#i just really want to make lokius gifs

[dilfmobius]

Lokius moments that altered my brain chemistry [1/?] ↳ pussycat

[percheduphere]

Okay. First post trying to use gifs properly. I've switched out improper gifs for these type for my last 3-4 posts. Gonna work on some more corrections tomorrow when I have time. Please let me know if I'm misstepping anywhere. Thanks for your patience! That said...

LET'S TALK ABOUT SYLVIE💕, INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM (SYLVIE & LOKI)✊🏽, AND QUEER REPRESENTATION (LOKIUS)🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️!

SYLVIE

I'm rooting for Lokius, AND I also love how much Sylvie has forged a life for herself in S2. A lot of her development is implied, so I think it's worth looking at her growth outside the context of Loki himself: She found a job, locals know her by name, she has friends and acquaintances, she has hobbies!

People call her by name in her timeline on 4 occasions:

1. When the McDonald's shift manager (John) checks in on her after work. See the kid with the tie in the image below. I couldn't find any gifs of him visiting Sylvie at her truck. She asked him if his mom was gonna pick him up to make sure he was gonna be okay late at night. 🥹

2. When a customer picks up their McDonald's order and thanks her (cheerfully). Also note how many employee stars she had on her badge! Queen.

3. Lyle at the record store. They seem like really good friends, and I got the "beginnings of an attraction" vibe between the two of them. Unfortunately, the gifs below are the only ones I could find of him and I'm still searching for the source. His interaction with Sylvie before spaghetti-trauma was so sincere. He could tell she was down and offered her Velvet Underground. Come on, that's a solid move.

4. Eric at the bar, who comments 2 shots of bourbon is a good choice. Let me tell you, finding a gif of Eric was like finding a needle in a haystack, but here he is leaning close to Sylvie. Thank you, @zehiiro!

I tried to find more gifs of all the people Sylvie has in her life but couldn't find any, which is a darn shame because there are so many subtle cues she's built a support system on her own and she's thriving.

She's a regular at many places in her timeline, and when people greet her, they do so with a smile. She loves music, a hard drink, and punk fashion.

When she engages with Loki, she may come across as cold, but I honestly think she's being firm with her boundaries and true to her beliefs. The TVA threatened her life for centuries. I don't doubt setting foot in the building is traumatic for her, which may explain why she was more harsh than usually in S2E4. Her psychological defenses were all on overdrive. Yet when Sylvie's in her own timeline, far away from the TVA, she can be her real self. Turns out, her real self is pretty well-liked! (I'll talk about how this is mirrored in Loki soon).

INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM

Sylvie's an unapologetically "selfish" woman who knows what she wants, wants it on her own, is doing it on her own, and isn't afraid to put her foot down when it comes to her personal boundaries. We should be applauding all of that!

This is exactly the kind of female representation we need, but the show did Sylvie a disservice in S1 by coming at her character as a love interest first (look at all the media promos classifying her as such) instead of more thoughtfully showing how badly she has been affected by the TVA and planting what her desires are throughout. If they had done this with more intention and finesse, her position in S2 wouldn't come off as completely irresponsible.

As a result of this apparent marketing and pre-production development decision, her perception as a character (by both lokius and sylki shippers) is muddled by the question of her relationship status with Loki. This truly isn't fair, most especially to Sophia Di Martino.

Of course, Sylvie isn't perfect. No well-written character should be. I just think she's cooler than she gets credit for precisely because her character arc doesn't require the fulfillment of a romance. She will be fine whether or not she ends up with Loki. It's very feminist!

Loki, in turn, found safety, belonging, and love at the TVA. All the things that are the complete opposite of Sylvie's lived experience. I often see fans complaining about how Loki is ooc in his own series.

The thing is, and Loki admits this himself: it's all part of an illusion.

This illusion started far before the first Thor movie. He comes from a hyper-masculine (dare I say toxic-masculine) warrior society. His true nature doesn't conform with this, so he has to overcompensate with some (genuinely awesome) bad assery.

BUT he doesn't like it.

As a comparison to a far lesser but more relatable degree: imagine putting on a customer service persona 24/7. UGH. It's just not sustainable without becoming increasingly angry and bitter, which is what Sacred Timeline Loki becomes. Mobius gets ahead of this.

In the series, Loki can finally TURN OFF that persona, and TURN IT ON again when it's needed (and fun!).

He also now has the freedom to be silly, expressive, and magical (unapologetically queer!) without anyone making fun of him for it.

The end result is a much calmer, happier, likable person (like Sylvie in her timeline, his defenses are no longer on overdrive!). Who shows him this is possible?

Here's the receipt:

QUEER REPRESENTATION

Sociopoliticaly, Loki and Mobius come from a different angle. A lot of men (cis, fluid, trans, or otherwise) struggle with the social expectation of burying feelings and never ever showing vulnerability, especially to another men. Now, some might argue that shipping men together perpetuates this construct. There's some truth to this, but only through the lens that it is shameful to be gay. In order to get to a point in society where there's no shame in being mistaken as gay (or queer, generally) when being affectionate with another man, there must be continuous positive representation of homosexual relationships in which the characters are not stereotypes. Loki and Mobius are exactly this, especially Mobius.

Whereas Loki, on Asgard, represents the openly queer oppressed (i.e. magic and cunning, qualities historically tied to witches or "immoral women" instead of brute strength), Mobius can represent the closeted repressed.

In S1, Mobius was much more uptight, rule-abiding, and just shy of holier-than-thou. The power structure in which he existed perpetuated this, until Loki reveals to him it was all a lie (an illusion).

In S2, he becomes more flexible, more fun-loving, and more expressive in his affection. In S1, most of his support of Loki manifested as words of affirmation. In S2, his support extended to physical touch and bonding. Mobius, if seen through the lens of a closeted man allegory, finds the courage (and partner) to slowly come out.

[loki-who-remains]

My grumpy ass has seen too much attack on Sylvie after ep4 despite having proper filtering and blocked blogs and decided to write this instead of studying for my exams. I’m sorry to probably disappoint, though: I am not solely a sylki or a lokius shipper. Both exist for me and make sense to me without excluding each other.

I think one thing people kinda forget when they aggressively discard Loki’s factual, canonical relationship with either Mobius or Sylvie is that complex characters tend to have complex relationships. You can be friends with more than one person and/or you can be in love with more than one. Also, the intensity of a connection can be different depending on how long/deep people happen to know each other. It doesn’t automatically mean that one connection is more valuable than the other. Everything matters, everything affects and shapes a person’s growth.

Loki clearly fell in love with Sylvie, or more like with an expectation or an impression of her. It happened too fast, and he had no time to process if he can trust her, or what it is she wants, or is it even mutual. He just decided that he deeply cares for her and hence is devoted to her. She was a bit more perceptive and used it to her advantage. Mortal humans fall in love all the time just like him. It happens earlier or later in life, or never to some.

Sylvie and Loki are variants of the same person. Sylvie feels like a Loki from the first Thor, desperate and lonely and angry. He probably falls for her because he recognises this similarity but he doesn’t take into account that he himself already changed. But well, symbolically he learns to respect and accept himself, his past and present selves, his wrong doings, learns to analyse and grow from there into something new.

And where Sylvie rejects him, Mobius accepts him. With Mobius he learns to respect and care for others. His partnership with Mobius goes from the good old back-stabbing through betrayal and hurting each other to a deeper connection. They share thoughts and learn to understand each other’s motivations. Loki is humbled by the fact that infinity stones are paper weights but even more by the fact that he himself is essentially just a little dude who wants to have friends, to have fun and do something meaningful. His past doesn’t define him or lock him out of any other probable futures.

He learns to be a friend. It is first of all a friendship, and as it deepens they love and care for each other even more. Maybe it’s something that never worked out with Thor, to be equal and to be seen.

In season 2 Loki reevaluates his own priorities. Sylvie still matters to him but he lifts his expectations and just lets her be, tries to understand her and love her as she is. To love this way, without asking anything back, is actually a very powerful thing. It changes you. He probably sees her better now and understands too.

He puts more significance into his reciprocated connections, he learns to combine self-love with the love for others. It might be my specific perception, but I don’t think that platonic love is somehow worse or better than romantic love. They don’t cancel each other. We learn from a small age that love is this and that, and it always ends with kisses, kids and weddings, but in fact it’s not. I’m not saying that dreaming about this kind of love is wrong. I’m saying that it’s not the only possible option. If Mobius and Loki are never engaged in physical intimacy it doesn’t render their unique connection meaningless or less valuable. It is still clearly love, there’s still devotion.

What’s more, both Sylvie and Mobius understand how important it is for Loki to have that connection with the other. They don’t communicate directly that much though, and it’s really a shame.

