#maybe he'd play acts of affection off as harmless tricks or give excuses to ensure he ain't being a burden or in case he's unwanted

[worstloki]

Loki in a relationship rather it be friends or romantic would pull tricks n pranks on his s/o/friend all the time for the chaos aspect of it but also as a show of affection

they would all be harmless things that the person would enjoy and he’d be gloating all “you have been fooled!! prank’d!! utterly bamboozled!!” for something like giving them hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows in it when they only asked for hot chocolate 

#because mcu loki is actually an emotional soft boi who would actually cherish an actual friend #but he's also got a reputation to uphold and would want to not get too attached in case the person leaves bc trust issues ya know #maybe he'd play acts of affection off as harmless tricks or give excuses to ensure he ain't being a burden or in case he's unwanted #you won't have me believe that a thousand years of being alone and abused is going to have him be fine with a relationship straight away #he'd either have to cover up caring so he's ready for a rebuke of all love or he'd go 'it can't be worse than X' and blindly trust #and neither option is healthy per se #ah yes #the many many side effects of an abusive environment and neglect #at least loki is kind despite all the suffering #no idea how he managed to end up with that kind of patience or tolerance #seriously imagine having no positive affirmation of basically anything you do ever #loki is crazy resilient #he'd value someone even if they were only a neutral acquaintance #can you IMAGINE what loki would do for a friend?? #he gave his life for thor who didn't even show he cared for him #TWICE #with no proof that his love was reciprocated #loki is precious okay