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The “yes?” always gets me. He’s so uncertain here. Loki, despite being a prince for his entire life, does not believe his position means anything.
Every main character except Frigga (and even Frigga to an extent) mocked or belittled Loki’s position as a prince in Thor 1. As one of the RULERS OF THE WORLD, Loki has little to no confidence in his ability to DO anything because he doesn’t trust himself. Everyone around him doesn’t see him as a real leader. They don’t see him as a real prince or a true king. They mock his position and his titles. They constantly berate him for his gifts. Loki is surrounded in a world of people who do not see him as an equal, they see him as less than.
Loki, less than Thor.
Loki, less than his parents.
Loki, less than because he does magic.
Loki, acting regent, holding a position he was not ready for and attempting to stop a war with the Frost Giants, is less than. Odin would never ask “yes?”, Thor would never ask “yes?”. Only Loki, who knows that because he is king, he needs to second-guess that anyone would follow him.
The Warriors Three and Sif would never dare to commit treason against Odin, but Loki? Loki who is less than? That is no question. Heimdall would never dare to question Odin’s decisions. But Loki? Loki who is less than? Always.
This is what Loki means when he says he wanted to be Thor’s equal. not Thor’s equal in POWER, Thor’s equal in RESPECT. He just wanted someone to treat him like a normal person.
This. All of this.
Stop dehumanizing.
I mean it. Stop putting quotes around the word people when describing those who are bad or evil. Stop calling them "things." You're letting them off the hook. People do wicked things; that doesn't make them less of a person, because people are indeed capable of wickedness.





















