliens with her own power. He flys back into the sky shortly after. Barley managing to witness Hulk punch their god of a mate, inside the now ruins of the grand central station.

Upon the helicarrier flight deck, Director Fury attempts to shoot down a plane carrying a nuclear warhead headed for the city. A secondary manages to escape."

"Starks, do you hear me? You have a missile headed for the city."

"How long?"

"Three minutes, Max. The payload will wipe out midtown."

"Jarvis put everything we've got into thrusters."

"I just did." The A.I responds.

Tony shoots off to the sky and his wives continue to fight, brains reeling at the realization of what's to come.

Natasha pushes the scepter into the mass by Selvig, "I can close it! Tony, can you read me? I can close it!"

"Do it!" Steve tells her.

"Not yet!" Tony yells back into the comms.

"Stark, these things are still coming."

"I got a nuke coming in. It's gonna blow in less than a minute. And I know just where to put it."

"TONY, NO!"

"That's a one-way trip, stark."

"Save the rest for the turn J," he tells his noncorporeal partner. "Sir, shall I try Mr. Rhodes?" Tony sighs at the thought, "Might as well."

James Rhodes runs down the path of the airbase, watching on his phone a live broadcast- seeing his husband carry a missile in the sky, his wives fight for their lives.

He gets a call, then picks up the phone.

"Tony please tell me I'm having a fever dream."

"I wish I could sugar bear."

"God damnit! Tones, don't do this."

"James, you know I have to."

"Tony what about me !? I need you. I need to have you."

"I know. I'm sorry. I'd love you till the end of time."

"yeah... Till the end of time."

Tony approaches the wormhole, and he hangs up the phone.

He heads through the hole and Lenora breaks.

She drops to her knees, his pants rip as she skids upon the ground, skinning her knees- bloody. She wails.

So emotional she can no longer contain her strength, the blue rips out from beneath her, around her, from her, it's expands enveloping everything- the lasting aliens swell and burst into oblivion and the glass windows of skyscrapers shatter.

The only thing left to be heard is her unending sobs. Each of her mates feels her pain radiates out she feels like she's dying.

The others look on in sorrow at the remains of the aliens and to the still-open portal, they take a moment to mourn.

Each of them sees the explosion.

The portal starts to close.

Then they see it. Tony falls.

Lottie looks up a cracked gasp exhales from her lungs she gets off her bloody knees and runs forward under her husband's falling body, tears still streaming down her face, she uses her energy to pull up and slow his descent, she gently puts his body to rest upon the ground.

Sniffling, she grabs at his helmet opening prying it off Tony's face, he still doesn't wake, she cries out harder at his catatonic state, burying his face into his neck trying to shake him awake. With begs of "Tony, please. Not now, not like this."

Being unable to watch the scene any longer Steve steps forward trying to pry her off the engineer but she pushes him off with a burst, Steve can't say he's surprised as he falls on his ass.

Hulk is enraged. This isn't fair.

He roars.

And then.

Tony's eyes snap open.

"What the hell?"

"Tony"

"Baby?"

"mhm"

Stumbling into the empty shawarma restaurant, the owners look up shocked trying to sweep up the rubble.

Tony offers to pay for all repairs and the couple is easily willing to seat the hero's for a meal, they each collapse into their chairs thankful for the food.

Lottie can't let go of Tony, the two of them are both leaning against each other for support.

Everyone slowly eats in silence, trying to wrap their heads around the events of the day, the doors jingling of the bell causes them all to rear their heads.

Rhodey stands still in the restaurant’s doorway, obvious tears stains litter his cheeks, still, in his military uniform, he stands frozen.

"You fucking idiots." His voice breaks.

His spouses rush into his arms, each of the other soulmates watches on at the private moment, equally excited to meet him, yet not wanting to interrupt.

Tony takes his husband's face in his hands watching him with a tearful smile before asking, "you hungry?"

Rhodes lets out a small. Laugh-

"Yeah. Starving."

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mandiemon3 · 2 years

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Dreams

Chapter 5

Word Count- 4k

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I sighed as the door to Loki’s containment room closed behind me. He had wanted to talk almost the whole shift, which was wonderful, both in terms of his improvement from hostility and in basic enjoyability. Unfortunately, it left no room for studying or communicating with an, ironically, increasingly hostile roommate. Somehow my absence from the household and lessened contribution to dirty dishes and household dirtiness made it my responsibility to take over some of his cleaning as per our “let’s just split things” agreement that he insisted we had made. I said differently, as did our printed roommate agreement, but whatever. He had been badgering me with calls and texts the whole shift, to the point that I had to turn off my phone just to get some peace.

Good thing I’m staying here tonight, I thought, walking towards the elevator that would take me up to the main level. I cannot deal with that right now. I stepped into the elevator and pushed away my roommate dread, allowing myself to experience the excitement bubbling up inside of myself. How many people got to say that they were planning a party for, and got to hang out with, the Avengers? At least one lucky person named Andi. I had called the expert spies Natasha and Clint the night before to fill them in and make sure they were free to hang out, and had ran into Thor in person as I was leaving to go home for the night. Everyone was available, the snacks were planned, and nothing was going to go wrong.

Except for the crushing anxiety I felt. How crummy would it be for someone to meet a good number of their personal heroes and then mess it up by doing something stupid like dropping something breakable or saying something dumb? When one is literally disabled socially, those fears become a lot more real.

Okay, stay calm. Or become calm, I guess. You can’t stay what you currently aren’t. Just breathe.I inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, focusing on slowing my heartbeat. If Bruce can deal with all the stress in the world and stay Bruce, I can handle one party.

By seven o’clock that night, the whole gang had assembled on the main level of the tower. Everyone looked up as the elevator chimed and opened, announcing the arrival of Thor and I. Heroes were splayed out across the many couches, mostly in silence, although Clint and Natasha were talking to each other quietly. Tony was fiddling with his phone-like device again, while Steve watched with a puzzled look on his face. The poor guy clearly didn’t understand what was happening. Thor crossed the room and plopped down on an empty spot of the large couch, grabbing and hugging a nearby pillow on his lap.

“Alright,” I clapped my hands together, “the pizza has arrived, the snacks are prepared, and the Avengers are assembled. Let’s get to it! Let’s get to know each other!” I pumped the air with my fist. “I feel like I know Loki better than I know my own teammates, and that doesn’t seem like a good thing. And as far as I know, the only ones of you that really know each other are Clint and Natasha.” Steve sat up a bit in his seat. “And how do you propose we fix this?” I smiled. “Well, my dear captain… it involves alcohol.” “I knew I liked you for a reason,” Tony interrupted.

“And some games. Like two truths one lie, truth or dare. Y’know, normal summer camp sleepover games, but with booze.”

“I’ll do it,” Clint chimed in. “Stark, how do we get some alcohol in here?” “Uh, I designed this place. Bold of you to assume there isn’t alcohol everywhere.”

One bar set, coming up. Would you like chilled glasses and the works, sir? “Give us everything you’ve got, JARVIS,” Tony replied. “But not the good good stuff, alright? I can’t be wasting it on what’s basically a party of government employees.”

Natasha chuckled. “Always a charmer, Tony.”

The elevator dinged and opened to reveal a large cart laden with a variety of alcohols.

Your alcohol has arrived, sir. And I have taken the liberty of stocking the refrigerator with more casual drinks such as Bud Light and Yeungling Lager.

“Thank you, JARVIS,” Tony and I said at the same time as everyone stood up to grab their booze of choice. Once everyone had their drinks, I chose my spot on the couch between Steve and Clint, sitting cross legged on the oversized couch.

“So, who wants to go first?” I asked the group. “How about you, Clint?” I bumped him with my shoulder.

Clint popped the cap off his beer and took a swig of it. He swallowed and sighed, shrugging. “Screw it, what do you want to know?”

Natasha smirked. “How about you tell them about that time you tried to zipline from a window and got your foot stuck on the windowsill and almost fell to your death?” she mumbled as she sipped her drink.

The whole group cracked up, the light tension between us immediately dissolving into thin air. The masterful archer covered his face with his hands, but we could tell he was grinning behind them.

“Wow, I cannot believe you would throw your friend into the wolf’s den like that,” said Thor, laughing heartedly and finally sitting down again on Tony’s plush couch, a ridiculously large beer in his hand.

“Remind me not to tell Nat anything embarrassing,” said Steve, chuckling.

“Ooh, I have an idea!” I bounced slightly with excitement. “What is everyone’s worst, most embarrassing moment from a mission? Or SHIELD related thing, whatever floats your boat.”

Silence. After a few seconds of me looking at everyone and nodding encouragingly, Steve spoke up.

“I once threw my shield at a tree that had a wasp’s nest in it and got chased by angry wasps for four blocks.” “I’ve been hit by many Midgardian vehicles,” shared Thor.

Bruce rubbed the back of his neck. “I fell from the sky as the Other Guy and ended up shrinking down to normal fully naked in front of an old man.”

I tried my best to stifle my laughter, desperate not to spray my friends with the beer I had a mouthful of. I struggled to breathe and forced myself to swallow, immediately cracking up.

“Oh, no, Bruce.” I giggled. “What happened? Did you just walk to the nearest Walmart naked and buy some pants?”

Laughter erupted around the room. Bruce put his head down, taking the laughter in good spirit.

“Thankfully, the old guy brought me some clothes. I might have just disappeared into the woods forever if I had to walk around that way.”

I sipped my drink. “Now that must have been a sight. One moment your green and screaming, falling from the sky, the next you’re a good looking dork with way too much knowledge. It’s a wonder that the old guy didn’t run off into the woods.”

“Okay,” said Natasha, sitting forward and setting her drink down on the coffee table. “My turn. I was once part of an arranged marriage to a prominent member of a terrorist group.” “Really?” Steve asked. “Wow.” “Yeah, this is a bit of a holy shit moment,” I agreed.

Natasha shrugged.

“Dude, you are so cool,” I continued. “Like, Natasha, you’re the only person in the world who could navigate that situation with grace and badassery.” She chuckled. “Well, stick around and you’ll have your own interesting stories soon enough.” “Oh yeah, because ‘I was assigned to guard the prince of another realm, who used to be worshipped as a god, and who now calls me his darling’ is a pretty subpar story.”

Thor furrowed his brow. “He calls you his darling? Seems like he’s laying on the charm fairly thickly.”

I nodded. “A bit. It’s not like he’s sincerely interested in me or anything, we just have a bit where we flirt a bit and riff off each other. And I’d take ‘darling’ over ‘foolish mortal’ any day.”

“Just be careful,” Clint advised, taking another swig of his drink. “We don’t need you going and falling for him and his crap.” “Believe me, I know. He’s a sneaky bastard, that’s for sure. But Tony, Bruce, and I are working on some ways to make things a bit easier.” Everyone perked up slightly at the mention of news. “And I’ll be happy to tell you all about it, but let’s do that tomorrow, or any time that we’re not having a super chill group hang.” I raised my glass.

“Cheers to that,” said Steve, clinking his glass with my own.

The next few hours were filled with interesting anecdotes, fun facts, opinions, and many drinks. At one point, I braided Thor’s long hair while he told us tales about his childhood on Asgard with Loki. A slightly drunk Natasha, who insisted I call her Nat, made a very good case as to why I should train with her and Clint some time. Somehow I wound up agreeing that she could train me to get my overall physical skill and coordination up a notch, and that Clint could help me out with archery every once in a while.

By three in the morning, people were stumbling off to bed to sleep off the booze. By four, it was down to Bruce, Thor, and me. After a mostly sober Bruce suggested that Mjolnir acted more as a focal point in the universe than a physically heavy object, Thor took it upon himself to prove his strength by carrying me around and using me as a weight to do curl ups. I was a little tipsy by that point and only protested for a minute before allowing him to pick me up, giggling all the while. Bruce seemed highly entertained by our shenanigans as he asked Thor about different aspects of Asgardian culture, watching us intently and chuckling. After a while, even Thor decided to go to bed, having proven his point that, regardless of how Mjolnir functioned, he was a very strong man.

“Well, looks like it’s just the two of us.” Bruce smiled. “Yes it does.” He looked at his almost full second bottle of beer. “I’m not really one for drinking,” he explained. “It lowers inhibitions, and that’s not a good thing for me, so I’m just a little tipsy.” “I’m not really a drinker most of the time either,” I said. “Partly because of the effects and complications with my medication, and partly because I’m just not a fan of the taste. I just drank tonight because people tend to view each other more favorably when partaking in the same activity. Basically just mirroring to make them more comfortable. Looks like we can be sober buddies though. Or near sober. Tipsy pals. I’m a little more than tipsy right now though.” Bruce chuckled. “You talk more when you’re, uh, more than tipsy. I like it, it shows more of your personality. You’re not as overly cautious when you’ve had something to drink.” “Why thank you.” I grinned, laying down on the couch and sticking my feet in the air to look at the scientist upside down. “I like you when you’re tipsy too, but full disclosure, I like you a lot all of the time anyway. I also like you when I’m tipsy, which is good. It would suck if I went from liking you a lot to just being like ‘meh, he’s okay’.”

Bruce laughed. “The feeling is mutual. This was a good idea, this get together.” I held my hand out limply for a high five. Bruce slapped my hand with his own before continuing. “I really learned a lot tonight. And it was fun. I don’t get to have fun much, but I did tonight. Thank you for that.”

“No problem, pal. You’re a good friend. And you know what? I just realized something.” Bruce hummed.

“I realized that I’m more comfortable with you than the others, physically speaking. Like, normally I can’t really touch people without feeling weird and kind of icky, but we can just high five and hang out without my brain short circuiting. This is new to me, usually only my mom can touch me.” I paused. “Not that I’m saying you’re like my mom,” I explained, stumbling over my words a bit. “You’re more like a super cool professor friend with nice hair and amazing mood stability.” I paused. “Well, not like that, you are that.” I covered my face with my hands. “Shit, I really do talk a lot when I drink. Okay, let me start over. You’re a great guy, I like you a lot, and I’m unprecedentedly comfortable around you,” I summarized, giving Bruce a thumbs up.