That’s how Sylvie lashes out on Mobius and he is puzzled and upset by it. Probably she knows about his life, so she points out that protecting the timelines is not personal enough for him. She’s right though; maybe not so much about Mobius but about the TVA on the whole. Btw Loki is being part of it right now and he behaves the same way as Mobius. It’s just that Mobius is the one who is used to light things up. The moment isn’t right though, and he doesn’t read the room.

But the thing is, because it’s not personal, he’s able to stay afloat, be there in the moment and not be distracted by something out there. Mobius is aware that he might be weakened by what he sees and doesn’t want to risk the entire operation because of that. (Maybe he’s wrong and if Sylvie shows him his life he’ll be able to stay put like B-15, but again, he doesn’t want to risk)

I think that both connections being equally meaningful to Loki will make his further choices difficult and the consequences heavy. Mobius’s and Sylvie’s, and Loki’s lives could depend on that. Just imagine if he’s made to choose between them, to sacrifice one for the other. Or to experience all this love, remember all of it and look at them and see they don’t recognise him anymore on any timeline. Or have to choose to never be in their lives to save them both or hide them both from Kang.

[lightneverfades]

So... I have a few thoughts regarding Sylvie. In spite of my love for Lokius, I feel really bad for Sylvie's character development in this season cause I really kinda wanted her to flourish as well cause last season we didn't get to see her backstory apart from that one scene in Ep4, S1. Just me?

Warning: Contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 5 so do not read if you haven't watched the episode!

Cause there was a lot of potential for Sylvie to become Enchantress!Sylvie. And even though the whole McDonalds thing is funny, I kind of wish they had found a better way for her to become who she is.

Perhaps in Season 3 (I think there will be one considering the high ratings Season 2 is getting), we will see her able to develop as a character. Still, right now it's hard to see too much character development from Sylvie, cause the season is prioritizing the plot and Loki's character development, as well as Mobius's (and a few bits and pieces of B15, Casey, OB, Brandon/X-5 - which granted didn't need to be that long, although I am not complaining so much cause we got some hella great scenes of Loki using his magic).

I really want to see the badass Sylvie again we saw in Season 1. And while I do love her development scenes like that moment with Timely in episode 3, or those small moments when she realizes she needs to go back to the gang, I find that these are small developments and not quite enough to shape her character more richly. I kind of actually wish Marvel would release a limited series of Sylvie (three episodes or so) just to give her story breathing space because right now the only person in her life that seems to really matter is the people in her lives (like that kid in McDonalds or that guy at the record store) and we don't know them so much, so it's hard to feel invested in her life because it feels so separated from Loki's current situation.

So this is not really about Sylki or Lokius (in spite of my love for Loki/Mobius, I dislike the ship wars that start between these two), but mainly focused on my thoughts & concern for Sylvie's character moving forward. Hopefully, we will get some great character development for her soon (Season 1 was rather lacking in that dept, to be honest, and I had been hoping to see more of her getting fleshed out in this season, maybe even going back to her Asgardian roots possibly?), and she will be able to be her own magnificent kickass self after our amazing Loki gets a chance to ascend to the throne he was always supposed to have in the (most likely) form of God of Stories <3!

I mean, come on... if she went back to Asgard right after killing He Who Remains, that would have made more sense right? I know she probably has another double version of her in that timeline, but I just think it sort of makes sense... I almost wanted her to be curious about that life she could have had in the 'original' timeline.

Still, all these not-so-great thoughts about Sylvie's character development aside, I'm personally loving the effin' heck out of this season for the suspense and thrills this show is giving us with the grand twists and turns it's giving us, so apart from this little qualm, I am SO here for Episode 6! <3

I just want the show to treat Sylvie better I guess, that's all <3 Especially caused Sophia Di Martino is SUCH a great actress, she deserves to have great character development for Sylvie! <3 And hopefully a great origin story moment for Sylvie later on in the future for the Multiverse storylines in the coming future!

[violation72089]

hello! i wanted to make this post to introduce myself.

my name is Loki. yes, really! i’m named after the Norse God Loki Laufeyjarson. i use they/them pronouns and i’m 26 years old.

i became a fan of Marvel’s Loki Laufeyson immediately after the release of Loki season 1. i was a new Marvel fan in general, hopping on board after loving WandaVision. i went on to repeatedly watch every single Loki Laufeyson scene on repeat 🥲 i realized i missed so much in the Thor movies. (Marvel’s Thor… is another conversation.)

since then, i’ve truly fallen in love with Marvel’s Loki. as an autistic person, he’s my comfort character. i feel that Marvel did a good job depicting Norse Loki, and i’m happy this is so.

if you’d like to follow my blog for all things Loki Laufeyson, HALLO! welcome aboard!

here’s some additional facts 🖤

- i couldn’t believe this username wasn’t taken 😂

- i follow and interact through my main account, @iwamboyouwambo . this is one of my EIGHT BLOGS… i’ve been on this site for 10 years now :’)

- Lokius is essentially my lifeline. i post 80% Lokius content 🫠 i support almost any ship in Midgard, but keep the ship wars and ship hate out of here 🤧

- NEVERRRRR gatekeep Pagans from liking Marvel. a quote i love— “if someone is meant to find the Norse Gods, they will find them— whether it is through reading the Prose Edda or watching the Thor movies.”

- if you’re interested in following my Loki Laufeyjarson blog, it is @tricksterfly :)

- no discrimination of any kind, and i mean it! any kind. just be nice and mindful toward each other.

thank you!!! enjoy 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[tears-and-smiles-ao3]

Loki Series fanfic masterlist

Gen fics

A romantic surprise

Lokius. Light angst

Loki wants to surprise Mobius with a lovely candlelight dinner. Mobius is sure it’s a trick, but it’s not. It’s love.

Baby’s First Yuletide

Lokius, Loki and family. Family feels

Loki, Mobius and baby Frida spend their first Yuletide with Loki’s family. Gifts, traditions and fluff ensue.

Brothers reunited

Loki and Thor. Family feels

Loki visits Thor, uttering the phrase “the sun will shine on us again”. The only problem for Thor? It’s night time.

Caged

Lokius. Emotional hurt and comfort

Loki is angry at being caged in that same Asgardian cell one again, but this time he is with Mobius and the agent knows exactly how to handle his lover’s explosive temper.

Dear Lover

Lokius. 172 words. Love poetry.

Imperfectly Perfect

Lokius. Light angst, panic

Loki just wants everything to be perfect for Mobius’ birthday, but when he accidentally sets his hair on fire, he freaks out. Luckily, he has people on hand to help him calm down, sort out his hair and get things ready before Mobius comes home.

Much Ado About Lokius

Lokius. 1971 words. Theatre, Shakespeare, Loki in a dress, feelings realisation, first kiss.

Loki and Mobius go on a mission to hunt down a variant hiding in the middle of a Shakespeare play audition. To blend in, Loki transformed his and Mobius' outfits to match the actors. The result: Mobius realising some feelings and giving into temptation.

Teen fics

Afterwards

Lokius Angst, Self-Worth Issues, Self-Hatred, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Nonbinary Loki.

Loki’s spirals after getting together with Mobius, their mind screaming hateful things at them. They run, because they always do, but Mobius finds them.

A Kiss Like No Other

Lokius. Kissing

Loki and Mobius meet after the events of episode 6, and they kiss. It’s raining. That’s it. That’s the fic.

All I See Is You

Lokius. Sexual tension and pining

Mobius watches Loki dancing at the TVA’s first Christmas party, happy to stay in the sidelines until Ravonna firmly pushes him onto the dancefloor.

Beneath the Stars

Lokius. Angst, peril

Loki searches through the timelines looking for his Mobius. It may take visiting a million timelines, but he’s determined he will find him, and when he does, they’ll spend a romantic night under the stars.

Best Laid Plans

Lokius. Light angst

Mobius wants to surprise Loki with a kiss under the mistletoe. Too bad he forgot about that one Norse myth.

Drawn to the light

Lokius and baby. Post-partum depression, comfort

After the baby is born, Loki struggles with motherhood but Mobius is there every step of the way to help, even stringing up soothing fairy lights around Frida’s room.

From Past Experiences

Lokius. Angst, fear

Loki is pregnant when he arrives in the TVA and he intends to keep that a secret until he escapes. He doesn't trust easily but a certain Mobius M. Mobius seems intent in being someone who can keep him safe.

Green Brings Out Your Eyes

Lokius. Sexual tension, pining

Loki and Mobius get dressed for a Christmas party. Mobius can’t believe how gorgeous Loki looks when he steps out of his room, and Loki makes sure to flirt and tease the agent, who can’t stop blushing.

Keeping Hope Alive

Mobius & Ravonna. 3,539 words. Missions gone wrong, guns, violence.

Mobius was stuck on a timeline with no escape when he stumbled into Ravonna. They have to put aside their past conflict and team up to fight against Kang’s forces, but will they manage to escape?

