#and fiasco is the main one uwu

[fox-guardian]

YOOO do you have a fursona yet . fun to see you on the furry grind

YES their name is Fiasco and i don't have any like. more plain recent drawings of them so have. little guy <3

[ID: A digital drawing of Fiasco as a feral. They are a brightly colored fox with tentacle horns and a tentacle tail. Their fur is orange with a green underbelly and paw pads, and their lower limbs, tail, and tips of their ears are purple. The tentacle horns are green and the underside of the fluffy tail is a green tentacle with suckers. They have purple eyes with pale green sclera, purple hair that's swept back, and stretched ears with big purple horseshoe rings hanging from them. end ID]

[randomnameless]

Is the whole "Matthias sacrificed himself to save his friends and family because Faerghus' toxic culture of chivalry brainwashed him and that was a bad, stupid and pitiable thing for him to do, but when someone on our or Adrestia's side does the exact same thing it's a good, brave and praise-worthy thing to do" fiasco the most flagrant example of hypocrisy in the Fódlan games?

That's one of the main issues I have with those games, are they so badly written, or are they written in a way that showcases the protags (Adrestia/Leicester) as hypocrites?

Is this on purpose, or not?

Imo the biggest offender would be the Rhea BaD scene where, after a trial (but uwu no fair trial because Rhea doesn't respect article 6 or the ECHR :'( ), the game has the nerve to give you students/people reacting strongly to an execution, of people who tried to kill them (and killed other no name no face students).

But during Map 2.1 or 2.2., or hell, even in every FE game, you kill red units who are trying to kill you.

And even out of the battlefield, when Supreme Leader behead a defeated and on his knees Dimitri, Bernie isn't wondering if she does something "bad" Supreme Leader might execute her! Hell, Ingrid who seemed to have doubts about the "punishment" the peeps from the Western Church got, isn't saying a thing when Billy beheads Randolph or when Flèche is terminated after trying to kill Dimitri and successfully killing Rodrigue.

Raphael thinks those "guys who got caught" got the axe and it was brutal, but I don't remember him saying anything similar when the army bissects Supreme Leader after defeating her.

Tl;Dr : Rhea BaD > Church BaD > Kingdom BaD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ionius was a weak ruler

[raiivn]

The one and (hopefully) only Nijisanji-related post I'll write. Inspired by getting Yugo's Queen of Hearts cover AND Zaion/Maririn's Identity covers back to back in my playlist.

Right now, Nijisanji's digging a grave for themselves.

Yugo's graduation was COMPLETELY unexpected. It seems like only the man himself knew, as the rest of Noctyx's tweets on it showed either well-feigned confusion and shock or... you know. They genuinely had no idea this would happen.

Yugo got terminated. He did not 'peacefully graduate'. He got practically fired. And Anycolor sure as hell knew what they were doing by disclosing Zaion's terms of graduation now.

Anycolor INC did not disclose the reason of Yugo's termination. A lot of people right now are saying that clearly U-san (Yugo's liver) left on better terms with NIJI corpo as a whole than Sayu (Zaion's liver), but you have to realize.

Yugo may not have done anything too bad. It may just be a conflict of interest, or woeful misalignment, or whatever. It's not for us to know or care, apparently. They may not have done anything too bad, but what they did clearly stacked up against themself. They still, clearly, did something bad to get fired.

Zaion, however, is a different case. She got fired and practically leaked on nyfco for the termination (and probably for reasonable cause, as I was shocked by seeing her entire list of offences). She had over 10 reasons on that list, with an 'and more!' solidifying it. Now, I agree that all of it was Sayu's fault. She should've known better. She's with an audience of fucking weirdos, but she has NO RIGHT to speak about sensitive topics in such a lighthearted manner. People played it off as dark humour, but there is a difference between toeing the line and leaping over it entirely.

Additionally, her genmates had multiple talks with her. My main problem with Anycolor here is:

Why did they hire her, even with the background checks and all?

Why did they give her multiple chances, even when others protested and told them not to? (Others meaning the fans, btw)

What has their quality of livers gone down to?? People bash on Hex and Zaion for their "aha uwu quirks", Koto's a NEET and the girls are both Japanese, Ver is an obsessive nerd, etc. The only one not surrounded by controversy in XSOLEIL is Doppio (just barely, because apparently he did nsfw shit with his pl?).

I think that, honestly, if Niji had cut this off in the start, none of the Zaion leaks and drama would've happened. Obviously they did a bit better with Yugo, because even if they were terminated--other livers are still in contact with him. They still respect him.

And, as of right now, it doesn't look like either the audience or the livers can respect Zaion (and, as a result, Niji) for the complete fiasco this caused.

If I'm being honest? I think Hex may need to get terminated for his actions as well. While I understand and appreciate him coming out as a survivor of SA and saying that it was a really shitty move for Sayu to make, his past actions kinda... ya know. Make him seem a bit worse in XSOLEIL as well.

If needed, I'll create a pt 2 with his actions.

[lucywrites02]

27. “I’m cold” - “Here, have my jacket”

Main Masterlist | Flufftober masterlist

A/N: I'm back uwu Here's one of the missing flufftober prompts :3

Pairing: he/they Loki x gn! Reader

Word count: 289

Loki Tag list: @twhiddlestonsstuff @dreamingyouth @xladyxfatex @castiels-majestic-wings @lokistan  @cozy-the-overlord ​ @whatafuckingdumbass   @electroma89 ​ @dpaccione @gaitwae @poetic-fiasco @lokitrashfan @weirdfangirl2416 @rorybutnotgilmore @the-emo-asgardian @wolfish-trickster @serpentargo @darkacademicfrom2021 @imnotrevealingmyname @nyx2021 @theaudacitytowrite @high-functioning-lokipath @i-beg-your-pardon-laufeyson @funsized-mimi @aliiiyyaaah @handmaiden-of-mischief @bouffantofdoom @mischief-siriusly-managed @selfship-mishaps @kozkalovesloki @sarahpaq08 @lostgreekgod @thewindandthewolves @agentkinghorn

You closed the balcony door with a sigh and then ungracefully threw yourself at the small bench in the corner. You really wanted to go home because the party had been boring, but Natasha- who was supposed to be your driver- was nowhere to be found. 

You shivered when the cold wind hit the back of your neck and cursed yourself for not bringing your coat with you. To be honest you would rather sit on the balcony, freezing than go back to this chaos of a party.

“I see that this hiding spot is occupied.” A familiar voice greeted you and you couldn’t help, but smile for the first time this evening. 

“There’s plenty of space for the two of us.” You said and patted the spot right next to you. Loki was happy to obey your little request and sat down. Neither of you knew what to say, but the silence wasn’t awkward at all. It was nice actually. 

