I’ve been thinking about this line a lot. And I’m not sure it’s given all the credit it deserves. It is well overshadowed by Thor’s immediate response (”surrender’s not in mine”), and by the line that steals this whole scene: “Trust my rage.”
But there’s something about this line that gets me, and I think it’s because it is probably the truest thing Loki has ever said about himself.
Loki, as we well know, is a master of avoiding his own problems, or else manipulating them to look like everyone else’s. He has told himself so many lies that he has begun to believe them: that he is hated, that he is alone, that he will never be anything but Loki. Frigga even points this out: “Always so perceptive, about everyone but yourself”. Loki can read everyone else, but when it comes to reading himself? Oh, Hel no. Those are dangerous waters, and he would rather not drown there.
And that’s why this line is so surprising and just so good. The fact that Loki is never satisfied is, when you think about it, pretty much the root of all his problems (at least ones that he can control). As a child and young adult, he appears to have mastered magic, but that was never enough, because it wasn’t like Thor, it wasn’t what Asgard wanted, it wasn’t what Odin wanted (or so he thought). He wants to be Thor’s equal, little realising that in many ways he is, but that, too, is not enough. He tries to be Thor, and is never satisfied. He tries to be Loki, and is never satisfied. He goes out of his way to prove himself to his family, and still he craves more. And so it escalates. A throne. A planet. He keeps reaching and reaching, oblivious to the fact that whilst he is grasping for the mountain’s peak, the rocks beneath him are slipping away.
And now we come to Ragnarok, and Loki has what he claims he has always wanted: the throne. A chance to rule. And I don’t think for a moment it is what he expects. Because once he has something, it no longer fulfills him; and he is stuck without a family, bearing the weight of the kingship, and I’m nintey-nine percent sure all he can do is sit there thinking ‘Well. Now what?’
And this is why happiness is so foreign to Loki, and always will be, and why he has doomed himself: for contentment, he must learn to settle, and because he is Loki, he will never settle. And so the cycle continues, and he proves time and time again that Loki’s worst enemy will always be Loki.
What can people say? We are always waiting for things to happen, and boom-nothing really happens at all!
The most powerful thing you can do right now is to be patient while things are unfolding for you.
“Growth is painful. Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
— Mandy Hale (via thoughtkick)
Bran Castle - Romania (by Céline Harrand)
Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.
— Meša Selimović
YESSS!
We all know Loki is deeply a good person and he’s just missunderstood
I feel like he’d fall for a caring person
Someone who doesn’t appear to be soft as they come out cold at first
But deep down they’re very kind and protective over their loved ones
When falling for you he’d show quite some opposite lovey signs instead of the typical ones
As being quite sarcastic towards you
Or acting as if he was ignoring you
But not because he means to be mean, it’s just your presence that makes him anxious
And his best defense against vulnerability has always been his wit
But, even if sometimes they got to you, you hid it pretty well and kept being respectful towards him
When approching you, his mood would definitely change
He’d listen intensely at what you had to say, admired you when doing the simplest things and even asking for your opinion above the others’
He’d love to have deep conversations about his favourite books with you and discussing its aspects, without feeling rejected for something he loved doing
He’d start to become really protective over time
Like if he saw another member looking at you longer than usual
Or someone whose hand lingers on your waist for too many seconds
So he’ll use some of his powers to avoid them getting too close to you
And he’ll deny it when his brother asks him if he likes you
“Brother, are you and lady Y/N good friends?” “Yeah you could say that,…why?” “I am just happy to see you connecting with someone in such positive ways” “Oh, great then-” “Are you going to tell her that you love her?” “What”
Also he’d be such a sHOW OFF infront of you
At any chance he gets, he’ll try to impress you with his tricks
And will get angry if anyone tries to take you away from him
You’re probably one the only persons that sees the good in him and who gave him the love he doesn’t think he deserves
He’s not letting go of you that easily (most likely never will)
Once he confesses, he’ll probably don’t know how to act in a relationship
But won’t hesitate to show his dominance in front of others by kissing you
You’ll be his number one priority, so feel lucky cause he won’t be able to betray you even if his life depends on it
Unless it’s your life that’s in danger
He’d do anything to keep you safe
When in fights, you’ll always be on his mind cause thinking of you gives him strengh
If you’re also in the fight, he’ll make sure you’re aroud him and not let you out of his sight
He wouldn’t really care about the fight to be honest, he’d be more like a guardian keeping enemies away from you
Which makes me think that you’re probably the only one who’s seen him have a break down
Not that it happens often, but on those rare occasions you’d be his get away, the one who’d help him forget about all his worries
Like telling you about his mother and how much he truly missed her
Or like,when Asgard got destroyed
You were the first one he visited
You found him in your room, sitting on the edge of your bed going through one of the books he had gifted you
When he heard you calling his name, he lifted his teary eyes and rapidly crawled into your embrace
He told you about everything that had happened, and you reassured him it wasn’t his fault and stayed awake until you were sure that he had fallen asleep
And Loki loves sleeping next to you
He wasn’t too keen on physical affection at first, but once he discovered how touch-starved he was he began craving to feel you close at all times
Which means that you get to sleep with your head on his chest and his arm around you
I’m getting too carried away with this
I just want a Loki man
I will never not be over the moon about my choice to move to Maine. It’s like living in an eternal dream. 🐚
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