Kneel

Lokius. Religious themes, implied sexual acts

Mobius kneels before a statue of Loki in prayer, wishing that Loki was really there with him.

Let Time Pass

Lokius. Post S2. Angst, reunions.

Mobius tries to settle down, to live his life, but years pass and he still misses Loki dearly. So, Loki appears and they are reunited once more. They kiss, and Mobius goes with Loki to the end of time.

Manipulation tactics

Lokius. Implied sex for favours, kissing

Drabble. Loki takes matters into his own hands to get the upper hand, but his plans don’t go the way he thought they would.

One On The Way

Lokius. 3807 words. Mpreg, medical examinations.

Loki discovers he's pregnant, but doesn't know how he's going to tell Mobius.

One’s a wish, two’s a kiss

Lokius. Kissing

Loki doesn’t want to let Mobius go without showing him how much he means to him. While hugging Mobius, he plucks up the courage to kiss him for the first time.

Preparing for a new arrival

Lokius and baby. Mpreg

That ass

While knitting a sleepsuit for his expectant child, Loki looks back at how he tried and failed to hide his pregnancy from Mobius.

Tell Me Some Things Last

Mobius and Sylvie. Angst with a happy ending. Hurt/comfort. References to self-harm.

Mobius is paralyzed by his grief after Loki sacrificed himself to save the multiverse. It will take Sylvie helping him to face his emotions to give him his own happy ending.

Lokius. Sexual attraction, light angst, mild hurt/comfort, implied/referenced sex

Five (5) times Loki checked out Mobius’ ass and got caught and one (1) time Mobius did something about it.

The Valentine’s Dance

Lokius. Light angst, kissing

Loki is in love with his best friend, Mobius, who he is pretty sure doesn’t return his feelings. Unknown to Loki, Mobius has plans to show his true feelings at the Valentine’s dance.

The Words That Scar The Heart

Lokius, Loki and Thor. Emotional hurt, comfort

Loki meets a Thor variant and his words leave him rattled to the core. It takes him a while to open up about how he feels but when he does, Mobius is there to comfort him.

Watch It Burn

Lokius. 3,449 words. Angst, feels, first kiss, getting together, implied/referenced suicide.

Mobius said goodbye to Loki to go on his own journey to burn the TVA to the ground. As with all things set on fire, he doesn’t expect to ever see Loki again, but when the timelines branch past the red line, some familiar footsteps approach from behind.

A retelling of canon with a little divergence told from Mobius’ point of view, from the end of episode 5 and all through episode 6.

While The World Falls Apart

Lokius. 1,340 words. First kiss, missions gone wrong, major character injury.

As Kang’s forces surround them with no hope of escape, Loki decides to kiss Mobius for the first time.

Mature fics

All In A Day's Work

Lokius. 904 words. Inappropriate workplace behaviour, cockwarming.

HR manager Mobius is fed up of Loki being sent to see him every day for his inappropriate comments to co-workers, so he comes up with a solution that suits them both.

A Prayer

Lokius. Sex, sacrilegious themes

Priest Mobius’ groans of pleasure are a prayer to the God of Mischief.

Are You Jealous? (6/?)

Lokius. Pining, angst, depression, hurt

Loki decides to make Mobius jealous as a way to get his attention. It doesn’t go well.

Eating Out Of His Hand

Lokius. Hand feeding, no sex

Loki and Mobius spend an evening enjoying a kink they both discovered they liked.

His Love Stings

Lokius. Emotional hurt, hopeful ending

Loki and Mobius are sleeping together, but they aren’t in a relationship. They barely talk about what’s between them, until they are forced together on a mission gone wrong.

Still Not Sorry

Lokius. Public sexual verbal teasing

Loki teases Mobius by apologising to him while at work. A short scene that takes place after the events of Sorry, Not Sorry.

Playing With Fire (Safely)

Lokius Wax play, no sex

Mobius and Loki explore wax play together, using red, white and green soy candles.

The Tears of a Trickster

Lokius. Dacryphilia, peril, first kiss.

Mobius gets turned on by Loki crying despite the sacred timeline unravelling around them. Alternative ending to Loki episode 6.

You're beautiful

Lokius. 46 words. Love poetry, spanking.

Loki looks too damn good on his knees for Mobius.

Explicit fics

Closeness

Lokius. Sex

Loki and Mobius get stuck in a small closet while on a mission. Things get heated.

Don't ever stop

Lokius. Desk sex

Loki fantasised about bending Mobius over the desk from the very first time the agent had sat him down here to watch TVA propaganda.

Dream Of Me

Lokius. Post S2. Dream sex, magical impregnation.

Mobius falls asleep in his motel bed and disappears into his dreams to find Loki. When he gets there, they share a night of pleasure, and Mobius leaves something of himself behind.

Going down in the elevator

Lokius. Elevator sex, oral sex, hand jobs

Loki and Mobius have some fun in the elevator. It’s exactly what you think it is.

Putting Up The Decorations

Lokius. Inappropriate use of decorations, bondage, anal sex, daddy kink

Mobius wants to decorate for Christmas. Loki didn’t expect that it would be him decorated with fairy lights and baubles.

Riding Herd On (2/3)

Lokius. Slight dub con, foursome, bikinis, bondage, light D/s

Loki has been good. Very good. So good that Mobius agrees to give him a treat. He’s just surprised that Loki chose this specific party. Sure, he knew about this event and, yes, Loki had talked about Mobius wearing this very outfit while they fucked, but it was still a lot to be faced with those black and white outfits.

Sorry, Not Sorry

Lokius. Apology kink, sex

When Loki apologised during sex, Mobius learns he has an apology kink. Loki uses this to his advantage.

Spank You Very Much

Lokius. Bratty behaviour, spanking, light D/s

Loki loves playing pranks, not just because he’s the God of Mischief, but because Mobius will bend him over his knee and spank him. Mobius loves Loki playing pranks, not just because he gets to spank him, but because the trickster will tell him he’s sorry over and over again.

When blue meets green

Lokius. Oral sex, anal sex

When a strange looking Mobius variant enters his election trailer, President Loki has no idea why the time agent is here in the Void and why he wants to talk to him. It turns out talking is not what he’s here for.

[thezfc]

"I love Tom as Loki but some parts of the fandom are just toxic. Especially hers. Rabbid, even."

And then there's the Lokius and Slykie corners getting more and more aggressive and toxic, too. It really starts to get on my nerves having to block everything. What do they want to proove and why? I mean everyone can have it their way in their own minds, create your stories, maybe even put them onto paper. That'a great part of what tumblr is about, isn't it!? But what's the point of getting at each other's throats or interpreting the justification of your character's or ship's supremacy into everything some of the crew or cast say or write. It's the same with people's interpretations of Tom's private life. You can't control that either by making up your own narrative on how much they are in love or how likely it's all PR and spitting venom at all other people who have another opinion. I'm tired of reading about wishes for others to choke or die on some pictures or statements or being called Nazis or other bullshit for their opinions on fictional characters. Like listen to yourself, folks...would you want that for yourself? So let it go and let's all get some more chill. And...scene.

😂😜

[allystyles1]

you know me so well-Loki x Reader

another cute Loki one because why not?? Also the 5th episode was SO GOOD. i want my lokius endgame, please. gif not mine.

Loki×Reader

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"But Mommy!!" your son whined. It had never been easy to put him to bed but he was making it even harder that night.

"Come on baby, it's bedtime. Do you want to wake up tired tomorrow and not be able to play?" you tried to convince him but nothing seemed to work. Just in time, your husband came for help.

"Hey love, what's going on?" Loki asked looking at you trying to put his son's pjs on while you were on your knees before the child.

"This little guy right here won't let me dress him for bed." you explained and your son immediately defended himself.

"But daddy! It's still early and i don't want to sleep!" he shouted while jumping.

"You have to, don't make it hard for mommy okay? She's already tired enough. Come on y/n i'll put him to bed, you go rest." Loki smiled and gave you his hand to help you get up. You held his hand and got up before you gave the clothes to him.

"Good night baby." you smiled to your son and kissed his cheek. You were slightly mad when he didn't say it back.

"Look, i know you don't want to sleep right now but do you want your mother to be sad?" Loki asked looking at the child.

"No, i don't. I'm sorry mom, good night." he hugged your leg and you smiled.

"It's okay baby, come on. Your father can read you a story if you want to."

"Yay! Story!" he jumped on the bed making you and your husband chuckle. You left the room and went to your own to get dressed. You brushed your teeth and laid on the bed with your night clothes, finally releasing a deep breath.

"He's becoming harder and harder every day." Loki entered the room and opened one of the lights.

"Yeah, i mean i love him more than anything-"

"Anything?" Loki asked smirking.