Everything was so peaceful and quiet- except for the music coming from the inside of the building. You felt the wind on your skin again and hugged your chest to warm yourself up.

“Are you okay?” The god asked, looking down at your shaking body.

“Yes, I’m just cold.” You explained, moving your hands up and down your arms for some friction. 

“Here,” Loki stood up and took off their long coat. “Have my jacket.” The trickster put it on your shoulders before you could protest

“Aren’t you gonna be cold?” You opened the jacket like a blanket and hugged your friend, embracing the both of you in the warmth of his own coat. 

Loki didn’t have a heart to tell you that Jotuns don’t mind the cold.

[muzothecat]

Dont wanna interact directly with the op so i'll just subtweet like a lowly human

I dont see Momota and Ouma as rivals and i dont think they were meant to be rivals either so criticizing them for being a bad rivalry doesnt make much sense to me

Their goals are different and I'd argue their initial antagonism is more about what they represent than who they are as individual (until it gets really personal in ch 4)

If Ouma supposedly figured him out since the beginning he wouldnt have said he was 'not boring', proving he's actually someone who goes beyond his expectations. He's actually thrown off by him a lot of times bc of how fundamentally different and seemingly baseless his way of thinking is

Now Momota, because he had a problem with Ouma's behaviour, tried to get him to change it or at least explain himself, and didnt ignore him

Until the fake mastermind reveal i think Momota saw him as just a classmate, annoying and who causes trouble for no reason, but still a classmate. So it wasnt as if he never treated him as human or something. And idk what more you need than him choosing to go along with Ouma's plan as proof of him recognizing his feelings and will, this is about actions not words.

My main point of disagreement is about Momota's comment on Ouma's last word's and how that supposedly throws away their development, i think it's the complete opposite.

Like i said earlier it's about actions not words. The lenghts he went to for the plan is already enough proof of his desire to end the game, what he says or not wont change that. Regardless of if they're true or not, he didnt say these words for himself, he said them for Momota, thinking it would be easier for him to follow the plan of a person who said that. So Momota's right in saying that it was to convince him imo.

Momota is good at giving others what they need to hear I think, like he did with Saihara and Harukawa at the end of the trial. And I think this comment was not something he said for the others but for Ouma. Regardless of what he thinks about it himself, he cast doubt upon his words and let his identity stay that of a liar. The fact that he went through with the plan is proof enough of what he thought of Ouma's will, because ultimately it's actions that count. Words dont matter yet they can give meaning and be given meaning, that was the case for both of them.

Also if you think that Ouma wouldnt have kicked Momota's ass to hell and back if he said to the others 'He was actually being sincere, he fought so hard for us uwu' i sincerely dont know what to tell you

More about the dynamic supposedly being one-sided, I'd argue Momota changed much more in contact to Ouma than the reverse, even if that process wasnt very pleasant, without the ch 4 fiasco making him rethink on a lot of things, i think ch 5 wouldve gone differently

But you can also say that without Momota being who he is Ouma would have gone with a different plan in ch 5 imo

[imnotrevealingmyname]

For the song lyric writing prompts, #13. i’m under control ‘til you’re in front of me. With Loki??

Unleashed

Loki X Reader one shot

Warnings: NSFW, choking, exhibitionism.

Tags: @what-just-happened-bro @is-it-madness @green-valkyrie @myraiswack @poetic-fiasco (Form for tag list available on my masterlist)

A/N: Boatload of filth, lovelies. Boatload of filth.

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It was broad daylight.

You were in public.

It should've bothered you, but you were too far gone.

His skin tasted like winter.

"Kitten,"Loki made a valiant effort to be reasonable, even as you groped him, right through his leather pants. "Someone will see."

Your teeth scraped across the vein in his neck, lips curving into a vulpine smile when his hips bucked under your hands.

"Don't care,"you gasped, pressing his hand between your legs. He groaned, obviously unable to help himself, stroking you through your jeans. "It's not my fault that you look like that while drinking water."

A strained chuckle escaped his lips, just as the button of your jeans popped free. His fingers slipped past the waistband, and his gaze darkened.

"No undergarments?"

"Stop talking,"you said between gritted teeth,arching into his touch. Your hands fumbled, trying to open his fly.

The rich, deep laugh he rewarded you with sent warmth pooling between your legs- which he gladly took advantage of- his finger slid into you with a soft squelching sound. You stuttered and grasped his lapels.

"Are you sure about that?" Loki nipped at your earlobe, clearly enjoying your sharp intake of breath.

Your knees trembled, nearly giving way. Loki groaned- lord help me, that sound- when you finally managed to push his pants past his hips and pull his magnificent erection free of the tight leather.

Immediately, you found yourself slammed back against the damp, mossy wall of the alleyway. Loki pulled his finger out, and you made a sound of protest- which then morphed into nothingness when he gave you a quelling look.

Then he slammed three fingers into you, building up a rhythm with his fingers and his thumb, moving in maddening, hypnotic circles around and around and around your clit.

The sounds he was making made you jerk and shudder in his grip.

"Filthy little girl,"Loki rasped in your ear, licking a long stripe over your jugular. A car whizzed past, out on the main road. "We are in the public- and you don't even care, do you? You like this thrill, this heady rush you get from the thought that someone may be watching the way I take you, the way I claim you, don't you?"

He emphasized his point with a sharp thrust, and you were forced up on your tiptoes in an attempt to keep up with his earth shattering movements inside your slick channel. Meanwhile, you tried to keep up your pace around his manhood, matching it with his thrusts. He seemed to know what you were doing, because he gave you a dark grin.

"I- I can't help it,"you whimpered. "I'm under control 'til you're in front of me…"

Loki laughed, soft and dark and slow, in your ear. Both a threat and a promise.

"Oh, pet, you have no idea what I'm going to do to you right here, right now."

The only thing you could do was clamp down around his fingers in anticipation, because his other hand was now around your neck.

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Let me know what you thought of this! Thanks for the request UwU ❤️

[msiopao]

The One Where Yeontan Doesn’t Understand Anything

pairing: tae x nobi

summary: yeontan doesnt know korean so he just barks when he sees his mom and dad being happy

squeals and laughter echoed throughout the entire dorm as yeontan came over for a visit and he pounced on nobi, licking her at every chance. he yipped happily and let out cute little whines whenever she turned her gaze away from him, angry that mom wasn’t paying attention to him. he was dressed in a hoodie she got him a few days ago and his baby ears were safely tucked inside the hood that was over his head.

