#ler loki

You and Loki were an interesting pair. Loki was known to be sneaky, mysterious, a little high and mighty, and sometimes a stubborn brat. Now, you knew him deeper than that and knew he was more complex and actually a caring being, but to the outside world this is how he was viewed.

You, on the other hand, were known to be bubbly, kind, outgoing, and maybe a little stubborn, but only on very specific topics. This was why you were completely shocked to hear you and Loki would be partners.

Before your partnership began, you knew very little about who this demigod was. Of course, you knew his history and where he was from, but you did not have the chance to converse with him besides polite greetings when in the kitchen or passing each other in the hallway.

One day, you received an email from SHIELD informing you that Loki was to be your assigned field partner for an extended period. You were used to working solo, but apparently, the higher-ups decided you needed someone to work alongside you, probably some new OSHA requirement or a bureaucratic policy.

Surprisingly enough, you and Loki were an amazing team. You both were stealthy, intelligent, and perceptive.That is why you were so pissed about your current mission and why you “hated” your partner.

Stationed in Greece, you and Loki were surveilling an art museum. Rumor had it that the owner was producing counterfeit artwork and selling it. Of course, this wasn’t a typical thing for SHIELD to address, but it was a critical mission because your intel mentioned the counterfeit artwork had nanotechnology hidden in the canvas backs. This particular type of nanotech in the wrong hands would be detrimental.

The mission went by flawlessly. You and Loki were disguised as a rich couple from Italy, and together you perused the art studio pretending to admire the artwork. The plan was for you to cause a diversion so Loki could scan some of the artwork with a piece of technology Tony Stark curated. The scanner was not easily hidden, so it was best if the security personnel were distracted.

Loki removed his arm from around your waist, chastely kissing you on your temple.

“I will be right across the room love. There is some fine artwork I wish to analyze, although none of this is as fine as you dear”. Loki purred, but loud enough for those around to hear.

Oh, he was good. To others in the room, you looked like hopeless romantics. Little did they know the truth.

You nodded and fought off a blush as you confirmed this was your cue to distract the security guards. Loki headed toward the back of the room while you walked over to the floor host. You had clocked it earlier that anyone who approached the host, immediately gained the attention of all the security guards, at least for a couple minutes until they deemed it safe.

“Oh excuse me, kind sir, I was wondering if you could explain the history behind this item. My husband and I are very interested in this piece”.

The host looked at you skeptically, probably because of your youthful look.

“Oh, did I mention we will be paying cash?” You opened up your purse so the man could see you weren’t bluffing.

Immediately after eyeing the cash, the man changed his demeanor.

“Of course Miss. I would be delighted to discuss this with you.” You flashed the man a dainty smile and slowly walked over to a painting in the far corner of the room.

Pretending to be highly interested in what the man was saying, you nodded and smiled intently at his every word. After what felt like a lifetime, you felt Loki snake his hands around your waist again.

“Now darling. I thought we discussed this before. The color of this painting will clash with our interior design. Perhaps we should return tomorrow and think this over before we make any decisions?”

You pretended to look upset, pouting slightly as you begrudgingly answered him.

“Yes dear. You are quite right, like always”.

Loki smiled and nonchalantly squeezed your side. You were not expecting the ticklish sensation, so you jumped back slightly and coughed to suppress your giggle.

Loki raised his eyebrows and smirked at you. Great, just what you needed! The God of Mischief knowing your little ticklish secret.

You glared back at Loki as to say “Don’t you dare think about it”. The host, who was still standing by you two, chuckled nervously and thanked you for your time. Taking that as your cue to exit the studio, you and Loki headed out.

This is when things went wrong. As you left the building, Loki still had his arm wrapped around your waist, unmoving, but you could sense the threat that loomed over you.

“Loki I swear, you even think about it and I will—“

“DAMN! Now that is a fine-looking ass if I ever saw one. Got to get me some of dat!”

You and Loki immediately turned to see a very drunk individual giving your body a look. You rolled your eyes.

Men.

You knew you had a nice body, and had been catcalled before. If you hadn’t been on a busy street trying to blend in, you would have ripped his tongue out, but you and Loki needed to get back to the safe house.

“Come on Loki, just ignore it”. You yanked on Loki’s bicep, only to find he was not moving.

“Loki, I said ignore it! We have to go!” You said through your teeth. The inebriated man was still making foul comments, but you just ignored them. Loki stepped towards the man.

“Listen here you impotent, conniving little shit. That is not how you talk to a woman”.

You yanked on his arm again as you noticed the man was getting extremely agitated.

“Loki we got to go NOW!” You urged but still, your partner did not move. You noticed his hand started to glow a faint green as Loki summoned some of his magic.

Oh boy.

You jumped in front of Loki to stop him right at the same time the drunk man was about to take a swing at Loki. He socked you solidly in the face and you stumbled a little trying to regain your footing.

“Oh, you have done it now you-“ Loki was seething more now and you had to get out of here. You yanked with all your might on Loki’s arm again and finally, he followed suit. You could hear the man yelling profanities as you walked away.

You continued down the road in silence for a few moments.

“Yeah, I’m fine, thanks for asking”. You spat a little harshly. You rubbed your sore face and shot Loki a glare. Loki jumped a little at your harshness.

“I know you can take a little heat Agent. I am more concerned about why you didn’t let me demolish that cretin for slewing hateful words your way”.

You sighed. “Because Loki, I am used to being cat-called and missions always come first. I thought you of all people would understand that”.

Loki huffed and rolled his eyes. “Well, sorry agent that I tried to protect you. Won’t happen again!”

Loki continued to mumble under his breath but you couldn’t quite make out what he said.

Still upset but wanting to change topics you decided to discuss the mission.

“So, what did the scanner find in the paintings? Anything good?”

Loki shook his head. With no emotion he said “The scanner found absolutely nothing”.

You stopped in your tracks. Turning to look at Loki, his face etched with frustration and disappointment.

“Well, that’s just great! We wasted our time, found no evidence to shut this operation down, and I got punched in the face for NOTHING!”

Loki opened his mouth to speak, but you held up a hand motioning for him to shut it. You were overreacting, but you didn’t want to admit it quite yet. You needed to calm down first.

Now that you were a few blocks away from the studio, you clicked a button on your watch signaling your ride to pick you up. Took only a few moments before a car pulled over and you and Loki crawled in. You were both silent for the duration of the car ride.

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You splashed your face with cold water one more time before deciding it was time to exit the bathroom. Loki probably wanted to take a shower and it would be rude to not allow him that.

You headed into the main room of the quaint little cabin you were staying at and made yourself some dinner. It was nearly dark outside already and your stomach was grumbling from the lack of food.

Loki entered the kitchen and made his way to the bathroom. Before entering, he paused, looking over his shoulder.

“I am sorry for not listening to you earlier. I should never have let that buffoon put his hands on you”.

Loki’s voice was soft, gentle even. You could tell he was being sincere.

“It’s okay Loki. I am sorry for overreacting. You still love me right?” You joked, trying to lighten the mood.

Loki chuckled and gave you a wink.

“Well of course. Dat ass is something to admire isn’t it”.

You let out a snort and gave Loki the finger as he walked into the bathroom. You two were most definitely friends, but sometimes you wondered if there was a spark of something else underneath. You blushed and felt your heart twinge at the thought.

You were falling for him.

But you couldn’t think about that right now. He was your best friend, partner, and teammate. You couldn’t risk losing him if he didn’t feel the same way.

You decided to play it safe. You were going to bottle up your feelings and wait for Loki to make his move first.

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Feeling bored and needing to pass the time, you grabbed the TV remote and scrolled through the channels to see if something piqued your interest.

“No way!” You stated to yourself out loud. “I haven’t seen this movie in forever!”

You giggled and jumped onto the couch. You had not seen Disney’s “Mulan” in ages. This movie brought back many memories of your childhood, as you watched it ample times and knew each song by heart.

Loki was still in the shower, so you had no shame in quoting the movie and singing along. As frustrated and angry as you were this morning, this movie was exactly what you needed to cheer you up.

The drums in the movie started to intensify, and you knew your favorite part was coming up. You cranked up the TV a little bit louder, grabbed your hairbrush that was sitting on the coffee table, and prepared for your solo.

Not caring if Loki heard you or not you yelled along with the movie.

“BE A MAN!

You must be swift as the coursing river.

BE A MAN!

With all the force of a great typhoon

BE A MAN!

With all the strength of a raging fire

Mysterious as the dark side of the MOOOOOON!”

