Disclaimer: Thor and it's characters are property of Marvel. We just play with them.

A/N: AT LAST! Finally getting to post the FIRST 30 day challenge I originally wrote, the 30 Day OTP Challenge! And using my most beloved OTP, Tasertricks! I absolutely love Tasertricks and I ship them all day along~ ;D Like with my Book Of Winters, this is a collection of short stories/oneshots, only this time starring Loki and Darcy as a couple and not Thor and Loki as brothers. And like with that 30 day challenge, this one is also being posted to both my dA and FF. Also!
If anyone wants to do a Tasertricks RP, I'm your woman! PM me here or note me on my dA!

Chapter Summary: Loki isn't much for physical contact when in public. Darcy decides to make him hold her hand while walking into S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ today. Apparently the world won't end if he holds his woman's hand in public.

Day 1: Holding Hands

Another day of having to get up insanely early and go into S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ to slave away at Nick Fury's insistence. Loki was truly getting tired of this. He understood mortals had limited lifespans, but waking up at such ungodly hours was not doing him any favors. He wasn't mortal, he shouldn't be subjected to this cruel punishment. All he tried to do was rule Midgard as a benevolent god. How was this punishment fair for that?

At the very least, his woman felt the same as he did. In fact sometimes it was near impossible to get her out of the apartment if she wasn't allowed her morning coffee first. Loki personally hated the brown sludge these Midgardians drank faithfully, but it kept his woman calm and less prone to random spells of irritabiliy.

Darcy was already mostly done with her cup of morning joe as the two walked the two blocks to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s HQ. She'd been watching Loki closely as they walked side by side, her eyes every once and awhile cutting to random couples they passed on the street. All of them were holding hands.

She'd been noticing that, while Loki could be relaxed and be affectionate when they were in the privacy of their shared apartment, whenever they stepped out into public he became stiff and didn't even so much as kiss her, let alone something as personal as hold hands. Sure, he blended in well enough with everyone, but this was something else.

Huffing slightly when they passed the umpteenth couple holding hands, she tossed her cup of coffee in the closest trash can and then looked at Loki. He glanced her way and raised an eyebrow at the look he was receiving. "Why are you staring at me like that?" He finally asked after a moment of this.

Puffing up her chest, she smiled sweetly then reached out, swiping his hand into hers before he knew what hit him. It was hilarious and sad at the same time as he stared at her like a deer in headlights. He attempted to pull his hand free, but she tightened her grip on him. "What are you doing?"

"Doing what every other couple is currently doing." She said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

He again tried to pull his hand free of her grasp. "This is highly improper." He said, looking like he was about to bolt if she didn't let go. She didn't, of course.

She stared at him like he'd grown a second head. "How is this improper? It's not like we're having sex in Times Square." She grinned lewdly. "Although we could try that too..."

Loki shook his head at her. "Men do not hold hands with the women they're courting in public. It's improper." He said, now staring at her like she should know that.

"Are you serious?" She wasn't sure which she should be more flabbergasted at, the fact he used the word 'courting' or the fact he thought holding hands in public was improper. Especially considering their sex life. "Is that why you won't touch me at all when we're in public?" She blurted out suddenly.

"Of course it is! Why else wouldn't I touch you while we're in public? On Asgard-"

"We're not on Asgard." Darcy interrupted him, reaching up and tugging one of his ringlets. He scowled at her and was about to say something when she continued with, "Might I remind your royal highness, we're on earth, and here it's absolutely normal for couples to hold hands and show actions of affection. Even Thor has realized this."

At the mention of his not-brother, Loki clamped his mouth shut and narrowed his eyes. He looked down between their hands, then at Darcy, before looking ahead of himself as he closed his fingers around her hand in return. He wasn't about to let Thor be more 'advanced' in Midgardian traditions than himself. Darcy beamed at this little success and she looked ahead as the building came into view.

As uncomfortable as he felt while walking into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s HQ holding hands with Darcy, he realized that no one was even giving them a second glance at such an action between an unwed couple. Interesting. He relaxed as they headed toward the elevators. He supposed he still had things to learn concerning Midgard's current traditions.

This one he could get used to, as they entered the elevator and rode up standing beside each other, their fingers still intertwined.

Fin