#''why'd you learn sign language'' ''i found flipping odin off was a therapeutic experience and wanted to extend my vocabulary to do so''

[worstloki]

Hot take: Loki is completely fluent in sign language so when they go places they just dont talk and sign instead to people, who care enough to have learned. And in a super annoying situation they just sign what they are think. People know they are being sassed but they can’t understand cause a form of communication with no screaming is impossible to Asagard. This will forever be my headcannon and I bond with Loki over people not being able to understand anything without talk.

This can be taken a step further with Asgardians simply being very very ignorant if any body language... so you’ve got Loki clearly judging people and making reaction facial expressions but when he says something sarcastically no one picks up on the sarcasm (”he’s lying!” “well duh, but it was sarcasm not a lie” “he lies again!”). It would explain why Thor doesn't understand Loki’s discomfort or the meaning behind his actions because he would only have the words to go off, not the expression or body language.

Of course, Loki would also make solid eye contact with random people before using sign language to insult them, and since only 3 people in Asgard even know the language no one knows what is being said. Thor is one of those 3 people and he only knows the basics, but that's enough for him to pick up on the general gist of insults and choke on his drink every time Loki gets creative with them.

Also, imagine Clint trying to be all sneaky and suggesting sign language to communicate with the team when Lokis around since the comms can be compromised and he could eavesdrop on conversations... only to find out weeks later that Loki’s been able to understand them this entire time.

#''why'd you learn sign language'' ''i found flipping odin off was a therapeutic experience and wanted to extend my vocabulary to do so''