#and the interaction was sooo strange but not unpleasant at all

[writhe]

night took a rough turn but i’m thankful for the smell of the dirt & the woods, holy shit

i think i would be a fundamentally different person if it weren’t for this forest

#and i met an Entity #this is like 3 miles in and it’s totally dark #im about halfway across the marsh and i realize i see someone with two dogs #i tell hal to wait and he stops and i grab his leash (he runs wild at night) #and we’re at a weird standstill #it was dark and im much less observant when im upset about something #he had 2 dogs and he was just like tall and wide and i couldn’t tell you anything else #i was probably a similarly nondescript figure with a beast #and the interaction was sooo strange but not unpleasant at all #he had a really deep voice but like it was being ran through a filter it was unusually deep (i mean this fondly not like it’s negative #*negative) #and we’re talking in the wind in the dark of the marsh for a sec about whether or not the gate was closed #and he’s like ‘it was nice seeing you’ which hinted at a level of familiarity even just vibewise #and then as soon as we properly walked away from each other i began to smell candle wax very vividly

[hajimesh]

lokasenna pt. 11

word count: 1.8k

pairing: jötunn!loki x healer!reader

summary: loki’s awake and you update him about what he missed. i suck at summaries it’s basically loki x reader interacting?? sORRY

a/n: dedicated to @oatballsoffury since i saw you binge read lokasenna last night lol, i loved your comments btw!! this is a bit of a filler sooo i’m sorry if it’s a bit boring. masterlist is in my bio

- Ellefu -

“Sorry for interrupting your fun.” A hoarse voice said, catching all of you by surprise. “But I kind of feel like I’m in dire need of a bath.”

Loki tried to move but groaned, making your arms fly forward as if to stop him.

“Loki! I mean– King Loki, how are you feeling? Are you in pain?” You rushed through your words, still not believing your eyes.

He finally decided to look at you and what he saw made his heart drop. The cut on your cheek looked better but the skin on your left eye had a purple tint while another bruise could be seen on your forehead, same colour as the one in your eye.

“What happened to you?” His tone sounded worried and his brows were drawn closer, a hand hesitatingly reaching out to touch the tender area gently.

You winced a bit but smiled at him reassuringly. “A giant broke into my room.”

His eyes widened considerably before hardening. “Who was he? And where were you!?” He got agitated, his last question directed at Ægir but before the later could answer, he continued speaking. “Where else did he hurt you?”

“I’m good, nothing serious. It’s you who you should be concerned about. You– you almost didn’t make it.” You reassured him about your state but when you told him about his, your voice broke slightly.

He gave you a weird look, thoroughly confused by your statement. He knew he had received a few hits and stabs and he remembered the energy fading away from him, giving in to the darkness but that was it, right? “It was just a stab.”

“Yes, but the dagger was poisoned.”

Loki remained silent, looking at the sheets while both Ægir and Viðblindi sat in silence knowing it was best to not say anything and let him talk to you.

What Loki didn’t know was that you had a few more wounds than the ones in your face. You had broken a rib so, eventually, you grew tired of standing and chose to sit on his bed still looking at him. “They haven’t found the ones responsible for the attack.”

Loki finally lifted his eyes from the bed, meeting your worried eyes. “It was the Storm Giants. Even a fool could notice.” He said in a flat tone, rolling his eyes slightly.

You tried not to dwell on the not-so-kind adjective he chose, perhaps he didn’t mean it for you and was referring to the jötnar? “But the council–”

“The council wants me dead.” He interrupted you, earning a soft gasp from you. He sighed, rubbing his temples before continuing. “So of course they would turn a blind eye on them.”

You knew the jötnar were not the kindest creatures but you couldn’t believe there would be some of them willing to not only let the criminals get away with the almost murder of the King, but to actually try to kill him. “But that’s regicide! Punishable by death, there must be something you could do.”

Loki gave you a sad smile and his hand found yours, giving it a gentle squeeze. He was touched, he really was. He didn’t think that after what you had gone through, thanks to him, you’d still worry about his well-being. “This is Utgard, my dear. I’m afraid things don’t work the same as Asgard.”