“aigoo, tannie, you’re so cute,” she cooed. “My little darling.”

tae leaned against the wall by the kitchen as he watched her cradle their puppy in her arms. she sat on the floor and leaned against the couch, petting the calming boy down since his energy was slowly running out with her rubs behind his ears. yeontan had his head laid on her chest, unmoving and eyes fluttering open and close. he saw his dad and his eyes fully opened, barking at his direction.

this got her attention as she turned her head away from the tv and met tae’s gaze. her eyes crinkled when she smiled. “hey, tae.”

he approached the two and sat beside her, wrapping an arm around her. “hello, bunny.”

yeontan whined softly and raised his head when he felt his mom shift but contently placed it back down when she just moved closer to tae’s chest.

“has he been calm?” he asked, rubbing the paw yeontan had hanging out.

she nodded. “my darling is so well-behaved, aren’t you?” her baby voice made tae’s uwu meter combust inside. she continued cooing at the puppy, constantly remarking how much she loved him and how cute he was.

“y-yah, kura. what about me?” he whined at the lack of affection he was supposed to be getting.

nobi giggled before looking up at at him, giving his jaw a peck. “you’re adorable too, tae.”

although this wasn’t the first time she’s given him affections like these, he still couldn’t get used to it. the tips of his ears burned red and he suddenly felt suffocated.

“a-ah,” he stuttered. “not as you, though.” he awkwardly replied before kissing her forehead.

the 3 sat there in silence, the low volume of the show not really catching their attention. with nobi petting tannie and tae gently massaging her waist, it was a comfortable atmosphere that they gladly occupied. but a growl from her stomach caused it to be broken.

an embarrassed look overtook her face and tae chuckled at her reaction. yeontan seemed startled by the sudden loud noise because he quickly sat up, eyes looking everywhere.

“it’s okay, tannie. ma is just hungry,” she reassured. even though the dog didn’t know korean, it doesn’t stop her from talking to him anyways.

“after that,,,, fiasco,,,, i think we’d have to order delivery,” tae suggested. a harsh sigh escaped from her as she was reminded by that terrible memory.

“yah, don’t bring that up again, please. it took me so long for jin-hyung to finally let me use the microwave without blowing it up.”

tae got up to make a phone call for the delivery so nobi and yeontan were left on the floor. he seemed to wake up fully and she was playing around with him, tickling him and giving him kisses everywhere. He was happy with the amount of attention he was getting and he jumped on her stomach when she laid on her back. excited yips and licks to her chin was enough to put a smile on her face and forget about everything in the world.

she wrapped her arms around the little boy and sat up, letting him nuzzle his furry face into her neck. as tae hung up, he went back to the living room and saw two of the most important people in his life. 

he sat down behind her and rested his chin on the shoulder opposite of where yeontan was at and he wrapped his arms around her waist, right hand running through yeontan’s fur. nobi hummed and leaned back so she leaned against his chest and yeontan gave her a lazy lick before nuzzling back.

“he’s growing up so fast, tae.”

he could hear the sadness in her tone and he agreed, feeling like it was just yesterday he went and got her their baby. nearly 3 years has passed and he still cannot believe how much he’s changed.

“he brought me out of that hole. when i thought everything went dark, he was that sliver of light between the clouds. my baby,” she whispered.

the main reason he got her yeontan was because she hit rock bottom and with the tour, she had no chance or time to let it all out. once they got back home, tae made sure he got everything ready and he walked into her bedroom, holding the puppy and seeing her shock and surprised reaction.

tears from the overwhelming feeling from tour.

but also tears from the happiness of having Yeontan.

“the food should be here in 15 minutes. what do you want to do for now?” he asked.

“well, it’s been a while since we’ve given him a bath ourselves.”

tae smiled at her soft grin. “i dont know if my mom gave him a bath already but we can do it.”

“i can go set everything up,” she offered before standing up and handing the squirming puppy back to tae.

he raised a paw and moved it up and down as a wave. “say bye bye to mami, tannie. say bye bye!”

she turned around by the hallway with her hands on her hips and tried to look serious but a smile broke through. “yah, don’t make it sound like i’m leaving forever.”

yeontan barked and he struggled to get out of tae’s hold to run to her but tae held on tighter and nuzzled his face into the soft fur. “she’ll be back, tannie.”

nobi went to the closet next to the bathroom and grabbed a small towel and the robe that was specifically for yeontan. next, she went to her room to get him a new set of clothes. it was a black and white hawaiian shirt that she picked up a few weeks ago when she went shopping with jungkook.

she rummaged through the cabinet under the sink for his shampoo before finding the familiar pink bottle and shouting for tae to bring the puppy in.

“coming!” he yelled back.

taehyung pushed the slightly open door so that him and yeontan could get through. nobi’s face lit up when she saw her baby and she took him from tae’s arms so that he could close the door. yeontan licked her hand as she tried to pet him behind the ears and he nudged his nose to hers.

“come here, tannie.”

together, they bathed the dog and it was filled with bubbles being thrown everywhere and water being sprayed to each other. yeontan kept wiggling to get the water off of him and caused his parents to get soaked with the excess water.

“yah! yeontan! stay still!” she shrieked with a laugh that echoed throughout the bathroom.

the boy barked in defiance before continuing to wiggle and walk around. nobi exasperatedly tried to follow him so she can wash the soap off of his fur but yeontan wanted to prolong bath time.

“tannie, let’s finish so you can be warm again, hm?” tae asked and caused yeontan to stop and sit still.

nobi’s eyes widened and an outraged and betrayed expression crossed her face. “yah, that’s not fair! you like papa more than me!”

tae laughed, “no. he likes mami because she buys him more clothes.”

damn right, she does. and when yeontan finally allowed her to wash him, he excitedly moved his hands and feet excitedly as she held him up in the air for tae to dry him off with the towel. the cute, white robe for dogs hugged him perfectly and nobi squealed at him. she got her phone from the sink and took a few pictures.

“wah, yeontan you’re so cute! my baby!” she cooed and yeontan happily barked at the sweet tone his mom was giving him. even though he doesn’t actually understand what she was saying, just her giving him attention was enough to make him happy.

in the middle of drying, the doorbell rang and tae got up to go get it since it was probably the food. once he was dry enough, she got yeontan to wear his clean shirt.

“okay, baby. through this arm and next, through this arm.” she guided his paws through the arm holes and when he was dressed, he bounded out of the bathroom and into the living room where tae was setting up the food.

he saw yeontan and picked him up to place him on his lap, waiting for you to change your clothes and come sit across him. there was fried chicken, jajjangmyeon, and cheese balls.

“wah, this looks really good,” she drooled as she snapped the chopsticks to mix the noodles.

tae took some meat of the chicken before feeding it to yeontan, who happily munched on it. nobi gave him a napkin to held wipe the crumbs off of yeontan’s fur and the puppy froze, allowing his dad to wipe him.

seeing the interaction, nobi placed her chopsticks down and bit her lip, hesitant to bring it up. but she has been thinking about it for a while and it’s something she wants to hear his opinion on.

