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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 17 days

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THIS! He's with them in spirit, watching over them. Mobius was wrong. There is comfort, just not in the way we expected. And sometimes, the reality is so much better than our expectations. And I know this from personal experience.

The OP's perspective is so beautiful.

THE AGONISING BEAUTY OF LOKI: GOD OF STORIES

**SPOILERS AHEAD!!!**

"There is a painful serendipity here."

That's the thought that kept repeating in my mind as I wiped the continous stream of tears from my eyes during the credits of Loki: Season 2.

By now, most of you will know about those heartwrenching final words from our lonely god of mischief who chose to sacrifice his own happiness, his own chance to be with the people he has grown to think of as family, to keep them safe.

If you're like me, you probably felt a deep sense of pride and sadness for Loki as he finally completed his arc and became the deity he was always meant to be; one more than worthy of brandishing Thor's hammer, who fulfilled what it meant to truly be a god.

But despite the painful and lonely ending many fans have taken from Loki's fate, I wanted to offer something of a slightly more philosophical perspective.

Loki is not alone.

Well, not entirely.

As people, we are so used to perceiving everything through our own experiences, we rarely think beyond that of thr physical. Loki, however, is a god, one who has just tapped in to every branch and root of every timeline there ever was, is, and will be.

Not only is his presence now woven into the very fibres of the multiverse, but he gets to experience the stories of each of the people he loves, endlessly.

Whilst his physical body is sat, enduring the weight of the timelines, his mind is everywhere, scattered across space and time, watching it all unfold. Life. Death. Joy. Sorrow. He is the storyteller. The sunset. The dawn rise. Every minute of every hour.

It's all him, keeping it all flowing.

He lived lifetimes with these people, stuck in the continous loop of trying to save them. Now, having done that, Loki finally gets to rest. He gets to sit down be with them, not in body, but in everything beyond a mortal's perspective: every moment and fibre of their reality.

He finally gets to be a god.

A guardian.

A hero.

And that, is so very beautiful to me.

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 18 days

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Loki's Character Development: Infinity Saga vs TV show

In the Infinity Saga of the MCU, Loki's character development can be highlighted in two moments:

The first is the vault scene in Thor 1: I couldn't find a picture like the one below for the "Undying Fidelity" scene in Infinity War so I literally just copied the dialogue from my fanfic, "The True Tragedy of Loki of Asgard" and highlighted the bits where Loki is freaking out due to his entire identity being taken away from him in bold:

Odin: Stop!

Loki: Am I cursed?

Odin: No.

Loki: (As he puts the Casket back down) What am I?

Odin: You're my son.

(Loki turns to face Odin, his face is fully blue with runes all over, and his eyes are red like blood, the blue skin begins to fade)

Loki: What more than that? (As he walks towards Odin) The Casket wasn't the only thing you took from Jotunheim that day, was it?

Odin: No. In the aftermath of the battle, I went into the temple and I found a baby. Small for a Giant's offspring. Abandoned, suffering, left to die. Laufey's son.

Loki: (looking away from Odin) Laufey's son.

Odin: Yes.

Loki: Why? You were knee-deep in Jotun blood, why did you take me?

Odin: You were an innocent child.

Loki: No. You took me for a purpose. What was it?

(Odin hesitates)

Loki: (shouts) TELL ME!

Odin: I thought we could unite our kingdoms one day. Bring about an alliance, bring about permanent peace. Through you.

Loki: (barely audible) What?

Odin: But those plans no longer matter.

Loki: So I am no more than another stolen relic, locked up here until you might have use of me.

Odin: Why do you twist my words?

Loki: You could have told me what I was from the beginning, why didn't you?

Odin: You're my son. I wanted only to protect you from the truth.

Loki: Because I'm the monster parents tell their children about at night?

Odin: No, no.

Loki: (as he climbs the stairs towards Odin) You know, it all makes sense now! Why you favored Thor all these years! Because no matter how much you claim to love me, you could never have a Frost Giant sitting on the throne of Asgard!

