Chapter 6
It was a sunny morning. Tony's done with his cycle, and everything has returned to normal. If anything the Avengers are even closer than before.
The five were enjoying a day off having a video game tournament when Thor arrived.
Well, arrived is too simple of a word. More like broke the sky and came down with a lighting storm temporarily disrupting the peaceful diposition.
"Hello, friends. I have returned!"
Clint groaned knowing he'd have to give up his controller to let Thor play.
"Hey, Thor." Everyone else greeted. "How's Asgard?"
"The usual. Under attack but we reigned victorious, as always." He gave a smug grin.
"Well, glad to have you back buddy." Tony supplied with a firm pat to the god's back. "I saved you some chips to try..."
"These chips, I like them. Another!"
"Sorry, buddy. That's the last of them we can always run to the store to pick some more up later though, we would now but we're doing nothing."
"Then I don't see why we cannot just go now if we're doing nothing?"
"No, that's the point. We're doing nothing. It's a lazy day."
Thor smiled.
"I understand then. I, too, could use a 'lazy day'.
And then there were six.
Nothing or no one brought it up, but Tony felt compelled to come out.
"Hey, Thor, can I tell you something?"
"Of course, brother Tony."
"Uh, so you probably won't understand it at first but I'll explain it. I'm transgender."
"You are right, I do not understand."
"It means I don't feel the gender I was born, like if I was born female for example it would mean I don't feel like a girl. I feel like a boy. Sometimes people don't feel like boys or girls at all so they'll be neither or both."
"Brother Tony, I believe on Asgard we have people of similar identity."
This got everyone's already undivided attention.
"Really? Are Asgardians accepting?"
"Very much so. Loki is even of different gender."
"Is he really?" Tony exclaimed. This is unbelievable. "Do you know his gender?
"I believe he is all."
"So he's genderfluid? Is 'he' the right pronouns?"
"Loki uses any pronouns, although others' use them depending on his current form."
"He can change his looks?" Tony's jealous now, and amazed. He wonders if all asgardians can change their looks at will.
"I can't believe Loki is genderfluid."
"Genderfluid means?"
"It means you're all the genders and you change from gender to gender, fluidly. Genderfluid."
"Then, yes! Loki is genderfluid." He paused with a grin. "I will get him." And then he was flying away.
This could be a huge mistake. But Tony is curious, and so are the others.
After thirty minutes the remaining Avengers assumed Thor wasn't coming back. Maybe another alien race attacked? But soon, as you guessed, lighting rained down once again and then two gods appeared in their living room.
"Sorry! Loki was reading." Thor smiled as Loki looked like a cat disturbed from its favorite place; he probably is.
And then there were seven.