The Nexus Event (Loki x reader)

The TVA

A/N: in a very short space of time I have gone from wondering whether I want to write this fic to becoming consumed by it, and so here is another chapter<3 

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You stumble through the strange glowing doorway, flanked by two guards, the bossy woman striding ahead of you. The room which you're led into is a horrible combination of mud orange and brown, and when you turn to look back the way you'd come the doorway has vanished. Thor has vanished.

Loki has vanished.

Your head is spinning; the two guards holding your arms are actually having to hold you upright.

The woman ahead of you stops and turns around, regarding you coldly.

"I'll need any weapons you have on your person."

You genuinely, honestly don't know if you have any weapons on you. You don't even remember what you're wearing.

The woman rolls her eyes and begins to search you; you let her. Even if you'd wanted to, you're sure you wouldn't be able to stop her.

Apparently you're weapon free, because her search is unsuccessful. Weapon free apart from your magic, of course. Knowing that you have your magic is little consolation. Nothing is consolation. Loki is... he's...

An odd sort of choking noise leaves you and tears blur your vision as you're dragged forward once again, this time towards a circular desk, behind which an overly eager looking man sits. Your whole body feels as though someone has recently taken to it with a cricket bat. Embedded with nails.

The guards on either side of you release you, and leave. It's all you can do to stay upright, grabbing hold of the desk for support.

"Is she alright?" the man behind the desk asks, peering at you curiously. If you were in any fit state to be observant, you would see that his name badge reads 'Casey'.

"Log this as evidence." the woman says, ignoring Casey's question completely, tossing something on the desk in front of him.

A loud metallic scrape makes you look up, and you see the gauntlet which had minutes previously been on Thanos' hand, crushing the life out of Loki – you squeeze your eyes shut, letting out another pained groan.

"Oh... can you at least tell me what it is?" Casey asks, pulling it towards him by one massive index finger tentatively. The woman already has you roughly by the arm and is leading you away towards a door.

"Be careful with it." you croak, making brief eye contact with Casey before getting dragged away.

"In here." the woman says to you, pushing you through the now open door before you. You stumble through it and fall to your knees, the door shutting swiftly behind you, leaving you in darkness.

There's barely time to gather your thoughts before the lights come on and something is plucking at the top of your cape. You swat whatever it is away without looking, flinching when your knuckles hit solid metal.

When you do look up, you wish you hadn't. There's a huge robot in front of you, dominating most of the room which you're in, a terrifying robot face smiling down at you.

"Please stand up." it asks you, politely enough. You suppose you'd better do as it asks, lest it vaporises you. Although, that wouldn't be the worst thing that's happened today.

With Herculean effort, you manage to haul yourself to your feet and stand swaying before the horrifying robot face. Oh good, you think as you observe it. It has pincer arms.