And the second is the "Undying Fidelity" scene in Infinity War:

In the Infinity Saga, Loki's character arc revolves around his identity crisis, which is brought about by Thor's misadventures on Jotunheim and the vault scene. But it is resolved when Loki embraces the Asgardians as his people and Thor, Odin, and Frigga as his family while also embracing his Frost Giant side as well.

So in the Infinity Saga, Loki's identity is very much tied to Asgard, Thor, and Odin.

In the TV show, these ties are taken from him, which is very clear when the TVA prunes his timeline and strips him of his Asgardian armor in the pilot.

And his character development in the show is highlighted, in my mind, by his final line in the Season 2 finale: "I know what I want. I know what kind of god I need to be. For you, for all of us."

I absolutely love how Tom turned the "for you, for all of us" line on its head. In Thor 1, it was a desperate plea for acceptance after he had done terrible things for Asgard and for Odin. In the Season 2 finale, he has acceptance and belonging, with people other than Odin, Thor, and the Asgardians and he knows what he wants. In the Season 2 finale, it's more of I'm sacrificing myself because I already have belonging and acceptance. It's more because I care about them, not because they care about me.

So in Main Timeline Loki and TV Show Loki are different.

#loki meta #character analysis #mcu loki #loki laufeyson

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 19 days

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When Loki calls himself a narcissist in that scene, I want to grab him by the shoulders, shake him, and scream, "Listen, Loki, sweetheart, YOU ARE NOT A NARCISSIST."

He just does not know how to cut himself slack and it makes me sad.

Loki is a narcissist

.........................................right.

You have to have five of the nine symptoms below to be considered a narcissist:

A grandiose logic of self-importance

A fixation with fantasies of infinite success, control, brilliance, beauty, or idyllic love

A credence that he or she is extraordinary and exceptional and can only be understood by, or should connect with, other extraordinary or important people or institutions

A desire for unwarranted admiration

A sense of entitlement

Interpersonally oppressive behavior

No form of empathy

Resentment of others or a conviction that others are resentful of him or her

A display of egotistical and conceited behaviors or attitudes

^ some of the wording has been changed below so it's easier to understand:

Why Loki does NOT fit every symptom:

A grandiose logic of self-importance

oh look at him lying about all of that. except for the part that he, was yknow, legally was the regent.

only argument for this is really the Avengers, and this line supports that ^, but Loki never showcases this level of self-importance before or after the Avengers, which is important because these patterns have to be consistent. Loki doesn't show this after the Avengers either - yes, there's the play in Ragnarok, but Loki was the prince of Asgard. There are probably 495004985094385 other plays about other royalty.

reminder this is how loki describes himself in Thor 1:

A fixation with fantasies of infinite success, control, brilliance, beauty, or idyllic love

In Thor 1, he is obessed with idyllic love from Odin, his family, and Asgard. In the Avengers he's obsessed with a throne. In the Dark World he doesn't care about it. In Ragnarok, all Loki wants is to stay alive, keep Thor alive, and keep Asgard safe. He's not fixated on a fantasy of a throne. Even in the Loki series, Loki is not fixated on a throne.

So kinda, but I'm leaning toward no.

Again, there is an argument for this in the Avengers with his fixation on "glorious purpose", but it's still not consistent.

A credence that he or she is extraordinary and exceptional and can only be understood by, or should connect with, other extraordinary or important people or institutions

people Loki actively spends time with, none of which are geniuses. Loki has never given the impression that he needs to spend time with only "extraordinary" people.

A desire for unwarranted admiration

Okay. Loki has the play in Thor 3, but he literally did almost die for Thor. And yes, it is probably unwarranted admiration/exaggeration, but again, not a consistent pattern. Plus it's a play. It's supposed to be entertaining and Loki intentionally wrote it to mock himself?

Thor 1: no

Avengers: no. He doesn't demand admiration for anything he does.

Thor 2: no

Thor 3: yes, sort of.

