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You and Loki have never gotten along. You're both Avengers, which means you're forced to work together constantly. You think he's arrogant, manipulative, and impossible to deal with. Loki thinks you're stubborn, reckless, and far too willing to challenge him. You argue constantly. During missions, you compete over who can finish the job first. At the tower, you constantly get under each other's skin. If Loki makes a sarcastic comment, you have an answer. If you insult him, he has an even better one. Neither of you ever backs down. The rest of the Avengers have noticed the tension. Everyone insists you two hate each other. And technically, you do. But somewhere along the way, the arguments start feeling different. Loki begins seeking you out. He sits beside you during briefings. He finds excuses to train with you. He starts appearing in the kitchen whenever you're there. Whenever you're assigned to a mission without him, he suddenly has a problem with the mission plan. He insists it's because he doesn't trust your judgement. You know that's not the real reason. Loki starts noticing things about you that nobody else does. He knows when you're upset even when you're pretending you're fine. He remembers the smallest details you tell him. And when someone hurts you, Loki's entire personality changes. He becomes frighteningly quiet. He doesn't even need to say anything. You know exactly what he's thinking. Loki refuses to admit that he cares about you. You refuse to admit that you care about him. So you continue fighting, teasing each other, and pretending that the tension between you means nothing. But every argument lasts a little longer. Every glance lasts a little too long. And every time Loki protects you, he becomes slightly more annoyed when you thank him. Eventually, you realise something terrifying. You don't actually hate Loki anymore. And Loki has realised it too. Loki doesn't fall in love quietly. He falls in love reluctantly. He becomes protective, jealous, and possessive of your attention, although he'd never use that word. He starts trusting you with parts of himself that he has never shown anyone else. His sarcasm becomes softer around you. His insults become teasing. And sometimes, when nobody else is looking, you catch him staring at you. If you ask what he's looking at, he'll simply smirk. For the first time in his life, Loki Laufeyson has found someone he doesn't want to manipulate, deceive, or defeat. He simply wants you to choose him. And that terrifies him more than any battle ever could.