"I love you guys more than anything but he's really testing me these days. Do you think we're doing something wrong?" you asked, sitting up so you could see your husband.

"Honey you are doing amazing. He is my son after all, what did you expect?" he smiled making you chuckle.

"Yeah, that's a good point." you laid back again as Loki joined you. He cupped your face and caressed your cheek with his thumb as he fixed your hair with his other hand. You turned your head to his hand and kissed his palm. He smiled and started rubbing relaxing circles on your forehead.

"Thought you could use a massage for that headache." he smiled.

"You know me so well." you leaned forward and kissed him. You snuggled into his neck and kissed a few times there, breathing his scent in.

"Sleep nice my love." he planted a kiss on your forehead as you drifted off to sleep.

It was around 3 a.m. when Loki woke up to the sound of someone screaming. He first checked you but you were peacefully sleeping, then he carefully got out of the bed and went to his son's room.

"(i wanted you to choose your son's name so whatever you choose, ___ means that) ___, what is it?" he asked rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Dad i had a nightmare. There- there was this red thing that was chasing me and it said it would take me away from- you and mommy." he explained sobbing. Loki went to his son's bed and sat next to him. ___ hugged Loki and cried for a while, face against his father's chest, wetting his tee shirt.

"Are you feeling better now?" Loki asked after a few minutes when his sobs started to slow down.

"Daddy, can i sleep with you and mommy today? Please, i'm scared." Loki didn't want him to sleep there alone after a nightmare but he also didn't want to wake you up by bringing ___ in.

"Listen, mommy is really tired and she finally managed to sleep, you can come only if you promise you won't make any noise. We don't want your mother to be tired tomorrow, understand?"

"Okay dad, i promise." he nodded and Loki hoped he would keep that promise. He hugged ___ and carried him to your bedroom. You were still sleeping, your hair was everywhere from how much you turned but you were still the most beautiful thing he had ever laid eyes on. He smiled at you and put ___ to the ground before telling him to be quiet one last time. Loki laid down and your son laid between you and him, Loki spooning him.

___ woke up before than both you and Loki and he knew you would wake up if he moved so he stayed like that and touched his father's shoulder to wake him. Loki slowly opened his eyes and looked at the child.

"Dad, if mommy is tired, i think we should prepare her breakfast to make her happy." ___ whispered. Loki thought about it for a second and nodded slowly before he tried to get up very carefully not to wake you. They both got off the bed succeeding at not waking you. They walked to the kitchen quietly and started to prepare breakfast for you.

When you woke up some time later and couldn't find Loki in bed you were worried, but the sound of your son talking loudly and Loki telling him to be quiet took your worries away. It was the best sleep you had slept in a while and now they seemed to be trying to make breakfast for you. You didn't want to ruin the surprise so you laid back down and waited until they came back to the room with a big plate in ___'s hands. He put the plate on the small table that was near your head and called your name while sitting on the bed next to you.

"Mommy, wake up. We made breakfast for you with dad." You acted like you were just waking up by yawning and rubbing your eyes.

"Good morning baby." you smiled and hugged him. He pulled back after a few seconds and showed you the plate they had prepared. There were -really badly cut- heart shaped eggs and some olives with some cheese.

"Aaaw, thank you baby. That's really nice of you." you smiled and kissed his cheek.

"It's okay mommy, daddy said your head hurt so i asked him to get you a pill." he handed you the pill and you looked at Loki. He looked at the both of you so proudly and so full of love.

"Okay, i'll drink it after i eat these." you nodded to ___ and he smiled. He got up on the bed and just when you were about to ask what was he doing he cupped your face with his little hands and kissed your forehead like he always saw Loki do. A tear escaped your eye and he frowned.

"Mommy, no, don't cry! We made you this so that you would be happy." he said sadly, still holding your face.

"I'm not sad baby, i'm happy. I just love you so much." you smiled and he nodded sitting back. You all went to the kitchen and had your breakfast before you sent ___ to his friend's house to play with them. Loki came and sat next to you on the sofa. You laid your head on his thighs and closed your eyes.

"Did you like your surprise?"

"Yeah i did, thank you." you smiled, your eyes still closed.

"I know you just acted like you had just woken up, just saying." Loki smiled.

"You know me so well." you got up and kissed him before hugging him.

UM YES I'M A SUCKER FOR FLUFFY LOKI. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT!!

[chaos-monkeyy]

Oh, please just get started on Loki and the collar

this is a super fucking late reply but GOD it is not fair how good he looks with it on. The first time in the show he's got the collar AND the suit both nearly killed me, and then the exact scene in your icon asdjfhkjhldfjgh 💀 *expires*

I keep wanting to write a short lokius thing about it but literally all I can ever come up with is Mobius guiltily being like ".....I shouldn't be getting turned on thinking about Loki collared and on his knees for me but I really fucking am"

And them I'm like ...chaos. chaos, that's not a fic. that's a random horny thought. there is a difference.

idk maybe one of these days I'll manage to keep brain online long enough to at least make it a mobius-having-a-guilty-wank-fantasy PWP or something, cause. goddamn that collar

[percheduphere]

honestly I'm more at a loss when people say sylki is canon. I am...very confused by what people mean by that. they were never anything romantic together? I honestly feel like I've missed a whole season of the show when that gets said. that's not from a shipping standpoint; that's from nothing happening that'd make them "canon"

like, to ship sylki is still to ship something that isn't and didn't become "canon". it's still wanting something that didn't happen between them

like, even if sylvie was an intended "love interest" (was she? even? on the basis of her being a woman that loki connects with?), I don't call that alone a romantic relationship between them being "canon". Like, if elizabeth bennet and mr darcy never became anything, they're not "canon". that's just something that could have been but wasn't.

they were never actually anything?

LET'S TALK ABOUT "CANON" & BISEXUAL REPRESENTATION, THE SERIES' MIDPOINT & THE THEME OF BETRAYAL, AND THE SUBJECTIVITY OF ROMANCE

I've been sitting on this inbox comment/ask for a long time because I wanted to make sure I respond in a way that feels productive, kind, and doesn't step on other fans' joy. Having said that, as a Lokius shipper, I think it's really important for Lokius shippers and Sylki shippers to unite on at least one subject and that's positive bisexual representation. This isn't meant to be a harsh reply--I understand what the anon is saying from their point of view--but I also want to delineate between canon and personal interpretation/taste.

I also want to note that it's unfair to disavow Mobius and Sylvie's impact on Loki, Loki's impact on each of them as a result of his individual relationships with them, and thus the impact Mobius and Sylvie have on one another separate from Loki. Doing so really halves the overall richness of the story, and taking this into account is why my metas are so annoyingly long. This one, in particular, is a mess but hopefully I've managed to wrangle it into some kind of coherence that addresses the anon ask that is respectful to Sylki. Fear not, Lokius shippers, I discuss Lokius in this post, too. But first, let's talk about canon and bisexual representation ...

CANON AND BISEXUAL REPRESENTATION

Canon is often defined as: 1.) what is actually written in text (as opposed to subtext), AND 2.) what the creator(s) verbally confirm.

I've said before and I'll keep repeating: the most important aspect of art is art's relationship with the reader/viewer. Individual interpretation is what escalates a medium to a deeply personal and, at times, spiritual level. Art is supposed to make us think and feel. We're supposed to interact with it and do with it what we will. This is particularly important when we consider that much of consumable art is hampered by the demands of capitalism. Fan-interpretation democratizes what people without power want to see and hear, whereas canon (especially mass media canon) often self-censures to sell to the widest audience.

From the creators' standpoint, Sylvie has always been intended to be Loki's romantic interest, and Loki was always intended to have romantic feelings for her. This is what the creators tell us. Whether or not one likes Sylvie and Loki together is subjective.

As for the text, the plot between Loki and Sylvie has the markers of a romance, albeit one that doesn't come into full fruition. By full fruition, I mean a happy ending with each character affirming one's love for the other and committing to being together. Now, a relationship doesn't have to be successful or reciprocal to be considered romantic. Heck, it can be absolutely toxic and still be romantic. Whether or not the plot is convincing in its execution of romance, however, is also subjective.

What romance requires is: 1.) at least one of the characters desiring the other, and 2.) at least one of the characters willing to sacrifice for the other. Sacrifices don't have to be big, either. They can be small and cumulative.

Canonically, Loki fulfills both of these romantic requirements for Sylvie. (More on Sylvie below).

Subtextually (that is, not canon as defined above), Loki and Mobius fulfill both of these requirements for one another.

I'm gonna soap box for the next two paragraphs, so you can skip over this if that's not your jam. Both romances, canonical and subtextual, can exist concurrently without erasing the existence of the other. Even if Loki and Mobius had miraculously become canon in S2 (it's Disney, this never would have happened but let's explore the hypothetical), that doesn't erase Loki's former romance with Sylvie in S1. To erase that history is bisexual erasure, which isn't okay. Likewise, quashing the importance of queer subtext in order to "kill the other ship" isn't okay either, as it reinforces optical heteronormative romance in mass media and is also a form of bisexual erasure.

