Imagine Loki comforting you

You sat in your bedroom, trying to block out the noise of your family downstairs. They didn't understand you, because you wanted to be different, you wanted to be alone. You just didn't feel comfortable around people anymore, they made you nervous; you could hear their whispers behind your back, them glaring at you whenever you went past, always judging you whenever you did anything. That's when the name calling started, the rumours, the jokes. You couldn't take it anymore. You didn't want to meet up with your friends anymore, you started to fall behind in class, you didn't want to step outside of your room. You'd been doing really well, trying to get along, to pretend you were okay, but then you'd just snap, and you'd immediately just run away and hide. You hated yourself for doing it, and just wished it'd stop. "Y/N, can I come in?", you hear Loki ask from the other side of the door. "Go away, leave me alone", you mumble, burying yourself under the covers. You heard the door open, then felt two lumps sit down on the bed, one being your dog who immediately started whimpering for attention, and the other was Loki, your friend. "Y/N, come out from under there. Please", he asked softly, rubbing your back. Your dog whimpered again, and you felt him nudging you, so you slipped your hand out and began to rub his belly. "Mmm, so if I do that will you come out for me?", Loki asked lightly, causing you to let out a small giggle. "Come on Y/N, please", he asked again softly, which you sighed and pulled back the covers. Loki sat next to you, with warmth in his eyes as your dog immediately curled up on your lap. "I'm sorry", you mumble, looking down at your dog as you gently stroke him. "It's okay", he said gently, putting his arm around you. "It's just, I, I didn't want to be there. I just felt ...". "I know", he said reassuringly to you, giving you a gentle squeeze, encouraging you. "Why can I never do it? Why can I not just be normal for once and not freak out", you say biting your lip, trying to hold back the fresh tears that threatened to burst from you. "Hey, why on earth would you want to be normal? Have you seen your family", he joked nudging you, and you smirked. "I'm sorry Loki. I've let you down again", you mutter looking back down at your hands as you twist them around nervously. "No you haven't Y/N, you could never let me down", he said gently to you, hugging you. You didn't say anything as he held you, your head resting against his chest, as he just sat there holding you, stroking your head. After several minutes, he asked quietly and seriously, "Y/N, you haven't, you know, done it-". "-No, no. I'm good still, still clean", you quickly reply back, knowing exactly what he was thinking about, looking at your scarred wrists. "How do you feel?", he asked gently after several more minutes, shill holding you. "Erm, okay. Better". "Good. That's good, that's very good", he replied happily, letting go of you as you look back up into his inviting green eyes. You smile back at him, but glance back at the door and sigh. "Hey, don't do that. Everything will be fine, I promise", he says reassuringly, cupping your cheek in his hand as he turned you back to look at him. "Listen Y/N, take some advice from me. Within us there is the capacity of being anyone or anything. Nurture your own confidence and make it real; don't pretend to be someone you're not". You sat there a little speechless, Loki was always giving you good advice, but this was something different. "Thank you Loki. I don't know what I could do without out". "It's alright Y/N, but don't thank me, words off an old friend", he said, winking at you before standing up and heading for the door. You eased your dog off your lap before standing up too, taking a deep breath. "Ready?", he said, offering out his hand to you. You nod, and take your hand in his. "Be yourself, don't let this world change you into something you don't want to be", he said gently smiling at you. "Now come on, I'll take you for an ice cream".