#I just want Loki to be okay

[delyth88]

Loki - season 2, episode 6 series finale -immediate reaction

Okay, so this time I’m gonna have to split this into two posts.  This one is my reaction after just watching the finale, but this time it’s going to be mostly my emotional response, and the more considered post with images will have to wait till later.  I don’t have the heart for it right now.

So yeah, spoilers ahead.

Well that tore out my heart and stamped on it!

I mean it was an utterly perfect story for a character like Loki, but I’m still devastated. I love it. And I hate it.

I love it on a story level.  The whole season was beautifully done! Loki developed so much over the six episodes, and really won my heart back. I fell in love with the gang from the TVA, particularly OB and Mobius, and I warmed to Sylvie and just wanted her to be able to live the quiet life she’s wanted for so long.

I loved that they really went into the depth I had assumed I’d only get in a fic about the different attempts Loki made to fix things by going back in time. They didn’t just gloss over things, they really showed him trying.  I was shocked when after he asked OB how long it would take him to learn everything, he went and spent CENTURIES doing it!  My stomach dropped.  Because can you imagine what that means for someone?  Even someone as long lived as Loki?  What that has to do to your mind? And that should have been the first clue things weren’t going to turn up roses.

Then he finally succeeds! But they don’t show it to us like we’re experiencing that moment, but more as though we’re an observer, rushing through it because it’s yet another repeat. And for one brief moment Loki is happy because he thinks they’ve done it. But no, it turns out to have been an impossible task!

And then he finds out that HWR basically gave him his newfound powers, and that he still had a lot to learn, and then we see THAT HE ALREADY HAD LEARNED! The way they kept dropping the sense of time on us, that sense of dread and urgency. And inevitability. *shivers*

How he tries, and tries, and tries to convince Sylvie, but can’t get through to her, and how he has to contemplate whether he’s the sort of man who could kill her. I loved how he visited Mobius to ask for his advice. My god. What a horrible conversation to have to have.  But what trust he places in Mobius! 

And I loved how he kept refusing to take the easy path. How he decided he couldn’t kill Sylvie, and how he realised there was another way. But OMG at what price!? I can’t….

But I hated how much this hurt Loki, what this took from him.  When the gold from the rock trickles upwards to create a mockery of a throne, which is more a prison… just…. 😭 The look on his face once he knows what he has to do. He had to make the impossible choice, and he chose the impossible.

I love that it kept the tone of tragedy that has haunted Loki all through the MCU.  I love how they were true to his character in that way, but AT THE SAME TIME allowed him to retain his new sense of self, all that growth we’ve shared through this series but also the change that he’s experienced while he’s been isolated during centuries trying to find a way to defeat HWR and keep the people on the branched timelines safe. His desperate act to do the right thing.  And finally it is the right thing in the eyes of the universe and the audience, and yet he still loses. My heart just can’t bear it!

It’s perfect and it hurts.

Tagging @woodelf68 @pinkpondofasgard @projectprotectloki @scintillatingshortgirl19 @juliabohemian @galaxythreads @makerofrunevests @ladyofthestayingpower @thelightofthingshopedfor @sparklegemstone @iamanartichoke

#I just want Loki to be okay #that did not look like the face of someone who thought they'd be okay #and those were not the shoes of someone who expects to be walking around much #my poor boy #will they ever let you be? #*wails* #I'm heartbroken #its not as bad as Infinity War but its still going to take me some time to get over this #but I'm so glad they allowed him to be the serious character this season and for his actions to really matter #his intent to really matter #he did it all for those he loves #and i have to assume he was also thinking about his family and all the people he ever knew on Asgard #gah! #I'm gonna go cry some more now #loki #loki series #loki season 2 #loki spoilers #loki s2 ep6 #loki s2 finale #loki season 2 finale #loki series reaction #loki s2 #loki review #also I know nothing of the comics #so I have no idea if this is what happens in them

[hansoeii]

I'm very much not normal about loki and mobius right now

#the way I fully expected the show to just have them act like good ol' buddies #but instead they gave us extremely touchy mobius like that man couldn't let him go for a second #then LOKI ALMOST CONFESSING APPARENTLY??? #Mobius not caring about getting his skin ripped off cos all the cares about is his loki being alright #AND THEN THEM FALLING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER?? #And no mention of the selfcest kiss either and showing how sylvie just wants a normal little life???? #Feels like they're pretending that romance never happened and I'm hoping it stays that way #Anyways I'm so not okay right now like homy shit #This is either the greatest romance ever or another horrible queerbait added to the list #Loki #Loki season 2 #Loki season 2 spoilers #Lokius #Loki spoilers

