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Bittersweet Blood

Summary:

What if Sally Jackson was actually Loki Odinson, and as a result Percy is born half Greek god and half Asgardian god?

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"A half-blood of the eldest gods." Then, Poseidon loses all the color on his face as realization hits.

Loki sees this and says, "The prophecy doesn't say half-god it says half-blood of the eldest gods, and we are two elder gods from two different pantheons. Our child would be considered-"

"A half-blood." Poseidon finishes grimly, remembering the fates warning him, teasing him, of the fate of their unborn child.

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This story will mainly follow the MCU's movies and Percy's quests will still happen, but they will largely be in the background. Thus, this will follow Percy and Loki as they interact in the MCU. Also, how Percy being a half-blood from two pantheons will affect him and those around him, and how different his life is growing up is as a result.

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Chapter 1: The Fates' Warning

Percy has known magic all his life, or well most of his life. The way the air vibrates with its whispers, and the plants live and breathe in the world's magic. Magic was all around him, and he was not exempt from the world's magic. However, he truly only gained sight when his mom showed him the realm's magic. Her own magic - green as emerald and humming with hidden power. Percy's mind was blown. He always had this itch, this sense, that he was missing something, as before he would perceive the strange and mystical and magical as a blur, a shadow to his senses, and would forget them in time, but this was what he was missing in all his first 6 years of life.

Before he was too young to understand the way he breathed and lived in magic everyday, and could potentially harm himself or others in attempting to control something he wasn't ready for, so Sally gave Percy a charm to prevent him from truly perceiving magic. If this was Asgard Percy would never have needed such a thing, but this was Midgard, or Earth. Earth, or rather humans, were not ready for a toddler to wield experimental magic. However, now Percy knew how to keep secrets, and he needed to learn his heritage, his right, to magic. It was time for Percy to learn of his Nordic heritage, for Sally is no ordinary magician, they are a deity, a god - they are Loki Sal Odinson and Sally Slyvie Odinsdottir, the child of Odin and Frigga, the sibling to Thor, and Perseus Freyr Lokison's mom.

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One day Loki was being mischievous as usual and felt the need to be in a feminine form and dress in a very sexy red swimsuit just to see how many heads she turned. She still kept her tall height and slim body, albeit now more feminine in form. Her face remained angular with high regal cheekbones, and small pouty lips. She, however, turned her dark black hair almond, and her emerald eyes turned turquoise that shifted to the green or blue of waters nearby in order to remain separate from her regular form.

Now she just needs a new name. Hmm, she feels like a princess, so she’ll call herself Sally. She laughed to herself, but then as she headed towards the ocean she met the most stunning man. From his tanned mediterranean skin, to hair as dark as night but still somehow glowing warmly in the sun, and eyes like the very ocean's themselves raw, powerful, and beautiful. His form is sturdy but relaxed, with muscles defined in golden armor. A well trimmed beard on a strong jaw and nose, with full lips, and high cheekbones. This man was a god, Sally was sure of it, as sure as her own mouth was hanging open.

The strange thing was the man seemed to mimic her stunned expression. Well Sally doubted that this man knew Sally was a goddess, since she sealed her magic after becoming Sally to hide her aura from even Heimdal so her father Odin wouldn't notice her, but this man still stood there starstruck.

Sally snickered, and then full blown laughed and her brown curls fell into her now swirling blue eyes. It was like those midgardians shows that she sometimes snuck out to see where it was love at first sight, and here she was trying to be the stunning one but she ended up being stunned as well.

The man’s face became pinched, wondering why Sally was laughing. Sally had to stop herself by laughing, it was unbecoming of a princess of Asgard. “S-sorry,” Sally said after her laughing petered off, “It’s just well in your golden armor and everything, and with how handsome you look, I thought ‘this man must be a god.’” Sally's face then got really red, did she just say that outloud?!

The man had a stunned expression on his face, then smiled, “I’m glad I’m not the only one who had similar thoughts as I thought ‘oh, this person must be a goddess.’ You happen to be right in your thoughts though. Tell me since you can see my armor, you must be a mortal able to see through the Mist, do you know of the Greek gods?”

Sally blushes at his compliment. Then she thought about what he was saying. He thinks Sally is a clear-sighted mortal. Maybe she can play around with him a bit, without having to worry about diplomacy.

‘The Greek pantheon,’ Sally thought surprised. Hmm while this man only appears to be in his mid twenties now, he has an aura of power around him. More so than many of the other Greek gods she had met. The only one that fell close when she attended a meeting between all the gods years ago was the arrogant fool, the king of Olympus, Zeus. Now that she thinks of it, his appearance bares a striking resemblance to Zeus with their strong features and striking eyes. Well, this man’s eyes are the everchanging greens and blues, swirling with power, like the sea. The sea! Is this man Poseidon?! The king of the seas and brother to Zeus!

Maybe she should mess with him a bit, play the foolish mortal, her need for mischief coming out to play.

“I’m quite familiar with the Greek gods, after all the monsters I see roaming this land. Now are you perhaps the king of Olympus, Zeus?” Sally asks, hiding her grin.

The man she is absolutely certain is Poseidon, sputters insulted.

Sally can’t help it but she laughs at his indignant expression, “I-I’m k-kidding, you must be the god of the seas, Poseidon.”

“You know if I didn’t find you so intriguing, I might have smited you for that. For that I must ask what your name is, so I can know that name of one so bold and beautiful.” Poseidon says teasingly with a smile.

Sally blushes again and smiles at Poseidon, “Well if you must know my name is Sally.” She grins sensually then and says, “Well if you find me so intriguing, why don’t you take me out to dinner.”

Poseidon goes to grab her hand, bowing down to kiss her hand, “With pleasure my lady.”

‘H-how can he just turn the tables like that?’ Sally thinks blushing profusely, trying to hide her face away, thinking she must look like a strawberry by now.

Poseidon laughs at her attempt to hide her blush, and holds out his hand. She laughs alongside him and grabs his hand walking alongside the beach with him.

They end up talking about their interests and likes and get to know each other along the way to their destination. Sally doesn’t reveal that she is actually a goddess, since she’s just here to have some fun, but she does tell Poseidon about her family and her adventures, and just makes them seem human. The world seems to fall away as they look into each other’s eyes and hear the enchanting tones of one another's voices. Slowly starting to fall for one another, but they take their time. They do have all the time in the world after all.

Sally ends up staying in a cabin on that very Montauk Beach, and Poseidon and her end up going on more dates and learning more and more about one another.

Sally eventually reveals that she is gender fluid when she feels more masculine again after a few dates. He doesn't change his body to match, because as Sal now, he is still playing the mortal, but wants Poseidon to know. Poseidon just smiles and accepts him, and lavishes him as a prince (even though Poseidon doesn't know yet who he really is, that he really is a prince).

