Eyes on me (Darcy Ending)
Darcy looked impossibly small when she entered the throne room. Loki knew that the Avengers and her other friends had offered to come with her but Darcy had chosen to go alone. She and Loki had gone over this many, many times. Once when they had broken the news to her family and now to his.
She approached the throne gingerly as if she was a little afraid the ground would suddenly open up and swallow her. Darcy’s eyes found his and she gave him a hesitant smile that he returned without thinking twice about it.
Loki’s eyes flickered to his parents. On a first glance their faces seemed to give nothing away but he thought he could see some scepticism in their eyes. They had accepted Jane easily enough but then Jane had impressed them with her knowledge and intellect.
“Hi”, Darcy said and gave an awkward little wave. “I’m Darcy Lewis from Earth - Midgard, I mean Midgard.” Next to him Loki could hear Thor laugh softly. “And I’m here because Loki and I would like to get married.” Her eyes flitted to Loki and he nodded encouragingly. “I love him and it’d be really great if you could give us your blessing.”
For a long moment no one said anything but then Odin spoke up. “Loki is a prince of Asgard.”
“I know?” Darcy said uncertainly. Loki felt his body tense. He hadn’t expected his father to bring that up.
“The rulers of many realms have asked for his hand. Why should I grant my blessing to you, a mere mortal?”
For a heartbeat Darcy stared at Odin but then Loki could see a glint in her eyes that he was only too familiar with. She crossed her arms over her chest and met Odin’s look challengingly. “Loki told me about those rulers and they were all a bunch of psychos that you sent packing. Obviously you care that he’s happy and before you bring up that Loki is going to outlive me by a couple thousand years, let me tell you that that will be true whether you give us your blessing or not. But saying no will make Loki unhappy which is something we established you don’t want. And yes I’m not a ruler of anything or a genius like Jane but Loki thinks I’m good enough for him and that should be enough for you.”
“I like her”, Loki heard his mother whisper.
Thor grinned and nodded while Darcy looked at Loki like she was pleading to help her which he was about to do when his father suddenly started laughing.
“It seems you have found your match, Loki. Congratulations to you both.”
Loki hadn’t even made it halfway down the stairs when Darcy jumped into his arms and kissed him passionately. For a moment Loki kissed her back before he remembered that his parents were still watching them. He let Darcy down gently only to be engulfed in a bear hug by Thor, followed by his parents.
“He’s setting himself up for heartbreak”, Frigga said as she and Odin watched Loki and Darcy leave hand in hand.
“Don’t we all, sooner or later?” Odin asked. “What matters is that he’s happy now.”
“I know, I know”, Frigga sighed and let herself be pulled onto Odin’s lap. “I just wish it would be later rather than sooner.”
“It’s Loki. If anyone finds a way, it’ll be him”, Odin assured her and pressed a kiss to her lips.