“tae,” she called and he looked up to meet her eyes. “should we.... should we have another one?”

tae cocked his head slightly to the side, confusion evident on his face. “what are you talking about?”

she cleared her throat, “another baby. yeontan’s growing up really fast and he’s turning 3 soon. i just thought that with another one, he wouldn’t be so lonely and he would like it if he has someone with him.”

there was a fat silence and nobi nervously fiddled with her fingers, not exactly sure what she was so anxious about. she just wanted another puppy.

tae chuckled after a minute of thinking. “gosh, bunny. you make it sound like you want a child.”

surprised, she met his eyes before she too, laughed at the way her request sounded. “it did, didn’t it?”

“but, if you want, we could. we’re not that busy right now so it might be a good time to get another one. i can make a few phone calls and see if we can get one.”

she let out a happy shout and resisted the urge to reach over the table and hug the life out of tae. yeontan didn’t know what was going on but he saw the smiles his mom and dad had so he just barked loudly, showing his own happiness.

“you want a sibling, tannie? you want a baby brother? or sister?” nobi excitedly asked and yeontan let out squeaks randomly.

“don’t get too excited, nobi. with this whole thing going on, it might take a while to get a hold of some breeders,” tae warned but she just smiled at him.

“doesn’t matter. i’m just happy that we get to add another member to our family.”

a/n: im having puppy fever

[stina-is-a-punk-rocker]

disney’s ‘the hunchback of notre dame’, early 2000s kid nostalgia, and other midnight musings

“What the fuck, Stina? I thought this was a blog for book reviews!” you say.

“Books, amongst other things. Hence the -ish suffix,” I say. “And all my mediocre ‘reviews’ are hit-or-miss in terms of engagement, so I’m pretty much free to post whatever the fuck I want.”

I toss my head. My hair whacks me in the face.

The first time I watched Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame was been circa 2006, in the ‘movie room’ of my preschool, huddled around a CRT TV with the rest of my five-year-old classmates. Not much about the film particularly stood out to me at the age.

Fast-forward fifteen years later; I’m cooped up in quarantine, hundreds of thousands of miles away from that first viewing. I’m living my best life, rejoicing in my introverted tendencies and having a laugh at the expense of all the suffering extroverts. I haven’t moved from my bed all day, except for the bare necessities, and I’m bingeing YouTube videos. All is well.

I discovered Lindsay Ellis’s channel quite recently- embarrassingly enough, through her videos on Omegaverse and the whole Addison Cain fiasco. I stumbled down the rabbit-hole of her channel, and here I am, a few dozen videos later, and I find her one on this film.

Which, of course, led me to want to re-watch the film, with the eyes and mind (supposedly) of an adult. And it went far beyond and above my expectations.

The film is dark, much darker than the average Disney film of today- not just thematically, but the graphics too. Except for the first parts with the Festival of Fools and the last scene, the rest seems to have a dark filter put over it all. Obviously, given its themes (I’m pulling these out of my arse; I’m a STEM major and I have zero to no knowledge about film) of freedom and equality, acceptance of those different from us, corruption and lust- all that good shit, in other words- you can’t exactly have sunshine and rainbows. But it’s such a stark contrast from what I’ve been accustomed to from Disney; Frozen has Hans about to decapitate Elsa, but the background remains bright and light; Simba sobbing next to Mufasa’s body in The Lion King is heart-wrenching, but a few scenes later, we have an anthropomorphic meerkat-boar duo singing about eating bugs and farting and all that classy stuff, so it’s not as traumatizing.

The themes are a lot more on-the-nose than a lot of other kids’ movies (forgive me if I err, I am aged and forgetful)- cue la Esmeralda saying, “What do they have against people who are different, anyway?”- you get what’s essentially the same ‘accept others regardless of their differences’, ‘prejudice is bad’ morals from, say, Zootopia, but having given the main characters fursuits makes it less obvious than in this movie.

(Or maybe I’m just a dumbass. I have no elaborate notes for this; I’m high on sugar and deprived of sleep so I might be spewing bullshit.)

Admittedly, the resolution is a bit… unrealistic. The citizens of Paris = sheep, essentially; they go from throwing fruit in Quasimodo’s face because the guards started it, to helping defeat them. Maybe there’s something about mob mentality in there, but I find it hard to believe that people who showed up to watch Esmeralda burn to death were suddenly totally cool with not getting what they didn’t pay for. But then again, this is a Disney movie, and you can’t make kids too cynical too early on. Let them have their innocence and ‘people will be with the heroes in times of peril because humanity is inherently good!’ before they realize that humanity kinda fuckin’ sucks.

The characters are some of the most human from those I’ve seen in Disney (other honorable mentions: the main characters of The Emperor’s New Groove, Moana, Tangled, Anna from Frozen). Quasimodo’s the main character (lol DUH, will I ever say anything not obvious?), and he’s so lovable, but not without flaws- he’s biased against gypsies in the beginning because Frollo’s the literal scum of the earth. To borrow from the K-pop fans’ dictionary: UwU he’s so pure!

Esmeralda sparks a bit of controversy because she’s another POC leading lady from a Disney film of the 90’s (a list including Jasmine, and, sigh- Pocahontas) who’s markedly more sexualized than the white Disney princesses. It’s not something I particularly noticed nor cared about until I saw it being brought up- I mean, the woman shows a bit of cleavage and then dances for a couple of seconds- but. I’m just putting that out there.

She’s an empowering heroine without having to belt in in your face (not me making a dig at Naomi Scott’s Jasmine from the Aladdin live action film), and I also love how her role in taking down the Big Bad doesn’t have to do with her ‘power of seduction’ (the scene in the animated Aladdin film where Jasmine kissed Jafar truly traumatized me as a kid).

Phoebus is… well, he exists. Kind of a Regulus Black archetype, but not exactly. The guy on the bad side who turns good and all is forgiven. Well, at least it’s not the ‘her love made him a better man’ trope. And he is a good guy. Even if he did spend a considerable amount of his adult years on the side of the bad guys.

Systemic oppression? Nah, it’s one or two corrupt baddies. But again, it’s a Disney film, we need everything to work out for the good guys in the end.

Let’s get the gargoyles out of the way. To reference Lindsay Ellis’s video (she’s a lot smarter than I am and breaks this down better than I ever could): yes, the comedy’s oft ill-timed and inappropriate… for an adult audience. And the primary demographic of Disney films, especially princess ones (obviously Esmeralda isn’t a princess, nor does she marry into royalty, nor is she included in the group of princesses in the dumpster fire that is Ralph Breaks the Internet, but I had a book imaginatively titled ‘Disney Princess Stories’ as a kid that included Esmeralda’s story alongside Belle’s and Ariel’s, so I’m calling her a princess), are kids. And kids love fart jokes.

