to me. I do not want to see someone who I care about being vilified and ostracized and hurt because of me. Can you not understand that?”
Steve argued, of course. He could see Loki’s point, sure. But Steve was not afraid of a fight, and hated the very idea of hiding his new romance. He was not in the slightest ashamed of his feelings for Loki. Loki was, in his opinion, a worthy match for any hero. He was proud that Loki wanted him. Loki made his own point over and over, in different words: he did not wish to be the cause of pain for someone he cared for.
They were still arguing about it when they left the restaurant.
“Captain America is on a date with Loki.”
Rhodey said it flatly and looked around the Tower’s common room, which was strewn …show more content…
Trying to talk sense into him would just make him stubborn.” Rhodey looked around at them again. “Please tell me y’all aren’t okay with this.”
Bruce shrugged. He didn’t look happy. “We’ll be there for them when it falls apart.”
“Why are you guys so pessimistic about this?” Tony asked, exasperated.
“Seriously? You think an inexperienced idealistic guy like Steve should be dating a thousand-year-old alien?”
“Whatever happened to love conquers all?”
Just then the elevator doors opened and a scowling, tuxedo-clad Steve stalked out. Loki, also wearing a tuxedo, called after him in clear exasperation, “Just try to think of it from my perspective!”
That was when both men realized that the doors had opened on the wrong floor. Steve froze and looked around, embarrassment joining anger on his face. Loki developed a sudden interest in the walls of the elevator.
“I am sorry, sirs,” Jarvis said, sounding as if he genuinely were. “I should have realized that you meant to press the numbers of your own floors, not the common floor.”
“My fault, Jarvis,” Steve mumbled, turning around. Then he turned away from the elevator again. “You go on. I’m going to the gym. I’ll take the stairs.”
Loki shot a sharp glare at him as the doors closed. Steve stomped to the
Steve argued, of course. He could see Loki’s point, sure. But Steve was not afraid of a fight, and hated the very idea of hiding his new romance. He was not in the slightest ashamed of his feelings for Loki. Loki was, in his opinion, a worthy match for any hero. He was proud that Loki wanted him. Loki made his own point over and over, in different words: he did not wish to be the cause of pain for someone he cared for.
They were still arguing about it when they left the restaurant.
“Captain America is on a date with Loki.”
Rhodey said it flatly and looked around the Tower’s common room, which was strewn …show more content…
Trying to talk sense into him would just make him stubborn.” Rhodey looked around at them again. “Please tell me y’all aren’t okay with this.”
Bruce shrugged. He didn’t look happy. “We’ll be there for them when it falls apart.”
“Why are you guys so pessimistic about this?” Tony asked, exasperated.
“Seriously? You think an inexperienced idealistic guy like Steve should be dating a thousand-year-old alien?”
“Whatever happened to love conquers all?”
Just then the elevator doors opened and a scowling, tuxedo-clad Steve stalked out. Loki, also wearing a tuxedo, called after him in clear exasperation, “Just try to think of it from my perspective!”
That was when both men realized that the doors had opened on the wrong floor. Steve froze and looked around, embarrassment joining anger on his face. Loki developed a sudden interest in the walls of the elevator.
“I am sorry, sirs,” Jarvis said, sounding as if he genuinely were. “I should have realized that you meant to press the numbers of your own floors, not the common floor.”
“My fault, Jarvis,” Steve mumbled, turning around. Then he turned away from the elevator again. “You go on. I’m going to the gym. I’ll take the stairs.”
Loki shot a sharp glare at him as the doors closed. Steve stomped to the