chaos | druig

five

"why have you been hiding this from me?" eris joked as druig showed her his movie collection in his room. she watched as he smiled widely with his arms behind his back like a proud child.

"you said you wanted to watch mama mia right?" he asked reaching for a dvd case. she hummed back watching the movement of his slender but muscular arms.

"what are you looking at little one?" he asked making her scoff gently. she grinned up to him and shook her head.

"nothing."

"i'm nothing? i'm a little offended." he joked putting a hand over his chest. the truth was eris wished he was more than nothing, no one had ever treated her like this. she loves the way he genuinely looked like he was listening as she rambled on about something or the way he holds her hand like he's cherishing her. she never had that before which made her grow more upset with the way she let bucky treat her. he often looked bored when she tried to tell him a story and would hold her hand like he had to rather than wanted to.

"than what do you think you are?" she whispered only inches away from his face. she watched his amused expression drop and soften.

"someone who has fallen deeply in love with you." he whispered back while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. druig couldn't believe that he opened up so willingly to her. he was shocked with himself that after living for centuries it only took him about three weeks to have fallen for this beautifully broken angel.

"someone who loves the way you scrunch your little nose up when i compliment you. someone who loves how much you care for these people as much as i do. someone who wants to make sure that you're never in harms way again. ever." he whispered reaching up to hold her face. when she glanced up to him he saw the tears in her eyes.

"you make me feel special." she whispered back chocking back tears. he pulled her face towards him to rest their foreheads together.

"i'll do it for eternity." he said while grabbing her chin. he placed the softest kiss onto her lips making her heart swell. she pulled back with a flush on her face making him smile.

"so mama mia?" he asked making her throw her head back laughing. they ended up cuddling in his bed the rest of the night while eris whispered along to the songs. druig knew that in this moment he could stay like this forever if she asked.

***

it was now a month since eris had arrived. her and druig spent as much time together as they could. at the end of the day they would either spend time along the river or watch movies in his room. eris grew less afraid of the dark and druig would often find her on the porch staring up at the stars. little did he know she was always deep in thought of where the hell was she actually from. was she from titan or olympia and how the hell did she end up here? she had already come to the heart shattering truth that her parents that she mourned for most likely weren't actually her parents. she also wondered if the rest of the avengers ever missed her at all because deep down she kissed them. especially natasha. druigs telling her stories of his family made her realize how much they were a family to her. he talked about makkari and how she was always the level headed one that helped keep him in check. to eris that was natasha.

"what's that pretty little head of yours thinking about?" druig asked sitting down next to her. he grabbed her hand in his and gently kissed it.

"nathasha." she mumbled squeezing his hand gently. he slightly frowned and went to ask a question but he stopped afraid to upset her.

"i met natasha when she ten. it was in the red room where they designed killers. i was sent there to be the "perfect example" but even if i was being controlled deep down i was disgusted. years later when she found me and brought me into shield she was the only ones who fought for me. she knew exactly what it was like to be something you're not and she helped me get my name cleared. but on vormir..." her voice died off and cracked letting druig know she was struggling. he quickly pulled her into his chest and kissed the top of her head.

"she told me no matter what to get the hell up no matter what people or governments say about me. but i'm afraid that i won't be able to." eris sighed into his robe.

"she's right ya know. years ago i couldn't stand to watch wars rage and i finally broke. i realized my loyalty was in the wrong place. for you your loyalty has been to others but never yourself." druig said making eris sit up. she smiled slightly as he wiped away a stray tear.

"thank you druig." she said while holding his chin.

"of course my beautiful, beautiful eris."