What's more important than either ship "winning" is the positive portrayal of a bisexual character. This means a character who demonstrates genuine love and devotion to people of more than one gender. If we accept the canon AND the subtext (we don't have to like it; Sylki's not my cup of tea personally, but I accept it as real), Loki fulfills positive bisexual representation, however restrained that representation may be. The social goal is to get to the point where a media juggernaut like Disney allows its franchise characters to experience relationships with more than one gender canonically and positively. We're not there yet and I'll probably be dead before Disney ever gets there, but Loki can be seen as a historical stepping stone distinct from Aziraphale and Crowley (Good Omens) and Steve Bonnet and Edward Teach (Our Flag Means Death).

(NOTE: Polyamory is a whole separate subject matter, which I'm won't get into here.)

ON SYLVIE

There's fan dispute over Sylvie's interest in Loki. I've previously written meta on Sylvie's sexuality and how she responds to Loki's romantic advances here. In S1, while she starts off frustrated, I think Sylvie slowly develops interest and was cautiously hopeful that she and Loki could figure out their futures together. Loki has been consistent about wanting to be with Sylvie and supporting her up until the necessary plot conflict of the series midpoint (S1E6; the S1 finale). This midpoint is the root cause for why Loki and Sylvie's relationship becomes strained. Again, this doesn't mean that the romance never existed--the plotpoints are there--but it does mean Loki's character development got in the way.

So let's talk about the series' midpoint and the interplay of Mobius, Loki, and Sylvie's mutual impact. The three are so deeply entangled that it's worth untangling their cause and effect on one another.

THE SERIES' MIDPOINT & THE THEME OF BETRAYAL

I keep stressing in my other metas that the series' midpoint (S1E6) is the most critical. Structurally, midpoints are where the story turns. Midpoints occur on multiple scales: at the episode level (typically in acts 3 or 5, depending on how the screenwriter divides their screenplay), at the season level, and at the series level. Midpoints are what provide the overall narrative and character arcs with movement.

As a whole, there are 3 key midpoints in the entire series:

1.) S1E2/E3 - When Loki betrays Mobius for Sylvie (midpoint of S1)

2.) S1E6 - When Loki betrays Sylvie for the "bigger picture" (midpoint of the whole series)

3.) S2E3/E4 - When it's revealed HWR betrayed Renslayer; Victory Timely is brought into the mix, and Sylvie reluctantly joins the TVA (midpoint of S2)

There is another betrayal that runs near-concurrently with #2, which is Mobius's betrayal of Renslayer (it begins in S1E4 and continues into the S1 finale). Thematically, we can take Loki's betrayal of Sylvie and Mobius's betrayal of Renslayer as mirrors of one another because these are the only betrayals that are motivated by good rather than selfishness. The selfish betrayals of #1 and #3 bookend betrayal #2 to highlight the beginning Loki's readiness to become a hero in S1E6. Where S1 focuses on Loki exploring who he is, S2 focuses on the hero Loki will become. S1E6 therefore serves as Loki's turn, his launching point to get to where he lands in S2E6. The story is really well-structured!

The poetic irony is that Loki's S1E6 betrayal was not an act of villainy, but an act of character growth.

There is plot set-up for Loki's betrayal of Sylvie, and that set-up is 2-pronged: 1.) from Sylvie's end, her misinterpretation of Loki's intentions, and 2.) from Mobius's end, the provision of unconditional friendship. Building up to these prongs are S1E1 - S1E3, in which Loki's self-interest and impulsivity are emphasized. S1E4 pivots Loki from self-interest and impulsivity to consideration for others and caution. Sylvie did not bear witness to Loki and Mobius's interactions in S1E1-S1E2 and S1E4 in the time loop chamber. She has no context for why Loki would hesitate killing HWR. I'll discuss this more under "Prong 2".

PRONG 1: SYLVIE'S MISINTERPRETATION

In the scene below (S1E5), Sylvie makes an assumption about what Loki wants and Loki admits via subtext that ruling a timeline actually won't make him happy.

Sylvie smiles in response, implying she understands what Loki means, however Loki often speaks in double-meanings (he cannot be trusted) and Sylvie has doubts (she cannot trust). From Sylvie's point-of-view, Loki has discussed the desire to rule with her 3 times (writers' magic 3s again). Above is the third. The previous 2 are:

1.) In their first confrontation in S1E2, when Loki offers Sylvie the opportunity to be his lieutenant. (Can't find the gif of this. Grr ...)

2.) On Lamentis (S1E3) in the scene below:

By S1E6, Loki has no interest in rule.

He's honest when he says he's worried about the greater ramifications of killing HWR. Sylvie doesn't believe him. The question is how did Loki arrive at this point in his character arc? Why slow down now? Why worry about the consequences now?

The answer is in S1E4.

PRONG 2: MOBIUS'S UNCONDITIONAL FRIENDSHIP

It's established in S1E1 that Mobius knows Loki better than Loki knows himself and consequently better than Sylvie knows Loki. A lot of Mobius-haters despise Mobius's cold confrontational tactics but it is those same tactics that force Loki to self-reflect. And to be clear, Mobius uses cruelty in S1E1 because 2012 Loki would not believe in, let alone listen to, softness and compassion. Cruelty is a language 2012 Loki understands, therefore Mobius communicates with him on that level to get him to listen and start thinking about the answers to the hard questions.

Not exactly the gif I wanted, but close enough. In this scene, Mobius wonders why Loki, who "has so much range", wants a throne. He then asks Loki, what's next? The implication of these questions is that Mobius knows Loki will never be satisfied. He knows, deep down, a throne is a poor substitute for what Loki really wants: love, acceptance, and companionship.

Mobius's tone is mocking, his note that Loki has a wide range is complimentary, and the question is serious. Further, and this important, Mobius gives Loki respect in conjunction with his cruelty, his compliments, and his seriousness by acknowledging Loki's intelligence ("I am smart"; "I know") and his potential to be more than a villain ("That's not how I see it"). Understandably, this strange, dizzying mix of seemingly contradictory truths puts Loki off-balance.

Their tenuous allyship becomes a friendship in Mobius's eyes near the end of S1E2. Mobius is practically squeeing about Loki's multiple breakthroughs and how well they work together to Renslayer:

And Loki genuinely looks excited to help Mobius. Look at that fist-pump. Mobius doesn't see it, he's ahead of Loki, so his enthusiasm isn't an act. The seeds of mutual trust (rather than doubt) have been planted.

Unfortunately, Loki's poor impulse control and need to hedge his bets out of self-interest lead him to betraying Mobius. Both Sylvie and Mobius take Loki's betrayals poorly.

The key difference is that Mobius cannot resist the desire to trust Loki, to want to be his friend. This desire creates Mobius's doubt in Renslayer, which in turn leads to his betrayal of her.

Forgiveness isn't easy. It requires the ability to accept disagreements and another person's shortcomings. It requires good will, faith, and a willingness to move on. It requires compromise and, at times, letting go entirely.

Mobius torturing Loki with the Sif memory loop was awful. His personal hurt is directly tied to the below admission, which informs Loki what Mobius thought of their relationship:

And that revelation startles him. It forces him to evaluate his actions that led to Mobius saying such a thing (impulsivity; self-interest). Loki, who doesn't want to be alone, desires Mobius's friendship.

So when Mobius returns to Loki with an olive branch ...

Loki offers Mobius an olive branch of his own by affirming the friendship Mobius believed in but felt betrayed by.

Thus, Loki and Mobius accept each other's olive branches. They forgive each other and repair their relationship from there. This is critical thematically because Loki and Mobius each extend olive branches to Sylvie and Renslayer respectively, both of whom reject those olive branches more than once. Sylvie and Renslayer represent opposite ends of the chaos versus order ideology, for which neither is willing to compromise. Loki and Mobius also start out at opposite ends before meeting in the middle.

Sylvie unfortunately does not know anything about Loki's interactions with Mobius and how those interactions have impacted Loki's motivations. She doesn't know that Loki wants to "slow down and think about this" because the last time he acted on impulse, it turned out he almost threw Mobius's friendship out the window without realizing he had his friendship in the first place.

For her, the seeds of doubt have already been planted: Loki betrayed the TVA to pursue her, Loki expressed shock at Sylvie's desire to "walk away" rather than taking advantage of the "ultimate power vacuum" once the TVA is destroyed, he expresses the desire to rule 3 times. Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for Sylvie to assume Loki would betray her for power even though she had hopes to the contrary. Romantic tragedy? Absolutely. Believable? Depends on who you ask and what your personal taste is.

