Imagined scene for if Loki returns:
Thor sees Loki, his face goes frighteningly blank.
As soon as Loki sees this, he infers that Thor is angry as flip (and rightfully, how many times can you fake your death until someone decides to kill you for it?) And begins backing away, starting nervously, “Now I know you have reason to be upset but let’s not be hasty, it isn’t as if I was trying to make you grieve this time, I had a very good reason to-!”
Thor is striding up as he’s speaking, going faster than Loki can back away, and right as he’s close enough he cuts Loki off with a tight, almost desperate hug. Loki stands in shock for a few moments before he hears Thor whisper, “You’re all I have left… you’re all I have left…”
We see how all the grief and suffering, still too fresh, too frequent, have left Thor broken in this moment. An empty martyr with only revenge to seek. But now he has his brother back, and this will be the last time Thor loses him.
May Mantra:
I've returned to myself before. I can do it again.
Focus on what you can control: your actions, your mindset, your heart.
OMG I just remembered a really small but significant moment from IW!
Remember when Thor is on the Guardian’s ship and tells them the Reality Stone is on Knowhere with The Collector? I think Quill says “Only an idiot would give that man an Infinity Stone!”
And Thor replies, “Or a genius.”
We see Sif and Volstagg delivering the Aether to Tivan at the end of The Dark World, I never actually thought about this, but at this point Loki would have taken over as Odin, and presumably told them that would be the best place to keep the Aether.
Thor thinks Loki is a genius.
Marvel: loki is dead
Me:
Maren Vestik Hole
Mood board for my trip to London and Oxford in November 📚🍂
Loki: I'm here.
Thor: *clenches fist*
Loki: (Oh shit, here we go.)
Thor: *cracks knuckles*
Thor: *rolls shoulders*
Loki: (Fuck.)
Thor: *stretches arms*
Thor: *prepares to charge*
Loki: (Being alive was nice while it lasted.)
Thor: BROTHER!!!
Loki: *gets hugged violently*
Before the war, after I left Gaza for Germany, I used to call my dad almost everday and tell him about my day. He would tell me how everyone else was doing and say that Salah,my little nephew, kept asking where I was.
Now, I hardly ever reach my parents or any of my siblings.I don't think Salah even remembers who I am any more as he struggles to carry water containers. I always find myself agonizing and wondering if I'll ever meet my family again, whether the newborns will see me one day and know that their uncle longs to hold them in his arms.
Every time I look at my dad's picture in our home, smiling and surrounded by his grandchildren, it breaks my heart into a million pieces. The house he dreamed the kids would grow up in was leveled to the ground in a split second. Nothing is left, not even both his shoe shops where he worked so hard to build a future for us all. My siblings are unable to work or finish their studies. There are no schools left for the children. There is no proper food, water, or sanitation, no life; only death and rubble all around.
When my brother sent me a photo of my dad lighting a fire, he still had that same old smile on his face. I was relieved to see him somewhat hopeful but it broke my heart even more. My father is the most resilient and hard-working man I've ever known. He always supported us in whatever we wanted to achieve. His only hope was that his grandkids would grow up safely and happily in their home. He never complained from work and taught us the true meaning of sacrifice and perseverance. Instead of living peacefully with his family, he, the kids, and everyone else have to endure life in a makeshift tent,God knows for how much longer, while their lives are constantly threatened by airstrikes, starvation, and disease. No child, elder, or adult should go through such hardships for this long.
As the injustice persists, we only find solace and hope because the free people of this world are still standing with us. Please continue to support us any way you can. I don't even have the words any more to say how grateful I am to everyone. You have already done so much for us but we need you now more than ever.
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