When Everything's Made to be Broken
Avenger!Loki x Avenger!OFC | Avengers AU | Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating, Fluff, Eventual Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Angst with a Happy Ending
From their first meeting, Loki was drawn to the question of Theolene Amaris. Each time Loki swore he discovered the answer, a new question arose. However, the question of Theo Amaris was not why he stayed. Unlike Thor, who spent centuries with his brother, Theo only needed a sliver of time to break through Loki’s icy, guarded exterior. Sharp wit, keen intellect, and a knack for magic sparked the friendship, but with time Theo worked her way in, bearing witness to the wounds inflicted at a young age. She embraced the mangled mess of a monster that Loki had come to quietly loathe without question, making him feel worthy of standing among “Earth’s mightiest heroes.” Traces of her were in his blood, his bones, his every thought and dream, consuming him in a way that he never experienced before. However, 72 hours passed since learning that Theo withheld a significant part of her identity, forcing Loki to question everything he thought he knew about the woman he loved. It had been years of trying to answer the question that was Theolene Amaris... … Just as Loki was on the verge of an answer, Theo was on the cusp of being torn away.
Chapters:
It's Still Not Quite the Way It Was
And You Have Every Right to be Scared
I'm Still Not Sure What I Stand For
I'm Not Sure if Anybody Understands
I'm Looking for a Sign
All That is Waiting For You
You Resist Me Just Like This
You're Just Business
Something So Brand New
What Keeps You Up at Night
Where I'm Hidden Away
Shiny Celebrity Skin
Things in Yourself that You Don't Understand
Underneath Your Regret
The Sky Turned Black
We Don’t Know What We’re Doing
It's a Curse, It's a Sure Sign
You Were in the Darkness, Too
Would You Count on Me?
Who Are Your Friends, Who Are Your Foes?
The Lie That I’m Fed
You're Talking Me Through
I’ll Still be Around
Couple of Oceans, A Couple of Miles
Stories I'll Never Tell
If Only You Could Face It
Show Some Skin
A Piece of American Dream
This Just Got Kind of Drastic
For Worse or Better
Is Your Mind A-Racing?
Is It Something Sacred?
Dancing in the Dark
Where My Head's Been
I Could Turn the Page (On All This Second Guessing)
Please Don't Take It Personal
Even if it Breaks Some Bones
If I Never Talk About It
What I’m Good At
Nothing Like A Pep Talk to Yourself (Coming soon)
When the Guns Come (Coming slightly less soon)
Summoned the Devil, Now We Can’t Get Rid of Her (Coming even less soon)
Related One-Shots:
Together by this Christmas Tree (takes place in the mutually pining stage of the relationship)
The Avengers have an annual tradition of a Secret Santa Gift Exchange, and Theo’s life becomes a real life Hallmark Movie when she draws Loki’s name and has to get him five days of gifts. Because shopping for a god and a prince, especially one that you have a massive crush on, is easy, right?!
Other Links:
When Everything's Made to be Broken Series (Archive of Our Own)
When Everything's Made to be Broken Playlist (Spotify)
The AMAZING character art of Loki and Theo that K commissioned from Rooji-R for my birthday!
On AO3, you can find me as @use_your_telescope
Note: The working title used to be "The Trickster" so if you see that on my blog, that's why! This is the same fic - it just has an actual title now!