Loki won't admit it, but he cried when Poseidon just accepted him. He never had the chance to really express himself before, and here was someone just casually accepting him for who he wasm

Sally though mostly stays in feminine in mind, as she won't have the chance to be a female once she returns home besides the occasional dressing up in her room, and perhaps feels the need to overcompensate subconsciously. Sally knows her time on Midgard won’t last forever, and she’ll have to return soon.

However, the summer turns to fall, and eventually winter, and Sally still stays in the cabin she bought on the Montauk beach where she first met Poseidon. She fell into a routine of pretending to be the mortal Sally Jackson (she decided on that last name when she lied and said her father's name was Jack and decided to have her last name be a homage to her Norse heritage), and spending time with Poseidon. They eventually fall into bed together, exploring their bodies together, and finding pleasure in one another.

Sally felt that her time was almost up on Midgard and she would have to return to Asgard, as she couldn’t hide from Heimdal and her father forever. She delayed it as much as possible, but now something in the air felt ominous like the Norns were warning her of something to come.

She enjoyed her time here on this planet for as long as she could, but she really didn’t want to leave. Sally fell in love with Midgard, she felt accepted and loved in a way she never felt before. Not even with her mother Frigga. As much as she tried and Sally loved and adored her mother, Frigga never truly understood her.

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It was when the year finally turned anew in January and it officially became the Midgardian year 1999, Sally started to feel sick. She was throwing up, and feeling light headed. What was happening to her? Gods don't get sick.

The revelation, however, came upon her shortly when she was telling one of the friends she made on Midgard how she was feeling. She still couldn't believe she made a friend! After all, Loki never had friends on Asgard, people were either too frightened by their status as prince, or thought that they were too weird and strange with their magic and interests in books instead of swords.

Sally became friends though with this person by leaning into her mischief, something no one back home ever appreciated aside from her mother Frigga. Thus, Sally pranked this fifthly scum of a human being, who wouldn’t stop hitting on her with nasty comments, to question his reality. She did this by getting all of his employees (Sally couldn’t believe he even had a job let alone employees) to agree and tell him that the sky was green, and the grass was blue, and so on and so forth. It only took a little bit of persuasion, and money, to do. Sally after all is a princess and is well forthcoming in both. One of his employees though was very enthusiastic, for she was tired of this geezer’s underhanded and sexist and racist comments, but needed the money. This happened to be Malia, a beautiful, tall Hawaiian woman with almond colored skin and dark curly hair who worked three jobs to provide for her three kids, and used to do wrestling in her free time at a gym when her husband was still alive, but had to quit to provide for her family.

Thus, Sally setup all the employees who worked at this man's laundry mat with more money than they’ve ever seen in a month for each day they worked to gaslit the fool into losing his sanity. In just a month, with employees all the more eager to come in and get back at their boss and earn some money, the walrus of a man, who stank worse than trash, cracked and ran outside yelling at people that the world was ending, and everyone was crazy. It was fantastic! All the employees cheered, and ended up making more money than they did in a whole year or years in just a month, and went on to find better jobs and do things and buy things they never were able to before after the laundry mat "unexpectedly" closed down.

Sally doesn't even remember the man's name but it seemed fitting. G-something Ugly, or something similar. Oh, it was Gabe Ugliano, but all his employees called him Smelly Gabe behind his back! Sally really hated that man after hearing and seeing more of how he treated everyone around him, and was glad that he was gone.

Malia was glad Smelly Gabe was gone too, and actually personally thanked Sally, tears in her eyes, and invited Sally into her home. She was going to lose her family’s home, and because of Sally she wasn’t, and her and her kids just wanted to show their appreciation. From then on, Sally and Malia became close friends, and could always find company in one another to talk about their struggles, or anything they needed. (Well, Sally could never bring herself to tell Malia who she truly was, for that would endanger Malia and Sally couldn’t do that to her friend.)

At least Smelly Gabe was good for something though, he got Malia and Sally to become friends after losing his sanity!

In any case, Sally lamented to her best friend Malia when they were finishing up with their food at a café about feeling sick lately and described feeling light headed, having cravings, and feeling more emotional than normal.

Malia had this look in her eyes, that she knew what was what, "Tell me, have you and your lover boy had sex in the last month or so."

Sally looked confused, "Yeah why?"

Malia shook her head, her black curly hair falling in her face, unbelieving at her friend's obliviousness, "Well, you might want to check and see if you're pregnant, sweetie." She swept her long hair back out of her face, and her brown eyes looked into Sally’s blues.

Sally looked at her friend shocked, "Pregnant?!" Sure Sally had a physical female form full time these days, but she never considered that idea that she could actually get pregnant. Heck, even her myths that she heard about her getting pregnant with Sleipnnir was actually because of accidental magic and not… what she heard in the myth. Was she really pregnant? Sally looked down at her flat stomach, thinking of Poseidon and her together all of those times.

Malia sighs, "Oh honey, it's okay. I'm a mother of three, and while kids are a lot of work, they also bring the greatest joy that I could ever have. I'll support you no matter what though, dear." Then she gains a serious expression, "And that lover boy of yours better shape up, or he can expect a beating from yours truly." Malia flexes her muscles to prove the point.

Sally's worried expression gained a small smile at her friend's antics, "I just never thought it was possible." Then she goes to hug her friend, "Thank you for everything Malia."

"Of course, hun." Malia smiles hugging Sally back, "And while I'm 99% sure you're pregnant, why don't you get a pregnancy test back at the pharmacy to make sure."

Sally's smiles and nods, "I'll see you later to tell you the news," and she heads out of the café waving goodbye to her friend not planning on going to the pharmacy, as she had other ways to test if she was pregnant.

The cold brisk air of January hits her. However, like any other time she was exposed to the cold, it doesn’t bother her, it almost seems to energize her. She never dwells on these thoughts though, how different it made her, yet again, from everyone else, as she always distracted herself from these thoughts, not wanting to accept how different she was yet again.

Sally wondered if her child would have her same disposition, if she truly is pregnant, and whether she wanted that solidarity with another being or if she wanted them to be ‘normal’.

Sally shakes her head, it doesn’t matter, she might not even be pregnant, and either way any child deserves to grow up how they wish to be and not be ostracized for being different like she was, no matter if they are like her or not.

She was still lost in similar thoughts though, and what ifs through the whole walk home, worried that by being the child's mother it would doom them to be different and ‘other’.

Even still, she always wanted to be a mother. To care and love for her own child, to be a mom.

Thus, Sally reaches her cabin, not even remembering how she got there, as she was too lost in her thoughts. Was she really pregnant? She breathed out, well only one way to find out. She reached for her magic, knowing intimately how to cast the spell she needed when she helped out in a healing center before.

