#asexual loki

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Loki flicks out of Tony’s view, and the seconds to impact count down as Tony realizes that if Loki dies today, he would not be anywhere close to okay with that. Somewhere along the line Loki became a friend and not just a colleague, and sure, Tony would mourn the loss of any Avenger but he hasn’t felt this wellspring of utter panic since he watched Pepper fall into the flames, and he hasn’t known with absolute certainty since Killian that if something happens he’ll kill the responsible party without hesitation.

The Hydra aircraft crashes into the parking lot that Friday had already deemed clear of civilians. Cars and concrete go flying into the air, metal screeches and fires erupt. Tony catches the swirl and spark of green magic twisting around the craft, and it’s enough to shake him out of his daze and get him airborne.

It doesn’t matter that Steve is yelling something about not leaving his position. It doesn’t matter that there are still more bad Hydra guys to fight. It doesn’t matter that he knows he’s going to get yelled at later for telling Friday to deploy the AI suits that he swore to everyone he got rid of after Ultron but actually didn’t. The Avengers need more firepower to win the battle, and civilians are in danger. Tony can take the yelling. And Loki is in danger too so Tony has to reach him. He has to get him to safety. That’s his priority. He has to save the thing he can’t live without.