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mischief-lies-and-stories · 9 months

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Loki Ships

All right, I think it’s time to jump into the inevitable, since ships can make or break whether or not some people care what I have to say, and I get it. I considered including them in my pinned post, but that was already way too long.

I ship Loki with a lot of people. The first time I heard the term fandom bicycle, a friend was using it to refer to Loki, and I took it to heart (and probably also a challenge). As I said in my pinned post, though, I mostly ship Loki with guys, since his canon women love interests are often kind of shitty to him. This doesn’t deter me from the potential of shipping him with women (I acknowledge and celebrate that he’s bi/pan, after all) but the women that he’s around tend to be assholes to him, so the men kind of have to pick up the slack. (Is the assholery deserved? Yeah, sometimes. But I also like the idea of people being soft with him. And I think he deserves that sometimes, too.)

So I’m going to explain a little bit about the ship in general, why I ship it personally, and the canon likelihood of it, whether or not it’s likely to become canon in comics or the MCU or both or neither. Also spoilers for Where Mischief Lies, The Defenders (1983), The Defenders (2021), and Defenders: Beyond.

Thorki: Might as well start with my most divisive ship, though if you read my Loki playlist post, you’ll already know I ship this. I believe this is the first person I came to ship with Loki. This is obviously Thor and Loki, and I get it. I do. I am not here to defend my questionable taste at all. I am not here to make the flimsy arguments people sometimes make for this ship, like that he’s adopted so “they aren’t really siblings, so it’s not really incest.” I think that’s damn rude to people who are adopted and have adoptive siblings. Frankly, these are fictional characters who are fictionally siblings and I know the difference between fiction and reality. Am I supportive of IRL incest? Not particularly, no. But Loki and Thor are not real (and thank God for that; Loki would annoy the hell out of me). So I’m not here to defend it. I just think that they have a lot of chemistry, and a lot of romantic and sexual tension. Especially in Thor: Ragnarok. Like towards the end, they have this whole conversation about how Loki belongs on Sakaar, how he can flourish there and rule over Sakaar and it would be the ideal place for him. And both of them (at least verbally) agree that this is the case. And then Thor leaves him basically seizing from electric shock on the floor of a hangar. And then the next time we see Loki, he has come back to Asgard anyway, to help Thor save the people. And if that’s not love (familial, romantic, whatever), I don’t know what is.

Canon Likelihood…….Unlikely.

Not even possible, it’s never going to happen. In the comics, not a chance. In the MCU, not a chance. Marvel’s never going to make incest happen, especially not with Disney as their parent company. And frankly, I don’t want them to. I don’t trust them to do this right or be sensitive about it. They will never not be able to spin it as some shocking joke no matter how serious they pretend to be about it, if they ever were to do it. And with the level of backlash that would happen because of it, it wouldn’t be worth it. So I’m just content to read and write fanfic and look at fanart. I don’t need it to be canon and it’s never going to be canon and that’s okay. Sometimes that’s okay.

Theoki: Theo Bell (from Loki: Where Mischief Lies) and Loki. Theo Bell (as I’ve said previously) is gay, very snarky and is a good match personality-wise for Loki in the novel, he walks with a cane as a result of becoming disabled due to a homophobic attack, and he works essentially for Odin on Midgard (but Odin really only calls on him and his coworkers when he really needs something, like when he needs something for his younger son to do when he exiles him to Earth). This is speed-run Enemies-to-Lovers. They don’t like each other at first, mostly because Loki does not want to be there. And Theo’s basically like ‘You don’t want to be here, got it. You’re here, though, so let’s deal with this.’ And then pretty quickly Loki’s like, ‘Oh shit. He’s hot…Oh shit. He’s smart… Oh shit. Do I like him?….Oh shit. His freckles are like stars.’ (He thinks the last sentence almost exactly, it’s wild.) So I think it’s very cute and I don’t think they got enough time together.

Canon likelihood…….Depends on your definition of canon.

Did they kiss? Spoiler alert: Yes. Are they together? Well, uh, about that… So this book is supposed to serve as a prequel to the events in the MCU. Do you see Theo anywhere in the MCU? There’s your answer. (Which sounds like I’m implying something different, so you should still read this book, because you don’t know what’s going to happen.) So at this point, at this time, is it likely that this relationship is going to come back and be 100% canon? No. Not likely. But in my opinion, how I define canon, has this ship been canonized? I generally define canon as requited affection that’s acted upon, so Yes, this was a canon ship to me. (Still hoping my unlikely Loki theories are true, though, so this ship can come back and be present tense canon.) I wish this could be an established relationship right now, but given the circumstances of the events of the story and the purpose the story is supposed to serve in the MCU, it’s not possible.

Lokius: Loki and Mobius, from the tv series. I was resistant to this for a little while. Mostly I was finding Owen Wilson in the MCU in general and interacting with Loki hard to believe. It was weird to me and I could not unsee Owen Wilson for a chunk of the show, and that’s partially what was preventing me from shipping it. But the tie fixing scene, while it wasn’t what got me to ship it, it did make me go Oh, fuck. This is going to end with me shipping this. And then I continued to resist it for a few episodes, and then it hit me, and now I’ve been bitten by the Lokius bug. I don’t remember precisely what was the turning point for me, but it was late. I think it was probably “You could be whoever, whatever you want to be. Even someone good.” I think they’re perfect together. I think it’s an interesting dynamic, because Mobius knows him so well. But at the beginning, he knows Loki from this clinical standpoint. He knows how Loki’s story is supposed to go and his personality, from studying versions of him, but he doesn’t know him. And then spending the show getting to know Loki himself. I think they neglected somewhat to show this on a nuanced level in the show itself, but the working relationship and budding friendship between Loki and Mobius is what ultimately gets Mobius to realize that the TVA is kind of crap and needs to be shut down because the TVA doesn’t know everything. Because he gets to know Loki as a person, that he’s not just a story or the predetermined events that have been laid out in the timeline by some higher power, just because that’s how Kang has decided that’s how he wants Loki’s life to go (or something to that effect). I think there’s something inherently interesting about taking how you understand someone from a general, macro level and thinking you know everything about that person, and then getting to know someone on a more personal and intimate basis. At the risk of perpetuating a sort of racist rewrite of historical events, it’s kind of reminiscent of Disney’s Pocahontas in a way. Where you have these assumptions about a person or group of people based on what you’ve been told by your superiors, but by getting to know a particular individual in that group, you change your preconceived notions about that person. And then taking it a step further into a romantic level.