Bruce put his hand on my shoulder, his movement sluggish from the alcohol. “I like you too. And it’s cool that you aren’t freaked out by the whole,” he mimed huge muscle arms and did an overly exaggerated anger face, “blargh, angry monster thing.”

“Yeah, that’s gotta suck. I can’t imagine what you’re going through, but I admire you for continuing to do it. Honestly, working with you in the lab is one of my favorite things about this job, and I’m just glad that we get to hang out when we do. Hey.” I sat up slowly, trying my best to gather my thoughts and not get dizzy. “This is serious mode now.” I pointed at my face. “This is my serious face, for serious thoughts only. I want to apologize on behalf of, basically everyone, for people seeing you like you’re just some sort of a host for the Other Guy. Honestly, you are way more amazing to me than he will ever be. You’re just so smart and funny and cool, like ridiculously cool. Can I tell you something embarrassing?”

Bruce nodded solemnly, hanging on my every word.

I lowered my voice to a whisper. “I forgot that you could turn into the Other Guy when we first met. I was just excited to meet a genius scientist and blanked on it because my brain was all like ‘Yeah, awesome scientist Dr. Banner!’ Tony basically had to tell me about it.”

“Really?” Bruce whispered back. “Man, that is embarrassing. But I appreciate it.” He patted me on the head.

“See?” I pointed to his hand on my head, speaking normally again. “I’m totally fine with it. No awkwardness whatsoever.” My eyes widened. “This must be what being normal is like. It’s not as boring as I had thought.”

Bruce snorted.

“You’re really weird. You know that right?” he asked.

“Well yeah, I even have the diagnoses to prove that I’m weird. I will say, I get mad accommodations in my classes because of it though. Like I can just email my professors and tell them that I’m in sensory overload, and they just go with it because of my good grades and stuff. It’s awesome! Not that I would ever actually abuse it though. I’m too boring for that. Too much of a goody two shoes. Still, it’s gotta be nice to be able to talk to people without calculating everything your body is doing. Like, to me, my self is a completely internal thing. I’m in here,” I tapped my head. “Everything out here,” I gestured to the rest of my body, “is like an empty storefront.” I giggled. “A really attractive storefront. A carefully curated and designed, super cute storefront with poor fashion choice.”

Bruce chuckled. “I reallylike you when you’re tipsy,” he said.

I tilted my head. “Are you trying to get me drunk, Dr. Banner?” I teased.

He lowered his head, blushing a little, maybe from the alcohol and maybe from me.

“Well, I should probably head to bed before I just slump over here.” I tried to stand up, fighting against the urge to sink into the couch and hang out with Bruce some more. “It’s probably not a good sign that I stayed up drinking later than Tony.” I inhaled deeply and pushed my way off the couch with a great shove. I stumbled slightly, more from my usual subpar coordination that from being tipsy. Bruce immediate stood up and caught me by my arm to stabilize me.

“Let me walk you to your room,” he offered, hesitantly letting go.

I nodded. “Good idea. Don’t want to trip in the hallway or anything. Knowing me, I’ll just lay there until morning. Thank you, my kind gentleman.”

Off we went, walking to the elevator slowly to decrease the risk of me stumbling. It felt good to know that Bruce would be there to catch me if I did fall. As the doors slid open and we stepped inside, I paused.

“Would it be weird if I wanted to go visit Loki right now?” I asked.

Bruce frowned. “Yeah, kind of. Do you want to go see him? If you don’t mind me asking, what purpose would that serve, and are you sure it’s safe for you to be around him in your current state?” He looked at me intently, clearly concerned.

“I don’t know.” Now it was my turn to frown as I thought things over. “I still think I’m immune to his dastardly charms and everything, but I don’t know what I would say to him.” “If you really want to go, I think I should come with you, as backup, just in case.” I nodded. “That’s definitely a good idea. I would never say no to backup, especially from the marvelous Dr. Bruce Banner.”

Soon enough we were standing outside the door to Loki’s containment area.

I turned to Bruce, putting my hand on his shoulder. “Are you sure you want to come in? I wouldn’t judge you at all if you want to stay as far away from Loki as possible, especially after what he put you through on the helicarrier, and then the battle. I don’t want you to compromise your sense of balance or wellbeing because of me.” Bruce nodded solemnly. “I can do this. Let’s just be in and out so he won’t have time to come up with a plan or anything.”

I nodded, undoing the last of the security locks on the hidden door and stepping inside.

“Well, well, well,” drawled Loki, who was surprisingly still awake. “If it isn’t the monster, and the man who sheathes it.” He turned towards me, glancing dismissively towards Bruce. “What brings you here so late, Andi? Did you miss me? Are you here to free me at last and show this great brute what a real man is like?” He grinned wickedly. I noted that he was directing his attention more towards Bruce than towards me. He was keeping up our normal fake flirting bit that we did, but now it seemed more performative, in a way that my buzzing mind couldn’t pinpoint. I wonder why he changed it?

“Yep,” I said, “you’ve got me. It’s finally time for us to run away together, my love. Bruce is just here in case we end up needing an alibi. He’s pretty fond of me, so I think I could persuade him to cover for me.” I turned towards Bruce. “You’d do that, right? Just lie to the others and let me free Loki so we can elope?”

Bruce looked at Loki with caution, as though he could be put under mind control using only eye contact, then back to me. “For him, nah. But for you, I’d do anything. Even if it includes putting up with this creep,” he gestured towards the offended Asgardian.

I smiled, squeezing Bruce’s arm. “You’re sweet, standing up to the creep for me.” I turned to face Loki, still grinning. “So, creep,” he rolled his eyes, “I just wanted to let you know that the improvements I told you about are underway. Soon enough, you should be able to have a much better quality of life, assuming that you do what’s smart and agree to my terms.” Loki scoffed, taking a step towards me. “And what terms would those be?”

I shrugged, stepping closer to the glass and crossing my arms. “Nothing too drastic. All I can say for now is that you need to listen to me in order for me to help you have a better life.” Loki’s eyes narrowed. “Believe it or not, I want what’s best for you, Loki. It’s not just my job to protect you, I actually want you to be taken care of and I want you to be as happy as the situation permits.”

Loki scoffed. “You mortals are so emotional. Despite that, I look forward to these promised improvements,” he said stiffly.

“Okay. Well, that’s all that I really have to say for tonight. I just wanted to let you know that things are moving forward and should get better soon. Now,” I backed up, “if you will excuse me, I am off to bed. I can tell already that my body will hate me in the morning, so I may as well try to mitigate the damage as much as possible. Goodnight, Loki. I hope that you sleep well.”

Loki stared at me, his expression impossible to read.

“Goodnight, Andi. I wish you the same.”

I gave one small wave before walking away, with Bruce following closely behind, still being careful not to make eye contact with Loki.

As the door whirred and closed behind us, I hugged Bruce.

“I’m so proud of you,” I mumbled into his shoulder, noting the lack of discomfort from the close proximity. “I know that being around him makes you uncomfortable and uneasy, but I wanted to say thank you for coming with me, and that I think you’re a badass.” Bruce chuckled, and brought his arms up around me to rub my back. “It was my pleasure. Like Clint said, we can’t have you falling under his influence, and it was the least I could do.”

I hummed, content in the moment. After a few seconds I pulled away, reluctant to leave the warmth and the affection that it expressed.

“Well, I guess it’s bedtime,” I said.

Bruce held out the crook of his arm. “Let me fulfil my first promise and walk you to your room.” I smiled and took his arm, grateful for the added stability, and off we went.

Within five minutes, we were standing outside my ornate rounded door.

“Thank you again, Bruce,” I said. “For making sure I got to my room alright and for just being a good friend.”

He shrugged. “It’s easy when you have someone you care about. Goodnight, Andi.” He gave my hair a ruffle before turning and walking away.

I unlocked the door and stepped inside. I stared at my reflection in the ornate golden mirror above my dresser. I was proud of myself for socializing, but also exhausted. I sat on the side of my bed and rubbed my eyes, smiling slightly. As tired as I was, it was worth it stay up late with my friends. Even better, I got to spend more time with Bruce. I layed back, sighing, and set my glasses on the nightstand. I really had a good time tonight. More than I expected. I grinned as I slid under the covers, remembering being carried around by Thor. Not that anything can compare to talking with Bruce. Well, maybe talking with Loki. I frowned. Loki was fun to talk to, in the sense that he knew about new and exciting things that most humans could never even begin to imagine, and he had that mischievous charm about him, but Bruce was such a calming guy to be around, with his sweet and polite disposition. I shook my head gently and hugged my pillow as I drifted off to sleep. Y’know what? This is an issue for another day, one when the world isn’t spinning, was my final thought.

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wh0re4-fictionalcharacters · 3 years

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Marvel Imagines 2

Steve Rogers/Chris Evans

Sick little (head cannon)

Doctor Rogers

Meltdown

Bucky Barnes/ Sebastian Stan

Hurt

Thunder

Migraine (short)

Migraine

Sick after vaccines

Doc pt2

Meltdown (autistic reader)

Lost it (autistic reader

Explosives (autistic reader)

Born in flames series

Illness

Little y/n is sick

Daddy Bucky makes angel upset

Daddies

Your mums here (stepdad Buck)

Swearing

Friday nights

You deserve too live

Love you doll face

My girl

That’s my business

Scars like mine

Natasha Romanoff/Scarlet Johansson

Mommy

Wanda leaves you frustrated

Ride mommy

Camerons mommy

You came back (Natasha x autistic reader daughter)

Carrying a baby (Natasha and yelena platonic!)

Loki laufeyson/Tom Hiddleston

Tic attack

Bad dreams

Tom Holland/Peter Parker

There for each other

Master list

Sleepy train rides

Cancer

Suicidal Pt2

Car crash (mob Tom)

His hair

Spider (mob Tom)

Pain reliever

Hide it

Claustrophobic

Sick (it’s Harrison but I can’t be bother giving him his own title or whatever so he’s going here)

Pregnant ( holland brothers)

Overheard (holland brothers)

Cancer (sister reader)

Busy airports ( sister reader)

Andrew Garfield/Peter Parker

Massage

Going down on him

Sick

Virgin

Covid with a toddler

Migraine

Brock rumlow

Strep throat

Bruce banner

Daughter has the flu

Stucky

Dust

Raising a kid with Sam

Sam and Clint make little y/n upset

Sick little (short)

Your two puppies slip up pt 2

Switched but horny

Sam Wilson

“Are you seriously hard right now?!”

Everyone

Who’s making all the noise (texts) pt2

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teddy06writes · 3 years

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Masterlist/intro thingy

Hello, I am Teddy06, I write things

Mainly I’ll be covering mcyt, newsies, les mis, marvel, and anything else I feel like covering

I guess about me, I’ve been running this tumblr since November of 2020, I got huge in one category, left for a bit, and then came back!

I’ve sort of revamped everything, and I may not be super active, but I will when I can

I write what I want {nothing nsfw, other than that, nothing huge, but I have the right to refuse something}

master list under the cut

Teddy06′s (totally not scuffed) masterlist!

Originals!!!!:

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Trial Run

Escapril 2022:

What’s Really Inside Me

A separation

Faces Of The Past

Mr. Future Nobody

The Four Pillars

Cynic

Newsies:

Davey x reader:

Everyone needs a break sometimes

Race Higgins:

Protect You

Spot Conlon:

How Unreasonable

Les Amis:

Young!Jean ValJean:

Of Stolen Bread and Broken Glass (mini part two)

Dead Poets Society:

Charlie Dalton’s Annual Dead Poets Holiday Party: Halloween Edition

Diner Days

Everything Falls Apart

Study Session

Repercussions

Dating the poets hcs

Neil Perry:

Music Of The Night

Why’d I Guess The Ending?

Anywhere... Just Not Home

Happiness

Here For You

A Quiet Moment

Everyone But You

Todd Anderson:

Favorite Poet

Surprise Cuddle Sessions

Friday Night Fun, Monday Meetings

Steven Meeks:

Of Little Love Poems, Secret Admirers, and Anonymous Notes

Charlie Dalton:

Friends To Lovers hcs

The Outsiders:

Being the fourth Curtis Brother hcs

Dallas Winston:

Never Fall In Love Again

No Matter What

Ghost Stories

Late Nights By The Fire

Oh How The Turn Tables

People Watching

Sodapop Curis:

Golden

Too old? Yeah Right!

Two-bit Mathews:

I’ll Try

Too Old? Yeah right!

Spookey-est place on earth

Darry Curtis:

Pumpkin Spice Everything

Hot Tea Heals the Soul

Johnny Cade:

Protective

Cool Calm And Collected-- Until He Smiles

Steve Randle:

1955 Chevy DelRay

Jally:

Take Me Back To The Night We Met

DallyPop:

I told You It Was A Dumbass Plan

Marvel:

Stucky:

Perfect Performances

Bruce Banner:

Rush E

MCYT:

Greek Myth Series:

Hades and Persephone

Eros and Psyche part one

Eros And Psyche part two

General:

Saint Bernard

Wilbur Soot x reader:

Noisy Neighbors

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

friend of a friend

Do you Permit it?

Karl Jacobs x reader:

Some unspoken Thing

protective karl x transmale!reader

survivor debate

thrifting

winning a date

Karl x reader with separation anxiety hcs

Karl x reader who repeats phrases

Karl reacting to you playing with his hair

Sapnap x Reader:

Rainy days

A bit sapnap x greek!reader

coming out Sapnap x genderfluid!reader

Attached at the hip

Fight The World For You sapnap x transmale!reader

Pirate/mermaid au

Eret x reader:

Bad Day

Stuffed Animal Stand In

Why Would I be?

