VIRIDI INVIDIA | harry potter | avengers

07

07; that's a very
avengers christmas

The tower glows, practically thrumming with life. Tony always throws parties after a successful mission, and it seems like this time is no different. Although, there seems to be less people this time.

Chastity, Steve, Thor and Loki all disembark the quinjet still dressed in their formal attire. They enter the tower and are greeted by the billionaire himself.

"There's my favourite non-biological neice!" Chastity rolls her eyes but embraces him anyway.

"I'm your only non-biological neice."

"So? How was the trip anyway kid? Heard these three had to step in and scare the boys away!" He laughs, leading her into the party.

Loki holds Thor back for moment allowing their companions to surge ahead.

"I'm worried, brother." Thor raises an eyebrow. "Those three boys were very keen after her. What if she likes one of them? She's too young to date!" Thor lets out a booming laugh.

"If she does, we'll just have to talk some sense into him won't we brother?" Thor leads Loki inside where Natasha is waiting for him.

She takes his elbow and delivers him a kiss. "She seems sad, what happened?" Loki frowns.

"Three boys stated fighting over her after nobody asked her to the dance." Natasha laughs now.

"Boys." She shakes her head. "Remember our first date? We ran into my ex. He tried to hit on me so you slammed his head into a wall." Loki grumbles in response.

"Serves him right."

"We taught her how to handle herself. She'll be fine."

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Steve and Sam Wilson walk together up the ramp towards the balcony, talking about the most recent mission.

"Had I known it was going to be a fire fight I absolutely would have called." Steve remarks.

"No, I'm not actually sorry. I'm just trying to sound tough. I'm very happy chasing cold leads on our missing persons case. Avenging is your world." They lean against the glass railing of the balcony, "your world is crazy."

Steve smirks, "be it ever so humble."

"You find a place in Brooklyn yet?" Sam takes a sip of the bourbon in his hand.

"I don't think I can afford a place in Brooklyn." Steve retorts.

"Well, home is home, you know?" Steve doesn't reply, instead spying Chastity chatting up Banner jokingly as she mixes him a drink.

"Who's that? You got your eye on her, Rogers?" Sam says suggestively.

Steve laughs loudly, "she's Loki's daughter and she's about fifteen." Sam seems to sweat for a second, somehow finding the god's eyes in the crowd.

"Oh."

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Later, Steve, Thor and Loki all stand by the bar against the window. Thor and Loki each have a flask of Asgardian liquor in their hands.

"I gotta have some of that!" One of the veterans demands drunkenly from the bar stools.

"Oh, no, no, no. See this was aged for a thousand years in the barrels built from the wreck of Brunhikde's fleet. It is not meant for mortal men." Thor pours himself and Steve a glass while Loki pours his own.