IW: No.

Loki series: no.

A sense of entitlement

again, argument for the Avengers Loki, yes--the whole point of his villain arc in A1 is that he feels entitled to a throne. But that is not consistent. Loki defends his actions in TDW by saying that he was "giving truth to the lie he was told his entire life", which ISN'T a "I deserved a throne!!!!!" and more so "identity crisis part #4325235235"

is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

Yeah. This one is a solid yeah. Reminder, 1/9 doesn't make a narcissist though.

Thor 1: lied to Thor to keep him on Earth so he could manage the Jotunheim disaster

Avengers 1: mind control

TDW: removed Odin from the throne

Thor 3: the Sakaar mess

Loki series: did attempt to manipulate Mobius several times to not die and Sylvie once to teach him how to enchant.

No form of empathy

Yeah, that's Loki. Empathy-free guy.

is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her*

*reminder that SIF not loki SIF is the one who says that Loki has "always been jealous of Thor"

actually Loki:

shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

^ Loki's explanation for why he tried to get Thor's coronation delayed

^ Loki's explanation about Avengers 1

like yes, Loki does show arrogant/haughty behaviors, but -- outside of the Avengers -- I don't really see that being the case for Loki long-term.

I think that someone could easily make the argument that Loki in the Avengers shows npd-like behaviors, but Loki as a whole in MCU isn't a narcissist. He's complicated, but not in an npd kind of way. And it would be fine if he did have npd, that doesn't inherently make him evil, but he just...so clearly doesn't have that.

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 19 days

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I love how the God of Stories outfit has just a little bit of gold, because c'mon, it's Loki for crying out loud, but it really shows he doesn't care what others think of him.

@time-variance-archive I'm curious about your thoughts on the evolution of Loki's wardrobe throughout the MCU.

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOKI'S SHOES (ACTUALLY, HIS WHOLE WARDROBE)

Production costs aside, clothes tell the audience about how characters think of themselves.

Loki's shoes in the S2 finale raised a lot eyebrows, but I find them quite fitting: they are comfortable, practical, and most importantly, they are humble. The camera brings this to our attention to communicate his evolution in character.

Loki has always dressed well, often times ostentatiously. Whether he is at war, passing as a Midgardian, or held captive as an Asgardian prisoner, Loki communicates his social class and sense of superiority through clothing. For him, clothing armors his fragile sense of self and against others' opinions of him. He intends to be perceived as deadly charming but ultimately unapproachable.

His attire in the first Thor movie is roughly equal parts green and gold, signifying his royal status. His style is dressed down for his brother's misadventures in Jotenheim, yet overall both silhouettes are lofty, princely, but not hardened or threatening.

In Avengers, Loki's look has more black and leather, with exaggerated emphasis on his shoulders meant to intimidate as he assumes the role of villain. The silhouette is very hard, heavy, and edgy. Gold detailing is prevalent as well. Combined with the goat's helm, this is Loki's most pretentious outfit, which speaks to an undercurrent of low self-esteem and a compulsive need to impress. There's no mistaking he is the main antagonist of the story.

In Thor 2, Loki's attire is similar to Avengers but the overcoat is exchanged for a less bulky version (perhaps conveying he is less guarded now that the effects of the Mind Stone are no longer influencing him). Loki's role likewise pivots from the harsh lines of a villain to the more flexible edges of a reluctant villain-turned-ally. This aligns with his character arc when he protects both Jane and Thor, seemingly sacrificing himself.

In Thor 3, Loki's silhouette is streamlined even further. The overcoat is done away with in favor of what appears to be a leather doublet, pauldrons, and vambraces. Gold accents are minimal. While stylish, Loki's attire is more practical than showy, and his helm serves the dual purpose of protection as well as weaponry. At this point in his arc, Loki has become a full antihero, joining his brother's side in rescuing as many Asgardians as possible, and eventually dying in a vain bid to protect Thor from Thanos.

