Give in to me (Thor x Reader) One-shot

Two fluorescent, red eyes gazed at you from a distance. You turned your swords around in your hands, ready to attack. Thor’s steady breathing next to you echoed in your ears. You would have rather done this on your own, but Fury had insisted you would work in a team.

You looked around you, seeing at least a dozen more eyes gazing at you. Thor had told you to stay behind the wall, waiting for them to attack first, but you were getting impatient. The sooner this would be over with, the happier you were.

Without listening to any of Thor’s objections you ran out of hiding, a battle cry welling from your throat. Within seconds you were surrounded. You ducked as one of them lashed out to you. You were only just able to avoid being knocked to the ground. You turned your swords around in your hands again and stormed after them, thrusting your swords into their weak spots, causing them to fall to the ground immediately. You cut of several of their heads and wiped the sweat off your brow as more emerged from the shadows.

Maybe you had made a mistake. There were too many to fight on your own. Before you could scream for help, Thor appeared next to you, throwing his hammer through several of their heads and catching his hammer as it came flying back. In just a few minutes he had taken them all out. You hadn’t even taken out a handful.

‘We’re done…’ Thor mumbled, walking away from you, leaving you standing in the chaos that had erupted.

‘What the…’ Tony cried out, walking into the training room, seeing all of his robots laying on the floor, busted and broken. ‘Didn’t I tell you to hit them on the weak spot? These things cost a fortune!’

‘They were going to kill [Name],’ Thor said calmly, walking past Tony and out of the room. ‘She is still being too reckless.’

Tony sighed. ‘How many times do I have to tell you… They are not programmed to kill.’

‘If you would actually let me do something,’ you cried out to Thor, ignoring Tony’s comment. ‘I might stop being reckless!’

Thor rubbed his eyes, turning to Fury, who was sitting behind the controls of the training room. A small smile curled his lips. ‘She is impossible to work with. I demand a different partner!’ Thor yelled at Fury.

‘You demand a different partner?’ you scoffed. ‘You’re the one that’s acting like you own the place all the time. You’re not on Asgard, Thor. You’re not the almighty anymore, so stop acting like it!’

Thor looked at you angrily, but quickly turned to Fury again. ‘I chose to be here – to protect your realm, but I cannot do that with simpleminded people like her…’

‘Simpleminded…’ you frowned, clenching the hilt of your sword, wanting so badly to lash out to Thor. You brought out the worst in each other. You knew you acted like a child around him and he acted like the selfish, arrogant God he had once been, before coming to earth.

‘I’m only going to say this once,’ Fury spoke in a soft voice, ‘so listen carefully. I made you partners for a reason. Your skills complement each other and personality wise you should be able to get along. I have no idea what is going on between you two, but I suggest you figure it out fast. Within a few days we’ll be going into the field and I need you, the both of you, ready and focused. Have I made myself clear?’

You sighed, looking at Thor from the corner of your eyes. ‘Yes, sir…’

‘Good. Training is over. Go take a shower.’

You were the first to walk away. You made your way over to your room, hearing Thor’s footsteps echo through the hallway. Why did his room have to be so close to yours? For some reason you just couldn’t stand him. You knew about all the good things he had done, but you just couldn’t shake the thought that men like him, Gods, didn’t belong on earth. You, the humans, were more than capable of protecting earth yourselves.

You didn’t feel the need to take a shower. Especially not since your training hadn’t been intense. Not like when you were still training alone. Thor had only come to earth several weeks ago, to be with his now ex-girlfriend Jane. He had however, already given up the Asgardian throne and he didn’t feel like going back, so he had come to Stark Tower and Fury had made you a team. Something you had been very, very displeased about.

You stored your swords away in your room and walked towards the kitchen, where Steve had already started cooking. He nodded at you as you walked in and he threw an apron at you. You tied it around your back and walked over to him, reading the recipe he had chosen out for today. You started to fill a pan with hot water and put it on the stove, together with the spaghetti.

‘So,’ Steve started, clearing his throat. ‘I heard training didn’t go so well?’

You sighed. ‘That’s an understatement. Thor acted like the hero again… It’s driving me crazy.’

‘Maybe you should just tell him what happened,’ Steve suggested. ‘He’ll understand.’

‘Happened when?’ you frowned, looking over your shoulder to Steve, who started chopping vegetables.

‘With your last partner… Fury told me he died during one of your missions.’

