“I killed Thor.”
The way kid-Loki says that line. My gods, it killed me. You can see by the way he says it, his voice even and flat, that it happened just long ago enough that he’s accepted it. But, you can see by the way his mouth scrunches into a tight line at the end how much it still hurts him. The way his whole face screws up after he’s said it and he immediately turns to keep walking, he’s hiding it... But, those words still taste awful in his mouth.
If I had to guess I would say that it was the “bleaarg! and stabbed [him]” moment that was mentioned in Ragnarok. And I would also wager that the stab, which was intended to be playful, was just slightly in the wrong place just enough that Thor couldn’t be saved.
Remember, that moment happened when they were 8 years old. Kid-Loki looks like he’s around 12-14 years old. That means he’s spent 4-6 years in The Void coming to terms with what he did.
He’s just a little boy.
He’s a little boy who was forcibly stolen from his home, from the body of his brother as he was bleeding out in front of him. He probably fought and screamed and cried like any 8 year old would have. The trauma is unfathomable.
But, now he’s “grown” and has to “hold his own”. He’s just a child but he is forced to grow up so quickly. It’s not fair in any sense.
Thank fuck for Classic Loki.
That poor old man, who just wanted to check on his family, probably had to hold that child as he wept. I give all my thanks to him. He propped that little boy up and kept him fed and healthy and helped him through the worst pain and guilt imaginable. I can’t imagine what would have become of kid-Loki without him.
I’m sorry. I’m babbling. Just...
Thank the gods for Classic Loki.
