Frozen Heart (Loki xfem reader)

Chapter 8

You and Loki had been courting for a while now. Your nightmares had progressively gotten worse, so he insisted that you sleep with him in his room. Tony was not a fan, but he eventually made you and Loki's rooms a conjoining suite. Now it was Christmas, and the entire compound was decked out, head to toe. Even some of the Avengers who didn't live at the compound came for Christmas--T'Challa Udaku with his sister and mother, Scott Lang and his daughter Cassie and his friend Hope Pym, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Kate Bishop, and even Yelena Belova made it. Clint brought his family over, and Tony insisted that he throw a huge Christmas party. "Make it family friendly please," Pepper had said.
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It was Christmas Eve and you look out your window. Well, you and Loki's window, technically. You see snow falling from the sky. "Loki, Loki!! Look!!" You squeal. Loki looks up from his book. "What is that white powdery stuff falling from the sky?" He asks.
"It's snow!! I haven't seen it since--I don't know when!"
You take Loki's hand and drag him out. He plants his feet on the ground. "Loki. I know what you're thinking, literally and figuratively. And you don't have to be ashamed," you say. Loki hesitantly goes outside. You see his skin turn blue, and his eyes turn red. "My love, there's nothing you have to be afraid of," you say, smiling at him. You're glad that he doesn't have to be ashamed around you. You're admiring the snow falling when you feel something hit the back of your head. A snowball. "Got you, darling!"
"Loki! Let's take this into the gardens and we can see who the snowball fight champion really is."
"You mean me?"
"Sure..."
You laugh as Loki changes to his Asgardian form. You quickly pull on your (favorite color) jacket and mittens and run outside. "Y/N, what are you and Reindeer Games up to?" Tony asks. He's busy setting the last of the gifts under the giant Christmas tree. "Can't talk! Snowball fight!" You pant as you're now racing Loki outside. Nat and Clint both hear this and join you guys. Nat yells to Yelena, "There's a snowball fight going on!" Which prompts Yelena to get Kate, and Nat with a whistle, who says to both of them, "Kate Bishop, Natasha, there is a snowball fight!" and soon, the whole of the compound is joining in your snowball fight.
You camp out behind one of the large topiaries. You spot Loki. You throw a snowball at him but it goes right through him. An illusion?! "I've got you, love," you hear a soft voice behind you say. "Cheater. C'mere, sweetie," you take his hand and pull him closer, effectively crushing his snowball in the process.
"Hey! My snowball!"
"No! That's what you get for cheating! Now you're on my side."
"Please, love. What use would I be if I didn't have my illusions?"
You scratch your chin in a mocking way. "Mm, okay. But we'd better win," you laugh, kissing him on the cheek. You see him produce at least three copies of himself to go out to trick the remaining players.
You end up getting eliminated by T'Challa at the last minute, but Loki wins it for you. You and the team go in and you make some hot chocolate. You put some tiny marshmallows for Loki, just how he loves it. "Alright, guys! Time for dinner!" Pepper calls from the kitchen. You leap up at the delicious scent of ham, turkey, and delectable sides. You can't wait to dig in and apparently, nobody can either. You reach for some sparkling cider, not wanting to get too drunk before the night ends. Thor, on the other hand, pours glass after glass of Asgardian mead.
Everyone tells stories at the table of their favorite Christmases. Even Loki joins in, eventually. "So there we were. I had turned into a snake, and Thor comes up. He picks me up and I yell, BLEEURGH IT'S ME! and then I stab him. Might I also mention, we were eight at the time," Loki makes Thor laugh. You smirk and Thor slurs, "Aah, I believe we haven't heard someone. Lllady Y/N!"
"I'd rather not. I don't have many happy Christmases."
"S...surely you must have one!"
You try to think back to one Christmas in particular. "Well...there is one. From a long time ago, I remember spending it with my mum and my dad, and that was the last Christmas I ever spent with them before I was taken away by the foster system," you try to croak out before the tears start to fall. Loki notices and says, "Alright, that's enough of that." He glares daggers at Thor who doesn't seem to notice. Pepper, who sits next to you, gives you a reassuring pat on the back. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I wish we could have saved you sooner."
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"Present time!" Tony booms from the lounge area. He's already tipsy, if not completely drunk. Pepper shakes her head and everyone gathers around the tree. Loki sets you in his lap, crossing his arms around your waist protectively. "Merry Christmas, my princess," he whispers. "Merry Christmas, my prince," you whisper back, kissing him on the cheek. Everyone gets their presents, Loki's to yours being easily identifiable by the green wrapping paper and the cursive handwriting. Plus he wrote darling, and he doesn't call anyone else that.
Loki's presents: A new hoodie, the complete collection of Harry Potter, and a bunch of chocolate
Tony's presents: Money and a brand new set of tools to continue tinkering in his lab
Nat's presents: A new gun and a set of scrunchies
Clint's presents: New tips for his arrows
Bruce's presents: A coupon for a spa day and some stuff for his lab
Thor's gifts: Bilgesnipe leather (you didn't know what that was) and a whole lot of Asgardian mead.
Pepper's gifts: Jewelry, a gift card, and some clothes
Your gifts: Some new clothes, a new phone, and a huge set of books that were actually from Thor unexpectedly
 Loki had given you strict instructions to not open your gift until the very end of present opening. And here it was. "Can I open mine now?" You ask Loki teasingly. "You may, love," he says. It's a small gift, but you know from your time in the system the small gifts count the most. You eagerly open the present to reveal a tiny black box. You tilt your head in confusion. "My darling Y/N, I've been waiting for this moment. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
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Edited: 8/16/2022

A/N: OHH SNaP he proposed!!! Will she say YES TO THE DRESS? Lol I'm not making any sense cause I'm literally running on two hours of sleep y'all. But did y'all like the Yelena Kate Bishop stuff? I hope you did I knew I wanted to put some of that "Extended Avengers" stuff in. Anyway, please comment yada yada yada. Have a lovely day 💚