Loki Blog Now

[the-stars-descend]

“Loki doesn’t love Thor, he hates his guts!” Yo it is only love for Thor that is keeping Loki from ripping bro’s head off for all the stuff he’s said and done.

[the-stars-descend]

No wait, I’m sorry, that’s wrong. Mcu Loki canonically lets people get away will all sorts of stuff, even if he doesn’t like them and they’ve given him no good reason to be nice. I keep forgetting.

It’s just Loki’s general patient and forgiving nature then. Although I’m not wrong, he does love Thor. 

[hiddles-makelovenotwar]

[icyxmischief]

This image crushes me, you know why?

Loki’s face is a mixture of fear and HOPEFULNESS.  Thor has been exhibiting surly disregard ever since their return to Asgard. Now at last, he’s touching Loki, looking DIRECTLY into his FACE, and TAKING HIM SERIOUSLY. Classic “negative attention is preferable to no attention.”  Since Odin conditioned Thor and Loki to be helplessly codependent, in a scenario in which Loki is fated to be thought the “bad” and “losing” half of a dichotomy, Loki has decided in THOR’S CASE ALONE, it is worth being the bad guy to not be forgotten utterly.  Better to be hated than erased, even in a dysfunctional relationship.

Look how goddamn eager his face is. “Yes hit me, rage at me. Anything, I’ve finally got your attention again.”

And not an ounce of that is manipulation. it’s desperation. 

It’s so tragic.  

[mybuckymybuddy-deactivated20200]

I will protect Asgard and all the realms with my last and every breath, but I cannot do so from that chair. Loki, for all his grave imbalance, understood rule as I know I never will.

Tom Hiddleston in ‘Thor: The Dark World’, (2013). Dir. Alan Taylor.

[projectprotectloki]

I. Love. This. Movie.

[chaoticpostcollectionstuff]

I always thought that it would have been the best if Loki and Thor had ruled over Asgard as dual sovereigns. They both have qualities the other hasn’t and would both get what they wanted. Thor could be king and still have some of his freedom, because Loki can take over when he goes to Midgard, and Loki could be king without any ursurping or trouble.

[projectprotectloki]

Again @chaoticpostcollectionstuff, GREAT idea!

LOKI. STILL. DESERVED. BETTER.

[magicmastered]

Yes! It’d be good for both Thor and Loki. Thor could take time off to go to Earth while Loki held things together, and Loki could take a break when he needed to (mental health days and such). And, pre-Thor 1, four people were splitting up the job of ruling Asgard. If just one of them ruled, that’d be a LOT of work on that one. Having them split it makes it easier on both of them.

[alstee]

I… very naively, in hindsight, used to believe that this was the direction the Thor films were going to ultimately take, actually??

That this is what the whole “what makes a good king, what kind of person do I truly want to be” plot for both of them was leading up to?

Loki tries to rule Asgard alone, unsupported, in Thor 1, and it goes awful. Thor, very wisely, realizes by the end of Thor 1 and Thor 2 that he is not ready to rule either.

So I thought that the conclusion/continuation we would get for Thor 3 was them realizing “wait a minute, why are we fighting each other for this position, just because Father said so???” and tell me that the two of them ruling together as equals wouldn’t be the greatest middle finger they could give Odin as payback for basically ruining their relationship with each other by pitting them against each other in a competition for the throne since they were children. (That he only ever intended for Thor to win to begin with!)

If they ever managed to mend their relationship properly and learn to communicate in a healthy way, they would be kickass co-rulers, far better than either of them would be individually.

Thor being a part-time Avengers in particular would be great, because he would be continually exposed to different ideas and see all the many different ways of ruling on the nations of Earth and be able to brainstorm with Loki what would be truly good with Asgard instead of letting it stagnate until it requires being literally destroyed by Ragnarok for a chance at letting its people move forward. (Or heck, that could have happened anyway? They could still lead their people to a new way of life for the Asgardians elsewhere and have it be more satisfying than what we got in IW-Endgame.)

They are both intelligent, determined, insightful individuals, with different strengths that actually complement each other. Both of them were shaping out to be way better people than Odin ever was. I wanted to see more of that in their character arcs.

[friday-im-in-love-with-crowley]

Yeah. It makes sooooo much more sense for them to rule together. It just feels like an obvious direction that they should have gone towards instead of making Thor king.

[friend-from-work]

Immortal Thor, Vol. 1 #2 (2023)

Peak Brodinsons ⚡️🐍⚡️

[worstloki]

Thor would not care for Loki if he was a worm. If he tried he would end up accidentally squishing him somewhere and then cry a puddle of big sadness about it before moving on. He considers how to break the news to their parents and tries to accept the tragic reality that his brother fell to his own hand in some form of mighty battle but he can't actually face the idea of throwing the funeral. A few days later Thor finds out the worm wasn't Loki after all, at which point he promptly pretends nothing happened

[sweet-henrietta-blog]

[mountains-to-move]

I am Lokitty, of Catgard, and I am burdened with glorious purrrpose.

