bc fic happens

i once started this a long time a go, i think the version i have needs to be reworked a lot bc what i wrote is very Conceptual and i was going with a poetry prose moment but here:

Thor remembers how everything didn’t end. Remembers Jane. How she took in the end of the realms into herself and splintered herself across the stars. He remembers every moment before and will never forget every moment after. How Loki yelled, his anger and disbelief warring in his voice as Jane pulled the power into her. Her light making his shadow even longer than Thor’s ever could have. How Sif shouted, shock overwhelming her as Jane ended and universe restarted. How Loki and Sif had to drag him away his grief threatening to destroy a realm, the ground cracking under the force of the lightning that crashed down for the dark thunderclouds that started the moment she was gone. How Heimdall had looked as if stars no longer shone the same once they had reached Asgard. Tony and Banner’s faces when he returned to Midgard without her, their faces breaking down in grief for she was their sister of the mind. How Darcy raged and broke down in his arms because he was supposed to save her. How Steve gently took her from Thor’s arms, his eyes full of too much sympathy and understanding. 

Every moment after was pain, never ending pain as her face in her final moments, eyes bright with the universe and love looked at him and she smiled. 

Jane who had held the aether in her, who had dreamed of the universe ending countless times, even after the stone was pulled from her. Jane who understood more of the cosmos than any human should and still survive. She had smiled at the end of the world and swallowed it all, holding it all in her as called the aether and its siblings forward once more and curled around herself and the end.

i’ve been trying to break it for months but nothing nada zilch

THE END. kinda?

so technically i have a couple more scenes (carol shows up, we go to to nidavellir, etc) in my head because I can very easily just turn this into my spec for avengers 4, but i'm letting it lie here for now. part of this is bc way back in chapter one's comments i got an idea for the hammer. in my mind it was always broken bc i was keeping this fic as much "in canon" as i could, but then i realised how i'd changed that and have the hammer be whole again. so, look out for that.... sooooon??????

thor: the dark world (2013) thor odinson, favourite scene

“i rather be a good man than a great king” LOOK AT THIS, i mean when you think about how thor 1 opened his character and how this movie closes it? LOOK AT THIS MIRROR PARALLEL? just look! the empty shadowed more private hall vs the bright full ceremonial one from thor 1. the humility, the understanding of who he is and wants to be, tried and tired and tested man vs the arrogant, cocky, boy still trying to find ways of proving himself great. i’m so proud, i’m so proud. ;_____; but now let me a fucking adult about it. 

odin: the nine realms saw you fight for them. what can asgard offer it’s new king. thor: my life. i will protect asgard and all the realms with my last and every breath but i cannot do so from that chair. loki, for all his grave imbalance, understood rule as i know i never will. the brutality, the sacrifice, it changes you.

first of, GIVING UP THE THRONE bc he does not feel worthy or ready for it. i mean, he never was gonna get it even if he did want it, bc that’s loki, but the point is thor doesn’t know that. he goes up to his father, his king and denounces the desire for the throne. and when odin (LOKI U SONABITCH) calls him out on it all “is that my son i hear or the woman he loves?” thor confidently answers back with “when you speak, do i never hear mother’s voice” which SICK BURN, but also he continues with, “this is not for jane. she does not know what i came here to say. now forbid me to see her or say she can rule at my side, it changes nothing.”

first, he totes wants to marry jane. secondly, thor has thought about this. thor looks at the throne and sees how it’s made his father act when he knows none can oppose him, how the want for it the need of its (really odin’s) validation corrupted loki even further, and he doesn’t want that. he wants to (try and) be better than a king who will use the power of the throne to throw their kingdom into war and chaos like odin almost did, like loki almost did. he wants to be able to protect the people he’s pledged to and be able to say he did it for them and not the throne. 

he wants to live with honor. he wants to try and continue to be worthy of mjolnir. he wants to be able to be his own person without the burden of rule hanging over him, even though he never shrinks or decided to ignore his duty to asgard. it’s an incredibly humble scene in which, again, thor doesn’t look at power as something that is required to be a good person or a hero, but in which he gives up his power in order to do exactly that. 

