Before Tony knew what was going on, Loki had wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him in closer. Tony acted like a shield, covering most of Loki, except for his head. The frost giant openly stared at Bruce, a frown forming on his lips. The entire room stood frozen for moments minus Loki's not-so-subtle shivering. Finally, Bruce put down his neglected hand, sadly shaking his head. "I'm sorry."

"Good." Loki said simply, keeping his gaze squarely on Bruce until he felt a quick nudge in his side. He glanced quickly to Tony who was slowly shaking his head. And then the man of iron shifted so he could whisper in his ear.

"Be nice Lokes, or I'll personally punch you in the dick." he rasped, just audible enough for the frost giant to hear. Loki nodded slowly, getting the message. He tried again:

"Hello...Banner."

"Are-" Bruce began but stopped himself. The original plan included him trying to engage in a conversation with Loki and seem less threatening. But...he didn't feel that was a good time. The room was too tense; but he was used to that. "Let's just...watch something."

The scientist finally retook his seat and tried to ignore Loki's intense gaze. Steve and Tony forced themselves to direct their attention to the screen.

"A classic, huh?" Tony said, moving a bit to get more comfortable as a human meat shield laying against Loki in a complete platonic way. He actually wasn't sure if Loki was aware of how tight he held him or whether he realized he was holding him close at all. And..Tony wasn't sure whether he should somehow pull away from the frost giant or just pat him reassuringly. He opted for acting like nothing happened. "Like Titanic or something?"

"There's a film about the Titanic?" Steve asked, looking interested.

"Yeah," Tony chuckled. "With Leo Di'Cap. A little romance, tragedy, shit happens, y'know. No spoilers."

"I don't think a film about a ship sink-"

"No spoilers!" Tony interrupted. Steve rolled his eyes and tried again.

"I don't think a tragedy is a good first film."

"Lokes is a big boy, aren't you?" Tony nudged Loki's side again. The latter quit his staring for a quick second to give his input.

"What's a film?"

"JARVIS, put on Titanic!" Tony answered, grabbing another slice of pizza to stuff his face with. "This poor man needs to be enlightened in the fine arts. Lokes, quit staring down Bruce. If you're going to cuddle with me darling, I'd prefer you look at my beautiful face."

"Oh come on Tony," Bruce said in an equally playful tone as his friend. "No one ever checks me out anymore. Share the wealth."

"You should know by now that I'm particularly selfish." The screen lit up and JARVIS paused it as they spoke. "I'm possessive and I must be the only one!"

Loki finally tore his gaze from Bruce and rolled his eyes. Tony smiled reassuringly and the frost giant spoke up again.

"What is a movie and film?"

"Shh, look at the magic box." Tony whispered.

"JARVIS mentioned that it was electrical."

"He was lying. It's magic."

"Television." Loki whispered. He was not going to be fooled. He was pretty quick in the wit department unlike Thor...

"Okay. So to put in the most simplest terms I can, a movie is a sequence of video clips put together to create a story." Tony whispered. "Video clips meaning a sequence of recorded images."

"I don't under-" Loki began but stopped mid-word when the opening scene of the movie played. "Ah. I know exactly what this is then."

When everyone in the room gave him a questioning look, he warily glanced over at Bruce and then explained. "Last time I was here...in New York...I got a glimpse of these. Along the streets, in some restaurants, homes. But I've never watched a 'movie' before."

The avengers made a satisfied sound before turning back to the screen.

"Well," Tony piped up after a few minutes. "Enjoy this. By the time this over, you're going to be crying so hard you'll need to punch a hole through the wall to restore your masculinity."

Tony was right. Not even halfway through the movie, Steve became immensely hyped and distressed over everything. He really wanted to share how he was upset with the fact that he knew the ship was going to sink, Jack was probably going to die (poor guy he was a good artist), and the theme song was going to haunt him for the rest of his life. But at the same time, he felt enthused about the amazing quality of just about everything. He went through many bags of popcorn.

Loki's reaction was a little different. He knew nothing about the historical aspect of the film and actually asked about it. Tony did not want to spoil anything, especially since he was so engrossed in it, but he did tell him the main premise was real. That made the frost giant lean forward in anticipation, curious about the characters' destiny. And...he was also wondering where all the maiming and killing was. Most popular stories he read involved that type of stuff; why would the moving story be different? And...all the while, he tried not to get too sucked into the film. He kept a fervent eye on Bruce, making sure he didn't go all mean and green, paranoid as a cat in a bag.

Of course Bruce was as chill as a cucumber. He was simply lounging in his seat, watching the movie with the calmest expression. He had seen Titanic enough times to not be so attached to it.

Tony had also seen the movie enough times to not be too surprised. It was something he and Pepper used to watch on casual date nights. He mentally shrugged away that memory. She wasn't coming back. He actually...hadn't done too much thinking about her lately. That was all well with him, though he joked with himself she would be summoned by her strange six sense of the Titanic playing.

The moment finally arrived when all four men lost it and shed tears.

The tragic ending arrived. Steve cried like a giant baby, it was actually embarrassing. The other three spent a good two minutes shedding silent tears before gathering themselves. No matter how hard Tony tried, he always got choked up at the end. Always. He couldn't help but give Loki a little hug. Loki looked pretty shocked at the ending. No bastard children strangling each other and falling into the water like he was betting. Nope. The ship sunk, people died, the end. Goodbye to the romantic duo.

"So...how was it?" Bruce asked Loki hesitantly, wiping away a tear. For some reason, seeing the doctor cry really relieved a little of his paranoia towards the man. It made him seem more harmless. Human. But still unpredictably dangerous, so he wasn't completely off the hook. Not that fast, let's be realistic.

"That was good. Romantic. Tragic." Loki said slowly. "Let's watch another."

"Sure," Tony replied, untangling himself from Loki and the couch so he could stretch. "Once Cap' over there gets himself together."

No one realized the elevator opened right before the movie ended. Pepper Potts walked in late at night for two purposes. She had paperwork to drop off for Tony. As usual.

The second...because she had a strange feeling. She wasn't sure exactly what caused her to go over to the towers that late at night, but she felt like she needed to check up on everything. The blonde told herself it was because she hadn't heard from Steve in a couple of days (yes, she checked up on him every other day) and she wanted to make sure Loki killed them in their sleep. But whatever the reason, she came. She saw the popcorn, the pizza, the movie. One of her favorites, Titanic was just about to end. She set down the papers at the bar before she noticed.

Tony and Loki. On the same couch. Watching the movie together.

It looked almost like one of their old casual movie dates.

The nostalgia was broken once the movie ended; she got to see all the men cry.

A/N: Ahhh, crappy and late update! I'm sorry, had computer trouble! Also, sorry if you can taste hints of sarcasm in the writing tone. Insomnia does that for me, I'm afraid!

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