A/N: Time frame wise, this is set 8 years after Burning Curve, for reference. :)
So updates might be a little slow as I deal with some big personal stuff. If you're interested you can read about it at my Tumblr. megaranoelle . tumblr . com
I don't own The Avengers, Loki, Iron Man, or anything of the like. Just the thoughts inside my head. And taking some personal freedoms with mythology and lore.
Tony quietly closed the door to Key's room, not so secretly pleased that he was able to put her in her own crib now. JARVIS was of course keeping a close eye on her, and Alex was with Chris and Mia, spending Tony's money. It was the absolute least he could do after they spent so much time saving their lives.
He found Loki waiting for him out in the hall, a slight smirk on his face. "Our son has arrived with Fay." Tony raised an eyebrow. "She's a lovely woman, at the moment."
"At the moment?" Tony was interested by the tone of Loki's voice. This was going to prove to be interesting.
"She's a shape-shifter herself." Tony raised both eyebrows now. "I'm unsure if she was born a she or he, but they showed up as a she."
"Is our son still our son?" Loki snorted a little, but nodded. "Oh, this is going to be fun. Both girls are down for their naps, and JARVIS is on baby sitting duty." Loki grinned and offered his arm to Tony. "So I'm the woman in the relationship now?"
"I can look the part." Loki smirked as his features changed.
"Oh, aren't you just so funny." Tony rolled his eyes as he took Loki's arm, giving it a quick pinch until he changed back to his husband.
Sander was leaning his head onto a shoulder when the two men walked in the living room. he was mumbling into the shoulder of a woman a couple of inches shorter than him. She had long hair curled at the ends, a dark red on top of blonde with a teal color underneath. Tomas was also in the room, a smirk on his face, which could explain why Sander was grumbling. The woman, Fay, was running her hand through the ends of his ponytail, a soft smile on her face.
"I'm glad to see that he was able to find someone else to take care of him again," Tony commented as they walked over. sander grumbled louder as Fay turned her head to look at them. "At least he was able to find someone good looking."
"Oh my god, Dad!" Sander's head shot up and Tomas started to laugh. Fay snorted and smiled.
"Coming from the great Tony Stark, that's a great compliment." Fay grinned at him and Tony fanned his face with his hand.
"Oh, mercy me," Tony drawled in an exaggerated southern accent. Loki let go of Tony's arm and pushed his shoulder. Tony put a hand across his forehead and let the motion take him towards the couch, appearing to swoon. Loki, Sander, and Tomas all rolled their eyes at Tony."
"You can be Scarlett, I'll be Rhett." Tony grinned up at Fay from the couch.
"Pander to my ego and you'll go far." Tony sat up and winked at her.
"Why did it take so long for you to introduce me again?" Fay turned to Sander, who just blinked. "So far there's nothing to be scared of."
"For you," Sander mumbled. "And this has only been the first five minutes."
"I must inquire, how long have you and our son been together?" Loki asked as he took a seat on the loveseat. Fay looked at Sander briefly before turning back to Loki.
"I know that look," Tony commented. "You are in trouble." Sander let out a puff of breath.
"We've been together for almost two years." Tony whistled.
"You are in a lot of trouble." Sander threw a glare at Tony. "Where do you live?"
"I have a job down in Jupiter, Florida. I'm the General Manager of a Resort and Spa on the ocean front." Tony nodded as Loki raised an interested eyebrow.
"Ooo, he snagged a smart one," Tomas commented. "Well, almost smart, she's still dating Sander." Sander grumbled into Fay's shirt again. "I'm sorry, what was that?" Sander grumbled again and Tomas's eyes widened. "You're joking right? Absolutely kidding, right?" Sander grunted. "Oh my god, you're crazy."
"What just happened?" Fay blinked, looking between the brothers.
"They've for this weird twin thing," Tony started to explain. "Although I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in know what was just said though."
"Nothing too terribly important," Tomas said, rolling his eyes. "Your child is just crazy. Nothing new."
They could hear some socked feet sliding down the hall quickly as Nathan and Kaia came running in. "Oh good, we aren't late! Emma might show up, but Anders left with Cyrus, so he won't be here."
"How big id your family?" Fay asked the boys as Kaia and Nathan sat next to Tony, eagerly, on the couch.
"Too big," Nathan threw out. he grunted when Kaia elbowed his side. "Not enough girls for Tony."
"Daddy does love his little girls," Kaia grinned and Tony wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "He spoils us."
"There's enough girls now," Tom said, sitting next to Loki. "You out number up now, and that's just not right."
"Is it story rime yet?" Nathan asked, changing the subject.
"Story time?" Fay's blue eyes lit up. She pulled on Sander's arm, pushing him into a large armchair before plopping down into his lap. "I'm all ears. He owes me an explanation of why he missed our last two dates anyway." The Stark family watched as Sander instinctively wrapped an arm around her waist as she got comfortable. "shall we start from the beginning? He doesn't like to talk about his past, or his family unless it involves Melli."
Tony and Loki smirked a little. "Sander? Would you just like to continue raising Melisande?" Loki asked. "You two seem to have an unbreakable bond that seems to have gone beyond even that of what Kaia and Nathan had when they were young." Sander, Kaia, and Nathan all sent a scowl his way.
"Saner and Tomas are so much younger than any of us," Kaia cut in, stopping Loki from further thoughts. "You two are, what, 22 years younger than Anders? Or is it 23 years younger?"
"Coming from someone in their 60's," Sander tried not to react when Fay pinched his leg. They all saw him jump though. Nathan made a whipping noise before Kaia pinched his own leg.