You tried to ignore the strange fluttering in your chest and focused on Loki’s words. Now you knew you could not trust anyone, not like you hadn’t deduced it before but now you could say you were one hundred percent sure, at least if you wanted to survive.

“How long have I been gone?” Loki asked after a few minutes of silence.

Viðblindi cleared his throat before answering him. “Three days, your grace.”

Loki’s eyebrows rose in surprise but then made an unpleased face. He turned his head to you and stared as you played with the fabric of your coat. The days seemed to get colder and you needed the extra layers if you didn’t want to freeze to death. When he failed to catch your attention, he tried to scoot closer to you but forgot about his wound, hurting himself in the process.

You heard him moan in pain and you snapped out of your daze, eyes wide and frantic.

“Don’t move!” Again, you reprimanded him as he huffed.

“I want a bath.” He pouted and King Loki was gone, being replaced by the image of the little boy you used to play with; arms crossed and a bored face.

You rolled your eyes but nodded. Ægir and Viðblindi excused themselves not before offering their help which was quickly dismissed by Loki.

Oh, sweet Valhalla.

*     *     *     *

“I see you are still in speaking terms with him.”

Getting Loki in the bathtub was almost impossible. After the initial shock of seeing his bare chest went away, you spent fifteen minutes making sure the water temperature was right. When he noticed the tell-tale signs of you about to go off at him, he gave you a sickly sweet smile and got in.

You lifted your eyes from your book as you heard him speak but you regretted it immediately, being met with the sight of his bare torso as he ran his wet hair away from his face.

“Huh? Oh, of course I am. He’s my friend.” You said as you switched your eyes back to your book, a blush growing on your cheeks.

He made a disgusted face not noticing your flushed state. “You deserve better friends.”

“Oh, is that so?” At this you finally put your book down on your lap, raising an eyebrow at him.

“Yes. Like me.”

His tone was playful but you felt the anger swirling in your belly again. You narrowed your eyes and closed the book loudly, making him jump slightly. “A friend who won’t stand up for me when needed. I think not.”

Your tone was bitter and he winced, looking down at his hands and playing with the bubbles.

“Y/N…”

Shaking your head you stood up from the chair you were sitting in and made your way to the door, only to be stopped by him.

“Y/N!”

You stopped walking, shoulders tense as the anger in your body grew. Turning on your heel you looked at him straight in the eye with your arms crossed. Loki stood up from the tub but before you could see something you shouldn’t he conjured a towel to wrap around his hips, making his way towards you.

“I talked to her. After what she did.” His steps were slow and hesitant as he raised his arms, signaling he meant no harm. “I could not reprimand her because whether we like it or not, she’s a princess. You can’t talk to her in that way.”

You scoffed, he had to be joking. “Unbelievable.” You muttered under your breath but he still managed to hear you.

You were ready to head out of the door when he placed his hands on your wrists, stopping you immediately.

“You must understand! Be glad that she didn’t ask for your head.”

The anger in your body snapped, a fire burning in your eyes. Something he had never seen before.

“She called me your pet!” You finally exploded, yelling at his face what had been bugging you for the last two days. “She hinted that I was a source of entertainment for you, of pleasure, if you will.”

You kept wondering where did she get that idea and if everyone else in the castle thought the same. Your entire’s life work diminished because of blind hate. You couldn’t feel more helpless.

“W-what?” Loki whispered, his voice shaky and filled with disbelief. “I did not know that.”

“Of course you didn’t.” You crossed your arms over your chest after he let go of your wrists, surprised by what you had just said.

One look at your eyes and he knew he had screwed up. You were hurting and he couldn’t help but think that sending you back to Asgard, back to safety, would be wise. But his selfish side stopped him from letting go of you, he enjoyed your presence, you didn’t know but he truly felt like a piece of home was with him every time you were around.

“I don’t know where she got that idea but you must know it wasn’t me.”

