Marvel Imagines: Book One

Blow Your Top Off (loki)

Pairing: Loki Laufeyson x Female!Reader

Warnings: angst, being picked on and teased, blowing up and saying something hurtful

Summary: By day, you're a badass Avenger with fire powers. By night, you're a chemistry student just looking to get a degree. Things would go so much smoother if Loki wasn't there to bother you every single time.

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Another successful mission down and your day isn't even halfway over yet. Off goes your Avengers clothes and on goes your casual clothes. Your Avengers outfit consists of stretchy spandex, leather knee-high boots, knife holsters, a fire-resistant jacket and fingerless gloves, and cute cat earrings to top it off. Your public attire consists of leggings, boots that scrunch at your ankles, an oversized sweater, and a cute headband with little ducks on them.

No one would be able to tell that the badass Avenger is now a snuggly college-going woman. You grab the things you need for all of your classes and cram them into what feels like the smallest backpack ever. You grab your laptop bag and head out of your bedroom to join the others in the main room.

Only a few more semesters of this. You can do this.

"I'll be back at two in the morning. Don't wait up for me."

"I don't know how you do it," Natasha says. "To work physically then mentally sounds exhausting."

"It's not easy but if I want my biochemistry degree, I have to."

Your love for science and chemistry is almost as big as your love for being an Avenger and helping people.

"Hey," Bruce says and comes out of his lab, "when you get back, I'll have the lab unlocked for you."

"Thanks. I'll see you guys later."

A lot of the time, you, Bruce, and Tony would spend time together in the labs to create different chemicals and hone your skills as a scientist. They do their best to push you to the limit which you're thankful for. There are things you won't learn in college that Tony and Bruce can teach you. You leave the tower and walk down the street to the nearest subway. You don't have a car but you like taking public transportation. It helps you calm your mind before a stressful day in school or at work. You don't have to worry about driving laws or other people because you can sit back and focus on other things.

People pass by you without a second glance because they don't recognize you without your Avenger gear on. You're kind of glad that you're not seen as a celebrity like Tony. You like separating your personal life and work life. You're not paying much attention to those around you but you do notice when you see familiar black shoes in your vision.

Loki saw you leave the tower and decided to join you on your walk to school. Out of all the Avengers you deal with, Loki has to be the worst one. It started off as a dislike but it's creeping into annoyance and hatred territory. All he does is play pranks on you, always trying to one-up you on missions, annoys the shit out of you, and generally isn't a good person when it comes to you. To others, he's quiet and minds his own business so you don't know why you're the outlier.

"Leave me alone, Loki," you sigh and continue to walk.

"What? It's good to have a buddy in the city. You never know when someone will come up to you and grab you."

"If they try that, I'll burn them," you smile sarcastically. Not only are you a badass Avenger, but you also have fire powers you know how to use well. You look at Loki with fire in your eyes. "Do you want a demonstration?"