(y/n) - your name

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A couple of months have quickly gone by and it was absolute mayhem as Loki managed to turn my current boring life upside down. I tried absolutely everything in my power to try and avoid him at all costs as he went through his training but Mobius made it his mission to make me suffer and appointed me Loki's trainer. I had begged him not too but obviously, I had no choice in this. Loki seemed thrilled and despite my previous mission to avoid him, I slowly started letting myself enjoy his presence.

Loki even seemed to ease up around me more, the both of us spending time with each other even outside our training to just hang out in the cafeteria or read together in Loki's room. The number of times Mobius had found us hiding in Loki's room to just read while we avoided his training. Throughout the months, I noticed Loki becoming more... how do I say this, touchy or distant. There were days where he was stuck thinking deeply about god knows what and other days he would try to have as much skinship as possible with me to try and make me feel flustered. He enjoyed making me blush or react in an 'adorable' way that Loki would always say.

Even now, I couldn't stop my racing heart as Loki and I circled each other in the combat room while we circled each other. He was shirtless and wore the tightest track pants he could find and I could not lift my eyes away from below his stomach.

I was training him in hand-to-hand combat with skills and tricks that I found out Natasha had taught me. I normally swept the floor with Loki but I knew I was not paying attention today as he suddenly pounced on me.

"Shit." I hiss out as Loki had my arms locked behind my back with one arm, his chest pressing up against me as his other hand held my waist.

He chuckled against my shoulder and I shudder from his breath tickling neck. "Something is distracting you today (y/n)."

Come on! Pay attention!

I quickly stomp down on Loki's foot and he yelps, allowing me to grab his body and throw him over my shoulders but he manages to grab my arms and pulls me down with him. I gasp as I land on top of his chest and I quickly pin down his arms and legs with my own so he doesn't move.

"You just got the jump on me, that's all." I huff out, knowing my cheeks were red as I shifted against the prodding on my thigh. Loki smirks up at me, a glint in his eyes knowing I was lying.

"Are you sure, seems like it's something else because then I wouldn't be able to do this." I gasp as I suddenly get thrown on my back, Loki pinning my arms down instead as he hovered over me. I tried to move my arms free from his grip but I felt weak and the sudden urge to be controlled. My chest heaves as I look up at Loki as he looks down at me. I could see that he was thinking again, leaning down closer to my face.

"Loki..." I whisper, noticing his hands releasing my arms as he brushes his fingers against my cheek. His eyes flick over my face and I could feel my heart about to burst, feeling his hands move to my bare waist above my tights as my shirt rode up. "Loki~" I sigh out softly as his nose nuzzles against mine, just barely feeling his lips brushing against mine as I spoke.

Before anything could happen, the door slams open and the both of us snap our heads to the side to see Mobius frozen by the doorway. "What-" I quickly shove Loki off me and jump up, backing away.

"Hey Mobius." I wave, trying to look busy as I sifted through my bag. "What's up?"

"Uh... well I came to get you and Loki but it looks like I interrupted something." I look over my shoulder to see Mobius narrow his eyes at us as I catch Loki staring at me before quickly looking away.

"No, nothing was happening. What do you need us for?" Mobius threw a package towards Loki and he catches it.

"Well Loki has been cleared to go on field with us."

"We're going out!?" I grin happily and Mobius nods. "What year?"

"1985." and there goes my smile.

"You can't expect me to dress up for that do you?"

"Oh, you really did expect me to dress up for this year..." I grumble angrily wearing the most hideous disguise yet. "I look like a medieval barmaid!"

Loki bites down his lips to hold back his laughter and I sneer up at him. "I will kick you Loki. Mobius let me wear my combat boots." I hiss at him and that shuts him up. I let Mobius debrief us about the mission.

"Why are you dressed up and we aren't?" Loki asks and I sigh brushing my hair back.

"I do the recon for most missions, dressing up, blending in with the crowd and getting info. Plus Mobius lets me do this. No one else does this."

"Why?"

"It's the only time I get to dress up and have fun out in the world ya know. I've had better years like the 1920s flapper fashion and the 1970s hippie fashion." I shrug and Loki frowns.

"It sounds like you are being caged (y/n)." I bristle up at the observation, already knowing that most of my life has been controlled by the TVA like a trained dog being given a treat every now and then.

"I know..." I turn to face Mobius to see him show multiple projections of different versions of Loki, him explaining the difference between a duplication and an illusion casting.

"We're gonna break into two teams, including myself, (y/n) and Professor Loki."

"Why?" A random guard says.

"Because whoever this Variant is, we haven't been able to find him."

"Have you ever thought about the fact that it could be a female?" Everyone looks at me as I lean against a pillar with my arms crossed.

"And why would it be a female?" the guard asks again and the girls in the room look at him.

"Because from what I have learnt, you know, looking after this mission with Mobius since we both are in charge, is that this Loki variant is murderous."

"We all know that-"

"-being this smart with their moves and plan of action that hasn't led them to being caught yet plus an unbridled source of revenge and anger, oh yeah, its a girl." I roll my eyes like this was obvious.

"How is it a girl-"

"-because we women have an unlimited source of anger that we know how to use and if we put our minds to it, we can kill whoever we want. Even just for the fun of it." the female guard that first brought Loki in smirks in agreement.

"Ok well, whoever this variant is, we haven't been able to find them so we're bringing in the experts." Mobius waves a hand to me and Loki. Everyone spreads out, gearing up and I walk next to Loki.

"Do I get a weapon?" he asks.

"Nah." Mobius answers.

"Well, I'll have my magic back. Is no one concerned about that?"

"Of what?"

"Me betraying you."

"No."

"Why not?"

"You know that we can catch you. And how's betraying us gonna get you any closer to the Time-Keepers?" Mobius says and that instantly catches Loki's attention as the agent walks off.

"Did you get it?" Loki nods as he passes me the remote that he stole off Mobius. The remote controls the collar around his neck and the one around my wrist that makes sure we don't use our powers, but Loki got lucky to have his collar taken off. "Thanks." I switch the flip, sighing in relief as I feel a tingling sensation rush through my body and I quickly send a shock through my bracelet to short circuit it so no one can turn it back on. Mobius still doesn't realise that I know I have powers and also the fact that they're trying to control them with the bracelet.

"You stopped taking those pain meds?" Loki whispers to me and I nod, rolling my neck as I see the etchings on my mark crackle and streak across my skin and over my face before quickly going out.

Loki and I found out at the TVA were continuing to control me by keeping my powers buried by using the bracelet on my wrist and the so-called pain meds. The pills were numbing the access to my powers and I stopped taking them which lead to the multiple head-splitting migraine episodes that I would have every once in a while. I was hoping they would stop by they didn't and it was getting harder to stop them. I didn't know why I was having them but Loki thought maybe it was my memories trying to resurface.

"I promise you. Once we get back, I will bring your memories back." I nod, hiding the remote in my boots.

"I just hope I don't lose control out there."