#but YOU are the resident pb + waiting room expert so I shall wait for your stamp of approval!

[lowkeyorloki]

oh HELLO i’ve been summoned???? Pharb anon here and oh my GODDD u listening to waiting room on repeat is the most relatable shit fucking ever . it literally is the type of song to do that to, like when i first discovered it i absolutely did that too it’s addicting. I think it’s something to do with her just saying “KNOW ITS FOR THE BETTER!!!!!!!” over and over at the end after the buildup and how like...desperate and aching and emotional she sounds that makes us go “oh. i need to listen to this 20 times now”. So i’m glad you’re getting the full Experience™️ of discovering that song. (it’s like a little gift too it’s not on one of her albums (where it belongs 🤨) so when you find it it’s like holy shit what is this masterpiece)). anyway. you saying you’re considering having loki listen to her in his chapter has me in absolute shambles are you serious. what an honor to have partially inspired that omg.

I think it would fit so so well too, I feel like the way you describe emotion in your writing is very very real and candid and her lyrics /songs would blend SO well if you decided to mention them in your writing oh my god AND JUST THE EMOTION IN ALL OF HER SONGS.....I AM A GONER THINKING ABOUT LOKI LISTENING TO IT OH MY GOD.............. @:&;9(+%+}£ this ask is so long i’m sorry but in conclusion that would be absolutely perfect. whatever you decide to do will be perfect but yes Loki listening to phoebe would be absolutely perfect. ok the end. much love

YESSSS hello thank you for coming back! YES I actually think Waiting Room will end up being my most streamed song of 2022 because I have already listened to it an insane amount of times. I have a new favorite PB song because of you ✨ and yes the “know it’s for the better” part is really what keeps me hitting replay button. I think you described it best, it’s just very desperate and raw. Incredibly enticing. And omg I read up on the song a bit and apparently Phoebe Bridgers hates it?? So that’s why it’s not on an album. JUSTICE FOR WAITING ROOM but also I totally understand disliking something you’ve made even if other people love it.

ALSO yes I’ve been considering putting some PB in Loki’s chapter but I wasn’t too sure and you’ve inspired/reassured me!! Now I just have to figure out which song, if I name one specifically. I already know how it will pertain to Loki’s inner monologue 😏 Do you have any requests?

As for your 2nd message… I just think this song is actually fairly plausible from Loki’s pov? There are a couple lines that stand out in that regard. I’m going to put this under a read more bc it got a tad long!

If you were a teacher, I would fail your class // Take it over and over, 'til you noticed me

I think Loki is not only totally in love with y/n, but in awe of her as well. Like, he watches you thrive in a class that you’re technically too young to be in, and he sees you take the news that he has a whole child in stride - and then you EMBRACE that. You can keep up with all his literary references and hold any conversation he draws you into. Loki is just constantly amazed and impressed by you. I think he probably feels that if the roles were reversed and he was your student, you wouldn’t notice him that way. Loki feels like your perfect match, and he’s not insecure as your partner, but I’m sure he thinks the circumstances of your relationship starting were very conditional. Like, of course you noticed him. He’s your professor, you spend hours each week watching him. If it was the other way around, and you were the one in front of a classroom and looking over the crowd, Loki isn’t so sure you would have picked him out the way he did you.

Who am I to ask for more, more, more?

Loki continually tells you the guilt he feels over the possibility of making Narvi your responsibility. He feels, to some degree, that he’s robbing you of your youth and ability to be carefree. In a previous chapter, you were talking about your fight with Nat and how Loki helped you through it - so you can help Loki through his issues, too. He responded with something along the lines of “those are problems you should be facing right now, not the stress of being a parent.” First, that hurts now that y/n might be pregnant, huh? BUT I bring it up just to make it clear how conflicted Loki is when it comes to you and his family. This line really emphasizes that for him, I think: who is Loki to ask for more when you’ve already given him so much? Who was he to ask in the first place?

I want to make you drive all night // Just because I said maybe you should come over

I mean I’m taking this literally. Loki loves super far away lol. However, I casual way the second part of this lyric is (‘just because I said…’) reminds me of how Loki IS aware of how much you love him, and how much influence he has over you in that sense. He knows you would come over just because he asked. Loki isn’t insecure in the fact your love for him exists, he’s just insecure because he’s not sure if he deserves it or not.

The whole second verse + the repeated know it’s for the better… I mean it really just hits the nail on the head for what’s going to be happening in a few chapters. That’s all I’ll say for now, but just know those parts of the song are actually pretty relevant.

Finally, for your third message, we are just straight VIBING with our superior music taste!! I gotta say I’m so glad you decided to message me. You’re super cool!! I hope you’re having a nice weekend phoebe anon ☺️