It’s come to my attention for the six thousandth time in the past two years that I may never finish any of my works that are longer than a one-shot.
On an unrelated note...
Picture this: Asgardian/FrostGiant!Marinette with, not bioDad!Loki, but bioMom!Loki instead.
A mid-to-late-twenties Tom Dupain, after having left his kinda-bigoted (read the subtext of that one episode fr) father’s bakery tries to start up a bakery for himself or goes to culinary school or something. On his way to a class or to work or the farmers market or whatever, he meets, who else, but a difficult to miss woman in a long, green dress, with long, black hair, a woolen shawl, unrelentingly cold eyes, and a rather peculiar golden hairpiece that gently rests on her forehead.
They lock eyes and he nervously clutches a box of his own pastries to his chest, in a way that makes it open in front of her. She takes it as an invitation and nabs one, eating it in front of him. Long-story-short, it’s passion on first encounter.
They meet up often, and things lead to things and eventually, somehow, it leads to a baby, but Tom doesn’t figure this out, because Loki ghosts him for about a year, until of course he finds a much more masculine Loki, in his kitchen, in full Asgardian garb. More importantly he’s clutching a baby to his chest.
Things get serious as Loki has been away from Asgard for too long and he’s sure that his brother would come looking for him at some point. It’s vital that Marinette can’t fall into Odin’s hands like the rest of his stolen children.
So Loki leaves, though not before spilling his guts out to a very understanding Tom.
Life moves on, eventually, though not without happy little interruptions. A random gift here and there, wrapped in lovely green and gold ribbons, a note of encouragement or well-wishes on what appears to be sheets of golden paper, and the occasional brief moments of watching from not so far away (Loki sends a cheeky little note of approval of Sabine, who takes over as a mother figure).
On top of that, even without Loki’s knowledge, Marinette finds herself often dreaming of an old witch who teaches/trains her in the ways of magic and Asgardian traditions, though they don’t meet in person until Marinette is around 12 and that’s when the first Thor movie takes place, after Loki falls off the bifrost. Freya shows up (magicked herself over) to personally deliver the bad news, though that’s another story.
So Marinette grows up, much like her usual kind self, though quite a bit more mischievous as well as a bit more fluid in the gender spectrum. On top of that, her mastery of magic, illusion and otherwise (thanks to her dear witchy godgrandmother), her design career takes off quicker and more prominently in the story. She also turns her entire class into one massive polycule (Loki would be proud, and when he hears about it, after his return, he doesn’t hesitate to confirm it).
Also, if he returns to Tom, he’s not only welcomed back as Marinette’s parent, but also as a lover as Sabine is totally into it.
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