because thor is such a powerful figure, like literally, he’s a force of nature, that his core narratives are about how he reacts to power and how that feed into how his character develops. the lack of power (thor 1) and how he realises his worth without it, to how he reacts to immense power (thor 2) and how he sees the corruption of it, see the pull of it, how the duty of the throne would shackle him and put him in a position that he does not feel should be his to command from, but still the loyalty to asgard remains. so he CHOOSES to not follow the path set out for him. it looks like step back, the choice not to rule, but really it’s a step forward for him. being sent to earth has always been a punishment (thor 1) or duty (avengers assemble) before, but now he can finally go and it’s his choice. (this paragraph is mess, i’m sorry, my thoughts very winding.)

and the thing is you see this struggle from the beginning of the movie. 

partially bc he’s pining for jane, but earlier when he confronts ACTUAL ODIN

about his decision to arrest jane and in this moment thor comes up with a risky, but safer plan for asgard in terms of dealing with malekeith and the aether, but odin in his anger and grief demands wars and battle. and straight out says that he’ll fight malekith even if it means asgard suffers under the burden of war. this the moment that thor a) showcases he would actually be a better king, b) sees how the power of the throne can cast and how it can influence a ruler c) that even if the you disagreed with you couldn’t argue your ruler unless you wanted to be called traitor d) he will still do what is needed to protect asgard even from it’s king

which leads to a great scene between thor and heimdall, all about this! and i adore the thor/heimdall relationship in this movie. they’ve really become friends and peers over these last two years in a way i feel they weren’t before. 

thor has a great line here that highlights everything above: “the realms need their allfather strong and unchallenged whether he is or not.” and PPL CALL THOR STUPID. he’s not the natural politician that loki is but he’s GOOD, he understands the needs of the people and kingdom better than even he thinks of himself. 

he even plans a DOUBLE JAIL BREAK OUT. full with heist movie narration! honestly thor 2 has a terrible plot, but there’s so many little good things that happen when you peel away everything that bogs it down. i didn’t even get to his secretly hilarious moment but let us remember space is fine and that’s not his cellphone ringing. 

thor: the dark world  (2013) favourite jane/thor scene.

oh this one has a backstory, for no particular reason other than why not.

bc look, this movie should have been called “thor: and jane keep getting cockblocked”. first they’re og plan to bang until arizona filed a complaint to the state of new mexico was interrupted bc well. loki wanted to destroy a world. fair. you gotta go save the world. but you can’t me that you don’t think that all thor wanted to do since that bifrost was fix was hop down to earth and well not to be crude, but go diving down under and make jane see stars YA KNOW. however he was still riding the guilt, which tbf he should have been a little, and stayed on and helped his kingdom and dad with keeping the peace in the nine realms. and then FIRST LEGIT EXCUSE he finds to head down to earth he takes and he was ready, jane was ready… (he’s basically ready to say the big l and so is jane but they’re trying to be chill. pls look below and witness their definition of chill.)

but cockblock one: 

darcy, telling them they be getting arrest. fair, but also darcy, girl, spend a night in jail for your girl jane who is giving you free room and board in fucking london. and i’m sure jane’s phantom mom would have bailed you out.

then we have above cockblock two (not actually pictured but basically frigga shows up and well… thor loves his mom and jane is all flustered bc she was about to get super down and dirty with thor in front of his mom THE QUEEN. so it’s not like they can have a quickie in his rooms, but LOOK AT THEM THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT IT) but before frigga shows up we have this WONDERFUL MOMENT. which is actually the end of their day date on asgard, with my ACTUAL favourite jane(/thor) scene but oh ho ho ho it’s a deleted scene but who hates me more than kenny b, and kenny b actually loves me, ALAN TAYLOR. buddy why do you do this to me? did not watch the dailies? i’m not gonna get into this, right now. 

