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zingaplanet Β· 5 months
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Ok but how good is it to have the man, the myth, the legend finally back on our screens???
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Owen Wilson, Actor.
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shegeekery Β· 1 month
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Reparenting Loki
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I want to talk about a dynamic in the Loki/Mobius relationship (in the Loki TV-series) that I've seen touched on but not really discussed in depth.
Note to Lokius-lovers: nothing I say here in any way precludes a healthy romantic relationship. They're both consenting adults, after all, and this wasn't a formal therapist-client relationship.
There's a technique in therapy called "reparenting". The idea is that trauma and behaviors caused by bad parenting can be addressed to some extent if the therapist assumes the role of a "good parent".
I think we can all agree that the "All-Father" was crap as an actual father. Odin knew that Loki took after him even more than Thor did, but many of those shared traits were things that he tried to hide from everyone, while Thor better represented the image he wanted to project. The result was a cruel favoritism, which was picked up by Thor and the rest of the Asgardians. Frigga's love and support wasn't enough to counteract that cruelty, particularly in a strongly patriarchal society like Asgard.
Side note (because I'm that kind of geek): there were so many similarities between Odin and Loki (Odin's friend and blood-brother rather than his son) in the old Norse myths that some scholars have suggested that Loki was at one point simply an aspect of Odin. There's also evidence that the stories as they came down to us were manipulated by the Christians who committed them to writing to shoehorn Loki into something more like the Christian Devil.
Anyway, getting back to our guys... Within the context of the TVA, Mobius represented an authority figure to Loki, who had a long history of rebelling against (or betraying) authority for obvious reasons.
I think the first turning point in the relationship for Loki was:
Loki: I am smart!
Mobius: I know. Loki is rarely left speechless, but his only response to Mobius's simple affirmation was a very un-Loki-like "Okay..." He didn't know how to respond because he wasn't used to that kind of thing, particularly from someone who had power over him. It happened again with:
Loki: A villain.
Mobius: That's not how I see it.
The dynamic between these two people throughout Season 1 was like that. Mobius's genuine love (whether you read it as romantic, platonic, fatherly, brotherly, or a mix of any or all of these) for and non-judgmental acceptance of Loki was apparent from the start, but of course Loki's experiences during his very long lifetime made it nearly impossible for him to trust that until Mobius's actions convinced him that it was real. Learning to trust Mobius also allowed Loki to see himself in a new light.
For his part, Mobius consistently modeled what a good father would have been: loving and accepting, yes, but still able to apply "tough love" when that was warranted. Mobius didn't put Loki into the bad-memory loop to punish him because he was angry (though he was angry, or at least a bit hurt and disappointed). He was just trying to force Loki to acknowledge a truth about himself so that they could move forward β€” and it worked!
Mobius's instincts and experience as an actual father to two boys, one reasonably well-behaved and the other a mischievous troublemaker, served him well in this, even if he didn't consciously remember his life on the timeline.
Mobius all but confirmed this when he said:
Mobius: Β I see a scared little boy, shivering in the cold...Β 
It's also significant that when Loki brought this up later, he called it "patronizing", which we usually use to mean "condescending", but can also mean "supporting" and has its root in the Latin word "pater" (father).
I see the hug in episode 1-5 as a sign that the reparenting had taken hold, and that Loki, while not completely healed (it would take a lot more than that!), was at least in a place where he could trust someone, accept love/friendship, and think beyond his own wants and needs.
By Season 2, the relationship between the two men was evolving into one of equals, but even then Loki still occasionally looked to Mobius for guidance. Mobius's approval had become important to him. When Loki witnessed the firm but compassionate way in which Don dealt with two boys who were so like himself and Thor (despite being a stressed-out single dad rather than a god-king with tremendous resources at his disposal), he had to have seen that this was at the core of who Mobius was. Moreover, Loki β€” and any viewers who had similarly survived a traumatic childhood full of emotional abuse and neglect β€” probably guessed that Don himself was a survivor who was determined to see to it that his boys would never have to deal with that. If that was the case, then Mobius didn't just see his own son in Loki. He saw himself and couldn't help but empathize.
Don wasn't perfect. His frustration with his younger son was very evident, but Loki, observing, could see the love that lay under it. He may even have thought of times when Odin was driven to anger by Loki's actions and realized that the anger didn't necessarily mean that Odin didn't really love him. Learning to forgive what can be forgiven is another aspect of recovering from childhood trauma.
It's worth remembering that Mobius knew Loki in much the same way we do. We got to see the things that Loki never let anybody see: the fear, the vulnerability, the pain, the longing, and the sadness. (Doesn't hurt that TH can turn a simple reaction shot into a freakin' soliloquy!) The difference is that, while we only get to see the highlights (and lowlights) of Loki's life, Mobius had access to all of it and he had centuries to study it.
