"This is stupid," Loki mutters in irritation with his hands crossed over his chest, standing in a clothing store bored out of his mind. Tom rolls his eyes as he continues to look through the stacked t-shirts on the shelf. Whenever Loki is bored or annoyed about anything, he openly expresses his angered feelings and complains.

Although Tom is used to Loki's aggravated pouting and complaining, it can be somewhat annoying, especially when they are out in a public area.

"Darling, you need clothes of your own," Tom explained once again to his lover as he picked up a dark blue t-shirt and put it in the shopping bag. He already picked up a pair of jeans, a few t-shirts and long sleeved, and a couple pants. "You can't keep wearing armour every day, particularly if you want to go out more often."

Loki huffed and rolled his eyes.

"These mortal's taste in clothing is completely barbaric," Loki replied sneering at some of the clothes on the centre table. He picked up a shirt that says "KEEP CALM and LOVE YOURSELF." Loki smacked it back down on the table, unfolded and wrinkled. "Utterly hideous."

"That is enough, Loki," Tom said in a quiet, stern voice, so they won't be drawing attention to themselves. He glanced around the room and sighed relieved that no other customers were watching Loki's childish behaviour. Tom faced Loki and put a hand on his arm. "You just aren't used to the styles people wear, and that's understandable."

Loki shook his head and scoffed.

"Obviously," Loki said sarcastically before asking a question in a soft tone. "What's wrong with the way I dress, Thomas?"

"Nothing at all," Tom reassured his lover with a small smile and rubbed his arm while holding the shopping bag in the other hand. "You know I love your clothes, sweetheart. But unfortunately, not everyone will think the same way." Loki sighed and fidgeted with his fingers as Tom continued, "We need to get you properly dressed so you'll fit in."

Loki jeered and glanced around the clothing store watching other mortals picking out pieces of clothing and purchasing them. He huffed and shook his head bored to death. Tom could tell that Loki was extremely bored following him around while he chooses clothing for him.

"I know this isn't your cup of tea, and clothes shopping can be boring," Tom said soothingly to his lover who scoffed in agreement. "So why don't you explore the store, then? Maybe you'll find something you'll like."

"I highly doubt it," Loki mutters in a low voice, which he knew Tom heard clearly because he chuckled and shook his head.

Tom gave Loki a little push and giving his lover instructions, "Go. Look around, and don't leave the store. I'll come find you when I'm all through."

Loki nodded and walked down the opposite end of the aisle, muttering under his breath. Tom waited until his lover was out of sight before he continued walking down the aisle, viewing the other clothes on the shelves and tables.

Meanwhile, Loki was in another section of the store, looking around. As he figured, nothing appealed to him whatsoever. There were shirts and t-shirts that were dull, pants and jeans that were sickening, and shirts with a zipper that looked appalling. How these mortals wear these clothes, he'll never know. However, Loki doesn't mind the way his lover dresses, and it's better on him than anyone else.

"Dreadful," Loki says to himself, taking a deep breath in boredom as he walked down the section. Then he notices something that catches his eye. Loki walked over to a series of black leather jackets hung up. Loki was very curious in the jacket, so he took one size off the hook and tried it on. Loki couldn't get the jacket on all the way and cursed to himself in anger.

Loki puts the jacket down on the nearby table and tries on another one that seemed relatively bigger than the last one he tried on. He slipped on the slightly bigger one and it seemed to have fit him better. Loki turned around to the mirror on the wall, and was actually surprised about how good this black leather jacket looked on him. He smiled, doing a bunch of poses in front of the mirror.

"Loki?" He heard Tom call for him.

"Yeah," Loki said trying to sound annoyed, and quickly trying to get himself out of the jacket before his lover arrived for him. The last thing he needed is for Tom to find him trying on clothes when he just spent the last hour complaining about how ugly everything was. He'd be so embarrassed.

Before Loki had time to slide his arms out of the leather jacket, he was caught red handed by his lover. Loki looked up and felt his cheeks flush red very quickly, and tried to take it off but he was distracted by Tom staring at him. He wasn't sure if Tom was going to laugh at him or what, because he was unable to read the blank expression given to him.

"Ok, this is not what it looks like…" Loki tried but got more embarrassed when he saw Tom's lips curve into a smile.

"It seems you found something you like," Tom said putting the shopping bag down and took a few steps towards his lover.

"N-no, I didn't!" Loki snapped in anger, but also humiliated. Tom took another step to Loki, and stood right in front of him. Loki growled as his cheeks grew hotter. "I… this is, um uh…"

Loki's sentence trailed off as Tom put his hands on Loki's arms and slipped the black leather jacket back on Loki. He looked at Tom in confusion of his actions until he felt a hand crawl up his chest. Loki looked at his lover's hand then at him, seeing his seductive smile on his face.

Tom never thought in a million years that Loki would look that extremely sexy and hot in a leather jacket. He didn't think he had a thing for Loki in leather, but he does, oh damn, he really does.

Tom slipped his hands onto Loki's shoulders and one went around the back of his neck.

He moaned, "Hmm, Loki, oh god… you can so wear leather."

Loki's embarrassment immediately vanished and put his hands around Tom's waist and pulled him in closer, messaging his lover's thighs in small circles with his thumbs.

"You think so, Thomas?" Loki responded flirtatiously in a low tone.

"Uh huh," Tom managed to respond. "Does it bother you that I want you to wear that leather jacket in bed tonight?"

"Oh no, my precious mortal," Loki said with a wicked smile. "I think I can manage that."

"Good," Tom replied closing the gap to connect their lips together as he reached his arms around Loki's neck. Loki's strong arms wrapped around his lover's thin frame and held him securely in place. They opened their mouths simultaneously and let their tongues explore the others in a passionate battle. Tom moaned softly as they broke for air, their foreheads leaning against each other's.

"You know, buying mortal clothes wasn't so terrible," Loki responded as Tom laughed and nudged him in the arm.

Tom picked up the shopping bag on the floor and smiled, "I told you so. Let's go pay for this and go home."

Loki smiled as they entwined their fingers, now holding hands, proceeding to the checkout line.