[mculane]

Oh so they’re gay gay…

LOOK AT MOBIUS’ FACE…. MAN IS IN PAINFUL LOVE

#they’re the #I just don’t want to lose you and I want you to be safe and okay and I’ll do anything to make you feel better #they’re in love your honor #gay #fictional gays #fictional ships #lokius #mobius #loki #loki season 2 #loki laufeyson #mobius m mobius #bisexual loki #gay gay homosexual gay

[tubesock86]

that Loki finale huh

#this finale was epic and iconic and so sad #my boy is alone again :( #also the FOR YOU FOR ALL OF US from Thor one made me sob #I was instantly 12 again #fuck I love loki so much #I just want him and Mobius to BE OKAY #my art! #loki #loki series #loki tv

[katebishopsbaefy]

Soup and Sniffles

pairing: natasha romanoff x reader (can be read as platonic or romantic)

summary: you're sick and dont want natasha to find out. she finds out, fluff esues.

word count: 961

notes: hey everyone this is the first fic im posting pls no hate 😄😘

You practically fall through your open window onto the floor of your bedroom, knees almost buckling underneath you. You’re able to catch yourself in just enough time to stop your face from slamming into the ground. The impact from your sort of fall is still loud, though, and you pray Natasha couldn’t hear it.

You realized you were sick two days ago, but only today had you really started to feel the full effects of your illness. School was a nightmare with a stuffy nose and constant headache, and with no time in between classes and patrol, you were absolutely miserable. But, not wanting to worry Natasha or risk being labeled as “useless”, you kept it to yourself and stuck it out. One fight in particular left you stumbling and sneezing, the guy’s ice powers making you feel even more sick. You’d managed to make your way to your shared apartment with Natasha. You couldn’t wait to take a much needed nap.

A knock on the door makes you jump up from your spot on the floor, which you happened to be very comfortable in. Natasha’s voice is muffled by the door.

“Y/N? What the hell was that?” she asks. Shit.

You panic. Clear your throat as quietly as you can, hoping to sound much less congested than you are. “Nothing! I’m ok, I swear.”

“I’m coming in,” she states, and she’s next to you before you can even begin to protest. She notices the carpet moved out of place under your feet and smirks. “Did you fall through the window?” 

“Maybe,” you reply. She quirks an eyebrow at you. “Rough ni-” you start, but a cough racks through your body and you’re forced to double over. You recover as quickly as possible, shooting back up with a sniffle and a smile. “Rough night,” you finish. You break eye contact with her once you see the concern laced in her green eyes. 

“I can tell. Did you get hit?” she asks, looking up and down your body looking for an injury that could be the source of your cough. She takes your face into her hands and studies the cuts littering it until your own hands push hers away.

“No, I’m fine. Well, I did get hit, but I’m fine. No problem.” You smile at her. It doesn’t reach your eyes.

The back of Natasha’s hand finds your forehead before you can react. Your mind tells you to pull away, but your body leans into the contact in search of comfort. She frowns as you sniff again. “You’re sick.”

“No I’m not,” you argue, finally finding the strength to pull her hand away from you. It drops to her side and her eyes search yours.

“Yes, you are. How long have you been sick for?”

“I haven’t been sick because I’m not sick.”

“Then why do you sound so gross?”

“I’m not gross.”

“You’re pretty gross.”

“I’m not sick, Nat! Jesus,” you swipe your hand under your nose and sniffle miserably. Her fingers find your face once more and she turns your chin to look at her, thumb swiping away a tear you didn’t know had fallen. Natasha looks at you, really looks at you. You’re shivering under her touch, just slightly, but enough for her to notice. Your eyes are sunken and red, as well as the tip of your nose and your cheeks. She looks back into your eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asks softly, barely above a whisper. 

Tears fill your eyes and you let them. “I don’t feel good,” you tell her, and the wall breaks. She pulls you into her and kisses the top of your head. You're very aware of the grossness you're getting on her shirt, but she doesn’t care. 

“I got you,” she whispers over and over into your hair, rubbing circles on your back as you sob. Eventually your legs simply give out, but she’s there to hold you up. Drags you over to your bed and pulls away, forcing you to look at her. She hands you a tissue to blow your nose into.

“Gross,” she comments. You giggle tearily and she smiles at you. “I’ll make you soup if you wanna go shower.”

“Mkay. C’n you do tha’ thing where you put m’ clothes in the dryer so they’re all warm?” you look up at her with the best puppy eyes you can muster. This time she giggles at you.