Additionally, I have a theory-that-is-not-really-a-theory-but-a-pretty-obvious-thing-that-happens that the gargoyles are figments of Quasimodo’s imagination, and the, at times crass and ridiculous things they say are just the voices in Quasimodo’s head (THIS IS OBVIOUS, STINA, YOU HAVEN’T STUMBLED ACROSS A STARTLING NEW REVELATION); maybe what he imagines normal townspeople to act like.

And then we have Judge Judy Chrissy Teigen Frollo. This dude is the embodiment of pure evil. He’s bigoted and rapey and abusive and one of Disney’s most successful villains- even better than Mother Gothel, who previously held the crown. It’s rare that a villain genuinely terrifies me, especially a cartoon one. Frollo, unlike your typical fairytale antagonist who wants power/fame/fortune/to overthrow Olympus, is far more sinister; driven from deep-rooted hatred instead of plain greed. He’s so much closer to people in positions of power and authority even in the modern world, and that element of reality makes him so much better as an antagonist instead of a literal sheep who hates carnivores (seriously, Disney, enough with the twist villains- they’re not working out).

Also, Hellfire slaps. In fact, the entire soundtrack does.

Speaking about Hellfire, I love the contrast between that and Heaven’s Light; how Esmeralda is viewed by Frollo (an object to possess, “Destroy Esmeralda, and let her taste the fires of hell; or else, let her be mine and mine alone”) as opposed to Quasimodo (someone with free will, “I dare to dream that she might even care for me”).

Another argument brought up, and admittedly one I had as a child was, ‘but if the whole point of the movie is acceptance and love as opposed to lust, why didn’t Quasimodo get the girl?’ Which, years later, I realize is an extremely misogynistic way to look at it. As Princess Jasmine said four years before The Hunchback was released, she is not a prize to be won. Quasimodo is Frollo’s antithesis; he lets Esmeralda choose, and she chose Phoebus. And Quasimodo accepted that, because he is good and kind and sweet and loving. Severus Snape, take note.

On a sidenote, I’m always kind of caught out of left field when the plot in films moves really fast- I’m really not a movie-watching type; I prefer to read, and books usually indicate how much time passes from one main plot point to another, and there are little slice-of-life, filler parts that tie in to character development and moving the plot forward, but at a snail’s pace. So, whenever I’m watching a movie and it’s one important event after another, I usually haven’t had enough of a refractory period to process it.

Let’s pretend that I segued smoothly into the next part of this (already tedious and long drawn out) review.

The Hunchback is the darkest film I’ve ever seen come out from Disney. Re-watching it as an adult made me pause every so often and wonder why the hell I wasn’t traumatized by it as a kid. I mean, the whole movie kicks off with Frollo about to throw an infant down a well. And then there’s that horrifying shot of the stone renditions of the Israelite kings on the church walls. Frollo falls to his death into fire. I mean, good riddance, but still. I guess it’s because the kids’ shows of today are awfully censored and polished so kids don’t have nightmares forevermore.

Update: tried to watch The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. Exited just as fast as I clicked on it. Disney sequels really ain’t shit (yes, I’m looking at you, Frozen 2).

[jd-arts319]

Fandom ships:Brave series x oc’s

like I intended uwu,also the ship volfogg x seiryuu & kagerou x tsukikage is gonna be my main focus here,but there are other ships are my main focus as well like Duke x mercury only minorly......

Series: Brave police J decker

Ships: duke x mercury [canon x oc]

Story:”Kagerou!Reborn!”

Supportive Love

Duke knew very well he isn’t well liked after the chief fiasco & with his lady’s stress growing,he couldn’t do anything,he didn’t know what to do.what happened that day made him feel so burden he never meant that to happen he was only doing what regina wishes him to do,be the perfect police bot.

But……

He didn’t know what to do at times like this,and at times he felt pressured to always talk to another bot who is like him.one who helped him when he first came into the world, the one who guided him & supported him among those times.

Mercury…….

An A.I that came from Canada,he & mercury met when regina brought along for her visit to her old colleagues.those times he found unexpected companionship toward him.a bot who was built before him.who is calm,aloof, yet bold & ethical.he was a combat healer one who he should had been as yet he was given a different role,but he-mercury-decided to help him learn.

He doesn’t understand why he would want to help him but after giving reasonable words he got regina’s approval on the matter surprisingly,but because mercury displays some characteristics that regina’s looking for.That’s why he was here today speaking to him when mercury came to visit,he confine to him of what was happening & what he should do.

Mercury always had been there for him now that he realize it,in fact even after the fiasco was over,even when he joined the The new brave police team,mercury was always there to help when he needed.but to his surprise mercury joined as well when his skills as a mechanic & doctor for the a.i’s & humans came to light,the organization enlisted him on the team.

He was happy because the Bot who supports him was with him,now he is able to know him more.now if only the new team he was in would stop teasing him about his growing feelings for mercury.

Luckily for him it turns out mercury felt the same way,how? The answer to his silent love was in the form of their first kiss in new years. 

Quite love

Series:King of Braves,GaoGaiGar

Ships: Volfogg x Seiryuu [canon x oc]

It started earlier Months before they met mamoru,seiryuu was partnered with the an a.i like him & his siblings Shuiroryuu,Kuroiryuu,Shiroiryuu,he & his siblings are rather unique a.i’s as they are not only similar to the ryuu siblings but also similar to the one who becomes his future partner for life,he & his siblings are able to do symmetrical docking despite being built as triple changers & took a motorbike mode.

He can’t talk well to the others & because of this he was known as the aloof,coolheaded yet cold ninja,some people think he was mysterious & cool others thought he was looking down on them,because of that he had a rocky start with them,his sister on the other hand was well liked for her outgoing attitude,he wished he wasn’t so timid but it can’t be helped on his terms.but that was the start of a new change for him as he met volfogg.

Volfogg was informed that he was getting a partner in the mission,he is alright with it but he does question why he needs a partner where he had the twins? It turns out it was due to a rocky start with the others that he needs someone who can easily cooperate with him & it seems he was the only who can collaborate with him.What he didn’t expect after a long months of being partnered together that the mr.cool guy was actually timid & awkward,it started when they start protecting mamoru as they take turns for their mission & guarding him.it turns out mamoru,the new member had once start interacting with seiryuu.he,seiryuu soon slowly opens up & there volfogg finally got to know who he was.

