Soulmate Chronicles I - Part of my Soul // ft. Loki Laufeyson

21: Soul, Heart, Body

- Content warning -

Yup ;) in this chapter they're finally doing it, light smut ahead.

Loki:

They continued their dinner date and talked for hours while having more drinks and he saw that Nemain loosened up more and more. Right now she was laughing about what he just said and he could've sworn she never looked more beautiful. For a second he felt his heart squeeze and stopped raising his glass to his mouth to stare at her.

"What?", she laughed out, looking at him in his dazed state.

"Nothing. You're just very beautiful", he said, taking that sip of champagne.

Her cheeks flared with a blush for a second before she tilted her head. "Thank you", she said.

"Wanna get out of here and take a walk?", Loki asked next, downing his glass in one gulp.

"That sounds like a nice idea", Nemain smiled and straightened up in her seat to get ready to go.

So they paid and left the restaurant to take a small walk along the beach nearby. Making their way along the moonlit coast none of them spoke for a while. It was just the sound of waves licking on the sand and stones.

He glanced at her, noticing how she was sometimes shivering. "Are you cold?", he asked.

"Oh... uh... just a bit", she smiled lightly, "I'll be fine", she tried to downplay her own needs again, making him sigh. So he took off his suit jacket and put it on her shoulders. "You don't have to be the Raven of War with me you know?", he said, "I just want you to be yourself and come to me for help if you need it."

Even in the dim moonlight he noticed her cheeks flaring color again. "I know. But it's still kind of hard to let go of old habits."

He pulled her close, wrapping his arm around her waist as they continued to walk. "I know. Same goes for me I guess. But with you everything somehow feels lighter... easier."

She stopped, looking up at him with a smile forming on her lips. "You know. I think a lot of the people in your life underestimate just how good you could truly be."

He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged. "Well... in hindsight I guess I've always just been seen as a villain. People shunned me as a kid and I didn't even know why. Until I found out I was the very beast the Asgardians hated the most", he sighed, running a hand through his hair, "After that I just tried to prove my worth, that I was powerful and to be respected. When everyone just sees the villain in you what can you do other than become the very thing that they think you are?"

She frowned, placing her palm on his cheek. "You're not the villain of my story Loki", she whispered gently, "I know I can't excuse some of the actions you did in the past - and neither can you", she said, "But I know that there is more to you than the broken boy your father created. But can you tell me why... why you hurt people in the past?"

At first he leaned into her touch, then that little contact wasn't enough for him and he bend down, leaning his forehead onto hers and closed his eyes, finally admitting the truth he hid from everyone. But with Nemain there were no secrets, there couldn't be. "I don't enjoy hurting people. I didn't enjoy it. I do it because I have to... because I've had to... it's part of the illusion... It's the cruel elaborate trick, conjured by the weak to inspire fear."

"Ruling through fear certainly is one way to do it and to get respect doing it", she whispered following his confession, "But in those moments before you crashed down onto my planet, and yesterday too... when you fought alongside me. You showed the potential of what you could become. A hero", she said, opening her eyes and locking gazes with him.