The TVA does something very fun and interesting in taking away Loki's ability to dress himself. Since Loki cannot use his magic in the TVA, he is forced to wear the same clothing as his captor/advocate, who eventually becomes his best friend and peer.

Perhaps, on a subconscious level, this helped Loki to feel included. We know by his pwn admission that Loki fears being alone and desperately craves a sense of belonging. At the same time, he intentionally dresses to put people at a distance, thereby protecting himself from potential rejection at the cost of isolating himself further.

When Mobius gives him that TVA jacket for the first time, Loki seems uncharacteristically pleased. It is not an attractive jacket by any means, yet he neither scoffs at it nor refuses to wear it. Instead, Loki puts it on and is content when Mobius says it looks "smart" on him. He continues to dress like Mobius and, indeed, mimic some of his mannerisms such as placing his hands on his hips. Without clothing meant to push people away, Loki opens up, has more fun, and makes friends.

Loki's choice of attire as he assumes the mantle of God of Stories (and time) is fascinating. Setting aside the clear design inspiration from the comics, Loki's silhouette is soft, remarkably so. His colors are earthy hues of green, and the only bit of flare are the light gold trimming and crown. The look brings to mind the garb of sages and wise wizards rather than royalty or warriors. He's powerful yet approachable because there is humility in his bearing. And that humility springs from a well of healthy self-worth, self-love, and a deep love for others.

The shoes are not meant to be attractive. They are meant to help him ascend the throne, nothing more.

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 19 days

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Yes, Frigga's wardrobe certainly makes her look queenly, but humble.

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOKI'S SHOES (ACTUALLY, HIS WHOLE WARDROBE)

Production costs aside, clothes tell the audience about how characters think of themselves.

The shoes are not meant to be attractive. They are meant to help him ascend the throne, nothing more.

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 22 days

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Thank you! Two AIs have objected to helping me write fanfiction about MCU Loki and my human OFC, Marissa Alonso. The first AI made the power imbalance objection, since Loki is a god and Marissa is human. I explained to it (the AI) that Marissa becomes immortal, but it still objected, this time that turning a human character immortal for the sake of a relationship can be construed as exploiting human vulnerability. So I respected the AI's programming and took my stories to an AI that did what I told it, no questions asked. What I didn't tell this first AI is this fanfic is sort of an allegory.

The second AI objected to helping me rewrite the first entry of Loki's journal on the grounds that it promotes "possessiveness and entitlement towards another individual" based on this first part of the text: 3/17/23 My home office, New Asgard Something amazing has happened. Last night, the Norns came to me in a dream and told me to come to Nornheim because they had something to show me. So this morning, I traveled to Nornheim. When I got there, they welcomed me warmly, acknowledging my efforts to redeem myself and my desire for true love, for a companion. They assured me that such a love was my future. Then as they continued to speak, they showed me visions of a girl from Midgard. Her name is Marissa Alonso. She's a beautiful, intelligent, kind, caring, and thoughtful young lady. And she's meant to be my wife and Queen. They should me visions of her life. I smiled when happiness filled her and watched with sorrow when setbacks assailed her. Tears filled my eyes during a series of visions in which she sobbed in her apartment after being rejected by mortal man after mortal man. Anger filled my heart. How dare those mortals reject such a beauty? How dare they leave to cry all alone in her apartment? But my heart swelled with the knowledge that she and I would have the last laugh. These mortals' loss would be my gain. They would realize the magnitude of their mistake and regret it, crawling back to her, wishing to take back their rejections and begging for her forgiveness. But it would be far too late, for she would be safely ensconced in my arms, reveling in my ardent love as she showed them the exquisite wedding band adorning her finger and say, "Sorry, gents, you had your chances and you blew it. I belong to this man and he to me. But I know a special lady is out there for each and every one of you. Best of luck!"