This windowsill pleases me. 

YOU GIVE UP THIS CATNIP DREAM! YOU COME HOME!

AND HE NEVER KNEW THAT HE WAS ADOPTED?!

SCREAMS

I DO WHAT I WANT, THORGI!

[stevenrogered]

[glorioustidalwavedefendor]

Not letting you keep that in the tags

(curtesy of @therese-lokidottir)

[therese-lokidottir]

I would have loved if instead the movies went on and Thor wasin a situation where he realized how screwed he was because he had no one to bail him out.

[paulwyeth-blog]

[ripfic]

The thing about Thor and Loki's relationship that is unfortunately very overlooked is that it isn't equal at all.

And what I mean by that is not even Odin playing favorites and Loki being jealous of how Thor is treated, that's all external issues.

Within the relationship itself, they aren't equal. Loki doesn't get a say in when they are going on adventures. He gets no say in where they are gonna go and what they are gonna do. No say in anything, to be frank. And no right to complain, no right to have opinions or feelings, because the moment he expresses a thought or a feeling that isn't overwhelmingly positive, he gets shushed, told to know his place, etc.

The relationship isn't equal because Thor holds all the power in it, and takes advantage of it frequently.

Thor surrounded himself with people who bully Loki, and if Loki wants to maintain a relationship with him, he has to suck it up and tolerate them. Thor loves dangerous activities and Loki, if he wants to spend time with Thor at all, has to participate in them to. Etc.

Technically speaking, Thor doesn't force Loki to do anything. Except he withdraws from Loki if Loki doesn't act like he wants him to. Except he straight up sides with Loki's bullies if Loki doesn't do as he say or approve of Thor's decisions in their entirety. Except if Loki wants to spend any time with his brother, he has to do it on Thor's terms.

We don't see Loki making any decisions or having any input when it comes to it: Thor decided to go to Jotunheim, then Loki has to too. Loki is unhappy? Dramatic and cowardish of him. And so on and so forth.

Thor misses his relationship with Loki because Loki was truly his shadow with no objections and no feelings of his own. (Because being unhappy if you are Loki is punishable in that family). Loki doesn't miss it nearly as much because it was all him pushing his own discomfort and wishes aside in order to keep the relationship going.

No, seriously, name me one time in the MCU in which the brodinsons don't spend time together the way Thor decides (demands) to. When they don't do what Thor wants to do. One time when Loki had an emotion or thought of his own and Thor didn't immediately react to it in a mean or borderline violent way.

Have Thor ever spent time at the library with Loki? Have Thor ever asked Loki if Loki needs help with anything? (Whenever Thor has a problem, he demands Loki to help fix it, but has Thor ever helped Loki with his troubles? No, he doesn't even consider that Loki might need help with anything).

Of course Thor doesn't do anything when he suspects that Loki might be controlled in NYC. Of course he calls Loki's reasons to be unhappy "imagined slights".

Because their relationship is truly is one of a man and a shadow. A shadow will do as you do, it has no choice but to do so, and when was the last time you even thought of your shadow?

[ripfic]

Oh, we also have to consider that, as far as we know, Loki might've been Thor's best friend, but Thor was Loki's only friend.

If he wanted to spend time with his only friend, he had to suck it up. Because Thor always had yes men around him to spend time with if Loki wasn't "good enough".

[phospholipid-bilayer]

top 1 favourite tragic siblings <3

song's l'amore dice ciao by armando trovajoli

[icyxmischief]

//Let’s please always remember when we make jokes about how Thor is s o affectionate toward Loki and Loki is “so mean” and “cold” and “avoidant” in response, there is a reason why Loki has, in the past ten out of over one thousand fifty years alive, been clinging desperately to any sense of autonomy, or identity, that’s NOT connected to Thor, or to serving Thor’s every whim without question. When you come up for air after being held underwater so long, you kinda wanna keep breathing, no matter how much you loved the water. 

Tl;dr can we just. Not make fun of characters that are models of wanting to establish boundaries and space with their problematic family members, thanks. 

[lokiloveforever-deactivated2021]

This. And, when have we ever seen Thor actually try to be that affectionate toward Loki anyway? Other than grabbing the scruff of Loki’s neck a couple of times, that’s it. Thor isn’t exactly what I’d call affectionate. He can’t even say the words ‘I love you’, apparently, if he thinks “thanks” is the appropriate answer to being told that by his brother.

