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mhaccunoval · 2 years

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beloved. nikkyves thoughts. please (i don't know if the photo is going to go through but imagine me holding out hearts to you and gazing at you adoringly)

ok i’ve been watching a bunch of drew gooden videos as we all now know, particularly the christmas movie ones so we’re gonna run on that line of thinking…

for starters, i don’t think either are particularly religious. if we’re incorporating some taika elements back into nikky then. he’s probably jewish but doesn’t hold a lot of stake in it, outside of attending events for family members who still practice (maia’s kids have bar & bat mitzvahs mainly for the celebration and to allow their uncle to make them individualized playlists for the events); yves’ french grandparents were catholic so he got some of That influence growing up but after they passed, his parents didn’t stick too much to attending services or anything, especially since they knew yves would be too drawn into his books to want to go.

BUT they each like Some sparse elements of christmas / the holiday season. nikky likes all the lights that get hung around town and the way they dazzle against the night sky, although he sometimes dreams of seeing a Snowy holiday season like the northern hemisphere gets (yes i remembered about the reversal of seasons mid-sentence <3); plus he enjoys whenever family members invite him over for hanukkah and he gets to eat good food & spend time with the kids. yves likes the christmas romcoms, good and shitty alike (literally puppy dog eyes nikky into join him on a shitty movie tirade, like drew roping in amanda); and he enjoys having some time off “”to himself”” (because more often than not, nikky’s around and he LOVES the comfortable silence. just Time Off To Himself as in not working and getting to spend time at home).

as far as any sort of actual celebrating, they don’t do Much. they gift-give throughout the year, and mainly that’s little ‘this made me think of you’ things or things they’ve noticed the other needed / was missing, so any “”christmas”” gifts are far and few in between. but it DOES give nikky a chance to try out new holiday recipes every year (one year he tries to make a yule log, another year he tries to do multiple cheesecakes at once, etc) which have yves crying with delight because Sweets. and yves repays him with equally adventurous recipes (that are kosher ofc). also there’s probably moments of nikky being FLABBERGASTED by the ideas of catholicism that yves still remembers from childhood, while yves is fascinated with tidbits of judaism nikky still remembers.

most of all they’re just. glad to be in each other’s company. especially when yves’ co-workers invite him to their christmas parties and the thoughts of them makes him anxious so he politely declines and IMMEDIATELY cuddles into nikky when he gets home, who laughs a little but tenderly kisses his head and asks if they want to go get eggnog later (and to brainstorm sweet treats to get ingredients for while they’re at the store). and it’s. quite literally a lot of cuddling and being comfy cozy while they’ve got a few days off and can do fuck all, just lying on each other on the couch, half tuned into the shitty romcom that’s on.

#pant rambles #beloved tag #mhac's original characters #twined branches #i went from zero thoughts to many in a matter of seconds #thank you to drew for the inspo

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maryxglz · 6 years

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Last weekend, Thor: Ragnarok opened to a huge domestic box office, and the general consensus is that the film finally gets Asgardians right, with director Taika Waititi giving the entire cast room to stretch their comedic chops. However, no two actor have the same chemistry as Hemsworth and Hiddleston. Their long-standing sibling dynamic is equally hilarious (“I’m not doing ‘Get Help’”) and heart-wrenching (“I am here”), but most importantly, it adds new depth to the typically lonely journey of a superhero protagonist.

The average American has at least one sibling, yet our entertainment landscape is littered with orphaned singletons, both children and adults. It’s not just superheroes that suffer from this affliction, either. From The Wizard of Oz to Harry Potter, genre protagonists rarely have both parents, let alone siblings or an extended family. The reasoning behind this is simple: it’s far easier to write a character with few attachments, as it streamlines their narrative for maximum plot momentum. But Thor: Ragnarok showcases how the drama inherent to family (bound to by blood and/or upbringing) can be leveraged uniquely for both humor and pain.