It's almost like the AI didn't take into account that Loki was summoned by the Norns in a dream to come see them so he could see the visions and they literally told him Marissa was meant to be his wife and Queen. So the story is already unusual by polite Western society's standards due to the fact that the Norns, who weave the fates of beings throughout the Nine Realms, literally asked Loki to come see them in a dream and then, he finds out about Marissa through the visions the Norns show him and they tell him she is meant to be his partner.

And even after I tried to get the AI to rewrite that bit without the part in which Loki imagines all the guys who went on dates with Marissa realizing that they had made a huge mistake, coming back to ask for her forgiveness and another chance, but she kindly says no, showing them her wedding ring and offering them luck with finding their partners, it still refused to do so, citing the promotion of "possessiveness and entitlement towards another individual" yet again.

After they do get together, Loki does nothing but love and respect her. On their first day of governing Jotunheim together, he asks her if she would like to be the one to place a medal around the Prime Minister's neck. And on their diplomatic tour on Midgard, he makes sure that they do things she likes in between diplomatic engagements. And he encourages her to invite her family and friends to events like their coronation. And he doesn't start acting possesively and entitled when she spends time with other guys like her close friend, Christian Willis.

I literally lampshaded the fact that their relationship is healthy in a deleted scene. It's a deleted scene of Marissa introducing Loki to her family at their coronation ball and spending time with her five close friends. And the part in which she spends time with her friends is where I lampshaded the healthy relationship. Her friends gush about how happy they are for her and wish they had a special someone who loved them as much as Loki loves her, except for one friend, Almira Colt. Almira accuses Loki of manipulating/using Marissa, and he's not even there to defend himself. But don't worry, because the other four friends and Marissa defend him to the point of using Loki's first journal entry to convince Almira that Loki is not manipulating/using Marissa. And only after being provided with evidence from the journal entry does Almira relent and admit that Loki and Marissa's relationship is healthy.

Throughout my fanfics featuring Marissa and Loki, I take a lot of trouble to show that their relationship is healthy, despite the circumstances of their meeting and getting together, despite the fact that Loki has a penchant for trickery and deceiving people.

I don't need my stories to be censored and banned for "problematic" content. I know how to separate fiction from reality, OK? I love the Top Gun movies, and I know that Maverick wouldn't last long in the Navy in real life due to his constant insubordination, but in the films, Mav gets away with a lot because the highly structured environment of the Navy is relaxed somewhat precisely to let him get away with the stunts he pulls for the sake of the story.

I appreciate that people have developed responsible and ethical AIs. And if the makers of the Top Gun films can relax the Navy's highly structured environment enough to allow Maverick to get away with disobeying his superiors and not following the rules as much as he does for the sake of the story, manage to get a thumbs up from the actual US Navy, and even have a whole bunch of their people work on Top Gun: Maverick to the point of encouraging Tom Cruise to push the envelope during the production of the movie, then, I doubt the world is going to end because I, a humble blogger and author with nowhere near as much clout as TC, created a bunch of fan works revolving around MCU Loki and a human OFC I created to be his love and partner.

P.S. I can see how the first part of the journal entry could be construed as promoting possessiveness and entitlement towards another person, but that was not my intention.

Edit: And to add to my point about Loki not being possessive and entitled when Marissa spends time with other guys, I wrote a story in which the American ambassador to Jotunheim meets with Loki and Marissa. While Loki speaks to the ambassador, Marissa entertains the ambassador's personal aide. The aide asks Marissa a question to throw her off and then forces himself on her. Marissa is understandably taken aback. And as if forcefully and passionately kissing the Queen of Jotunheim wasn't enough, the aide asks her to come and sleep with him that night. She refuses for multiple reasons:

Then, Loki summons the ambassador and his aide the next morning. When the aide sees Marissa is not sitting next to Loki, he immediately accuses Loki of confining her to their room. He is blaming Marissa for his actions towards her. Loki tells the aide that Marissa is fulfilling a solo engagement and says she is faithful to him. As the Goddess of Fidelity, Marissa knows that she has to set the example of marital fidelity.

