#because Ian you need to work on long term goals. not just quick fixes like I dunno fucking eating pizza or playing video games

[floral-hex]

me… sad boy

#I was going to whine a lot but why lot word when few word do trick? #I have been… soooooo anxious and depressed and I feel like I’m going to die soon & the world is ending the world is empty & I’m alone in it #I feel so sick #I need to get out and do something. I always need to get out and I never do and I’m dumb #so maybe I’ll just get messed up and stay in my room #I can’t sleep. I wake up tired and hurting. I can’t do anything. #woe is fucking me amirite? #also I just finished Black Sails and I cried a lot. why did I think getting emotionally attached to a show and finishing it was smart? #that’s not important. I mean it is but not really. what’s important is I constantly feel like the end is always looming over me #I miss my therapist but I’m scared to ever see him again. #same reason I’m scared to be around anyone outside of my immediate family: I’m a failure & I can’t bear to see that reflected in their eyes #so he joins a long list of people I can’t talk to anyone along with my dad and countless old friends #hey wait why did I segue to this? #boo hoo #analytically. logically. I can look past this and see how irrational these thoughts are #but goddamn if there’s not something chemical that just makes me feel sick and scared and I’m having a doozy of a time living with it #because Ian you need to work on long term goals. not just quick fixes like I dunno fucking eating pizza or playing video games #sorry. just wanted to vent. it’s been building up in me for days and I needed a quick whine #I shaved. I’m gonna get a haircut maybe tomorrow. if only to stave off my unhealthy feelings of ‘just shave your head at 3am’ #my mom is finally reaching the point where she doesn’t need me to chauffeur her around all the time #and my brothers are finishing their semesters at school and also both have licenses now #so I think I can stop using those as excuses and try to… I dunno. live for myself now. that sounds cheesy. #gonna go get a low paying job doing something mindless so I can have extra cash for being alive #god I need a hug so bad #that’s not even… like… not even a lighthearted joke. I think if someone sincerely held me for a few minutes it would fix me. a little bit. #this is too much information #sorry I love you goodbye forever #but hey… really… I love ya… I mean maybe. not really. kind of. I appreciate ya and I’m here for ya… in spirit. like a ghost. a cool ghost. #you can ignore this #text

[gallavictorious]

love your metas, so can i get your thoughts? i've always felt that personality wise, fiona/ lip are alike, and then ian/ debbie are alike. fiona/ lip are smart but often lost in what they want out of life/ what path to take. they both self sabotage and spiral in response to that. s4/ s9 fiona and s6/ s7 lip had similar arcs. they seem to need to receive romantic "love"/ validation, more than to give it, and can be selfish in that. but they are very giving when it comes to their family. [1/2]

[2/2] so anyways, whereas ian/ debbie very much want to give "love" as much as they want to get it, to the point that they always let any awful person who demands it, have it. kash/ ned/ caleb/ trevor/ matt/ derek/ the s10 2 ladies/ etc were all like that. (mickey being the 1 exception ofc!) they can be manipulated and therefore taken advantage of. but they work hard and take pride in that and know what they want (rotc/ emt and babysitting/ welding). but debs is selfish obviously, and ian isn't

Hiya nonnie! That's some very interesting thoughts right there, and a few I hadn't considered before! Let’s see...

I think you make a great point about Fiona and Lip both being smart but lacking a clear idea of how to translate that into a sustainable lifestyle, and they certainly do have a tendency to self-sabotage. In fairness, fairly often it's things outside of their control that derail them – which I think is a very good illustration of how much harder it is to ”make it” when you come from that sort of background. Even when they aregiven opportunities and try to capitalize on them, there's so very little margain for error; everything is always just one small step from collapsing, there's always something going on with their family that they need to deal with, and when things do go wrong, they mostly lack the resources (mental and financial) to respond in a good way. Their coping mechanisms are maladaptive as all hell, that's for sure, courtesy of their fucked-up upbringing. But yeah, quite apart from all that, I think Lip and Fiona have a habit to fuck things up for themselves by not doing great with stability in general. Rob's an asshole but not entirely wrong when he calls Fiona a chaos junkie, and Lip's issues with authority and alcohol don't exactly make things easier for him.