You continued to sing along until a deep voice startled you from behind.

“What in Odin’s name is going on!? Is a cat being skinned alive out here??”

You threw a pillow at Loki.

“Oh shut up! I have a wonderful singing voice thank you very much. You giggled and went to grab another pillow to toss at Loki.

You knew your singing voice was horrendous, but hey at least you were in a better mood now!

Loki quickly threw his pillow back at you as you dove onto the couch to avoid being hit.

“Have you ever seen this movie Loki? It’s pretty funny I think”.

Loki walked over to where you were sitting and sat beside you. He eyed the TV suspiciously as you explained the movie was called “Mulan”.

“You really think I had time to watch a silly movie while on Asgard on a flashing electronic box? Partner, I met the real Mulan, and she was nothing like this cartoon depicts her. She was a much more intimidating woman”.

You looked at Loki with a shocked expression.

“You actually got to meet her?? That is so awesome. I bet she could kick your ass”.

Loki rolled his eyes and ignored the insult.

“So explain to me, what about that song made you scream at the top of your lungs?”

You shrugged your shoulders.

“Well besides it being hella catchy, it’s also kinda ironic. Back in those days, warriors had to live up to a higher standard to prove their manhood. But nowadays, men can act like wild dogs sometimes without repercussions.”

Loki mocked gasped.

“Ouch love, and to think that you are my friend when I to you am merely a wild dog!”

You punched Loki on the shoulder.

“Oh come on, you know I don’t think of you that way! But to be fair, you aren’t as swift as a river or have the force of a typhoon. God or not, that’s just not realistic.”

Loki’s demeanor changed after you spoke about this. His eyes narrowed and you saw a slight twinkle of mischievous. You weren’t intending to offend him. You were teasing him like you always did.

“Loki, I didn’t mean to offend you! I was just sayi—HEY!”

Without warning Loki had leapt from his spot and tackled you down on the couch. He was much stronger than you so it didn’t take long for you to be pinned and not able to wiggle very much. He was sitting on your hips with your hands under your back. You kicked your feet in a futile attempt to dislodge him.

“What were you saying dear? I am not swift like a coursing river. I feel me pinning you was awful fast.”

So this is what it was about. Loki felt you were bashing his manhood.

“Loki, this is not what I meant! I was teasing you! You are very much a man! I was referring to men like the guy who punched me today!”

You tried to buck your hips, but Loki was heavy enough that you barely moved. Starting to get nervous, you thought maybe threatening Loki would help you.

“Loki, if you don’t get off me, I will start to sing again. I know how much you love my voice”.

You opened your mouth to belt out a random tune, but instead of lyrics coming out, you squeaked. Loki had poked you on the stomach.

Shit. You forgot about your ticklish incident this morning.

“Loki, let’s talk about thIS.” Your breath hitched as Loki poked you again but on your ribs this time.

“Oh, agent! Did you think I would be forgetting this little secret you tried to hide from me? I was going to leave you alone today since you did get punched and all, but then you threatened me! And questioned my manhood.

So, yes you will sing Little Dove. You will sing for me as I show you how swift I can be. You will witness yourself being forced to giggle, shriek, laugh, and wiggle underneath me. And you will soon find out I do have the strength of a raging fire, and you will have no choice but to submit to my touch”.

Your face turned red and you turned your head away from Loki, trying to hide from him. Best friend or not, Loki’s playfulness was very attractive. Being tickled by him couldn’t be that bad, could it?

“Sing for me little birdie”

Loki wasted no time and was soon scratching his fingers very methodically in between your ribs. He was gauging which set was the most sensitive, not lingering for too long before switching to another pair.

You could not even attempt to suppress your laughter. The ticklish sensation was too much and you were soon bubbling with laughter. Your lower ribs made you giggle laugh while your upper ribs were far more sensitive causing you to squirm and squeak loudly.

In search of a more ticklish spot, Loki quickly changed tactics and was now pinching your sides and belly. You wiggled harder now and were full-on laughing. Occasionally having a snort sneak out of your mouth.

“Is this swift enough for you dear? Or should I increase my pace even more?”

Loki’s teasing was making things so much worse. He also was true to his word and his tickling fingers were spidering all over your very exposed torso, finding all your weak points. He managed to find a spot right above your hip that was super sensitive, and you thrashed as hard as you could trying to throw your partner off of you.

“LOKI STAHAHAHP IT”! You tried to sound intimidating, but the amount of laughter you were spewing along with your red face made that impossible.

“No thank you, I found a spot and I am enjoying the sweet sounds I am forcing out of you”.

Loki booped you on the nose and you reacted by trying to bite his finger.

“Well, that's rude! You should play nice silly girl, or this will only get worse for you” Loki tutted at you and wiggled his finger as if he was scolding a young child.

“This is me being nice-ehehe NO!”

You tried to snap back at him, but he used the same finger he booped you with to swipe under your chin and down your neck. You let out a very high-pitched squeal and shook your head frantically.

Loki tutted at you again and gently held your head in place by putting his hand firmly on your forehead.

You felt the butterflies in your stomach explode as you quickly realized you could not move your head even an inch. You giggled uncontrollably as you anticipated what was going to happen.

Loki gave you a smirk. “Oh, what a pity. If you are giggling this madly already, I can only imagine what will happen to you when I do THIS”.

Loki shot his hand towards your neck and your laughter was riddled with insults, threats, and begging. Loki belted out a deep laugh as you opened your eyes and realized his fingers had stopped just short of their intended target.

Your eyes widened.

“No Loki- hehe please!!”

“No what dear? Please stop? Or please don’t stop?”

You felt your cheeks heat up again as you fell right into another trap.

“I- I uh plead the fifth!”

Loki smirked. “Not for long you won’t little birdie”.

Loki followed through this time and fluttered his fingers oh so gently on your neck and you soon lost your marbles.

Giggling, screeching, squealing. Your laughter echoed throughout the safe house whilst Loki had the largest smile on his face, seeing you wriggling and trying so desperately to move your head and protect the delicate skin he was torturing.

You caved after a couple of minutes and you felt a tear or two leak from your eyes.

“OKAAHAHAY YOU WIN! I LIKEEHEHE YOUUU!”

Loki stopped his hands and looked at you quizzically. Realizing you had inexplicably spilled the beans, you tried to backpedal.

“I uh I mean I -“

Loki cut you off as he leaned down to give you a light kiss. You kissed him back, hard. Both of your eyes gleamed as you broke apart.

“You think I didn’t already know that dear? You made it rather obvious when you blushed at the Art Studio. You can’t fake a blush”.

You blushed again. “I was too nervous to admit it, I didn’t know if you felt the same”.

Loki chucked. “Why else would I be tickling you to tears darling? Why would I have been so upset at that cretin earlier today? It’s because I care for you, deeper than a friendship goes”.

You hugged Loki and he helped you from your spot. Now sitting up and facing him, you felt the need to be cheeky once more.

“Well since you know I’m ticklish now, it’s only fair if you admit if you are ticklish as well.”

Loki scoffed. “You even think about revenge and next time I won’t go so easy on your sensitive little neck. I’ve heard that is a great spot to plant some raspberries.”

You involuntarily flinched at the thought.

“Well, at least I did learn something about you during this whole ordeal”.

Loki looked at you skeptically.

“You might be swift as a river, be strong as a raging fire, and have the force of a typhoon. BUT you most definitely are as mysterious as the dark side of the moon”.

Loki kissed you on the forehead.

Sure she was making friends with the avengers. Natasha had been showing her new fighting moves and she didn’t hate having another girl in the tower. Peter and Crimson became fast friends. He was the best person to pull pranks with. Thor was just fun to be around. Especially when he drinks. Bucky were starting to like a lot of the same music as her and Bucky was easy to be around. He was pretty cool. He reminded her of her friend Thomas. Over all she got along with everyone. Everyone that is except for a certain god of mischief. It always seemed like he found her annoying. Even when they first met. Tony had introduced her to the team and Loki made a snarky remark about how he didn’t know this was a daycare (also referring to peter). Though she was 23 she looked like she was 16. Thankfully Thor gave him a good punch. After that it was snarky remarks and sarcastic comments. She just ignored him. It didn’t faze her. What was really getting to her was missing everyone and this concert didn’t help.

           She sat there looking through messages that read wish you were here. And pictures of her friends enjoying the music. A tear streamed down her face.

“Why am I crying?” She thought. “it’s just a stupid concert, I didn’t even want to go to that anyway.” she lied to herself. She put her phone down and got up. Her sadness quickly turning to anger. She grabbed her staff and chain.

