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WIP Wednesday

The opening paragraphs of an early part of To Live Anew, today. I have no idea when I’ll get this one out, but I am really keen to continue this series, it’s very comforting to write. ☺️

The eyes that followed him everywhere would certainly take some getting used to.

Inherently adapted as Loki had become to what one might regard as the epitome of solitary confinement, it was rather confronting to have anyone who wasn’t Mobius or his friends so much as glance at him, let alone this relentless discomfort of being eyeballed by at least seventy-five percent of the TVA personnel he encountered merely walking down a corridor.

At least no one had yet dared speak to him, however; that would have been particularly unbearable. Fortunately, he of course had Mobius by his side as they traversed the populated areas of the TVA, and Loki knew that he could count on him to forestall any unwanted — and as far he was concerned, unwarranted — attention that may potentially cause him agitation or distress.

Averting his gaze from the latest culprits, a pair of hunters who were wandering past, Loki instinctively looked to Mobius, who grasped his wrist for a moment in a subtle gesture of support.

Truly, Mobius’ patience and understanding had been nothing short of astounding since his return, even if Loki had freely acknowledged these qualities in him well before his ascension.

“It’s nothing,” he’d assured Loki for the umpteenth time, when earlier that morning he’d again expressed remorse at keeping Mobius from his work, or socialising, or even just a bit of downtime alone. “And trust me, it'll be a good long while before the novelty of spending time with you wears off… if it ever does, which frankly, I don’t really see happening.”

Said with a lopsided smile and a spark of joy in his eyes, Loki was rendered speechless at the sentiment, and had sputtered some dreadfully inept reply before pretending he’d forgotten something in his bedroom.

No-pressure tagging: @kcscribbler , @lokimobius , @in-my-loki-feels , @loki-is-my-kink-awakening , @insomniaflarrow , @thosegayoldmen , @silentxsymphony , @mirilyawrites , @blackbirdofasgard , @distracteddream , @impulsemuppet , @boredintjqueen

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🚨 🚨 NEW FIC DAY!! 🧡💚

A companion piece to my TVA comic fic, LOKI4EVR, please accept this second slice of silly fluff.

Spoilers for TVA comic series by Katharyn Blair.

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Lokius Week 2025: AO3 collection

Hello everyone! It’s now been a week since the final day of Lokius Week 2025. Since the start of the event, we’ve had over 60+ works added to the AO3 collection! Thank you all so much for participating and making the event such a success. 💚

The AO3 collection will be kept open until July 30th for any late uploads!

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Don't miss out on all the amazing work posted!

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Thank you again to everyone that took part in the week! You’re all wonderful 🧡

[elodiah]

(Not) Seven Sentence Sunday

I'll be offline for a week for IRL stuff, so I didn't bother to track down precisely 7 sentences, have a few extra 'til I come back. Snippet from that clothing-themed @lokiusweek 5+1 that did not get finished in time. Soon, I hope.

Tagged this week by @elodiah @loki-is-my-kink-awakening @lokimobius and @mobiusismycomfortcharacter.

A few moments later, the derelict prince in question squeak-clumps around the corner, looking hilariously like a wet cat skulking into the safety of an awning. Despite his protests, the hoodie seems to have been gratefully accepted as a source of warmth, as it is zipped all the way up and the hood raised. "This footwear is abominable," Loki informs him in his snootiest tone. "Uh-huh." "They are lined with artificial furs." "Sure are." "They have no fastenings!" "Not a one. They're called loafers, I think." "An equally ridiculous appellation." Loki removes one hand from the hoodie pocket to gesture at his feet. "You cannot expect me to believe the TVA dispensed these as standard uniform issue."

No pressure passing a few tags on to @insomniaflarrow @in-my-loki-feels @agent-birdnoises @thosegayoldmen @impulsemuppet

@tealdropsworld @justabigoldnerd @thewildballyntynesgrow @boredintjqueen and @distracteddream.

[elodiah]

Seven Sentence Sunday

A rather banal offering today from a WIP I haven’t touched in an embarrassingly long time, but I hope to rectify that soon!

Fuelled by the buzz of the liquor they’d shared, he was compelled to speak up with an unfounded urgency, desperate to preclude any action that may follow such consideration.