Additionally, I think that while Lip and Fiona are both capable of hard work – and for a long time they certainly work their assess off to take care of their younger siblings – they also have a tendency to look for quick fixes and easy outs? They're problem solvers and quick thinkers, and they had to be, to deal with the mess Frank and Monica have made of their lives, but I'd argue that this survival tactic has developed into a somewhat problematic predispotion to eschew slowly, steadily working their way towards a goal in favour of leaping on ”smart” deals and opportunities. Which isn't always bad, of course, but it has caused them a fair share of problems; consider, for instance, Fiona and her real estate escapades in season 9 and Lip's highly questionable choices in season 11. (I just watched 11x07 again and GOD do I want kick him in the nuts. I love Lip, but grow the fuck up, man. Tami is a bloody saint for being as patient with him as she is.)

In contrast, Ian and Debbie have a crazy strong work-ethic and are highly goal-oriented. They fix their eyes on the prize and they fucking go for it, putting in the hours and the work without hesitation or complaint. They are far less likely to look for short-cuts or screw themselves over because they get bored with the monotomy. That doesn't mean their path to success is a straight one, of course; Ian's bipolar has wreaked some proper havoc for him, and though she's succeed in both having a kid and a job she trained for, Debbie's narcissm is keeping her from developing the strong bonds (familial and romantic) that she so desperately craves. I think the difference between Ian and Debbie here is that Ian is genuinely looking for a partnership and a real connection (to such a degree that it sometimes leads him into highly unfortunate relationships) whereas Debbie thinks she wants that but isn't prepared to actually be vulnerable and perceptive to the other person's needs to such a degree that a real partnership becomes possible. She never, I feel, actually sees and knows her partners for who they are; she projects onto them her idea of what they should be like, and responds to that, not to them. It hasn't ended well, so far.

And I have to say that while Trevor (of whom I'm fond in spite of his flaws, so you'll find no hate for him on this blog) and (especially) Caleb have their issue I don't think it's fair to compare them to Kash and Ned. As for Matt and Derek, they may not be perfect, but I'd argue that Debbie treated them far worse than they did her. I mean, she did rape both of them. (Out of youthful ignorance, sure: it's still sexual assault. I do find it very interesting and quite encouraging that she obviously recognizes her own guilt in season 11.) By and large, Debbie has treated her partners worse than they have treated her, which is certainly not true of Ian. (Which doesn't mean Ian's a saint. Boy's got plenty of flaws, and he doesn't always treat his lovers perfectly – the cheating comes to mind – but in general he doesn't treat them badly at all; as you say, he is more likely to allow himself to be treated badly by them.)

Circling back to Lip and Fiona, I think you have a point in them craving the way their partners make them feel, but being less interested in having a partner to build a life with, if that makes sense? They aren't really looking for someone to share their lives and struggles with (which might be the resulf of them being used to having no one but each other to rely on for most of their lives); they want that high of being in love and in lust, and when things get a bit too steady and boring, they get restless. Jimmy was, admittedly, a big support for Fiona for a while, but it was quite one-sided: always on her terms. Lip might be coming around on that with Tami, though – possibly because she's assertive enough to push back against him and not let him get bored. Also, Lip (and Fiona) has shown himself to be far more devoted to kids in his care than to his partners, so I'm sure Freddie's existence is a major factor in him sticking it out with Tami even when things are hard. (Not to suggest he doesn't love Tami; I think that she's by far the best match for him on the show.) At the end of the day, I think that Lip and Fiona would enjoy someone properly at their side and in their corner – they just need to understand that that's something they can have, and that for it to work, they need to be in their partner's corner too. As I said, Lip might be on the way, though his unwillingness to solve problems together with Tami is worrisome; who knows what Fiona's up to in Florida; Ian's already got it, and as for Debbie... she knows she wants it, but not how to achieve it. For her, I think, the answer might be to reassess how important having a partner really is to her; does she truly want it, with all the compromises it inevitably entails? Then again, she's young yet; we were, I think, none of us very good at relationships at 20, and Debbie (and her siblings) has had a rougher go of it than most. She has time to learn.