Canon likelihood…….Likely

I think they fucked up in season one. And I think they know they fucked up. I’m sorry if people ship the other thing (I’m trying not to type the ship name so it doesn’t come up in searches and people think I tagged my hate.), this is not the place for you. I think they fucked up where they were like “Look, we’re so progressive! Here’s two bisexual characters.” And then they were like “No homo. Here’s some selfcest instead.” And obviously Loki can have a girlfriend and I’d be fine with that, but making that woman love interest a variant, essentially just an alternate version of him? That feels like they only let Loki say “A bit of both,” so they could pat themselves on the back. They didn’t want to act on that. But the only woman who makes any sense to pair him with, with whom he has the most interaction with in the series…is himself. But they went with that anyway.

So the level of likelihood is either one, they realized they fucked up and now they’re going to fix it. Or two, (and I don’t think they have enough foresight for this) they knew they fucked up before they even aired it, and are like “This is the journey that Loki is on. He will eventually break away from himself, and fall in love with somebody who is not himself.” Or three, not understand what bisexuality is and be like “We need equal! He kissed a girl and now he’s gotta kiss a guy!” [Which implies there are only two genders, but they don’t even know what genderfluidity is, so I’m not confident they have any understanding of the diversity of gender identity either.] So I think it’s likely (especially the last option, unfortunately, given their track record with representation). I’m not sure they’re going to do it well, but I think it’s possible. I think they’ve set it up well for this to be canon. I think there’s some romcom story beats that are already present in season one, despite their decision to go with a different ship. It’s just a matter of how much they’re willing to break out of this mold of heteronormativity.

Frostiron: Tony Stark and Loki. I like this because I am partial to Enemies to Lovers tropes. I think the fandom has done a really good job of taking like two minutes of onscreen interaction and making an entire ship out of it. I think they have a lot of things in common, which can help them bond. They both have daddy issues, they’re both kind of spoiled, and a little self-centered, which can cause some conflict that will eventually be resolved. And they both have quite a bit of trauma that’s ultimately caused by the same big purple asshole, so that can also bring them closer together. I have a lot of feelings about them, which has caused me to write a six-part series about them and their relationship and how they can relate to each other. (I’ve attempted a few times to write a seventh part, so we’ll see if that ever sees the light of day, but they have certainly not relinquished their hold on me.)

Canon Likelihood…….Not likely.

Absolutely not likely, not a chance. Comics, no. MCU, no. In the MCU they had like a two-minute interaction and that was it. It was cute, they were snarking at each other, Tony offered him a drink, but that was about it. In the comics, they have a little bit more interactions but it’s still very limited. The most I know about their interactions in the comics that are not antagonistic comes from (I believe) The God Who Fell to Earth, and there’s still not a whole lot. There is some explicit dialogue of Tony respecting Loki’s pronouns, so that’s chill. Tony knows that Loki’s genderfluid, so I like that. But again, that’s about it. Ultimately, the places were Tony and Loki have the most interaction are in Avengers Academy, the mobile game, and I don’t believe there are romance options for anybody in that game (I didn’t play that game for very long, so I don’t remember much; there was too much multitasking and it was stressing me out). And in the animated tv show Avengers Assemble, and even there it was only like an episode or two. (And in later seasons, Tony isn’t even in much of the show, let alone Loki.) So I don’t think it’s likely we’ll ever see a canon frostiron, unless we get like an episode (or issue) of What If that’s like, “What If…Tony Stark was gay” or something, but that’s both unlikely and I can think of several characters more likely to be Tony’s What If boyfriend before Loki.

Cloudki: This is a ship name I made up on the spot, because no one else knows who this character is. (And that hurts me, deeply.) Cloud has a fraught history in the comics, and ultimately, it’s not much of a history at all, they’re in maybe three stories since their debut in 1983. Cloud is basically the personification of a cloud nebula (hence why they’re called Cloud), and they’re genderfluid! Primarily because, when they made their debut in the eighties, they crash landed to earth and then their essence combined with the dying souls of this straight couple whose car they crashed into. And the essence of the star lost their memory and decided to take on the couple’s likeness and sort of absorb their souls so they could survive on earth. And the comic, while weirdly progressive for the time, was still published in the eighties. So you have to get past the Comics Code Authority or whatever it’s called (which is basically censoring anything it considers remotely queer), and also it’s the eighties and the author was cis and (I’m pretty sure) straight. And I’ve read articles that said he had a friend who was a transwoman, so he was able to get some help maybe (if he asked her). But at the same time, if she’s a transwoman she’s not genderfluid, so it’s not exactly the same thing. So while it’s done surprisingly more sensitively than expected, there is still a lot of transphobia directed at this sweet summer child. And they don’t know any better so they kind of adjust to this shit, so it’s rough.

So that’s Cloud’s debut. It sucks, and we don’t talk about it. But Cloud comes back a few decades later in The Defenders (this is a new run; they also debuted in The Defenders). When last we left them, Cloud had figured out they were a nebula, and people were being kinda shitty to them on earth, so they were like Fuck this, I’m supposed to be a star, good-bye. And so for the last few decades they’ve been in space as their true self. So they get summoned by Dr. Strange to help the Defenders solve a mystery through the cosmos. (Cosmos as in I don’t get this part. So in the comics, the cosmos are like eras of existence in the universe. I think most events take place in like the twelfth or thirteenth cosmos. The Defenders travel backwards through the cosmos through this story.) In the middle of one of the battles, they’re like “Hey, by the way, I would like to go by they/them pronouns.” (Because up until this point they’ve been going by she/her pronouns.) And everyone else is like “Yeah, sure.” And then no one messes up for the rest of the book. Because Al Ewing is the best. And then like halfway through the book, they get to one of the cosmos where the emphasis is like beauty and imagination and color or something. And Cloud is like “I’m going to stay here. This is a good place for me.” And they transform their body into one that they choose, one that is no longer resembling the guy or the girl whose souls they absorbed. And Cloud’s living their best life in this cosmos. And that’s the last we see of Cloud in this book. (And I almost stopped reading the book at this point, because I read Defenders: Beyond first because Loki’s in it, met Cloud, and then read The Defenders, which comes first, just for Cloud because Loki isn’t in this one.)

