Tony woke up from a decent amount of sleep. Before a certain God of Mischief came, he would get about three to four hours of sleep a night if he was lucky to fall asleep. But Loki got close to him and learned all of his bad habits and made sure he ate three meals a day and had a decent sleeping schedule. Rhodey and Pepper were amazed and made Loki his “Caretaker”.
“Good morning Boss Dad. It is March 17th, 2019. It is Saint Patricks Day and it is fifty degrees outside.” Friday said.
“Anything on the schedule today Fri?” Tony asked.
“None today Boss Dad.” Friday answered.
Tony got out of bed and got in the shower to get ready for the day. He got all cleaned up and got out. He wrapped a towel around his waist and went through his walk-in closet. "Fri? You said it was Saint Patrick's day?" He asked.
"Affirmative" She responded
“So wearing something green would be a good choice?” Tony asked.
“No, Purple.” Friday said with a giggle.
“I don’t remember coding you with sass Fri” Tony said.
“What can I say? I am Father’s daughter.” Friday said.
Tony laughed and picked out a green v neck and pair of black jeans. He got dressed and went straight to the kitchen to start breakfast for everyone. He started up the Coffee machine then started on his homemade pancake batter. He added some green food coloring to the batter and made little shamrock shaped pancakes. He let them cook on the electric griddle while he got the adults coffee ready and his kids juice. He put a kettle on for the tea drinkers which include Loki and Bruce.
He sipped his coffee while he flipped the pancakes. He was humming a black sabbath song when he heard his two adoptive sons come into the room talking about "Yeeting" someone. Tony has given up trying to understand them. They both sat down at the table.
"What's for breakfast dad?" Harley asked.
“Made some pancake shamrocks Harl” Tony said.
"That's cool dad! Did you know Shamrocks are used as a symbol for Ireland? They also- OW!" Peter said while getting interrupted and shocked by Harley
"Harl, don't shock your brother, and you know you're not allowed weapons at the table." Said with a sigh. It's a conversation he has to have with both of them at least once a day.
“But you don’t say anything to Loki about his daggers!” Harley exclaimed.
“Because dad has a massive crush on Loki and he is scared of him” Peter said with a laugh.
“I’m not scared of Loki!” He said.
And of course, Loki appeared out of nowhere in front of him, causing him to jump.
“Are you certain Anthony?” Loki said with a smirk
Tony glared at him.”Stop doing that!”
“But you jump-” Loki stopped talking and looked at his shirt.
"Lokes?" Tony asked concerned.
"You're wearing green?" He asked simply.
"It's Saint Paddy's day. It's an Irish holiday that people wear green and host festivals in honor of Saint Patrick." Harley said.
Tony was about to explain more but Peter made a gesture to the griddle to make sure he doesn't burn them. He went back to preparing breakfast and Loki quietly sat at the table. Tony set out everyone's drinks and waited for the last batch of pancakes to cook when everyone else in the compound came to the kitchen to eat.
"The shamrocks are done. Eat up" Tony said while putting out syrup on the table. He got sleepy "thank you's" In return. Everyone loaded up their plates and sat at the table to eat. After everyone downed their cup of coffee, then regular conversation started. Carol and Rhodes were going over wedding plans. Hope and Scott were going on plans they had with Cassie later. Valkyrie was looking back and forth from Loki to Tony. Bruce drank his tea and ate in his normal silence. Loki was being unusually quiet so Tony nudged him with his elbow. "What's wrong magic man?" The brunet asked.
“Nothing.” Loki said without looking at him.
Tony knew it wasn't "nothing" but he didn't want to push it. He jumped into his two sons conversation about what they were working on in the lab. Some time passed and people wandered out to start their day. That left him and Loki on a silent clean up duty. He hummed and wiped down the table while Loki put the dishes in the dishwasher. They finished and Loki was about to leave but Tony stopped him by grabbing the gods wrist. He wouldn't turn around to look at him.
"I'm going to the lab, did you want to come?" Tony asked hopefully to try to get the Chaos God out of his bad mood.
“I can’t Anthony, I have spells to work on.” He answered.
Tony let go of his wrist and frowned. "Alright, but whenever you're done, the offer still stands." He says. Loki nods and leaves.
Tony goes to his lab and works on upgrades on his and Peter's suit. He's down there for hours until Friday tells him Four and he needs to eat. He goes up to the kitchen to make a sandwich.