Quackity x reader:

introduction to the fans

Drawing

picnic date

Cocoa and Cuddles

Protective Q quackity x reader with tics

Telepathy part one part two

You’re a dumbass, and thats why I love you

A Night In Las Vegas

You Didn’t Need Us Then, We Don’t Need You Now {Part one}

What Could Have Been Was Good, But What We Have Now Is Better {part two}

A Thousand Little Moments (That Helped me heal) {part three}

Quackity x reader who repeats phrases

Blackjack platonic!quacity x teen!reader

Quackity reacting to you playing with his hair

Fundy x reader:

Even on the Darkest Nights

Helping hand

There For You

Gonna Fix It

Touch Starved

Fundy x bunnyHybrid!reader hcs

Awesamdude x reader:

Late nights

nightmares

bad day

Locked Away (part one)

Free (part two)

Here For You sam x autistic!reader

Through Thick And Thin

Platonic! Ranboo x reader:

Family

BeeDuo and Reader Meet up hcs

BeeDuo and Mooshroomhybrid!reader

Dream:

To Talk to a crush

It was yours, why does it have to be mine? (part one)

It Didn’t change, but you did (part two)

get away with it

Flower Fields We Wished Could Last Forever

Of Lost Things, Iron Rings, And People With Wings (part one)

Of April Showers, May Flowers, and something else that ends in owers (part two)

Potentially very triggering fic

You’re Coming Down With Me

Who Knew Being A Youtuber Was Dangerous

Dream XD:

Hcs

Glitch

C!Technoblade:

Techno x reader who repeats phrases

Platonic! Purpled:

Bother Figure

Platonic!Minors gang:

A day in the life

Karlnap x reader:

Fully Functioning tricycle

Doodles

KarlQuack x reader:

Meet up stream

Long days, Sometimes Longer Nights

Karlnapity x reader:

Seed of Doubt

Vidcon is Exhausting

snow day!

Falling apart (part one)

Pulling together (part two)

Flea Market Fiasco

Career day

getting together

slip and fall

Come Back Home

coming out The boys x nonbinary!reader

pillow fort the boys x male!reader

Hurt

Karpnapity x little!reader

chaos family the boys x fem!reader

meeting the fans the boys x adhd!reader

jealousy

Sensory overload the boys x autistic!reader

Theme park days

spontaneous road trip

hold me?

afternoon meals the boys x adhd!reader

Karlnapity x ramhybrid!reader hcs

Karlnapity x ace!reader

bad day cuddles

three, actually

eventful beach trips

Period.

Simple Comforts

In The Dead Of Night, He’s Still There

Dreamnotfound x reader:

Snapped

for his hand (part one)

Out of there grasp (updated) (part two)

Together at Last

In The Dead Of Night He’s Still There

Poly dream team x reader:

Midnight date night

A dangerous game (part one)

with ghastly consequences (part two)

midnight shopping

Dreamnap x reader:

late night fight

Jelousy; Turning Saints Into The Sea

You’re Perfect

Phantom Of The Opera AU

Dreamnotkarlnapity

Protective

Post Lore Movie Night

Bloody Noses

Take a break

Thalasaphobia

A Simple Sorry

Perfect

Dreambur

Hcs

#newsies x reader #les amis x reader #mcyt x reader #mcyt imagines #marvel x reader #the outsiders x reader #dead poets society x reader

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thescarletwitchsapprentice · 3 years

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Sweaters, Snowballs, Cocoa, and Kisses (Wanda Maximoff x ADD!autistic!reader)

*Not my GIF.

Summary: (Y/N) doesn’t like extreme temperature, but Wanda really wants to play in the snow, so do the other Avengers. Along with that, Christmas is coming up. Basically a fluff fic with a small amount of angst.

Request: Not this. I’ve got one, but it’s angsty. I need fluff.

Warnings: Meltdown/shutdown, fluff, a small dash of angst, Christmas, some Hallmark-y sappiness.

Word Count: 2823

Note: Some wintertime fluff in May. Why not? And Pietro and Vision are alive because I say so.

You hate winter.

It’s always so cold and it makes you shiver even thinking about it. All of that cold snow, hypothermia, frostbite, not to mention the slippery ice. You’re so scared you’re gonna fall and break a bone. You’d much rather admire its frosty beauty from within, sipping hot cocoa and wearing comfy pajamas, cuddling up with a loved one, watching old Disney or holiday films.

Your crush, Wanda on the other hand, LOVES winter. And you love her. But shy little ole you hasn’t worked up the courage to talk to her. Every time you try, or even think about trying, you feel the butterflies of love all a-fluttery in your tummy. Your cheeks turn into red roses. (Not literally, of course. That’d be EXTREMELY concerning) You feel yourself stumbling over your words, even in your mind. Not to mention you get weak at the knees. Social skills aren’t exactly your strong suit as it is, so this extra layer is just....it makes you feel embarrassed.

And no one can blame you. Wanda caught your eye immediately when you first joined the team. She has such a softness about her, even if she seems slightly aloof at times. You’ve heard her playing guitar and singing while passing her room at the compound, and your heart just about stops whenever you do. She has the voice of an angel. Her laugh is made of sunshine and rainbows. Her voice as soft as a marshmallow pillow. So much more inviting than even the beautiful, but biting, winter wind.

Not to mention; Wanda loves wearing fluffy sweaters in December. They always look so soft and warm and.....how you long to just snuggle up against her on a couch by the fire in comfy pajamas and fluffy slippers while watching a cute holiday film or an old Disney film. Maybe even give her a cute little peck on the cheek. But shy little ole you chickens out all the time.

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And then one winter day, there are no missions. No training. Nothing.

You’re using your light powers, one of your powers, to decorate the place with Steve and Bucky when Peter bursts in with snow clothes for the whole team.

“Guys!” he exclaims excitedly. “It’s so beautiful outside. We should go out and play!”

As much as you hate the winter, his enthusiasm is contagious. Wanda looks up from her book.

“I love that idea,” she smiles. “Pietro and I used to play in the park whenever it was safe to go out in the winter.”

Her brother zooms inside, startling Peter.

“I heard my name?”

“I was just mentioning how we used to play in that park in Sokovia in the winter,” she says. “Remember? Mama and papa would make sure it was safe before taking us. Even if it was for only a few minutes, it was always so fun.”

“And that one time I hit you square in the face with a snowball?”

“I got your TV night pick after that,” she giggles.

Your mind begins to wander as Wanda and Pietro talk a bit more about winter in Sokovia. You think about just how beautiful, how adorable, how dreamy, how......perfect Wanda is. You’re so distracted that you almost don’t notice Bucky stumbling on the ladder. Luckily Pietro rushes over to stop him from falling.

“Steve, (Y/N), you two need to be more careful.”

“You’re one to talk about careful, Needy for Speedy,” you joke.

All of a sudden, you hear that cute little giggle. You look to see Wanda smiling at you. Immediately you go weak at the knees and your cheeks are the reddest they’ve ever been. Even your nose is red.

“You’ve got a little something on your face, Rudolph,” “Need for Speedy” jokes back at you, smirking as he sets Bucky down.

“What’s going on?” Nat asks as she enters dressed in casual attire.

“It’s so beautiful outside,” Peter says as he finishes reorganizing the clothing that Pietro startled out of his hands. “I was thinking we should have a snow day! You know? Go outside and play!”

“That sounds kinda cool,” Nat shrugs. “I’m down.”

“Count me in,” Bucky adds.

“I mean, it can’t be colder than the ice I was frozen in,” Steve shrugs.

“I’ll go too,” Pietro agrees.

“I talked to Mr. Stark, Dr. Banner, Clint, and Thor,” Peter tells the rest of you. “And they said they’d be up for it as well. Vision told me he’ll hang back. What about you, (Y/N)?”

“Oh,” you exclaim. “I’m....I’m not a fan of winter.”

“Ah c’mon, kid,” Steve says. “We won’t be out for too long.”

“It’s just....well, I’m sensitive to the really cold and really hot and I’m scared of slipping on the ice,” you admit sheepishly. “It’s okay. I can stay back with Vision.”

“I don’t want you to miss out, though,” Peter tells you. “You’re part of the team. I mean, Vision is too, but I don’t know how he reacts to the snow, so I’m okay with him staying behind if it means he stays safe.”

“When we come back, we could have a movie night and hot cocoa,” Wanda suggests. “One of the best parts of winter is warming up after being out in the cold. If you want, you can hold onto my arm if you’re scared of slipping when we’re walking to the park, (Y/N). And if it gets too cold for you, you can just let me know and I’ll go back to the compound with you.”

You didn’t think your face could glow any redder. You thought wrong. Wanda actually said your name. To you. And she’s offering to help you.

“I, uh....” you stammer. “Wanda, you....you really don’t....you shouldn’t waste....”

“I want to,” she insists kindly. “You seem really sweet.”

Oh Lordy Lordy-Lord....you feel like you’re about to faint. The butterflies are extra fluttery today. Why is an angel like her wasting her time on someone like you? You have no clue.

“I-I mean, if....if you’re sure....” you stammer on.

“Of course,” she smiles. “It’s like Peter said. You’re part of the team as well, and I don’t want you to miss out either.”

You nod.

Maybe a little too much.

“Okay, that’s enough, Bobbly McBobble-Head,” Pietro jokes with a knowing smirk. “Let’s get ready.”

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Soon enough, you’re all bundled up and on your way to a park just a small walk from the compound. Despite Wanda supporting you, well actually because of Wanda supporting you, you still feel like you’re slipping because you’re so weak at the knees. This leads to you apologizing to her every few seconds.

“You have nothing to apologize for, (Y/N),” she tells you gently.

How is she so patient? How is so sweet? How is she so compassionate and understanding? So many questions like this plague your mind as you slip to the park. When you arrive, everyone else is getting right to playing. Nat, Steve, Pietro, and Bucky are all in an intense snowball fight. Tony and Peter are building a snowman together. Clint and Bruce are sliding down the hill on sleds.

“I think I’m going to make some snow angels,” Wanda muses.

“But you’re an angel already.”

The phrase somehow slips out of your mouth and into her ear. Her face turns red and she giggles, her nose scrunching up.

“I was right. You are sweet, (Y/N).”

You’re like a snowman in summer, about to melt at any moment. Wanda helps you get onto solid and steady ground before heading off to make snow angels. For several moments, you just stand there. Here you are, out in the cold, because an angel of a woman wants to make sure you’re included in the team. The thought is just.....surreal.

You end up kind of just walking and standing around for a while. You’re extremely worried about how you’re going to react to the snow if you sit in it, let alone lay down in it. You end up kind of just drifting off into a walking daydream; one day, you want to work up the courage to admit your feelings to her. You’re worried about being rejected, but at the same time, you don’t want to lose that chance. There’s always a chance that she might have feelings for you as well. There’s always a chance.

“Yeah,” you say to yourself. “There’s always a cha--”

THWACK!

A stinging burst of cold hits you square in the face and brings you out of your thoughts. You find your vision obscured by snow. Immediately you go into a panic. Your chest tightens up and your breathing becomes shallow and rapid, your heart beating wildly. Tears well up in your eyes. Instinctively you drop to the ground and begin to rock as you hear footsteps rush over.

“I’m so sorry, (Y/N),” you hear Bucky exclaim. “I swear I didn’t mean to hit you.”

You wince and make a small squeak as he tries to put his hand on your shoulder.

I wanna go back, I wanna go back, I wanna go back.

“Back up,” you hear Nat tell them. “Give them some space.”

“Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go,” you repeat as you rock.

Then you remember.

“And if it gets too cold for you, you can just let me know and I’ll go back to the compound with you.”

“Wanda!” you cry out, your tears almost freezing to your face. “Wanda!”

In moments she’s at your side.

“It’s going to be okay, (Y/N),” she tells you gently. “It’s going to be okay.”

You finally brush the snow off your face, but the experience has still left you feeling panicky.

“Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go,” you repeat.

“We can go back to the compound,” Wanda assures you. “Come on. I’ll take you back.”

You blink out the snow that remains in your eyes and reach a hand out to Wanda. She gently takes it and helps you up.

“(Y/N), I-” Bucky begins.

“Bucky, I don’t think this is the time,” Clint says. “They’re clearly overwhelmed.”

Wanda leads you out of the park, trying to make sure you two get back as quickly and safely as possible.

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The two of you arrive and take the elevator. Wanda helps you out of your snow clothes.

“Is there anything else I can do to help?” she asks you.

“Cocoa, cocoa, cocoa,” you repeat as you take off your snowpants.

“I’ll get started on it,” Wanda tells you.

Once the snow clothes are off, you head to your room and throw off your clothes, changing into warm pajamas and fluffy slippers. You impulsively rub your arms to get the heat back in them, and you place a warm wash cloth on your face, the tears still rolling down your face.

You flop onto your bed and let the silence and warmth cover you. It’s not too hot, but it’s definitely not freezing-cold. That’s when the realization hits you. Wanda Maximoff, your crush, walked you back to the compound and is doing what she can to help you through your sensory overload. And now it’s just you and her in the compound.

Well, it’s actually you two and Vision, but he was staying back anyway.

About half an hour later, there’s a knock on the door.

“(Y/N)? I’ve got your hot cocoa ready.”

It’s Wanda. Your heart is pounding fast and the butterflies have returned. Trying not to get weak at the knees, you wobble over and open the door. There’s Wanda with a mug of hot cocoa and a plate of something. And she’s wearing one of her fluffy sweaters; this one is holiday-red and has a snowflake on the front.

“You okay?” she asks.

You nod.

“Y-yeah.”

Your cheeks turn absolutely rose-red.

“Are you sure?” she asks. “It seems like you just get so wobbly around me.”

So she has noticed!

“I....Wanda, I.....I’m....” you stammer.

She smiles kindly.

“How about we go to the lounge and talk?”

You nod again, and the two of you head to the lounge, decked out in holiday decor. Wanda sets the hot cocoa and plate, which you now see is full of Christmas cookies, on the table and sits on the couch. You wobble to a spot next to her and sits down. For a few moments, you say nothing. The butterflies are at maximum flutter by now.

“Just tell her, you blushing idiot!” you think to yourself. “Just tell her that you’re in love with her!”

You gulp.

“W-wanda?” you ask.