You swallowed hard, remembering what had happened to Tim, your partner and best friend. He had died in front of your eyes. You had tried to save him, but you had been too late. You had always wondered if you would have been able to save him if you had been better, faster… Unfortunately, you would never know the answer to that question.

‘I’m not stupid, [Name],’ Steve continued, while you still thought about Tim. ‘I know what losing a partner; a friend, does to you. It makes you anxious. It makes you want to do everything alone and most of all: it makes you reckless. If you would just tell him…’

‘And then what, Steve? He’s a God. He wouldn’t care…’

Steve laughed softly. ‘You do know he’s nothing like Loki, right? If anything, I think he cares too much. He knows he is much stronger than you, so he wants to protect you as best as he can, as best as he knows. You should really give him a chance.’

You sighed again. Maybe Steve was right. Thor was much, much stronger than you. He had proven that again today. If you would have his strength, you would have done the same. Maybe you should go over to his room and apologize to him. You hadn’t wanted to be the first to do that, but you figured it was for the best. If you wanted to make it out of missions alive, you had to be able to work together as a team.

‘What’s for dinner?’ Tony asked as he came walking in the room, holding one of the broken robot heads. He seated himself at the table and opened up the head, to try and fix the damage Thor had created by slamming his hammer through it.

‘Spaghetti,’ Steve answered, handing you a different pan to make the sauce in. ‘Will you be able to fix the robots?’

‘Well, not today, that’s for sure, but J.A.R.V.I.S. is already working on assessing the damage and putting them back together. I think the training room will be up and running again tomorrow night. Just in time for Clint and Natasha to come back and tear it down again,’ Tony sighed, closing the head back up and throwing it in the trashcan.

Steve and you laughed softly, looking at Tony who leaned on the table with his elbows and seemingly tried to pull his hair from his head.

‘Did Fury say anything to you about what happened between Thor and me?’ you asked, stirring in the pan with sauce.

‘No. After he told you to take a shower he walked out of the room. I did overhear him talk with Thor, however. Apparently Thor thinks you’re a liability…’

‘What?’ you cried out angrily, turning around to look at Tony. ‘He said what?’

‘You know, that you slow him down.’

‘I know what liability means, Tony…’ you took off your apron and threw it on the ground, quickly making your way over to Thor’s room. ‘How dare he say that about me!’

You stormed out of the kitchen, leaving Steve and Tony alone to argue about Tony’s stupidity. You felt the anger boil inside you. You couldn’t even imagine why you had wanted to apologize to him. Especially not when he was still acting like a complete asshole. You had totally forgotten about what Steve had said and you walked up to Thor’s room, even angrier than you had been before.

When you arrived at his door, you knocked three times. You clenched your hands into a fist, pushing your nails into the palm of your hand, trying to stay calm. After a few seconds the door was opened and Thor appeared in the opening, drying his hair. Luckily he had already gotten dressed.

You bit down your teeth hard, looking at his confused gaze. You tried to control yourself, but you just couldn’t. You raised your hand up to him and slapped him hard on the cheek. Tears welled up in your eyes as you saw Thor’s cheek turning red, but he didn’t say anything. He just looked down at you, dropping the towel on the floor.

You wanted to hit him again, but he caught your arm and pulled you inside his room, closing the door behind you. He pushed you against the wall, pressing his hands against yours.

‘Let me go, you asshole!’ you cried out. ‘How could you say that about me. I’m a damn good agent. I’m not a liability!’

‘Then when are you going to show me?’

You swallowed hard, looking into his eyes. You had never been this close before and you only just realized how blue his eyes were. How his muscles tensed, everything he came near you. How gentle his touch was and how nice he smelled.

You let out a shaky sigh, biting your lip. Without even thinking about it, you leaned forward and pressed a hasty kiss on his lips. You pulled away quickly, not sure what had just happened, or even why it had happened. You tried to pull yourself from his grasp, looking into his eyes that gazed at you with intense confusion, but he didn’t let you go. Instead, he stepped closer to you and kissed you back.

You heart raced in your chest as you felt his soft lips on yours and his muscled chest just inches away from you. Your fingers intertwined as the kiss intensified. You slowly lowered your hands and his found a way around your waist, pulling you closer to him, wanting you to kiss him harder, faster…

You let your fingers go through his wet, golden hair and you felt your stomach turn as he let his hands slip under your shirt. Your breathing turned ragged and you didn’t understand why you were doing this. Why he was doing this.