anyway, this moment is just PURE ROMANCE and the hottest science talk i’ve ever seen. just thinking about it now i need a cigarette and i don’t even really smoke. like fuck thor practiced on how to say “convergence” and have it actually mean: “the minute we’re alone together i hope you’ve eaten recently bc calories are gonna be burning.” and jane is all for it. jane is listening to thor talk asgardian science shit, on a alien world, and it’s literally all her wildest fantasies come true. but here’s the thing about had the ball scene (the day date scene, more on it below!) + this scene been kept together, it would have showcased even FURTHER, though this scene does an okay job of it, of how well they balance each other. of how well they communicate and understand each other even they are not supposed to. 

but first, thor has learned about convergence due to spending time with heimdall, because (headcanon time) he wanted to know and understand what jane studies, but also he wants to understand the nine realms and cosmos better. secondly, jane has been STUDYING convergence and doesn’t even know it. she needs the translation from asgardian to english explained but she actually knows what this all is. and thor explains it really well, with the bonus of the subtext of: convergence of the realms = us having sex bc we are from two different realms. THESE MULTITASKING ASSHOLE, THROWING EXPOSITION, INTELLIGENCE AFFIRMATION, AND SEXUAL TENSION AT ME. had they paired this with the ball scene you get more of jane’s side of this dynamic, on asgard anyway.

the ball scene, if you don’t know, and i say like anyone who has been reading these haven’t studied every jane/thor scene. this fandom is not that big, hi all 30 of you! it opens with  jane studying some floating mechanical thing, she’s super excited about the propulsion and magnetic fields, and thor gently tells her she’s accidentally taken the ball of a bunch of kids. these kids who have just been chilling sad waiting for her to be done with it? these were really polite kids or they know this is the prince’s girlfriend they we can’t for their ball back, bobby! but when thor points it out to her, the moment is treated so well. that jane found wonder in a kid’s toy only makes him more endeared to her, bc he understands. and the text doesn’t treat jane silly for it either. both respect her interest and intellectual curiosity. and then thor probably makes a mental note to find his old ball from somewhere in his rooms. (probably after they bang… bc well, see above.) 

but let’s not forget my favourite cockblock in this movie, bc yeah that cave was dirty but well, i believe in their need to make make out a little. it’s been a long day and jane just got her energy back. youknowwhatimean

gif credit @beheworthy

and thor’s MAGICAL “it’s not me”, HE’S SO RIDICULOUS AND SECRETLY FUNNY.

but the hilarity of the cockblocks aside, MY SECOND FAVOURITE MOMENT IN THE MOVIE IS WHAT THE WHOLE MOVIE COULD HAVE BEEN CENTRED ON.

THEM BEING BAD ASS TOGETHER. the final fight in the film is great bc it showcases how both them work together so well. science and magic! jane trusts in thor’s abilities to get her instruments in right position so she can flip the literal kill switch. so thor sets up that volley and

jane spikes that shit. (yes, visually it looks like thor’s spiking and jane’s volleying but trust me it’s the other way around.)

they send elf lord here packing.

and just bc it’s an important moment, i’d like to as always shout out to elsa for stepping in for this final rooftop kiss (since they apparently decided not to go with the one they actually filmed and put in the trailer - don’t ask me) bc i thought chris/nat kissed well, but man THERE’S NO ACTING IN THIS KISS 

and it really lends to jane/thor and their ~pasión~ thanks guys 

thor: the dark world (2013) jane foster, favourite scene

i mean, of course i chose this one. who do you think i am? i mean, first of all the movie unfortunately streamlines the amount of jane scenes by the nature of the plot that surrounds her, aether nap time. (but also gotta throw a shoutout to marvel for not thinking about their continuity with the infinity stones and accidentally making jane one badass human by being able to hold and contain the aether. woot, thanks guys.) so while jane gets a good amount of scenes in the movie a lot of the time esp in the middle act of the movie they are reactionary or nap time. what i loved about jane in thor 1 was how proactive she is! not was, IS! but this movie tempers that down A LOT. i love it but i also know it’s flaws. so in thor 2 jane is PASSIVELY reacting* vs ACTIVELY reacting/acting a lot more. where in thor 1 she was constantly in motion, doing shit, here she’s way more still. part of that is that is the aether, part of that is she’s a visitor in a new place, part of that is writing making her more passive, good or bad.