I wanted to show that Loki and Marissa's relationship is monogamous. I wanted to show that there's a world of difference between possessiveness and entitlement and a mutual understanding of the expectation of marital fidelity.

Your ships don’t need to be “healthy”

I don’t know where exactly* this idea that your ship needs to be „wholesome and healthy“ comes from, but can it disappear again, please?

Ships can be variety of things. Yes, there’s the ship where the characters are great together, make each other happy and complete and the world a better place. There’s those people who are scorching hot together and should totally hook up. But there are also ships that are all about imperfect people coming to terms with each other’s flaws. People who should be really bad for each other, but somehow find happiness against the odds. Terrible people loving no one but each other. People being really, really bad for each other, but in an interesting way. There’s the ship that’s a beautiful disaster and the one that will end in murder and bloodshed. Ships are just two (or more) people who are interesting to you when they’re together.

Also, there’s a variety of reasons for why you would ship, why you want to read fic, write fic, draw art, write meta, chat with your friends about it. „I think they should be canon!“ is common, but far from universal. „I want some hot porn with attractive people!“ is totally legit. „I want to read about people like me!“ is great, but so is „I want to read about people who are not like me at all!“ „Life sucks and I just want a happy escape“ is fine, as is „I want to safely explore things that scare me in real life.“ „This ship lends itself to my narrative and/or sexual kinks.“ “They interacted a lot in canon and I want more of it.” “They didn’t interact much in canon, but I thought it would be interesting if they did.” And so on.

The thing is, none of this makes your ship any more valuable or right. It does not reflect on your morality or your worth as a person. Some of the sweetest people I’ve met in fandom have written the filthiest, most “problematic” smut.

You are allowed to let Kylo Ren and General Hux find true love in each other. Or have them hate each other’s guts and still do it like rabbits. Have Snoke arrange a marriage between them for political reasons. Explore what it would mean for them if one of them changed sides. Have them meet in an alternative reality where they’re a Jedi and a rebel, or baristas or high school students.

Let Rey rescue Kylo from the Dark Side with her love. Let Kylo corrupt her. Let them be star-crossed lovers who are eternally caught on two sides of a conflict. Reverse their roles from the beginning. Let them be strangers, let them be cousins. Hell, ship them as siblings; it’s Star Wars after all.

You are allowed to ship Shiro and Keith as a 24-year-old instructor and a 16-year-old cadet having a forbidden relationship. Or maybe you prefer mutual respect growing into a relationship after they have fought in an intergalactic war for a few years. Or maybe Keith is an enemy Galra prince and Shiro is his prisoner?

It’s all good.

Your ships don’t have to be healthy role models for RL relationships. Your ships don’t have to be “pure”. The only one your ships have to be good for is you. And you are the only one who gets to decide if they are.

*actually, I do have some ideas.

#top gun #top gun 1986 #top gun maverick #mcu loki #problematic ships #problematic content #human ofc #loki fanfiction #loki fanfic

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 27 days

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Headcanon totally accepted and confirmed in canon (sort of)! I also find it funny that not only does Frigga casually steal a sword from that Einherjar with him not even noticing it, but she does so when Asgard is under attack by the Dark Elves. Then, in Thor: Ragnarok, Loki snatches the Tesseract from Odin's vault during Ragnarök and we don't even know about it until the first ten minutes of Infinity War when Loki unconceals it to give it to Thanos. Snatching items during a crisis seems to be their thing. Like Mother, like Son!

