Hat-Trick: Tasertricks #1
Song: Paper Gangsta ~ Lady Gaga
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Spoiler Alert: Slight Dark World spoilers.
Rating: T
Midgardian Tradition
There were things that Loki enjoyed about Midgard just as much as there were things he loathed. He had yet to determine just which category his current situation landed in. He leaned back against the bar, heavy glass filled with alcohol in one hand while the other played with the hair of the woman beside him.
"Remind me again why you thought it necessary that we attend this…revelry?" Looking out at the various writhing bodies he couldn't identify individual features, just a collected mass of sweaty flesh.
"Because it is essential to your rehabilitation, plus it is your brother's birthday party." Darcy had never thought she would end up as babysitter to the previously thought to be dead Norse god, but then again she hadn't thought aliens and superheroes were real either. Still, there she was in the middle of a club curled up against Loki as she watched Thor flail around on the dance floor. It was surreal.
"I fail to see how being thrust in the middle of this den of sin is supposed to show me the error of my ways." Parties on Asgard could get quite decedent, but it seemed humans took it to a whole new level. He swore that over half the people in the place were about ready to fornicate right there in front of everyone. He doubted when his brother dragged him back to Midgard so he could be 'taught a lesson' that this was really what anyone had in mind.
"Shut up, this is supposed to help you integrate with our culture. You're meant to learn about our world, this is a normal tradition for us." Darcy took a sip of her drink, making a face at the overly sweet taste. That would be the last time she allowed Jane to order for her.
"I highly doubt that, in the entire time I have known you this is the first time you have ventured out to such an establishment." It was one of the things he enjoyed about Darcy; she wasn't a very loud woman. She enjoyed her music, but she seemed to prefer to stay at the tower instead of going out every weekend with the other young interns. That had been how their strange sort of relationship had formed, starting with late nights in the common room and ending in long and detailed discussions about world politics.
"Well, not anymore. I used to, back before I took my internship with Jane. I was like a lot of the other students in my dorm. Weekends were filled with bars, clubs, drinking, and just generally having fun." It still amazed her sometimes that she had been able to keep her grades up, mostly with her old dorm-mate Jess, that woman knew how to party.
"Then I find myself in the strange position of being thankful to Jane for something." Taking a slow drink of the scotch he had ordered he allowed his eyes to run up and down Darcy's figure. She was young like so many in the club, but her style was completely different. He had heard the Captain remark on it before they left, calling it pin-up. He hadn't enjoyed the way the man's eyes had taken her in, it didn't matter that the only thing between them was friendship.
"What is that supposed to mean?" She knew that Jane and Loki had this weird sort of respect and affection for each other, but she also knew that neither of them would ever acknowledge it.
"She has obviously had an influence on you, otherwise you would still visit places such as this and I doubt the two of us would have had the chance to get to know each other." He moved the hand that had been playing with her hair down her neck as he moved her closer until the tip of his nose practically touched hers.
"Now that would have been a terrible thing. I guess I'm thankful for her as well." She laughed as she pushed up on her toes so she could kiss him. This was even more surprising and unexpected than anything else that had happened in her life. Not that she would trade anything for it.
"You do realize that flattering me will not get you out of dancing?" Darcy laughed as Loki groaned and quickly downed the rest of his scotch in one swallow. He might complain about it now, but she knew in the end he would thank her; there were advantages to this style of dancing and she would make sure she took every one of them.
Author's Note: Ok, a short one to start off with. There will be five in all for Tasertricks, five for Thundertaser, five for Irontaser, five for Taserhawk, five for Darcy/Coulson, five for Sheildshock, and five for Ducky. But I'm not sure if I'm going to do them in order or do one for each ship first.
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