now, being passive in your reaction is not a bad thing! characters can passively react to thing going on around in plot around them and everything can be great, but it’s a question of how much agency and intention and portrayal in writing that colours it in a more positive or negative light. i, for one, am 66% fine with the choices on how jane was written due to the circumstances that surround her in this movie. but there are moment i just SIGH, wish patty or any other female director, writer, producer would have kicked marvel, fiege, and taylor in the butt.

however in this scene we see her on asgard, and well, she’s not asleep, so a win, or has just passed out, double win. she’s being examined and she’s so ACTIVELY interested in what’s happening around her. i think in part jane doesn’t completely understand how dangerous the aether is rn. she’s still cautious about it, but she’s on asgard! life is awesome!!! and ooh fuck that’s quantum field generator. no it’s not, they tell her. but she just giddly asks about what the mechanics of the soul forge is and hey, she’s right! it is a quantum field generator! 

jane’s innate understand of technology that is “supposed” to be too advance for her is such a delightful moment for everyone involved. from jane, who is giddy in her experience of asgard tech, to eir, who pauses and shows surprise and respect to her for understanding, to thor, who is just like WOW SHE’S SO PRETTY AND SMART (pLS BE OKAY!!!) and it’s so great that that not only jane is right but the people around her, even the ones who doubted her, enjoy and bask in that moment of someone knowing and understanding. jane’s fucking smart as shit and at the very least thor 2 keeps on celebrating her intellect and joy of learning. another great scene about this is the ball scene! which actually a reblog somewhere has some great meta attached it about how pure her reaction is and how (again!) great thor was about jane’s interest in asgard tech. alsoooooo the archives scene in which we see jane pick up the archiving system very quickly and she says “when i don’t know what to do i work”. a scene i kinda wish they had kept in bc it’s another instance in which jane is DOING SHIT.

but back to this scene bc if you notice i didn’t stop at after thor’s smile where usually this scene “ends”, i put in the odin bits too. why? bc while yes, odin is incredibly rude to jane in the scene, she doesn’t take it for a second. 

THE MINUTE he says his shit she reacts strongly and forcefully with “who the hell do you think you are? (calling me fucking livestock!)” when he reveals he’s odin, she’s taken aback, but she doesn’t apologise. bc she doesn’t need to! he was fucking dick. what she does is pull her shoulder back, look a little awkward and starts introducing herself. he cuts her off, bc again: dick, but she flips his “i know who you are” to a very cute moment with thor.

but it showcases who jane is even when aspects of her are tempered down. she’s clever, she’s impulsive, esp in her reactions when being insulted (see: my thor 1 fave scene), and she’s incredibly endearing because of these traits.

the the final act is great for her too. it’s why i will always super love this movie no matter what: SCIENCE AND MAGIC SAVING THE DAY, FIGURING OUT HOW TO SAVE THE DAY.

thor (2011) thor odinson, favourite scene.

thor scenes in this movie are actually quiet hard to pick out bc well, his growth is slightly intense. he goes from cocksure warrior prince to a kinder, wiser, man who understand to protect isn’t only to fight and learns to value the life of other above the glory of a battle. he retains that confidence, humour, and swagger, but he grows so wonderfully. some of my favourite moments before this growth are the wink he gives his mom, the headbutt with the frost giant, the moment sif corrects him and he’s like yeah you right, when he kisses jane’s hand, when he slips into shield, bc that shows of his competence in an undercover situation. after the moment with mjolnir and his inability to lift, some of his best moments are: the roof top scene, sharing his knowledge with jane, making breakfast, and obviously above.

now my choice is the obvious moment. it’s his big hero moment, where he chooses to stand up against the destroyer. 

but the moment he stands up is important bc he DOESN’T FIGHT. not because he’s mortal, but because he’s wants to protect those around him, this town and it’s people, darcy and erik, and jane, who took him in, who believed in him, who trusted him and stood by him. these people who had no reason to do anything for him, but yet did. and more so he apologised to loki while doing it, because he knows that somehow he’s done something to hurt his brother and he wants to stop his brother’s pain as well. so he walks up and chooses to essentially die so everyone he cares about can live. he even drops the shield he picked up from sif. there’s nothing to protect him from whatever the destroyer and loki choose to do. it’s about selflessness, sacrifice, protection, compassion, and understanding. 

