I have a friend who believes in me. I have a brother whom I love. I am my own, and I will not sit long in any box built for me. These things are right. These things we'll keep. As for the rest... Let's tell a different story. Let's be something new.
Extra page just for Loki because they mean so much to me. For one, seeing a canonically trans character who is written with so much love, by great writers no less, makes me incredibly happy. More generally, I love their story, their sense of humour, the way they deal with their struggles, their recurrent motifs.
This is also somewhat of a selfship/yume page, but I'm too shy to say too much about that. Just know that I have an elaborate universe in my head.
And yet I am neither Jotun nor God. Not truly. So what exactly does that make me? For many years I pondered that question before finally realizing the answer: I am... Loki. And a Loki isn't a slave to the whims of his ancestors. A Loki writes his own story.
There's still that gravity. What people expect. But...birds feel gravity, too. And acrobats, and dancers. And they dive and swoop and tumble anyway. Loop the loop, walk the wire...do tricks. Nah. No more evil. Mischief, now. That's still got legs.
▷ Beautiful James - Placebo
Take me by the hand as we cross through battlefields
Nobody understands 'cause there's nobody at the wheel
▷ It Will Come Back - Hozier
It can't be unlearned
I've known the warmth of your doorways
Through the cold, I'll find my way back to you