“Stay with me,” Loki insisted in scarcely more than a whisper, then realised how that might be interpreted. “I- I mean, would you please? Consider staying here for the night?”

“I was gonna ask if I could,” Mobius admitted a little sheepishly. “Not- not that I would ever presume, but it’s just, with everything that happened, I kinda feel like I- I need…”

He trailed off, almost helplessly, but Loki gave a gentle shake of his head, implying words were unnecessary.

No-pressure tagging: @kcscribbler , @lokimobius , @in-my-loki-feels , @loki-is-my-kink-awakening , @insomniaflarrow , @thosegayoldmen , @silentxsymphony , @mirilyawrites , @blackbirdofasgard , @distracteddream , @impulsemuppet t , @boredintjqueen

[elodiah]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by @elodiah @insomniaflarrow and @lokimobius.

I really have been writing, though not in the last week. RL is just conspiring against me right now and I've basically been offline for 10 days.

But I'm getting closer to finishing my decidedly Gen 5&1 that didn't make the @lokiusweek deadline, as well as a couple of these inbox prompts, I swear.

Offering proof of the latter, a bit longer since I'll probably disappear again for another 10 days.

"A few, scattered encounters more coincidental than intentional. Primarily in early-Time branches, when He Who Remains was disrupting the flow of the former Sacred Timeline in an attempt to locate more variants of me." Loki sighs. "But not like this. Never like this." Mobius rests his chin lightly atop Loki's head, and they're quiet for a few seconds, letting that information settle, a discordant note in this slow song they've been writing. "I still don't know if I find it more distressing or comforting," Loki admits after a moment, barely audible. "To realize this - that we -" "That it was our one chance, and we blew it?" Mobius supplies, with a tinge of dark humor. A rasp of a laugh. "Rather." "Yeah, I don't like that idea either." Still silent, Mobius' arm tightens a bit around him. "We really didn't even, I dunno, run into each other? Anywhere in the branches? The TVA was the only commonality responsible, for us meeting?" "Apparently." Loki sighs, the words heavy with the return of exhaustion, this the emotional kind. "I wish I could say that I loved you in every timeline…but that is not, apparently, a fixed point; rather, a singular nexus event. My temporal destiny may no longer be that of a supporting role or a trickster, but even in the best of cases, personal happiness is rarely a priority. And —" Mobius can tell the exact nanosecond Loki realizes what he's actually said. The silence that follows his jaw snapping shut is deafening. Tension suddenly coils tight as a wire spring in the muscles under Mobius' arm. Mobius isn't quite sure if he's still breathing, and that makes two of them.

No-pressure tags, @in-my-loki-feels @loki-is-my-kink-awakening @asoeiki @mobiusismycomfortcharacter @justabigoldnerd

@thewildballyntynesgrow @tealdropsworld @agent-birdnoises @silentxsymphony @boredintjqueen

@thosegayoldmen @impulsemuppet @blackbirdofasgard @mirilyawrites @distracteddream Whatcha workin' on?

[elodiah]

WIP Wednesday

Now that Lokius Week is over (sniff!), I'm afraid I'm back to posting my silly snippets, because like I've said before, they help keep me on task and motivated.

Something a little racier than my usual stuff today, a silly lil thing I started working on yesterday.

The warmth of Mobius’ touch through his shirt was so heightened by this frighteningly debilitating desire that had begun roiling within, it might as well have been searing a line across his back.   “Gods, you’re shaking,” Mobius continued hushedly, though clearly alarmed, “Go outside and get some air.”  The worried urgency he was failing to conceal did nothing to detract from the acute effects of the puff of his breath ghosting over the side of Loki’s face. Legs fast becoming gelatinous as physical sensation became entangled with tempestuous emotion, he braced himself enough to manage a short nod both to Mobius and their subject, stepping back and turning away before marching briskly for the main entrance, desperate to retreat as soon as possible. The cold night air was a balm for his pinkened skin the moment he burst out into the street, and as he slumped back against the exterior wall of the establishment, he took great gulps of it into his lungs like one who’d narrowly escaped asphyxiation.  Norns, what was that?? he demanded of himself, but of course, it was purely rhetorical. Loki knew what that was. And he needed no more supporting evidence than the whirling of his mind, the pounding in his chest, and the… the molten heat coursing through other parts of him. Godsdamn it, I really, really don’t need this, he whined to himself helplessly. But that was patently untrue.