Then in Defenders: Beyond, Dr. Strange has to call the Defenders together again. But he only calls a few of the original Defenders and the rest are new people. And one of the people he calls is Loki. And this is right where Loki: Agent of Asgard ended. (And thank God for that, because whoever took over for Loki between AoA and DB fucked him up. I don’t know who that was or what that run was or if it was just Thor, because I never read it, but I’m upset by that author and the new Loki that trashed all of his character development. Because Al Ewing did some great things. Okay moving on.) Frankly, I don’t know what the fuck is going on in this book. We’re still traveling through the cosmos, but I’m very confused. I only read this for Loki and then I met Cloud and read Defenders. So they’re going through the cosmos and they get rescued (Loki especially) by the members of the imagination cosmos, and one of the members of the imagination cosmos is still Cloud. This is similar to MCU Frostiron, because Cloud and Loki have a very important conversation towards the end, but that’s about the extent of their interaction.

My reason for shipping these two (since this post is long as fuck, as usual), because I know nothing about Cloud and Cloud is known by nobody but I would die for Cloud I love them so much, is that they’re both genderfluid. And I think gf4gf is a great pairing honestly (I’m not super interested in a relationship myself anymore, but I think the only partner I’d want at this point would also be genderfluid, so I’m projecting a tad). And I think they would be great for each other and I love it. I think Cloud could really help the present Loki come back to himself and deal with these memories that AoA Loki wiped from him so that he could be this stupid Loki that doesn’t have any of the character development, that at the eleventh hour of this book (I think) regained all his memories and now has to deal with it all and defend the cosmos. And also, where the hell is Verity? Ya know? Like, does he remember Verity? How much did he forget? So I think Cloud would be a good help to rehabilitate him and then they fall in love.

Canon likelihood…….Not completely unlikely, things have to happen.

I’m not gonna straight up say unlikely, because things happen in comics all the time. And comics go back and fold in on themselves and change things all the time. So I’m gonna say probably not likely, but maybe. Here are the things that are gonna have to happen in order for this to take place: One, Cloud needs to come back. I think the last time they showed up was in Defenders: Beyond, and that came out last year. Preferably, Al Ewing needs to write Cloud, because Al Ewing is the best and I love him. Two, Loki from Agent of Asgard needs to come back. Loki as it is needs to regain his memories and become the perfect version of himself again. Preferably written by Al Ewing, because Al Ewing is the best and I love him. Three, Cloud and Loki need to be in the same comic at some point. They’re two completely different characters, drawn together by the ties of fate and tarot cards that, for some reason, Dr. Strange has. And also the cosmos (because he didn’t draw Cloud’s tarot in Defenders: Beyond). Therefore, it’s difficult to get them back together, because Cloud isn’t even in this cosmos right now, let alone on the planet, and Loki doesn’t even remember meeting them. Four, Cloud has to have some romantic capabilities. I don’t know what their romantic capabilities are. In their original run, they tried to fall in love with Moondragon, and then also with some other guy (I don’t remember his name). That dude was transphobic as fuck. Moondragon, the second she found out Cloud was genderfluid, became transphobic as fuck, because it was the eighties, and neither of these characters were gay yet. So did that turn Cloud off to romance forever? That was also before Cloud realized they were a cloud nebula; did Cloud realizing that they are technically supposed to be an insentient celestial being turn Cloud off to romance forever? I don’t know. Five, even if Cloud has some capacity of romantic inclination, Cloud and Loki have to be attracted to each other. They have the tiniest of interactions ever, so who’s to say? Certainly not me, except in my fanfictions, which I haven’t written yet, because I don’t know enough about Cloud. So possibly, but unlikely. And that makes me sad.

This is the only ship, besides Lokius, where if it doesn’t become canon, I’m going to be a Victorian heroine wasting away on my fainting couch, because I’m very disappointed.

#loki #loki where mischief lies spoilers #the defenders spoilers #defenders: beyond spoilers #al ewing #thorki #lokius #theoki #theo/loki #thor/loki #cloud/loki #mobius/loki #frostiron #tony/loki

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ghostyboiii · 6 months

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Listen. Am I delusional?? Yes. Do I still wish Loki: Where Mischief Lies would be mentioned in the show? Yes. Does part of me think that Mobius’s life on the main timeline is Theo Bell’s?? Also yes. I may be delusional but a guy can dream

#loki the series #loki season 2 #loki spoilers #< idk just in case #loki: where mischief lies #lokius

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starsopinions · 7 months

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We NEED to talk about Loki: Where Mischief Lies

Written by Mackenzi Lee in 2019, Loki: Where Mischief Lies is in my opinion an amazing book and has way better representation than some other Loki content (not naming names but *cough* Loki season 1 *cough*). I never see people talk about this book which is honestly such a shame because it has some great storytelling. It does not get the recognition it deserves and if you are on the fence as to whether to read it or not, let me give my perspective!

(Only very small spoilers ahead, no big plot points.)

The characters

Loki in this book has me in an absolute chokehold. I’m sorry the heels? The nail polish? The Everything?? No, but for real, I think it does a really good job of portraying Loki in a new light but he still is Loki, he has the same humour and acts like how I imagine Loki would in these situations. In the book, Loki is a teenager and I think it would fit right into the MCU. I like how it gives a new spin on his character but it is still recognizable as the Loki we all know and love. I really like Amora’s character as well, I can’t say too much without spoiling but I like the way she acts in the second half of the book. And then of course we have Teo, he is amazing, he is literally everything to me. He is really kind and in every scene he wasn’t in, I wish he was. His relationship with Loki is so fun to read and I love how it develops over the course of the book.

The plot

It honestly feels like a fanfic (in the best way possible). I can’t say much without spoiling (sorry aargh) but it felt unique to other superhero stories. It was so lovely to read something innovative and new and not the same old superhero story we are used to. I also enjoyed the way the plot was set up and how it slowly escalated. I love how Loki’s chaotic personality, Amora’s manipulative tendencies and Theo’s kindness reacted and impacted different scenarios.

