#blame Loki

[erinwantstowrite]

CHAT. i am at

and i'm looking at my outline. we are NOT getting Peter backstory this chapter like I wanted but that just means 1) one chapter longer and 2) chapter 17 is gonna be mostly Peter talking about his life with Dick and vice versa (21 questions round 2)

[lokislittlesigyn]

I did another Very Normal Thing :)

[linsdoods]

I’m nostlagic now

[mobius-m-mobius]

LOKI APPRECIATION WEEK 2023 | for @dailyloki Day 1 : Favorite Loki scene(s) : Loki + looking at Mobius (/Mobius version)

[ineffablelara]

I've been trying to picture Loki confessing to Mobius and I simply can't 😭

I think he'd be traumatized after what happened with silvie and the fear of ruining his friendship with Mobius would get in the way of his desire to confess

Bc he was so honest about his feelings with her, and things couldn't have gone more wrong, now whenever she's near him she's cold and distant, she said he "appeared out of nowhere to ruin her life" in ep 3 and even though he didn't react to that in the scene I'm sure he felt it in his heart

He was honest and now she hates him and pushes him away, making clear there's no space for him in her life, what if he fears opening up to Mobius only for things to get weird between them?

Of course he wouldn't react in the same way she did, but what if things change forever and he loses his best friend, the person he's the most comfortable with in the whole world?

Maybe he tries to confess one day, only for his words to get stuck in his throat, Mobius is looking confused as hell and Loki just decides to pull him closer, give him a hug and maybe a little kiss on the forehead, looking him in the eyes and telling Mobius that he's really grateful to have him in his life, then he leaves and Mobius is a complete mess, unsure what to make of that whole situation

And he never confesses his feelings either, because he doesn't dare hope that Loki reciprocates it, because he's more than happy with staying by his side, spending time with him, sharing all the little moments he can with that beautiful god he calls his friend

And the two dumbasses keep yearning for each other bc they're too scared of being honest about their feelings, Loki's been so hurt before, it makes sense that he'd be more cautious now, but he'd 100% stare lovingly at Mobius while his little human is distracted with something, feeling warm from all the love inside him, and Mobius would do the same with Loki, feeling incredibly lucky to have him in his life

[the-bi-fangirl-biatch]

"Sorry, single dad, gimme a second"

"...Are you still on the market?"

"But wife is long gone and I can't ride two of 'em"

Mobius, I think he gets it, you're single 🤭

[catwouthats]

Reasons Lokius could be canon:

Sylki was probably mainly canon to teach Loki self love. Now he can finally love without hurting others.

It didn’t hurt as much for Loki to stay behind at the TVA this time (bc he has Mobius)

They mentioned Loki is bi in season 1 (and it’s Disney so it might have been for a reason)

Pie Symbolism (It symbolizes comfort, eternity, love) and their little pie date (plus mobius eating Mc-apple pie while staring longingly at Loki)(but tbf, mobius did also pick up sylvie in a pizza pie car in s1)

The close ups during intimate moments

Brad and B-15 called Loki Mobius’ pet (also he acts like his pet. Waiting for his permission to use magic, being compared to cats, literally a collar??, following after him)

They are so smiley around each other :]

They care for each other and check up on each other

Mobius risking his life for Loki

Mobius supports Loki’s mischief

The fact that they both got betrayed by their possible female love interests last season and now are just depending on each other

The contrast between the lokius and sylki shots that now exist in s2

Their little parallels to timeslayer (examples: when Victor and Loki fell, Ravonna ran to Victor and Mobius to Loki literally in the same shot. Timely gave her a cone shaped flower and Mobius gave Loki the paper cone filled with Cracker Jack. Probably more.)

Love is a dagger according to Loki, and Mobius gave him two daggers in s1 (though 1. he wasn’t the only one that had dagger moments with him obviously (though he was the only one to give him two) and 2. they got taken away from Loki immediately (symbolism))

Mobius knows Loki’s whole life like the back of his hand (this annoys the shit out of all his coworkers

Loki comparing himself to how his brother Thor went to Earth and went soft… (because Thor fell in love with a Mortal…) this was right after he defended Mobius…

Loki fixing up his jacket and hair before he sees Mobius/Don again. (He does this with no one else)

Don/Mobius always mentioning how he is now single when talking to Loki (first: “it’s hard being a single dad” than “oh yeah I don’t have a wife anymore so you can take that jet ski”)

Loki wants his friends back (he wants Mobius back)

The way everyone one else is always awkward whenever they are bickering (third wheeling)

Reasons Lokius won’t be canon:

Disney.

The head writers are fucking idiots (when it comes to queerness)

Is coded canon? Disney wouldn’t let it show on screen but… is coding canon?

[izhunny]

Dash magic courtesy of @latent-thoughts

[yourchocolatenachostudent]

[anastablack]

Mobius is like "You are man of action, and I have a more slow, deliberate, cerebral approach," and then is ready to beat Loki out with a wrench or something. So deliberately

[erinwantstowrite]

by the way i have finally been cured of the "i need to rewrite this again"' disease so I'm hoping the next few days i can speed through this chapter like i'm a butter knife cutting through warm butter

[one-real-wrimonkey]

Once again feeling sad that Loki repeatedly insists he’s Odinson in the MCU movies and yet the fandom insist on calling him Laufeyson instead (despite him having literally no connection to Laufey but blood (which he rejects time and again)).

[bougiebutchbitch]

so much lokitty fic and none where he gets taken to the vet, knocked out, and neutered before the Avengers realise who he is smh

[teh-nos]

[optimismbitingmyass]

There is a new guest in the neighbourhood! What could they want?