No-pressure tags as per usual for: @kcscribbler , @lokimobius , @in-my-loki-feels , @loki-is-my-kink-awakening , @insomniaflarrow , @thosegayoldmen , @silentxsymphony , @mirilyawrites , @blackbirdofasgard , @distracteddream , @impulsemuppet , @boredintjqueen

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More Lokius moments

Handshake 3.0

They say third time's a charm, but this broke me. The Goodbyes track, Loki initiating the handshake, and staring at their hand knowing they're losing the one person in the world they want by their side forever. Sobbing my heart out.

Mobius between the horns

He really is forever on Loki's mind.

Jealous Mobius

"Swooning" and "how do you spell it?" and "it's breaking my reality". Man had planned their wedding already.

Pruned

I'll never forget how devastated Loki looked at seeing Mobius disintegrate. A theme that continued over and over.

Plus, the track Pruned being a blend of Loki and Mobius' themes and I 🥺

Cracker Jack

"You haven’t seen you got some Cracker Jack on your chin." Loki had definitely considered wiping that sticky corn off his chin for him, maybe lingering and staring at those lips.

Bike ride

Just like Mobius took little persuasion to take Loki to Pomeii, all it took for Loki to get on the bike is a little tilt of Mobius' head. They are so gone for each other.

Thorjane parallels

Loki admitting someone (cough, Mobius) made them soft and then to have Mobius stand all alone like Jane did at the end of Thor 1. I could scream forever about it.

Rom com search for Mobius

Going back to all the places they've been together, trying to find Mobius after realising he's the one they can trust.

"Let time pass"

Loki focusing in on Mobius, the green and gold shining over him while he talks to Sylvie, his words echoing to Loki in Yggdrasil at the end. Sobbing for a thousand hours.

Bonus: "It's got your shape to it"

Mobius is a Loki expert after all, he'd know their shape anywhere. 🤭 And bickering Lokius, my beloved.

Free day | @lokiusweek day 7

[elodiah]

That's a wrap on Lokius Week 2025!

Thank you so much to everyone that took part! It's been such a joy to see everyone's posts and creations!

This event was created because I wanted to spread the love for Lokius and see more positivity in the fandom. I hope that I achieved my goal.

The week may be over, but that doesn't mean you have to stop posting!

Were you busy during the week and didn't have time to take part? Why not take a look at the prompts and post something now! Posting late is absolutely allowed if it means more Lokius!!

Still haven't finished that fic you're working on? Don't worry! The AO3 collection will be kept open until the end of the month if you'd like to add your work there later.

You can keep the love going by interacting with others' posts! E.g., liking, commenting, kudosing, reblogging, sharing, etc. helps keep the fandom alive! If you liked someone's post, let them know!

If you'd like to see more Lokius Week posts that aren't on Tumblr, go to our Twitter & BlueSky accounts and have a look at all the amazing memes, video edits, art, fic and more that people shared!

There are still posts from the week in our queue, and I'm going to be looking through the #LokiusWeek2025 tag for the rest of the month and queuing any late posts. So, if you'd like to be reblogged, please use the hashtag and tag us @lokiusweek.

If you enjoyed this event, and want more prompts to fill, may I interest you in the Lokius Kinkmeme. Please be aware that some of these prompts are explicit/NSFW.

Once again, THANK YOU for making the week so enjoyable. We have such a wonderful, talented fandom, and I adore sharing the same online space as you.

Sending you all lots of love,

@lokimobius (event organiser)

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lokius week day 3: Archives <3

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@lokiusweek 2025 | DAY 5: PRAISE

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you have 90 minutes to complete.

@lokiusweek 2025 - Day 6/Extra Prompts: What Might Have Been (in/sp)

[elodiah]

The Confession: A Line Breakdown

Day 6: S2 EP5

Prompt: N/A

The iconic "rom-com" episode! All throughout the first four episodes of the second season, I was strictly holding myself back from becoming attached to these two. There were so many insane moments that I could hardly believe were canon, but I dismissed it all as unintentional writing choices and "queerbaiting" because I refused to believe the writers (for the MCU!!!) would commit to their relationship all the way through. At least, not without giving way to a more "serious" straight relationship or disrupting it with some overt "bro" jokes that wouldn't take them seriously.

