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[dothelokimotion]

Who: Loki Odinson dothelokimotion + You
What: Fancy Opening Night
When: May 11th
Where: The Opherium, Central City
Content Warnings: n/a


( i. grand opening — mingle and drinks )

[ welcome to the opherium. open to all metas, provided you’re up to the dress code. so make sure you’re dressed to the gills with your fanciest clothes or you might just be asked to leave. you’re ushered into a grand hall. there are appetizers like shrimp cocktails and little quiches placed on large tables for you to nibble on and champagne glasses being passed around by waiters. located in the middle is a large chocolate fountain for all you dessert lovers (loki. it’s for loki). grab yourself a drink and go hit up a familiar face. ]

( ii. dance dance )

[ and of course, once the mingling and networking is done, the staff come to clear the chairs away and leave plenty of room on the dance floor. the lights go dim, casting soft shadows against the wall. slow waltzes begin to filter through the hall as gently encouragement to go find a partner, maybe hold them close, enjoy a little . . . company and more.

or maybe you just want an excuse to step on someone’s foot. equally valid. in fact, there might be a little magic in the air that tugs you towards someone you want to be with . . . ]

( iii. star gazing )

[ the party is winding down. maybe you’re ready to go back. curl up on bed after a late night with drinks and dancing. or perhaps you’re feeling a touch of wistfulness, a need to seclude yourself after all that jazz. consider then, finding yourself a nice quiet corner on the upper levels of the theatre, where there are some nice balconies for you to collect yourself.

and there are always the stars to keep you company. ]

Comments

[mostdangerousbird]

[ Tim doesn't expect a straight anything right now. This is such a bad idea. What does he do with an answer like that? Adjust his hand? Not? Let go? No, that would only work if they stopped dancing. ]

I'm already holding your hand. I didn't bring gloves; it's not white tie.

[ikols]

[ It takes everything in him not to laugh, although as tipsy as he is Loki does smile a little wider. ]

No, see, then you would say something charming, like, That could take all night. Understand?

[ Flirting 101. ]

[mostdangerousbird]

[ That sounds like something Brucie would say. Ugh, is this how it starts? The slow descent from trying to be polite and witty - what passes as charming for a teenager - to the hand-kissing charm of the adult tonne? ]

No, that could take all night, if you want me to say it without being embarrassed.

[ Which he is, somewhat, although Tim understands that Loki's just winding him up. He holds himself a little taller and goes for something more confidant, trying to at least describe what he's seen people do, if not do it. He doesn't nail the tone, and again lands on nervous. ]

Because, then, I'd be expected to dip you and pull you up close to set you up for a saucy remark.

[ikols]

You don't have to be embarrassed just because you want to kiss a boy.

[ That's where he's slingshotting that remark, take that for your saucy tone, Tim. ]

You couldn't dip me if you tried, I'm about a foot taller than you, and I also weight a great deal more than I think you expect.

[mostdangerousbird]

I’m not embarrassed.

[ Or he wasn’t until just then. He’d rushed to defend himself as being unembarrassed by wanting to kiss boys. Which he’s not. Self conscious, yes, and there’s another check to where last saw people he knows because. It’s one thing to tell people that you’re bisexual and another to put on a demonstration.

Tim’s been trying to avoid thinking too hard about the dance. People dance with people they don’t want to kiss all the time, and he doesn’t even know if he wants to - but he’s definitively implied he did want to in that retort.

If he spent more time in the sun, he might have more of a defence against blushing, but more than half of his waking hours are lit by moonlight and blue light monitors. He’s a tomato.

Which is why he’s just going to dip Loki and take his chances on the distraction. ]

At your height, you weigh what? 200? Maybe 220. I can do it if you use your core and I put some of your weight on my thigh.

[ Shifting his hand into a better position, he spins them and tries to maneuver Loki into a deeper dip, the kind the partner has to extend into. ]

[ikols]

[ Smooth, and what. Just on principle, Loki enjoys the spin but then stays standing. It's a lot like trying to push over a small boulder and he continues to beam down at Tim. ]

I'm not risking falling on top of you and breaking your leg.

[ Tim does get a peck on the forehead for his enthusiasm, though. ]

[mostdangerousbird]

Hnh.

[ His mouth is just a thin flat line, on the cusp of an actual frown. He's going to sulk over this particular trick, and his hands push harder at Loki. For a short nerd, Tim's got decent strength. ]

What is it? Superstrength? You could let me win, you know, and you're not going to break my leg. I'm tougher than I look.

[ Stupid metas, we hates them, he thinks to himself. They set you up to feel silly and then make it worse by kissing you on the forehead.

Tim should probably put a stop to that. And maybe to the dance, since they have come to a stop anyway, with Loki unmoving. ]

I'm kinda seeing someone. Back home. Not that this is - you should just know.

[ikols]

Oh, I have a boyfriend.

[ Loki slides his arm around Tim's neck and gives him a nudge to head off the dancefloor with him. More drinks! ]

Who are you seeing back home? Did they make skyfall here?