the scene also makes him look small in several moments, zooming in when he’s apologising to loki and telling jane she’s safe. in previous fights thor takes up the whole screen, he commands it, here he’s almost lost in certain instances.

bc it’s the most recent superhero movie out, i think of wonder woman, and how one of her final defining moments is choosing love and compassion to defeat ares. this is a very similar moment. but this is also his no man’s land, his steve breaking into the prison in the first avenger. clark going up to the spaceship and face zod. (there’s another fight after between him and loki, which is about so many other things so i’m not getting into it.) the hero moment where he becomes the hero he’s meant to be. the fight after is his fight battle post this growth, but in this moment the boy, as lafeuy called him earlier, becomes a man and a good man at that. interestingly thor big hero moment is a passive one. something that makes perfect sense for him bc thor doesn’t need another fight to tell him he’s awesome he’s worthy. even he had been standing up to the destroyer by fighting it, which he does when he comes back to life, it would have undermined his growth in valuing the lives of other above his own glory. 

now to a small but personally heartbreaking moment:

“can i go home?” BREAK MY HEART, YOU GIANT. you obviously can’t hear it but chris goes so much younger with thor’s voice here. you see how young he is, (thor in this movie is basically in his 20s in asgardian years) when you think about it in asgardian years, you see how broken he is and how vulnerable he is. also important: how vulnerable he lets loki see him. he’s failed, he’s been beaten, and all he wants to do is go home. and

he can’t. then: HE APOLOGISES TO LOKI FOR EVERYTHING. excuse you have something your eye. let’s quickly lighten this up with: THE COMEDY GOLD EVERYONE FORGETS THOR IS.

THESE SLICK PICKPOCKETING SKILLS. stealing jane’s book back for her, because if he can do something to help her he will.

the hey, you wanna work together give the bae back her work scene:

and a shoutout to my actual fav thor scene in this movie with is a deleted scene: WHEN HE GOES BACK TO THE CAFE AND REPLACES THE MUG HE BROKE and then asks for permission to go back kenny b why!!! 

get you a man that can do both… all four. and jane did. get it girl. 

LOOK AT HIS GROWTH! but really, i understand why the movie happens in the span of time it does, but it really could have done with having thor’s time on earth be extended. maybe a montage, but with the focus on asgard and it’s shakespearean politics kenny b loves we don’t get to see as much of thor’s time on earth as was probably needed.

thor (2011) jane/thor, favourite scene.

there’s actually another scene that is much more subtle and i’ll post it below that highlights some of my favourite things about them, and then there’s the classic roof top scene which is lovely beyond words and is a strong contender for favourite scene, but i just really enjoy so much of what’s going on here. it’s early in their acquaintance. they’re learning about each other but there’s already such an easy rapport. jane is babbling about how what they’re doing is crazy and she’s never done something like it before, and thor tells her he has. not even really boasting, just a fact. she’ll be okay. they have no reason to trust each other in this moment, but they do. they talk about the bridge, about who he is, and in their flirting they almost run off the road, but laugh and keep going. they both a mission and in this moment they’re each other partners and ally.  it’s such a nice scene setting up their relationship already. 

and then i can’t help but mention the desert background of them literally DRIVING OFF INTO THE SUNSET NOT EVEN HALF WAY THROUGH THE FILM. plus the camera keeps them both equally in the shots. you can always see both except for two beats towards the end where the camera pulls in tighter when thor is struggling with the answer of who he is now and when jane outwardly hopes he’s not crazy, a moment of struggle for herself.

and now SOME OF MY OTHER MINI FAVE SCENE (the roof scene is too big to count):

i just love this moment. their little mermaid moment. she’s literally the first thing he sees as he wakes. the script has an directional note that goes “they lock eyes, they are both breathless in that moment” or something like. interestingly, jane is bathed in the blue light alluding more heavily to the ocean even though he’s the outsider to her world. but the whole point of the little mermaid is that ariel wants to be part of man’s world and better understand it, and jane wants to better understand space/thor’s world. so maybe kenny b knew what he was doing. 

you can’t SEE SHIT here, but trust me it’s great. he gives her his jacket and tell her to wait for him because he’s gonna go in there, get his hammer, get her shit, and they’re gonna fly out of there. she’s like WTF and it’s a delightful moment.