Yet this episode manages to bring some excellent humor into their relationship (through some alternate-self shenanigans) with moments that take their relationship seriously. But what impacted me the most was one single line that defined the significance of their bond.

Back in S2EP1, Loki timeslips before he can tell Mobius what he believes are his final words to him. As soon as that moment happened, I knew the writers were going to pull a "Chekhov's gun" with this confession, and bring it up in a significant place later in the season. So when Loki finally said "You saved my life when I first arrived. You saw something in me that I hadn’t seen in myself." in EP5, I immediately knew that was what he wanted to tell him. So, let's break down the significance of this line and the tragedy of his Mobius not hearing those words.

"You saved my life when I first arrived."

The first thing that comes to my mind in hearing this sentence was Mobius interrupting Loki's trial and preventing him from pruning in the very first episode. At the time, both thought pruning would result in an instant, permanent death there was no chance of coming back from. But of course, as of now Loki knows that he could have survived in the Void himself for some time. What he seems to be pointing at here is more of a figurative saving rather than a literal one.

The Void in S1EP5 was full of Loki variants that continuously backstabbed and sabotaged one another for power. Even in a wasteland with no people to rule, their definitions of "glorious purpose" was severely misconstrued and self-destructive. When our Loki arrives there, he's clearly very embarrassed over their actions, and has a small moment of self-reflection. He recognizes that this is what everyone else saw in him on the timeline; just a malicious and egotistical fool who often secured his own downfall. But rather than being offended or close-minded about it, you can tell that he acknowledges he was once like them.

If Loki had been immediately pruned upon arrival at the TVA, he would have acted just as simplistically as the others, or worse, met an unfortunate fate due to betrayal. It was meeting Mobius that gave him an opportunity to listen to someone who pointed out all his flaws and shortcomings, but without judgement. In turn, this helped him distinguish between the limitations of his initial purpose, but not of his character.

"You saw something in me that I hadn’t seen in myself."

And this idea perfectly coincides with his second line. What strikes me the most in this is that Loki doesn't say "that others didn't see in me" or "something that I didn't think was possible" but rather, a part of himself he didn't even believe existed. After years of being raised in an environment that saw everything from his powers to his status as inferior, it changed the way he saw his own nature. That he was born without the capacity for selflessness, benevolence, or even love.

This completely recontextualises his entire character, not only in the series but in the entire MCU. He never had that opportunity to truly believe he could selflessly care the way that many others did. So when he arrives at the TVA right after Avengers 2012, at one of the lowest points in his life, he's very hesitant to the idea of trust or friendship. Yet Mobius manages to defy all the expectations Loki had of himself, revealing the very human heart underneath his godly facade.

That last line then, is a huge revelation both on Loki's behalf and their relationship as a whole. Mobius had never seen Loki as merely a subject or experiment, but always as a multifaceted being. It was a genuine connection, a truth that saved Loki from himself. Something that had forever left an impact on his identity. And now, the prospect of spending the rest of his newfound life with this person was rapidly slipping from his fingers. Without Mobius, where did he belong?

But something that Loki might never know for sure was how much that statement also rang true on his partner's behalf. Because I can almost guarantee that Mobius would have said the same if he had heard those words.

In the TVA, he had no sense of identity outside of their established "glorious purpose" to protect the sacred timeline. He was a man with dreams and ambitions (no matter how frivolous) that could never be achieved. When Loki crash-landed into his life, he was probably just expecting an opportunity to learn from someone he was fascinated by. In turn, he hoped to at least give closure to this Loki variant outside of the fate he was assigned.

But almost instantaneously, that spark of rebellion in him turned into a flame. For the first time Mobius was pushed way outside his comfort zone by someone who exemplified mischief and chaos. Loki brought him a new perspective on things, and consequently, he risked his own neck (and skin) for someone he didn't owe anything to. It was done out of care for someone the TVA told him he should have zero attachments for. Loki saved him from a lifetime of servitude, and as a result, freed the universes for all time. It was because of him, that Mobius could decide his own future for himself. Both of these characters shaped one another throughout the series. Always following, always chasing, always changing each other like an ouroboros.