Raising an eyebrow you kept your gaze on his. He looked sorry, worry lines appearing on his forehead and around his eyes. You knew, in your gut, that he didn’t mean to hurt you but you couldn’t shake the odd feeling of wanting him to prove you he cared. Something in your heart wanted more and yet you couldn’t pin point what exactly. For both of your sakes you chose to let it slip and turned your head away.

“Please don’t leave.” Loki whispered, hands reaching out to you but stopping right before he could meet your skin.

The hopeful look in his eyes tugged at your heart and you groaned inwardly.

“I’ll make tea.”

*     *     *     *

Loki was back on his bed and you sat on a chair, reading your book.

You had considerably cooled off after the heated argument back in the bathroom. After making tea, you chose to sit on the far corner of the room, book in your hands, as you kept looking over him. No matter how angry and upset you were at him, he needed you.

You heard the doors open and you felt dread filling your body as you saw who it was.

“My King. You are awake.” Angrboda said in a relieved tone.

He only nodded at her but said nothing. His thoughts about her conflicted him, he wished he could confront her about what she had said to you but knew he couldn’t do that without putting you at risk.

Angrboda gave you a glance and her demeanor instantly changed.

“Leave.”

Raising an eyebrow, you closed your book with a sigh before speaking. “I beg your pardon?”

She narrowed her eyes, her hands slowly balling into fists.

It seemed as if she didn’t care that Loki was right next to her and would witness how she mistreated you.

“I won’t repeat myself.”

You looked at Loki, waiting for him to do or say something but he remained unbothered, looking down at his hands as he picked at them. You narrowed your eyes but said nothing, standing up from your place you moved the chair back to its place making sure it scraped the floor and made an annoying scratching sound.

Thank the norns for those Jötunn anatomy books that said their ears are more perceptive of very acute noises.

Angrboda whined as she covered her ears in an attempt to stop the noise, face scrunching up in distress. Once she removed her hands, small spots of blood littered on them and she growled at you while Loki, who had also suffered the pain, still managed to smile faintly at you knowing this was your way of revenge. He knew he was hurting you by not sending Angrboda away, it pained him too.

This was the only way but of course, you couldn’t know.

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[radiantanor]

Ramblings about TLJ

Spoilers under the cut, obviously. A lot of this is not positive.

Good things first: There were some pretty cool scenes which I liked. The general atmosphere, planets, ships, costumes and so on, still felt like Star Wars.  

I loved that Leia used the Force in a way that was literally space-sky-walking and can't be denied as „oh she isn't force-sensitive“, and that they showed the connection between her and Luke (like when she woke up from her coma, or their reunion). I liked Hux being ridiculous or the looks the First Order officers exchange about Kylo - I think that is a good way to treat space fascists without making them seem less horrible than they are (ofc they couldn’t do that with Kylo).

The stampede and destruction of the rich war profiteer places on Rose's home planet was very satisfying to see (at least they freed the animals if not the children).

I liked Vice-Admiral Holdo, and BB8, and Finn, and a lot of other characters. Plus, I think most of the actors did great jobs.

Now the less good things:

I feel so upset about Luke Skywalker. I liked Mark Hamill's acting, but everything about the backstory, or his interaction with Rey and Chewie... I mean, how can anyone think that when Luke noticed some darkness in his nephew, his first instinct was to kill him in his sleep? Even with Vader, he first tried talking to his father and only fought when forced to – why would that be different when it comes to his nephew, someone he was much closer to. Especially since his attempt to help  his father worked, so by the time he was teaching Ben he should have been even more convinced of that approach.

And this has been said a lot already, but Luke should not have been running away for so long or being that unkind to Rey. I understand that he thought he had failed and blamed himself, but I am sure that at some point he would have decided to help the Resistance anyway.

The way he acted during the so-called „training“ with Rey was unpleasant to watch for me and not at all like the Luke Skywalker we know.

Yoda looked weird. Also, I disliked the whole scene – Luke not even being self-aware enough to decide whether he really wants to burn the Jedi stuff down or not before making the attempt is ridiculous. Why didn't Yoda come visit Luke earlier, anyway? A lot earlier?