This took... forever, nonnie, so I do hope you see this!. :o Can't say I expect my scattered and tentative musings to have been worth the wait, but I ended up having a lot of fun thinking about this, so here's to you finding something of value in there. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me! <3 And as always, if anyone else wants to chime in you're more than welcome to; my ideas on this aren't very fixed, so I'd love to hear other or additional perspectives.

#the prize for being the Gallagher Least Bad at Relationships is getting to marry one mickey milkovich #congratulations to our worthy winner ian #no wonder he fought so hard for it... 😏 #and oh would you look at that! #i answered an ask! #i am very excited about this! #so sorry for the wait nonnie this ask had me thinking a lot so i loved it #lip gallagher #fiona gallagher #debbie gallagher #ian gallagher #meta #asks #my stuff

[funkymbtifiction]

QuickTypes: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2/Part 2

IRON MAN 3

Maya Hansen - INFJ

Maya is a woman of vision, a scientist looking to accomplish great things and change the world. She is fond of making comparisons, very definite in what she believes is going to happen, and consciously trying to manipulate future events, whether immediate or right down the line, to go the way she wants them to. She sees how things are connected and aspires to use those connections. She has a good sense of other peoples’ emotions, and has a playful side that enjoys manipulating them and seeing their reactions (like when she pretends to have a kid waiting in the car), and is capable of assuming different emotional aspects in order to convince people of which version of herself she needs them to see right now. She’s a logical scientist constantly chasing answers and figuring out how everything fits into a bigger picture (Ni/Ti); she hopes to benefit the maximum number of people possible with her discoveries and make the world a better place for all mankind, but not out of any internal sense of ethics; Tony calls her out for her lack of internal ethics, and she appears to derive her sense of right or wrong entirely from the outside (Fe).

Aldrich Killian - ENTJ

Killian is driven towards achieving his long-term goals by whatever means necessary. He’s objective, logical and sums up everything around him dispassionately in order to discover the most immediate means of getting things to go his way (Te, though a negative version of it.) He has a grand vision for how things will work; he recounts the night on the rooftop when Tony ditched him as a moment of inspiration, and instead of clinging onto that past experience as a subjective painful one, he sees how it ties into the greater scheme of his life and tells Tony thank you for that pain (Ni). He wants to achieve grand things and rule from the sidelines, since he realized that night that his anonymity gave him great power. He tries to keep his emotions out of what he does; he’s attracted to Pepper and harbors a grudge against Tony, yet he still offers Tony a job in EXTREMIS since Tony’s the only one to ever figure it out (inferior Fi).

Happy Hogan - ISFJ

Happy’s a stitchler for rules and etiquette. He believes in wearing your badge, playing by the established order, and working within the system. He wishes things could go back to the way they used to be, regretting Tony’s involvement with the Avengers; he has a nostalgia for the old-fashioned, as Tony recounts Downton Abbey is his favorite show (Si-dom). He’s quick to sense peoples’ emotions and act on what he perceives. He calls people out for breaking the rules and acts as a kind of tattle-tale. He mostly reacts to the moment, to what he sees, but occasionally displays an inner intuition and follows his gut (inferior Ne.)

Mandarin/Trevor Slattery - ESTP

Slattery is a man of momentary pleasures and little thought for consequences; he’s a lifetime drug addict who will do anything for a fix, a luxurious apartment, beer and girls; he cheers for his favorite sports team on TV even when he’s got a gun to his head. He’s an actor and one who lives in the physical embodiment of a role, who enjoys the attention and flattery of a captive audience - even if that audience is literally captive, or if he’s being led to prison while they stare in awe. He does what’s practical to get what he wants (Se/Ti) and seems to have no internal sense of ethics. His Fe comes out mostly in how he enjoys attention and adulation. He gets into his acting rules, throwing his Se and Fe into the creation of the grand idea, which may also appeal to his inferior Ni.