Nothing emphasizes Loki's confession more than the last scene of the series. We see that these two are still drawn to one another despite entire realities separating them. It was their own care for one another that ultimately distanced them for eternity. The desire to be together—not for the TVA or a life on the timelines—is never fully uncovered until after they part ways for the last time.

A confession left forever unspoken.

[elodiah]

Lokius Week 2025

Day Seven

My final contribution for the “free day” of Lokius Week is filling one of the additional prompts, “I thought I’d lost you.” No surprises that I latched right onto the angsty one, lol.

Thank you so much for everyone’s support, both of my silliness and of the event, and a HUGE thanks to the organiser of @lokiusweek, it’s been a blast, and you’re amazing! 💚🧡

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66546475

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S2E5 Lokius moments

Searching for Mobius 3.0

They're always chasing one another. In a loop of their own, running on that Möbius strip, round and round. And Loki is more desperate to find him each time. It's what drives them.

Meet cute 2.0

Single dad was looking for a new romance and Loki could've easily become step parent to two boys if they chose to stay here. But they wanted Mobius. 😢

Fit check 2.0

"Got to be well presented if you're gonna sell this big idea." Sure, Tom, no other reason. 🤭

Tongue tied

“Oh, no, ha ha, no, no, I was, um, I was actually on my way to the, uh, and I... I happened to see you, so I just, I, well, I... I thought I’d just come and say that I’m sorry I... I couldn’t stick around back there, I was, um, I was in a bit of a time crunch.”

Loki losing the ability to form a coherent sentence when talking to their crush is sheer perfection.

Loki's confession

"You saved my life when I first arrived. You saw something in me that I hadn’t seen in myself." I just wish Mobius heard this.

"I want to save Mobius the TVA"

TVA as a romantic metaphor 3000. Loki really can't admit their feelings for Mobius, even to a variant of themself. But they know. Sylvie knows.

"You're fine without me it"

Loki is so crushed here. They want Mobius back so badly, but in this moment, they think they're being selfish for wanting Mobius.

It's all falling apart

How many times does Loki need to lose the man they love? Despite the fact Don is not yet Mobius, he looks like him and it hurts Loki all over again to lose him.

"It's about who"

Forever feral how they made Loki realise that the key to their timeslipping is the people they love while staring at someone who looks like Mobius. That's so peak after all the times Loki shouts Mobius' name while timeslipping.

Bonus: Don "Drop everything for this handsome stranger" Donaldson

I know we don't know Don's surname, but I adore calling him Don Donald Donaldson to mirror Mobius M Mobius. 🫠

Anyway, the point is Mobius/Don will always drop everything for Loki. It's instinctual.

S2E5 | @lokiusweek day 6

[elodiah]

Lokius Week Day 6

S2 E5 - Science/Fiction

Elo’s Fave Moment/s:

“Oh no [awkward laugh] no no… I was um… I was actually on my way to… er… the, uh… and I- I happened to see you, so I just, I well I- I thought I’d just come and say that I’m sorry I- I… couldn’t stick around back there, I was, um… I was in a bit of a time crunch.”

NEED I SAY MORE???

I transcribed the above for the wonderful @lokimobius when she was making her amazing gifset of this scene (two of which are the first couple of gifs below), and in having to listen to it over and over to make sure I got it exactly right, I almost cringed my face off.

Loki, you’re a bloody idiot. /fond

Special mentions go to Loki’s fit check just prior to this, “you saved my life when I first arrived… you saw something in me that I hadn’t seen in myself” just after, Loki yelling “Mobius” a bunch of times he timeslips, ‘slipping to places related to Mobius, mentioning Mobius' name every three seconds to Sylvie in the bar (who was trying SO HARD to get him to confess, but settled for "I want my friends back"), *Loki staring at Don for 3 hours* then: “it’s about who”, everybody wants a new romance lyric playing over Don making sure Loki knows he’s available, “it’s more about what I wanted” *turns to make sad doe-eyes at Don*…

Okay look, pretty much everything.

@lokiusweek

[elodiah]

Would you do this one for Lokius??: 🫂 Waking up clinging to the other

Lokius Week 2025

Day Six

Nothing but sappy sweetness today, with just a hint of angst, filling the prompts “S2 E5”, “Dreams” and “Hurt/comfort”.

Also a bed-sharing prompt fill, as above. ☺️

Cuddles abound!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66510139

@lokiusweek