In this universe, instead of Odin sending Loki to prison he was banished to Earth stripping him of any power he has
The chains clicked together, and the guards guided Loki in front of the All-father. Loki looked at the mother, smiling at her.
“Hello, mother. Are you proud?”
Frigga looks at Loki as she sighs.
“Please do not make this worse”
Loki chuckles
“Enough! I will speak to the prisoner alone”
Frigga looks at Loki again before she walks away. Loki steps closer as the chains hit together, causing an echo. Loki chuckles.
“I don't really see what all the fuss about"
“Do you not see the gravity of your crimes? Where ever you go there is war, ruin, and..death”
“I went down to Midgard to rule the people of Earth as a god…just as you”
Loki said as he looked at Odin, referencing how Odin took over the nine realms.
“We are not gods, we are born, we live, we die”
Odin says as he looks down at Loki with a shameful look.
“Give or take 5000 years”
Loki shrugs as he nods, smiling at Odin.
“All this because Loki desires a throne..”
“It was my birthright!”
Loki snaps as he frowns.
“Your birthright was to die!”
Odin snaps back
“You are banished from Asgard, you will spend the rest of your life on earth as long as you prove worthy, just as Thor did, and you will never see Frigga”
Loki looked offended and hurt. He tried to move but the guards held him down so he couldn't fight back.
“Father I can be good-”
“No, you can not, not in prison, you are banished from Asgard until you are worthy!”
Before Loki could fight back, white flashed in his view, and Odin blasted him to earth, it was blurry, he blinked the sun shining down on his face way too bright, loki sat up and looked around, the beach and sand that all he saw, he got up dusting himself looking down at his out, the suit he wore while attacking New york. How fitting, loki walked to the shops nearby, seeing people talking, and buying food. He also saw fathers treating their kids with treats, he felt bitter, why can't he have that? Maybe he was too selfish to have it, loki snapped out of his thoughts when he ran into someone, he was only knocked back, he looked at the smaller male, with white hair, an unkept mustache, and wearing what looked like a work uniform.
“Oh I am sorry- I didn't mean to spill the coffee on you-”
The man said as he rubbed his head. He looked down and saw the coffee stain on his suit. He sighed, “I just have to be nice,” Loki thought.
“No it's fine, I wasn't looking”
Loki used his magic to dry up the stain, the man looked amused.
“Well that must be handy”
Loki chuckled
“Well it's not everyday morta- people run into me”
Man smiled as he nodded.
“Oh name is Don btw but call me Mobius, again sorry”
Mobius, hm interesting name, loki thinks as he smiles back at Mobius.
“My name is..”
Loki paused, should he even say he is Loki? Would this man know he attacked NY? Does he know he is a god? A lie wouldn't hurt, would it?
“My name is Ikol.”
Loki lies, ikol?? Loki curses himself mentally as Mobius tilts his head.
“Ikol, that's different, in a good way! Nice to meet you ikol”
Mobius held out his hand as Loki shook his hand.
“Nice to meet you too…mobius”
“You know I work nearby, you can come over if you want”
Loki thinks he doesn't have a place to stay and he can't just rent one. Lying it is
“Sure I will come by tomorrow if you are free”
A faint pink dusted Loki’s face, this is not a date not a date, Loki says, just a meeting, a friendly meeting… that's different having a friend who isn't Thor’s..he feels weird flips in his stomach, god is this what kindness feels like?
“Ofc, I work at Power Sports, just come by any time, and I will be there, again deeply sorry about the coffee-”
Loki nods as he waves bye to the stranger, hm, maybe this is not that bad, but he feels…bad for lying, he never felt like that, he always lied to everyone and never felt bad, but now he did..was it because he was just a kind stranger? No…even people like Steve were nice but he still fought him, it's just a one-time thing he was sure of it, just saying hi and that's it, was not that hard. Loki walks until he stops at an alleyway, he doesn't have a place to stay, Loki sighs using his magic to make an apartment appear, loki walks in seeing all the things he can manage, as he always did grew up too fast some people call it..but Odin calls it a lesson, Loki took off his suit throwing on the couch, he looked at the mirror seeing the scar on his body from the battle of New York, he pushed the mirror away as he lay in bed.
Loki woke up he sat up looking at the time on the clock, 9:30 am, loki blinks huh he never woke up late, but I guess the stress of being perfect for Asgard was gone he was in a realm where everything was accepted…everything.., Loki walks to the bathroom seeing the eyeliner on the sink, mother always loved when he helped her with makeup as a child, he would want to dress up in girly clothes only for thor to make fun of him..in a brotherly way, but Loki's mind always took it as an insult, he picked up the eyeliner and put it on, he liked it, he smiled at the mirror, for once he didn't feel weird for doing something that's not common…on Asgard anyway, he put on his shirt and walked out to the power sports, just say hi and walk out.