Representation

I really like how Loki is presenting himself in a more feminine way(nail polish, heels, his behaviour). My little headcanon is that this is him discovering himself and exploring being gender fluid for the first time. I also really like how his sexuality is actually explored, unlike in Loki, where it is not just mentioned and then ignored. I obviously can’t say much without spoiling but if you have read it you know what I’m talking about.

These were my thoughts without any spoilers (I wish I could say more)! I hope you will give Loki: Where Mischief Lies a chance if you haven’t already, I promise you will like it! Thank you for reading and have a great day<3

#marvel #mcu #loki #lokius #loki season 2 #loki series #loki where mischief lies #book review #book recommendations #loki laufeyson #the avengers #sylki #thor

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whumprecs · 1 year

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Sorry to bother you, but do you have any good Whump fics of Loki? Particularly where he’s been mind controlled and is already injured by the time the avengers realize anything?? Any whump or torture did is good too, just no r*pe please ^^ Thank you for your time!!

Ok, technically, the answer is yes. Buuuut I'm adding a slight caveat to this - almost none of them are finished, and they're all on fanfiction.net. So, with that in mind:

Stone Of Command by Mimbillia As punishment for crimes against Midgard, Loki is bound to bracelets that force him to become obedient: much to his disgust. Whoever holds the Stone of Command, holds the free will of the Asgardian. However, when the Avengers are involved things are never easy. Not to mention when an enemy makes use of such information. No Slash, Rated T to be safe.

Pray for Rain by angrbodagiantess Thor has returned to Earth with Loki in tow, but there's something terribly wrong with the situation and the Avengers must learn to cope, along with the two brothers. Post-Avengers, h/c, Loki-whump. No slash, brotherly love. Full cast of Avengers, warnings inside.

Measure of a Man by Eleutherya Avengers AU: What would have happened if Loki had made a different choice in the Battle of New York? And what would the Avengers do if they learned the truth about the God of Mischief's villainy?

Intervention by Asidian When Loki is captured after nearly destroying Manhattan, he is returned to Asgard for sentencing. An eternity spent chained beneath a serpent's fangs, however, may be too harsh a punishment for any of the Avengers to condone. Spoilers, torture, language.

Honesty and Lies by BloodFromTheThorn They'd agreed: Loki was insane. So why exactly were they trusting him again? Shady deals with a trickster and the threat of the end of the world - must be a Thursday. No slash, post movie. Tony and Loki whump but features the whole team. Some Pepperony.

Same Difference by Jocelyn Spoilers for Thor: TDW. An AU short story where complications arise during the escape from Asgard. Thor throwing Loki from the Svartalf ship causes Loki to have a massive flashback to his fall from the Bifrost.

#loki whump #fic recs #whump fic recs #sorry this took so long but I could not remember how to get to my bookmarks to SAVE MY LIFE

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oswildin · 5 months

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Love Is A Dagger (Loki x OFC) - Prologue

Summary: When Loki is apprehended by an organisation called the Time Variance Authority, he didn’t expect to be roped into helping a certain agent hunt an elusive variant that had been terrorising the TVA for years. What he also didn’t expect, was for the variant to apparently be connected to his timeline, to him. He couldn’t have anticipated where this whole venture would lead. The woman from his future, exposing truths about the TVA, and one big branching mess. Sacrifice, grief, anger and love… But which will prevail? (Follows S1 & S2 of Disney+ ‘Loki’ with some changes. Loki/OC Romance/Angst/Adventure.)

Warnings: ‘Loki’ spoilers

FIC MASTERLIST // NEXT

THE TIME VARIANCE AUTHORITY - TIME THEATRE 25 - TIME UNKNOWN

What bureaucratic nonsense is this?

Three lizard creatures dictating the flow of time? Honestly, what a load of bunkum. Still... Playing along for now is probably wise.

For their sake, of course. Wouldn't want to show my hand too early. Reveal what the God of Mischief is really made of. No, I'll let them squirm a li-

"Look, I'm gonna be straight with you here-" Agent M. Mobius had his arms resting on the table separating the pair, Loki sat with his arms crossed over his chest as he eyed the man closely. Mobius sighed, glancing down at the file before swiftly closing it and leaning back in his seat, looking across at the God sat before him. "I saved you from being reset because I have a proposition for you." He shrugged ever so slightly, tilting his head. Loki narrowed his eyes, lips in a tight line, keeping his expression impassive. When he didn't say anything, Mobius took it as a sign to continue, moving to grab a can of soda from the edge of the table, cracking it open with a hiss. "I hunt particularly dangerous variants-"

"Like me." Loki finally spoke, raising his chin slightly. However, he faltered ever so slightly as Mobius gave a brief chuckle, shaking his head.

"No- You're a pussycat, I mean actual dangerous variants-" Mobius mused, raising a brow as Loki let out a slow breath, trying to hide his irritation at the man. "And it just so happens, I've been hunting an elusive variant for some time now. They're slippery, I'll give them that." He huffed out a short breath of wry amusement.

"I fail to see how that's my problem." Loki tilted his head slightly, pursing his lips. Mobius stayed silent for a moment, simply looking across at Loki as he took a slow slip of his soda. Loki fought the urge to roll his eyes as the agent took a sip of his soda.

This agent really does love to draw things out.

"I'm a busy man." Loki said, tone holding a hint of impatience. "Realms to conquer, thrones to sit on, you know how it goes." He shrugged, a small smirk pulling at his lips at his own wry words. Mobius gave a quiet chuckle, nodding, placing the can of soda down on the table.

"Right- Right, of course." Mobius smirked in return, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Very well." He paused. "Well, it's your 'problem', so to speak, because the variant we've been hunting..." Another pause. "Is in connection to you."

Loki blinked at the information, brows furrowing ever so slightly.

To me? Who? My oafish brother? No, terrorising an organisation that supposedly brings order isn't his style...

"In connection?" Loki huffed out a dry laugh. "Forgive me, but that's incredibly vague, I'm going to need you to be more specific than that." He raised a brow, angling his head down slightly as he kept his arms folded across his chest.