[loki-freyjason]

I don’t understand why so many fans characterize them this way.  Apart from The Avengers, Loki is always the more affectionate & emotionally open brother.  Especially from the start of TDW onwards, Thor doesn’t seem to care much about Loki at all.  The only times Thor shows love towards Loki is when Loki is dying.  And since Thor is very friendly, open and affectionate towards others in general (not just his friends), the lack of that towards his brother really is obvious.

You could make the argument that he’s trying to shut down his emotions because of hurt & grief, which would be understandable, but we’re not shown that, either.  (A good example of Loki doing that is when he hisses “sentiment” at Thor in The Avengers while stabbing him, yet we’re shown a tear rolling down his cheek.)

[marvelavacado]

This is the exact expression he gave to Thor during the elevator scene: the surprise at hearing something he so desperately needed and the sadness because it’s too late. In this scene, he recognizes that Odin is dying, and in the elevator scene, Thor tells him that he thought the world of him only in the past tense, so there’s acceptance in his gaze but also a wistfulness.

[juliabohemian]

I find it so sad that the people who claim to love him are so lacking in self-awareness. Odin realizes he was a bad father, when it’s too late to be of any use to Loki. Thor continues to think that all the problems between he and his brother are his brother’s fault and his brother’s responsibility to fix. What’s even sadder is that Loki rose to the occasion, meaning he’s given up trying to assert his feelings and has succumbed to the notion that for his relationship with Thor to work, it has to be done on Thor’s terms. 

[aglitterash-blog]

Still wondering at what times did Thor actually “think the world of Loki”? Obviously not in Thor (“Know your place”), Avengers (“Your imagined slights”) or The Dark World (“You betray me I’ll kill you”).

[shine-no-psychopass]

Thor obviously thinks the world of Loki only as long as Loki does what Thor wants.

[worstloki]

to be clear this was the actual scene. and it's comically funny when it's put this way to say Loki was master manipulating Thor about anything

[worstloki]

Loki: too bad there's nothing we can do without defying the king of the realm, our father 😞😓😪

Thor, throwing things around and growling:

[lokiinmediasideblog]

#like it wasn't even Loki's suggestion that they could go against their father and make sure the frosties don't come back#that was all Thor#Loki didn't say anything to put that idea there beyond 'alas if we want to do anything it would be treason'#Thor needed no motivation#he wasn't even waiting for Loki to bring an excuse#Thor did the framework and the convincing#he got the warriors 4 roped in#didn't say anything to convince Loki to come along the guy didn't even agree he just kept going with them#Thor could have at least given him some flattery too#oh but we would be lost on the monstrous realm without you brother! who will light our way?#smh

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LOL

[worstloki]

genuinely convinced if Thor went into any decent battle without Loki with him he would get wiped out T---T

[worstloki]

#thor legit has tunnel vision when it comes to battles #genuinely i reckon it's akin to a beserker rage. the need to win and fell the giant beast or whatever completely takes him over #and he stops paying attention to his surroundings or even how much damage hes taken #guy could have his organs hanging out and not stop until the battles over #which makes him a very powerful warrior but also a huge liability in anything outside an arena fight #as always lokis role is Thor Damage Control

so true and right @thorarms

[ripfic]

Which is also very noticeable when you pay attention to Loki's behavior in pretty much every battle. Jotunheim? He's rushing towards Fandral to help him even tho he got grabbed by a jotunn mere seconds ago. Dark Elves? He's spending half of the battle shielding Jane and pushing her out of danger. Ragnarok? He's the only person who thought about the necessity of getting their people away from Hela, he brought the ship. Even in LS, as much as I despise this show, he watches his surroundings and prevents Sylvie from getting hurt in s1.

Thor never looks out for others during the battle, so Loki has to. Or Thor never looks out for others during the battle because Loki always does.

[therese-lokidottir]

So, I had this scene in mind; Thor is drinking from a mug and talking to someone and they like "something-something Loki" and Thor's like "He adopted" and the other person goes "I know but it turns out he has real brothers" Then Thor's eye twitches a bit and he suddenly crushes the mug in his hand while experiencing a silent, but pure rage.

[loveloki555]

Loki - You said that I am adopted...it seems that I have another brothers....real ones...

Thor has lightning around his arm.

[evilkitten3]

brodinsons writing advice

thor: h-

loki: *spirals*

[worstloki]

#thor “unable to think about things from other people’s perspectives” odinson #vs #loki “unable to keep from jumping to the worst possible conclusion” odinson

[youlackconviction]

[youlackconviction]

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[worstloki]

if a villain that was morally questionable but had views that aligned with my own asked me to join the dark side I would simply say yes

rip to every hero out there that’s trying to solve problems the hard way but i’m different