Tony watched Loki's soft and elegant features as the latter man lay in their bed and dreamed. Loki's face twitched and scrunched as if his dream was unpleasant. Tony stroked the delicate features of his lover's face. Loki shivered and shied away from Tony's touch, showing the child-like and damaged side Tony only ever had the chance to encounter in Loki's sleeping state; or on rare occasions.
Loki often had dreams like this; unpleasant, and fear inducing. Tony knew it best not to awaken him, though. He had done it once before and the experience was traumatizing for both of the men. The second Loki had awakened from his nightmare, he had burst into heart wrenching sobs. Tony could not get the man to calm down for nearly an hour. He never wanted to see his lover in such a state again. It nearly tore him to pieces; putting his mind near an edge of insanity. He promised from that night forward that he would help to quell the hurt of the dreams without having to wake the man.
Tony stroked Loki's soft skin, again. Loki let out a soft, almost inaudible whisper, but with he quiet of the night it sounded similar to a glass being shattered to Tony. Tony scooted closer to the man. He took in the magnificent beauty of Loki's pale skin in the moonlight, a soft blue hue touched at the edges of his skin from the light of his arc reactor. He was like a snowflake, delicate, and a shimmering beauty in the full moon's gaze.
"Shh..." Tony cooed as he caressed Loki's cheek. Tony's thumb glided across Loki's cheek bone as he wiped a tear that fell free.
"Tony," Loki softly whispered in his sleep. Loki's body relaxed ever so slightly. He tensed up once again, though, as the dream seemed to change. "N-no... Tony... Thor... No, Tony..."
Tony could slightly guess the content of the dream by what Loki had spoken. It was similar to many other nights'. Whenever a dream had involved Thor, it seemed it would have something to do with Thor taking away what Loki loved. Be it an object, or a person.
"Shh, I am right here," Tony whispered into Loki's ear. "Thor could never take me away from you."
A few more tears escaped and made crystal paths as they slid down his skin. Tony kissed them away. Loki was a tragedy with more damage than any soul should see; yet he was so strong and beautiful. Tony cooed in his ear again, causing Loki to finally relax.
"Tony... I... I l-love..." Loki's voice slowly faded into deep breathing as he fell into a deeper, more peaceful sleep.
Tony gave a chuckle and gently tightened his grip around Loki's thin frame, pulling him closer to his chest. He placed his lips gently to Loki's cheek and brushed a light kiss on it. Loki let out a deep breath, as if displaying his thanks. Loki shifted a little so his head was nicely, and comfortably, placed on Tony's chest. Tony stared down at the hypnotically beautiful man. Loki's eyelashes glistened with some of the tears they had caught. The little, crystal like drops somehow added to his mysterious, cold beauty, and still showed his broken and innocent side.
'He is so beautiful,' Tony thought, pushing some strands of hair from Loki's face as he drifted off into his own sleep; finally calm now that Loki was dreaming pleasantly. 'Such a beautiful disaster.'