Loud Trickster In A Quiet World, A Loki x Deaf Reader

30.Customs

It was fairly late when you woke up, but that was to be expected when you stay up super late.

You had forgotten about the ring until you went to wash your hands and actually woke up when water wasn't giving a water feeling on part of your finger. And then when you put on soap, and suddenly there was this metal on your hand.

Funny how that happens.

You smiled as you took it off and rinsed it, carefully drying it. Sure, you had other rings. But this was a ring from Asgard. From Loki. If that wasnt special, then you didn't know what was.

You slipped it back on before brushing your hair and rinsing your face, heading downstairs.

[Hey, look who's finally up, huh?] Tony teased, nothing that it was already 11 o'clock. [Thought you'd turned back into a sleeping beauty waiting for some tall dark haired Prince to kiss and wake you up.]

Natasha thankfully swept his legs out from under him [Oops.] She signed casually, walking over and handing you a plate of bacon and pancakes [Ignore him. We made food a while ago, but I kept it warm for you, make sure to eat all of it, okay?]

You nodded, gently giving her a half hug, since you were still holding food. [Thank you] you signed before going to the living room, settling yourself in your spot on the couch.

[Did you sleep okay? We didn't want to wake you up] Cap signed once you sat down, being the mother hen he was.

[Yeah I slept fine, don't worry.] You signed back, smiling (though half heartedly) at him for reassurance.

"Good morning" Loki's voice sounded as he kissed the top of your head before sitting down next to you.

[Good morning] you signed, before offering him a pancake, which he gladly accepted. "Thank you darling."

You ate your food in peace, following along with the casual conversations passing across the room. It wasn't until much later that you saw Thor again, who had an especially bad case of bed head.

[Good morning Thor] you signed when he started to greet people, and sat down with his beloved pop tarts.

[Good morning.] He signed, pausing, quickly eating a pop tart, then continuing [New ring?]

[Loki gave it to me last night, said he would get me a present when he left, so he got me this.] You told him, glancing at Loki, who was saying words that weren't English.

[You should ask him what it means] he signed to you with a grin.

Loki face palmed, his hand sliding down and instead covered his mouth as he let out a sigh, turning to face you "Let's go somewhere else." He told you, pulling you up off the couch and down the hall.

He stopped when he got to his room, closing the door behind you both.

[So what does the ring mean?] You signed, sitting down on the couch he had in his room.

He gently took your hand, fidgetting with the ring on your finger "In Asgard...It's tradition to present a ring to the person you're courting. I think earth has something similar with marriage- so I made sure it wasn't your fourth finger size"

You could feel your face warm up, and his face was also flushed a bit..purple?

"I'm not saying you have to accept it at all, and if you end up not wanting to, then you can pretend that it was a normal gift and all." He started to fumble over his words, even through his telepathy "But I'd like to know if you also feel this way."

You put your hands on his shoulders, gently pulling him down so you could reach his ear "I like you too" you whispered, before sitting normally again.

Loki took a moment to process your confession, before grinning at you "Then, can I kiss you finally?" He asked, gently leaning down closer to you

"Only if you want to." You whispered again, gently setting your hands on his shoulders since you were too close to sign properly.

"I would love to." He said before kissing you, keeping it gentle and sweet. He pulled away before too long, cupping your cheek as he leaned up to kiss your forehead as well. "I've wanted to do that for a long time."

You smiled, leaning up and giving him a quick kiss again "Well, you can do it as much as you like."

Loki gave you another kiss, gently stroking your cheek "I love hearing your voice."

You pouted a bit "But I can't hear it, so I don't like using it...I'm only using it now because there's no space to sign."

Loki gently picked you up, settling in bed instead "Well I don't want to force you to talk, but if you're ever stopping yourself from talking because you think you might sound bad, then I assure you that I will never think that."

You snuggled into Loki, letting yourself relax in his embrace "I want to try to talk again... Even though they make me want to not have a voice at all and it's not that they're not bastards. But I did realize how it doesn't really matter if I don't know what I sound like, because it still gets the point across."

Loki gently rubbed your back, kissing your nose and cheeks "No mater your decision, I'll stand with you." He said, gently easing you to sleep.

"And I assure you that they got everything that they deserved"

Word Count: 929 (a little short, sorry :/ )