Summary: Loki takes an interest in Tony’s daughter.
Pairing: Loki Laufeyson X Stark! Reader
Warnings: None
HC Count: 48
A/N: Wow! More headcannons! This is pretty soft and geek-y by the way. I should have done my AP homework instead but 🙃
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Okay, so, Loki’s supposed to be some ancient god, right? So it’s obvious that he’s much older than he appears.
But, it’s equally as obvious, that if Tony Stark were to have a kid, that they’d be pretty young.
So, you were Tony’s beloved prodigy child.
Your life was kept private, for the most part. No one knew of your background, or your father’s identity (money.) You’d been given permission to temporarily change your last name for university, where you’d been while all of the Avengers’ stuff had taken place.
But, after graduating, it was time to return home.
You lived out in the New Avengers Facility, helping your dad with the engineering and analysis aspect of his work.
You had always been close to the original Avengers; Clint, Nat, Bruce, Steve, and your dad (Obviously.) But you’d never met the mythical Thor.
Or his equally mythical brother, Loki.
But, when the two of you first met, you hadn’t even realised that you were in the presence of a world terrorist.
To be fair, you were tired and he wasn’t wearing the reindeer antlers or any shiny armor.
You’d wandered into the kitchen at 3 AM, in only a large t-shirt and some sleep shorts. You had been working all night and you wanted a snack.
Loki had been sitting there reading a book and eating an apple.
“Hm? Who’re you?”
You were really tired.
Loki scoffed and looked up at you, unimpressed.
“I am more powerful than your human mind can even comprehend.”
You rolled your eyes and grabbed a water bottle and a bowl of strawberries.
“Whatever. Just don’t kill anyone, weirdo.”
So, yeah, not entirely as scared of the God of Mischief as you should have been.
The second time you’d meet, however, would be much more memorable. You were in the library, in Loki’s favorite chair.
He was a second away from flipping you out of the chair, entirely.
Your legs were dangling over the armrest, and a thick book was resting on your stomach. You were sleeping.
Loki didn’t expect this.
A few moments later, you’d open your eyes and saw him standing there.
“Oh, sorry. I guess I passed out.”
Loki would watch as you stood up, noticing the way your feet gracefully would meet the ground.
“No. It’s fine. I was simply looking for a book.”
Your eyes would light up at that.
“Which one? Do you need help finding it? I can help.”
Loki’s lips would twitch upward into a smile.
From then on, the two of you would constantly meet in the library, discussing literature.
He would prefer books on Norse Mythology.
You would prefer Greek Mythology.
The two of you would get into the occasional spat regarding the stories:
“What do you mean irrational? It makes total sense to test out the only thing that couldn’t kill him!”
“What!? Loki, you can’t just kill people because you’re curious!”
“Well, that Hera figure in your stories seems to think the opposite!”
You’d keep it a secret from your dad, though.
Thor would actually be really proud of Loki for making a friend.
Thor would know.
“Ah, brother! I see you have found a companion!”
“Preposterous! She is not a companion, but a friend.”
“HAH!”
Thor would constantly talk about his brother with you:
“When we were children, he would constantly read those books that you enjoy. I am not surprised that he has found a friend who does as well.”
“Pfft. Did he also have that annoying habit of disappearing when you suddenly lose that collection of Penny Dreadfuls you lent him?”
“No? But, he did tend to destroy my property many times when we were small, like my old friend Tyr.”
Eventually, you and Loki would start talking about different books:
“The romance genre seems rather repetitive.”
“Like what?”
“Well, there are constant love triangles and blatant polyamory in these novels.”
“Are you reading Matched?”
“Yes. Why?’
“Nothing.”
“My point is: what two men would continue to pursue after a woman who is clearly in love with another?”
“It’s all about the chase.”
“What chase? Are they chasing each other?”
You’d snort and poke his nose.
“No, it’s a saying. It means that every man prefers the work and effort required to ‘woo’ a woman.”
“I see.”
Man is into you.
And it’s not like you can’t tell, you are a genius after all.
You could see it all the time:
Stealing glances at you when he’d think you were reading
Indulging in your curiousity about his powers
Bringing you snacks while you work
Staying up with you when were working late and making conversation
Asking you questions about yourself
Dude would be pretty obvious.
You’d talk to Thor about it:
“Do you think he’s going to ask me out?”
“What does this mean? ‘Ask you out?’”
“Like, does he want to ‘court’ me?”
“Oh definitely. Without a doubt.”
But when he never makes a move, you’d confront him about it:
“What are we doing?”
“Whatever do you mean?”
“Loki, I know you like me.”
“No. If anything, I tolerate you.”
“Uhuh. Be real with me.”
He would sigh and not be able to meet your eyes.
“My dear, we both know that I am much older than you. I would not be able to satisfy the insatiable fire of your youth. I would bore you.”
You would actually laugh out loud.
“Oh wait. You’re serious?”
It would take a little bit of time to convince Loki that he was more than enough for you:
“‘Sup, most interesting man in the world?”
