A note about Loki and Thor
After years of reading fanfiction where Loki is portrayed as a psychopath and a cunning scoundrel (for some reason this is the majority of fanfiction in my bubble?), I accidentally decided that this trope was canon. But damn, how wrong I was. Hiddleston's Loki is a very sensitive, vulnerable character who needs support and love.
Unfortunately, his mother's recognition and love are not enough. The boy needs recognition from the male part of the family. He always felt abandoned. I would like to read more fanfics where Loki is a sensitive character.
(His vulnerability is so desperately visible. The 2012 version of Loki is brutal, but we don't know what crap and heartache the character went through.)
Loki's in the series.
Disney's Loki reveals even more of the character's sensitive side. We see his pain as he looks at his life story, we see his sincere friendship with Mobius (honestly, it's amazing)
And we see how he wants to keep Sylvie safe, which could also be a hint that he is finally ready to support himself ( literally damn he supports himself) and we see his sacrifice for the sake of all loved ones and strangers.
This is what Loki would have ended up with if he had not died in Thor 3. One way or another, this version of Loki would have become the god of stories (whatever that means).
Thor
And I would also like to see a more interesting Thor, who often thanks his brother, consults, and treats him with respect.
Thoughts on Thor. We know that Thor cares about Loki, but I got the feeling that for a very long time, before Thor 1, he treated Loki like a child who doesn’t understand anything (while Thor is a teenager) and this prevents Thor from accepting him as an equal and allowing him to show Thor's mistakes.
After the 1 chapter, Thor finally matures through grief over the loss of his brother.
I really don't see much of a role for Jane Foster in his changes. I think initially he treated her as one of his hobbies, respected her intelligence, but still... I think she was more fascinated than he was.
(After all, in The Avengers he 100% had the opportunity to drop by for tea, which he didn’t take.) I think the fact that he had a lot going on and the loss of his brother played a role in his attachment to Foster.
In The Avengers and Thor 2 we see that Thor does not know how to communicate with Loki, his brother grew up the same way as him, there is awkwardness around.
Later on Sakaar we see Thor let his brother go. I imagine that he doesn’t want to witness another fake death, doesn’t want to relive it again. He is calmer knowing that Loki is somewhere, he is alive and doing his insidious deeds.
In the third part there is a feeling that they are finding a connection and an understanding of how to communicate, although this is not the end yet. Loki returned to Thor precisely when Thor let him go, allowing his brother and himself to “be themselves,” took up the affairs of his people, and took responsibility.
At this point, their growing up against the backdrop of a showdown can be considered almost complete.
I think in the end they would manage to become a good team. But it would take them a long time to learn to fully accept each other’s shortcomings. And I think one day Thor would say that he got too excited by blaming Loki for his father's death.
Oh I don't know, I just want a fanfic written by a psychologist XD
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// Just thinking about how Loki needed to learn how to be human before he could be the kind of god that could be a hero.
And the tragedy of how he hoped he could stay 'human' to be happy, only to realise that the responsibility of godhood was the inevitable, inescapable, and only answer.
:')
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my view on the relationship between loki and sylvie-
I believe their bond is a deeply misunderstood sibling one. I think Loki didnt really comprehend how he felt and labelled it as romantic. The thing about Loki and Thor, is whilst Loki loves his brother very much, theres always been that sort of pressure and competition that he’s felt, that he needed to prove he was good enough to his parents and others. He’s always felt on such a different level to thor in a lot of ways (usually feeling less superior) and it doesnt help as well that Loki is the notorious bad guy whilst thor is the good guy. I think meeting sylvie, someone who does understand him at least in a loki way, and someone he doesnt have to try harder with to be better, I think he immediately developed a kinship with her, one he never really had with thor. And I think that because thats the first time he’s felt like that, he thought it was romantic interest- especially since for marvel loki we’ve never seen him in a serious romantic relationship, its safe to assume that maybe hes never had one, and therefore also not too used to or understanding of how romantic interest feels either.
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Sometimes I find myself thinking about Loki strolling through Chicago during a snowstorm, snowflakes swirling wildly around him while he leisurely walks towards Nora's house, his pace as unhurried as only the pace of a thousand years old being could be. This image keeps me both cold and warm, and sane enough to face another weeks of tropical August weather stuck in my office. Could Loki come strolling to my work desk too, maybe with a batch of Mexican wine cookies?
@sylviefromneptune thank you. Your writing about my writing always makes it feel fresh and more beautiful to me than it ever does on the page. I wish I could send you some of our weather. Our Chicago summer has been very mild (by the standards of the rest of the US right now), and even raining for the first time in ages.
Here is hoping that Loki creates frost, cookies, and a gentle rest of the season for you, dear friend.
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Loki gave free will to everyone, but once in a while, they would create small victories for Mobius.
When it rained, and there was no shelter for Mobius, somehow a forgotten umbrella would appear next to him.
And when Mobius went to order pastries at a local cafe, he would feel that no matter how long the line was, it always quickened when he stood on the queue.
Loki became the god of stories. And Mobius became the main character.
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Missing og Loki :/ missing him real bad :(((
@incurablyromanticsblog same my friend, same.
Actually, I would be happy to have any of them hanging around, telling me what to write, but they are all playing hard to get. They are such a tease.
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