“Hey Friday?”

“Yes crimson?” the AI spoke over the speakers of the training room.

“Set up two bots, level four.” The robots being on a scale of 1-5, five being the hardest.

“Are you sure? Two seems like a lot and you normally stay with level three. Are you sure you can handle that?”

“I’m sure, just do it.” She said irritated. Her anger growing.

“OK.”

Crimson got into her fighting stance, ready with her weapons. her brain getting bombarded with thought about her friends, making her anger grow more and more.  The bots approached her. As she was about to attack she heard a text notification from her phone. Everything just burst out of her.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”

She screamed, unleashing a barrage of strikes from her staff. Demolishing one of the bot to pieces. The other bot circled her, planning to attack from behind, but it was too slow. As it was about to strike, crimson turned around and blocked the shot with her staff. She jumped back. Grabbing her chain, she flung it at its legs and wrapping around them. She pulled hard, causing it to fall out from under itself. she then continued to destroy it with her staff.

As the robots laid there, sparking and glitching, Crimson caught her breath. A few more tears running down her face.

“I must say, that actually wasn’t that bad.” A voice said, cutting through the silence.

Crimson, not knowing anyone had come into the room, turned around in surprise. Loki was standing by the door with his famous smug smile, thinking he was above everyone else.

“Jeez, you could’ve given me a heart attack. What are you doing here?” She said surprised. She had thought everyone was on a mission. Well except for Tony and Bruce, they were working in the lab. Tony said they were in “the zone” and were not to be disturbed. She was sure Loki had gone with Thor. She was wrong. He chuckled.

“I could ask you the same question.” He was right. She should have been asleep hours ago. She rolled her eyes.

“I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to exercise.” She said not wanting to deal with him.

“That’s putting it lightly.” He said looking at the two destroyed bots. He walked further into the room. He was wearing pajama pants and a gray t-shirt. His black hair slightly messy.

“Whatever. Why are you here?” She asked picking up her weapons off the floor.

“well just like you I couldn’t sleep. So I went for a walk and I noticed the light in here was on and I came in.”

“were you watching me, how long were you standing there?” She asked suddenly feeling embarrassed. Her cheeks flushed.

“A few minutes before you destroyed these two.” He said pointing to the bots. “I must say your much stronger than I thought. You might actually be useful to the team.” He said trying to get under her skin. It was working.

“Yeah well at least I’m not just some dumb magician.” Crimsons anger was slowly coming back. She knew the magician comment would bug Loki because she had witnessed Tony calling him that and Loki getting pissed.

success.

“Shut up, you’re just a child. Your fighting skills are no match for a god like me.” Crimson scoffed.

“Oh yeah prove it.” She said gripping her staff tighter.

“Ha. Fine ive been needing a challenge, but you’ll have to do I guess.” He said sarcastically, conjuring up a staff of his own. She got into her fighting stance, he did the same.

Loki was the first to strike, going for her left side. She blocked it. Trying to land a shot was difficult. He really was a good fighter. It went on like this for a minute, till they backed up to take a few breaths.

“this is just too easy.” Loki smiled smugly at her. His eyes saying I’m better then you. Out of rage, crimson struck back catching Loki off guard. It wasn’t fast enough though. He dodged it at the last second. They then struck at the same time, Staffs pushed against each other, crisscrossed. Their faces inches apart. Her arms started to shake under Loki’s weight.

“What’s the matter little girl, tired? You haven’t even hit me once.” He said with an evil smile, trying to get under her skin. The constant jabs partnered with the fact that she wasn’t in a good mood to begin with, was making her anger grow.

“I don’t even know why Stark bothers with you. You’ll never measure up.” That was the last straw. She saw red and was ready to kill. She exploded with hit after hit. Loki, surprised by the sudden attack, was doing his best to try and keep up but Crimson was faster. He had no idea this would happen. She took her staff in one hand and the other went for her chain, doing the same move she had done to the robot before, knocking Loki down.

Loki looked up and his eyes went wide. Crimson was standing over him about to bash his face in. Her eyes filled with rage. She held her staff above her head, her hands gripping it till her knuckles were white. She wanted to hit him so bad. Loki actually felt afraid.

“H-hang on.” He said holding his hands up in surrender, starting to get up.

“SHUT UP!” she put her foot on his chest forcing him back down. Her staff high above her head. Was she really going to hurt him? That’s when her anger turned back into sadness. (always at the worst time) Tears started to well up in her eyes.

“FUCK!” she shouted. She threw her staff down and let out a scream just like before, letting her anger out that way instead of hurting Loki. She walked away from him, tears finally falling. She sat down facing away from him. Loki sat up and collected himself. He was honestly a little shaken up He looked over at her.

“I think I went too far.” he said to himself. He got up and walked over to her and sat down. He said nothing at first, not really sure what to say.

“did uhh the scream make you feel better?” crimson said nothing.

“I’m sorry, I crossed the line. I really didn’t mean it.” Loki said sincerely. Crimson wiped her eyes.

“It’s ok. Your stupid comments don’t usually get to me. I’ve just had a lot on my mind lately.” she said admittedly.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

She sighed.  She really didn’t want to talk, but relented.

“I’m just homesick. I haven’t seen my family and friends in two months and I just miss them. Especially my best friend, And I don’t want to complain to Tony because I know this is a great opportunity and I’ll just seem like some dumb kid who can’t handle it. Sometimes I feel like I’m not as good as everyone else and I shouldn’t be here.” Crimson felt a little bit better but it wasn’t much.

Loki felt bad. He knew that feeling of “I’ll never be good enough” all too well. What with the years he spent trying to measure up to Thor, just to get his father’s approval.  He also knew what it felt like to be alone. He finally spoke.

“I know what it feels like to be lonely, missing the people you care about. Feeling like you can never measure up to them” He thought about all those years he spent trying to be better than Thor and trying to get his father’s approval. He then thought about when he was exiled from asgard. He had started to miss his mother and brother. Though he hid it well he really did care about Thor. He looked over at her to see if she was feeling better. He really saw her face for the first time. Her skin was pale like his. She had a scare on her right cheek she was trying to hide with makeup. Her eyes were light brown and she had a few freckles. He never noticed how cute she was. (for a midguard)

“You know if it makes you feel any better Your actually really good.” She looked over at him. He nodded. “I was really impressed. I underestimated you.” She smiled a little. Tears no longer falling but her cheeks were still red.

“You’re really good with that chain of yours to, I really wasn’t expecting it.” He said with a small laugh. “And don’t worry, you’re doing great here.”

“Thanks.” She said feeling better. “I’m sorry if I scared you back there.” Loki laughed

“Ha, darling you didn’t scare me. I was just surprised. If anything, I let you win.” He lied though his teeth. Making her laugh in return.

“Sure. That’s what happened.” crimsons smile grew wider. He was totally lying. She really could have hurt him if she hadn’t stopped

“What, you don’t believe me? Fine let’s go again.” He said getting up

“OK fine, I don’t mind kicking your butt again.” She said getting ready for round two. Loki rolled his eyes

“like I said, you surprised me and I let you win, you won’t be that lucky this time darling.” He said getting ready as well.

This fight was different. Crimson was more relaxed and was having fun. She moved around more and her body was loose. After a few back and forth hits Loki spoke

“you know you’re never going to win.” He said playing around with her. “maybe you should just quite now whi-” As Loki spoke Crimson managed to get him into a head lock and covered his mouth with her hand.

“You talk too much.” All of a sudden she felt his slimy tongue on her hand. “EEEWWW!” She dropped Loki and vigorously wiped her hand. Loki laid on the floor Laughing.

“Ahaha, Thor used to do that to me all the time.” He looked at her getting his spit off her hand and laughed again. “Haha you’re such a girl.”

“Oh you did not just call me a girl.” She said with a hint of mischief in her voice. “you’re in for it now.” Was he really still making fun of her? Oh he was going to get it and she knew exactly what to do. She saw Thor do this to Loki once and it was time to use it. In one swift motion she wrapped her legs around Loki’s legs, locking them in place. Then she grabbed his ankles and locked them in the crook of her elbow and began to scribble her fingers on his feet.

“NOHOHOHOHOHO WAHAHAHAHAIT STOHOHOHOHOHOHOP AHAHAHAHAH!” Loki’s laugh was a surprise to Crimson. It was surprisingly high for how low his voice was. It was cute.

