I can't handle this photoset.

So I was casually browsing Pinterest when.........................

BOOM.

This photoset.

This photoset gives me a whopping case of the warm fuzzies.  Seriously.  I need to work through my feeling about this photoset.

This is going to be a long post.

So here's Loki.  And here's Mystery Girl, who loves Loki dearly.  Loki has never been loved like this.  He doesn't know what to do.  His villian-y reaction is "Ew.... get away from me!"

"Hey, maybe she's not trying to hurt me.  This is still weird though."  (he still doesn't quite know what's going on)

"Okay, maybe this isn't so bad, but, nobody *coughcoughTHORcoughcough* had better see this."

"So, how am I supposed to do this?  What do I do?  I'm still not completely comfortable with this situation."

Then he gets it.  He accepts her love.  But this thing he has for her is far beyond, "Hey, you're cute."  He loves her because she loves him for who his is, despite his flaws, despite what he's done.  He has found someone who completely accepts him for who he is.

But Thor had to ruin the moment COMPLETELY.  Thor has always been the lady's man, with the gorgeous, flowing hair and all.  He thinks it's cute that his brother has a girl.  He doesn't see how important this is to him.  He thinks it would be funny to try to get this girl to fall for him too.  

But look at Loki.  Look at how hurt he is.  Look at how protective he is of her, with his hand on her head.  He loves this girl and doesn't want Thor to take her away.  He knows how much the ladies love Thor, and he doesn't want to lose her to his brother, who has taken everything else away from him.

So obviously, this embrace is over.  Thor thinks it's so funny, like, "Look, my loser of a brother can't even keep the girl he's got in his arms!"  To him it's just another one-up of his brother.

Loki is obviously hurt.  He expects the girl to follow Thor off, her eyes glazed over as she gazes upon Thor's flowing, golden locks.  He knows.  He's been here before.

But she doesn't.

Not even close.

Mystery Girl isn't taken with Thor.  She doesn't even look at him.  She's hurt that Loki is hurt.  She shares his pain.   Whether from experience or from great compassion, she knows how Loki feels.  She sees how deep this hurt runs.

And she knows how to fix it.

There is no hesitation here.  She goes all out to show him that she's not going anywhere.  You can see it on her face.  She cares for Loki, and no one else.

Loki doesn't seem to think so.  Perhaps he thinks that Thor is just punching him to add insult to injury.  He's clearly not happy.

But then he realizes that he was wrong about her.  She isn't just another shallow girl that is just trying to pick the most handsome brother.   He realizes that she truly does care for HIM, Loki.  

You can see it in her eyes.  She desperately wants him to accept her love.  She knows he needs it.

And he finally realizes that too.










(This is not my art, I do not own this, I do not take credit for this.  I found it here: http://themetapicture.com/loki-in-love/)