#professnerdiness

Hey, it’s me again--and that is ‘Captain of Highly Unpopular Ships in which One Character is a Diva and the Other is a Survivor’ for you, sir! 

I’ve put together a small, but thoughtfully curated list of fan-fiction recommendations for folks who cannot wait until 2022-23 to watch the next season of Loki. My top 5 include complete, in-character works that honor the themes of the show in a way that resonated with me under STELLAR writing. If you want to check out my IronWidow masterpost, go to that insanity here. 

Happy reading!

1. Into the half light (and through the flame) by BrightBlackTrees 

“Loki is the black sheep of the prestigious Odinson dynasty. His life has been a whirlwind of indulgence without consequence - but now his adoptive father has firmly thrown down the gauntlet and threatened to cut off Loki's inheritance if he doesn't clean up his act. Begrudgingly, he allows himself to be checked into a private rehab facility. He just needs to make it through the 12 week program sober, and then normal service can resume. However, one of his peers, Sylvie, takes an instant disliking to him and seems set on reading him for filth at every opportunity. Joke's on her - he's into that shit.”

2. Homecoming by catalystcomet

“To Thor’s surprise, Loki reached out and hugged him. A simple gesture, one they had once been able to share so easily, so long ago. Thor wrapped his arms around his brother and held tight, grateful for the opportunity to hold him again. He caught sight of a tear, glistening in the light of the setting moon, as it slid down Sylvie’s cheek.

“I’m so glad to have you home,” he told Loki as they pulled apart.

Loki stepped back and took hold of Sylvie’s hand. “And we are glad to finally be home.”

3. Mirror My Malady (Transfer My Tragedy) by Kapua

"You okay?" he asks quietly, and she lifts one shoulder in a half-shrug.

She's not okay. Not really. But she lets him lead her back to their bed anyways, lets him kiss her until it chases away the looming sense of imminent disaster, tries to lose herself in the feel of him beneath her fingertips. She grips him tight enough to brand half-moons from her nails into his skin, maps constellations across his skin with her mouth in an effort to remind herself that they're here. They're together, and she's not alone, and the loneliness inside of her is a lie.”

4. Touch by smallsthehero

“An alternative scene for the Nexus event on Lamentis in which Loki and Sylvie are given a bit more time to explore the feelings that are blossoming between them.”

5. Something Real by professnerdiness

“I haven’t seen you here before,” he said at last.

“I used to come often, but I haven’t been back in years.”

“Did your tastes shift away from what is offered? Or…did you move away?”

“Neither,” she said, leaving it at that. “Lately I’ve been looking for something in my encounters but…I’m not sure what it is. I just know I’m not finding it. And not for lack of trying. Tonight, I thought I’d try searching here.”

“Perhaps I can help you figure it out.”

Honorable Mentions:

- Foundations by Polkadotdotdot

“Powerful lawyer Loki Laufeyson has 90 days to secure the demolition of The Lamentis Building in Brooklyn, New York.

Sylvie Dottir has 90 days to stop him from destroying a beautiful landmark and the local community where she runs her vintage bookstore.

It's a shame they can't see how similar they are...”

- No Prisoners by preserumping

“Sylvie knew she hated her neighbor from the moment she laid eyes on him.”

- Loving Strange Birds by Earth2StarChild

“Victorian England - Sylvie Lushton is a parlor maid desperate for work so when she finds a advertisement for a position at a quiet country home with only a single bachelor to tend to it seems to good to be true, and of course it is.”

- slow (how you wanted it to be) by PinkCanary

“We need to have sex,” Sylvie says, with absolutely no build-up at all.

To his credit, Loki only sputters for a second, backlit in the dim light of the New York Sanctum’s kitchen. “You have a way with seduction. I’ll give you that.”

- RE: ARRANGEMENT by neonheartbeat