superficialstark:

Cuddles (Loki x reader)

Prompt:

“why do we assume you’re a couple? might be because of the way you’re snuggling on the couch, might not be.”

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You sighed to yourself as you heard the soft ding of the elevator, signalling that you were on the floor you wanted to be on.

You had just come back from work and decided that you would drop by the Avengers tower for a while. You had powers, but you had decided that you should keep them a secret from the rest of the world. So, instead of living at the Avengers Tower and fighting with the Avengers, you worked at a small cafe a few blocks away and lived just down the street from the tower.

Tony was like a father to you, he brought you up from the age of 14 and helped you settle your powers, so of course when you decided to move out, he wanted to make sure you stayed close to him, and he visited you regularly, but today you thought you’d visit him.

You’d had a bad day at work. Everything seemed to be going wrong for you. First, you dropped a tray and then for the rest of the day you had customers shouting at you. You loved the small cafe, but sometimes it was just too much for you to handle in one day.

When the elevator door opened, you stepped out quickly and dropped your bag on the ground next to the elevator.

You looked around the room, “Tony?”

You jumped a little when you heard a quiet voice coming from the couch, “He’s not here, he’s in his workshop.”

You looked over at the couch and smiled a little when you saw Loki. You had been friends with Loki for over a year now. At first you were afraid of him and the things that he had done, but after getting to know him for a few months, you realised that he really wasn’t so bad, and you two quickly became good friends.

You walked over to the couch and threw yourself down next to him, letting out a long sigh and closing your eyes.

Loki glanced over at you, “Bad day?”

You nodded, “Very. The cafe is…nice. But sometimes things just get out of hand, and it gets hard not to be wound up by the customers or workers.”

He nodded, “I understand. Do you need anything?”

You smiled a little. Loki was always so kind to you, it was hard for you to believe now that he was the one who attacked New York all those years ago.

You gave him a small glance, “Loki. Loki, Loki, Loki…. you know what I want.”

He narrowed his eyes at you, “No. No, absolutely not.”

You pouted, “Please, I really need a hug. It’s been a really long day….”

He continued looking over at you for a few seconds before he sighed, “Fine, come here.” He opened his arms for you, and you gladly accepted the invitation.

You wrapped your arms around his torso and rest your head on his chest, while he put his arms around your shoulders.

You stayed there in his arms for a few minutes in silence, enjoying the peaceful moment you were having with Loki, but your peace was soon interrupted by a certain genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.

Tony smirked when he saw you and Loki cuddling on the couch, “Hey, lovebirds. Hope I’m not interrupting anything here.”

You rolled your eyes, “Get lost Tony, I’ve had a bad day.”

He gave you a small smirk, “Oh, I get it. So you come to the boyfriend for help and not your old man. I see how it is now.”

You scoffed, “My old man? And he’s not my boyfriend, I don’t know why everyone just assumes he’s my boyfriend.”

Loki raised his eyebrows as he looked down at you in his arms, mumbling, “I do wonder why.”

Tony gave you a small chuckle, “Why do we assume he’s your boyfriend? It might be because every time we see you two you’re snuggling on the couch together, might not be.”

You rolled your eyes and sat up, picking up a pillow and throwing it in Tony’s direction, a small smile on your features, “Leave, Tony.”

He nodded and got up, holding his hands up in defeat. “I apologise princess, I won’t bother you or your prince.” And with that, he smirked and went back to his workshop.

You rolled your eyes, “He is unbelievable, I swear. He does this to me all of the time. Every man I have contact with is my boyfriend according to him.” You wrapped your arms around Loki again, awaiting his response, but he was quiet.

He bit his lip, thinking to himself for a moment. He wouldn’t mind if you were his girlfriend. He wouldn’t mind being teased by Stark and the rest of the team if it meant that he could see your face and hold you every day of his life.

Eventually, he spoke. “I wouldn’t mind, you know.”

You furrowed your eyebrows, “Wouldn’t mind what?”

He bit his lip, “Being your boyfriend. It wouldn’t be a bad thing, in my opinion.”

You smiled a little, “Oh…”

“Would you allow me to take you out for dinner?”

You sat up, looking him in eye and nodded, “That would be lovely.”

He grinned at you, “Tomorrow, 8 o’clock.”

You nodded, “8 o’clock.”