Losing My Religion (I'll whisper your name like a prayer)

Mobius’ career had once seemed destined for greatness. Graduating top of his class at Harvard, he was full of ambition and dreams of uncovering new historical insights that would revolutionize the field. But a series of setbacks – failed grants, a contentious divorce and funeral that left him emotionally and financially drained – had gradually eroded his confidence and enthusiasm. Now as a tenured professor at this small Scandinavian university, he had become accustomed to making do with less. But lately, it was wearing him down, each day blending into the next with a monotony that sapped his spirit....That is, until a certain God came crashing into his life

or: the AU where Mobius is an anthropologist and accidentally summons the God Loki, and Loki won't let him forget it