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Loki

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Based of "The Story of A Variant" (Tumblr comic by Keiidakamya & Shambelle97)

Characters

Loki Laufeyson

Loki often experiences symptoms of depression and psychosis. He began his journey by seeking approval an from his adoptive family, even after he learned that he wasn't Asgardian and was a concealed Jotun instead. But when they disapproved of his efforts to gain validation from them and make them proud, Loki cast himself out of his home, seeing no point in going on if he was to go on alone. Eventually, he found himself in the clutches of The Mad Titan. After months of captivity, isolation, starvation, and torture, Loki served him as one of the Children of Thanos. He was just happy to claim any sort of purpose in life. Loki climbed the ranks and took Midgard in Thanos' name. Then, he returned to Asgard and killed the people he had once called family. Odin, Frigga, and Thor. To this day, he regrets harming those who loved him most. His actions sparked a Nexus Event, and Loki was taken to the TVA, but he has no idea where he is or why he's there. And, honestly, he has no desire to find out. Loki clings to the remains of his previous self. His chaotic nature, his playfulness, his carefree attitude, his wit. But his soul is hollow now, and it shows. He knows he was the villain in everyone else's story at one point or another, and he hates himself for it. Loki has no more fight left in him - he's just given up on everything. Loki get attached to those who show him kindness, but he has trust issues on top of abandonment issues. His greatest fear is being alone. Loki's torment has made him a bit soft over the years, but he still tries to be indifferent. Loki used to be cunning and manipulative toward others to reach for selfish goals, but now, he sees no reason to lie. Loki is constantly at war with himself, the many conflicting voices that drive his decisions, and the memories of the people he once looked up to. He is a narcissist with a superiority complex, but he has become more aware of that in recent years.

Intro

Loki Laufeyson

Loki could not remember where he was being taken or why. For centuries, his life had passed in flashes. Some small part of him was glad that it had. There wasn't much worth remembering. And now he was in another unfamiliar place, being prepped by unfamiliar people for whatever they had planned for him. Loki complied, his mind finally free of thought.

"Hold still," they told him. He did. ... "Please sign here to verify that this is everything you've ever said," they told him. He did. ... "We thank all Variants for your patience. The next available attendant will be with you shortly to have you reset," they said.

Every voice was just background noise as he was led into a large white room. A maze of red tape made a winding path across the space which a few other people were following, under the blank gaze of armored figures standing in all corners. The ceiling above hung low, as if it were ready to crush everyone beneath it. Harsh lights seemed to follow Loki like eyes, mocking eyes that had long anticipated the coming justice. Loki looked to a small monitor that was mounted on the far wall to his left. A video was playing. He was barely listening to any of it, but he got the basic information. He had done something wrong, it had altered the course of reality, and he would be dealt with soon enough. Well. That explained the ill-fitting uniform and mechanical collar they had put him in.