Seiryuu was not just a timid & awkward fella though,no he shows that he is headstrong,level headed,intelligent,tactical,wise & empathetic a.i.the problem was social interaction as he never interacted with the others as he let his sister do all the talking.because of this he wasn’t able to gain some at least friends.

he said to volfogg”in truth i…..had admired the fact…….that you were quite like me…… yet strong & confident…..i wish i was…...like you!”,hearing those words as he struggles to say it & seeing how much he earnestly says it,volfogg decided to offer his companionship to him in which he gladly except.but their relationship as partners grow into something else,something that volfogg starting to notice when seiryuu starting to open up.

His smile…’it was seiryuu’s smile that got hold of volfogg attention,not the timid smile or the awkward smile,but the smile that easily blossoms with no care in the world,his smile that turns bright his smile that pierces something through him as he was focus on it.in time he starting to learn what he felt that day as his ‘spark’ keeps getting warmer whenever seiryuu was near him,they got closer overtime but being called”just a friend”may or may not bothered him.

So he decided to change that when mamoru helps them prepare celebrate christmas once more when the four Ryuujin Quartets stayed to join them,so with some nudging from the others,he stole seiryuu’s first kiss that day...well at least he won’t always say “just a friend”anymore that’s for sure,besides seiryuu’s flushed face & the kiss maybe the best gift volfogg can get.

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UwU ocs,prompt’s,& au (c) me

Brave series (c) Takara;Sunrise

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If you were to ask someone: what are the ML love square ships? You’d expect them to rattle off four ships names. But what if I told you there are a total of 25 love square ships, and 7 totally different atmospheres surrounding those? Let me explain:

Marinette Dupain Cheng wears a total of 4 different super hero suits. Including her civilian self, that is 5 different shippable forms.

Adrien Agreste’s case is just like Marinette’s.

I have taken the liberty of organizing each (sometimes impossible) ship into one of four vibes: Adrienette, LadyNoir, Marichat, and Ladrien.

Adrienette Ships:

Besides Adrienette itself? None. There is no ship that matches the complete vibe. it’s unique and pure uwu

LadyNoir Ships:

These ones are pretty self explanatory, he knows she’s Ladybug and she knows he’s Chat Noir. Still, they’re quite fun to imagine.

Ladybug / Mister Bug

Ladybug / Snake Noir

Lady Noire / Chat Noir

Lady Noire / Snake Noir

Dragonbug / Chat Noir

Dragonbug / Mister Bug

Dragonbug / Snake Noir

Marichat Ships:

These ships have the same vibe as Marichat; she knows it’s that dumb cat in a new clown costume and he knows it’s the sweet bakery girl.

Marinette / Mister Bug

Marinette / Snake Noir

Multimouse / Chat Noir

Multimouse / Mister Bug

Multimouse / Snake Noir

Ladrien Ships:

These ones are like the Marichat ones; it’s really just Ladybug and Adrien, but they are now in varying degrees of attractiveness (I’m looking at no-hair, looking-like-an-egg boi. You know who it is)

Ladybug / Aspik

Lady Noire / Adrien

Lady Noire / Aspik

Dragonbug / Adrien

Dragonbug / Aspik

BUT

There are three ships which do not comply within these main four, and they give us a breath of fresh air. I’m gonna start with Marinette & Aspik.

While it’s unlikely that these two will ever interact in canon, it’s still cute. And while Marinette knows that Aspik is Adrien, it’s also worth remembering that Marinette isn’t supposed to know that. The only people who know of Aspik’s identity is Ladybug (lol), Chat Noir (double lol), and Luka/Viperion. Therefore, this ship does not fit into any love square category because Marinette will have to treat Aspik as just another one of Paris’ heroes (whether she’d be any good at it is up for debate). Aspik would also treat Marinette as a normal civilian and not his classmate.

This brings me to Multimouse & Adrien. This is a very similar situation to the above ship. Adrien knows that Marinette is Multimouse, but again, Adrien isn’t supposed to know that. The only people who know of this fact is Ladybug (dear goodness this is confusing), Chat Noir, and maybe Mrs. Mendeleiev.

And finally, we come to the fiasco that is Multimouse & Aspik. This ship is not like Adrienette because it would just be more awkward. The would both be pretending that they don’t know each other at all and trying to be a superhero team. While also trying not to be like their other superhero persona so the other doesn’t catch on (which is a lot harder than it looks because they know each other so well as LadyNoir).

So yeah. Enjoy the 7-cornered love square containing two (2) people that is the entirety of a TV-Y7 Disney Channel show.

[lucywrites02]

True colors

(also known as “thor 1 loki that precious little bean my love uwu”)

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Request: @saltyxaltae-real​ : when loki (during thor I)comes down to odin's vault, he walks in an argument between the reader andthe all-father (which would be about hisheritage,) finding out the truth causes outrage, and he has no one else to take it out on but you when odin falls into the odinsleep. these moments plague him for the rest of the day and when he's had enough, he lets himself rethink it all; then and there he realizes...you care for him. so much. and most definitely more than anyone else has.(kinda cliche but its literally 2.35 amsojust bear with what almost-3am-mewants)

A/N: I hope it’s what your almost-3am you would like! It was actually the first time I have written a reader that was Asgardian and I actually liked it even tho I’m more of a “Midgardian Reader” person.

Big thank you to my betas! They write their own stories, too! I highly recommend them! You can find them on @high-functioning-lokipath @shawarmavenger and @avengersbau masterlists.

Pairing: Loki x Asgardian Reader (gender neutral)

Loki’s pronouns: he/they

Word  count:  3072

Warnings: some angst, Odin’s A+ parenting

Summary: As a healer your job was to take care of the staff in the palace but when the younger prince comes to you in the middle of the night a secret is revealed and bad chioces are made.

Tag List:  @twhiddlestonsstuff​ @dreamingyouth​ @xladyxfatex @castiels-majestic-wings​ @lokistan​ @amwolowicz​  @cozy-the-overlord​ ​ @whatafuckingdumbass​   @electroma89​ ​ @dpaccione​ @gaitwae​ @poetic-fiasco​ @lokitrashfan​ @weirdfangirl2416​ @rorybutnotgilmore​ @the-emo-asgardian​ (If you want to be added let me know in the comments or send me an ask)

Being a healer wasn’t the easiest job. Being a healer working for the royal family was even worse. The amount of guards you patched up during your stay in the palace was uncountable. On rare occasions you even got to help the princes. Most of the time it was Thor who injured himself during a battle but you’ve been seeing Loki in your medical wing more often than usual. It’s never been anything dangerous-twisted ankle, a cut, bloody nose- but you always talked for hours after you were done tending to his wounds. Loki became your good friend. Until things went south.