Her green magic exploded out of her fingertips. The magic that she kept sealed away to hide herself bursting out of her in energizing waves. She knew she would have to hurry before the worlds of Midgard and Asgard aligned and let Heimdal see her. She casted the runes into the air, once again memorized by feeling how alive magic felt and let the runes sink into her. She waited a moment, feeling the magic buzz underneath her skin. If nothing happened then she wasn't pregnant. However, the magic alighted, and she saw green light up all around her. She really was pregnant! She jumped for joy, and proceeded to breathe in her magic one more time before she had to seal it again. The buzz was gone, but her joy radiated in the air.

Oh this is so exciting! She is going to be a mother. Is she going to have a boy or girl? You know what, Sally doesn't care just as long as they are happy and healthy. She wondered if the baby would have Poseidon's ever changing sea green eyes, or her natural emerald eyes. If the baby would take after her in magic, or perhaps the baby would be a fighter like their uncle Thor. Then, Sally's smile fell. Her baby could never go to Asgard and meet Thor, or her mother Frigga because her father Odin would never approve. Would Odin even let Sally have this baby, when not only will she be the mother and not the father, but the baby will be half Greek?!

Sally clutched her stomach protectively worrying about all the unknowns. For now though, she looked longingly at her bed. Deciding that she needed a rest first, before she dealt with reality again. She fell into her bed's comforting embraces and fell into oblivion.

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Loki, or rather Sal (the masculine name he came up with for Sally), woke up. Still when Loki was male in mind, he preferred Loki, but well that's a dead give away to his identity, and he couldn't have that.

In any case, Loki groaned remembering all the revelations that happened to him earlier. He really was pregnant. He looked at the clock ticking down on his nightstand, 8:00 pm. Loki breathed out, he must've been exhausted if he 'napped' for 6 hours. Loki steeled his nerves, he needed to tell Poseidon, so he prayed to Poseidon. Loki couldn't delay this anymore and lie to him especially now that they were having a baby together.

Poseidon arrived shortly after in a burst of blinding light. Loki closed his eyes more from the sheer light being emitted, than the actual danger of seeing Poseidon's divine form.

Poseidon looked to Loki frantically, hearing the distress in his tone when he prayed to him. "Sal, what's wrong?" He looked at him searching for any injuries, somehow always knowing that when Loki presented as male, even when his form didn't physically change.

This comforted Loki, in Poseidon's worrying, he in turn felt less nervous, and stated "I'm pregnant."

"W-what?" Poseidon asks, stunned. Then, gained a stupidly huge grin on his face. "That fantastic news!" However, he then thought of the prophecy about a half-blood of the eldest gods. He shut his eyes, feeling the remnants of the fates when he still held the domain of prophecy telling him of his unborn's child's doom. He already felt like mourning a child who wasn't even born. He was brought out of his spiraling condition, though, when Loli brought his hand to Poseidon's arm and looked into his eyes worryingly.

Loki breathed out, unsure why Poseidon's mood took such a drastic turn. He knew Poseidon was like the ever changing sea, from the gentle tides, to the roaring storms, and that Loki fell in love with all of him, but this was something different. However, he loved this man, and he needed to tell Poseidon who he really was.

'Yes,' Loki finally admitted to himself, 'I love Poseidon with all my heart, even though I knew it couldn't last. At least I could have him now, always in my memories, and now a piece of him forever in our child.'

Loki decided to just rip the bandaid off, thinking that the midgardian's metaphor was fitting, "My name is not not really Sal Jackson. I am Prince Loki Odinson of Asgard." He decided to transform externally to make his point clear, careful not to mess with his internal womb, his form changing back to his original wavy black hair and emerald eyes. He looked into Poseidon's eyes searchingly, waiting for rejection. His green magic briefly casted into the air before quickly receding into his skin.

To say Poseidon was shocked would be an understatement, and exclaimed, "I thought you were just an Asgardian, I didn't know you were a god."

"Now I know this looks…" Wait Loki thinks, "You knew I was an Asgardian?!"

Poseidon shakes off his shock, and rolls his eyes fondly, "My star, I knew from practically the beginning. You practically announced it when you kept calling Earth 'Midgard.' Not to mention how little you knew of basic human culture."

Loki sputters and blushes, "I thought you didn't notice."

"I'm not that oblivious!" Poseidon says offended.

Loki raises his eyebrows challengingly, saying 'sure.'

"Are you really okay with this, though?" Loki says, gesturing to himself. "Don't you hate me now?!" Loki shouts, fighting back tears and looking away.

Poseidon sighs, his heart breaking at his love fighting back tears, "I know that we were just treating this as a fun fling, but I fell in love with you. I fell in love with your smile, your mischievousness, and your tenacity. Everything about you I adore, and even though this complicates the matter with the whole inter patheon mixing, I could never hate you, my star."

Loki looks up into Poseidon's eyes, only seeing love swirling in their green depths. Loki goes to hug Poseidon, wanting to be comforted in his large arms. Poseidon accepts. "I love you too," Loki whispers to Poseidon.

They stay in each other's embrace for what feels like hours, but eventually they separate and look at one another.

Loki's face then turns perplexed, "By the way what got you all worried earlier? You almost seemed like you were mourning when I told you I was pregnant."

Poseidon looks like he's been caught stealing a cookie from the cookie jar, if the jar happened to be Asgard's royal vaults, and the cookie was one of its most valuable treasures. He clears his throat, "Well, since I thought you were mortal before," and he continued almost inaudibly, "and there's this prophecy…"

Loki crosses his arms, "I can't hear you. Can you repeat that?"

"There might be this tiny, little bit," then Poseidon quickly rushes out, "maybe- world-ending-prophecy-about-a-half-blood-child-of-the-eldest-gods."

"What?!" Loki yells, practiced in Poseidon speech. "Tell me this prophecy now." Loki demands, his green eyes steely with controlled anger.

"It's fine love, you aren't mortal, so it shouldn't…" Poseidon trails off and gulps when he sees Loki fuming, "Umm well, it goes:

A half-blood of the eldest gods,

Shall reach Sixteen against all odds,

And see the world in endless sleep,

A hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap,

A single choice shall end his days,

Olympus to preserve or raze."

Loki looks terrified, his form trembling, as he processes the prophecy.

"W-what's wrong Sa-Loki?" Poseidon asks worriedly.

Loki looks into Poseidon's eyes terrified and demands, "Repeat the first line again."

Poseidon does so instantly, and processes the request. "A half-blood of the eldest gods." Then, Poseidon loses all the color on his face as realization hits.

Loki sees this and says, "The prophecy doesn't say half-god it says half-blood of the eldest gods, and we are two elder gods from two different pantheons. Our child would be considered-"

"A half-blood." Poseidon finishes grimly, remembering the fates warning him, teasing him, of the fate of their unborn child.

Notes:

While Loki is actually a fairly young god, he is still considered an elder god in his patheon.