THOR THE DARK WORLD

Malekith - ISTJ

Malekith is still trying, after millennia, to recreate the world of darkness he was born in, to turn e everything back to the way it was. He shows allegiance only to the past, only to trying to mold the world into the one he remembers and needs (negatively influenced Si dominant). He’s objective and coldly determined to do whatever it takes to reach his goals, which includes sacrificing the lives of his own people in order to escape and win against Odin, something that causes Thor to compare him and Odin (ESTJ), since they both display this negative Te trait (my goal is more important). He doesn’t have much of a plan at play, though; it’s basically just follow the laid-out steps, get the same weapon I had before, and do the same thing I did the first time. No revising the plan, just following out the order.  

Ian - INFP

Ian’s main trait is constantly insisting that Darcy call him by his actual name, instead of just ‘the intern’. He has a strong sense of identity and is likely motivated internally, by the people he cares about. He’s fairly sweet, affectionate and friendly in general, and seems to be interning with Jane and Darcy for the sake of working with those he respects rather than much interest in science (Fi dominant). He’s quick to calculate possibilities and notice connections between things, which proves useful in locating Selvig (Ne aux). He’s calculating enough to utilize the zero-gravity effects in the battle to save Darcy’s life (using his Te-inferior logic there.)

CAPTAIN AMERICA THE WINTER SOLDIER

Sam Wilson ESFP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/146723168685/captain-america-sam-wilson-falcon-esfp

Sharon Carter ENFP

Sharon is not a woman who accepts things blindly. She asks questions, she digs deeper, she searches for connections. She won’t just blindly march to what Pierce is telling her and the agents to do; she needs to know why. She keeps a lot of secrets and a lot of the things that matter the most to her closely guarded; she never told anyone she was related to Peggy Carter, because of how much that reputation would be to live up to. She fights for what she believes in, regardless of what others expect; she does what’s right, or what she sees as right, in her heart. (Fi). She’s authoritative and quick to issue commands; put in a definitive position as a SHIELD agent and assigned to be in charge of many tasks. (Te tert). She does look to her past and her childhood for inspiration, particularly to Aunt Peggy and the words she grew up with.

Alexander Pierce INFP

Pierce is mostly motivated by his own internal feelings about right and wrong, as warped as that moral compass may be. It’s very important to him that things and people have their own separate identities - he’s introduced correcting the council about the enemy’s political identity. He wants to take care of people and make the world a better place; he believes in this personally because he saw what Nick Fury was willing to do for that protection. He tries to appeal to the Winter Soldier’s internal sense of righteousness, talking about HYDRA’s grand goals. Fi dominant villain. He sees quick connections between things, is very speedy to spot how various things could go wrong and in what way they could connect. He has some symbolic ideas about his plan, but not in an Ni-dominant sense; he doesn’t talk so much about his grand vision, more about how the past influences him in the here and now (Ne/Si). His Te is cold an ruthless, but doesn’t show up that much in his personality; it’s mostly an afterthought, utilized to  control things when they need to be controlled.

Brock Rumlow ISFJ

Rumlow generally follows orders and relays information. He’s obedient to the system and works diligently within it, day by day, to achieve the  goals his bosses have set out. He relays things in great detail and is very specific in all incidents. He acts based on how things have been before. He’s good at emotional manipulating, appealing to Steve’s feelings about Bucky or claiming his attack isn’t personal in order to manipulate Cap into a position of vulnerability. He’s aware enough of consequences to take Steve and the others someplace private in order to avoid killing them in public.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Peter Quill ENTP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/107133607337/guardians-of-the-galaxy-peter-quillstar-lord

Gamora ISTP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112321677020/guardians-of-the-galaxy-gamora-istp

Drax the Destroyer ESTP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112805205720/guardians-of-the-galaxy-drax-estp

Rocket Raccoon ENTJ

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112169635100/guardians-of-the-galaxy-rocket-raccoon-entj

Groot ISFP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112353454564/guardians-of-the-galaxy-groot-isfp

Ronan the Accuser ISTJ

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112898961809/guardians-of-the-galaxy-ronan-istj

Nebula ISTJ

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/112532821037/guardians-of-the-galaxy-nebula-istj

Yondu Udanta ISFP

Yondu is primarily concerned with two things: his reputation among the Ravagers, and his caring for Peter Quill. He does care about Peter, but doesn’t want to admit it because that will make him look weak. He sees his own act of compassion on Quill from years ago - that is, not allowing the Ravagers to eat him - as some kind of great nobility and is enraged that Quill isn’t grateful. He’s very vulnerable to his feelings for Peter and easily manipulated by them (Fi dominant). He reacts to the moment a lot and enjoys adventure, taking chances, and utilizing whatever’s around him right now for the better (Se aux).

AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON

Wanda Maximoff ISFP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/133598214020/the-avengers-age-of-ultron-wanda-maximoff-isfp

Pietro Maximoff ENFP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/134336945843/avengers-age-of-ultron-pietro

Vision INTJ

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/134594006147/avengers-age-of-ultron-vision-intj

Ultron ISFP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/118942309140/avengers-age-of-ultron-spoilers

ANT MAN:

Scott Lang ISTP

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/143584777129/ant-man-scott-lang-istp

Hope Van Dyne INTJ

https://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/post/162086956565/ant-man-hope-van-dyne-intj

Hank Pym  ESFP

Pym is generally a man of action, someone who reacts to the situation at hand and seeks the most direct way out of it. (Se, with tertiary Te thrown in.) He’s motivated a great deal by his inner emotions and fears, and perceptive into those of others. He appeals to Scott’s desire to see his daughter again, to other peoples’ sense of morality, rather than simply trying to logically persuade them - although he’s willing to do that to if emotions don’t work. He puts his love for his daughter above the good of the mission - Hope would be the better person to carry out the heist, but Hank cannot lose her and therefore uses Scott. (Fi aux, Te text). He’s quick to manipulate circumstances in his favor, and has a sense of how things will fall out in the future. However, he doesn’t use Ni all that much; it’s most likely his inferior function, since he isn’t interested in any grand schemes for the future and mostly intent on solving the problem at hand; he rarely speaks in metaphors or discusses how symbolism works into his plans. He just executes them.

Darren Cross ESFJ

Cross is very eager to please others and wants to be applauded and adulated for his accomplishments. He discusses his feelings a lot, out loud, and doesn’t do much to hide who he truly is. He’s mostly an affable villain who enjoys making small talk with/getting to know his opponents. He wants to make people happy and bring in others into his joy, and to support what each member brings to his team (Fe dominant.) He bases most of what he does on the past and the legends he heard when he was younger; he follows what Hank did to create much the same design. (Si auxiliary) He enjoys ideas and new possibilities, and although he’s quite nostalgic and receptive to what he experienced before, he’s also eager to get going on new plans for the future.  (Ne tertiary).

Phase 3 in Progress! Would love to see submissions for QuickTypes (or full on types) of Civil War, Dr Strange, Guardians Vol 2, and Spider-Man Homecoming - and will probably compile any submissions into Part 3/Phase 3. Keep em coming -mysterylover123

#marvel cinematic universe #The Avengers #iron man 3 #thor the dark world #captain america the winter soldier #guardians of the galaxy #avengers: age of ultron #ant man #f: infj #m: entj #m: isfj #m: estp #m: istj #m: infp #f: enfp #m: esfp #infp #isfj #m: entp #f: istp #entj #m: isfp #estp #istj #f: istj #isfp #f: isfp #m: enfp #m: intj #f: intj

[fragmentedshards]

Eira, Chapter One

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A/N: these events took place after Thor: The Dark World. Essentially, none of the events from Ragnarok or any movie after that happened. The goal here is to give all of them a happier ending (in my opinion, that’s the goal of all fanfiction).

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Thor and Jane had been awake for several minutes before Darcy pounded on the door.

“Hey guys?” she called through the door, loudly as usual. “You need to get up and come out here. Thor, your warrior friends are here.”

They had been planning on ignoring Darcy and staying in bed a little bit longer. However, at her last comment, Thor shot up out of bed with an expression of confusion. Jane, still a little drowsy, motioned for him to go ahead and see what was the trouble. She herself fell back on the pillows as he climbed out of bed and headed towards the door.

