Chapter 9
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"There was this one show that Tony watches all the time," she said. "And the main character is this really powerful alien creature. Sort of like you. Except nicer, maybe."

"Just a little bit nicer. But he had a lot of power and could go anywhere he wanted. He lived for hundreds of years, but he always said that everyone he has ever met, every human and every creature, in his nine hundred years, was important. Was special. Not because of their fighting abilities, or what they can do, but who they are. What kind of person they could be for others and for themselves. If only you could realize that."

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Comment:
Would that show happen to be Doctor Who? If I understood the reference lol.

HOLY GODS. ORDIS. AS IN THE WOWZIE AUTHOR WHO WROTE DROWN. OMFG. I AM HAVING AN EPISODE OF SOMETHING CALLED TOTAL FANGIRL/BOY BREAKDOWN. OMHFG. MY FAV AUTHOR INSPRIRED MY THIRD FAV AUTHOR. OMGSOMGSOMGSOMGS. *diesfromheartattack* (You may find me under different hurt!loki stories, and also i am too lazy to log in so welp)

Ohohoh the moment she said Aesir prisoner I was thinking that is definitely not Volk

Awww Loki running to Clint's aid when he thinks he's hurt!

️️️️ aaaaa! That whole ending sequence!

" witnessing a wolf cry "Huntsman!""- this line kills me. I'm going to tattoo this into my brain it's so good

The wolves coming to Loki's aid is breaking me. I can't describe why this makes me want to cry

Oh what would the Avengers' reactions be if they learned Loki endured torture to keep their weaknesses safe?

Fleeting moment there i thought the mystery warrior was Thor

It's like Clint is coming in to try and convince himself he should keep feeling his dark thoughts, i wonder though if seeing Loki like this is chipping away at that resolve and that's why he had to come and see him for himself.

Finally reading this! I've had it saved in my open tabs for months now. I've heard so many good things about this

Can't stop laughing at the idea of Tony convincing Steve that Inglorious Basterds actually happened and was based on true events. It's so in-character for Tony to do something like that. Absolutely hilarious, phenomenal chapter.

I have so enjoyed this story, dark though it was at times. You bring a new life into the characters and portray them well. I can't help but ask, is the queen his mother?

I do not know if a comment is meant to tell future readers if the story is worth their time (I always check comments before committing to a story) or if it is to meant to encourage the author..
So..
I did like the story.
BUT the graphic descriptions of torture were way too much for me.

As they were mainly/only? the flashbacks to Lokis time with Thanos and therefore in Italics I simply skipped them.
I can only advise faint hearted readers to skip these parts. Thanos is cruel. That is kinda enough to know.
If the arc of a character demands torture I don't mind, the world is cruel, but I only need mentioned the fact, I just can't read these things. That is maybe only me..
It is really good though if they are possible to hop over because they stand out, like italics.

I DO really really like the story. The slow healing of Loki, the way and pace the individual character warm up to each other is sufficiently slow and believable, some scenes are absolutely wonderful and precious, some are heartbreaking and I did even cry a couple of times.

I would have loved a stronger emphasis on Loki in the future meeting the leader of Jotunheim, for reasons, but that is maybe the only thing I did really miss.

The lost son scene was extraordinarily ooc for Odin for me, but I like Odin being NOT the your-birthright-was-to-die guy, as that is ooc regarding Thor1 for me. Taking him by his shoulders and picking him up saying he loves him would have been sufficient.

I hope this wasn't too long or too negative.

I love the lotr/hobbit music. I listen to peter hollens lotr/hobbit soundtrack.