OH AND THIS DELIGHTFUL ROMCOM OF A MOMENT: THE AWKWARD TRAILER FLIRTING. guys, stop me.

thor (2011) jane foster, favourite scene. 

the favourite scene day was yesterday but fuck it. so this is my fave scene for jane in (thor 2011). it speaks so much to her character and her tenacity. she’s ready to go 10 rounds with shield and coulson to get stuff back. she a little whirlwind of motion, anger, and frustration because she’s smart enough to know she probably won’t stop them from taking her stuff, but that’s not gonna stop her. 

i couldn’t catch it in the caps, bc like i said: mini whirlwind of righteous fury, but not once but twice erik has to literally hold her back. she gets up in coulson’s face, she pushes against shield agents and she does it without blinking. jane brilliant but she is wonderfully reckless with herself in the pursuit of science. her opening scene literally includes her driving into a crazy atmospheric phenomenon bc of science! later she runs straight at thor in the midst of mostly finished but still dangerous battle field. and in her frustration from this scene above fuels her to follow thor, a stranger spouting wild shit and promises of answers, bc FUCK SHIELD that’s her shit, that’s her research out there! (jane foster knew before everyone else: FUCK SHIELD, Y’ALL DIRTY BASTARDS. well not all, but you get my drift.) 

weirdly, that trait is one thor shares. i mean, the whole plot of thor 1 is a direct response to thor running into a situation impulsively, but also:

we all know what happens there. (if you don’t: he headbutts the frost giant behind him for making fun of him RUINING the easy out loki just gave them) and makes them so delightful to see together on screen later in this movie and thor 2, you know the moments she isn’t napping. they have that same impulsive nature, they go head and heart first into a situation. thor actually tempers himself more than tbh as he grows. 

ETA: JUST CAPPED IT. THIS GREAT MOMENT OF JANE CALLING ERIK TO LET HER KNOW SHE MIGHT GET ARRESTED BC SHE’S HELPING THOR.

alternatively, THOR/JANE and Body Language 

(inspired my this post and where my tags lead me)

now i’m thinking about how WELL thor understands ppl and personalities, just naturally…. like it’s 100% bc of frigga who was shown to have deep empathy and understanding and thor is very much his mother’s son. but also he’s so open with affection, emotional and physical, but he also how holds himself around ppl until he’s become good enough friends with them that he knows he can be as affectionate as he wants. but also with people he’s just met he’s respectful and read them so well that he understand what levels of physical contact they’d be comfortable with. 

like when he first mets jane and they’re both studying each other, he never really crowds into her space and overwhelms her. if anything he lets her crowd into his space and crowd him 

and in part that’s because he knows he’s not in any danger from her, but even more so because of that he holds himself carefully around her. same later in the trailer after he drops erik off, erik who he was also very careful with, but then the breakout from shield happen and drinking happen and thor understood then–okay i’m allow certain levels of contact with this person bc of the situation at hand. but when he goes back to trailer, after he lays erik down, the way HE STANDS IN THE TINY TRAILER IS SO SOFT AND AWKWARD.

he’s in jane’s personal space now!! he’s a guest here!!! he allows her to guide the entire interaction and then they go up to the roof, which is the moment their relationship really changes. the only time he actually makes an action that jane wasn’t completely aware was going to happen is right before he breaks into shield and takes of his jacket to cover her from the rain. 

(THIS CAP IS THE WORST, I KNOW BUT TRUST ME MY POINT IS MADE)

which in that of itself is an action he’s taken again, not to impose his presence onto her, but offer protection. and when jane questions him as he does it, he EXPLAINS IT TO HER. she doesn’t under the explanation bc lol god of thunder magic. 