And for anyone confused on the Sally and Loki/Sal naming, It will for the most part be Sally when female in mind, and Loki when male in mind, with Sal only coming to play in dialogue around and with people who don't know Loki's true identity going forward.

Also, I changed the expected birth year for Percy to 1999 for reasons, reasons which will work for the rough timeline I have for this fic.

Magnus Chase's gods don't exist in this universe (as I don't want to make more split personalities than necessary, and it won't work for this au). However, Magnus himself may make a cameo as a child of an Asgardian and Midgardian rather than Freyr.

Also, when this is posted on ao3, keep in mind that some changes have already been made.

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[usernamezzzarehard]

amazing series highly recommend :D

[theficdealer]

In 2018, on Earth-199999, Thanos gathered all the Infinity Stones and snapped his fingers. Half of the Universe was promptly dusted, and a third was further killed as a direct consequence of the dusting. Weeks later, Thanos used the Infinity Stones once more and destroyed them - thus destroying the Universe itself.

Stephen Strange saw this, but there was no way to save them or the Universe, no time.

And then the Infinity Stones themselves gave him time. Gave him a second chance to save another Universe, their sister Earth: Earth-200207.

A quest that takes place across space and time, within souls and minds, with power and reality. A bet that could save trillions of people or could condemn them to a future worse than he one of Earth-199999. A game of chess against the butterfly effect, with one single starting player:

Earth's Best Defender.

—Series description of spread your wings, Guardians of Infinity: a second chance, by graveltotempo on ao3

Exact text i sent to my friend with the link: “Ironstrange time/dimension travel fix-it, 411k, genderbent tony for actual plot reasons (kind of) and very badass 10/10, like, carries Thanos’ severed head impaled on a sword into a un meeting after the final battle, also, many lesbians”

(TW for suicide! Multiple characters talk/think about it, one actually goes through with it! Keep yourself safe please!!)

If you haven’t caught onto the theme I’ve accidentally given this blog, idk what to tell you. Time travel fix-it’s just my jam (and I’m ignoring all the psychological implica that may have).

I’ve given up on descriptions beyond things I loved, so…

Things I loved about this fic:

Well-written fem!Tony Motherfucking Stark

Bruce<3

Simpiest simp to ever simp Stephen Strange

Maria Stark

Best trio Hope, Sharon, and Toni

Wholesome Tony and Loki sibling relationship

The authors notes were fucking hysterical

Rhodey<3

Thor: if your sister than my sister?🥹/Loki: No!!😡Mine!! *stabs*/Thor: okay😔

Babie Peter<3<3<3

Frigga: *finds out Hela’s been alive the whole time* Odin Borson your days are fucking numbered

Peter taking one look at Grumpy Bastard (TM) Hank Pym and deciding he’s grandpa shaped

Jane<3<3<3

All the time travelers are unhinged it just be like that sometimes

Sharon Carter<3

The abundance of badass female characters

The abundance of lesbians

Must be reiterated: absolute BAMF Toni Stark

Maria Rambeau (idk how to spell that) taking one look at Fury and deciding that she can do shield but better)

Stephen’s gamble payoff

Imperfect but happy ending

i should perhaps stop doing this when sleep deprived

[arenjix]

Ásgarðrian Galdr

by Valerie_Vancollie

Complete

Summary:

What if Loki was able to warn his past self, so he did not lose control during his regency and was able to act as he normally would? What if he had been able to remain calm and in control of himself, and the situation?

"How?" Loki demanded.

"Betrayal," his future self stated simply, rage clear in every syllable. "But you must control your reaction and come to see me, or you will repeat my mistakes and we will miss an opportunity to take control and alter things in our favor."

It would have changed everything.

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Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Category: Gen

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), Norse Religion & Lore, Marvel

Relationships: Loki & Thor (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja & Loki (Marvel), Loki & Odin, Loki & Warriors Three (Marvel), Heimdall & Loki (Marvel), Loki/Sigyn (Marvel), Asgardians & Loki (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja & Thor (Marvel), Thor & Warriors Three (Marvel)

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Loki (Norse Religion & Lore), Thor (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Odin (Marvel), Sif (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Tyr (Marvel), Laufey (Marvel), Laufey (Norse Religion & Lore), Eir (Marvel)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergence - Thor (2011), Loki (Marvel) Does What He Wants, POV Loki (Marvel), BAMF Loki (Marvel), Good Loki (Marvel), Hurt Loki (Marvel), Loki (Marvel) Has Issues, Intersex Loki (Marvel), Loki (Marvel) Feels, Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Protective Frigga (Marvel), Parent Frigga (Marvel), Odin's A+ Parenting (Marvel), Odin's Bad Parenting (Marvel), Asgard (Marvel), Jötunheimr | Jotunheim, Intersex Jotunn (Marvel), Jotunn | Frost Giant, Jotunn Biology (Marvel), Parent-Child Relationship, Brothers, Brotherly Bonding, Brotherhood, Brother Feels, Brotherly Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Heavy Angst, Angst and Feels, Suspense, Family Drama, Psychological Drama, Angst and Drama, Courtroom Drama, Powerful Loki, Punishment, Bigotry & Prejudice, Internalized racism, Canon-Typical Violence, Betrayal, Speciesism, Original Character(s), Yggdrasil - Freeform, Child Abandonment, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Time Travel Fix-It, Time Travel, Wordcount: Over 100.000, Body Dysphoria, Political Alliances

Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Song of the Yggdrasill

Published: 2021-01-30 Completed: 2022-10-22 Words: 479,713 Chapters: 93/93

[black-feather-fiction]

Thank you so much for answering! If you don't mind another question👉👈. Loki in chapter "the Coin", after Tony mentions his kids, thinks this: "The mortal shouldn’t even know about them. No one but Odin should. " but in later chapters it seems that both Gerdr and Helblindi(I think that's the Jutonheim's king's name) know about them, even before Loki says anything about them, and when visiting Titania, Loki freely names Hela as his daughter. Soo.. I'm kinda confused, is it a secret or not?

(Also this bit caught myattention during the reread: "'No’ he hears himself say. ‘Sigyn was not with me. I was alone in that cave.’" will we see this get expanded on? What happened with Sigyn and Loki is still a mystery after all...)

I don't mind at all!

Yes, it is a secret, for many reasons (though for a good part, it's patriarchy and toxic shit). That being said, as it is with secrets, quite a few people know nonetheless. That is either because they were there (Odin and Frigga), or Loki trusted them, or they had other ways of finding out. Gerdr and Helblindi would fall into the last category - Since Gerdr and Frey are together and Frey is Frigga's trusted brother, and both Frey and Gerdr are very good at sniffing out secrets, they eventually discovered the truth. Gerdr evidently decided to tell Helblindi then.