“How’s my handsome bean doing today?”
“Hey, who has two fingers and loves you? ME!”
Honestly, I think he’d only agree to date you to stop with the “encouragement” as you called it.
But it would be fun.
You still wouldn’t tell your dad.
But it wouldn’t be long before he found out.
“Hey, kiddo, I was wondering if you could-”
You’d been reading.
In Loki’s lap.
There would definitely be some collateral damage made that day.
Your dad wouldn’t let you out of your room for three days.
Don’t even get me started on how he would go after Loki.
“You’re dating my daughter!?”
“Stark, she’s an adult, she can make her own-”
“She is a child!”
“No she isn’t!”
There would have to be some external interference.
“Hey, Tony, let’s just take a second to calm down and-”
“Clint, if you say another word, I will throw you out of that window.”
So there’d be some physical fighting, resulting in the Avengers holding both of them back.
“You’re a friggin’ cradle robber!”
“She is well beyond childhood Stark and you know it!”
“Well she’s still way younger than you!”
That one hit close.
“You don’t think I know that!?”
The room would go quiet.
“I ask her every, single day if I make her happy! Because I can’t believe it myself!”
Loki wouldn’t even care who was around as he shouted.
“But she always says the same thing: ‘You’ve made me more happy than any language can translate into.’“
They would both be let go.
Honestly, the scene gets kinda awkward because Tony would try and comfort him, but he’s still angry and oh no drama, blah, blah, blah.
But, it would open Tony’s eyes a bit.
It would still take major convincing from the other Avengers for him to let you out and just accept that you were growing up.
But not before major threats were made:
“If you hurt her in any way, we will be testing that theory on whether or not you can die.”
“I can lock you up in a facility so isolated and far away that the entire world will pass you by and you’ll rot until the end of time.”
It would get pretty dark.
But, you would finally be released from your temporary prison.
“Dad, you way overreacted.”
“No I didn’t.”
“Tony, you locked the girl in her room for three days, straight.”
“Steve! Stay out of this!”
“Well, Tony, you’ve always been overprotect-”
“Hey! Green giant! Stay outta this!”
“And why on earth would you discuss this with Loki instead of her? That’s sexist.”
“Thank you, Nat!”
Now that the two of you were more open with your relationship, you were able to do more together.
You would go on dates to New York City, Philadelphia, Seoul, y’know, normal stuff.
While Loki doesn’t necessarily like going out, he does enjoy watching you get so excited to spend time together.
“Oh my goodness! This coffee has so much whipped cream! Take my picture!”
There would be a lot of photos within the first few weeks of dating.
Loki’s photography skills would be actual trash though.
“Why are you silent?”
“Well, the photo I took of you eating the 32 cm ice cream is hot, but the one you took of me makes me look like the hippo from Madagascar.”
But he’d also be secretly into those cheesy couple photos (You know which ones I’m talking about.)
He’d also be more physically affectionate:
Holding your hands in public
Letting you rest your head on his shoulder when the two of you read together
Wrapping his arms around your stomach from behind you when you were “ignoring” him
Surprise kisses during meals together
Dude, but this man gets so jealous so easily:
“He was clearly trying to seduce you with his prowess.”
“His ‘prowess?’ Loki, he asked me for my name so that he could write it on the cup.”
“…”
“Whatever.
And it doesn’t matter what gender, either.
“Loki, I promise that when I said ‘she’s cute’ I was just complimenting her outfit. You’re much cuter than she is.”
He’d be all pout-y but still take your hand in his.
“I know that.”
The first time you said “I Love You” would be really soft:
He’d be watching a movie with you one night.
“I still think that they should’ve stayed together.”
He’d look down and just be happy.
You’d been cuddling with him on the couch, just resting your head on his chest.
And he’d realize that he had everything that he’d ever wanted in one person.
“I love you.”
Your eyes would get wide and you’d sit straight up.
“What did you just say?”
Then he’d get all flustered and embarrassed,
“I said you’re annoying!”
But you’d heard him.
“Well, if I’m so annoying then I guess I’ll just have to leave you-”
“Okay, I said ‘I love you.’”
“Exactly.”
Then you’d cuddle back onto his chest with a wide grin.
“I love you, too.”
Your dad would hate everything
But, Loki would still sometimes be insecure about the age difference sometimes:
“Oh, wow! I wish my daughter would spend time with me like that.”
Loki’s hand on your back would turn cold (Jotun form) before dropping down.
“Hey, don’t listen to them, they’re just confused.”
But he’d still be moody for the rest of the day.
It wouldn’t be until later that night that he’d get some reassurance from you.
“Loki?”
“Yes, my darling?”
“I love you.”
It would still shock Loki a little bit whenever you said that.
But in a good way ( :
You’d look up at him with those big eyes that he loved so much.
He’d chuckle and realize that no matter what others thought, you still love him all the same.
He would sigh and wrap an arm around you and put a little smooch on your forehead.
“I know, love. I love you, too.”
Overall, a very wholesome relationship.
Especially when considering that the dude is still a century older than you.
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