For some reason their meetings always involve hotdogs. Peter’s not entirely sure why – they just do. It’s their thing, his and Loki’s. It’s an odd thing to have, sure, but that’s why it’s oddly appropriate. There’s nothing normal about the amazing Spiderman and Loki of Asgard having a friendly conversation let alone eating hotdogs on the roof of a skyscraper in the middle of New York. For one thing Loki is a villain (he is, no matter how much he protests that he is in the right and everyone else is misguided) and Peter is a – he’d like to say hero but honestly he’s just a kid who got bitten by a bug and given superpowers. He made some bad choices in the beginning and people got hurt because of them. Now he’s just repaying a debt and trying to use his powers in the way Uncle Ben would want him to.
Sometimes Peter thinks this is the reason Loki seeks him out whenever he visits New York. Loki is the god of lies, mischief and chaos. To turn Spiderman, to convince him to use his powers for self-gain, that would be a real feather in Loki’s cap...helmet...whatever.
Most of the time however Peter thinks Loki comes to him because he’s...not lonely, but definitely in need of a little company. He wants to listen to a voice that isn’t his own or that of some cheesy TV host. (Loki watches a lot of TV. Like, seriously, more than can possibly be healthy. Then again, in terms of property values it’s probably better if Loki becomes a couch potato than tries to take over the world again). Loki also likes Peter’s sass and the fact that he’s not (too) afraid of him. Peter’s read the Norse myths and he suspects that Loki has a soft spot for him because he’s a kid. The Loki of legend might not have won any awards for good parenting but he did seem to like kids more than he liked anyone else. Maybe that’s why he always talks to Peter – he’s trying to make amends for not being there for his own kids. Peter personally thinks that if this is the case it’s too little too late; but then he has a lot of abandonment issues revolving around disappearing parents so maybe he isn’t the best person to judge. Besides, it isn’t like he’s ever going to tell Loki these thoughts. He wouldn’t put it past the trickster to poison his next hotdog.
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Always hotdogs
Date: 2012-07-30 09:19 am (UTC)Sometimes Peter thinks this is the reason Loki seeks him out whenever he visits New York. Loki is the god of lies, mischief and chaos. To turn Spiderman, to convince him to use his powers for self-gain, that would be a real feather in Loki’s cap...helmet...whatever.
Most of the time however Peter thinks Loki comes to him because he’s...not lonely, but definitely in need of a little company. He wants to listen to a voice that isn’t his own or that of some cheesy TV host. (Loki watches a lot of TV. Like, seriously, more than can possibly be healthy. Then again, in terms of property values it’s probably better if Loki becomes a couch potato than tries to take over the world again). Loki also likes Peter’s sass and the fact that he’s not (too) afraid of him. Peter’s read the Norse myths and he suspects that Loki has a soft spot for him because he’s a kid. The Loki of legend might not have won any awards for good parenting but he did seem to like kids more than he liked anyone else. Maybe that’s why he always talks to Peter – he’s trying to make amends for not being there for his own kids. Peter personally thinks that if this is the case it’s too little too late; but then he has a lot of abandonment issues revolving around disappearing parents so maybe he isn’t the best person to judge. Besides, it isn’t like he’s ever going to tell Loki these thoughts. He wouldn’t put it past the trickster to poison his next hotdog.