Thor: The Dark World (liveblog) [x]

I love this moment. I have to admit, I saw the twist coming a mile away, given that we’d deliberately seen that magic creating real-looking copies in the prison scene not too far back and when they deliberately cut away from a plan, you know they’re cooking up something to be a twisty surprise, but that doesn’t lessen the impact of how great this moment was, when Frigga just casually steals a sword from a passing Einherjar without him even noticing. YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT LOKI DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO PICKPOCKET PEOPLE OR LIFT THEIR WEAPONS WHEN THEY’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND THAT HE TOTALLY LEARNED IT FROM HIS MOM. I’m just imagining all the times when Loki was younger and she showed him the best way to lift something off someone who was marching by versus how to pick the pocket of someone standing and talking versus probably even how to snatch something up while you were moving around with either other, whether fighting or walking together. It was a bit frustrating for him at first, Loki never took to physical things terribly well, but once he’d mastered it, he was truly a master of it. He never took too many things and kept them, because what did he need for shiny things, when his family has like infinity amounts of money, but he liked the challenge and Frigga always approved when he just lifted something off a visiting guest and then laid it out somewhere where they’d later find it. Loki had the fun of the challenge and the fun of them going WTF WHO STOLE MY FAMILY’S HEIRLOOM SWORD BECAUSE I WILL— oh wait there it is sorry, and he could act indignant on Asgard’s behalf, meanwhile laughing at them the whole time. And Frigga tried to be scolding, but she was just so happy to see her darling little boy causing mostly harmless mischief.

#loki #frigga #headcanons #mcu

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 28 days

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https://grottooftales.mystrikingly.com/blog/writing-schedule-update

#weekly writing schedule #update

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 1 month

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My latest entry, in which I reveal another quote that encapsulates my calling as a storyteller!

#storyteller

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#edgy atheists #shut up #or any Atheist who has the audacity to tell a person of faith that their higher power doesn't exist #people have willingly died for Christianity.#People DO NOT do that for something they believe or know to be untrue.

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 2 months

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My newest entry in this book, responding to criticism from Harry Potter cast member Miriam Margoyles!

#harry potter

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#thephantomoftheopera #andrewlloydwebber'sthephantomoftheopera

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#catholicism #christianity

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hotpinkandlimegreenlovinfangirl · 2 months

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Thank you! People literally see him as a world destroying menace that threatens public safety and should have been put to death to preserve public safety. People have literally employed Goodwin's Law and I'm like "no way josé" but my OCD tendencies have to go the "but what if they're right?" route. I'm one of those people who doesn't demand that fiction be super realistic to the point of putting characters like Loki to death for public safety reasons. I'm also a Darth Vader fan and the atrocities Vader committed are a lot more numerous and serious due to the outcome than Loki's and as far as I'm aware of, no Star Wars fan was calling for Vader to be executed for public safety reasons.

Though, maybe that's because redemption is a fundamental theme in Star Wars and Vader's fall from grace and redemption is literally what the first six movies are all about so you have no story without Vader's redemption. But that doesn't negate the fact that the number and gravity of atrocities Vader committed were considerably greater than Loki's, often due to the results of those atrocities and he still got a redemption arc without anyone calling for his execution. I mean, Vader literally killed all the Jedi in the Temple including the kids who were training to become Jedi, alongside an entire battalion of clones. The Destroyer's damage to the town that Thor was in doesn't even come close to the massacre that Vader and the 501st legion perpetrated in the Jedi Temple. Vader was complicit in the destruction of Alderaan to the point of keeping Leia in line, and I have yet to hear someone scream for his head. So right there, we have two crimes that Vader is guilty of that are significantly worse due to the results: the complete extermination of everyone at the Jedi Temple and the complete obliteration of Alderaan with the millions of people on the planet who were instantly killed.

One thing I have liked about the newer content of Loki (and you can see bits of it in his earlier personality and such) is that when he's not in survival mode, he's playful.

Like we're talking about the God of MISCHIEF here. He should be sassy and pranky and playful and charismatic the way he is 💛

But it is important to remember his depth. Much of that playfulness is misdirection (either for an intentional lie or to avoid confronting emotions he doesn't want to deal with). And some of it really is "Just a bit of fun."

Anyway, the ideal writing of Loki is recognizing that he's a complex person with 1000+ years under his belt, and he has a personality more than the shallow idea of a sneaky little weasel or a world destroying menace.

#loki meta #in defense of loki #darth vader #star wars #in defense of vader

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