“Baby girl, can you ask Loki when he will be done with his spells?” He asks.
“He said probably not until later Boss dad” Fri said.
He sighed in frustration. He hated when Loki did this, he thought they were pass keeping things from each other. They usually sought each other when something bothered them. He doesn't want to push Loki but Tony doesn't like when his friend is upset. He really liked the God, even more than a friend but didn't want to scare him off. Besides Loki could have anyone in the Nine Realms, why would he pick a middle-aged screw upped mortal?
Tony decided to go to the god's room to see if he could coax him out. "Hey, Lokes? You in there?" He says after knocking. He got no reply in return. "Come on Loki. I know you're avoiding me. You're breaking my fragile heart here."
“Go away Anthony, I’m not in the mood for your games.” Loki says from the other side of the door.
"No games Lokes, just me." Tony says. He gets silence. "Loki I'm not going away until you tell me what's wrong." Tony hears a growl and Loki swings open the door looking pissed.
“This is not something you can help me with Anthony, go away!” Loki shouts.
Tony isn't fazed by the yelling so he moves into Loki space and looks him in the eye."How do you know that? We help each other all the time Lokes, why is this any different?" Tony asks softly.
“Because it just is, now leave.” Loki says.
"You tell me why then I'll leave you alone." Tony says.
“I can’t tell you.” The god says with a sigh.
Tony frowns. “Can’t or won’t Lokes?”
“Stark, if you won’t leave, I will.” Loki grits out.
“Please, Lokes? I just want to help.” Tony says.
"You're making it worst!" Loki yells.
“How?” Tony asks.
"Because-" Loki says but gets interrupted.
“Because why!” Tony demands.
Tony hears a growl and then the next thing he knows he's being pushed against the wall with soft lips connecting to his. He is shocked at first but he wasn't going to deny himself something that he wanted for a long time. He tilted his head up and grabbed the front of Loki shirt to steady himself. He felt delicate hands cup his cheeks and a soft nip on his lips to open his mouth. Loki deepened the kiss while exploring the short man's mouth. Tony felt his cheeks heat up and groaned when he felt the god dominate his mouth. Kissing Loki felt like heaven and he never wanted it to stop. But of course, he had to stop and breath. They stopped to breathe air but kept their foreheads connected to each other. Tony studied Loki face. His eyes stayed closed with noticeable flushed cheeks compared to his normally pale skin. Tony thought the god looked absolutely beautiful. Once they were both done panting Loki stated to speak.
"You're making it worst because you look stunning in green Anthony." He said softly. Loki continued before he could question the god's sanity. "In Asgard, it is a courting custom to wear the royal court's colors to show people they are taken." Loki said and paused. "Seeing you in my color Anthony just reminded me something I couldn't have. You."
Tony was shocked. He never expected Loki to return his feelings. "Loki I never knew you felt that way."
"I'm sorry Anthony, we can just pretend this never-" Loki stopped when he felt a finger to his lips.
"Please open your eyes and look and listen to me." Tony asked. Loki opened his eyes and looked at the shorter man. Tony cupped Loki cheeks with his hands and talked. "I would've worn green a lot earlier if I knew this how you felt Lokes." The god's eyes widened and opened his mouth to talk but Tony started to talk again. "Listen to me Lokes. I have liked you for a while now but I didn't think you would feel the same. I don't want to pretend this didn't happen Loki" Tony says softly.
"Who couldn't like a beautiful mortal like you Anthony? You have a big heart, intelligent, stubborn, funny, and caring. I would never hope to believe you would like a god like me Anthony. You're very admirable, even to me." Loki said.
Tony smiled. "Then I guess we're both idiots" Tony says.
“That we are” Loki says and they both laugh. Loki stops and his face turns serious. “Anthony Edward Stark would you give me the honor to let me court you?” Loki asks seriously.
Tony stops laughing and smiles. “It would be an honor to wear your colors Lokes, but you know all the time. But then again if I get pushed up against the wall and get a good make-out session when I wear green then I might." Tony says with a smirk.
Loki rolls his eyes fondly and gives him a short kiss. Tony smiles and kisses back. “Happy Saint Patricks Day Lokes.” Tony says.
Loki smiles. “Happy Saint Patricks Day Anthony” Loki says and ducks his head down again to give Tony another kiss.
“ABOUT DAMN TIME!” Tony hears Rhodey say from far away.