Thor entered the den of the apartment to find Hogun, Volkstagg, Fandral, and Lady Sif standing with Darcy, Erik, and a very bewildered Ian.

“What brings you here?” Thor asked his friends, somewhat nervous about their reply. Their faces showed everything from rage to grave seriousness.

“Your brother has taken the Allfather’s place on the throne of Asgard,” Fandral announced after several moments. “We need your help.”

Thor stared at them in shock. “Loki?”

“You said your brother was dead!” exclaimed a rather fearful Erik.

“I thought he was dead,” Thor replied, unsure how to feel at the news. “He died in my

arms in Svartalfheim! How can this be?”

Hogun shook his head. “He is the God of Mischief and Lies. Perhaps he is capable of

feigning death?”

Thor ran a hand through his hair in frustration, his head swimming with a thousand different thoughts. “And what is it, exactly, that you want me to do? Sure you can’t be thinking of waging a civil war on Asgard?”

“Certainly not,” Lady Sif quickly confirmed. “Especially not against Loki’s magic. If he is powerful enough to feign death so cleverly, we would not stand a chance.”

“We want you to return to Asgard as our rightful king,” Volkstagg explained. “Thankfully once we discovered Loki’s secret, the guards still remembered him as a traitor and they are currently keeping him in his former prison cell. You can take the throne without a war.”

Jane had, by this time, joined the crowed in the den and gathered what had happened.

“I renounced my claim to the throne, don’t you remember?” Thor reminded them. “I came to Midgard permanently to be with Jane-“

“She can come to Asgard with you,” Lady Sif interrupted. “As can her family here. According to your brother, the Allfather is asleep once more, meaning there is no authority to keep you from bringing mortals to live on Asgard permanently. Futhermore, I expect one of the Vanir or the Light Elves could give your mortals something, some sort of magic, that could solve their mortality.”

Jane raised a skeptical eyebrow at this.

Thor stared at the ground for a moment, then looked up at Jane. “Asgard needs me,” he faltered. “But so do you.”

Jane nodded, pausing to think a moment before declaring, “We will come. I will, at least.” Thor’s face lit up at her words.

“So will we,” Darcy agreed, taking Ian’s hand, an Erik stood up with a nod of confirmation.

Lady Sif straightened up. “Hogun will stay here with you while you gather your belongings - once this matter in Asgard is settled, you can return for the rest - and Fandral, Volkstagg and I will take Thor ahead of you. Be quick.”

Jane, Darcy, Erik and Ian dispersed throughout the apartment, gathering enough belongings as would suffice for a short vacation, but not before Sif, Volkstagg, Fandral and Thor vanished before their eyes in a rush of bright color.

~

Seeing Loki thrown back in his cell tore at Thor’s heart like a thousand claws. This was

his brother, the one who had run with him in the palace halls when they were little boys, the one who had talked their way out of punishment on innumerable occasions... and now here he was, lying sprawled on his back on a cold cell floor, all because of jealousy left unaddressed. Thor’s shoulders physically sagged under the weight of his thoughts.

The guards, who had taken the extra measure of shackling Loki in loose chains to the floor, let Thor enter the cell as soon as he approached. Loki glanced up briefly and twisted his face into an exhausted smirk.

“So, brother, you’ve returned at last,” the fallen prince mumbled wearily. “I knew my reign could only last so long before I was back in your almighty shadow, no matter which form I chose to take. Now it’s back to this royal chamber for me, I suppose? Or perhaps you or one of your infinitely many admirers desires me dead?”

Loki had no sooner uttered this last sentence than he found himself wrapped in Thor’s powerful embrace. Shocked though he was, he maintained his wit as he struggled to breathe. “Death by constricting, is it? Creative, I must say.”

Thor loosened his hold but did not let go. “No one wants you dead, brother, myself least of all,” he exhaled, fighting back tears. “Watching you die on the Bifrost when I could save you was too much, watching you die saving me in Svartalfheim was more than too much. I thought you dead at least twice, why would I kill you or have you killed?”