"Alright, Flash-" Mobius quipped, holding a hand up. "I'm getting there." He said in amusement, giving a quick nod as Loki let out a agitated breath. "We were able to get a quick reading of their time signature, which is how we were able to work out which timeline they came from..." He began to explain, hands moving as he spoke. "Leading the trail to... Your timeline." He tilted his head.

"Are you going to elaborate or leave me hanging in suspense, Agent?" Loki quipped wryly, unfolding his arms as he held out his hands before settling them on the edge of the table. "Well?" Loki pressed, brows raised, holding the agents gaze. Mobius let out a quiet breath at Loki's impatient tone, hand absentmindedly fiddling with the corner of the file.

"Unfortunately, we weren't able to grab their temporal aura, meaning we don't actually know who they are-" Mobius admitted as Loki rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "But come on, you have to admit... You're intrigued." Mobius continued, ignoring Loki's put on reaction. "Now, I know you're someone who doesn't like not knowing things, so I imagine this is really buggin' you." Mobius tilted his head, tone low and drawn out. Loki pursed his lips, keeping his expression neutral once more. "Someone out there... Causing chaos from your timeline... Someone who you know, or will know, we can't rule that out." Mobius paused. "They've been upping the anti recently, more ambushes on our minutemen, stealing reset charges, leaving without a trace..." Mobius continued, his voice tempting, trying to entice the God of Mischief.

Loki sat in silence, brows creasing ever so slightly at Mobius' words. The agent was right, it was bugging him. Well, more so intriguing him that necessarily 'bugging', so to speak. Whoever it was could be an ally... An ally who could help him overthrow these so-called 'Time Keepers' and rule the TVA for his own gain... It seemed whoever it was knew how to evade the organisation deftly, clearly knowing some weak spots he could exploit... Intriguing indeed...

How exciting...

"And if I agree to help in your little variant hunt..." Loki began lowly, narrowing his eyes. "What do I get in return?" He paused. "As I'm sure you understand, whilst knowledge is power and it will be an interesting venture to find out who your resident terroriser is... I need assurances." He raised his chin, holding an air of importance and authority, despite being the one in the collar and awful beige 'VARIANT' jumpsuit. Mobius gave a brief nod, glancing down at the file on the table. "Assurances that as soon as I do your bidding for you, I am not simply erased from existence."

"Alright." Mobius stated simply, looking back up at Loki as he leaned back in his seat. Loki blinked at the man, not expecting such an easy agreement.

"What?" Loki furrowed his brows.

"I said, 'alright'." Mobius shrugged.

"Right." Loki blinked once more, giving a strong nod of his head. "Good. Glad we are on the same page." A beat of silence passed between the two men, before Mobius moved to stand, Loki swiftly following as he kept his sea-blue eyes locked on the agent.

"Let's get to work."

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ROXXCART, HAVEN HILLS - ALABAMA - 2050

Thunder, rain and wind hailed upon the eerily quiet superstore, the ceiling lights flickering only adding to the tense atmosphere. Although she had spent years now surviving by hiding in apocalypses, it still didn't stop the dull remnants of anxiety that sat in her chest, knowing it was only time before the storm swept through and destroyed everything. Even though she had been there time and time again, it didn't change a thing. She supposed it was the atmosphere itself, the panicked civilians hiding out in the green house for protection against the storm, even as it was a futile effort. With every apocalypse, she couldn't help but miss the safety and security of the life she once had. Whilst it was still dangerous, at least she had people around her, people she cared for, who cared for her... At least, she used to. Before it all went so very wrong.

Sighing, she moved towards the dry goods section, grabbing her usual glorious feast. And she waited, knowing exactly what would come next.

"Hey, you looking for the storm shelter?"

"No, thank you."

"Oh, okay, well, it's to the right of the store if you need."

It was probably the most human interaction she got, besides when she ambushed minutemen... Although, that wasn't really the interaction she had been missing out from. What was the point of getting to know anyone when everywhere she went those around her were doomed for death?

Rather bleak sentiments, I admit.

But she would succeed. She had endured too much, seen so much... This had to work.

Another clap of thunder sounded through the store from outside, as she let out a sigh, knowing it was time. The storm was mere minutes from decimating the building, the city... Grabbing the TemPad she had stolen all those years ago, she prepared to jump to the next apocalypse. This was her life. But she wouldn't let the TVA prevail. They would pay for what they did, she would take down the Time Keepers and ensure no one else was subjected to the life she was.

Even if she died trying.

#loki #loki laufeyson #loki x oc #loki x ofc #loki x original female character #loki fanfic #loki series #mcu loki #marvel fanfiction #marvel x oc #loki disney+#loki x reader #Spotify

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my-moony-and-padfoot · 5 months

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Get to know me :) In a very detailed manner and all of this totally unnecessary and unneeded

(I found these random questions/"get to know me" thingies from Pinterest and left out a few things) I just wanted to do this because I'm hella bored and definitely shouldn't be studying

Definitely not

First name: Guess 📚

Middle name: Maria

Nickname: My friends call me Grandma, Gran and gran-gran.

Age: 16 soon seventeen omg

Height: 165.5 cm

Birthday: 31 of July

Zodiac sign: I'm a Leo ♌

Sexuality: Pan 🍳

Fave color: light pink, light purple and dark green

Fave animal/s: dogs and cats, foxes. Red pandas are cool too and reindeers. Oh oh and turtles

Pets: three dogs and four cats (in two different places tho)

Shoe size: 38-39 EU

Hair color: dark red

How long is your hair: down to my shoulders

Eye color: blue green brown ish something I really don't know, they're weird. They like often change colors weirdly idk what's up with them. So, I usually stick with saying they're green

Do you have glasses: I do 🤓

Any siblings: half big sister and half big brother, so technically one right?

Where are you from: That there is a mystery 🌎, unless you're fucking Sherlock, or another fictional detective, or a stalker

Last dream: A nightmare of my grandma trying to kill our whole family

Fave book/s: One of the harry potters and heart stoppers. Also I love this Norse mythology book I have

Last book you bought: Loki: where the mischief lies

Favorite hobby/hobbies: writing and crochet 🧶. Also I really like DND 🎲

Favorite game: Sims 4

Fave song/s: We made it - Louis Tomlinson, Hated - YOUNGBLUD, Call your mom - Noah Kahan and Boy in the bubble - Alec Benjamin (I'm sorry I couldn't pick just one)

Favorite artist/s: Louis Tomlinson (he's mainly on my play list) and I also like Harry styles

Last song you listened to: Family line - Conan Gray

Fave movie: Harry Potter Goblet of fire, I don't really watch movies 🎥

Religion: I'm a Christian, like I belong in the church but I don't really believe into anything, but I respect everyone who does <3

Have you been to the hospital: A lot when I was a child, last time was because of my knees

Ever gotten in trouble with the law: Nope

Met any celebrities: I've met a few YouTubers, does that count?