There must be some kind of sentiment on Sylvie's part, however, because she chooses not to kill Loki. Instead, she kisses him goodbye and throws him through a time door.

Mobius's friendship is therefore the catalyst for everything that unravels between Loki and Sylvie in S1E6 (the series' midpoint). I think it's safe to interpret Sylvie's tearing into Mobius in S2E4 as not only due to being in the TVA and having all her traumas brought to the surface, but also due to experiencing jealousy. This level of anger matches Mobius's outrage about Sylvie in S1E4! Note, however, that this interpretation of Sylvie's interaction with Mobius is subtext. Subtext goes many ways!

THE SUBJECTIVITY OF ROMANCE

Are Loki and Sylvie a believable romance? It depends on your taste.

A fictional couple's overall successful reception by the audience (which is rarely if ever 100%) is contingent on a few things:

1.) Character development

2.) Story execution

3.) Chemistry between the actors

Reception and interpretation of the above are all subjective. In addition to these elements, another important factor is couple trope. Depending on your preference, some tropes might be nope while others are yum. You might even like most tropes but the actor chemistry, character development, and/or plot are just not doing it for you.

Loki and Mobius follow the tropes of:

Opposites attract/Complementary set

Sunshine and cynic

Enemies to allies to friends to lovers

Sherlock and Watson

Slow burn

Ride or Die

Loki and Sylvie, on the other hand, follow the tropes of:

Exceptionally similar but with key differences/Matching Set

BAMF duo

Enemies to allies to lovers

Bonnie and Clyde

Fast and passionate

Ride or Die

Loki and Sylvie's romantic dynamic may be compared to the following couples in other media:

Batman and Catwoman

Jack Sparrow and Angelica Teach

Benedict and Beatrice

If you notice, they all have very similar personality traits. They also fight and fight a LOT. It's part of their charm and can add to their chemistry.

Personally, I didn't feel any chemistry between Loki and Sylvie, I didn't feel like there was enough warmth between them, and I really wanted Loki to be loved by someone who makes an effort to understand him rather understanding his core traits off the bat by being the same entity. Loki and Mobius hit all the right story beats for me. Tom and Owen's chemistry as actors is remarkable. I'm also a sucker for ball of sunshine and cynic dynamics.

But that's just me. That doesn't mean I don't see what the creators tried to do with Loki and Sylvie in terms of plot, character development, and couple tropes. Some people felt chemistry between Tom and Sophia, others (like me) didn't. Whatever the case, the canon exists and the romantic tropes are there. I just feel the subtextual romance between Loki and Mobius is stronger and that, again, is my subjective judgment.

[angeli-marco-writes]

Loki Laufeyson - favourite crime

A/N & WC - I am not trying to pretend I am Olivia Rodrigo at all: total credit for all songs and lyrics used here goes to her and her team. No disrespect is meant towards her. I do not own the songs, I also do not own the characters I’m writing these blurbs for. Please read the preface. Yes I did correct the spelling of 'favourite'. 1.3k.

Warnings - slight Loki spoilers? but not really, just allusions. Please don't debate Sylki/Lokius here. Talk of heartbreak and breakups, mentions of murder and crime, crying.

Loki snatches me from Bucky’s arms when FRIDAY notifies him of his required presence. They share the solemn nod that only broody old men with similar mindsets can, an unspoken agreement between them as I’m passed over like a parcel. I don’t mind, it happens a lot.

“My darling,” he purrs, “I would love to hear your song. I won’t hinder you, just take your time, get yourself ready, I’ll keep my questions to myself.”

He lets me stand on my own two feet, but takes my hand and brings it to his lips, kissing me chastely on my knuckles before letting me tune my guitar. My cheeks are already burning, I can feel it, not because there’s anything between us, but more just because of how he treats me. Like a proper lady. Even though I was born into money, my dad isn’t exactly high society, so I wasn’t a debutante or anything. I’d contemplate doing it now, though, with Loki. He puts me in Asgardian gowns that make me look like a princess.

“I wrote this song… after you took me home. And pampered me. And talked to me about my breakup. I’ve never felt as accepted as I did then. I couldn’t have written this without you sharing your experiences with me, and listening to my own worries. This song is to thank you, Loki.”

He bows his head out of respect, and only after I gesture that he can does he sit down on the blue couch.

“You remember what I said to you. Despite my past, despite my reputation, I’ll be here for you…”

“Always,” we say in sync.

He settles as I begin to pluck at the strings. The feelings I felt when writing this song hit me like a truck: I haven’t played it since I finished transcribing it. Loki feels it too, his power palpable in the air.

‘Know that I loved you so bad

I let you treat me like that

I was your willing accomplice, honey.’

There's no point lying about the fact I bawled when he told me about his partner in crime. A beautiful person, he told me, as hell bent on vengeance as he was, more cunning and hedonistic than him, but with a heart of gold. Only for her to break his after all the time crimes they committed together. He did anything for her because he loved her, and if you ask me, he still would.

His long fingers flex, knuckles cracking as he endeavours to focus on my words and not the memories. Mine instinctively flex on the strings.

‘And I watched as you fled the scene

Doe-eyed as you buried me

One heart broke, four hands bloody.’

This was the way I felt after the fight that ruined us. No literal blood, but enough painful words and accusations hurled between us that the metaphorical blood stained like Lady Macbeth. Loki made those metaphors real, let me see the damage we’d done. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. He ran after he left me in that state? I already felt six feet under, but Loki wiped my eyes and showed me fireworks and made me feel ok.

‘Those things I did

Just so I could call you mine

The things you did

Well, I hope I was your favourite crime.’

I broke myself down to nothing, changed every innate part of myself on an aesthetic level just to be more pleasing to him. I did things, said things I never would’ve otherwise. And at the end, he didn’t even want me. I didn’t want me.

Loki shifts around on the cushions, drumming his fingers on the table with the beat. He somehow matches the song and my heartbeat all at once.

He did some terrible things to me, so awful that Loki claimed it on his level of, y’know, murder. Maybe it’s him being overprotective, but he promised he’d kill for me. I said no. He said it’d be his favourite crime to commit and worth the repercussions, ‘saving’ me from that wanker, but I’m not on the same level.

���You used me as an alibi

I crossed my heart as you crossed the line

And I defended you to all my friends.’

Even when I came back bawling before the breakup, just after a fight or after he turned on me for no reason, I defended him. To every Avenger, every family member, I was fine, we were fine, he was an angel. Except Loki. The second time it happened, he broke my trust and entered my mind. I’ve never been so glad he did, because he shared a memory of his back. We made eye contact over the crowded room, his crystal eyes pooling with remorse, but we had an understanding. We weren’t alone. And after that, since I still wanted to keep up the façade, he became my alibi after I was already used up.

‘And now, every time a siren sounds

I wonder if you're around

'Cause you know that I'd do it all again.’

I wouldn’t necessarily: Loki would. He’d go back to them in a heartbeat, and after what he’s told me, I wouldn’t blame him. Sirens haunt us both, different sounds that echo through our dreams and wake us in the small hours. Even if my ex isn’t around anymore—not that he ever really was in the first place—I know Loki is.

His smile sustains as I sing through the chorus once more, but I see the tears forming, ready to spill down his flushing cheeks. A single one falls as I take a deep breath for the last chorus line.

‘I hope I was your favourite crime…’

I sustain this final word and leap into the bridge in one breath, the complex melodic idea scrambling my brain. I only strum lightly at my guitar, eyes squeezed shut as I focus on my words and melody, but I can feel Loki all around me, his presence like a magical hug.

‘It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we do

'Cause I was going down, but I was doing it with you.

Yeah, everything we broke, and all the trouble that we made,’

I feel his power ripple through me as I gulp down more breath to complete the bridge, high notes and all. He offers me love, support, breath all in one wisp of power. He shares my heartbreak, dissolves the memories of my descent into trouble and self-loss. The damage I caused to myself, my life, my relationships is irreparable. Trouble-making is only fun, I’ve learnt, when I’m doing it with the God of Mischief.

“Love should never be bittersweet,” Loki’s voice growls into my mind. He winks, I smile.

‘But I say that I hate you with a smile on my face

Oh, look what we became.’

After the high notes, I tail off and swallow as much air as I can, leaping into the final chorus with more vigour, ensuring Loki can see my heart, the memories we shared, how he consoled me.

‘All the things I did

Just so I could call you mine.’

My voice cracks, my heart breaking.

“Y/n…” he whispers.

I shake the cobwebs away and pick back up, my voice light and airy, the emotions flowing out of me, the pat becoming me as I finish the song unaccompanied.

‘All the things you did

Well, I hope I was your favourite crime

'Cause baby, you were mine.’

