Loki wasn't really evil.

He was just like many of the other Avengers - none of them had been brought up in homes that could be called perfect. In fact, he was very similar to Tony - not that he'd ever compare himself to the mortal. Both had troubled pasts, a reputation to uphold and five or six suitcases full of baggage.

When he'd stood in Stark Tower, on the other side of the room to the genius, they had each seen the glimmer of understanding that went unspoken.

They were the same, mirror images of each other.

But that meant that if Tony wasn't evil, neither was Loki.

They were both too complicated for labels like that.