Author's note: Written whilst listening to Neon Trees' album Habits. I swear, they live a frostiron appreciation life. I have no idea when I'll update agian, but I will NOT FORGET ABOUT IT! Promise! Warning: Freaking cotton candy fluff going on here. ALSO: I have no idea how long this will be, but it won't be too terribly long. I'm hoping one, maybe two more chapters? Alright, I'll let you read now.

How Tony hadn't seen it coming, he didn't know, but he was still extremely shocked to see him at Thor's birthday party. Right after joking and semi-dirty-dancing with Pepper when JARVIS turned a party floor of his mansion into a club, Pep claimed she saw some girls she knew growing up and left Tony to say hello to them. It was cool; he hadn't had a chance to properly wish the birthday-boy a happy day.

That was also the exact moment he decided to walk up to the 'Man of Iron.'

"Hello, Stark."

"Loki, babe! Didn't expect to see you here!" He tried enthusiastically, trying to fight the thoughts of just how damn cute he looked tonight.

The god stiffened at the pet name, but continued,"We did grow up together, and all. Some legend of staying with family, as they are all you'll have left in the end."

Tony grinned. "Of course! You 'getting your party on' with that appletini?" His grin slightly faltered as the taller man's eye focus dropped considerably. "What's wrong? I'm sorry if I've said something dumb; I've had four shots of whiskey tonight.. And so much more of other funky shit."

"No 'tis just," Loki set his drink down, playing with his suit's cufflinks. Hesitantly, he continued,"Would you ever dance with me like that?

"Like what? Slow dance? 'Course! It'd be.. Oh." Oh. Oh. Well, wasn't he stuck now? His relationship with Pepper had started out as a distraction from Loki's sudden disappearance. Looking up into the too-tall Asgardian's eyes, fighting the urge to cradle his face and kiss him senseless, he spoke softly. "Loki, you know I'd do anything with you. I lo-"

The following interrupting chuckle was one of dying hope, and emptiness. "I find that hard to believe. I bet you she would, too." Pepper walked back over, wrapping a protective arm around Tony.

"What are you doing here?" Pepper asked softly, Loki hating her tone of voice and Tony's face wincing at her arm on his waist.

"Celebrating Thor's birthday, of course. I'll just leave you be now. Have a nice night, Midgardians." Loki started to walk away, tears glimmering in his eyes. 'He didn't think I'd catch it but oh gosh I did and.. And..' A voice made him start walking quicker to the guest bathroom.

"Loki! No, wait," The blonde raised an eyebrow at Tony. "I need to be right back." Loki wasn't the only one who noticed something about his used-to-be-lover; Tony saw the tears. He hurried after Loki, slipping inside before letting the god lock the door, followed by a slide down said door, burying his face in his knees.

"Oh, geez, Tony! You, you we-eh-e-NO! D-don't touch me, you don't care about me at-t all! I saw it all in the half-assed picked, million-dollar engagement ring, Tony!" Tony pulled Loki into him despite his objections.

"I thought you died, Loki, I-"

"SO YOU HOOKED UP WITH YOUR ASSISTANT AGAIN?" Loki let out a breathy, sob-like sigh, and stood to look in the mirror. "I know I don't hold a candle to her, I already know I'm not beautiful, but to-to-"

"Lo' , listen to me," Tony stood too, behind Loki and wiped his tears before wrapping his arms around him from behind(something hard to do with the God being taller than him, but he made it work). "You are beautiful; you are the most beautiful person in the world. I'm the idiot here, not you! I'm a fucking idiot for proposing to Pepper. But I thought she'd say no, it hurt to ask her because I thought about you and your perfectness and I don't deserve you Loki, especially not after this. You saw the ring; half-assed-picked because Pep's only my best friend! I love her, but I'd never want to marry her. I'd been putting off wedding questions and now that you're here I think I'll just-" Loki cut him off with a short, soft kiss.

"It's as close to alright as it's going to get. I was dumb for thinking you couldn't get someone else, someone better than me. I thank you for your kind words, but you should go spend the night with Miss Soon-To-Be-Stark. Goodbye, Tony." The mischievous man kissed the other's forehead before disappearing from the bathroom.

"Loki, Loki, no! Come back, right now! I don't care half as much about her as I do about you," Tony slid down the bathroom door as his once-lover had done earlier.

Outside the door, the party music droned on, unknowing of the owner's heart shattered into millions of pieces scattered around the tiled bathroom floor.