Thursday: Magical Realism
Hello my friends! As you may already know, it's Thursday and I am your host mahmfic. Today's theme is Magical Realism. It's a personal favorite of mine so I couldn't resist.
What is magical realism? In very basic terms it is magic in the real world... but even though there is magic everything is still normal even though it's not. Yeah, I know I'm ( Read more... )
What is magical realism? In very basic terms it is magic in the real world... but even though there is magic everything is still normal even though it's not. Yeah, I know I'm ( Read more... )
Loki pouts. “You do not like my gift?”
Darcy deflates somewhat at the guilt his dejection incurs in her. “It’s not that - dragons are cool and everything but, Loki, I live in a dorm. I live in this shitty little space that’s barely big enough for the two of us, let alone a dragon. And when I’m not there I’m in an even shittier RV, or a lab, or college, or some other place where pets are discouraged if not outright banned.”
“She would not live inside. Are there no green spaces for her to inhabit around your residence and workplace?”
“No. There is absolutely no place I could put a dragon that would not cause SHIELD to descend on us with another lecture about responsibility and public safety.”
“We could set Amber on any agent foolish enough to attempt to reprimand us.”
“Amber?” Darcy queries. She glances down at the baby dragon curled up in Loki’s lap. Eyes of bright, golden amber stare mournfully up at her as if the dragon senses it is not wanted. Darcy groans and buries her face in her hands. “You named it didn’t you? Crap; you’ve already named it and now we have a pet dragon that we can’t keep because it’s a dragon and normal people don’t keep dragons.”
“Normal is overrated.”
Darcy doesn’t reply. She’s too busy trying to fix this to reply.
“If you truly do not want her then I will return Amber to where I found her,” Loki says at last, sounding both sullen and reluctant.
Darcy sighs. “It’s not that I don’t want her Loki - I just don’t know where I’d keep her.”
Loki considers this for a moment. “I think perhaps there is a solution to our predicament. I know of someone who may be willing to house the little one. We can visit her when we please and in the meantime she will be cared for by one with time for such things.”
Darcy grins. “That would work. That would be perfect; if they agree, of course.”
Smirking, Loki replies, “I believe I can convince them to open their home and their heart.”
Still grinning, Darcy takes a seat beside Loki and tentatively strokes Amber’s scaly head. The dragon happily accepts the petting and closes its eyes. Loki beams down at the two of them and Darcy can’t help but wonder who Loki has in mind as a dragon-sitter. She’s just the tinniest bit terrified of asking, because she has a sneaking suspicion that their name might rhyme with park, and the idea of such a person armed with a dragon is...quite amusing, actually.
Attempting not to giggle, Darcy curls into Loki’s side. “Thanks for the gift, by the way. It was very thoughtful of you.”
Loki’s reply is a kiss to her forehead. “Just wait until you see what I have planned for our anniversary.”
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I'll give Amber a home :-D
It might save Pepper a whole lot of work - because I somehow can't imagine Tony being very responsible :-P
Thank you so much for this.
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