Avengers x Reader

There Goes the Neighborhood (Loki)

Loki wasn't exactly sure how he ended up in such a ridiculous getup. All he knew was you gave him a look; one he noticed made the others quickly turn away. He, however, was unfamiliar with your brand of magic and hadn't built up any type of resistance, leaving him vulnerable to the sweet supplication in your eyes. Now, he was out in the streets being dragged door to door to ask strangers for sweets. As much as it annoyed him, all negative feelings left him when he saw how happy it made you.

The sack you'd given him grew heavier as the night wore on, and the false fangs were starting to irritate his mouth.

"It's getting late, Y/N. When will the tricks come into play?"

You giggled at his question, amazed it'd taken that long for him to bring it up. "It's been a good night. No one's turned us away, so there's been no need for them."

He frowned slightly at your response. "Why would we be denied?"

"Some insist it's only for kids, and won't give candy out to people if they think they're too old."

"Has it happened to you?"

"Loads of times. Most people don't mind, though."

You walked up to the next house and knocked. When the owner opened the door, he ignored you at first and gave candy to the children. When they skipped off to the next house, he gave you an earful about setting a better example and advised you grew up in the most colorful language he could muster.

"Dammit, Loki," you grumbled. "You jinxed us!"

"So now we play a trick, yes?" He glared at the door as if willing it to crumble. "I think we should turn him into a rat. What are you doing?" He saw you punching something into your device and promptly put it in your pocket.

"Writing the address for later. Come on, we have more houses to hit." Taking his arm, you led him back to the sidewalk.

"What about the trick?" he pouted.

"All in good time, my friend," you assured.

You continued your hunt until the last of the older children began to head home. Loki noticed you began to stick to the shadows as you made your way back to the offender's neighborhood. When you reached the house, you searched your bag until you pulled out a container.

"What's this?"

"Our trick." Opening the container, you revealed it was full of eggs. "Lucky guy, he gets them all."

"What do you..." his eyes widened when you grabbed the first one and flung it at the roof. The only thing better than the crack was the satisfying spread of the gooey inside.

"It's a bitch to clean up. Go on, the higher, the better." You threw another, crashing it into the AC unit. "That's gonna stink in a couple of days."

Loki was taken aback at your change in demeanor. He had to admit, he was liking this side of you. Reaching for a few eggs, he searched for a good spot to throw them, settling on the space above the windows.

A minute later, the lights came on, and the angry man from earlier came barreling out. You quickly covered the eggs and shoved them back in your bag.

"Run!" you squealed, taking off.

"Why? I don't fear this patheti-"

"Not the point," you interrupted, returning to take his hand and yank him away.

Loki couldn't hear what the man was shouting over your laughter. Realizing this was meant to be part of the fun, he let go of his anger toward the man and instead focused on your escape.