“Hm?” she responds curiously.

You try to gather up what to say.

“Um.....I.....I’m.....you.....with.....love.....in.....” you begin, stumbling. “For a.....been...long time.....in love....I’ve.....with you.”

Wanda smiles kindly.

“I know,” she says matter of factly.

This somehow comes as a shock to you.

“How.....?”

“I’m a telepath.”

You mentally facepalm yourself. Of course! How could you forget?

“I think....no, I’m almost certain that I’m in love with you too,” she replies. “I’ve seen you interacting with the others and you’re just so sweet and shy and adorable.”

The color returns to your face with a blush.

“You....you really are? Why didn’t you say anything?”

She shrugs.

“I guess I wanted to hear it be said in your real voice. And I suppose I was a little nervous to approach you.”

“You? Nervous? To approach me?”

Wanda nods.

“Do you want to cuddle with me?” she asks.

You nod, moving in timidly. Thankfully Wanda lets you take your time and you slowly lean in close until your face grazes her sweater. Your head immediately drops on it, beaming. It’s even softer than it looks. Wanda smiles at you as she offers you a blanket, which you graciously accept.

“So....are we, like, a thing?” you ask her.

“Do you want to be?” she asks.

You glance away, feeling shy and nod slightly.

“Yeah....I’ve been in love with you for a long time now.”

“Then we’ll be a couple.”

Your heart is beating wildly, all sorts of happy thoughts flying through your heart and your head. You and Wanda cuddle on the couch for a while when something catches your eye. You look to the ceiling, and right above you and Wanda, is a sprig of mistletoe. She notices and looks up.

“Oh!” she exclaims smiling, her face turning red.

You two look at each other, both of your faces rose-red.

“Oh my.”

You hear Vision’s voice and turn to see him entering with another plate of cookies.

“I’ve heard that mistletoe is used to ward off witches and demons. Also that lovers are to kiss under the mistletoe.”

“That’s what I’ve heard,” you shrug, trying to stay calm.

“Steve told me to hang it there,” Vision admits. “I have to wonder if he knew this would happen.”

Wanda giggles again.

“I imagine he knew something would happen.”

She glances to you.

“Do you....want to?”

Can your face get any redder? Apparently. You nod hesitantly, leaning forward, uncertain of how to approach this. After some blushing and contemplation, you decide to just go for it and give her a sweet peck on the lips. You feel fluttery and on Cloud Nine. Wanda leans in and gently places a kiss on your lips, longer than a peck. You can taste a small scent of frosting, almost as sweet as she is. Slowly she pulls back.

“I love you so much,” she replies softly with a gentle smile.

You turn your face away, but she gently guides it back.

“No need to hide,” she assures you. “I love to see your beautiful face.”

The two of you look at each other for a while.

“I...I love you even more,” you reply.

“No, I love you more,” she giggles, booping your nose.

It twitches like a little bunny rabbit’s in response.

“No, I love you more,” you smile, booping hers in return, and she also twitches it like a little bunny rabbit’s nose.

“No, I love you more.”

“I love you to the ends of the earth.”

“I love you to the moon and back.”

“I love you to the moon and back times one-hundred.”

“I love you to the moon and back times one-thousand!”

“I love you to the moon and back times one-million!”

“I love you to Pluto and back times one-billion!”

“I love you to the ends of the multiverse and beyond!”

This goes on for some time. Sure, it’s sappy, but you love it. You two end up in a fit of giggles and nose-booping before turning on some classic Disney films and cuddling up close. By the time the others return, you and Wanda are falling asleep to The Winnie-the-Pooh Movie with you leaning your head on her sweater and smiling.

The others may know that you and Wanda are a thing. But how you two became a couple? That’s between you and her.

And you wouldn’t have it any other way.

#fluff #avengers fluff #avengers x reader fluff #avengers x reader #wanda maximoff #wanda maximoff x reader #wanda maximoff x autistic!reader #wanda maximoff x adhd!reader #wanda maximoff x adhd!autistic!reader #scarlet witch #cute #marvel imagine #cute marvel #avengers cute #so much fluff

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randomfandomimagine · 4 years

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Marvel / MCU Masterlist Part 2

MARVEL

Deadpool

Fantastic Four

PS4 Spiderman

Raimi Spiderman

Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse

The Amazing Spiderman

X-Men

MCU

Series

A Place Where I Belong [Steve Rogers x OC] [WIP]

Tony Stark

Gif Imagines

Tony Comforting You When You’re Upset 🎁

Headcanons

Tony Taking Care Of Titan Reader

Prompts

“Stay with me tonight, please”

Peter Parker

Gif Imagines

Comforting Peter After Tony Dies 💙

Telling Him You’re A Lesbian 🌈

Stargazing 💛

Peter Worrying You’ll Get Hurt Because Of Him 💚

Spending Hanukkah With Peter & May 🎄🕎

Drabbles

Loss 🖤

Stress Relief 💙💛

Headcanons

Dating Peter Parker

Dating Peter Parker Being Tony Stark’s Daughter

Peter Parker In Relationships

Peter Parker’s Weird Animals Lover S/O

Spidey Saving You

Peter/Liz Love Triangle

Peter Parker’s Nurse S/O

Peter’s Bubbly S/O

Peter’s S/O In Infinity War 💕🖤

Crushing on Peter Parker/Spiderman

Spending Halloween With Peter 🎃

Spending Valentine’s Day With Peter 💘

Prompts

“I brought food”

“That’s my twin sister, you idiot”

“You look so perfect standing there” “Are you quoting a song?”

“Am I cute enough? Can I get a kiss? Please?”

“I wish it didn’t have to be this way…”

“Maybe it would be better if I just dissapeared”

“Sometimes home isn’t four walls, it’s two eyes and a heartbeat”

“I can’t let you go because what if something happened to you?!”

“Don’t roll your eyes at me!”

“I think you make a cute Spiderman… But Iron Man is still the cutest”

“You’re Spiderman? Wait, you’re Spiderman!”

“Are you really taking his side against me?” “Go then, leave! See if I care!”

“It’s you!” 💕

“Not you!” 🖤

“I will never be more than a friend to you, won’t I?”

“We never know what we have until we lose it”

“I miss him so much, Y/N…”

“I’m your Spider-nurse”

Oneshots

So Much For The Genius 💛

Special Like You 💚💛

Spider-Pal 💚💛

Aesthetics

Peter Parker

Steve Rogers

Gif Imagines

Steve Looking After You When You’re Sick 💙

Steve Comforting You About Your Powers

Being An Avenger With Wings & Dating Steve

Teaching Steve How To Use His Phone

Drabbles

Badass And Beautiful

You’re Beautiful 💙💛

Biggest Fan 💛

Headcanons

Dating Steve Rogers

Steve And Videogames

Steve’s Shy S/O

Steve’s Caring S/O

Steve’s Artist S/O

Steve Crushing On Reader

Hugging Steve

Steve Taking Care Of Your Broken Leg

Prompts

“You got in a fight?! Are you okay?!”

“Let me hold you for a bit longer” “I love your laugh”

“I’ll keep them safe” “And I love you, don’t you know?”

Oneshots

Speak To My Heart 💛

Priority 💙

Aesthetics

Steve Rogers

Thor Odinson

Prompts

“And when the clock struck 12… I was erased from his memory”

Natasha Romanoff

Gif Imagines

Natasha Teaching You Self Defense

Drabbles

Love

Prompts

“We all know I have a hard time trusting people, but I trust you”

“Kiss me now”

Oneshots

Truth Or Dare

Clint Barton

Gif Imagines

Cuddling During A Thundersdtorm [Deaf!Clint]

Headcanons

Dating Clint Barton

Prompts

“Guess I should have knocked”

Aesthetics

Clint Barton Hufflepuff

Bruce Banner

Gif Imagines

Helping Bruce Control The Hulk

Headcanons

Dating Bruce Banner

Prompts

“Come back to me, I know you’re in there!” 💚

Wanda Maximoff

Gif Imagines

Accidentally Calling Wanda Pretty

Going On A Date To Theatre With Wanda 💘

Wanda Loving Your Buzzed Hair

Headcanons

Wanda’s Insecure S/O 💙

Aesthetics

Wanda Maximoff

Bucky Barnes

Ficlets

Steal Your Pain Away 🌟💚

No Hope 💛🖤

Drabbles

Sick Cuddles 💛

Pumpking Carving 🎃

Headcanons

Dating Bucky Barnes

Dating Bucky Barnes Being Tony’s Sibling

Jealous Bucky

Prompts

“You still find another way to amaze me, and I love you for it”

“Go back to sleep”

“Stay awake!” “I won’t loose you too” “I need you to wake up”

Aesthetics

Bucky Barnes

Soft/Morning Bucky

Loki Laufeyson

Gif Imagines

Being Welcomed Into Asgard By Loki

Coming Out To Loki As Pan & Genderfluid 🌈

Loki Comforting You About Your TVA Job

Headcanons

Loki’s Autistic S/O

Loki’s Genderfluid S/O

Loki Falling For Artist Reader

Prompts

“Need help with that?”

“Shut up, Loki” “Make me”

Aesthetics

Loki Laufeyson

Stephen Strange

Headcanons

Dating Stephen Strange Being Tony’s Daughter

Stephen Strange’s Sweet S/O

Stephen Being Vulnerable About Reader

Aesthetics

Stephen Strange

T’Challa

Headcanons

Dating T’Challa

Prompts

“Y/N, don’t worry. I am alright, I promise”

“I actually feel the same way”

“Y/N, what’s wrong?” “I don’t feel so....” 💙

Peter Quill

Prompts

“I think you’re falling for me”

Maria Hill

Headcanons

Being Maria’s Mutant Child 🐻

Prompts

“I don’t hate you, if anything I hate myself for hurting you”

Michelle Jones

Prompts

“You’re a nerd” “You’re so cute”

Nebula

Prompts

“Can you do that again?” “I thought you didn’t like affection” “I don’t mind it as much from you”

Vision

Gif Imagines

Vision Helping You With Homework

Scott Lang

Gif Imagines

Scott Showing You His Magic When You’re Sad

Carol Danvers

Gif Imagines

Reuniting With Carol & Helping Her Get Her Memories Back

Pietro Maximoff

Headcanons

Pietro & Speedster Reader

Prompts

“I think I’ve fallen in love with you“ “You’re blushing”

Sam Wilson

Prompts

“Don’t give me the puppy eyes”

Yelena Belova

Gif Imagines

Comforting Yelena 💙

Being Natasha’s Adoptive Child & Meeting Yelena 💚

Accidentally Confessing To Yelena

Headcanons

Your Life With Yelena After The Red Room

Alexei Shostakov

Gif Imagines

Reuniting With Alexei

Misc

Gif Imagines

Steve Reuniting You With Bucky

Reuniting With Bucky And Peter

Sharing Music With Peter & MJ 🎁

Preferences

First I Love You 💛

Dentist Visit 💙

Affectionate Gestures 💛

You’re Badly Injured 🖤💙

Scars 🖤💙

Bad Relationships 🖤💙

Smoking Habits

Fainting Spells

They’re Jealous

Asking You Out 💛

They See Your Scar

They Cheer You Up 💙

They Walk In On You Changing

They React To Your Pixie Cut

They React To You Not Taking Your Meds

Their S/O With Fire Powers

Headcanons

Bucky And Steve’s Short S/O

Avengers Hogwarts Houses

Tony Stuck In A Closet

Avengers Reacting To British Shield Agent

Thor & Loki’s Self-Conscious S/O

Avengers Reacting To Reader With Anxiety

Avengers Reacting To Badass Reader

Reader With Powers Creating Scary Creatures

Prompts

“What did you do?!” “I’m sorry, I panicked!” “So you hit him with a wrench?!”

"Congratulations Tony, you finally have the child prodigy you wanted so much”

Oneshots

Attraction

The Power Of Love [Thor & Loki]

Fics

Cousin Pete [After Endgame] 💛👤

He Was My Son [Infinity War, Irondad] 🖤👤

Dead Or Alive [Endgame] 🖤👤

Father [Endgame] 👤

#fandoms masterlist #marvel #marvel masterlist #mcu #mcu masterlist

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switchdonem · 4 years

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[Title TBD]

Bruce Banner x Autistic!reader

WC: 344

Warnings: Slight mention of R word (not fully said but still), teacher being a bully

Note: my first post in years wow please let me know if you enjoyed and if i should turn this into a series (though i’m already considering it) also any typos are because i’m really not used to an iPhone keyboard yikes :)

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“...vocabulary in this section include contusion, blood vessel, artery, vein, dermis, epidermis...” Her teachers words faded in and out of her head. She’d known all of these terms and conditions from studying the book the week before the class started. “Miss L/N! What is a contusion?” She struggled to answer, feeling everyone’s eyes on her. “Contusion is a b-break of the bl-blood vess-ssls under the skin.” Her heart pounded. Feeling her heart pound, she looked at her watch. 133 bpm. Being called out in class was anyone’s worst nightmare, but for Y/N, it was like being sent straight to Hell. “Good. Be more confident or you’ll never find a man, as if your condition didn’t make it hard enough.” The class lit up. Some laughed. Others gasped that their teacher had stooped that low over an answer. The response struck a nerve with Bruce. He and Y/N had never spoken. She’d occasionally stare at his shirt or shoes, never his face which he thought was odd. He’d try to make with her which ended in her fidgeting and sometimes even leaving the class for the day, as she was now. Y/N kept her head down low as she gathered her belongings and walked to the door, ignoring the due date her teacher shouted behind her. “And that class, is the perfect example of why people of that nature aren’t allowed in this field. They’re irrational, irresponsible and downright ret—“. That word pushed Bruce over the edge. “You know you’re not allowed to disclose a students condition by law. Whatever she has is none of our business. You have absolutely no right to make fun of that poor girl just because you can’t understand why she acts the way she does. How about instead of picking on someone who you know isn’t going to defend themself, you actually teach us the material because i’m tired of hearing about your vacations and everyone you’ve had sex with.” Everyone looked between Bruce and their teacher shocked. Bruce gatherer his things and walked out the door, “I’ll have my paper in by next class.”

feedback and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is welcome have a good day :)

#bruce x reader #bruce banner #marvel x reader

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lokidoki-imagines · 6 years

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The Secret Book Club Part 3

Pairing: Loki x Reader

Content/Warnings: If you squint, there’s sorta fluff? Though not with the god of mischief 😜 But more than anything there’s angst. You guys should have known that was gonna come sooner or later! Also minor spoiler for Ragnarok!

