Why do I feel a sudden need to go argue with people posting prompts on the Avengerkinkmeme?
I think the one that got to me was
this one. I'm not even sure why.
Let's pick it apart:
Thor realizes, either on his own or through the intervention of others (maybe the Avengers? Because having your friends and colleagues involved in family business is always fun) that Loki really DOES have cause to be pissed off, that he really was treated horribly on Asgard, not just by Odin, but by Thor himself as well.Right, that's classic Loki-woobification, not something I agree with, but not surprising, either.
It turns out that "worthiness" to use Mjolnir is not based on intrinsic worth, but on self-worth (no wonder Loki couldn't lift it, yeah?), and this realization about Loki causes Thor to doubt himself so much that he can no longer wield his hammer.This is the part that gets to me. The self-worth thing works for Loki, but not for Thor. Thor was unable to lift the hammer when he was still full of himself. It was after he started questioning himself and his place in the world that he became able to lift it again.
Also, it absolves Loki of the actions that really made him unworthy: lying to his depowered, broken-down brother to keep him out of the way, and plotting genocide.
This prompt, on the other hand, just makes me want to write the fic but somehow putting in that "Dude, your dad lying to you so you wouldn't feel left out and your brother making friends more easily doesn't justify
fratricide and
genocide, seriously, WTF?".
I actually do feel sorry for Loki, really. I just can't stand the idea that his actions were somehow justified. Understandable, maybe, to a certain degree. Not justified. He
tried to blow up a planet.
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