“I guess so. Try not to take twelve hours in the shower, I want hot water too.”

You know she really wouldn’t care if you took forever, as long as it made you feel better.

You jump in the shower, and when you’re out (45 minutes later), there’s fresh clothes sitting on the toilet for you, plus a fluffy towel. You throw on the clothes and ring out your hair, walking towards the kitchen to the smell of soup. 

Natasha watches you and shoots you a small smile. “Better?” she asks.

“Yeah. Less gross,” you reply honestly. Your nose is a lot less congested and your shivering stopped for the most part. You plop yourself down in your spot on the couch and Liho, Nat’s cat, jumps up with you. You pull her into your arms and lay down on a pillow given to you by some distant relative, paying little attention to the sitcom running on the tv.

Nat turns to bring you a bowl of soup, but sees you passed out on the couch, snoring quietly. She walks over and grabs your favorite blanket from over the top of the couch, draping it over you and kissing your forehead. Notices you’re a lot less warm than before, smiles down at you. The soup could wait for later.

#whoopsies idk what im doing #this is kinda bad but its okay #im sick i want her to take care of me #idk if lihos a boy or a girl but oh well thats okay we all make mistakes #i guess im just a fake fan #my blog up to this point is contradicting because my user is kate bishop but my pfp is loki but my only post is natasha romanoff oopsies #natasha romanoff #black widow #marvel #mcu #marvel sickfic #natasha x reader #natasha romanoff x you #black widow x reader #natasha romanoff fluff #natasha romanoff x reader #natasha romanoff x daughter!reader #natasha romanoff x sick!reader #natasha romanoff sickfic #the avengers

[the-gayest-tree-you-ever-did-see]

i know theres like. three people who actually have disney+ on this site but if you have disney+, please please please leave ms marvel running. i dont care if you dont want to watch it, if you hate it, if you cant stand the difference between the comics and the show, etc etc i DONT care. but this is the first time a ginormous corporation has allowed this extent of representation of desi kids, and desi SUPERHEROES at that, with a majority brown and other cast, crew, and production members of color, and we have GOT to show them that we want this. YES at the sake of benefitting disney YES at the sake of giving them money. if you can do it, do it. if only for this. if only so the first time i see any semblance of myself on screen will not be the last.

#i am BEGGING #i do not CARE what your opinions are i just care that people know we WANT to see brown rep in media #please please please #PLEASE rb this #ms marvel #marvel #ms marvel tv #the tree speaks #disney #i want more people to see this but idk if it would be okay to tag other fandoms as well #whatever i dont care this is important #loki #wandavision #the falcon and the winter soldier #tfatws #moon knight #obi wan kenobi #hawkeye #what if #< if you watched any of those shows please leave ms marvel running too #or watch it if you can that would be so so much better

[fandxmslxt69]

All this talk about shipping and romance in Loki s2 (and im not saying you shouldn't!! you do you!!!) and I'm just here begging and praying on my knees I get my boy back with a side of some REAL characterisation and development not whatever the hell they've done in the past season.

Please and thank you.

#Lokius this Sylkie that #okay. talk what you want please !!! #but am i the only one praying for Just Loki. #to For Once have something thats Just About Loki and not Loki & Someone #just me? okay #clem talks <3 #loki #loki laufeyson #loki series #mcu loki #loki season 2 #loki season two #tom hiddleston #tom hiddelston loki

[autumnoficarus]

