She grinned sweetly and shrugged, taking the bags, "I can't make any promises, sorry." This town was amazingly pretty and she looked around to try to take in all the scenery, though in the back of her mind she couldn't stop think about going back to Asgard and admiring the stunning scenery there.
Loki glanced down at Avalin "you miss it, don't you?" he asked softly taking her hand in his and rubbing small circles along the back of it. "this will be over soon my love, soon." he promised, not knowing if he could actually keep the said promise.
Her smile faded slowly and she didn't answer, just glancing at him and trying to play it off by shrugging. It had been so long since she had been on Asgard and she was starting to miss it quite a lot, especially seeing her friends. She wondered if they were worried by her not coming back for so long.
He wrapped an arm around her waist and pressed a kiss to her head “I’m sorry,” he whispered. “For all of this. It shouldn’t have been like this when you came back.”
"It's alright," She whispered, shrugging and just looking at the ground, "It's not something you could control. We just have to roll with what is being thrown at us. I just hope we get to go back eventually." Avalin didn't want to ruin the nice day, pulling a small smile onto her face and trying to forget the thoughts in her head, "At least I still have you. That beats going back to Asgard any day."
A faint smile appeared on his lips. He didn’t deserve her, for what’d he’d done, he didn’t deserve Avalin. He’d make up for any hardship and struggle he’d ever put her through. With a sigh and somewhat of a forced smile, he pulled her close into an embrace before continuing their walk home
"Do you think Spot and Queenie will be up yet?" She asked, tipping her head to the side slightly as they finally reached the house and she opened the front door for him. Now that they were back at the house though, she didn't really want to leave again, wanting to spend some time with Loki without the threat of Thor coming back.
"Most likely, yes. Let's hope they found the water." He set the bags of fruit down on the counter and started to sort through them, putting the fresh fruit in a basket and the other fruit in the fridge. He patted Spot's head as he walked over, looking tired "hey, tired, pretty boy?" he asked, crouching down and ruffling his fur
Spot's tail wagged and he leaned into Loki, not trying to push him over but almost doing it anyway due to his weight. Avalin set the bag of pastries down before going to find Queenie, coming back with the tired looking kitten snuggled in her arms and meowing softly in protest. "Shh, its fine," She said, walking over to the couch and sitting down to relax with her fluffy and now purring ball of fur.
Loki and Spot joined her after putting everything away. He nudged Queenie's head before pulling Avalin close and resting his head on hers "Want to stay here a while? just until the city clears out of so many people?" he asked softly, pressing light kisses to her head
"Sure," She replied, happy to be pulled close and snuggled against his side, "Then we can go explore later, see the city and maybe even stay out late to see the stars." Queenie's purring grew louder and it was almost hard to believe that a noise that loud came from a tiny kitten.
Loki nodded with a smile “that sounds nice.” He glanced down at the cat and laughed, surprised by the kitten’s purring. He pressed a kiss to Avalin’s shoulder and watched as spot played with his tail. “They’re very similar from the ones on Asgard.” He murmured softly, “the stars, although we don’t see the Gods from here.”
The stars being different from the ones she was used to was such a small detail, but she felt just a little more homesick from the information. She didn't let it show though and instead nodded, looking over at him and asking gently, "Why can't we see the stars from here?"
“We can, they’re just different from the ones we know. They form different shapes than they do in Asgard. Here we have what most call Zodiac signs. Most constellations here depict animals or physical representations of an idea.” He explained. “In Asgard we depictions of The Ancient Gods or of things that represent them.”
She nodded, now curious about Zodiac signs and how different the constellations here were from the one she was used to. If she was lucky maybe there were a few shared stars that she could focus on to feel less homesick, "Can you teach me about the zodiac signs someday? It sounds interesting."
Loki smiled softly and nodded “I think I might have an idea on how to do that. But we’ll save that for later.” He nuzzled her neck and pressed a light kiss to the area below her ear
"Alright love," She hummed in response and smiled at the kiss, tipping her head to the side. Queenie meowed in slight protest as she slowed down in her petting, purring again when she started to pet her again.
He trailed feather light kisses among her neck, his hold tightening slightly as the kisses became more drawn out “jealous little thing,” he cooed against Avalin’s skin, referring to Queenie mewing before returning to kissing Avalin’s neck and shoulder
Avalin melted into the kisses, humming whenever he hit a sweet spot and trying to continue petting Queenie. The kitten eventually squirmed out of her lap though and padded off, leaving the two of them alone as Spot trotted off with Queenie for who knows what reason.
Loki shifted so that Avalin was beneath him but still in his arms. He cradled her close, a gently hand on her back and the other tangled in her hair. He deepened the kisses, moving to her lips lazily. “My love,” He murmured
"My king," She murmured back, placing one of her hands on his shoulder and the other in his hair as he shifted them. She happily kissed him back when his lips finally made their way to hers, pulling him closer to her.
Loki obliged with her silent request and pressed closer to her. He trailed down her neck and collar bone, nipping gently at the sensitive skin, light enough not to hurt her
Avalin shivered as his lips trailed back down her neck, tightening her hand in his hair and groaning happily. She ran her hand over his shoulder and started to bring it down his chest slowly.
His tongue swiped along the hollows of her neck. His eyes filled with undying love and desire for her but he made sure not to push too far, wanting to take things slow for now
She couldn't stop the small whiny noise that escaped her lips as his tongue ran over her skin and she let her hand continue running over his shirt and chest.
"and what in Valhalla was that my goddess, hm?" he drawled, shifting so the Avalin was nestled between him and the back of the couch, hands still cradling her back and head. He smiled at her hand on his chest and nuzzled her jawline
"A noise," She murmured with a tiny smirk and flushed cheeks, kissing him softly as he shifted them around again before tightening her hand in his hair, "A noise that you caused my king." Her hand continued to trail over his chest, now just brushing lightly as she ran her hand down towards his stomach.
"Mmm, how lovely. To know that I caused that beautiful sound." he murmured, leaning into her touch. "How you make me bow to your every plea and desire my love, like no other." his hands rested on her lower back beneath the shirt she had on, slowly trailing circles along her skin
She felt her breath hitch slightly as his hands slipped under her shirt and it was clear she was enjoying what was happening by the tiniest of smirks on her face. "You have the same effect on me, my love, especially with those kisses of yours." It took only a few moments longer before her hand was sliding under his shirt as well, running over his stomach and muscle gently.
Loki groaned softly, his hands tracing the dips and curved mad of Avalin’s back. He pulled away gently to pull of his shirt before settling back into place close to his queen