It was late at night when Loki knocked on your door. Still tired and incredibly irritated you let him only to catch his exhausted body before it hit the wooden floor.

“I didn’t know where else to go…”, Loki mumbled and lost their consciousness right after. You panicked. There was an unconscious prince in your arms in the middle of the night. What were you supposed to do? Taking a deep breath to compose yourself you dragged Loki’s body to your bedroom and laid him down on your mattress. And Norns, who would have thought the trickster was so heavy. 

Now that your mind was completely awake you realized how serious this situation was. There was an heir to the throne of Asgard lying unconscious on your bed. But you didn’t have any time to worry now. He was technically your patient now. And so you got to work. You touched his face to examine it and noticed how cold it has become. If it wasn’t for Loki’s heavy breathing you would have thought the prince was dead. There were no bruises, no cuts… there was nothing. Maybe a spell went wrong and did something to the god? You will definitely ask him about it if he wakes up. No, when, when he wakes up.You had to mentally slap yourself for thinking about the possibility of Loki not waking up at all. 

Making sure the trickster was comfortable, you went to your washroom to get some warm towels but when you came back the person laying on your bed did not look like Loki. Their skin was blue and had some strange markings. A Frost Giant….. But Loki was not Jötun, right? He was a son of Odin and the last time you checked no one from the royal family was a frost giant. Was it a spy who took Loki’s shape? Should you go get help? Your anxiety levels were rising dangerously high with every passing second. You were about to leave the room and shout for the guards when the weird-looking Loki mumbled your name. He sounded as if he was in a lot of pain and you really couldn’t leave them like that. 

And so you got to work.

After some time the blue skin turned back to its "normal" state revealing the younger prince. By now you kinda figured out what was going on but you had to be sure your assumption was right. You were planning on asking Loki when they woke up when a thought occurred to you-  did Loki even know about it? If yes, why would they hide it?

You suspected why; Jotuns weren’t very popular here on Asgard, or any realm for that matter. Then why was one of them an heir to the throne? Was Loki truly a son of Odin?

“What time is it?”, Loki’s raspy voice pulled you back from your thoughts. He opened his eyes but his head ought to still hurt because the prince closed them immediately, massaging the sides of his forehead.

“The sun will rise soon”, you replied, nervously picking at your palm. “You should go back to the palace, they are probably looking for you, Loki.”

“Oh, thank you”, they said, still feeling a little light-headed. But whatever it was that you’ve done, it definitely helped. "My little caretaker." They brought your hand to their lips and gave it a gentle kiss. “I really appreciate your help, my dear. I hope my visit didn’t disturb you much and if it did I will make it up to you, I promise.” 

His smile made you feel better but when you looked Loki in the eyes all you could see was the red of his irises. Your eyes wandered along the places where the markings had been.  You should be terrified but it was Loki. Your Loki. 

“Are you well, darling?", the trickster asked, pulling you out of your inner battle.

“I, yes, of course I am!”, you replied a little bit too cheerfully. “I just didn’t get much sleep last night, that’s all.”

Loki seemed to buy your lie because he only nodded and let go of your hand. You didn’t even realize they were holding it all this time.

“As I said before, I am terribly sorry if I disturbed your night.”

“There’s no need to apologize. It’s my job.”

Loki didn’t try to make further conversation and left your house immediately. 

There was something wrong with you and it wasn’t sleep deprivation. The young prince knew it.

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Loki followed you everywhere. They knew something wrong happened the night he paid you a visit and the young prince was determined to know what it was. At first nothing much happened because you were working with other healers until noon. You would usually go to the library after your shift but this time you headed to Odin’s chambers. That was intriguing. As you were walking you made sure no one was around, but little did you know the god of mischief knew how to stay unseen.

You were nervous. Scared even. Hundreds of different scenarios formed inside your head and they didn’t seem to stop anytime soon. Your anxiety rose with every step you took and you feared you would pass out the moment you step inside.

The trickster sensed your worries and knew he had to follow you now. Not to feed his own curiosity anymore but to make sure you will get out of there in one piece. And so he stayed close to the door after you walked inside his father’s office.

“Your Majesty,” you walked into the room and bowed. Odin looked annoyed and you couldn’t help but wonder if it was because of your visit or something else.

“What is it?", he greeted you, coldly. Norns, you hated that guy. When Loki heard how cold his tone was they wanted to go there and cause some chaos just to get on their father’s nerves.

“It’s about Loki, your Majesty. Something hap-” you tried to explain but the king interrupted you rudely.

“What has he done this time?” You were shocked at this comment. Was Odin not concerned about his son at all? If Loki even was his real son, that is. Why was it that if something happened everyone assumed it was Loki’s fault? It was so unfair. You wished it could change.

Loki’s face was squished to the wooden door and the prince could hear everything perfectly well. Now the real question was, what was wrong with him?

“Loki did nothing wrong,” you explained. “I am concerned about his well being. He came to me last night. He was hurt but I couldn’t figure out what happened. And then..” you swallowed heavily, remembering the events of last night. If Loki was truly a frost giant it would make him the enemy of the kingdom. What would Odin do to him? Were you betraying your friend right now? The prince held his breath as if expecting the worst possible outcome. Were they dying?

“What happened to Loki?” 

“I think Loki is a-” you took a deep breath. You were doing it for your prince and a friend. It was okay. “That he’s a Frost Giant.” You were too afraid to look your king in the eyes. 

It was absurd, Loki thought, scratching the door to ease his anxiety. That wouldn’t be possible. He was the son of Odin after all. His father would never allow a monster to live in the palace!

“And it will stay between us.” Odin didn’t even look up from the document he was pretending to read. 

“I’m sorry?” you blinked and shook your head, not believing your own ears. Odin knew that Loki was not fully from Asgard. But if he knew why hasn’t he done anything about it? You tried so hard to find any sense in it but your brain wouldn't cooperate with you. Loki couldn't believe what they were hearing. He expected his father to laugh, say it was the most absurd thing he has ever heard. But instead he just told you to stay silent. He didn’t even deny it.

“You will not speak of this to Loki or anyone else for that matter.”

“Doesn’t Loki deserve to know?” you asked desperately, you were doing your best to change your king's mind which only earned you a cold stare. You feared he would exile you. Or worse, make you an enemy of the kingdom and execute you.

“It would be better for everyone if Loki had no knowledge of his true heritage.”  The king didn’t say anything else and you took it as your queue to leave. You wouldn’t win that battle anyway. For now you had to do as he said. “Is that clear?”

“Yes, your Majesty.”

Loki was gone right after his fath-Odin stopped talking. He needed to make sure it all wasn’t just a joke. A cruel joke the universe has made to torture him further. He needed to know and needed to make sure now. And there was only one way to do it.

