HK: :D So here goes my first Avengers fic! (Technically I think it's the third I've started, but I have a full chapter of this so here you go). I should warn everyone now, I am a slash girl. This here happens to contain traces (aka explicit) Tony/Loki and Thor/Steve. Don't worry, no bedroom scenes other than this chapter! From here on out they'll just be going to public places and not getting arrested for indecent exposure (maybe).

Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing used in the making of this fic.

WARNINGS! Slash. No real lemons or limes, but since it's men dating I'm obliged to warn you that there is slash. Probably going to accidentally throw some bad language around. It happens.

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Loki stretched, smiling like a contented cat from his tangle of sheets.

"You really are an extraordinary mortal, Tony Stark." Even his voice was satisfied and lazy, making Tony smile.

"You're not so bad yourself love." The engineer pressed a gentle yet possessive kiss to Loki's temple. It hadn't been easy getting them to this point, but he was very glad that he had put the effort into making Loki trust him.

Although the trickster would probably never be one of the Avengers, he was no longer actively plotting to take over the world and enslave humanity. At least, not on most days. Not if Tony could keep him… busy… enough. Loki himself rolled over, sitting up to claim a proper kiss.

"A few years ago I would have killed you for that." He sounded almost sultry as he kissed Tony again. Tony couldn't help but chuckle, brushing a stray hair off his forehead.

He could remember those days too. Days when he wouldn't have even imagined seeing Loki with bedhead. Even then he had a hard time focusing whenever he got a glimpse of the trickster's ass.

"Thrown me through a wall at least. So glad we moved past that." He reached out to grab the blanket, pulling it over their bodies. Loki obediently cuddled up against him, resting his head on Tony's chest. Something seemed to be troubling him though.

"Tony…" Tony had never heard Loki sound so tentative before, but he knew better than to call the trickster out on it. Instead he wrapped an arm around Loki's shoulders and waited for him to continue.

"Do you think Thor will ever truly forgive me?" Tony felt his smile fade into a frown. Almost as soon as Tony had convinced Loki that he could be loved and valued, he began to regret everything he had done and said to his brother.

Tony hated that Loki worried so much about Thor's opinion, even after the god of thunder had welcomed him back with open arms. This only seemed to compound Loki's guilt, as he believed that he could never be forgiven for what he had done.

It wasn't like Thor was subtle in his happiness at having his beloved brother back. However, even Thor couldn't overlook everything Loki had done, how things had changed between them. They weren't as close as they had been, and might never be again.

This worried Loki, who tended to overthink everything when he wasn't plotting mischief. Which was a bit ironic, really.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck Tony. True, maybe Loki and Thor might never be the best of friends, but there was no reason they couldn't at least be brothers.

Loki had been waiting reasonably patiently (meaning that none of Tony's hair was on fire) for an answer, and looked up at once when Tony gave him a light squeeze.

"Would it make you feel better to spend more time with him?" Tony asked gently, already pretty sure he knew what the answer would be. Sure enough, Loki frowned, pressing a little closer to Tony.

"We already tried that… it was awkward." From the displeasure in his voice, Tony assumed that the awkwardness had been on Loki's side.

It was hard for the trickster to know what to say after something like that. And Thor was perfectly happy to sit in silence unless someone else started a conversation. Unlike his brother, Thor preferred not to think at all. Of course, Tony already had a solution to this problem.

"Maybe it would be better if you weren't alone? Steve and I could come along, like a double date." If nothing else, the suggestion was enough to stop Loki from looking so sad. Tony wasn't quite sure why Loki looked so distasteful though. The trickster hauled himself up to look down at Tony.

"I hope you aren't suggesting that I date my brother." Ah. That explained it. Even though they weren't really brothers, Loki still felt disgusted by the very idea. Tony shook his head, pulling himself to sit up as well.

"No, of course not! I'm way too jealous to share you." He put a hand on Loki's porcelain shoulder, and in spite of himself the trickster half smiled.

"Then what in Nifelheim are you talking about?" He still didn't completely understand human customs, but this one sounded stranger than most. Tony sighed, wondering how to explain it without offending his lover.

"Well… it's like a regular date, except Steve and Thor will be on the same date at the same time." Tony flinched inwardly at the badness of his explanation. There were some disadvantages to dating a god.

Loki seemed to be at least considering it though, and gradually a pensive smile formed on his face.

"This isn't going to interfere with our usual… after-date activities, is it?" The look he gave Tony made the engineer chuckle, and he leaned in for a quick kiss.

"Of course not. We'll drop them off somewhere before we come home, and from there… it's up to you." Tony couldn't keep the dirty grin off his face if he tried. He knew exactly what Loki liked to do after their dates.

Loki himself looked a lot happier now, and was unwilling to let Tony move too far away. As Tony tried to lie back down to sleep, Loki followed him, climbing over to straddle Tony and kiss him again. Usually the CEO would have no objections to wearing out Loki's libido, but Pepper had threatened him with castration if he wasn't ready for tomorrow's early morning meeting.

Putting his hands on Loki's shoulders he tried to push him off, but the trickster was a lot stronger than his skinny frame suggested. Indeed, Loki only looked skinny when compared to his brother.

Between intoxicating kisses, Tony tried to be responsible. It was strange and unusual. "Loki… come on, love… I have work in the morning!" And since when did the god of mischief care?

"No you don't," Loki muttered, resting his hands on Tony's chest right next to the arc reactor. Tony groaned, wishing he had more will power.

"Yes, I do. I have that stupid meeting with the board."

"No you don't." Loki's lips had moved down to his neck, and Tony could feel the words against his skin. He tried to resist the urge to just let Loki have his way. One last desperate attempt to be a good boy.

"Pep will do horrible things to me…" He felt more than saw Loki's smile.

"No she won't." Loki's hands slid below the blanket and Tony gave up.

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