Loki was always a light sleeper. Living constantly in fear of being attacked does that to a person. The slightest noise can wake him up, on this night, the creaking of the wooden floors woke him up. He heard a small sniffle, then a small, quiet voice. “Mama?” Loki sat up to face the little voice. He saw their youngest, holding her horse plushie, that she named Sleipnir. “What’s wrong, darling?” he said softly, motioning for her to move closer to him. “I had a bad nightmare again.” Loki frowned. “Do you want to sleep in mama and papa’s bed, or do you want me to walk you back to your room and sit with you till you fall back asleep?” She thought for a moment, before answering. “My room. I’m a big girl mama, I can sleep in my own room.” Loki let out a soft chuckle. They moved their legs to the edge of the bed, then stood up. Their little girl raised her arms, and Loki picked her up. They rested her weight onto their right hip, and walked back to her room. Loki set her down onto her bed, then sat down next to her. “Mama, could you sing me the lullabies?” Loki smiled softly, and pulled her. Close. “Of course I can, darling.” Her baby cuddled into her, before he started to sing.
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Mobius woke up to the sunlight seeping into his and Loki’s room. He turned over to face his love, but Loki wasn’t there. He quickly sat up and tried to calm himself. Loki never left the house without telling him and without a reason. Maybe they were in the kitchen brewing a pot of coffee. Mobius slid out of bed to look around for Loki. He looked in their bathroom first, then the living room, then the kitchen, but Loki was nowhere to be seen. Doing his best to stifle his panicking mind, he checks Jack’s room first. He was calmed a bit when he saw his son sleeping peacefully. He then went to check Frigga's room. When Loki picked ‘Frigga’ to name their daughter, his heart was filled with a mixture of pure love, and sadness. Frigga had been their mother’s name; he knew how much Loki loved her mother, how could he not? He practically has a PhD revolving around Loki. He gently opens Frigga’s door. When he peeked his head into her room, he saw his beloved and their daughter, cuddled peacefully together.
He leaned against the doorframe and smiled, love and admiration dances within his eyes. He took a moment to take in the sight; it wasn’t often that he’d see Loki in such a vulnerable state. After he felt like he burned the image of the scene into his brain, he walked over to where Loki was laying. He sat down on the edge of the bed, and placed a kiss on Loki’s forehead, and he stirred, his eyes flickering open. “Good morning, sleeping beauty.” Loki rolled their eyes, but couldn’t contain the smile. “She had a nightmare again.” Loki said, his voice was scratchy as he had just woken up. Mobius frowned, he hates when their children were in pain or scared. “Did you sing to her?” He asked. Loki nodded. “I'm going to go get breakfast cooking. I’m sure you’re hungry, and the kids will be the second they wake up. You know where to find me if you want to help.” Mobius grinned, and Loki rolled their eyes. Mobius stood up and walked to the bedroom door. Before exiting the room, he turned back to Loki. “Loki?” “Hm?” “I love you.” Loki smiled softly. “I know you do. And I love you too.” And with that, Mobius left the room with the biggest grin. It didn’t matter how long they were together for, Loki saying that they loved him, would always leave him with the biggest grin, and so many butterflies in his stomach.
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It wasn’t long before Loki found his way down to the kitchen. Mobius was so focused on cooking, that he didn’t notice Loki leaned against the wall. Loki watched Mobius for a few seconds, admiring him, before walking over to him and resting their head on Mobius’ shoulder, and wrapping their arms around him. Mobius was startled by the sudden touch at first, before he melted into Loki. “Did you come down here to help me? Or just to stare?” Mobius teased. Loki rolled his eyes. “No, I came out here to commit arson. Of course I came down here to help you.” Loki kissed Mobius on the cheek, before releasing him. “Can you make the pancake batter for me, love?” Loki agrees to make the batter and starts to take out all the ingredients. “Oh, American style, not crêpes.” Loki shakes their head.
“I’ll go wake up the kids. You did all the cooking.” Mobius nodded, and Loki left the kitchen to go to the kids’ rooms. He went to Jack’s room first. He knocked on the door, then opened it. “Jack, dear, time to get up.” Jack stirred, before opening his eyes. “Dad?” Loki smiles. “Good morning, Jack. Papa and I made breakfast.” Jack sat up and rubbed his eyes. “Thank you.” He said yawning. “I’m going to wake up your sister.” Jack nodded and Loki left his room to wake up Frigga.
He knocks softly on Frigga’s door before entering her room. He walks over to her bed and sits down. They gently shake her. “Frigga, darling, time to get up. Papa and I made breakfast.” She lets out a little whine. “Come on, love. Papa made your favourite.” Frigga’s eyes opened. “Pancakes?” She asked softly. Loki nodded. “Pancakes and scrambled eggs. And I cut up some strawberries for you.” Her eyes sparkled, and she sat up. “Thank you, mama.” Loki smiles. “Of course, darling. Now come on, let’s go get breakfast. Papa and Jack are already down in the dining room.” They said before standing up. Frigga motioned for Loki to pick her up. Loki shook her head, then picked up Frigga and headed downstairs for breakfast, the smell of freshly cooked pancakes and coffee swirled around the house.
Loki couldn’t be happier. They were with the human he loved, and he and Mobius had their two darling children. The pain that he faced before the TVA and before meeting Mobius still rang deep in his soul, but not as strong as it was. He was thankful that he went through everything he did go through, had he not, and had he not managed to get his hands on the Tesseract after the battle of New York, they wouldn’t be where they are now. They would have never met Mobius, O.B, Casey, B-15, and Sylvie, nor would he have fallen as deeply in love with Mobius as he is. Mobius and Loki were happy. Loki was at peace.