Loki and mobius sat at a coffee shop as mobius talked about jetskis and pies, loki listened, this wasn't a date, it had been hours but for some reason, he wanted to stay longer to hear this stranger’s rants, he was drawn to them, and he just met this man yesterday.
“Ikol?”
“Yes?”
“You look like someone”
Loki freezes, the panic rising his cover is blown, Mobius knows who he was
“You look like Harry Styles!”
“What”
Loki calmed down, he doesn't know who that is but it's better than being known as the guy who attacked NY.
“You don't know?
“I-I am pretty new to town..”
“Oh! Where did you come from?”
Loki paused
“..a.. Norway”
“Oh yeah! That place is pretty!”
“It is..it is..”
Loki had to calm down. He didn't know why he felt a lump in his throat or why his heart raced. Mobius looked at Loki, confused and concerned.
“Hey deep breaths, it's fine”
What, so he is having a breakdown? No that's for weak people…no he can't- he froze when he felt a hand touch his own, he felt at home, warm in his mother's arm calming him down…he felt safe ….
“Hey, it's fine. You are okay, you wanna talk or?”
Loki shook his head
“No, I just miss home. I miss my mother”
Mobius smiles as he holds Loki's hand, Loki's hands are cold but mobius warmed it.
“Awh I understand..can't you visit them?”
“No..I..”
Loki didn't know how to explain he was in a bubble he wanted to leave and just go home.
“No it's fine, don't speak, how about we go to my place? A hot tea can help”
Loki nodded. God, he looked pathetic. He didn't know why he had to panic randomly. He was fine; he wasn't mentally unstable! Loki cursed himself as Mobius led him back to his house.
When Loki walked in, he smelled the soft smell of food. He saw toys scattered on the floor, incomplete homework, and unwashed plates.
“Ha sorry my kids are a bit messy”
“Kids?”
“Oh right! Twins single dad you know”
Loki nodded as he somewhat felt happy that mobius was single.
“Can I get you tea? Coffee”
Loki tilts his head confused at the coffee.
“Tea please, thank you”
Loki smiles at mobius and smiles back as he goes to the kitchen, loki sits down looks around, and sees the pics of mobius and his twins, and magazines of jetskis, he picks them up as he flips through the pages, some of them did have mobius, say what you want about humans but he had to admit mobius was pretty than any normal humans he faced well maybe expect Tony, Tony could match his sas but looks? Eh, mobius comes back he sets the cup of tea down and sits down next to Loki.
“Those were a while back, I don't do them now”
Loki nods
“You should pick it back up, you look pretty”
Mobius chuckles shyly as he blushes at Loki's words.
“Ha, I would but you know kids, and their school, don't have time-”
“I can help”
Mobius looked at Loki shocked.
“Are you sure? I mean I just met you and all”
“I understand, but I think it's a good way to know this part of town and know you”
Mobius's lips curled into a smile.
“I can pay you-”
“Oh no please-”
Mobius held both of Loki's hands.
“Please, it's the least I can do, I won't pay too much”
Loki hesitates but sighs when mobius tilts his head, he was a sucker when Thor tilts his head and asked Loki to keep a promise, Loki nods, and mobius smiles.
“Great! I will call you!”
A couple of weeks passed, and Loki got used to waking up in the apartment, he would visit mobius and take care of his kids, it wasn't a one-time thing that Loki expected.
Mobius on the other hand, was starting to fall for Loki, he knew who Loki was, and he didn't want to step over Loki's boundaries, so he went along with Loki's fake stories, he had to admit, as stories said, Loki was a damm good liar, a good actor, he could lie in front of a officer and get away, he wanted Loki to open up when he was ready.
Loki was starting to feel guilty when he kept lying to mobius, he couldn't understand why he felt like this, he never felt guilty lying before, well except when it was Frigga, as a kid…he only felt guilty lying to his mother someone he trusted, Loki was falling for mobius and Loki was too blind to see it, it was just trapping himself in a box, scared of falling in love with a human, a god and human? That sounds stupid, it's not acceptable.. right?
Loki was gonna say the truth.
Loki knocks on Mobius's door, holding a rose in his hand, midgardains says it was a sigh of love but who cares it's a flower.
Mobius opens the door and he smiles when he sees Loki.
“Hi! You are here early!”
Loki chuckles, he hands the rose to mobius, mobius tilts his head confused but can't help but blush at the gift.
“What is this for?”
“uhm I wanna talk about something.. seriously”
Mobius nods allowing Loki inside.