Baths or showers: Showers. Definitely showers 🚿

What color socks are you wearing: white with light purple stripes at the top

Would you like to be famous: not really no

How many pillows do you sleep with: Two, well one the other one just is kinda there but it's never under my head, it's to prop the other one up

Do you own stuffed animals: I do 🧸

If you do, how many: Six, can't sleep without one of them (it's a bunny). I lied there's seven

What position do you sleep in: The Superman position, y'know? 🦸‍♂️

What do you eat for breakfast: I don't eat breakfast, sometimes coffee though, coffee with oat milk is the best

Ever tried archery: I actually have, was my hobby for a year or something, spoiler alert; wasn't very good at it 🏹

Ever fired a gun: Nope and won't

Favorite clean word: fluffy, it's nice to say

Favorite curse word: Fuck, I say that way too much someone help me

Longest you've been without sleep: 23 hours

Have any scars: I do, a surgery scar on my knee, one on my upper lip from my teeth going through it, small one in the corner of my eyes, a lot on my knees from falling down as a kid so much, and then some others

Are you a good liar: I think I am

Can you do any accents (besides your own): Not really and I don't have that much of an accent, I think

What is your personality type: from the 16 personalities INFJ-T 🌛

Can you curl your tongue: I can, I can also do the flower thingy

Left or right handed: right handed

Are you scared of spiders: Sort of, I don't mind them as long as they're not near me

Favorite food: lasagna and tortillas

Are you a clean or a messy person: Messy but in an organized way 📦

Most used phrase: "No shit Sherlock" "no wayyy" "just...why?"

Most used word: Probably some curse word... Or "what" "why"

Do you suck or bite lollipops: Bite 😬

Do you talk to yourself: all the freaking time

Do you sing to yourself: I do, everytime I listen to music alone 😶‍🌫️

Are you a good singer: I'd like to say that I am, but I don't actually know

Biggest fear: someone murdering me (during the night with a knife), dislocating my knee, or any other part that can be dislocated (it hurts so fucking much, cannot recommend)

Can you name all the states: Maybe probably, haven't tried

Favorite school subject: Psychology or English 📖

Least favorite school subject: MATH, and chemistry, physics is sorta alright but I don't like the math part

Extrovert or introvert: Introvert

Have you been scuba diving: Nope, probably never will go 🤿 deep waters scare me

What makes you nervous: Literally everything

Are you scared of the dark: not anymore, unless it's outside, sometimes it's scary inside too, but not too often

Do you correct people if they make mistakes: Sometimes but not to be mean to them, but not like minor mistakes, unless I wanna annoy someone

Are you ticklish: Not really 🪶

Have you been in a position of authority: I've been a scout leader for the past three years, can't do it anymore tho, does that count?

Have you ever drank underage: Once because my sister forced me to, A glass of champagne how rebellious of me

Ever done drugs: Nope

Ever smoked anything: Nope x2

How many piercings do you have: I have earrings and snake bites 🐍

How fast can you type: Somewhat fast, I'm faster on my phone than on a computer

Are you a fast learner: Depends on the subject, but usually yes

Can you roll your R's: No I cannot 🐐

Do you keep a journal: Every now and then, I'm not very consistent

Do you like your age: ✨Sweet sixteen✨ It's fine, I don't really care I'd honestly rather be older ⚰️

Do you like your name: I think it's very pretty, I used to hate it tho when I was young (still kinda do, most of the time). It's fine but I just don't like using it with people

How did you get your name: From my mom and dad lol. No it "tells a story" and it suits well for English which my mom wanted, it's somewhat rare here where I live. With the spelling I have

Dream job: I have zero clue 🔎

What was your first job: A week at a daycare. But my first actual job (something I got paid for) was in a coffee shop for a summer

What places have you worked in: In a daycare and a preschool and two summers in that cafe, never going back there it was horrible

Last show you watched: Chicago med 🩺

Last show you finished: What we do in the shadows

Favorite show ever: Big bang theory, Chicago med and 911. Oh, heartstopper :)

What is your earliest memory: Sitting on a dresser and my dad telling me to wait for a bit, or being on my mum's shoulders while she was doing something outside (I'm not sure which one is first)

Happiest memory: Moving away, getting into the school I wanted with good grades

When did you start this blog: May-June 2022

When did you start writing fanfic: January 2022 (Rhe next few ones a writing related because they were in this one list of questions I found)

What was your first fic: Fred Weasley/reader definitely not with a self insert *cough cough.

How do you come up with ideas for writing: They just come up when I try to sleep, or am doing something random, or something happens so I just write it out. I hate brain storming with all my heart because nothing good comes up when I try

What character/s do you enjoy writing the most: Sirius and Remus <3, but lately I've fallen in love with Percy and Oliver and starchaser is always fun to write

What character do you not enjoy writing: Any authoritative figure because it's hard and when there's multiple characters because it's hard to keep track

Is there a fic you regret writing: Not really, I mean I'm embarrassed of some of my writings, but it just shows that I've learned and I can write better now :)

Favorite thing you've written: "When I..." A long fic about a suicide attempt and it was very comforting to write, but then I think I've written a few good hurt/comfort fics. There's like very small bits of the stories that I absolutely love, and loved to write

What do you like to write: Hurt/comfort and just sad things, I feel like I'm good at it. I like descriptive writing too and I've been trying to work on it lately

What don't you like writing: Smut, I feel a little cringe when I write it, and like longer fics, I feel I can't come up with a good enough idea for a one 🤔 Also, I don't have the patience for that

Favorite characters: Sheldon Cooper from the big bang theory. Sirius and Remus obviously, regulus, and then I like the Weasley twins... There's honestly too many that I like. But to mention a few more: Nick, Charlie, the art teacher I can't remember the name of from heart stopper. Loki <3. Will Halsted and Sharon Goodwin are the best characters in Chicago med, fight me.

