Fire and Ice (Loki x Reader)

Eternal Flame - End

Thor and Loki were looking at him disappearing around the corner, then took their way to the secret chamber under the palace full of dangerous weapons and relics. On the way there Loki still couldn't believe that Thor had such a genius idea. He was a big mass of muscles and he wasn't the brightest mind in the Nine Realms. Still, he was the one who came up with a plan to save his significant other: taking her to the Eternal Flame. It was the undying flame locked away in the chambers of Asgard, that could bring Ragnarok if Surtur got his hands on it. So maybe this might light up (y/n)'s fire as well. It had to. There was no other way.

They walked through of the long, dark hall of the chamber, their steps echoing on the walls. They stepped by a huge goblet with strange, magical flames dancing in it. The Eternal Flame. As the legends told, it was inextinguishable and were capable of resurrecting the dead. It contained Surtur's and the Firefolk's all power. For a second they both looked at it mesmerised. Than Thor broke the silence:

"So... how are we doing this? Will you put her in the fire or what?" he looked like a small child seeing sorcery for the first time. After all the years he still didn't fully understand what to do with magic, since he didn't have it in him.

Loki let out a groan, as he snapped his fingers, and from green mist, a small bed appeared. He gently laid you down, like he was afraid you'd break from the smallest shake. Now your whole body was pale blue from the cold, and the touch of your skin was like ice. You didn't have much time left if it wasn't late already. Loki placed one of his elegant hands in the mystical fire and took a small flame in his palm. He carried it over to you, and placed it on your chest, right above the heart. The small flame slowly dissolved and disappeared into you.

The God of Mischief was holding his breath back as he waited for you to wake. Seconds passed by, but nothing happened. He waited for your chest to slowly rise up and down, for your eyelids to flutter, or for your fingers to make the smallest move. But you remained still and cold. He collapsed on your chest, still not believing he was late. His whole world collapsed into ruins, and he knew nothing would fill the void in his heart again. No one will ever be like you, and he could never love anyone else. Hot tears started to flow from his eyes, as he buried his face into your chest in despair.

Thor didn't know what to say. He knew nothing could ease his brother's pain, because he felt it too. Instead of any words, he stepped beside Loki and pulling him into a hug. At first, he resisted, not wanting to let go of you, but then he gave in. He embraced his brother and shared his never-dying pain with him. At least he had his brother. He had nobody left in this world.

You were sinking. Deeper and deeper in the cold black of the lake. You were unable to move, unable to shout. You felt the sharp cold cutting through your flesh, crawling into your bones. It started with your fingers and toes. Then it slowly made it's way higher and higher to your limbs, as you were sinking helplessly. Your eyes tried to hold onto something in the dark, to find a small ray of light, but it was all darkness around. You wanted to shout, to call out Loki's name, but water filled your lungs. He couldn't find you and wasn't there to save you.

His face was the last thing you saw before the abyss swallowed you. His black hair, high cheekbones, thin lips, and those blue eyes. You tried to hold onto his picture in your mind as long as you could. But as you sank deeper and deeper into the bottomless lake it became harder and harder. His face slowly faded away and you were left alone.

Suddenly you saw a light. You thought this is the end, the light that everyone speaks about. It came closer and closer, breaking the darkness around you. It was a small flame, that lighted up everything like a new hope. It merged into you and you felt it's power. It was like the raging force of the vulcanos of Muspelheim. You felt as strong as you've never before. You were reborn.

You opened your eyes with a huge gasp. Air finally filled your lungs, and you saw light. You were in a huge chamber which was completely unknown to you. You didn't have time to take the place in though, because arms wrapped tight around you. You realised his scent, his touch. It was Loki, he found you after all. You cupped his face into your palms, and kissed him like your life depended on it. You felt the tears on his cheeks and gently wiped them down with your thumb.

It felt like an eternity until you finally let go of each other, only to catch your breath.

"I love you," you whispered resting your forehead against his. "I'm never leaving you again."

"And I'd never let you do that," he whispered kissing you again...

After you became a bit better and strong enough to walk, Thor, Loki and you returned to the Stark Tower. The others were already waiting for you in the hall. As you stepped in, Steve wrapped you in a hug, and the others joined in one by one forming a huge group hug.

"Why didn't you tell us? We'd never love you less because of your origins. You can't imagine how happy we are to have you back." Steve said to you. This whole scene was so touching, tears filled your eyes.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. All of you. You are my family now, no matter my origins." you said looking at the Avengers all hugging you. You found your true family, your true love, your friends. You found your home.

After this, life returned back to normal. Except for Loki was now your boyfriend, and you've never been happier in your life before. Finally, everything was perfect, as your fire found its place by his ice. Together you were ready for whatever the future was holding for you...

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BOOK TWO OUT NOW

Thank you everybody for coming along with me on this journey! I hope you liked the story as much as I enjoyed writing this.
Book 2 will be a bit darker though. I hope you'll join me during the new adventures too!
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