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#probably hits extra hard because loki's shown no romantic interest in the MCU (in my opinion) so far
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i think fandom missed a big change with not analyzing and looking at mobius and loki's dynamic as a father-son kind of relationship instead of romatically shipping them me thinks
i like the father-son dynamic way more even with the grandmaster because. just imagine you're living your life doing your thing in your unchanging timeless realm of existence and everything is great and then this guy shows up and he's very clearly got no clues on what's going on and looks dodgy so you decide he needs to have an eye kept on but it's a trap because now you're emotionally attached to this flamboyant thousand-year-old who clearly lacked a childhood and has issues he refuses to talk about on purpose and who lights up far too much when you tell him you'd love to hear what he thinks the secret to the drink in his hand is
#like??? i have nothing against the ships im just not seeing anything romantic in the canon interactions#loki has intimate personal moments with thor mainly#the grandmaster is a telepath and mobius has watched a lot of loki's life#these are like. ideal parenting dynamics#let loki be a chaotic gremlin child#while the older immortals can't scold him seriously because he was just having fun and no one important really got hurt#it doesn't help that Thor was being given the throne in Thor 1 and both Thor and Loki weren't exactly mature experienced adult role models#and then you get the whole mischief aspect in and the whole thing would be so much funnier with Loki not wanting to be parented#like.......at what point do you realize that someone is actually caring for or trusts you or values your input and expects nothing back#when does it go from 'i need to manage myself to stay safe in this foreign environment' to 'im allowed to cause problems on purpose'#how long does it take for him to realize healthy familial relationships are a thing#probably hits extra hard because loki's shown no romantic interest in the MCU (in my opinion) so far#but his interactions with family are always so... broken? i guess#thor and loki have their whole heartwrenching fractured-forever-entwined-starcrossed-brothers thing going#he still loves frigga and even odin despite every on-screen piece of dialogue he gets with them being tragic#i fully believe he'd be capable of managing on his own around the TVA and on Sakaar#he doesn't NEED someone to be looking out for him#but he looks like and often IS trouble and he's powerful so making sure he isn't up to something and spending time with him? good#and it's a win-win because loki's useful and make up any excuse and offer a reward he wants and BAM ya got him#low bar for family#and then on the other hand you've got people with experience in the environments who can give tips to navigate it if needed#and you'd think things would get boring with the same stuff over and over but loki's spicy and different and keeps things interesting#i bet it helps that loki's decently self destructive bc you just know loki will do something stupit like offer himself as bait or something#''oh loki's going to be bait that'll be interesting lets see how this-- what if. he gets... hurt.''#''loki don't waste the milk like that'' ''it's not a *waste* it's ragnarok!!!!'' ''don't make me suggest bunking you and B-15 together''#and with the TVA you've got teams of agents plus JUdge renslayer???#there's an entire found family here???????#the Loki show#loki spoilers#loki show spoilers
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