Mobius literally knew Loki better than anyone else in (or out) of the multiverse. How could he not love him? And for Loki, knowing that somebody who knew him that well genuinely cared so much for him (same with Sylvie, who understood him in ways that only another Loki could and vice-versa) had to have shaken him to his core and made him rethink a lot of things. The fact that it was Mobius to whom Loki turned in episode 2.6 when he thought he might have to kill Sylvie shows how much he still looked up to Mobius in many ways.
This was a show about redemption, yes, but also about healing from childhood trauma. They did an amazing job with it.
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lokijiro Β· 4 months
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Frigga getting dressed with the help of a maid as tiny Loki clings to her and Thor destroys her curtains in the background.
(Odin is actually responsible for this. Unbeknownst to Frigga, he has told the boys a story about a monster who lives behind curtains.)
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moodboards-aesthetics Β· 3 months
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Loki & Mobius aka Lokius
Childhood Best Friends AU
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chelshiart Β· 1 month
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in which it is ethically and morally correct to bully a child
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chennqingg Β· 6 months
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summary: to improve your skills as a warrior, you need a good sparring partner who can match your abilities. with no one else to help you, loki offers to help you out by mimicking your appearance & occasionally teasing/flirting with you while you train...
author's note: well, here's the first loki 'smut' πŸ‘€ and first request for the prince & the warrior au! thank you for your request and helping me come up with ideas @ghoose86! i really appreciate your help with the ideas 🀍 i'm not really good at writing smut in general, but i did my best & i hope you all enjoy!
i hope i managed to build in the part where reader realizes/mentions that she's bi, i haven't wrote something like this before, so please do be easy on me. in this time, reader & loki are in their late teens going into their early adulthood, they're between the ages of 18-20 when this takes place.
pairing: loki odinson x fem!warrior!bisexual! reader
warning(s): suggestive, mild/light smut/implied smut at the end πŸ”ž (minors please do not interact! it gets a little steamy, but loki & reader don't go too far or actually do 'it' cause of rules, but regardless minors please do not interact!), making out in public, reader has a crush on sif (one-sided crush), flirting, teasing, mentions of swapping genders, fighting (via training/sparring), some angst, insecurities & self loathing (mostly on reader's part), let me know if i missed any!
loki masterlist β˜… prince and the warrior masterlist
You sighed as you sat in the training grounds courtyard alone, watching the other warriors train. You were hoping that Sif would be able to train with you, but she was already paired up with another warrior.
You honestly admired Sif and her fighting style, she was another female warrior just like you. You watched Sif and the other warrior train together and you couldn't help but stare at Sif's movements.
'What's so bad about women becoming warriors?' You asked yourself in your thoughts. 'If Sif can do it, then I can do it as well. She's one of the most skilled and talented warriors in Asgard. Sif's forms are very defined and sharp...I can't even be as skilled as she is.'
"Do you need someone to train with you?" a smooth, familiar voice asked, interrupting your thoughts.
You turned your head to the direction of the voice and you saw Loki walking toward you. You raised your eyebrow at him as it was unusual to see him come outside to the training grounds.
"What are you doing here?" you returned a question back to him. "I don't usually see you come out here."
Loki chuckled. "I'm just here to visit my best friend, is that a crime? It seems that you need help since Sif can't help you."
You shrugged your shoulders. "You're not much of a fighter, Prince Loki. I don't want to force you to train with me."
Loki smirked as he then snapped his fingers, his seidr enveloping his body as he changed his appearance. You watched him transform himself into a woman, looking very similar to you.
"I don't mind helping you out," Loki offered. "I can mimic your fighting style, if that'll help."
"Okay, prove it to me then," you replied as you turned your full attention to him with your arms crossed against your chest.
Loki then used his seidr to conjure the same weapons you used, an elegant sword with gold accents on the handle with Asgardian patterns gracing the blade of the sword and a silver round shield with the same Asgardian patterns like your sword, the patterns were also graced in the same gold accent like your sword. You couldn't help but flush at him once he looked exactly like you.
"Interesting weapons of choice," Loki complimented before smirking at you again. "You're clearly enamored by Sif, aren't you? I always see the way you look at her and study her movements."
"She's just someone I look up to," you defended yourself. "I do like her as a good friend and mentor, but nothing serious than that. Besides, I probably won't even be good enough for her if I stepped over our friendship. So, are you going to show me how you can mimic my movements?"
Loki chuckled. "Impatient here, aren't we? Very well, I'll show you."
Loki then began to mimic your movements that you often did when you were training alone. You couldn't help but flush at how accurate he was with your moves when he was in a female body that looked exactly like you.
'By the Norns, he is quite skilled at my movements...' You thought to yourself as you continued to watch him. 'I never thought that I would look graceful and refined when I'm training or out in battle.'