Loki slowly starts to trust the truth with more people, partly because it might be strategically wise but it's also a process of Loki slowly opening up. They also seem to trust the fairies, yes. What helps there is that the Mag Mell fairies don't give a flying fuck about Asgard, toxic masculinity or any of that. They also have no reason to betray Loki and tell anyone (that's not their style of harmful, they'd rather eat Tony instead or trap him forever on Mag Mell), and they're definitely not the first ones Thanos would go to to interrogate. Even Thanos will avoid dealing with fairies if he can, and "interrogating" fairies is even more of a bother than trying to kill them. Let alone that (even with the mind stone) he has not the kind of intelligence that it takes not to be run circles around by the fae.

Of all his children, Hela is the best protected and the most capable of defending herself (she's after all a literal queen and the goddess of the dead), so she's a good choice to introduce first.

The cave: I have the entire story in my head. I just need to see if that is going to be something that will be narrated in the main story arc or in a companion fic. Rest assured that it is suitably whumpy and Loki is suitably BAMF at the same time - my favorite narrative cocktail ❤️🍹.

I'm overjoyed that you read the story so attentively to catch these details ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[ao3feed-lokitony]

rome is also built on ruins

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by saintzoey

Odin takes Loki with a far less generous purpose in mind. Raised a servant of Asgard and its royal family, Loki knows only that his birth parents abandoned him. He is loyal to Odin and Frigga and Thor, he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, to have a life in Asgard's golden halls

Still, the Jotnar invade. Still, Loki holds the Casket of Winters. And the Norns laugh.

Banished to Midgard and falling to Puente Antiguo, New Mexico, Loki ingratiates himself with SHIELD, offering his knowledge of magic and the nine realms in return for their assistance in making a new life for himself on Earth. It's not the life he envisioned, but it will do — until he can return for his revenge.

But when he meets Tony Stark, SHIELD consultant and superhero, everything changes.

Words: 1848, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), Iron Man (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Phil Coulson, Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton

Relationships: Loki/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson/Natasha Romanov

Additional Tags: Dark Odin (Marvel), BAMF Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark Has A Heart, Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Canon Divergence - Iron Man 2, Canon Divergence - Thor (2011), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Minor Frigga/Odin (Marvel), Asgard (Marvel)

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[fuckyeahdarcylewis]

In My Veins

by hannahleedonor

Dating a god is one thing—finding out you might *be* a god was a whole can of worms Darcy would much rather bury deep in the earth's core and pretend never existed. But hey, when you're dating the God of Mischief, things are bound to get a little nuts, right?

Part 2 of "Love You For Infinity", in which Loki revels in the return of his power, Darcy searches for answers, and they both probably need years of therapy to untangle the mess their parents have left them in.

Words: 2325, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Love You for Infinity

Fandoms: Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Darcy Lewis, Thor (Marvel), Tony Stark, Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Odin (Marvel), Jane Foster (Marvel), Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Bruce Banner, Laufey (Marvel), Helblindi (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Darcy Lewis's Family Members

Relationships: Darcy Lewis/Loki, Loki & Thor (Marvel), Phil Coulson & Loki, Loki & Tony Stark, Darcy Lewis & Tony Stark, Jane Foster & Darcy Lewis, Jane Foster/Thor, Frigga | Freyja & Loki (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja/Odin (Marvel)

Additional Tags: Protective Loki (Marvel), Avenger Loki (Marvel), SHIELD Agent Loki (Marvel), BAMF Darcy Lewis, Awesome Darcy Lewis, POV Darcy Lewis, Jane Foster & Darcy Lewis Friendship, Darcy Lewis Feels, POV Loki (Marvel), Good Loki (Marvel), Loki Needs a Hug (Marvel), Loki & Tony Stark Friendship, Not Canon Compliant

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[ao3feed-drstrange]

sailor song

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Uxqp6r7 by gaystarfishnani Infamous pirate Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, kidnaps Peter Parker, bypassing House Stark's defenses with his cursed, undead crew. Wade needs Peter's blood to break the curse binding him to eternal life—and to finally kill his nemesis, Thanos, who’s also cursed and closing in on shore to reclaim his lover, Death. But Peter’s fiery spirit draws Wade in, sparking an unexpected love that becomes a dangerous vulnerability. This weakness could tip the balance in the deadly feud that soon pulls in all realms. As Wade and Peter’s bond grows, the houses brace for chaos. House Stark tightens alliances with House Rogers, with Steve Rogers bound to Queen Peggy while his heart lies with his loyal guard, Bucky Barnes. In House Odin, power-hungry Odin faces rebellion as his sons—Thor and the missing Loki—chafe against his control. Meanwhile, on the Isle of the Damned, the Scarlet Witch and Death herself hold powers that could alter the tides of fate. Words: 5427, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 12 of SpideyPool Antics Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Deadpool - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Wade Wilson, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Stephen Strange, Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Pepper Potts, Nathan Summers (Cable), Jack Hammer | Weasel, Neena Thurman (Domino), Peter Quill, Mary Jane Watson, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Nick Fury, Vision (Marvel), Maria Hill, Peggy Carter, Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Jane Foster (Marvel), Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Hela (Marvel), Wanda Maximoff, Agatha Harkness, Pietro Maximoff, Billy Maximoff, Tommy Maximoff, Rio Vidal, Wong (Marvel), Charles Xavier, Ancient One (Marvel), Logan | Worst Wolverine (Deadpool Movies), Drax the Destroyer, Gamora (Marvel), Nebula (Marvel), Ebony Maw, Richard Parker (Marvel), Uncle Ben Parker (Marvel), Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Vanessa Carlysle Relationships: Peter Parker/Wade Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Agatha Harkness/Rio Vidal, Death (Marvel)/Thanos, Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson, Gamora/Peter Quill Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pirate, Infinity Stones | Infinity Gems (Marvel), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, I Watched Too Many Pirate Movies This Month, Peter Parker Needs a Hug, Deadpool Thought Boxes, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, Wade Wilson Is Whipped, The Curse of the Black Pearl - Freeform, Immortal Crew, Peter Parker is Trying His Best, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Loki & Thor Bro Feels (Marvel), BAMF Wanda Maximoff, Rio Vidal Loves Agatha Harkness, Peter Parker Played By Andrew Garfield, Thanos is Davy Jones read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Uxqp6r7

[stony-ao3-feed]

Serpents of Tricks

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by G4Y_Ch405

What if after Thor: Dark World, Thor was like, "Nah, Odin would never let me give away the throne he is an asshole... Loki wants the throne, is he trying to steal the throne" and then he found out it was Loki and sent him to Earth. But unexpectedly Shuri, Peter, Wanda and Petrio are all part of Loki's underground gang of tricksters that he made in like 1600's (and he is shocked it is still around) and they HONOUR him. What would happen then?

