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The Tangled Web (aka Hug Fortress Strikes Back) by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
14 Jul 2025
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Despite a rocky road involving more major injury than is really healthy, Loki and Tony have found happiness together.
Now they only need to deal with Hydra.
And this Thanos guy.
And Loki being wanted on Asgard. And on Jotunheim. And for that matter, probably a few other places.
Okay, so things could be better, but they've got each other, so it's going to work out, right? Right?
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- Part 6 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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Getting Cocky by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
05 Jul 2025
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Set in the alternate 2012 where Loki escaped with the Tesseract (TVA? What TVA?). The Avengers have continued to fight him, but there's something he wants from Tony... several somethings.
Tony has a few things he wants as well... and okay, some of them are explicit, but beneath it all there's a low, burning desire for Loki's head on a plate.
They always were too similar for their own good.
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The Coffee Confession Caper by theorytale for STARSdidathing
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
02 Apr 2022
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Loki slurps his coffee. It escalates from there.
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"I didn't want it to get to this," Tony murmured.
"It was always going to end up here," Loki said.
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- Part 3 of Torn Between Duty and Desire
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Tony knows that he'll give in to temptation eventually.
He just wasn't expecting it to be quite so soon.
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- Part 2 of Torn Between Duty and Desire
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Fevered Hearts by theorytale for STARSdidathing, Selysin
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
05 Oct 2021
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When Tony shows up to a battle sick, Loki takes exception.
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- Part 1 of Torn Between Duty and Desire
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It's almost like Loki is trying to tell Tony something.
(AKA some good old-fashioned post-Avengers-era ridiculousness.)
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Fake it 'til you Bake it by theorytale for STARSdidathing
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
13 Sep 2021
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Loki bakes sometimes.
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Loki has a foolproof plan to win the Grandmaster's heart back and hopefully not be executed, but Tony is determined to outdo him.
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I Get Under Your Skin by theorytale for Arabesqueangel
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
22 Jan 2021
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When a song gets stuck in your head, it really gets stuck in your head. And your soulmate's.
Tony's soulmate has been dead for a year. Which doesn't explain why he feels so drawn to this asshole in leather who's invading his planet.
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Tony, Loki, and Annie on a hunting trip.
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- Part 4 of The Birds and the Bees
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"Every villain is a hero of his or her own story." (Christopher Vogler)
Or his own music video.
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Cog in the Machine by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Thor (Movies)
14 Dec 2020
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Overlapping chapters 28-30 of 'Return of Hug Fortress', Loki's perspective on the launch of Ultron, his visit to Camp Lehigh, and Tony's duel with Tyr.
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- Part 5 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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Return of Hug Fortress by theorytale
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
07 Dec 2020
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(Diverges from canon before Phase Two: assumes Loki escaped from Asgard after the events of 'The Avengers' and has continued to make trouble for the team.)
After a battlefield taunt gets much more of a reaction than expected, Tony realizes that at least some of Loki's vindictiveness may be influenced by outside factors.
Since Asgard's punishments just seem to keep making Loki angrier, and it's Earth that keeps on paying the price, Tony decides to take matters into his own hands. Besides, Loki keeps showing up to talk to him, so he doesn't have much of a choice. He just wishes he knew what the Devil he was doing.
Loki's volatile and dangerous and Tony may have bitten off more than he can chew, but slowly something grows between them. Love isn't a magic cure, but between them maybe they can alleviate the symptoms.
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- Part 1 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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Written in the Starlight by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
09 Nov 2020
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Thor has always watched his brother. But more and more, it feels like he's always watched his brother fall.
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- Part 4 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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The Devil in the Details by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
05 Oct 2020
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Loki contemplates Tony, and their relationship.
Overlaps the end of chapter 19 and the start of chapter 20 of 'Return to Hug Fortress'.
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- Part 3 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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Loki is sentenced to life in the dungeon, there to spend the rest of his days. No one said he had to spend them awake.
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Loki is scraping together an existence ruled by survival and fueled by anger. Why does Tony Stark have to keep complicating matters?
Overlaps chapter 11 of 'Return of Hug Fortress'.
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- Part 2 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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What if Natasha had recommended Tony Stark for the Avengers Initiative?
Well, not much, except Nick Fury laughing in her face.
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Care and Feeding of your Feral Asgardian by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Nov 2018
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In which Earth is collectively pretty terrible about dealing with refugees, mischief gods have really inconvenient ways of expressing gratitude, and Tony is not getting emotionally invested. He's not.
Unintended sequel to "Loki Odinson's Break-up Playlist".
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- Part 2 of Ginnungagaps