Peter met Loki in the spring, when the days were wet and changing. He knew who he was, but not everything, and he knew he never would truly know everything. The god lived a life much longer and grander than Peter could ever imagine or understand. He was okay with that.
Peter got to know Loki in the summer, when the days were long and hot. He learned about his family, and the odd relationship with his brother. He learned about the traditions he was raised on, and how full moons were perfect to make different tinctures and cast longevity spells. He learned that god could be a goddess, and she was just as beautiful as the god. Peter liked that, and the tingle in his gut that made him excited to see her.
Peter fell for Loki in the fall. He fell for the ways he would smile at the sky, and the ways she would cup her hands around apple cider. He was entranced by the way they baked, and how they would suck on the sugar spoon happily while mixing. He was pulled deeper by the way he grinned, and drug him onto the dance floor at a bar and the way his hips moved. Peter wanted to kiss them more often than not.
Peter was in love with Loki in the winter. The blue tinge to their skin, and the way his eyes were brighter and how her fingers never grew cold. He loved the way she laughed and the way her mouth fit against his that day behind the subway pillar. He loved the way they let their guards down and would talk softly of what it was like wandering between the worlds, and how when he was happy he would belt Showtunes in the apartment. He loved the way his fingers laced with his when they cuddled, kissed, loved. He loved the way her nose would scrunch up when he mentioned the avengers, and how his night time patrols became less lonely. He loved the way he didn’t have to hide from them. And he loved the little sound they made when Peter said it for the first time as he watched Loki flip through a book, hair in a bun and sweats on their legs.
Peter fell in love with Loki and they were absolutely okay with that.