"How was that?" Loki interrupted, he was staring at you with a concerned look.
You nodded, immediately coming out from your zoned out state. "Y-Yeah, that's fine."
"Very well, let's begin your training," he spoke, drawing out his weapons (that were technically a replica of yours).
Drawing your weapons out, Loki charged at you first. You lifted up your round shield to block him and push him back, but Loki having plans of his own, leaned his face closer to yours in the process. You blushed at his actions as you managed to push him away with your shield.
"Oh, all shy now, aren't we?" Loki teased as he swung the sword at you.
"No I'm not," you objected, swinging your sword back at him as you two got into a deadlock.
Again, Loki repeated his action of leaning his face closer to yours. You tried to push him back, but he was slightly stronger than you and pushed you back until your back was against the wall. His lips were very close to yours.
He then moved his lips to your ears. "You're turning red, I hope you know that. Can't handle my teasing, can you?"
Deciding to play into his game of teasing, you used your sword that was still against his and pushed him back...rather a little too forcefully. Loki landed on the ground, dropping his replica of your weapons and you got on top of him also dropping your weapons as well. Now, your lips now on his, Loki was shocked by your actions, not thinking that you would play along and kissed you back.
Your hands found his and you two intertwined your fingers together, you then released your lips off of his. "You really think I wouldn't play along, didn't you?" you smirked. Loki let out a chuckle, turning back to his male form. "You aren't really the type to play along, so it is quite surprising to see this side of you." Letting go of your hands, Loki decided to take charge and pulled you back down to kiss you again, this time, a more passionate and heated kiss that made you let out a quiet moan.
Before Loki could continue on and kiss you more deeper and passionately, Sif cleared her throat in a loud manner and you pulled your lips away from Loki's.
"Hey, please save whatever you two are doing private," Sif announced. "The training grounds is meant for people to train, not for a makeout session."
You and Loki exchanged a look with each other before watching Sif and the other warrior leave the training grounds. You looked back at Loki, who was still under you.
"Want to continue our training session later?" You asked as you smirked at him.
Loki exchanged his mischievous smirk right back at you, admiring your swollen, red lips before kissing you again. "Of course. After all, I hope you don't mind giving me a hand with my training session."
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gritsandbrits Β· 25 days
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I love you magical white twinks from terrible 2000s kids movies of a beloved franchise
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pleasetakethis Β· 3 months
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cried AGAIN, What If Season 2 is knocking it out of the PARK!
Kahhori's story is still my favorite, but hot damn this ep is the runner up.
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jujianjes Β· 5 months
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Can we just take a fucking minute to talk about how the Loki Series literally made a massive improvement from being whatever the first season was to being an absolute cinematic masterpiece created in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Everything is in Loki's hands now, literally.
The fate of the MCU is all Loki now.
The way they just gave themselves the best possible way to do whatever shit they want (rebooting the entire MCU, reviving whoever they want, keeping Loki for many more years, etc. etc.) and absolutely get away with it because that's Loki, and whatever power he holds, he's also still the God of Chaos.
Loki, the MCU is yours now.
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sigyn-foxyposts Β· 8 days
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"Chilhood best friends!"
The lokissons are doomed to befriend Thor's family, no matter what! Vali and Thrud are the definition of friends to eventual lovers, cannon! πŸ˜ΌπŸ‘
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lifeinanotherdimension Β· 6 months
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Watched the first episode of Loki season 2 and the scene where X-5 brings up jet skis and Mobius actually thinks for a sec that he’s interested in them so he starts info dumping about them but it turns out he was just making fun of him
That scene….That scene is my villain origin story.
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jennrypan Β· 6 months
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Fascinating how Lokis tag just full of..people talking about his totally not boring and totally fun relationship with Mobius.
Like they are NOT AZIRIPHALE AND CROWLEY. To be them, their relationship would have to be well written ://
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worstloki Β· 2 years
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why does it feel like the mcu is trying so hard to cash in on making villains 'morally grey' because ancient artifacts/beings of power are influencing them (Wanda/the darkhold/Wenwu/the dweller in darkness/Gorr/the necrosword) but is also on-purpose side-stepping the OG Loki who was being affected by the mind stone in Avengers 1
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lokijiro Β· 2 months
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Frigga's guest: Your boys are very well-behaved. They're playing so quietly.
Frigga : :)
Frigga :
Frigga : *goes to investigate what they're doing*
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indirecticn Β· 2 months
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( @mastcrmarksman ) β€œ i don’t really wanna psychoanalyze it.”
"understood."
he leans on his elbows and cups his chin in his palms, long fingers tapping against his cheeks.
tap tap tap
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"...so when did this start exactly? childhood? early teens?"
@mastcrmarksman
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vizhlowkey Β· 1 year
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No because they WOULD be childhood friends.
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