As the kiss slowly stopped, you looked into each other’s eyes, not sure what to think. His lips lingered on yours, waiting for you to kiss him again.

‘I’d better go,’ you whispered, pulling yourself from his embrace. Before you walked out of the door, you pulled down your shirt and took in a deep breath, wondering about what had just happened.

‘[Name], wait!’ Thor said, getting you by the hand and pulling you inside the room again. ‘Aren’t we going to talk about this?’

You pulled your hand from his grasp, avoiding eye-contact. ‘There’s nothing to talk about. This was a mistake. I’ll see you tomorrow.’

‘[Name]…’ Thor sighed, watching you walk away from him, tucking your hair behind your ears.

You made your way over to your room and quickly ran inside, locking the door behind you. You could hear footsteps on the hallway and a second later there was a knock on the door. You leaned against your door and slowly let yourself slide to the floor, staring into your room, while Thor was still knocking and calling out your name.

After a few minutes he seemed to have given up, as the knocking stopped and you heard footsteps in the distance. You slipped your hand through your hair and hugged your knees. What were you thinking, kissing Thor? You didn’t even like him like that. You didn’t like him at all… or did you? Thoughts, weird thoughts, started to flow into your mind and you didn’t know what to think or do anymore.

Only an hour ago you had been yelling at each other, angry, because you couldn’t stand the sight of the other person. And now, still feeling Thor’s warm touch on your back and his soft lips on your own, you could do nothing but think about him. Why had you been so stupid to give in to that impulse? You hadn’t expected him to kiss you back, or had you? You didn’t know. All you knew was that you had made a terrible mistake. Rule number one of teamwork: never fall in love with your partner. Never… You had ignored the rule once and look what it had brought you. Nothing more than pain and misery.

Tomorrow you would just go to Thor’s room and tell him that what had happened, would never happen again. He shouldn’t stop treating you like the pain in the ass you were. You didn’t know what you would do if he didn’t. You had already had one man sacrifice himself for you. You couldn’t have another do the same. You would never be able to forgive yourself if that happened again.

You stayed in your room, huddled behind the door, for god knew how long. You missed dinner, even though Steve had called you several times. You even missed the movie Tony had put on, and it was your favorite, but you couldn’t go out there. You couldn’t face Thor. At least not yet.

Eventually, you fell asleep and you were only awoken by the loud noise of shattering glass that came from the kitchen. Your muscles felt sore as you pushed yourself from the floor. Your stomach rumbled. You didn’t know what time it was, but seeing the pitch black darkness in your room, you figured it must be the middle of the night. You wanted to go check if everything was alright in the kitchen, but before you made your way out of your room, you walked into the bathroom and took a long, hot and steaming shower.

Feeling fresh and awake again, you walked towards the kitchen, seeing someone bend over the floor, picking up pieces of glass. Your heart started to race as you realized it was Thor. You wanted to make your way out of the room again, but he had already spotted you. He pushed himself from the floor and threw away the pieces of the glasses he had broken.

‘What are you doing up?’ he asked, his voice nothing but a whisper. ‘It’s just past midnight.’

‘I was hungry…’

Thor nodded, looking into your eyes. ‘[Name], I…’

‘You don’t have to say anything,’ you sighed, walking passed him to the fridge.

‘Yes I do,’ Thor whispered, watching you as you opened the fridge. ‘Steve told me about Tim. You could have just told me. It explains a lot.’ You turned your head to Thor, who looked at you worriedly. ‘I too have lost people I care about. Great warriors and friends. My mother, Loki, but I know nothing hurts as much as losing a partner. Someone you promised to protect no matter what. Someone you were supposed to save…’

You nodded. ‘Look, today, and all the day before that, I acted like a child. I knew I would get a new partner eventually. I just didn’t expect it to be you… And about what happened, between us… I-I got carried away. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.’

Thor seemed somewhat disappointed hearing your last words, but he didn’t say anything about it. ‘Friends?’ he asked instead, offering you his hand.

You smiled, shaking his hand. ‘Friends.’

‘I should get back to my room. Sweet dreams, [Name].’

You watched him smile at you briefly, before he turned around and walked out of the kitchen. You took out a sandwich from the fridge and also made your way back to your room. You locked the door behind you and seated yourself on your bed, where you slowly started to eat the sandwich. Suddenly, you weren’t that hungry anymore.