“Aww what’s the matter, god of mischief can’t take getting tickled.” She teased. This was way more fun than actually training. She notices his skin was really pale, almost as pale as hers. He tried to grab at her to make her stop but the way she had herself positioned made it impossible for him to grab at her, plus the tickles were too much. Her skilled fingers tickled up and down his soul, driving him into hysterics’.

“LEHEHEHET GO OF MEHEHEHE AHAHAHAHAHA STOHOHOHOHOP!” Loki screamed with laughter as her fingers centered on the balls of his feet. This was just mean. His feet were one of his worst spots. And she was tickling him to tears. The teasing didn’t help either. She had a death grip on his legs. He tried desperately to get away. But it was no use.

“Hey Loki what’s so funny.” She teased. His cheeks flushed. She was enjoying this.

“STOHOHOHOHOHOP IHIHIHIHIT!” This was pure torture. He thrashed around wildly. Her nails being just sharp enough for this to tickle really bad.

 “Hey Loki what would happen if I tickled you here?” That’s when her fingers wiggled their way to his toes. Scratching the soft skin underneath. That was it. He couldn’t take it anymore.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAH NOHOHOHOHO NOT THERE! STOHOHOHOHOHOHOP I YEILD I YEHEHEHEHEHELD! Loki screamed wanting desperately for the sensation to stop.

Oh my god, was he giving up? This was too good. She felt merciful and decided to stop. Her hands slowed to a stop as did his laughter. She got up giggling, it was to funny.

“Ahaha that was fun. I usually don’t ever win a tickle fight.” she said feeling triumphant. Loki on the other hand was pissed. Not angry pissed, but playful pissed. If she thought, she could tickle the great Loki and get away with it then she was sorely mistaken. It was time…… for revenge. He kicked her legs out from under her, causing her to land on the floor. Before she could react he was on top of her straddling her hips. His mischievous smile was back.

“It was foolish of you to think you could tickle me and get away without any repercussions.”

“W-wait Loki no I-I’m sorry.” She stuttered. Realizing that this wasn’t going to end well.

“Oh talking won’t help you now Darling.” He quickly put her in the same hold she had him in. The only difference was he was taller and stronger so he had a better grip on her. He grabbed both of her ankles in one hand and tickled her feet all over. She burst out with laughter. His nimble fingers made their way to her toes and he was surprised her reaction was about the same as his.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH NOHOHOHOHOHOHO STOHOHOHOHOHOP” She screamed. He couldn’t help but laugh along with her. Her laugh was light and cute.

“Oh I don’t think so. It’s my turn.” He knew exactly what to do, being in a dozen tickle fights with Thor. Loki looked at her. she was trying so hard to get away. It made him smile. Making him want to tickle her more.

“What if I touch you here?” One of his hands ventured up to her thigh. That’s when her eyes went wide. It was her death spot. No way was he going to tickle her worst spot on the first go around. It was so unfair.  With all the strength she had left she broke out of his grip and pushed him off. Loki laid on the floor laughing.

“ohohoh did I find a bad spot?” he said laughing with full intent on getting that spot again. Crimson quickly got up and ran for the elevator door, trying to escape the evil tickle God. Loki sat up as the elevator doors opened.

“Boy am I glad that came fast.” She thought to herself.

“Oh you think running away will save. I’m going to find you.” He said with an evil grin. She was still giggling. Half from the ghost tickles still on her feet and half at how much fun she was having. The door closed and she pressed the 14th floor. That floor had the kitchen, a living room, and four bed rooms. One of which was hers. The rest belonged to Thor, Loki, and Bucky. As the elevator went up she was finally able to catch her breath. The laughter finally gone but her smile staying. This little cat and mouse game they were playing was fun. It reminded her of her brothers. How they would play silly games like this.

As the doors opened she thought about where to hide. Not in the bedrooms it would take to long for Loki to find her. Sure she could lock herself in her room but where’s the fun in that. So she settled on ducking down by the cabinets that faced away from the elevator doors.  Her smile was wide, she felt like she was a little kid again. She waited for about 5 minutes when she heard the elevator coming back up. She was ready.

Ding

The doors open. Loki walked into the dark living room. The only light was the muted TV, playing the news.

“where are you?” His voice was calm. It almost sang out through the room… that was a bad sigh.

“I’m going to find you.” He paused looking around the room. “I know you’re here.” he said evilly. Like Crimson, he was having fun to. Normally he would be on the receiving end.  This was way more fun.

Crimson was trying to stay quiet but the anticipation of being found was maddening. She felt like Lex and Tim from Jurassic park. When they were hiding from the velociraptors in the kitchen. She peeked around the corner to see if she could see him. He was heading to the bedrooms. This was perfect, she could quietly make her way back to the training room and get her stuff.

“I have to get my phone.” She thought to herself. She slowly got up with Loki still in her sight. She took a step to the elevator when two arms wrapped around her causing her to scream in surprise.

“And where do you think you’re going?” Her eyes widened. It was Loki, but how? She looked back at where she saw Loki, but when she saw him he quickly vanished. Damn it, he used his duplication casting. She tried to get out of his grip, squirming like crazy but he wasn’t having it.

“Oh no, you’re not getting away that easy.” He said picking her up and bringing her to the couch. He threw her down and before she could move he was right back on top of her. Straddling her hips and pinning her hands under his knees.

“W-wait Loki please don’t.” She pleaded, a nervous smile on her face.

“Wait, Wait for what? I have you here, you can’t get away, and no one is here to help you.” He said evilly. She started to feel a bit scared, he was right. She was totally at his mercy, but the feeling of terror was soon replaced with the feeling of fingers climbing up her sides, then going towards her stomach. Loki had snuck his hands under her shirt, feeling her soft skin underneath. Her eyes squeezed shut as a stream of giggles poured out.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAH LOKI STOHOHOHOHOP!” She cried Loki’s fingers made their way to her stomach making her laugh go a bit higher. Loki ignored her pleas.

“Oh I see you’ve found out what was so funny.” He said as one of his fingers dipped into her belly button, making her thrash even more.

“LOHOHOHOHOKI NOHOHOHOHO NOT THREHEHEHER!” She laughed. His fingers sent shock waves throughout her body. But that wasn’t why she wanted him to stop.

“What do you mean not hear? Is there a spot you don’t want me to find?” He asked trying to keep his own laughter contained while still trying to be menacing. Which was hard considering he had a smile plastered on his face. “Let’s get this out of the way” he said moving her tank top up a bit.

When he saw her stomach though, his fingers stopped and his smile faded. Crimsons stomach was covered in scare. Mostly stab and bullet wounds.  It made him sad to see someone so young go through so much pain. He had seen the few scars on her arms before but this was different, there were so many. As crimson caught her breath and her laughter slowly stopped she looked at Loki. She was still smiling from her tickle attack when she finally spoke.

“The scars don’t go away.” She said breaking the silence. Crimson had years to get used to them. they didn’t bother her anymore but she still felt uncomfortable when peopled stared so she kept them hidden most of the time. Loki stayed silent. After a moment though his expression turned curious and his head tilted to the side. Then he took his finger and started to trace her scars, Crimson, surprised by the sudden touch, tried to keep the laughter in but failed. As Loki heard the beautiful sound of her laughter again, his smile quickly returned.

“LOKI STOHOHOHOP THIS ISN’T FAHAHAHAHAHAIR!” His feather light touches were torture.

“Stop talking, I’m drawing a picture.” He said circling his finger around one of the bullet wounds. Making her body tremble.

“I’M NOHOHOHOHOT PAPER! STOHOHOHOHOHOP! She cried. Loki laughed at her comment, glad she was playing along with this silly game, but feeling she had had enough, he decided to try one last thing.

“You know how about we try one last spot.” He said looking at her mischievously and setting a hand on her inner thigh. Giving it a good squeeze. Once again Crimsons eyes went wide as she felt the tickle shock go through her whole body. Before he could do anything else, she gathered her last bit of strength and bucked him off of her, sending him to the floor. She couldn’t stand being tickled there. If Loki had managed to tickle her there, she probably would have punched him out of reflex. As soon as he was off of her, she culled up and wrapped her arms around her stomach, trying to protect herself from anymore tickles. She looked down at Loki who was on the floor laughing

“hihihih guess thahat really is a bad spot.” He said getting back up on the couch. he would have to try that spot another time “Are you ok?” he asked crimson as her breathing returned to normal.

“You’re such a jerk.” Crimson said sitting up.

“You deserved it.” He said watching her fix her messy hair. He was silent for a moment then spoke “Hey can I ask you something?”