Instead of the highly unrealistic Ragnarok- you get a crack fic :D

*Starring* Evil Odin BAMF Frigga Evil Thor- but he turns good, don't worry ANNNND But Loki's children- Nali and Vali are dead though, so pls don't kill me.

Words: 1238, Chapters: 2/15, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Vali (Marvel), Nali, Jormungand (Marvel), Hela (Marvel), Hel, Fenris, Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Stephen Strange, Sleipnir (Marvel), Ancient One (Marvel)

Relationships: Hela/Sigyn (Marvel), Shuri/Riri Williams, Michelle Jones/Natasha Romanov, Pietro Maximoff/Peter Parker, frigga/farbuti, Loki/Stephen Strange, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: Evil Odin, Thor Is A Bad Bro, But he's trying, Loki Redemption (Marvel), Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Good Loki (Marvel), Avenger Loki (Marvel), Loki-centric (Marvel), Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Trans Peter Parker, Lesbian Shuri (Marvel), Bisexual Loki (Marvel), Asexual Loki (Marvel), Natasha Romanoff is a teen, Sneaky Frigga (Marvel), Protective Frigga (Marvel), Crack, Civil War Team Iron Man, Teen Loki (Marvel), Teen Natasha Romanov, Loki was raped, but no talking abt it, LGBTQ Themes, LGBTQ Character, Internalized Homophobia, Sass, Loki and Sigyn being bros, Parent Loki, Protective Loki, Odin is an asshole, Bad Parent Odin (Marvel), Odin Being an Asshole (Marvel)

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[ao3feed-stony]

Serpents of Tricks

by G4Y_Ch405

What if after Thor: Dark World, Thor was like, "Nah, Odin would never let me give away the throne he is an asshole... Loki wants the throne, is he trying to steal the throne" and then he found out it was Loki and sent him to Earth. But unexpectedly Shuri, Peter, Wanda and Petrio are all part of Loki's underground gang of tricksters that he made in like 1600's (and he is shocked it is still around) and they HONOUR him. What would happen then?

Instead of the highly unrealistic Ragnarok- you get a crack fic :D

*Starring* Evil Odin BAMF Frigga Evil Thor- but he turns good, don't worry ANNNND But Loki's children- Nali and Vali are dead though, so pls don't kill me.

Words: 1238, Chapters: 2/15, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Vali (Marvel), Nali, Jormungand (Marvel), Hela (Marvel), Hel, Fenris, Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Stephen Strange, Sleipnir (Marvel), Ancient One (Marvel)

Relationships: Hela/Sigyn (Marvel), Shuri/Riri Williams, Michelle Jones/Natasha Romanov, Pietro Maximoff/Peter Parker, frigga/farbuti, Loki/Stephen Strange, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: Evil Odin, Thor Is A Bad Bro, But he's trying, Loki Redemption (Marvel), Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Good Loki (Marvel), Avenger Loki (Marvel), Loki-centric (Marvel), Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Trans Peter Parker, Lesbian Shuri (Marvel), Bisexual Loki (Marvel), Asexual Loki (Marvel), Natasha Romanoff is a teen, Sneaky Frigga (Marvel), Protective Frigga (Marvel), Crack, Civil War Team Iron Man, Teen Loki (Marvel), Teen Natasha Romanov, Loki was raped, but no talking abt it, LGBTQ Themes, LGBTQ Character, Internalized Homophobia, Sass, Loki and Sigyn being bros, Parent Loki, Protective Loki, Odin is an asshole, Bad Parent Odin (Marvel), Odin Being an Asshole (Marvel)

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[ao3feed-thor]

rome is also built on ruins

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by saintzoey

Odin takes Loki with a far less generous purpose in mind. Raised a servant of Asgard and its royal family, Loki knows only that his birth parents abandoned him. He is loyal to Odin and Frigga and Thor, he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, to have a life in Asgard's golden halls

Still, the Jotnar invade. Still, Loki holds the Casket of Winters. And the Norns laugh.

Banished to Midgard and falling to Puente Antiguo, New Mexico, Loki ingratiates himself with SHIELD, offering his knowledge of magic and the nine realms in return for their assistance in making a new life for himself on Earth. It's not the life he envisioned, but it will do — until he can return for his revenge.

But when he meets Tony Stark, SHIELD consultant and superhero, everything changes.

Words: 1848, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), Iron Man (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Phil Coulson, Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton

Relationships: Loki/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson/Natasha Romanov

Additional Tags: Dark Odin (Marvel), BAMF Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark Has A Heart, Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Canon Divergence - Iron Man 2, Canon Divergence - Thor (2011), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Minor Frigga/Odin (Marvel), Asgard (Marvel)

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[ao3feed-janefoster]

Brother

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by Lynds

Overwhelmed with grief after Loki's apparent suicide, Thor is overjoyed to hear that his brother may be alive, if not well, and invading Midgard. It's not Odin that sends him there, but Frigga, and in this world, Thor is ready to observe and to listen.

It's not just Loki who has a lot of healing to do. But they're not alone anymore, and where there's life, there's hope.

Words: 777, Chapters: 1/14, Language: English

Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: Gen

Characters: Thor (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Jane Foster (Marvel), Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Pepper Potts, Jarvis (Iron Man movies), Nick Fury, Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Phil Coulson, Heimdall (Marvel)

Relationships: Loki & Thor (Marvel)

Additional Tags: Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Depression, Grief/Mourning, Avengers Tower, Canon Divergence - Avengers (2012), Fat Shaming, Eating Disorders, Aftermath of Torture, Psychological Torture, Hurt/Comfort, Thor-centric (Marvel), Loki-centric (Marvel), Injury Recovery, Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery, Thor Needs a Hug (Marvel), Protective Thor (Marvel), Thor Is a Good Bro, BAMF Loki (Marvel), Loki Needs a Hug (Marvel), Avengers Family, Domestic Avengers, Awesome Jane Foster (Marvel), BAMF Frigga (Marvel), Odin's A+ Parenting

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[ao3feed-lokisteve]

Forever And Always

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by dollaphead19

After Loki is taken back to Asgard he is thrown in a cell, but his friends won't stand for it. They break him out but now they have a slight problem. Where will they call home now? While traveling through the Nine Realms they discover things about themselves and each other they never thought was possible.

