I really hope this is just a weeklong whirlwind romance, I have THINGS TO DO

[aria]

While a lot of my flist is excitedly posting about going to WisCon, I ... went to see Thor again.

It's actually really hard to watch when one is watching for the express purpose of following Loki's arc and motivations. I spent a lot of the film wide-eyed and clutching my face. (I really need to stop falling in love with the villains. They always come back, which is great, but they never catch a break either.) Now I have more than enough in my head to Write A Fic! I hope that by announcing this, I will either do that thing where I feel accomplished enough for just announcing it that I leave it be, or that I write it quickly and move on.

Also, what the hell, RECS TIME.

+ Myth and Legend by bagheera_san: Lex/Loki. It would seem ironic, the trickster wanting revenge for a lie, but Lex understands perfectly. Some crimes are unforgivable between father and son. And some beings offend merely by existing. I don't know about you guys but I want a billion Lex/Loki fics now. No one is surprised that I love this one.

+ The Incestuous Elephant in the Room by quiddative: Thor/Loki. "While Thor and I respect the customs here on Earth, you have to understand that we have been raised under completely different social conducts." Five times Thor and Loki horrified the other Avengers, and one time the Avengers shrugged and dealt with it. This is hilarious.

+ The Later Edda: Lokisaga by bluestalking: Loki gen. Loki’s reaction to this was bad, as he never liked a lie he did not contrive himself. Thor retold as Loki's story in Old Norse prose in translation. This understands Loki so well, and also fixes the ending, and I love it a lot.

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[aria]

Ah! Icon etiquette is that, if you're unsure whether an icon is takable, it's best to ask, but that any from actual icon journals are fair game. That said, if an icon isn't yours, it's also good etiquette to credit the icon to whoever made it -- so, for instance, you don't have to ask me if you can have the Kate Beaton icon you took from, but you should credit agirlnextdoor for having made it in the first place.

And yeah, seeing Loki's interior life really helps make his actions make a lot more sense. I also think that Thor being on Earth for three days is totally absurd -- there's no way he could have made any lasting positive changes for himself in that time, plus, yeah, I don't think Loki would crack that quickly even if he was feeling sort of abandoned and betrayed. I like the couple-of-months suggestion.

[lowkey]

Thank you for the etiquette pointers -- done and done!

Once I have the time, I'm totally writing the "four months gone" fanfic. IT WILL BE AWESOME. Baldur and Gerðr can show up and everything. Also: Thor as diner server and small-town handyman.