Do you keep a journal: I have a few pages in the back of my calendar for bullet journaling

One bad habit: self deprecation, I apparently do that too much. Source: my friends

What did you want to be as a child: I really wanted to be a chef or a baker

Who's the last person you held hands with: My friend when dancing, if that doesn't count, then with the same friend at a school Christmas party cause I almost lost them in the hallway 'cause there were a lot of people. Before that, no clue

Are you outgoing or shy: Shy with new people. I'm shyly outgoing lol

Who are you looking forward to seeing: My bestie haven't seen her in over a year

What does your most recent text say: "Alright :)" Another one cause it was around the same time but to a different person. "It's just a little guy"

Do you have trust issues. Oh yeah

Favorite part of your daily routine: Everything cause it always goes the same way. We love structure over here

What do you do when you wake up: Turn off my alarm if it's on, then I go through the notifications on my phone and just lay there doing random things before I gotta get up. Usually reading actually if I have enough time and oh, always listen to a podcast/music

Do you like your neighbors: I don't really know our neighbors 👀 except the ones I dog sit for. Oh at least one of our neighbors thinks I'm creepy. (Literally steered their kids away from me while I was coming from school.)

Is your hair long enough for a ponytail: it is, I just often don't keep it in one. Unless it's dirty or I'm alone and need it to get it out of the way

How many languages can you speak: Two (actually three but I'm really bad at the third one) I picked french for next year tho :)

Can you cook: Yep, I'm quite good at it. I can bake too

Last time you cried: A few days ago because I was feeling like an absolutely horrible human being

How long does it take you to get ready: Like 10 minutes lol ⏱️

Favorite number: 5. Five is the Ultima number, and everything either ends in five or is divisible by five. I've always liked the number five :3

Alright 😮‍💨

That was quite long, Sorry about that, I just like questions :)

If there is something you wanna know for some reason, feel free to ask. Like I said I like questions.

I might write more things here, if I think of something or find something fun

Feel free to use these if you want, I just want to note that most of these I did not make up myself and I don't know who did.

Enjoy this I guess I just got inspired and stopped studying for this, anyone I can blame on my English grade after this 👀

Also there's almost hundred of you following me, that's so weird....

#get to know me #questions #get to know the blogger #get to know the person behind the blog #get to know you #fanfic writing #writing #thoughts #this was my procrastination #i'm procrastinating #this was fun

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kirah69 · 2 years

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Día 4

@suck-tember: piercing

@Sicktember: hangover

@tropetember: Coffee Shop AU

@whumptember: flashbacks

Un fantasma del pasado (4911 words) by KiraH69

Fandom: Marvel, Loki: Where Mischief Lies

Rating: General Audiences

Relationships: Theo Bell/Loki, Loki/OMC

Additional Tags: Flashbacks, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Piercings, Past Lives, Pining, Confessions, Flirting, Spoilers

Series: Part 4 of Eventos de Septiembre 2022

Summary:

Loki se encuentra con un rostro del pasado. ¿Es un fantasma, una alucinación por haber utilizado demasiada magia o es en realidad él?

[English translation coming soon]

Thank you @creativepromptsforwriting for the Villain x Civilian Prompts.

#sucktember2022 #sicktember 2022 #tropetember #whumptember2022 #Loki #Theoki #Theo x Loki #Loki x Oc #marvel #fanfic #fanfiction #yaoi #slash #gay #fanfic español

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ao3feed-thor · 9 months

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Maybe [working title, I'll change it when/if I think of something better]

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/ev3pOrm

by ScuttleclawGirl (Celerieth)

Okay, this sounds weird because it's a combination of two mad ideas I had floating around in my brain. First off, a Young Hela being taken to an Asgard just after a version of Loki discovers he's a Jotun, saving both of them from their fates. Then, because I can't think in a straight line, we skip back to Roxxcart in 'The Variant', and said eponymous Variant is Theo Bell instead of Sylvie. This... changes a lot (I basically only did it because Theo was one of my favourite characters from 'Where Mischief Lies' and it kind of spiralled). Spoilers for Season 1 of Loki ahead (apart from the first episode, because everything basically happened the same) and spoilers for Where Mischief Lies (referenced). I'm going to alternate between seeing what the show would be like if Theo were in the place of Sylvie and the ripple effect happening in Loki and Young Hela's timeline. I hope that makes some amount of sense.

Words: 5017, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Loki: Where Mischief Lies - Mackenzi Lee, Loki (TV 2021), Thor (Movies)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Hela (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Fenrir (Marvel), Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Theo Bell (Marvel), Ravonna Lexus Renslayer

Relationships: Fenrir & Hela (Marvel), Hela & Loki (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja/Odin (Marvel), Theo Bell & Loki

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/ev3pOrm

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #thor

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lazy-cat-corner · 5 years

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Loki Where Mischief Lies Spoilers Without Context

#its time for my favorite game!#spoilers without context #loki wml #loki where mischief lies spoilers #loki where mischief lies #loki #loki wml spoilers #marvel #thor #avengers #loki novel #spoilers

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magpie-murder · 7 months

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LITERALLY gay ppl. Upcoming spoilers for where mischief lies for anyone reading!!