Words: 1194, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Warriors Three (Marvel), Avengers Team, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Nick Fury, James "Bucky" Barnes, Tyr (Marvel), Laufey (Marvel), Helblindi (Marvel), Byleistr (Marvel), Original Child Character(s)

Relationships: Loki (Marvel)/Original Male Character(s), Loki (Marvel)/Original Female Character(s), Loki/Thor (Marvel), Loki/Steve Rogers, Avengers Team & Loki

Additional Tags: Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Hurt Loki (Marvel), Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Protective Loki (Marvel), BAMF Loki (Marvel), Bad Parent Odin (Marvel), Frigga Is Not Much Better, Thor gets better, Loki Needs a Hug (Marvel), Steve Rogers gives good hugs, Protective Steve Rogers, Bisexual Loki (Marvel), Lesbian Character, Rare Pairings, Good Parent Laufey (Marvel), Not Sif Friendly (Marvel), Powerful Loki (Marvel), Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Platonic Female/Male Relationships, Platonic Male/Male Relationships, Father-Son Relationship, Father Figures, Mentor/Protégé, King Loki (Marvel), eventually, Artist Steve Rogers, Implied/Referenced Torture, Aftermath of Torture, Past Torture, Mind Control, Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery, Loki green eyes, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Found Family

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[ao3feed-lokitony]

Yielding To You

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by TheUltimateUndesirable

Brothers in arms. It’s what Tony had thought they’d been. Best friends through the centuries. From the first day they’d met statuses hadn’t mattered and unlike so many others Loki had stayed by his side through the darkest days of his life. He cared for the Prince, other King, like no one else. Even Pepper hadn’t held a place in his life like he did. Which is why being the genius he is, he just doesn’t understand how he missed every single clue that there was something more underneath their long-established roles.

Words: 3407, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English

Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Fandral (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Volstagg (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel)

Relationships: Loki/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Asgard, Asgard, Asgardian Tony Stark, Everyone's Asgardian, Asgardian Culture (Marvel), Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Jotunn Loki (Marvel), Loki & Tony Stark Friendship, Best Friends, Secret Crush, BAMF Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Feels, Tony Stark is So Done, Good Loki (Marvel), Loki Does What Loki Wants (Marvel), Loki is Not Amused (Marvel), loki is a little shit, Confusion, Hurt Tony Stark, POV Tony Stark, Love Confessions, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Sappy, Fluff and Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Mpreg, Getting Together, Marriage Proposal, King Loki (Marvel), Angst and Fluff and Smut, Angst and Feels, Angst with a Happy Ending, Author Is Sleep Deprived

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[gold-from-straw]

Reassembled - final chapter!

I’ve never had a story take THIS LONG to finish before omg! (well, apart from all those half-finished first drafts of novels I’ve got in my drawer... shhh!) I think this is finally done, though I’m not ruling out some future fluffy slice of life scenes, similar to the ones I started with! If you’d like to read from the beginning, here it is, but otherwise, here’s a chapter of Frigga being the true BAMF that she is ^_^

Frigga felt the adrenaline rise in her blood as she followed her husband into the mortal’s conference room. With a tiny nod to her, Agent Coulson placed the slim tablet on the table and retreated, closing the door behind her, the Allfather, and their guards.

“Frigga,” he said, his voice as steel-lined as it always was in his dealings with diplomats and his second son. “I demand to know the meaning of this behaviour.”

“If you will not listen to reason, husband…”

“Listening to reason is one thing entirely, and you know you have my ear at any other time. But to present a disunited front to a clan of simple-minded mortals? This is unlike you. You have always been a consummate diplomat.”

Frigga snorted and dropped her facade of patience. “Do not treat me as some vassal or disappointing apprentice. You know very well what has driven me to these ends.”

“Loki,” he growled.

“Indeed, Loki. Your son. Or, as you have made clear, my son alone.”

“He has never been your son. He is but a political prisoner who has been treated extraordinarily well, and has repaid such treatment with dishonour and treachery!”

Frigga did not allow the pain in her heart to show on her face. How had she let things get so far? “He is not a tool, Odin, but a young man, a prince, of whom you should be proud. He has forsaken his birthright—“

“His birthright was to die as a child, abandoned on a rock!” Odin roared. “It was I who saved him from such a fate, who brought him to not only safety but a life of opulence. But of course, I should have known better than to expect loyalty from a Frost Giant.”

Frigga gritted her teeth. “Loyalty is earned by more than a single act carried out in secret.”

“Indeed, but it is usually expected of a son towards his father!”

Odin’s hypocrisy had long driven Frigga to circular arguments, and with an effort, she suppressed the expression of surprise that she longed to make, that suddenly Odin called Loki ‘son’ once more. “That sort of blind loyalty is what leads misguided young men to attack another realm, having learned to demand absolute obedience from their subject at their father’s knee. You cannot have it both ways, Odin!”

“And now you would have that attack go unpunished?” he demanded, as if seeing a weakness at which to strike. “You dare to speak for the Jotun, say that the attacker of their world should be allowed to frolic in freedom with his new pets rather than serve time for his attempted destruction of their entire realm?”

“I had been referencing Thor’s invasion, but now that you mention it…” Frigga worked quickly, not sure when she would get a better opening. With a gesture, one of her handmaidens brought forth the prepared anchor for the communication portal, and Frigga opened it with a burst of magic. “Helblindi, can you hear me?”

The Jotun king appeared in the portal, only his chest and head in view, and behind him, an entire court, arms clasped in respect and apprehension. “I see you, Queen Frigga. Well met.”

“Well met, indeed.” She stepped back so Odin was in view, and saw him straighten and apply his regal mask, face impassive. “I received your communique and was delighted to hear of the return of your people’s fortune.”

Helblindi bowed his head, as they had rehearsed. “Indeed, your majesty. It is my deep pleasure to report that the replacement Casket is working better than any of us could ever have expected.”

Frigga noticed the sudden tension almost radiating from Odin in sharp spikes, and offered up a desperate prayer to the Norns, but Helblindi was as talented a wordsmith and showman as his brother. He stepped aside to show the green-blue artefact glowing at the centre of the great temple, surrounded by a people who looked, already, so much healthier than they had done the last many centuries. “When we received word that the Casket of Ancient Winters had been lost, we were in despair. And then, to hear that you, Odin Allfather, were sending your own two sons to bring succour to our people and to repair the damage they had wrought! It was a balm to freeze many a heart molten in grief. This replacement has already done so much for our world, and will surely stand as a symbol of peace between our two great realms for millennia to come. I look forward to resuming diplomatic exchanges and trade in the next few months ahead.”

Frigga did not allow her smile to change in quality in any way, even though she wanted to bark an hysterical laugh at the Jotun king’s audacity, sneaking in that last statement that they had not discussed. She felt pride glow in her heart. This Helblindi may be young, but he would be no toadying fool, and he would grasp everything he could for the good of his people.

If Odin did not call their bluff, and declare outright war for their deception.

When Odin smiled through gritted teeth and inclined his head graciously, Frigga nearly wept in relief. “I am glad to see our reparations have been well received. Let us walk together towards a more peaceful relationship between our two great lands as once we did, and put the foolishness of the war behind us where it belongs.”

At his words, the Jotun court raised their hands and ululated in joy. Helblindi’s face split into a genuine smile that made Frigga’s heart ache. He looked so much like her Loki in one of his rare unguarded moments.