“Mobius look–”
“wait let me tell you, please don't feel forced to open up.”
Loki was softened as he nods.
“I am not really ikol…”
Mobius chuckles
“I know, it's not rocket science to know who you are...I understand why you lied to me”
Loki softened; he expected to be hated, to be judged, but no the stranger was so understanding…he felt so bad for lying to him…god. He was also surprised, most humans he talked to were dumb, well mostly the Avengers.
“You do know that roses mean love and not apology right?”
Mobius teases when Loki blushes and chuckles bit embarrassed.
“I know…I don't know how this works you know, feelings and all that–”
Mobius cuts Loki off with a disbelief face.
“Come on, don't lie, I am sure you have fan girls, with your looks people wouldn't care if you killed someone, people like bad boys”
Mobius jokes as he laughs, Loki blushes again, he was the one getting teased this time, but he let it happen, he kinda felt happy being with mobius
“But thank you”
“You're welcome..”
Mobius gently intertwined his hand with Loki, Loki sighed.
“I don't know how to confess, you know to a human..”
Mobius tilts his head as he nods.
“Well it's not every day a god falls in love with a jetski seller”
Loki laughs
“I suppose you should be lucky to date a god like me”
Loki grins as mobius chuckles as he wraps his arm around Loki's waist.
“I suppose I could brag about dating a witch”
Mobius grins as he jokes, causing Loki to get out a dramatic gasp.
“I am not a witch!”
“Well you do make little sparks and…glowy things in your hands, sounds like a witch to me”
Loki scoffs as he pulls Mobius closer to him, even being a frost giant, Loki could feel the warmth from Mobius's body. It felt nice, he felt safe for once, happy.
“So does this mean we are….”
Loki nods
“Yes, I mean if you want”
Mobius eyes light up as he smiles.
“Love at first sight I suppose?”
Loki looked at mobius confused and in disbelief.
“Right, sure, if it makes you happy yea”
Mobius laughs
“I suppose you don't believe in that?”
“Mischief at first sight is all I believe in”
Loki says proudly as mobius laughs, he smiles at Loki gently.
“Ofc ofc, great god of mischief”
Loki scoffs at that
“Don't call me that”
“What should I call you? Prince? Princess? My king? My queen?”
Loki smiles at mobius, his hand raised brushing the hair strand from Mobius’s face, cupping his face.
“Call me whatever you want”
Mobius leans into Loki's hands.
“Whatever you want”
Mobius had been holding Loki to his side, comforting him, humming as Loki held his hand finally calming down, he was growing soft for a man he met weeks ago.
“You know it’s impressive”
“What?”
“You know fight heroes, yea its bad but it’s cool”
Loki smiles at that, he didn’t have to hide anything… just being himself, Mobius smiles back as he tilts his head at Loki, Loki couldn't help but let his guard down around Mobius.
He could open up and not be judged for it, it felt nice and different…
“So how’s your mother?”
“Uh, she is great, really amazing”
Loki smiles at the memories of his mother, at least he had her, and now..mobius
“You know when I was young she would just brighten my day by turning a flower into a frog..casting fireworks above the water”
Loki held his hand out in front of Mobius as small beams of fireworks cast in his hands, mobius’s eyes lit up like a child seeing their favorite teddy, and the sparkles of color lit the room which was getting dark from the sun setting, Loki smiled at mobius’s reaction.
“She was the kind of person who would believe in you”
Mobius's gaze was drawn away from the fireworks to Loki's eyes, he couldn't help but feel warm in his chest, seeing the color of the fireworks reflect in lokis eyes, making them sparkle, the light of the magic highlighting Loki's sharp features, mobius just got lost in Loki's eyes.
Loki catches mobius's gaze, turning to mobius, before Loki pulls mobius closer causing mobius to cup Loki's face and tilt Loki's head down kissing him, feeling Loki's arms wrap around his waist and kissing back, mobius pulls back before placing a kiss on Loki's head.
“You are so damm perfect”
Loki's heart skipped a beat, he never had anyone say that, except maybe Frigga.
“I don't care if you are a villain, I know you had your reasons, and that guilt is enough to prove to me, that you can change with my help”
Loki grips mobius hand that is cupping his face, as his eyes start to get glossy, he has no words, he wants to express how much this means to him, but his heart is racing, and butterflies in his stomach just make it impossible, how can a mortal make a god cry out of love?
Mobius wipes Loki's tear with his thumb, kissing his cheek to show comfort.
“Come on don't cry on me, you know you can change..”
Loki nodded, and now he did, with mobius's support he knew he would change, mobius smiled as he held Loki's hand and face, just a silent comfort Loki always preferred that.
Maybe banishment wasn't that bad after all.