[crinj-central]

Now that it is confirmed that Loki was framed for Harald's murder and in fact wasn't even present for the act itself, it does beg the question of who the traitor was. It'd only make sense if it's a character that was at the very least name-dropped during this arc, because there wouldn't be the same shocking impact otherwise. And while I do have Jarul on my sus radar now, there are too many factors that wouldn't make sense for him. Because why would Jarul make up a false prophecy about an unborn child?

Hajrudin's Mom (HM) would have plenty of reasons to detest not only Harald, but also Loki. *Especially* Loki, the very manifestation of HM's disgrace and living proof that Harald valued his citizens opinions above HM. The fact that the seeds of spite towards Loki were already planted before his birth is just too strange. Nobody else could possibly have any reason to hate his very conception than the woman who was shunned and replaced, whose lover didn't even stand up for her.

I believe that ever since Harald married Loki's Mom, HM managed to poison her while she was pregnant. She may wasn't allowed to *live* at the castle, but who is to say that she couldn't just keep on visiting, and in fact even pretend to be kind to Loki's Mom? Isn't it so strange how she died one year after his birth, which isn't a long time at all for a giant. And Loki has had his bandages on ever since he was child as well. Personally I believe that his eyes are just very sensitive to light instead of him being outright blind. His helmet is also rather unique because it's the only one that's shaped like a sun hat (trust me, I went back and looked at ALL the helmets in Elbaph). So while his strong genes might have prevented full blindness or worse, he was still born with a disability. He was already born a freak, fitting for the image of an accursed prince.

The following point was brought up by @wyvernslovecake : What the hell was Loki doing in the underworld when he was still a toddler? While it's true that little kids are notorious for going places they really shouldn't, it doesn't really make sense for Baby Loki to go all the way from the royal castle down to the underworld by himself. Did HM kidnap Loki and dump him in the underworld in the hopes that he would meet his end there? If HM really pretended to be friendly, then it would make sense that Baby Loki would trust her easily, even though HM's intentions were anything but pure. But instead of meeting his end there, Loki befriended all those wild beasts whom he still loves to this day, and because he was a small child he unknowingly unleashed them. Or perhaps the beasts were actually just carrying him back up to the sun realm where he belonged? So even though Loki managed to survive easily, it was a welcome puzzle piece for his growing terrible reputation.

Something that also caught my attention is how much emphasis Hajrudin puts on Loki insulting his mother as a child. Why exactly is he still this pressed about what a small child was parroting from his environment? It should be obvious to any adult that Loki was just repeating whatever he heard from his surroundings, so why didn't HM explain it to him that Loki most likely didn't even understand the weight of what he was saying? Unless of course, HM didn't want Hajrudin to form a bond with Loki either. The fact that he was already bullied was just too convenient, so it was just too easy to keep nurturing Hajrudin's hatred. It was so effective that even now as an adult, Hajrudin refuses to think rationally about his brother at all. In fact, this dialogue caught my attention:

Could it be that Loki actually did attempt to reconcile with Hajrudin and be nice to him, but HM managed to foil all of his efforts and make it seem as though Loki was a back-stabber instead? For example, what if Loki tried to make a nice gift for Hajrudin, but HM intercepted it and manipulated it into something awful, making it look like a terrible prank.... which would earn Loki the reputation of a malicious trickster.

Perhaps Loki started to internalise that he really was cursed, and no matter what he did or tried, he'd still get ostracised. It's not too far-fetched to assume that this was the origin of his villain persona or rather, him starting to embrace his reputation and lean into it instead. It'd be less painful to just roll with it and amp it up instead of opposing it and failing to prove his innocence every single time. If even his attempted acts of kindness ended up in disaster, then why should he even try anymore anyway?

So even though HM wasn't able to kill Loki, she sure was able to kill his reputation over time and make sure that he'd become an unacceptable heir to the throne. She made sure that the citizens of Elbaph began to shun the very thing that humiliated her in the first place. But the big question is, did she also cause Harald's death? That I am not 100% sure about or rather if she did, I dont think she was alone. But either way, I believe that she pinned the blame on Loki too. I assume that as Harald's former lover and almost-queen, she most likely knew the exact whereabouts of that legendary fruit. It could be the perfect setup of Loki finding that fruit in a way that made it *look* like he killed his father over it.

But what about the Mosa theory? I actually don't think that HM doing heinous things to Loki excludes the probability that she could be Mosa as well. There are two possibilities that I can see:

1) Over time, she started to feel guilty and regretful for her past actions and the weight of it all was eating away at her. Maybe she descended down to the underworld where Loki was tied up in order to relish in the sight, but instead she saw an incredibly broken person. Someone who didn't actually do anything wrong in his life, and yet he faced such a harsh and undeserved punishment. Perhaps she saw him actually cry for the first time; personally, I believe that he cried a lot in the underworld as a child, so this was nothing new to him. Nobody voluntarily set foot in the underworld anyway, so this was his little safe space where he could let out his real feelings. And maybe this pitiful sight finally snapped HM out of her spiteful vengeance. Maybe she wanted to make it up to him somehow, even though realistically speaking, no amount of acts of kindness could possibly make up for all the pain she inflicted onto Loki. But the very least she could do was place a snow-resistant den den mushi next to him. Of course she was nervous to call him for the first time, what if he'd recognise her voice? What if she'd slip up? But instead, she started to find these conversations calming as well.

2) would have similar beats, except she'd just stay comically evil and was only pretending to be Loki's friend in an act of sadism. While I do appreciate a good angsty drama, I much prefer scenario 1) instead. Because it would tie into the elephant of the room when it comes to the themes of the Elbaph arc: Forgiveness.

Loki forgiving HM, Hajrudin forgiving Loki but instead not forgiving his own mother for what she did. The citizens of Elbaph better ask for Loki's forgiveness too. Forgiveness can be messy and feel undeserved, but also get retracted. It's up to the individual person to decide.