Words: 1864

Prompt: LOKI X READER WHO SHARE BOOKS AND READ TO EACHOTHER AND LOTS OF FLUFF HHH THAT WOULD BE SO CUTE PLEASE

Anon I promise we’ll get to your fluff soon, but it’s always so much fluffier when it’s built up, don’t you think? As always if you want to be added to the tag list, inbox me!

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Part one Part two Part four Part five Part six Part seven (NSFW)

You threw your phone onto the floor as soon as you’d sent the text. Yes. Yes? What kind of answer is that? Sitting down on the floor beside your bed you pulled your head into your hands, knees drawing themselves to your chest. You tried to comprehend what was happening as you heard your phone vibrate. You didn’t want to see the answer, drawing your head up you gazed at your bookcase, your eyes scanning every spine. He’d read them all, he liked your books and you had to go and ruin the perfect set up by panicking as usual.

Falling onto your stomach you grabbed your phone and crawled back into your position on the floor. Flicking the screen on you were surprised to see that it was a text from Thor instead.

‘May I speak with you Y/N?’

Thor had picked up earth technology very quickly and knew a great deal about how everything worked, though he wouldn’t let Tony in on his secret. No it was much more fun tinkering with things then getting him to fix them instead.

‘Of course Thor, what’s wrong? Everything okay?’

Standing up you decided to change into warmer clothes while you waited for a reply. The seasons had begun to change and Tony refused to let you put the central heating on just yet much to your dismay. “It’s practically summer still Y/N!”

“Summer still my arse...” You mumbled, throwing a fluffy jumper over your head. There was a brief knock at the door, you panicked a little thinking that it was the mischievous god. Shaking your head to yourself you realised it couldn’t be, he hadn’t done the secret knock.

Frowning you opened your door to reveal Thor, “Walk?” He smiled. Nodding silently you pulled on some trainers and followed him down the corridor. “You’re cold.” He mumbled, eyeing your thick fluffy jumper with distaste. You wondered why but ignored it as he stopped abruptly in a narrow corridor.

You watched as he opened his mouth before looking up at the ceiling, seemingly collecting his thoughts.”Thor just spill it.” You wanted this over as quickly as possible. You were still pretty stressed about the whole Loki situation and needed to concentrate on that more than anything else, but you still wanted to be a good friend to Thor.

He placed one of his large hands on your shoulder and looked down at you, “Y/N. You’re like the sister I never had.” He paused and scrunched his face, “Well I did have a sister but she ended up destroying our home but, you get the idea.” He rushed before smiling gently again. “You’re like a sister to me and that’s why I want you to know that you can tell me anything.”

His words were sweet and made you a little emotional but you still didn’t quite get where this had all come from. You narrowed your eyes, “Is this because of that box of sex toys?” You asked quickly, avoiding his eyes a little as you relived the memory. You held your hands up “Because Thor you don’t have to worry about me, I don’t have a sex problem if that’s what you were thinking. I mean -”

Thor rubbed his chin and laughed a little. “- what’s so funny?”

“I may pretend that I am dim Y/N, however I see much more than people think.” Your heart dropped into your stomach as images of Loki flashed in your mind. You tried to play calm and neutral, pretending that you didn’t know what he meant with a shrug of your shoulders.

“Loki was never one to do things half hearted.” You froze as he started to walk. Remembering how to use your legs you hurried after him. “He’s always been bold and obnoxious and arrogant to a fault but he’s still my brother.” Stopping he turned to you quickly. “I’m not blind, Y/N.” He looked at you expectantly, though you weren’t really sure what you were meant to say.

“Why didn’t either of you tell me that you two are together?” Wait, what? “Loki needs you like...like...” He stopped, trying to find the right words. “Thor...”

Your heart broke for him, “Thor,” you spoke louder. He stopped his muttering as you placed a hand on his arm and shook your head. “Thor me and Loki aren’t together. We just...” You trailed off, trying to find the right words. “We’d sneak books to each other. He’d lend me his magic books, teach me a little and I’d lend him mine.”

Thors smile dropped as you carried on, “Then I was out of books and I panicked. I worried that if I didn’t find another book right then that he would leave and not bother anymore, and I didn’t want him to leave! So I threw that stupid copy of 50 Shades of Grey at his head and he did said that bloody thing at breakfast, so I planted those pants and then the box turned up and then we ended up here; both of us trying to outdo the other...” It really had been a whirlwind 24 hours, you glanced up at your friend. “But now I’m scared.” Retracting your hand back you fiddled with your jumper, avoiding the thunder gods gaze you stared at his shoes.

“Thor I don’t know what to do. I - I don’t want to lose Loki, but I never really had him to lose...He’s my best friend and...” Your voice grew thick as emotions you’d suppressed for a long time began to surface, you quickly wiped at your eyes. “ I preferred the emptiness when I didn’t know it was there.” You sniffed, feeling hopeless and just so tired.

Thor pulled you in for a hug and held you tight, squeezing you as you let out a quiet sob. “Y/N,” He sighed, his chin resting on your head. “Loki’s heart is a simple one, it only has two settings ‘not at all’ or ‘too much’ and I think I know which one it’s set too with you.” Squeezing him a little tighter you nodded, understanding what he was trying to say. “Talk to him,” He bade “not through texts or pranks. Just talk with him.”

He pulled you away slightly, keeping you within his arms he pursed his lips. “I’m glad it’s you Y/N, I could think of no one better.” And with a ruffle of your hair he turned, walking away down the corridor.

Glad what was me? No one better for what? Hugging yourself you left with your thoughts a jumbled mess and eyes redder than when you arrived. You walked until you reached the turn for Loki’s room. You could avoid him. You could do what you did with everything in life and simply avoid the pain and heartbreak by avoiding him.

Something was different this time though, you thought, forcing yourself to walk to his door. You didn’t want to avoid this time because you needed him in your life. “Even if it’s just as a friend.” You reassured yourself, knocking three times.

Movement was coming from behind the door as your heart rate picked up, your face flushed red and the tears were there behind your eyes as he pulled the door open.

He had a surprised look on his face when he saw you standing there, though it quickly turned to one of concern as he took in your puffy eyes and fidgeting hands. “What...Who...?” He stumbled, his green eyes searching yours.

You shook your head and stepped under his arm into his room. He’d had it decorated as soon as he’d arrived in stark white, though his belongings and accessories were all green and gold. You heard him shut the door and take a few steps in, lingering behind you.

Your eyes fell onto the trio of books sat neatly on his bedside table. You shook your head and turned to face him, “No.”

He raised an eyebrow, “No to all this, this pranking Loki. No more deliveries or staging or flirtatious texts!” Feeling the tears form you blinked them back, “No more. And for the record, I’m not crying because I’m upset okay? It just happens when I get angry,” You turned away and sat on the chest at the end of his bed. “just be thankful I’m not turning Bruce Banner on your ass.”

Loki stood stock still in his position as he watched you wipe your face on your sleeves, his expression giving away nothing. “Aren’t you going to say anything?”

Your words seemed to have woke him up as he moved to speak. “I made you angry?” He questioned, his voice more vulnerable than you’d heard it before, much softer as he moved with quiet grace to the space next to you. Sniffing you nodded and shook your head together, “Yes, but no too.” His hands were still in his lap, “I’m not angry Loki I just...I wish I could erase the past day and we could just go back to how things were.” He turned his face away from you, but you saw the hurt on it. “Back to the easy friendship we had with our books -”

“Our easy friendship.” He spat, standing and pacing. “If you wish to go back to that then fine. We’ll go back to sneaking around in the early hours of the morning, telling no one of each others existence and pretending that nothing is happening.”

You frowned as he grew more agitated by the second. His handsome face was pulled downwards, “Loki -”

He shook his head vehemently, “Don’t Loki me as if you’re so innocent in all this!” You stood in anger, Loki standing still before you too. “Every flirtation I sent your way you sent back, every game I played you played along and I thought we both wanted the same thing but obviously I’ve grown too soft and blind.” He yelled, making you shrink a little. His height caused him to loom over you like a dark cloud, you matched his gaze and dug your nails into your palms.

“I’ll just leave then shall I? I don’t have to put up with this!” You cried, trying to ignore the feeling of your heart breaking. “I’ll just go and you’ll never have to see me again if you don’t want, it’s a big compound. I’m sure we could come to some sort of arrangement.” You laced your words with sarcasm like he laced his weapons with poison.

You stared him down and wanted him to say something, anything and you would stay. You’d plant yourself like a seed and stay and grow with him by your side for the rest of eternity if he would let you.

Instead he turned his face away and you had your answer. The ties that were holding you together snapped as you brushed past him towards the door, the tears flowing freely now. “It’s sad isn’t it?” Twisting the handle you paused and looked back at the prince, “I once thought worlds of you Loki,” With a broken voice you slipped into the corridor and cried “and now you’re just another lesson.”

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Chapter 8

Shield helicarrier, 2012

Back on the airship agent Fury paces back and forth before the glass containment cell, he glares at the annoyed god, "In case it's unclear if you try to escape if you so much as put a scratch on that glass- " he presses a knob on the side of a control panel, below the containment cell a large hole opens in the floor drawing air through the ship waiting for Loki to be dropped in '" it's 30,000 feet straight down, in a steel trap. Do you get how that works? Ant. Boot."

"It's an impressive cage. Not built, I think, for me."

"Built for something a lot stronger than you."

"Oh, I've heard."

Loki finishes and turns to look at the bulbous security camera, almost as if he could see those watching on the other side. "A mindless beast. That makes play he is still a man... How desperate are you, that you call on such lost creatures to defend you?

"How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war. You steal a force you can't hope to control. You talk about peace, and you kill because it's fun. You have made me very desperate, You might not be glad that you did."

"Ooh. It burns you to have come so close, To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power. And for what? A warm light for all mankind to share. And then to be reminded what real power is.

"Well let me know if real power wants a magazine or something."

The heroes watch on in silence as Loki steps closer to the camera smirking at them all.

"He really grows on you, doesn't he?" Banner questions the room, not honestly looking for an answer.

"Loki's gonna drag this out. So Thor, what's his play?"

"He has an army called the Chitauri. They're not of Asgard, not any other world-known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the Earth, in return, I suspect for the tesseract."

"An army, from outer space?"

"So he's building another portal, that's what he needs Erik Selvig for."

"Selvig?"

"He's an astrophysicist."

"He's a friend."

"Loki has him under some kind of spell, along with one of ours." Nat interrupted, not being able to help her mind drifting to Clint.

"I want to know why Loki let us take him, he's not leading an army from here."

"I don't think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy’s brain is a bag full go cats, you could smell crazy on him."

"Have a care how you speak, Loki is beyond reason but he is of Asgard. And he is my brother."

"He killed 80 people in two days."

"He's adopted."

"I think it's about the mechanics. Iridium what do they need iridium for?"

"It's a stabilizing agent."

The mates' heads all turn at the intrusion of Lottie's voice, she walked in with Phil and Tony, the pair making plans to fly him out and visit his cellist.

Tony sees Agent Coulson off as they enter the room taking his cue from Lenora "It means the portal won't collapse on itself like it did at SHIELD." He announced to the room, walking over the blonde god

"No hard feelings, Point Break. You've got a mean swing." He taps the Asgardian on the bicep with the back of his hand, Lenora rolls he eyes at the action-

"Tony leave the poor hunk alone."

He turns back to her, eyebrow raised questioningly "Hunk? Really- what am I, chopped liver?"

"My love, if we're being completely honest I'm sure you're well aware Rhodey is the hunk in this relationship of ours."

"Lottie." Natasha hisses out glaring at the woman.

"What? Nat, can you sit there and tell me I'm wrong?"

"Well...no."

"Oh my god" Tony whispers out, "What is this a coup?!"

"It also means the portal can open as wide and stay open as long as Loki wants," Lenora tells the rest of the room not giving her husband the satisfaction of responding, simply leaving him to pout.

Tony walks around to the bridge’s helm, eyes scanning. He points to the right-hand side "That man is playing Galaga!" To the shock of the agent in question, as he notices the avengers looking his way he changes tabs switching back to work, away from the game. "He thought we wouldn't notice. But we did."

Tony takes a hard drive out of his pocket as subtle as he can, raising his palm up to his eye covering it. "How does Fury even see these?" He questions pointedly at the screens.

"He turns."

"Sounds exhausting." Tony steps up to one of the screen displays lowering a few of the shown specs, "The rest of the raw materials, Agent Barton can get his hands on pretty easily. The only major component he still needs is a power source of high-energy-density." He explains sticking in the USB scanner of his own design to the side of the electronic table. "Something to kick starts the cube."

"When did you become an expert in thermonuclear astrophysics?"

"Last night. The packet, Selvig’s notes, the extraction theory papers. You do realize Lottie and I both went to M.I.T right?"

"So what kind of power source does Loki need?" Steve asks.

"He would need to heat the Cube to 120-million Kelvin, just to break through the Coulomb barrier."

"Unless Selvig figured out a way to stabilize the quantum tunneling effect."

"Well if he could do that, he could achieve heavy-ion fusion at any reactor on the planet."

"Finally someone who speaks English, where have you been all my life?" The comment makes Bruce smile up at the slightly taller man.

"Hey!" Nat and Lottie say synchronously.

"Sorry girls you know what I meant," Tony says placing his arm over Bruce's shoulder "it's good to meet you, Dr. Banner, your work on antielectron collisions is unparalleled. And I am also a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster."

