Chapter 8 is a turning point originally intended to be at the halfway mark. As it's working out it's a little-less-than-a-quarter, though the general structure of the story still stands. (Good grief this is absurdly long; I have my doubts that anyone will actually read it to the end. I'd be more sorry if I didn't actually really like the story, with most of my favorite stuff what's coming up next. It's what
I want - and what else is the point of fanfic, if not blatant self-indulgence?)
No Such Liberty (32,614 words) by
XparrotChapter 6,
Chapter 7,
Chapter 8In which Thor should know better.
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GAH.
I'm just so MAD at him right now I'm ready to cry.
(Have you read any of Hiddleston's desires for the character? - to make him EVEN DARKER, make him hit bottom, and finally be redeemed?)
I need a Loki icon. I guess I'll have to sacrifice a Gojyo or two. Poor Gojyo. Unloved again.
And no, you know me, I could never write anything this long and have an unhappy ending! ...that's mostly why it's this long, because, Loki... (I worry that some folks who don't know me might be wary of where it's going...I do like the angst, it just never looks quite as dark to me when I can see the end of the tunnel so clearly ^^;)
I'm sure you recall how, back in the day, I would email you and beg you to tell me it was going to be all right before I would read things you posted online. (Killing me softly with "Pieces", okay?) But since, yes, I do know you (almost 12 years now, eek!!!) and I can breathe - more or less - knowing your endgame history.
You are right when you said that Loki is a spiky woobie. He shook off every apologetic plot point in my fic outline until I had to flat-out embrace his villainy. (Which says something about me, since I have realized that I am "sent" a fandom when I need to examine something about myself.) But it made my plot such that in the end, Loki has essentially "loki'd" HIMSELF and it's not a pretty picture. About all I can say is your ending will probably be happier than mine.
GAH I wish I could chat with you about ALL THE FEELS.
...But Loki lying to you, ahahah oh yes. He keeps Loki'ing me - every time I start to worry that he's reached the end of his schemes, nope, he pulls another trick! It does make him very entertaining to write, I don't know myself what he's going to do next...
ETA: heee, icon~! (I really need one of Hiddles!Loki myself...)
Edited at 2012-08-27 12:17 am (UTC)
Right now, honestly? I can see no way of it ending with him anything other than suicidal. But that's today. And maybe that's me. ::wink::
...But Loki lying to you, ahahah oh yes. He keeps Loki'ing me - every time I start to worry that he's reached the end of his schemes, nope, he pulls another trick! It does make him very entertaining to write, I don't know myself what he's going to do next...
(Speaking in a writerly mental manner here....) He and I just had a serious talk, and he promised me he would not lie to me. And I felt the truth in my heart so we are cooperating. BUT THAT'S TODAY.
ETA: heee, icon~! (I really need one of Hiddles!Loki myself...)
I paid for an LJ for the first time in years to be able to upload more icons and to get access to some paid themes. Sheesh.
And be careful...sometimes he's not actually lying, just neglecting to fill you in on his entire plan, so it looks like the plot is flowing along smoothly and then, LOKI'D!
Well, after watching some fanvids on YouTube (I did get other stuff done this weekend, honest!) I was reminded that there's a big blond guy who is kinda simple, but for some indecipherable reason, will never give up on his little brother....
And be careful...sometimes he's not actually lying, just neglecting to fill you in on his entire plan, so it looks like the plot is flowing along smoothly and then, LOKI'D!
I will teach him the doctrine of Full Disclosure.
And he is teaching me to stop lying to myself. No one knows lying better than Loki.