a portrait of loki
Fics that explore Loki's character in interesting ways.
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Return of Hug Fortress by theorytale
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
07 Dec 2020
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(Diverges from canon before Phase Two: assumes Loki escaped from Asgard after the events of 'The Avengers' and has continued to make trouble for the team.)
After a battlefield taunt gets much more of a reaction than expected, Tony realizes that at least some of Loki's vindictiveness may be influenced by outside factors.
Since Asgard's punishments just seem to keep making Loki angrier, and it's Earth that keeps on paying the price, Tony decides to take matters into his own hands. Besides, Loki keeps showing up to talk to him, so he doesn't have much of a choice. He just wishes he knew what the Devil he was doing.
Loki's volatile and dangerous and Tony may have bitten off more than he can chew, but slowly something grows between them. Love isn't a magic cure, but between them maybe they can alleviate the symptoms.
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- Part 1 of The Saga of Hug Fortress
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Five Times Loki Didn't Save the World (And One Time He Did)When Loki's world falls apart around him, he learns that sometimes you do get a second chance.
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The Hollow Heart by Bottan
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
13 Oct 2025
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“Where’s your keeper, huh? Does Sparky know you’re bleeding on my carpets?”
“Thor has better things to do than watch me die,” Loki summoned a fizzling amount of magic, threw Iron Man into the wall with a telekinetic boom, cracked the plaster. It left him shaking where he stood, nauseous, knees weak. Pathetic. “You had better run while you can.”
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Loki doesn’t die in Svartalfheim, but it’s a close thing. Instead he walks between worlds to an enemy’s doorstep—which turns out to be his best chance at survival.
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at least you'll learn (to be okay) by Chill_with_Penguins
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor: The Dark World - Fandom
25 Nov 2020
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"Help," Loki says, his voice completely flat, "I've fallen and I can't get up."
"Did you just," Stark begins, staring over at him with some sort of horror. He's standing in the kitchen, cradling what appears to be a gallon of coffee close to his chest as if to protect it from Loki's villainy. "No! No, no, no! You aren't allowed to make jokes that I would make! You're evil! Be silent and brooding!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, is my existence bothering you?"
"Yes," Stark says, "there are actually few things right now that bother me as much as you do."
OR: in between the "puny god" scene and his sentencing on Asgard, Loki gets caught in a time loop. He'd his refund now, please.
(Odin is a shitty parent, the Avengers are confused, Loki is just trying not to go even more insane than he already is, and the author is starting to wonder why she has so much dialogue from these movies memorized.)
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Truth or Dare by AMidnightDreary for AmberScribe
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
30 Aug 2019
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It all starts with a spontaneous ice age in the tower.
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Twist of Fate by waterandsilver
Fandoms: Thor - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
17 Jul 2017
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"Frigga is the only reason you're still alive," Odin had said.
Dark World AU, in which Loki helps Thor defeat Malekith without any deception, and then willingly returns to Asgard as a prisoner. Only now, the person who prevented his execution is dead, and Odin no longer has any reason to keep him alive.
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when the void stares back at you.
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Care and Feeding of your Feral Asgardian by theorytale
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Nov 2018
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In which Earth is collectively pretty terrible about dealing with refugees, mischief gods have really inconvenient ways of expressing gratitude, and Tony is not getting emotionally invested. He's not.
Unintended sequel to "Loki Odinson's Break-up Playlist".
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- Part 2 of Ginnungagaps
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The Nature of the Beast by Mythtaken Identity (Shadowland)
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (2012)
26 Apr 2013
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Loki can cause chaos simply by standing still.
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I don't see why I should follow the crowd, the magpie said.
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- Part 10 of Thor works