You put the half-eaten sandwich aside on your nightstand and changed into your pajamas. You crawled into bed and stared up at the ceiling, thinking about everything that had happened today. You thought you would feel relieved after having that conversation with Thor. You had finally agreed to be friends – or at least act like you were. But somehow that didn’t feel as fulfilling as you thought it would.

You could still feel his lips on yours. The feeling it had given you when he touched you. It was all starting to become too much for you. Where did this feeling come from? Why did you like Thor so much all of a sudden. Hadn’t you hated him just a few hours ago? Or maybe that was just something you had tried to make yourself believe. You couldn’t start falling for another partner. Not after what happened to Tim. No, it had been better for Thor to hate you. To think you were the most impossible person ever. And you had succeeded. Or at least you thought you had…

You thought you had laid in bed, sleepless, for about an hour, when you couldn’t take it anymore. You threw your legs over the side of the bed and jumped out, feeling the cold floor underneath your bare feet. You didn’t even take the time to cover yourself up as you opened your door in your – almost – see through sleeping gown. You made your way across the hall and stopped in front of Thor’s door.

Should you knock? What if he was already asleep? What if he didn’t feel the same way about you and he really wanted to be friends?

You sighed, laying your hand on the doorknob and turning it around, finding the door to be unlocked. You opened it slowly, not wanting to make any sound. On the tip of your toes you walked further into Thor’s room, closing it behind you and making sure you locked it. You took in a deep breath and turned the corner, seeing Thor laying in his bed, staring at the ceiling, just as you had done only minutes ago.

He pushed himself from his bed a little as he noticed someone had entered the room. The sheets feel of his bare chest and you let out a shaky sigh, seeing his muscles tense. You walked over to him and crawled into the bed, finding his warm arms that pulled you into an embrace.

‘Hey,’ you whispered.

‘Hey,’ he whispered back. ‘I thought you wanted to be friends?’

‘So did I…’

Thor looked down on you, wiping the hair out of your face lovingly. ‘I don’t think you’re a liability, [Name],’he spoke softly, his eyes telling you he was sorry, 'but I do think you're impossible to work with. You distract me, all the time. You're just so beautiful and I…’

‘Shush,’ you interrupted him, pressing your finger against his lips. You caressed the side of his face with your hand and waited for him to kiss you.

He took your face in his hands and kissed you passionately. He pulled you closer to him, slowly letting his hands slip underneath your sleeping gown. You liked the way he touched you. It wasn’t forceful like you had always thought it would be. Instead, it was sweet and soft and it send shivers down your spine.

He kissed your neck, heating up your skin, and closed his arms even further around you. He almost knew exactly how far you wanted to take this and when he reached your shoulder, he stopped.

‘We should better go to sleep…’

You nodded, making agreeing sounds, as his lips found yours again.

‘You should probably go back to your own room…’

You nodded again, nesting yourself against his chest and feeling his heart race against your cheek. You closed your eyes as he folded his arms around you and pulled the sheets all the way up to your shoulder. You didn’t even hear him wishing you a good night. You had already fallen in a blissful sleep, a smile curling your lips. You had everything you wanted and you weren’t going to let anyone ever steal that away from you. Not again…




EXTENDED ENDING
‘On your right!’ you yelled at Thor, pulling your swords out one of the robots. You ducked as one of them came for your head and you kicked it backwards before it could attack again.

‘Watch out!’ Thor cried out, throwing his hammer towards the group of robots that was standing behind you.

You ducked again as the hammer came flying over your head. Before one of the robots that stormed at you from the side could attack you, you cut of his head, sending it flying through the sky and landing on the ground with a thud. You regained your position at Thor’s back, just as his hammer came flying back.

‘Are you alright?’ he asked, seeing you panting heavily.

‘Never better,’ you smiled, looking up at him. ‘How many time do we have left?’

Thor looked up at the clock in front of him, seeing the last five minutes tick away. ‘Plenty…’ he smiled back, giving you the signal to launch yourself at the robots again.

‘What happened to them?’ Tony frowned, looking over Fury’s shoulder onto the screen and seeing you and Thor fighting together, beating all the robots within the time he had programmed. Something no one had been able to do so far. And by the looks of it, you would even have time to spare. ‘They hated each other a day ago…’

Fury leaned back in his chair, smiling and folding his hands together. ‘They gave in.’

‘To what?’

‘Each other…’