“sure”

“What did you mean when you said you don’t normally win these?” that comment stuck with him for some reason.

“oh well I have two older brothers who normally gang up on me.” Loki looked surprised

“Wow, Two, and I thought I had it bad. I can’t imagine what it would be like if I had to deal with two Thors.” Loki said making crimson laugh.

They spent the next few hours just talking and getting to know each other till they fell asleep. Loki woke up and brought Crimson to her room and then went to sleep

THE NEXT MORNING

Loki walked into the kitchen to find Tony, Natasha, Clint, and Bruce in the kitchen. He grabbed an orange and was about to leave when he heard tony start to complain.

“I can’t believe Crimsons not up yet. I told her we had important stuff to do today.” Tony said slightly annoyed. Loki having just spent the night learning about Crimsons life and remembering how much she wanted to be with her friends last night, jumped to defend her. He raised his voice.

“Cut her some slack. She’s doing her best to become just as strong as us. I think you can let her sleep an extra five minutes.” He said walking out. Everyone was shocked and silent. Shocked that loki said that. Clint broke the silence.

“I don’t think any of us expected him to say that.”

The end.

“Shit! I gotta go guys. I have a date with MJ. See ya!”

The three of you waved goodbye at the twitterpated teenager as he rushed out of the room.

You glanced over at Loki. He was staring you down trying to look intimidating to cover up the fact he was being bested by a mortal. It was a well-known fact that Loki was probably one of the most competitive people in the compound. Steve was a close second, but you also didn’t fall very far behind them.

***

Evenings like this were very common in the compound. After long days of training, meetings, and sometimes missions, the team enjoyed relaxing and spending time together not discussing work.

You were a spy similar to Natasha, but you never had the black widow training. You were not trained to be a master at hand-to-hand combat, assassinating, or any type of killing really.

You worked for Shield as a profiler. Your job was to observe the enemy, break down their mentality, and find any weak spots in their hardened cores. The joke is that people become terrorists due to pent-up daddy issues, but in reality that was a common denominator for villains.

(And yes, you brought this up with Thor and Loki at one point to help convince Loki that his rogue history was quite predictable due to him having a shitty dad). Thor was more amused than Loki was.

You were excellent at reading people. You could easily point out what makes them tick, how to tell when they are lying, and break apart flaws in their fighting techniques.

That’s why you were approached by Fury one day and invited to work with the Avengers. You were to be their consultant. You weren’t needed on missions often, but Fury thought it would be wise to get you trained up in combat fighting just to be safe. Your mind could only do so much.

When you first joined the team, you could tell some of your teammates were skeptical. They didn’t trust that you could break people down based on posture, tone of voice, and appearance.

Sam was the first one to test you. You truly liked Sam, but you knew from the moment you met, he was a skeptic.

The team had gathered in the common room to meet you. You walked in to be surrounded by some of the world's strongest people. Your first impressions of the team were easy to distinguish.

-Natasha stood boldly, not once dropping her guard. She maintained eye contact with you up until you shook her hand. Her handshake was strong and she smiled at you and patted you on the back. She trusted you already and was glad to have you as her teammate.

-Tony was bored. He kept making sideways glances at Steve which told you he was questioning his decision to have this meeting. His posture was slightly slouched and the bags under his eyes plus the grime on his heads led you to believe he had stayed up late tinkering in his lab.

-Steve was conflicted. His facial expressions and the way he glanced at you before eyeing the rest of his team told you he was unsure if he made the right call by inviting you to join the team. This was his family, and he wasn’t going to just let anyone waltz in without proving themselves.

-Loki was a bit more difficult to read, but you figured it out after Fury started making his “New student play nice” speech. The way Loki furrowed his eyebrows and had a gleam of curiosity in his eyes told you he was frustrated that he could not read you well. You knew from the get-go he was the newest member before you. He stood slightly farther from the rest of the team and didn’t try to have small talk. He was more of an introvert who wished to be elsewhere. Most likely reading. His clothes were in tip-top shape proving he was mindful of his appearance, even around the people he trusted.

- That left you with Sam. The rest of the team was off on a mission so they would have to meet you later. Sam was poorly trying to hide his skepticism. He stood tall and firm with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He looked at you with a slight smirk as if he thought this was a massive prank. As Fury continued his speech, you noticed Sam kept glancing at the empty space next to him, as if someone was missing from his side. He also had a bad habit of tapping his foot every time Fury rambled on about why profiling was an important skill.

“Does anyone have any questions before I leave?” Fury said sternly as he wrapped up his speech. Sam’s foot tapped again and his mouth quivered. He was going to speak but was nervous too.

“Yeah I got a question. How do we know this stuff is legit. Like, I wanna believe it, but I’m skeptical”. Sam let out a nervous chuckle as all eyes landed on you. You cleared your throat and spoke. Apparently, the only way to fit in was to prove your worth.

“Well Sam, I appreciate your skepticism. Gives me a chance to prove myself” you said as you walked closer to Sam.

“Although you are surrounded by teammates, you keep glancing to the empty spot next to you, as if someone important in your life is absent from this meeting. Perhaps a sidekick or best friend.”

Sam’s eyes widened in shock.

“I knew you doubted me the moment I walked in because every time Fury mentioned my name or job, you anxiously tapped your right foot.”

Sam looked down to see his foot was tapping again.

“Now, I don’t mean to pry, but you also are full of guilt. You are hiding something from your teammates. Not because you don’t trust them, but because you don’t want to mix work and your personal life. Based on how your cheeks flushed when I said “Personal” my guess is you got in a fight with your sibling about something that financially affected your family. Am I close?”

The room was silent for a few moments. Sam’s face was filled with pure shock, embarrassment, and now belief. The silence was broken by Natasha slowly clapping her hands and walking over to stand by your side.

“Alright, boys. Do you trust her now? Or does anyone else want their lives and personality dissected in front of the rest of us?” She received only a chorus of No Thank you’s.

Natasha turned to look at you.

“Welcome to the team rockstar”.

After your introduction and proof of your skills, the team welcomed you warmly. Within a few months, you were no longer a stranger but family too. You tried your best not to profile your teammates, but occasionally you were asked to help figure out which teammate stole this, or who lied about that. It was all good and fun and you loved being a part of a family again.

Eventually, you grew close to the Asgardian brothers. Maybe it was the fact that they weren’t human, or that they doted on you, but either way, they became your closest friends.

Loki from the beginning was a puzzle you wanted to solve. His mysterious aura and mischievous gleam always in his eyes drew you in like a magnet. He was the hardest person for you to read and you loved the frustration of Loki not being able to read you. You were similar too. Both are quiet, observers who like to hide in the shadows. Somehow, this bonded the two of you well.

His sassy tone and quick wit brought many smiles to your face. You even outwitted him a few times which earned you a threat. Not once had he followed through on one though, mostly because he was yet to find your weakness.

Thor on the other hand was by far the easiest to read. He was loud, boisterous, and fun-loving most of the time. He was a teaser, and surprisingly a prankster too. Loki and Thor communicated almost wordlessly most of the time. While fighting, they were always in sync, reading each other’s body language breathlessly. That had been the only communication you hadn’t quite broken down yet. You watched from the bleachers when they sparred. You were fascinated by the lack of eye contact they had, given the ability to still know what each other was thinking.

Eventually, you gave up and assumed Loki was using his magic to telepathically speak to Thor. But no matter how much you begged them to tell, neither would.

Your exceptional profiling skills made you extremely talented at most board games. Games that involved guessing or figuring out a puzzle were your specialty which is why you ended up dominating the Asgardian brothers and Peter at Clue on this fateful Saturday evening.

****

“So, you boys ready to be bested for a third time in a row?” You quipped, eager to play another round.

Loki signed. “Do your best, Mortal”. He then shuffled the deck of cards and distributed them amongst the three of you.

You being Miss Scarlet, meant you got to go first. You rolled the dice and made your way over to the library, where you liked to start. This round was quieter than usual. The boys were really focusing on their cards.

Eventually, Thor made his way to the ballroom and made a guess.

“ I believe it was Coronal Mustard in the ballroom with the lead pipe. Quite brutal if you ask me”.

You chuckled and silently thanked him. His guess narrowed down that the culprit was indeed Coronal Mustard, but not with the pipe since you had that card. You secretly sent Thor your card to prove he was incorrect. Thor, rather disappointed, scratched something off on his notecard.

Loki eyed you suspiciously as you tried to hide your growing smirk. You knew the answer again but had to wait for Loki’s turn.