FINALLY, AFTER ALL THAT they’re so physically comfortable with each other immediately. THEY MAKE BREAKFAST TOGETHER. THEY FLY TOGETHER. 

their physicality is so good during so much of this movie. from studying each other, to interested, to awkward learning, to completely comfortable. and for so much of that thor is not the instigator of any of these things. he follows jane’s lead, never pushing her. 

with others (warrior 3, loki, sif) you see thor be completely comfortable touching them. he hugs his friends, he comforts sif. he reaches for loki, he’d probably hug loki, if loki would let him. 

(AND THIS IS SHOWCASED IN THOR 3, when thor says he’d hug loki if loki was around and he was. but also thor knows his brother and probably would have asked anyway or very much telegraphed the movement. thor only like to physically surprise people in battle, and even then, he really doesn’t? YOU KNOW HE’S COMING.) with the avengers he’s friendly but not very physically affectionate, expect later with bruce, which again, MAKES SENSE. the closest person i’ve seen him be physically attune to beside bruce is steve. in avengers one when tony punches him the arm, he accepts it, but he never does the same back to tony. bc tony, like jane, only allows certain people into his physical circle. if thor knew tony would okay with shit like that, he’d probably do it. ditto with natasha. and with darcy he let her pretty much treat him like a puppy, bc iN REALITY darcy is the puppy to him. she’s smol and active and she’s more comfortable poking and prodding him, and he’s open to it. she’d probably welcome a hug easily, but he’s lets her initiate all action, and so far her actions are playful but distant.

then in thor 2 it’s COMPLETELY DIFFERENT for thor and jane. they KNOW each other. they know they want to get it on with each other :p. the only moment of hesitancy is at the very beginning bc it’s been 2 years and even then they’re like STRUGGLING not to get closer. after that, they can’t stop fucking touching. IT’S MAGNIFICENT.

thor is always reaching for jane, and jane always welcomes it. bc thor is the more tactile of the two in terms of personal relationships and understands that, he knows he’s welcome so he doesn’t check himself. jane’s interest in touching thing leans more into her work. the scene where she reached up to touch the particles of the soul forge, the deleted scene where she’s using her hands to go through the archives. she only really invites thor, erik, and darcy into her personal space.

THOR IS ALWAYS REACHING FOR JANE (HUMANITY, GOODNESS, LOVE), JANE IS ALWAYS REACH FOR SCIENCE, MAGIC, UNDERSTANDING (THOR)!!!! THE THEMES OF THIS RELATIONSHIP ARE SO BALANCED OK.

(i don’t have caps for thor 3 or IW oops)

then in thor 3, you still see this with thor and bruce, hulk, and valkyrie. he never pushes himself on any of them, except the hulk, but only when the hulk is throwing back down. (this is of course another thing, thor in battle mode or fighting, is very different in terms of physicality than when he’s not. this goes for everyone too.) otherwise he’s so patient and comfortable with hulk, and that allows hulk to become more comfortable with him. he doesn’t treat hulk like an aspect of bruce, but a full form being. THAT’S WHY HULK ACCEPTS HIM AND VALKYRIE. they treat him like he’s one of them!!! he’s not something to be managed. and thor’s always gentle with bruce, using familiar actions and phrases to make him comfortable. and once bruce is comfortable: they’re so chill with each other. after, when he understands valkyrie’s past and trauma, he lets valkyrie get comfortable with him before he even tries to form a real emotional or physical connection. the first time he tries to appeal to her she rebuffs him and HE ABSOLUTELY respects her action in pushing back and drawing her dagger at him. he immediately stiffens but doesn’t defend himself further. doesn’t try to push her. he doesn’t even ask for her help again, only accepts her help when she offers it. 

as for loki, he always treats loki with warmth (and annoyance, SIBLING LIFE!) but only allows himself to show real deep physical affection when loki alludes that he’d welcome it (faking his death!, catching the ball). they have the most back and forth relationship in the movie in terms of levels of affection. they’re silly with each other, tense with each other, and finally open with each other at the end.