i can't stop listening to the 'purpose is glorious' track from this season's ost and thinking about how lovely the title and its meaning are. it's just such an amazing underlying theme in this show, and - while i do have criticisms about some of the choices made for the series finale - i really do feel the writers wholeheartedly delivered in sending that message home. for me personally, loki's ending is so gratifying and a large part of that is solely from viewing their arc's conclusion with the perspective of this theme in mind. to have spent years watching this character i hold very dear to my heart struggle to find belonging, to feel as though they matter and there is reason in their existence, finally get a chance to show - and recognize - their worth was so, so rewarding. and honestly, i think the message behind the phrasing of 'purpose is glorious' is all the more meaningful because of how loki's arc finished. yes, the outcome was bittersweet; yes, we're left knowing loki didn't get the happiness they undeniably earned after everything they'd gone through. it smarts something fierce to know their journey up until they deviated from their timeline and became a variant, as well as seen their eventual intended fate. the ache is only worsened after witnessing everything that happens within the TVA and the entirety of loki's character growth leading up to a redefining moment where they willingly choose to undergo a nightmarish amount of time in the endeavor to do the right thing. of course we want them to emerge victorious when they've struggled for so long, but that's not the point. loki's final moments are them forfeiting their right to a happy ending to preserve the stories of others because all stories matter and should inherently reserve the free will to be written; as sylvie says, loki makes their choice so their loved ones and life across the multiverse still have a chance to belong somewhere and embrace their place in the world. the take away is that even burden can be glorious. even with all the hardships of life - all the inevitable heartache, disappointment, and grief we encounter just by being alive - we have meaning in our existence. there is meaning in the trials we face, and the suffering we endure in order to overcome them. our pain gives us purpose; it gives us the ability to love, to grow from and for each other, and choose to sacrifice our happiness for the benefit of another. loki's purpose was forged in the bonds of those they met in their time at the TVA and the sense of value they gained from their companionship. their sacrifice perfectly conveys how the human capacity to love is one of cosmic greatness, which can ultimately surpass our instinctual desire to preserve one's self. we can move immovable mountains and challenge insurmountable adversity in behalf of the ones we love and their welfare. if that isn't an act deserving of glory, I don't know what is.

tldr; loki's purpose is the friends they made along the way = as the saying goes, 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'. or: our own lives have purpose because of the connections we share with others, even when we are met with great loss.

#also this just shows the depth of love loki derived from knowing mobius and how they were changed for the better because of it #how mobius' initial - and repeated - acknowledgement of their potential is what gave them the necessary tools to rewrite their destiny #when loki first watches their fate on the sacred timeline their devastation is palpable; they now know they are meant to die - #at the hands of thanos after failing to save their brother - #after losing one last time #they see their final fate and know they were never meant to win; never to reach the respect and admiration theyve been chasing all this tim #but they're given a second chance at an ending - one they can be proud of and has meaning #and they SUCCEED; they ascend and take the throne not for power or control or even glory but because of the people they care for!!!!!! #loki accepts their burden with grace for the benefit of others; they escape the harrowing demise once preordained for them - #and while they mourn what they must leave behind they are fulfilled by the triumph of saving EVERYONE this time #the parallels between their sacred timeline ending and the finale's makes me way too emotional i am not okay #i have so many thoughts about the ost guahahauffh ignore me #i am obsessed with this track specifically like i want to write even more meta abt the significance of being used during mobius' last scene #okay these tags are way too long i'm shutting up now i'll see myself out #txt: icarus foaming @ the mouth analysis #char tags: #god of stories and faking death #peepaw from outerspace #loki meta #lokius #loki s2 #loki season 2 #loki spoilers #loki series #marvel #mcu #loki #Spotify

[supermarvelgirl15]

I take back what I said about going feral over Loki becoming the god of stories because now I am a sobbing mess

#i just want loki okay #loki spoilers #marvel #loki #loki series #loki season 2 #loki laufeyson #loki odinson #tom hiddleston

[woulddieforloki]

not to start another post with "kinda want to write a fanfic about" and then not write the fanfic but I kinda wanna write a fanfic where Loki feels so bad about the role he played in the Jotunheim invasion and the punishment Thor's facing because of it that he jumps through the Bifrost after him. and since he wasn't just yeeted out of his home, he's a lot less disoriented so he helps Thor get his shit together and they both absolutely expect Odin to call them back (or at least call Loki back like he wasn't officially banished) but he doesn't so they're pretty much stuck here now. Loki still has his powers so he's able to inadvertently prove to Jane and co. that they're gods pretty easily, and Jane obviously decides they gotta take them in. Loki and Jane really hit it off because they're both booksmart people and Thor and Darcy really hit it off because she's weird and Thor's more than happy to go along with it and they're one big happy sciencey/magical family. and then a few days later after Odin's decided they've both learned their lesson, he brings them back to Asgard. he still needs a successor, after all, and he can't do that if they're both banished. except??? they don't really wanna be king anymore??? like yeah Thor misses his hammer and his lightning and all but tbh he really likes Midgard like there's so much less pressure to make something of himself he just gets to have fun. and Loki's always kinda known deep down that he never stood a chance at being king and at this point he's very obviously a last-ditch effort but he's having so much more fun working with Jane and Selvig than he would on the throne and actually if he could just go back to his room he has a really good textbook that Jane would like to see—

#''only one of you can ascend to the throne but you were both born to be kings'' their ass #i believe in 'nobody becomes king let Odin work his shit out himself' supremacy #fic idea? #thor #loki #back on my bullshit #lokane #not explicitly but. like. it could be 👀 #it could also be loki/selvig if you wanna be real weird about it #i think they'd make a great couple :') #wait actually does this ship exist hang on #okay ao3 has three fics #two from 2012 and one from 2016 #and the 2012 ones are both exclusively that ship and only one calls it a crack ship #i wanna contribute now #i wont but i want to #just to say i did y'know 💀 #okay sorry im done goodbye

[technicalthinker]

Ok so Loki s2 have been very fun and relaxed with the Lokius dynamic, not trying to downplay it or no-homo it but instead have embraced it and made it feel genuine, funny, heartwarming etc. Like whether canon or not, they haven't tried to aggressively deny any possibility.