As the final platitudes were exchanged, and the portal closed, Frigga took a moment to savour the tentative victory before turning to face Odin again. He looked at her, expression blank, and she felt the anxiety of a young bride still battling an arrangement. She straightened her back, and smiled instead of cringing. She would win this time. “It appears there is no crime to punish.”

He stood in silence for a moment. “Leave us,” he said softly to the Einherjar and her maidens both. The women looked, with no uncertainty, towards her before they made any move to obey. Frigga saw his temper rise and told herself she was not afraid, simply excited at having won another point. She held his gaze and said aloud, “will you give my husband and I our privacy, handmaidens?”

The women bowed as one. Their long, elegant skirts would never shift to show the extent of their freedom, the number of weapons they concealed. The loose bodices appeared to conceal plump chests and bellies, but instead guarded lightweight dwarven armour and powerful muscle. Frigga had trained each and every one of her maidens, and they knew well that she could protect herself without them, too. They turned and walked demurely to the door, curtsying daintily to the Einherjar who held it open for them.

Odin waited until the sound of footsteps had faded to stillness, the loyal servants just outside at wait in the corridor. At last he spoke, his voice as expressionless as his face. “You dare defy me like this?”

“I dare much more in the name of my children,” she said, and unlike him, allowed her voice to fill with just a hint of the depths to which she would go. To which she should have gone many years before.

“You seem to think you are indispensable to me.”

She shook her head, and her blood thundered in her ears. “Indeed, I know otherwise, husband. I know there are none you would not forsake in your pursuit of power.”

“Of power?” he demanded. “Have I not been a faithful guardian of all nine realms for millennia? Have I not cared for your realm, and all others, keeping them safe from the marauders of the rest of the galaxy? How deep does this betrayal go, Frigga?”

The hint of hurt in his voice almost caught her, but she shook her head, as a cue to herself as much as him. “Do you know, Odin, that the humans have words for such as you? Narcissist. Abuser.”

“Abuse!” He scoffed. “You know not the meaning of the word! I have never treated you or our children with any cruelty, and only brought punishment for crimes that deserved it! As with any of my subjects, had their behaviour been above reproach, there would have been no reproach. All punishment was brought to them by their own hand.”

“There is a word they have for such insidiousness too,” she continued, almost conversationally. “They call it gaslighting. When a person in power manipulates another to believe that they are misremembering events, or feeling emotions incorrectly, or thinking incorrectly. As a woman who has long been lauded for her intelligence, I am ashamed that I have allowed it to continue so long, but I have been assured that there is no shame to be placed at the victim’s door. And yes, I am not ashamed to count myself a victim either. What I am ashamed about is that I have allowed you to victimise our sons, particularly Loki, for so many centuries in this way. Indeed, I have added to his suffering, telling him you have a reason for all you do, when even I could not see it. That ends today, Odin. You have stricken Loki from your bloodline, but I have taken him into mine. He is my son, and I shall allow no-one to threaten him, or his brother.”

“And so, because Frigga wills it, he is now free to commit his crimes across the galaxy?” Odin scoffed.

Frigga did not allow him to continue. She had come to the end of her patience, and it was time to bring this conversation to a close. “I know about Hela.”

Odin’s voice, his very breathing, seemed to come to an abrupt end. He stared at her, and Frigga wondered if the faintest hint of fear had crept into his visage. “Hela.”

“Indeed,” she said. “Your firstborn child. She who fought to please you in every way, and when she became too much of a threat - too much like you - she was locked away. I imagine she would be interested to receive another visit from her stepmother.”

“You would not—“

“I would,” she said, and could not hold back the viciousness. “I have failed my children, I have held back while I watched you build them up only to tear them down, time and time again. Make unreasonable demands, and then punish them for failing and for succeeding in meeting your expectations. You have wanted puppets, and will never see the worth in any of your children as they are, as I have wished for so long. It is over, Odin Allfather. Should you ever make a threat on either myself or my children, I shall not hesitate to ally myself with Hela.”

Odin was on her in an instant, his hands at her throat. “I should kill you where you stand!”

She smiled, calmed her heart. “And do you think I have not prepared for such an eventuality? You may never have admitted it aloud, but you know in your heart it is true - I have always been more skilled at magic than you, and have always been able to find a hole in your workings.”

Odin’s face paled. He stepped back and she stood upright once more, not allowing herself to touch her throat, to breathe any differently. It was no empty threat. Should she die, Hela’s prison would become her throne, all of Frigga’s power flooding her veins. She would prefer a longer term approach, one which would temper the poor girl’s broken fury, and she had… plans to that effect. But if safety was denied her and her sons, she would settle for revenge.

Without a word, Odin swept from the room. Frigga waited until he had marched down the corridor before slumping slightly, taking a deep breath.

She walked over to Agent Coulson’s tablet and lifted it from the desk, turning it so that the screen faced upwards. “Agent Fury, it is good to see you once more.”

“The honour is all mine, your Majesty,” said the image of Fury on the screen. He sat behind a great wooden desk, hands clasped in front of him. “I’m glad to see you remain unharmed. I must admit to being concerned there once or twice.”

She smiled and was glad the man had only been able to hear, not see, else the assassins she was sure he had secreted around the room would have surely come to her rescue, as unnecessary as it was. “Your support and hospitality has been invaluable, Agent,” she said instead. “I believe we have been successful in our endeavour.”

He nodded once. “It sounds that way, for now. And you’re sure Odin will not decide to attack at a later date?”

She shook her head. “He may have done so had he been able to reach Midgard earlier. But with the destruction of the Bifrost, he has been forced to only observe your world, and see the full power of your heroes. Not only yours, but those in Japan, Wakanda, England, and many others. Beyond that, the simple force of numbers of you humans has been enough to give him pause. Even so, as we discussed, my handmaidens will each be dispatched to provide the gifts you requested.”

“A pleasure doing business with you, your Majesty. With the apples distributed carefully we may have some chance of protecting our world in the long run… the very long run.”

“It will almost certainly be the last time we can provide such a payment for your assistance. I hope you have taken that into consideration?”

“Princess Shuri of Wakanda has several contingency plans already in place,” he said. “And I imagine Stark and Banner will be able to take similar steps.”

Frigga allowed a full grin to split her face. “In that case, I shall leave you to your logistics,” she said. “Well met, Agent Fury.”

“God speed,” he said wryly, and the screen went blank.

She left it on the table, then stepped out into the corridor. Her handmaidens arranged themselves at her back as she walked out into the common room to see her sons, her beloved sons, in a tight embrace, Loki sobbing in his brother’s arms as Thor comforted him. For a moment she wasn’t sure she would be able to speak around the lump in her throat. When she did it was a croak. “My sons.”

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I really need a Modern AU with Frigga as a widow raising her three difficult teens.   Death Metal Goth stepdaughter Hela, risk taking jock Thor and young bookworm Loki.