Phasma was, once again, not as cool as promised. Though that does not compare to that way Snoke, set up as being sooo dangerous, just died.

Something about the whole „only the Resistance cares enough/is brave enough to fight the First Order“ thing bothers me, too. Their supposed allies do not try to help them, and apparently the entire Republic military was stationed at Hosnian Prime and destroyed in TFA, which does not make sense – there should at least have been small bases across the galaxy, and obviously they would have had to fight the First Order too.

The lack of some typical Star Wars species like Twileks or Togruta was strange, too.

I really wanted to like Rose, and for most of the film I did. But I just don't understand why she saved Finn at the end, and her reason was weird too – fighting the war by saving what you love instead of destroying what you hate does not make sense, considering that Finn was trying to save the Resistance remnant. At the beginning, she believed in loyalty to the Resistance and called Finn selfish for wanting to save Rey (even though he was not an official Resistance member and therefore not a deserter, so she did not have legal grounds to arrest him). Though I am very happy Finn survived, it was an action completely at odds with the way Rose acted at first. She had no idea that Luke would distract Kylo, or that the others would find another way out, which... might even be enough to make that action treasonous. The kiss pretty much came out of nowhere as well, they literally knew each other for a day or two at most.

I can only assume this was supposed to be character development. But it's the same thing as with Luke, it is based on an illogical premise so it makes no sense and does not feel like actual character development.

I probably would not have minded if Poe had been the one to impulsively save Finn, it seems more like the kind of thing he would do. Admittedly, he was almost too roguish and disobedient in this film – for someone who appears to respect Leia so much, he was refusing to follow her orders or trust that she knew what to do all the time. And the implication that he can be somewhat ruthless (does not seem to care very much about the death toll as long as their goal is achieved) could have been addressed better. I still loved him most of the time. (And I do understand why he thought Holdo was wrong at first, since he did not know what she was doing.)

And there were so many weird things about Finn’s and Rose’s mission: first they attract too much attention and don’t even reach the person they wanted, except that guy might have refused to help them anyway because why should he, then they find a code-breaker who is just as good by chance - I know the Force can work like that but it still feels off somehow.

And of course, I dislike the amount of Reylo. I don't hate that ship as much as I used to, but I still would prefer if it was not hinted at so much. Why does Rey want to help Kylo so much anyway? She goes very quickly from believing that he is a monster to being willing to risk everything to save him, and I don't see why she would be so quick to change her mind, especially since Kylo is not even a family member. Traveling to the First Order was such a bad, stupid decision too. I don't know why Chewbacca and R2 did not have more to say (or do) about that, but then they were generally sidelined in this film.

Or the revelation of Rey's parentage – I might have held out hope that Kylo had been lying, but they literally tore apart the Skywalker legacy lightsaber right after (and after it was set up so much in TFA that feels like being tricked) so it will probably be the truth. Normally, I have zero issues with heroes not needing any special ancestry to be heroes, but in this case I really want Star Wars to have a Skywalker hero or heroine. It's not as if there weren't enough other heroes.

Oh, and I suppose now we know that whatever brainwashing Snoke may have subjected Ben to still let him stab Snoke without much difficulty or Snoke even noticing because he was busy monologuing. Compared to Vader finally deciding to save Luke from the Emperor, that moment really falls flat.

Technology: I'm not sure if tracking ships in hyperspace really is impossible. I mean, you can at least calculate where the ship might have jumped from its vector, or there can be a spy or a tracker on the tracked ship that could be disabled. Also, I don't know how a collision with a ship traveling through hyperspace did not destroy the whole First Order ship. Or why Holdo did not do the hyperspace jump sooner, since she was already planning to die. And can just one person really pilot such a big ship alone? Of course, technology in Star Wars is not required to be „realistic“ anyway.

#star wars #tlj criticism #the last jedi criticism #tlj spoilers #I'm not sure if I should tag this as ant tlj at this point #this got longer and more negative than I'd expected #made by me