"God, why did I marry him." Lenora groans out burying her own head in Natasha’s neck.

"Because you love me."

"Sure let's go with that."

"Dr. Banner is only here to tract the cube. I was hoping you might join him."

"You should start with that stick of his, might be magical. But it works an awful lot like a hydra weapon."

"I don't know about that but It is powered by the cube. And I would like to know how Loki used it to turn two of the sharpest men I know into his personal flying Monkey."

"Monkeys? I do not understand."

"I do! I understood that reference..." Steve exclaims with just a hint of awkwardness to his voice.

Lenora turns her head slightly to whisper in her wife's ear, "c'mon...they just keep getting cuter don't they?"

Nat smiles, nodding in agreement struggling to stop herself from laughing.

"Shall we play doctor?"

"The gamma readings are definitely consistent with Selvig’s reports of the tesseract but it's going to take weeks to process."

"If we bypass their mainframe and direct route to the Homer cluster, we can clock this at around 600 teraflops."

"Ha, all I packed was a toothbrush."

"You should come by Stark Tower sometime, top ten floors all R&D. You'd love it it's candy land."

Lenora perks her head up at Tony's suggestions- "I'll call Happy, have him set a room up."

"Thanks, but the last time I was in New York, I kind of broke Harlem."

"Well, I promise a stress-free environment. No tension, no surprises." Tony concluded his little lie by jabbing Bruce with a small electrical rod.

"Ow!"

Tony leans in to inspect shocked to find the doctor smiling at the action... He actually found it funny...wow.

"Nothing?" He questions the doctor at the lack of outburst ignoring the loud 'Hey' that comes from Rogers's mouth.

"Are you nuts?"

"Jury's out." "Most definitely." Both Stark's answer.

"You really have got a lid on it, haven't you? What's your secret, Mellow jazz, bongo drums, a huge bag of weed?"

"Is everything a joke to you?"

"Funny things are."

"Threatening the safety of everyone in this ship isn't funny... No offense doc."

Lenora scoffs, wow the faith Steve must have in his mates is next to none- "Rogers, cool it. Bruce is fine. He was laughing, I'm sure he knows his own limits better than you do. But yeah... No offense."

"It's alright, I wouldn't have come aboard if I couldn’t handle pointy things." The doctor explains.

"You're tiptoeing, big man. You need to strut."

"You all need to be focusing on the problem at hand."

"You think I'm not? Why did Fury call us in, why now? Why not before? What isn't he telling us- know what, why haven't you ever stopped to ask why SHIELD has one of your mates chained like a rabid animal they've beaten into submission. Or how they got all of us in the first place? Isn't it a bit suspicious so many of us found each other at the hand of SHIELD's intervention?"

"Tony."

"No, Lottie- no. It's unfair, you know that and I know that. Over a year. I know. Over a year that Sheild has had her under their thumb, at their beck and call regardless of what she needs or wants. All for what? Some old bullshit law was written before even you were born? Really? It bugging you too isn't it Banner?"

"I..uh, I just want to finish my work here, and..."

"Doctor?"

Banner looks up at the taller man and sighs, taking off his glasses, "A warm light for all mankind. Loki's jab at Fury, about the cube."

"I heard it."

"Well, I think that was meant for you." He points to Tony. The engineer and his wife share a silent look, him having had seen her true powers back when she wasn't chained. Her powers inspired his own, he could have changed the color of the reactor long after he was taken captive, but it reminded him of his love, it matched her colors he wouldn't change that for the world and if Loki could really read minds he would know that.

Tony doesn't make his suspicion known by simply offering a bag of blueberries to Bruce

"Even if Barton didn't tell Loki about the tower, it was still all over the news."

"Stark Tower? That big, ugly-" Lenora and Tony glared at the captain in silent disagreement "building in New York"

"It's powered by an arc reactor, a self-sustaining energy source. That building will run itself for, what, a year?"

"It's just the prototype. We're kinda the only name in clean energy right now. That's what he's getting at."

"So why didn't shield bring him in on the tesseract project? What are they doing in the energy business in the first place?"

Tony steps around Banner taking his phone from the back pocket of jeans, "I should probably look into that, once my description program finishes breaking into all of shields secure files."

"I'm sorry... did you say?"

Jarvis has been running it since I got the bridge, in a few hours I'll know every dirty secret shield has ever tried to hide. Blueberry? He asks the taller man extending the bag his way.

"Yet you're confused about why they didn't want you around."

"An intelligence organization that fears intelligence? Historically, not so awesome."

"I think Loki is trying to wind us up. This is a person who means to start a war, and if we don’t stay focused, that plan will succeed. We have ordered we should follow them"

"Heh. That's rich." The rest of the men in the room look at Lottie for her to elaborate. "We aren't soldiers captain. The only people here obligated to take any orders are you, the shield agents, and I. The rest here all have this little thing called free will. Yours you've seen to have given up, god only knows why- mine has been taken. But everyone else gets to decide where they stand based on their own wants and beliefs. You have no right, not at a soldier or as our mates to demand how we react to shields bullshit. You follow you're own goddamn orders and see where that gets you modern-day."

Lenora stands from her seat, the stool scrapes harshly against the lab's floor, as she marches out to find her wife, she’s not going to sit there and listen to Tony be berated, he can hold his own without her there to witness it.

Natasha rounds a corner to see her wife pacing back and forth,

"Hey."

"Oh, hi. I was just looking for you!"

"By walking in circles?"

"Well...no that came later"

"Alright, can you help me with something?" The short-haired woman asks.

"Yeah of course."

"Great, I need you to talk to Loki."

"Wait what."

Nat grabs her hand escorting her along the halls. The pair slowly make their way to the glass containment chamber where the Asgardian is being held. "Just talk to him, I need to get a better insight into his personality. Build a profile. But I need him to feel comfortable like he's I'm charge- has all the power even from the cage. He won't trust shield, I think he can trust you because you're not here by choice."

"Do you really think this could help?"

"Yes."

"Then, of course, I'll do it"

Loki walks around in his containment cell before suddenly coming to a stop. Smirk gracing his features "There are not many people who can sneak up on me." He says turning around completely to face Lottie who stands on the opposite side.

"But you figured I'd come."

"You despise this place."

"I do."

"Then why are you here?"

"It's not like I have much of a choice," she remarks tilting her head to the side, allowing her fingers to grace the collar- now on full display to Loki's eye line. "I need to know what you've done to agent Barton."

"I could say I've expanded his mind"

"And once you've won... What happens to his mind?"

"Is this sentiment, Mrs. Stark?"

"He matters greatly to someone I love."

"So you wage your own safety for what? A favor. Your world hangs in the balance, out of your control- and yet you risk it all."

"I... I- uh.' she sits down in front of the cage, " I've had a long and arduous relationship with shield. With the American government in general... I'm not exactly keen on you starting an all-out war, but if it so happens and shield is collateral damage I can't say I'd be too upset. So I'd rather know that Barton will be kept out of harm’s way for agent Romanoffs sake... She has too much pride to herself come and ask you. So I took it upon myself."

Loki leaned into the glass resting his hands on it looking down at the girl, before slamming his hands down on the glass forcing her to look up at him.

"I won't kill Barton not until I can grab and split his skull before your precious agent Romanoffs very eyes."

Lenora looks Loki in the eyes, doing her best to make them shake and take an obvious deep breath "You're... A-a monster."

"Oh no. You've brought the monster."

Lenora lets her face drop completely flaccid, but still staring into Loki's eyes, any semblance of sadness or fear once there, now completely gone. "So, Bruce. That's your play."

"What?"

"Like you said I was just doing a favor. You hear all that darling?!"

"Yup. Got it all" Natasha says coming out of hiding using her earpiece to contact and then running to the bridge.

"TONY!"

"LOTTIE!"

"Don't joke right now I ran, all the way here Nat had me talk to Loki."

"What Loki? Why?"

"She wanted to trick him into revealing his plans and it worked her wants Hulk. He's going to try and get Bruce to" she's cut off as agent Fury storms in.

"What are you doing Mr. Stark?"

"Uh, Kind of been wondering the same thing about you."

"You're supposed to be tracking the tesseract."

"We are, the models locked. And we're sweeping for the signature now. When we get a hit, we'll have the location within half a mile." Bruce cuts in.

"Yeah and then you get your cube back, no muss, no fuss... What is phase 2?"

Steve storms in holding an arm full of weapons, dropping them down on a metal lab table. "Phase two is shield uses the cube to make weapons. Sorry, the computer was moving a bit slow for me."

"Rogers, we gathered everything related to the tesseract. This does not mean we're making...'

"I'm sorry, Nick. What- were you lying?" Tony asks turning a screen of weapon plans re-routed from shield servers to face the dark-skinned man.

"I was the wrong director, the world hasn't changed a bit."

"Did you know about this?" Bruce asks Natasha as she escorts Thor into the room.

Her eyes widen looking at him "No. No of course not, I'm kept just in the dark as you are... All information that doesn't involve my current mission is withheld, ever since I found James, Lottie, and Tony. Shield knew I'd tell them if anything was a viable threat."

"Well, then I'd like to know why shield is using the Tesseract to build weapons of mass destruction."

"Because of him." Fury says pointing to Thor who looks around confused asking "Me?"

"Last year earth had a visitor from another planet, who has a grudge match that leveled a small town. we learned not only that we are not alone, but we are hopelessly, hilariously, outgunned."

"My people want nothing but peace with your planet."

"But you're not the only people out there, are you? This was like nothing we've seen before it was just something we could've controlled like."

"Like what?" Steve ponders

"What he means to say is like mutants. He can't control the aliens like mutants he can't just give them ultimatums and chain them down into submission." Lottie says, "Right, please tell me. Am I wrong fury? You can't control big strong aliens with a little shock color like you can little girls right?"

"Your predicament has nothing to do with this situation."

"My predicament has everything to do with this situation!"

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Till' The End of Time

Chapter 7

Shield aircraft, 2012

The girl nods "yeah that explains it, I could do better and my degree is in biology."

"No matter. It works, I don't see Tony out here volunteering his services." He turns to the men who had previously been ignored. "Gentlemen." He walks up the steps as Steve pulls out this wallet and hands the one-eyed man a ten-dollar bill. Steve walks down the steps to where Fury once stood and looks down at his two female mates, both girls’ eyes trained on the interaction between Banner and the Director.

"Doctor, thank you for coming "

"Thanks for asking nicely. So... How long am I staying?"

"Once we get our hands on the Tesseract, you're in the wind."

"Where are you with that?"

"We're working on it, we're sweeping every wirelessly accessible camera on the planet, cellphones, laptops, if it's connected to a satellite, its eyes, and ears for us." As Coulson speaks Lenora notices her wife kneel down and check in on her friends status, before wiping his file off of the screen

"That's still not gonna find them in time."

"You're gonna have to narrow your field. How many spectrometers do you have access to?"

"How many are there?"

"Call every lab you know, tell them to put the spectrometers on the roof, and calibrate them for gamma rays. I'll rough out a tracking algorithm, basic cluster recognition. At least we could rule out a few places."

"I'll call Tony, every Stark industries building is equipped with a spectrometer, some smaller than others... Not as powerful but still functional, Rhodey should also have a few on the airbase the labs there will probably be happy to help." Lenora tells Coulson, the man agreeing thoroughly.

"Mrs. Stark, you've been to the lab before. Escort Banner please."

Stark industries... Mrs. Stark... Steve can't help but let his mind wander to Howard, This girl his soulmate... Her others his others...one of his mates is the child of his old friend.

The last of Lottie's voice can be heard asking Bruce "I can't wait to pick your brain, how many PhDs do you have again?" Before the pair leave for the on ship lab together.

Lenora barely manages to show Bruce into his lab, before the PA system on the aircraft goes off alerting the agents on board that Loki has been located, Bruce turns to the woman escorting him silently asking what's next,

"Oh don't worry they don't need us out there yet, Nat gave me the rundown. Since they managed to find him they'll send her and cap on a private helicarrier, for now, all you have to worry about is the science side of things."

Bruce sighs in relief "Oh okay, thank you."

"Of course, you can use anything in here. But apparently, shield is a fan of hammer Industries, so no promise any of it is gonna work." She tells him with a slight laugh, hoping to ease some of his discomfort.

"Well... I can't work with pretty much anything so, high hopes." He jokes back with a small thumbs up.

Bruce watches the woman flip her two-tones braids over her shoulders, she moves around the lab with ease- much more comfortable in this environment than over on the bridge.

She sits at a set of stools, plugging a USB into the side of the modem, the picture of shield’s logo is replaced by a stark screen instead, she logs in and starts a video call to her engineer of a husband.

"What's crackin' baby girl."

"Everything's a go- they found Loki. You can track the airship right, Follow it inconspicuously?"

"Is that even a question?"

"Yeah, yeah. I also need a favor I have Dr. Banner here" she moves the monitor so the camera can show Bruce inspecting the lab cautiously, offering a shy wave and smile to the screen before Lottie turns it back to herself. "Can you get all the spectrometers we have tuned to a specific frequency, I'll get the exact specs from Banner and send em' over."

"All of them?"

"Yep, the tower, airbase, everything. We need it set Loki manages to escape or in case there's a power surge independently from him."

"Alright no problem then, I'm heading there now, I'll call Rhodey on the way."

"Thank you." Lottie ends the call moving to delete any traces of the even from the machine before turning to Bruce with a smile. "Now you work. And I wait."

Bruce nods again, setting up the spectrometers of SHIELD, his gaze drifts to his work and back to Lenora repeatedly.

"Ca- can I ask you a personal question."

"Yeah, shoot."

"What's um, going on with the uh-" he uses his hand to point at his own neck, at first Lottie thinks he's questioning their soul bond, but as he sways his hand across the entirety of his neck she realizes he means the collar.

"Oh boy... Do I have a story to tell you?" She admits with a nervous laugh directed at the shy man.

"But another time, I gotta get my ass on that plane before Fury yells at me."