[mostdangerousbird]

[ That's an immense relief. The tension really does just melt out of Tim's shoulders. It's so much less intense if he's dating someone, too.

Although he doesn't pick up on the more drinks idea and stops way short of the bar. ]

A guy I went to school with. His name's Bernard.

[ He gets a stupidly shy/happy expression on his face. (Dopey. The word is dopey.) ]

Sorry... I haven't really said that a lot yet. He's not here. I tried to find him on OurPowers and couldn't find a Bernard Dowd anywhere.

[ikols]

Bernard Dowd. Do you have a picture of the lucky boy?

[ It's worth asking! He's nosy. How sweet for Tim, the blushing little maniac that he is. ]

[mostdangerousbird]

[ He shakes his head at the question. ]

No, I left my phone in my other universe, sorry. What's your boyfriend's name? How long have you two been together?

[ Tim has questions. For once, they're not information-gathering - or they are, but only because he's never gotten to have this conversation from this angle before. ]

[ikols]

[ Loki's expression is rueful, apologetic to some degree. ]

His identity must remain a secret as he's a hero, but I can tell you we got together shortly after we both arrived in this realm. He was charming and we hit it off immediately.

[mostdangerousbird]

I understand. Twelfth amendments rights are important.

[ Tim will respectfully not ask again, and he'll ever so slightly slide the abacus bead more to the Good Guy side. Dating a superhero is a pain in the ass (Tim himself is terrible dating as a superhero), and he can't really see why anyone bothers if they know the other person is a hero. ]

He sounds nice. I bet he has to break a lot of dates, though. That must suck.

[ikols]

I don't set dates, he returns home when he can and I am glad to have him back when the world has taken its fill. That's when he's mine.

[ Dating a superhero is easy, from Loki's perspective, but then again he's also out at all hours and dislikes being held to dates, times, places, predictable is boring and he absconds from it.

But with Peter, they match up well. ]

Do you have experience with a superhero blowing off a date?

[mostdangerousbird]

That sounds…

[ Interesting? Dependent on the individuals being comfortable with something that fluid and undefined? Bernard’s been understanding so far, but Tim’s sure that there’s a limit. ]

Unique. And I have problems with me blowing off dates. I have a lot of commitments.

[ikols]

You're not a superhero, are you?

[ There's a moment before he laughs it off. ]

Then don't date anyone, have flings instead. There's nothing wrong with that, especially when you're young and discovering who you are.

[mostdangerousbird]

[ Tim leans closer and whispers conspiratorially. ]

You caught me. I’m the Man of Bats. You probably don’t recognize me without the lifts.

[ But the idea of flings makes him look uncomfortable. That’s how you end up the next It socialite, but it’s more of a female problem. ]

[ikols]

He does have impressive ones in those boots, I'm sure.

[ His arm is still slung around Tim and now his other hand comes up to tilt Tim's chin, a crooked finger gliding up his throat. ]

What do you like about this Bernard boy?

[mostdangerousbird]

He’s a friend. I like that. I don’t want to start at small talk, but I don’t want to fall like I’m moving too fast.

[ Tim will crane his neck to escape the touch. He doesn’t have friends that get this touchy-feely with him. ]

He’s cute. I know you’re not supposed to judge on looks, but um. Yeah. He’s brave, maybe a little dumb because he gets in over his head. That’s okay because I like being needed. I don’t know. He makes me feel calm? Why does anyone like anyone?

[ikols]

[ Loki's smile softens and he nods. ]

Exactly how I feel about my boy, then.

[mostdangerousbird]

You’d think it would be different with ours being a superhero and you being a god.

[ Tim gives him a grin. ]

We should do a PSA about how everyone’s the same and post it online.

[ikols]

Oh, no, I don't want to talk to everyone.

[ The network is tiring. ]

I'm happy having you all to myself for now.

[mostdangerousbird]

For now. Because, at some point, someone's going to spot me and come over to say hi. And, if you're still being this friendly, they're going to drag me off to a corner to get all the dirt. They tell me it's an unwritten rule of friends and fam.

[ Fam, not family. His family has the good graces to just spy on each other lovingly, which is what Tim does as well. ]

I'm going to hope they're all distracted by the chocolate fountain.

[ikols]

Would you like a bit of harmless gossip to hold back from them?

[ When was that wall nearby? How did Loki get Tim backed up by it? He leans on his forearm above Tim, mischief in his eyes but it's the conspiring kind; not the mean sort. ]

How about a reason to get one over on your fam?

[mostdangerousbird]

[ Tim gulps when his back hits the wall, suddenly feeling dwarfed, but not threatened. Remember when he thought it wasn't safe for humans to get too close to gods? This, right here, is what he meant by that.

But Loki's offering information of a sort, so Tim doesn't duck away. He will, however, maintain this distance and no closer. ]

It depends on the gossip or reason. If it's fun and harmless, and everyone will laugh when it comes out, then sure.