[ open ] you are boundless in beauty, with fright in your face

[dothelokimotion]

who: Loki + You
what: TDM + Monthly Prompts
when: The month of February
where: All over Riverview
warnings: Will add if ratings change


[ i. Crystal caves ]

[ Of course, the minute Loki heard about the crystal caves, he was there. But he picked a time late at night when visitors had trickled down to nothing and he couldn’t be interrupted. With a small knapsack, Loki collects a few shards and geodes of crystals, turning them over in his hands with a secret grin. He holds one or two up, reaching out with his magic and watching them glow with the faintest traces of glee. After a while, he tidies them up and rests his back against a large oddly cut prism as he watches the lights cast threads of colour over the ceiling.

Loki would have go home eventually. Back to his empty apartment. Every time he thought about it, he hated it more and more. When did being alone become so hard? His eyes droop slightly, letting the strange light-magic of the caves wash over him. ]

[ ii. Dream-sharing ]

[ Loki’s dreams are chaotic things by nature. To reflect his own, obviously. He’s had happy, vainful dreams. Draped in royal colours, amidst the crowds calling his name. Bowing, reveling in his presence. The king. Other times, the dreams are dark and cold, covered in the dust of hollow moons and the strangeness of monsters, alien fingers brushing against his temple. Cold, always cold. Loki manufactures the sensation for his dreams. This time, the dream is simple. Straightforward. There is a crater on the ground and in the center, stands Mjolnir. Loki merely stands beside it, his hands clenched at his sides.

He does not reach for it. ]

[ iii. Clearing the Air ]

[ Once the mist made contact, Loki fled. He has always been a mass of seething resentments and bottled up anger issues and the mist had conflated them in his mind, making him see red everywhere. And Loki, who has quite the temper already could also foresee the danger of being in a city full of people when all he wanted to do was lash out at everyone closest to him. Minor infractions felt like grievous wounds and well . . . Loki generally treated those with a reverence that was probably bad for his mental health to begin with.

( they’re not all imagined slights, they’re not, they’re not, they’re not )

So he finds himself a fair distance away from Riverview, closer to the Abandoned City. Empty. Alone. And he sends out a jet of magic towards the trees, watching them crunch and collapse, splinters flying everywhere. This would be easier, better with someone to fight against, to expend that kind of energy, but the danger of losing control was too great. Pursing his lips, he sends another wave, watching it rip apart more of the forest when he hears approaching footsteps. The red haze fills his gaze. ]

You had best leave. Promptly.

[ v. Wildcard ]

[ Loki can be found at Gramarye, checking out the various stalls for the festival and even sitting down besides a bonfire, deep in thought. If you have a scenario in mind, you’re welcome to PM me or ping me at captainkink ]

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ He nods. ]

I suppose people do take time to "fit in" as they say charmingly put it.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Rose has never "fit in" a single day in her life. Still, ]

Yeah, I'm sure I'll adjust in no time. [ She has before. She will again. Maybe this place won't kill her in the end, metaphorically or literally. ]

You've been around a while, I'm guessing?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Well, neither has Loki but he's using it loosely. ]

In two or so months, it will have been a year. Long for mortals, unusual for one like myself.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Ehhh, it's fine. ]

Jeez. That's, uh. That's... a while.

[ Seems like the same can be said of Rose, the nomad that she is. It's crazy to think of herself settling anywhere for more than a couple weeks at a time. ]

[dothelokimotion]

I believe so. Not many can claim they've been here for so long.

[hasitsthorns]

You planning to say the five years, maybe? That doesn't seem that long, really, but I wonder if it feels longer once you've been here a little bit.

[dothelokimotion]

Of course not. Once the portal relaxes its hold, my brother and myself will be departing. We have too much to do to linger in such a waystation.

[hasitsthorns]

[ So he has somewhere to go back to then. That seems to be... pretty common. She wonders if there are more people like he where 'displaced' is synonymous with 'death.' ]

Well, hopefully, that's sooner rather than later. Is your brother here? That must be nice, having family around.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He eyes her thoughtfully. ]

He is. Thor, God of Thunder.

[hasitsthorns]

Woah, like. Thor. With the hammer, and everything?

[ She's familiar. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki rolls his eyes. ]

Well, he lost his hammer but yes.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Ah, so- Not close to his brother then. Got it. ]

Huh. Neat! I didn't think I'd ever meet Thor. Or Loki! That's you, right? If you're his brother?

[dothelokimotion]

[ He cocks his head at her briefly. ]

That is me. I am Thor's brother.

[hasitsthorns]

... Huh. I always imagined gods as, like. Bigger.

[ Her gods are colossal; Fūjin takes up a large portion of the sky whenever he passes over on the wind. ]

[dothelokimotion]

That seems far too much trouble than it's worth.

[ Taking up that much space is fine if you want to make an impression. But otherwise? What use was it? ]

[hasitsthorns]

I'unno, they seem to enjoy being colossal obnoxious assholes who don't do a whole lot but look cool.

[ Loki might, uh, get the impression Rose doesn't generally like gods. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Where would he have gotten that. ]

I believe that's part of being a god, I'm afraid.

[hasitsthorns]

[ No idea. ]

Eugh. Good thing I'm not one then. I like being a normal everyday human.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His brow furrows. ]

Is that so.