Stuttgart Germany

Loki stands his ground against the innocent bystanders, having forced them to their knees, an older man rises refusing to bow down to the will of the god.

"Not to men like you."

"There is no man like me."

"There are always men like you."

"Look to your elder people, let him be an example."

Lenora and Cap watch the interaction, waiting for the right moment to step in, Loki raises his staff ready to blow the old man to bits and Steve takes his cue, jumping down Infront of the bright blue beam, his Shield reflects the tesseract's power, Lenora uses the intrusion as a distraction. With Loki's attention to Steve, she sneaks around the crowd directing as many bystanders to safety as she can without making a scene.

Her scythe strapped to her back intimidated even those who were scared of the god enough to follow her direction instead.

"You know the last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everybody else, we ended up disagreeing."

"The soldier. The man out of time."

"I'm not the one who's out of time."

Lenora having done her best work to direct bystanders away, moves to be behind Loki as silently as she can, she grabs the handle of her weapon, turning her wrist- bringing the blade upright as she steadies herself and waits.

The shield helicarrier drops to a lower altitude in the air behind the captain, Natasha initializes a high-power machine gun from the bottom of the ship her voice is heard gravelly over the speakers of the machine.

"Loki, drop the weapon and stand down." Loki instead shoots a beam from his scepter at the ship, Natasha swerves- narrowly avoiding the hit. Steve launches his shield at Loki as the god moves to duck Lottie pushes the back of his knees in with the dull edge of her blade pushing him down onto one leg, the shield fly through the air managing to knock the helmet clean off of his head.

He turns trying to strike at Lenora, she swings her blade around the god’s leg but he deflects her attack with his own staff but this leaves room for Steve to come behind and attack him yet again. The bystanders scramble as the three continue to tussle,

Steve throws his shield yet again, the god knocks it to the side as Lenora grabs his right shoulder holding the staff with the curved blade, she rips the fine Asgardian leather and Loki drops the staff. He tries to grab for it but she manages to kick it away. Steve goes in for yet another punch and Loki tosses him back on the ground behind him- he grabs the man on his knees by the back of his helmet and commands him to

"Kneel."

"Not today."

The two continue to fight, Lottie looks for where the scepter has rolled away she tries to run for it but is stopped by the booming of AC/DC's Shoot to thrill coming from the jets speakers, her shoulders instantly relax and a smile graces her face.

"Agent Romanoff. You miss me?" Their husband's voice can be heard through their earwigs. She can only imagine the look of annoyance that must be on the redheaded woman's face. Lenora laughs as the song gets louder dropping her own weapon, knowing the battle was over. Both the God and Captian look at her, then the sky in a state of confusion.

They watch as the Iron Man armor shoots through the sky, rounding down in front of the helicarrier. He blasts Loki with both hands sending him shooting backward, his back skids across the stone pathways stopping just at Lenora's feet. Tony lands to the ground as she hauls the Asgardian up by his hair ignoring the "ow" coming from under his breath.

Tony rises from his kneeling position engaging his blasters ready to fire yet again. "Make your move reindeer games."

Steve still in shock comes up beside the metal man watching as Loki sits on the ground fazes out of his battle armor and puts his hands up. Tony lets up on his blasters and lowers his own arms "Good move."

Steve is opening his mouth to ask a question but is upended by Tony lifting his facial shield up, he uses a hand to motion to Lenora-

The girl giddily lets out a small squeak, stepping over Loki and running into his arms, the brunette brings her into a kiss an arm wrapping around her waist, the pair pull away touching foreheads "Hi, baby girl!"

"Hello, my love."

Now onboard the jet Loki is physically detained in his seat, Natasha converses with fury about the mission status leaving the others standing in the cargo bay, Tony off in his own mind, unconsciously rubbing his hand along Lottie's back, Steve leans closer to the pair whispering

"I don't like it".

"What rock of ages giving up so easily?"

"I don't remember it being that easy. This guy packs a wallop"

"Still, you are pretty spry for an older fellow." Prompting a look of confusion from the blonde, Lottie just rolls her eyes knowing that if Tony isn’t flirting he's being annoying. It's just how he communities. "What's your thing, Pilates?"

"What?"

"It's like calisthenics. You might have missed a couple of things, y'know...doing time as a Capsicle." Tony looks to the older man his jaw clenching at the joke, when Lenora sees the contrasting look on both men's faces she can't help but snort. In turn, Steve just raises an eyebrow at her 'picking favorites already' Lenora can't help but think Steve's reactions to each person unwarranted, maybe it was different back in his time but nowadays you don't choose one soulmate over another.

"Fury didn't tell me he was calling you in."

"Yeah, there's a lot of things Fury doesn't tell you," Tony says, both of his wives nodding in full agreement. The discussion stops there as lighting and thunder swarms the outside

"Where is this coming from?"

Loki bends forward a look of fear or maybe shock over his face, Steve asks the disgruntled man "What's the matter? Are you scared of a little lighting?"

"Yes." Steve’s head snaps to the woman whose arms are crossed over almost hugging herself, Tony's arm now offering a more comforting grip rather than a steadying one.

"Oh sorry, you weren't asking me, were you?"

"She doesn't like the noise." Natasha cuts off any more questions firmly telling what's what leaving no room for doubt.

"I'm not overly fond of what follows," Loki says finally answering the man's previous question.

The jet shakes with force as it feels something has landed on top of them all, Tony grabs his helmet re-engaging it as part of his suit, pressing to open the rear hatch,

"What are you doing?"

Tony steps forward his hopes to fly out and inspect the top of the ship are destroyed as a large blonde man, with shoulder-length hair lands on the edge of the now opened hatch.

"Oh you gotta be fucking kidding, why does this keep happening!?"

Tony's outburst shocks the plane but Lottie understands, it seems finding so many soulmates in such a short period is bound to be overwhelming.

Tony doesn't want to but the blonde keeps moving forward, he raises his blaster. The taller man stops him though, ramming his hammer right into armor’s chest plate, Tony is sent backward into Lenora, and the Captain, Steve tries to catch him yet ends up losing his balance as well.

The man in the red cape grabs Loki by the neck, lifting him up and promptly jumping into the sky with him.

"And now there's that guy."

"Another Asgardian?"

"That guy a friendly?"

"Doesn't matter if he frees Loki or kills him, the Tesseract is lost." On the edge of the ramp, Lottie is already waiting to grab onto him, she scythes neatly placed on her back, arms holding onto the edge of the ship to prevent her from falling.

"Stark we need a plan of attack!"

"I have a plan. Attack." Tony grabs his wife around the waist and jumps down with her, his thrusters booming to life allowing them to fly through the air.

Tony blasts Thor out from where he stands with Loki, as the Asgardian tumbles to the ground he gently lets Lottie down on the ledge with Loki, pursuing Thor. She removes her scythe and takes a far enough step back where she could still harm him but not risk herself being pulled off the edge, she points it at him, a silent threat.

"Do not touch me again." The blonde god warns.

"Then don't take my stuff."

"You have no idea of what you're dealing with."

"Uhh, Shakespeare in the park? Doth mother know you wear-eth her drapes?"

"This is beyond you metal man. Loki will face Asgardian justice."

"He gives up the cube. He's all yours, until then- 'he lets his helm fall back over his face' "Stay out of the way-

Tourist."

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Chapter 6

Kolkata

India, 2012

A young girl runs through the market streets in the deep of night, the alleys still wide-awake, the streets themselves are congested with market-goers and shop keepers alike.

The girl reaches an intersection taking a sharp left turn into a worn building, she speeds up to ascend a flight of stone stairs, reaching the top a family speaking in Hindi can be heard.

The woman in the room turns hearing the young girls approach

"Who are you?" Is asked in her native tongue. "Get out. There is a sickness here!"

The American man in the room looks to the mirror before him, finished washing his hands he inspects the interaction going on behind him.

"You're a doctor." The young one exclaims looking at the man. "My father's not waking up! He has a fever and he's moaning, but his eyes won't open."

The doctor approaches closer, wiping his hands on a cloth "slow down." He asks of the child.

"My father..." The girl starts but then trails off, eyes drifting to the sick children at the back of the room. The doctor takes notice of this and kneels down to her level

"Like them?" He asks with a point in their direction.

The girl holds a paper out to the man, "Please." She begs of him in English.

The doctor and the girl run across dirt roads, heading to a small building along the edge of the marketplace, the doctor holds the girl back turning to shield her as a military vehicle drives by, both for her own safety and to keep himself from being spotted.

As the car moves past the girl runs her way into the home.

Upon entrance the doctor can see there is no one inside, he turns to watch the girl but she escapes out of a window in the bedroom leaving the doctor confused and alone.

He lets out a sigh at the sight before speaking to himself

"You shoulda got paid upfront Banner."

"You know for a man who's supposed to be avoiding stress, you sure picked a hell of a place to settle." A woman's voice breaks the silence.

Bruce turns to see a redheaded woman standing in the home. His same soul mark was obviously apparent on her wrist.

"Avoiding stress isn't the secret."

"Then what is it? Yoga?"

"You brought me to the edge of the city, smart... I- uh assume the whole place is surrounded by now."

"No. Just you and me."

The redhead walks up to him watching his eyes scan with curiosity. She brings her fingertips up to his neck tracing over the mark. She smiles and laughs a bit.

"This has gotta stop happening to me."

Bruce looks to her own mark in confusion.

"I... You're not the only one, we have three others I've met so far... Coincidentally I also met them, after being assigned to them."

"So you were sent for me. What about your actress buddy, she a spy too? Do they start that young?

"I did."

"So who are you?"

"Natasha Romanoff - Stark."

The man's eyes widen, the hyphenated name surprising him, he nods along "Well then... I really hope you're not here to kill me because that's really not gonna work out for everyone."

"No. No, of course not. I'm here on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D"

"Shield. How'd they find me?"

"We never lost you, doctor, we've kept our distance. Even helped keep some other interested parties off your scent."

"Why?"

"Nick Fury seems to trust you. But now we need you to come in."

"What if I say no."

"I'm sure there's some way I could persuade you."

His lip turns up in a smirk at the statement, "What if the other guy says no?"

"You've been more than a year without an incident. I don't think you want to break that streak."

"Well, I don't every time get what I want."

"Doctor we’re facing a potential global catastrophe," she tells him while beginning to tap away on her phone.

Laughing, Banner looks at her. "Well, those I actively try to avoid."

"This. Is the tesseract.' she pushes the phone across a table for him to take, 'It has the potential energy to wipe out the planet." She tells him watching as he pulls a pair of glasses out of his coat pocket.

"What does Fury want me to do? Swallow it?"

"He just wants you to find it. It's been taken. It emits a gamma signature, that's too weak for us to trace. No one knows gamma radiation like you do. If there was...I wouldn't have been sent here."

"So Fury's not after the other guy?"

"Not that he's told me."

"And he tells you everything?"

"Talk to Fury, he needs you on this."

"He needs me in a cage?" Banner questions, full well knowing what it means to be a mutant in the modern-day. Natasha takes in his question, mind wandering to her wife.

"I can promise you. That won't happen" Banner shakes his head in disbelief "If I can't personally protect you, They can." She tells him letting her hand grace over her wrist. A nonverbal cue to the soul mark.

That's the final nail in the coffin, Bruce figured out his soulmates when she mentioned the surname Stark. The last time he was in the city there were countless articles and tabloids written about them, Stark he knew would easily be able to financially and legally protect him. The shield must be listening in. There's a reason the spy before him is so restrained with her words.

"So. Natasha. How do we do this."

"The woman smiles at his acceptance and nods, she brings a hand up to her ear and mutters a "Stand down." As she does the loud sounds of metal against metal and the receding of soldiers’ footsteps can be heard.

"Just you and me, huh?"

Tony bursts from the water flying through the New York City sky's

"Good to go on this end. The rest is up to you."

"You disconnected the transmission lines? Are we off the grid?" His husband asks.

Inside the metal helmet, many statistics and graphs are displayed- balancing functionality. As well as a video call picturing his husband and wife's faces eagerly awaiting the outcome of their latest experiment.

"Stark Tower is about to become a beacon of self-sustaining, clean energy."

"That's hoping the arc reactor takes over, assuming all this goes according to plan," Lenora says into the computer’s microphone leaning against James's shoulder.

"I assume." He tells his mates confidently, "Light her up."

As he comes closer to the tower’s landing pad her can see the lights one by one start to flicker and function. Finally lighting up in a vibrant shade of blue for all of New York to see.

"How does it look?"

"Like Christmas, but with more me."

"Excuse me, I did more than half of the electrical planning for this. Don't you mean more us?" Rhodey profoundly tells the other man.

"Don’t kill the moment platypus, just enjoy it," Tony tells him sarcasm dripping off his words.

"Get your ass in here and we will."

Tony lands upon the ledge of the tower, The systems in place for the removal and storage of the suit quickly kicking in. "Sir. Agent Coulson of SHIELD is on the line."

"I'm not in. I'm actually out." He tells the machine. "Sir I'm afraid he's insisting."

"Grow a spine, Jarvis. I got a date."

He walks into the lounge seeing his spouses staring at depictions of the reactors function, "Levels are holding steady... I think" Lottie tells him. Rhodes looks over her shoulder to double-check, "They are." He concurs.

"Of course they are, I was directly involved. This brings me to my next question. How does it feel to be a pair geniuses?"

James rolls his eyes wrapping his arms around his husband's waist before responding "I wouldn't know the difference, I've been one all my life."

"Yeah, of course, you have." He mutters back pressing a kiss to the darker man's lips.

"I'm feeling un-included," Lenora tells the pair from her spot sitting on the counter, causing the engineers to break away from each other. Hands grasped in each other's grip. Tony takes his unused arm and grasps his wife leading her and Rhodey away from the computers and to the couches strewn about the room.

The three of them open a bottle of champagne, pouring two glasses for Rhodes and Tony and leaving the bottle of sparkling cider for Lottie. The mates' momentary celebration is unfortunately cut short by Jarvis.