You glanced at Loki as he rolled his dice. Something was off with his demeanor. And you couldn’t quite fixate what it was.

“Your turn Y/N. Think you have it all figured out do you?” Loki teased.

You shook off the weird feeling and made your guess.

“ It was Coronal Mustard in the Library with the dagger! Huh, kinda sounds like something you would do Loki”.

Thor threw his cards down admitting defeat. Loki on the other hand just smirked.

“ Well go on then, look at the cards dear.”

You smiled triumphantly and ripped open the envelope. Except, something wasn’t right. Inside the envelope was Coronal Mustard, the dagger, and the Cellar?? No that couldn’t be right.

You glared at Loki. “ Haha, real funny Loki! I know you cheated!”

You held up the Cellar card from your personal deck, proving he had manipulated the cards somehow.

“Brother, I think she’s being a sore loser, what do you think?”

Thor chuckled in response. “ Why yes brother! She seems awfully put out by your cheating. I wonder why.”

Loki sent Thor a friendly glare.

“Fine. I cheated. But at least I admit it! We both know you have been cheating this whole time Y/n! Just admit it, or we may have to help you admit it?”

Loki had emphasized the word help, and at the same time glanced at Thor. They were plotting something again, something you couldn’t tell.

Thor’s smile became more mischievous the longer he and Loki looked at each other. Unsure of what to do, you tried to distract them.

“I haven’t cheated! But if you wish for me to prove it, I declare a rematch. This round will go uncounted. How does that sound?”

Loki and Thor ignored your question. Instead, Thor said “Brother, I love your thinking. But how do we know it will work? Have you tested this on her before?”

Now you were getting worried. You fiddled with the card in front of you as you waited for them to speak to you.

Loki smirked.

“So agent, can I ask you a rather random question?”

You raised an eyebrow, unsure of where this conversation was going.

“I’m assuming even if I say no you are gonna ask me anyway. What is it?”

Loki turned to look at you, smiling faintly.

“You see, Thor and I were just trying to figure out if you were ticklish. For curiosities sake of course”.

For a brief millisecond, you lost your composure. This was the last thing you were expecting and it caught you off guard. Your unreadable nature was exposed for a second of time while you contemplated how to answer. Unfortunately, Loki was expecting you to drop your guard, and he saw the panic flash behind your bright eyes.

You didn’t get to answer before Loki spoke.

“Oh Thor. The dear profiler is ticklish. And deathly so I would assume by her reaction. What a shame”.

Thor and Loki quickly stood from their chairs and eyed you as if you were their prey.

Without taking his eyes off of you Loki blurted out,

“Brother, let’s do get help!”

That’s all you needed to hear before you took off running. You didn’t have to be a profiler to know that was code for tickle torture.

You ran down the hallway desperate for a place to hide. Loki was a sore loser and your bragging probably was gonna lead to your demise. And Thor, well, he was gonna do whatever Loki asked him to do.

You could hear heavy footfalls from behind you and they were quickly gaining speed. Your legs burned as you ran all thanks to the sprints you had completed that morning. Damn Steve and his heavy workouts!

You ran past the living quarters deciding that the bedrooms were too obvious. You hurried down the stairwell to the first floor. This floor was home to storage rooms and the gym. You wiggled the doorknobs on the storage room doors to find they were all locked. Frustrated and out of breath, you decided that the gym would have to do. You took off running again and entered the gym.

No one was working out this evening so the empty space was silent besides your now heavy breathing.

You looked around the room trying to find a good spot to hide. You spotted a closet and decided it was the best you had for now. You made your way over to it when all of a sudden you were knocked off your feet.

You ungracefully landed on your back onto the thankfully soft mats. You quickly sat up to see who had tripped you.

Laying next to the mat beside you was Mjollnir. Now panicking, you attempted to stand up but felt yourself get pushed down again. This time by Loki’s foot. You rolled over onto your back to see both brothers hovering over you.

“Thor, be a doll and hold her arms for me please” Loki stated nonchalantly.

“Why certainly brother”.

You immediately tried to scramble away again, but Loki had already placed himself on your hips, preventing you from sitting up. Thor chuckled and easily held both your arms down with his knees above your head.

Flustered, you wiggled weakly under the demigods. Loki peered down proudly at you beneath him.

“Ho-how did you catch me so quickly!” You sputtered.

“Dear one, have you ever heard of an elevator? It’s much faster than the stairs. We heard the stairwell door slam and Loki used his magic to ensure only one door was left unlocked.” Thor smiled and winked at you teasingly.

Freaking Loki and his magic. You should have known.

Loki placed his hands on your sides, unmoving, but threatening like. You flashed your eyes down and felt your face heat up again.

Loki’s face morphed into pure evil at that point. He finally found your weak spot. The mere thought of him tickling the living daylights out of you prevented you from being able to hide your emotions. Your ability to hide your feelings, fears, hopes, and dreams were lost and under the scrutiny of Loki’s judgment.

“Oh Thor, we are gonna have fun with this one. Her defenses have escaped her and she can’t hide her fear and perhaps excitement?”

Loki peered at you quizzically on the word “excitement”. You tried to not react, but your body betrayed you with another blush. You were fairly ticklish just about everywhere, but being held down and vulnerable made it 100 times worse. You hadn’t been tickled for ages, so you were filled with nervous excitement for what was to come. You trusted the brothers with your life and sensed they were gonna make this friendly torment last until they got what they wanted.

Loki tutted. “Awe so you are excited then? Well good! Because we are rather excited to weed out all your sensitive spots until you are left a screaming, wriggling mess.”

You visibly blushed again, not even attempting to hide it.

“Look Loki! You broke her before we’ve started. Look at that precious red face you have dear!”

Full of embarrassment you tried to escape, but their grips held firm.

“Shut up Thor! When I get out of this I’m gonna kick your a-HHHEY!!” Your threat was cut off by Loki pinching your side.

“One must not talk to my brother like that, dear. You are in deep trouble anyway for cheating.” Loki winked at you.

“Bu-but I didn’t cheat! Thor! You know I didn’t!”

Thor chuckled and started running his fingers down your arms starting at the wrist.

“We know young maiden. But you still kicked our butts and rubbed it in. That’s enough evidence for me”.

As his fingers made their way to your underarms, you started giggling crazily. His fingers tips were treading so light and you felt your stomach flutter with anticipation.

But as soon as his fingers reached your armpits he ceased and Loki drove his pinching fingers back into your sides.

You squealed as Loki was unrelenting this time. He didn’t stop after his initial squeeze but instead persistently followed your squirming form.

You thrashed violently as Loki pinched up and down your ribs. Thor was still lightly trailing his fingertips up and down your arms, and the mixture of the two feelings was almost unbearable. You cackled and snorted whenever Loki brushed too close to your lower ribs.

Loki fluttered his fingers right above that rib and watched as you jerked and snorted, without being touched.

“Oh no. Is that a bad spot? Tell me profiler, what am I gonna do? Am I going to torment that spot or try somewhere else?” Loki’s teasing was working you up. You didn’t want to waste your breath answering him, so you just stuck your tongue out at him. In response, Thor brushed his fingers over your neck and ears which resulted in a very high pitch shriek.

Both brothers froze and stopped for a second. That mercy was short-lived however because you soon felt your head being tilted to one side and your cheek being pinned to the mat by one of Thor’s large hands.

Your eyes bulged as you tried to scrunch your neck but couldn’t.

“No-No no-no Thor!! Please no! Anywhere else please!!”

You thrashed and tried to buck Loki off your hips as desperate giggles escaped your lips.

“Sorry young maiden. But this seems like a good spot to test out. Besides, I haven’t heard you say stop yet!”

Thor belted out a laugh and attacked your neck and ear.

Not being able to comprehend the sensation, you howled! Your feet frantically beat against the floor as you giggled and shrieked for a reprieve.

Loki, feeling a little lonely, decided it was time to try that spot on your lower ribs.

He threaded his fingers over the spot while Thor was still scribbling over your neck. Immediately your laughter grew louder and now it was splattered with snorts and cackles along with the shrieks and giggles.

The brothers were ruthless. After Thor stopped his attack on your neck, Loki moved his hands to claw at your belly, which released a deep belly laugh from you. All the while you were being tortured, Thor and Loki had huge mirthful smiles on their faces. As ruthless as they were, you also were having fun.

Realizing you were almost at witts-end, the brothers stopped to give you some air. Thor released your arms and Loki crawled off of you. You felt Thor pick you up and pull you into his chest.