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After the catastrophe that was this day, you came back home exhausted. You were about to take a nap when Loki burst through your door.

“How dare you?" he yelled, slamming the door against the wall. “You knew! You knew and you kept it a secret like everyone else in here!” 

You looked at his face and noticed his angry tears. Loki must have found out about them being a Jötun. And you knew it didn’t go well.

“Loki, I can explain”, you put your hands up, trying to calm him down. 

“Explain what?” the trickster chuckled coldly. “Explain how you knew what I was and instead of telling me you went behind my back?” 

You wanted to tell them how it wasn’t true but that would be a lie. Your intentions were good but that didn’t matter now. 

“Look, I-I didn’t know what else to do!” Now you were screaming too. “I was scared!”

That sentence cut through Loki’s heart deeper than any blade ever could. “Because you were scared of me, right?” he didn’t want to know the answer to that question but their fury didn’t allow Loki to feel anything else but anger and betrayal. “Don’t be shy,” he said, his face was numb, as if he couldn’t feel anything anymore. It terrified you. “Say how disgusting I looked and how petrified you were when a monster was lying on your bed.”

You stayed silent for no words could leave your mouth.

“SAY IT!” Loki shouted and you flinched. “You are nothing more than another liar who pretended to care about me. And you dared to call yourself my friend? Pathetic!” 

“No, Loki it’s-”,  you walked to him, wanting to explain everything. Frost giant or not they were still your friend. You were about to lay your hand on their shoulder when Loki stopped you with his hand.

“Don’t you dare touch me,” he warned you. His grip tightened and you groaned in pain. Loki didn’t seem to care and wouldn’t let you go.

“Loki, it hurts,” you struggled to free your hand but nothing worked. “You’re scaring me.”

Loki seemed to snap out of his thoughts. Their mind was still clouded by anger but the last thing Loki wanted was for you to think of them as a monster. Although, it was probably too late for that.

“Maybe you should be scared, then.” His voice broke as if their lips formed those words against their will. The god left before anymore damage could be done. 

Your knees buckled, making you sit down on the cold, marble floor after Loki slammed your door with such an impact that some books had fallen from your shelf. 

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Neither you nor Loki could sleep that night. You because the guilt of keeping that secret was killing you and Loki, well…. Their entire life has been a lie. They were nothing but a political opportunity.

Odin had told him everything after Loki found himself before falling into Odinsleep. The trickster had to make sure it wasn’t another cruel joke made by the universe. They held the casket from Jotunheim when his so-called father came in. Loki was nothing more but a souvenir from a successful battle meant to be locked away just to remind the owner of their victory. Son of the enemy. Son of Laufey. An outcast who was left to die as a child. A monster. Because that’s what he was. Nothing more than a monster. 

Your terrified face will forever hunt Loki’s mind. The anger got a hold of them and he hurt you in the process. Oh Norns, what has he done? It wasn’t like you knew about his heritage. You found out about it by accident and went to Odin because you were concerned. You were his best friend, why would Loki ever think you could  betray him? Yes, they were angry you didn’t come to them first, but who could blame you? One of the princes of Asgard just turned out to be a son of the enemy, of course you were scared! Loki didn’t know if he was excusing your behaviour because you really didn’t mean any harm or because they were scared of losing you. 

All those years you were the only person who understood them and Loki couldn’t think of the possibility of you not being friends anymore. 

He had to fix it.

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A loud banging on your door made you snap out of your thoughts. Did people know you weren’t the only medic in this godforsaken kingdom? You neither had time nor energy for bandaging one of those soldiers in training who kept bugging you.

Frustrated, you left your bed and angrily went to tell your visitor off. “It’s the last time I’m telling you this, Eirik! If you need help go to someone who actually works at night and st-” 

“Who’s Eirik?” Loki’s voice cut you off. You were standing there, dumbfounded, still holding the door. The silence between you was awkward and you prayed to the Norns it all was just a dream. You didn’t know how to talk to Loki now that things were complicated between the two of you. Neither did Loki. But he had to make it work again. 

Although their intentions were good, you still feared the only reason Loki came to you this time was to yell at you even more.

“May I come in?”, the prince asked, nervously picking at their palm. He looked like a lost puppy. You didn’t reply and just motioned him to come inside. “Thank you.” 

The room was silent again. Both you and Loki tried to think of something to say.

“Listen, Loki-”

“I’m sorry for-”

You would definitely giggle at the situation if it wasn’t that serious. 

“Forgive me,” the trickster said, shyly. “Allow me to go first?” you nodded and sat down, pointing at the stool next to Loki. “I can stand, that’s no problem.” Norns, he was so nervous. You wished you could embrace them and make all his worries disappear. But no you were one of the main sources of his worry. “I am incredibly sorry for the way I spoke to you earlier. I was angry….I still am, but that doesn’t excuse my behaviour and I am so, so sorry-” Loki kept repeating the same thing like a broken recorder and if you didn’t know better you’d think he would collapse any moment now.

“Loki, stop it.” You stood up and put your hands on their shoulder to try and help him calm down. “It’s not your fault. I am the one who should apologize. I should have never keep it a secret.”

“What choice did you have? I heard you when you were talking with fath-, with Odin,” they confessed, embarrassed. “I know I shouldn’t have done that but it doesn’t matter now.  I couldn’t deal with all of this and I took it out on you and I’m-”

“Sorry, I know,” you gave him an empathetic smile. Your hand wandered to Loki’s face, gently caressing his cheek with your thumb. “You’ve been saying that a lot since you came here. I’m sorry, too. For not telling you first.”  

Loki leaned into your touch. “Now that you know what I am,” they looked at your face as if trying to memorize every detail of it. “Do you think I am a monster, too?” 

“Loki,” you had to pause. Is that what he thought he was? A monster? Jötuns weren’t very popular among Asgardians but Loki wasn’t evil! You weren’t even sure if the frost giants were evil at all in the first place or if it was another lie told by Odin to make people feel afraid. “I never, ever in my entire life thought of you as a monster! You are the best thing that happened in my life.”

Loki tried to find any signs of you lying to him but your words seemed to be true. You really cared, didn’t you?

“I really needed someone to say that, you know?”, their voice broke as tears flooded in his eyes. It was as if the dam broke, releasing all the sadness that Loki bottled up. “I don’t even know who I am supposed to be now.”

“Be who you want to be, Loki,” you embraced him tightly. “Don’t let anyone dictate you what to be. Not Odin and Frigga, not Thor or anyone else in the universe. I will support you no matter what.”

“You are truly an angel,” the prince said, wiping away the tears on their face. “I don’t know what I have done to deserve you, but I’m glad to have you.”

“I could say the same, Loki.”