The Consultant (Loki x Male Reader)

part: 10

song: fly me to the moon - yoko takahashi

3rd pov

"loki!" y/n shouted as soon as he entered through the doors of the dungeon. sif stood outside the door, not bothering to come in this time.

loki looked up from the book he was reading and saw y/n running towards him with a large smile. loki closed his book and scooted his chair closer to the force field and sat down again, crossing one leg over the other.

"frigga taught me healing magic! perfect timing, too, because i hit my knee on the leg of a table and now a bruise is forming," y/n rambled, rolling up his pant leg.

a dark blemish was forming on y/n's knee, a bit of a welt raising as well.

loki just watched intently, secretly excited to see y/n perform magic. he watched as a(n) f/c hue surrounded y/n's hand. y/n was concentrating hard, his eyes trained on his hand. loki leaned forward a bit, trying to get a better look.

the hue faded and y/n gasped for breath. although it was such a small injury, it took a lot out of him to try and heal it.

y/n slowly lifted his hand, peeking at it so loki couldn't see. he smiled proudly and took his hand off of his knee. there was no blemish or welt anywhere.

loki smiled and clapped lightly.

"frigga is teaching you well. it took me a week to figure out how to heal wounds," loki praised, and y/n felt heat rise to his cheeks.

"i'm sure frigga is able to teach better now that she has more experience, i doubt it's because it was harder for you to do," y/n said, trying to stay humble.

"nonsense. you're a natural at magic," loki assured, and y/n laughed to himself lightly, accepting the compliment without argument this time.

that's how y/n spent the next week, learning magic from frigga and training with sif and the warriors three. and then he would conclude his day with telling loki about it and showing him the new magic he learned.

loki would anticipate y/n's visits all day, them being the highlight of his day lately.

loki looked up from his book to see the guards bring in more and more prisoners. he sighed, knowing that it would make it harder to visit with y/n.

y/n was with thor at the moment, trying to comfort the god of thunder. he had brought his girlfriend, jane, to asgard. she had come in contact with something called the "aether" and it was detrimental to her life. thor was stressing over what to do and how to save her.

"you'll figure something out, thor," y/n said, overlooking the asgardian city as he stood with thor. thor sighed, running his hand through his long golden hair.

"but what if i don't?" thor continued doubting himself. y/n thought for moment and chewed on his lip, trying to think of something to say.

"thor, when have you not been able to think of something? I know that jane's life is at stake and that you're scared, but you always pull through. you always do what you believe is right and that has always led to good things," y/n said, and he turned to look at thor in the eye, "if you weren't capable, if you weren't worthy, you wouldn't be able to wield mjolnir."

he paused for a moment, thinking more. "you don't give youself enough credit. i believe in you, jane believes in you, hell, loki believes in you too. we know you can do it. and whatever you do i'll be there to support you."

thor looked like he was about to cry. he wrapped his arms around y/n in a bone crushing hug.

"thank you, brother. we may not know each other very well yet, but your words mean a lot to me," thor said, and y/n tried to respond, but the air in his lungs was squeezed out. he let a small wheeze and thor released him.

y/n gasped for air and held onto the balcony rail for support.

"of course, you're not just my brother, thor. you're my friend," y/n said, and thor smiled widely.

"speaking of friends, you and loki have grown close, i've heard?" thor asked, and y/n turned back forward, hiding his face.

"i guess so, i enjoy his company. i don't know if he would consider us friends, though," y/n responded, unsure.

"y/n if loki even talks to you, that means he cares for you. he doesn't just conversate with just anyone, trust me," thor reassured. y/n smiled and looked down.

"do you... like him more than just friend?" thor asked, his voice lowering volume a tiny bit, almost like he was afraid he would scare y/n with that question.

y/n was stunned. was he that obvious? y/n sighed and picked at his fingernails.

"it's complicated. on one hand, there's something in me that knows he's more than just the god of mischief. that he's more than the lying, backstabbing person he resorts to being," y/n said, and thor nodded along, "but on the other hand... i still don't know if i can trust him, i want to, but..."

"i get what you're saying, brother. loki has... experienced his own fair share of betrayal. he's resorted to hurting others before they get the chance to hurt him. but he's blind when it comes to seeing that people love and care for him. he thinks he's all alone. i care for him, mother cares for him, and you do, too, but he just doesn't see it," thor explained.

y/n nodded. "yeah."

he pulled away from the railing and turned go back inside the palace. thor looked at him as he started to leave.

"i'm going to go see how loki is doing, i'll see you later, thor."

thor smiled and waved as y/n turned and walked away.

loki looked up from his book eagerly when he heard footsteps approaching his cell. he saw a familiar face and fought the urge to smile.

"how are you, loki?"

oh, how he loved it when y/n said his name. he loved the way it sounded when it rolled off of his tongue.

"i'm well," loki said, a small smile on his face. y/n hummed and took seat in front of the cell.

"sorry i'm late, i was speaking with thor." y/n said, and loki's smile disappeared. he felt jealousy spread through his gut, but he didn't know why.

"oh? about what?" he asked, masking his emotions.

"would you consider us friends, loki?" y/n asked, and loki was taken aback by the random question.

loki looked at the floor as he thought about it. did he consider y/n as his friend?

"would you?" he answered with another question. y/n smiled.

"then yes." loki smiled.