When Theo and Loki both wished they could make the other accepted I wept. When Loki revealed he had the stones my mouth fell open and I had to put the book down. When Loki started his whole monologuing on how he caught Amora I needed a moment to be gay. This book has made me feel so many things and also the portrayal of Thor was so good because I feel it showed how much Odin really fucked up the relationship with him and Loki. Thor and Loki are brothers and Thor supported his brother when it didn't mean facing his father's wrath and the book just does this so well. The little moments of Thor going to apologize just after he threw Loki under the bus because with their father it's always "it's him or me"

i absolutely love all the asks about lwml, by the way ! i have not been doing so good lately and it's really nice to be able to discuss this book, it genuinely helps a lot

below the cut: spoilery ramble about the relationship between thor and loki pre-mcu (as shown in loki: where mischief lies) and how odin's abuse ripped apart and isolated the both of them

(rebloggers please do not tag as thorki)

oh my god the scene where thor throws loki under the bus... i could talk about that scene for HOURS.

this book gives so much nuance to thor as well, even though he's absent for the bulk of the plot. i absolutely adore it. and it's absolutely no wonder that loki ended up the way that he did, when he couldn't even find safety in his relationship with his own brother.

despite the fact that it was fucked up of him to do, and despite how deeply hurtful it was, it made so much sense for thor to do. and the implication that he is, on some level, just as afraid of odin as loki is, to the point that he'd be that quick to avoid sharing the blame??

thor KNOWS how poorly odin is willing to treat loki, and neither of them have the full picture, so he doesn't entirely understand WHY. it makes sense that he'd be terrified of odin, and i think that fact makes it hurt even more that he wouldn't protect loki in that moment. all loki had ever known from odin was being repeatedly and ruthlessly reminded that he is the second choice and the black sheep, and thor knows this on a deep enough level that he's terrified of being treated the same way, but he couldn't give loki aid at his own expense

i Love, Love, Love how impressive this book makes their mcu character arcs from Thor 1 through Dark World. even loki's death feels so heartbreaking, knowing how few moments in his life were spent having thor's full support, and he decided to give his life to save his brother anyway.

it makes their scenes in Avengers 1 so much more emotional to me. because loki, canonically under the influence of the mind stone, AND directly post-suicide attempt, is not at all in his right mind. i cannot imagine how it felt for thor, seeing him in that state. especially since that may have been one of the first times in his life that he wasn't afraid to protect loki, because for once, he was not having to protect him against ODIN. i assume the entire thing brought a LOT of thor's compartmentalized feelings about loki's position in his life to the surface.

god. this book really rekindled my love for these characters

#váli.txt #ask and ye shall be answered #loki #loki where mischief lies #loki: where mischief lies #lwml #thor #brodinsons #thor odinson #loki laufeyson #loki friggason #loki odinson #thor and loki

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mischief-lies-and-stories · 9 months

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Loki Series Theories 3/?

Please Note: Before I get into my next theory, I wanted to warn you ahead of time that this theory will contain some spoilers for Mackenzi Lee’s novel, Loki: Where Mischief Lies, the post-credit scene of Ant-Man: Quantumania, and, obviously, for the Loki season one tv show. However, it will also spoil the entire “plot twist” (if you can call it that) for my fic on AO3 Choose Me. So if you have not read or seen one or several of these, and intend to, I would wait to read on unless you don’t mind spoilers.

Okay, let’s get into it.

Mobius is Theo Bell (from Where Mischief Lies)

I mostly just want this to be canon because I love Loki and Theo and I think they’re really cute and I want Theo to be in Loki. And I think that Mobius and Loki are really cute and I think that they need them to be together, like yesterday, and I’m annoyed that they aren’t already together.

Anyway, Mobius is Theo. The main points of this theory are, one: Mobius was once on the Timeline (presumably on Earth, but we don’t necessarily know that for sure). Mobius does not have a fucking clue who he was. As such, since he was once on the timeline, that means that he had a life. And what would be more interesting than if we knew what that life was? That he wasn’t just some guy, but someone that comic book fans or fans of Loki specifically would recognize.

Specifically, a Victorian young man who walks with a cane, in a novel, called Where Mischief Lies, by Mackenzi Lee. (That everybody should read, because it’s a very good book, and is meant to serve as a prequel to the Loki from the MCU.) And Loki’s already been in love with him, so it wouldn’t take much more, especially if he’s already in love with Mobius. Then he wouldn’t have to choose between them.

Theo does look different that Mobius. He has red hair and freckles, so he may have been older when the TVA took him and wiped his memories (and I don’t know if Owen Wilson has freckles). Or they may have just changed his hair color. And Theo walks with a cane and Mobius obviously does not. So I’m thinking the TVA might have some kind of technology that speeds up healing, like the Guardians do. However, I’m not sure if that works on permanently disabled limbs, since at the point that we meet Theo in the book, his leg has been hurt for years. But maybe it does. Or, maybe the technology can go back in time on just the limb to fix the limb like it was never broken, or some other technique. (Like how in that scene in Doctor Strange, when he changes time just on the apple. I think. It’s been awhile since I saw that movie.) Regardless, I don’t think we’ve seen all the technology that the TVA is able to use. Therefore, I think it’s possible that they have the technology to fix Theo’s leg.

Canon Likelihood: Mobius is Theo.......Unlikely

I think that the tape of Loki’s life in the TVA would have been a prime opportunity for them to reference the book, if they were going to set up a situation where Theo Bell is revealed to be Mobius or Theo Bell is going to show up at some point in the series. The tape is mostly clips of the MCU, but they also show the new clip of Loki being DB Cooper. While I don’t think they would have wanted to spend a lot of time in that scene introducing moments in Loki’s life that we haven’t seen before, I think if they were really determined to bring Theo in, they would have included it with this scene alongside DB Cooper. Since they didn’t do that, I don’t think they’re setting anything up to reveal Theo Bell as Mobius or at least his explicit existence in the MCU.

That being said, in the post-credit scene of Quantumania, when Loki and (we don’t know which) Mobius track Kang down, given the costuming, presumably they’re in Victorian something-or-other. Victorian where, I’m not sure, but Victorian England would be my guess. And it’s a scene that is somewhat reminiscent of things that happen in Where Mischief Lies (obviously Kang isn’t in that, but the atmosphere is similar). So I don’t think Mobius is Theo Bell (I think he should be, that’s why it’s still one of my theories, but I don’t think they’re setting it up that way canonically). Or even for Theo Bell to be a casted, credited part of the MCU. However, he might get an easter egg. The Sharp Society might show up on a sign or something that they pass during this episode. And that’s still exciting to me, and I’ll probably lose my mind if I see that.

So I’m putting this specific theory in an Unlikely but hopeful category. The possibility of Theo Bell even coming up in the MCU, also in an Unlikely but hopeful category. The potential for Where Mischief Lies to be referenced in some capacity in season two, Likely.

#loki #loki tv show #loki season one #loki season 1 spoilers #loki where mischief lies #loki where mischief lies spoilers #theo bell #mobius m mobius #loki theories #quantumania spoilers #just the post-credit scene #someday these posts will get shorter

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