His head is bowed, his ebony hair hanging around his angled, white face. He reaches out for me without meeting my gaze, one slender, vein-lined hand, decorated with a single gold band on his middle finger. They gave it to him, and he let me wear it when he had to leave me once. I entwine my fingers with his, and let him hold my hand.

“Always?” he whispers, his voice full of hope.

“Always,” I confirm. “We’re safe now.”

[mimisempai]

I can read you like an open book

Summary:

5 times where Loki refuses to see that he has been found out by Mobius and once where he accepts it

Lokius has so much potential. How not to be tempted?

🌈 Happy Pride month ! 🌈

To celebrate, 1 day, 1 story.

Be ready for smiles, laugh, fluff, tooth rotthing fluff, positive vibes and a lot of love!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32034121

1798 words - Rating G

1.

"I'm Agent Mobius, by the way."

I don't care about your name. I'm Loki, God of Mischief, you moron!

The man with the ridiculous mustache looked suspiciously innocent.

Loki asked him in his most indifferent tone, "Are you taking me somewhere to kill me?"

The man, Mobius, answered in the quietest way possible, "No. That's where you just were. I'm taking you some place to talk."

Loki harrumphed and retorted, "I don't like to talk.

Without losing his smile, Mobius replied, "But you do like to lie, which you just did."

Seeing that Loki didn't bother to answer, he continued, a cheeky sparkle in his eye, "Because we both know you love to talk."

He had the audacity to add, emphasizing his words with his hands, "Talkie-talkie."

Loki was boiling inside, but he wouldn't allow this jerk to see his anger.

How could this fool have seen through to him? No way!

Yes he liked to talk! So what? He had a voice so he might as well use it. At least he never said stupid things.

Sure, he liked to twist the truth, but when you're the god of mischief, was that so surprising?

Anyway, nobody had discovered his biggest secret, his biggest lie, that was the most important.

He discreetly scanned the man in front of him who now seemed a little less inoffensive.

2.

They were in a room devoid of any decor, sitting face to face, separated by a table.

Loki decided to attack. He could be accused of lying, but not of not facing the truth.

He asked Mobius with a defiant look, "What do you want from me?"

Mobius inhaled, as if to give himself courage, "Well, let's start with a little cooperation."

No, that's not going to happen, buddy.

Loki was a god and a god doesn't cooperate.

He replied with a smirk, "Not my forte.

There he was again, that piercing blue-gray gaze that seemed to see much more than Loki believed. Accompanied by that smile that gauged him.

"Really?"

Mobius paused and for a moment Loki thought he knew how to stage himself as well as Loki.

The rascal continued, "Even when you're wooing someone powerful you intend to betray?"

How could he know that? Nobody knew about Thanos! Even Thor didn't know about it!

Don't show anything Loki! Don't show him he's right.

The bastard insisted, as if it were insignificant. "Come on."

Loki, took his most superior and closed look before answering.

"You don't know anything about me."

That's it, move on you moron!

"Maybe I'd like to learn."

What?

What does he mean, he'd like to learn?

No way, Loki wouldn't be fooled.

No one really wanted to know who Loki was.

Those who wanted to know him only wanted it to get something out of him.

He wouldn't be fooled by that smile and that look. Even though...

He shook his head not to let such thoughts linger

3.

Since Mobius seemed to want to know his theory so badly, Loki was more than happy to explain it to him, it was time to show off as much as he could with his jumpsuit.

He straightened his head and said in an emphatic tone, "For nearly every living thing, choice breeds shame and uncertainty and regret. There's a fork in every road, yet the wrong path is always taken."

He looked at Mobius defiantly.

So you're not such a smartass now, huh?

"Good. Yeah."

He had the nerve!

Loki was right not to believe that this man really wanted to know him, it was just to taunt him and put him in his place.

Mobius continued, "You said nearly every living thing ," he paused, and once again his eyes seemed to see further than Loki wanted to show.

He added, cheekily, "so I'm guessing you don't fall into that category?

Show nothing. Show nothing.

You didn't expect anything, Loki, so you're not disappointed.

Loki began to snicker. Sarcasm, one of his favorite weapons.

"The Time-Keepers have built quite the circus, and I see the clowns are playing their parts to perfection."

In case you didn't understand, I'm talking about you, the clown, that's you, buffoon!

Mobius started to laugh. A totally genuine laugh.

"Big metaphor guy. I love it."

Genuine but derisive of course.

The rascal continued, "Makes you sound super smart."

Loki couldn't let it go and retorted, "I am smart."

"I know."

Two words, and the tone was no longer taunting.

I know.

Two words said in a firm voice, without a smile, with an intense look in his eyes.

I know.

For once Loki didn't bother to wrap his words in circumlocutions, too disturbed by the implication of those two words. He simply replied, "Okay."

4.

Loki didn't know what Mobius' goal was in showing him his failures, but if it was to piss him off, he had achieved it, yet Loki was not going to show him.

Just as he was not going to show him how his questions affected him.

"Do you enjoy hurting people?"

No.

"Making them feel small?

No .

"Making them feel afraid?"

No. Stop. Answer him Loki.

"Your games don't frighten me."

But Mobius didn't seem to want to stop.

"Making them feel little?"

Loki couldn't help but retort with more vehemence, "I know what I am."

Mobius raised an eyebrow and asked defiantly, "A murderer?"

Knowing that if he let go, he would show Mobius how much he was affected by what he said, Loki shot back, "A liberator."

And the man had the audacity to reply, "Of eyeballs, maybe."

His words were accompanied on the screen by a video that showed Loki cutting out a man's eye.

Mobius continued, "Look at that smile. You are enjoying that. Did you enjoy hurting them?"

No. No. No. It was the mind stone. It wasn't me.

No! Shut up Loki! No one can know, not even him, get a grip!

Chin up, straight face, sardonic smile.

"I don't have to play this game. I'm a god."

Yes, that's what I am, a god. You won't take that away from me.

"Of what, again? Mischief, right?"

So what? I may not summon thunder, but I am powerful. In my own way.

The man then added, "Yeah. I don't see anything very mischievous about this."

Of course, since it wasn't him. But how could he tell anyone that he, the great Loki, had been under the influence of someone, that he had been manipulated by a stone.

He replied in a bitter voice, "No, I don't suppose you do."

Mobius sighed. He seemed almost disappointed.

Loki wondered why he felt a tightness in his chest. The same one he felt every time he knew he had disappointed his mother. The difference was that he had only known Mobius for a few hours.

5.

Loki was devastated.

His mother had died. She had died by his hand. At least because of him.

Mobius had continued to confront him with his failings.

Sitting on the floor, Loki no longer had the strength to stand up or fight back.

"You weren't born to be king, Loki."

Of course I was.

Even he was beginning not to believe it anymore.

"You were born to cause pain and suffering and death. That's how it is, that's how it was, that's how it will be. All so that others can achieve their best versions of themselves."

He looked up at the screen where the Avengers were displayed one by one. The instruments of his defeat. The defeat he felt burning right now.

He asked with a broken voice, "What is this place?"

Mobius didn't answer, just walked over and held out his hand and said, "Come on."

No more taunting in his voice, no more mockery, just compassion? Loki looked up to see if what he heard in the voice was showing on the other man's face.

He read the same compassion.

Weakened by what he had just discovered about his mother, Loki found himself wanting to grasp that hand, to believe what he read in those eyes.  For a moment, he listened to himself, grabbed the hand and stood up.

But he was Loki, God of Mischief, so he snatched the small device from Mobius' pocket

+1

"Loki?"

Mobius had just come back into the room, Loki was distraught.

Sitting on the floor with his hands in his head, he raised it at the sound of his tormentor's voice.

The man approached him gently and said, "Nowhere left to run."

I don't want to go. I don't want to go anymore. I don't want to be that Loki anymore. I don't want to go back.

"I can't go back, can I? Back to my timeline."

Can I be me here? Really me? What I want to be.

For the first time since he knew himself, Loki felt a compulsion to tell the truth.

Looking Mobius in the eye, he said softly, "I don't enjoy hurting people."

He paused, "I..." he exhaled sharply and repeated again, "I don't enjoy it."

For the first time, he really wanted to convince someone that he wasn't the monster everyone thought he was. Now that he had started talking, it was like he couldn't stop. He continued, "I do it because I have to, because I've had to."

Mobius looked at him with those caring eyes he had had earlier and another feeling he couldn't read.

He replied softly, "Okay, explain that to me."

Loki swallowed, this was the moment of truth.

"Because it's part of the illusion. It's the cruel, elaborate trick conjured by the weak to inspire fear."

Mobius simply nodded, before adding in a tone filled with understanding, "A desperate play for control. You do know yourself."

Loki bit his lip and added in a breath, "A villain."

He exhaled again.

"That's not how I see it.