Once your breathing normalized you hesitantly asked “A-are you done nohohow. I’m re-ready for a rematch in clue!” You were still giggling and smiling as you leaned further into Thor's chest.

Loki flicked his eyes over to Thor with a grin. You felt Thor's chest rumble as he laughed at your giggling form.

“Loki I believe is done. But I wish to try one more thing.”

Before you could ask what, Thor moved your hair that blocked your neck, and he placed his scruffy beard on the soft skin.

You jolted from the intense tickly feeling and immediately fell back into shrieky laughter as Thor rapidly brushed his beard all over your neck. After a minute of this torture, he finally relented.

Thor released his hold on you as you scrambled from his arms. After a few moments of heavy breathing, the tickly feelings dissipated.

You looked at the brothers who were seated in front of you. Now being able to think again, you were able to read your teammates. Both were happy and grateful for the laughter and bonding you gave them. They finally looked blissful and complete.

Loki was the first to stand and grabbed your hand to help you stand.

“I think I’m ready for a rematch, you little cheater. I’m feeling less competitive now thanks to your adorable laughter. Shame you had to tell me your weakness. I may have to exploit it more often” Loki teased with a wink.

Thor laughed in agreement as you headed back to the common room.

“Well one thing is for certain. There was a murder and I already know the next clue”.

The brothers paused and looked at you confused. Laughing you said

After surveying the miniature arsenal for a few days, you had collected all the intel needed. You and Thor had hiked 7 miles to the compound, so that meant you had 7 miles to get back to your camp. It was starting to get dark and you noticed even darker clouds swoop into the sky.

As you made your way back to camp, Thor became distracted by a nearby cave and wanted to scope it out. You rolled your eyes and told him you would meet him back at camp.

“I’ll be fine Thor! I’m not scared of a little storm. I’ll see you soon!”

Thor nodded happily as you had permitted him to explore Midgard and you went on your merry way.

After about 20 minutes of hiking alone, the wind started to pick up. Then next came the sideways rain blasting cold water over your entire body leaving you completely soaked and frustrated. You tried to use your GPS to see how far camp was, but it had severe water damage and was useless now. You made a mental note to remind Tony to create waterproof versions of the GPS device.

Panic started to creep in as you realized you were now alone in a random jungle with low visibility and without a clue on where to go next.

By the time the lighting and thunder started erupting from the sky, you were full-blown terrified. You screamed for Thor as you curled up beneath a tree trunk and tried to calm yourself down.

“THOOOR!! THOOOOR! I NEED YOU!”

Your screams were silenced by the wind and hot tears poured down your face. You were about to give up all hope when you heard a voice in the distance.

“LADY Y/N! WHERE ARE YOU! CALL TO ME ONCE MORE”.

You screamed for him as loudly as you could manage and it didn’t take long before Thor had his arms wrapped around you in a comforting hug as he held your shaking form. You fell asleep curled up in his arms and didn’t wake until you heard chirping birds and felt warm sunlight in your face.

That mission not only created your fear of stormy weather but also created a wonderful friendship with Thor. Ironic you knew, since he was the God of Thunder, but somehow that only comforted you more. Technically, Thor could kinda control thunderstorms. He preferred to not interfere with nature, but on those particularly loud rumbles, he was able to silent them for you.

The next few weeks, you ended up sleeping with Thor every time there was another storm. Thor was delighted by your new friendship and would do anything to comfort you. He partially felt guilty for leaving you alone, but you made sure he understood that you wanted him to explore.

After a few months, you were much better in storms. You frequently checked the weather and if a storm popped up on the radar, the team and Thor did all they could to distract you with loud music, movie nights, or even board games. You appreciated everyone for not thinking of you as a child, but instead helping you embrace your fear and not face it alone.

Another loud clap drew you back from your memories, and you felt your stomach drop. This storm had completely caught you by surprise and you were terrified again. It also didn’t help that you had been thrust out of a nightmare involving Thor being killed on a mission.

Quickly, you put on your slippers and snuck down the hallway to Thor’s room. You needed his comfort after the dream you just had and the storm was only making matters worse. Tears were falling down your face as you tried to fight the embarrassment and fear coursing through your body. When you finally managed to creep down to his door, you wiped your tears and carefully opened the door.

Thor was fast asleep and snoring quietly. He was destined to go on another mission sometime the following day so you knew he had gone to bed extra early to ensure he was well-rested before the long flight.

Even in your terrified state, you couldn’t bear to wake him. You knew deep down he would never be upset with you, but you couldn’t bring yourself to bother him knowing he had a busy day ahead. Instead, you carefully crept back down the hallway and snuck into the common room instead.

You sat on the couch and looked out the window. The rain had slowed down slightly, but you could still hear the distant rumble of thunder. Besides Thor's room, this was your other comfort spot. Tony had built an electric fireplace into the wall that easily could be turned on with a switch. You also had ample amounts of fuzzy blankets and books stashed under the coffee table and so you were completely bundled in warmth.

“You too huh?” A voice said through the darkness. Completely started you jolted up and grabbed your chest as you looked to see who it was.

It was Loki.

Although you were extremely close to Thor, you didn’t know much about Loki. He moved into the compound shortly after your South American mission so you didn’t get much of a chance to bond with him. Thor told you he was completely harmless, but you still felt queasy around him.

He was more of a brooding type, who watched silently from the shadows. He was much more introverted than Thor, and you had only seen him join in on games or movie nights when Thor was present too.

You two were actually quite similar. The two of you were the newest members of the team and were much more stand-offish.

Although very intimidated by the Asgardian, you also felt a deep sensation of understanding. Seeing him here with you hiding from the storm, made you feel more comfortable in his presence.

Loki motioned to the spot on the couch next to you, and you nodded, scooting over to give him more room next to you.

You casually wiped the remaining tears from your face and hoped Loki didn’t notice. But, the soft twinkle in his eye said otherwise.

“It’s alright to be frightened. I’m not too fond of the thunder either.” Loki said with a small smile.

“Why is that? Your brother is the God of Thunder you know.” You teased slightly back. You felt more at ease talking to Loki and you felt the atmosphere was lighter now just with his presence.

“That’s just the thing dear one. Thunderstorms are a strict reminder of my brother. Though I love him dearly, that has not always been the case. Thunder always reminds me of our messy past and I would like to move forward. Oh, and it’s rather loud. Can’t sleep very soundly with it.”

Loki smiled kindly at you.

“Alright your turn. Why are you hiding in the common room wiping away tears from your lovely face? You could have awoken Thor you know”.

You gasped slightly in shock and pure embarrassment. You didn’t realize Loki had seen you run to Thor’s room. But it made perfect sense since he was typically lurking in the shadows anyway.

You bit your lip as you pondered what to say to the God. Loki placed a comforting hand on your knee, squeezing gently.

It tickled a lot more than you expected and you jerked your leg back with a little squeak.

Loki raised an eyebrow at your silly reaction and smiled in recognition.

“Ticklish I see? Well, we shall come back to that later. I want to know what’s troubling you first.” Loki said again with a firmness in his voice.

You signed again and let it all out. Tears started spewing down your face as you retold the horrible memory of being lost in the storm and losing Thor. You even mentioned the horrid dream you had that started this cascade of sadness in the first place.

Loki held you in his arms as you cried and listened intently to every word that escaped your mouth. He had not been around a mortal before who was expressing such vulnerability, but he was estátic that you trusted him enough to show this side of you, especially considering how little you knew of each other.

Loki held you without saying a word until you stopped crying. Wiping the remaining years from your face you looked up at Loki.

“Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, you can go back to bed now” you giggled as you notoriously coped with your sadness and embarrassment through humor.

Loki laughed quietly to himself and gave you a puzzled look.

“I am happy to be your comfort when my brother is slacking from his duties. But I will admit, I’m confused by who this Ted man is and why his talking is of importance?”

You barked out a loud laugh and covered your mouth as giggles fell out. Loki looked even more confused at your reaction and that’s what made the whole ordeal even funnier.

“It’s a Midgardian thing Loki! I don’t even want to attempt explaining podcasts to you!”

Once you said this, it only took a millisecond for Loki’s demeanor to shift into one from empathy to mischievousness. His eyes twinkled with glee as he calmly scooted his way close to you. With one swift movement, he had pulled your ankles closer to him causing you to fall onto your back and slide across his lap. He grappled for your hands and successfully held them together in one hand and placed his free hand on your stomach.

“You know, Midgardians are such peculiar things. You are so enveloped by your video boxes and pocket technology, and are full of all sorts of rowdy emotions and quirks.” Loki said as you tried to wiggle your way off the couch.

