The Scientist 2: The Blue Princess (Loki x OC)

Pt. 7: Conspiracy Boys

The Blue Princess Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7t5e9bhN9c25YEj1UCzwGk

You Look So Good In Blue: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Q0fUqZM9G5XcefGCh30uo?si=KFOt-B1GT7SPCNEp6Zz9yQ

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It was another lovely day in middle-of-nowhere Oregon, and Luna wanted to make the most of it. She planned to meditate during prime daylight hours but found her plan slowly being foiled. She searched high and low for a beach towel large enough to spread her yoga mat on, but none were meeting her eyes. The wick on her temper burned shorter and shorter until she wanted to give up. However, a gentle voice from behind stopped her in her tracks.

"Hey, what are you looking for?"

Luna turned around and met Bucky's bright eyes.

"Oh, um, I'm looking for a beach towel," Luna responded. "Like, one big enough to lay my mat on." She indicated her yoga mat, which was propped against the wall.

"I have something if you want. It's not a towel, but it's big enough." Bucky pointed behind him. "I can go get it. It's still in my bag."

"I'd totally appreciate that. Thank you."

With a nod and a smile, Bucky hurried off to fetch his item. True to his word, it wasn't a towel but a woven mat he'd kept on the floor of his home in Wakanda.

"It's not much, but it's made for sitting," Bucky said as he handed it over.

Luna held it up as high as she could to examine it. It was huge and exactly what she needed.

"Oh, this is perfect." She folded it up and tucked it under her arm. "Thanks again."

"Of course," Bucky said, smiling. "Well, have fun with whatever you're doing."

"I sure hope I will." Luna waved goodbye and headed for the downstairs doors.

Once outside, she took a deep breath, the air lovingly greeting her lungs. She picked a spot beneath a tree and spread the mat Bucky lent her on the ground, then unrolled her yoga mat on top of it. Bucky's mat gave the perfect cushioning for sitting on the ground, and Luna could not be more content. She popped back inside to get her pen and notebook but quickly returned and got situated.

"Ok," Luna said, sighing as she sat on the ground. She jotted a few preliminary notes in her notebook and set it off to the side. Shoes off and beside her, she crossed her legs and rested her wrists gently on her knees.

To Luna, meditation wasn't about clearing the mind but focusing it on a singular topic. She closed her eyes and searched her brain for something to hold on to; anything that held some weight. Rubbing her thumb against the side of her finger, she felt like she was fumbling and grasping at nothing. Her concentration was crumbling away before she could even figure out what to concentrate on.

Luna flashed her eyes open and stood up with a huff. She paced back and forth inside the perimeters of the mat, thinking and thinking about what she wanted to accomplish. She wanted to control her newfound abilities, but it was easier said than done. Unconsciously, they did as they pleased, but under her command? It seemed near impossible.

Turning and pivoting, Luna thought long and hard. She knew strong emotions and injuries called them into being, like fear and anger. But such emotions were counterproductive for a meditation session. If she aggravated herself, she would become a menace for the rest of the day and do nobody any good. And she didn't want to take a knife to her skin again.

Aside from such powerful negative feelings, what could make her feel so deeply? What else could take her heart in its hand and squeeze?

Luna sat back down and propped her elbow on her knee to rest her chin in her palm. She pondered and thought and pondered again. She thought so hard, and yet, the answer was so simple. Loki made her feel deeply, deeper than she ever believed possible.