Once again Mobius held out his hand to help him up, and this time Loki didn't hesitate to take it. Once on his feet, he didn't want to let go of that hand, the only non-violent human contact he'd had in years. He didn't even realize that he was tightening his fingers on Mobius'.

He asked the question that had been burning in his mind, "If I'm not the villain, then what am I?"

They still hadn't let go of each other's hands and now Mobius' thumb was gently stroking the back of Loki's hand.

Mobius tilted his head a little, seeking Loki's gaze even more.

He said with that smile that Loki was beginning to appreciate, "I don't know, but we could search together, if you want."

Loki nodded slowly and answered with a slight smile. The first sincere smile devoid of any trickery.

The real Loki smile. _________

Not beta'd I hope you enjoyed it 🥰

[theories-by-val]

Hey! Can you do a post on Lokius? I know you don't like the ship, neither do I, but can you just go over your thoughts on it?

Thanks for asking anonymous! I really appreciate it. And here's your requested post!

So... Lokius....

Loki and Mobius would make an interesting couple. I think the two are adorable as like a BROTP, but as a couple... ejhbcejh?

Let's go over their personalities. I'm starting a new segment here on this blog called compatibility check. So here's Lokius' compatibility check. I'll be basing the compatibility of a ship based purely off of differences and similarities, aka: Are they too similar? Are they too different? And do their personality traits affect the compatibility?

After making this I feel like Mobius and Loki are just.... too different. I'm really sorry, but let me break it down.

First! Mobius is a workaholic, which you can tell by his love for his work. It gives him purpose, and even after Loki and Sylvie take the TVA down (which they will, I'm sure) I think he'd want to keep working for the greater good. And if Loki and Mobius end up together, I feel like Loki's fun-loving and free-spirited personality would definitely clash with Mobius' workaholic nature.

Loki would definitely want to go out and have fun, but Mobius would be working and be busy. Usually, when such a couple gets together, they drift apart due to lack of time spent together. So they would definitely not work out on that spectrum.

Next, Loki being calm and Mobius being short-tempered. Ya love to see it. Someone short-tempered needs someone calm, to keep them cool, and I feel like Loki definitely would do that for Mobius.

Okay, next we have the sexuality clash. Loki is definitely bisexual, but Mobius' sexuality is unknown. I really don't think he gives off gay or bi vibes, but maybe my gaydar's broken. Or maybe it's just Owen Wilson's portrayal of the character. Not that he didn't do an amazing job. So, Mobius could be straight for all we know.

Lastly, the biggest clash of all! LOKI IS IN LOVE WITH SYLVIE. Don't pull any of that, "Oh it's selfcest!" or "He doesn't love her, he's just confused!" bullshit on me.

Saying that it's selfcest and that they have the same DNA is saying Loki has the same DNA as a fucking alligator.

And he doesn't really love her?! Like, open your fucking eyes. Sylvie and Loki have obvious chemistry and I really don't want to go through this again, but I will.

That kiss was not a distraction or a manipulation on Sylvie's part because she didn't NEED a distraction. Loki's guard was already down and she really could have skipped the kiss and pushed Loki straight into the TimeDoor if she really wanted to, but she CHOSE to accept her feelings first, because she knew that if she didn't, the guilt would haunt her.

This reasoning failed her, and she collapses to the floor with the weight of her mistakes after killing He Who Remains, the mistakes being pushing Loki away and killing He Who Remains.

Plus, every Loki is supposed to betray someone they love and Sylvie's was Loki, implying that she did, in fact, love him.

Heartbreaking notions aside, Lokius would simply not work out, if not for one reason, then the other.

Also, like I've said before, having Loki date a man straight after coming out as bisexual is a horrible decision from a business standpoint.

If Marvel had chosen to have Loki and Mobius get together, it would cause an outrage and they would lose approximately 50 percent of their customers, and Marvel would probably lose a lot of money. So when it comes to a big decision like this, companies like Marvel choose to break down a huge step into smaller steps, so they lose less customers and have time to pick up new ones to replace them, which sounds horrible, but hey! That's business for you.

Also, isn't it kind of weird that a 17 year old girl sitting in her room was able to figure that out and not grown-ass adults, many of which have probably done a business degree or whose majors are business?

Like actually, this whole thing just gives me less and less hope for humanity.

Anyway, it's time to end this post, if you enjoyed it, please consider following! I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

XOXO, Valentine

[greywolfheirs]

Ok I've avoided making this post bc I don't want to seem cringe or whatever but u know what imma just embrace it bc

Anyway............

So I just know it's never going to happen but I just really REALLY want Thor to meet Mobius in any way shape or form in relation to him being with Loki

either pre-relationship, when neither of them are admitting their feelings to each other or themselves and Thor being his himbo self and making it embarrassing and awkward

Or when they're already together and Thor is like totally caught off-guard that Loki actually loves someone but so so happy for his brother

Tl;dr: BASICALLY there just needs to be more Lokius fanfics involving Thor

And if you have any send them directly my way pls n thx

[winterbarontrash]

LOKIUS FANFIC IDEA

Thinking about Loki's weakness for distinguished daddy's and this idea keeps growing. So, as always, I'm putting it out there in case anyone wants to take it, or elements of it, and run.

Sugar Baby Loki: Mobius is the top PR agent for the TVA. The guy the rich and famous call when shit's gotten out of hand and they need someone to come in and make some corrections and change the narrative. Grant Master, aka the Grandmaster (see what I did there? lol I amuse myself too much), is an eccentric millionaire with a penchant for bratty and attention seeking sugar babies, however his current partner is drawing a bit too much attention for his shareholders comfort. Thus Mobius is called in to manage the optics and the sugar baby, Loki. Loki is a former rich kid, who was disowned by his family because of his behaviour, and is now making his way through his father's business associates. He thinks Mobius will be as easy to manipulate as everyone else, but he quickly learns that's not the case. In fact, he learns he doesn't want a sugar daddy. He wants someone who will love him for who he is, and Mobius might be that someone. This fic could include:

Mobius calling out Loki about his behaviour and getting him to confront why he does the things he does.

Mobius has a file on Loki, the man does his research, which of course he flicks through when interviewing Loki.

Loki fixing Mobius's tie (this is a lokius fic and I will find a way to jam this scene into every fic idea for them).

Odin's A+ parenting.

Mummy's boy Loki. I prefer the idea of Frigga being alive and meeting Loki secretly for coffee dates but she also could be dead and that's how Odin was able to disown Loki in the first place.

Mobius getting jealous (I just really love jealous Mobius, k).

Mobius has such soft/caregivèr dom vibes and it could work for this fic. Whether he's aware of this or discovers it through meeting Loki idk but I could so see either. Loki is a bratty sub and realising he needs a daddy and not a sugar daddy could be a thing.

Hela, Thor and Sylvie are Loki's siblings and have cameos

References to other sugar baby arrangements Loki has had. You could throw in some frostiron or whatever else.

Loki wearing a collar (come on? Did anyone think this wouldn't be in this idea?)

Loki trying to push Mobius's buttons

Mobius has a jetski (man deserves it)

Mobius and Hunter B 15 friendship

[thank-you-my-friend]

Loki: I'm gonna burn this place to the ground.

Mobius: I'll show you where my desk is, you can start there.

Mobius: Now, that department I'll help you burn down.

Mobius: Because we both known you love to talk.

Loki: You don't know anything about me.

Mobius: Maybe I'd like to learn.

Mobius: You're just a little pussycat.

Mobius: Honestly, I'm actually a fan. Yeah.

Mobius: Big metaphor guy. I love it. Makes you sound super smart.

Loki: I am smart.

Mobius: I know.

Loki: Okay.

Mobius: This is one of my favourite. (D.B. Cooper)

Mobius: You do know yourself.

Loki: A villain.

Mobius: That’s not how I see it. Listen, I can't offer you salvation, but maybe I can offer you something better.

Renslayer: Look I know you have a soft spot for broken things.

Mobius: Maybe he just wants to mix it up. Sometimes you get tired of playing the same part. Is that possible? He can change?

Renslayer: You really believe in this Variant?

Mobius: Mmm... Luckily, he believes in himself enough for the both of us.

Lokius: Why are you in there sticking your neck out for me?

Mobius: A. Because I see a scared little boy, shivering in the cold. And you kinda feel bad for that ice runt...

Loki: I don't need you sympathy.

Mobius: Your unique Loki prospective.

Loki: Well, you're idiots. I suspect you probably missed a lot.

Mobius: That’s why I'm lucky I got ya for a little bit longer.

Mobius: You're very clever.

Loki: I know.

Mobius: He's doing great.

Renslayer: I have to tell you that trusting this man is not a good idea.

Mobius: No. I know. But maybe he's worth the trouble. He just uncovered a huge hole in our security.

Mobius: .... And who knows, my friend.

Just random quotes of this adorable beaurocrat 💛