At this, Loki was silent. Not merely quiet, but silent, as if he had never had a voice at all.

“Mother is dead and Father is asleep again,” Thor continued, “We are the only family the other has. Just stop punishing me for the awful mistakes I made towards you. I never thought of the shadow I cast, I was too dazzled by the sun in which I was basking.”

Loki remained silent and unmoving. Thor broke the embrace and grabbed the prisoner’s shoulders, looking him squarely in the eyes.

“You can say again and again that we are not your family, but what other family have you ever known? The Jotuns from which you descend are no family, merely the beings that produced you. Stop the scheming and the hate and the punishment and come back!” His stiff upper lip was broken, and Thor shed few, but glistening, tears as he implored his brother to forgive him.

Loki studied the Thunder God carefully. One thing he remembered about growing up with Thor: he never, ever shed crocodile tears, which meant that these must be real. Thor grabbed the fallen prince in an embrace once again. Loki blinked once or twice, and his face softened before he hesitantly returned his brother’s embrace.

From outside the cell, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three as well as Erik looked on the scene dumbfounded, while Jane, Darcy, and Ian smiled at the display of reunion before them.

~

“That’s settles it,” Thor affirmed, pacing back and forth across the throne room and

swinging Mjolnir casually from hand to hand. “I’ll take over the throne for now and fix everything in a way that will not make Father suspicious when he awakes; meanwhile, you will reside in Migard indefinitely. I believe the term they use there for what you are doing is ‘finding a life for yourself’.”

Loki nodded, without enthusiasm, at his brother. “You realize,” he interjected, moving to follow his pacing brother. “That, as the God of Mischief and Chaos, it goes directly against my nature not to cause havoc? And that as the God of Lies, it goes yet again directly against my nature not to plot and deceive?”

Thor stopped abruptly and faced Loki. “Do you not remember all the times you used your lies to get us all out of trouble, you and me and Sif and the Warriors? It was not until Father revealed to you that he plucked you from Jotun carnage that you started using your lies this way. And yes, I know I bear the blame for the origin of that.”

“I see your point,” Loki conceded. He turned as if to exit the room but stopped short, pivoting back to face Thor with a small Ah! and holding one index finger in the air. “We seem to have forgotten an important piece of information: the fact that I tried to conquer Midgard. Do you expect them to welcome me?”

At this, Thor motioned Jane into the room - she had been standing silently in the doorway. “There is a town a little ways north of London, called County Keldcaster,” she

explained to Loki. “It’s tiny; not many people know about it who don’t live there themselves. Erik, Darcy and I happen to know someone who lives there now, and the residents don’t connect much with the outside world. They prefer their daily lives not to be tarnished by outside news, and their community is small enough for that mindset to actually work. We think you’ll be safest there, as it is almost certain that nobody there knows about your attack on New York.” She handed him a collection of photographs and and tourist pamphlets depicting County Keldcaster. Before he had time to properly look at the material, she motioned for him to follow Thor and herself out of the throne room and outside to Heimdall, who was preparing to open the Bifrost.

“You may want to use a different name while you are there, too,” Thor suggested.

Loki snorted under his breath. “You don’t say.”

When they reached Heimdall, the gatekeeper of Asgard handed Loki two suitcases, one

for each hand. “Midgardian clothes and some personal items,” he stated curtly, for he - like most Asgardians - distrusted Loki despite Thor’s merciful judgement.

“Good luck, brother,” Thor whispered, bringing his brother into a last bear-like embrace. Loki returned it, furrowing his brow in his efforts to remain partially calloused.

He stepped away from everyone and to the Bifrost, and all in a moment he was surrounded by a flurry of color and shine. Almost just as suddenly he found himself on a small road with forests on either side, next to a street sign that read “Welcome to County Keldcaster.” He looked down at his own body and found himself dressed in Midgardian garb; a black suit, a black shirt, and a black tie. Glancing up beyond the sign, he saw that the road stretched up to a main avenue with shopfronts on either side and colorful houses dotting the hillsides behind. Taking a breath, Loki picked up his suitcases and began walking in that direction.

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