This masterpost covers the three ‘Verse fics collected as a series thus far, plus four additional fanfictions that relate to the Codex version of Loki but aren’t in the ‘verse for whatever weird-ass reason I have in my head.
The ‘Verse series and its satellites are also genfic, lightly AU, heavily canon-flavor. Like its forerunner, it also predicts or predates a lot of current MCU and will absolutely contain spoilers. There are characters from the comics that are introduced MCU-style and do not require comic knowledge to understand. The ‘Verse fics are written with the intent to not contradict the Postscript of the Codex, while trying to be not reliant on having read that arc.
While there is no firm arc, there is a general synopsis for this set:
With the fall of Thanos, the universe remains to be explored. While Loki and the Agents of SHIELD are focused on a new and unknown future with troubles of its own, sometimes the past will also return to haunt them.
All links provided are to Ao3 due to preference, however the entire series and all updates are mirrored on FF.net.
The ‘Verse:
The Lion in Spring
Synopsis:
Recent events have left each Agent of SHIELD in emotional disarray, and Daisy Johnson most of all. So when Coulson asks Loki to reach out and help her, he accepts... but in his own way. A storyteller first and foremost, Loki reveals a story of old Asgard - the embattled start of love between Odin and Frigga.
Notes: Will spoil the end of Season 3 AoS. Is 90% a flashback tale, and also bookends much later with The Shadows of Asgard.
Season of the Witch
Synopsis:
When horror engulfs a small Pennsylvanian town at the edge of abandoned Centralia, the Agents of SHIELD are called to investigate. But when their strangest ally and agent, Loki, fast realizes he knows more about what's going on than he ever wanted to admit, the investigation takes a dark turn into understanding not only the history of the cursed region, but the birth of Chaos itself.
Notes: The fic that induced brain trauma in me. This is the Oct 2016 Codex Halloween fic, but also ended up paralleling AoS’s season 4 events in very strong and strange ways. Bookends with the original Codex fic, A Clear and Present Loki.
Generation of Animals
Synopsis:
A phone call from an unexpected source puts Phil Coulson (along with his unlikeliest friend) on the hunt for a resurrected ghost straight out of the worst nightmares of world history - and on the way, Coulson must remember how to uphold the beliefs of his greatest hero, the currently exiled Captain America.
By punching Nazis.
Lots of Nazis.
Really hard.
Notes: I didn’t handle the 2016 US election very well at first. This was one method of coping. Fortunately, it’s also a pretty rollickin’ story where Loki beats on an awful lot of awful people.
Additional Works:
All Our Dawns
Synopsis:
Young Thor has a problem, a suddenly sickly and withdrawn Loki who won't confide what's troubling him. With nothing else to do but turn to their mother for help, it's up to Frigga to find a way to help Loki walk out of the dark - not only for the sake of his childhood, but his future.
Notes: This short fic predates Generation of Animals and was part of the same coping mechanism - looking for hope in darker times.
Run, Black Rabbit
Synopsis:
A quiet tribute from a trickster to a storyteller.
Notes: A very short fic written on the day I learned author Richard Adams died. Watership Down has an important but understated role in some of the Codex stories, as Loki gradually recognizes both the fragility and strength of littler creatures - and also his own parallels with El-ahrairah, the Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
Black Spot on the Sun
Synopsis:
When Thor and Loki are sent ahead of a war party to warn a village of a coming attack, the young princes discover they're too late and need a new plan. Loki's wits and Thor's steel have to find a way to defend the people long enough for them to survive - but is Loki's solution Asgard's way?
Notes: Another short fic and something of a trial run for the next one. Written in bursts over the course of a long and difficult month, I was proud to be able to finish it on the day the first Thor: Ragnarok trailer dropped.
The Shadows of Asgard
Synopsis:
Trapped by memories of his past and haunting his own present, Loki, the shadow king of Asgard, finds himself hunted by something far more deadly than any ghost. Without allies or any friendly word to help him, he must figure out why he’s not the hunter’s sole target - and what any chance of surviving his stolen throne might have to do with his buried youth.
Notes: Longfic. Now probably the most important non-’Verse fic that really should just be filed in the damn ‘Verse. Bookends with The Lion in Spring.
