how does loki feel about people playing with his hair?🐍
people have tried.
like it's a conquest: who can get closest to loki? who can catch the prince with his guard down?
the key word is tried.
most don't make it past the initial reach. the flickering look in their eyes that alerts loki to their intent. it's in that same moment where loki decides how much of his effort is worth using—are they a threat, or simply an annoyance?
he knew early on that being touched was hardly about him. it was about who could try and who could succeed.
he wasn’t an open invitation. he wasn’t something to be proven. he did not allow hands on him as evidence of access.
he was a boundary not to be crossed.
so he stopped it. with the surgical efficiency that he held so naturally.
he was cold. clean. definitive.
but now, his hair is longer. kisses his trapezius, curls beautifully at the end.
with time came change.
with change came exception.
with you, it's not a game. you don't reach for him as means to stake a claim; you reach for him like a question. you reach for him like you have all the patience in the world for an answer.
sometimes you don't touch him at all, simply content to share his space.
he decides that means more to him than he expected unknowingly, he decides he prefers it when you do reach for him.
when you touch him, it's like clean air. he realizes, not for the first time, that there's not an audience.
eventually, he leans into it.
he almost never outright asks for your hands on him—mostly, he suggests, trusting that you'll know.
in the quiet of the night, when it's been a long day. you've curled into the corner of your couch, the one that sits in your living room that's been warmed by the glow of candlelight and fireplace. your tea has gone cold, but it still sits on the table next to you. your eyes are heavy, but the book you've been reading still lays in your lap.
he comes in, quiet as a ghost. clears the room in five short steps, dropping to the floor in front of you. it's a soft motion, when he leans against the cushion next to your knee, it's loud.
you react like a habit, your hand drifting and finding the softness of his scalp. your fingers card through his hair, slowly. absentmindedly, like this is how the two of you were always meant to fit together.
loki doesn't tense anymore, doesn't search for reasons of why and what would they want from me. his shoulders slump, and his palm finds your knee.
he makes a quiet quip about the book you're reading, the one you'd stolen from his bookshelf. your hands still, long enough to gently tug on a curl, saying that he'd just left it laying around.
when you start reading again, it's aloud.
soft murmurs, clouded by sleepiness. when you trip up on words that are unfamiliar to you - ancient, not meant to be read by mortals - he corrects you. not unkindly. like a conversation.
To build upon the Loki style Azula series, could you imagine her encountering FireLord!Azula, Sun Warrior!Azula, Dragon!Azula, Modern au!Azula and Grey DeLisle?
Hi, anon!!
Okay but the idea of there being all these Azula's in one space and then there's Grey DeLisle thrown in there are well is hilarious to me 🤣
All these Azula's together would certainly had interesting conversations.
I think Firelord!Azula and modern au!Azula would be the ones most out of place/confused. Firelord!Azula is probably evil and is from a world where the Fire Nation won the war so she would be meeting Azula's that either lost or went on to happier times in there life. She is not jealous at all. Meanwhile, modern au!Azula is so confused about why all these versions of her are dressed up in robes and armor and what war they're talking about. That being said I do think she'd have the more knowledge of the multiverse from tv and movies.
Sun warrior!Azula and dragon!Azula are a bit more okay with canon!Azula arriving because they know her world better than the other two do. Dragon!Azula, I imagine, would be very similar to alligator!loki (in that she's mostly just chilling and lounging around until she needs to bite someone's hand off). Sun warrior!Azula is the calmest in the bunch and would probably explain everything to canon!Azula.
And like I said I think Grey DeLisle would kind of just be off to the side being Grey DeLisle. Though I do think she and modern au!Azula would get along pretty well.
Eddie anons pls fill my inbox I’m sad and anxious and headed back to NZ and I need my fictional bfs for comfort (though I wouldn’t say no to a Halsin, Astarion, Charon, or Loki anon….)
My dearest Sigyn, my queen, my darling, my little one, my clever wife. Words cannot describe how deep my love for you runs. You are my world and my everything. *he cups her cheek* I will shower you in all the gifts and finery you deserve, trust me. But I thought I would start with that which you always say you love. *slowly, gently, he kisses her* Happy birthday, my sweet love.
—Loki
((i'm not crying, you're crying ;w;))
*blushing, smiling at the kind words, and then at the kiss, breath hitching slightly* Loki.. *laughs softly, cheeks still flushed* You never fail to absolutely astound me with how beautiful you are, inside and out. Thank you, my darling - truly. I'm so grateful to have you. My love. My everything. My Loki. *kisses his lips, then rubs noses*
*Raises an eyebrow, examining your face and expression...*
(Curious little thing...what a strange answer.)
Why aren’t they important?
*waves it off* Ah, well, it’s just that, my daydreams are mundane. If I may speak freely, sire, I don’t see how my little fantasies would catch the likes of you. I’m just a boring little mortal in your eyes, I’m sure. You’ve travelled to different realms, fought off unimaginable beasts and have seen the wonders of the world. The most interesting thing I’ve done was... *pauses for a moment to think about it* Well, talk to you. *eyes widen at my bluntness* With all due respect, of course. (He’s probably getting tired of me... I’m such a fool. Now he’d never look twice at me!)