The film side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has little in the way of family drama. Sure, Daddy Issues™ abound from Iron Man. and Star-Lord. to Black Widow, and the Wasp. Complex romantic entanglements drive Captain America and Bruce Banner. Ant-Man has a daughter, but divorce means he doesn’t have to find a babysitter before saving the world. Scarlet Witch had a brother, but Quicksilver died before their relationship could develop. These familial attachments may color how Marvel characters react to stimuli, but they’re mostly ancient history. Other than Thor and Loki, the only siblings in the MCU with any weight are Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan). That is a damn shame as Thor: Ragnarok proves.

First, there is Thor’s side of things. He’s a big golden retriever puppy inside the body of a god who loves CrossFit. All Thor wanted growing up was to fight side-by-side with Loki forever, two brothers kicking ass across the Nine Realms. This aspiration still blinds Thor to Loki’s baser nature, as Thor jovially brushes off the ramifications of Loki’s actions that others will not. This is especially evident at the end of Thor: Ragnarok when Loki shows concern about returning to Earth, but Thor is convinced everyone will forgive Loki as easily as he has. This doesn’t mean Thor is without flaws, because he is also kind of a dick. Anyone with an older, bigger brother recognizes how Thor antagonizes Loki. Thor wants Loki to love him, but only on the condition that Loki acknowledges Thor is better at everything. Even when he’s not.

Then there’s Loki. A classic case of “Youngest Child Syndrome,” he was never as big or strong as Thor and the Warriors Three (plus Sif). So he turned to his mother Frigga (Rene Russo), who taught him magic and coddled him, no doubt a contributing factor in Loki turning into a selfish prig. Loki wants to be loved, but not at the expense of his selfishness. His nature both pulls him to Thor for acceptance and pushes him away before Thor can hurt him again. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Thor: The Dark World. An uneven film, Thor and Loki teaming up with each other, even as their mutual distrust is ever-present just under the surface, is one of the film’s high points. Thor: Ragnarok builds off that narrative, using the familial momentum to have Loki finally grow up a bit, putting his life in avoidable danger to help the denizens of Asgard escape certain destruction.

At the end of the day, both brothers want the companionship and acceptance of the other, but their natures make this desire impossible.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the VIP of this family: Odin (Anthony Hopkins). The worst dad in the Nine Realms, Odin kept secrets from his sons and pitted them against each other for his affection all their lives. When the boys’ schemes for their father’s love spilled over into violence or complications, Odin would simply fall into “Odin Sleep,” leaving his wife Frigga to fix the issue. And this is to say nothing of how Odin literally imprisoned his eldest child, Hela, away for eternity because he suddenly decided ambition was bad*. Why even adopt Loki if you were just going to treat him like garbage, Odin? ANSWER ME, OLD MAN.

The result of this broken family dynamic is some of the best character storytelling in the MCU. Loki isn’t a great villain because Hiddles looks good in a horned crown, but because audiences recognize themselves in his motivations. We might not agree with them, but we can at least see where Loki is coming from. Thor might be the hero, but he is humanized by his hubris. Audiences recognize and respond to this because family is a universal language whether you live in Midgard or Asgard. So why not dip into that well more often?

While it’s unlikely Tony Stark will suddenly discover a long-lost sibling or Vision will have time to literally create a nuclear family for himself before Infinity War, Marvel seems ready to expand family drama beyond the Thor franchise. Based on the trailer and character poster taglines, Black Panther looks promising in the “my family is the cause of, and solution to, all my problems” department. T’Challa (Chadwick Bozeman) must deal with his mother, Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and his sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright). Perhaps it’s telling that both Marvel heroes that deal extensively with family dysfunction come from monarchies, a system of government that is custom made for ongoing interpersonal drama. But even peons butt heads with their siblings and parents. As Marvel heads into the next chapter with Phase IV, maybe the time for COSMIC THREATS is over — after all, where do you go after Thanos? — and the time of Machiavellian schemes by loved ones is dawning. As Thor shows, drama doesn’t need to have galactic stakes to make for good entertainment.

#tom hiddleston #loki #thor: ragnarok #thor #chris hemsworth #thor: the dark world

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