So with all that said,

#lokius #loki s2 spoilers #loki s2 #marvel #loki #amanda rambles #i HAVE NO FAITH IN THE LAST EP #LOOK. #it is so set up for them to do it OKAY but i have no trust KKFHKIUHKJ #ALSO: them not being together at the end is not a no homo ending imo #neither is one of them dying technically #like if it's heartbreaking and dramatic and good and kept vague as now then it is FINE #like i want them together and i have a few versions of hwo that can be but like #confessing their love and immediately dying is a funny answer but is NOT WHAT THIS POLL IS ABOUT #THIS IS ABOUT WEIRDLY AGGRESSIVE REJECTION OF LOKIUS AS A POSSIBILITY #which i wouldnt be surprised by tECHNICALLY #it's just that #5 out of 6 episode has instead LEANED INTO IT so id be shocked now but #ive also seen theories by fans so now im worried #almost didnt added blurry wife bc i feel like if they had it but made it obvious loki was heartbroken it mightve been ok #this poll will expire AFTER last episode is released and that haunts me #ALSO i feel like there are even more superspecific options but i couldnt come up with it this is what i got for now so feel free #to pick other and write in tags #the homophobic options are a bit limited with only one episode but i feel like they can pull through

[thisisreal-really]

lokius are kinda ginasfs by fall out boy coded if you really think about it

#lokius #sorry but brainrot after ep5 is so strong #and i just watched fob london concert on live stream okay? dont blame me #but like. #’you saved my life’ #’born under the bad sign you saved my life’ #‘where do i belong?’ ‘i want my friends back’ #’but the prince of any falling empire knows that everybody want to drive onto the night if it’s a drive back home’ #‘i already gave ip on myself twice’ #DO YOU SEE THE VISION #loki

[gallifreyan85]

Loki final episode.

That moment where he's talking to Victor through the mic thing and he's going you're being so brave, you're doing really well, fantastic, well done. My heart.. to hear Loki saying all those words. I never thought we'd hear that. Loved it. Absolutely adored it, he's so good at being such an encouraging friend.

💚

#loki #loki season 2 #loki spoilers #mobius #sylvie laufeydottir #loki laufeyson #loki series #somebody hug him i was not prepared for that ending #he just wanted his friends #to be okay #aaaabKbObIvaovisvobsohajakal

[galaxythreads]

it occured to me for the first time in seven (7) years that I'm allowed to write as much cringy self-indulgent stuff as I want with fics. I've had this fic in my head for YEARS where the Avengers were captured and raised as children of Thanos, but could never get myself to really work on it. Then it occurred to me that I could have Loki be there and then--!! Ideas are flowing, words are flying from my fingers. I am a writing god.

#self indulgence is good for fics #i didn't really realize that #like I'm all for leaning into your fav tropes and stuff #but i don't want to make it seem like everything comes back to loki in my fics because it makes me feel weird #but like #the thing is #it all does come back to loki #even MCU comes back to loki #so i think it's okay to just write what I want and everyone else can suffer ig #galaxy's writing

[odins-sonofmischief]

#sylki #loki x sylvie #loki #sylvie #loki series #polls #I just want you to be okay is my fave #mytxt #mypolls

[fandxmslxt69]

I'm just going to say it okay

If sylkie happens, I will be furious and I will hate myself.

If lokius happens, I will be upset and rant about it but I will not commit vast murders

If neither happens and Loki gets to grow and explore his life without being forced to be part of some duo and he can be Just Loki then I will rejoice and the world will know peace again.

#thanks for listening #if lokius happens i wont be like mad. #i'll be kinda upset bc i want loki to be his own thing for a hot minute okay :/ #like ok but :/ let him grow as a proper character first :/ #i just want him to develop #since the start of this show its been Loki & Mobius or Loki & Sylvie #CAN IT JUST BE LOKI. #thanks <3 #clem talks <3 #loki laufeyson #loki