Hello, Darling. (Loki Imagines/One-shots)

Quite Alright

POV: Second

Ship: Loki x Reader

Type: Fluff

Wordcount: 1,581

Prompt: "Ice Skating"

Synopsis: You teach Loki how to ice skate

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When Stark announced to the team that they were going ice skating, Loki wasn't sure what to think of it. He could understand what it must mean, but what he couldn't fathom was why one would want to skate on ice. Wouldn't that just result in injury?

He swept it to the back of his mind, since he had better things he had needed to do at the time. However, now that they were standing outside of the ice skating rink Tony had rented out for them, Loki wished that he had put a little more effort into figuring out what ice skating was and how to do it. He certainly didn't want to be made a fool in front of the Avengers.

It couldn't be that different from dancing, Loki figured, and he was quite good at that. He would simply observe some of the others go onto the ice first before doing so himself. Surely, how hard could it be?

You walked beside him, clearly excited for the expedition. As soon as you entered the doors, a chill nipped at your skin. It wasn't anything too bad, considering you were wearing a sweater, but it was still noticeable. Loki, on the other hand, barely felt a thing. If anything, he felt more comfortable in the chill given his genetics.

All of you checked out pairs of skates-and these were brand new skates, too, so you didn't have to worry about foot fungus, thanks to Tony-and made your way to the benches right outside of the ice rink.

"Are you excited?" You asked him, and he feigned a small smile and gave a nod. You narrowed your eyes at him. "Wait a minute. Have you ever been ice skating?"

He thought about lying, but he opted for telling the truth. "No, I have not." He said, tying the laces to the skates. "But I have no doubt it will go smoothly."

You chuckled. "You say that now, mischief, but when you get on that ice you might change your mind. Lucky for you, I happen to practically be an expert. I've gone ice skating lots of times." You finished putting on your shoes, standing up. "Although, granted, it has been a while. But muscle memory, all that jazz."

Loki stood up to the best of his ability with the skates, and met you where you were standing on the entrance to the ice. He used the railing to help support himself.

You stepped up onto the ice, wobbling at first until you managed to balance yourself. Some of the other Avengers were already on the ice, while some opted for watching before trying it out for themselves. He watched you do a lap around the rink to get your bearings back.

After the lap, you circled back around to him. "You ready?" You asked him, and he hesitantly nodded and stepped onto the ice. Immediately, he lost his balance and nearly fell face-flat on the ice. Fortunately, he managed to grab ahold of the railing to steady himself.

"Norns!" He cursed, surprised at how unstable the skates on the ice were. He may be a frost giant, but that didn't help him balance on the ice with a small piece of metal lifting his feet off the ground. "How do you people do this without sustaining significant injuries?"

You giggled at his struggles, waving a hand. "Oh, we do. My friend actually sprained her ankle ice skating once. It must have been bad, because she was in a wheelchair for like a month. I had to push her around and everything."