“But I do believe my personal favorite Midgardian quirk is your inability to prevent your ticklishness from being sought out by the world.”

You ceased your squirming when he said this and immediately felt your face flush red.

“I do believe the only way to tire you out and send you off to a happy slumber is through a little bit of laughter. How does that sound?” Loki ended his speech with a rhetorical question as you were violently wiggling around trying to escape his clutches. You were already giggling and soon exploded into laughter when Loki wasted no time clawing at your stomach.

His five fingers shook and vibrated across your belly and ribs. You couldn’t contain your laughter and you threw your head back as he teased out all your sensitive spots. Boldly, he released your wrists and pinched your sides methodically which caused you to roll into your stomach and you attempted to army crawl away.

“Not on my watch Love” Loki growled and rotated his body so he was sitting on your lower back.

“ Lohohki plehehease! Seee I’m hahppy nohowow!” You tried to plead, but Loki just tutted in response.

“What is that dear? Do you still feel sad? Well, let me fix that!”

Before you could retort something back, Loki reached back and ran his nails over the back of your knee and thighs.

With a screech, you frantically kicked your legs against the couch.

Loki noticed you were almost at Witt’s end, so with one last flurry of tickles against your ribs, he stopped his attack.

You rolled back over and leaned against the armrest. Loki smiled down at your sweaty red face.

“Come now. How about I help you wake Thor up so you can have a restful slumber?” Loki went to stand but you quickly grabbed his hand.

“Erm, actually Loki, I was wondering if I could bunk with you tonight? Thor has a busy day ahead and I don’t want him asking questions as to why I’m so sweaty.” You smirked.

Loki beamed with delight and carried you off to his room.

“Good idea, dear. My brother can be quite ruthless in his tickle fights.”

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

You were rudely awakened by your alarm. You groggily rolled over to turn it off and noticed the time read 6:00 am. Great only 4 hours of sleep. You were definitely gonna need your morning cup of coffee so you could make it through Steve’s morning meeting.

You made your way to the kitchen and prepared yourself a steaming hot cup of coffee. Even though the meeting was at 7:30, you liked to wake up early so you could relax in the common room with your coffee and think about the day. The common room had a gigantic window that you could peer out of and watch the animal activity in the garden. Today, it was raining slightly, and you just couldn’t wait to sit next to the window and smell fresh rain and listen to the slight pitter-patter of raindrops hitting the petals of the red roses that were planted next to the window.

You grabbed your hot coffee mug and headed off to your destination. You were still slightly groggy as you made your way which is why you didn’t see Peter’s shoes laying right in the middle of the walkway. You stumbled over them and lost your balance, causing your coffee cup to fly from your hands. You landed face down on the carpet and threw your head upwards when you heard a loud “Ouch what the Hell!”. Loki must have been making his way to the kitchen when you had tripped, throwing your hot coffee all over his nice outfit. It always made you snicker when Loki showed up to Steve’s meetings in a nice dress top and tie. But seeing his nice outfit with a big coffee stain on it, ripped your smile right off your face.

“ I I I am so sorry Loki! I didn’t see Peter’s shoes in the hallway and I tripped on them!!” Loki just looked at you dumbfounded. “ Anyone could have seen those shoes from a mile away! What caused you to be so careless Y/n. You have ruined my outfit! This was my favorite tie too!” You scrambled to your feet. “ I’m sorry!! I stayed up late last night working on my college paper and so I was still a little groggy this morning. It was an accident I swear!” You walked over to the nearby hallway closet and tossed Loki a towel as if that would help. Loki rolled his eyes at your efforts and used his magic to quickly and effortlessly change his outfit.

“ An accident you say? I don’t know dear Y/n. I think you were trying to get revenge on me after I pranked you last week.” You had totally forgotten about that. Last week, Loki had put salt in your coffee instead of sugar. You were upset after this, but not enough that you would intentionally spill hot coffee on someone. “ I would never! I can’t believe you think I’m that horrible of a person!” You chuckled. “ You know, for someone who claims to be a God you sure aren’t smart like one.“ You knew it wasn't wise to poke the bear, but he needed a little sass. He accused you of throwing coffee on him on purpose! “ Mind your tone, Midgardian. Or someone may “accidentally” do something to you.” You scoffed. “ Loki, you can’t plan to “ accidentally” do something to someone. That defeats the purpose of the word “ accident”.

Loki’s demeanor shifted. He no longer looked pissed off, he now looked very very suspicious.

Without warning, Loki lunged at you. You obviously were still groggy due to your lack of sleep so you couldn’t even process what was happening until your back landed on the soft cushions from the couch.

“ Oh, I’m sorry Y/n, I must have accidentally thrown you on the couch. “ Loki teased. “ That is not how accidents work! You planned that, unlike me who really did accidentally spill my coffee on you!” You always enjoyed seeing Loki in a happy mood, but you were nervous about his game plan.

“ Okay, Loki. I get it! I’m sorry for ruining your nice clothes. Even though it was 100% an accident!!” You tried to sit up but Loki just smirked. “ Oh, darling. I’m not even close to being done with you”. You gulped. You didn’t like the tone of his voice.

Loki then swiftly jumped onto your lap and quickly pinned your arms under his knees. “ Oh wow, I can’t believe it. I accidentally pinned you down to the couch, my bad” Loki said lazily as he winked at you. You were already giggling. His teasing was hilarious even though you suspected what was to come.

Loki and the rest of the team had figured out your weakness weeks ago. You were wrestling with Peter and he thought he would try to tase your sides to see your reaction. Needless to say, it went downhill from there.

Loki hadn’t been all that interested in this new information, but you should have known he would have stored it into his “ Ways to torment Y/n box” inside his brain. You two had become pretty good friends, and pranks and tickles fit perfectly into your relationship. “ Loki, can’t you just accidentally let me up? Then I can go accidentally make you coffee or accidentally clean your clothes!?” You were trying your best not to show your fear, but Loki knew you too well.

“ That would be quite nice Y/n. But first, I think I need to accidentally tickle you to tears don’t you think?” You immediately tried to escape his iron grip but knew it was worthless. He had you pinned and you knew it.

Loki wasted no time in tormenting you. You were already giggling before he even started so it didn’t take long for you to start bubbling with laughter. Loki poked each and every rib with one hand while the other spidered against your sides. You were shaking trying to dislodge him from your hips. You were extremely ticklish and being sleep deprived only made it harder to contain your emotions.

Loki then spidered his fingers all around your neck and ears, causing you to shake your head violently trying to protect your sensitive areas. Loki just grinned and used one hand to hold you neck to one side and gently started blowing on your ears. This was absolute torture. You were giggling like a maniac! Who knew blowing on someones ears could cause such a ticklish sensation. As if Loki could read your mind he said “ Trust me Y/n, I have a brother. I know a few tricks about this type of torture.”You pondered this to yourself as you realized that meant Loki and Thor were ticklish. What an image. But before you could get too lost in thought, Loki moved on and was now viciously attacking your under arms and upper ribs. Now, these weren’t your worst spots, but Loki was skilled in tickles. Every movement was precise and gentle. He even found some spots like made you squeak every time he touched them, which only encouraged him to continue.

“ Loookkkiii plehehease EEP I’m sorry!! I’ve learhehened my lesson! I wohahant stay up late anymore!! EEP” You knew begging wouldn’t work, but it was worth a try. “ I’m not stopping until I see tears darling. How about I go right into your death spots then hmm?” Loki wasted no time to get you into hysterics after this. He slipped his finger into your belly button and used his other hand to alternate between pinching your knees and thighs. It didn’t take long until you were crying with laughter and occasionally you let out a snort. ( Embarrassing you know) OKAHAHAY MERCY PLEHEHESE! You soon became silent. Loki stopped his torture and helped sit you up. You were sweaty and still giggling under your breath, but thankful to be more awake now.

“ You’re such a jerk Loki! Next time I will spill my coffee on you purposefully. Or maybe I will convince Thor to help me tickle you back!“ You playfully sassed and rested your head on his shoulder. Loki leaned in close to you and whispered “ You get my brother involved and I promise you I will not stop tickling you until you are screaming my name, begging for forgiveness, and are motionless”.

You knew we was kidding, but his threat still made you slightly nervous. He was a great guy, but you knew there were certain buttons you didn’t push unless you were asking for mischief.

Loki turned and looked at you. His hair was slightly ruffled from your tussle, but his greenish-blue eyes were bright and gleamed with happiness.