"Sir, the telephone. I'm afraid my protocols are being overridden..." Before Tony can respond the voice of Phil Coulson can be heard coming from Tony's phone. "Mr. Stark we need to talk."

Tony pulls the device up to his face dropping any hint of emotion in his voice and tells the agent "You have reached the life model decoy of Tony Stark. Please leave a message."

"This is urgent."

"Then leave it urgently."

The elevator doors open of their own accord revealing Phil Coulson standing, phone to ear, lightly glaring at Tony for his ridiculous response.

"Security breach. Lottie, get 'em."

"Hi, Phil." She greets him. Coulson isn't her favorite person in the world but he's definitely one of the most sympathetic SHIELD agents she's met.

"Phil?"

"I can't stay."

"His first name is 'Agent'."

Rhodey stands to greet him with a handshake, "Would you like some champagne or something? We're celebrating."

"Which is exactly why he can't stay," Tony says through gritted teeth, and a large fake smile displayed .

"We need you to look this over as soon as possible," Phil tells him trying to give him a binder.

"I don't like being handed things."

"But I don't mind," Lenora tells him, taking the binder and placing it on the back of one of the couches so Tony can pick it up on his own.

"Official consulting hours are between eight and five, every other Thursday."

"This isn't a consultation."

"Is it about the Avengers?" Lottie asks, for Phil to nod in response. "Unfortunately Yes, as for you Lenora you can consider your status active as of right now."

"Why now? Out of nowhere is this all finally starting up last time I check Fury wanted a written consent form from my therapist."

"It's not about personality profiles anymore, Mr. Stark. You've made progress and that's good enough for Fury."

Tony moves across the room to display all the material from the tiny laptop onto his own projected screens in the Tower, Lenora looks over all of them as does Rhodey, the two of them share a look before he leaves a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm flying out to DC tonight." He tells Tony.

"Tomorrow. We were having a moment."

"I'll go tonight, the two of you have homework. A lot of homework."

Tony agrees though not enthusiastically, James leans in to kiss him, promising they would all see each other again soon.

He turns to the Shield agent, "Any chance your way passes by La Guardia?"

"I can drop you."

"Fantastic, how's that thing with your cellist going?"

"Weird being long-distance mates, she had to move back to Portland but we're making it work."

The SHIELD helicarrier flies over the ocean, and lands upon the government barge- employees dressed in neon orange direct the large aircraft.

Agent Phil Coulson directs Steve Rogers down the runway, giving the man a moment to look around "It's been an honor, Captain Rogers" he tells the patriotic man,

Natasha Romanoff walks down the tarmac, stopping in front of her fellow agent and the man out of time.

Rogers finally turns away from Coulson, his eyeline meeting the redheaded woman's, his eyes widen as she knowingly smirks and whispers to him, "we'll talk about it later, I promise."

"I think I can take It from here, Phil. They need you on the bridge. They're starting the face trace." As agent Coulson runs off for the bridge she begins to escort the Captain.

"It was quite the buzz around here. Finding you in the ice, I thought Coulson was gonna swoon. Has he asked you to sign his Captain America trading cards yet?

"Trading cards?"

"They're vintage, he's very proud."

The pair approach a very nervous and slightly scared-looking Dr. Banner, stumbling around soldiers and plane technicians, periodically rubbing his hands together. Almost attempted to shrink himself into taking up the least amount of space.

"Dr. Banner!" Steve exclaims shocked and even more excited. Two soulmates in less than an hour. Wow. His face lit up like a golden retriever puppy, unable to suppress the grin on his face.

Shocked at the view of not only Captain America being his, and one of his other mates together

"They'd told me you'd be coming, but I didn't believe them."

Rogers chuckles a bit, grasping the other man's hand in a firm shake. "Word is you can find the Cube."

"Is... Uh that the only word on me?"

"Only word I care about."

Banner nods acceptingly, hands still fiddling with themselves "It must be strange for you, all of this."

Steve looks around the tarmac and the pilots and technicians, soldiers in training jogging along their course. "Well, this is actually kind of familiar."

Natasha approaches her other two mates from behind "Gentlemen, you may want to step inside in a minute, it's going to get a little hard to breathe."

The others look around a blaring "flight crew secure the deck", which is heard through the PA system. The moving of mechanical machinery overpowers the sound of the ocean,

"Is this a submarine?" Rogers asks the agent.

"Really, they want me in a submerged pressurized, metal container?"

Natasha watches knowingly as the two men look over the edge, down below it can be seen as the boat rises from the water and begins to take flight. Propellers in full force to bring the crew to a hover.

"No, no, this is much worse." Banner tells his mates smiling and the grimace on Steve’s face gets deeper as he takes in the other’s nonchalant attitude.

Agent Romanoff escorts Dr. Banner and Captain Rogers through the airship, bringing them to the bullpen Steve looks on in amazement before his eyes settle on Natasha's disappearing figure.

She approached another woman who stood in front of a set of screens. Her back turned to the pair but her black/red hair stood out in comparison to the rest of the room, the agent grabbed her attention with a light hand brushing across her hip. Lenora turns around the feeling happy to not be alone again. She hugs the other woman glaring at agent Fury over her shoulder before her eyes drift off to the other two civilians in the room.

She releases her wife looking into her eyes with a very 'what in the world' look, Nat doesn't say anything just raises an eyebrow. Their reunion is cut short by the sound of Agent Hills’ voice.

"We're at level, Sir."

"Well let’s vanish."

The ship moves up and the reflective panels on the outer ship engage, the grey of the ship now matching the blue and white clouds of the sky. Lenora turns back to the screens she was previously looking at, she may not have been an expert but being with Tony and James long enough taught her more than a few things to easily tell Fury-

"Your visual displays and camouflaging systems suck."

Fury's stoic moment is thereby interrupted and the other soulmates in the room look at Lenora with confusion.

"I mean I'm not trying to be rude or anything but all I had to do was inspect your git bash to see how unorganized this all is, you've got a ton of disorganized files. Open systems that have nothing to do with the function of the displays and honestly I have no clue how any of this actually functions because the file folders labeled for the displays are empty but there are a ton of unlabeled files that haven't been forked up to their proper places. Whoever was in charge of coding this was either lazy or an idiot because there are hundreds of segfaults all over this code."

Fury looks onto her with surprise,

"Isn't your degree in biology?"

"Do you know who my husbands are?" She asks him cocking her hip to the side, Steve looks at Bruce in surprise, the other man stood there and shrugged he saw the news of the wedding years ago. He just didn't anticipate being mates to the extravagant trio.

"So who coded this anyway?*

"Hammer. Justin Hammer."

The girl nods "yeah that explains it, I could do better and my degree is in biology."

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Till' The End of Time

Chapter 9

Shield helicarrier, 2012

"Your work with the tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is a signal to all the realms that's the Earth is ready for a higher form of war."

"A higher form?"

"You forced our hand, we had to come up with something."

"A nuclear deterrent. Because that always calms everything right down."

"Remind me again how you made your fortune Stark."

"Do you mean how my father made his fortune? And how Obidiah Stane became my guardian after the death of my parents thusly gaining control over stark industries... I easily admit I let the weapons trade go on way too long but I will not take the blame for its starting.". Tony stepped forward to the director, arms crossed over his chest. A few years ago he might have let that comment slide and taken the blame- said something sarcastic and avoid getting into a conflict. He knew better now, he's gonna stand up for himself.

"I thought humans were more evolved than this."

"Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up?"

"Are you boys that naive, shield monitors potential threats?"

"Captain America on threat watch?"

"We all are."

"Wait you're on that list? Are you above or below angry bees?"

"Stark... So help me God. If you make one more wisecrack."

"Threat. I feel verbally threatened!"

"Show some respect!"

"Respect what?"

"You speak of control yet you court chaos."

"That's his m.o. isn't it? I mean what are we, a team? No. no, we're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're a time bomb."

"You need to step away."

"He knows his own limits, fury."

"Why shouldn't he let off a little steam?" Tony prompts resting his hand on Rogers’s shoulder.

Shit Lottie knows what he's doing, it's smart too, get the attention off the big guy and put it on himself... But none of this is helping quell her nerves, she's on edge- hands and legs physically shaking, having to listen to all the screaming.

"You know damn well why to back off!"

"I'm starting to want you to make me."

"Yeah. The big man in a suit of armor. Take that off and what are you?"

"A genius. A billionaire. A philanthropist. A man who built himself a new heart when he was dying on the floor of a cave filled with terrorists. You know, the usual." Tony looks directly into Steve's eyes with a smile, knowing damn well the blonde definitely underestimated him.

"Haha, you people are so petty... And so tiny."

"Everyone's tiny in comparison to you."

"Yeah, this is a team."

"Agent Romanoff would you escort doctor banner to his-"

"Where? You rented my room." Bruce tells him gesturing in the direction of Loki's holding cell.

"The cell was just in case...

"In case you needed to kill me. But you can't. I know. I tried." The room goes silent for a beat at Bruce's revelation, Lenora reaches out for his hand under the desk and gives it a subtle squeeze. A silent but comforting, I’m here for you, I know how you feel, I've been there too. Bruce squeezes back, not letting go as he continues.

"I got low. I didn't see an end. So, I put a bullet in my mouth, and the other guy spits it out... So I moved on. I focused on helping other people. I was good. Until I was dragged back into this freakshow. And put everyone here at risk... Do you all want to know my secret? How I stay calm? "

Lenora looks at the other seeing the agents reach for their guns, looking away from Bruce's face she sees his other hand, the one that isn't holding hers has subconsciously grabbed the scepter.

"Bruce... The staff."

The scientist himself looks down to see the blue glowing object in his grasp, shocked and dropping it back into its original position almost immediately.

A trill of the computer momentarily distracts everyone

"Sorry kids... Guess you won't get to see my party trick after all."

"You located the Tesseract?"

"I could get there fastest."

"The tesseract belongs on Asgard. No human is a match for it."

"You're not going alone. You're gonna stop me?"

"Put on the suit let's find out?"

"I'm not afraid to hit a soulmate if you really make me."

"Put on the suit."

"Oh my god."

A giant explosion comes from one of the airship’s engines. Fire bursts in the room and everyone ducks for cover, Lenora and Banner are knocked down through the floor and onto a lower walkway, the rest are on pushes around the lab- collapsing on impact.

In a light but confused haze, Steve looks to Tony, all resentment is gone from his voice he tells him "Put on the suit."

"Yeah." Tony agrees to try to get up as fast as possible, he stumbled but Steve grabs him by the hips steadying him before following him along the halls.

Lenora's leg is caught under a large metal pipe she can hear fury asking for a report status in the earpiece, she dismisses him as if everything is okay, a clear lie but one there isn't enough time to inspect on.

Bruce's strained breaths can be heard around the compartment him panting back and forth, she settles the tips of his fingers on his own asking "we're okay right?"

"Bruce?.. we're gonna be okay right? We'll make it out of this?"

She can see shield agents jog over, but she motions for them to leave as soon as they arrive.

A growl runs through Bruce's body, green encompasses over his natural skin, his shirt ripping into pieces as his body grows, but his pants still miraculously together.

The newly morphed face, the one of Hulk stares at Lottie- the woman herself, trying to suppress her pain and fear.

"...big guy?" She encourages his sympathy, her voice cracking as she says so "Can... Can you help me, please? It hurts." She says looking at her trapped leg, she can feel the tears welling in her eyes.

The man/creature stills for a moment before advancing with heavy footsteps before using one hand to raise the beam and toss it into the wall. The thunderous metal clanging louder than the chaos above.

Thankfully free, Lenora looks back to the green man, but he doesn't stop advancing, she crawls backward trying to outrun his heavy steps- but his back suddenly hits against the heavy metal wall. She's still in fear until the steps themselves stop.

The creature’s eyes trained on her neck. His hand shoots out for her, she fears being strangled but in one sudden and swift movement the collar around her neck is ripped off and tossed aside, it electrocutes nothing but itself as it sits there writhing on the floor.

Lottie can feel her powers rush through her again, a jubilant feeling rushing through her for the first time in years, like the blood is finally able to rush through her veins again. She feels tons lighter light the heavyweight in her chest pulling her to the ground is finally gone.

The pale blue and white magic bursts from her hands and she jumps up at the sight wrapping her arms around Hulk’s neck, his crouched status helping her reach up for a hug.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, big guy!"

"Hulk... Help?" The question comes out low and deep in the creature’s own gravelly voice.

"Yes! Hulk helped! Hulk did big help! C'mon, let's go help the others now. You think you can help carry me up to where Tony and Steve are a big guy?"

Lenora and hulk see an airplane shooting and heading for the ship, an agreeing nod is all it takes for hulk to drop her off just above her desired destination, as he jumps to the plane attacking the pilot. Lottie throws a beam at him and a small shield encompasses his body as the plane begins to descend through the sky.

She runs forward across the top of the ship, battling the wind, watching as her husband lands upon a pile of debris. She looks further down to see Steve battling a handful of agents. Tony who is now stuck in the engine imploring the captain for help take priority Lenora jumps into the sky grabbing for a rouge piece of metal still attached to the rest of the vessel, she almost slips but at the last moment manages to retain her grip- she throws out a long jet of energy at the lever, the beam itself recoils, taking out the last agent that was on top of Steve with it.

The two men now saved from immortal doom look to the origin of the mass both shocked to see Lottie there hanging off a horizontal metal strip. Tony flys to her grabbing her and setting he back down in safety by him and Steve, the both of them instantly notice the lack of collar, the only thing now is there is a subtle tan line signaling the amount of time it had unfortunately been there for.

"Lottie... Your."

"Hulk ripped it off."

"Good, hulk."

"Yeah very good, you'll have to thank him when we find him again. I'm sure if Ross has a problem with me being a free mutant from now on granted we survive he can take it up with him."

"I think that's a great idea. Now let's get going where needed elsewhere." Steve finally included himself in the interaction still not completely sure on what and why's going on but hoping to catch up to the rest of the battle.

"Let's go get Loki?"

"Let's go get Loki."

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